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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
STATE CONVENTION.

The call for the republican state
convention at Montpelier, June 19,
IS out, with the request that caucuses
be held on June - Caledonia coun-
ty is entitled to so delegates divided
as follows: Barnet 3, Burke 8, Dan
vile 4, Groton 2, Hardwick 3, Kirby
=, Lyndon 4, Newark 2, Peacham 8,
Ryegate 3, Sheffield 2, ST. Johnsbury
., Stannard 2, Sutton 2, Walden 2,
waterford 2, Wheelock 2. The rail-
roads give fare one way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Marriages.

AT st. Johnsbury May 13, by Rev. J. A
Boissonnault, Thomas Nelson and Louise
Watts.
A Whitefield N H., May IA, by Rev. o.
S. Danforth, William ID. Woolson of Spring
field Vt, and Maria T Hazen of Whitefield,
both Academy graduates in the class of ST.
At Cabot, May 1, by Rev. ]. o. Sherburn,
Eddie a. Merritt of MarShficId and Ada L.
MunSon of Hardwick
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

A new dryhouse is being built near
the Novelty mill.
w. H. Burbank has rented the base
ment of his store to E. A Morgan
for a harness and barber shop.
James NJ. Chapman will give his
popular reading, Jack, the Fisher
tions, at this place on Wednesday
evening, May 80. Any one who has
ever heard him will not fail to
hear him again, and those who have
never heard him are promised a rare
entertainment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Births.

At st. Johnsbury, May 13, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Hastings.
At Danville May, 49, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. G. Hoyt.
At Passumpsic, May II, a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Morse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Special Notices.
RuckIen,s Arnica SnIyc.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Brui-
ses, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, ChilblainS CornS,
and all Skin EruptionS, and positively cures
Piles, pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction money refund
ed. Price % cents per box. For sale by
Flint Bros DruUYiSfS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
SEED CORN

The "Giddins'' ten rowed field corn yielding
with us last season planted in drills, over 100
bushels of nice, hard, bright ears per acre.
the first week in September Price
81 per peck, also n quality of the Cory sweet
corn, the earliest sweet corn known, at 81 80
per peck. WARREN l.. SWETT,
=. o. Box 90, st. Johnsbury-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The citizens of Summerville have
presented to the Summerville schools
new flag which was unfurled to the
breezes on Wednesday afternoon
with appropriate exercises. These
consisted of songs by the children
and speeches by E. L. Hovey, Mar
shall Montgomery and Rev. E. I.
Sandford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
WANTED.

One two Yankee girls from Northern
Vermont New Hampshire to go to Con-
necticut to do homework in private family.
permanent place and good wages guaran-
teed to competent girls. Should any object
to going alone good places in the same viii
lage be secured for six or eight in course
of few weeks. References will he given and
required. Address BAILEY, care this paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

We keep a very neat engraved Marriage
Certificate which folds and is kept in an
envelope furnished with the same
AT THIS OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
VILLAGE HOUSES AND FARMS
FOR SALE.

Village residences from $1,000 to $4,000
Farms at any price, according to location.
32tf w. II. PRESTON
Agent for sale of all kinds of real estate
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

Fourteen carloads of wool that
started from Vancouver at noon,
May ,, on the Canadian Pacific
route, reached Newport last Sunday
morning, came down the PasSumpsic
road Sunday and arrived in Boston
early Monday morning The entire
continent was thus crossed by a
freight train in less than 10 DAYS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The Epworth league gave an en-
joyable literary entertainment and
sociable at the Methodist church
Monday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
EOR Al =

My Residence at 3S Central street. Nine
rooms, pantry and clothes rooms, spring of
water on premises running into house With
in five minu tes' walk of scale works, churches
and school houses. Good barn attached.
Enquire of WILLIAM MOORE,
St Tohnsbury VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
p RASTuRACE.

Not having yet stocked our pasture on the
II. Weeks farm, will take in n few cows
for the season. Apply to
H L. & ID. .. WOODRUFF,
30 X. K. St, St. IohnshurY. Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

DR. J. X. Nelson has bought the
Loami Flint place at the lower end
of Main street and will soon oc-
cupy it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The next Methodist preachers
meeting of this district will be held
at st. Johnsbury June 1912.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The Mite society of the Universal
list church will give a Tombolar
party in the vestry Friday evening,
Nav %
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
a CARD.

1 wish to thank all who have so kindly as
sisted and for their loving sympathy in this
my great bereavement. May Gods richest
blessings rest upon them is the earnest prayer
of
MRS. l. A MOVES
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
EGGS FOR HATcHINC.

From choice Plymouth Rocks, Brown Leg
horns and Black Red Games at S. per 13
WARREN l.. SWETT,
Box 1872, st. JohnSbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
REERICERArORS

a good line of new and secondhand refrig-
rators for sale cheap. Call and get prices
efOre buying. n. r. SWITSER,
81 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
TAXIOERMY-

Mr. c w. Graham, taxidermist, recon-
mcnds- his old customers to me, and the pub
lie may rest assured that all orders will re-
ceive prompt attention. Give me trial.
w. L. BALCH, Lunenburg, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
PIANO GIVEN AWAY

For the asking and SS5. y seven-octave pia-
no with rosewood case, four round corners
overstrung bass good tone and perfect ac-
ton. Call and see it at AZ Main St, ST.
Johnsbury. w. Il. ATWOOD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

Copies of this valuable book, st. Johnsbury
Soldiers Record, now being sold by ]. c.
Salina, + fremont st. Every st. Johnsbury
citizen should own this book.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
EGGS EOR HATCHINC

From Pure Bred Silver Laced Wyandottes,
one dollar for thirteen, packed in basket and
sent by express. Send to
JOHN s. T. WALLACE, Barnet, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

AT the bi-monthly meeting of the
Caledonia association of Congrega-
tiOnal ministers Tuesday, Rev. w. II.
Stuart of Danville gave an essay on
temperance, and Rev. DR. H. n Bur
ton an essay entitled, How to bring
men to a decision for Christ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
DRESSMAKINC.

1 have just opened dressmaker's rooms and
am prepared to do first-claSS work at salts
factory prices. MRS. w. II. BAILEY,
IL Belvidere st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Y. NJ. G. A. NOTES.

Charles E. Harris, the efficient
gymnasium instructor, will attend
the summer school at Springfield,
Mass, and perfect himself as teacher
of physical training.
CA. Eaton, manager of the Eaton
Entertainment bureau, is expected to
visit the association this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
FOR 9 AL E

a firSt-claSS restaurant and dining rooms.
\ good business with 20 regular boardcrs. In
Opera Block. ]. +. PRESCOTT,
May IL, 1890. Littlcton, n. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Obe Californian,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY by
c. NJ. STONE & COMPANY,
CARTHUR f. SToNE.l
Opposite AtheneunI. st. Johnsbury, Vermont
Weather RecOr

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
erlditlnr a 900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The Summerville citizens vote on
annexation at 9 o'clock next Satur-
day afternoon in the school house.
There are two sides to the question
but the friends of annexation are
quite confident that they will carry
the day.
David Silsby has sold his Handle
tonian horse, Fred, to J. H. Sessions
of Bristol, Conn, for 500. This
horse took first premium in the gents
roadster class at the breeders meet
ing here i'll 1883, and has a private
record under . 40.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
NEW STANLEY BOOK.

l have the agency for this county of the
new Stanley book "Heroes of the Dark Con-
tinent." 1t has 600 pages and 500 ilustra-
tiOns. !. {. SALINA, II fremont st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
NEW ENGINES FOR THE PASSUMP-
SIC ROAD.

The Passumpsic division is to have
three new engines from the Manches-
ter Locomotive Works, similar to
the Albert Knight which has just
been received. The Passumpsic en-
gines are to be remembered. the num-
bers ranging from 414 to 442, and
three names are to bechanged: Ma
cog" to Lyndon" ''The Boy to
Barnet" and the 'Union" to Han
over" The passenger cars are to be
renumbered and all lettered Boston
& Maine.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
Deaths.

Notices of deaths inserted free. More than
the simple notice, ten cents a line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

L. B. HartshOrn has been sum-
moned to serve as petit juror in a
session of the United States court
that convenes at Windsor on May
%
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
SOLDIERS, RECORD

And rated at A. d. ROWELLS, opposite
Athen;eum, st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

Fred A. Balch is soon to open
photograph gallery in the third story
of Howe & Caldbeck's 5 new block
on Railroad street. Heis now work
ing as machinist in the scale works.
The flag which the Woman's Re
lief Corps have presented to the
Union school children will be raised
on Wednesday afternoon, May %
Appropriate exercises will be given
bv the school children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The basket of flowers which
Bishop DeGoesbriand received while
here last week was presented to him
by Miss Agnes Bray, the tive-year-old
daughter of w ]. Bray, in the name
of all the pupils of the Catholic con
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The democrats hold a caucus in
the Bank block Saturday evening to
elect delegates to the state demo-
cratic convention at Burlington
Nav 80.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

st. Johnsburv Guard have been
notified by Adjutant and Inspector
General Peck that the annual drill
and inspection of the company will
be held on Saturday. June 7.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15

The annual drive of the Connecti-
cut River Lumber company is esti-
mated at about 65,OOO,OOO logs.
This is about one third less than last
years drive
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-15
FOR SALE
FINE WATCHES REPAIRED

FOH SALE.
The Langdon ]. Cummings place. Enquire
Of w. IL. PRESTON.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
They s.Slueh loyetller.'

A Western Senator who was much
interested in having a young woman APP
pointed as typewriter in u OF the de.
partmcnts said, after he had used all
arguments at his command in her favor:
well, Mr.. Secretary, l hope Mrs.
s. will be appointed and if you and
[ stick together [ think she will"
THAT expression makes me think"
said the Secretary, "of an old friend of
mine, a courtly lawyer, very clever he
was, sharp and bright with a kene sense
Of humor. He was at one time arguing
a case before a jury of his follow towns
men. The lawyer on the other side and
the Judge We're both from the city. The
Judge was a fat, sleek, pompous sort of
q man, possessing just the Characters
tics most irritating to the provincial.
The lawyer, q conceited, egotistical
snob, had all the law points in his favor,
and he imagined the case would be a
%'walkover' for him and thatthe trial was
only matter of form. 1t was case of
a corporation against a private individ-
ual. The city lawyer represented the
corporation, and my friend the indiyid-
ual, who vas a neighbor Of his. The
lawyer for the plaintiff handled his case
in q bullying sort Of a way, talking over
the Jurors heads and tried to astonish
them with his knowledge. My friend
made all the foolish points possible,
knowing they would be overruled, and
did his utmost to ~irritate the Judge, all
irascible old fellow at best. The city
lawyer he put in the most ridiculous
light possible, poked quiet fun at him,
mimicked him slyly and had the jury
laughing at the visitors most of the
time. After he had finished his argu-
ment he said:
Now, gentlemen of the jury, this
city lawyer and this city Judge have
come down here to win this case. From
the rulings and from the points made I
guess they think that no one else knows
anything about here, but gentlemen of
the jury, if you and I stick together I
think we can beat them yet,'
1T is needless to say that notwith-
standing the Judges charge in favor of
the plaintiffs the jury stuck to their fell
low townsman and found for the defend
ant. Washington Cor. Ne1c York
Yh.iIo,o,o
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Eight Stowaways suffocated.

A terrible discovery was recently
made on the arrival Of the japanese
steamer Fushekimaru at Hong Kong,
having left Nagasaki several days be-
fore. For some days q bad smell had
been noticed in the engineers mess
room, which gradually grew worse, and
was attributed to dead rats. After q
long search it was traced to a compart
ment above one of the tanks alongside
the engine-room. On the manhole being
opened a rush of foul air took place,
and some naked bodies were seen. The
coal i'll the main hold was quickly re-
moved to get at the sliding door o the
tank, and when this was opened a hor-
rible sight was revealed.
Eight dead bodies and four still alive
We're disclosed, all completely naked,
their clothes having been discarded on
account of the intolerable heat. The
compartment is about three feet high
and two feet wide and extends across
the ship; it is used only for the purpose
of getting at the tank for it's examina-
ton. In this cramped place twelve
persons, n man and the others women,
had been slowed for a week. japanese
women are not allowed to leave their
own country without official permission,
but the demand for them for immoral
purposes is so great that frequent at
tempts are made to smuggle them on
board steamers. That appears to have
been the object in this present case, the
party of ten girls in charge of a man
and an old woman being slowed away
in the hole described, where there was
neither ventilation nor light. They
had a supply of food and water with
them, so that starvation was not added
to their other sutferings, but that any
OF them should have survived a weeks
confinement in such q place is simply
wonderful. The bodies of the dead
We're i'll a more OF less advanced stage of
decomposition, and the atmosphere was
sitting. The survivors We're in ashock-
ing condition, their bodies being swol-
lea and covered with prickly heat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

and was only able to take food when
living down. After six weeks her hus-
band persuaded her to go to a hospital.
They tried the Presbyterian, but that
was full; SO one day she was bundled
up, her head bandaged in position, and
they came down to the Pennsylvania.
There she was examined by the physr-
clans in charge, and it was decided that
the cervical vertebra was dislocated
and fractured, but the spinal cord was
appatentlv intact. She was placed
in one of the wards, aud has remained
there eve since. She had a head-rest
in her bed, but she says hat when she
sat up she could only keep her head
erect by holding her hand up. t her
chin. The bone hasaseemingly knit,
and she now has but little trouble. a
few days ago a pasteboard apparatus
was placed around her neck to keep of
any undue strain from the broken joint.
She now walks around APPARENT as
we'll as ever, and car go out wien she
chooses to press fora dismissal.-lAt-
M0elDIi0 Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Mending a Broken Neck.

Mrs. Mary Donaghue will soon be
discharged as cured from the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital, and she may consider
herself Very lucky, as she came into the
institution one cold day last September
with her neck broken. The %cervical
vertebra, the bony covering of the
spinal cord, was fractured and dislo-
Gated, but by some lucky freak the
spinal cord itself, that organ on which
life depends, a practically uniniured.
Last summer with her husband and
their fourteen-year-old son, she was
living in Blue Anchor, N. j. There
was a cherry tree on the ground, and
one day she was up in the tree picking
fruit. A particularly fine bunch hung
just above her head. She reached out
to pull them, missed her footing, and
tell to the ground. She wa stunned
Tor a few moments, but oon regained
consciousness, and getting up, went off
about her household duties, apparently
none the worse for her fall beyond a
slight stiffness in the neck. When fall
came. with her family she moved to
Philadelphia, taking a house near For
- 'SSSiio ot4ecG duu IuVoIlOru IOduS.
Her neck gave her no pain and she was
apparently as we'll as ever One day,
late in the fall. she was cleaning some
widows. 10 get at the topmost panes
II climbed upon q high step-ladder,
stretched out her hand to rub a
sneck of dirt off the glass, and, as on
the tree, missed her footing and fell.
When they picked her up they found
that she was hurt. Just what was the
matter no one knew. Her head wab-
bled around and fell on her breast as
though it was fastened on to the spinal
cord with a ball and socket joint. She
was put in bed and stayed there for six
weeks. Her husband wanted to send
Tor a doctor, but she persisted in saying
that she could get we'll without medical
aid. When sitting up with her head
hanging down she could eat nothing,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Kings of the Jungle.

Near Cape Comoxin, the most south
ern part of India, live a very curious
people known as the Kanikaras, OF
"Kings of the Jungle" Hidden as they
are among the Businesses of the South
ern Ghauts, very little is known of them,
for they seldom venture down to the
coast towns, and explorers have neg
lected them. They are one Of the tribes
of savages whe live in a few parts of
India, and who are nearly as wild as
though they wandered in the jungles of
Africa instead Of dwelling in one of the
most populous parts Of the world.
They are very humble kings" being,
in fact, of very low caste, and it is a
part of their duty to keep at a respect
full distance from all the other people
who inhabit the little native province
where they live.
They are not allowed, for instance, to
approach within twenty PAGES of any of
the shop-keeping or trading classes,
When they wish to make q purchase,
they must deposit their money on a
stump or a stone, and then retire until
the money has been replaced by the
article they have bargained for. Their
ab]ect position makes them very
timid.
These curious natives sleep on plat
forms built in the forks of trees, and
over the platforms they real grass roofs.
They are thus out of reach of wild ele-
plants, who are aptto be uncomfortable
inqnisitive in the nighttime.
The k%anikaras are great hunters, and
their weapons are commonly bows ard
arrows, though some of them have very
poor matchlocks.
All elephants are the property Of the
Maharajah of the Travancore province,
where they live, and the Kings of the
Jungle are required to help hunt the
elephant when his highness wants a
little ivory.
They wear nothing but a narrow loin-
cloth and a few ornaments, and bead
necklaces and leaden earrings are the
most conspicuous articles of women's
dress.
A very curious fact about them is that
they have the decimal system of emf
meration, though they can count only to
ten. They have pebbles, each of which
represents ten units, and if the articles
they wish to count are representation
instance, by three pebbles-it means
that the articles number three tens. or
thirty units.
Living within a few miles of civiliza-
ton and big towns, these primitive say.
age still make a fire By revolving q
stick OF hard wood in the hollo Of a
dry bamboo.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
A New Wrinkle Knocked Ont.

He walked into the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad depot in Jersey City with a
pert look on his face, and advancing TO
one of the benches, he stood his silver
handled umbrella OIL end, produced a
chain and paddock from his pocket, and,
running one end of the chain through
the open handle, he made the umbrella
fast to the seat and said to the nearest
man:
II haven't travelled over this
country for five years without learning
q thing OF two"
He went away smiling and whistling
but had scarcely left the waiting room
when along comes another dapper fell
low, wearing q check suit and having a
smooth cheek, and he walked right up
to the umbrella, produced a three-cor-
nered file from his pocket. and in two
minutes he had filed the chain in two.
He put chain and lock in his pocket,
shouldered the umbrella, and walked
off with the observation:
IF the Teller who is smarter than
chain lightning comes back and asks
who did it, tell him it was a hayseed
who had never been off the farm
before!"-N. Y. San.