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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-11-07
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
DINNER-PARTY ETIQUETTE.

a dinner-party is a formal function,
and especially demands dignity OF
manner, writes Ruth Ashmore in the
April Ladies Home Journal. II the
Continental fashion is followed, and
ladies and gentlemen leave the dining
room at the same time, you go out
as YOU came in. II the English fash
ion obtains, and the gentlemen re-
main to smoke and talk, rise when
your hostess gives the signal, stand
quite still until YOU see your chaper-
on, and then TALL in line behind her,
passing, not too quickly, the gentle
men, who are all standing up and al
lowing you TO walk before them.
Learn to walk we'll and not to
"trot." A dinner invitation should
be acknowledged, and either accept
ed or declined within three hours,
and the changing OF ones mind
about it is never permitted. Awitty
Frenchman said, Only death is an
excuse Tor not keeping a dinner en-
gagement, and even then polite
man would send the undertaken to
apologize for him"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
THE AMERICANGIRL' SF4ULT,

The American girl has learned to
feel that in Edward ". Box she has
a strong champion. But Mr.. Box,
although he is ever ready to advo-
cate her cause, he is not blind to her
faults. He confesses that she has
one glaring fault at least, and OF this
he writes in the April Ladies Home
Journal: "If one wishes to be candid,
and really criticise the American girl,
not for score of fancied faults which
are not hers, but for fault which is
peculiarly hers, it is that she fritters
away a great deal of time on many
things, and does not give enough
time to any one thing. One advan-
tage which this fault has is that she
can overcome it. And she should.
She should learn the art OF applica-
ton. Whatever she starts out TO do
let her do it well. If she wants to
play let her learn to play, not indit-
ferentlv, but well, If her taste is for
china-painting let her concen-
trate her mind to that, and
learn to paint well, If she is fond OF
needlework let her train herself to be
an expert of the needle. If her ten
denotes lead her to the languages let
her take up that tongue the study OF
which attracts her most. But II she
takes up French let her content her
self with French, and not study
French one day and German the
next. Nor should she forget that to
know the English language well is
her first duty"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
1Illisrellann.
LABRADOR IN WINTER.

Sometimes Labrador is ice. bound
from September till June; but through
"lI this long and dreary winter the
LIGHTHOUSE keeper on Belle Isle must
mmHaintain his watch, TO be ready to
Gght the lamp when the breakup
comes. For months he sees nothing
hut frozen plain, uncertain OF foot
mo and impossible, and in the dis
lance the ice sheathed cliffs of New.
Conndland. The few who have made
their way to theinterior Of Labrador
cav it is vast wilderness of huge
boulders, varied only by morasses
and lakes. An old French writer
speaks of it as the Land Of Cain, y
and the latest explorers complained
that they suffered bitterly from cold
because they could not find fuel
enough to maintain camp.6res. Often,
indeed, they had difficulty in making
even lutte blaze for cooking.
Naturally such a country has not
invited settlers, and it is not surpris'
ing to learn that its whole vast area
two and a half times as large as
Great Britain and lreland-there are
not more than 1000 jewellers; Of
these only about one half are whites
the Others being Eskimos and Hudson
Bay Company trappers and hunters.
These are a shiftless lot who come
down to the nearest company post
early in summer, and exchange their
pelts for provisions, planting them.
selves down at the post and proceed
ing to gorge themselves until their
entire stock is exhausted. A pound
of tea and bag Of -four is the most
that one band of these mountain
GERS" has been known to carry back
all they had to show, except TEN
porarily satisfied appetites, for their
whole winters work as hunters in
that desolate region.
These trappers and hunters are
Indians, but are always called
"mountaineers'' while the Eskimos,
who have not a drop of Indian blood
in them, are called Indians, though
"Huskies' is the favorite term for
them among the fishermen. The fish
ermen, mostly Observation-Disclosures,
skirt the Labrador coast in summer
in deep water craft, or fill up the
rough hshing-stages on the rocky
islands, which during the winter have
been either wholly deserted or left in
charge of storekeeper.
There must be some attraction in
this wild life; for keeper who, after
living twenty years at one OF these
desolate outposts Of civilization,
went to London for little change,
returned to Labrador as soon as pos
sibe because he found London 80
lonely; and Hudson Bay Company
agents who have given up their posi-
tons to 60 back to civilization have
been glad to return to their posts.
They missed the free open-air life
but above all, probably, their auto
cratic sway, which makes them kings
within the boundaries of the post
[Gustav Kobbe in April St. Nicholas,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
DETECTIVE WORK.

The good detective is man OF re-
sources. He must know how to
adapt himself to emergencies that
are liable to arise suddenly, demand
ing to be as promptly met. A de-
tective who hesitates is lost, or his
case" is, which is the same thing.
The blackmailer Welles, who wrote
threatening letters to Jay Gould,
eluded all the traps we set for him,
and had fairly exhausted our pa
thence and ordinary resources, when
the novel experiment was tried OF
moving upon him en- masse, as it
were. Noticing that all his letters
were stamped at one post-office sta
ton, and having tricked him by an
advertisement in the personal"
column OF newspaper into sending
one the next day, we posted a letter.
carrier at each box in the district,
and a detective between every two.
The letter.carrier had key to the
box, and was to open it every time a
letter was dropped, and before the
person who dropped it was out Of
sight. If it was addressed to Jay
Gould he was to raise his hat as a sig
nal to the detective watching him.
Ii not, he was to slip rubber over it
so that the next might be more read
lily identified. 1t took some two
hundred men to carry ont this plan,
but it succeeded, and blackmail ceas,
ed 10 be a safe or paying business in
New York. In an hour we had our
man. 1t is the results that count in
the detective business, and justly.
No effort or sacrifice is too great to
achieve such an end.
The bogus hero of the story-books
has led more than one boy astray,
and made altogether more mischief
than all his Wanted smartmess
could repair were he real. My adj
vice to the boys of to-day, if they
will take it, is to let the lynx-eyed
Sleuth with the catlike step severely
alone. To many boys who were full
ofpromise once, he has served as the
introduction to the acquaintance o.
the real detective on business which
neither they nor he relished.-LFrom
Harper's Young People.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
FRANKS OF FLORIDA WOOD RATS.

The latest narrative Of the queer
doings OF the Florida wood-rat, the
best.known OF them all, comes from
Mrs. {. +. Latham of Niece, Flor
ida. Previous to the destruction by
fire OF the old Oak Lodge, year before
last, it was often visited by pair OF
very sociable and quite harmless
wood'rats, who nested in palmetto
hut near by and made it their home
until some cats came into the family.
The wood-rats were big.eyed hand
some creatures without the vicious
look Of common rat, with fine, yell
lowish.gray iur, white feet, and
white under parts. lnasmuch as
they never destroyed anything save
a pair OF Mrs. Latham's shoe-strings
which they had to cut in order to
get them out OF the eyelets, they
were tolerated about the premises,
and here are some OF the queer things
they did.
They carried some watermelon
seeds from the lower floor, and hid
them up stairs under Mr.. Baxter's
pillow. In the kitchen they found
some cucumber seeds, and OF these
they took tablespoonful and de
posted them in the pocket OF
Mr.. Baxter's vest, which hung up
stairs on nail. In one night they
took eighty-five pieces of wood from
box OF beehive fixtures, and laid
them in a corn.box. The following
night they took about two quarts OF
corn and oats, and put into the box
from which the beehive fixtures came.
Once Mrs. Latham missed handful
OF pecans, and they were so thor
oughly hidden that she never found
them. About year later the rats
realized that Mrs. Latham had
given it up" and To- the pecans
suddenly appeared one day upon her
bed Prot. W. S. Hornday in April
. St. Nicholas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
FOR SALE.

fhe place known as the James Sahney
p,ane n Summerville Will be sold in part
~ whole to suit customers. Inquire on the
premises.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
Dissolution Of COpartnerShip ,.

The partnership heretofore existing pc,
tween 4. w. Higgins and myself under the
Arm name of "Higgins & Houghton" is this
day dissolved. I retire from said firm, and
nv liability as member of said copartner-
ship on and after date hereof is term ireM
st. Iohnsbury, VT, March 16, 1895
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-05
Farm for Sale.

NV farm. situated in the east part Of Barnet,
is offered for sale, on the stage road from
East Barnet 10 Danvle said farm consists
Oils acres in high state of cultivation
and is an excellent dairy farm. The buildings
are all in good repair. One thousand sugar
trees on the farm. Stage runs by the house
twice a day All the live stock, farming
tools and rs sonal property are also offered
for sale This is rare chance tc get good
farm a a low price. For particulars address
HENRY BRADLEY,
East Barnet VI
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-14

has the second Kansas girl. Wicks
he freeze to Carrie Tousalin OF the
White Elephant hotel. The new part
ner IN the Carlo ranch-that new
Nngllshman. slim Teller. they calls
CHUNKY Coburn-he brings along his
partners wife, Mrs. Cooper; witch
there, my friend, was where the troub-
le comes In. Flank Buford accompan-
les the one-eyed Weems girl. Lastly,
there not being many more ladies left.
Bug Tolliver, he comes up with old
Pegleg, the Mexercan washwoman,
the same got up gorgeous with new
rebosy an yeller handkerchief, which
plainly allows she steals ont O. the
wash. This yer Bug is plenty game,
an apt to git riled easy. Long O. this
they Is shore due to be trouble, an I
knows 1t soon's I sets eyes on Pegleg,
feelin' shore the boys is goin' to OBJ
1ect to the WashWOman in high life.
Fer goodness sake, Bug says I, a
whisperln' to him as he comes up to
the door, whatever does you bring
Pegleg here fer? They's liable to be a
kick. More'n half the boys in town
owes her fer washin' now.
brings Pegleg because they amt
no one else to bring, says Bug, plenty
cam. Am I goin' to be barred out o.
this yere game because women folks is
nigh played out when the deal comes to
me? I don't think
"Some more fellers, they objects to
Peglegg, too, maybe along Of her bein'
a Greaser an plenty old, to say nothin'
Of havin' a stiff leg; but Bug, he takes
it personal.
3r1Sk
beauty" says he. "but she's the lady
under my care, an low lady in my
perfection is as good as lady in any
other feller's perfection, see? I've been
drillin' Pegleg. She amt got no sheep
skin along, and she's goin' to set on a
chair. She amt got no line O. high
steppin' ancestors behind her like me,
but she goes list as fur into this yere
contest in eticute as I goes, an we
shore shows you all how to eat. It
amt constitutional to bar us out, an
moreover, it amt healthy, which I
says this deliberate"
"Well. the kermittee sort o. smooth
things over. an so the contest is pulled
loose. The three judges is Maj. Tru-
man. editor O. the Golden Age, an
Nose Blumenberg Of the Golden Eagle
clothing store, and Judge Talbot, a
lawyer lately moved down from Colo
RADIO. They all sits at the fur end O.
the table, where they easy overlooks
the range.
1.-THE first trouble, as says, is long
that fool Englishman. Things amt
more'n started fore he stands up at
the table and he says, addressin' Of the
i11dgeS mr. Chairman saws he Il
rises to a point Of order
What's that?' says Nose, the judge
nearest him.
ct makes it point says the Eng
lishman. that the most O. this we're as
semblage orto be barred out along Of
not havin on no dress suit. Ye cawn't
appear at dinner unless We ave on a
dress suit, We know
Nov. allowin' a dress suit means a
claw-hammer coat, this yere English
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-14
The Lost Drama.

Mr.. Robert Ganthony once asked Mr..
Weldon Grossmith to read play he
had written. Mr.. Grossmith took the
comedy, but lost it on his way home.
might after night" he said, II would
meet Ganthony, and he would ask me
how I liked his play. 1t was awful.
The, Precipitation used to come out on
my forehead, as I'd say sometimes I
hadn't time to look at it yet; or, again,
that the first act was good; later, that
the second act wouldn't quite do" but
really I couldn't stop to explain. So
sorry-must catch a train! didn't so
much mind lying, only it was difficult
thinking up new lines appropriate to
the case" Some months passed and
Ganthony still pursued without mercy.
At last Mr.. Grossmith searched his
house once more, before it occurred to
him that he might have left the comedy
in his cab going home. He went down
to Scotland Yard and inquired. ooh,
yes" was the reply-"play marked
with Mr.. Ganthony's name sent back
to owner four months ago, as soon as
found. "-Household Words.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-14

Billy Chalfant, Leader of the 400.
ed accession to the best circles caused
4 distinct flutter of interest, and ii
soon began to be argued about that
Nogal should do something to establish
her reputation, not only as a business,
but also as a social center.
what we wants to show the world"
said Billy Chalfant, the leader of the
Nogal 400, lis that we are right in
it all the time, that we have got prog
ress writ on our brow, and onnered
and up'erd branded on our. left hip.
We want to show that Nogal is the
seat of .culcher and the home of re-
fnement for the whole Pecos valley
II reckon that's about right, Billy"
said Tom McGinnis, another leading
citizen; and general murmur Of as
sent arose from the assembly before
whom Mr.. Chalfant's proposition had
been laid down. II hopes you unfolds
your plaD," continued Tom.
"Well, low what this town needs
is contest in table eticute''
'Now whatever is that, Billy?" asked
voice. "Eticute-table eticute? We
amt never have no such game as that
in Nogal." .>...
"Wo't's ehcute, you pore man? Wy,
it's table savvy, see? It's how to sit
up to the table and eat beans 'thout
spillin' 'em in yore lap, an how to
hold yore arms an legs when yer
eatin'. It's how to act, man. 'Lowin'
you've been raised good in yore early
days, eticute, it shows that easy, 'thout
no need ridin' yore trail no furder
Eticute is what shows the breedin'
an the pasturin' Of a man or a mo-
barrie.
Nov the town that has the most Ell
cute, it shore has the most culcher,
an that's the town for the new South
west. A boom in culcher is due to
bring in plenty Of new settlers; an
seein' Montanny has got the bulge on
us In cattle, it's settlers what we need
we're. We amt boomin' much in moth
in else, but they amt nothin' can
queer our boom in culcher Now, I
amt never heard of no contest in
eticute, not nowheres."
II shore thinks this yeres a risky
game you puts UP, Billy said Nc
Ginn1s, IAN I kin see easy where it
might make trouble"
"Now, however, it can make trouble
don't see," said Billy. ave has a
kermittee Of three, all leadin'. citizens
an representatives O good fanlblys an
good raisin'. This kermittee stands by
Impartial and just oversees the game.
The couples they all comes in and sits
down at the table, the kermittee a
havin' their eye on 'em quiet, an not
sayin' a word to nobody. Each Teller
he waits on the lady that is his part
ner, and he eats plenty hisself. Now,
how does they do it? That's what /
asks. How does they sit in this game
we names? Are they both cool an
got plenty nerve, err are they scared
to draw to their hand? Are they bluff
fin, er standin' pat confident? That's
It,. see? Well, the kermittee amt say
In word. Bimeby, after supper they
retires quiet, an then they announces
their pick. What kin be squarer'n
that? They amt no jcckeyin' from