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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

again in Elizabeth, N. = Burglar falls six
stories from hotel fire escape in New
York, and is killed.
Wednesday.
Constitutional convention of South
Carolina decides that there shall never
be divorce granted in South Carolina
for any cause.-President Moraes OF
Brazil meeting with great opposition
in the cabinet,-George Fred Williams
nominated for governor by Massachu-
sets democratic convention.-Big Ameri-
can steamer st. Paul started on her
speed trial. Beginning indicates that
fast time will be made.-Daughter Of
Donald Grant Mitchell like MARVEL
married to J. Mason Hoppin at New
Haven, Conn.-Big fire raging in Cam.
bridge, Ohio.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
WALDEN,

Charlie Gould has moved into the
Lemucl Shaw house,
Rock Brothers are building a large and
commodious house on their farm and are
preparing to build a barn 60X130 feet
the coming spring.
John Taylor has built a new barn and
made other needed repairs.
George Jennson is laying 81 rods OF
lead pipe to carry water to his buildings.
c. A. Kittredge is earring potatoes
at West Danville at % cents per bushel.
J. B. Rogers and r, A. Ordway are at
Walden.
G. p. Stevens found valuable horse
dead in the barn one morning last week.
H. c. Bremen & Co. are making, extern
sive repairs on the telephone line from
West Danville to Walden depot. Mr..
Wheelock has charge of the work.
Miss Hattie Cheever has gone to Wor-
cester, Mass, for the winter
Jim Steele is building new dam across
the river in place OF the one swept out by
the spring food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson will soon return
to Lowell, Mass. They will be much
missed especially the latter, as she has
been much sought for, and is fashiona-
bic dressmaker and would do we'll to
locate here.
Mrs. Jenkins of Manchester, N. H., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Harring-
ton.
The firm of Ordway & Patch is run as
if it had never been, and is now known
as X. A. Ordway and doing business at
the old stand.
Bert Berbank is clerking for J. B.
pounrs in the store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
McINDOES.

John Marsh, who has been visiting at
Peter McDonald's, has returned to his
home at Marsden, P. 9.
Mr.. Gorham of st. Johnsbury spent
Friday night at Seth Ford's.
Repairs are going on inside of the Acad-
envy in the way of papering and painting.
A number Of Knights of Pythias from
this place went to Groton on Tuesday to
attend the institution.
H.R. Pettis of Barnet has moved into
the upstairs tenement of the brick house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

Seth Ford went to Montpelier Tuesday
to attend the legislative reunion.
Miss A, M. Carr will go to Boston this
week to purchase her winter stock.
Miss Nellie Olcott, of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting .. L. Gilchrst.
Mrs Gay, of Randolph, VT, is visiting
S. Chamberlain.
Alexander Stevenson, of California, is
stopping at Little Brothers.
Oracle Colby, of Thettord, is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs Peck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
The Advance.
Congregational Weekly,

continues to enlarge it's circulation and to
improve in contents. One reader says. THE
Advance grows etter every week." Anoth-
err says, 1--WE have taken it since its begin
ming, and could not keep house without it,"
Among the good things which it will con-
tain during the coming year will be its Sun
day School exposition by DR.. +. n. PELou'
BET. DIR. $. ]. HUMPHREY. Mrs. RoXANA
BEEcHER PREUszNER and Miss MARY LOUISA
BUTLER The Prayer meeting will have
the attention of DR. II. a. BUSHNELL, and
REV. W. II. G. TEMPLE of Seattle, Wash.
will continue his slant Lights on the
Christian Endeavor Topics
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
EAST BURKE.

There are only between so and 60 at
the church reunion on account ofthe rain.
Mrs. w. E. Fairbanks is visiting friends
in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins from Claremont,
n. H., has joined her husband here.
Hubbard Smith is going to St. Adams
to work at his trade.
Mrs. Charles Congo is still quite sick
and it is feared she will not recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
LYNDON WILLIE.
The Bicycle Tournament

The Lvndonville bicycIists held their
first annual bicycle tournament at the
fair ground last Friday afternoon. The
day was perfect the track in fine shape
and the riders in excellent condition. 1t
was a success, and the wheemen of Lyn
donville are Justly elated with the results.
The winning contestants are as follows:
The halt mile novice race was won by
II. {. Jameson, Hartford, first; p. S.
Clark. Lyndonville, second w. G. Glenn
ons, ST. Iohnsburv, third. Time, l.13 r.
8. The first prize was a silver butter
dish and knife; second, gold ring; third,
fishing rod and reel.
Three heats were run in the half mile
race, which resulted in the following or
der: ]. Z. Walsh Barre, first; F, b.
Stow, Conway, Mass, second; II. L.
Cowes, Morrisvilc, third. Time, 1.16
20. The prizes were S25 diamond, a
cathedral cight-day clock, and pair OF
opera glasses.
The three minute class, mile, was won
by l.. c Emmons, first securing a $50
diamond; J. {. Stoughton, second, gold
stop watch; and II. n. Beach, Lancaster,
third, gold-lined cake basket. Time,
2.45 10.
]. Z. Walsh took first prize in the one
mile handicap, with II. E. Walton sec
ond, and c. J. Lewis OF Northampton,
third. The prizes were diamonds valued
at $50, $50 and S13.
Only one heat wasrun in themiIe open.
J. L. Walsh led, {. !. Lewis, second, and
b. ], Wilson, Manchester, third. The
prizes were diamonds valued at $50, $50
and $40. Time, 2.36.
The winners OF the two mile handicap
were H. Z. Walton, so yards, first; c. ].
Lewis, 100 yards, second; ]. T. Burns,
Leominster, Mass, 70 yards third; p.
T. Stoughton, Whitefeld, N. H., 90
yards, fourth, Time 1855 rs. The pri-
yes were all diamonds, $40, sos, SIS and
$40.
]. E, Walsh rode paced hall mile i'll
1.O1, which lowers the state record sew
eral seconds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
WEST WATERFORD.

Mrs. d. H. Thomas OF Lunenburg,
Mrs. Knowles of Brockton, Mass, and
Mrs. Scott of Whitman, Mass, have
been visiting E. A. Blodgett the past
week.
AFRO Brown is improving the looks of
his house by fresh coat OF paint.
Thomas Chase has moved his family
to Passumpsic.
E. E. Hovey is painting and repairing
the inside OF his house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
ca BOT.

Dr.. S. L. Wiswel and Mrs. Flora Hyde
are home from their European trip.
The Doctor reports pleasant Journey.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Utley are NOV
ing into the house OF Emily c. Haines.
Mrs. Mary Cross died at the home OF
John Simonds, Tuesday. Mrs. Cross
was cared for by the town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
NORTH DANVILLE.

Edwin E. Batchelder has discovered
gold bearing quartz on his farm and has
received report from an assay OF,
flee in Providence, X. l., of the value OF
the specimen. The sample sent assayed
S14.0+. In the sample were 10 penny
weights of gold at $1.03 and 512 grains
OF silver at $0,6S a grain. Mr.. Batchel-
der obtained the sample from large
rock and believes he has found a big vein.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

p. S. Clark has bought. out half
interest in Frank Eaton's grocery bust
ness, and the firm will now be known as
Eaton g. Clark. Mr., Eaton has carried
on successful business for several years,
and the new firm will doubtless have a
continuation of the same, Mr.. Clark
will continue in his position as telegraph
operator for the present.
The ladies of Esther Chapter, F. and
A. NJ, will give an entertainment and
supper at Odd Fellows hall next Satur-
day evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public. Whole bill, 10
cents
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
MAUD Brayton"
BY PROF. GEO. L. HUNTINGroN

~ KVF' VIsU TUN
will begin in our issue of Nov. 18th. 1t is a
sequel to his Kings and Cupbearers," and
promises to be very interesting and helpful.
Articles NAV be expected from the pens Of:
GEO X. LEAvITT, d. D., c. II. RICHARDS.
d d THEODORE CUTLER, D. D., JOSEPH
Cook, Mr.. X. A. WOODS of Anover House.
PROF. (. NJ. MEAD, PROF. GRAHAM TAYLOR,
d. H., ]. II. w. STUCK ENBURG, ID. D.,
PROF. l.. l.. PAINE, WASHINGTON GLADDEN.,
d. D., PROF. WILLIAM DOUGLASS MACKENZIE,
A. NJ. FAIRBAIRN, ID. d, and others
Ample space is riven from time to time tor
reports of the various State and District AS
Sociations and of the great Annual Meetings
of our Benevolent Societies
Some Letters from Japan, by DR.. James
Gibson Johnson, OF the American Board
Commission, will be an interesting featu re
in the near future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

Regular yearly rate, $500
To new subscriber the paper will be sent
from now to Jan. /, 1897, for $500
Add ST 80 to either Of the above and re
ceive in addition, copy, postpaid, of that
interesting new book, How Marcus Whit
man saved Oregon"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
GASkILL.

Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks OF St
Johnsbury, will preach at the school
house next Sunday afternoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04

Trial subscription, three months, % cents
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
Just
Plain
Soap

but it's the line between civilization
and barbarism. A country's advance
can be traced in the evolution OF its soap.
Come in and talk soap with us. Well
put you on the right track. Plain and
fancy soaps from cents to so cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

Among the hardest things which the
infant Prince Edward of the royal
house of England. the little son of the
duke of York and heir expectant to the
throne. will have to straighten out
when he is older is his relationship to
his own father and mother. 1t consti-
tutes 4 problem such as is seldom found
outside of princely houses. 1t is GER
tain, however, that he is the third
cousin of his father and also the second
cousin of his mother. This makes his
relationship to himself somewhere be
tween that of third and fourth cousin.
He is, as it were, his own double-third
cousin-a relationship which will doubt
less take some time for him to compre-
hend. Both his father and mother are
descended from George III. of England.
George ILLS son Adolphus, duke of
Cambridge, had = daughter Mary, who
married the duke of Teck, and became
the mother of Princess May, who mar
ried the duke of York; and the duke OF
York's father, prince of Wales, is the
great-grandson of the same King
George Ill
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
FOREIGN NOTES.

A HOME of rest for horses has been
started in England. Its object is t.
take care of horses suffering from
lameneSS. sores, or overwOrk until they
are fit to work again the owner beinE
supplied with a sound horse in the in
terval.
THOUGH the Campania did not beat
the eastward ocean record on a recent
trip to Queenstown. her mails were de
livered in London in six days and six
hours from the time of her leaving New
York, twelve hours sooner tnan they
have ever been delivered before.
SAINT TRUDoS, Christian village on
the banks OF the Congo. colonized by
negroes educated by the missionaries.
is the product of postal stamps. Over
fO. .UOO. 900 used stamps were collected in
BRUSSELS. from the sales of which the
money needed was obtained. The Con
go state gave the land.
\ CURIOUS instance of how phrases
are spread by school books is shown in
the last number of DIR. Murray's die
tionary. No earlier authority could be
found for the term BLACK Death, de
scribing the plague that devastated
Europe in the fourteenth century, than
Mrs Markham's celebrated histories
for young persons, which first appeared
in 1896.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
is fIAN lOPSIDED?
The 3ubject Discussed from a Variety of
Interesting Standpoints.

Man at best is an ungainly animal.
His head is an irregular spheroid, his
eyes are not alike or of equal efficiency;
one shoulder is higher than its neigh
Dor. one hand and one foot is larger
than it.. corresponding organ. Despite
the fact that the shape, size and color
of the ear differs more widely in indi-
viduals than any other organ of the
human body. says the Albany Times
Union. they are probably more alike
on the same head than any other of the
twin organs. If one ear is delicate in
shade. the other will be the same; if
one looks like a dried fig or a conch
hell. the other is likewise SO. With
the eyes, however, matters are differ
.cnt. One eye is nearly always more
open than its friend over the bridge,
while in many cases people, while APP
parently looking with both eyes, only
use one. and makers of firearms, in
making gums to order, carefully allow
for the right or left sightedness of the
sportsman for whom they cater. Broad
ly speaking. women are more often
left sighted than men, and, when they
do happen to be right sighted they are
SO in less degree than the sterner sex.
The reason why the left shoulder is
frequently further from mother earth
than the right lies in the fact that
while writing most men rest the left
elbow on the table, while in the case of
porters loads are carried on the right
shoulder With an able-bodied man
there is very little difference in the
length of the limbs, but the hands and
feet are usually widely different in the
matter of size. The right hand is the
bigger. while, curiously enough, the
left foot covers the greater amount of
ground.
Ladies have certain unreasoning
sense of satisfaction when they say that
they wear fives in gloves, because, if
this is a fact, then the human hand
has grown smaller within the last TWEEN
ty or thirty years, which state of affairs,
however, may be questioned when the
glovcmakers tell their story. Gloves
are all marked half a size smaller than
they really ought to be, which is the
fatal result of the habit in which the
ladies indulge of almost invariably ask
ing for gloves Il size smaller than they
can comfortably wear. The left leg is
better developed than the other male car
rier. on account of the fact that we stand
habituallv on the left foot, and mount a
bicycle or a horse and kick a man while
balancing on the left leg. Most men
jump chiefly OF the left leg. Lateral
curvature of the spine occurs more fire.
quently to :he left than to the right, in
dicating that the body in sitting is
thrown more to the left than to right.
This leads to the remark that nothing
is more injurious, for the young es-
pccially. than to sit for any length of
dime in one position.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
a FAMOUS GOLDFISH.
An Emblem In the Massachusetts Stat.
house for over a Century.

An Emblem In the Massachusetts State
house for Over a Century
The famous Goldfish which hangs from
the base of the dome in the MaSSachu-
setts statehouse. and inside the old
room in which the representatives used
to meet. viii be absent from the cham
ber in the new extension which they
are soon to occupy Just why this en-
blem. which has always attracted the
notice of visitors and sometimes moved
them to ridicule, should be ignored in
the transfer OF mOvaalDles from one room
to the other Il not explained. and. ac-
cording to the New York Post II Il
even said that the Goldfish Is doomed to
figure in a museum. presumably his
torical. The following account Of its
origin Is given: In lSG6 Charles W
Palfrey, editor of the Salem Register.
and a member of the house for several
wears. undertook To gather all the facts
that could be learned about the placing
of the figure in the chamber After
extensive research he found much con-
corning the fish which. luckily. had
been preserved. Ii was by Mr. Pal
freyS efforts that the actual facts were
got from the records of the great and
general court. and while many links
are missing, the chain Is nearly com
plete. On Wednesday, March l.. l7S4,
John Rowe, a member from Boston
moved permission to hang the Goldfish
IN the house as memorial To the i'm
Portance of the eodfiShery To the wei
fare of the state The motion pre-
vailed, and shortly after the emblem
was placed in position. and there II has
remained undisturbed through all th,.
vicissitudes of the years which have in
tervened- Once II was painted. but 1t
has never been taken down from the
iron rod by which IL Is held in position.
Mr. Rowe, who presented the figure To
the commonwealth. was a well-known
citizen of Boston and a conspicuous
patriot, being associated with Samuel
Adams, James Otis. John Hancock and
other leaders of the period. He was in
terested in commerce and was an ex-
tensive property owner along the water
front. Rowe's wharf and contiguous
territory being among his possessions
He died ON February l., 17sT-"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
WEARING QUEUES IN CHINA.
1t Is Merely the Prevailing style, and Is
Not demanded hN Law.


1T is to the Tartars who conquered
China several centuries ago that we are
indebted for this much discussed
queue" said Wing Lock. prominent
Chinaman, to a writer for the Pittsburgh
Dispatch "Gou hear great deal
about the laws Of China relating to the
wearing of queues; how a Chinaman
cannot return to his country without
his queue. and all that. Well, it Is all
bosh. The wearing of a queue is no
more required by law than your gentle
men wearing whiskers. 1t is custom
and a stvIe. and a Chinaman realizes
some truth in the saying that You
mirht as well be ont of the earth as out
of STYLE \ Chinaman retains his queue
simply because if he should ever return
To his native land he would not care to
,ro about among his friends and make
himself conspicuous by such radical
deDarture from the style of so many
millions of people. Strange, too.
that the Chinaman should hold to his
aueuc with such tenacity when II was
originally imposed upon him as Il mark
of suhirction. When the Iartars came
over and set a ruler on our throne they
decreed that every Chinaman ShOulc
wear a queue Such as they did. OF
.nurS,.- thu, vas nj first CALLING tothrm-
for they could not see or touch th"l-
plaitcd hair without being reminded
ih,.ir conquest Eut time heals ri.
,.pl1tlS and il was no. long bciuT'
fu,. Chinamrn began to cherish th,.
marks of subjectIun as good fashion
or style. This was also true about The
styIe of dress the Cinnamon NOW wear
1t is in the queue that a Chinanan
wears his badge of mourning. When
Ghinaman's father or mother dies there
are sent To him. as to all tie members of
the family. colorcd garters. These arr
not fr:rtcr:s y we understand but sort
of ribbons. white. green or blue, which
are plaited with the hair. White green
and blue are the cOlOrs of mourning.
while. the ribbon that is ordinarily
plated in the queue is black. These
blue and green garters are worn in the
hair for one year after the death of a
parent"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
CanvasDack q Fraud.

Geese and ducks are more favored by
the Germans than the Americans
not one in hundred has ever eaten
canvasback duck, it is a cherished
American tradition that it is the great
est of all table delicacies. Well, it's a
fraud. To get the boasted flavor of
the wild celery" on which it feeds it
must be cooked half-raw and is gener-
ally as tough as a boiled owl. With the
exception of the little "blue-winged
teal, no duck that swims can surpass
a well-fed, well-cooked puddle, such as
you can buy in our market for ten
cents pound. Canvasback is now fifty
cents pound.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
EBENSBURG, PA, FRIDAY. MARCH ], 1885,
KEEPING OLD AGe AT BAY.
Vegetarian Argument with Illustrations
Which Appeal to AL


A Few years ago an Italian bacteriol-
ogist proclaimed that he had discovered
the germ of old age The idea was
secuted by all scientific men. but there
may be something IN it after ali At
any rate, says Modern Medicine. there
seems to be good ground for believing
that germs, if not u specific germ. are
at least one of the most important in
huences which bring on old are 1t
has long been known that the ptomains
or toxic substances produced by mi
crobes are capable of setting up various
degeneratlve processes. Degenerative
changes in the joints, the liver, the
kidneys and other organs, have been
directly traced to this cause. The
writer has for some time held the opin-
ion that the degenerdtive changes incl
dent to advancing age are due to the
same cause; namely, the toxins alb
sorbed from the alimentary canal.
These toxins are constantly present in
greater or less quantity. according to
the extent to which Preventative and
putrefactive processes prevail in the
stomach and intestincs. These proc
esses depend first, upon the integrity
of the digestive process, in the indi-
vidual. and, secondly. upon the char
acter of the substances introduced into
the aliInentary canal as food.
These considerations suggest at once
the thought while all human beings
must necessarily Toe constantly subject
to the influence of toxic substances
generated in their own alimentary
canal, and consequently must grow old
and succumb sooner ur later to the de-
generative process of old age, these
by subsisting upon diet which favors
the production of toxic substances in
the alimentary canal.
If this theory is correct we should ex-
pect To find the greatest longevity
among those animals and those men
who smbsist on the simplest and purcSt
diet, other conditions being equal. 1t
would be impossible To find Il sharper
contrast than that which exists in this
respect between carnivOrous and vege-
tartan animals. Contrast. for example.
the dog which grows old, becomes rheu-
matte and infirm in eight or ten years,
with the donkey, who lives Il useful life
TO forty or fifty years, and the elephant.
which is still active and useful at one
hundred years. The same is true among
men. The greatest number of persons
who now live above one hundred wears
of age are to be found among Russian
peasants, who rarely taste meat. These
people have been practical vcgetarians
for so many centuries perhaps from
the earliest agcs-that anatomists have
noted distinct difference in the length
of their alimentary canals as compared
with those of the ficsh-cating Germans,
whose ancestors We're cannibals Rheu-
matism in its protean forms is one of
the most constant and distressing dis
orders of old age. The relation be
tween English roast beef and the gout
and rheumatism. which prevail 50 eX-
tensively among Englishmcn. was clear
ly pointed ont by that distinguished
physician and essayist, J. Miner
Fothergill. The above considerations.
if not considered absolutely conclusive,
are worthy of thought.