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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04

with greater resolution more def
mite purpose he tells OF that boy of
mine," and looks an inch taller. This
son is hostage to fortune he is pledge
that good old name is to be handed
down in honor and pride.
The little one trains the mother in
patience. If her temper was formerly
quick or petulant, capricious or whimsi-
ca, she cannot now indulge it, for it will
not do to set baby a bad example.
Her tones, her expression of face, are
suited to the tiny bit OF herself For
mothers eyes are baby's skies. She
learns to be brave where once she was
timorous, for she does not wish her child
to be afraid Of thunder storms, nor OF
cows, nor of beetles and centipedes.
Father and mother try to be more truth.
full than ever. They want their boy TO
be true. They learn that every promise
must be kept religiously that they must
not allow so much as doubt of their
word, once given. They acquire bit by
bit feeling of responsibility, unlike
anything they have ever known before
Children educate their parents psyche
logically too. In the hurry and din OF
the worlds market men and women
lower their standards OF value; they
grow complex as to motive; they think
upon loss and gain, and value the
pitiful dross Of material SUCCESS unduly.
Children, left to themselves, are straight
forward and simple; they go directly to
the heart of things; they are wonder
fully clear-sighted and keen. Trailing
clouds Of glory do they come" and so
their fancies are vivid and sweet, their
imaginations active. Sometimes they
battle older people by statements which
cannot be verified in our customary
scales, but this is only because they are
nearer the angels than we, and hear whis-
pers to which our ears are deaf.
A child can suffer as keenly over a
deprivation or disappointment as a
man over the loss Of a fortune. There
fore, it is worth while for parents to
learn sympathy with children in children S
trials, not calling that a trihe which
deeply wounds little loving heart. 1t
was with the deepest wisdom that our
blessed Lord set child in the midst o.
His disciples and bade them look and
learn, and become like the little ones, o
whom, as He said for all the ages, is the
kingdom of heaven Harper's Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04
Sunday Afternoons for Children.

WHAT MY WIFE KNOWS ABOUT THE
MATTER.
From babyhood to childhood each had
a Sunday doll, "a George, as well as
Martha Washington, to be appropriately
dressed and behaved. Reading of Sun
day School papers and Bible stories was
gradually substituted for the earlier
play-Sunday. School, then family praise
meeting, each in turn choosing piece to
be sung, each playing the organ for the
singing of it, as soon as able to struggle
through it, and just one new piece was
practiced a little. talk about the old
days and the fathers was soon added,
and family prayer meeting, too. Re-
ligion was always considered a matter
for as free conversation and interchange
OF thoughts as any other subject.
When my only son, now gone before"
became able to read fairly well, he was
asked to come with me to some shady
place in our own grounds and read to
me the Monday Club sermon for the day.
He soon began to long for that hour, so
interested in those sermons, and the talk
which followed. | wish the Monday
Club of Boston knew how they helped
one father and one boy. 1t led on to the
Secret Society" of two, father and son,
for which he gave thanks in his last
days; and he said to some young people
whom he would influence toward good
ness, that "he felt his training in the
Bible and the Sunday School to be the
better part of his education for his chosen
business"
1t is plan which many mothers have
used to good advantage to have some
extra treat" in the home for the chill
dren. fresh fruit that will be delicacy,
candy once in while. In my own chill
dren's case used always to read aloud
the most interesting book of Bible
stories. The book called True Stories
from an Old Book" with introduction by
Bishop Vincent was one of the unfailing
sources of amusement.
There are, however, many excellent
arrangements of Bible stories. In this
way children are deeply interested, and
they are often made familiar for life with
historic scenes from the Bible.
This costs effort on the part of father
or mother, but there is very little good
to be obtained in this world without
work.
There was box Of blocks which had
the appearance Of tiny books. Each
book represented one of the Bible books
and this gave the children opportunity
to become familiar with the names and
arrangement of the books of the Bible
and they were always interested in plac
ing them properly in the box and divid
ing them according to the divisions
given-the Books of the Law Minor ano
and Major Prophets, Poetical Books
etc. think there might now be touno
by writing to Bishop ]. H. Vincent, as
they were sent out from their house
think.
Making the day bright and at the
same time impressing the children will
the difference from other days of the
week is helpful in the formative influences
in the lives of our children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04
N. r. SWITSER
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, JUNE 90, 90.
Trains Leave ST. } ohnsbury.


GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction,
1910, $50 a. M, 9.45 am, arriving at
Boston 8 .02 a. m, $50 p. M and 4.4op. m.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
LAO a. m. daily, $780, 9.45 a. M, and
2.34 p. m. Arriving at Boston, SOP a.
m, $50 p m, 4 4S p. m. and $50 p. m.
Northampton, Spring hed, Hartford. New
Haven and New York, 1910, $50 and
9.45 a. m
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and White
River Junction, 1910 and $50 a. M,
and .55 p, m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndocs
$50 a. M, 5;55 p m. and 10 IS P. m s
SIS, s45 a. N m' 81, IS and 10 is p. m
For Montpelier Q As Il. m. 2.3+ p. m.
For Littleton, at $50 a. m, 2.34 and 5.5e
p. m.
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.17 a. m
3.15 and 1915 a. m, 3.13, 4.27 anc
1856 p. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, 3.15 and 1915 a. m, 3.13, 4.27
and 7.56 p. m.
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawippi
North Hatley, Lennoxvile and Sherbrooke
3.15 and 1915 a. m, 4.27 and 1855 p. m
ForQuebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunl
Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 1855 p. m.
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
trail Ry., 3.15 a. m and 7.56 p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Crane
Trunk Ry., 315 a. m. and 1856 p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry 2. a. m. daily, 3.13 p. M
D. ]. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN R. R.
Summer Arrangement, June 20, 1896.
Trains Leave 81. Johnsbury.

GOING WEST.
For Danvile Hardwick Morrisville, Cam
bridge Junction, Burlington, st. Adams
and Rutland 100 a. m. and 800 p. m.
For Danvile, West Danville, Walden, Green's
boro, East Hardwick Hardwick, Norris
vile, Hyde Park, 73o a. m $50 p. M,
sos p. m.
For johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burling-
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton 100 a. IN. and $40 p. m.
For Stanbridge, St. Johns and Montreal via
East Swanton, 7.30 a. m. and 500 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord,
Miles Pond and Lunenburg, 200 a. M,
700 a. m, 2.4o, $50 (mixed). and $40
p. m.
For Whitefeld, Fabyans, Crawfords, Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland,
Brunswick, lewiston, Augusta, Waterville,
Bangor and st. John, 200 and 700 a. m.
2.40 p. m
For Boston via North Conway, 200 a. m .
and 7 90 a. m.
H. E. FOLSOM, ID. ]. FLANDERS,
Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04

If you have ever seen little child in
agony OF summer complaint, you can
realize the danger of the trouble and
appreciate the value of instantaneous
relief always afforded by DeWitt's Collie
& Cholera Cure. For dysentery and
diarrhea it is reliable remedy. We
could not afford to recommend this as a
cure unless it were cure. Boynton &
Eastman.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
SECRETARY MORTON SUED.
A Chicago Seed House Claims Damages
for Alleged Libel.


WASHINGTON, April 13.-John N.
Baldwin, of Council Bluffs, counsel for
the Northrup, Breslan, Goodwin Seed
company, and Mr. Breslan, one of the
firm, have retained counsel and
instructed them to file suit against
Secretary Morton, of the agricultural
department, for 100000 damages for
libel. The suit will be based on the
published statement that the Northrup,
Breslan, Goodwin company was a
commission house, and that they could
not put their names on the packets as
a guarantee of the worth of their
seeds" The libel bill will state that
this charge is false; has injured the
firm; that it has $1,000 acres of land
under cultivation in the growing of
seeds, and that at the time this state
ment was made the secretary had the
firms offer to supply the seeds at
$1,000 under it's bid, if the secretary
would permit it's name to appear on
each package.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
ALL OVER THE WORLD
CUBA.

MADRID, April 12.-The government
IS planning for the defense of the coast
in the event of war.
New YORK, April l9. After being
out eight minutes the jury in the case
against the Cubans charged with being
concerned in the Bermuda flibuster-
ing expedition returned a verdict of
mot guilty"
KEY WEST, April 13. News has been
received of the safe landing of three
cargoes of guns and ammunition
shipped from this country to the Cuban
insurgents.
New YORK, April lit is reported
in Cuban circles that the steamer
George W. Childs has landed another
filibustering expedition on the western
coast of Cuba. 1t is said that 1900
rifles, $780, 900 cartridges and a large
quantity of dynamite were landed
WASHINGTON, April l4.-Many con-
gressmen express the belief that Spain
will not allow any interference with
Cuba without the use of force, and
some actually expect war between
this country and Spain.
HAVANA, April a., The price OF
beef is advancing in all the Havana
stores and there is meat famine in
all parts of the island. From Santa
Clara correspondent writes that the
situation each day is becoming worse.
Deserted families are fiocling to the
city without a penny to support them
and without hope of finding a roof to
shelter them.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
IN AERICA.


CAIRO, April 15.-The emir of Don
COLA is moving northward with large
forces. Spies report his having passed
A boo Fatneh, seventy miles south OF
Saurda, to join the dervishes, who are
nassing at the latter place, which is
forty miles from the Egyptian outpost
at Akasueh. The prestige of Osman
Digna is reported to be on the wane
and likely to be still further compro-
missed by his defeat by the friendly
Arabs near Tamal. Deserters from
his forces are coming in to Suakim. 1t
appears highly probably that there
will be more fighting in the immediate
future.
LONDON, April 1G. The Paris cores
pondent of the Times says that he
learns that at Frances invitation
Russia now directs the negotiations
with England on the subject of the
Nile expedition, growing out of the
objection urged by France and Russia
against using the Egyptian debt
surplus to defray the expenses of the
expedition.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
While saving the trunk of


While saving the trunk of a chest
nut tree which they had just felled,
Henry Cooper and James l.. Alderman,
of Saddle River, n. j., found in the
center of the trunk about a pint of
sweet and juicy chestnuts. They must
have been in the tree at least fifty
years.
A San Francisco lady wrote to
Paderewski, asking how much he
would charge to play the piano for
five minutes at an afternoon tea. He
asked So, 5o0-at the rate OF $500 a
minute. She offered him 81 900; but
ne disdained to accept such a tritling
SUM didn't even answer her second
note.
Joel Luman, of Burtonville, KY, is a
big man. His height is feet 4 inches,
and his weight is asa pounds. He has
a son and daughter, each of whom is
as tall as himself.
Mr.. Huggins and Miss Dimple had
been discussing marriage in an imper-
sonal maE, CT, when the young lady
announced her preference in this way:
1.-The man marry must be handsome,
talented, amislble. courageous, and
without fault Of any sort whatever. "
This is very suddensi replied Mr..
Huggins. 81 thoroughly appreciate
the honor you confer upon me, but
YOU will give nae a.Nveek TO consider !
suppose
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
THE NEWS IN IOWA
CROP REPORT.
The Drouth Has Been Effectually Broken

The Drouth Has Been Effectually Broken
in Iowa.
DIES MONIES, April 15.-According to
the crop bulletin, reports from all parts
the state show that the drouth has
been etfectually broken, the measure
ments of precipitation ranging from
one to four inches. There is ample
moisture in all sections and in many
localities the soil is thoroughly soaked.
The bulk of the precipitation has been
absorbed by the thirsty earth. Farm
work has been delayed and some seed
ing OF small grain remains to be done
in nearly all districts A fair start
has been made in plowing for corn.
Farmers are pushing things on all lines
with renewed confidence Grass has
made a vigorous start. In the districts
where winter wheat is grown reports
are generally more favorable. There
are indications of an increased acreage
OF spring wheat, compared with last
year, and probable decrease in the
acreage of oats. More than the usual
amount of grass seed is being sown.
Fruit buds are swelling ana no damage
is reported
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
BREvITIES.

Work on Fort Dodge's new electric
railway will begin soon.
At Sioux City recently William Royce
was sentenced to sixteen years and a
of Nellie Patten. He had pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree.
His attorney made a strong plea for
leniency and the sentence is considered
severe.
In the district court at Indianola
in the case of the state VS. w. e.
Labarten. the defendant pleaded
guilty to six different indictments for
uttering forged promissory notes. De-
fendant fed to the Sandwich Islands,
but his conscience so troubled him
that he returned and yielded himself
up. He was sentenced to seven years
and ten months in the penitentiary.
A Williamsburg dispatch says: T. S.
Kitchen, prominent young attorney
of this city, and nephew of Judge
Fairall, of Iowa City, was found dead
on the banks of the Iowa river near
South Amana He had gone there
with party of ducl, hunters, got
separated from them, and not return
ing, a searching party was sent ont
and found the body. Both barrels of
the gun had been burst.
Sheriff Benton, Of Clayton county,
has recently proven himself quite
a clever detective In some way
he found that man answering the
description of George Lusch, the man
who killed Mathis Martzel last June
near Osburn, was working in the souths
west part of Missouri He started for
the place and on arriving there found
no man answering to that name. He
went to the postoffice where he was
supposed to get his mail and asked if
anyone had asked for mail addressed to
Lusch. The postmaster replied in the
negative, but said there was letter in
the postoffce with that address. The
sheriff did not tell who he was, but
watched the office, and in two or three
days his man called for mail for Mr..
Lusch and was Immediately told he
was wanted in Clay county, Iowa. Mr..
Benton had the necessary papers ana
brought his man with him and he now
reposes in the Clayton county Jail to
answer to the charge of murder.
Mrs. Chris Ibling, living north Of
Parkersburg, recently shot her
self at the home of her sister in
Arlington. Recovery is impossible.
Temporary insanity was the cause.
Mason City dispatch: Twice during
one week attempts have been made to
wreck the night passenger on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern.
Ties were piled across the track at the
White Fox bridge just east of Clarion.
Each time the engineer has discovered
the obstruction just in time to avert a
terrible accident. The officials of the
road are investigating.
A fierce wind and hail storm visit
ed southeastern Iowa, a few nights
since, amounting almost to cyclone
in some places. fierce rain, accom-
panied by a heavy hail and a high
wind, visited Lucas. South of town
the storm assumed the velocity of a
cyclone Mr.. ScSgille's barn, contain
ing carriage any farm implements,
was blown away anoNscattered all over
the section, while other similar occur
rences are reported II is impossible
to estimate the damage. A number of
farm buildings We're blown away, and
hundreds of panes Of glass smashed by
hail.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
MURD ERoUS DEED.
Jealous Husband Fatally Wounds Two
Persons Returning From Church,

Persons Returning From Church,
New HAMPTON, April 13. 3.-Herman
Boak, a stonemason Of New Hampton,
shot Mike Bartz and his son and
daught-..'. Boak is a son-in-law of
Bartz, VINO lives three miles from town.
Boak's wife recently secured divorce
from him. He laid in wait in the
brush for them while they were on
their way home from church and dis
charged both barrels of shotgun at
them at short range. The girl will
die and it is thought the boy will not
recover. BoalS mistooll the girl for his
wife. He came to the city and gave
himself up immediately after the
shooting.
New HAMPTON, April 15.--Augusta
Rartz, the young lady who was shot
last Sunday by Herman BoelS, who
mistool1 her for his wife, is dead.
Before she died she elected from her
throat number Of pieces of clothing
and some shot which had lodged in her
lungs. A coroner's jury found Book
guilty of her murder.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
Turkey Calls for Her People.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 15,The inn
perial trade has been issued commands
ing all Turkish students abroad to
return to Turkey, The object is in
order to prevent the students from
joining the young Turk movement,
CoSsTANTINorLE, April 13.--The
Armenian Catholic patriarch has
refused to resign at the command of
the sultan. The Catholic patriarch
declares that it will be impossible for
him to disobey the pope's injunction to
remain at his post
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
LITERARY PEOPLE.

A. T. Quiller-Couch. the novelist. Is
an enthusiastic yachtsman and Is one
OF the leading spirits in London yacht
club.
Owen Wister did not begin his life as
writer Of sketches. When a student
In Harvard he was musically inclined
and made good deal Of progress In the
art. even going to Europe to pursue his
studies.
Viscount Robert Tortera Lafare an
nounces that he will soon begin the
publication In Pary Of journal to
which a number OF spirits will contrib
ute.
A conspicuous victim Of literary am
bition appears in the personality Of
Lieut.. Kraft Of the Garman army, who
has been deprived Of his rank because
his Book, entitled Brilliant Misery"
caused talk distasteful to the emperor.
The Rev. Barring Gould. the novelist,
lecturer and historian, Is a keen anti
quarry. One who knows hin writes that
"he wallows in It," You should see him
on Dartmoor with his shovels and
wbeelbarrows unearthing some forgot
ten domicile and then you would see
the real man. Give him an old church
register and he'll spin you yarns about
1t by the hour
The late Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
was once asked why he didn't simplify
the spelling of his name, SO as to make
1t less perplexing for the average Amer
lean. The inquirer was Informed that
1t was fine Norwegian name in the
first place and. secondly, that 1t was
worth good many dollars to its pos
SCISSOR as distinct trademark for his
literary wares.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
A voLUMINOUs MESSAGE.

President Cleveland S nds 400 Pages of
Manuscript to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The presi-
dent sent to the senate 400 typewriter
pages of correspondence in reference
to affairs in Cuba from November, 1873,
to 1878, in regard to the attempts of
the United States to offer mediation or
intervention in the first Cuban rebel
lion. This correspondence was called
for by resolution of the senate
adopted March 24. last.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
HOw's THIS.

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for any case of Cetarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, tue undersigned, have known i. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c per bot
tie Sold by oil druggists. Testimonials
free i@
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
BOMB IN A SCHOOL.

Dy namiters Blow Up Michigan School
Building.
SAGINAW, Mich, April l6.--The
Central school building on the west
side was wrecked by dynamiters at an
early morning hour. 1t was the oldest
and largest of the big schools on that
side of the river and for years has been
a bone of contention. The building
contained TWEEN ty-seven rooms and had
a capacity of 500 pupils. The loss is
$40, 900 with $25 900 insurance. A
vigorous effort will be made to unearth
the dynamiters.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
ALMOST A LYNCHING.
innocent Man at Eddyville Was on the
Verge of Death.

Innocent Man at Eddyville Was the
Verge of Death.
OTTgMwA, April IA man who
gave his name as r. e. Martin found
Eva, the 12-year-old daughter of Mrs
Mary Moore, a widow, alone at home
and is alleged to have attempted to
assault her. Martin, in company with
young man named Graham, was
working the town soliciting orders for
pictures. When the mother and
brother of the girl came home the
warning was given and the officers
soon had Graham, the younger man,
under arrest. A crowd gathered and
was about to lynch Graham, but he
protested his innocence and demanded
that the girl identify him. She was
brought and declared him not the man
In the meantime Martin had escaped
to Eldon, where he was arrested. He
isSnow in Jail at Ottumwa. He says
the girl encouraged him in his advances
and that he committed no violence.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
No NIcdaIlions.

DEs MONIES, April 16.--The Iowa
mission held meeting at the govern
or's office in the state house. Action
was taken relative to carrying out the
wishes of the legislature in regard to
removing the medallions from the
monument, and it is now very certain
that the medallions will not be placed
on the beautiful shaft.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
A "spartan-like" Deed.

PENT WATER, Mich, April 12.-H. r.
Minchell, an insurance agent, killed
William Sands, of the Sands s. Max
well Lumber Co., and then went home
and murdered his wife and two chill
dren, after which he suicided. He left
a note saying he believed it Spartan
like for pauper fathers to kill their
pauper children.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
a yenezneia Marshin Sails.

LA GUAYRA, Venezuela, April TO-
The Venezuelan warship Rivas. with
troops on board under the command of
Gen. De Paredas, has sailed from this
port. The vessel steered on an easterly
course Her commander has sealed
orders The sailing of the warship is
regarded here as significant.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
A Spring Trip south.

On May 5, tickets will be sold from
principal cities, towns and villages
of the north, to all points on the
Louisville 81 Nashville railroad
in Tennessee, Alabama. Mississippi,
Florida and a portion of Kentucky, at
one single fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be good to return within
twenty-one days, on payment OF 81 to
agent at destination, and will allow
stop-over at any point on the south
bound trip. Ask your ticket agent
about it, and if he cannot sell you
excursion tickets write toe, P. Atmore,
General Passenger Agent, Louisville,
Ky, or J. K. Ridgely, N. w. P. A.,
Chicago, III.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
Stabbed in q Salnnn

DAVENPORT, April 16-May Peck, of
Davenport, was stabbed twice in Ted
Eagals saloon in Rock Island by Tady
Kelly One wound on the right side
of the chest penetrated irto the lung
and the other on the left side barely
missed the heart. She may recover.