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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

the unity of the Christian churches are
due to wounded vanity. and the remain
ing tenth to an imperfect liver"
What magnificent specimen of the
Miff-tree there is in the possession of the
New York Federation OF Women's Clubs.
The Smithsonian Institute ought to get
that tree and compel those arrogant Cal
norman big trees to hide their diminished
heads. This is long preface to Il short
discourse. Do not practice an unwise
economy in cultivating the Mifftree.
There is story very trite and not quite
fine, but as it is of Sidney Smith venture
to tell it. At dinner party one woman
absorbed the conversation, airing with
great freedom her collection of plants,
all of which were burdened with botan.
ical names. The genial but weary Sidney
leaned over the table and asked, Madam,
did you ever have Psoriasis Septennis P
As my pronunciation of Latin is not up
to date, add that PSORIASIS Septennis"
is the "Seven Years Itch" "Oh, yes"
instantly replied the botanical woman.
II had an elegant one. Igave 1t to the
Archbishop of Canterbury. 1t came out
beautifully in the spring" You recall
the religious woman of George Elliott's
who, when she found that her jewelry
was dragging her right down to hell,
gave it all to her sister. Dear sister, il
you have "MiA-tree" giveit not to your
sister, she probably has one of her own
but well-give its body to be burned. II
were talking to the average everyday
American woman instead of the Unitar
ian League, l should add to the Miff-tret
caution. practice wise economy in the
use of slang. 1t is one Of the things WI
cannot live without, but extravaganza
in it is to be deplored. We have seer
whole families made unhappy and much
time spent over the question whether
Uncle Samuel called Wednesday or Thurs
day or some such equally important mat
ter. Then there is neutrality-suspicious. w
had better not use any. stand here al
horrible example of unwise economy
l have wasted your time, your strength
and your patience. hope that you will
be very extravagant, yes positivel.
wasteful with charity. l ask for my dis
jointed paper it's largest, widest mantle
I sum up all have said and all l nigh
say in an immortal sentence left US b.
immortal Maria Mitchell. She gleane
no wiser thought from the illuminate
musal of the heavens than this instrut
ton. do not neglect the inhnities fo
the in6nitesimals."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

In books, very safe and
handy to carry. AL
ways kept on hand at
this Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
CONSUMP TlON.

MRS. MARY JACOBS of Manchester VT.
came to see me about eight months ago. On
examination I found the Bronchial Tubes
and capilaries Of both lungs involved. Very
week and debilitated genei ally. Cough al
most constant. Very hard spasmodic attacks
in the evening with smothering spells and on
retiring and arising. Expectoration very
profuse. Sometimes tough and stringy, then
again frothy and at times streaked with
blood. Night sweats. She stated she had
been examined by family doctors, also doc
tors In Rutland. They told her she had con.
sumption and was incurable. The Rutland
doctor said she wouldn't live six weeks. She
is alive ard tending to he, household duties
to-day. Any one can write her. "Dr. Bar
brick saved my life"
Signed. MRS. MARY JACOBS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
CANCER.

MRS. II. 8. SMITH, a sister of Mrs. Nathan
Kendall of Enosburgh Pa Is. came to me a
year ago when first visited Enosburg Falls.
On examination found an open sore in the
right breast. The sore was about two sizes
larger than a silver dollar. with a ragged,
unhealthy edge. was discharging and odor-
Gus. She stated she had had two operations
for the removal of cancers from that breast,
had showed it to the family physician, who
told her 1t was q cancer, and that he was
sorry for her, as nothing could be done. To-
day the sore is entirely healed and Mrs.
Smith says she feels ten years younger and
never was in better general health in her life.
She Is 76 years old at that.
Words cannot express my gratitude to
DR.. Barbrick. I want everybody to know
what he has done for me, and will answer
all letters. Signed
Mrs. II. S. Smith,
521 TORY St., Brockton, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

CATARRH CURED Consumption in
the incipient stage, bronchitis, asthma, rheu-
matism, diseases of the nose, throat lungs,
GERS, and all chronic blood troubles, eczema,
psoriasis, pimples, blotches and all skin trou.
bles treated and cured.
NERVOUS DISEASES.-Nervo de.
bility from any cause, hysteria, deurasthenia,
cholera, st. Vitus dance, epilepsy ETC., dis
eases of the spine, paralysis, locomotor alta
xia, palsy and all such diseases positively
cured by his Tissue Cell Building" treat
ment.
DISEASES OF WOMEN.-Ladies ex.
amined without exposure, and all diseases
peculiar to their sex cured without the use of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
BattleShip Iowa.

The U. S. battleship Iowa has dis
placement of 1,410 tons, speed of 16
knots, carries four twelve-inch, eight
eight-inch, and six six-inch breech loading
rifles, 20 six-pound and six one-pound
rapid fire guns and four gattlings. She
cost $3,010,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.

MRS. o. c. COLE of Halifax, Mass. came
to see me last September. On examination
found general bloated and dropsical con-
dition all over the body. Abdomen and
lower limbs very much swollen. Much ten
derness across the back in region of the kid.
neys. Heart and circulation very much de-
pressed. Urine half blood and mucous and
waste matter. She complained awfully of
pain in. the sides and back, choking and
smothefinR sensations, oppressed feelings In
the head, numbness Of the limbs, etc. The
family doctor pronounced it Bright's Disease,
and promised to do what he could for her,
but considered the case hopeless one. So
did she, 1t seems, for this is what she says -
my children would have been motherless
to-day If it had not been for DR.. Barbrick."
Signed, Mrs. o. c. COLE.
my wife and both believe this certainly
would have been the case II she had not have
made one supreme effort and seen this won
derful physician"
DRILL c. COLE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
POISONOUS GARDEN PLANTS.

The berries of the yew have killed
many persons.
There is enough opium in red pop
pies to do mischief, and the autumn
crocus, If the blossoms are chewed,
causes illness.
The lobelias are all dangerous, their
Juice, if swallowed, producing giddi-
ness. with pains in the head.
Lady's slipper poisons in the same
manner as does poison ivy. The bulbs
seem to be the most harmful. Lilies
of the valley are also as much SO.
The leaves and flowers Of the olean-
der are deadly, and the bark of the
catalpa tree is very mischievous; the
water dropwort, when not in flower,
resembles celery and is virulent.
Among the garden plants commonly
In vogue which possess poisonous ma
ture botanists mention the flowers OF
the jonquil, white hyacinth and snow
drop, the narcissus being also partic-
ularly deadly, SO much so, indeed, thai
to chew a small scrap Of one of the
bulbs may result fatally. while the
juice of the leaves is an emetic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
pUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

"Ah, my boy, how do you like hav-
ing nephew named after your" IT
makes me feel rich, old detroit
Journal.
"What lovely new couture Miss
Oldtimer has. Where did she get the
style?" THAT comes with the hair"
Cleveland PLATA Dealer.
First Ingenious Maiden-'How do
you like my engagement ring?' Sec
ond Ingenious Maiden-"Oh! it is the
prettiest one you ever had!"-Judy.
Tourist Ito Highlander in full uni
form)-"Sandy, are you cold with the
kilt?" Sandy-"Nae, mon; but I'm
nigh kilt wi the cauld." = Glasgow
Evening News.
"She sang one of the finest tropical
songs l ever heard" "You mean a
topical song" 81 mean what 1 say,
tropical. 1t was the warmest thing
l ever heard" Town Topics.
She-"You never did care for me.
You only married me for my money"
He-"Now, you are not only cruel, but
absurd. 1 should like to know how !
could have got your money any other
way ?"-Boston Transcript.
"Since Mrs. Black has been a widow
he suggested, "itseems to me she looks
younger" ''Of course" she replied.
ut is more necessary now that she
should" Thus do women betray each
other.-Chicago Evening Post.
Ready for More.-''Here, boy" said
the man, "throw away that cigarette
and smoke a cigar" "Yasser," replied
the urchin. Say, mister; got whole
pack of cigarettes in me pocket.
Philadelphia North American.
Why He Refused Him.-Young Poet
why do you refuse me as son-in-
law? Is it because I lack merit p
Paterfamilias-'Oh, no; it is simply
on account of lack of space. We are
really overcrowded for room here
now."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
BEEHIVE IN A CITY.
/ The Humxning Honey-Makers Work
| in Independence Square,
Philadelphia.

A beehive planted in the very heart
of great city? Impossible!
Not at all! The city is Philadelphia,
which makes difference.
Yes, the drowsy humming of the bees
at work is one of the adjuvants to
slumber which make Philadelphia
what it is Their home is a hive
perched upon broad window sill high
above a city square not far from In
dependence hall.
The bees regard the square just
across the way as their private park,
happy hunting ground planted IN
their interests.
"What is park for, anyhow. if it
isn't to gather honey in?" they want
to know. People who come to walk
or talk or rest on the benches ofShe
square are, the bees consider, tres
passing on private property.
In early spring there are the heavy
laden blossoms of the trees. horse
chestnut flowers and the like, brim-
ming with honey, pollen and other
good things. Some of the ornamental
shrubs and trees blossom well into the
summer.
Then there are the flower beds. Hya-
cinth follows crocus and crysanthe-
mum follows rose. Until the cold winds
of fall close down the bees industry al
together, there is always some deli
cious trifie, some cool, deep cup from
which to sip it.
The window where the hive stands
is always open, but the honey-makers
seldom penetrate into the room and
never to make themselves disagreed
BILE. They are model neighbors.-N.
Y. World.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
FIRST MAHOGANY BUREAU.
One of the Most Beautiful OF Woods
Had a Hard Tight
for Favor.

Many people suppose that the use
of mahogany for the manufacture of
furniture is very ancient. AS a mat
ter of fact, the first record we have
of this rare wood is in 1895, when Sir
Walter Raleigh repaired one of his
ships with it in the port of Trinidad.
The next we hear of mahogany is
many years later, when an Englishman
who was sailing from one of the West
Indies used quite lot of what APP
peared to him rough lumber for bal
last, and when he arrived in England
and found his brother building house
he gave this apparently ill-featured
timber to him for his house. When
his brother turned the lumber over
to his carpenters, they refused to use
it, because it was so hard that it spoiled
their tools; so its use for building tina t
house was abandoned.
His wife, however, a short time after
gave some of this wood to her cabinet
maker in order to have him make for
her candle box. He, too, complained
of the hardness of the wood and its
effect upon his tools. The candle box
was finished at last, however, and it
was SO handsome, having taken on such
beautiful polish, that this box be-
came quite curiosity among the So
ciety people of that day; so much so
that the lady's husband had the same
cabinetmaker make him a bureau OF
the same wood. The bureau was so
unusually beautiful that the cabinet
maker went regularly into the bust
ness of manufacturing bureaus, and
made not only a reputation, but a
large fortune out of the business
Atlanta Constitution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Over 100000 persons are employed
in Italy rearing silkworms.
Germany has to-day 4o3 beet sugar
factories, of which Prussia alone has
512.
The statistical year book of Berlin
shows that fewer females die in their
twelfth year and fewer males in their
fifteenth year than in any other year
of their lives
The percentage of profits on the
railways of India is on the average 5.46,
as against $50 for Great Britain, 80
for the United States and 2.3% for the
Australian colonies.
Among the % competitors in Ga
mile walking match in Berlin eight of
them were vegetarians. The distance
had to be covered in IS hours. Only six
of them accomplished the feat, and
they were all vegetarians.
A Chinese typewriter has been in
vented by DIR. Sheffield, of Jungsho,
China, which has wheel carrying over
1900 characters, arranged in 30 cir
cules. 1t is said to exceed so far the
speed of the swiftest Chinese writer
that its value is assured.
A man amused himself by calculat-
ing how much energy, water and coal
it would take to move the earth foot,
supposing that 1t was subjected
throughout its mass to force equiv
alent to terrestrial gravitation. Start
ing with the fact that the earth's mass
is about 6,100 on-million-million
tons, our statistician calculates that
we should require 10000 million years
for 10000 horse power engine to
move our globe foot. The boiler that
should feed this engine would vaporize
quantity of water that would cover
the whole face of the globe with o
layer 300 feet deep. The vaporization
of this water would require 1000 mil
lion-million tons of coal. This coal,
carried in cars holding ten tons each,
and having total length of 30 feet,
would require 400 million-miliion cars,
which would reach 100000 times
around the earth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12

A Chicago bluejacket on the Har-
ward visited the Oquendo several days
after the fight and in one of her tur-
ret guns found bag containing near
ly 1000 pesetas in gold, silver and pa
per, equal in American coin to near
ly 5000. The money had been placed
in the muzzle of the cannon and the
position Of the breech lock showed
that the Spaniard had intended to scat
ter the stuff by firing the gun and pre-
vent the Americans from getting his
fortune. The sailor was allowed to
keep his prize. and sent it to his moth
er in Chicago.-Pittsburgh Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12

Birds Steal the Electric Lights.
"It's the birds!" exclaimed the un.
happy electrician to the superintend-
emit. For the fiftieth time a depart
ment of great packing house had
been plunged into darkness by the fail
ure of the electric lights, and for the
tenth time the superintendent had
called the electrician, Mr.. Kobell, to
time. sBirds-bosh!" retorted the su-
perintendent> Its factl" persisted
the electrician. ''The COMPOUNDED
birds take the safety strips between
the binding posts for threads and try
to grab them off for nests. Every time
they pounce on wire they break the
current. "Bosh!" repeated the super
intendent. The electrician rushed out
and returned with two limp spar
rows. "Look at the blisters on this
ones feet" he cried, "and this ones
bill is melted off," Sure enough, the
sparrows were burned and blistered.
Under the caves of the building the
thin lead safety wires, resembling
threads, had proved a charnel place
for birds. These wires are inserted
to burn out in case of short circuit
or grounded wire. Now they are COW
cred with mica to keep off the birds
Kansas City Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
PIRACY IN THE EAST.
There Are Many Sea Robbers Who
| Still Ply Their Trade in Chi
nese Waters.

Piracy in some eastern waters is
more rife now than ever it was. So it
would appear from the latest report of
our consul at Canton. This is how the
robbers proceed: They have no armed
craft of their own with which to give
chase and run down their victims. The
usual plan is for band of half dozen
men to go on board a passenger launch
disguised as honest men. When a suit
able spot is reached they throw off all
disguise, overawe the crew and pas
sengers by fiourishing revolvers, and
then half the party stand by ready to
shoot, while the rest proceed to search
the passengers and their luggage, and
when they have taken all they want
they transfer themselves to another
boat or land near friendly village,
where a division of the spoils takes
place.
These pirates, the consul points out,
are not devoid of certain chiyalrous
feeling. Cases have been known where,
after having robbed some rich passen-
gers and made good haul, they have
restored to the poorer passengers
what had already been taken from
them. On other occasions they have
overpowered the master and crew Of
launch and borrowed" the use of
the vessel for a few hours, during
which they have overhauled junk
known to have valuables on board.
Having pillaged the junk they have
steamed away to their own village, and
before landing they have offered to
pay the master for the time his launch
has been detained. This is quite in
Ralph the Rover style.-Westminster
Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
LIMITS ON vIcroR1A,s POWER

The queen has no power over taxa
ton and could not create any new Of.
Gee with fees attached to it.
The queen cannot exclude member
from parliament after he has been
duly elected, nor can she delegate the
duty of signing laws to anyone.
Though her majesty can pardon a
murderer, she is debarred by an act
passed in the reign of George III. from
extending royal clemency to Sabbath
breakers.
The queen could sell or give away the
royal navy, or declare war with Russia.
but she could not spend single farth-
ing of public money without the con-
sent of parliament.
The queen cannot communicate with
her subjects as she can the most
mental of her servants, nor can she
receive presents from her people save
through officers of state or friends
personally known to her majesty.
Though her decision II absolute
after prisoner has been sentenced,
she could not interfere with the course
of justice before the sentence has been
passed. Neither could she interfere
In case of private as opposed to pub
lie wrong.
Her majesty is subject to the laws
that she signs, and cannot issue proc
lamation contrary to law. If, for in
stance, it were the law of England
that no train should travel at rate
exceeding so miles an hour, the queen
could not issue proclamation ex-
empting a certain train from the oper-
alton of the law.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
SAID CONCERNING MOTHER.

All am my mother made me.-John
Quincy Adams.
The future destiny of child is al.
ways the work Of the mother.-Na.
poleon.
Mothers are the only goddesses in
whom the whole world believes
French.
Blessed is the child that is brought
up at the mothers knee, which is Gods
altar.-Ladies' Home Journal.
In all this cold and hollow world, nc
fount of deep, strong deatllless love
save in mothers heart.-Felicia He.
mans.
consider that the mothers of q
country mold its citizens, determine
its institutions and shape its destiny
Matthew Vassar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12

an runs into dorg, an hort we went
agin an bent the machine cruel. 'Ow-
ever, e stritened it bit with poker
e borrered, an then we went on orl
right. An when we got to 'Appinton
we put up the tandem, an lad a good
time with another young lydy an 'er
chap wot we met, an agreed we'd ride
'ome part of the wy together.
When we was goin' back, it was get
tin dark, an AIRY seq to me: Look
ere, 'Arriet, wei let them see wot we
can do. Let's git orr sharp, AN show
'em." So we 'ad a little more refresh
ment, an out we goes; but they sees
us goin', and rushes out, too. An
somehow, comm out of the bar into
the dark, we got mixed.
/ see AIRY, as / thought, in lis brown
coat an knickers, gettin' on is tan
dem, wot 1 knowed by it's bent bars,
an up I jumps behind. go it, AIRY"
/ whispers, an e just grunts, an we
did go, tell yer! We 'ardly spoke till
we got to Bloom road, an then e
turned the wrong way. "'Old ard,
mate" seq; "where yer goin'?" But
e seq nothink, an on we went, me won
derin' wot e was at. you amt goin'
to the hother side of London, are yer ?''
/ SEE, very sarcastic. Then e slows,
en- looks round; an it wasn't AIRY,
but the other bloke! SWELL, hime
blowed!" e. SEE; an 1 sez-well, I
wasn't very perlite. KNOWN AIRY
would be that savage. naturally was
wiftl.
Any'ow, that bloke kidded me to let
i'm put me darn at Bell lane, an ed
take the tandem to the shop. Az l
went 'ome; and in comes AIRY, fair
mad. swell, AIRY" 1 seq, acres a
go. thought it was you, tell you
strife But AIRY just glares at me.
an Where's the machine?' e seq.
Wen I told i'm, OFF he rushed to the
shop. An that ere tandem never
came back. an AIRY 'ad to py for It,
an'-wel!, that's 'ow me an I'm 'sd
wordsl"-st. paul's,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.

Nazareth has three hospitals, sever
converts and IL schools under Euro
pean supervision.
Married women will not be permit.
ted, hereafter, to act as teachers II
the public schools of Milwaukee.
There are 16 schools for Chinese In
Montreal, conducted by the Canadian
Presbyterian, DR.. Thompson.
Virginia has an institute conductor
whose duty it is TO hold teachers insti
sutes In the sevt raj counties.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
struck Out by the Enemy.

In the Santiago engagement a crack
baseball pitcher was hit by Mauser
bullet. When found by the hospital
corps he was alternately rubbing his
arm and scratching his head. ''Hurt
much ?" the surgeon asked him. Hurt
nothing!" replied the fellow, scowl
ing like man left on base; but did
you ever hear of such luck as this. to
get plugged right In my pitching
ayuT-N, Y, Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
Asthma

can be cured to stay cured, by consti-
tutional treatment addressed to the
cause in the blood and nervous system.
Under his management patients gain
steadily in health and strength and the
symptoms fade away as the cause is re-
moved. Books and advice as to cura-
bility Of each separate case are sent
without charge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12

A Long Island historian calls atten,
ton to the fact that Sandy Hook was
once Cape Santiago. Its first name
was Cape Santa de Maria, which was
changed in 1886 to Cape Santiago;
then, when the Dutch took possession,
Il received its present Nance Chicago
Intar Ocean,