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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

Pensions have been granted to
George n. Hartman of Sutton and
Amos A Scott of Walden.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

The Jennie Calef Comedy cOmpa-
ny gave two meritorious exhibitions at
the Opera house this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Academy Notes.

Grout 'S5 of Williams 'S9 was in
school Monday morning.-Ide and Ha-
zen of Dartmouth, Misses Rankin and
Fairbanks of Smith spent Thanksgiv-
ing at home.-Mr.Putn gave recep-
ton to the students Thanksgiving
evening. A large number were present
and enjoyed the OccasiOn.-On account
of the absence of Professor Chapman,
the work in elocution for Monday was
postponed until Friday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

Rev. C.. F. Morse calls attention to
the New Peoples Cyclopedia as a
Christmas present. See his business
notice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

Over 500 tons of new 60-pound
steel rails have been received to be
laid on the Lake road between here
and Danville. The 80 pound rails at
present on this section will be laid on
the west end of the road where the
grades are easier.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Rev. G. Bailey Goes to burlington .

N'0 H. 1StiiOy NoCS "
Rev. G. III. Bailey closed his labors
with st. Andrews Episcopal church
Sunday and left with his family for his
new home at Burlington on Monday.
At the Sunday morning service he re-
ferred to the change he was about to
make, expressing himself as pleased
that the relations between rector and
people that had always been of the
pleasantest character so continued to
the last hour. He gave his people
some good advice concerning the sup
port of the church and bade them good
that Mr.. Bailey receives $500 salary
at Burlington, nearly double the
amount of his salary here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

A canvass of this village is being
made in the interests of the candidacy
of Gen. w. w. Henry of Burlington for
the position of collector of customs.
The other candidates are G.. G.. Bene-
dict, ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham and B.
j. Derby.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

The Catholic church was beanti-
fully Illuminated Thanksgiving even
ing, and over 500 sat down to the sup
per that was prepared for them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Christian Workers Conference.

The fifth New England conference of
Christian Workers, to which attention
has already been called in these col
umns, comes next week Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A list
of Is or 30 of the prominent men who
will be present has already been pub
lished. Here is the program for the
first three days as now arranged
THURSDAY EVENING, DEC 49,
The call to be read and the conference formally
opened, followed by meeting for prayer led by
Col f. Fairbanks
Morning Bible study for personal profit, opened
by c. X. Ober. Bible Reading The Holy Ghost
In the Church In the World, by Russell Sturgis.
Afternoon Christian responsibility for the un-
saved. opened by Geo. H Slade. Indifference to
church obligations, opened by F. o. Winslow.
Evening Is the faith delivered to the
saints adapted to the present age opened by S.
M. Sayford. Evangestic work in the church ;
how to be done, and by whom, opened by George
H. Shaw.
Morning The need of moral heroism in Chris
tian life, opened by S. NJ. Sayford. Christian
Stewardship, opened by II. NJ. Moore
Afternoon: Sabbath desecration its cause,
Allen Foger its cure, E. b. Dillingham;. The
Bible How best studied by business men how
command the time, Howard L. Porter.
Evening Personal experience in conversion and
growth in grace. To be thrown open to the con
gregation but the meeting will be under the
service.
Sabbath services announced Saturday evening
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Secretary G. l.. Page Resigns.

secretary u. Ia. rage Resigns.
Charles L. Page resigned his posi-
ton as general secretary of the st.
Johnsbury Young Mems Christian As
sociatiOn ut the regular monthly meet
ing of the directors Saturday evening,
to accept a call as pastors assistant at
the Dudley street Baptist church,
Boston. He begins work in his new
field at once, leaving here about the
tenth of the month. The directors
welfare of the association regret Mr..
Pages decision to accept this call.
His work here during more than three
years has been everyway successful.
During this time burdensOme debt
has been cancelled, the work of the as
socation in all its branches has been
thoroughly systematized and the or
ganizatiOn has steadily gained in its
hold on the community. His influence
for good over the young men of this
village in particular can hardly be
overestimated. He leaves a united
and harmonious association and takes
with him the good wishes of all the
people of the place.
Edward n. Folsom of New London
n. H., succeeds Mr.. Page, having ac-
cepted a call to the position. He is a
young man of considerable and sue
cessful experience in the work, comes
we'll recommended, and, better than
all, is on the ground ready for business
Thanksgiving Services.
Rev. II. p. Frost's Thanksgiving
sermon will be found entire on the
second page of this issue. 1t will well
repay a careful reading. The services
which were held in the Methodist
church, were we'll attended, the audi
ence room being full. Mr.. Frost com
manded the close attention of his
hearers throughout. His genera
treatment of the subject, his references
to the recent election, the present con
ditiOn of the country, the attitude o
the political parties and the outlook
for the future were all timely, and the
sermon was an able production. Rev
Edward T. Fairbanks offered the open
ing prayer. Singing was furnished by
the choir of the church, the service
closing with America, very hearti
ly rendered by the audience.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

itiO
john Bishop, son of the late John
j. Bishop of this town, brought the re-
mains of his wife to st. Johnsbury for
burial on Friday. Mrs. Bishop was an
adopted daughter of Joseph Parker.
For the last ten or fifteen years they
have lived in Brooklyn.
Mrs. j. A. Hadley of Summer
street has been laid aside for a mum
Der of weeks by an injury to one knee.
The injury was of such nature as to
require repeated surgical treatment.
Although the trouble has been very
severe and pain ul, slow recovery is
now expected.
Our advertising columns give full
particulars of several attractive Ray
mOnd excursions to the Pacific coast
and Mexico. No more delightful meth
oil of travelling can be invented and a
trip To California on a Raymond ex-
cursion is all that can be desired to fill
ones cup of happiness.
1t would seem from the develop
ments of the past two days that the
CaIedOnian last week was about right
- in its exposure of the electric light
scheme. Some people in town have
not quite forgotten the Buzzell dynas-
ty that saddled debt of $4,000 on
the village, and want no more of that
kind during the present generation.
In their report of the fatal acci-
dent to Mrs. X. X. Richards at this
place September 6, the railroad COM
missiOners, after re-telling the story
without any special addition rs regards
the facts in the case, find "that the ac
cident was dne, As Mrs. Richards her
self stated To several persons, to her
becoming dizzy and falling as before
stated"
The body of Col. George A. Mer-
rill reached here Thanksgiving day
and brief funeral services were had at
the cemetery, conducted by Rev. G.. NJ.
LamsOn. The remains were accom-
panied from St. Paul by the son,
James Arthur Merrill. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Redingtun of Rutland were also
present at the burial. Quite a number
of citizens who knew Col. Merrill So
we'll when a resident of this town, fol-
lowed the body to its last resting place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

E. f. Barakat of Damascus, Syria,
gave an interesting address at the
North church vestry last evening, and
lectures at Association hall this even
inn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Waothar Reoord
BRIEF LOCALS.

Harvey & Brown will make a
special announcement for Christmas
next week.
The North church sociable and
Christmas sale comes next Monday
eyening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
OraUelers' 6nidr.
TRAINS MOVING snuru

Boston & Maine X. R.--Passumpsie Div.
Oct. 30. 1888.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

The ladies of the Free Baptist So
ciety will open stock of Christmas
goods in one of the vacant stores on
Main street next week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

The Citizens bank has called in
the balance of their unpaid capital and
will begin the year with capital of
$50, ZOO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06

Besides Rev. 7. p. Frost's Thanks
giving sermon on the second page, the
reader will find an interesting article
on the third page by Rev. j. E. Ran
kin on "WOman in temperance reform"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
E0r Sale.

MIssR K. THOMPSON, Instructor on the Bs
Guitar and Mandolin Also dealer in above ma
Instruments No. IL Railroad ST. st. JohnsbH
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Banjo and Gssiaar.

Five 10 and p cent packages of Embosssd Pict
ures and Cards for Scrap Books F. o. CLARK.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
Clean Newspapers

For sale at F. o. CLARK's. Every family nee
them. Only 25 eents per 100.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04

Business people in Paris have long
since formed color speech by which
certain trades are easily recognized.
First of all the color shops are distin-
guished by being painted outside in
squares and stripes of the brilliant col
ors. Vienese leather, bronze and
trinket shops have begun to use the
Austrian colors, use yellow and red; the
Italian green, white and red. The
business places where furniture carts
for removal are kept are painted yellow
as well as the wagons-why, not even
the proprietors know. Pastry shops are
light brown outside and within white
and gold so that one is reminded of the
pastry itself.
Milk shops are white and blue both
inside and out. The washerwoman be-
gin to paint the-outside of their ironing
shops bright blue, while the carts that
take the linen to the wash houses in the
country are bright green. Wine houses
are all painted brown or dull red,
which is exactly the color of the vim or
dinarie mixed with cranberry juice and
logwood. Still darker is the color of
the charcoal shops, which the dust soon
renders completely black. Bakers are
fond of light brown and white with
much gliding and large mirrors
[Court Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Some Wealthy Gypsies.

have no doubt that half million
of the million and half Gypsies we
now have among us are what are
known among the Romans as drone
Gypsies-that is Gypsies of the road;
Gypsies whose heritage of patriarchal
and pilgriming tradition will no more
permit them to herd in towns, save out
of necessity, than will foxes. OF these
as I have previously stated in print
have names and addresses of nearly
1000 heads of families, or petty tribes
whose combined wealth exceeds $780,
900, 600. Hosts aside from these have
gained or are securing little properties.
These largely consist of fine farms,
country tavern stands. toll-gate privi-
leges, tracts of woodland of which they
are very fond, livery and sale stables
in the smaller towns and villages and,
not infrequently, extensive town prop
critics, particularly the larger sale sta
bles in metropolitan cities. Thousands
upon thousands are able to live COM
fortably without effort upon rentals and
other incomes. But they are never
idle, and they never fail of passing
some portion of each summer upon the
road. Their trad ings. or preparations
for trading never cease; nor does their
fortune-telling. for the wife of Gypsy
worth $3.50, 00O-and 1 have the ac-
ouaintance of more than one of these
will as nimbly tell your fortune for sill
yer as would the wife of the most pow
erty-stricken GYPSY tinker lever helped
solder a pan or patch kettle-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
The Mineral Wealth of Siberia,

Referring to the resources of coal
and iron in Siberia, writer in one of
our English exchanges says:
1t is one of the finest undeveloped
countries in the world, and it is really
difficult to exaggerate the enormous
wealth of the gigantic region. The
soil is almost inexhaustable wealth and
the crops magnificent There is almost
no limit to the production of the land.
The Russians themselves have but an
imperfect idea of the immens ty of
their natural wealth. and other people
outside Russia cannot realize it at all.
Siberia, so far from being region of
desolation and of death, is northern
Austria. with large rivers, more ex-
tensive forests, and mineral wealth not
inferior to that of the island continent.
bridged from end to end with railways,
and in tn matter the Russian govern
ment is showing large and wise
policy. The magnificent water COM
municatlons-for it is irrigated from
end to end with some of the largest
rivers in the world, navigable for thou
sands of miles through fertile and
richly wooded lands destined to be the
home of millions of colonists-and q
canal is now being made between the
Obi and Yenisei, which will enable
goods to be conveyed by water the
whole way from Tiumen to beyond
Lake Baikal. At Tiumen there is q
railway which passes through the Ural
Mountains to Ekaterineberg and Perm.
through the heart IF the richest mining
district in Western Siberia.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Chinese Customs at Table.

The Chinese consider the stomach
the source of intellectual life, and,
therefore, the latest man goes for the
wisest one. They effect to believe that
foreigners come to China to eat be-
cause they have not enough to eat at
home. 1t is considered mark of re-
fined politeness to treat a guest or a
visitor to meal at any time of the
dav.
Only those Cinnamon who have
families take their meals at home; the
rest eat at hotels. They usually have
two substantial meals day-one an
hour after getting up in the morning,
the other between and o'clock in
the afternoon. The well-to-do class
take three or four meals day. Often
the father alone eats meat, while
the rest of the family have to be
satisfied with rice. Poor families u.s.
ually get their meals from street ven
ders. The well-to-do ones employ
cooks, the latter getting their degrees
and diplomas like men of science.
The Celestials use no tablecloths,
napkins, knives, forks, spoons, dishes,
plates or glassware. Instead OF nap
kins they use packages of thin, soft
paper, which also serves them for
handkerchefs. After using, they
throw them away. Each guest has
saucer, pair of sticks, package of
paper and q minute cup. with salt
saucer. The Chinese women never
dine with the men. Everybody smokes
during the eating of formal dinner,
and the dinner is crowned by a story
or legend narrated by some more or
less Known orator. No topic of gen.
eral interest is discussed at such din
ners, but a gastronomist who knows
ell about the preparing Of food re-.
esiyes sttsntiorl.- cardtf 4aSh
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
HI.Trou.ers Were Glued.

excuse me, I thought was in Mr..
Jones place"
"And SO you are"
'sYes, but I mean Jones the tailor"
s'Well, this is Jones the tailor"
''No. 1902"
eyes, one hundred and twenty"
This was the conversation that fol-
lowed hurried entrance into down
town tailoring establishment by re-
porter for the Mail and Express this
morning. AS he opened the door he
came upon man with glue pot in one
hand and brush in the other. A per-
ceptible odor of the gelatinous COM
pound pervaded the entire apartment.
"Oh. yes" the reporter at last found
breath to say, recognizing Mr.. Jones in
the back part of the shop. care my
trousers done?"
"Not yet; about noon. Brown is just
going to turn the bottoms"
Brown was the man with the glue pot.
The reporter watched him. He took
the brush, and, daubing the lower part
of the leg of pair of fine black Melton
trousers with glue, turned them up, and,
LAYING q hot iron on them, said: "Yes,
sir: come in about noon; they'll be done
about that time
'.But, Jones, I want my trousers
sewed. You are building these as man
would house."
"That's all right, my boy. We turn
out only first-class work. Glue beats
thread. No rips, no seams showing, no
creases, you know.
And, sure enough, when at noon the
trousers came home, the owner found in
several places where he had hitherto
been accustomed to see his garments
held together by thread that glue had
been used.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
highway Robbery i'm society.

Young ladies in society" sometimes
do queer things, but seldom does one
venture on such a remarkably bold line
OF action as one young person did in this
city while at dinner party not many
moons ago. During lull in the con-
versation she quietly remarked to the
young gentleman who took her in to
dinner, 'Let me see your pocketbook."
Not knowing what to make of such
peculiar request, the young man quietly
produced his pocketbook and handed it
to her She took it, calmly and opened
it and took out roll of bills amounting
to SOCIAL the money it contained.
Then saying to her victim, 81 will buy
me a ring tomorrow" she as calmly
handed back the empty leather case to
him and put the money in her own
pocket.
The man preferred to lose the money
rather than press his claim for it upon
her relatives, and submitted to what
was simply piece of barefaced robbery.
But he won't escort that young woman
to another dinner table, even if he lives
to be as old as George Washington's
body servant. Washington Capitol.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
The Law of Oleomarparine.

The recent decision of the New York
Court of Appeals in the case of The
People against Arensberg. fully sus-
tains the so-called oleomargarne law
Of 1885. The action was brought for
an alleged violation of section of the
law of 1885. The defer lant had been
convicted of this charge in the lower
court and fined 500. and the case was
carried to the Court of Appeals on the
issue of the validity of the law. The
decision of the same court which over
threw the act of 1884 as unconstitution-
al, are relied as precedent. In his
decision sustaining the present law,
Judge Rapallo clearly pointed ont the
difference between its provisions and
those which tiated the former one.
The act of 1884 prohibited the manu-
facture of artificial compounds design
ed to take the place of butter or cheese
produced from milk. or offer ng them
for sale as articles of food. The pro-
hibition was not confined to UNI
wholesome or simulated substan-
ces The present law. however.
prohibits the manufacture or
sale of any compounds OF
animal fats Or animal or vegetable oils
in imitation or resemblance. or design
ed to take the place of natural butter
produced from milk. In his decision
Judge Rapallo remarks that if olemar-
garine possessed all that is ella lined for
it by its makers, 'yet it cannot be
claimed that the producers OF butter
made from animal fats or oils have any
constitutional right to resort to devises
for The purpose of making their pro-
duct resemble in appearance the more
expensive article known as dairy but
ter. OF that it is beyond the power OF
the legislature to enact such laws as
they may deem necessary to prevent
the simulated article being put upon
the market in such form and manner
as to be calculated to deceive. If it
possesses the merits which are claimed
for it and is innocuous. those making
and dealing in it should be protected
in the enjoyment of liberty in those re-
spects, but they may legally be requir-
ed to sell it for and as what it act
ually is, and upon its own merits, and
are not entitled TO the benefit OF any
additional market value which may be
impaired to it by resorting to artificial
means to make it resemble dairy butter
in appearance. 1t may be butter, but
it is not butter made from cream, and
the d ference in cost or market value.
if no other, would make it fraud to
pass off one article for another.
This covers the real tenabie ground
upon which the opponents of artificial
butter have stood from the first. 1t was
the manner in which the compounds
were made, branded, and sold as real
butter, that gave the whole business
the tint of fraud. 1t was against this
that the law of 1885 was aimed. Since
the decision was rendered in its favor
by the court of last resort a large
number OF offenders in New York City
have confessed Judgment and been
fined from $50 to $3.50 each. This gives
assurance that the law will be vigorous
ly executed. -Agricultarist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
The Slate in Social Life.

An engagement slate is one of the
things which the very English girl finds
it necessary to have on her desk. They
are framed in many symbolic ways, for
all the ancient devices invented for ink
stands are brought out and used for
them. For instance. one of them is en-
bedded in tangle of carved netting and
has two lawn tennis racquete crossed
above it, and tiny inkstand concealed
in ball which lies in racquet in front
of it. The engagement "slate," be it
understood, is really card, with blanks
for each day in the week. A porcelain
tablet would be much more convenient,
and, as it could be cleaned, would en-
able one to keep a record for a fortnight
without any trouble, but the card is the
proper thing. - Boston Transcript.