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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13

The Summer School, summer
school closes tomorrow, after a most
scucessful session. About 160 have re-
gistered and this school is the largest
summer school in the state. Seventy-two
lectures have been held in the course and
the public have been treated to two pub
lie lectures. The social side of the school
has been well kept up, On Tuesday
evening there was a reception at the
Museum and yesterday visit was made
to the scale works. Last evening a
reception was held in Pythan hall alter
Mr.. Nashs lecture. This was well at
tended and gave all a good chance to
get better acquainted with each other.
The first free public lecture was given in
Athenaeum hall by George l.. Walton
of West Newton, Mass. Mr. Walton
spoke of what made good schools, and
the relation of the teacher to the pupil.
The second lecture was given last even
ing by Supt Nash of the Gardner, Mass,
schools and was upon the poet Words
worth. Both these lectures deserved a
larger attendance from our townspeople,
though most of the summer school
scholars were present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13


master Bundy has not yet come before
the Vermont congressional delegation
and they will not take up the question
until after congress meets again. There
are three candidates in the field, Charles
P. Carpenter, L. D. Hazen and w. w.
Sprague.
The Michigan Central has been run
ming an excursion from Michigan to the
White Mountains and the Maine beaches.
On Friday there were two extra sIeepers
on the Lake road train from the west and
on Saturday the same train pulled in
from the west with eight cars, including
four Wagner sleepers.
There has been one fatal case of
typhoid fever the past week, Miss
Katheryn E. Hughes of East Albany who
came here to visit Miss Coegins. She
was % years old and has been sick
about 10 days. There are two more
cases Of the same disease in the village,
but no serious results are anticipated.
Three new members joined the N. E.
o. P. last Saturday evening, making
now nearly 400 in all. This lodge has
recently lost one member by death, Ber.
trand E. Towle, who died July 8. The
death claim was approved by the su'
preme lodge July 10, and on July 21, a
draft for $4,000 was received to pay the
death bepeft.
Important business will be transacted
at the regular monthly meeting of the
Merchants association next Tuesday
evening. Besides the business of the
meeting several Of the members will
relate their experiences in regard to col
Letting accounts through the association
1t will be a meeting that all members
will want to attend.
The Bicycle club will have japanese
lantern parade next Tuesday evening al
SIS. The parade will form at the uppe
end of Railroad street, passing up th'
Avenue. Main, Summer and Centra
streets, after which refreshments will b.
served to the club riders. All are cor
daily invited to be present and have thei
wheels decorated with lighted lantern
and make the occasion a pleasant ant
grand success.
About 1000 people attended tn
opening of the Meadow Park on Tuesda
evening. The st. Johnsbury band CAV
an outdoor concert and the orchestr
played for promenade and dance in til
pavilion. The park is well lighted wit
electric lights and the pavilion is ais
lighted. O.V. Hooker & Son light th
grounds and pavilion with their ow
dynamo, Ice cream and cake wer
served through the evening and dancin
continued until late hour. The park
to be used for picnics and similar entel
tainments and for the present all th
proceeds from rentals will be used t
improve the place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13

A Very Heavy Rainfall The curator
of the Museum furnishes us with the fol-
lowing statistics showing the unusual
amount of rain for the past three
months. The average monthly rainfall
of the last three years is 2.87 inches.
During the last month GAO inches Of
rain fell during the month of June 6.02
inches and during the month OF May
4.33 inches, making he rainfall Of the
last three months nearly equal to that
OF any other six months. The total rain
fall for the year ending July, 1896, was
2S.57 inches; for the year ending July
1896, % inches, and for the past
year, 1888 inches, making an average
annual rainfall of "a. A inches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
Bicycle Meet.-A rare treat is in store

Bicycle Meet.-A rare treat is in store
for the bicycle enthusiasts Of this section.
The Liltleton Cycle club and the Ian
caster Cycle association have formed a
circuit and are to hold races at I.ittleton
on August 25, and at Lancaster on the
Goth, if pleasant, and If not on the first
fair day. Both clubs have last dirt tracks
which will be in the best OF condition,
and two days of genuine sport are
assured. In all 5000 are offered in prizes
and medals, and 13 events are on the
programme. This is new departure for
the North country" and should receive
liberal patronage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
Building and Loan Association. The

st. Johnsbury branch of the Connecticut
Building and Loan association organized
last week Thursday evening by electing
the following officers:
President, c. H. Stevens.
First Vice Pres, E. H. Ross.
Second Vice-Pres., L. N. Smythe.
Secy., c. H. Bagley.
Treas. Crawford Ranney.
Attorney, Elisha May.
Directors, ]. H. Ryan, E. H. Blossom,
]. A. Thorne, George w. Story, 6. F.
Cheney.
Advisory board. Lorenzo Sulloway,
George Ranney, H. ]. Goodrich, A. L.
Bragg, H. A. Bartlett, John w. Titcomb,
William Weatherby, Charles W. Farr,
Harry Blodgett, F. E. Potts, L. H. Farm.
ham, H. r. Albee, Charles F. Boynton,
George P. Moore, Arthur F. Stone, E. c.
Brooks.
c. H. Bagley was chosen special agent
and Mark L. Beardsley Of Montpelier is
the state manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Lady Cook.
Girl Wanted.
Rooms to Let.
Rooms Wanted.
Pickles-Bingham.
introducing c. e. Simanton
Certificate of Bank Stock Lost
Farm for Sale-H. E. Chalmers.
A Sure Tbing-E. D. Steele & Co.
Chew Gum-Boynton & Eastman.
Great Bargains-Brooks-Ty Store.
To Parents-Barbour's Business College.
Insurance and Real Estate-Rickaby & Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
Extracts from Letters.

Edward Cowles of Waterville, N. H.,
described the semi.centennial as follows:
MY brother Frank and had been
brought up from Ryegate; we were two
very small boys, dressed alike tor the
occasion and for that reason. suppose,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13

Real Estate NOtes.-Mrs. Alma Good
ellis house on Railroad street has been
sold by Rickaby & Co. to George B.
Spaulding. Mrs. Goodell will for the
present remain in the tenement she has
heretofore occupied.
Rickaby & Co. have sold to |. G. Jones
the Prescott place in Paddock village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights of Pythias.

Regular convention of Apollo Lodge No. 2
Tuesday. August II
Uniform Rank drill after regular meeting
w. o. SHAW, c. c.
II. T. FISHER, X. R. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
Wednesday Afternoon

The exercises were held in the big tent
on the Academy grounds, and. though it
rained quite steadily outside. the people
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
euding August IL 1897,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13

[Continued on fourth page.]
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
A COLUMN OF VERSE.
For Nanitv,s sake.


Re was happy and gay little singer,
With lyrics % summer pent UP in his
throat
He sang from the dawn to the sunset, bu;
aways
He kept for the evening his tenderesi
note.
Then, when the little gold stars were
twinklins.
He few to the brim Of his brown. woven
nest.
And twittered soft nothings. received
sleepy answers,
That made glad CULVER creep into his
breast
And rufle his fuzzy red feathers. Their
surely
Was never little bird sladde- than he
No other nest with SO downy lining
Was ever more cozily moored in a tree
The air OF the forest IS heavy with fra
GRANGE.
As gay-tinted flowers their petals uncurl.
But two flashing wings that God colored as
brightly
Are rigid and still-for the within Of girl
The little brook catches its breath as #
passes.
a shadow lies dark on the woods brood
Ing face
A bit OF Gods music and sunshine gone
from them
Fettered by ribbons and meshes Of lace.
A full-throated chorus. yet summer Is
gr!eving
Over the songs that will never be heard
Locked in q small. stiffened breast. o
! wonder
What God is thinking. you poor little
bird.
Bertha Gerneaux Davis, In Congrega
tionalist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
FASHIONS MIRROR.

Red blowaways are the newest al.
grettes for evening wear, and red CAD.
flies hover over blue roses.
Black trimmings predominant or
high-colored dresses, even for the house
to soften and tone down the excess OF
color.
Gray and red make pretty mixture
and both are well worn. Watered silk
poplin is new. and is certainly very
good wearing material
The fashionable parasols have won.
derful handles, the latest taking the
semblance Of a horse chestnut burst.
ing from its prickly sheath.
The most jeweled belts are worn
Sometimes steel. with amethyst, very
often turquoise set in silver or leather
with jewels down the center.
Black cloth jackets are now trimmed
with white lace applique, and very
smart they look. especially when they
open over white watered silk waist.
coats.
1t is remarkable how much vivid red
is worn both in the day and evening;
even young girls have poppy-red straw
hats, surrounded with ruche of the
same shade, with an aigrette at the
back, sometimes black. mostly red.
Royal blue is color which appears
frequently in the trimming of other
wise sober cloth gowns. One fetching
little bicycle suit of tan Melton has coat
revers faced with royal blue MORE.
The demand for printed silk mus
lin Of a ilmy texture is hardly equal &c
the supply. 1t makes the most sty.
lish bodices and sleeves, falls into the
softest folds, and seems capable of TAX
ing a lovely range OF colors.-Boston
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
The silent Boatman.

Twas phantom ship that sailed the sea.
Swiftly-Doiselessly
And il bore my true love away from me
SilenLy-yoicelessly
And the bostmen grim,
With mufied car,
Sailed with my true love
To the unknown shore
And a darkness deep as the shades OF night
Settled down on my soul and obscured the
light
All. the way has been long. but the end Is
near,
Silently-noiselessly
The boatnan comes, he VIII soon be here,
Silently-voicelessly
For my head Is white
And my eyes are dim,
AS wait and watch
For that boatman grim;
And the darkness deep as the shades OF
Settled down on my soul and obscured the
All, the boatman nears, and his icy breath,
Silently-noiselessly
Hovers Ger my heart with the chill OF
death,
Slently-voicelessly
Come. boatman, come.
With thy muffied oar.
And bear me swift
To the unknown shore;
And the darkness deep as the shades OF
Uplifts from my soul and al length IT Is
Boston Courier
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
Boy with the Jew's-Harp.

How tender Is the newborn grass
The earth again IS fresh and young
But where's the boy that used to pass
a twanging Of his jew's-harp tongue?
For he was youth and Joy and spring:
His bursted shirt-sleeve showed his wing
And how he made the buzzer sing.
o. where IS the boy with
The jew's-harp?
The 5ew's-harp boy was red with tan.
One trouser-leg exposed his knee:
The other whipped the little man
With tsttered shreds when gambolec
he.
His bare toes in the green grass curled.
He cared for nothing in the world
But how his jew's-harp music purled-
o, where is the boy with
The tew's-harp?
He called It juice-harp His moist teeth
All stained with berries from the woods
Did clamp il with their ivory sheath
II was the best OF all his goods.
insight, unseen. he snapped and hung
His trophies round him; but he chung
Excepting when II lost its tongue
To that dearest thing,
The jew's-harp?
Sometimes I dream he has come back,
Has left the football, wheel and bat
And walks the same old village track,
Advancing underneath his hat
The low. sweet drone, the buzz and sting
OF jew SHARP tunes around me cling!
Q. he was youth and Joy and spring.
Where-where is the boy with
The jew's-harp?
Chicago Evening Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16

Lead is dangerous to all who use it
in their work. as house painters, gilders,
calico pripters, type founders, potters
and braziers. Mercury is also foe
TO life. The makers Of mirrors, baron
eters, those who etch or color wool or
felt, soon feel the effect Of nitrate Of
mercury in teeth, gums and tissues Of
the body. Silver often kills those who
handle it. and photographers. makers
of hair dye, inks and other preparations
turn gray and are often overpowered
by deadly weakness. Copper some
times makes those who work with it
lose teeth, eyesight and sometimes life.
Wall paper man lfacturers grow i'll
from arsenic. The engravers who use
nitric acid sometimes find their lungs
poisoned by its fumes. Ammonia kills
soap-makers. Z;nc is fatal to calico
printers and makers Of meerschaum
eipes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
CORRESPONDENCE POINTS.

Write legibly; if you cannot, you
should learn 10 do so. Practice makes
perfect.
To write a good hand is an essential
accomplishment which every woman
should acquire.
Answer every note or letter, except
such as may be impertinent or insult
ing; these are not worthy your notice.
Plain. white unruled paper is always
:he most refined and elegant for note
paper and envelopes, though delicate
gray is not in bad taste.
Place the postage stamp in straight.
that is, vertical position, in the upper
right hand corner of the envelope. tar
CUES great carelessness to put thestamp
on in any sort of fashion.
Avoid gairishness in color and deco
ration in your note paper. 1t is ex-
ceedingly poor taste to use red or green
ink. or orange-colored note paper, or
naper of any other strong colsr.-Ia-
dies World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
RECENT INVENTIONS.

4 Sewly desi gned bust form for dress
makers use Is made OF . series OF non
collapsible rigid vertical stays, with ad-
Unstable cross bands attached by means
OF clamps. so they can be expanded IN
til the proper shape and size is OBJ
tanned.
a new medical inhaler for diseases
OF the head and throat passages is com
posed OF a waterproof fabric. to be
stretched over the mouth and nose,
with an atomizer at one side TO produce
vaPor from the mediei776b for the patient
TO breathe. "
Baby cribs are being placed on the
market which can be folded up in small
space when not in use. the frame be-
ing formed Of hinged members which
lock fast when opened TO support .
canvas crib which is attached TO piy-
oted framework.
To prevent dust from getting on the
chains and gear wheels Of bicycle the
chain is surrounded by pair OF tele-
scopic tubes. with drums at the ends &c
cover the gears. the shafts projecting
through small holes in the side OF the
drums.
To raise bread dough after it hasbeen
kneaded a new raising pan is fitted
with reservir underneath which is
filed with warm water TO heat the
dough to the right temperature without
the necessity OF placing it on the stove
where it might dry out or burn.
In newly designed poultry feeder
a double cone is placed in frame with
the upper cone much larger than the
smaller one to hold a large quantity Of
grain and the lower one opening down,
ward into a round tray with a fangt
around its edge TO prevent waste of the
feed.
In new block signal system for rail
roads the signals are operated auto
matically by the passing train. which
closes the block as it enters and opens
1t as it enters the next block, which is
in turn closed. thus telling the next en-.
gineer if there is a train close ahead OF
him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
THE BOOK WORLD.

Miss Braddon has completed a new
story which is called Under Loves
Rule
Mr.. Rider Haggard has finished new
novel dealing with Boer life. entitled
The Swallow"
S. r. Crockett has been taking a
walking tour in Pomerania. we are adj
vised by the English papers. no doubt
with a view OF acquiring local color"
for his new story. The Red Axe" the
scene OF which is to be laid in Pom
erania.
Mr.. Richard lie Gallienne contracted
his second marriage recently when he
made Miss Julie Norregard, London
journalist. his wife. The witnesses
were Mrs. James Welch and Mr.. Will
liam Sharp, of literary note.
Pierre Lott. who is at present en- ac-
tive service on the French war ship
Javelot, has produced new book,
"Ramuntcho," a study of Biscayan
landscape and manners. CASTOR Des-
champs declares it TO be "the true Lott,
the Lod of the old manner"
A young woman has received the IN
usual honor of the freedom OF London
guide. She is daughter Of Lord Am
herst OF Hackney, and, having written
History of Gardening in England"
has just been honored by the Worship
full Company Of Gardeners.
Alexandra Dumas, the younger. is
shortly to have his statue on the Place
Malesherbes in Paris. Subscriptions
are already being collected for the pur-
pose. and as Dumas is a household
name in France, it should be less diff
cult TO raise the money than it has I'M
fortunately been in the case of many
other distinguished Frenchmen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
NEW DYSPEPSIA cuRE.
II Is. Like All Late Remedies, Anti
septic in Nature.

II Is. Like All Late Remedies, Anti
septic in Nature.
When il is considered that there are
hundreds Of "cures" for dyspepsia, that
cocaine and strychnine are employed
extensively TO give temporary relief.
while weakening the vitality OF the
cells Of the membrane Of the stomach,
a powerful and harmless antiseptic Is
very welcome 10 sufferers from indi-
gestion. l. is only Of late that peroxide
OF hydrogen. ia the form OF the pure
and powerful solution known as hydro
zone. has been recognized by scientists
as a destroyer Of microbian infection in
the membrane OF the intestines In
flammatiOn OF the stomach. or gastritis.
IS a bacillus-produced fermentation,
which leads TO d disturbance in the rela-
tive proportions OF the main constit-
uents Of the gastric juice (pepsin and
muriatic acid. Il is important to de-
stroy the unhealthy mucus without in
Turing the tissues beneath, and TO heal
the diseased membrane in order TO re
store the normal functions OF the peptic
glands. Hydrozone, one part to thirty
two parts OF sterilized water. DESTROYS
at once bad mucus by the action OF the
nascent oxygen which is released. The
contents OF the stomach are then
promptly discharged into the small in
testine. The stomach is now in
healthy condition for the reception of
nutritive pabulum. After a meal pa
tent should follow it with glycozone
dissent oSrgen and gylcerin), which
favors osmosis and assists in reestab-
fishing the functional activity OF the
Peptic and mucous glands Of the
stomach
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
EXAMINED HIS hEART
Case of Aneurism Diagnosed ~
Means of the Ray.


Recently a group OF physicians by
means of an X-ray apparatus examined
the heart Of big negro sailor, who was
apparently in perfect health. He was
being treated for aneurism OF the aortS-
An sneurisn is q sac P7otTuding from
. weakened point il blood vessel As
the membrznce stretches more and
more under pressure from The heart,
the sac leag-hs1S ard death comes with
rupture II this case i could BE plainly
located BY the heartbeat but what
could not be told WIS 81 What point the
sneurls1 started The Vsrs1t was
backed against 3 C-ookes tube s16
Suo-escszt screen placed zCalnsT his
breast A cr static e]ect-ical machine
connected with he tEbe Vas SET Il
motion The room was ulz6e DARK. n
din shadow -lo appeared UPoa TIE
screen. while e large shadow Tereale6
the heart This shadow expanded sld
contracted. showing plainly the beat
ing. little shadow which should not
have appeared. al the top OF the breast
bone made il plain that The aneurism
was at the top Of the arch OF the aorta-
Without the rays" il would not have
been possible for medical science TO
locate II. On a screen placed before
another patient the stomach was indi-
Gated by a light space. the diaphragm
as a curved line Of shadow. the liver
shadowy mass without clear outline. the
ribs and heart as faint shadows above.
A coin placed behind the back was plain
" visible in front with the hand that
held II. In certain forms Of disease II
viii probably soon be as common for
physician 10 look at patients heart as
his tongue.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
SPRUCE TREE SILK.
II IL of Good Quality and Far Cheap
er Than the Old Kind.


In Europe an excellent quality of silk
is being made from the spruce tree, and
il is expected that the industry will soon
be established in this country. The cost
of making silk by this process is one
fifth that Of spinning from a worm
cocoon. The fiber may be dyed as read
lily and woven as securely as the animal
product. Its textile strength is great.
The inventor claims that other woods
may be used, but not so satisfactorily.
His 20 years study OF the subject in
duced him TO experiment to find the
chemical process the vegetable fiber Of
the leaf OF the mulberry tree went
through while being transformed by
the worm into silk. He brushes the
tree. mixes the mass with glucose, and
congresses it into q heavy gum in me-
tallic tubs. The mixture is then forced
by hydraulic presses through tiny glass
tubes at the bottom of the tubs, in fibers
so small that girls employed are COM
PEELED 10 use magnifying glasses 10 tell
when they break. 1t is then carried over
electrically heated drums, plunged in
Ice water, dried and spoiled for the
chicago Inter Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
NAMES OF THE DAYS.

Wednesday belonged to Wooden, the
great god of war.
Monday, or Moons daeg. was given
over TO the worship of the moon.
Thor's daeg was named for Thor, the
eldest son of Wooden and Friga, the
bravest of the gods.
Sunday (Sun daeg in the Saxon)
comes from the sun, chief object of the
Saxon's worship.
Tuesday, or Tuisco's daeg, 50 called
In honor of Tuisco, the son OF earth and
deified father of the Teutonic race.
Friga's daeg was dedicated to the
wife of Wooden, and Saturday or Saeter's
daeg was called after the god Saeter.