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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
MYSTERIES IN COURT
Howard Fielding Animadverts on
the Personal Identification
Of Innocent Men.
STRANGE GIFTS OF WITNESSES.
Clever Detective Work and Brilliant
Swearing in Bad Case of
Bibulous Burglary.
A TRAMP WHO FARED VERY BADLY.
Positively Identified Is the Man Who Stole Potatoes
That Never We're Stolen.
WRITTEN FOR THE p1spArcH.I

foh LIE 0AoEA1Cdsl
I should not think 1t worth while to tell
so simple a story as the one which I now
propose to grind out, if it did not give me
an opportunity to speak instructively about
two or three subjects on which have long
been crank. The most important of these
is personal identification as it is practiced
in courts.
Oh, have seen so much of It'll Only last
week Policeman Schlob swore positively
that the man seen entering the side door of
Reinangel's saloon on Sunday afternoon
was Reinangels brother-in-law. He knew
him because they had been friends from
boyhood. 1t was shown by other evidence,
however, that the man in question was 6
feet 2 in his stockings and weighed 116
pounds, while Reinangel's brother-in-law
was 8 feet 8, and so fat that he couldn't have
been forced through the door by hydraulic
press. But the license was not revoked.
What . Woman Can Do.
Then remember seeing a woman posi-
lively identify the thief who stole half o
bushel of potatoes out of the back cellar OF
her house in the middle Of the night She
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01

told about this tree said that its roots were
in deep abyss below the world. Serpents
and monsters were forever gnawing at the
roots, trying to destroy the tree. The
branches are the sky, the leaves, the clouds,
and the buds and fruits the stars An eagle,
who represents the air, perches on the top
branch; squirrel, signlfying hail and
storms. runs up and down the stem; and in
fountain in the warm South swim two
swans, one of which is the sun and the
other the moon. The Mahommedans have
a tree of life which is 50 large that man
could only travel round it in 500 years, and
it would take him 100 years to ride round
ii on q swift horse,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
CLUBBING FOB SEEDS.

The Economical Way to Buy and the Best
Way to Plant Them.
WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPArcH.l
In ordering seeds from the florists, clubs
should always be formed at this time of the
year in order to save money. Very few will
require whole package of seeds, and those
that are lett will be wasted or given away.
Many new flowers and plants will be tried,
but this is very expensive. Variety is de-
sirable, and to make good garden this is
absolutely necessary. II club is formed,
however, variety may be obtained at very
little expense. 1t seldom pays to buy the
mixed varieties of seeds in one package. As
arule they are poor seeds to begin with, and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01

recognized him by the color of his eyes.
Cross examination failed to shake her cer-
tainty but it developed some interesting
facts.
1t appeared that the husband of the wit
ness, Mr.. John Flukes, came home from the
club about A. NJ. on the night of the rob-
berry, and after unlocking the door with his
watch key, he paused in the hall moment
trying to decide whether the front stairs led
up or down. 1t was quite essential to solve
this problem in order that he might get up
to bed without creating unnecessary dis
turbance.
He removed his plug bat so that his foot
steps might not awake his wife, and then
took hold of the stairs to steady them. They
kept still long enough for him to become
convinced that they led up, in general
way, and as that was the direction in which
he wanted to 20, he assembled half dozen
steps. Here he sat down to reflect. He was
aware of slight noise, but the house was
turning over and over SO fast that he could
not tell whether it came from the cellar or
the attic. He bestowed so much attention
upon listening that he forgot to hold on to
the stairs. and, as a result, he fell to the
bottom with resounding crash.
Created Several Vigorous Alarms.
LUIS III eHS still WhtCueS
of the night awoke Mrs. Flukes, who yelled
burglars" in voice like fifty wounded
elephants. Flukes not desiring to contra
dict his vile at a time when he felt himself
to be somewhat at a disadvantage, also
yelled "burglars!" whereupon Mrs. Flukes
buried her head under the bedclothes, while
a male servant, whose room was in the gar
ret. fired double barreIed shot, gun through
the roof, and locked himself into closet.
I do not pretend to know how the house
hold Strengthened itself out, but nothing
was done until morning, when a search of
the premises revealed the fact that nothing
was missing but the half bushel of potatoes.
With this clue to work on, the police soon
arrested tramp who was heard to say that
he hadn't eaten anything except one potato
during the past ten days.
"Clever detective work. too," said the
officer who made the arrest, to the reporters
at headquarters. Then he winked mys-
teriously and remarked that he expected to
have big story for the boys in a DAY or
FUR
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
wholly unable to discover the perpetra.or Of

wholly unable to discover the perpetrator of
the deed.
But where Lagos failed, Mrs. Flukes was
strong. At the preliminary examination
she did not hesitate for an instant His
Honor asked her to fix her eyes on the
prisoner, and she did SO. with severity that
should have been good for commutation of
his sentence on the ground that he had been
punished enough already. She was going
on to tell how she happened to buy the
bushel Of potatoes, half of which were
stolen, when the justice interposed, and
said
''Do you recognize the prisoner as the
man who entered your house on the night of
November 8, laS past, and stole peck of
potatoes 2"
Corrected by the Clerk.
-Four pecks in bushel Your Honor"
whispered the clerk.
Certainly, sir; do not interrupt me.
was about to say to the witness: Do you
recognize the prisoner as the man who en-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
GETTING MooNsTRUcK.
In Australia Sleepers Face Will Always
Turn to the Pretty Orb.

Conversing lately with friend who had
spent some years in Australia, he remarked
that certain headaches from which be had
suffered were due to his having been "moon-
struck" while sleeping ont at night in the
bush, saws DIR. Wilson in Illustrated Neacs
of the World. He further added that it was
his belief that, no matter in what position
one went to sleep under such circumstances,
OIL awaking. the face of the sleeper was
turned toward the moon.
BY the way, have heard it also argued
that meat exposed to the rays of the moon,
or fish so exposed. acquired poisonous prop
critics. This is, perchauce, a belief which
owes its origin to the general opinion of the
moons baneful action on life at large.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
THE TREE OF LIFE.

Strange Ideas Regarding It Among Ancient
Peoples.
Here is an illustration of tree of life
from Pail Mall Budget: The ancients in
the different parts of the world had each a
story about this tree, which represented to
them either the whole world or human life.
OF course, you know the story of the stree
Of life" in the Garden of Eden. That is
one of the sacred trees; but the peoples who
knew nothing about the Bible story had all
legends about similar trees. The Greeks.
the Romans, the Indians, the Assyrians
and the Scandinavians each told a
different tale. The one which was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
A Political Nomination in Church.

Some Genesee friends of Justice CHAM
plin tell good story at the expense OF
Judge Newton that seems little too realis-
tic to be true. They say that a certain
preacher, and they don't give his name, was
in the midst of an impassioned harangue,
when he stopped Il minute and with explo-
sive force asked, who shall be able to
stand in that great and awful day?" A
porishiouer, who was a warm friend OF
Judge Newton, had been sleeping up to this
time, but hearing the question, jumped to
his feet and shouted, II nominate Judge
Newton, of Flint, Tor that position
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
Hard Lines for the Tramp.

At the Central station Mr.. Flukes unhes-
itatingly picked the suspected man out of a
group of policemen who were all noticeablv
overfed, while the tramp-well, to judge by
his emaciation, the potato to which he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
Stylish Suitings,

Overcoat and trouser material, of the
best quality at Anderson's, ZOO Smithfeld
street. Cutting and fitting the very best So
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
Tragedy of the Pottsr's Field.

Across the valley goes the traitor. Up he
climbs along the steep side of the opposite
hill. Behind him is the city, beneath his
feet the mire and clay and projecting rock Of
that barren hillside. It is the potter's field.
Here is dead tree, gnarled and twisted.
Here is girdle about the traitors waist.
The 80 pieces Of silver were hidden in it but
an hour ago.
Judas knows now what he will do. With
that long, accursed girdls he will hang him.
self. The tree shall be the gallowA So down
ne falls, with the sky black above him and
hope dead within him. The girdle slips
The sharp rocks receive him. The life Of
the traitor goes out in pain and despair and
darkness. And be goes to 'his own place.
GEORGE aopoEA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
AMHERST COLLEGE NOTES.

A fund was established last year
for a course of sermons to be given
in the college church at intervals
during the year by 12 prominent
preachers of different denominations
and from different sections of the
country. Those who have al
ready been heard this term are Rev
DR.. Arthur T. Pierson of Phila delphia,
who spoke Oct. 3rd, on "Modern
Missions and Rev DIR. R. R. Meredith
of Brooklyn, who addressed the
students Oct. 25th, in very pleasing
and forcible manner
In the first number of the Amherst
Lit. for the year appear articles
by c. D. Wood and w. J. Boardman.
In the first championship game of
foot ball of the season at Boston,
Amherst easily won from Tech. !"
in a score of "a to II.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
ANOTHER NEW STUDENT.

The second number of the Academy
Student for this school year is out,
and is entitled to careful considera-
tion by students and friends of the
Academy generally. The editorial
columns comment favorably on the
development of the foot ball interest
among the students, and advocate
pushing the gymnasium question till
the desired end is gained; there is an
interesting story of "Fiesole," Prof.
Dakin contributes readable article
on "The French School System" and
there is an abundance of school and
exchange notes, with full set of
foot ball rules. This number, like its
predecessors, is well printed, and is
the product of the CALEDoNIAN job
department.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
THE MYSTIC CLUB.

This is the title of a social club
which was organized last week with
these officers:
President, A. F. Nichols.
Vice-President, A. B. Moves.
Secretary, E. A. Silsby.
Treasurer, John c. Clark.
Directors, E. H. Blossom, H. c.
Bates, c. M. Spencer.
The Mystic club starts off with
about 20 charter members and has
leased rooms in the second floor of
the Masonic block These rooms will
be fitted up as soon as possible and
a choice assortment of newspapers
and periodicals placed in the reading
room. The business meetings OF the
club will be held monthly The club
starts off very auspiciously and will
soon become one of the institutions
of the town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
VOL. 55---NO. 1888.
RAILROAD NEWS.

A new turn-table is being put into
the round house at Lyndonville.
Preparations are being made for
the building of an extensive coal
shed at Greensboro.
Geo. A. Aver of St. Albans has
made survey and the final estimates
for a railroad from Proctorsville
to North Springfield. Cavendish,
Weathers6eld and Springfield on the
Vermont side, and Charlestown and
Claremont on the New Hampshire
side expect to be benefited by the
construction of this Black River rail-
road.
A. B. Chaffee, for some time a
resident of Montreal, and remember
ed hereabouts as a director of the
Southeastern road under the Barlow
administration, died recently. He
was a native of Berkshire, in this
state, and had been prominent in
railroad circles.
The wreck of a freight on the Maine
Central on Tuesday interfered some
what with travel over the eastern
division of the St. J. & L. c., and
both mail trains over that end of
the road were cancelled on that after
noon; the train due here at midnight,
however, was about on time.
An extra Pullman car occupied by
Rock Island excursionists came up
over the Maine Central on Tuesday
night, and was taken from this place
to Swanton as special.
The weather for some time past
has been most propitious for the
trestle-hllers on the St. J. & L. c.;
twenty or more teams working on
the ground floor" with long array
of dump cars operating on the tres
tie, have done rapid work on that
big affair at the summit
Another rotary snow plow, larger
than any that have been referred to
by us of late, passed over the Lake
road on Saturday, bound for some
Western railway, where it is to be
used in clearing away the mountains
of snow that accumulate there dur
ing an average winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
WE'LL SPOKEN OF.

A recent number of the Pueblo
(Col.) Chieftain, referring to the fed
eral building commission, of which
L. D. Hazen of this place was a mem
ber, says: "The gentlemen who
compose that body were well chosen
and the manner in which they have
discharged the arduous duties i'm
posed upon them is worthy of every
commendation" At the final hear
ing on this matter in which the
Pueblo people were specially inter
ested, Mr.. Hazen made the following
brief speech:
II will take this opportunity to
thank you, for myself, and on behalf
of the other members of the commits
sion who, am sure will join me in
this matter, for the uniform kindness
we have received from you You
have made it very pleasant for US.
We have met you outside, and you
have talked with us on other sub
jects than that of the public building
site. l sincerely hope that when we
have gone we will not leave any dis
sensIons among yourselves. A $780,
900 federal building should not di-
vide you. l wish you the abundant
prosperity in the future which your
enterprise and industry entitle you
to, and [ feel certain you will receive
it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
sILsBY,s MOUNTAIN, WATERFORD

A visit to the above point one pleas
ant day last week interested me so
much that desire others to know
what a beautiful panorama can be
seen from this the highest point in
our vicinity. "Uncle David" has a
fairly good mountain road ''grubbed
out" so that a strong, sure-footed
horse can draw light wagon with
two in it to the extreme top, some
thing he has done with his own Ned"
several times. Any ordinary horse
can easily go to the "shanty" (about
two-thirds the distance up), and it is
then only a few minutes walk the
rest of the way. Capt. Griswold
makes the height about 100 feet
above Railroad street, or some 600
feet higher than Observatory Knob"
l have been on the summit of several
of the White Mountains, Mount
Mansfield, Owls Head, Willoughby
and others, and in no case Excepting
possibly Mans6eld) is there so pretty
a view found. 1 am not able to put
on paper the very many interesting
things to be seen, but l will tell your
readers some of the principal points
noticed-the White Mountain Range
in full, including the summit of Mt.
Washington, the carriage road for
some distance, and the railroad from
summit to base. With my telescope
l could see every rod of the road-bed.
Mt tMansfeldi is plainly visible, includ-
ing the Forehead, Nose, Chin and
Summit House. Burke, Willoughby
and all the intermediate peaks be-
tween the above four mountains are
all in plain sight.
By passing around on the South
east side of the woods, the Franconia
Range and Moosilauk are to be SEEN
Bethlehem street is in plain sight
nearly the whole length and Danville
Green is seen in its entirety. ST.
Johnsbury village, the Centre. Pas
sumpsic and portion of West Con-
cord are also in sight and probably
Newark street, although could not
locate the latter on account of smoke.
Several rivers and one pond, Duck"
are to be seen. AS near as can
measure on the map, it is 40 miles
to Mansfield, and 35 miles to Wash
ington, in an air line, and the great
er portion of country between is in
plain sight. With very small out
lay, the roads could be made passa-
BILE the entire distance for any team,
and it would be a point you would
be pleased to take friends, to say
nothing about yourself Make a
visit to it this fall while the nice
weather lasts. Uncle David, or my
self will give you all the points
necessary. CHAS. S. HASTINGS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
GOLD DISCOVERED IN TOWN.

Several weeks ago New York
mining engineer discovered gold bear
ing quartz on the farm of A. P.
Knapp at "Three corners" in the
northwestern part of this town, on
the old Aldrich place. The quartz
was analyzed and it is estimated
that it contains enough gold to pay
for working it. Several others have
examined the gold and pronounce it
genuine. Mr.. Knapp is certainly to
be congratulated on his find which
we hope will prove profitable in
veStment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12

Horace Jones shot a rare bird
about three weeks ago along the
Passumpsic river just below the de-
pot. 1t was a scooter duck or black
coot, and was on its annual migra-
tion from the Maine coast to Long
Island Sound. The bird will be
shown at the next meeting of the
Natural History society on Tues
day evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
sECRErARYANDER RESIGNS.

SECRETARYAN YANDERSEN RESIGNS.
Hans P. Andersen, formerly of St.
Johnsbury, has resigned as secretary
of the Y. M. c. A. at Asheville, N c.,
to become field secretary in the South
of the International Y. M. c. A.
Concerning his work in Asheville the
Citizen says:
Nearly two years ago Mr.. Ander-
sen organized the Asheville Y. M. c.
A and by his energy and consecrated
endeavor has made it one of the
most flourishing and useful institu-
tions Of its kind in the South. He
has drawn around him by his manly
and admirable traits of character a
host of the best young men in the
city, and his departure will be as the
loss of personal friend as well as a
valued leader in the Y. Nj. G. A.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

Y. NJ. G. a. NOTES.
Twenty members were admitted to
the associat tion in October
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary was held on
Tuesday afternoon.
The state convention is to be held
at Rutland next week.
About seventy attended last Sun
days afternoon meeting. Next Sun
day Rev. A. l. Davis will address the
young men, and Edward Peterson
will sing. A collection for the work
of the International committee will
be taken at this service.
The gymnasium class for business
men will begin work next Tuesday
evening at o'clock
The class in penmanship will open
as soon as ~ applications for mem
bership therein are received; also the
class in mechanics.
Hon. H. c. Ide has kindly consent
ed to deliver lecture before the as
sociation, on Samoa, when he re-
turns from that country; and it
is perfectly safe to predict something
very interesting on that occasion.
Secretary Flint of the Bennington
association has resigned.
A prayer service will be held at the
association rooms tonight and to-
morrow night, at 73O O'Clock.
Arthur F. Stone will speak on
newspapers in the members enter
tainment course on Thursday even
ing, Nov. 20.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

JOnn II. carpenter mas SOHC ~
Connecticut on business trip.
Harry L. Heald of Littleton, N. H.,
is visiting at his old home in this
place.
Miss Florence Delano of East
Hardwick is in town, stopping at
the Athenaum house.
DR.. 6. B. Bullard was called to
Proctor last week to attend case
in the family of Senator Proctor.
L. D. Hazen reached home last
night. He took an extensive South
ern trip after leaving Pueblo, Col.
Henry S. Chubb of Winter Park,
Fla, who is well remembered in St.
Johnsbury, has been in town the past
week.
Mrs. S. H. Bracket and Mrs. A. L.
Bailey left this morning for Boston
to attend the International w. c. T.
u gathering.
Geo. M. Williams of Warren, N. H.,
greeted old friends here last week.
He has returned to the booming city
of Tallapoosa, Ga.
Mrs. R. E. Peabody succeeds Mrs.
H. c. Brock as clerk at Lougee Bros.
& Smythe's; Miss Mary c. Goodell
is also clerking there.
Edward P Drew, who was grad
uated from the Academy in the class
of 1886, has position in one of the
high schools in St. Joseph, Mo.
At the State Teachers meeting in
Montpelier last week Prof. A. L.
Hardy of the Academy spoke in
advocacy of physical culture in high
schools.
James Richie, manager of Fair
banks dry goods store, is in market
this week after new goods. Mrs.
Richie accompanies him and will
visit friends at Clinton. Mass.
Miss Lucy Webber of North
ampton, Mass, has been visiting her
relatives the past week. Miss Web
Der has been in Paris for the past
three years studying music and will
return for further study.
Rev. E. A. Hoyt, Universalist pas
tor here, has had a call to Dover, N.
H., and desires to accept it in case he
can be released from his engagement
here, which under a recent agreement
does not expire till next February.
President S. 6. Baldwin of Pomona
college at Claremont, Cal, in which
institution Frank Bracket, formerly
of St. Johnsbury, is now a professor,
was in town for a few days recently
as the guest of Prof. S. H. Bracket.
William Wells Reynolds, who died
in Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 20, was
native of this state and was employ
ed at the Fairbanks scale works
previous to 1865. Later he went to
Brandon and became uperintendent
of the Howe scale company. He was
65 years old.
A highly sensational story printed
in New York journal concerning
the marriage of Miss Mary Howe,
(the soprano singer who has been
heard in St. Johnsbury) and William
]. LAWN of Indianapolis, is pro-
nounced utterly without foundation
by that lady's family friends.
The Vermont Commandery of the
Loyal Legion Of the United States
will hold meeting at Burlington on
the 18th inst, and among the
members to be admitted at that time
are N. P. Bowman and S. w. Park
hurst of st. Johnsbury and Hon.
Josiah Grout of Derby.