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The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
UNTANTED PURITY OF THE SKIES.

Confine 8 prisoner in the pest-hoIe at Andersonville; let him eat the diseased bread and drink the water from the stagnant pool, and soon his spirit breaks away from the emaciated body and enters upon the endless furlough of Heaven. Purity of heart, of spirit, rises above everything else that we find here. Its register of excellence stands at the 100 mark. There is nothing beyond. It is the best.
 Another reason why all acknowledge that the pure in heart are blessed is be- cause it is the experience of life. Those pure in heart are blessed because they bring blessing to others. Frances Rid lev Havergal dwelt in an atmosphere that few of us breathe: her life seemed not of earth; her home seemed, like the eagles nest, poised in mid-aid, swung somewhere 'twixt earth and Heaven. and out of that pure atmosphere, from that clear air, she wrote poems chat touch and thrill the meaneat and the lowest who gets one breath of their
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
HE CAME TO EXPRI

the love of His pure heart.
 'Blessed are the pure in hearU." Don't
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31

Wherever there is praying man, the
devil is being held in check.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
A Notable Family Reunion.-T

A Notable Family Reunion.-The
children, grandchildren and great-graud-
children of Mrs. Quincy B. Parker of
Summerville, gathered at her home on
Parker avenue, Wednesday, the Goth, to
celebrate her S0th birthday,
They came from all points of the COM
pass and while those of the young people
who had never met were getting
acquainted and locating their relation
ship the Older ones were renewing the
acquaintance of former years.
Photographer Balch was present by
special invitation and when he held up
his hand after the usual preliminaries,
everyone had on their best smile, the
result being an excellent picture. A large
awning had been raised under the trees
in the orchard, and here all gathered
attracted by the abundance of good
things to eat.
After this, messages from the absent
ones unable to be present were received,
the letter from E. T. Parker of Logans.
port, Ind, being reminiscent of boyhood
days and paying the highest tribute OF
praise and honor to his mothers love
and care. large easy arm chair the
gilt of the nearest relatives, was then
presented and with it gifts from indi-
viduals At the close of the merry max
ing, before going away, the company
with bowed heads were led in prayer by
DR.. Parker, who asked that Divine care
and guidance might be given the mem
bers of the gathering soon to be so
widely separated.
Among those present were; DR.. and
Mrs. E. w. Parker OF India, Mr.. and
Mrs, c. II. Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. O. S.
Ladd, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Powers
Mr., and Mrs. T. E. Parker of Littleton,
Mrs. Judith Parker of Lyndonvile Mrs
Cynthia Caswell, Mrs. Martha Hazel
tine oil Barnet, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Powers, B. F. Weeks and family Edwin
Parker and family of Burke, Milo f.
Ladd and family of Waterford, F, w.
Robinson and family OF Charestown,
Mass, Misses Rita and Hazel Lynch OF
Lyndon, Mr., and>,Mrs. Alonzo Laid,
Mrs. Carr and Miss Lucas of Summer
vile, Miss Gertrude Carr of Boston and
Miss Lulu Harvey of Springfield, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31

The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Soldiers Home was held July %,
at the home in Burlington. The report
of the treasurer showed total receipts
during the year, including $500 on hand
at the beginning, to be $2O,2S5.15. Of
this $610957 was from the United
States and $2,S2426 from pensions.
The total disbursements during the year
were $19,149. During the year ending
June 80 there were 81 admissions, SO
were discharged, s died, 81 were fur
Laughed and Sc returned from furlough.
The present membership is IA. Five
have been admitted since July 1. The
board found the home in the best of
condition. The addition to the east end
is being rapidly pushed. The home,
chapel and hospital have been newly
painted. The old board of officers was
reelected. Following the business meet
ing Gen. Mccullough, on behalf of the
board of trustees, presented President
Henry with a handsomely framed picture
of the home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31

tleman was asked to speak on the LA
Dor Question:" and discussion by the
members followed. THE Origin of
Thanksgiving Day." followed by person
al "reminiscences of members, made de-
lightful meeting.
The Oldest member at that time, on
her eighty-eighth birthday, was unable,
from loss of eyesight, to prepare paper.
She therefore gave from memory-hav-
ing read the article somewhere-a de-
scription of a visit to salt.mnes in Kan
sas. The lady imagined herself making
the journey thither, and the whole ac-
count was so vivid it was difficult not to
believe the visit real one, and the mines
portrayed from actual observation.
One lady repeated from memory bit
Of poetry she had often heard her father
say when she was girl. She had never
seen it in print. The poem ran thus:
Common Sense one night, though not used
to gambols,
Went out by moonlight with Genius on his
ramhles.
Common Sense went on, many wise things
saying,
While the tight that shone soon set Genius
So they came at last to shady river.
Common Sense soon passed safe, as he doth
ever,
While the youth whose look was in heaven
that minute
Never saw the brook, but tumbled headlong
in it.
Sense went home to bed. Genius left to
shiver
On the bank, tits said, died of that cold river"
Such club among these quiet old la
dies means a great deal to its members.
The sympathetic, personal element is
very strong. The members, all their long
lives accustomed ito keep silence" cam
not dc their chosen part without little
futter of excitement that sets their hearts
beating rapidly and sends a flush of color
tc their cheeks.
Ifgrowing old is ceasing to be inter
ested in the futrue, and is enjoyment
alone in Renaissance, then these are not
old. They are young sisters of us all, in
touch with modern life and its stirring
events, strong, sensible, differing from us
only in this-that, having attained
greater heights Of experience, their char
acters are sweeter, rounded out, and full
er. They are perhaps nearer the boundary
line, beyond which, when one has
passed. sight is clear and kno Wedge is
perfect.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL NEWS.
[Continued from First Page.1

II. Bessette, John Sias, J. p. Weeks, W.
G. Bartlett.
Peacham-B. F. Varnum, Carl Cliffor d,
George Partridge.
Lyndon-Dr. w. c. Blake, w. S. letters,
DR.. F. +. Dwinell.
Walden-C. G. Stevens, Walter Perry,
J, H. Presley.
Waterford S. P. Moulton, Orvillc
Lawrence, A. S. Johns.
Sheffied-A L. Benham, Aaron Gray.
St. Johnsbury- John /. Couch, A. D.
True, David Frechette, John Lynch.
Sutton-Harry Butterfeld, S. p. Ball,
Fred Roundy.
Ryegate-Y. D. Nelson-E. c. Holmes,
n. A. Park, r. F. Jaynes, Geo. Cochran.
Wheelock-Austn Miles, N. L. Chand-
Ter, L. N. Cree.
], W. Nickerson.
Newark-D. F. Johnson, c. NJ. Bruce
Hardwick-B. Z. Billiard, c. L. French,
Chas. Slopp.
ORLEANS COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Orleans county democrats will
hold their county convention at New
port tomorrow and have engaged as
their speakers DR.. J. Henry Jackson Of
Barre, tie democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and George Fred Williams of Mas.
sachusetts. Other candidates on the state
ticket are also expected to be present.
Ex-Congressman Williams won distinc-
ton among the free silver men by taking
an active part in the Chicago conven
ton, and as this is his only visit to Yer
mont he will undoubtedly draw big
crowd The convention is called to or.
der at II o'clock and it is expected that
the speechmaking will come in the after
noon. Reduced rates have been secured
on all the railroads for this rally.
THE FREE SILVER SENTIMENT.
So far as we can ascertain most of the
democrats in St. Johnsbury and vicinity
are going to support the ticket, though
there are a few notable exceptions. Most
of the democrats say that the West has
never had chance to choose a president
before and now that they have named
one they propose to stand by the party.
Bryan's visit to Vermont will strengthen
the weakened ones and a good many
from st. Johhsbury have expressed their
intention of going either to Burlington
or Montpelier to hear "the silver
tongued orator."
Elisha May has always been a believer
in the gold standard and his position
as national bank examiner has even
strengthened his views. Mr.. May will
not support the ticket as he neither be-
lieves in tree silver or that plank in the
Chicago platform which denounced the
federal n hp {
strikes. As everybody knows Mr.. May
is a warm admirer OF President Cleve-
land and he will vote for gold demo-
crat if one is nominated; otherwise he
will not vote at ALL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
ST. MICHAEL THE WElGHER.


Stood the tall archAngel weighing
All mans drea ming. doing, saying,
All the failure and the pain,
All the triumph and the gain
In the unimagned years,
Full Of hopes, more full OF tears,
Since old Adams hopeless eyes
Backward searched for paradise,
And, instead, the flame blade saw
OF memorable law
,
Making' pehei't MN Vhere'
In his binding armor stand,
And the scales were In his hand.
Mighty were they and full well thoy could
poise both heaven and hell.
CANCEL, asked humbly then,
"Weighest thou the souls OF menr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
Newton Beers in St. AIbans.-

Newton Beers opened three nights en-
gagement at the Stanley Opera House
last night, Tonight the company give
"Ignomar" and tomorrow night True
Irish Hearts," OF the company's APP
pearance at st. Adams the Messenger
says;
Mr.. Beers played the Hero, Job Arm
royd, with his well known fire an finish
and was loudly applauded in the mine
scene where heis told ofNelly's departure.
THE interest of the play was greatly
enhanced by the special scenery carried
by the company. Miss Rochelle Renard
was particularly interesting as Nellie
Armroyd and moved her audience to
tears in the last act by her artistic act
ing. The performance was preceded by
the clever curtain raiser Clover, with
Miss Renard and Mr.. Preston in the cast.
The clever afterpiece, Cupid, closed the
excellent evenings bill as presented by
the company.
John A. Preston in his trick banjo
playing and harmonica work was heart
lily encored and his witty sayings sent
his audience home in the best of good
humor."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
Use less soap.

The next time travelling peddler calls
at your door and tries TO sell you goods
ask him if he will take your butter eggs
and farm produce; ask him if when your
neighbors get ready to build road or
bridge over creek or slough he will be
willing to donate few dollars to help 1t
along. Tell him there is poor widow
down the road who would be very
thankful if he would donate a few pro-
visions; ask him if he will contribute to
an enterprise just started. If he agrees
to do this, then patronize him. Your
home merchant does this and more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
Not Natural.

"Oh, yes, said the coroner, "there
was every indication that the actress
had died natural death, but other
actresses insisted that it was not posi-
BILE. They were firmly of the opinion
that the deceased could not die natu-
raj death, and of course that left me no
alternative. l had to hold an inquest
Detroit Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31

The Seventy Club.-Harper's Bazaar
tor July 25 contains charming account
OF one of st. Johnsbury's clubs written
by Mrs. Caroline Creevy, author of"Rec-
reatlons in Botany" and other books.
Our readers will be especially interested
i'll this article which is here reprinted:
As proof of the onward march of the
club spirit among women, let the "Sev-
enty Club, unique, fourishing society
OF old ladies in st. Johnsbury, Vermont,
witness. The members are not college
bred girls nor advanced new women"
They are the dear old girls. They had
been in the habit, few or them, OF call
ing upon each other on their BIRTHDAYS
with simple gifts and flowers. "Whv
can we have a club too" they said,
that shall meet on the birthdays of the
members, wherein everybody shall con-
tribute something to the generaIintercst,
1t only Scripture text or hymn" So
1t was done, six years ago, in decent
and approved manner, with proper
oihcers, minutes, etc. There have been
twenty-seven members, but death has
stepped in-they are so near his thresh-
old-and eight of the original names are
starred, including, last winter, their
president, who was over eighty years
old AS fast as a new resident of the
town becomes eligible (that is, over
threescore years and ten), the condition
OF her joining the club is that she must
tell the story of her life. The eldest mem
Der now living was eighty-nne on St.
Valentines day last. Two of the men,
bers, aged lightweight and eighty-nine,
had birthdays on the Sd and 4th of Tulv.
There were, therefore, two meetings on
two consecutive days. There may be a
long space of time before another can &C.
cur.
If one thinks these dear club sisters are
behind the times, let the titles of some of
the papers lately presented refute such
an idea. One of them said, "Our range
OF subjects is wide if not deep" Cuba"
the Venezuelan Boundary Question" and
"Woman's Suffrage" have furnished
bright, intelligent, witty papers. A gen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
Point to Remember If It's Stated Here It's Tue--Eveythg
Exhibited Exactly as Advertised,
5 Circus Rings, 5 Elevated Stages, A Race Track
AND sTUPENDOUs AERIALgENCLAVE.
REALISTIC ORIENTAL INDIA

Picturesque Ehnc
Menages Pavilion
trades pam domestic life existing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
A Sliding Scale.

Stranger: What price do you set on
that red cow of yours 7"
Mr.. Haicede; "See here, mister, air you
an assessor or has she been run over by
the railroad p
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07
THE GUN.

Prominent Shooting Club to Have
Home and a Preserve.
The Olympic Gun Club has leased a
building containing twelve room at 1909
Van Ness avenue, between Sutter and
Bush streets, which will be completely
furnished and ready for occupancy
Wednesday. The club will hold semi
monthly trap-shooting contests through
out the season, both at live birds and
blue rocks. In the near future the club
will lease several acres of land in Marin
County, where quail and deer are said to
be plentiful. The officers are also figur-
ing upon leasing several acres of marsh
lands in the vicinity of Black Point for
duck-shooting purposes. The members
OF the club are: w. G. Brown, III. J.
Wicker. F. II, Bushnell. R. oxnard. D.
Berwick, ]. V. Coleman, E. L. Bosqui, H.
II. Emeric, DR.. Rottanzi, II. B. Hosmer,
w. Marshall, f. Maskey. F. R. Webster,
Alex Hamilton, r. B. Woodward, A M.
Cummings, DR.. E. N. Lowry, l. R. D.
Grubb. q. s. Allyn, A. A. Bolini, C. E.
Ray, Walter Burlingame, J. E. Chesley,
G. w. Kyle, William Bolini, Steve Cos
tello. A. Russell Crowell, III. N. Branden-
stein, ]. McA. Brown, G. F. Grant, F. B.
Norton, f. L. Dunn, Stanley G. Scovern,
E. P. Matteson, Howard Nauman, G. C.
Nauman Sr., f. w. Carlson, George A.
Newhall, G. M. Fox, James Newiands Sr.,
A. Rose, g. II. Umbsen, George l.. North
and c. ii. House, making eighty-eight
mem bers now on the roll.
The annual meeting of the club will be
held at the clubhouse on Wednesday even
ing next. Z. A. Haight, j. S. Tanning,
W. ]. Golcher. NJ. o. Feudner and Frank
Vernon were elected committee on
permanent organization, to report at the
meeting. There will be not less than 100
members, all active sportsmen, on the roll
before December 1, making the club one
OF the largest purely shooting organiza-
tions in the United States.
The case of Teutberry VS.. Jones, which
was to have been tried yesterday before
the Superior Court of Solano County at
Fairfield, was postponed because of the
absence of some of the witnesses.
Although wild ducks of many varieties
are plentiful in the marshes, the shooting
has been very poor. The weather is alto
gether too fine and the birds depart for
the bay just as soon as the first light of
day appears in the east. Hunters must
walt for stormy weather.
The quail-shooters are having fairly
good sport, but in most places the birds
hide in the trees and are hard to bag.
The lovers of snipe-shooting are looking
for the coming of JACK Frost, whose arri-
val is the signal that good snipe- shooting
is to be had.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07

came down to the field and added much
strength to the material already on hand.
The team taken as a whole is considerably
heavier than the freshmen eleven last
year, and If anything they are more expe-
rienced.
As individual players, nearly all of them
have been doing fair work, but the disad-
vantage OF not having been able to practice
together has worked them considerable
harm: Though both Butterworth and
Mott have been working hard on them all
week. they do not play with the unity
class football. At all events. they expect
to win the palm from Stanford again, but
not without much effort.
From the following sketch o. the per-
sonnei OF the team, something OF an idea
as to their qualifications may be gained:
Birdsall, the 204- pound center, halls
from Sacramento, where he had consider
able experience on his digh School
eleven. lie has been practicing steadily
ever since the opening of the football sea-
son at Berkeley. For the first two or
three weeks he was on the second eleven,
but as soon as Sefridge, the last years
varsity center, found that he could not
play any longer this season, Birdsall took
his place and has been playing on the first
eleven ever since. In each of the games
played this season, with the exception of
the one with Belmont, Birdsall has been
center and has gained considerable ex-
perience, though he is still weak on the
defensive. He has both weight and
strength, being the heaviest man on the
field with the single exception of MoIera.
1t Is expected. however, that In Bur-
nett, who will play opposite him on the
PaIo Alto eleven. he will find dangerous
rival, but from study of the two men
the odds are in favor of Birdsall. McDer-
mott. the right guard, is student in the
law college. He has been playing center
against BirdsalI considerable of the time
lately, and is IN fairly good form, weigh
ing, stripped, 100 pounds. He has i'm
proved considerably in. defensive work
lately, and on the offensive breaks
through the line admirably. He is slow
in getting down the field after breaking
through the line. but seldom fails TO bring
down his man when in search of him.
With Peck as left guard McDermott will
have strong supporter. While weighing
eight pounds less than McDermott what
Peck lacks in weight he makes up in
dasn and staying qualities. Peck COM
from Sequel, Santa Cruz County, and is a
fine specimen of physical manhood, stand
ing feet inches in his stockings and
weighing 1872 pounds stripped. He has
not been out for practice very long. but
what time he has been on the field has
been well spent.
In Barnes. from the Santa Cruz High
School, the team will have a powerful
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07

The lovers of good boxing can safely
count upon two great events within the
next five weeks. The Carroll and Nc
Auliffe ten-round contest, which will be
held on the evening of the 18th inst,
should prove a most scientific battle, as
the men are, so to speak, skilled
mechanics.
On December q unless something un-
foreseen should happen, the great heavy
weight battle between Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey will occur. 1t is hardly neces-
sary 10 remark that this con test will draw
an immense crowd to the Mechanics
Pavilion.
The annual hy-casting tournament OF
the Fly-casting Club will be held to-day on
Stowe Lake.
A football game will be held this after
noon at Central Park between teams COM
posed of freshmen from the Stanford and
Berkeley universities.
The oarsmen are in active training for
the races which will be held on Thanks
giving day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07
SPORTSMAN'S REALM
What Is Being Done on Field and Stream by
Trap and Range.

poned a week. A. Thlesen and G. j.
Birdsall OF the CALIFORNIA; make one of
the speediest amateur tandem teams on
the coast, and are in constant training at
the new Velodrome track.
Don't let the air out of tire when not
in use TO ''save it,. Tires are much better
off when standing if well inflated. GEN
orally speaking small tire requires more
pressure than a large one, If ii is 10 carry
the same weigh, and given tire requires
more pressure in proportion as the rider
is heavy. A tire should always contain
enough air to keep its rim from the
ground. Ii in riding you feel the slightest
jar as your wheel runs over ordinary OBJ
stacles it is because there is not sufficient
air pressure. There is no danger OF burst
ing tire, as many riders seem 10 fear,
when the small hand pump is used, and
even with the best foot pump only the
very weakest tires could be burst. An ex-
tensive observation has found a great
many tires which were very much too SOFT,
while one is rarely found too hard.
The chainless bicycle idea is causing
much comment among the makers and
riders. 1t is said on good authority that
at least four of the large makers will put
such wheels on the market next season.
Now that the election is over the, Bay
City Wheelmen are beginning to make
preparations for their annual entertain
ment and dance i'll Decem Der. A ball
pool tournment is also on the tap1S and
the house committee has some other sur
prises in store for the mem bers.
The new Velodrome track will be lively
to-day with the different amateur and pro-
fessional riders in training.
The proposed opening meet on Satur-
day afternoon, Noyem Der 81, will have an
attractive card, the star event being the
match races between Wells and Foster, as
TO the outcome of which opinion is about
divided. The track is admitted to be the
finest in the State and fully equal to the
very best in the East. r. P. Aylward,
who has just returned from the National
circuit and who has visited them all, said
he couldn't recall single Eastern track
OF similar size which was any better and
many are not so good, and the seating and
general ommodatpns here are much
superior. 1t is by long odds the best track
ever constructed in this City. Aylward
thinks the unpaced mile record should be
easy on it, and that four. eated pacing
machine mounted by good men and fol-
lowed by crack rider could bring the
worlds mile record here after a few trials.
SPAIDING
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07

In the Russian army two DAYS a week
are observed as fasts-Wednesday and
Fridays-on which days all the soldiers
get In way of food is lentil soup and black
bread, and drink consisting of water In
which rye bread has been absorbed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07

Shooting at Shell Mound.
There will be considerable rife and pis-
tol shooting at the She'll Mound rifle
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07
~
HANDBALL.

Something Concerning Jones, the
Australian-To-M M orrow's Games.
The following handbal games will be
played tomorrow in the Union handbalI
court:
W. Prince and C. Carson will play J. Hogan
and NJ. Basch.
J. O'Donnen and J. Collins will play ].
White and R. Murphy.
w. Casserly and Jap Lyons will play f.
Herman and J. Quinlsn.
The event of the day will be between R.
Lenihan ana ]. Nelson and j. Harlow and
Terry McManus.
The friends in this City of John Jones.
the Australian champion handball player,
were much disappointed at receiving
news by the last mail from Sydney that
Jones' match with Oughton, another ceIe-
brated player, had been declared off. The