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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
An Easter Tragedy.

It was awful. as they tell it in the town OF
Genesee,
OF the fate of poor Miss wiggles and her
bran new Easter hat:
IL is very, very seldom that we find tragedy
That contains so much Of horror as was
brought about by that
Miss Wiggles was lady with millinery
taste
That was truly quite remarkable never
knew it's like
She could make n splendid bonnet from the
merest bit Of waste,
bonnet that cen Virot at her best would
hardly strike.
But 1t latterly did happen-oh, how sad a
tale to tell =
Miss Wiggles gave up ribbons and laid in a
stock of wings,
Little wings of little brides, and the larger
ones as we'll
She didn't even spare the little yellow bird
that sings.
And then on Easter Sunday, with her hat
upon her head,
With twenty-seven pinions struggling all
about the RIM
Miss Wiggles went to service and, as usual,
she led
In the saying of responses and the singing
of the hymn.
Now how II was it happened confess / do
not know,
A miracle doubt not must have been the
cause oft;
But as she sat demurely in the very foremost
row
Those wings began to 6utter and to wob-
Bile and to fit.
And before the poor dear lady could take out
her bonnet pins
And free herself. the bonnet hauled her up
ward by the hair,
And with sundry pirouettings and with sew
eral dizzy spins
She floated up the steeple and out in the
open air.
So let this be warning to you maidens of
today
Who kill the little brides with their babies
and their mates,
1t may be you'll be treated in this very self
same way
BY the wings that you have chosen just to
decorate your pates
L Harpers Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
For Health and Beauty.

A cup of hot water taken the first
thing in the morning will often pre-
vent bilious attack. Hot water as
beverage is exceedingly wholesome,
especially when the digestive organs
are weak. 1t should be taken before
each meal, as we'll as after; half a
teaspoonful of lemon juice will make
it palatable.
To keep the hair in crimp take two
cents worth of gum arabic and add
to it just enough boiling water to
dissolve it. When it is dissolved add
alcohol until the mixture is rather
thin. Let it stand over night and
then bottle. Moisten the hair with
it before curling, and it will remain
in crimp on damp days. The mixture
is not injurious to the hair.
The woman whose liver is sluggish
and whose complexion is not what
she fondly longs for will find a few
weeks diet an admirable means Of
restoration. Ii her nerves are run
down, she should abjure tea and
coffee for a while, and stimulants she
should absolutely deny herself. Or
anges should be used lavishly espec
tally before breakfast. Graham breaC
and whole wheat bread should tax,
the place of the ordinary grounc
-four connections. Pastry should b.
avoided, and plenty of rare, lear
meat, of fresh eggs, and of green veg
etables should form the staples o
diet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
The Worlds Papers.

a statistician has learned that the
annual aggregate circulation of the
papers of the world is calculated to
be IL 900, 100000 copies. To grasp
any idea of this magnitude we may
state that it would cover no fewer
than 10, 450 square miles of surface,
that it is printed on 7S1, 250 tons OF
paper, and further, that if the num-
Der 12,o0o,oo0,OOo represented, in
stead of copies, seconds, it would
take over three hundred and thirty
three years for them to elapse. In
lieu of this arrangement we might
press and pile them vertically upward
to gradually reach our highest noun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
Items of Interest.

describe briefly the way woman
gets off street car, said the superintend-
ent to the applicant for position as
conductor.
"The wrong way" was the answer
Correct" said the superintendent.
and the applicant was straightway en-
gaged.-[Chicago Post.
Nansen's American tour will begin IN
October, and he may be sure of hearty
reception. He is said to be very success
full AS lecturer. He has good com
mand of English, and his splendid ply
sique and powerful voice command at
tention even in the largest halls.
Hopeful. The dry goods merchant
was explaining the situation to the new
drummer he had just employed. Your
predecessor" he said, "has got his bus-
ness all tangled up, and if you take his
place you will have difficult task get
ting order out of chaos" II don't know
who Chaos is" cheerfully replied the
drummer, "but bet I'll sell him bill of
goods if l have to hang on to him a
week -[Dry Goods Chronicle.
Nuts have often been considered to be
very indigestible, but doubtless much OF
this prejudice against them comes from
the fact that they are very rarely
properly masticated. They are rich in
nutritive elements, and we know OF no
reason why they should not be health
full article of food il properly prepared.
They should be masticated very thor
oughly, and oitentimes if they were
baked and ground into a meal they
would be used to much greater advan-
tage. People who have poor teeth
should not undertake to eat them with
out some such preparation i Popular
Science News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23

Laxol is the name ola palatable castor
oil. Just the thing for children,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
When Alone at a Hotel.

There never was time when
woman more seriously needs the
defense, comfort and guidance of
knowledge of etiquette than when
putting up alone at a hotel. Here,
without a chaperon, the crowds of
busy travellers or idlers of her own
sex who haunt the drawing room
with keen relish for gossip, are
either suspicious and critical or
coldly Indifferent. Clerks and pro.
prietorslook upon the solitary female
guest with very little friendly inter
est, so she is left the one stronghold
of careful good breeding behind
which to intrench herself.
Now, the first duty, especially Of a
young and unmarried woman obliged
to stop at hotel, is to make in
quiries beforehand as to the best
hostelries in the city to which she is
going. She should find hotel that
is patronized by quiet, conservative
people, and on her arrival enter by
the ladies' door. Here, in a waiting
room set apart for her sex, servant
will take her bags in hand and lead
the way to the clerks desk.
/ In a room or rooms engaged, she
ought never to fail to learn their
exact price by the day and inquire
whether the establishment is con
Quoted on the European or Ameri.
can plan. After this she will be able
to exactly calculate by mental arith-
metic what her bill will probably be
and will quickly conclude whether OF
no that is hotel quite within hel
means.
With callers and friends she should
converse, not in whispers nor yet ir
a conspicuous tone of voice, but
carry on her conversations at table
and in the drawing room in a quiet
low tone, carefully refraining from
either staring at the people who sill
near or turning to observe every new
arrival. At breakfast, dinner anc
luncheon the same toilet may bt
worn and a hat or bonnet Away.
retained if one prefers it so. TIL,
frankest display ofbad taste in hotels
is shown by the women who cos
tune themselves many times day
and wear jewels in the evening.
The woman alone can scarcely
select too quiet a toilet for every
meal, and when she is alone in tn,
evening a grievous error is to ST
torlornlv staring about in TIT
brightly lighted parlors and CORR
doris. After dinner, if it is amusing tt
loiter a half hour where the other
are, it is well enough, but after tina
when the sojourn is Tor week a
most, an unchaperoned girl will
wisely go to her own room and max
out the evening with books and let
tiers. Under no circumstances should
she speak or be spoken to by an,
OF the masculine guests of the house
II she needs any information whatso
ever, the clerk will gladly give it t.
her or help her TO get it, Phila del
phia Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23

tains. Topping all these and even
the highest Alps, the pile would
reach the magnificent altitude OF
four hundred and ninety, or, in round
numbers, five hundred miles. Calcu-
lating that the average man spends
five minutes reading his paper in the
day (this is very low estimate), we
find that the people of the world al
together annually occupy time equiv
alent to one hundred thousand years
reading the papers, Exchange.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
Fulton's First Steamboat Fare.

There was one little incident in
Robert Fulton's life about which few
people know and which Fulton never
forgot. 1t took place shortly before
the return trip OF his famous boats
voyage by steam up the Hudson
river. At the time all Albany focked
to the wharf to see the strange craft,
but so timorous were they that few
cared to board her. One gentleman,
however, not only boarded her, but
sought out Fulton, whom he found
in the cabin, and the following con-
versation took place:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
State News.

The application of the Rutland post
office for a stamp cancelling machine has
been granted. The machine has capac-
ity for canceling 40, 900 letters an hour
and will be the only one in the state.
Maj. John c. Stearns of Bradford and
Hon. Cassius Peck of Burlington will
leave this week for Washington, there to
Join Senator Red6eld Proctor on visit
to the battlefield of Antietam to select
the location for monument to the YER
mont troops who fought and fell in this
battle. The state legislature last fall
voted to erect a monument in memory
of Vermonters on this field and selected
the three gentlemen above named as
committee on the site. The monument
will be of Vermont marble or granite.
The copper supply OF the world is said
to be low, and mines are being reworked.
1t is said that parties from outside the
state are negotiating with Ex-Governor
Farnham Tor the purchase of the copper
mines in Corinth, which are in his hands
for SALE The mine at South Strafford is
to have a new equipment, and Copper
field mines are expected to yield an in
creased output in short time, though
complications which have arisen may
cause cessation of work at present.
H. w. Burgett OF Boston, who will act
as general superintendent of the con-
struction OF the Mount Mansfield electric
railroad, was in Waterbury Saturday,
determining few preliminary things,
preparatory to the commencing of the
work of the Mount Mansfield electric
railway. The same will be begun within
few days if the ground is suitable. A
gang of 200 foreigners will be employed
in the task. The fact that there is to be
transportation to Stowe and nearly to
the summit OF Mount Mansfield, aside
from the old time stage coach, gives gen
eral satisfaction among all classes in this
vicinity. The business circles express as
surance of more trade yet not monop-
oily, while the hopes for larger number
Of tourists. are confident. The latter
can not be realized to any great extent
this season, as the road undoubtedly
will not be completed before September
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23

The Mount Lebanon Shakers recently
performed great deed of charity,
although it was not designed as a
charity being nothing more or less than
an advertising scheme. 1t however
resulted in great good just the same.
They gave away 1000 bottles of their
digestive cordial to those suffering from
stomsch arrangements.
1t was so effective in curing those who
used the remedy that they were loud in
their praises OF it and in consequence a
large demand for the cordial was at once
created.
The druggists OF this town have little
books that tell all about it. Digestive
cordial creates an appetite, aids dges
ton and brings about a IA pid increase
in flesh and strength.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
Seeds and Plants Home Grown.

Aster, Alyssum, Agrostemma. Asperola,
Adons, Balsam. Candytuft. { aliopsis, Gyp-
sophia, Larkspar Linum, Marigolds, Mign-
onette, Morning Glory Nasturtium PholI.
Pinks, Pansy, Poppy. Petunia. Portulacea
Rocket, Stocks, Verbena, Zinnias. etc 6
packages for 1oc. 10 for zoe Branching
Asters Sc. package, Sweet Peas, Sc. per o.,
4 OF for csc. Tomato Plants IN their season.
MRS. L. II. JONES 10 Oak street, ST. Johns
bury, VT.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09

The fear of contraction has a good
deal to do with the very common oppo-
sition to the policy of retiring the legal
tender notes, but there is no sufficient
ground for it. No one has suggested
any process of retirement that would
not be gradual, and the process would
necessarily be spread over several
years, though the beneficial results of
the policy would begin to be felt at
cnce. An act of congress providing for
the retirement of the notes would es-
tablish confidence at home and abroad
in the determination and the ability of
our government to prevent repetition
of the panic of 1898 and its ensuing ills
that would be of marked benefit TO the
country, and all the advantages of
sound currency system would be ex-
perienced long before the last of the
legal tender notes had disappeared.
Our large volume of paper currency
has tended to keep gold out of the coun-
try, and with the diminution of notes
the ordinary forces of trade would send
gold this way.-Iron Age.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
ASPHYxlATED.
Former Washington County Boy Meets
Death in Well.

r. b. Smith, a we'll known dairyman,
residing about four miles east OF the
CITY on Broad street, met his death
Sunday morning by asphyxiation by
carbonic acid gas. He was engaged IN
repairing a leak in pipe in his WE'LL
and his wife was standing at the top
of the we'll talking to him and assist
ing him in his work The distance
from the leyel of the ground to the
water was about 81 feet. but the point
at which the repairs were being maue
was about three feet below the SUR
face. He was working at the break
when suddenly he fell from his position
and alighted on a platform placed just
above the water His wife called to
him but receiving no reply went at
once for assistance.
Soon she had several neighbors at
the place, working to get the body out.
None OF the men dared risk their lives
by going down and the body was
brought to the surface by means of
ropes and hooks. Medical assistance
was also summoned, but it was two
hours from the time he fell to the time
the body was recovered and life was
entirely gone. Coroner Birmingham
was notified and he went at once to the
place. He took the statements of those
present and will announce his finding
in due time.
Roscoe B. Smith was born October
81, 1865, in Washington county, where
he resided until the fall of IS, when he
and his brother, Wynon a. Smith,
came to this city and attended school
at the Ohio State university for three
years
During the past nine years he has
conducted dairy and has been very
successful. He leaves a wife, two
children, parents, brother and sister,
and host of friends who mourn his
loss.
The parents of the deceased are j.
Waldo and Mary Ann Smith, of Bart
lett, Washington county. His brother,
Myron A. Smith, of this city, and his
sister, Mrs, Lucy G. Potter, of Belpre,
o., and friends of the family from
Washington county were present.
Ohio State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
Examiner Powell Transferred.

1t will be a surprise to the friends of
Special Pension Examiner R. r. Powell
to learn that he has been transferred
to new field of labor On account of
i'll health, and at his own request, Capt.
Powell will go to Colorado, and his
headquarters will be at Pueblo His
territory will embrace all ofNew Mexico
and seventeen counties of Colorado
Capt. Powell's trouble is asthma, and
it is aggravated by our changeable eli
mate. His physician recommended an
immediate change of climate, The
Captain will leave on Monday of next
week His family will remain in Mari
eta, West Side.
Captain Powell has made most cap.
able officer, and has paid the closest
attention to his duties. He has been
very popular with the people with
whom he has come in contact either in
a social or business way, and has
stood very high in the estimation ot
the Department.
Until further notice Examiner James
Z. Cowan will be in charge of Capt.
Powells field of operations. 1t is
needless to remark, too, that the work
is left in most excellent hands.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
chenp confederate Money.

A southern firm advertises IS varie-
ties of confederate bills for 25 cents,
also a rare collection of so different
bills and shinplasters for only So" APP
parently the firm has millions of dollars
worth of this money for sale cheap.
What a pity that our old fogy consti-
tuition is in the way! But for it the
cheap money advocates in any state
where they have a majority could buy
up this whole confederate outfit and
start in business at once. The amount
of prosperity and happiness that could
be extracted from this old paper mine
would depend upon the size (popula-
tion) of the state fortunate enough to
secure the monetary outfit.
For instance, it would probably give
Nevada more than $1,000 per capita and
would at once transform her from one
of the poorest to one of the wealthiest
of states. Instead of sagebrush and
prizefghts she would TEEN with gran
aries and warehouses. Down with
constitution which prevents state home
rule in monetary affairs and the mani
fold blessings of cheap money
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
Gold md silver Nuggets.

First.-There is not a free coinage
country in the world to-day that is not
on silver Tor paper) basis.
Second.-There is not gold standard
country that does not use silver as
money along with gold.
Third.-There is not silver standard
country that uses gold along with sill
yer.
Fourth.-There is not silver stand
ard country that has more than one
third as much money in circulation per
capita as the United States.
Fifth.-There is not a silver standard
country in which the laboring man re-
selves fair pay for his days labor.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
WATERFOWL.
Election Results and other News From
the West End of the County.

Election Results and other News From
the West End of the County.
Green and Meiser are saving set for
Mr.. VIM. Beidel
Married, in Palmer Township, Mr..
Butt and Miss Anna Hutzel of this place.
Our election passed off very quietly,
with but little strife among candidates
1t was a Democratic victory by ajor-
ity of IS. Those elected are: C. S Latin,
Trustee; D. G. Dunbar, Treasurer; +.
Armstrong, Assessor; c. B. Wood and
j. McDermott, Justices of the Peace
Ed. Burchett, Consta BILE; Supervisors,
District No. 1-George Schilling; No. .
George Meiser; No. 3-Oscar Bur-
chett; No. fl. P, BOIL; No. 5-Sam
Paxton; No. &C. E. Wood.
A called meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company will be
held April II at l o'clock sharp, The
charter has been received and import
ant business will be up for consider
alton.
A letter from p. 7. Pearce, who
moved recently from Barlow to Pear
son, Arkansas, states that on March
20 their gardens We're all made and
corn up. Peach, plum, cherry and ap-
pie trees were in bloom. From the let.
ter it would seem that Mr.. Pearce is
well pleased with his new home.
Mr.. j. H. Burchett has voted for
siXty-one years and sixty times in
Watertown. His first vote on coming
from Virginia was cast ia Warren
township. r. w.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09
MACkS SBURG.
What Our Neighbors up the c. Il NJ. are
Doing and Saying.

What Our Neighbors up the c. & NJ. are
Doing and Saying.
The we'll on the Rice was shot last
Wednesday. 1t will make small we'll.
II is within less than two hundred feet
of Rice No /, which has been pumping
for thirty odd years. This old well
makes from two to three barrels every
day.
Joseph Grudier moved mis- family to
Cambridge this week. Mr.. Grudier
works on the railroad at that place
j. w. DeLong has sold his house to
Albert Longfellow and will move to
Cambridge in short time.
There will be exercises at the church
on Easter Sunday under the auspices
of the Sunday School.
Mrs. Brown is visiting friends and
relatives in Marietta this week.
Addison Hamilton shipped his house
hold goods.to West Virginia last Thurs
day. He will still retain his interest
in the oil field here.
John Wharton, of Smith Ridge has
moved into Miss Rebecca James house,
in west part of town.
William Eaton was elected Mayor
last Monday without opposition. The
citizens now look to him for law and
order We have every reason TO be-
lieve that he will hew to the line and
let the chips strike where they will.
The lava biding citizen will stay with
him if he does this
D. F. Stottsberry has moved into the
Joseph Grudier house.
Rev. D. s. Welch and wife were
called to Morgan county last week by
the serious illness of her father.
Miss Clara Scarberry is teaching for
her sister, Miss Flora who has the
measles,
Keever and Dyer are building rig
on Rothley. This is close to the pool
on the Corp farm.
No s, on NJ P. Patterns farm, was
shot last week and will make very
good producer.
The we'll on the Eagle will be in in a
few days. This well is located near
wells that have been producing for
years.
Ray Keever and Gid Dyer are at Ava,
Noble county, this week after their
oil tools.
B. F, Gramlich will occupy his new
store room next week.
c. F. Shotwell and wife moved from
Hartford to this place last Tuesday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-09

The Old Homestead" seems to us as
near an approach as possible as to what
a play should be. 1t depicts very truth.
fully country life in New England
about half century ago.
The scenery is very rural and domes-
tic in character, the haymakers gather
ing around the old we'll singing "The
Moss-covered Bucket that Hangs in the
Well" City life, too, is also faithfulIv
portrayed, and the audience are treated
to an excellent picture of Grace Church,
from which are heard issuing strains of
sweet music by the choir
Altogether, the moral of the plav is
decidedly good, and were every caterer
for public entertainment to give ms So
healthful and innocent a performance
as this is, we feel sure parents and
guardians of youth would no longer
cry out as they now do against the i'm.
morality of theatre-going. Entertain.
ments of this sort are entitled To The
staunchest support of the RELIGIOUS
press Editorial from the Christian AT
Work.
Presented here on Monday, April
18th, at the Auditorium.