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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Caledonia National Bank of DanviIle. for
the election of Directors for the year ensuing
will be held at the office of said Bank in Dam
vile. on Tuesday the thirteenth day of Janu-
airy, 1891, at two O'Clock p. m
J. B. MATTOCKS, Cashier
Danville, Dec. II, 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

The ladies of the North church
cleared over 500 at their Christmas
sale of fancy articles last Thursday
night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
PIANO AND oFFIcE TO RENT,

A fairls, good Square Piano for sale rent.
also a small pleasant office, in excellent loca-
tion directly post office to rent reason
able CHAS. =. HASTINGS,
Insurance Agent.
beautiful calendar for 1891 free upon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
HOUSES FOR SALE

My home place in Summerville and two
houses on Railroad street. These houses
newly built, well located and the purchasers
will secure some very desirable property.
M l. CAIDBECK
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
ST. TOHNSBURY EA ST.
GOred by a BuU.

Il
Thomas Knight was badly injured last
week Tuesday by bull at Clark Potter's
farm, and his escape from death was
marvellous. He went in front of the ami
NAL in the yard, when the bull charged
on him and attempted to gore him. Mr.
Knight had the presence of mind to catch
hold of the bulls horns to which he firmly
chung while the bull tossed him. Mr..
Potter attacked the bull with n pitch
fork, thus releasing Mr.. Knight from his
perilous position. The latter was badly
bruised and his clothes were partially
torn off, but fortunately no bones were
broken. This was the first time the bull
had shown any signs of ugliness.
Rev. c. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury
will preach here next Sunday else fur
nish a supply.
Rev. B. S. Adams had relapse early
last week and at one time it was feared
he would neverrally. Atpresent writing
he is very weak and in critical condi-
ton.
Prof. S. W. Robertson of Gilmanton,
n. H., preached here last Sunday, giving
an excellent discourse upon Hope. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson returned to
Gilmanton Monday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
TENEMENT TO RENT.

On Summer street, this village, six good
rooms south side of house, three on lower
floor, pantry, three on second floor, good
closets, water, woodshed. Another good
chamber be had if desired. Rent SO a
month. Apply to w. II. COOK,
~ Summer st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
MUSIC PUPILS WANTED.

Mr.. {. +. Berry will not leave town, as has
been stated, but will remain here this winter
and give instruction violin and cOrnet and
all instruments used in brass band and
oh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.
Sudden Death of Fred Mu11isan.

Fred Mulligan, who lives about a mile
from East Barnet village, was found dead
in the road near c. ID. Harris in Water
ford on Monday night He was driving
and probably had fit or sudden at
tack of heart disease. He was about 40
years old and leaves a wife.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
Sl EICHS

Two new Sleighs for sale cheap Late
style, best make and you can save SiO if you
want nice sleigh.
GEO E GROW
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

"A Merry Christmas" to one and
all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
BOT.

Mary McAllister is teaching at Wash
ington, and Myrtle Boyles i'll Bradford.
Mr. and Mrs. Nj. d. Wells have
moved into their house at the lower end
of Main street.
Christmas will be observed with ap-
prOpriate exercises by the school at
Lower Cabot and West Hill.
Charles Haines of Waterbury has been
spending few days with his parents
Bernie Coburn has been home from Bur
lington.-Walter Smith of Dartmouth is
spending his vacation at home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

Louis Follett, who died in Platts-
burg, n. Y, Dec. Is, at the age of II g,
was for several years engaged in the
insurance business in St. Johnsbury.
First he was clerk in the office of
Shaw & Co. and later went int o
partnership with P. d. Blodgett
under the firm name of Blodgett &
Follett. He left ST. Johnsbury about
a dozen years ago, and has been an
active insurance agent in Plattsburg
| for several years past. He was the
| oldest son of the late Timothy Fol
lett, a prominent Burlington mer-
chant and president OF the Rutland
and Bennington railroad. He was Il
widOwer, but leaves five children
Mrs. Calvin Humphrey died a t her
home i'll this place Monday, after a
long and painful illness of gastric
fever. She was lifelong resident OF
ST. Johnsburv and member of the
| Universalist church, The funeral will
be held at the church Thursday morn
| ing at 10 o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
WEST BURKE.
Two Golden Weddings.

Two golden weddings in one week in
the same town is a rare occurrence. Yet
this is what happened here this week !;
one being that of MIR. and Mrs. Samuel
Orcutt; the other, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bailey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
At the South Church.

A Christmas service of the SUNDAY
school was held at the South church
Sunday evening Festoons Of ever
green supported an evergreen star
high over the altar, the Christmas
star being the main theme of the
evenings exercises, WHICH consisted
of responsive service, appropriate
ly arranged for the occasion, with
recitations by little girls of the
school and singing. The exercises
were conducted by Prof. Henry Far
banks. A brief and earnest address
was made by the pastor, Rev. Ed
ward T. Fairbanks, reviewing the
work that had been donein the study
of the life of Christ during the year,
and urging continued work and
study ''in His name" Prof. Henry
Fairbanks, the superintendent, read
a letter from Rev. Mr.. WafdTon, city
missionary of Boston, in acknowledge
ment of $40 from the Sunday school,
which had been given to the work of
the Marcella street childrens S home,
of which Mr.. Waldron gave some ac-
count A collection for the same
purpose, missionary work in Boston,
was taken.
At the Methodist Church.
The Christmas concert here open
ed with an anthem by the choir, fol-
lowed by a service given almost en-
tirelv by the younger children of the
Sunday school. This included reci-
tatiOns of scri pture verses and Christ
mas hymns, interspersed with solos
and duets by members of the choir,
and singing by the children. Little
Florence Kent, in a most charming
manner, recited a piece called 1.-The
Christmas Gift" and Christmas
greeting was given by Laura Prior.
BY request Edwina Blodgett sang
the song, Il am so glad when Christ
mas comes" One of the prettiest
exercises called "The Seasons was
given Dv class of little girls, each
one representing in turn New Years,
Fast Day, Easter, May Day, Thanks
giving and Christmas, and reciting
a short selection appropriate to the
day The little girls representing
May Day and Christmas were dress
ed in white, the one carrying a May
pole and wreath, the other wearing
bright crown, evergreen being
twined about her dress, and an open
Bible in one hand. At the close of
the exercises the superintendent, A.
L. Bailey, made few remarks,
thanking the children for their ser
vice and complimenting them upon
their success after one week train
ing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
THE FRATERNITIES.

The semi-annual election of officers
of Apollo lodge, Knights of Pythias,
comes tomorrow evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

d. X. Densmore and wife returned from
Massachusetts Friday.
Christmas is to be observed at the G.
A. X. hall Thursday night.
Measles are reported as having broken
out again where the patient was sup
posed to have had them once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

Rev. E. A. Hoyt will lecture al
the Church of the Messiah next Sun
day evening upon What is it to be
a Universalist ~
Remember the caucus at the
town hall Friday evening. Every
one interested III the good govern
ment of our village should be there
-Rev. X. S. Mitchell of Waverley
Mass, preached at the Railroad
street Baptist church last Sunday
and will preach there again next
Sunday.
Several interesting communica-
tions are printed this week besides
our regular New York letter and a
vivid description of London Tower
from the pen of Charles d. Hazen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
The Division of Public Money.

Editor of the Caledonian:
There seems to be considerable
speculation as to the division of the
public money to the school districts,
and members of the board of educa-
ton are advising districts to pro-
long the winter term in order to meet
the requirements of the law. Let us
reason the matter. The law stipu-
lates that districts maintain a school
twenty-four weeks in a year, that
they NAV draw their full share at
the end of the year; but does not say
that we shall sustain q school
twenty-four weeks in nine months or
the fractional part of year. Now
in changing the time for the school
wear to commence, it leaves frac-
tional part of the year. And if the
law says what we are to do in a
whole year, will not Just reasoning
tell what we are to accomplish in a
part of year. That would not give
us to understand that we were to do
the work OF a whole year in nine
months. What is to be done? 1t
would not do to reckon the work
done in proportion to the time left
to do it, as some districts hold three
eight week terms, and one term
might come after the first of April
and those districts would come short
two weeks of school in proportion
to the time. The right way would
be, where districts at their last an
nual meeting, made provision for
maintaining twenty-four weeks or
more of school in the ensuing wear
and have shown their intention of
carrying out the same, should be en-
titled to their full share of the public
money. Let the selectmen take this
course in the division of the public
money the coming year and they will
do inst ice To al -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
For Over Eif,y Years

Mrs. WinSlow's Soothing Syrup has been
used by millions of mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed
at night and broken of your rest by
a sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and get n
bottle of Mrs WinSlow'S Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there is no mistake about it. 1t
cures Diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. Mrs Wins
lows Soothing Syrup for children teething
is pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best female ply
SicianS and nurses in the United States, and
is for sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
Expense of County Supervision.

Editor of the Caledonian: AS State
Auditor Powell has informed me as
to the amount of the fourth quar-
ter's salary and expense of county
supervision throughout the state,
will let the public know through
your paper. He writes, Expense of
last quarter is $52S2.97; orders
drawn July f." This was after the
fiscal year had closed, so the school
report did not contain this payment.
This, added to what the report gives,
makes $50, ,5S2.13 for county super
vision in the state; and this does not
include the expense of the board of
education, paid by the towns.
SUBSCRIBER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25

Village Meeting.
Forum for 1891
Boston Journal
Springfield Union
Ium mbermeu's Overs
Music Pupils Wanted.
Music Pupils Wanted
Wide wake for 1891.
Home Market Bulletin.
Burlington Weekly Free Press.
SIeighs for Sale-Geo- E Grow
Endowment PoIicies-Chas s. Hastings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
RECENT DEATHS.

Miss Jennie E. Giles, whose dea tn
in Washington on Dec 16, was re-
corded in last weeks paper, died OF
typhoid fever after an illness of six
weeks She was professional nurse
and laid down her life for others, her
illness being caused by attendance on
another who was sick with the same
disease Miss Giles was a graduate
of Mary Fletcher Hospital Training
School for nurses, Of Burlington,
and went to Washington i'll Septem-
Der, 1888. She was q valued mem
Der of the Nurses Directory, of Wash
ington, and stood among the first in
her profession. She was q favorite
with both doctors and patients, so
much so that there was constant de
mand for her services Previous to
her removal to Washington Miss
Giles spent two years in st. Johns
bury and there are many here who
will recall her faithful devotion to
duty and to the demands of her pro-
feSSiOn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
NORTH D4NVHLI
LYNDON.

The singing school will be held Satur
dav evening Dec. 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

he dash g indicates below zero.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
FOR SALE

a large wood lot, easy of access, two miles
from st. Johnsbury. Roads all the way
down grade to village markets.
INEZ GOODAII.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
PEACHAM.

l. L. McClary has a well-stocked store
of Christmas goods which it will pay all
to see
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending Dec. %. $50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
PERSONAL MENTION.
Clarence d. Wood of Amherst col
Iege is home for the holidays

Clarence D. Wood of Amherst col
lege is home for the holidays.
S. D. Atwood, ]. M. Chapman, E..
A. Silsby and Philip H. Stone were
in Boston last week.
w. H. Shaw closed his work at
the scale factory last week after a
service of over % years.
Mrs. c. l.. Goodell and her daugh-
ter, Miss Laura Goodell, now resi-
dents of Boston, expect to spend the
holidays with Mrs c. NJ Stone.
William Gibbon of Vicksburg,
Miss, an Academy graduate last
| June and now a Dartmouth Fresh
man. is spending the holidays at DIR.
c. F. o. Tinker's.
Edwin A. Start, for the past three
months assistant editor of the Gale
donian, returned to Boston Monday.
Mr. Start made many friends here in
his brief STAY who wish him future
success.
In the list of the 1 3 Vermont mem
bers of the American Society of
Civics appears the name of Rev.
Henry Fairbanks. The aims of this
society are clearly indicated in the
motto of the association, Good
government through good citizen
ship" Senator Morrill,, President
Buckham of Burlington and Presi-
dent Brainerd of Middlebury are
among the members.
DR.. George E. May, an Academy
graduate in the class of sc, has re-
Gently been appointed superintend-
ent and medical inferno of the Mass
achusetts Homeopathic hospital for
the coming year. He retains the
position of assistant professor of
physiology at the Boston University
school of medicine, which he held at
the time OF his new appointment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
Births.

the simple notice, ten cents line.
At St Johnsbury, Dec %, Sarah Farlec.
wife of Calvin j. Humphrey. aged 60 years,
months, days
At St Johnsbury Dec. 21, William Ban
croft, aged IS years, months Interment
Tuesday at Mt Auburn cemetery, Mass
AT Cabot, Dec. 10, Mrs. Fowler Ford, for
merly of Peacham, aged about 90
At Cabot, Dec. Is. Mrs. Moses Osgood,
aged so.
AT Plattsburg, N ", Dec Is, Louis Fol
lett, aged Il, formerly of St Johnsbury-
AT McIndoes Falls, Dec s, Albert Mason,
aged 80.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
Danger of Gas and Geyser Baths.

isis well known, the geyser bath is an
ordinary bath with geyser attached to
it. The geyser is kind Of urn, gener-
ally standing ON the edge of the bath,
into which the cold water from the
main runs over plates heated by series
of gas burners, which are contained in
itself, and then runs out at the other
side into the bath at given uniform
heat. At q meeting of the Balloon So
ciety of Great Britain, one of the mem
bers gave sad experience with the gas
bath. His son had entered bathroom
provided with the geyser apparatus, and
half an hour afterward was found in
the water dead, suffocated by the deadly
gas generated by the bunsen burners.
The society was so impressed by the
facts adduced that it passed the follow
ing resolution: "That this meeting is
of opinion, in view of the many fatal ac-
cidents that have arisen by gas and gey.
ser baths, due to want of a more init
mate knowledge of their nature, that the
time has now come when the possibility
of further fatalities should be avoided. VI
They further submit to the secretary Of
state prcsentment with the view OF
compelling the makers to stamp into the
metal work Of the apparatus these "di-
rections for use." Caution-The bath
must be filled while tho room is being
ventilated, and before closing the door.
When filled, turn off gas and water.
The bath must on no account be entered
"until this is done,"-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
How "Assayiny" Is Done.


The process of assaying gold and silver
is identical in each case. The metal is
first put througha highly heated furnace
and melted, the samples for "assay"
being dipped out while the metal is in a
liquid state. Next, the sample is thrown
into vessel of cold water, when granu-
lation ensues. Taken from the cold
bath, it is boiled in srllphuric acid, the
silver dissolving while the gold is pre-
cipitated to the bottom, where it is
aught in proper rcceptacles. The acid
is now drawn off and the metal placed
in another vessel laid with sheet lead,
the bottom being plates of copper.
Chemical action now sets in, the acid,
copper and lead being in ferment
While the gold is being precipitated,
the silver, if there be any in the sample
under test, is being deposited in thin
metallic sheets on what before the fer
mentation set in were the copper plates,
but which have now been transformed
into blue vitriol or sulphate of copper.
After the metals have all been deposited
they arc gathered up, and, with the inn
puTlIleS stlll remaining, pressed into
cakes by q hydraulic machine which has
pressure of 200 tons. Again it is
melted (the gold and silver each in sepa-
rate watts, of course), the pure metal be-
ing again deposited and the impurities,
aided by chemical action, left floating
on the top. The next and last process
runs the metals into ingots ready for the
markets of the world.-St. Louis Repub-
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
Cupid in China.

A traveller from Lien-Kiang, in the
Foo-Chow prefecture (China), relates
the following curious custom prevalent
there among the superstitious people {:
"Just outside the city gate of Lien
Kiang is lake, in arc over 100 king
"a king Is 100 'mow,' or 1918 acres).
By the lake is an ancient tomb of some
distinguished officer Of state, before
which, as guardians, stand facing each
other two colossal statues, one represent
ing civil and the other q military Off
cial. The former has his back to the
lake and his face to the west, the latter
has his back to the hill and faces east.
Long years have they stood there, in
lifelike attitude, absorbing the warmth
of the sun by day and bathed in the pure
rays Of the moon by night, until at last,
In popular belief, they have become
ling-acquired life and power. The
people have recourse to the stone civil
ian in oil love troubles. Tho perfuned
smoke of incense curls round his kindly,
thoughtful face, and complaints of con-
jugal unhappiness and longings of suf-
fering lovers rameeting are whispered
into the cold ear of this mandarin, but
only whispered SO as not to be overheard
by his military colleague, who stands
there forbidding and frowning as if he
had sterner affairs to attend to than poor
lovers woes."-New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
Testing Cement.

Rough testing Of cement, SO as to en-
able a workman to get crude and i'm
perfect idea of its value, is easy. Enough
of tho pure cement should be taken to
make a ball an inch in diameter and
mixed with just sufficient water to make
it mold readily and be rolled into q ball.
Then it should be exposed to the air and
left for two hours. At the end of that
time it should be set; then it should be
put into water and left. 1t should grow
gradually harder, and should show no
signs of cracking and crumbling, even
when left for ten days. Any cement that
does not endure this test is not Of suffi-
GENTLY good quality to mako satisfactory
structures;' any cement that stands this
properly will be generally satisfactory if
properly used.
In determining how to construct a
building, n series Of tests is often required
that shall show tensile, breaking, twist
ing, and crushing strength, and also ad-
hesion of the materials used for mortar,
No one Of these can be dispensed with,
since material that will endure one salts
factorily will often fail utterly in another,
and hence prove worthless for the use de-
sired; but for general purposes the test of
cement which is the most valuableis that
which determines its tensile strength.
Comparative tests of this show the value
of cements from different sources better
than any other one test.-Professor La
Roy +. Griffin, i'll The Popular Science
Monthly,
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
Japanese Boolknaking.

Having resolved to "paint" book,
for the japanese uso brush and not a
pen, tho author bctakes himself to his
workroom. 1t isa little room, very
little room.
The author sits on the floor in q flow
ing garment Of brown silk, lined with
blue, his legs disposed comfortably
under him. In front Of him stands a
lacqnered table, about foot square,
and upon it are his writing materials,
which are as idyllic as his surround
ings--his paper is delicately tinted yell
low, with blue lines running up and
down.
His inkstand is carved ebony slab,
with one end followed out for water to
rub his cube of india ink in, and holds
the four or five daintily decorated bam-
boo brushes which arc his pens. Nat
urally he does not write his novel, he
paints it.
Beginning at tho end of the whole, at
tho left Of every page and at tho top of
every line, straight down between the
two bluo parallels his small brown hand
goes with quick, delicate, dark touches.
Although the novelist's "copy" might
seem to q stranger to be daintiness it.
self, yet he always has it duplicated "by
an artist" before sending it to the pub
fishers, the success of tho book depend
ing SO largely upon its artistic form
The "artist" to whom the "copy" is now
intrusted proceeds to repaint the long
series of word pictures with a profes-
sional dexterity which is something as
tonishing York Journal.