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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-26
[Special CORRESPONDENTS.

the featherbones in form of hoops. and
there were only three or four in some,
but eight or ten in others. I found also
that there were some skirts made with
quite deep network of fine aluminium
wire, which is light and flexible but
made to hold the skirt out I have not
seen any Of these distenders on the street
yet, but am sure that shall, for the
fool killer has been out of the country
quite awhile. When the skirts are so
graceful and becoming as they are now,
why go to work to swell them out SIM
ply that some manufacturers may grow
rich? cannot see any sense in it, and I
think there will be SO many of my opin-
ion that if this artfully named hoop
skirt does grow fashionable it will take
almost national Importance, and there
will be two parties, one for and one
against the hoop.
just notice two lovely girls who come
walking along the street, the very en-
bodiment of grace as we'll as refined
taste. They have neither improver nor
distender. The one wears a warm red
dish brown china silk, with chrysanthe-
mum colored figures upon it. The lower
skirt is lifted upon the left side, show
ing plating of the same material un-
der 1t The sleeves are gigots, and the
full front is of the same silk. There are
double bretelles accordion plated. done
IN such way as to bring the figure
upon the edge like q trimming The
belt is of the same and is shirred to a
stiff foundation, and there is q buckle
covered with the silk
The other is as pretty and is like o
in that there arc no stiff and ungracefys
dress distenders 1t hangs in q natural
fashion and has five cores and gather
ed back. 1t is of Scotch gingham cut so
TINT the plaids come on the bias The
colors are old rose and moss green.
Around the bottom are two rows of in
sertion and one row of vandyke lace,
with the points outstanding The cor
sage is as complex rs the other is sim
pie There is a polka basque skirt,
corselet of draped moss green surah,
with fancy cabochons down the left
side There is vest front of muslin
worked i'll large wheels in colored silk,
deep point made of the lace and in
sertion and collarette made of the
silk draped and ending in funny little
bow and end on each side of two cabo-
chons set like clasp. The sleeves are
gigot with deep cuffs of the muslin
headed by lace. The entire outfit really
ought to be described, since everything
has been purchased or made with n di-
rect reference to the rest of the costume
The hat is of green rush straw, with saw
teeth points, and the trimming consists
Of large bows Of old rose silk The para
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
Ants Wearing the Green.

ST once witnessed an interesting but
peculiar spectacle in animal life, but
one which l have never been able to ac-
count for, " remarked Abraham l. Civ
ems of Brennan, Tex. Il was going
home just at nightfall over sandy road
when 1 noticed directly in front of me
what appeared to be a long line of green
ribbon about one-half an inch thick.
stopped to examine it, and to my aston
ishment found that it was a procession
of ants marching three or four abreast
in very close order, each one carrying a
little piece of green leaf The effect was
a continuous line of green without any
break. / went back to find the begin
ming, but as it issued from the grass at
the roadside l was unable to trace it
farther inthat direction. 1 then follow
ed it for several rods until it entered
the grass Oh the other side and was lost
to sight. Whether it was Palm Sunday
or st. Patrick day with the ants or
some political jubilee they were cele-
brating has always remained a mystery
10 me. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
CHASING THE WALRUS.
How He Is Harpooned and Then Finished
With Cold Lead.


Arnold Pike tells of walrus hunt in
Bird bay, to the north of Spitzbergen.
The bay was full of fast ice, but east
ward the sea was fairly open, and the
hunter was rowing slowly back to the
sloop when the harpooner suddenly laid
aside his glass and headed the boat for
black mass which the mirage magni-
fed into the size of a small house, but
which was really a walrus
1.-The walrus raises his head, and we
are motionless, " says Mr.. Pike. sit is
intensely still, and the scraping of
piece of ice along the boat seems like
the roar of a railway train passing over
head on some bridge. Down goes the
head, and we glide forward again. The
walrus is uneasy. Again and again he
raises his head and looks around with
quick motion, but we have the sun right
at our back, and he never notices US.
At last we are within a few feet, and
with shout of 'Voek op, gamling!
Wake up, old boy, which breaks the
stiffness like a shot, the harpooner is on
his feet, his weapon clasped in both
hands above his head.
LAS the walrus plunges into the sea
the iron is hurled in his side, and with
quick twist to prevent the head from
slipping out of the same slit that it has
cut in the thick hide the handle is
withdrawn and thrown into the boat.
No. 2, who with turn round the for
ward thwart has been paying out the
line, now checks it, as stroke and the
'hammelmand, facing forward, hang
back ON their oars to check the rush.
Dumping and scraping the ice, we are
towed along for about five minutes and
then stop as the walrus comes to the
surface to breathe.
Gin the old days the lance would fin
ish the business, but now it is the rifle
He is facing the boat [ sight for one Of
his eyes and let him have both barrels
without much effect apparently, for
away we rush for two or three minutes
more, when he is up again, still facing
the boat He seems to care no more for
the solid express bullets than if they
We're peas, but he is low this time, and
as he turns to dive exposes the fatal
spot at the back of his head and dies. -
milwaukee, Wisconsin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20

others, 1t is the man who moves into
your building because you have tele-
phone. At first he drops into your Office
and tells you his wife babe him order
steak before noon and that he had for
gotten whether it was porterhouse or
sirloin. He says that a family across
the street from his house has phone,
and that with your permission he'll
just ring 'em up and have 'em send for
Mrs. X. Well. that doesn't bother you
much because you are thinking of the
family across the street, but in week
or two Mrs X. begins to call you up
with the request that you step across
the hall and hiring her husband to the
phone. Then the husband begins to
drop in to telephone his commercial &C
quaintances until two-thirds of his en-
tire business is done over your wire
There is only one more step. One of his
agents is up, say, at Mount Morris, and
it is very necessary to communicate
with him Immediately. AS much as 81
may depend upon a word. He hurries
in and says of course you have connect
ed with Mount Morris. 1t is marvellous
how mans inventions put the miles at
naught.
"While you are chalking up % cents
to profit and loss he has become the pos
SCISSOR of your telephone. From that
time on, if you are using it when he
comes in, he waits impatiently and
gives you a look when you ring off as
much as to say, Sir, you are taking
liberties with my property which l
must resent. There are but two things
left to do-take out the telephone or
move out yourself. 1 am fond of my
offices, so the telephone had to go. -
Rochester Standard Union
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
Sir Richard Owen and the Fakir.

A novel story Of the late Sir Richard
Owen is going the rounds. A snake
charmer at Cairo, reckoning without
his host, appeared before Sir Richard to
go through d deadly performance with
a cerastes-the horned wasp. The reptile
was placed on the ground. Owen looked
at it moment, then stepped forward
and picked it up. Before the luckless
performer could interpose the savant
plucked from its head its projecting
horns, which on closer inspection prov
ed to be fshbones. The fallir was some
what Disconnected at the rapid unveil-
ing of an actually harmless animal, and
the entertainment was withdrawn
London Figaro.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
THE vERRlER AND THE LIONS.
Size Did Not Count as Regarded Ownership
of the Cage.


Kindness is powerful with animals,
but have often been led to think that
where kindness fails impudence con-
quers. In Lincoln park, Chicago, saw
a lady put her hand on the heads of
three lions in succession and stroke
their ears as if they were kittens. They
growled when she pretended to leave,
and when she returned they fought
among themselves for the first chance
of being petted again. But this lady
had nursed these lions, and they seemed
to know her as a child knows its mother.
There was a little Scotch terrier in
the cage with the same lions. He did
nothing but bark and snarl and snap at
them. One good swish of any one of
the three tails would have wiped him
out of existence. But he just ordered
the big animals around as if he were
the lion and they the rat catchers They
obeyed, although with the long deep
rumblings as Of muffied thunder
He was not pretty dog, nor was his
voice calculated TO make him many
friends. He was in no danger of being
worried by encOres. 1 don t know that
he had any moral qualities worth brag-
the reputation of being a terror as well
as a terrier, and he had a broken leg.
Perhaps as an invalid he appealed to
the sympathies of his big companions.
This, however, would not account for
his insolent airs of superiority.
He took the best of the food. He got
the first and the last shake hands from
the lady. His barefaced impudence was
more powerful than all the kindness and
attention OF the gentle nurse. And he
gave nothing for his living except his
bark. For the struggle of life he had no
equipment but impudence, and yet he
kept three lions in what must have been
literally condition of CALLING servi-
tude. There is room somewhere here
for a moral. But Asop is dead. And
when he lived he tackled morals only to
fables, where indeed they seem to be-
long. Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
DISEASE GERMS IN MILK.
How They May Be Killed by Pasteurizing
the Fluid.


The simplest way to pasteurize milk is
to place it first in clean bottles Then
put the bottles into a large kettle or
other metal receptacle. Pour cold water
into the kettle until the water reaches
the level of the milk i'll the bottles.
Now close the mouth of each bottle
with q plug Of clean white cotton fiber.
Heat the kettle and contents to 100 de
grees T. Then remove from the fire and
cover the whole affair snugly with a
wooden cloth to keep from cooling at
once Leave half an hour, then take out
the bottles and keep them i'll running
water or i'll any cool place, leaving them
still stopped with the plug of cotton.
The flexible wooden shoppers used
with some kinds of patent glass jars
would answer i'll place of cotton, the
object being to exclude air, dust and
germs. Be careful not to heat above 155
degrees, or the milk will not taste quite
right III practice it will be found a
good idea to make easier the circulation
of the hot water by placing a wire
frame an inch or two in height in the
kettle beneath the bottles.
Milk carefully treated by the above
process may be warranted free from
disease germs, and it will keep sweet
about "a hours. Many milkman could
get up fancy trade at advanced prices
on milk treated i'll this way. For ship
ping milk long distances none of the
methods except by icing, has been yet
sufficiently tested to be recommended.
-Massachusetts Ploughman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20

CAN
CURE 1T!

Any sort of summer sickness-Cramps,
Collie, Cholera Morbus, Diarrh@a, Dyson
tery-no matter what the nature of the
attack, you can cure it with Pain-Killer.
No need to hunt up the doctor, no need
to walk the floor and suffer. If YOU
have Pain-Killer at hand, YOU have a
sure means of relief Don't wait until
you're sick. Get it now. Sold every
where. The quantity has been doubled
but the price remains the same Pre-
pared only by Perry Davis & Son, Provi-
dence, r. l. P. S You can cure it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
Vital to Manhood.

DR. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
TREATMENT, a specific for Hysteria, Dizzi-
ness, Fits. Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous
Prostration caused by alcohol tobacco,
Wakefulness, Mental depression. Softening of
the Brain, causing insanity, misery, decay,
death, Prem ture Old Age. Amonth's treat
ment 81, 6 for So, by mail. We guarantee
six boxes to cure. Each order for boxes,
with So, will send written guarantee to re
fund IT if not cured. Guarantees issued only
by c. c. Bingham, Druggist and sole agent,
st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
ST, JOHNSBURY AND
LAKECHAMPLAIN R. R.
Summer Arrangement, July 2, 1894.
Trains Leave 81. j ohnsbury.

GOING w ES1.
For Danville, Hardwick, Morrisville. Cam
bridge Junction. Burlington, St. Adams
and Rutland 7.35 a and 81 . p. m.
For Danville, West Danville. Walden, Green's
boro East Hardwick, Hardwick, DORIS
vile and Hyde Park, 7.35 a. m, 31o
p. m, and sos p. m.
For Tohnsoa, Cambridge Junction, Burlins
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton, 7.35 a. m. and 315 p m
East Swanton, 3.15 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East ST. Johnsbury, North Concord,
Miles Pond and Lunenburg. 2.3O and a.
m, 40 p. m. 4.55 p. m, tmiXed) and $40
p. m.
For Whitefeld. Fabyans, Crawfords. Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland,
Bruins wick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville,
Bangor and st. John, 2.3o and : a. m, 245
and IL p. m.
For Boston via North Conway, 2.oO a. M
and Z a. m.
H. E. FOLSOM, D. J. FLANDERS,
Supt Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
with
KILLER.
Travellers Guide.
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, JULY ., "a.
Trains Leave st. Ohnsbury.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, JULY 2, "a.
Trains Leave st. Johnsbury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction
1910 and $50 m. and 9.45 a. M.
arriving at Boston $40 a m, 4.55 p. m.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
1.4O a. m. daily $50 and 9.45 a. M,
2.33 p. m. Arriving at Boston, SOP a.
m, 4.55 and $50 p. m
For Bellows Falls, Northampton, Spring
field Hartford. New Haven and New York,
1910 $50 and 9.45 a. M.
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and White
River Junction, 1910 and $50 a. m,
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
s.56 a, m, and 5.55 P; m. .o 20 ana
9.45 M. SIS and 1913 p m:
For Montpelier, Q 40 a. and 5.55 p. m.
For Littleton, at $50 a. m, 2.33 and 5.55
GOING NORTH.
For Lvndonville and Newport, 2.22 a: M,
3.15 and 1915 a. m, 81, APT and 500
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, 3.15 and 1913 a. m, 4.27 and 500
p
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawippi.
North Hatley. LennoXv1le and SherDrOoke.
315 and 1915 a. m, and 500 p. m
For Quebec via SherbrOOke and Grand Irun k
Ry., 3.15 a. m. ana : p. 10. O,-- o.
For Quebec via SherbrOoke and quebec Cen
trail Rv., 3.15 a. m. and p. m.
For Montreal via SherbrOoke ana Irand
Trunk Rv.. 3.15 q. m. and p: m.
For Montreal via Newport and Sanadlan
Pacific Ry 2.22 a. daily, 81 p m.
T. y. MacKINNON, H. E. FOLSOM
Gen. Manager. Div Supt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
Science Right.

Husband-A great scientist says that
women are less sensitive to pain than
men.
Wife-I presume it is SO. I can suffer
torments and 60 right along with a
smile on my face, while you swear and
tear around like mad if you bump YOU
head while hunting a collar button.-
New York Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
THE TELEPHONE DEADREAT.

How He Gradually Comes to Believe That
He Owns Your Instrument.
eff there is variety of deadbeats, -
said an eminent citizen the other morn
ing, (Which annoys me more than all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20

'Castoria is so we'll adapted to children
hat recommend it as superior to any pre-
scription known to me-"
H. a. ARCHER, NJ. D.
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n. Y.
THE use of 'Castoria' is so universal and
its merits we'll known that it seems a
work of supererogation to endorse it. Few
are the intelligent families who do not keep
Castoria within easy reach.''
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Blooming dale Reformed Church.
CENTAUR COMPANY, II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
July ., 1894.
CONCORD & MONTREAL R. R.
Passenger Service
from St. JOhnSbury.

For Woodsvi1le, Plymouth, Laconia, Til
ton Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston, / 40 (ex), 9.45 a. m. 2.33
(ex) D. m. Arrive Boston SOP a. m, 4 As,
S.35 p. m.
The 1 40 a. m. train daily has through
passenger and sleeping car.
For St. Johnsbury via Plymouth and Wells
River.
Leave Boston 900 (ex.) a. m, 500 (ex.J
p. m. Sundays 500 p. m.
Leave Lowell 9.45 (ex.) a. m, S.43 (ex.)
p. m. Sundays SAB p.
Leave Nashua Jc. 1912 (ex.) a. m, 9.oT (ex-)
p. m. Sundays e:o7 p. M
Leave Manchester 1O.41 (ex.) a.. m, 9.37,
(ex.) p. m. Sundays e.37 p. m.
Leave Concord 11.2o (ex-) a. M, 1920 (ex)
p. Sundays 1920 p. m.
Arr. ST. Johnsbury 3.OS p. m, PIT am.
The 900 am. train from Boston week days
and the 2.3s a. m: train daily have
through passenger and sleeping cars
F. E. BROWN, G. P. A.
D. c. PRESCOTT.
Gen1 Sup't and Traffic Manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
JOhnSOn'S Avn dyne Liniment

First prescribed by DR.. A. Johnson, Family
Physician. Its worth, merit, excellence. have
pu bic favor in way that is wonderful.
GROUP. My children are subject to Group,
All that is necessary is to give them a dose.
battle the chest and throat with your Lini-
ment, tuck them in bed and the Group disa p
pears if by magic.
E. A. PERRENoT. Rockport, Tex.
The Doctors signature and directions on
every bottle. Illustrated pamphlets free.
Sold everywhere. Price 50 cts; six bottles
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
Best Liver Pill Made"
Parsons Pills

Positively cure biliousness and sick head
ache, liver and bowel complaints. They
pei all impurities from the blood. Delicate
women find relief from using them. Price
% cts; five 81. Pamphlets free 1. ). JOHN
son & CO, % Custom House St, Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20

For several years l have Fvnde1
your 'Castoria,' and shall always continue
to do it has invariably produced bene-
fetal results
EDWIN F. PARDEE, NJ. D.,
1.-The Winthrop" 25th St and 9TH Ave.
New York.
Murray. Street. New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
CASTORlA
FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Castoria cures Ole, Constipation, Sc.
Stomach, DiarThC Erucation, kills
Worms, gives sleep, and promotes digestion
without injurious medication.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20
A PROBLEM SOLVED.
PROGRESS MADE BY GERMANY in MU-
NlCIPAL GOVERNMENT.

Councillors Are Excellent itizens and Serve
Without Experimentation Put Into
the Hands of Experts, Who Are Often
Chosen For Life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-20

How do you find business?
By advertising.-Uudge.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-07
sEMIWEEKLY BANNER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Z, 1894

and will submit to payment of license
money themselves and still allow grog-
geries without the payment of license to
exist for that class of drinkers. To these
reasoners l would ask for an object lesson
of this character What towns do they
know of where the sale of liquor is under
high license and there are saloons run
ming without the payment of the icense2
have never knowingly been in such a
town neither have ever heard such an
one specified, and while admitting the
possibility of the existence of such towns,
doubt.
In talking with Judge Harrison of the
Supreme Court of Nebraska, about this
matter he said that three counties in
Kansas had practically become bankrupt
in fighting the liquor traffic. jug trains
so called, drug stores" and other means
being resorted to for furnishing liquor.
In Nebraska high license prevails. In
one town Of about 10000 inhabitants the
money received from this source amount
ing to $4,000 and upwards yearly is used
In part as a school fund.- one half devoted
to that purpose, and the other half being
used in such manner as to lessen taxes.
A few years since, l was familiar with
small town in Nebraska that tried pro-
ulolJlOn. Inc druggist OF JnlS place De-
ing tho first man L met invited me to
make his store my headquarters while in
town. The principal part of his stock
seemingly was Harter's bitters. His GUS
toners would come into the store, each
go to his own special bottle of bitters,
and take drink, When the bottle was
emptied, another was purchased and put
in the place of the bottle that preceded
it. Shortly after. this town voted to Ii
3ense one saloon and the same has been
running ever since, much to the detri-
ment of the druggist.
Last 4th of July this village had two
celebrations, one given by the people
who voted to license the saloon, the other
given by the prohibitionists and the lead
er of the latter was my old friend of the
drug store who has lost his customers
for Harter's bitters.
Now here is an object lesson showing
that where the town formerly received
nothing and liquor was sold, it now re-
ceives $1,000 from the sale of liquor.
We who believe that high license and To-
cal option gives us more control over the
sale of liquors, do not ask those towns
that can enforce prohibition to give up
one jot Of their power but to let us of the
larger towns have greater means TO pro-
tect ourselves. A. B. PERKINS.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-07
Death of Walter F, Sears.

The Harrisburg Telegraph of Sept 1st,
says: THE announcement this morning
of the death of Walter F. Sears was Sc
we're shock to the entire borough. 1t was
generally supposed that the disease, ty-
phOid pneumonia, was broken and that
he was slightly improved. Separation
occurred at 8 AS o'clock. A widow and
three children survive him. Deceased
was in his 18th year. Mr.. Sears came to
this place eight years ago from Benning-
ton, Vt. His employment was that of
superintendent of dwelling houses for the
Pennsylvania steel company. Not only
has the company lost faithful, conscien-
tious and painstaking employee, but the
borough one of its best citizens. No man
worked more energetically and persist
emily 10 relieve the wants of the poor
than did Mr.. Sears. In his position as
agent of the benevolent society last win
ter, when want and distress were so prev
alent in the borough, he appeared among
the suffering and was hailed as true
benefactOr. He was man to whom it
was pleasure for the suffering parents
to appeal to, because they knew that he
would quickly relieve their pangs of pow
erty. Weather and time of day or night
were never considered by him, but it
seemed as though he was here for one
purpose-relieving the poor. Deceased
was consistent member of the Presby
terrain church, teacher in the Sunday
school and treasurer of the Christian En-
deaVOr"
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-07
Prohibition or License.

With prohibition, as with other things,
object lessons are not to be disregarded.
The strongest advocates will hardly
maintain that prohibition has been a
success in this State. High license,
with local option, has all of the advan.
tages that can be conceded to prohibition,
Any community with the public senti-
ment to back up prohibition can with To-
cal option, enforce prohibition.
receive money on licenses granted. such
money or moneys can be applied in les
sening taxation in some form, and no sa.
loon can exist without paying the Ii
cense.
The argument is used that hotels will
not have low class of drinkers around