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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

There seems to be remarkable de-
gree of apathy among the democrats
up this way. An Englishman named
Walling has been endeavoring to sell
prominent members of the party the
lives of Cleveland & Thurman the past
week. He worked hard but secured
only four orders and one of those was
from mugwump. Utterly disgusted
he joined the circus and left town with
the company this morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

AS will be seen by the Lyndon
vile notes Hon. w. P. Dillingham;
will speak in the Music hall at that
place next Wednesday evening at 7.45.
Half fare rates will be granted all at
tending from stations as far south as
Passumpsic. The 9 p. m. train south
will be held until 9.45.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
Band Concert Tonight.
Fools Not All in LyndonvilIe.

The avidity with which certain St.
Jolnsbury men passed in their money
last Thursday night to a travelling
"doctor" shows that all the fools are
not living in Lyndonville. After sell
ing SO bottles of corn cure for 25 cents,
returning the money and giving the
purchasers an extra quarter to boot,
the doctor played the same trick with
a 80 cent blood purifier and then again
with dollar liniment, only the 'gifts'
in the last case were "gold" watches
which proved to be mere toys. The
crowd bit at the bait promptly and
were feeced out of nearly $500 in a
couple of hours.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
A Chance for Somebody Else.

A Chance for Somebody Else.
The Caledonian is again asked by
those who travel much about the viii
lage to "pitch in" on the condition of
the village streets, especially during
the past week. Having done our share
of 'pitching in" we suggest to those
who are always ready to stand in the
ack-grOund and urge others on that
they write out their views, sign their
names to the communications and the
CaledOnian will gladly find room for
them. We are always ready to speak
out our views on village matters, but
sometimes tire of plucking other peo-
ple's chestnuts from the fire. Here is
a rare chance for somebody.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

Shall the Town Hall be SoIdf
A warrant is issued calling town
meeting for August 20 to consider the
advisability of selling the town hall.
1t will be remembered that at the last
county court the grand jury reported
that increased vault room, better pro-
lection against fire and better accom-
modations generally are urgently need
ed in both the county clerks and pro-
bate Offices. To accomplish these OBJ
jects will necessitate encrOaching upon
the present town hall property. This
is the occasion of the town meeting
thus called. The articles in the war
rant relating to this matter are: To
see if the town will sell the whole or
part of it's town hall to see if the Sc
lectmen shall be authorized to procure
another hall by purchase or lease.
This business is important, and voters
will need to be thinking it over in Or
der to act intelligently. Another arti-
Gle in the warrant provides for raising
money to meet town Indebtedness, in
terest coming due, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
Farm for sale or TO Rent

The LangdOn J. Cummings premises Good
house and barn and five acres of excellent land.
stiff Enquire of w IL. PRESTON
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

There is a possibility that Gen.
Clinton B. Fiske, the prohibitionist
candidate for the presidency, may
speak here Saturday evening, Sept. l..
He will be at the prohibition rally at
Burlington on that day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

The Bingham house opposite the
academy is being thoroughly over
hauled and repaired, a number of new
rooms are being finished off in the up
per story and other preparations are
being made to accommodate students
at the next academy term.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
Another Flag Raising.

Another Flag Raising.
The democrats had a flag raising
over in Summerville Saturday evening
putting out handsome flag over Port
land street, the wire being strung from
Weeks store to pole on the opposite
side of the street. There was no speech
making, but Mr.. Weeks after some not
very complimentary remarks about the
Harrison flag near by, proposed three
cheers for the flag that WINS" which
were given quite heartily by the not
very large crowd present. The small
boy was on hand, however, and at the
conclusion of the applause shouted
that they had cheered the other flag, a
sentiment that broke up the service.
Band Concert Tonight.
The concert by the band at Paddock
village Saturday evening was great
success and drew out great crowd
The next concert comes this evening
in South Park. Should it be stormy it
will be given tomorrow evening at the
the concert, subject to change:
March, On the field, Casey
Overture, Bric-a-brae, Missud
| Gavotte Erninie, JckobOwski
Waltz, La Gitana, BucalOssi
Medley jig. Reeves
March of the First, Reeves
/ Lancers, Mountain belle, Weingarten
Sebottische, Dear one far away, Casey
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
HORSE BREEDERS, MEETING.
Second Exhibition OF the Eastern Yer.
mont Association.


mont Association.
The second annual exhibition of the
Eastern Vermont Association of road
and trotting horse breeders is held here
Sept. and 6. The first exhibition at
Barton last year, hardly more than an
experiment, was so successful that the
management fell authorized in offering
larger sums both on the races and in
the premium class, and also in holding
the meeting for two days. Fully $4,000
will be divided in stakes and premi-
ums. There will be seven races filled
with first class colts and horses:
No. 1. For yearling eolts-half mile heats-best
two in three-value of stake 800
No.2. For two year olds-half mile heats-best
two in three-value of stake s225.
No 3. For three year olds- heats-best two
in three-value of stake $500.
No. 4. For four year olds-mile heats-best three
in fve-value of stake $3.50.
No. 5. For stations that have never beaten 2;4O
mile heats-best three in fve-value of stake $40
No. 6. For mares that have never beaten three
minutes-value of stake $125.
No.7, Open to all horses owned by members
mile heats-three in fve-value of stake $780,
The association also offers nearly
$500 in premiums to exhibitors. The
exhibition is open to all horses, or to
the get of stations owned by members.
No entry received after August 20.
Membership limited to Orleans, Gale
donia and Essex counties member
ship fee 50, emitting the holder to ex-
hibit stock, and admission of self, fam
lily and team to grounds both days
Railroad companies will carry stock
for exhibition free both ways. Apply
for stalls to j. d. Gould, Passumpsic
A. d. Pike of st. Johnsbury has charge
of the booths and eating houses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
RECENT DEATHS.


ToDD.-Miss Mary C. Todd, for the
past year principal of the Union schools
in st. Johnsbury, died at st. Luke's
hospital in San Francisco last Sunday
of heart disease.
The news of Miss Todd's death, re-
ceived here yesterday morning, was a
terrible shock to her many friends in
this community. At the close of
school she attended the commence
ment exercises of Clinton (Conn.)
academy where she taught for seven
years previous to coming to st. Johns
bury. She usually passed her vaca-
tiOns in Ansonia, Conn.,, and was there
until July 2, when with a friend she
went to San Francisco to attend the
teachers national convention, prOpos-
ing to return to AnsOnia Aug. Is, and
to pass the remainder of her vacation
there. The first intimation that her
friends had of her illness was letter
stating that she was sick in st. Luke's
hospital, in San Francisco, and imme-
diately after telegram announc-
ing her death. Miss Todd was "a
years old. Both of her parents were
dead, her nearest relative being an
aunt in Ansonia. She took charge of
the Union schools year ago and has
met with marked success in her work
here. She made her home with George
Howe on Main street, who received
letter from her this week stating that
she would sail from San Francisco for
Portland, July 30, and thence for the
East. A woman of many Christian
virtues and of great mental and execu-
tive ability, she was highly esteemed
by all who knew her and will be great
ly missed in this community.
SMITH.-Marcus d. Smith, for %
years in the employ of the Fairbanks
company, a worthy and respected
citizen of st. Johnsbury, died Sunday
morning, aged "a. Mr.. Smith was a
native of Danville, lived for time
in Danville, later and for longer Pc
riod at Lancaster, N. H., and in 1860
moved to st. Johnsbury which has
since been his home. During all his
residence here he has been engaged at
the Fairbanks works. In recent years
though not in vigorous health, he has
been able to attend to business until
last spring when increasing feebleness
obliged him to give up work altOgeth
er. He was large hearted, genial
man who made and held firm many
friends. An ardent republican, he al
ways took an active interest in politi-
cal affairs and kept himself we'll in
formed on the questions of the day
Among his associates at the scale
works and by all who knew him in this
community he was generally beloved
Mr.. Smith married as his first wife
Lucy Balch of Lunenburg. In 1856 he
married at Lancaster, N. H., Sarah
Emerson, who survives him. An only
son, Irving, of the firm of Smith &
Walker, and an adopted daughter
Mrs. Lena Marshall, are living. -Four
brothers and sister are also living
Abijah of st. Johnsbury, George o
Lowell, Mass, Vernon of Lancaster, N
H., Albert of Buffalo, N. Y, and (
sister, Mrs. Maria Harrington of Can
ton, Mass. Mr.. Smith was a Past Grant
of Caledonia lodge, l. o. o. f. and wa
buried under the auspices of the orde
Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
For Sale or X

MISS r. Z. THOMPSON, Instructor on the Banjo,
Guitar and Mandolin. Also dealer in above named
Instruments. No. 10 Railroad ST., st. Johnsbury-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
Forepaugh's Circus.

FOrepaugh's Circus.
Wednesday was emphatically circus
day and the great 4-Paw show drew
big crowds at both exhibits. The
street parade was unusually fine and
everyone of the 244 horses in the pa
rade showed good care and usage. The
ring exhibition was fully equal to any
given here before and had several
startling features such as DR.. Carver's
shooting, the feat of Adam Forepaugh,
Jr., in driving 30 horses three times
around the ring and tricks of the hors-
es Blondin and Eclipse. The Wild
West show furnished enough excite
ment to satisfy anybody and the show
fully satisfied all that was claimed fol
it.
Report on Fred Hale's Death.
The railroad commissioners in theil
report on the death of Fred S. Hale of
St. Johnsbury on the Passumpsic road,
June IL, find that the conductor an
nounced the arrival of the train at ST.
Johnsbury, and Hale, supposing that
they were near the station, went out
upon the platform of the car to be
ready to alight when they had fully
arrived. The train was running at
speed of 80 miles an hour when Hale
lost his balance and fell, striking in {
covered bridge, and being instantly
killed. The testimony shows that thi
accident was the result of Hale's OWL
carelessness while in state of intOxi
cation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09
Wanted-Music Scholars.
Banjo and Guitar.

MISS INA NJ HOWE, will receive Scholars for
Piano Instruction at her room on Pearl Street.
Time suit scholars. 4oh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

Better be dumb
And always mum
Than pray as some
Thy kingdom come,
Then vote for rum ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-09

TINE WATCHES REPAIRED and rated at
II A. ID. ROWELL'S.
Strawberry Plants For Sale.
Some of the leading varieties Plants very
strong and ready after August Is
63-1Os VICTOR w. HA RRIMAN-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19

Lovers of baseball may lind it con-
venient to keep in mind this explana-
ton of the pitchers curve from Mr..
X. A. Proctor: If the ball is advanc-
ing without spin. or.is spinning on an
axis lying along its course. the cushion
OF compressed air carried forward by
it is conical-or rather conoidal-and
therefore resists the progress OF the
ball equally on all sides, affecting only
the velocity. But in the case of the
curve. where the ball is spinning on an
axis square to its course, the air in
front of the advancing side OF the spin
ming surface cannot escape so readily
as II there were no spin, and escapes
more readily on the other side. Hence
the resisting cushion of air is thrown
toward that side of the ball where the
spin is forward, and removed from the
other side, and the ball is detected
from the region of greatest resistance.
---ArkanSaW Traveller.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
Three Serious Evils.

Do not forget that impure air, food
and water, if allowed to enter the
system of the COW, arc sure to get into
the milk and from thence into the
mouth of the customer who makes the
market for your dairy goods. These
three evils are chickens that always
come home to roost. The remedy lies
with the dairyman, who can avoid the
trouble or increase it just as he pleases
Carelessness is costly fault in the
dairy, while carefulness pays all the
time. When you see or think OF n thing
that needs attending to, do NOT put it of
fora more convenient day, but take hold
of it right away. Let not the rain fall
or the sun shine on any kind of filth
that may accumulate about the stable
or the pasture. Delay here is danger
Gus, and the man who hesitates il
surely lost. -Amcrtcan Dairyman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
HUMOROUS.


-Bride-'Give me a kiss, Harry?'
Harry mo, that can not do; but
will loan you onc--if you will return
it. "-Iid-RHs.
An Irish journal says: !" The fol-
lowing bill was presented by farrier
to Il gentleman in this town: To curing
your pony that died, II. Is"
Ancient Greek coins have been dis
covered with the figure Of horse on
them. We are glad to learn at last
where horse cents originated. Idea.
The man who can hum q hymn
while joining stoyc-pipe is good
enough to walk right into full member
ship in any church without probation.
An avaricious chicken swallowed
a tivc-dollar gold piece recently, and
the hitherto skeptical owner then knew
there was money in poultry Western
PoWnan.
-'.Sir," he said, did you ever bleed
for your country's fag?" % yes
I'm what engagement" I'm an en-
gagement made with my substitute;
he bled me for eight hundred dollars. :"
N y. SIN.
You wish to know why they call
it the diamond field. Claraa That is a
reasonable desire, and we hasten to an
swer you. 1t is because it costs $lO.O
to get jewel of y player. "-Harper's
Bdzar.
He was mumbling about tough
steak and cold coffee and making him
self generally disagreeablc. Don't
growl SO over your breakfast, John, "
said his wife, nobody is going to take
it away from you. "-Lt\.
A youngster was asked to give his
idea of the meaning of responsible
ity." so he said: well, supposing
had only two buttons on my trousers
and one came off-all the responsibility
would rest on the other button"
Adam Ia good while ago." It's
all your fault" Eve" Why is it?''
Adam" You had no business to en-
terrain that serpent" Eve" Well.
yon said you were tired of my chatter
and | had to have somebody to talk
| to- Omaha World.
Waiter Ito gentleman who has just
tipped him." Excuse me, sir, but do
you Know thai is a twenty-cent piecep"
Gentleman Quitting it back in his
pocket)-"Why no. took it for a
quarter. But it's all right. ! know
where got it."-N. \. Epoch.
~ heard very pleasant looking
woman make several cutting remarks
as passed through market last night, :"
said one travelling man to another.
"What were they?' II don't remem-
Der them all, but one of them was: I'll
take couple of slices from that ham,
please. '-Merchant Traueier.
City EditorOo reportcD-"Did you
get all the salient points in that boat
racer" Reporter Gnwardly deploring
his superior's ignorancc) -" There
wasn't any silent points. The race
was between steamboats,. ~ Washing-
fasa Critic
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
--s------s-s-s=--s-- -
THE DAIRY.

1t II generally the best cows that
are most liable to garget; and. OF
course, these are the cows to which
one can best afford to give care and all
tention at the time OF coming in
Missouri Republican.
1t requires about one-sixteenth less
food to put an animal in good condition
in warm than in cold weather. Ii the
dairyman expects his cows to be profit
able he must look after their comfort
both rs TO food and sheltcr.-Farm and
Home.
Corn and timothy are far from
well-balanced food. Timothy has no
excess of heterogeneous material, while
the corn is highly carbonaceous. More
muscle and milk-forming material
would make more and better milk
Cincinnati Times.
Keep water in the yard where cows
are kept over night. 1t is cruel to cows
in warm weather to keep them away
from water for more than six hours at
time, besides being very Improbable
to the owner. This is the place where
1t pays to be humane even If it costs a
great deal Of trouble to get the water.
American Dairyman,
How many cows are in your herd
which have not paid their way? asks a
writer. Could manufacturer live with
half his machinery running him IN
debit This is the ease with many
dairvmen. There is no doubt but
that the dairy interest carries an aver
age loss of twenty-five per cent. No
other business could stand it.-Irdifie
Farmer.
The conccit is often knocked out
OF the dairyman who considers himself
first-rate Judge of Il COW. when he be-
gins to weigh her milk and churn it
into butter. II is very rare that the
true inwardncss OF the COW can be as
certaincd and her real dairy value
known until these tests are applied.
Weigh the milk and keep the record.
Appearances are deceptive. -Western
Rur0l
The dairyman should be an expert
on the subject of foods. He should
know of what elements the animal IT.
self consists, what are required to sup
| port the animal in full condition OF
health and vigor. and OF what elements
| milk of the best quality is composed.
This furnishes the key to the most inn
portant problem: '.How should COW
be fed to procure from her the largest
| quantity Of the best product at the
least cost?" Upon the proper solution
of this problem the profits OF the dairy
man depend. Hoarers Dairyn'an.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
Or, JUST A CAMPIN'.
NJ Q. Q. POST.
CHAPTER vIII.--CoSrINUED,

PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION OF J. E. DowNEY
& Co., PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

1t Is said that &. A. Dana's royalty
Of 12I per cent. on each volume sold of
the American Cyclopedia has yielded
Mr.. Dana over 100000.
The Ghurchnan estimates that
profitless ventures in church journalism
in New York alone amount to over a
quarter Of million dollars.
james Whitcomb Riley never gives
out a poem for publication till it just
suits him. He often works them over
making many and laborious changes.
Miss Catharinc F. Simonds COM
pletcd fifty years work as teacher in
the Franklin School, Boston. In honor
of her long service. she received among
other presents. a purse Of $3.50 in gold.
Sir Edward Baincs Is the oldest ac-
tive journalist in Europe. He is eighty
eight years old, is editor OF the Leeds
Mercury, and began his journalistic
career three years after the battle of
Waterloo.
Justice Gray fairly revcls In
French novels. Since he went on the
bench he has drawn from the library
over thousand copies and he is con-
slant buyer Of such books. They are
his recreation.
Mrs. Augusta j. Evans, the author
OF "Beulah" and other stories, is an
enthusiastic lover Of flowers. She has
a bed OF geraniums which botanists
pronounce to be the finest in the world.
Her home is in Mobile, Ala.
Senator Hoar is said to be the best
informed man in the Senate on all mat
tiers relating to American history. He
knows the constitution and the Feder-
alist papers by heart. He is book
collector and knows the inside as we'll
as the outside of books.
OF eighty-six Jewish periodicals,
eighteen are published in the Hebrew
language, fourteen in English, and
others in German. French, and Rus
sian. The Jews have forty-ninc syna-
gogues in New York city, and a larger
Jewish population there to-day than
can be found in their own city, Jcrusa-
lcm.-Ihe Pacific.
Miss Charlotte NJ Yonge, the nov
elist, is devoted member OF the Church
of England. With the proceeds Of her
novel The Heir OF Radcliffe" she
fitted out the missionary schooner, the
Southern Cross, for the use of Bishop
Selwyn; and ten thousand dollars from
tho profits Of 1.-The Daisy Chain arc
said to have gone to the building Of the
missionary college in New Zealand.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the nov
clist and Eyptologist, is like Charles
Egbert Craddock in one thing. She
studies the scenes of her stories with
great care. One of them describes run
ming the blockade at Charleston Har-
Dor. Miss Edwards investigated MAPS
and pictures Of the place, charts max
| ing high and low water in the chan.
nels, and actual bills of lading to show
what kind of goods were shipped.
She talked with officers and sailors oil
| experience Mt the time, and made a
special study OF naval terms under tho
late Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
YOUNG GRIMES.

! Young Grimes is very much alive.
As can well assert,
No look of care Is on his face
Cant say that much of dirt
He knows full well that learning makes
The sum OF human joys
He has the knack Of being shrewd-
And trouncing smaller boys.
He Is the same when skies are clear,
Or clouds above him fit.
In happy sport he takes delight
And whistling in the pit.
And II the measure of his mirth
Toward waywardncss should lean,
On knees he begs forgiveness
His mothers knees, mean.
On crrands III he don't get back
He very quickly goes:
He's awful sharp in his rcplies-
And crawling under shows.
In figures he IL better than
His father lie himself
Can tell the contents of field =
Or jars on pantry shelf.
Como new things he picks up each day,
And many hours devofes
To fixing knowledge on his mind
And dirty rags on coats.
Just where the goodness ends:
He throws his cares unto the winds
His brick.bats at my hens.
His voice Is like the downward brook
That DER its pebbles purls:
They say he's very brave and bold
Except when with the girls.
The road of life he thinks quite fair,
And many a joy reveals,
Lightheartedly he walks therein
With shoes down at the heels.
He does what'cr he tries to do.
And he would stand the first,
Or mt the top-cnd of his class
: II il should be reversed.
And though young Grimes is still boy,
II would he no surprise
II he would some day be man
If he gets years and size.
And now the moral of this lay
: Quite plain to all appears
Youth is the season to begin
Accommodating years.
"A. W. Belldr, IN Judge.
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To BE CONTINUED

A ring which she wore probably
saved recently the life of a colored resi-
dent of Atlanta, Ga. Her husband at
tempted to shoot her, but she threw her
hands to her face as he fired and the
ball struck ring on her finger, cutting
that member but doing no other harm.
- Mii0deiDhid Press
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19

-Putrid flesh has communicated a
faint to the milk in the udder by simpl,
tainting the air breathed by the COW.
-E0r,A, Field and Ss0cEmdn.