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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-07-26
MIS-. LYdia I. Gray.

Lydia J., wife of Alfred Gray Of Shelf
field, was born in Glover in 1920 and
died in Sheffield June Doth. She was
converted when nine years of age and
was baptized by the Rev. Orange Scott
and united with the Methodist Episco-
pal church in which she was life mem
Der. Death was no more to her than
life had been. Christ had been presence
in her life and was equally presence in
her death. When the final summons
came it was sudden and unexpected; but
she was fully prepared and without a
sigh or groan she sweetly fell asleep in
Jesus.
As a mother true and faithful to her
home and family, she greatly assisted in
training her only daughter for God and
the church, and had the great comfort OF
seeing her converted at an early age and
received into full membership in the
church. She was a woman OF clear
thought and good judgment, OF an amia-
bic disposition, always cheerful, looking
upon the bright side of everything and
hoping for the best. Her husband and
her child were everything to her, and no
sacrifice was too great, if it was needed
Tor them.
AS a Christian she possessed rare gifts
and graces, was a devout and tcrvent
worker, attached to Methodism, deeply in
terested in every department OF benevo-
lent work. She loved her church and de-
lighted in the visits of thepastor and the
fellowship of Christians. Possessed Of
kind, generous and unselhsh nature, she
found much of her JOY in the happiness Of
Others. She was clear and decided in
religious experience, and to her convic-
tons OF right.
The funeral services were attended by
large number of her friends in the
Methodist Episcopal church, Sheffield,
on Sunday, June 3Oth. The services
were under the direction of Rev. S. c.
Johnson, the pastor and Rev. John Nc
Donald preached a comforting sermon.
"Ah! my sister, the world is poorer
for incarnated honesty and straightfor-
ward and fearless womanhood since
thou hast left us and back from the
courts OF heaven thou mayest say to us,
and with perfect truthfulness we may
have it chiseled across the marble that
shall mark thy resting place, never to be
effaced 1 have kept the faith '"
sc. JOHNSON.
Charles Smelling lost his horse Tues
day. l.. A. Brown lost two-year-old
colt the same day.
Cora Jones and Eta Davis have re-
turned from Lebanon, N. H., where they
have been at work.
Mrs. Dorothy Collins and her grand
son, Leon Collins, of St. Adams are Wis
tng relatives and friends in town.
They are stopping at present at c. B.
Simpsons.
A. H. Day and wife are boarding with
Tomas Bruce for the present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-07-26
new MEAT MARKET.

Having bought out Mr.. Aikens meat
market, in the basement Of the Stanley
Opera House, | am now prepared to fill
any orders for
Meats and Provisions.
c. A. Sylvester, the veteran butcher,
has charge of the market and Mr.. Aiken
will drive the cart, so my old and new
patrons are assured of excellent service.
ALONZO PACKARD.
st. Johnsbury, July 8, 1895.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08
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LEGENDS OF THE DELUXE.
How widely They Are Spread-SOme
of the Versions.
From the New York Post.

From the New York Post.
One Of the most powerful and vivid des-
criptive portions of the book of Genesis
is that devoted to the wonderful story of
the deluge Together with the accounts of
Adams fall, the Staying of Abel, and the
turning of Lots wife into pillar of salt,
every one remembers from childhood how
Noah was warned of the doom impend-
ing over the children of men, and how
he constructed a huge ark in which he did
live, himself and his family, and two of
every beast of the field and fowl of the
air, for the space of 1870 days, or until the
waters subsidized and the dry land appear
ed. But the Biblical recital of this terrible
visitation of divine wrath is by no means
the only one. In fact, the most sceptically
inclined must believe that something of
the sort actually occurred long ago, for
it has been perpetuated not only in the
Talmud and Koran, but in the legends
of almost every nation and race that ever
lived on the face of the earth, including
the Chinese, the ancient Aztecs of Next
co. the Indian tribes of North and South
America, and even the savages of Africa
The story, of course, varies materially in
the multitudinous traditions, but the gist
of it remains substantially the same,
namely, that the earth was once visited
Dy great 1OOQ III WHICH nearly every
living thing was overwhelmed and lost.
Thus in the Koran we read that Noah
constructed the ark with divine assist
ance, and was rallied at for his pains by
the wicked. When the time prescribed for
the punishment of mankind arrived, wa
ter was seen to flow from the burning oven
of Noah's wife, and Immediately all the
veins and arteries of the earth broke and
spurted out water. Noah was then adj
monished in these words: Take and
bring into the ark two couples of every
kind of animal, male and female, with all
your family, except him who has been
condemned by your mouth, and receive
the faithful, and even the unbelieving;
but few only will enter" The Koran also
says that the ark was built in two years,
and that it contained three stories, the
upper one for the birds, the middle one
for the men and the provisions. and the
hold for the beasts. Canaan, the son OF
Ham, refused to be saved; therefore,
Noah cursed him and his posterity be-
came black and were enslaved. The Per-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08
OATH-BoUND CHINESE.
BRANCHES IN THE UNITED
STATES.

Gigantic BlackmafI Scheme-In
china Membership Is Punishable
with Death-HOw New Members
are Initiated.
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why don't you marry that girl? She
is a real pearl"
"Ah, yes; but / don't like the mother OF
pearl. '-Flegepde Batter Kalender. 1870
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CHRIsTMAs An BLACK MAmmY,s.

T'mor' gwIne be Chris'mus. chilluns,
But I dunno bout Sandy Claws.
speck de ole mans broke dis Chris mus
Amt no wo'k To- his ole claws.
He bank done bus; he los his money;
He wo'kmen quit, dat hat dey said.
Spec he kee, away his Chris
Mout be dat de ole mans da!d.
What's dat, Dinah2 Whar yo' git It
Dat big box 80 settin on?
Full o. outs an toys an candy
Uope brune heah by Massa John? g.
Nassa's might, good dis Chrts'mus.
Mrks my ole h'ahI leap wild jny
Dat he 'membahs his black nanny
Wha' nussed him when be Ill boy.
Huhi Marse John he seen possum?
Praise de Lawd TO- dat good meat!.
YmUr' suah be Chris'mus honey
Dat de day we gwine + eat a-g
Ci'sr off bed. now, all you chilluns. r
DOan' y0 hsah me wha' Isay2
Tinet heah dem sleighbells ringin,
{ Tine dem relgL eers jog dts way.
GAVIN e bed an quit dat talkin'; III
Dss here amt no time fur play.
Ef you chiiluns dOau' be quiet
EYU sca'h ole Sandy Claws away.
Pull dem kDivers up aroun' 20;
!. het yo' eyes up good and ttsht.
Ti'mor gvire be Chris mus, chiliIus,
And SANDY Claws he cum tonight:
T Chicago Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-25
.THENEW CONSTITUTIONS
{ [oosT1NuiEsp Nuis From PAGE ONE.

office. State, county or municipal, the
qualifications Of electors shall remain
as they were under the Constitution
OF 1868, until the first day OF Novems
Der, 1896.
Eighth. This G Constitution, adopted
by the people Of South Carolina in
convention assembled, shall be in
force and effect from and after the
31st day of December, in the year
1895. 81
/ Ninth. The provisions Of the Con-
stitution of 1858 and amendments
thereto are repealed by this Constitu-
ton, except when reordained and de-
clared herein. .ss l.i.s si.
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TO Pension Confederate Soldiers.

Congressman Peter j. Otey Of
Lynchburg, Va, has prepared 9 bill
which he will present al the next ses.
sion Of Congress, and which will
probably elicit considerable discus
sion. During the civil war the Unit
ed States captured from the people Of
the Confederate States aband
property, which was sold and covered
into the Treasury of the United States,
amounting to $s7, ,000, GOO. Much OF
this property could hay, been l.ecov-
cred but was never claimed. Com
gressman Obey now proposes to have
congress appropriate the interest on
this $27, 600, 900 to the use of e1-Con-
federate soldiers. He proposes tosdi-
vide it among the COME derate States
in proportion to the amounts which
each State has appropriated to the re-
lief of ex-C Confe ederate soldiers, and
claims the appropriation would not be
IN the MAJ, ire of a pension. the
United States, he says, E'shas never
waited for precedents, but has estab-
ilished them. This bill if but echoing
the magnanimi Of General q. g. CRAM,
when. he sent the prisoners away from
Appomattox, telling them to take
their horses, as they would need them
to raise corn.p So 8 -, s. 4 .sg.'.a3ltt
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Msaninr 81 Christmas,

Long, long ago, SO far back that 1t
cannot be definitely traced, the latter
days Of December were set apart for
the festivities pertaining to pagan
worship. Perhaps its earliest obsery-
Eance began with the celebration Of the
winter so1stice and of festivities held
In honor of Saturn and Bacchus. To
day Christmas is celebrated through
out. the world not for its pagan ances-
try, but for its meaning as the Chris
tian festival Of the nativity.
The keynote Of Christmas joy is
peace on earth. good will to men. I"
The first Christmas day that ever
|dawned brought rejoicing in its wske.
On that day there was born in Bethle-
hem, Judaa. a Saviour, who is Christ
the Lord. For those wearyfwith sin,
for those oppressed with sorrows, for
the troubled in mind, for the weak
and helpless he came. But not to
these alone. To the joyful and happy
ones, to those rich in this worlds
goods, to the successful and prosper
ous he came, To the whole world he
None was forgotten by him.
And now to the outcast and to the
weary one, to the rich man and to the
joyful child he says the words, Learn
of me. =, ,5iss 5}t.sy Is aas q ~.
IF you suffer, Christ pities you. IS 4.
If you be lonely, he is with you. ss u
If you repent of sin, he will keep you
in safety. .lx
IF you have great possessions, he says
unto you,
Give to the poor" . :.
e On Christmas day al least "let all
wrath and clamor and evil speaking
be done away" and let every one sing,
with the heart, "Glory to God in the
hiphest.n E-.L...
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THERE are, acco ding to the Wash
ngton Post, 238 lawyers In Congress,
forty. one-farmers, twenty-seven edi'
tors, twenty-eight manufacturers, one
railroad manager, two steamboat
owners, fourteen teachers and college
professors, twenty-five bankers, TWEEN
ty merchants, one house builder,
three clergymen, seven who say they
are engaged in business, eight doc
tors, one architect, one music teacher,
one owner of oil wells, five miners,
two insurance agents, one theatre
manager, one manufacturer OF ICE
three civil engineers, nine lumbermen,
two owners of stone quarrles, two
real estate agents, one pharmacist,
and one steamship captain.
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Preparing FOR War.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-In the Sen.
ate today MIR. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire introduced bill to stregthen
the military armament, and it was re-
ferred to the committee ON military
affairs. This bill provides that the
President be, and is hereby author
lied and directed to strengthen the
military armament by adding thereto,
equipped for use, 100000 infantry
rifles, 1000 guns for field artillery
and not exceeding 5000 heavy gums
for Notifications, to be procured by
manufacture in the arsenals or by con-
tract for manufacture or by the direct
purchase this country or elsewhere,
according to the direction of the Pres
ident, who shall conform when prac.
ticable, without unwise delay, to the
methods prescribed for making con-
tracts and purchases by existing laws.
The sum of 800, 600, 900 is appropriat.
ed to carry into effect the provision OF
this act.
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Ex-SPEAKER Grow, of Pennsylvan-
ia, goes the President one better.
He proposes to allow the National
Banks not only to issue circulation up
to the par value of their deposits, but
to deposit $10O and issue $40 in circu-
-lation. He goes further and recon-
mends that they be allowed to deposit
instead of government bonds green
backs and silver certificates, to becan-
celled when deposited.
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a Legend of the MistIetoe.

a myth of the middle ages says that
before the cruci6xion of Christ the
mistletoe was q forest tree; but, owing
to its supplying the wood for the cross,
it fell into disgrace and became a mert.
parasite as q lasting memorial of its
ignominious use. If from folklore
and myth we turn to philology, we
find another point of interest in this
associate of the Christmas feast. Its
name consists of two words, "mistle''
and Ntoe." The former of these
comes from mist, = an Anglo Saxon
root which sad different meanings
mist, gloom, darkness, the meaning
now used by. the former in "mistle, =
and in old Dutch glue or bird lime.
In ''toe" final n is dropped. and the
syllable represents the Anglo Saxon
"tan, y twig, 80 that the whole word
is equivalent to bird lime twig and ia
SO called from the viscid matter which
surrounds the seed within the berry.
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Ting the question, to the end that q
vexatious boundary dispute between
the two countries might be determined
and our exact standing and relation in
respect to the controversy might be
made clear. twill be seen from the
correspondence herewith submitted
that this proposition has been declined
by the British government upon the
grounds which in the circumstances
seem to me to be far from satisfactory.
1t is deeply disappointing that such an
appeal, actuated by the most friendly
feelings toward both nations directly
concerned. addressed to the sense OF
justice and to the magnanimity OF one
Of the great powers Of the world and
touching its relations to- one compare
lively weak and small should have
produced no better results.
The course to be pursued blythe gov
ernment, in view of the present condi-
ton, does not appear to admit of seri-
GUS doubt. Having labored faithfully
for many years to induce Great Bri-
tain to submit this dispute to impair.
tial arbitration, and having been now
finally appraised of her refusal to do
80, nothing remains but to accept the
situation, torecognize its plain require
ments, and deal withi+ accordingly.
Great Britain's pr sent proposition
has never thus far been regarded as
admissible by Venezuela, though any
adjustment Of the boundaries which
that country may deem for her adj
vantage and may enter into her own
free will cannot Of course be objected
to BY the United States. Assuming,
however, that the attitudeo OF v enezuela
will remain unchanged the dispute
has reached such a stage as to make it
nowincumbent ntupon the United States
to- take measures to determine with
sufficient certainty for its JUST tifcation
what is true divisional line between
the republic of Venezuela and British
Guiana. The inquiry to that end,
should of course be conducted carefully
and judicially, and due weight should
be given to all available eyide dence, re-
cords and facts in support OF the claims
of both parties. "A; sJs. Nv. G Sf
In order that such an examination
should be prosecuted in q thorough
and satisfactory manner I suggest that
the congress make an adequate appro-
priation for the expenses Of q commits
sion to be appointed by the executive,
who shall make the necessary investi
cation and report upon the matter
with the least possible delay. When
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A NUMBER Of wealthy citizens Of
Georgia have given an order to q
sculptor for q marble bust OF President
Cleveland. TO be presented TO the city
of Atlanta, :, * III &
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Juba up and juba down. +
:, Juba all around de town. B.
Sift de meal and girame de hIlsk,
Rake de cake and gimme dc ecrus',
Fry de pork and gimme de skin,
AK me when I'm comm ag'in. I:
I Jubal iii, iubs'i .isS
4 Juba In and juba ous. i
Juba, juba all about, Il
Dinah, stir de possnm fat;
Can't you hear de jllba pat?
r Jubal q
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old Vino Christm.as I'm DiI.ie.


When Remus, Saul and Caesar, with
Dinah, Phillis and Chloe, made the
circuit of the quarters at Christmas
tide they were RECALLED with various
succulent viands chine and sparerib,
sausage and cracking, savory souye;
Mrs Of the fine art of hog killing, be-
sides coon and corn pone, possum fat
and hominy, all sconaecrated to their
comfort and cheer, with lusty drafts
OF cider. Gingerbread and boiled
chestnuts were dispensed to the dusky,
company, and there we're much crack
ing of walnu:s and roasting Of apples
Then the cabin floor was cleared for
the dance Jig and breakd down, pigeon
wing and juba, the latter q character
istic survival OF the aboriginal barbar-
ism, delivered with vigorous shouts
and cries and shutting of fest 10 .
|rhythmls accompaniment OF hand-
|clapping and pasting OF knees, IN nne-
|Iodiols Difference to the jigging Of q
fiddle by the light Of flaming pine
knots. y y: y; 81, t
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giving little care to what the thing

giving little care TO What Inc tnlng
might mean. IS. s. Z: 4
One house was lighted brilliantly,
and through uncurtained windows he
saw q Christmas tree. The presents
had been stripped away, but tapers
burned there. and strings OF wool and
tiny flags.
s'Santa Claus brought them there
things on his way cut" said Zeph to
himself. He'll git to Billy on his
trip back home. y And then. he tried
to sneer at the whole affair.
At the first barb OF light Zeph fought
against his drowsiness and turned to
wait till Billy's eys should open. 1t
seemed slow, long time. But after
awhile the large, blue eyes unveiled,
the sense of present things came back
to him, and then they rested on those
glories at his pillow. He did not
move, but studied them q moment
with look SO strange that Zeph saw
things his wisdom had not dreamed.
Then Billy's eyes were closed again.
and soon the larger breathing told
that he was deep in tlreamland paths,
with richer treasures on each hand
than there had been before. sN
He reused at length and saw the
toys again. (, !.
II dreamt of thern," he said and
wondered why his mother smiled. 1t
was long before he dared TO touch
them, and all through the day his
boyish play would be- suspended, and
he would look at them as il afraid
that they would vanish into dreams
again.the dreams where he was sure
his happy eyes had found them. d
"But it's all hoky poky," said Zeph
to his wife, as he shouldred his Ak
and went down toi;he mill for the
Chicago Times Herald.
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lister, while not almlCtlnS tuat Luo
Monroe doctrine is applicable to pres
ent conditions, states: In declaring
that the United States would resent
such enterprise If it was contemplated,
President Monroe adopted a policy
which received the entire sympathy
of the English government OF that
date" He further declares: Though
the language of President Monroe is
directed to. the attainment of objects
which most Englishmen would agree
to be salutatory,' 1T is impossible to t!d-
NIT that they have been inscribed by
any adequate authority in the code OF
international law" Again he says:
'sThey cher majesty's government
fully concur with the view which
President Monroe entertained that any
disturbance OF the existing territorial
distribution in that hemisphere by any
fresh acquisitions on the part of any
European state would be highly ex'
pedient change"
The belief that the doctrine for
which we contend is clear and defn-
ite; that it was founded upon substan"
tial considerations and involved our
safety and welfare; that it was fully
applicable to our present conditions,
and to the state of the worlds pro
gress, and that it was directly related
to the pending controversy, without
any convictions as to the final merits
Of the dispute, but anxious to learn in
9. satisfactory and conclusive manner
whether Great Britain sought, under
8. claim of boundary, to extend her
possessions on this continent without
right, or whether she merely sought
possession of territory fairly included
within her lines of ownership, this
government proposed to the govern
ment of Great Britain, q resort to al