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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-03
WOULD BOND
VILLAGE FOR
FIRE STATION
Lyndon Arnold Makes
Some Suggestions for
Municipal Building

In your paper Of Jan. % there
was a letter from my friend, Chas.
S. Hastings, advocating the pur-
chase of the Athenaeum property
for fire station. This is a very
good plan if it could be done. But
| have my doubts about its being
accomplished.
1t is very evident that the fire
station should be on the hill near
the business center | served
nearly 20 years in the fire depart
ment m my younger days and have
always been interested ii the de
partment in my younger days and
have always been interested in
the department. When the village
bought the new fire truck and
had no place to keep it (anl
haven't had a decent place for it
silce), | advocated the purchase
by the Thomas Hall place on
Main street, now owned by DR.. II.
c. Stetson. At that time this
place could have been purchased
for 5000, and was sold later for
that price, think, to Mrs. Green.
The house could have been moved
down into the corner Of the lot
that runs back of the Dr. Farmer
property. 1t could have been
n lc into two story house by
raising it and would have been
useful 10 the frcmen or could have
been rented at a price that woull
have nearly paid the inteest Oh
the investment. This would have
left a nice building lot on Main
street for a fire station and the
town and village offices. At that
time such a building could have
been erected for $4,000 to $780,
900. Now it can never be done for
twice that amount. The rent we
have been paying for the town and
VILLAGE Offices could have becn
used towards paving for this build
ing and by this time it would
have been pretty nearly paid for.
There is no more suitable place
in the village.
1t certainly appears to ne that
ell voters should t'- and get out
at the next village meeting and
see to it that We ret away from
tho Old penny wise and pound fool
j h policy that always costs more
in the end. DO not put off to some
future time what should be done
today. Just sto~ and think about
it. # we had been wise when we
bought the fire truck and taken
sensible action at that time for
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-03

permanent improvement instead o.
a cheap makeshift that has cost
more than double. we would now
have a nice municipal building
nearly, if net all paid for at less
than one-half what we can ever
expect to have it built for now or
later. | surely hope that when
this village puts more money into
fire station it will be in a good
location an dthat the buildir" viii
be suitable for a fire station and
all the municipal Offices
At the last village meeting |
suggested the purchase of the
Berry Ball store, if it could be
purchased for the reason that it is
nicely located, is first class
buiIdinr could be remodelled with
little expense, and that perhaps
it could be bought for less than a
building could be built for aoW.
But my preference would be for
what | advocated years ago.
VII void it not be GOOD
thing for the village to bond the
municipality for the sum needed to
build what we want for the years
to come. Probably the bonds could
be sold for AZ or per cent. AnG
let US 90 to work in a business
way, although it NAV be OUT OF
the regular order, and may get u
into the way of saving money in
the end. | would like TO her 9th
ers express their views on the
subject as this is simply my owa
idea freely expressed.
Yours sincerely.
LYNDON ARNOLD.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-03

SE-U SATURDAY
The Greatest Western Epic
Ever Produced
"OUT OF THE DUST"
Adapted to the Screen from
the celebrated painting by
Frederick Remington with
a great array of stars includ-
ing Robert McKim and Dor
cas- Matthews.
It's all the thrill of lifc
in Pioneer Day, in the Big
Open West.
ballroom Boys Comedy
2 Reel Western Drama
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-03

st. JOhnsbury Gas Co.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

James Oppenheim, author of the
psychoanalytical autobiography In
verse, "The Mystic Warrior says
that the book grew out of his ex.
perience as a practicing psychoan-
alyst. He treated many men and
women, but-felt it would be unfair
to use in book the tremendously
interesting material SO gathered
1T was then." Mr.. Oppenheim SAYS.
chat 1t occurred to me that I did
have some material of this sort.
which was mine to Use. namely, the
analysis of myself. This could
give, thus setting forth human
nature from the level of the new
insight. the new understanding"
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

written book)-of "The Pun, It's
Principles, Possibilities and Pur-
poses; 500 Examples Of This Popular
Pastime." by Justin Thyme, M. A.
(Scri6bler 6 Bros.)
This preview is an exhaustive study
Of the pun, and aside from the fact
that Prof. Thyme is not referred to
as pundit nothing is overlooked.
What with Clarence Day, Jr.;
Robert c. Benchley. Simeon Strun-
sky. Louis Untermeyer and many
others wearing motley, Americas lit
erary slogan these days-and we
hope Prof. Thyme will include our
sally in his next edition-seems to be,
Say it with persif1eurs."
But the punning professor, IL he
reads that, will probably say, '"That
Anthony person thinks he's a har-
lequin; as matter Of fact, he's a
harlequince."
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

wrote in. "Can't use 100000 years,
but inclosed find check for Sill to
cover cost of 100000?
Which reminds us that when asked
by representative of The Book Fac
tory, What period gave you the
most trouble?" the author of 'The
Outline Of History" replied, 1.-THE
first hundred years were the hard
est"
1t occurs to US that the reminis-
cences of Don Marquis's archy might
be called 1.-THE Memoirs of Midge."
Or isn't a cockroach a nlidge? One
Of these days well ask a bugologist
and report to you.
Which reminds us that If Mr.. de
la Mares Midget is as thrifty as ever
we suggest that she move to Phila-
delphia, where persons under 81
inches in height ride free on the
street cars.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

burglary when found behind a kali
rack on the third floor OF the apart
ment house at 567 Huntesdon street,
Newark.
The police said he had d skeleton
key and two manuscripts, one being
a novelette,, Paul. a Mason's suc-
cess" and the other the opening part
Of THE Escape"
The latter story began:
"John F. williams was finishing
a FIVE year stretch when his pal, Jim
McSweet, made a getaway from JAIL"
-Netrs Item.
We like the way Wii.iams's story
begins. 1t has directness. q quality
few authors possess. We have an
idea that the next sentence reads:
Jim accomplished the getaway by
starving himself until he was SO thin
that he could wriggle through the
bars. Once out of his cell he had
no difficulty In over coming his
jailer"
But no; that would never do. For
any one knows that a starved man
can't put up much of a fight. At
any rate, we are sure that whatever
method of escape was employed it
was described with directness. There
was no piffling psychologizing to
slow up the movement of the story,
Wen wager.
incidentally, Williams will have an
opportunity to learn whether the
method used by Jim McSweet in
making his getaway will work in his
own case. II it doesn't-(for we are
grateful for the copy" his escapade
has provided)-some day well send
him jigsaw in cream puff.
LESSONS IN POISE; or, USING
HER HEAD.
Miss Marie Lamarche learns poise
by balancing book on her head
Netcs Item.
And though no bookworm she may be,
That item makes it plain
That there are many times when she
Has books upon the brain.
And when a tome to crown her dome
She buys. I'm sure her sense
OF fitness sees that 1t is charged
To overhead expense.
I
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Moliere in America

ana Les Frec1euSeS RldlculeS. IhlS
seems to be the first instance of
Moliere'S influence in America. The
first company of professional actors
TO play in America about which any
thing definite is known was the Kean
and Murray Company, which appeared
in Philadelphia in. 1749 and in New
York in 1850. There are hazy records
of dramatic performances as early
as 1902. but of the plays and play
ers nothing is known. On April 80,
1850, the Kean and Murray Company
played in New York "The Mock Doc
tor Henry Fielding's adaptation of
lie Medicin malgre lui." This is as
far as is known the first performance
of Moliere in America. In October of
the same year this company gave a
performance of "Amphitryon," Dry
denis adaptation of Moliere's play.
On February 9, 1867. 'The Miser,"
Henry Fielding's adaptation Of Moli-
ere's "LAvare," was played for the
first time in this country at the
Southwark Theater in Philadelphia
Ldppet was played by Mrs. Harman,
a granddaughter of Colley Cibber.
Others in the cast were Messrs. Hal
lam, Douglass. Woods, Tomlinson and
Wall; Miss Hallam, Miss Cheer and
Mrs. Wall. Clinton's Thespians, or
ganized by Sir Henry Clinton to en-
tertain the British troops quartered
in New York. was made up partly
or professionals, but in the greater
part Of amateurs, officers in the
various regiments. Before opening
the, theater they advertised for copies
Of various plays, among them 1.-The
Cheats of Scapin," Otway's version.
of lies Fouberies de Scapin." They
evidently did not succeed in getting
it, as no mention Is made of their
having played it.
III.
Indeed the New York public was
obliged to wait until 1917, when the
French company playei It. The first
English version of the play was
given in Baltimore in 17s3, with Mr..
Wall as Scdpin and Mrs. Elm as
Lucia. The foregoing plays were
included in the repertoire of most
of the companies playing in America
in the eighteenth century. 1.-THE
Hypocrite," a comedy by Isaac Bick-
erstaffe, taken from Cibber's THE
Nonjuror," which in us turn was
taken from Moliere "Tartuffe," :"
seems to be an early instance of the
well known triple play from Mo-
liere to Cibber to Bickerstaffe. OF
all the Moliere comedies "Tartuffe"
seems to be the most popular with
the hard working writer's of original
comedies. Starting with Cibber in
1717, we find "Tartuffe. cropping up
once or twice in every decade for the
last two hundred years, with dress
and stage setting appropriate to the
period in which he is masluerading.
The first performance OF THE Hyp-
ocrite" in this country seems to
have been given in New York July
2S. 1901. Mr.. Jefferson played Md,o-
toorn,, Mrs. Jefferson Young Lady
Lambert and barley played Darnley.
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson were the
grandfather and grandmother of
Joseph Jefferson; Darcy was the
father of +. Q. G. DaLey. the artist.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

w trumpet and the noble
army, of literary yeggmen
present themselves at the pearly
gates they win find waiting for them,
with demand for royalties centu-
ries overdue. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin,
known as Moliere. Glancing through
the library of any successful drama
tist of the past two hundred and
fifty years you win find within easy
reach a copy of the works of
Moliere, dog -eared and thumbed,
with many marginal notes, but what
is technically known among book
sellers as "a good working copy"
They have all drawn on that treasure
house Of comedy; they have all taken
a sip at the fountain = Dryden,
Flecknoe, Murphy. Miller. Fielding,
Ravenscroft, Wycherly, Shadwen,
Mrs. Centlivre. Aphra Behn, John
Crowne, Lacy, Coleman, Garrick.
Sheridan, Otway, Foote and, in later
years, w. S. Gilbert, Dion Bou-
eicault and a host Of others too
numerous to mention. Had the
mysterious gentleman who wrote
The Plays of William Shakespeare"
lived another fifty years he would
probably have helped himself to some
of Moliere's comedies. Moliere him
self was found occasionally browsing
in the pastures of Plautus and
Terence. They have all borrowed,
even to the writer's of present day
musical comedy. In one of the
"jazziest" Of recent musical successes
was a scene taken bodily from Don
Juan," and dolly Warden" in which
Miss Lulu Glaser starred few years
ago, was a liberal adaptation of
wycherly's Country Wife," which
was borrowed from "L'Ecole des
Femmes" For two centuries the
borrowers did not seem to think it
necessary to put the name of Moliere
| on the playbills, and so far as can
be learned that name did not appear
on an American playbill, except In
performances given by French COM
panies, until October 20, 1879, when
Augustin DAILY produced Wives" an
adaptation by Bronson Howard of
"L'Ecole des Femmes' and 'L'Ecole
des Maris." This play was a great
success in its time.
| IL
"The School for Guardians" by
Arthur Murphy, was taken from
"L'Ecole des Femmes" and "L'Ecole
des Maris, with dash of IL 'Etourdi."
This play was produced in London in
1867 and was frequently played until
| the middle of the nineteenth century.
The first dramatist of any note of
North American birth was John
Crowne. Born in Nova Scotia about
1850. he died in England about 1903,
the exact time of his birth and death
not being known. In his early man.
hood he went to England and shortly
after his arrival began his career
as a writer. Among the best known
of his plays are "T'he Country Wit"
and "Sir Courtly Nice" filched from
lie Sicilien; ou. LAmour Peintre''
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
PUNCHINELIO.

There is some gay nonsense on the
subject of punning in Louis Inter
meyers 'Heaven!" a giddy collection
OF skits, parodies and pantaloonacies.
Mr.. Untermeyer does a preview-(a
preview being Q review Of an un-
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
BARGAINS IN HISTORY.

Attention! 100000 years of his
tory for $780," reads an Outline of
History" circular. Or at the rate Of
$.000017 a year. We don't know
what others charge, but we think
this is pretty cheap.
We wonder, though, whether this
isn't dangerous way to advertise.
Suppose, for instance, a customer
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
The Book Factory


II. Zane Grey.
His stories made me want to know
The Woolly West and all its branches,
And so spent three months or so
On ranches.
And met an ancient cattle-man
Who well repaid me for my roaming.
('Twas on his ranch near Sheridan,
Wyoming.
Out in Gods Country where they stage
Those Purple Sunsets-glorious practice!
Where grows the celebrated sage
And cactus.)
"Zane Grey?" he said in answer to
My query, "Sure like his writin,'
Especially when it has to do
With fghtin'.
Il like to read of holdup guys
Who with two pistols bullets sprinkle;
It's thrillin'," he observed, his eyes
A-twinkle.
''Pm fond of this here Western plain,
But, pal the life is much too quiet,
And so I'm thankful for Zane
Grey riot.
"A fight near Dead Mans Gulch Tor, say,
The Coffin Cliff or Black Ravine) for
A girl (the foreman's daughter May)
I'm keen for.
I'VE cowboys get our thrills from books
Cause nothin', pard, don't ever happen
'Cept some one swipes pie when cooks
A-nappin';
"Or some ones steer gets cactus knee
Or some ones bronc get rheumatism,'
(Which seemed sound--suppress your gleei
Crittercism.)
AT Mister Grey your nose don't thumb
We gives his fairy tales invitement;
A feller simply must have some
Excitement"
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

Announcement Of Frederick Arnold
Runners Plaster Saints" reminds
Us that Henry Sydnor Harrison's
~Saint Teresa" is also plaster saint.
She plasters the guy who tries to
make love to her.
EDWIN MARKHAM. EDITOR.
AT the recent dinner of the CoIum-
bia Jester Edwin Markham grew
reminiscent about the days when he
was an editor in the West. There
was a poet" he said among other
things, who was getting on my
nerves. His stuff was awful. And
when / say awful 1 n. an awful.
Week after week he sent me bushels
of it. One day he sent in the worst
poem I had ever read. 1t was called
why am Alive Adt last had a
chance for revengel sent the
poem back with a note reading: You
are alive because you did not deliver
this in person"
THE TRUTHFUL AUTOBIOG-
RAPHER.
Yes, it is great temptation, one
that could not resist,
Presently to write my memoirs If the
public should insist,
But I'm handicapped. j fear me, II
this feat dare to Try,
For, like our great country's father,
can never tell a i'e.
From Handicapped by e. s.
Van Zae, in Life.
Author of that merry ditsy, though
/ willingly concede
That your ethical position IS handi-
cap indeed,
Write those memoirs anyhow. sir; II
is possible they'll Please,
For the Gentle Reader. as you know
is fond of novelties.
To 1.-THE Prairie Wise' and "Tht
Prairie Mother" Arthur Stringer now
adds "The Prairie Child" and doubt
less next fail .The Prairie Dog" viii
be announced.
That pastor who recently said thai
an occasional larruping In the day.
of his kidhood would have cone Oscar
Wilde some good must have had IL
mind the old proverb Spare the roo
and spoil the Wilde"
-
A LITERARY ESCAPADE.
Frank Williams, 10. who told ths
police he was a literary man. was
arrested yesterday on . charge ol
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
A BIG BOOK.

Many big" novels have been an
nounced. but the biggest we have
seen in recent months is Gene Strait
ton-Porter's "Her Fathers Daugh-
ter"-500 pages.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
TITULAR MoUTHFULs.

II . L]1IS MO 2 4 III OI1tJs
1.
If you're an educator
Suggest for your consideration
A book you really ought to buy:
Hartman's "Principles OF Curricu-
lun,-Making, toith Suggestions
for Their Application"
And il you are a Mayor who
On inefficient methods frowns,
This quatrain is to urge that you
Acquire Strange's Notes on Irriga-
tion, Roads and Buildings and
the Water Supply of Toaons."
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
A LITERARY EscAPADE.

Frank Williams, 10. who told the
police he was a literary man. was
arrested yesterday on charge Of
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

Announcement Of Frederick Arnold
Runners Plaster Saints" reminds
Us that Henry Sydnor Harrison's
saint Teresa" is also q plaster saint.
She plasters the guy VINO tries to
make love to her.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
By GUY NICHOLS.

Gabriel blows his
wv trumpet and the noble
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

That pastor who recently said that
an occasional larruping In the days
of his kidhood would have cone Oscar
Wilde some good must have had in
mind the old proverb Spare the rod
and spoil the Wilde"
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10
BROCKETT

w. K Bryant and family spent
Sunday at I. o. Bryant's.
2 Oar farmers are very busy gather
ing corn this week,
Mr.. aud Mrs Charley Jansen of
Poclhontas visited Joe Weisenbach
f this place Sunday n,gb'.
Mr. and Mrs Aubrey Klllouqh
vl.ited Freeman Spikes and wife
Sunday.
The Farmers Union men have
changed their place of meeting
They will meet at Cedar Grove every
Thursday night
Martin Hord and Verlon Bryant
VISITED w. E. Ulmer and family at
B'ggers Saturday night.
The farmers have ben growing
sb)ut the bill weevll and hard times
Now as cotton Is selling at 10 cents
they s'em to be all smiles
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10
". [. Timer Mercantile Co.
RoDenden SPRINGS. Ark

j. A. Albright, wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. JEFF Morris, are III Ohio
on an extended wit with relatives
and friends,
Mrs, Earl DuLsney and son visit
ed IN Poplar Bluff a couple of days
first of the week.
Hogan Jones aud family were Sun
day visitors at the J. d, Kerley
home.
w. J. Brown was under the wealth
er 6rst Of the week.
Elbert Triplett and family were
Sunday guests of relatives near sbar
um.
Miss Tura Vester was quite sick a
few days last week but Is better.
Prayer service at the Baptist church
was postponed last Sunday evening
on account of bad weather.
j. ID Kerley is the owner OF a
BRAID new Overland car.
Mr.. aud Mrs. James Vester were
IN Corning Tuesday of last week
Mue,. Luther Absnathy aud Wal
lace Bro~u spent Thursday after
noon OF last week IN Peach Orchard
assisting ~ the organization OF a
BIptisl Ladies' AID Slclety. They
report a very pleasant lme at the
h, me Of Ms 5 l. jarrett and a
corps OF officers elected, who are
vide awake to the great work be.
fore them
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10

best bidder On On zee month tim, o. e
following real estate situated in Ran
dolph county, Arkansas towit:
El Of the SEl-4 Sec. and NWl-4 OF
SWl.4 Sec. 9, Twp 2lN., r. 2 w, con
tanning l2O acres.
Said sale will be for the purpose Of
carrying out the proylsionsof decree
OF foreclosure on the above described
lands. The purchaser at said sale
will be required to give note with per
sonal security TO be approved by the
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10

September, 1922, term OF said court,
which was on September 5th. 1922 in
an action wherein J. A. Hall was
plaintiff and Dan Wilson was defend.
ant, the undersigned, as commissioner
duly appointed to carry out the provis
ions Of the the decree above Mention
ed, will, at the south door Of the court
house in the town Of Pocahontas, Ar.
kansas, between the hours for judicial
sales, on the 5th day Of December, 10.
%, offer for sale TO the highest and
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10

undersigned commissioner which said
note shall bear interest from the date
Of its execution until paid at the rate
Of 8 per cent per annum and lien
will be retained on the above describ-
ed lands as additional security for the
payment Of said note
Witness my hand as such commits
sloner this the 9th day Of Nov 1922.
Ben Mays, Commissioner.
NJ. ID. Bowers,
Attorney for Plaintiff. 1873.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10
OLD REYNO

The death angel visited the home
Of Mr.. Blsnkenship aud took from
bum his wife She leaves her hus
band, children, friends and relatives
10 mourn her loss.
&. Il Powell sold bis farm to
James Kirk last week and will move
to Biggers where he will go into
the mercantile business.
MIR. Pool and Mr.. SeGrsyes went
10 Missouri last week after carload
of hay.
w. II Ausman bought a fine
team of mules from +. M. Morrow
last week.
Mrs. NJ. Carter purchased a new
Ford car last week.
James Davis has been hauling
corn from the A Y. Scbnabaum
'srm to his home here.
l.. K Martin and family made a
"trip to the edge Of the Black River
tnitoms last Sunday.
John o. e'kamp and family from
veu N,vnard were visiting A. w.
i and e & Ausmsn's last Monday
Cotton picking Is almost over
here aud all have had very good
crop.
Mr.. Parker and family are piepar
ipl to move TO Current River bot
Ions on the Preston farm
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-11-10
BROWNIE

Cotton most all out of the fields
aud corn gathering the order of the
day.
Our schoolbouse is nearing COM
pletion and we understand school
will begin next Monday, We feel
Justly proud OF this neat building
aud hope the pupils will each realize
their obligation TO do their best IN
fp,avn fovAhe convenience given
them ia this new structure.