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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. Edward T. Fair banks will con-
duct the service at Summerville on
Sunday afternoon next.
Rev. c. H. Merrill will supply the
North church pulpit next Sunday
in the absence OF the pastor.
John H. Parlin, cornetist, played
the opening piece at the North church
on Sunday evening last and assisted
also on the hymns.
Prof. c. E. Putney will give re-
ception TO the members and attend
ants of the South church at his
residence this evening.
Rev. c. w. Dockham OF the Advent
church was in Newport Center this
week, attending conference of
ministers and laymen of that denom-
ination from Vermont and Canada.
The Railroad street Baptist church
people held a sociable at Jesse Cages,
at the Center, on Thur sday night
last, which was fairly well attended
in spite of the frigid atmosphere that
prevailed.
The second social evening" of the
the North church occurs
q The ladies will serve
|etween $50 and 8 o'clock. i.
and at the latter hour Col Franklin
Fairbanks will give in the vestry
an illustrated lecture on Mexico.
At meeting of the Railroad street
Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
on Sunday evening these officers were
elected: President, Herman Burnham
vice president, c. H. Lingham; sec
retary and treasurer, Miss Kate
Peck; corresponding secretary, Miss
Susie Clark.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending Ian. 10, 1898.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The dash in ates below zero.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
The Bang Called In.

One of the most noticeable changes in
fashion this season is that which affects
the dressing of the hair. The "fringe"
has been gradually giving place to softly
waved bandeaux, and the bandeaux are
creeping gradually lower down until the
return seems imminent to the pulled and
waved bandeaux to be seen in the por-
traits of Jennie Lind taken along in the
fifties. To young and delicate faces the
style has an agreeable piquancy and
quaintness, but to women past their first
youth or with strong, coarse features the
bang has softening effect much to be
desired.
Another style now gaining favor and
one becoming to round faces with low
foreheads is that of turning the hair
back from the forehead loosely in twist
that is lost in the light coils and puffs ar
ranged in the middle Of the forehead.
In this style of couture the front hair is
parted off on either side and twisted in
the old fashioned way into two rolls
New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Indian Names.

Sometimes names have been made to
appear unnecessarily grotesque in their
writing-in some instances as much so
as the rude savage himself appears per-
sonally-the fact illustrated in the writ
ing Youghiogheny for simply Ya-og-ha-
ma and in Esquemeaux for Es-ka-mo.
Many purely poetic CARDS of the old
words have become incorporated into
our permanent geographical literature.
The names Mississippi and Tennessee
are examples of the fanciful versions Of
the old aboriginal titles-the former is
supposed to have been in sounds repre-
sented by the English writing Mes-sis-a-
pa, while the oldest historic records ex-
tant showing the latter give the writing
as Ten-as-sa. What is evidently one an
cestral word appears in the modern YER
sions of Shewanee, Sewanee, Suwanee,
Swanan aud Chowan. The French writ
ing Cheyenne is the same word in the
remote ancestry, as is now believed
Popular Science Monthly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Do Swans Sing Before They Dieq

The story that tells of swans singing
before death is very old, and of course is
founded upon fancy. The idea has been
brought down from ancient myths. The
voice of the swan is extremely harsh
and disagreeable, without single mu-
steal note in it, and no good reason can
be found for likening some Of the worlds
sweetest poets to this unmelodious voiced
fowl.
The only approach to a verification
we have ever seen is the following,
clipped some years ago from Virginia
newspaper:
"a sporting friend, recently returned
from foray upon the Potomac river,
below Mount Vernon, was the guest of a
venerable and highly intelligent lady,
who has always lived on the Potomac.
Speaking of the swan, she gave it as her
decided opinion that this bird was in the
habit of singing or making a plaintive
noise when dying. The reason she gave
for entertaining this belief was that on
very many occasions in the last 30 years
she had been awakened at night by a
sweet and exceedingly sad noise, some
thing like the tones of fageolet coming
over the water, and that on every sub
sequent morning dead swan was found
to be floating ON the water or to have
been washed ashore. "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

The testimony, as far as it is in, es'
tablishee the fact that Minister Ste
phens was head and shoulders in the
conspiracy to overthrow the regular
Hawaiian government. The fact is
not denied that the United States ma
rines were landed the day before The
provisional government was pro-
claimed, and the further fact is not
denied that the queen did not abdi-
cate until threatened with the power
of the United States These are sig
nIficaut facts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
THERE WAS GOOD FISHING.
Likewise Good Luck on Phenomenally
Good Imagination.

Likewise Good Luck on Phenomenahy
Good Imagination.
The scene of the following incident
was about 40 miles from Gloversville.
N. Y, on a beautiful little lake just
across the tableland at Piseco lake, IN
Hamilton county. The day was all that
q fisherman could desire, and every con-
dition was right for good fishing. A
party of three were in the boat-namely,
L. E. Everest, his friend, Professor
Spencer from Brooklyn, and the writer.
They had taken nearly so pickerel In
less than half day, and the size was
good, weighing from q to u pounds.
The last turn around the ''lucky point
was being made before we started for
home. Everest, who was trolling one OF
the lines, said: "Ive got another. He's
a big one from the way he pulls" Ever
est let him play at one time nearly 200
feet of line before the fish could be
turned. When he had been brought
into sight, he was not so large as some
we had already in the boat, but there
was an unusual motion all about him.
Soon the line was drawn so tightly 1t
was necessary to let him play again.
When brought back, it was discovered
that large pickerel had attempted to
swallow the one on the hook, which was
now quite exhausted.
The big fellow still followed, shark
like, for the dead body of his victim,
which, however, we were not disposed
to give up. Just as Everest was about
to swing the fish on his hook into the
boat the professor took up his oar, hop
ing to strike and thus capture the large
one. The movement of the oar attract
ed the attention of the fish, and in a
twinkle he made pass at it. The blade
was about 7 inches wide, but his jaws
grated across the upper and lower edges,
saving groove ON either side with his
sharp teeth. The professor, by carrying
his oar forward with the movement Of
the fish, at the same time raising 1t from
the water, landed the huge fellow into
the boat
He weighed 1871 pounds, The fish on
the hook only weighed three pounds, but
showed signs of battle, being bitten in
several places. Upon opening him we
found, as is often the case, fish of
smaller size in his stomach. This one
showed signs of life and was opened.
We then discovered pretty little gold
chatelaine watch and were surprised
that the time agreed with our watches
and that it was running.
More than pleased with our fishing e.l-
petition, we returned to the Adirondack
hotel and informed Landlord George A.
Mccoy of our good luck, at the same
time showing the watch. In less than
two minutes all the guests about the
house were in the Office, and among the
number was pretty young lady from
Albany, who said that the watch was a
token of friendship which she had priced
very highly. When on the lake in the
early part of the day, it had fallen into
the water, and, she supposed, was lost.
1t is needless to say she was overjoyed at
its recovery. Albany Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Better Than Faith Cure.

eyes," said tall stranger in dark
suit of clothes as he lighted a fresh cigar
in the office of the Pacific hotel. Eyes, it
was the most extraordinary case ever
knew. had rheumatism for 10 years.
Both arms and shoulders. Had to be
fed like baby. My arms hung help
less for two years. No use of them what
ever"
"And you mean to say that you were
cured without dose of medicine" asked
Landlord King.
ENTIRELY without medicine. In one
moment, as if by miracle"
"Pve heard of such things" remarked
the man in his shirt sleeves. "It was
under circumstances of strong mental
excitement, wasn't it?"
eyes"
81 thought so. You were induced to
believe that you could be cured if you
only made the effort, weren't you?"
81 suppose so. Something of that
kind"
''Then there's nothing strange about
it. The history Of medical practice is
full of such cases. 1t was only an in
stance of what they call faith cure"
"No," said the man in the dark clothes
refectively, you could hardly call ii
that. The cure was effected by man
who met me on a lonely road with gun
in each hand and said, Hold up your
hands, And l held them up."-Pomona
PrOurecs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
Ind When 1t Was All Over the Station
Agent Mended Things.

Ind When 1t Was All Over the Station
Agent Mended Things.
At way station on the Louisville ana
Nashville one winter the station keeper
had an exciting time. 1t was midnight,
and the station being in a deserted part
of the country had been left by the loaf
ers. It began to rain. The station keeper
was not sleepy and determined to sit up
a greater part of the night, especially as
he had an unusual sum of money IN his
cash drawer, and he felt uneasy aboutlt'
Robberies of stations and farmhouses
down the line had been frequent. so ne
settled himself down to a vigil. AS he
felt hungry he took can of cove oysters
down from the shelf and set 1t III the
stove. A moment afterward there was
a knock at the door, and he admitted a
cold, drenched tramp, whom he allowed
to lie down by the fire. Just then train
came around the bend, and the station
agent stepped outside to display the go
ahead signal. He felt distrustful OF the
tramp and feared that he would fool
with the money drawer. AS the train
passed he hurried into the room and had
scarcely opened the door and seen the
tramp standing by the stove with some
thing glistening in his hand, when there
was a report, and the agent felt a sting
ing sensation over his eye.
Although blinded with blood from the
wound, he drew his pistol and fired five
times into the room. He then dashed
round to the rear of the station and hid
under the platform. After an hours
time he crawled out, resigned to the loss
of his money and thankful that he had
escaped with his life. The room was
dark; the fire was out. The tramp had
evidently escaped with his booty. Sor-
rowfully the agent lit match, but
instantly dropped it when a startling
sight met his eyes. He lit another one,
found candle and gazed about at the
scene of desolation.
The lamp had been shattered by a
bullet. A cheese had been perforated
with two bullets. The room was filled
with smoke from the stovepipe, which a
fourth bullet had perforated. Strangest
of all, the room was filled with cinders,
and oysters frescoed everything. Oys-
tiers, oysters, oysters, cove oysters. The
agent gasped and realized it all. The
can had remained in the stove too long,
and being sealed up had exploded from
the steam when the tramp poked the
fire. Of course the tramp skipped when
the shooting commenced. The cash
drawer was intact. A piece of tin was
found near the door, where it had re-
coiled off the agents face. The agent
spent the remainder of the night in
mending the stove charlottesville
Commercial
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
HAWAIIAN PRECEDENTS.

o Going q little back into history 1t
will be found that President johnson
in 1886 caused the whole power of the
government to be exerted against the
organization in this country of the
Fenian raid on CANADA. In 1858 and
1869 the revolt in Cuba was encour-
aged by the revolted conditions OF
certain provinces of Spain at that
time and the lingo element of this
country urged President Grant to aid
the revolutionists in Cuba, but Presi-
dent Grant not only refused to do 80,
but was alert and did break up the
numerous attempts to organize fill
bustering expeditions in this country
with designs on Cuba.
In 1850 the adventurer Lopez organ
lied a filibustering expedition against
Cuba and induced many young
men to join him. The expe
dition resulted fatally. He aud
q number of Americans were
CADUuT0u anu tAoCuIous looiNOhU
Fillmore In his message to congress,
Dec. 2, 1851, condemned the enter
prise most emphatically and pointed
out that this country could not coun-
tenance any such attempt to inter
fere with other nationalities. 1t is
entirely in accord with The policy OF
this govern ment that Secretary Gresh-
am pointed out that "the great wrong
done to feeble and independent
state by an abuse of the authority of
the United States be undOne by re-
storing the legitimate government"
For following strictly in the line of
proceed emit and the well established
policy of this government, in regard
to the Hawaiian government. Mr..
Cleveland has been attacked even by
some of the papers of the country pro,
Tossing Democratic doctrines. Mr.
Blaine, with even his pronounced de-
sire to obtain foreign territory, was
equally explicit against any inter-
ference with other governments. In
fact, Mr.. Cleveland Is following the
policy of both parties in this respect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

CONGRESSMAN BAILEY in his
speeches indicating his course in
congress says he would regard the en-
dorsation OF THE A UsTIN STATESMAN,
San Antonio Express and the GAL
Dial. News as an evidence that he bias
gone wrong. Of course, entertaining
this opinion, Congressman Bailey
shapes his enllre political course in
opposition to any position taken by
these respective newspapers. Men of
q certain mental caliber never are able
to get out of negative course and
line of thought. They conceive a
prejudice to certain men or news
papers, and they negative everything
such men or papers advocate. Mr.
Bailey, unfortunately for the country,
obtained position on account of his
ability as an elocutionist or declaimer
of other mems ideas and sentences,
and he very properly defines the
limits of his narrow conceptions, OPP.
position to leading and sound Demo-
cratic newspapers. Where has it
taken him? Right into the ranks of
the Populists
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

street. Lovers may kiss to their hearts
content and permit Greek to meet
Greek in the smack, as The News
thinks would result in mingling war
like bacteria, but protect the inno'
cents from any such fusion of disease
germs and shield fresh and rosy lips
from such contact, as the germs are
industrious seekers of new nests. The
News says "people will kiss or die"
Let them kiss and die, but do not
pollute the pure lips of undefended
infancy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Who He Was,

DIR. Meredith, a popular and well
known clergyman of Brooklyn, in re-
cent address to his Sunday school, urged
the children to speak to him whenever
they met him.
81 may not always recognize you," he
said, "but you all know me, and want
you to speak to me-" Not long afterward
small boy accosted him Oh the street
with:
"How do you do, DR.. Meredith"
The doctor stopped at once and replied
cordially and then asked:
"And who are you, sir?"
"Oh, I'm one of your little lambs"
was the unexpected and offhand remark
as the youngster sauntered on.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Found in the River,
Special to The statesman.

Special to The statesman.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. 24.-Yes
terday afternoon the body of
drowned man was found in the river
near the garrison. Upon investigation
it was identified as that of one named
Rosas. Rosas was missing from home
for several days past. The last seen of
him was on Saturday night, when he
was engaged in a drunken fight at
disreputable house near the garrison,
in which woman was shot in the fin
ger. 1t is claimed that he did tn
shooting, as pistol with four chame
bers empty was found ON him. 1t is
supposed while trying to escape by
crossing the river he was drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
NEW METHOD or ELECTIONEER

INu.
Governor Mckinley has inaugurated
new method of conducting q CAM
paign for nomination for president
On last Sunday the governor attended
the Hanson Place Methodist church
in Brooklyn. The minister in charge
announced to the congregation that
they had "worshiping with them this
morning that eminent, Christian
statesman, Governor William McKln'
ley of 0hio,n when "the congregation
broke into applause, some clapping
their hands and others waving theil
handkerchiefs," and the great man
we are informed, gracefully and
smuingly began to shake hands and
acknowledge by bows and bushes the
congratulations which the people ten
dered him." The preacher, the con
gregation and Brother Mckinley
ought to have blushed with shame al
such dissertation OF the church o.
God. 1t is surmised that Reed, hit
opponent will follow suit, and we
may expect soon for him to attend
Talmage's tabernacle and receive the
same ovation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the II
Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest.
eZzE2zXEXEXE
Sold by Druggists Vt sent by mail.
= 5Oc. e. T. Haseltine. w~Sen. Pa.
Cruiser for Brazil.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The new Bra
lillian cruiser America will make her
first move toward the scene of her flu
ture action by moving down East river
this morning to point in the upper
bay below Bedloe's island. She will
depart as soon as her gunpowder and
dynamite are aboard and the big 500.
pound rifles from Europe, which are,
expected to arrive on the Germanic to-
day, are put on board and mounted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
SAMOA.
NATIVES UNEASY.

APIA, Nov. z, via San Francisco,
Nov. 90. There has been no actual
disturbance of the people in Sam Oh,
but the natives are far from quiet,
Fear alone apparently prevents a new
outbreak. H. M. 8. Katoomba left
here Oct. ID for FIJI, but was not re-
placed until Oct. 20, when the David
arrived from Fiji The German man o
war Sperber left today. She is to
call at Fakaof and take Mataafa to
his new home in the Marshall islands.
There is some talk of disarming the
natives, but so far no steps have been
taken.
The steamer NaMposa arriv-
ed on the 3D., nav'''r ri. V. lde,
cnief ilati eject '.s. IS. pN Cham
bers. United StnJes innu commissioner"
on board. I,rcr iNr arrival |. G.,
Denver, clerk = snpreme court,
preceded to Gilo = :, IF in the kings
boat, manned by nalve police in uni
forms and brought Lie on shore, where
he was met by three consuls. Proceed
ing in two carriages to Mulinun, they
were met by Chief Justice Cederantz
and the British consul introduced Ide
officially, The re iring chief justice
welcomed Ide to Samoa and lde re-
Aponded. The consul then took Of
fetal farewell and left for Apia. The
two Judges remained and held priv
ate conference.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

Honolulu, discovered that he could
not replace the queen without involv-
ing this country in declaration Of
W ar which neither he nor Mr.. Cleve-
land had right to do. In
that event he has doubt
less awaited further instructions.
Mr.. Cleveland is too prudent and too
law abiding to have made a misstep
in this regard. If Mr.. Willis found
that pacific measures would not effec
= restoration OF the queen he acted
wisely and in all probability under
the instructions of the president in
awaiting further action and instruc'
tions from the home government.
The facts are conclusive that the pro-
visional government or revolutionists
could never have peacefully succeed
ed without the presence and moral
influence of United States marines
and the plain and honest duty of this
government, under its traditions
and policy was to reinstate the gov
ernlng power in Use before the
coup de main by which it was
overthrow. The next thing to be
considered was the manner of doing
this. The first step, of course, was to
attempt to obtain the pea eful acquies'
cence of the provisional government,
and that was the only step that the
at Washington was at
liberty to take without the sanction
of congress. Mr.. Cleveland must
have taken this prudent view OF the
whole matter. 1t is clearly our duty,if
Mr.. Bluunt's report 10 correct, to re-
store the queen to her statu quo
prior to the emuete, but congress
must say whether or not we shall
take any steps that would amount to
q declaration of war However, we
do not apprehend there will be any
special trouble ABOUT it, for even II
we are forced to eXtreme measures
the people will be fully convinced OF
the wisdom and honesty OF Mr..
Cleveland's policy, and congress, act
ing under that influence, will go to
any lengths to do the honest thing
and restore the queen to power Then
too the members of the provisional
of Hawsii will be fully
convinced that if congress takes that
view of the matter that it would be
useless to kick against the pricks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

MINEsTRo ROMERO complains that
hostile bands are organizing in Texas
to invade Mexico. According to the
policy of Mr.. Cleveland's critics, that is
the very thin for Americans to do.
But Ministro Romero ought to re-
member that these hostile b ,nds came
first from Mexico, organized in the
chaparal OH this side and return to
plague his government, Take care of
your own citizens before complaining
of us, Senior Romero.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

The good people who attended the
fair at Chicago have returned to their
homes and their business, but they
left in Chicago the riff:faff, footpads,
burglars and thieves of the whole
country. A respectable citizen dare
not venture out at night in the Lake
city. There is one consolation, other
localities of the country con take a
rest and sleep in peace and quiet, I'M
disturbed by the burglar.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30
The DeluRe,

In answer to correspondent news
paper says: "The deluge mentioned in
the Bible was threatened in the year
1855 B. c., and began on Dec. z, 1856 B.
c., and continued S77 days. The ark
rested on Mount Ararat on May 6, 1856,
but Noah did not leave it until Dec. IS
following" Any reader who imagines
that it would be an easy task to figure
these details from Biblical account can
find basis for his calculations in the
seventh and eighth chapters of Genesis.