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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
LIGHTNING'S STRANGE FREAK
How 1t Tore n Scottish Army Omcers
Clothing to Fragments.

How 1t Tore n Scottish Army Ohcers
Clothing to Fragments.
"A most remarkable example of the
terrible effects of a lightning stroke
is described in the London Graphic
Maj. Jameson, formerly of the Scot
fish Rifles, accompanied by his father
and mother, went into meadow to
pick mushrooms. Maj. jameson was
some distance in front and there was
single clap of thunder and flash of
lightning, which frightened Mrs. jane
son, and she and her husband went into
wood and returned to the house, ex-
pecting that Maj. Jameson would fol-
low.
About half an hour later Maj. Jane
son was found by game keeper, ~
ing on his face in the field quite dead.
Around him, in radius Of several yards,
were his clothes and boots, which had
been torn and scattered about in an
extraordinary manner The lightning
appeared to have struck Maj. Jane
sen on the right side of the head, tear
ing the cap he was wearing to pieces,
and burning his hair off. 1t then
passed inside his collar down the front
of his body and both legs, into his boots,
which were torn to atoms, and then
passed into the ground, tearing a hole
about IS inches in circumference and
three inches deep.
The deceased mans collar was torn
into 100 pieces, none larger than six
pence, the front of his jacket was rent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
Executions were Costly.

Edam, in Holland, where the Dutch
cheese comes from, has ust opened
museum OF local antiquities, and among
the not least interesting OF the exhibits
are the accounts OF the municipal
executioners during the eighteenth cen.
tury, says the London Chronicle. One of
the functionarles, by name Vogel, pre-.
sents detailed bill, dated Dec 10, 1913.
in which he sets forth a claim tor 6
forms Tor one decapitation and 3 florins
each for a sword and a winding sheet,
with three forms / 5 cents for coffin tor
the departed one. His charge for hang.
ing a criminal was also 6 forms, with
the further addition of forms Tor "cut.
ting down and impaling ditto" Break
ing a man on the wheel was costlier
luxury, and ran to 8 forms, while for
supplying nine new lashes for scourge"
the charge was 81 forms.
On the whole, however, Mr. Vogel was
a moderate man in his charges or the
value OF human lie went up It good deal
in the next so years, tor in the no less
circums antial accounts OF Johannes Ka
presented on Aug IA. 1864, we have a
charge OF - forms Tor gong on boarc
the Hans and preparing instruments o
torture with like charge for "tortur
ing one person" But this must hav,
been Tor the lesser torture" only as OF
Aug. 30 the same Johannes sends in {
bill Tor "torturng three persons at Il
forms head"-total, 225 fl rims, With
few DAYS later no less than 600 aorin
is charged for hanging four persons, a
$50 forms each" and for Aopging tw,
persons and burning third he exact
$50 forms. Clearly considerations O
economy, if not OF humanity, must hav
tended toward the reform OF the crimina
code in Holland.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
JOHN WANAMAKER!

John Wnamak asked the other day how was that he became
the largest insurer in the United States carrying policies,
and gsve these five reasons in reply
was nsuabe and accidents i'll health might at any
moment when would not be insurable.
That life insurance Of the best forms Of investment be-
cause gave after deposit nstn guarantee that may repay
principle and interest and more
That life insurance in the long saving fund.- that not
only saved but took average my deposits and took into
partnership into possible profits that not nfreuuen returned pn
ciple and interest, and profit.
That life insurance regarded from the standpoint Of quick ter
mnaOn profitable than any other investment oOuc make
That it enabled to give away all he wished during his
lifetime by providing estate for those left behind
The Endowment Bonds Of the National Life Insurance Co. are the
best insurance in the world.
Don't throw your money away insurance when you
buy these bonds get your protection and at the end the
for which they draw your money all back and fair of in
terest and thereby get your insurance for nothing.
Apply or send for rates and information to
w. w. SPRAGUE,
General Agent, St. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.
PAssUMPsEC DIVISION
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. 4, 1897.
Trains Leave 81. j Ohnsbury.

Leave ST
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction,
80 and 900 a, m, arriving at Boston
SIS a. m. and 435 p. m.
For Concord Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
LAO a. m. daily, go a. m. and 2.34
p. m Arriving at Boston, y. 10 a M, 4.35
and 80 p m.
For White River Junction. Bellows Falls,
Northampton, Springfield Hartford, New
Haven and New York, 1890, and 900
a. m.
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and " hite
River Junction, 1890 and 900 a. m. and
600 p, m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
900 a. m, 600 PM
For Wells River 1890 and 900 a, M. 2.34
and 90 p m.
For Montpelier, 900 a. m, 2 "a p m.
For Litteton, 900 q. m, 2.34 and 600
pm.
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.20, 3.15
and 1915 a. M, 3.13 and 4.27 p. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, 3.15 and 10.45 a. m, 3.13 and 4.27
p. m.
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawipp
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke
3.15 and 1915 a. m, 427 p. m
ForQuebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 3.15 a. m. and ~ p. m.
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
trail Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 4.27 p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrookt and Crane
Trunk Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 4.27 p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., go a. nj. daily. 3.13 p. m.
d.. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
BURNING WOMEN.
Satisfying the Savage Human In
stlnct of Cruelty.

The horrible punishment of burning
women alive seems to have existed in
Saxon, England, but perhaps only ip
the case of slaves, says the Athenaeum.
Under the Norman rulers, any woman,
bond or free, who killed her husband,
was burned alive, and the same punish
ment for this crime, and also for high
treason, and even for coming and other
minor oifenses, continued or arose from
time to time through the second and
third periods until it was abolished by
act of parliament in 1890, the last actual
execution of this kind having, however,
taken place six years earlier The whip
ping of women for various oifenses con-
tinued even later; public whipping
was not abandoned until 1917, and cases
OF private whipping occurred rs late as
1920.
There can be no doubt, we think. that
the savage human instinct of cruelty
had something to do with the barbarous
punishments above mentioned. As the
Old Roman public longed for the
carnage of the circus, as the Spanish
, populace crowded to the auto-da-fe in
the hourishing days of the inouisition
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07

the wooden milkpail andi its contents dis
tributed partially over his person, was
hopping frantically along behind her
on one foot and imploringly shouting:
so, boss! So, boss!' at every jump.
st was as good as regular circus
performance while it lasted, and | en-
ioyed it immensely, or, at least, l would
have done but for thinking about
what Boggs might say when he got
loose.
"The boot strap finally broke, al
lowing the deacon to roll in one direc-
ton, while the COW plunged headlong
through closed gate, smashing it into
kindling wood, and galloping off in an
other
"It suddenly dawned on me that this
was a good time to take vacation, so
started at once, taking my employers
consent for granted. | stayed away
until Boggs had cooled up and built
a new gate, and then sneaked back
one morning and went to work again.
And all the bluff, good-hearted old
deacon ever said to me about the mat
ter was:
"Wilyum Henry, I low ye're mighty
good hand ter work, an l don't know
'zactly haw I'd manage ter git along
through haydn an harvest without we,
but if we ever try ter kerry an umbreller
in front of COW in when I'm milkin'
her, III git up an break every tarnal
bone in yer good-fur-nothin' carcass!
Understand
81 understood. And not wishing to
interrupt the harvest gathering by get
ting crippled for life, always left my
parachute i'm the house during milking
time after that."-Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
OBJECTED TO UMBRELLAS.
Were Liable to Cause Trouble for the
Deacon When Milking.

Speaking about umbrellas" said
Butterwick as he leaned back in his
comfortable armchair and watched the
crowd padding by in the rain, always
reminds me of a pleasant little episode
that occurred some years ago when |
was free and careless farmer boy,
as the poet tells about, working for a
good old Methodist deacon named
Boggs.
1.-The deacon owned a COW that had
an annoying habit of switching her tail
while being MIXED and as Boggs quite
naturally objected to being swatted
alongside of the head or having his hat
cuffed off every other second, he used
to serve an injunction on the tail-hour-
ishing by tying the offending appendix
fast to his bootstrap when he sat down
to milk. Then he would go ahead and
extract the tactical fluid in peace, while
the astonished cow would shake her
head and wonder why her switching APP
paratus didn't work with it accustomed
freedom.
Zone rainy day, when the deacon was
milking away as usual, with the cows
continuation anchored to his boot
strap, thoughtlessly walked in front
of her with an open umbrella, and the
next instant the ancient but still able
bodied milk producer was plunging
wildly about the barnyard like a brin-
die cyclone, while her owner, with his
head jammed through the bottom of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
ART GALLERY FOR LONDON.
Mr.. David Seller Presents the CITY
with Rare Old Paintings.

Mr.. David Seller Presents the CITY
with Rare Old Paintings.
The corporation of London is going to
have an art gallery, the nucleus OF
which was presented to the corporation
on Thursday last by Mr.. David Seller,
who informed the lord mayor, Sir
George Faudel Phillips, that he pro-
posed to hand over to the corporation
200 old Dutch, Italian and English pic,
lures Mr.. Seller is chairman OF the
London Tramway company, and is well
known in New York, having formerly
been an extensive Liverpool grain OPP
orator.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07

so the lower (perhaps not only the low
err strata of English nationality took
delight in witnessing fortunes which,
in all probability, were devised and
kept up partly for their entertainment.
Mr.. Cleveland 'tells us that Judge
Jeffreys, in sentencing woman to be
whipped, is reported to have said:
'Hangman, charge you to pay par
ticular attention to this lady. Scourge
her till her blood runs down. 1t is
Christmas time, a cold time for madam
to strip; see that you burn her Shout
ders thoroughly"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07


appalling death that still threatens inno-
cent men. 1t is slow and lingering death
from consumption. One-siXth of the hui
man race die from this relentless enemy of
humanity. Probably no subject connected
with health is so important and so little
understood as the conservation of vital
force. The human organism is a wonderful
machine, and is so constructed that if ex-
haustive draughts are made upon the vital
forces during youth and middle life, the
mechanism responds for the time, but at the
expense of its future usefulness The man
who overworks or exhausts himself day
after day is constantly overdrawing his
store of vital force. Finally the rnechan-
ism of supply breaks down and the man
becomes physical bankrupt. The me-
chanism Of supply i'll man is his stomach.
There the food is transformed into vital
force. If the stomach is weak and the di-
gestion impaired, the body ceases to re-
ceive and store up vital force. If the
draught is continued consumption or some
other equally fatal disease is the result.
DR., Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
great producer of vital force. 1t enables
man to daily store up energy to do almost
any amount of work or stand any amount
OF exposure. 1t does its work through the
stomach. 1t makes the weak stomach
strong 1t facilitates and increases the
flow of digestive juices. 1t promotes and
perlects the assimilation of all the life
giving elements of the food. 1t is the
great bood-maker and flesh builder.
Mr. +. NJ. Robinett, of Xenophon, Tenn,
writes: can heartily recommend Dr. Perce's
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
torpid liver was very bad off aud tried DIFF
terent doctors with but little benefit. decided
to give the Golden Medical Discovery trial
and soon began to improve, fit had not been
for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery be-
heve would not be living to-day"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN R. R
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. 4, 1897
Trains Leave 81. Johnsbury.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. 4, 1897 !,
Trains Leave 81. Johnsbury.
GOING WEST.
For Danville, Hardwick, Morrisville, Cam.
bridge Junction, Burlington, st. Adams
and Rutland 7.3O a. m. and 500 p. m.
For Danvile, West Danville Walden, Greens
boro, East Hardwick, Hardwck, Norris
vile, Hyde Park, 7.30 a. M, $50 and 4.4o
p. M
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burline.
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Hghgate
and Swanton, 7.3O a. m. and 30 p. m.
For Stanbridge st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 7.30 a. m. and $40 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord,
Miles Pond and Lunenburg, 800 a. M,
PAS, and 4.45 (mixed) p. m.
For Whitefeld, Fabyans. Crawfords. Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland,
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville,
Bangor and st. John. 800 a m, 2.45 p m.
For Boston via North Conway, 800 a. m.
II. E. FOLSOM, ID. ]. FLANDERS,
Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07

into ribbons, and the jacket and under
vest literally torn to shreds, and the
ltnickerbockers he was wearing were
stripped off and scattered on the
ground Maj. Jameson's stockings and
CATERS were similarly torn in pieces
and on the boots the lightning had re-
markable effect.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
To Cure a Cold One Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. rs cents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

From New York comes a story which,
though lacking eorro6ora,iOn, finds gen
erai credence. that a strong syndicate, al
the head Of which Is Andrew Carnegie,
has been organised Tor the purpose ot es'
tablishlng on the Hudson. near New
York. ship building plant which viii
rival any In existence A gigantic iron
and steel trust was recently organized
which controls the entire produc,
throughout the Northwest. and It Is
claimed tha, the new shipbuuding enter
prise grOws out OF 1t. Mr. Carnegie has
long entertained an ambition to become
the greatest shlpbuilder in the world.
Within the last few monihs he has con-
trIbuted to several trade journals and re-
views a series OF articles pointing out
the manifold advantages possessed by
the Hudson for the location ot great
shipbuildlng plant. These advantages
may be summarized In the statement that
America has cheaper steel and has more
efficient workmen than any foreign ma
tion. The new sydicute. 1, is claimed.
has secured the right TO use a process OF
hardening steel invented by Krupp. the
great German gun maker by this pro-
cess. 1t is said. 6 Inch steel plate will be
as effective in resisting a she'll as l. inch
aruror Is ,sow This should work a revo-
luton in the construction Of modern bat
tleships. and II Is not outside the realm
OF possibilities that within a short time
the great hghtIns ships OF the leading
nations Of Europe will also be built on the
Hudson. Beyond any question. however,
such shipbuilding plant. II established.
as now proposed. will not limit Its sphere
OF operation to the building Of warships
alone. but will soon rival the shipbulld-
building industries OF the clyde What
such an enterprise would DO in the way
Of stimulating American industry does
not need to be pointed out It IS 10 be
hoped that this magnificent scheme will
materialize and assume practical form.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

A San Francisco dispatch In yesterdays
oregonIan says It is generally understood
in that city the North German Lloyd
steamship Company Is going to run a
line Of steamers between somc Paciac
coast port and the Orient Arrangements
are being made by the company to put
on line OF passenger and freight boats,
bu, what Pacific coast point will DC used
puzzles" the projectors. Herr Is a chance
for Astoria. with prompt and vigOrcus
work on the par, q our chamber Of com
morce this city nigh, be made the ter
minus Of the new line Advantages are
certainly offered here which eannO, be
obtained at any other port on the coast
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

The oreconian says:

The Oregonian says:
The British ship Metropolis. the last
vessel to leave Portland. was less net tons
register and carried looS5 bushels OF
wheat. or In round numbers 300 tons,
The river towage bill on this ship up and
down the river was tiSo The pilOtage
oil. under the present law. 2 cents per ton
net register and g per foot each way. was
sii0 Total. Ss9O. or ICES cents per ton.
These are not estimated" figures, They
are what the ship actually pays. and are
more potent In governing charter rates
than Astoria wind. When the railroad
carries wheat to Astoria from Portland
at this rate. ships may load there,
To tell half truth under some eircum-
stances Is infinitely meaner and more
reprehensIOle than the telling OF a whole
lie, because OF its greater liability to
mislead. This kem from the oregonian
is good example Of that sort Of decep-
ton. II the old lle-that 1t costs but Is
cents more per ton TO load grain ships
In Portland than 1t does in Astoria-had
been retold and stuck to. 1t would have
fooled nobody. But this Pretense OF get
ding down to exact figures In computing
che cost Of taking ships up and down
from Portland is calculated to impose
upon the unwary farmer who never saw
the ocean. and is unfamiliar with the
hundred and one items OF cost connected
with the navigation and movement OF
great ocean vessels. Here are just two
items Of cost stated for the ship Metropolis
in a voyage Of four days occupied in going
to and returning from Portland. What
would the farmer think OF an estimate
on the cost Of moving his wheat dis
tance OF 100 miles by farm wagon which
took into account only the expense OF
shoeing his horses and providing axle
grease for his wagon? This seems like
an absurd comparison, but it is actually
fair Illustration Of the relative cost OF
loading even a small lsO-,on ship. like the
Metropolis. at Portland instead Of Astoria,
when all the expense OF four days in
land voyage IS eliminated, excepting mere
ly the cost Of piloiage and towage. II
Hammond should calculate as his ex-
pense OF railrOading wheat to Astoria
only the wages Of his engineers and the
fuel consumed on his locomotives he could
doubtless whittle down the rate per ton
to even less than the figures fixed by the
oregonian for the Metropolis. According
TO the oregonian's method OF reasoning.
1t ought not to cost anything to carry
wheat in ships from the mouth Of the
Columbia river on the open ocean 10
Liverpool. because there is no expense Of
pilotage or towage.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

II viii not do TO lay stress on the
compulsory pilotage law as the respon-
sible cause for the extra expense involved
in loading export wheat at Portland in
stead Of Astoria. This is only another
scheme to divert attention from the real
merits OF the Astoria common point ques-
ton, or else 1t is sprung to prejudice in
land sentiment in favor Of the pending
legislative bill to abolish pilot charges.
To be sure 1t costs something to pilot
ships up the narrow and crooked river
channel to Portland, but that expense is
so inconsiderable It does not affect charter
rates a particle. A few years ago an at
tempt was made to dispense with pilotage
between Astoria ard Portland, but no re-
duction was made on that account in
charters. The fact is. Furthermore, that
the experiment OF imposing the double
duty on tugmasters Of attending to their
own immediate duties and at the same
time acting as pilots for the vessels they
were towing was so disastrous In several
very prominent instances that under
writer's and shipowners will never again
permit vessels to go to Portland except
in charge Of competent pilots. Portland
may have law passed to abolish compul-
sorry pilotage and advertise that fact to
the world as one Of her seaport ad-
vantages, but It win make no difference
to shipowners; pilots will be employed
just the same. and larger fees will prob
ably have to be paid them, through the
lack Of any law to regulate their charges.
So the result win be that the cost Of TAX
ing ships to Portland will be even larger
without pilot law than now. It is not
in the charges made by pilots for taking
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

ships to Portland tha, the difference be.
tween the wheat market In California and
OREGON consists, and II Is ridiculous fol
the orcgonlan to try to make It appear
30. II Is through the saving OF
this difference on tho market price
Of wheat that Inland Empire farm.
ers could make over c,oNoO by
loading for export at Astoria this yeaI
instead OF at Puget Sound and Portland
This Is the point In the Astoria cOntro-
versy but It Is the point OF all others the
slons OF that subject
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05
HOW TO PREVENT GROUP.

We have two children who are subject
10 attacks Of Group. Whenever an attack
IS coming on my wife gives them Cham
berlaln's Cough Remedy and 1t always
prevents the attack. It is household me-
cesslty in this county. and no matter
what else we run out OF II would not do
to be without Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. More Of It is sold here than all other
cough medicines combined.-J. NJ. Nlckle,
OF Nickle Bros, merchants. Nicklevllle,
Pa. For sale by Charles Rogers, drug
gist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

The mountains about Santiago are rich
In iron and manganese. ana valuable
mines OF both these ores are owned by
Americans The annual expectation OF
iron TO the blast furnaces Of Pennsylvania
and Maryland has been nearly 1000 tons.
The ores OF manganese are almost as
valuable as those OF Russia. Cuba con-
tains also considerable deposits OF cop
per. and was once famous for gold.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05

Husbands and wives travelling together
In Norway pay only a fare and a half
on the railways and In Austria and Hun
gary this - also the case. IN the latter
country a child unner six years Of age
travelling with an adult Is not charged
for. while considerable reduction In the
fare is made for children Of a family
according 70 their ages and me number
trnuDIInr
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-05
PLAYED OUT.

Dull headache. pains in various parts Of
the body. sinking at the pit Of the stom-
ach loss OF appetite. feyerishnes plmples
or sores are all positive evidences Of i'm
pure blood. No matter how II became so
It must be purified in order to obtain good
health. Ackers Blood Elixer has never
faUo' TO cure scrofulous or syphilinc poi
sons or any other blood diseases. 1t is
certainly a wonderful remedy and We sell
every bottle on a positive guarantee.
For sale by Estes-Conn Drug 60.