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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
THE TREE QUESTION.

The subject of growing forest in
every village and city is dividing
opinion about as much as the pestif-
erous English sparrow; but the sober
Judgment of medical men and ordi-
nary mortals of common sense is
that both the trees and the sparrows
are nuisance and the trees a posi-
tive damage. The latest is a disa-
greement among the doctors at the
annual convention of the American
public health association at Brook
lyn recently.
DR.. g. A. Lindsey of New Haven
read paper by DIR. William T. Park
er of Newport, r. l., on the evils of
having too many trees. The essay
list said: This condition of over
shading is very noticeable in our New
England and middle state towns.
The white faces and sickly appear
largely attributable to this cause,
and suggests that medical men
should call attention to the growing
evil Where houses are Overshaded
the nervous system also suffers, as
well as the general bodily health"
DR.. Lindsey expressed the opinion
that the great number of trees in
New Haven was the cause of much
malaria and other disease in that
city, but it was difficult to cut down
a tree. Dr. Henry p. Walcott of
Cambridge. chairman of the state
board of health, remarked that he
had lived in a town as much shaded
as New Haven, and found no harm
from the great number of trees, but
a direct benefit. DIR. George NJ
Sternberg of the army believed that
many malarious places were redeem
ed by the planting of trees. While
houses overshaded were unhealthful,
he could not see how tall elms in the
streets like those in New Haven were
a cause of ill-health. In the West the
absence of trees to protect houses
from the hot sun was the cause of
disease Dr. Gilhon of Washington
mentioned the fact that the Roman
Campagna had been freed from mala-
ria to a great degree by the planting
of eucalyptus trees. The swamps in
California were dried in the same
way. 1t is evident that a golden
mean is what is needed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
ABOUT THE EYES.

Sit erect in your chair when read
ing, and as erect when writing as
possible If you bend downward
you not only gorge the eyes with
blood but the brain as well, and both
suffer. The same rule should apply
to the use of the microscope. Get
one that will enable you to look at
things horizontally, not always YER
tically.
Have reading lamp for night use.
In reading the light should be on the
book or paper and the eyes in the
shade. If you have no reading lamp
turn your back to the light, and you
may read without danger to the eyes
Hold the book at your focus; if
that begins to get far away, get
spectacles.
Avoid reading by the Pickering
light of the fire.
Avoid straining the eyes by read
ing in the cleaning.
Reading in bed is injurious as a
rule. 1t must be admitted, however,
that in cases of sleeplessness, when
the mind is inclined to ramble over a
thousand thoughts a minute, read
ing steadies the thoughts and con-
duces to sleep.
Donot read much In a railway car
riage. l myself always do, however,
only in good light, and invariably
carry good reading lamp to hook
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07

minutes, while the steamship is back
ing and filling around, so as to wave
my handkerchief and watch her out
of sight. See?
81 ketch on, boss.
"Well, I'm too busy to fool around
here; stock to buy, biz to attend to.
She's little near-sighted, so I'll lust
hire you to wave this handkerchief
instead. It's big one with a red
border, and as long as she sees it
she'll think it's me- Come up to 2O2
Wall street when they are we'll off
and I'll pay you"
''S'posin' she looks through a tele-
scope or Suthin ?''
I'm that case you'll have to bury
your face in the handkerchief and do
the great weep act"
''That'll be fifty cents extra
''All right. Time is money Look
sharp now You can kiss your hands
Il few times at, say, one dime per
kiss" and swapping his watch the
Over-driven business man rushed off.
We print this affecting little Incl
dent to call attention to the fact that
the man thus employed has gone in
to the business regularly. He is now
a professional fareweller, and bust
bic time, and yet give their departing
relatives an enthusiastic send-Off, by
applying to the above specialist any
steamship day. Go early and avoid
the rush. Puck
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
Gbe Galeoolrlan.
~. John-bury, Thur-day, Nov =, 1883.
VICTORY BOY MAKES HIS MARK.

a Vermont Yankee boy has made
his mark out here, says a Montana
correspondent of the Boston Journal,
writing from Helena and describing
he says:
\ year ago this was a maze of will
low bushes. When the writer was
there in Nav mammoth hotel
was being built by Col. Broadwate r,
president of the Montana Central
railway Before the summer season
opened the whole was completed,
and what was simply a wilderness
six months before, was transformed
into about as attractive n spot as
the hands of man can make. The
hotel IS large, handsome and elegant.
But the swimming tank is the fea t
ure for that country. or indeed any
country, pool large enough to dive
and plunge into and for scores to
swim about in at the same time !;
over the tank is a pavilion 120x32O
feet and 60 feet high, with galleries
and innumerabIe stained glass win
dOws, the tank itself is 1OOx3OO feet
in size BY another year it is pro
posed to have lake a fourth of
mile long, 300 feet wide and 10 feet
deep. with a gold fish pool 10 feet in
diameter.
The supervising architect of this
big hotel and tank is also another of
the surprising productions of the
Rocky mountain country. In the
forest-covcrcd town of Victory, Yer
mont, is family of Appletons which
have considerable of the root of the
matter in them. One son is home
missionary in the Mississippi valley,
a daughter is the wife of foreign
missionary, the father, deacon in
the Victory church, supplied the pull
pit in the absence of q minister till
the ncighboring Congregational
churches and pastors gave him regu-
lar icensure or appreciation to
preach; another son started "Out
West" to seek his fortune along the
line of the Canadian Pacific railway,
and after while in the northwest
territory joined an emigrant tram
going down through Montana.
When he reached Helena he was i'm
pressed by its appearance and went
out to look fora job. In a few hours
he secured work as q carpenter at 81
per day. While engaged on reSiden-
ceS 1t occurred to him that most of
them lacked architectural taste; in
his spare hours he began drawing
plans, some of which he subsequent
" submitted to builders, and q few
of them were adopted; their ready
sale cmboldened him to try for him
self, and last spring our Vermont
country boy, who never had any
technical educatio except what
he picked up himself, was the super
visor in the erection of that great
hotel, and had contracts for over
score of elegant houses on his hands
Success will never spoil him; he is
deacon of the Congregational church
of Helena, and ready with heart and
open hand for every really good
thing; boy still i'll feeling, and COM
panionable for any age.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07

on behind me- Thousands of people
would travel by night rather than
by day if the companies could only
see their way to the exclusive use OF
the electric light.
Authors should have black ruled
paper instead of blue, and should
never strain the eyes by reading too
fine types.
The bedroom blinds should be red
or gray, and the head of the bed
should be toward the window.
Those ladies who not only write
but sew should not attempt the
black seam by night.
When you come to an age that sug-
gests the wearing of spectacles let no
false modesty prevent you from get
ting pair. If you have only one
eye an eye-glass will do; otherwise 1t
is folly.
Go to the wisest and best Opt1clan
You know Of and state your wants
and your case plainly and be assured
you will be properly fitted.
Remember that bad spectacles are
most injurious to the eyes, and that
good and we'll chosen ones are a de-
cided luxury.
Get a pair for reading with and if
necessary a longdistance pair for use
out of doors.-[Cassell's Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
ALLEGED HUMOR.
Written with Onr Five Dollar Shear

Written with Onr Five Dollar Shears.
The head line "Prohibition After
| Death" nearly drove a Kentucky
managing editor crazy the other day.
He wrote Probation"
She (at the piano)-'L Listen how
do you enjoy this refrain ~ He
Very much! The more you refrain
the better like it > Musical Cour-
Ter.
The Breed. what breed is your
calf, my little MANI" dun know"
Don't know! What is its mother ?'
Its mother? Waal, its mother is
half keow and half Jersey. = Har-
per's Bazaar.
How do you get along at school,
Charley? Doyou keep up with your
class ?" keep up with the class !?
| That isn't anything to do. It's how
toget ahead of the teacher that wor-
ries me. - Burdette.
Father to the Man" Fond Par
ent-''No, darling-Bobby is getting
better. What should you have done
if he had died ?" Darling (after a
pause)-"I should have had his
Noah's ark, shouldn't ?''- Fun.
At the Exposition Miss Addie
Pose-Good gracious! This dreadful
machine makes me out to be twice as
heavy as l really am. Algernon-Is
it not pawssible, Miss Addie, that
you dropped two nickles in the
slawt.
He Revised 1t. 81 want to get a
watch for this boy" Eyes sir. A
secondhand watch ?' Second
hand ?" No sir; we don't wear sec
ond-hand goods" Beg pardon,
sir; should have said a watch with
a secondhand. . Harper's Young
People.
No Hurry.-Young bird Ton tree)
There comes hunter. We'd bet
ter fly away" Old bird-''No hurry
He's got to climb fence before he
gets to us, and his gun will probably
catch in rail and shoot him. They
most always do" New York
Weekly.
Mr.. Mason-We's kim t git mar
rid. The Rev. Mr.. Dixon-Why,
Sam! how yo' gwine t support a
wife? Mr.. Mason-We's gwine inter
d laundry biz. Mr.. Dixon-Yo' CANT
wash! Mr. Mason-No; sab; but Is
gwine t. furnish d. s'iled Clothes
Judge.
your husband was great suffer
er in his late illness, Mrs. Kooley ?"
Yes, an awful sufferer. But, do you
know, think it is mercy he died.
If he'd lived he'd never got through
talking about that illness. OF course
it would have been great pleasure
to him, poor man; but think how all
the rest of us would have suffered!'
Il Boston Transcript.
While James Braithwick, Cana
dian, was figuring ont how long it
would take cannon ball to reach
the sun if going at a velocity of 1882
feet per second, his neighbor, Peter
Scott, went at it and dug sixty-fOur
bushels of potatoes on shares and
stole twelve bushels of corn. The
man who attends to the earth and
lets the sun alone will get ahead
Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
A LOVE LETTER.

He hurried up to the office as soon
as he entered the hotel, and without
waiting to register inquired eagerly !;
ANY letter for me? ?"
The clerk sorted out a package
with the negligent attention that
comes of practice, then Tipped one
a very small one-on the counter.
The travelling man took it with a
curious smile that twisted his pleas
ant-looking face into mask of ex-
pectancy.
He smiled as he read it. Then, OBJ
him, he laid it gently against his lips
and actually kissed it.
A loud guffaw startled him.
Now, look here, old fellow" said
a loud voice, that won't do, you
know Too spoony for anything.
Confess, now; your wife didn't write
that letter.
mo, she didn't said the travel
ing man, with an amazed look, as if
he would like to change the subject.
That letter is from my best girl.
The admission was so unexpected
that the trio of friends who had
caught him said no more until they
had eaten a good dinner and were
seated together in a chum $ room.
Then they began to badger him:
It's no use; you've got to read 1T
to us, Dick said one of them; I'VE
want to know all about your best
girl
$50 you SHALL" said Dick with
great GOODNESS; II will give you the
letter and you can read it yourselves.
There it isl and he laid it on the
table
Il guess not" said one who had
been the loudest in demanding it;
we like to chaff a little, but we
hope we are gentlemen. The young
lady would hardly care to have the
letter read by this crowd" and he
looked reproachfully at his friend.
But insist upon it, was the an
swer; there is nothing to be asham-
ed of-except the spelling; that's
little shaky, I'll admit; but she won't
care in the least. Read it, Hardy,
and Judge for yourself"
Thus urged Hardy took up the let
ter, shamefacedly enough, and read
it. They were only a few words.
First he laughed, then swallowed
suspiciously, and, as he finished it,
threw it upon the table again and
rubbed the back of his hand across
his eyes, as if troubled with di1nness
of vision.
''Pshaw'' he said, IF l had love
letter like that'-and then was 81
lent.
Fair play!" cried one of the
others, with an uneasy laugh.
"I'llread it to you boys" said their
friend, seeing they had made no move
to take it, land l think you'll agree
with me that it's a model love let
ter"
And this was what he read:
Mi owen dear PAPA
| sa mi PRairS every mite and
Wen kis yure Pictshure | ASK god
to bless you GOOD hi PAPA yure best
CURL, DOLLY.
For "a moment or two the company
remained silent, while the little letter
was passed from hand to hand, and
YOU would have said that each and
every one had had hay fever, by the
snufing that was heard. Then Har-
dy jumped to his feet:
Three cheers for Dolly and three
cheers for Dicks best girl"
They were given with a will De
troit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
A VETERAN STAGE DRIVER.

The last of the old stage drivers
who took their stages over the ia
nous old route between Lancaster,
N. H., and Portland is Stephen J..
Seavey, who is a hale, hearty man
yet. He was an excellent type of his
class, equally admirable at handling
whip and reins and in spinning a
yarn. He still delights to give anna
tours points ill the management of
four-in-hands, and boasts of having
driven Artcmus Ward when he was
starting out in the world to seek
his fortune as printers devil in the
office of the Lancaster Democrat
Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
More Honored in the Breach.

Is it evidence of "honest intent" to
redeem pledges in favor of reform for
the president to appoint in nearly
every case professional politicians to
important business offices as a re-
ward for their services to himself or
his party? Is an ''honest intent"
evinced by the substituting of the
press in appointing editors to office !?
Does the long list of the presidents
relatives and connections pensioned
upon the public indicate an "honest
intent to redeem reform pledges !?
The cold and unacceptable fact is that
so far as the civil service is concerned
this is an administration of pledge
tramplers.-[ New York World, dem
Ocratic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
4 HANDKERCHIEF SPECIALIST.

The other morning, as the depart
ing Cunard steamship was casting
off its lines and swinging out into the
stream, an elderly-looking business
man hastily embraced a lady, who
was one of the passengers, and rush
ed down the gang plank to the wharf
Going up hurriedly to melan-
choly loafer, who was watching the
busy crowd, the gentleman drew him
behind pile of freight and said
want to earn dollar?'
You bet"
You see that lady in black on the
bridge there ?" said the citizen.
Cert"
We'll, that's my wife going to Eu-
rope. Now, of course, she'll expect
me to stand here for the next twenty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

Following is the proclamation of
President Harrison issued at Wash
ingtOn on Nov 1:
A highly favored people, mindful of
their dependence on the bounty of
Divine Providence, should seek fitting
occasion to testify gratitude and
ascrIbe praise to Him who is the
author of their many blessings 1t
behOOves us, then, to look back with
thankful hearts over the past year,
and bless God for his infinite mercy
in vouchsafing to our land enduring
peace, to our people freedom from
pestilence and famine, to our hus-
bandmcn abundant harvests and to
them that labor a recompence for
their toll
Now, therefore, |, Benjamin Har-
rison, President of the United States
OF America, do earnestly recommend
that Thursday, the 2Sth dav of this
present month of November, be set
apart as n dav of national thanks
giving and prayer, and that the peo-
pie of our country, ceaSing from the
cares and labOrS of their working
day, shall assemble in their respective
places of worship and give thanks to
God, who has proSpered us on our
way and made our paths the paths
of peace; beseeching Him to bless the
day to our present and future good,
making it truly one of thanksgiving
for each reunited home circle, as for
the nation at large
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
Vocal Culture and Glass Teaching.

Mr.. Harry II. May is prepared to give pri-
waite lessons to those desiring musical culture
and instruction by the most approved meth
DDS. Mr.. May has recently been under the
instruction of Prof George J. Parker OF
Boston, Mass. He will give lessons at his
home, No Pearl street, or if desired, will
give instruction at pupils homes. if engage
ments are made with him in person or by
mail. Terms reasonable Ii jan
HARRY ii. MAY, No. Pearl Street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
1890.
Harper's Magazine.
illustrated.

Shakespeare-the Shakespeare OF
EDWIN A. ABBEY-will be presented in Har-
pers Magazine for 1890, with comments by
Andrew Lang. Harper's Magazine has also
made special arrangements with AlphonSe
Daudet, the greatest of living French move
lists, for the exclusive publication, in serial
form, of a humorous story, to be entitled
The ColonistS of TaraScOn: the Last Ad-
ventures of the Famous Tartarin.' The
story will be translated by Henry James, and
illustrated by RoSSi and Myrbach.
w. ID. Howells will contribute novelette,
in three parts, and I.afcadio Hearn a novel
cite in two parts, entitled ''Youma,' hand
SOmely illustrated.
In illustrated papers, touching subjects of
current interest, and in its short Stories po-
ems, and timely articles, the Magazine will
m aintain its well-known standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07

At the auction sale of First Nation
albank stock of Concord, n. H., four
shares brought $40, four $500, four
1926, the highest price ever paid for
bank stock in the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
FALL RIVERS TALLEST CHIMNEY

Saturday afternoon the masons
and other employees whose time has
been occupied for several months in
the construction of the monster Chin
ney at the Iron Works company's
new plant, ceased their labors and
the work will stand forth as the tai
lest object i'll this city and one of the
tallest chimneys in the world
The work was begun March 81,
and the first stone was laid April g.
The hole for the foundation is 16 feet
deep and is filled with 1000 tons of
granite upon which 800 barrels of
Portland cement was used The
founda ton is 80 feet square at the
bottom, and then is stepped back
until at the last Iaver of the eight
courses it is 80 feet square on the
hammered bed. Then is started
belt course of brick and from this the
chimney reaches an altitude of $50
feet. 1t is 800 feet from the belt to
the first ring and the distance from
the first to the second ring is % feet
Then comes a concave of 20 feet, the
whole being surmounted by a terra
Gotta cap of five feet From the level
of tide water the chimney is $50 feet
high.
Thirteen men are at work putting
the terra Gotta cap in place and the
lightning rod was adjusted Thurs
day In the construction of the
chimney 1 700, 900 bricks were used,
and IN the cap there were required
12S peices ofterra cotta.-[F Fall River
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
ENTERTA INTENT WITHOUT WINE
When l came into office as mayor,

When l came into office as mayor,
says Mayor Hart of Boston,
thought, Can we go through the year
without the city of Boston paying
for bottle of wine? Up to this time
that has been the result We have
entertained, as you know, the Presi-
dent of the United States, and we
have entertained the Pan-American
Congress, and | believe that they
have been as well satisfied as any
people who ever came to Boston
with the entertainment we have
given them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
FULL PAID CAPITAL, CAPITAL AUTHORIZED,
$1,000, 100000. $4,000, 100000.
NORTHWESTERN
Guaranty Loan Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
-OFFICERS.=
L. F. MENACE, President
PRESIDENTS,
THOMAS LOWRY, A 7. DEAN
w S STREETER
HENRY G. MENACE, Sec'y and Treas.

DIRECTORS.
Thos. Lowry, Pres. Minneapolis st. R'y Co.
W. ID. WaShburn, Pres. M. 5. Ste. M. & A.
R'y Co.
John S. Pil1sbury, Chas. A. Pillsbury & Co.
E. w Herrick of Herrick Brothers.
a. ]. Dean, former Cashier Security Bank.
Loren Fletcher of l.. Fletcher & Company.
Clinton Morrison, Pres. Farmers & Mechan-
les Savings Bank.
Geo A. Pillsbury of Chas. A. Pilsbury * Co.
c. H. Petit of Petit, Christian & Co.
Joseph Dean of Security Bank.
III. E. Fletcher. Treas. Minneapolis & Pacific
Railway Company.
VIM. H. EuStiS, Treas. North American Tele-
graph Company.
Philip III. Neher of Neher s. Carpenter, Troy,
New York.
l.. F. Menage, President of Company.
William S. St.eeter.
Conservative investments for sale, includ-
ing per cent year bonds in denominations
$50, 800, $500 and 81 600. Short time col
lateral paper and First Mortgages city
property and Improved Farms.
Branches 40 Broadway, New York,
St, Boston, Mass. Stiff
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-07
N. r. SWITSER,
Manufacturer and dealer in
Parlor Suits, Lounges,
Easy Chairs,
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Houses on Mt. Pleasant St, Main. ST.,
Pearl St, Paddock Village, Fairbanks vii
1age and Summervile- Also farms both
large and small near St Johnsbury and in
towns about. No better time to buy than
now. Enquire of
19tf w. H. PRESTON, Agent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-11-06

The Atlanta Journal publishes
this inquiry from a New Orlean,
mao:
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. %, 1889.
10 the Editor of the journal.
"Kindly inform me MS TO the
extent OF the pea crop of your
state this year, and give me the
names Of several of your largest
dealers in peas,and greatly ob!ige
yours truly,
To Cooke. 46 Decatur St
The information sought NAV be
Of interest to the Terrell farmers
who have made and gathered
heavy pea crops, and it NAV be
worth the while for them to com
municate with MIR. Cooke. Il
might lead to an early and profita~
BE disposal oftbeir entire crop.
We have several times, this fall
urged the importance OF saying
tie pea crop. So far as cur obsers
vation goes it is very fine in Terrell
this year. 1t may prove a valua-
bic addition to the income OF the
farmers.