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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Hon. Erskine Warden has been re-
elected mayor OF Waltham, Mass,
by some six hundred majority. His
Caledonia county friends congratu-
late him.
Vergennes has little post Office
contest of her own, and certain fac
tions will have to be wooed and
won before new and democratic
postmaster can be installed there.
Vermont had slight attack of the
Shakes" but it was quite sufficient
to satisfy her curiosity. She doesn't
care to have the solid earth slide
again, thank you.-[Spring6eld Re-
porter.
Prendergast, the assassin ofMayor
Harrison Of Chicago,is making things
lively for the court and the lawyers
by attempting to plead his own
case. He scorns the plea Of insanity
in his own behalf
Prof Tyndall's death was the
result of mistake in giving medicine,
whereby he received an overdose OF
chloral. This but adds to the sad
ness of the event. Science has met
with great loss.
q While the naming" is going on,
the Newport Express hints that
Essex county people may have
word to say about Col. Mansur as
lieutenant governor when the
proper time arrives"
A new counterfeit one-hundred-
dollar treasury note has been dis
covered in circulation. Not many
of the genuine notes Of that figure
are known to be floating around
the state just at present.
Judge Russell S. Taft has begun an
interesting and valuable series of
articles in the Green Bag upon the
supreme court of Vermont. The
article will be profusely illustrated
and will be a valuable contribution
to the historical literature of Yer
mont.
Mrs. Hattie Gothrie of Lowell,
Mass, is getting some newspaper
notoriety because she is grand
mother at thirty-t it. is
claimed, beats the record. She was
married at St. Adams, VT, in 1876,
and one of her daughters, married
before she was sixteen, has presented
her with grandchild.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
GROWING BETTER2

There are unmistakable signs that
the business situation, as a whole,
is gradually improving. Money
still continues close, collections are
slow, and undoubtedly in many Sec
tons OF the country the present
winter will be a season of financial
hardship, when city governments
and men of wealth will need to be
generous and hearted in move
ments for the alienation of suffering.
This is but natural result of the
general depression which has prevail
ed in business circles during the past
summer and fall.
But the recent resumption of work
in the mines here and there, and the
starting up of numerous mills--these
are encouraging indications of a
change for the better; and it now re.
mains for the people to make the
most of every hint at improvement
and thus aid in re.establishing con
6dcnce. 1t is long road that does
not turn sooner or later; and al
ougb Improvement in business and
financial conditions may be very
slow, let us hope, and believe, that
il will be sure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

Verify Gov. Lewelling of Kansas
is an original individual. His latest
is declaration that the vagrant
law is unconstitutional and he has
instructed the metropolitan police
force not to modest the tramps
which are hocking into the cities,
stealing rides on freight trains and
boldly demanding food and shelter.
Under that sort of ruling Kansas
will soon become veritable tramps'
paradise. Lewelling is making a
record that will stick to him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

The formation of base ball
league including several preparatory
schools in this state is talked of, and
meeting with that end in view is
called for January 6, at Montpelier.
The successful conduct of a base
ball league in Vermont is a luxury in
which, we fear, the students of our
preparatory schools can scarcely af-
ford to indulge. The expense con-
nected with it is by no means small,
and results are not highly satisfac-
tory unless each team in the league
is bound by iron. clad regulations
which preclude a useless sacrifice of
time and money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
Probate of Will.
BRIDGET GLYNN's ESTATE

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, So.
In Probate court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, within and for said district,
on the 9Th day of December A. ID. 1893.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Bridget Glynn,
late of st. Johnsbury, in said district, deceased,
being presented to court by Pa trick A. Roach,
the executor therein named, for probate:
1t is ordered by said court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a
session of said court, to be held at the Pro-
bate Office in st. Iohnsbury on the 30th day
of December, A. ID, 1898, and show cause. if
any they may have, against the probate of
said will; for which purpose 1t is further or
dered that copy of the record of this order
be published three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian printed at St. Johnsbury previous
to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court, attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
true copy of record Attest:
WALTER =. SMITH, Judge,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
TIME FOR ACTION.

This country seems able to cope
with the disciples Of anarchy, and
while these occasional demonstra-
tons are annoying, there is really
not much ground for fear that this
unruly element of society will get
the upper hand to any considerable
eA .ent.
But in other countries the situa-
ton is alarming, and bomb-throwers
grow holder and more ready with
their deadly missiles. The recent
attempt to blow up the French
chamber of deputies has stirred up
all Europe, and the French govern
ment is urged to vigorous action.
When an occupant of a gallery seat
in so public a place as the halls OF
national legislation can deliberately
hurl bomb with the avowed inten-
ton of blowing the nations repre-
sentatives to atoms, it liz time for
the nation to take hold of him and
as many of his ilk as can be found
America will join cordially with
other powers in asking that sum-
mary justice be meted out to the
perpetrators of such outrages as
have recently occurred in France
and Spain. All countries may well
stand together as unit in dealing
with anarchy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
New Advertisements.
We canuo, Advertise Prices
insolvency Notice.

STATE or VERMONT, District of Caledonia,
S., Court of Insolvency. In the matter OF
Ora S. Jesseman, of Sutton in said district,
insolvent debtor.
Notice is hereby given that the second and
third meetings OF the creditors of said insolv-
ent debtor will be held al the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said district. on the goth
day of December, A. d. 1898. at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, for the purposes set forth in
Sections 1S45, 1S4S and 1867 of the Revised
Laws of Vermont.
Also that Daniel r. Ruggles, assignee of
said insolvent debtors estate, has filed In
said court his accounts preparatory to final
dividend to the creditors of said estate.
BY order of the Court,
WALTER p SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
THIS IS HARD.

The New York Sun does not enjoy
the new tariff bill, and, as is usual
with the Sun, speaks out plainly
against it. The trouble with Chair
man Wilson's measure is that 1t
does not follow closely enough the
promises of the Chicago platform.
This is how our contemporary closes
an article on this topic:
1.-THE ways and means committee
seems still bent on disregarding Mr..
Cleveland's formal invocation OF the Ten
Commandments The latter's warning
to mankind and the republicans mot to
steal" must now be addressed to the
supporters of his own household. High
duties, by no honest possibility describa-
BILE as for revenue only, determinations
against one class to anothers adj
vantage, raw materials, all the rejected
unconstitutionalities of the Chicago con-
vention reappear in force, in less or more
degree than if adjusted by Mckinley !!
What is to be done with this stultihca-
ton and humiliation Of the democracy,
and this deliberate championship of the
theft for which protectionsts have been
solemnly devoted to the father Of lies, as
children of the devil2 Have the echoes
of Rhode Island faded forever2 Are the
Ten Commandments played out Z"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

Germany carried off the lions
share of the Worlds Fair prizes,
securing 1916 medals or diplomas.
1t leads the London Times to observe
that while British industry still
continues to be crippled by the
severest labor struggle on record,
the Germans, who are now our
keenest competitors in the market Of
the world, are busy preparing to
reap the harvest of the splendid
success they have achieved at Chi
cago."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
Mill operatives at OIney vile, R. l.,

Mill operatives at Olneyville, K. l.,
who have been on strike for some
time, and whose families are suffer
ing for the necessities of life, have
stubbornly refused overtures made
by the manufacturers, and thus
added to the gloomy state Of affairs
in that vicinity. 1t seems hard to
believe that laboring people there
will take so foolish stand in times
like these, when half Loaf is OF
considerable Importance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

The Burlington Free Press, picking
up the lieutenant-governorship
again, disclaims any attempt on its
part to nominate candidate for
that position. 1t has named" sew
eral gentlemen already, and prom
Uses to name Others if the chance is
offered; but our esteemed contem-
porary draws the line between
naming and nominating" and
decides that it is yet too early to
indulge in so serious performance
as really nominating" a man for
second place on the ticket. To be
sure, naming" is a broad pleasure,
of which many aspirants may feel,
temporarily, the cheering effects;
while nominating" necessarily
leaves from two to a dozen would
BEES" out in the cold-which is never
pleasant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14
20 lbs.

To strip " inch wide and three
inches long cut from the bottom Of
a ladies' rubber we have suspended
a weight of 20 lbs. The strip is
stretched to three times its own
length, but it doesn't break. We do
this to show that the Goodyear Gold
Seal Rubbers are the best in the
world and cost no more than other
makes. Look at the sample in our
window.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

Gov. Waite's silver miners conven
ton was held at Salida, Col, the
other day, just eighteen delegates
being present. The governor must
have been extremely delighted at so
large a turnout and so unanimous
an endorsement of his peculiar finan-
cial views. He wants Colorado to
lead off with an enactment providing
that the silver dollars of the United
States and of our sister republics in
North and South America, contain
ing not less than 371A grains of fine
silver shall be legal tender by tale
or at 100 cents each for all debts,
public and private, collectible within
the state" Up to date the govern
or's following is not numerous.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-14

An interesting life insurance case
has begun in New York in which the
Mutual Reserve Life Association is
trying to prove that John c. Austin
is not dead, but is still living in
secret up in the Adirondack wilder
ness, where his English heirs claim
that he was drowned in 1890. The
insurance company has summoned
as witnesses % Adirondack guides
who will testify that Austin is in the
land of the living. The defence will
Insist upon having Austin produced
in court before their evidence con-
corning his drowning shall be
thrown aside. As Austin will not
appear, the defence expect to work
mistaken identity" to good effect.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20

The New lneumbens Here-Smueslin
to Be Suppresaest.

The New Inc bent Here-Smueelin1
To He Suppressed.
Leslie Cullom. the newly appointed
special agent of the treasury department.
for the district OF Washington and Oregon.
arrived IN the city yesterday and is stop
ping at the Arlington. Il assumed my OF.
ice this morning" said he, land anu up
here on official business. OF course. Won
know. my line Of duty is such tha. I can
not talk TO newspaper men as freely ahou.
my work as other public officials can about
theirs.
Il qualified for my position while in
Washington City. l had to pass very
rigid examination, according TO the reyu.
lations Of the department. 1t lasted three
days OF six hours each. and vas much like
civil service examination. The duties Of
my office are such that the depar,uen,
mus; he satisfied of mans special ability
10 perform those duties. To a certain ex-
tent IL IS expert work. and mans oualis
cations mus: Re speci &c as well IS general.
Ny work Is Of dual character. Iexar.
inc the accounts snd methods of transact,
ing the business Of the customs houses n
the three customs districts o: Pure.
sound. Willamette ard Astoria. | have
general supervision Of all the secret xerv-
ice work ~ these districts. shall mako
my principal office at Tacoma, because
that poin: is more central aad nearer the
southern districts.
The treasury deparc,n.n, i. going To
make vigorous eifor; 10 pu. stop TO
smuggling in this part OF the country
People in the Eas, have heard a srea, deal
s5o1t the amour, Of smuggling going on
here and by the habit of ruuaor IN sxsy
sers'e whs; II hears, !; comes nearer pro-
claiming the truth in this matter than i.
perhaps sas ever told before. The result
Is ,has this section o: country is thought
20 be inhabited by 10, Of outlaws"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
AMUsEMENrs.

Tonight the initial performance Of 1.-The
Manager fCordray decided on putting OIL
the first presentation until tonight, owing
to the greatness of the task and through
anxiety to have the first essay an unques-
toned success. The company rehearsed
the play yesterday and the entire force
gaze another full dress rehearsal last
night, so that those who attend tonight
can do so with tuil assurance of witnessing
a meritorious production. 1t is left for
patrons to declare their judgment on a
performance that has already won the
good opinion of representatives of the
press in this city. The curtain will rise in
the tneater at 40 sharp. and visitors are
requested to be in their seats At s O'Clock
prOmptty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
PERSONAL.


NJ l. York. Of Sultan. is guest at the oeci-
dental.
A. T. Stream, OF South Bend. 10 stopping At
the Grand.
CIV. worshen. Of L{edsn. Mass. was in the
city yesterday.
F. n. stedman. of Dss Mo!nes. IA. Is guest
OF the Arlington.
Hon. and Mrs. Allen wess, OF Olympia, are
guests OF the Northern
sheriff and Mira James Hagar, OF Snohomish,
are stoppiug at the piller
". J. snods.ass. of La Grande. Or. registered
at the Occidental yesterday.
yE. Moore came up from Utsalady yesterday
aud is registered at the Dilier.
Charles sehering. a Fairhavsn banker, regis
tered yesterday At the Arlington.
O. H. Wade, of Bloomington, Ind. IL visiting
his slater. Mrs. r. ". H1ribut, o: this city.
Jay ssdgw.ck, OF Tacoma. Northern Pacific
claim agent. reg stesed at the Northern yestcr-
day.
william Kelly. master mechanic of the Great
Northern railway at spokane, Is stopping ct the
Northern
IN Bradley, OF the Herald; J. W. Connclla- OF
the ysus. were in the city IRON Everett yester.
day on legal business
r. Ryan, Of Spokane, superintendent OF the
Cascade division o. the Great Northern, 10 q
guest OF tho Northern.
George W. Tyler. of 81 Paul. division master
mechanic oil the Great Northern railway. ID
stopping AZ the Northern.
P.B Groaf. o! ST. Paul. general immigration
aseat OF the Northern Pacific, arrived last nigh.
and Is stopping 1t the Northern.
City Attorney G gorge Fortsoa. who has been
Ill for ssvsra. weeks with seiasica. has returned
from tie Hot Springs aad resumed his work in
the municipal cour.
Capt william p. OTooie, Of Skazis Valley.
who was recently appointed chief Of division IN
the treasury department at Washington City,v
st the Arlington yesterday and returned home
this morning.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
.The WILDLY leland ExcuPeion.

TIE people Of Wildly island had
plarsned an excursion and eiamhake q,
Wesi Beach, charming resor, which will
soin. day become famous, on July l.
Whin they learned that the Seastle-tireas
Northern celebration had been postponed
frou; June Is 10 Iuiy l. those having the
cjssshake IN charge decided 10 postpone IL
50 is not 10 Sitersese with sea;ile's gala
day: Later on they Will have the clam.
bak. and VIII exert themselves 20 show
the beauties and wonderful resource. @.
sAel. favored island 10 the residents o. tie
ci.lss OF the North Pacific COAST
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20

Peg. Los Angeles tneg wharf AZ Sar,s
Moyiea , -shipnss,sgs about t. "a. for
por: Los Angeles should ARMY IN +. 7.
Rogers. assistant. general freight ana ras.
seager sgen; Of Southern Psclac Company.
Portland. sor The ne~ chart Of the an.
prcSches. ~hereoa Is exhibited the com.
plest system Of eaeys and naoor.nxs 10 the
whasf. A. y. To~ne second vice press.
dent and general manager. San Fran
cisco. Juac Is. tSsS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
Round.Co Of VAlunble nc~a

Deg Catehe. cosman now has twelve
valuable dcSs IN his care at the city pound
AZ South Seventh and Weller streets. and
he ~sls Kill them tomorrow morning unless
their owners claim them today between II
aad clock as his of.iee at the round.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
HAPPY RENTING .soYrxns

Hoss aaav t<eaEsss are A@afans 70. sas; vasea
Will xivs hrx Ia. wAsea 10 wealth aaa r-xAr~s-
ssys Il afs deasrs - easy rcass~ss aea yoa hgn
sas ss,a Get Asosa Rsssxss Gsa~y are q ssoee al.
aua(sses ass asss 40 sazsi - a ascoi panty
sas q - esoe~9 ogslasr< .pass-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

through the door. 1 know what be-
came of the killed for helped to bury
them, but the wounded were taken east
that afternoon.
When the little woman opened the
door to us she had her revolver in her
left hand, because one of the stray bull
lets had passed through the palm of
her right. She had also been grazed on
the shoulder, and two bullets had
passed through her clothing. She had
fired both barrels of the shotgun and
eleven bullets from the revolver and
was doing bravely well when we
turned the scales And did she con-
tinue at Lone Pine? Oh, no. A divi-
sion superintendent fell in love with
her, rearoused the tender passion in
her breast and away she went to set
tie down on the Pacific slope and be.
come a nobody-that is, she couldn't
be heroine any more. - Chicago
Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

one hundred pounds and she looked
more like girl of sixteen than n wom-
an of twentv-six. | got chance to
run up and see her one afternoon in the
month and found her nicely settled.
She had been more or less annoyed by
roughs, but there had been no occa-
sion to test her nerve as yet ! found
her double barreled shotgun loaded
with bucllshot and her navy revolver
ready for business, and she assured me
that she should not hesitate TO fire upon
any man who menaced her safety.
went home much relieved in mind.
Outside of the fraternal feeling so
strong among the brotherhood of the
key, there was something in the
thought of that little woman being
perched up there alone among the grim
hills and wild forests calculated to keep
q man awake when he should have been
sound asleep on his cot The first
alarm came one night early in July.
In the forenoon of that day two very
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16
An Honest Customer.

There is an old merchant in a thriv-
ing little town near Minneapolis who
scorns a paper ledger, and insists on
keeping a pine board account with his
customers. He planes this board off
every five months aud starts a new ac-
count. The other day a man came
into the old merchants store to nav a
balance of forty cents. II guess YOU
don't owe me anything" replied the
old trader to question about the
debt. The customer protested that he
did owe the debt; IN fact, he remem-
bered buying the goods some six
months ago. "Oh, well, five months
alters the case" said the weigher of
sugar and coffee. You may owe me
forty cents for all ! know. You see
I've up and started a new board since
YOU got your goods, and don't remem-
Der your debt. You may paw me il
you want to, but if you don't it's all
o. h, as I've shaved your account out. "
The trader got his forty cents,-Golden
Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16
A MISuSEp TERM.
Old and New Definitions OF the Word
BuxOm.

Old and New Definitions OF the Word
BuxOm.
When we now speak of buxom per-
son, we think of such one as Mrs
Lupin in Martin Chuzzlewit," plump
middle-aged, good-looking, good-na-
tured. kind, agreeable woman. We do
not usually apply the term to n thin
woman, or to a young girl, or to an old
woman. Assuredly we should never
think of calling n man or boy buxom.
The word. however, once really meant
pliable, or flexible, and afterward
obedient 1t is the same as the Anglo
Saxon bocsum, or the High German
beugsam, from beugen, Ito bend,
which root appears in bough and bou
lin all its meanngs.) In the Salisbury
Manual, the woman at the marriage
service promised to be 'bonair" and
"buxom," which is explained in the
margin to mean meek and obedient
We are hereby reminded of Millions
line in the most beautiful of all odes,
so buxom, blithe, and debonair. :"
This original meaning of the word APP
pears in Chaucer's Merchants Tale"
lime 9, 1857: For who can be so buxom
as a wife?" The word, in its applica-
ton, was not limited to women. In
THE Clerks Tale" Zine S,062) we are
told of men-"And they with humble
heart full buxomly." In Henry Coch-
rane's Dictionary "a. d. 1929 buXom is
defined as plant, obedient-NatiOnal
Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH.
How . Californian saved Himself from
Being Hung.

How . Californian saved Himself from
Being Hung.
81 remember" says Professor Will
hanson, of Texas, hearing one speech
in my life that am satisfied was de-
livered without preparation, and 1t was
an eloquent one, too II as in Cali
fornia in 40. We were busy at work, a
crowd of us. getting out gold; and one
night two brothers named Burke-pop-
ular fellows-lost every ounce of their
dust Some thief had crept into the
tent and stolen it Suspicion fell at
once, and without any reason, on an
Englishman in the crowd, who had
held himself aloof from every one. A
search OF his tent found more dust than
It seemed reasonable for him to have
accumulated, and he was at once taken
to a tree with rope around his neck
and given fifteen minutes to pray. The
fifteen minutes reached an hour and a
half, and such flow of cloquence upon
the subject of circumstantial evidence
have never heard before or since Its
power may be imagined when tell you
that the crowd in that country and in
that day was influenced to change the
verdict ofcapital punishment to Danish,
ment and confiscation Of his property.
He walked down to Frisco and found
work A month after we found that
the cook we had in camp was the thief;
and, after stringing him up, was sent
to hunt up the Englishman and turn
HIS property back to him. His name
was Rivers, and he was varsity man
in England, and a senior wrangler,
found when met him. He had q pile
Of several thousand dollars, ard went
straight to England never heard OF
him afterwards, but shall never for.
get that eloquent and extemporaneous
address st Louis Globe Democrat.