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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-05-31
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


Lodge and Grand Encampment,I l. O..
OF, will be held here in May, 1895.
Brook trout appear in the Rut-
land markets these days. Haven t
seen them on sale in St. Johnsbury
yet.
F. O. Clark has joined the store
closing movement and his store will
be closed hereafter on Friday as well
as Wednesday evening.
The pupils OF Miss Steeles room
had jolly hay-rack ride to Lyndon
vile on Wednesday evening and
filed the air with music.
The St. Johnsbury Dramatic
Club go to Danville on Saturday,
June I'd, and entertain the people
there with Uncle Josh"
Smith Emerson of this town
picked a handful of ripe rawberries
in his pasture on Friday. May 25th.
which, it must be admitted, is
decidedly early.
The Mahogany Quartette sang
at Memorial exercises held by Farms
worth Post of Lyndonville on Sun
dav afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Hoyt of the
St. Johnsbury Universalist church
preaching the sermon.
A well written poem on "The
Fields of Bible Hill," by Edwin o.
Grover, will be found on the second
page of this issue. 1t will have
peculiar interest for many people
hereabOuts.
Palestine Commandery, K. T.,
has secured headquarters during the
coming triennial conclave at Boston
at Hotel Vaughn, opposite Franklin
square. The Newport Knights Tenn
plar will probably also put up at
this hotel
The Connecticut River Lumber
Company will send 8O,0OO,O0O feet
of logs down the river this season.
This is about 100000 feet larger
than last years drive. The logs will
arrive at Bellows Falls the last Of
June and at their destina ton in
Massachusetts in July.
The County Christian Endeavor
Convention is now in session at
East St. Johnsbury, closing this
(Friday) evening with an address by
Rev. E. A. George of Newport. A
fine programme and general Interest
among the young people Of the
county churches will ensure a sue
+cessful meeting.
Miss D. E. Emerson, secretary OF
the bureau of woman's work of the
American Missionary Association,
will be at the conference at Danville
next Tuesday afternoon, and will
occupy the time allotted the Home
Missionary Union. Miss Emerson
has recently been South and will
speak of the progress of the A. M
A. work in that section.
-Gilmanton IN. H Academy. re-
Gently burned, is to be rebuilt. The
citizens of the town have promptly
taken hold of a scheme to secure
funds for rebuilding. S. w. Robert
son, formerly of St. Johnsbury, is
principal. The Academy is an old
institution, and is to celebrate its
one hundredth anniversary this year.
Merchants of Troy, n. Y, have
asked the mayor of that city to pro-
tect them against fakirs, floating
firms, and irresponsible corporations
who, paying no taxes, get what they
can from a town and then move on.
The merchants in many Vermont
towns suffer not little from the op-
erations of this class of dealers, and
legislation against them is well
placed.
Applications for entertainment
for delegates to the coming conven'
tion of Congregational churches. in
this place, are coming in rapidly,
and the committee have not vet Sc
cured all the places they need. 1t is
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NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Cow Estray.
County Fair.
Wanted-A Cook.
Tenement to Rent.
Your Want-Bing gham's.
Screens-Geo. e. Grow.
Moving Machine fer Sale.
/ Told You SOC. 5. Hastings.
Dressrna ak1ng-NIiss n. NJ. Hill.
Accidents Will Happen-W. w. Sprague.
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WeaIner Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending May %, 1894:
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The Bostonians have recently
caught a Tartar. But as it was only
a British vessel of that name, ac-
companying the formidable war
ship Blake, the people of the Hub
have enjoyed the presence of their
distinguished callers.
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Hunting u Bride.

A curious custom prevails at we'd
dings among the Soudanese Arabs. Aft
er various ceremonies, including pro-
cession and marriage feast, the almost
invariable accompaniments Of weddings
in the east, the bridegroom is led about
8 o'clock in the evening into large
dimly lighted room. Here on one side,
huddled upon the floor, are the female
relatives and friends of the bride. In
he farther corner are four or five maid
ems of the same height and size, wear
ing precisely similar clothing and close
ly yelled. One of these is the bride, and
the young man has to find out which it
is. IF he has been wise, he has bribed
one of the old women spectators to give
him secret sign by which to guide his
choice. If not, he attempts to seize the
yelled figure whom he suspects to be
his bride.
If possible, she slips from his grasp
and runs away, he in hot pursuit. An
exciting chase through the chamber
follows, until he is able to catch her,
when he tears away the veil from her
face. If it is his bride, the game is end
ed, and another ceremony, called the
ghalwa, or bride dance, begins. But
if he has made a wrong choice he must
try again, and the captured girl, after
rearranging her disordered dress, takes
her place again among her companions.
Again he makes selection, and aft
er another long struggle succeeds in un-
yelling second maiden, possibly only
to find that he has caught the same girl
over again. Many hours may be con-
sumed in this way, and sometimes
morning dawns before the unlucky
bridegroom secures his bride.-Youth's
Companion.
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1894.
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1894.
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*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. SO runs through to Charleston, S. c., viz
Central R. R.. arriving Manning 6:l5 P. NJ,
Lanes ZOO p. NJ, Charleston S.45 P. NJ.
Trains on Manchester & Augusta R. R. leave
Sumter daily except Sunday, 1880 A. NJ. ar
rive Rimini 1859. Returning leave Rimini
100, p. NJ, arrive Sumter 2:lO P
Trains on Hartsville R. Il. leave Hartsville
daily except Sunday at 800 a. N. arriving
Flsyds 6.35 a. m. Returning leave Floyds 500
p. "a, arriving Hartsville s.34 +. m.
Trains on Wilmington chadoourn and Con-
way railroad, leave Chadbourn 1910 a. N.
arrive at Conway 1890 p. m., returning leave
Conway at 200 p. m., arrive chadbourn 4.5O
p. m. Leave Chadbourn SIS p. En-. arrive at
Hub 600 F. IN. Returning leave Hub at 8. Is
m. arrive at Chadbeurn 900 a. m Daily ex-
cept Sunday.
JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup't.
J. R KENLY, Gen' Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

SUMTER COUNTY.
TINE SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION
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month, for the purpose of issuing certificates
of Registration to all persons who have be-
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General election. Also transfers to those
who have changed place IF residence.
W. S. JAMES,
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P. O.-Bishopville.
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new LUMBER YARD.

TBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND
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am prepared to furnish all grades of Yellow
Pine Lumber from unbled timber, at prices
according to grades.
Yard accessible on North side of residence.
J. B. ROACH.
Feb l2
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Remove the malaria from your system, oe-
fore going to the mountains, by drinking
Glenn Springs Water. You can get it from
W. R. Delgar, Jr.
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HARLlN CITY BRANCH.

HARLlN CITY BRANCH.
No. SO going North leaves Vances $50 y.
m., Smells 08, Parlers Z II, arrives Harlin
City IS p. m.
No. "a going South leaves Harlin City Is,
Parlers 35, Smells 4s, arrive Vances 6 10
p. m.
No. 81 going North leaves Vances Il Is a.
M, Smells / 35, Parlers II 48, arrive Harlin
City IL 10 p. m.
No. 80 going South leaves Harlin City 80
a. M, Parlers 48, Smells 81, arrive Vances
9 Is a. m.
Trains 80 and 81 connect with No. at
Vances.
Trains "a and 80 connect with No. at
Vances.
No. Al connects with No. at Eutawville.
No. has connection from S. c., No. ii at
Pregnalls, connects with Harlin City Branch
Trains 80 and 81 at Vances and connects with
C. C. No. 43 at Hamlet.
No. has connection from G. C. No. SO at
Hamlet, connects with Harlin City Branch
Trains "a and 33 at Vances and connects
with S. G. No. IL at Pregnalls.
No. connects with Seaboard Air Line
at Hamlet for Wilmington, Charlotte,
Shelby, Rutherfordton and at Charlotte
with R. l. D. Vestibule Limited for
Washington and New York. Passengers can
take sleeper at Charlotte at 1885 p. N.
No. 2 passengers by this train bave through
Sleepers. New York to Charlotte. connects
with S. A. L, at Hamlet from Charlotte and
North, and from Wilmington, conuetcs with
S. C. R. R. at Pregoalls for Charleston
and Augusta. Dinner at Hamlet.
C. MILLARD, Superintendent.
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For kidney and liver trouble Glenn Springs
water is cure. On draught at Hughson 4
Co.'S drug store.
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Through sleeper on train leaving Charles
ton 45 D m, arrive Atlanta 6 25 a1o.
Train leaving Charleston at 7.3O p. M. has
Pullman Cars connections for New York and
Washington, both ways.
Train leaving Charleston Is a m, runs
through to Walhalla.
Train leaving Columbia at $50 a. N. runs
through to Blacksburg, with connection for
Marion, N. G. and points on the G. c. l. C.
R. R.
Connection made at Pregnalls from c. S.
& N. R. R. for Atlanta and the West.
E. P. WARING,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Charleston, S. c.
J. II. TURNER, Superintendent.
C. ". WARD, General Manager.
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P.S.-We state finally, that We were pre-
fore-ordestinated, born and bred straight
forward Straightout, and hope to remain so
unmolested, granting every other man the
privilege of going just as crooked and as
cranky as pleases him. G..
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POND BLUFF BRANCH.

No. Al leaves Eutawville 9.45 q. m.,.. Beivl-
dere 9.55 arrive Ferguson 1905.
No. AZ leaves Ferguson 10 35 a.m., Belvi-
dere 10.45, arrive Eutawville 1855.
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No 80 has connection with Richmond and
Danville Railroad at Rock Hill. Nos. 80 and
SO has connection with Seaboard Air Line at
Shelby
Nos. 50 and SO. Dinner at kershaw
Nos II and IL will carry passengers aud
has connection at Marion with Richmond and
Danville Railroad.
SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. Pass Agent.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-12-13
DE LESSEPS is DEAD
A Life of Activity and Brilliant Achieve.
ment Closed
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps died Friday
at Lschenaie, near vatan, in the department
OF rIndre.

Ferdinand de Lesseps was born In Yer
sailles In 1905. the son of Jean Baptiste Bar
thelemi, Baron de Lesseps. When 20 wears
old ne was appointed attache to the French
Consulate III Lisbon. lie aiterward en-
gagged In the Commercial Department of
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs. In 1928 he
was attache TO the Consul General at Tunis
ana IN 1881 was made Consul TO Alex
andria. In his 36th year he wis made Con-
sui at Rotterdam, and in 1899 negotiated in
behalf OF French commerce with the Spanish
Government. The same year he was trans
ferred TO the Consulate at Barcelona I'm
1874 he returned again TO Alexandria but
was speedily reapponted to Barcelona.
French Minister at the court of Madrid in the
last days OF the reign OF Louis Philippe, he
returned 70 Paris after the revolution in
which that monarch fell. and was sent by tho
Republican Government 10 represent France
at Rome, then under "a Government headed
by Merzzini
HIS commission TO negotiate for the con
struction OF the Suez Canal WIS given In 1854
but not until 1856 was the Campaigne Inter-
rationale formed for this purpose. The
years between them and 1865 were spent in
coliecting money for this great project and in
the overcoming OF other difficulties than the
financial one; but in July, 1864, the final and
favorable decision OF Napoleon Ill was
gained and work on the canal was fairly be-
gun. II was opened in 1869. the year wit
Messing tue comphtioh OF perhaps the great
est piece strengthening of modern times and
the highest triumph of the indefatigable man
who had constructed IT,
His nrst conception OF tho idea OF the Suez
Canal came with visit TO Said Pasha the
Egyptian Khedive. in 1854. On his return to
faris he published a document setting forth
the project. The great engineers OF the
world laughed at him. lie sighed for other
worlds TO conquer Blessed with a remark
able physical constitution and spurred on by
his ambitious young wife and the flnttory OF
the world, he believed nothing was impossible
for him and, unwarned by his advanced
years, he at the great age of "A risked all by
embarking on the Panama canal scheme and
lost.