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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
Basket Ball Tonight.

The Queer Wheelmen basket ball team
will line up against the Washington Light
Infantry team in game tonight at the
w. L. 1. Armory. This will be the first APP
pearance of the Queer Wheelmen on the
floor this season, and with their new uni
forms will make an attractive appearance.
Dancing will follow the game.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Got to 90 to School.

ia IKE to hunt the Injuns at roam the bound.
less plain
Ia ike to be pirate an, plow the raging
An capture some big island, in lordly pou o
But jest can't be nothin', cause got 70 oo
TO school. ~ 81
Nost a., great men. SO have read, has been
Inc least amount O. learnin' by q flickerin,
pitch pine knot;
An many darin boy like me grows I'D to
An never mounts to nothin'. ,cause be,s oo+
to go to school,
Ia ike to be cowboy, an rope the Texas
ia like to be sleuth boun'. err n bloody
buccaneer!
An leave the foe to weller where their blood
had made pool
But how can get famous? cause got to go
to school.
cont see how my parents kin make the big
mistakr 20
o keep!n' down a boy like me. ATS cot n
name ~ make!
1t amt no wonder boys Is bad, an balky as
mule;
Life amt worth Twin IL you got to waste
your time in school.
I'd like to be regarded as 1.-THE terror of the
plains!"
I'D like to hear my victims shriek an clank
their prison chains!
I'd like to face the enemy with gaze serene
an cool.
An wipe 'em off the earth; but, pshawl 1
got to school.
What good is rithmetic an things exceptin'
jest for girls,
Er them there Fauntleroys at wears their
hair In twisted curls?
n
page, why, you'll
Remember at its all because got to go to
school.
-[Nixon Waterman in w Bulletin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Faithful For Thirty Years.

The Spencer correspondent of the
Springfield Republican tells the folio wing
romantic story: John William Belcher
Of Chicopee Falls and Miss Emma L.
Ward OF Brattleboro. VT, were quietly
married Tuesday by Rev. F. E Heath OF
the Baptist church at his residence on
Grove street. Miss Ward has been living
with her sister, Mrs. Wallace Smith. on
Pleasant street. They will live in Chico
pee. A romance of 80 years standing is
said to be connected with the marriage.
Mr.. Belcher wished to marry Miss Ward
when he was 80 and she was 16, but her
parents objected to the marriage on ac-
count of her youth. Both remained faith.
full. and at last their marriage was made
possible"
The Vermont State Teachers Associ-
alton will hold its annual meeting at
Montpelier, Sept. 20, 80, and October 1.
Eminent speakers and educators have
been secured and the meeting promises to
be the best ever held in the State. Rail.
roads will extend the usual courtesies
and board in Montpelier will be furnish
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Club Women and Club Work.

An impression gained at the Denver
meeting of club women related to the ap-
pearance and voice Of the speakers heard
there. In many who addressed audiences
through that eventful third week OF June
there was room for improvement in both
matters.
Thin throaty voices, or naturally good
ones impeded or spoiled by tight dresses
and too snug collars, or faulty pitched,
were heard more often than they should
have been, or will be when voice culture
is properly valued by club women.
To stand, while speaking, with ease to
ones sell and satisfaction to ones listen
ers is by no means minor consideration,
and ought certainly to be regarded by
the woman who finds herself often on the
club platform.
What to wear, too, when facing an
audience. may with propriety be consid-
cred from the point of view of those who
will look as well as listen. A witty wo-
man once urged, at club breakfast, the
creation, in the sisterhood, of a club mil
liner-one who should provide the bon
nets of the presiding officer, suited to
long range inspection" She pointed
out, amid much laughter and with great
truth. that head-gear that was becom-
ing and acceptable 10 its wearer looking
in the mirror of her dressing-room was
often an eyesore to the company which
later had it before them at quite differ
ent angle of vision.
Like the bonnet, the gown also deserv.
es some thought regarding it's effect be-
yond the foot-liehts, so to speak. Much
detail OF trimming, pronounced effects OF
fashion in making, too bright or too deli
cate colors, and the like, are to be avoid
ed.
These matters may seem non-essential,
and they are indeed secondary to the vi
tai fact that speaker must have some
thing to say first OF all. but they have
nevertheless a distinct value. Women,
too, arc so quick to respond to the ex-
LICENCES Of an occasion or a condition,
they are likely, as they continue to be
heard more and more in public, to show
their appreciation that such is the case.
Il Margaret Hamilton WEIGH, in Harper's
Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
The Theory of the kindergarten

1t was through his observation Of real,
living children at play that Froebel dis
covered his child-garden. with it's games
and gifts and oct upations. Everything
which ne offers as means OF education
is in response to some discovered need
and interest Of childhood. He was the
the first to divine the significance OF the
initiative plays Of children, and his in
sight is embodied in his famous dictum,
What man tries to represent that he be-
gins to understand"
In it's best estate the kindergarten is
the place where genuine natural child-life
IS guarded and preserved. The simple
kindergarten gifts, appealing to the
child's natural desire to construct, are in
delightful contrast to other gifts made
unfortunately in the home. The little
box of blocks, which contains in its eight
parts table, he'd, chair, sofa, or
maybe house, is revelation of the pos
sibilities hidden in common things. Fro.
bel has aptly called his first building gift
pe child's joy.
1t must never be forgotten that play is
the childs serious business, and it is
through the unregulated activity of free
play that children are gradually guided
to regulated activity. The very MINI
icry Of play is an earnest expression OF
the childs first feeble efforts to help in
the real work of the world fact par
ents overlook when child's help seems
''of more bother than it is worth"
Through legitimate and happy doing the
path leads to selfexpression and self.
mastery. When the normal play activi-
ties OF children are considered in deter
mining the exercises OF the kindergarten,
then it is place Of genuine effort. 1t
was the wise Quintilian who said that
he could not hope for much diligence
later when boy was not diligent at
play. = Lucy Wheelock, in Woman's
Home Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Free Guide Book.

A very handy and comprehensive Guide
to Boston has just been published by the
Mechanics Fair Committee and is being
eagerly sought by intending visitors to
the Exhibition, as we'll as Ivy Others who
contemplate a trip to the metropolis.
The book is up-to-date, with readable
descriptions of Boston's most notable
points and objects of interest, and will
be found very handy for reference.
The big building Of the Massachusetts,
Charitable Mechanic Association on
Huntington Avenue is rapidly being pre-
pared for the exhibition which will open
October 10th and which will undoubted-
ly prove the most important and inter-
esting ever given by this organization.
The Committee has decided that any
one sending two-cent stamp to Henry
D. Dupee, Secretary, Mechanics Building,
Boston, will receive by return mail copy
of this valuable little guide-book free OF
charge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14

ed at reduced rates. The announcement
containing program will be sent to
school officers and teachers.
CIR. Noble and N. L. Sheldon. execu-
tors of the estate of the late Albert Whit.
comb, have made their final settlement OF
the estate. The amount of the residue,
$22, 900, goes to the town OF Stockbridgc
for poor fund.- $4,000 has been paid
to the Bethel graded school district, the
income to be used for current expenses,
1000 TO the town of Stockbridge for
a school fund, and about $4,000 has
been distributed in smaller requests.
Paul. the adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
{. D. Williams, OF Randolph fell from a
rat on the Branch Sunday Sept. A., and
was drowned. He clutched some grass
roots and did not rise to the surface so his
companions were unable to rescue him.
The wafer is some Is or 20 feet deep at the
place of the accident. The deceased was
about II years OF age and his untimey
end comes as great shock to his com.
panions
d. H. Orvis was chosen representative
last Wednesday at Starksboro.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
STATE NEWS.
Death Of VIM. Henderson.

William H, nderson, one of Huntington s
most esteemed citizens died Wednesday,
Sept. 7 at the age Of IS years. He was
born in Dublin, Ireland, May 4. 1926, of
Scotch.Irish parents, and came to this
country in 1916.
Mr.. Henderson was genial, whole
souled man of great popularity with all
classes OF people with whom he came in
contact. He was a man of pronounced
convictions and he abhorred deception
and dishonesty no matter what it's form
might be. During his long and honor
able business career he retained the re-
spect and esteem ofthe entire community,
and his death will be sincerely mourned
by wide circle OF friends.
Reunion Of the 14th Vermont.
The ninth reunion of the 14th Vermont
regiment takes place at Vergennes today.
After business meeting the association
will be addressed by Councillor Burton
w. Potter of Worcester, Mass. camp
fire will be held in the evening, with an
address by Col. G. G. Benedict of Burling-
ton. The monument of the association
is to be dedicated at Gettysburg between
October 10 and 10, and number of
members are making plans to go. The
round trip will cost $13, and the excur-
sion will start from Rutland.
Melvin Austin, who lives about three
quarters of mile from the village of
Weston, had his barn DESTROYED by fire
Wednesday night about midnight, to-
gether with % cows, two horses, so tons
Of hay and all of his grain. The loss is
estimated by Mr.. Austin to be about
$500, with no insurance. The cause Of
the fire is supposed to be spontaneous
combustion. MIR Austin is hard work.
ing farmer, and the loss falls heavily up.
M him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Presentation of Account.
BETsEY H. McLAUCHLIN'S EsTA1

BETSEY II. McLAUGHLIN'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, S.
In Probate Court, held at the probate Office
In st. yohnsbury, In said district, on the goth
day OF August A. ID. 1898.
George p. Blair. Administrator upon
the Estate of Betsey H. Mclaughlin
late of Peacham In said District,
deceased. presents his administration
account for examination and allowance,
and makes application for decree OF distri.
button and partition Of the estate of said
deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court,
that said account and said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held
at the Probate Office In said st. Johnsbury,
on the 10th day Of September. A. D., 1888,
for hearing and decision thereon; And 1t is fur.
ther ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication ofthe same
three weeks successiyely In the Californian, a
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, previ.
GUS to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, II any they may have, why said
made. 77T
BY the Court. Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
FAIR.
The Best Tablet in the
World for 8 cents at
FIELD & RoWELL's.
The War is Over.

Probably that's not news to you,
nor, if you keep your eyes and
ears open, is it news to you that
we are the real estate headquar-
tiers of this section.
But these two facts are i'm
portant to you. For better times
are coming sure = they always
have after war, and history is
about to do its customary act of
repetition-and the way to invest
your money safely is by buying
real estate.
Therefore, as war prices still
prevail, the time to buy is NOW.
We can sell you real estate which
will net you six TO fifteen per
cent on your investment. The
prices are all at rock bottom,
and you cannot lose.
If you are looking for farm,
come to US. We have them from
$4,000 down to almost nothing.
If you have property you wish
to exchange for another kind, we
can hit you there.
In fact, no matter what sort OF
real estate you have or want, the
place to 60 is
Half Way Up and Half Way Down
On the "Wrong side" Of Eastern Ave.
No. 80.
RICKABY e. co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
Probate Of Will.
MARIA M. MckINpLEy,s ESTATE

MARIA M. McKINDLEY'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, So,
In Probate court, held at the Probate office
in st. Johnsbury within and for said district
on the Goth day of August. A. ID. 1893.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament and one codicil, Of Maria
M. McKindley late of Barnet, in said dis
trict deceased, being presented to court by
George p. Blair, Custodian for probate
1t Is ordered by said court chat all
persons concerned therein be notified to
appear at a session of said court, to be held
at the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury on the
10th day Of September, A. d. 1898, and show
cause, If any they may have, against the pro,
bate of said will for which purpose it Is fur
Their ordered that a copy of the record of this
order be published three weeks successfully
in the Caiedonian, printed at st. Johnsbury,
previous to said time appointed for hearing
By the Court, Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of record Attest.
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-14
IN BANKRUPTCY.

THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
In the matter of Edward c. Frost, bank
rupt, In bankruptcy.
To the creditors of said Edward c. Frost
of Lyndonville, VT. You will please take
notice that the first meeting Of the creditors
the 21st day of September instant at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon at the Office of W. p.
Stafford In st. Johnsbury, County OF Gale
donia and District of Vermont, for the pur
pose of appointing one or three trustees of
said estate, according to Sec. a. Of the New
National Bankruptcy Law now In force, and
to do any other business proper to be done
at that time under said law.
ROSWELL FARNHAM.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Bradford. VT, Sept. @. 1898.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
A CENTURY OLD


The longevity Of the buzzard was be-
ing discussed by party OF men at the
hotel here one day. says the Nashville
Banner. when "Uncle" Charlie Smith,
aged - years, declared that the average
life of this fowl II 100 years. Four
miles north Of Dickson, in = lonely for
est, stands az old hollow oak with an
entrance at the root. In this "Uncle"
Charlie declares that Is .yenrs ago. on
the 27th Of this coming May. he found.
while hunting game. nest OF young
buzzards, two in all. The mother bird.
which could be distinguished by =
white feather in her right wing. made o
great protest against 'Uncle" Charles
intrusion, and he left the brood un-
molested. Ever since the same buzzard
has reared her brood OF two feecy gos-
lines in this secluded spot. and no one
knows how long she had occupied the
place before ''Uncle" Charlie found her.
The young birds. until they are six
weeks old. are white and bear . strong
resemblance to goslins. They are
very Gmid and on the approach OF an
nemy they always hide their beads
and leave their bodies exposed. Their
abode il very foul. and in these IS years
no animal has ever been known TO dis
turb the nest. nor has gosling ever
been known to die.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
OLD-TIME POST OFFICES.
Some Points Of Adva1taE~ AAoaa tie
London Mail EstabAshea
An 1077.

The postmasters were free from eli
public offices, from liability to quarter
soldiers, and they received gazettes free
Of postage, "wherewith they advantage
themselves in their common trade Of
selling drink, and they have their single
letters free to London"
The rates OF postage In 1877 were COM
paratively low. A single letter.. e.. .
letter consisting of one sheet Of paper
only could be sent for any distance up
to 80 miles for 3D., and beyond 80 miles
for Sd. A letter weighing an ounce cost
Sd. for 30 miles, and Is beyond, says
London Notes and Queries.
The mails were dispatched from Lon
don about midnight on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays, and were due
to arrive in London early on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday mornings. They
were carried on horseback at the rate
of five miles an hour, and they were lia-
BILE to detention OF not more than half
an hour ut each postoffice (stage) on
the road. England was divided into six
runnings, or roads, viz: West, Bristol,
Chester, North, Yarmouth and Kent,
starting from Plymouth, Bristol. Ches-
ter. Edinburgh, Yarmouth and Dover.
respectively.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
IN THE TALL BUILDINGS.
Local ~ Well - Through Travel r.
Afforded by the Modern
Elevator.

The man who. when he goes to .
lofty modern building to see somebody
on the tenth floor. finds an express ele-
vator, whose first stop il at the seventh
floor, ready to start, and % reaches
the tenth floor almost before he knows
it, is sure to be impressed by the ex-
perience, even though it may not be new
to him, says the New York Sun.
Another thing that 10 sure to impress
. visitor Is the local travel that has
sprung up in the tall buildingA While
in an elevator he will see some one get
on at one floor and get OF at another.
It may be that some concern has Offices
on one floor and rooms for draughting
or for other work on another. Or there
may be business relations between sep
arate concerns on different floors, and
going to and fro between them, just
as there would be along the street be-
tween them, if they were on the street
level. And then there are buildings
in which, on floor above floor, business
of the same nature is carried on, and
In which customers go from floor to
floor without coming down to the street
again until they have visited all the
concerns with which they may have
occasion to do business.
So that. take it altogether, to one not
over-familiar with it there IL still likely
to be found much of interest in the use
of the modern elevator.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

Who Crow e Wan late
OlttaAg L0v0Rs.

"Ths cry Of 'cock-A-doodle-doo,' In
imitation Of the growing rooster" says
an observant resident OF Maryland,
has been put to good use In my section
of the state. Some months ago party
OF young people came TO the conclusion
that it would be well 10 give courting
couples a hint that the hour was grow
ing late by Growing ~ they passed
houses in which lights in the parlor
indicated that sweet things were being
said. At first the Growing was not in
dulged in until II o'clock arrived, but
during the winter eveuin9s, when
nights were long, the hour was antici-
pated, and recently bellies and beaux
who feared to be crowed 1t have closed
their sessions by ten O'Clock. The boys,
however. have not ceased to crow. and
many az they drive along the roads
make a practice OF Growing II they
see light in house after nine o'clock.
The chickens themselves have been ed
ucated by this practice. and the cocks,
which heretofore have remained quiet
till after midnight, now commence
Growing at any hour after uightfall if
they hear a horse trotting along the
road. So web understood is the hint
conveyed by young man Growing
that spoony couples will sober down at
the least indication that . Grower Il
about.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
cEExAHs GO TO THE OPERA.
EA0y Are Goro OlsoE1A1Aax1AG Crit
ioo TAaA the rRDAoA aAA
DERmAa Are Cleaner.

The opera begins in Dresden at seven
o'clock and closes at ten, writes Lillian
Bell from Berlin to the Ladies' Home
Journal. The best seats are absurdly
cheap, and whole families, whole
schools, whole communities, should
say, 90 there together. Coming straight
from Paris, from the theatrical, viva
cious, enthusiastic French audiences,
this first German audience seemed seri-
GUS, thoughtful. appreciative, but un-
enthusiastic. They use more judgment
about applause than the French. They
never interrupt scene. or even mu-
sicalsphrase. with misplaced applause.
Their appreciation IL slow, but hearty.
and always worthily disposed. The
French are given to exaggerating an
emotion and to applaudfng an eccen-
tricity. Even their subtlety il over
done. The German drama is cleaner,
the family tie IL made much of, senti-
ment il encouraged instead of being
ridiculed as it too often is in America,
but the German point Of view Of Amer
cans il quite rs much distorted as the
French. That statement is severe but
true. It would be utterly impossible
for the American girl to be more ex-
quisitely misunderstood than by
French and German men.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
PECULIAR CHICAGO HABIT.
A Great Many CitiseAs Always O. -
the Left In Catering or LoAv.
ing Bu11diAgs.

Chicago enjoys the exceptional dis
tinction of being the only left-handed
city in the union. That is, the good peo-
pie of this bustling metropolis violate
all the "ruies of the road," SO for a. the
matter of keeping to the right il con-
cerned when entering OF leaving public
buildings. If man, for instance, ap-
proaches building where the entrance
consists of two swinging doors, he will
invariably reach out with his left hand.
pull open the left-hand door and make
a wild dash to get outside, running the
risk of collision with anybody who re-
members that to go to the right is the
first law of navigation on land. says the
Chicago Chronicle.
The habit of doing things the wrong
way has taken such firm hold on the
people that the man who uses the left
hand door and is run into glares in
amazement at the offender" Ntterly
oblivious of the fact that he himself il
the one who should be blamed. It
makes no difference that there arc two
doors of equal width, one for entrance
and one for exit. He, if going in, will
seize on the exit door and reverse the
proceeding if coming out. Halt an
hours observation anywhere in the
business district will demonstrate the
truth Of this assertion.