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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04
NERVOUS CHILDREN.

| want to say word about ner-
vous children. Never scold or make
fun of them. They suffer enough
without your threats or sarcasm.
Don't let them know you see their
awkwardncss when in company nor
their grimaces when alone. A case
was reported by the Boston Globe of
a boy ten years old, who, on being
vcxcd, and often without any appar-
ent provOcatiOn, will clcnch his
hands and make the most frightful
ContOrtions of the muscles of his face
and head, till his poor mother fears
he is idiOtic BY no means. He is
the brightest boy in his class at
school, fond of reading and natural
history, but he is of a highly nervous
temperament, and has not been
taught to control the little wires, so
to speak, on which he is strung
This is no single case. There are
thousands of children who give way
to their nerves in similar fashion.
Never whip them, but talk to them
about these curious little strings
that should be made their servants,
not their masters. y prominent
physician in this city says the man
or woman who whips a nervous
child should for every blow given re-
ceive five, and is on level with brutes
that have no reason. 1t is our duty
to encourage and help them. Be pa
tient with them. They are the max
ing of our future successful men and
women, for they will work hard at
whatever they undertake. Brace up
your own nerves first, and then be
indulgent toward the capers of your
over-nervOus children Christian
Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04
HORSE NOTES.

1t is believed that the four-year-old
pacing colt by Golden, dam by Win
throp Morrill,, which was sold to
Maine parties, will be able to pace a
2.2O gait before long.
Another great race has fallen to
Spokane, and the American Derby
has been added to his list of tri-
umphs. Proctor Knott was start
err, and made a terrific pace for a
while, but fell back, and finished
fourth
Sixty-four trotters have been add
ed to the go list this season. The
Vermont-bred, four-year-old, Gillig
has the credit of trotting the fastest
mile, and the Virginia-bred, five-year-
old horse Marendes of pacing in
quickest time of these newcomers.
A lady graduate of the Auburn,
Me, high school delivered an essay
on the "Horse Trot of the Future, :"
and made the winner to beat two
minutes tits safe to guess that this
is the first time that the trOtting
horse has even been chosen as the
for a graduation part, though
he has furnished subject matter for
many pulpit discourses.
]. l.. Bailey of East Cambridge,
who lately visited Maplewood stock
farm, East Hardwick. reports that
Golden (2.2Ss4) is doing a large
business this season. The large size,
fine style and beautiful trotting gait
of his foa1s are much admired by
every one who knows a good one
Helen NJ, by Golden, is going nicely.
Hardwick, by Movement, son of AL
mont Eagle, acts like a trotter.
There is some prospect that Golden
will go to a breeding farm in Ken
lucky. If he does so breeders in the
vicinity of Hardwick will realize
some ten years hence what they lost.
- Boston Cultivator.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Vermont; Its Resources and In
dustries, - is the title of an illustrated
book of $50 pages, published by c.
H. Possons of Glen Falls, \. y. The
work embraces a historical and de
scriptive sketch of the state, and the
principal cities and towns therein.
Twenty five places are written up,
and the compilation has been accu-
rate and exhaustive. Fifteen pages
are devoted to St. Johnsbury. and IL
1ustrations given of the Academy.
Athenaeum, North church, Soldiers
monument and Y NJ c. A. building
1t is the circulation of just such books
as this that will show our people
what resources the state has and en-
courage them TO develop them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04

The following editorial note from the Bos-
ton Cultivator OF May 4th, 1889, is so much
to the point that make it n part of this
advertisement 1t well illustrates the speed
producing power of Henry s:
HAMBLEToNIAN's LAST.-R ysdyk's HANDLE
tonian began his stud career when but two
years old. One of his first foaIs if not his
very first, Alexander's AbdaIlah The
latter died when but thirteen years old, yet a
greater number of the animals found there
trace to AleXander's Abdallah than to any
other stallion that ever lived, excepting his
With the exception of the year 1868 Rvs
dyk's Hambletonian was in the stud from
1881 to the time of his death in 1878, peri
cd OF % years During this time he got 80 3
living foals. The first of these to acquire dis
tlnction upon the turf was the famous Dexter
t21114D, which was for several years king of
the trottIng turf DeXter'S dam, is well
known was Clara, 1412- hand, nervy, reso-
lutte daughter of See1y's American Star. The
last foal produced by Hambletonian is DIR. ]
a Sherman's handsome stallion, very appro-
priately named Hambletonian's Last, a like
ness of which appears upon another page.
lie Is a smoothly turned, speedy fellow, bred
Dy ms present owner and foaled IN 1876 In
his eight-year-old form he got record of
2-25A- His dam, like that of Dexter q. 1 10
was by Seeiy's American Star. Daughters of
Seely's American Star have already produced
thirty-three stations which have got . 80
performers 1t Is safe TO pr, dict that before
many years Hambletonian's Last will be
numbered in that class.
Remember Henry :. carries the blood of
Alexander's AbdaIlah and of American Star
Since this advertisement was written the
Boston Cultiyator of May ~. in spea king of
the fine trotters handled by John and Allen
Trout, mentions Lucy P. and gives her
tr7al of 2-29- She was sired by Henry :. and
was sold by Mr. Page Of MorrisviIle last fall
for $1,000. The same paper of June 3 says
Lucy p. new conner to the go list won
the first heaf of the 2-31 class in 2 2715. She
is handsome bay mare, six years old, sired
by Henry S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04

Foaled in September. 1879. Sire. Auction
eer, 81, by Tattersall, by Rysdyk's Ham
(sire of Goldsmith Maid) by Rysdyk's Ham,
bletonian Second dam by American Star
who was descended from imported Diomed.
Auct1oneer's dam, thoroughbred with several
strains from DiOmed- TattersaIl's dam by
Daniel Lambert The Hambetonian and
Star cross produced Dexter and several other
very fast ones. Bred by A w. Griswo1d, at
MorrisviIe. VT. Owned by Owen & Grout,
Barton, VT
Bay with black points. and fine, wavy
name and tail no white except a small star
and small spot on nose Weight, 1000 pounds.
DEPoRTMENT.
Is of fine presence whether at rest or in mo-
ton; and though of undeveloped speed,
shows unmistakable trotting action. Has
the very best disposition lady can handle
him
SPEED ELEMENTS.
1t will be noticed that Henry S is inbred to
Rysdyk's Hambletonian-the father of trot-
ters He has also q strain from Daniel Lam
bert, New England's favorite and best of all
his pedigree is rich in Diomed blood through
both sire and dam, which, as has been said :
May be found in every phenomenal trotter
ever upon the turf
PRODUCE.
1t is well known that many stock horses of
the very best breeding, and themselves fast,
do not sire trotters. Occasionally has
the mysterious power of producing speed.
But whether or not one has this invaluable
power can be known certainly only from
actual results. Henry 5. has five colts al
ready IN the thIrtIeS and three of them
close to $50 that some of them are almost
certain to reach that charmed limit the pres
ent season, which will make him standard, of
which he now fails by reason of his sire being
but second short. When standard let
those who think of using him ask themselves
if the service fee will be likely to remain at the
present low figure.
TERMS.
To warrant, S25, payable when the
proves in foal. All mares at owners risk and
If disposed of before foaling to be treated
in foal.
Good paSturing for mares from n distance.
The horse may be found on Tuesdays, We'd
ncsdays and Thursdays at Geo. Owens sta
Bile, in Barton; on Fridays, Saturdays and
Mondays at Grout farm near East st. Johns
bury.
No business will be transacted on Sunday.
The owners of Henry s. hereby give notice
that it is their intention to take advantage
of the lien provided by an Act Approved Nov
p. 1883, entitled an Act for the protection
of horse owners
OWEN & CIRCUIT, Owners
J. c HOPKINS, Agent
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HambletOnian Stallion.
HENRY S.
+ 8 : 8

The only stock horse in Caledo-
MIA County or Essex which has a
representative in the 2.30 list. In
Orleans County there is but one
other and he stands at $50.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-11-30

~ - : reDroEsnsassvo, = ~ q ~
lsndese q m party b the houso. and
- ~ friend and champion a many
worthy Interests and measurea ror
several years he devoted to The Iettsr
carriers alone an amount Of labor equal
10 allthat performed by the average con-
sressman. and now the grateful letter
carriers are to build him monument.
OF his habits Of work Mrs. Cor said Q
day or two agos
"Whcn ! came to look over Mr.. Cox's
desk. found no unfinished business.
Everything was done up to the day Of
his death, excepting three letters which
he had promised to writc for friends who
were seeking places in the New York
city government For these three let
tiers ! had, addressed the envelopes, a. I
was in the habit Of doing for eli his cor.
reepondence. but he was too sick to
write the Enclosures"
Mrs. Cox added:
"Few people know what . hard worker
Mr.. Coz was, and how much he was
able to accomplish. once asked him to
sit down and mako mo memorandum
Of the important legislation In which he
had borne part, simply BY way Of REQ.
ord Of his life work. He replied; No,
I cannot do that The present d too
lively and the future too tremendous 10
bother with the past"
Secretary Blaine was one Of the guests
at the dedication Of the new Catholic
university in the outskirts Of the city.
Among the newspaper correspondent
present was o young woman society 70.
porter who has not been long In the busi.
ness, though she is as bright az Q new
silver dollar. Fearing that she might
not be able to get anything to eat till her
return homo at night, she put up In q
very small and very neat parcel a slice Of
bread and meat, with one piece OF cheese
and two pickles for relishes. To her sur.
prise and delight she was invited to the
dinner given the notable guests. and
chanced to occupy seat directly oppo.
site Secretary Blaine. But what to Dc
with that luncheoni The absurdity Of
carrying bread and meat lunch to q
banquet 90 impressed the young woman
that she laughed immoderately, and
finally, becoming desperate. she tossed
the now obnoxious parcel under the table
at her feet As the dinner was concluded
and the guests were rising, the secretary
Of state hastened round to the young
woman's side. Smilingly hesheld out to
her q fragment Of her own bread and
meat and pickle, saying, with q mis-.
chievous twinkle in his eye:
"Better put this in your pocket to eat
on the way home II you get hungry.
have tried the bread, and It q very, very
good. Who made it7'
WALTER WELLNAN,
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The Lead Pencil sharpener,

A gentleman who admired this won
derful inventive faculty, and who, with.
all, was Of speculative turn Of mind,
once suggested that IL, following the ex-
ample Of tho man who first tipped lead
pencils with india rubber erasers and
thereby made q fortune, she could simi-
larly attach a pencil Jharpener, a fortune
might also be made. Before tho conver-
sation was finished, this genius, with a
bit Of cardboard and a pair OF scissors,
had fashioned scroll like contrivance
not larger than her little finger, and in a
couple Of days worker in metals had
reproduced in steel the model Of a sharp
ener that is now everywhere popular in
the stationer's stores.-P. q. De Fon-
taina
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dren with two exceptions. There was
little miscellaneous music, violin, whist
ling, ETC., preceding very clever sketch,
which she wrote herself, calling it "The
Old Maids from Alaska During the
performance the young children, dressed
as old maids, went through an umbrella
drill, and each recited, danced, sang or
did something in speciality way, one
making speech in deaf and dumb al
phabet.
This idea could be carried out any
where. The head one is the chief of the
society of these old maids, and she has a
long roll Of paper which she reads Off,
which can be made to contain many local
hits. This serves to introduce each one
in her speciality, while appearing to tell
why they have all decided to forever alb
jure matrimony. Their dress is black
paper cambria, with white Bishop sleeves,
and they wear black Shaker caps. 1t
requires a chair and an umbrella for
each. There can be dumb bell drill
also added to this, and any other taking
business, and it was genuine success.
Dumb bell drills and broomstick drills,
as well as Mrs. Jarley's waxworks, ,"sing-
ing skewls" and spelling bees all afford
good quota Of entertainment; but they
are not very novel, and should be judi
ciously mixed with other things. A dolls
quadrille is very queer affair, and re-
quires children Of about 10 to 10, and
they are to move about as if worked with
springs and wooden joints.
There are two or three operettas which
give chance to bring in perhaps hun
dred children in marches and ballets,
and these are long enough TO occupy an
entire evening, but cannot well be under
taken except in places like Newport or
Saratoga in the summer, or some very
large house in the city in winter, or in
school entertainments.
A very pretty and almost impromptu
entertainment can be gotten up-always
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49, ~ 80 - seno Wsr1na 111Ena - ove
poFfugunaeA ~ n1nn1tV 1921 -
a. wuS - f6r Nov. n - GoSaovv w. n
u handy Way WhicA fullowa
o. ths uis6e a ~ trtal ~ Ir,uurSa1 sh~s.
n Wa crowded 20 elafRocatiou. ~ Ysrouia
q Quecnsberry and Lord do Clifford acted -
tudges, and Capt. Molesworth hcla the ssahesl
The struggle was not destined 10 come c6P
without disturbances and wrsaGilas. and IL
commenced ct the START
Sampsou started the fun. He proceeded to
bend q rod Of iron on his chest, straiehteu Il
on bis arm. then TO again bend and strsiahten
Il ON his le9. All but the last Of these feats
Sampson performed with much address and
rapidity, but IN eudcavoring TO straiehtcn the
rod on his leg u broke, and 20 the feat was
not completed a. intended. With another
rod, presumably Of exactly the samo tle-
scription, San,iow did as Sampson had done up
TO the period OF breaking the rod, hut he did
Il clunlsily. aud took q long TINA Saupson
claimed that he had broken tho rod and his
rival had not, but the judges pointed out that
his doing 10 was the result OF accident. prob.
ably due to q flaw In the metal.
Il looked O. II Sampson meant to protest
everything. First tt was the iron tubes
which he bent upon his chest, arms and leRs.
Then Il was tho chain1 SandowS arm was
much larger than Sampsons, consequently
the chains would not 60 over his elbow.
Sampson thereupon claimed the contest on
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providing there is plenty of "talent" and
one bright, self sacrificing young lady,
an efficient gentleman and fair stock
of good nature among the audience. A
curtained recess is necessary. The
first thing is, of course, the patient and
long suffering piano. Then the curtains
part, showing sheet tightly stretched
over a frame, and over this passes a Sc
ries of shadowy figures Of every imagin-
able kind-animals, birds and reptiles,
with an occasional human form.
The antics these figures are made to
perform are wonderful and some very
droll, but all are obtained by means
Of little pasteboard figures fastened tc
sticks and held in front of bright lamp
with only one wick, which, Of course,
throws a large, clear shadow. These
little figures may be made TO move by
having the. legs or arms loose and an.
other stick attached 10 the body, and
they are moved, which, of course, makes
the horses walk or kick, the men bow,
shake hands. fight. etc The shadows
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ouly el,ow tho perfect movements--no(
tho cause; = pair of scissors, cardboard,
pins and sticks are all these need.
After this little exhibition is over, .
very pretty and effective tableau Il
shown Of Hope leaning upon n paste.
board apchor, IN classic costume made
Of two sheets and white wig. Then
some moro music, after whicha song can
be sung II there happens to be q singer
there. In the meantime, behind the
scenes, preparations can be going on for
charades. For these the ordinary prop.
critics" Of household use can be utilized.
II washboard Is the name chosen, wash.
tub with the useful young lady at work
will serve, and board can be boarding
house table, or an ironing board, or q
simple plank. Music should add It's
charms during tho intermission to give
the performers time to change the deco
rations, also to cover the noise they make
doing It. Charades are 90 easily invented
and 90 easily done that they offer many
advantages for small entertainments, and
they nfford much sport TO tho audience
In guessing at the words.
After the charades the gentleman Ia &c
make speech, or recite poem. Ter.
haps 1.-The Seven Ages Of Man" or ''Iiam.
let's Soliloquy" Is the best for the pur.
pose. Music again. and when the cur
tain rises It Is upon the spectacle Of poor
Fatima on her knees with terrible
Bluebeard about to behead her with a
pasteboard scimetar covered with tinfoil.
This Is followed with scenc from ont
OF the operas, t,it .ias!c f,ius played
very rapidly without regard Ia time. and
the Ubiquitous two so through all the
dumb show Of the acting in that portion Of
the opera, in utter silence. This over,
the curtain is drawn for last act, and
there is scufliing and pattering Of soft
littlo feet for q few moments, which the
piano can hardly drown. and when 1t is
opened behold bank Of grass and fow-
ers and bits Of trees, and cuddled all
around are sleeping Children, who have
hard work to keep asleep until the last
moment. Then, when the tireless young
lady thinks tho strain has been great
enough. she gives q sign and they all
awaken. rub their eyes. sit up and sing
something she has taught them or they
know by heart, after which they all get
in q ring and sing Little Sally
Waters, or Ring Around q Rosy, or
q little drill, dance or march, and then
they are at liberty to rush back to their
parents, who always think the entertain
uent perfect; the bank of flowers is an
easy matter, being only green rugs, such
IS photographers have thrown over
chairs, hassocks, etc.. with all the old
artificial flowers In the house. and few
branches from the neighboring trees. in
default Of better. A young lady or gen.
tieinun VI an inSeiuse uniiiu ii muse
is worth great riches, in getting up these
little informal entertainments, as one can
make SO much out of so attle. One young
girl made a monster kaleidoscope out Of
the cover of the piano. which she folded
over, making the necessary triangle, and
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Mr. COWARD AS BILLY. gracefully. Auoth.
er cord attached to the lower corner Of each
curtain will draw the swinging ends out of
sight in jify.
1t is u good rule although by no means a
rigid one) to avoid turning ones back toward
the audience. Professionals seldom do 1t,
sometimes straining q point in order to
avoid it.
There are thousand and one little points
to remember if one wants to have the per-
formance go off smoothly, but one careful
reading OF any Of the many guides" and
books that have been written on the subject
will generally fix these in the mind.
In the big cities amateur acting has be-
come very much Of "fadnin society, and
performances are occasionally given before
select audiences by the amateurs, with stage
fittings and costumes rivaling in perfection
those Of the professionals. Philadelphia has
her Wheatly Dramatic association now
turned into a purely social organization,
from which many first class histrions have
graduated. Its performances are artistic and
popular.
In New York the amateurs have home Of
their own-the Berkely Lyceum-as cozy and
completely fitted little theatre as one would
wish to see. Some Of the performances in it
are worthy of the highest praise Not long
ago The New York Herald published page
article on the amateur actors and actresses Of
the metropolis, with portraits, and from it
the pictures accompanying this are repro
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she shook up and down and twisted about
handful Of bright rags and paper flowers
before one end, while bright little eyes
peeped in the other.
When flowers and children are abun.
dant most beautiful little operetta or
spectacle can be gotten up, by giving
each little girl the name OF a flower,
and tiny bower Of them, and having
the boys for gardeners, birds and butter
flies. 1t is easy for mothers to enlarge
upon the idea and to dress their children
accordingly, and most attractive little
marches, counter marches, dances and
nutterings can be developed and chill
dren easily learn to sing in concert. Bits
Of suitable rhyme can be set to old
songs and sung in chorus by the little
tots, and it always sounds new and
pretty.
The great difficulty in any Of these af.
fairs is that it is not easy to reconcile
any Of the performers to take q second
or subordinate part, and verybody
wants to have something to say as to
management. There should be but one
manager, and that the one who first
plans the affair, though that person may
afterwards relegate a certain part to some
one else to attend to; and the manager
should bear in mind that small children
are powerful auxiliaries to success, but
they must be kept in good humor, not
be hungry or sleepy, and whatever they
do should be in the earlier part of a pro-
gramme to obtain the best results.
The programme should be made out
and not changed at the caprice of any
one; and il singers or other performes
fai! to appear, if there is no one there
who will step into the breach with some
thing unexpected, quietly drop that Sc
lection out with word of apology.
Above all, there should be no quarreling,
no nervousness on the managers part,
and let every one do their best. The
more original they are the better. HUI
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Rising Time at Sea.

The old sailors being called gradually
rise to sitting postures in their berths
with yawns, oaths and grumblings. IL
the hideous caller is seen, u boot or other
missile may be SHE'D in thai direction.
Otherwise the prejudice and disgust for
his clamor on the part of those called ex-
presses itself in irritable sarcasm such as,
"Oh, why don't you make little more
noiseY' think yourself smart, don't