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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-14
CHAPTER II.

One afternoon in early summer, three
years later, John stood at the window
Of his trim, Professionalism house,
and looked. out on the green garden
of the square in which the trees nodded
and rustled in the breeze and remind
ed him of Elsa.
AS he stood there, modify reviewing
the past, he saw Mrs. Ponder labor
slowly up the street, her dotted veil
pushed up on her forehead, her face
red and shiny with exertion or excite
ment. Being admitted, she entered his
room and sat down without ceremony.
Il know 1 look a guy, but couldn't
wait a minute" she painted. II had to
come to tell you. o! dear, the diamond
has been found. Poor Elsa-poor, poor,
dear, innocent lamb!"
John turned pale and grasped the
back of his chair. go on" he said,
koarsely.'
"I'm so bewildered, I don't know
where to begin. A friend of mine came
to see me about the, little upholstress
I had recommended to her. She said
she had missed things and traced them
to the woman's lodgings, and then the
place was searched, and among other
stolen things diamond was found.
She broke down and confessed that she
had taken it, but was too frightened to
offer it for sale, and was waiting for
her husbands well-known thief--to
come out of prison and get rid of it for
her. It appears that when she came to
measure for the chintz-covers for Elsa's
bedroom (dear, dear, how the poor girl
went on about them!) she saw the ring
on the dressing-table, and, turning it
about while I was out of the room for
minute, the diamond fell out on the
floor. She had just time to drop the set
ting into a half-opened drawer when l
came in, but having, as she said, no OPP
portunity to replace the diamond, she
was tempted to keep it," =.
"What about the false diamond?''
asked John.
"Ah! I have only just discovered
that" said Mrs. Ponder, opening the
shabby bag in which she carried her
purse and handkerchief. ''The
| wretched thiet swore she knew nothing
about it, and that is quite likely, since
I have found this in the same drawer
where Elsa found the ring. I left her
things just as they were when sbewent
away, thinking she might come back
some day." She held up the brooch she
had given Elsa for birthday present
one of the bogus stones was missing.
cit was tangled in an old veil-I'm sure
I don't know why Elsa wouldn't wear
it-no wonder she thought the stone
she picked up was the diamond, they're
just as good as real,' added Mrs. Pom
der, eying the brooch with admiration.
! "a mere coincidence! What fools we
have been!" said John, savagely strid-
ing up and down in his agitation. II
wish to heaven you had not told me
shout her father that day!"
"Why?" ejaenlated Mrs. Ponder, in
d;gnantly. "You said it made no diff.
ference, and when told Elsa she said
she had meant to tell you herself
John stopped short, selling the as.
! tonished woman by the wrists.
/ "fou let Miss Elsa know THAT ynu had
/ told me that afternoon p
''Let me go. How dare you? Yes, OF
course I did. We had a few words after
you had gone, and that cropped up
lainong other things.
! There is no day 80 lonely as a birth.
day, i 81 y not spent with those one
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is the weapon with which she conquers her
world Almost every woman believes that
she possesses at least some one attractive
feature and strives to make the most Of that.
But mere regularity of feature is not the
most attractive form. Of beauty:
glowing vitality of perfect health. A classic
cast of countenance will not make a woman
attractive and captivating, if she is pale,
thin, weak and nervous, or has pimply
complexion OF unwhdaesome breath.
These complaints are due to imperfect
nutrition The digestive and blood making
organs fail to extract the needed nourish-
ment from the food, and the liver is too slug
gish to cleanse the blood Of bilious inlpuri-
and poisoned.
The only perfect antidote for this state of
things is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t gives power to the digestive and
nutritive organs to make an abundance OF
pure. rich. highly vitalized blood. which
permeates the whole system with the sweet
ness Of purity; the beauty of womanly vigor
and animation,
1t creates solid. healthy flesh and natural
color; clears the complexion; dispels wrink-
les; rounds out the form and imbues the
whole physique with the irresistible natural
magnetism Of perfect health,
!. Miss julia Ellis, Of Faith. Mclean Co., KY,
writes; 4; After suffering for leng while with
siinsss;ng dissase was advised &c ny d.. Pse,ses
and found relief Life IS now nc lengeta burden
70 saras leigh sG
wherever I CO. ! feel better than ever before:
NY health was very much impaired. and feel
tnas owe great deal to you, orSerfuI msd,
you for the advice which you SO kindly gave me-
while taking your medicines
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e crowd the fattening rapidly, feed
nj least Ave times asday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
pike.

In the death OF Avery D. Pike, st.
Johnsbury loses one OF its best known
citizens. Few there were in town who
did not know him, and to know him was
to like him. A familiar figure on the
street for the past 20 years, greeting
everybody with hearty "how do you
do" a joke or a cheerful word, he will be
much missed
Wednesday morning Mr.. Pike was on
the street, making visit here and there,
cracking an occasional joke and appear
ing to feel ordinarily well. About noon
he walked up the Avenue with w. w.
Sprague and complained of pain in his
side. Mr.. Sprague remarked in an off
hand way that he had better take good
care of himself as the town was losing
more good men than it could spare.
Leaving Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Pike went TO
the trustees Office and went to work on
his collection accounts. A little after IL
O'Clock Clerk Z. d. Blodgett looked into
| the room, noticed Mr.. Pike at work and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

Grand lodge of Vermont, N. E. o. P,
meets here Tuesday April 81.
Editor Stones letter from Ancient
Rome" will be found on the editorial
page.
Packard & Thorne have just finished
drawing plans for $4,000 residence for
F. E. Dwinell of Lyndonville.
Spring is here sure here to stay and
an early one. l.. w. Rowell picked
pansy in full bloom in his yard a few days
ago.
Opening of spring and summer milli-
merry at Miss E. p. Williamson's, 62 Rail.
road street, Friday and Saturday, April
16 and H.
Members of the N. E. o. P. diminished
the new sugar crop to a considerable
extent last Saturday evening and enjoyed
a social time.
Next rehearsal of Choral union Mon
day evening, April 10, with special
rehearsal Tor sopranos and altos at 3.15
p, M, same day.
Miss Carrie Drew gave reception
Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Elizabeth Hall of Groton, who is spending
few days with her.
The post office will be open today
from 9 to 10 a. m. and 5 to 6 p. m. A
general delivery will be made at $50
a. m. Mails close at 6 p. m
Following are the letters advertised
at the postofhce: Miss Sarah M. Cor
ham, Miss Rosie Page, Mrs. Mary Saw
yer, Mrs. F. A. Smith, c. M. Johnson.
e. c. Brooks, custom tailor, has Sc
cured the services of high grade cutter
from New York city to do his cutting this
spring. See his advertisement next week.
S. D. Atwood has purchased Mrs.
Elisha Bowker's house on Summer St.
tor $4,000. Possession, first of May.
Mr.. Atwood will make some repairs on
the house before moving in.
The W. A. p. A. give an entertain
ment in G. A. X. hall Saturday evening,
the programme consisting of an address
by Rev. G. c. Waterman, vocal and
instrumental music, refreshments and a
promenade.
Mrs. Lucinda Smith of Brookheld,
VT, recently gave one thousand dollars
to St. Johnsbury Academy, the interest
to be used yearly as a scholarship
This beneiaction is in memory Of her son,
Henry Smith.
Mrs. L. c. Pierce, of the firm of 3. c.
Pierce & Co.,, and trimmer, have just
returned from market, and in another
column advertise their opening of spring
and summer millinery, to take place
April Ia and is.
Mrs. Sarah r. Johnson has received
from the Connecticut Mutual Life 1nsur
ance Co., through their special agent
1. d. Bemis of East Burke, 81, 100 insur
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Howe Opera House to be Opened.

The Howe Opera House will be re-opened
on the evening of April % with Charles
H. Yale's greatest and best effort, THE
Twelve Temptations" The play is
gorgeous production, Introducing 60
people in its portrayal. Two of the
most elaborate scenery cars ever de-
signed are necessary for the transporta-
ton, ETC., of the scenery of this company.
The costumes are magnificent. Several
ballets are introduced during the play
The ballet par excellence is the ballet of
the four seasons, "Spring, Summer,
Autumn and Winter" and calls for the
complete corps de ballet of 32 dancers.
Each series of costumes represent in their
designing and colors one of the seasons,
while the back ground is formed of a
special scene appropriate to the month.
As ballet advertisement, it is conceded to
be the most impressive and elaborate
dance ever arranged. The costumes
alone represent the expenditure of con-
siderable money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Sunset Home. - During the

Sunset Home. - During the two
months from Feb. to April the Home
has been practically remembered by Mrs.
c. Bacon, Mrs. Chase of Passumpsic, L.
Drew of North Danville, A. Elliot, social
committee OF the Episcopal church, Fol-
lansby & Peck, c. H. Higgins, Mrs. A.
Howard, Mrs. Z. Hurlburt, E. M.
Massey of North Danville, Mrs. w. Pearl,
Spaulding Bros, ]. w, Titcomb, Mrs. M.
S. Waterman, and Mrs. Carl White in
gratefully acknowledged gifts as follows
Quart can of straw berries, two and three
fourths quarts cream, twoloaves of cake
two and one halt dozen doughnuts, one
pound maple sugar, a pie, IL quarts
milk, five pounds butter, tour fish Give
pounds two roasts Object (nine pounds) J,
two quarts of baked beans, tour and one.
half pounds beefsteak, bottle of horse
radish, and two beets. 1t is due to MIR.
Higgins to say that he continues the
extra quart of milk Sunday mornings
which Mr.. Ladd used to give. From
Folansby & Peck load OF slab wood.
The usual newspapers from the Republi-
can Office and F. o. Clark.
The sum cleared for Sunset Home
at the Business Mems Carnival was
$279.57.
By order of Mrs. Jonathan Ross, Wis
jtor for the month of March.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09

Y. n. c. A. Notes.-The board Of
directors held their regular meeting
Tuesday evening.
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
association parlor.
Rev. DR.. Parmelee, formerly Of Trebi-
zond, Turkey, gave an interesting ad-
dress before the mems meeting last
Sunday.
Attendance at the gymnasium classes
has fallen off somewhat of late, classes
will be continued, however, till May 1.
1t is claimed by good authority that at
this time of year light systematic exer-
else, coupled with the use of the excellent
bathing facilities offered by the associa-
ton, is better cure Tor that tired feel
ing' than any amount OF so called
"spring medicines
Gymnasium members should consult
with Director Swan at once regarding
the "Pentathlon meet" which is to be
held the last of this month, provided
there are sufficient number of enrries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Donaghy.

Richard Donaghy, well.known
plumber here for many years, dropped
dead in his barn last Friday evening, just
after putting up his horse. He attended
to business all day and was apparently
as well as usual up to the time of his
death. His wife spoke to him only few
minutes before the sad event. He has
been in town many yearsin the plumbing
business and was recognized as one Of
the most skillful workmen in this vicinity,
his services being constantly in demand.
He was kind husband and father and
good neighbor He was AZ years old
and leaves wife and one daughter.
Funeral services were held Sunday after
noon, Rev. DR.. Heath officiating.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Batclielder.

Mrs. Frank Batchelder, former West
Concord resident, died last Saturday at
the home OF her nephew, E. B. ingalls,, on
Pearl street. She has been i'll for some
time, and since her return from a recent
visit in Connecticut has suffered with
nervous prostration. She was II years
OF age. Funeral was held Tuesday after
noon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Home Talent Entertalnment.-C

Home Talent Entertainments Clara
Davenport, a weli-known actress, will
present lor the first time her three.act
comedetta, "Gold Elsie," in the Stanley
Opera House April 10, played by the St..
Johnsbury Juvenile dramatic company,
children well-known in the village. Mrs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Piano to Rent.
De Laval Separator.
Coat Makers Wanted
The Druggist-Bingham.
Girl for Housew ork Wanted.
Mllinery-E. c. Pierce & Co
Dress Goods-J. HALEY & Co.
Watch Repairing-L. F Frye.
Sterling Range-Goss & SWEET.
Farm for Sale-A. =. Underwood.
Dress Patterns-Lougee Bros. & Smythe.
Do Not Delay-Barbours Business College.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
Honey on the Hill Top.-By invit;

Honey on the Hill TOp.-By invita-
tion of George w. Story, superintendent
of the Fairbanks sugar camp, large
number of people climbed the hill last
Saturday morning to the new sugar
house, where they were supplied with
saucers, spoons and paddles, also pals
filled with snow, preparatory to the feast
of new sugar that followed, the equal of
which has not been made in St. Johns
bury for many day. Every one ate all
they possibly could, the theory of a
"genteel sufficiency" being on this occa-
sion exchanged for the old lady S
motto of f"Git all you can while you're
gittin'."
With week or more ofperlect weather
the largest and best run of sap TOR a
number of years, and new sugar house
equipped with all the latest appliances Of
gathering sap and boiling it down, the
Fairbanks company may well be proud
of the result of this years yield from
their sugar orchard. Fully 400 trees
have been tapped and nearly, it not quite
$500 pounds OF most delicious honey has
been made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09

1t is encouraging to know that the first
five letters OF the alphabet have been
completed in the great Oxford dictionary.
And it is only some 80 odd years since it
was begun, too.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights OF pythia.

Knights OF Pythias.
Regular convention Of Apollo Lodge No. 2
will be held Tuesday, April 13. The rank OF
Knight (ampitied form) will be conferred.
w w. HUSBAND, c. c.
HENRY w. ELLIS, X. r. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09

A New Company The cooperative
company to do business in the house con-
tracing line and to furnish work for a
large number OF carpenters, masons,
painters, etc, with headquarters at J. O.
Drouin's mill, has not yet materialized.
Instead company has been organized
to be known as THE Building and Fur
nishing Co.." which will push the bust
ness and make things lively in the Drouin
mill. !. 0. Drouin will be the manager
and treasurer of the new company and
c. B. LaChance, well.known as an expe-
rienced contractor, superintendent. A. ].
Dutie foreman tor Mr.. Drouin, while the
new mill has been running, will continue
with the new firm. The firm will make
a speciality of inside and outside finish
and have a large house to begin work on
as soon as the weather permits. Mr..
Drouin will soon leave for Boston, where
he has track Of large amount of work
which he will make loud bid for. The
mill is in excellent condition for doing
work quickly and at moderate prices and
the new firm are prepared to do a rushing
business in their line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09

Davenport has been rehearsing the chill
dren for weeks and feels assured that
their friends will be agreeably surprised
Twenty-Five children will take partin the
tairy-land ballets dances, songs, etc.
There will be gorgeous scenic effects,
fairy'land being particularly attractive.
The costumes are being especially made
and designed for the occasion. No pains
or time is being spared to make this
entertainment one OF the best seen in the
village for years. The evenings enter
tainment will close with a funny one-act
comedy, in which Frank French and Mrs.
Davenport will play the opposite parts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09
WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending March Al 1897
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07

out with me for mlssing 10 many OF my los
sons. You see, | know co many eople and there
a.o 20 many delightf1l things going on oil the
.lnno that l Just. can't help Il. Tho professor
hays ,net even II I do pay for tho lessons l
aVSG' my missing them IS "a throw.on on HIM
does. When he scolds / pay attention for a
week OF Two, and get him back into a good hui
IVA ~ oni wish you'd stay in Now, York, Ger
NsTuae' ana set up a studio. It's lots OF Fun.
mary SreenouGh is studying bookbindinE so ns
40 . come IN touch with the best literature, and
Win your gifts It's a shame to bury yourself
aowh there In tho country. Stumps, the paininI.
WWhS saying Just tho other day that
~ was heart breaking. to him to see 20
many young women working and studying so
nan years and never showing the least talent.
ana mere you are, really. gifted, and refusing TO
STAY Imst for the sake Of an ideal. Your people
th 1T n z miss yon so much. After q moh'h
But 1 would miss them" rejoined GERTRUDE,
seen a little Of tho best art abroad and l don't
IhInk my efforts approach Il oven distantiy;
tiowoVer. 1 mean TO keep on In n quiet way az
nome. Well. here's my street. Good.by,' ana
sho rustled away.
THAT'S Just like those archaic people down
south" said tho musical girl impnticntly. No
enterprise. Mono whatever. Now Gertrude
really thinks that she owes II to her rather
anu mother to stay ut homo IL they want hcr
and all such exploded notions. Has she talent !
as lively ms n cricket and full OF tho old Nick.
Il would be no end Of fun TO get her to stay up
here n season. Her people have money, and she
could just as we'll as not but for her uq%uiHottc
IDEAS. II puts mo out OF patience. They can
argue about family ties and the Importance of
the home and ali such rubbish as much as thoy
please, For my part l believe in the Importance
OF the individual
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whist In the Church.

Prom the Emporfd (Kdn.) Gazette.
And that's what's tho matter with Emporia-
too much whist. The painted china set is mar
riod to cards. Women have no higher thought
from weeks end to weeks end than winning
head prizes. They grow nervous, irascible. bad
tempered. and ugly playing cards. Little crows
feet appear at the corners of their eyes after IN
evening with whist, and deep, vertical lines
plough themselves just above their noses: There
arc more plain women In Emporia who lost
their bloom at the, rented card tables than
there are women who have worn themselves
ont over the kitchen stove. 1t 10 worry. not
work. that makes women fade, and cards are
snpping the Juice out OF the town. Only tho
yovng people patronize the public library. The
OF man. Cards have invaded tho ehurcl es. One
church has a big f~actional row blooming upon
tho horizon because the pastor has jumped
cards. Another church narrowly avoided II last
winter: A third pastor sees his best customers
nerve to, say a word: In the meantime poker
rooms. which are just as improving and elevat-
ing and Just M helpful TO the town as whist
clubs, have opened on. Commercial, street, and
the town is enjoying tho fruit OF tho seed the
women have planted.
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In the Lower Kingdom.


Poe has immortalizcd the raven. Whittier tho
robin and Longfellow the snow.white bird thdo
sung to the monk Felix.
A captive bee, striving to escape. has been
made TO record as many as l5,54O wing strokes
per minute In u recent tost.
The common house fly makes 600 strokes OF
Its wings per second when flying at its highest
speed. The dragon fly makes ll,50o.
King Charles ", rather than disturb a swals
low that had built her nest on his tent, gnvo
order when the camp WAS broken to leave his
tent standing.
In Heliop0lis when a cat died In a private resi-
dcnCe the inmates shaved their ryobiuFs, lilo
killing OF n cat, even accidentally. was reckoaed
u capital offence.
The Hindoos declare that drops OF water falls
ing from a cows horns have the power to en4
plate sin, and that scratching the back OF a cow
destroys all guilt.
Animals are often able TO bear very prOtracted
fasting. In the Italian earthquakes OF 1898 two
hogs were buried nj Soriano In The ruins of q
building. They were taken out alive forty'two
days later, hut very lean and weak. A dog ~
the same time md place was buried for twenty
three days and recovered.
An eminent naturalist says that every thread
OF what we call the spiders web Is made M OF
about 5000 separate tihrcs. II n pound OF this
thread we're required IL would occupy. Nearly
$4,000 spiders "A fun year to furnish II. Tho
author of this statement does not inform us how
long the thread vould he. Dut IL Is safe 10 say
that II would reach several times around the
world.
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q church fair In Buffalo, my native town. about
sx years ago, The agent OF a. New York paper
house cav them and thought them. ealnble.
lie told me what might be done In New York
WIN knlckknacks, and I oamo on, set up o bust
ness here and found custom, There was no do
mand Tor crepe paper hero then, and the manu-.
tacturers made none. At that, time all that
was used canc from abroad. When they found
that there was a demand for 1t they secured
machinery to ma he it."
There is apparently no end to the list OF thinzs
that cGn no made ont of crepe paper, One New
YORK hrm has n big showroom devoted eX-
c@lusiyc,y to the display of articles IN this line.
over oO0 persons a week, most OF them women,
visit this showroom, and carry the ideas gained
and the methods learned there TO various, parts
OF tho country. Many visit this department
every day for weeks and take lessons from tho
operatives. and decorators with tho intention of
starting similar business on their returns TO
their homes In the West or Northwest. 1t seems
that as n household adornment paper 10 no
longer 70 be regarded as a fiInsy. perishable
material, OF little Importance. but as having
some body and character. Hats made OF crepe
paper. given as ~cotillon favors, are worn
Throughout the ontire summer on the lawns
and piazzas of country houses, and are even
then nearly AS good as new.