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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Grain.O.
Cured of Asthma.
Pocket Book Lost,
Young Pigs for Sale.
Greenes Syrup of Tar.
Desirable Real Estate.
The Thrice-a-Week World.
Satin Waists-E. L, Hunt & Co.
Your Attention-Field & Rowell.
25 Cent Lungs--W. B. Eastman.
Probate of Wilt. B. Wheeler's Est.
Winter Flowering Bulbs-C. F. Gibbs.
Millinery Opening-Miss L. c. French.
Pres. of ofAccount-John B. Hands Est.
Show Case and Magazine Rack for Sale.
Special In Underwear-E. L. Hunt & Co.
Block and Tenements to Sell or Exchange.
Night School-Barbour's Business College.
Millinery Opening Mrs. ]. HALEY Carrick.
Waists, Jackets and Capes--James Ritchie.
Fall and Winter Goods-Brooks-Tvler Co.
Furnished Rooms to Let--1o7 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Palestine commandery, No. 5, X. T

The next Stated Conclave of Palestine
Command eryoccurs Tuesday evening, Octo.
Der 25.
PERLEY +. HAzEN,
DELos M. BACON Commander.
Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05
Knights Of Pythias.

Regular convention Of Apollo Lodge No.
Tuesday night, October IL.
cHAs. F. vARNEY, c. c.
RoLrE CoBLRIcH, K. r. s.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05

That Is what Is in mind he
where to our
and those who have Our
Of Dress Goods Jackets Hosiery
md a was more
complete than We en-
deavored and
stylish that We
them at prices that will surely interest We
Inspection Of the goods will
teous treatment whether purchase
Millinery Opening by all
Finest Display of Hats
Johnsbury. Our Trimmers efforts to Please
is of best. Arr a In
Shoe Department. just of
Fine Shoes home
Quality and Price and i satisfied
Ford's Fine Shoes the Best, agents for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05

Fine Shoes home and
Quality and Price and
Ford's Fine Shoes are
them. = = =
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-16

tinuing for several minutes. Remenyi
ana his accompanist, T. N. Rosener.
came forward, and in response to an
other burst OF applause the great Rem
eiyl commenced to play De Liebe's Plz-
zicat. He had Just completed n few
bars OF the difficult lingering when he
leaned forward as IL to speak to one
o. the musicians in the orchestra, con-
linulng MS piece. He seemed to pause
Tor minute and then slowly fell for
ward on his face. One of the musl
clans caught him Just before he
touched the stage and prevented him
from rolling off. All was over. He
was carried from the stage and physi-
clans were In immediate attendance.
but the aged musician was past medi-
cal aid. The doctors worked upon him
for some time. but their efforts were
futile. Edouard Remenyl was born in
Hungary sixty-four years ago. He
leaves widow. son and daughter, who
reside in New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-16

| General James +. Smith, command
| ing the First regiment of California.
| United states volunteers. has been or
! dered to leave San Francisco with his
| regiment for Manila on the steamer
| city of Picking on Monday night.
st. John. Kansas. News: The church
lawn Of the l.. ID, S. is doing nicely this
flower beds with the choicest of seed.
and we predict that their lawn, this
year. as last. win be by far the most
attractive spot in the city.
1t is now believed that the First
regiment OF volunteers, San Francisco.
will lead the troops going to Manila.
Saturday there arrived for IT 1000
rounds of cartridges and 1900 new
Springfield rifles from the Benlcia
arsenal. Sunday, 100000 more cartridges
arrived. The Seventh regiment is
scheduled to move from two to four
days later than the First, though moth
ing positive is known as to its time of
departure.
The San Francisco Call says. satur-
days and Sundays rain was worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars to the
farmers of California. Many fields of
wheat were saved from total destruc-
ton. The barley crop will in many Sec
tons be fair one, and that depend
ent upon irrigation was just saved in
time. Before the rain the wheat crop
of California was placed at 100000 tons,
and the barley crop Mt 100000 tons. Well
Informed grain dealers estimate the late
precipitation will add 100000 tons of
wheat and 100000 tons of barley to the
crops.
The lighthouse tender, Unadilla, at
San Francisco, has commenced what
looks like the beginning of the dis
mantling of the training ship Mohican.
She unshipped and carried to Mare
island the four rapid-fire six-pounders
which will be placed on the fighting
tops of the Charleston. The Plnol was
also taken alongside the training ship,
ana on to her deck was loaded all that
remained Of the modern portion of the
Mohican's battery. This has been taken
to the Pacific Mail dock, and will be
placed in position on the City OF
Picking.
All night long the rain which COM
menced falling Saturday at noon con.
tlnued to drench the 5000 men camped
at the Preside, San Francisco, await
Ing orders to proceed to Manila to re-
lieve Admiral Dewey. The Preside is
sea of mud and the troops. most of
whom are lacking proper clothing to
Withstand the cold and damp, are sur
fering greatly, but the men do not COM
plain. Although their tents are sur
rounded by miniature lakes and small
rivuets of rainwater courses through
the camp underneath cots and shake |
down beds not whimper is heard.
Boise Statesman: C. S. Loveland re-
ports there has been planted 300 acres |
of melons in the vicinity of Payette this |
spring by the Melon Growers associa- |
ton. The yield will be $50 cars or more. |
The crop is found to be a very profta- |
BILE one. Last year the farmers en- |
gagged in the business realized about |
$50 an acre net. The varieties planted |
are the Melted Gem muskmelon and the |
kolb's Gem watermelon. Payette mel |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-16
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
CALIFORNIA BLESSED WITH A RAINFALL.
ity-Troops Moving to the Front
Miscellaneous.

General James f. Smith, command
ing the First regiment of California,
United states volunteers. has been or
dered to leave San Francisco with his
regiment for Manila on the steamer
CITY of Picking on Monday nIyh,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Lincoln's Logic.

1t is said that Lincoln's acuteness in
analysis and logical powers were trace
able to his complete mastery of Euclid's
propositions. Certainly whenever he
attempted to prove or disprove a
thing he did it, A story told by United
States Judge C. G. Foster. and printed
in the Syracuse Standard, illustrates
his logical faculty.
In the winter before Lincoln was
nominated for President he visited
Kansas. and made speeches at Troy
and Atchison. At the hotel in Atchi-
son where he stayed, General String
fellow, John A. Martin and Judge Fos-
ter called upon him. In the course of
the conversation Mr.. Lincoln turned to
General Stringfellow, who played a
prominent part in the effort to bring
Kansas into the Union as slave state.
General Stringfellow," he said, you
pro-slavery fellows gave as one rea-
son why slavery should not be pro-
hibited in Kansas that only the negro
could break up the tough prairie sod.
Now, I've broken hundreds of acres
OF prairie sod in my time, and the only
question which remains to be decided
is whether I am a white man or a
aegro."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
The Proper Way.

Some years ago many farmers along
the line of certain railroad brought
suit against it and engaged young
lawyer named Brown. Judge CAN'T,
who was presiding, was compelled to
throw many of the cases out of court
because they were improperly brought.
Brown was mad all over. Swelling
with indignation, he arose and said,
Your honor, will you please tell me
how it is possible in this court to get
justice against railroad company"
Judge CAN'T quietly ignored the con-
tempt of court shown by the lawyer
and asked: do you wish an answer
to that question. Mr.. Brown" Eyes.
sir" defiantly replied the indignant
lawyer; Eyes, sir, and / want to know
how a farmer can get his case into
this court SO that 1t will be heard.
Judge CAN'T smiled and said: "Well
first. Mr.. Brown. I'd advise the farmer
to hire lawyer" Brown wilted.-
Chicago News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Tactful Persuasion.

Among General Chalmers troops,
regiment composed of boys from II to
IA years old, and old men from 60 to
rs. They had responded to call for
troops, and were mischievously known
by the nickname, TAX in Kind" For
each farmer in the Confederacy had
given the government ten per cent of
his crops, which was thus designated;
and rascal among the regular troops,
one day seeing little boy with an old
squirrel rifle twice as long as its owner,
said to him, Are you Tax in Kind?"-
and the phrase stuck.
Before going into camp, on the first
night near Memphis, the colonel of the
Tax in Kind regiment approached Gen.
Chalmers and asked:
Are we not in the state of Tennes-
see?"
Eyes; this is Shelby county"
"Well, SIR" said the colonel, my
men volunteered to defend Mississippi
You would not allow us to bring cook
ing utensils, and we have no bread;
therefore, shall return to my state"
WELL" said the general, "let us talk
about it, They walked along to the
camp fire, and he continued, to the
man who was busy there:
Jim, get to work. have invited
Colonel - to take supper with me.
Give us the best you have"
Jim started up the fire, and made his
preparations. He stirred up some
dough in a bucket, filled some corn
husks with it, and covered them up in
the hot ashes. Then he sliced some
fat bacon, and broiled it over the Goals
on the end of stick.
Meanwhile, as the colonel watched
these homely proceedings, the general
recited to him the story of the Alamo.
He told how the hundred and seventy
two patriots, under Colonel Travis, re-
sisted the attack of Santa Anna with
his three thousand MeXicans, and how
Colonel Travis, when he found that all
hope had departed, announced the fact
to his men, saying, 81 will die like a
man for my country" Then, with his
sword he made line on the floor and
called on those who would sacrifice all
for freedom to cross it.
"And do you know" concluded Gen.
Chalmers, they all crossed it but one
His name was Rose"
"a hundred boys who had been lis
tening to the story, applauded it, and
at the moment of its conclusion, Jim
announced the supper was ready. He
began handing about ash cakes in the
shape of an ear of corn, and slices of
bacon. The colonel was thoughtful.
He took a bite or two, and then he
spoke:
General, see the point. can stand
it if you can. If my boys are willing,
we will stay"
"Stay, colonel, stay!' cried the boys,
with one accord. And stay they did.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
IN VARIOUS LANDS.

An electric locomotive in a Canadian
coal mine shows a saving over mules
of $2,52S in 200 days, and an electric
pump in the same mine shows a saw
ing over steam pumps of 81, 573 in go
days.
According to Nilsson, the zoologist,
the weight of the Greenland whale Is
100 tons, or 224 200 pounds, or equal to
that of lightweight elephants or 440
bears.
The thickest known coal seam in
the world is the Wyoming, near Twin
creek, in the Green river coal basin.
Wyoming 1t is so feet thick, and up
ward of 300 feet of solid coal underlies
1000 acres.
The Dutch are the largest consum-
ers of tobacco In 1888 the consump-
ton in Holland and Belgium s "a
ounces TO each inhabitant. Mex. comes
Switzerland with So. Brazil and Tur-
key follow with 70 ounces each per
Brazilian and per Turk.
Live bees are sometimes shipped on
ice so as to keep them dormant during
the journey. This is particularly the
case with humble bees, which have
been taken to New Zealand, where
they are useful in fertilizing the red
clover which has been introduced in
to the colony.
The crown of England is kept in the
Tower of London, and not in tho
queens dressing room. 1t is neve
brought out except on grand state oc-
casions; but whenever ceremony,
such as a drawing room or levee, takes
place, the queen wears circlet OF dia-
monds in the form of crown on her
head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Cross on Grants Tomb.

For few minutes just at sunset
every clear day, says New York pa
per, an enormous cross of dazzling
whiteness may be seen flashing on
the western front of Grants monu-
ment The cross is set near the CEN
ter of the circular row of polished
marble pillars which crown the base
of the tomb.
This remarkable decoration is not in
the least mysterious or occult. 1t is
formed by the reflection of the bright
sunlight on the curious combination of
pillars and windows which the archi-
tects of the tomb inadvertently ar
ranged for it. The shape Of the monu-
ment is such that the cross appears
only when the rays of the setting sun
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Germany and American Horses.

Foreign correspondents report that
the Minister of Agriculture of United
Germany at a recent session of the
Prussian Diet declared that American
horses developed influenza after i'm
portation, and II the importations in
creased, Germany would be forced to
adopt suitable quarantine measures to
protect itself. DR.. Salmon, the chief Of
the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry, said when his attention was
called to the dispatch: $50 far as the
Department of Agriculture is aware
there is no influenza prevailing in this
country. 1t is a disease common to
horses, and possibly may be present in
places of which we have no informa-
ton, but this is improbable, because
news of that character would promptly
reach the department. The horses
which are exported are not inspected,
but II an animal has the disease it will
recover or die before the transatlantic
journey is made. The period of du-
ration of the disease is about two
weeks, and as 1t takes from two to
three weeks to ship the animals across
the ocean it is apparent that all danger
is passed by the time the other side is
reached" The growth in the shipment
of American horses to Europe in the
last four years has been enormous
These shipments in 1897 aggregated in
value $4,769,265. as against $71S,607 in
1898.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
An Able Man.

Eyes, sir. Blocker would mako
money out of anything"
us he so lucly?"
81 should say SO. Why, he married
penniless girl two years ago and he
got her a position that brings him in
81, 100 year"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Poultry Range.

Too little attention is paid to the
poultry range. which We often call a
poultry yard 1t is the custom OF
farmers to think that the yard is a
thing of little moment. On farms
where the poultry have the run of the
whole place this article does not apply
But there are many farms and per-
haps should be more. where the poul-
try are kept shut up through a good
parr of the season. In such case %
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
The Absent Friend,

81 always admired Jiberjohn as a
man who kept his thoughts to him
self"
"Why, the idea" Jiberjohn makes
speciality of epigrams."
II know he does, but they are other
peoples thoughts"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

ltow Successful Farmers Operate This
compartment of the Farm-A Few
Hints to the Care of Live Stock
: and Poultry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
Echoes of the War.

When General o. 0. Howard was in
Chattanooga the other day, beggar,
with a withered arm, from which the
fingers and part Of the hand were miss
ing, came up to him and asked for
aims. The general, with a twinkle in
his eye, held out his empty sleeve and
said: "You are better off than 1 am,
for you have your arm left, while I
have lost mine" The cripple gazed at
the empty sleeve for a moment, and
then extracted fifteen cents from the
pocket of his tattered jeans trousers
Here he said, turning to General
Howard; this is all I've got, but you're
welcome to it," There was a general
laugh at the expense of the distin-
guished commander of the Department
Of the East, and he made the man
happy by giving him a silver dollar.
"One summer" said Colonel William
NJ. Ollin at a college fraternity dinner,
"a few years after the war, Colonel
Higginson was travelling in the South,
and he got to talking with farmer in
some little town, who was employing
considerable number of men at his
haying. The farmer told Colonel Hig-
ginson that most of them were old
Confederate soldiers.
"'You see over there, where those
four men are working?' asked he.
We'll, all of 'em fought in the war. One
of 'em was a private, one OF 'em was
a corporal, one was a major, and that
man way over in the corner was
colonel
care they good menu asked Colonel
Higginson.
"'Well, said the farmer, that pri-
Yates first-class man, and the cor
porals pretty good, too
"But how about the major and the
colonel?'
1.-THE major is so So said the farm
er.
But the colonel?'
"'Well, l don't want to say nothin'
against any man who was a colonel in
the war; said the farmer, but I've
made up my mind l won't hire no
brigadier-generals.'"
AS regiment was on the march to
Gettysburg, some of the soldiers
stepped out of ranks and ''confiscated"
a couple of geese, and at the sugges-
ton of an ingenious fellow and ma
tural GUNNER" one of the drummers
unheaded his instrument and put the
captured birds in the drum. Shortly
afterward the colonel came along, and
noticing the boy shirked his usual
drum whacks, rode up to him and said:
why don't you beat that drum"
Colonel" said the startled musician,
81 want to speak to YOU"
The colonel drew still closer to him,
and bending down his head, said,
"Well, what have you got to say?"
The drummer whispered, Colonel,
I've got a couple of geese in here"
The colonel Strengthened up and
gravely said, well, if you're sick and
can't play you needn't" and then rode
on.
1t is needless to add that the colonel
had roast goose that night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

Parlor-A matrimonial market
place.
Proverb-An urdispuscd fact with
whiskers on IT,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
The Fashion.

Penelope hear that your French
dance is a nobleman.
Pauline-Oh, much more distin-
guished than that-he is a degenerate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23

General Stringfellow laughingly ad-l
mitted the force Of the quaint argu-i
ment, and congratulated Mr.. Lincoln
upon his pointed, logical way of put
ting things.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23

but ~ neart! heart! neart
the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies.
Fallen cold and dead.
Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear
the bells;
Rise up-for you the flag is dung-for you
the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-
for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass,
their eager faces turning;
Here, Captain! dear father.
This arm beneath your head
1t is some dream that on the deck
You've fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are
pale and STILL
My father does not feel my arm he has
no pulse nor WILL
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its
voyage closed and done.
From fearful trip the victor ship comes
in with object won:
Exult, shores and ring, o bells!
But with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Walt Whitman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23

After all, there are few fowls moro
successfully handled than the Ply
mouth Rocks, on the ordinary farm.
The reproducing breeds, properly
so-called. are not successfully handled
except by men well fixed to make them
a success. The natural tameness of the
Plymouth Rocks is factor in their
favor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.

o Captain! My Captain-Tactful Per-
suasion A Cross on Gen. Grants
Tomb-Echoes of the War-Lincoln's
Logic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23

NM IN mar Bold and guaranteed TO cure To-
bacc0 Habit by all druggistsI
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23

CATIAlN! my Cap
tain! our fearful
trip is done
The ship has wealth
er'd every rack,
the prize we
sought is won.
The port is near,
the bells I hear,
the people all
exulting,
While follow eyes
the steady keel.
the vessel grim
and daring;
:. heart
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
o Captain! My Captain!

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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-09
THE REGULATOR.
Welfare-she Belongs to East
Oregon.

The workmen who have been engaged
in endeavoring to raise the Regulator
and place her in position to float her,
Friday determined to abandon the job
until the river has fallen sufficiently to
enable them to work under her bow.
Dalles people have been anxiously
watching this undertaking, for in their
hearts they have ''soft spot for this,
their "frst love-" and often grow senti-
mental when speaking of her; and why
not? Is she not native born, and was
she not christened among US, and start
ed on her first journey of mercy on the
waters of our own Columb bia? Anxious
ly we watched every timber as it was
put in place, and when all was finished
and the launching came, cheers went up
from the crowds who stood on the shore,
come to the people of Eastern Oregon,
and that heneeforth they were to have a
friend, which truly was a ''iriend in
need" Not alone were the business
men enthused over the new D. P. & A.
N. Co., but in her ardor lady was
heard to refer to the new boat as the
"Delineator," naming it after her fav-
orite fashion journal. Indeed the Regu-
tor (and in fact all the boats OF this lfne)
has proven to be not regulator in name
only, but in very deed.
Truly Dalles people have right to be
deeply interested in the fate of what has
been so much to them in every way,
and is really more to them since her
welfare is hanging in the balance, for it
may be said as regards her:
Our hearts, our hopes are all with thee;
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears;
Our faith triumphant DER fears,
Are all with thee-are all with thee.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-09

The Rev. w. B. Costley, of Stock
bridge, Ca, while attending to his pas
toral duties at Ellenwood, that state,
was attacked by cholera morbus. He
says: "By chance I happened to get
hold of bottle of Chamber,ain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarThoea Remedy, and
think it was the means of saving my
life. 1t relieved me at once" For sale
by Blakeley & Houghton.