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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
AMERTCAN GOODS AHEAD.

America is good enough for me,
said a Young woman who recently
returned from Europe. I'VE really
found nothing at all that | cared TO
buy. Every thing that was desir-
able was so exorbitantly dear, and
at the cheaper places und, as ]
say, nothing at all that ed me
So | just gave up the idea OF Is
entirely, and spent a delightful time
in visiting all the queer places that
had never seen before, and picking
up bits of bric-a-brac for my room az
home. Meanwhile looked az my
friends clothes, got pointers ON the
last modes from the best places,
made up my mind as to what would
become me, and on my arrival home
went straight TO clever little dress
maker that has made my clothes for
years, and is devoted TO me and
ordered couple of gowns from her
at once. never saw any one so de
lighted as she was, to think that had
brought nothing from Paris and had
come back to her pleased and hatter-
her tremendously But the iuu oft
was when first appeared AT -
coming, out tea, all the girls flock
ed around me exclaiming what q
lovely French gown ! bad on, and
how nice it was for me TO have been
able to get all my winter outftin
Paris. = Interview in the New York
Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
THE CELIA X.

The attention of housekeepers can
not be too frequently called to the
care OF the cellar nor too much
emphasis placed upon the fact that
decayed vegetables should not be al
lowed to remain there an hour.
1T is not typhoid, malaria orgrip,
half so much as decayed vegetables
in the cellar" said one physician to
another, when called in consultation
over grave case OF fever.
IL knew the moment entered the
house that there were spoiled
potatoes, musty turnips and a mis-
cellaneous mass of half decayed
vegetables in the cellar. l could
smell them, and tell you the
patient will never recover if some
thing isn't done about it.
II don't believe there are a dozen
farm houses in the country where
vegetables are not kept in the cellar
under living rooms. Potatoes,
especially, give out the most
poisonous emanations, and people
are taken sick from breathing them,
and die, and no one seems to know
what ails them. 1t is called fever
or malaria or heart failure which
is the latest medical absurdity, and
of late the grip is held responsible
for a great deal of evil which rests
entirely in the vegetable bins and the
decaying refuse in the cellar. There are
old meat barrels, boxes or shelves
containing remnants of decaying
fruit, and scraps dragged into the
walls by rats. These attract vermin
of all sorts, and make the place al
most intolerable.
There is a popular notion that
the cellar must be looked after in
spring cleaning time. But by spring
the seeds of disease and death may
have been sown, and cleaning comes
too late to save the life of some
member of the family. Decayed
vegetables should never be permitted
to remain in the cellar an hour.
Everything should be examined at
least once week, and all specked or
spotted fruits or roots should be re-
moved. Jars, pots, and barrels
should be thoroughly cleaned before
putting away, and untiring watch
fitness should preside over this por-
ton of the household.
THE walls should be thoroughly
swept, and, if there is illness in the
house, they should be sprinkled with
water, and little sulphur should be
burned in the cellar. This is one of
the most important of precautions
and preventives, and is very easily
done.
upon pan of ashes, either hot
or cold, place a tablespoonful of
sulphur in little heap. Touch a
lighted match to it and leave 1t to
burn. 1t will slowly consume, and
will kill all unpleasant odors and
destroy all disease germs with which
it comes in contact.
"A pinch of sulphur thrown upon
the kitchen range every day would
do much to keep a family in good
health. - Ledger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
z. M. CAMPBELL

Agent for Vermont Mutual, Union MutunI
American. Orient and Niagara Fire Insurance
Companies Also agent for Travellers lr-
suranec Company, and dealer 10 Wood snf
Coal Once iu Parker baildiuR Lyndonvillt
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
DUTCH SIMPLICITY.

Kempen, a town in Holland on
the lower Rhine (the birthplace of
Thomas a Kempis), is a favorite
residence of people with small in
comes. The imagination of these
Dutchmen must be as limited as their
incomes, Judging from the droll
stories that are told of them.
At one time fire broke out, and
much damage was done because the
engines were out of repair. The
council met, and after much argu-
ment it was voted that on the eve
preceding every fire the town officers
should carefully examine the engines,
pumps, etc.
One of the greatest profits OF the
town was the toll exacted at the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12

WAIT A ND SEE.

Tt's a great thing, Jimmieboy,
when you don't know what to do
and can't find anyone to tell you, TO
sit down and do nothing, because if
you did something you'd be likely to
find out afterwards that it was the
wrong thing. When | was young,
in the days when was what | used
to be, once read poem that has
fingered with me ever since. 1t was
called Wait and See and this is the
way it went:
When you are puzzled what to do,
And no ones nigh to help you out,
You'll find II for the best that you
Should wait until Time gives the clew
And then your business go about
OF this there is no doubt
lust see the COW! She never knows
What's going to happen next, so she
Contented 'mongst the daisies goes
In clover from her head to toes,
From care and trouble ever free
She simply waits, you see.
The horse. unlike the COW, in fear
Jumps to and fro at maddest ate,
And knocks the wagon out OF gear
Tears down the street, doth snort and
rear,
And just because he does not wait
His woes accumulate.
ID. Crockett, famous in the past,
The same sage thought hath briefly wed
To words that must forever last
Whenever haply they be cast
BE sure you're right, then 90 ahead"
That's what d. Crocketto said.
-[Harper's Young People.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12

A COMMONS SENSE CRUSADE. EsN

By way of protest against the
manifest Inconvenience of wearing a
long and trailing skirt on the high
way, an association of sensible
young women in Nottingham, Eng
land, have adopted the fashion of
short petticoats for their walks
abroad. The illustration shows
how independently a girl may fare
through mud and slosh with skirts
several inches above her ankles, The
women of England are persuading
fashionable tailors to make short
costumes for their outdoor expedi-
tions natty and trim, and finished
with facing Of soft leather, easily
cleansed when splashed. This cos
tune requires a well-6tting boot,
since it necessarily leaves the foot
exposed to view. 1t is to be hoped
that the day of short skirts for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12

gates. The council wished to in.
crease the income, and instead of in
creasing the toll, it voted to double
the number Of gates.
This same council also ordered he
sun-dial to be taken from the court
house common and placed under
cover, where it would be protected
from the weather.
But of all the queer things that are
told Of Kempen and its people,
nothing SO absurd as this Grass
grew on the top OF very high tower
and the only way these droll Dutch
men could think of to get It of was
to hoist a COW up and let her eat it,
From Harper's Young People
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
TIE ANNOYING FRECKLE.

Freckles are apt to be the torment
of young people, and especially Of
very fair blondes with red or red
dish hair, writes Ella Rodman
Church in one Of Three Pretty Girl
Papers," in the January Ladies
Home Journal. Applications OF all
manner Of blistering remedies are
constantly recommended and used,
such active poisons AS corrosive sub
Innate and acetate Of lead figuring
largely in them; and the object to be
obtained is nothing less than the re-
moval of the outer skin, freckles and
all Half an ounce each OF Cologne
water, brandy, lemon juice and alum,
boiled together, produces the same
result, more slowly and less pain
fully; but when the skin forms
again, and is exposed to the same in
auenceS, the freckles reappear. Tan
is even worse than freckles, as this is
a dark layer over the entire surface,
whereas the former do leave gimpses
of fair skin. Whereit is permanent
~ established, a covering Of linen or
channels, cut to fit the face and neck,
wet with cold water, if used nightly,
will gradually wear away the tan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-12
New Advertisements
Praise from Providence.
IIu;ted to those of Tbou.nuds Of Othsr.

While DR.. Kennedy has proven himself
physician and surgeon in which he stands
second to none in this country, ne is also the
discoverer of the most valuable medicinc
named Favorite Remedy. is Il then 10 De
wondered It that are daily receiving such
words Of praise as these ~ was troubled
with a bad humor IN my blood and ~ times
it caused my whole body TO become in
famed at the same time was suffering
from a severe Kidney disease. Doctors nor
medicine seemed 10 relieve me but thanks 60
some unforeseen power. was led 10 know %
DR.. David Kenuedy's Favorite Remedy at
once began using il, and 1t entirely eradi-
Gated the humor from my blood, cured fn9
kidney trouble, and am truthful when say
saved my life because could not have lived
much longer as was before ! began using
Favorite Remedy" MRS A. + MAN
CHESTER, Providence, r. |
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22
ANTIclpATIoN.

One time wc stood upon the waters edge
That flowed far out into lis parent sea,
And there while summer hlushed on Held
and hedge
Wevowed 10 love throughout eternity
And thou, fond heart, hast kept that vow
full well
Through every change that protean fortune
brought,
Iut am sunkcn In the waves that swell
Oer Scylla's hidden rocks-and am forgot
What stern mischance hath snapped the
golden thread
That bound thy heart In unison with miner
Unless her soul be Nloho's instead,
Whose tears may How us feelingly as thine'
From whom may pardon come II not from
thee2
And yet dare not ask so great a boon.
Whose life is wrecked like timer And who
Is she
Hath warranty to sing so sad tuner
Yet cease those mournful sighs, as deep per-
chance
As ever Dido for Eneas heayed;
The future lies beyond; the recompense
OF time is most for her who mos; hath
grieved.
One hope have that absence cannot take.
One longing that the world can never steal,
When life is done, in other spheres to wake,
And at thy feet worshipor to kneel.
st. George Best In Good Housekeeping.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

One Of the finest curtains in this coun.
try is at the Lyceum theater, On 1t oil
that art can do has been lavished. Made
of rich, beautiful plush of dragons
blood hue, it hangs from the proscenium
arch in artistic folds. The curtain was
presented to Mr.. Irving by the Baroness
Burdett Coutts, its cost being 1000
guineas, One thousand yards Of plush
were used in its manufacture, and il
achieved the fame of once being parodied
in a Gaiety burlesque,
Mr., Wyndham's curtain at the Critic.
rion is a creation Of Maple & Co, sad
cost about Gl20 At the Gaiety the pres
ent act drop is the work of Mr., George
Banks. The artists conception takes
the form Of n great white satin cloth
with solitary figure opening two cur,
tains. The Savoy curtain is noted both
for its beauty and the artistic manner in
which it rises aud reveals the stage. The
act drop at the Adelphi, the home Of
creepy melodranla, is curtain which
has marked the resting places Of count
less pieces OF the transporting typo. II
represents scene in Sherwood forest
in the days of Robin Hood and his mer
ry, merry men. --London Million.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

Sam Pugh, Of this city, was quite seri-
ously hurt near Saltwater, 0. T., u few
evenings ago. With party Of young
men he was out coon hunting. They
chased an animal several miles, think
ing they were trailing coon, and when
the animal was treed, Pugh climbed the
tree to knock it down. In the darkness
he could not see but what 1t was a coon,
and he climbed up close to it and struck
1t. To his surprise he found the animal
was large and ferocious wildcat, which
flew at him, biting and scratching him
in a horrible manner, and causing him
to lose his hold and fall to the ground.
In his fall he struck limb, fracturing
three ribs and inficting other severe
bruises. Hewill be confined to his room
for some weeks with his injuries. Kan
sas City Journal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22
A Race for a wife.

6outh Broad street, from jackson
street to the navy yard gates, was the
scene of foot race the other day, the
prize being the pretty daughter of a
sailors washerwoman. For some time
Barney Burns, marine, and George
Lindsay, a sailor on board the receiving
ship st. Louis, which is stationed at
League island have been enamored of
the bright eyed daughter Of the woman
who does their washing. The men were
friends and the girls affections seemed
to be about evenly divided on the two
ardent lovers. How to decide with
which Of the two she should cast her lot
was difficult problem, but the happy
thought of foot race presented itself.
The arrangements were perfected and
at O'Clock the contestants appeared
upon the course, which was two miles
long, accompanied by large crowd who
had been advised Of the contest. Burns
stands feet Q inches in height and
weighs about 200 pounds, while his op-
ponent, Lindsay, is 1.-THE and willowy;
and the sports in the crowd were not
long in determining upon the latter as
the fayorite.
At the crack of the pistol the lovers
were off at rapid gait, and until the
tracks Of the Greenwich Point extension
of the Pennsylvania railroad were reach
ed kept well together. The pace told
upon Burns wind, however, and he
dropped behind, and when Lindsay
reached the end CT the goal his com
petitor was not in sight The washer
woman's daughter will now become Mrs.
Lindsay. Philadelphia Record.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22
A Case Of Longevity.

| A certain housebreaker was condemned
In the latter part Of the last century in
France and under peculiar circumstances
to 100 years in the glleys, aud, strange to
relate, this man has made his appearance
In his own native province at the advanced
age Of 10, he being about twenty years Of
| age when the sentence which condemned
| him to so dreadful u punishment was
passed.
1t is difficult to conceive what the feel
ings must have been with which he re.
turned Ms soon as emancipated from the
shackles which had enthralled him for a
century, to breathe once more the cherished
air of the scenes Of his infancy. Bourg, In
the department Of Ain, was his native
home; but time had 50 much changed the
aspect of the whole place that he recog-
nized 1t only by the old church Of Bron,
which was the only thing that had under.
gone no alteration. He Ind triumphed
over laws, bondage, man, time, everything.
Not n relation had be left not "A single be.
ing could he hail ms IN acquaintance; yet
he was not without experiencing the hom-
age and respect the French invariably pay
to old age.
For himself, he had forgotten everything
connected with his early youth; even all
recollection OF the crime for which he had
suffered was lost or, II at all remembered,
1t was but as dreary vision, COMPOUNDED
with thousand other dreary visions OF
days long gone by His family and con.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

A popular comedian tells a story Of a
waiter at a London restaurant who was
sadly given to drink. A party of young
men determined to reform him, and one
day they read to him an imaginary par
agraph from paper relating terrible
accident in which an inebriate in blow
ing out candle was killed by the flame
igniting the alcoholic fumes Of his
breath. James pricked up his ears at
this and requested that the paragraph
might be read to him again, which was
done, to the evident horror Of the poor
man, who Immediately went in search
of a Bible.
Returning with this, he expressed q
desire to take solemn oath upon 1t, be-
moaned the fact that he had been sorry
tippler and was bringing himself to
ruin, and then swore that never again
so long as he lived would he attempt to
blow out andle.--Million.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

"Let me look at the letters in the B
box. please, said a man to the clerk in
one Of the up town hotels this morning
The elegantly attired gentleman behind
the marble bestowed stony stare upon
the other individual and in his most icy
tones demanded;
"What name, sir?"
"Brown-Alfred Brown"
1--WE have no mail here for you, sir, :"
said the clerk in accents that froze into
icicles as the words dropped from his
lips. "You will probably find it at the
postoffice.'
"This set Of bores," " said the clerk sis
the worst that beset us. The men who
lounge in our easy chairs, swipe our sta
tionery and make themselves generally
at home in the lobby are nothing COM
pared to the fellow who will have his
mail sent in the care of the hotel of which
he is not and has never been guest.
The public have no idea what terrible
nuisance and how much time is con-
sumed in dealing with these individuals
AS soon as we get onto their racket we
send the letters back to the postoffice,
Many men will take room for day or
night at a hotel and then 60 to board
ing or lodging house, just for the pur-
pose Of having their mail sent in our care
and so they can afterward use our sta
tionery. We quickly tumble to them
and send their mail back to the postof-
fee, and in nine cases out Of ten this will
freeze them out. Washington Star
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

The purchase of 10000 acres of Indi-
ana's best natural gas land by Ohio capi-
talists and manufacturers has resulted in
making Chicago the distributing point
for the largest daily output of plate glass
in the world. Several Chicago capital
lists have taken a charter under the
laws Of Illinois, the amount represented
being s., 100000. The output will amount
to 10000 square feet Of plate glass per
day, the headquarters Of whose distribu-
tion will be Chicago. Chicago Times.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

A bull moose was recently shot in the
Maine woods which had nine prongs on
one horn and eight on the other, the
spread at the antlers measuring five
feet. The animal apparently courted
death, for, while the hunter who shot
him was asleep by his camp fire, in the
middle Of the night the animal came uI
and smelled him over and awakened
him. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22
rAE ,'FLY coPlsn eLuNpER.
He Caught tho Picipocket Who Gave Him
the Chills

He Caught the pickpoeket Who Gave Him
the chiils.
He was Just in from the wilds Of the
"Umteentb' ward, and the "pull" his
alderman had with the chief had secured
his promotion to the dignity of a central
''tly cop"
The Importance Of his new position
weighed heavily upon him, and he strug-
gled bravely to uphold it, The superior
ity Of a fly cop over an ordinary patrol
man travelling his beat burned deeply in
his brain, and he looked haughtily ut
those erstwhile acquaintance who still
wear the blue coats and brass buttons,
One day the new man, with the unfor.
tunate who had been told off as his part.
ner, We're sent down to watch for pick.
pockets on the Stef street cable line,
There was little success until suddenly
the newly made fly cop grasped his part
ners arm There's ~ fellow I've had
my eye ON for some time, " he said proud
| ly, land now I'm going get him. There
he is, the tall guy with the soft hat"
Inexperienced man looked and smiled
oddly. 'Just as well now as any other
time" he murmured softly to himself.
Then he said Il don't suppose you want
any help
Fired with visions of glory and the
idea of making a single handed capture,
the new man answered. mo, stree. Ill
take him myself"
Then his partner walked around the
corner whistling in subdued tone and
mutterine somethingabout fools having
to take their medicine" although there
wasn't doctor or sick man in sight.
The man from the Umteenth boarded
the car and flashed his star on the con-
ductor, who, of course, pulled the bell at
once. Then the ambitious detective
walked up to the tall man and said: Eve
rot YOU nov. Come along with me-"
The gentleman turned and said: 81
guess you've made a mistake, my friend.
You don't know me-"
''But do, my boy, and that's the
trouble. Come along with me. I've been
looking out for you for the last two
weeks
The people in the car were staring, and
a couple Of men began looking for their
pocketbooks, Then the tall man said
"Well, you'd better take me to the
station"
"That's just what intend to do. /
won't call the wagon either"
He looked for his partner, but he was
not around. So much the better-he
alone would get the credit for the arrest.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

A thief stole forty-six large Parmesan
cheeses Of the best brand, valued at $500,
from merchant in Parma, Upon being
pursued he managed to escape capture,
but, though out Of danger, remorse at
having lost his previous good reputation
caused him to commit suicide two days
after the robbery
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

Syrup

Boschee's German Syrup Is more
successful in the treatment Of Con
sumption than any other remedy
prescribed. 1t has been tried under
every variety of climate. In the
bleak, bitter North, in damp New
England, in the tickle Middle States,
in the hot, moist South-every-
where. 1t has been in demand by
every nationality. Ithas been en-
ployed in every stage of Consump-
ton. In brief it has been used
by millions and its the only true and
reliable Consumption Remedy. o
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22

For street planting, A. Dunning, Of the
Illinois horticultural society, says there
is nothing better than elm, ash, linden
and catalpa. Where soil is dry, hard
maple is among the best, but on wet
black soil is the poorest. For lawn or
grounds, increase the list in proportion
to the size Of the grounds; il there Is
room plant some which are not generally
classdd as hardy, protecting them for a
! few years in winter.