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and at the end of my visit started on pilgrmase
over the house. AS approached the pafioI, my
hostess laughingly warned me-" MY new ura"ms s
room Is frightening every one: am toiu tIsre hot
vestige of the quiet and ladylike about IL; a ~ u
bold rotous, uncompromislng yellow like usIoai.
The alarm Il cxcites is very amusing 30 lew PeoPio
know the splendors Of the color OF the sun me color
of life and daylight, though its the color thst Is so
sadly lacking in our lives as well as IN our houses.
And she threw open the door OF the condemneu ROOM
For moment felt convinced that Inc sun hah
broken through the clouds and was SHINING INTO
every window: but glance proved that there was
sti a lowering. leaden sky outdoors. and that the
JOYOUS light within wholly due 20 wise use OF
paint and upholstery. The walls ana wood"orh
were painted the color Of the peranth' OF the daho
dn and the curtains and cushions OF the window
seats made OF material In the deeper shade OK
the crown" The exquisite effect of the whole was
heightened by the Jet black wroughtiron gas brack-
cts. -. a., !.
This room has given the title TO a short story that
Mrs Card has recently published. The agent OF the
publishing firm of Lowell was calling upon her one
day and I'm the course Of his visits expressed wish
for short story from her pen. Then the title was
discussed. and as there had been much talking ana
Laughing over the color OF the walls. some one sug
eested as the name {" The yellow Drawing ROOM
Very WELL cried Mrs. Card. the Yellow Draw
ing room II shall be-"
Such Is the history then OF the odd name Of the
book which came recently from the lahy's pen.
can only hope that the Yellow Drawing-r room makes
as charming a background for her story II does
for the writer herself with her 1.-the figure and dark
hair and eyes.
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MONA CARD AT HOME.
a VISIT TO THE AUTHOR OF THE WEST.
MINSTER7 ARTICLE ON MARRIAGE.

From Calignani:
John Alison. Mrs. Caiids father scotchman
of sturdy originality of mind, who. a lad
volted against his strict religious training ana later
threw on all dogma becoming an uncompromlslns Icc
thinAer. Mr.. Alison was an inventor OF some note
and supenntended many public enterprises such as
the retaining of Popping Forest. u.,o, - A.,
Mrs. Cards parents met and were married IN Aus
trsa, but II in the town OF Ryde, on the Isle
q Wight that she born hs she son horne a"
Reigate, and all the animal and plant lie II con
tanned The death Of Lille s,e, . a. tn ta tune sor e
sin Of the richer classes Of England than can be
realized by Americans n The more dotnS the par
Twenty years ago the idea that class instruction
had anything ,en ip o1 denied By sd BRITISH
srs. Mons's earnest entreaty 10 be sent TO school
refused her parents desiring 70 h tine hs wben
small boy had lessons with her. the little gll
trod the path of knowledge alone with the ordinary
goh those text books exclaimed Mrs Card the
S SaIer dead level of dulness Then some days
growing obstinate and ha'y refusing 10 learn any
And was there nothing you nkedl' ] asked
Yes, there meagre little book written In
as so form If oscSed few "i
seence.-contaned few facts Of life. And almost
The house is red brick and in the style of Queen
Annc's time. II stands on the high ground Ia the
northwest Of London sNrinS breezy Hampstead
The husband Of the famous isdy Ike his faiher
sr lanes saa Of t6s coune Of the ROYAL Agr
cultural Society. and Is wei fitted for the post by
the practical experience he has gained farming his
two thousand acres Of land IN Hampshire. Mr
Card IS genial. levelheaded Scochman. given to
the conduct OF every day affairs.
Mrs. Cards study is upstairs. and has large
French window opening 10 the south. The prevail
ing tone Of the decorations is robins egg blue On
two sides the walls lined with low bookcases.
by the broad south window stands big plain writ
ing table and az the opposite end OF the room j. an
antique cabinet used a manuscript cupboard. \
typewriter, letter press and other concomtants Of
authorship stand about on convenient tables and
shelves. There are no bits OF bric-a brac % catch
dust, indeed no exiraneoUs objects. The gives
effect Of light and freedom. in short. of ideal
It was here that Mrs. Card and sat and chatted.
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SO PER CEN 7
upou the present price OF stock will undoubtedly be
pnid by the
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PIEDMVNl WAL ~ LAND VVMi hNA.
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from Chattanooga thriving town Of $1,000 Inhabitants,
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southern r r. to S,ra ss eaass oS %ns night
,ie TIE mountain. H.. miles IN lehgth' ~ ., thu ,o,,.
oc, Their ITc@ ars ~ 70 pe feet ae Openg uaas
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MI n ali order; The supply Of coal is practically inss
hsust6e & er ,he sale Of all the coal directly az
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S o OF pvsr Of sOs the mine increased
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earning within few months from soo9 yidend upon The
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9nsIructipn.
For YOUNG Ladies--Country

vi Bshichem Pa cenurys experience continued WITH
e SSSs 1iOi Is few and exeeei by none.
niISS NJ, NJ. HUNT Csucees.Or e Miss Puryq29sse,,
beth. g. j. thorough instruction in every department..
NoTRE DAME OF MARYLAND:
GCr r a ntg CITY E fI r. o S Su miles from
Raltlmorc Md conducted by the Sisters o; No,re Dame
n FSGo6G Fon Girls The SS
begin September &C
NJ EwJERsEY,. BURLINGTON 49,.
y Mays Hall he Oldest Church 1s5 d sssGO vaa n S
SiPgHhs1 ?sr f asRSS. P the Tii sUs
N ENYsYLvANIA. BETHLEHEM, BIsHoPTHoRPE.
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prepares for vas'ar Smith, wseysy II bT{n
S,T- MARGARETs DIOCESAN SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS WATERBURY. CONN.
FRANCIS T. RUSSELL RECTOR
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ters sSe' ffspaIs. Coles Climate mia and
HILLS snd English
ladies and children location and other advantages unsur
passed fall term VIII O' Nile 'p IT, s. B3oUEr Prln
SING SING ON THE HUDSON.
- MISS E. d SHERRARD'S School for Young Ladies'
THE oSsINING INSTITUTE
Reopens September 18TH
THE woMAN's COLLEGE, OF BALTIMoR RE: Next
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eaN0n q" WM H. HOPKINS. Phi. d. Baltimore. Md
T,UE MISSES ANABLE'S Boarding and Day School
l for Young Ladies' will reopen September 20 at
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TEMPLE GROVE LADIES, SEMINARY, ssrstosa
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Careful training In manner, mind and heart "a yedf
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Union HALL. JAMAICA l.. l. 49, ~, g..
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WALNUT LANE sCHOoL-Fomerly Madame Glenn
$50 year opens Sept Is, Academlcal and College Pre-
psratory Pupils Wellesley on our exam
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w Est WALNUT STREET BoARDING SCHOOL.
w for Young Ladies' and Misses Address ~
MISS J. TRAUTMANN. 1901 W2lnut-st. Phlla. IA
NOUNG LADIES in delicate health should attend
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Comfort Winter climate delightful limited number OF
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EoRT EDWARD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

A Boarding Seminary Of highest grade ExCLU-
SIVELY FOR LADIES Superb modern buildings steam.
heated handsome and commodious chapel clsssrooms
music and art-rooms parors gymnasium and furnished
rooms loo young ladies' and for IL Professors and
Teachers Five OF study, with diplomas grad.
uation Preparatory Classes 500 per year. board.
and all suites except, Music Art Stcnog
Taphy and Typewrtng SOD year Sept. 10.
JOS. L. KING u. d.. Fort Edward. N. Y.
T. rankin, N. Y-Delaware Literary Institute Send
l. catalogue College Preparatory. English and Sccn-
tihc CHARLES ii. VERRIIL, Pm. d.. Prn.
III ACKETTSTOWN N. j. INSTITUTE has wide
II reputation as college preparatory for young men:
Ladies' college music art, elOcution best building ~
It's class; new laboratory; accommodates nearly 200
boaers ladies refused from lack OF for past eight
consecutive years young refused OT OF these
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-26
A VERMONTER'S OPINION.

Mr.. Otto c. Palmer of Charlotte
received a letter recently from q post
master in Il town in Ramsey county,
North Dakota, in which the writer
SAYS that there has not been provi-
sion enough raised III North Dakota
this year to feed the inhabitants, and
he does not know what they are to
do In addition, most of the farmers
are in debt for tools and are mort
gagged for all they are worth and
more, too Mr.. Palmer was there
two years ago, and his impressions
of the country are far from flatter-
ing. An interminable plain with
neither tree nor bush, and rarely a
stream of water is the general feature.
Most of the wells furnish alkali wa
ter. Mr.. Palmer mixed with the peo-
pie largely, attended some of their
fairs, etc, and he says there was no
jOllity or Observation-Disclosures anywhere;
everyone seemed solemn and depress-
ed After making all due allowance
there is enough of actual fact in the
story to show that the present con-
ditiOn of the people in North Dakota
is discouraging in the extreme, and
that it will be some time yet before
the DakOtas recover from the effects
of recent drOuths. While sympathiz-
ing with these people VermOnters
should learn to be content Bur
lingtOn Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-26
Il TIRELESS LETTER WRITER.

Did you ever stop to think, says an
exchange, what a tireless letter wri-
ter a good local paper is? Week
after week, reaching into year after
year, it goes on, telling of the mar
riages, births, deaths, and coming
and going of the people of the town,
the business success or failure, crops,
improvements, meetings, revivals, in
fact events of all kinds All the grist
comes to the hopper of a good local
paper. Why, to undertake to write
letter each week to your absent
friend and tell half the news your 10
cal paper gives, you would soon give
up in despair. The supposed pleasure
becomes tiresome, the letters grow
shorter, further apart, and finally
quit. Why the difference? Because
it is business. People in a live town
recognize this and take pleasure in
giving the editor news items you
would never learn otherwise
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Walton's Vermont Register for
1890 is out and for sale at the book
stores. This little compendium is in
valuable for every business man in
the state and contains much infOrma-
ton that is found nowhere else
The Arena is a new Boston literary
magazine worthy of public favor
The January number contains pic
ture of Dion Boucicault, two articles
on nationalism, and one of Murray s
best stories, "Mamelons, legend
of the Saguenay, and several other
articles.
The Congregationalist's handbook
for 1890 has 40 pages, contains
prayermeeting topics, daily Bible
readings, UNCONVENTIONAL and other
religious statistics, the Congrega-
tional creed of 1888, accounts of sew
en- benevolent societies, and the Off
cial list of Christian Endeavor prayer
meeting topics. Price $1.25 for 100
copies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-26

proportion of the sixty or more mil
lions who not only constitute but
control our government.
Away on the hillside, where green
fields and shady trees suggest both
industry and repose; on the broad
prairies, where the eye scarcely rests
upon a single habitation, but only
upon heaven and the wide expanse of
fertile earth; in the woods, where
nature sings its perpetual anthem
through leafy arches; the real people
are to be found, and it is only when
you have touched their hearts, as
well as their reason, that you have
really touched the social, religious,
orpolitical element of the nation.
Next to the church and schoolhouse
the weekly newspaper is the great
educator, and, next in responsibility
to Gods ministers and the teachers,
are the editors of the weekly news
papers. AS they shall meet this re-
sponsibility so shall our future des-
tiny result Senator o. H. Platt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-26
DOGS ON A FARM.

The damage done to sheep by dogs
is not limited to the number abso
lutelv killed. The frightening of
flock is serious matter. A flock
that has been worried does not re-
cover for a long time afterwards,
though only one or two are killed.
1t is known by careful dairvmen that
the barking of a dog at mich COWS
affects not only the yield, but the
quality of the milk. If dogs are al
lowed in the poultry yards they dis
turb the fowl, and diminish egg pro-
duction. 1t is possible for animals
to be trained so as not to notice dogs
belonging to the same owners as
themselves, but as a rule strange
dogs should be kept away from any
kind of stock, unless their owner is
willing to stand their loss in ex-
change for the dogs company.-[Cul-
tIVatOr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-26
TRIBUTE TO OLIVER JOHNSON.

Mr. Johnson was a type of the
country boy of New England who
drifts irresistibly from his home
among the hills to the broader thea
ter of the city and there finds the
work that seems worthy of his
strength and courage. The cities are
repIenished by such men every day in
the year. The worn-out, dishearten-
ed and unprinciplcd give way to the
fresh, strong and conscientious young
men who invade the streets of the
cities, like adventures, ready to sack
them if they can. 1t is a fair fight,
and the best survives. Peacham
should be proud of having sent out
such Il man as Oliver Johnson; Mont
peIier is happy in giving him the first
glimpse of the world beyond the no.
rizon of his native town; this coun-
try appreciates in its best moments
the debit owes to him and the other
sincere men who led the advance of
anti-slavery sentiment.- Montpelier
Waterman.
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THE WEEKLY PRESS.

And yet, after all, the weekly news
paper does lead, direct and control
the thought of the people For who
are the people? This phrase, which
refers to the very bedrock of our So
ciaI, religious and political institu-
tions, seems quite indefinite. Some
people meet in New York, IN a hall
upon one of its many streets. They
may be brokers, or merchants, or
railroad men, or for that matter an
aTchIsts, or communists, or sporting
men; and stenographic reporter
takes down what they do or say.
dresses 1T up in attractive style, and
thenext morning express trains scat
ter it all over the country. What
wonder that the participants are inn
bued with the idea that they are the
people" But they are very small
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Rest for Tired and Sick Nerves
THE NERVINE,
Prospect Street. Burlington. VT.
DR.. A, j, WIZARDS

Establishment devoted exclusively to the
treatment of nervous and (mi1d) mental dis
eases. Called also the REST CURE" be
cause the s. Weir Mitchell REST Treatment
is here made speciality
Dr. Willard was the Superintendent and
resident physician of Mary Fletcher hospital
for nearly six years. 1t his long expert
there that induced him to establish this
home for those nervous inva1ids who must
needs leave the work and worry of their own
homes, but could find in a general hospital no
provision made for their special needs. His
sanitarium is entirely new, beautifully 1ocat-
ed, with the lake and mountains in plain
sight, and provided with all needed conven-
fences and medical appliances. Heating is by
the hOt-water system. Ventilation is Sc
cured by numerous fire-p1aces. All the pa
tents rooms can have the sun, Special pains
has been taken with the plumbing. DIR. Will
lard resides with his patients, and is conf
dent that they will here find quiet spot and
everything needed for their comfort and re
covery- He refers by permission to Bishop
Bisse1l of Vermont, Pres. Dwight of Yale,
Pres. Buckham and Drs. Grinne1I, Wheeler
and Witthaus of University of Vermont, Rev.
DIR. Bliss and Hon G. G. Benedict of Bur1ing-
ton. The nurses here employed have received
special training. Board from So to SO
week. Other expenses reasonable. Send for
circular. inch 81
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Gbe Californian.
CARCAssoNNE.

How old ami I'm eighty years.
I've worked both hard and long
Yet, patient my life has been
One dearest sight have not seen
1t almost seems a wrong
A dream l had when life was new
Alas. our dreamsl they come not true
I thought to see fair Carcassonne
That lovely city-Carcassonne-
One sees it dirn1y from the height
Beyond the mountains blue,
Faiu would 1 walk five weary leagues
I do not mind the roads fatigues-
Through morn and evenings dew.
But bitter frosts would fall at night,
And on the grapes that yellow blight
could not go to Carcassonne,
never went to Carcassonne-
They say it is gay at times
As holidays at home.
The gcntIes ride in gay attire,
And in the each iSiIded spire
Shoots up, like those of Romei
The Bishop the procession leads
And generals curb their prancing steeds.
Alas! know not Carcassonne.
AIasi / saw not Carcassonne-
Our wears right; he breaches loud,
And bids us to beware;
He says, oh. guard the weakest part,
And most the traitor in the heart
Against ambitions snare.
Perhaps in Autumn / can find
Two sunny days with gentle wind
/ then could go to Carcassonne,
/ still could go to Carcassonne,
My God and Father pardon me,
If this my wish offendsi
One sees some hope, more high than he,
In age. in his infancy,
To which his heart ascends.
NV wife and son have seen Narbourne;
My grandson went to Perpignan;
But have not seen CarcassOnnel
But have not seen Carcassonne.'
Thus sighed peasant bent with age
Half-dreaming in his chair;
l said, My friend, come go with me,
Tomorrow then thine eyes shall see
Those streets that seem fair
That night there came for passing soul
The church bells low and solemn toll,
He never saw gay Carcassonne.
Who has not known a Carcassonne?