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A SHABBY OLD COAT.
BY EVA KATHARINE CLAP.

Fold II gently away In this wide cedar chest,
Ills q hero's old coat, late his only, his best;
There has dswned on his fortunes a prosperous
And, wolt-uke, grim poverty sinks from the
way.
But, oh, the sweet memories that tenderly cling
Round each rent. fold and fray OF this shabby
stir each pulse OF my heart until tears blind my
view,
Andits dull, faded colors the bright drops renew.
You were faithful, old friend. all those wintry
days bleak,
When tie form you enshrined oft with munger
wAile his courage stood firm and his honor
A it Goes, amidst plenty and friends, on this
night.
You were faithful, old friend, while the hard
Who ali crowded so close while your gloss was
still new,
With averted, cold eye, gazed aiar down the
street,
Lest their paltry ~selt-love your mute protest
might meet.
Twas Just here he once pinned. with q smile,
A wild blossom, bestowed by q child in the
And the love that shone forth from that ragged
child's eyes
Made the gnt,' ne SAID, soitiy' . AeePe"he w
prize"
To q long-winded prayer that proud head sell
dom owed.
But to Loves true religion his true heart was
bowed;
Ever stanch to q friend, ever just to a toe,
While his presence made home q small heaven
below.
In their well-cushioned pulpits our natty d.
Between saint and sinner draw strict, rigid
And their Clerical garb, with a manner ~austere,
They would hold far aloof II this old coat drew
near.
Good, respectable friends. If the heaven you
shouid, indeed. dawn in beauty let down to
Oh, how stunned you would feel II its popular
Eaould elect him a prince in this shabby old
coat.
True, that's never the way, in this blindfold old
Where a diamond must glitter to herald its
But thanks be to Nature, some few hearts still
1hs rtne Of true worth, meath oil mask and
disguise.
Eo fold it away in the wide cedar chest,
inst q shabby old coat, late his only and best,
Letting softly the fragrance Of lavender float,
Like q prayerful We'll done" round our hero's
old coat.
CHICAGO, III.
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Tie Inventor.

Tho true inventor needs more than
the generality of readers will imagine to
produce in this rapid age anything OF
value to his fellow men. He must pos
sess genius-uot the genius of the
artsian, but of the artist-the power to
create, not to elaborate. He must be
patient, considering every detail relating
to his discovery, not rushing into prlne
and patent office with half.digested
ideas that require tho subsequent super
vision of trained experts to reduce to
practical shape. He must have sufficient
means to support himself aud his family
If he possess onc-and to produce
practical evidence of his discoveries in
order to illustrate to the capitalist or pro-
moter their advantages. He must DO
forbearing under rebuff, indifference or
ignorance on the part of those whom he
seeks to enlist in his support-Ehetrieay.
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nothing IN it except some old clothes,
moth-eaten, which must have lain there
for a dozen years."
Clever trick, said Captain Verheyden,
who had been listening attentively; he
got we'll rid Of the chest"
After extracting all he wanted. But
now, Ramon, for the mans appearance.
Tall, middle.aged, dark complexion, gray
ish hair"
mo, sir; rather young, short, inclined
to be fat, with a white face, straw-colored
hair, and pale-blue eyes-that's how they
all describe him"
1t was the waiter, Cornelis Jansen,
there could be no doubt of it; and instan-
taneously the whole current Of my
thoughts was diverted into another
channel.
What had brought him to Cadiz?" I
asked myself at once. He had come for
no good purpose. Of course, he was in
search of further evidence against Mr..
Sarsfeld, and knew exactly where to
find il.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
HOLSTERS greatly fear thunder.

HOLSTERS greatly fear thunder.
Poor soap shrivels the inger-nails.
An English peer cannot resign his
peerage.
A Hartford Conn., barber has a kit
ten which is tail-less, and without fore
legs.
There are 1925 characters in the
twenty-four books that Charles Dickens
wrote.
A man in Missouri has twenty-seven
pet rattlesnakes which come when he
calls them.
A column Of masonry in Kansas marks
the exact geographical centre of the
United States.
Six tunnels in the world exceed 3D.
600 feet in length: St. Gothard, Mont
Gems, Hoosac, Severn, Nochistongs and
Suits.
1t is computed that the docks OF
Liverpool, England, could hold about
30, 600 vessels of the ordinary dimen-
tions.
The largest beekeeper in the world is
Mr.. HARRISON, of California, who has
5000 hives, producing 200, QUO pounds of
honey yearly.
Two prisoners in the Houghton
| Mich.) jail sawed their way to liberty
by means of the metal on the suspenders
which they wore. 2
1856 by Benjamin Handy, who was at
that time a student in a university at
Westeryille, Ohio. .-.-.
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which is the largest civic patrol in the
world, is decidedly more military than
obtains in any American city, for the
Chief is o Crown official and receives
inspiration from the British War Office.
The roundsman, who is familiarity
known as a stBobby," is not the digni.
fed and inperious creature people in
American cities are accustomed to obey.
For o slight remuneration he will hail
a cab or hold your horse, while a sover-
eign discreetly administered will grant
the most hilarious roysterer immunity
from arrest &
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CHAPTER XII.

- A12S wv
While I awaited the result Of Ramon's
further search I passed my time as best
I could in this dull seaport. Time would
have hung very heavy had I not culti-
waited closer relations with the officers of
the United States frigate that had
brought me to Cadiz. Captain Verhey-
den always had a joke about the inquiry
] was CONDUCTING. .
-waal, how does it progress?' he said
TO me one evening as We sat over our vine
o. the Fonda del Mar"
Not so fast as I could wish; still, We
are making progress" And then / open
ed my heart to him, telling him plainly
what / was doing and all the difficulties
I encountered.
Case looks ugly against ~Sarsfeld-is
that how you call him?-there's no gain
saving it." remarked Captain V%erheyden,
who had listened attentively.
But I've got to prove he came to Ca
dir"
THAT ought to be easy enough. You've
got The chest as a clew. 'Taint easy to
hide a sea-chest-"
.UnIess be took it of altogether-t6-
England, his own country"
fled be far more likely to break II
open and extract what he was in search
OF than destroy or leave the chest behind
him.
aBut what was the murdered mans
real name? You have not told me that.
He was deeply interested now, l could
see that. "The Dos Hermanos! Yriartei
That's laundering strange he cried
when I told him. These eAnaea :2Ht
new TO me-, Mr.. Leslie. what ike was
the shin. and where did she hail from?'
-She was a bark, 400 tons register,
Cleared from the port Of Cadiz on March
ls. 1856, bound for the Havana with
q cargo of wine"
wine was on her manifest-sheEE1
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ITO BE CONTINUED

TIE Kansas City Journal Is looking
a long way ahead Of present condi-
tions, though according to its own
statement those conditions seem to be
fixed beyond all hope Of change in the
neal future. It says, "Kansas City is
beyond a doubt going to be the big
wheat market Of the West, and all
the railroad combinations in the
world cannot prevent it." Yet in tho
next breath it tells it's readers that
$50 long as the present system prevails
1t will be impossible TO determine tho
value Of O buShel Of wheat here, and
this fact will greatly interfere with
trading" And this, though the Same
article admits that 4the joint grain
agency Of the railroads %centcring In
Kansas City has been in operation for
several weeks. 1t has given rise to
no complaint, and proved as satisfac-
tory to both grainmen and railroads
as q mere makcshift can" 1t looks
very much as if the article in ques-
tion was a joint-stock production,
written by two Individuals who fol-
lowed the advice given by Denis
Kearncy to the Californians, spool
your issues" If not incubated in
that way it may have been produced
under some such influence as that
which controlled the mar who once
wrote an article about "The Elbows of
the Miacia."
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A NEW YORK couple were married
the other day without knowing it. A
less extraordinary phenomenon is for
a couple to be unmarried in South d.
kota while only one Of them knows
Of it.
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WHAT IS LIFE,

A little crib beside the bed,
A little face above the spread
A little frock behind the door,
, A little shoe upon the floor.
A little lad with dark brown hair,
A little blue eyed face and fair,
A little lane that leads to school,
A little pencil. slate and rule.
A little blithsome, winsome maid,
A little hand within It laid;
A little cottage, acres four,
A little old time household store
A little family gathered round,
A little turf heaped, tear dewed mound; :
A little added to his soil,
A little rest from hardest ton.
A little silver in his hair,
A little stooland easy chair;
A little nightof earth lit gloom,
A little cortege to the tomb.
Baltimore Herald.
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! Not Mumps-A Mistake.

Insurance solicitor-"Well, doctor,
have you examined this new clientI'
Doctor-"I hadn't thought it necessary.
You see, I've been treating him for the
last seven years." Insurance Solicitor
''That's enough, doctor. If he survived
that he must he a man of wonderful Vi.
tally. n-Roston Courier.
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It is q very common thing for a young
man to make a sudden resolve that he
will be a great man, and then to spend
all his life waiting for greatness to come
to him. In order to erect a magnificent
palace, it is e~zpedieat to begin by dig
r1nr in the dirt fora foundation.
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THE New York ball-players accused
of throwing games to Boston have
testified that everything was straight
and honorable in their conduct. What
moro does anybody wantp -
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THE JEVELED HAIRPN;
The Strange Tragedy Of the
Grand Hotel.
CHAPTER XI-Continued.
BY ARTHUR GRIFFITHS.

CHAPTER !XI-Continued.
ASK her to describe this visitor. Quick,
Ramon"
/ began to believe I had got a fresh
slew.
He was a forastero, o stranger, speak
ing little Castilian, but enough to tell
me of my boy. He anne from him, l
was sure. He showed me the blessed
image that Xavier wore always on his
heart"
And which must have been removed by
the hands of the murderer. Who else?
The real criminal, who had secured it for
this very purpose, probably to send 1t as
q token to the mother as an authority to
deliver up the sea-chest or any other
property he coveted for reasons OF his
own.
Who was he?
We piled the old woman with ques-
tions.
But she shook her head and became
tmpenetrably stupid, o~bstinately dumb.
I left her at last, intending to renew
the attack another day. Ramon should
: 90 to her and try what persuasion could
do. If all other means failed, he was to
break to her gently the news Of her sons
death, limiting at its violent nature so as
to arouse q r~evengeful spirit, and thus
win her support.
An idea had been gradually taking pos
session Of me that perhaps the mysteri-
Gus visitor was MI. Sarsfeld himself.
Smart's letter rather encouraged me in
this. The long illness, I told myself,
with its close confinement, might be only
o blind. What if it were a mere subter-
fuge to cover his departure, to conceal q
hurried visit to Spain?
True, he could not leave Bythesea with
out the collision Of the two ladies; but
might this not have been secured by
some spec:ous excuse to Miss Bertram, II
needs were, by q half confession to his
wife? e.
There was much to support my theory
Cadiz.
Where could he find another messen-
per whom he could trust? It was every
thing to him, hir secret. True, he might
employ some messenger and still keep
his own counsel; but how much safer, if
not how much easier, for him to 60 him
self!
Following out this line, I set inquiries
ON foot for Mr.. Sarsfeld. Had he, or any
one like him, been seen in Cadiz these
last few days? The same result met US
ut the railway station and the steamboat
ofices-no Mr.. Sarsield, no person at all
resembling him, was to be heard Of any
where.
But he might, and would probably, be
in disguise, to which, naturally, I had no
clue. SO I changed my lin0 of investigs-
ton, and devoted it now to the sea-chest
of which the old woman had spoken.
A stranger with a sea-chest, but not q
scattering man. I felt that this was
4 part Mr.. Sarsfeld would hardly assume.
Could we come upon the traces of any Of
this kind?
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London Police.

The accompanying illustration gives a
representation of an officer and a private
in the Metropolitan Police Force of
London. The government of this body,
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semi.tone by inserting the hand into the
bell aud there spreading the fingers more
or less. 1t is also provided with stops.
- Wushin1t on Posi-.
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lengths? Ifhe could have braved Yriarte's
threats he need not have killed him."
You still charge him with the murder2"
Can YOU doubtit, now that we know SO
much?"
I'D ratb { not stand in his shoes, that
much I'll allow. But you've got more to
do il you want to convict him."
His recent visit to Cadiz-"
1Ah, if you can prove that; but can
you?"
We wen. all over the points again one
by one, and while we were discussing the
case, dstsil after detail, trying hard to fix
our conclusions by logical proof, o waiter
came in to tell me that Ramon had call
ed and wished to see me without delay.
We'll, you have something important
to say, I remarked, when the guide came
in, Il can see it in your face"
"Si, Senior, I have found the chest"
Where? Then you know the man?
How did you manager"
"One moment, sir. The old woman,
after much pressing. let out thatthe chest
was fetched away by a man."
You have his description? Out with
-By a man." continued Ramon, deter
mined to tell the story his W way, who
came in a rowboat from Cadiz. I found
the boat and those who rowed it. They
tell me they helped to carry the chest on
board, and brought it back with the man
to Cadiz.'
But this man? Describe him, I in
sist."
He was foreigner, speaking Spanish
not badly, but still a foreigner; not q SAIL
or, although he tried to pass for one,
and was taken with his chest to q sailors
lodging house a the quay. He was
looking out for a berth, he said, in q ship
bound for South America"
And he found one?' -.
NO one can tell; he disappeared afte!
the second day, leaving his chest behind
him to pay for his lodging. L1hezs Yas
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AFTER SUPPER, EGYPT.

The second social evening at the
North church for this season, on Fri
day last, was success. Mrs. r. Nell
son and Mrs. P. F. Hazen as hostesses
did the honors for large company,
and everybody felt at home. The
supper served from half-past six to
eight in the church parlors was an
excellent one, and the various features
of the menu were enjoyably discuss
ed. on the European plan, according
to the financial standing or the own
sweet will Of the consumer At
eight o'clock the company filled the
vestry below and listened to an en-
tertaining summary of a week in
Egypt by Rev. c. M. Lamson. The
speaker introduced his audience to
scenes on shipboard en- route for the
Orient; led them through the streets
of Alexandria and Cairo; described
the inundation Of the Nile and other
processes of irrigation in that far
humorous picture of the camel, which
he characterized as natures joke;"
portrayed the daily scenes at the
mosques; described the great pyra-
mids and the experiences of travellers
in connection with those stupendous
examples of solidity dwelt to some
ha nr-% Of oh
as scientifically exemplihed in the
bazars in the st;-in fact, had
great many interesting things to say
about country which few, if any,
in his audience would ever have a
chance to visit. A large number of
photographs of Egyptian views
were arranged where they could be
inspected after the lecture.
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Sad Accident at Barton.

Lena, daughter of Walter McFar-
lane, aged about ten years, was ac-
cidentally shot by her brother, Erwin,
a boy of about twelve years, last
Friday, and now lies in critical
state from which she will hardly
recover. Erwin, with some other
boys, were shooting at mark with
a rifle, when the little girl, who was
playing with other children near by,
ran across the line where the boys
were shooting just the moment her
brother discharged his rifle. The
ball struck her head penetrating the
skull. The doctors are unable to find
the ball.
Island Pond is to have "Pinafore"
again.
Fred Butterfly, granite polisher
at Montpelier, fell dead while at
work.
About 5000 logs were burned on
the mountain at West Enosburgh
recently.
Mascot suspected burglar,
escaped from Middlebury jail the
other day.
One of the female patients at the
Waterbury insane asylum attempted
suicide recently.
Editor Dodge of the Burlington
Independent was badly kicked by a
horse the other day.
The first steel derrick ever made
in the United States has been raised
at the granite quarry of c. E. Taylor
& Co. in Barre.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

w. c. Tyler and family will spend
Thanksgiving in Northampton,
Mass.
Miss Daisy Balch will spend the
winter at East Pasadena, Cal, hav-
ing accepted a position 4 t the Ray
mond hotel.
S. w. Parkhurst and wife went to
Proctorsville last Thursday to attend
the funeral of his nephew, Herman
Sykes, who died at Chicago.
Sarkis c. Kebabian, the Armenian
who graduated from the Academy in
the class of 80, has received one of
the Freshmen mathema tical prizes at
Yale college.
Congressman w. w. Grout returns
to Washington the middle of next
week for the winters work. Sena-
tor Frye thinks that congress will not
adjourn until early in the fall of
1892.
Col. Frederick Fletcher celebra ted
his 87th birthday on Saturday, Nov.
21. He has host of friends in St.
Johnsbury and throughout all Yer
mont who congratulate him on his
hearty old age.
Miss Emma J. oldest daughter of
Edward Fitzpatrick and Robert F.
S+enSOn were n, arried a the Catholic
church before a large assemblage
last M Monday morning. The ceremo-
ny was performed by Rev. FIR. Bois-
sOnnault.
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READY YDECEMBER FOURTH.

"St Johnsbury Illustrated" about
which so much has been said in these
columns lately, will be issued from
this office Friday, Dec. 4. That our
readers may gain some idea of the
scope of this work complete index
of both the text and the illustrations
is published on page two of this pa
per- We can safely say that this is
the finest work of it's kind ever pub
lished in this state and we believe it
will have a ready sale. If this book
creates additional local pride, if it
strengthens the faith of our people in
their own town, if it leads them to
renewed effort by way of enhancing
its welfare, it will have accomplished
the mission on which it is sent. We
believe it will also prove acceptable
to all who have lived here and are
now in other portions of this coun-
try; and we look for a wide distribu-
tiOn Of it.
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RAILROAD NE WS.

The gross earnings of the Boston
and Maine system for year ending
Sept 80, 1891, were SIS, ,679, ,996 !;
increase over 1890, $148, ,SO5. The
operating expenses were 64.O66 per
cent. The 1915 900 earned in excess
of operating expenses, charges and
dividends was disposed of by credit
ing to equipment account $500, 1000.
to injury account $4,000 and to
profit and loss $25, 900. The annual
meeting of this corporation will be
held December 9. 1t is pretty safe to
say that Asa P. Potter, president of
the Maverick bank, will not be one
of the directors the coming year.
Commencing Nov. %, the Mon
treal passenger express on the Lake
road leaves Lunenburg a t go p. m.
reaching ST. Johnsbury at 1910 p.
m Formerly the train reached here
at midnight.
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AFTER THE RUMSELLERS.

The police are waging war on the
rumsellers and two men were con-
victed Monday. Desire Juneau plead
guilty before Justice Nichols to five
offences for selling liquor and was
fined $50 and costs, the whole
amounting to $3.50. Oliver Thibo-
deau also plead guilty to three
offences and was fined S25 and costs,
amounting in all to $33. Both men
lived in the same building in Randall
square and the police had been gather
ing up the evidence ever since fair
time Both men paid their fines.
Besides these cases there have been
several arrests for drunkenness the
past week.
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A LECTURE ON HAMLET.

Friday evening, at Music hall,
occurs the third entertainment in the
Y. M. c. A. course-a lecture by Prof.
Luis Baralt of New York, on Ham
let" The subject is d very inviting
one, and the reputa tion of the speak
er is a guarantee that what he says
will be interesting and instructive.
Prof Baralt is a Cuban, and is
special instructor in the Spanish Ian
guage and literature in New York
college. He is spoken of as finely
equipped for the lecture platform
The entertainment will begin a t eight
o'clock
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE NOTES.

D. J. Foster, 80. of Burlington,
who was recently elected instructor
in oratory and rhetoric at Dart
mouth college, has accepted the posi-
ton and entered upon his duties
there last week. Mr.. Foster is the
son of J. P. Foster of Barnet and
1876 at ST. Johnsbury Academy.
The Boston papers speak very
highly Of Henry Ide's playing in the
foot ball game there Friday between
the Dartmouths and the Institute oi
Technology. Mr.. Ide's runs were
the features of the game.
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ACADEMY NOTES.

The Academy band made very
creditable appearance on the street
last Saturday afternoon. After play
ing few pieces here they went to
Passu1npsic. [Our correspondent
from that place tells them what they
missed by not sending an advance
agent. Editor CALIFORNIAN.
George w. Barnes, 81, was in
town last week.
Thanksgiving vaca ton will begin
ats o'clock Wednesday. On acco unit
of the repairs which are taking place
in the Academy exercises will not be
resumed until Tuesday morning.
D. H Macomber and Miss M. J.
Kinsman, both of 81, spent few
days in town recently.