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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

The most copious rain in the last
six months came to this section
Monday and Tuesday. In Walden
and west of there it was a torrent,
and up the Passumpsic it was so
powerful as to make that river the
highest of the season. Saturday and
Sunday it was midsummer weather,
but is much cooler since the rain and
a frost is feared
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

Rev F, d. Buckley, rector of
Grace church, Stafford Springs,
Conn. has accepted the call from St.
Andrews church and parish of St
Johnsbury as its rector. to take eff
feet June l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
NOTICETO SETTLE,

Will all of my Customers having
count with me call at my house and settle at
once, / must have the money to use
MRS. K. E. WOODS.
Passumpsic May 3. Pa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
SUTTON.
WHEELOCE.

F. A. Holmes was appointed post
master here last Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

The Miller wagon is as favorably
known in Vermont as the Fairbanks
scale, and everybody is trying to sell
their old carriages this season SO as
to buy Miller wagon, such as are
advertised on the second page
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
FOR SALE.

For Mill and Lumber Yard work at our mills
in Cranky, VT. Good wages and steady
"a C H. STEVENS & co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

Mrs George H. Cross went with
her Sunday school class to the Pope
woods above North Danville last
Saturday and enjoyed a picnic. 1t
was a full Concord coach load of
picnickers, and Jolly time was had.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
MEN WANTED

l wish to purchase Full B1ooded Polant
China SOW, weighing from $50 to $50 lbs
for which / will pay cash. Il. T. YOUNG,
my 3O@ st. Johnsbury East VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

County court convenes here June
+, Judge Royce presiding 1t will be
an unusually short session and few
interesting cases will be tried. The
suit of Harvey Foster of Walden VS.
Thomas Ward of this place for burn
ing the formers buildings in January,
1856, will be continued, as it is un-
derstood a settlement is pending by
the defendants paying to the plaintiff
a sum that will cover Fosters loss
and costs up to the present time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

Presiding Elder S. Donaldson
preached at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening. A collection
amounting to $25 was taken for
books for the Methodist pastor at
Danville, Rev. George E. Burnham,
who lost his library with all the rest
of his household goods at the fire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
Births.

At Hardwick, May 5, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Lane
At West Burke. May Is, a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Berry.
AT Sutton, May IL, a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Roundy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

Bishop L. De Goesbriand of Bur
lington comes here next Sunday at
the Catholic church, and 63 will be
confirmed at the first communion of
the children at a. m The Bishop
will preach at the regular morning
service at 10 o'clock
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23
Gbe Californian.
FUHLIsHED ENER1 IUHSDA "i
=, M. STONE & COMPANY,

Opposite Athenseun1. ST. JOhnsbury, Verrno ont
&. NJ. STONE. ARTHUR F. STONE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

service at 10 o'clock
The first meeting of the confer
ence year of the st. Johnsbury dis
trict ministerial association will be
held at the Methodist church at st.
Johnsbury Centre, June 24-26. A
program of literary and religious ex-
ercises has been arranged.
1t can be authoritatively stated
that the repairs on the post office
will Recommended soon. Documents
have just been received from the de-
partment at Washington and the
public have the promise of a well-fur-
nished office in the near future
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-23

100 bushels Early Rose Potatoes fit for
planting or table. Enquire of
GEO. o. FORD,
Toh EaS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

writes Blakely Hall, in the Chicago
I,ate, Ocean,. The book-makers may
be screaming out the odds and the
common people roaring their delight
during the progress of a race. but the
noble sportsman rarely raises his voice
above its ordinary conversational tone,
and he must be watched closely and
continuously before one can detect the
muscular twitchings. the involuntary
flush, the gnawing of the neither lip
which prove that his calmness is simply
assumed, because it is supposed that
only the vulgar people wear their hearts
upon their sleeves. Occasionally human
nature will cause even noble lord to
break through the artificial restraint
when he has an unusually heavy stake
upon a particular horse. and then he
proves to be quite common person,
cursing his hard luck in ordinary oaths,
or offering to stand drinks with the
irrational enthusiasm and generosity
of the dry-goods young man who has
won his first bet. But these occasions
are very rare, and receive no encour-
agement from the well-bred icebergs
who float around the paddock and fol-
low in melancholy procession the Prince
of Wales whenever his Royal Highness
deigns, and that is not infrequently, to
put in an appearance at Newmarket,
Epson, Dorcaster, Gcodwood, AID
Ascot. Royalty rarely misses any one
Of these meetings, and the Princess OF
Wales will often accompany her free
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

buttons of considerable value impart mora
alstlnction to toilet than great oman.
'ity OF the cheaper kind. -Four buttons is
qulte sufficient; six is perhaps the most
usual number with dressy women. Some
"nes button is set to fasten the sleeve
pun at the shoulder, or two or three bur
soes are sewn on the coat tails behind. The
large pocket flaps are not so common in
warm weather fabrics as on winter ma.
terials, but call for one or two buttons
each when employed. Fifteen is about as
many buttons as handsome gown, utiliz-
ing all its opportunities, can comfortably
maintain.
Natural-wood buttons are bought for
rustic use either plain, in which case the
family genius s'hand paints" them, or
most deliberately carved. The cameo but
IONS are as beautiful as any made, and the
variety of their coloring, ranging from
PINK through every shade of brown, an
imperial purple to magnificent black,
gives a great variety of lawn party and
country house and coaching toilets with
which they harmonize. The cameo but
tons are carved on pieces of conch shell,
and landscapes are introduced showing q
castle with trees, cattle and figures, farm
yard or well with oxen, fowl, carts and
wagons, women and children.
For the young ladies who are the artists
OF their own pretty toilets the plain white
porcelain buttons possess irresistible
charm. Suppose the fete gown to be but
toned is a soft India silk figured with thu
budding twigs, the grasses and flower.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
It Was All Right.

Il think I dropped a letter into the
mail the other day without stamping
it," said a man at the postofice as he
called for the chief clerk.
eff you did it has been sent to the
Dead Letter Office"
HAS, eh? You must have known
that it was q mistake.
Eyes"
@And you ought to have held it for
inquiry, sir!'
Eve have our rules"
4And they ore mighty impudent
rules, let me tell you! The Postoffice
Department needs overhauling, and
I'll help to see it done!"
The next day the man returned, this
time with smile on his face, and
said:
"You remember I was speaking
about an unstamped letter."
yes"
Il was much put out?"
Eyes"
well, I want to apologize That
letter was directed to all acquainf.
ance. In it 1 called him liar and a
horse-thief. Last night l found out
that I was mistaken. He hasn't got
the letter and won't get it, and so you
see he won't ever know anything about
it. The Postoffice Department is al
right. Rules are. all right. The
clerks are all right. Have cigar, and
press on to promotion and increased
salary
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
A A0DEL $4,000 HOUSE.
R. W. sHoppELL, ARCHITECT.
Copyrighted.


The sale by auction of the great sum-
mer hotel at Rockaway Beach. which is
advertised for an early date, calls atten-
ton to the most stupendoue building
folly on record. The condition of sale
that the building must be removed from
the ground reduces the value to that of
kindling wood and secondhand build
ing materials. The situation discloses
an inevitable loss of million and half
OF dollars.
Instead of building that great struc-
ture of thousand rooms on the sand,
which was contrary to scripture as we'll
a. good sense, had the projectors bought
. thousand acres Of land mot sandy near
New York, laid out streets and small
parks. divided the tract into, say, 5000
building plots, erecting pretty, low
cost cottage on every tenth pIot-all OF
which was possible with their money,
what different result there would have
been! Unquestionably they would have
made q profit of a mlllion-probably
more.
1t may be safely estimated that Is, 0tD
ments in the city of New York, and
AumOOA IA AoASO
cities, would gladly purchase tasteful
and convenient low-cost cottages located
in the suburbs. Speculative builders
rarely build them, although they know
they are in demand. The brisk demand
for them usually induces the builder to
ask high prices for them, and that de-
feats the purpose.
A great building company, with am
pie capital and with fixed prices based
on fair profits, is needed to build low.
cost cottages. The brilliant financial
success of such an enterprise would be
almost certainty.
Below will be found description O;
the building design illustrating this
article:
Size of structure: Extreme width. 80
feet; depth, % feet 6 inches; not in
Guiding veranda and kitchen porch; ex-
IRENE depth, 80 feet + inches.
Materials for exterior walls: Foun-
dations. stone and brick: first story,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

sleeves and buttons up and down and
|crosswise on her bodice and buttons on her
back and buttons lodged .on her skirts
wherever there was room for q button to
cling But the characteristic button of
the season ranges from the size of cop
tper cent to that of an English penny, and
thence to more than the dimensions and
almost the weight of silver dollar. Such
q button is gilt or silvered or lacquered
and usually adorned with graceful paint
ings, in the gay, soft, bright greens and
pnks and blues which color the dainty
silks of the summer, and showing pretty,
frivolous, nythologic designs of pictur-
fesque groups of cavaliers and ladies
worthy of 1lhe sunshine and blue skies and
clipped lawns, the shippers and the patches,
the smiling grace end highly finished art
oitbe laughter loving and carelessly glad
pseudo shepherds and shepberdesses who
nasqueradeG with Marie Antoinette at
Little Trianen.
To collect "button .sets'' is becoming the
1ashaa. Yanng wenen whose beauty,
cash, or American chic gets them into the
London swim have been writing home
wonderful stories MEthin the last two
months of valuable old sets of Florentine
fosae buttons, and buttons with crests
and menogramE in repousse work. and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

clapboards; second story, shingles;
gables, shingles and panels; roof, shin
giles.
Height of stories: Cellar, 6 feet 6
inches; first story. 9 feet; second story.
feet inches.
Interior finish: Plaster walls, and
softwood trim throughout. Hardwood
staircase.
Accommodations: The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets, ETC.. are
shown by the floor plans given here
with. Beside these there is a cellar un-
der the hall and parlor. The attic is
foored but no rooms are finished
The bathroom is supplied with cold
water only, the total expense for tub
and plumbing being $50. An ine1p6n-
sive hot-water supply can be procured
in the shape of metal water-reservoir
placed at one end Of the tub, under
which is placed an oil or gas heating
attachment. Regular plumbing for hot
water supply would cost SIS. Plumbing
space in the bathroom, would cost 500.
Accommodations may be increased by
!, building one-story kitchen extension
(ahout l,920 cubic feet, costing $40. and
| using the present kitchen as library
or q bedroom. The veranda accommo-
| dations may be extended by carrying
the veranda along either side to one
half the depth OF the house, at cost Of
81 per lineal foot.
Special features: The exterior of
this design 's regarded as an approved
example of modern cottage archi-
lecture. 1t is rather con .picuously
ornamental after the painter is through,
especially SC if the painter fully inn
proves the opportunity afforded by the
panel.ed gables, but it's ornamentation
is legitimate and the result of simple
methods.
The interior has square hall and the
rooms avefaye a fair size. The dining
room is ample. The kitchen is small,
btlt 1t is connected with what may be
called a working pantry; that is, the
panty is large and well lighted, afford
ing room for mixing and similar work,
which may be performed there more
comfortably than in the hot kitchen. A
small opeEing is provided between tho
dining room and kitchen closet, with .
sliding door, for the purpose of passin.
dishes,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

and-easy srouse-especially to Epson
and Ascot.
His Royal Highness does not bet for
by tombstone. Abingdon, and Chetwynd.
He wins much oftener than he loses,
because his advisers, knowing that the
royal temper is apt to be upset at the
end Of bad dav. take care to give him
what they believe to be the very
straightest of straight tips.
The Princes favorite racing town is
Newmarket. and he loves it because
the native. do not mob him whenever
he stils abroad. met him in High
street there ~ week or SO ago strclling
along quite unattended and unnoticed.
He was got up in correct sporting fash
ion, ard wore among other striking
things a rair of long yellow riding
boots which we'll set off the handsome
legs and ankles Of which his Royal
Hig hness is inortlinately proud. T
have Frequently seen the Prince in
London, and II; on every occasion his
face had the same mechanical, half
foolish half amiable smile, which is
part of the royal outfit when moving
about town At Newmarket, however,
the Prince was without the stereotyped
smile and walked along whistling and
wlacki"g his big boots with whip as
though life was worth living there at
any rate. The Princes eldest son,
Albert Victor, better known by his
popular name of collars and Cuffs"
is fast young man, who is engaged
just now in having his fling under the
kindly aud not unsympathetic eye Of
his 10. val papa. Albert Victor is not
beauty. and would be considered an
average specimen of an ordinary dude
were it not for his neck. which is as
long as a cameleopard's and attracts
unwelcome attention wherever he goes.
The youngster has recently registered
his own colors, but only for regimental
racing.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
One Way Of Trade.

People who are deeply interested il
"business" are sometimes accused O
talking shop" and bringing questions
of trade into the parlor. A certain
author has q son, Rob, who is greatly
interested in traffic, and who, when he
is not swapping" an article, is con.
juring up some other possibility OF
trade.
One day Rob was walking with his
father when an acquaintance met them
and asked, HI, where can get the
last book you published?"
4At any book store, was the answer.
"Buy it, do, and increase the sale!"
Cant afford that" was the iocose
reply.
"0h yes, you can. They've put it
it into paper, and you can get it for
fifty cents"
"And how much of that fifty do you
get-ten? No, I can't think of con-
tributing to your support to that ex-
tent"
Pa" whispered Bob, nudging his
fathers elbow, "ask him if he wouldn't
rather split the difference give. YOU
five cents and not read the book at ALL"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

;,s;u an hours ride of New York where
ia stately country houses are thrown
Wv Wv, 10 cayly dressed, chatting, laughing
e slamen they would find that their far
sos,esses were gowned. even to the last
u u,,.ton in exact imitation of what these
. uus leaders of the Partisan world intro
,"cea rs the fashion of their Day 100 years
va writes New York correspondent of
The Chicago News.
These Recamier gowns are copied
from old portraits and prints and are
horned. in the rare cases where these are
nnrocurable, by historic sets of old silver
tnttons painted by Vatican and Boucher
and raked from Paris bric-a-' rae
shons or preserved as heirlooms in families.
have seen within the fortnight exquisite
miniature shepherdesses and Cupids, the
nririnal paintings of masters who excelled
IN the fine and the dainty in art. These
lnttons once adorned the cuffs, the pock-
sts the fronts of brocaded gowns and coats
long fallen into shreds, and after lying in
nno, uous desuetude for generations are
now becoming the pride of the new-old
toilets which were picturesque in town in
winter and rapidly approach the daringly
The singing of the birds and the dropping
If the bars of dress conventionality OH the
summer lawns.
Some of the ornamental buttons which
have been brought into use by the fashion
Of redingotes and redingote casques are
simply painted with a number of the most
brilliant colors placed in such harmonious
iuxtaposition as to produce rich and re-
fined effect Many of these are only
celebrations of the fashions of the button
rage which lasted from 1875, or there
sbouts, to 1880, when there were buttons
on a lady's shoulders and buttons on her
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

snlant paste buttons which go back to
ohwell, and pearl and topaz buttons OF
psflod even earlier. There are old fami.
~, buttons, priced as highly as jewels and
NY IN cases of velvet and satins. A
lug woman who is trave.ing with Mrs.
ank Leslie is authority for the state
Eh w.. .Iat that lady is picking up abroad
oo luton set which shall rival her dia-
isa Fine old Louis XIV. buttons in
ar s'' painted after the designs of Frago-
e are the object of Mrs. Leslie's de-
4sr, an object not easily attained. The
Lera ..!ui Miss Chamberlain, whom the IN
BE-, '''onal gossips married otfhand before
Kim engagement was announced fairly,
b,,,oa nave an exquisite set of Dauphine
trs, ,as In paste in her trousseau. A
xr,ss american girl who has seen them
ppd ,es mat they are very valuable, being
aon u.o,edly genuine and exquisitely
&v Is OF course the directory and Louis
hive .oa a SO much worn this summer that
Lu,,o ru'eons their opportunity, especially
sljch oi large size. The number with
tAe aia ~ adorn ones self is left entirely TO
discretion Of the wearer, though few
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
Sanctioned by Holy Writ.

Mrs. Al think of all the hii1eous
modern fashions wearing big hustle
is the most SO.
Mrs. B.-A hustle is not modern
fashion. It is two thousand years ole,
at least.
"How did you find that out?"
by searching the scripture. Does not
St. Paul refer to the hustle when he
talks about forgetting those things
that are behind:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
English Tips.

The complaint of the traveller against
the English system of "tips" wakes
every year more bitter It has become
impossible for persons of moderate
means to visit at large establishments,
no matter upon what footing they stand
with the owners, because it costs so
much to fee the servants.
II came away from England without.
going to see my sister," gentleman
said, recently, because will not sub
NIT to the tipping. Her husband has
a big establishment, and it would make
all the servants think she had shabby
relatives for me to go there and not do
the conventional thing; and that I will
not submit to. When they were here
last year, they stayed with me three
weeks, and when 5hey We're going away
he wanted to fee the servants, AID I.
told him that that was an insult to me.
said that it was all intimation that L
could not or would not have him prop
erly served without his paying for it !,
and that in America it was Point Of
honor with us to see that our hospital
ity was not paid for by the guest. l.
don't think he liked the way 1 put it,
but he could not think of anything to-
say,-BOStOn Courier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16

ASHTON certainly
Ia k es wondrols
freaks. If Nine Rec
amier and Nine. de
Stael could make a
flying visit to Yonkers
or Larchment or
Flushing, Long Island,
or any one of the
beautiful Suhurh 6
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
OLD ENGLAND,s FUTURE RULER.
The Prince of Wales as a Sport.

ERE in En-
gland one of the
irst t h in 6 $
which strike an
outsider visiting
the private en-
closure of a crack
race meeting is
the moody coun-
ienan nee a n d
freezing reserve
If the aristo-
era tic habitlle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-16
That'll Teach Him.

A west country farmer attempted to,
brighten his wife by sending her the
following note: when you get this
you will be widow. Yon will find my
body in the stable" Mrs. Chnttin re-.
ceived this startling news with consid-
cradle nonchalance, and, it is alleged.
got out her husbands best clothes and
began to brush them for the funeral.
She sent her daughter to the stable,
who returned, saying he was not dead,
but looked lawful bad" fastening to
the stable, Mrs. Chuffin found her hns-
band suspended from rafter. In her
efforts to release him she discovered
that he had passed the cord under his.
arm, and that there was not the slight
est fear Of death ensuing from stran-.
gulation. Securing good stout stick,
she whacked him till her arm was.
tired. She says thatll teach him to
make better job of it next time he
commits suicide.