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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
ACADEMY NOTES.

Tracy, Cameron and Rood enter Yale
College this week. y. Cameron and
Blount have also gone to take the pre-
liminary examinations.
The Senior class has elected the follow
ing officers Pres, Crane; Y. Pres, Drew
Sec. and Treas, Miss Annis. Commit
tees have been appointed to arrange for
the annual reception, also for selecting
class pin and class motto.
The officers of the Middle class are
Pres, Washburn V. Pres, Hutchinson
Sec, Miss Pearl; Treas, Miss Wheeler
Tax collector, Kimball.
The Adelphian and Athenian societies
have begun holding their regular meet
ings.
The football team is practicing every
afternoon on the campus. They have
some good material but there is need yet
of lots OF hard work
The annual tennis tournament is now
being held AS yet there have been but
very few hard fought contests, Tinker
and Barnum being the closest.
Public speaking began Tuesday with {
stirring essay on Patriotism by Miss
Annis.
The Seniors held very enthusiastic
meeting Tuesday, and after a warm dis
cussion decided to have a class pin in
stead of ring. Hastings was selected
as class photographer.
The class in General History were
treated to a stereoptcan lecture at the
Museum, Tuesday evening,by Miss Tyler
on Egypt
The contract has been let for laying
out a new tennis court.
The teachers ofthe Graft sbury academy
visited the school Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
THE LAST ROAST OF SUMMER.

The hot wave experienced on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday was something
extraordinary for this vicinity at this
time of year. The temperature was
higher at times than it has been during
the whole summer, and was very oppres-
sive and hard to endure. Other places
have experienced the same state ofaffairs
which followed close upon very hard
trosts and cold weather. The beauty OF
the autumn foliage has been very brief
this season, owing to the sudden changes
and high winds which have denuded the
trees OF their leaves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
SCALES AT ATLANTA.

The Fairbanks Scale Company have a
large exhibit at the Atlanta exposition,
and in the lot are several of the scales
that were in their World Fair collection.
They shipped whole carload of scales
to Atlanta last month, the exhibit being
intended to display especially those scales
that could be used in the Southern states.
They are the only exhibitors from this
section at the exposition, and it is need.
less to say that their scales will make a
fine showing there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
DECISIVE POINTS IN OUR POLITI.
CAL HISTORY.

No one can spend pleasauter or more
profitable evening, than by listening to
the splendid discourses Of John Fiske on
the formation and Interpretation Of the
constitution and the political history of
our country under the inspiring leader
ship of Hamilton, Jefferson and Jackson.
These men were the beacon-lights of their
times; and the manner in which the
making of history was quickened or mod
fled by them or their contemporaries will
be told by Mr.. Fiske on the evenings of
Oct. 1, 10; Nov. -, &c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
INTERESTING RELICS.

AT the Museum may now be found an
old bill from the Fairbanks store. dated
1926, some of the articles mentioned in
which will raise a smile at the present
day. Snuff rum and gin were among
the things sold then. Another interest
ing document is copy Of the ordinance
of secession from the state of Georgia
sent to Governor Erastus Fairbanks in
1860, and still another is the thanksgiv-
ing proclamation of Governor Horace
Fairbanks in 1877, Rev. H. H. Hoyt
has loaned some interesting autographs
an old note and pieces Of continental
currency and other articles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
A DRAMATIC TREAT.

. Those who attend the performance of
Faust by Lewis Morrison and his COM
pany, at the Howe opera house on Sat-
urday evening, may depend on seeing an
artistic presentation of this famous
drama. Faust, as presented by Morri-
son, differs in some details from the ordi-
nary version of Goethe's Faust, bur it is
wonderfully powerful. Mephistophees
as acted by Morrison is most impressive,
and Miss Florence Roberts Morrisons
Marguerite, is touching and beautiful.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

Lyman P, Wood gave a 6 O'Clock din
ner to the reception committee last Fri
day evening.
A reception will be rendered the newly
elected officers OF the Association next
Monday evening in the Y, M. c. A. build
ing. The general public are INVITED to
the reception, and elaborate plans are
being made to entertain the people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
MUSICAL SERVICE.

The evening service at the North church
next Sunday will be a special musical
service, and here is the programme;
Organ prelude, Offertoire Grson
Choir selection, Consider and hear Me-"
Pheuger
Piano and Organ, Canzonetta, Hollaender
Ladies quartette, Their sun shall no
more 20 down" Tuckerman
Piano and organ. Pastorale, Guilmant
Male quartette, Saviour breathe an
eVei ing blessing" Trowbridge
Choir selection, "a light streams down
ward" Shelley
Organ postlude, pilgrim Chorus
Tannhauscr, Wagner
The regular choir Of the church will be
assisted by B. Frank Harris, organst OF
the South church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
Marriages..

At st. Johnsbury, Sept. 1s, by Rev. H. M.
Douglas. Peter Brash of Olcott and Hattie
Logan of Victory
At the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. st.
Johnsbury Center, by Rev. l. Z. Chasr, Sept.
10, Arthur G. All ee and Mamie NJ. Archibald,
both of Wakefield, Mass
At West Burke, Sept. 25, by Rev. Mr..
Wright Erton A. Shorey of Lyndonville and
Nellie Z. Forrest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
MASONIC MEETING.

The various Masonic bodies of st.
Johnsbury hold their stated meetings
next week as follows: Palestine Com
mandry, No, 5, K. T.. Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. & A. NJ,
on Thursday evening, Oct. 8, and Has
well Royal Arch Chapter, No. II, on Fri
day evening, Oct. A.
DELos M. BACON,
Secretary and Recorder.
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Births.

AT Danvlle, Sept. 20, twin boys to Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Danforth.
At Lyndon, Sept. 49, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. w. ] Stanton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
Deaths.

At Craftsbury, Sept. ~, Charlie S. Tillot-
son, aged 10 years only son of w. S. and
Florence Tillotson.
At st. Johnsbury, Sept. %, Robert r., in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Andrews,
aged / weeks, 2 days.
At Marshaltown, Iowa, Sept. 20. Richard
Tilton, aged months. infant son of MIR. and
Mrs. A F. Balch and grandson of John Balch
of st. Johnsbury .
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
The Submarine Detector.

When the sinker trailed at the bot
tom Of the sea approaches mass Of
metal-a lost anchor, parted iron
chain, a broken telegraph cable; still
more, sunken ironclad- the electric
indicator in the mahogany case on ship
board sounds more or less loudly, ac-
cording to the nearness Of the sinker to
the submerged mass, and SO the posi-
tion of the latter can be pretty accurate
" ascertained before divers are sent
down. +. 5&sz 5
Much time wasted in painful CROP
ings in the dark by the divers under the
special difficulties Of their condition
may thus be avoided. The submarine
detector was primarily designed to en-
able warships to discover anchored tor
pedoes, and the connection established
by the sinker was intended also to serve
as means Of firing in safety torpedo
discovered by the 'detector. PC Cham
bers' Journal )
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
Duplicate Names In Congress.

The fifty fourth congress will contain
q considerable number Of members Of
duplicate names. There are two mem
bers by the name Of Arnold, one from
Pennsylvania and one from Rhode Is !,
land; three Bakers. from Kansas, Mary
land and New Hampshire; two Bart
let's, from Georgia, and Texas; two
Blacks, from Georgia and New York;
two Burtons, from Maryland and Ohio;
three Clarks, from Alabama, Iowa and
Missouri; two Cannons, from Illinois
and Utah; two Cooks, from Illinois
and Wisconsin; three Coopers, from
Florida, Texas and Wisconsin; three
Curtises, from Iowa, Kansas and New
York; two .Cobbs, from Alabama
and Missouri; Gillett from Massa-
chusetts and Gillet from New York;
two Henrys, from Connecticut and
Indiana; two Johnsons, from Indi-
ana and North Dakota; two Millers,
from Kansas and West Virginia.; two
:Murphys, from Illinois and Arizona;
.t,.o McCalls, from Massachusetts and
Tennessee; Miner from New York and
Miner from Wisconsin bear the same
name, with the distinction Of one letter;
two meni bers bear the name Of Russell,
one from Connecticut and the other
from Georgia. There are two Smiths,
one from Illinois and one from Michi-
gan two Stones, both from Pennsylva-
MIA; two Turner'S, from Georgia and
Virginia, and two Walkers, from Massa-
chusetts and Virginia. Then we have
more men bearing the name Of Wilson
than any other-four in all--from Ida
ho, New York, Ohio and South Carolina.
--WashingtOn Post. -.s.. - > =
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
Early Use of Gunpowder.

War destroys, and at the same time is
the incentive for the creation Of new
things. War and iron are inseparably
linked together. The discovery of gum
powder caused complete revolution in
the manufacture Of iron. The mixing OF
sulphur, saltpeter and coal as toy had
been known for long time. Hence, to
speak of the discovery of gunpowder in
the fourteenth century only refers to
the application Of powder during that
century for the purposes Of war. To
credit the Monk Bertold Schwarz, or
Black, with the discovery Of gunpowder
is incorrect. However, his investiga-
tions into the nature Of powder and its
constituents for use as an applicable
force in guns produced radical change
in the then customary warfare, and
from that standpoint Bertold Schwarz
deserves to be recognized as the pro-
moter of modern warfare.
Hundreds of years before Schwartz e
time the Chinese used gunpowder.
The invention Of field guns is credited
to the Chinese Emperor Vitey, or Wut--l,
who lived 14O years before Christ. Dur
ing the eleventh century the Tartars
learned the use Of gunpowder from the
Chinese. The Arabs acquired the knowl-
edge of gunpowder from the Tartars
and are said to have used cannon at the
siege of Lisbon in 1147. The Greek fire
was invented in 66s A. D., and besides
setting fire to the enemies ships and
cities was used to shoot leaden balls
out CT metal cannon. Marcus Gracious,
who lived A. D. 12O4-1261. describes
gunpowder as mixture of two pounds
Of coal, a pound Of sulphur and six
pounds of saltpeter. Age
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12

Our Representatives. DIR. n DYMENBuRa ana
assistant tonsulting physician. are graduates
OF leading colleges Of the world and licentiates
of sixteen States. They have devoted their
years of practice to the treatment OF Diseases
Of the Eve and Ear. Surgical Diseases and De-
10. mites, Nervous Diseases, Diseases peculiar:
to Women, all Catarrh, Throat and Lung trou.
bles Liver, Stomach Kidney and Heart DIS
eases rheumatism. Neuralgia Epilepsy. "a
ralysts. Fistula, Rupture Hernial. etc. ~
They will visit this city monthly and give
free consultation in English or German to al
who call on them. Their date of arrival WILL
be announced in this paper at least one week
before their visit. .... {
Piles cured by the new Medill method with
out operation or detention from business
Treatment sent to any part Of United States.
: REFERENCES -Truax, Green Co.. Fuller d
Fuller, and MORRISON, Plummer & Co.. whole
sale druggists. s. %
Address all communications to CHICAGO
OISPENsARY, 1s9 West Madison Street. CHI
cago, or Minnesota branch Office, care D1. n
DYNEHBuRG. Blue Earth Citv. Hinn.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
Raxors of Ancient Days.

If man at the very beginning was
hirsute, when did he afterward yearn to
get rid Of at least portion Of his hair! !!
That brings us down at once to shaving.
At first the hairs on the jaws and chin
must have been plucked out singly.
Could process Of this kind, carried
out during immeasurable periods, have
produced comparatively beardless race,
as are our Indians? If man shaved first
with shell or bit Of flint, his suffer
ings must have been intense. Prehis-
toric men in Great Britain, Ireland,
France and Italy used bronze razors, for
we find them today. Generally these
razors had tang, with a hole in the
tang, SO that they could be suspended.
The razors are rounded on the edge and
resemble in shape those Of the Chinese.
New York Times. .-.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12

|; ;sristmip the other side Of Corlears
Hook, teaching and explaining to him
the new method Of multipl plication. we
had scarce half score mugs Of ale ana
my head was clear as 9 bell when ! saw
gray oloaked figure hastily enter the
door Of the Wursthaus. \, MI Z.
You will agree, Herr Won Schneist,
that IL lie my bounden duty to search
your premises?" quoth the captain. 5s
"Assuredly, herr captain" he re.
piled, "but before you begin ! vii!
serve you and your men with some OF
my new ale" Without giving them
time to answer he hustled toward the
big butt in the dark corner and straight
way dispensed generous measure OF the
beverage to them. Not having such high
opinions Of the power Of his satanic
majesty as the citizens, they quaffed it
down, but pronounced it stale and fiat.
Then began scene Of turmoil and
confusion, enough to make the vrouw,s
heart break with anguish. But though
the iron bound linen chest was turned
upside down and emptied Of it's contents
in an unseemly manner, and though
closets were upturned, beds overthrown
and the whole house pulled out at oDr-
ners, she never murmured or complained.
But nothing was found, and though
the taproom was lightly passed over
there was no place in it that man
could hide-except possibly the big butt
in the dark corner. That, however, was
full of ale-for had they not drank some
Of it? '%--.. 49,:
And so the watch marched away emp
ty handed, and left to the host and his
vrouw the task of putting things to
rights.
/ The gray cloaked demon was seen
several times thereafter, but no con-
certed attempt was made to follow it
up. About two months from the time
Of the fruitless search the few faithful
adherents Of the Wursthaus noted that
both Hans and his wife wore very grave
faces. In few days they announced
that young traveller from Boston was
dangerously ill in the darkened bedroom
up stairs, and the Dutch physician
who had but just arrived from Holland
was sent for. He came again and
82a11s, anu Cu0 1dC0S VI bu0 WOItuy
couple showed deep sympathy for the
youthful guest. Finally the doctor came
in the middle of the night and staid till
morning, but the soul of his patient fed
before the dawn. =
Heavy grief o'erhung the schneist
household, and the Wursthaus was
closed till after. the funeral. Even then
old Hans showed settled grief in his
altered demeanOr.
Observant neighbors noted that the
big butt in the corner was never used
after the soldiers drank from it, and
when few months had sped, and COM
parsons came to be made, it was found
that the gray cloaked phantom had
never been seen since the young stranger
was taken sick. 1t was also commented
upon that no one came from Boston to
inquire about him. But there was
many who believed till their dying day
that it was a genuine ghost that had
been seen by Jacob Twiller ct al, glid-
ing along the old Bowerie road. Pierce
w. Hart in New York Advertiser.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
THE srRAYED REvELER,

As she fees up the mountain side,
". The valley Is astir TAX,
With gay companions racing wide
In vain pursuit Of her. a..
In every tangled copse they seem
To see her streaming hair, ~
And where tho wild white lilies gleam
Her face lily there.
But, laughing, hand to side to still
The beating Of her heart,
Tiptoe upon the lonely hill
She stands, with lips apart.
The gay rout passes, and there falls
A silence in the place.
Again the cuckoo softly calls,
The watchful squirrels race.
Then, like sigh among the trees,
A wind is softly heard, r&
And, like leaf blown d&wn the breeze,
There darts songless Sird.
For one swift moment then she slips
Into q world apart.
She thinks of mold upon her lips
And dust about her heart.
Frank Tooker in Century.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
THE woRTH lNGToN ADVANCE.

ours, and he is touring the Rockiea
have been sent to obtain an interview
with him, but my card has been return
ed twice by Count Somebody -other,
VIII, is one of the suite TO all intents
and purposes the prince has refused to
see me-" g.
'The idiot, II calculated 4. erI-
mean-the man must be insane. "h
'sNo," said Miss Stanford, ignoring
nv remark, ''he's been talked to death,
that's all. overheard your converse.
tion and discovered your profession.
You are a newspaper man. !"
..'True," I said, "but if the prince
will not receive You he certainly will
not listen to my request.
"Here is plan, went on my Jour
nalistic friend. II must see the prince.
It's absolutely necessary to my future.
I am determined to talk to him. There
is no one else in this part of the car but
ourselves. Suppose you forced an unwel.
come attention on me-what should
be most likely to do?"
"You'd run away, wouldn't you?'
hazarded.
"Run where?' she gasped, ''Where
should run to-" &S
"Into the next car, by Jove, / an
swered, catching the daring idea.
"That' it," And the girl from Frisco
literally danced in her seat with delight.
"Don't you understandable prince is
young, he is chivarous-even hot head
ed, they say. If you will pursue me in
to the next car I will be your friend for
life. Will you do it?'' -
She sat there with both hands extend
ed toward me in an attitude of suppl
cation. saw Parkin coming down the
aisle from the smoker in the rear end,
and witnessed the astonishment on his
face. He ducked out again as silently as
ghost. .$H
It was risky business this chasing
women into princes caravans, but still
it was business. Lord, if could only
get that royal Austrian to punch my
head, that and the story leading up to it
would sell like new Yankee toy in the
Strand. 1t was a good enough thing to
take chance on.
"All right" 1 said. "Go on.
Like lightning she was off down the
aisle, past the smoking compartment,
where my Winnipeg friends were await
ing my arrival, and into the rear coach.
Three piercing shrieks uttered as she
disappeared brought a crowd Of foreign
notables to her rescue, and was uncer-
enormously hustled off the platform by
one of the biggest Of the lot. The next
instant was struggling desperately in
the arms of those three engineers from
Winnipeg, who swore I had suddenly
gone insane and wanted to telegraph my
friends. It took me half an hour to ex-
plain matters to them and to the con-
ductor, whose indignation passed all
understanding. Then Miss Stanford
emerged, leaning on the arm OF q stiff
backed dignitary Of the Austrian court,
who bowed her into our Car with pro-
found ceremony. i ss
.Shake hands, she cried, her face
flushed with excitement and satisfac-
ton, "shake both hands, kiss me if you
want to. I've got 1.-THE best story that
ever was printed. = .zT3 ) ) Ts.@-.31Sl# I*--
Somehow always thought that Miss
Stanford forgot to print the best part Nof
the story. And this is the whole truth
about that interview with Ferdinand. +
Arthur James Peglar in st. Louis Re
public. 4@a
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
Condemned.

''Here is cigar said the dealer,
.'that would like you to give trial. :"
..tAll right, !" said Watts "Hand it
over. ;"
It was handed over.
"What do you think Of it?" asked the
dealer. 3s
''It doesn't deserve . trial." said
Watts. lit ought to be lynched. "-1n-
dianapolis Journal
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
WHEAT AND. Gu YER.

On ono side slept the clover, NH.
On one side sprang the wheat s q,
And ], like lazy lover,
Knew not which seemed more sweet
The red caps Of the clover
5 Or the green gowns Of the wheat.
tn. red caps Of the clover, 3
They nodded In the heat,
And as the wind went over II El5y
With nimble. flying feet w ~
i tossed the caps Of clover
And stirred the gowns of wheat.
Q rare red caps Of cloverl &&%. &
o dainty gowns Of wheatl s.
You teach g. lazy lover XII a. 4 Ss E S
How In his lady meet s
The sweetness Of the clover X
The promise Of the wheat.
IL London Spectator.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12
Untold Forces of Nature.

Mr.. David II. Wyckof recently wrote
that 1000, 900 horsepower could not
produce the effect that single flash Of
lightning has been known to accomplish.
he believed that we have as yet hardly
begun to utilize the forces Of nature.
The Worthington advance., 1895-09-12

\ Nowhere in the world are
lands better than (nor as cheap
as in Mobiles county, and nowhere
in that county can you find as big.
a list to select from as nor asbet-s
ter bargain than) at Hedberg &
Clausen, Worthington, MINI. N
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We do your work in the latest
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Our presses are run by power
which enables us to do your OH
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Contractor and Builder.

Plans and estimates furnished. Special at
tention given to bridge work and barn build
ing. WOrthington, Mimi.
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OOOO uOAAAA9 w ySssS AAA~ ~~~E>
tain, and to you, soldiers and fellow
citizens - answered the sturdy old tav-
ern keeper tWhat means this array? ?
Am I accused Of treason, or are you
merely come to test the malt in my
brewing:".
+ TT is neither Of false brewing nor of
treason you are accused, Herr Won
Schneist, nor yet Of anything coming
within the civil or military law. Some
there be who say that you are in league
with the evil one. Step forward, Adam
Roelandsen, and tell your. tale again, SO
that this worthy man will know our
business.
Then came shambling forward the
pedagogue, who, with many pauses and
apologetic utterances, spoke as follows: !:
"You have all heard, and some few
have seen, the gray cloaked figure that
walks the Bowerie road at night time.
Some there are who say it hath tail
like unto the evil one, and divers others
aver that it is surrounded by clouds OF
rolling birthstone smoke. ] spent last
evening with John Verlocht up at his