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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

AS the tour de force of an entertain.
ment once given at an English country
house it was arranged that the children
should present an original play, to be
entirely written and acted by them
selves. The play turned out to be sur
prisingly we'll written and would have
won much praise but for the ending
This was the story of the play:
A gallant knight joined the brave
King Richard in one of his crusades in
Palestine. Nothing having been heard
from him for more than seven years, the
conviction was forced on his faithful
wife that he was dead. The villain came
to her and wanted her to marry him,
but at the critical moment the knight
reappeared and clasped in his arms his
lady, who had never ceased to love him.
Then explanations came, and he told Of
his many noble achievements. "In
short, dear wife," said he, 81 have
never been idle an instant.
"And |, too, my lord, have not beer
idle" she said with pride. "See!" And
here she led out before the electrified
audience four lovely children to be pre-
scented for the first time to their father
San Francisco Argonaut.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

In his dining room Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds constantly entertained all the best
known men of his time, including Dr.
johnson, Goldsmith, Garrick, Burke,
Sterne, Hogarth, Wilkes, Allan Ram
say and score of others, who formed
the brilliant Literary club of which the
great painter was the founder. There
doubtless in the familiar lines Of the
author of Retaliation,
When they talked Of their Raphaels, Correg
gos and stuff
He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff.
At these dinner parties, according to
Malone, though the wine and the dishes
were of the best, there seemed to be a
tacit agreement that mind should pre-
dominate over body. The table, we are
told, though set only for seven or eight,
often had to accommodate double that
number. There was usually deficiency
of knives, forks and glasses, and the
guests had to bawl for more supplies,
while the host calmly left every one to
shift for himself, though he lost not q
word, if he could help it, of the CONVEX
sation. London Telegraph.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Valuable Record.


When the furniture of Charles James
Fox, the famous English orator and
statesman, was sold by auction, there
was among the books copy of the first
volume of Gibbons Roman history.
1t appeared by the title page that the
book had been presented by the author
to Fox, but no considerations of senti-
ment deferred the recipient from writ.
ing ON the fly leaf this anecdote:
"The author at Brookes' said there
was no salvation fofthis country until
six heads of the principal persons in ad-
ministration were laid on the table.
Eleven days after this same gentleman
accepted place of lord of trade, under
those very ministers, and has acted with
them ever since.
Such was the avidity Of bidders anx.
ious to secure the least scrap of the writ
ing and composition of the famous own
er of the copy that owing to the addi-
tion of this little record the book sold
for 3 guineas, large sum for the times.
Youths Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

That Prince Bismarck was a good
hater is shown in the "reminiscences Of
Herr Won Tiedemann, formerly chief Of
the imperial chancellery. During the
first dinner at which Herr Won Tiede-
mann was present with the prince Bis.
marck said he thought Goethe was
wrong in saying that only love beauti-
fled life. Hate did the same service and
was quite as great vivifier as love.
ITO me, f" added the prince, "are indis.
pensable love for my wife and hate for
Windhorst One morning Bismarck
said to Herr Won Tiedemann, II have
not been able to Sleep have hated the
whole night"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Mo- ON. stoppea ,he stnse.

The morning after the assassination
of President Lincoln the telegraph oper-
ator Of n small town in Ohio read Q
passing dispatch which conveyed the
sorrowful information to him. This
speedily spread through the surrounding
country, and at II o'clock, when the
mail train was due, nearly 100 men had
congregated to buy morning paper.
AS matter of course not single pa
per remained, and all were in despair,
until some one remembered that the
postmaster was regular subscriber,
and that the mail bag must contain a
morning newspaper addressed to him.
The coveted paper found, the aged
postmaster proceeded to read to the peo-
pie who had crowded into the long
store the details Of the murder. In the
crowd stood very patriotic but igno-
rant old man, who was ever making
pertinent suggestions.
The voice of the reader faltered more
than once as he read the account, now
SO familiar to all Americans. Finally
he reached the point where it was said
of Booth that he "shrieked out Sic
semper tyrannis, leaped ON the stage
and made his escape"
Throwing his old poke hat upon the
floor, the patriotic old man lifted bis
hand aloft and shouted:
Good gracious! Why didn't some
body have sense enough to stop the
stage?"-Chicago Chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Welcomed Home.

Boston, Oct. 2S.-Shortly after arriv-
ing in this city Thursday the sixth
Massachusetts regiment broke up into
companies, and each, being made up OF
men from the same city or town, de-
parted for it's individual headquarters,
w,ere much warmer and heartfelt
greeting was accorded by those who were
nearer and dearer to everyone of the
gallant soldiers. The homecoming in
each of the towns differed but little one
from another. Every citizen seemed to
have personal interest in the company
and the men. In every town the men
marched to the town hall to be formally
welcomed, escorted by the local band,
the local G. A. r., in many cases the fire
department. and without exception
through crowded streets resonant with
cheers, glowing with redfire, while the
celebrations were almost counterpart
to those which mark the fourth Of July.
1t was announced soon after the regi-
ment landed that the officers had all
signed document, addressed to Gov
ernor Wolcott, declaring that they would
not serve under Colonel Woodward, late
commander of the regiment, after the
regiment Is mustered out and taken
back into the state militia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
VIII Vnta at Sea

Topeka, Oct 2S.-The members of the
First battalion of the Twenty-second
regiment, which has sailed from San
Francisco for Manila carry ballots with
them and will vote on Kansas officers
about midway between Honolulu and
Manila. These 600 men live in western
Kansas, where members of the legisla-
ture have been elected by less than 20
majority. Both state committees admit
that fully 25 members of the house in
sparsely settled western counties car
be chosen or defeated by this mid-ocean
vote. What worries them is the possibil-
ity of a delay in receiving the returns
here until Feb. /, one month after the
legislature meets. With very close
vote on state officers, as is now predict
ed, still greater complications confront
them,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

Augusta, Me-, Oct. 3O.-The battalion
of the First Maine heavy artillery, con-
sisting of four batteries, with 42O men
out of the 51S members, and II officers,
commanded by Major e. e. Newcomb,
left for Savannah at 11.10 Saturday
morning. Many friends from all parts
of the state were at the depot to see them
off. About 80 patients were left in the
hospital here, and the rest of the absent
ees are away on sick furloughs. The
battalion went in a special train of two
baggage cars, one Pullman and 10 pas
senger cars. They took the transport
Mississippi, at Boston, for New York, and
later another transport for Savannah
where they will be attached to the
Seventh corps.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Appropriate Hymns.

Some people have peculiar notions of
what is appropriate" Some time ago
a resident of a neighboring town was
preaching at the Gladstone Jail and
prefaced his remarks by regretting the
small attendance. At race meeting
held at - band was engaged to play
appropriate music" and it was found
that the numbers selected were from
Moody and Sankey. go Bury Thy Sor-
row" was one of them, and the others
were all equally appropriate"
Christmas religious service was held
at the local Jail and hymns suitable to
the OCCASION were of course selected
The first one was "Free From the La,
Oh, Happy Condition." and the last
"We'll Never Leave This Safe Abode,
Refuge In the Time of Storm" The
funny side of it all appealed to some Of
the inmates, and the intended good eff
feet of the service was lost. Adelaide
Quiz.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
How Grant Ran.

In September 1875, there was re-
union of the Army Of the Cumberland
at Utica, N. Y, at which President
Grant, General Sherman, General
Hooker, General Slocum and Governor
Seymour were present
Long and loud cries arose for "Grantl
Grant," who, slowly rising from his
CHAIR expressed his pleasure at being
with his friends, but his dislike at be-
ing asked to speak and his diffidence in
doing SO.
"But there are those, he added dry
ly, pointing to Sherman and others,
"who are not troubled with any sort of
diffidence.
The three generals present made wit
ty, telling speeches, and then arose cries
for Seymour SEYMOUR"
The governor, who had been the de-
feated Democratic candidate against
Grant for the presidency in 1868, came
forward and said;
II think have some soldierly traits
myself At all events, General Grant,
you must acknowledge that in little
contest you and had few years age
you ran great deal better and farther
than did. "
This telling allusion to the presi
Dental contest brought down the house.
General Grant, convulsed with laugh
ter, rose and bowed his acknowledge
ments y Youths Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
SECRET DOSSIEK
Appears to Play an Important Part I'm
Dreylus Case

C"ro
Paris Oct. 31.-By Saturdays decision
the court of cessation obtains the most
absolute control over the Dreyfus case.
1t may demand and examine any docu-
ments whatever, incluG-.ig the dossler'
of any case bearing upon the Dreytus
matter, and can examine under oatn
any witness, however high his position
In short If the court makes sincere
use Of it's powers, the truth Will have a
much better chance Of being discovered
than would have been the case mao IL
merely ordered revision before announcer
courtmartial, whose members might
have been actuated by desire TO shleiu
the general staff. Having concluded lts
inquiry. 1t can present new dossier 70
either a civil or military court for the
final decision.
It's proceedings will not be public, and
there can, therefore, be no objection to
a communication to 1t of the allegen
secret dossier, If this is still in existence
while the numerous generals who have
expressed their belief in the guilt OF
Dreyfus will now be called upon to ex'
plain the grounds Of their convictions.
Although the liberation of Dreyfus has
not been ordered, the court can ordel
him brought to France at any moment
and will probably do so at an early stag
of the inquiry. The court refrainet
from ordering his release on Saturday
because it would have been a presump
ton of his innocence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Fond of Crab,

A jolly old boy from the Midlands
entered into one of the hotels at the
seaside and seeing on the slab on the
right crab dressed on the shell with
legs, claws and parsley ranged round,
said to the landlord:
"What dye call that?"
"Crab," was the answer.
"Looks good. I'll have un, and gle
us pint Of ale"
Bread and butter was added and the
diner left to his dinner. In about an
hour the genial landlord entered the
dining saloon to see if his guest was
getting on all right He found him
ohawing up the last claw, the chawer
red in the face, but beaming
Like tho crab, sir?'
eyes. He was capital. Inever tasted
one afore, but think you baked un q
little too long. The crust was hard.
Let's have another pint.
He had eaten the lot-shell, claws
and all complete. Tit Bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Our Pacific Territory.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-The report Of
General Merriam, commanding the de-
partment of the Pacific, regarding the
facilities for camp at Honolulu, has
been received at the war department. 1t
is not favorable, as he finds the ground
on the higher levels is covered with rocks
while the lowlands and valleys are
swampy, the lands being used chiefly for
rice cultivation. There are no good drill
grounds, and he advises that as few
troops as possible be sent to Honolulu.
Camps cannot be established to any ad-
vantage, and it will be necessary to con-
struct barracks for troops stationed
there,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
FniIed to Temnt Her.

Clerk-Talk about closefisted men
Why, that woman just going out at the
door could give any man | ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh, it's woman's ma
ture to haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't haggle. She
selected her things and paid for then.
without word, but during the 10 min.
utes kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at thing in the store.
'Fraid she'd see something she wanted,
suppose. Chicago News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
A TOBACCO PLANTATION IN CUBA.

fort cigars are made Of beet root leaves
stepped in decoction Of tobacco juice
and sold as pure Havanas. One of the
tricks of the trade is quite ingenious.
AS soon as a vessel from Cuba is signal
ed off Bremen or Hamburg thousands
of these bogus Havanas, all packed in
boxes, marked and ribboned, as though
made in Cuba, are put aboard. When
the ship reaches her dock, these cigars
are entered at the custom house as COM
ing from Havana. The cedar wood, the
paper and even the nails used in the
manufacture of the boxes are sent to
Germany by the Cuban merchants, SO
as to make the deception more COM
plete. Then these trashy cigars, bearing
all the external evidences of the real
articles, are sold at high prices to home
consumers or are exported as Havana
cigars. NEIL MACDONALD
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

Go to Chase's studio, AT Main street,
and get lie-size portrait with dozen
OF his best photos for the same price
until Jan. /.
With every dozen Of best photos at
Chase studio, Az Main street, you get a
life.sized portrait free.
Go to Chase's studio, AZ Main street,
and get lfesize portrait with a dozen
Of his best photos for the same price
until Jan. 1.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Iinllnn,s OniniOll.

Cleveland, Nov. 1.-Senator M. A.
Hanna, discussing the probable result
of the coming state election, said yes
terday: II am of the opinion that there
will be slight falling off in the Repuh-
lican majority in Ohio from last years
figures. The reports from the state
committees are very favorable, however,
and | am sure that the party will be
victorious in this state"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
superstition.

Customer thought I told you to
paint me sitting on the piazza of my
house. You've painted the piazza all
right, but there's nobody on it.
Artist Of course not. The painting
represents an afternoon view. The sun
would then be on the front of the house.
and OF course you wouldn't be sitting
in the sun. The picture is true to art
and to nature. You are supposed to be
sitting ON the back stoop. - Boston
Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

Gam the wrong man, +" protested the
wretched creature they were getting
ready to hang.
The chairman Of the vigilantes was
clearly assailed with misgivings.
Hurry" he exclaimed, addressing
those who were coming with the rope.
1T may prove that the fellow speaks
truly after all. "-Detroit Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Domestic Science.

"What do You understand by the de-
partment OF domestic science?'
Its where they teach women how
to keep their husbands away from the
clubs.
Or course the answer was wrong, but
they all felt that she ought to 90 to the
head Of the class just the same. Chi
cago Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
- IZ9N7EsN'D y
HOME OF HAVANA CIGARS
Gem of the Antilles the Favorite
Habitat of Tobacco.
IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY.
Various Brands of the Weed Produc$i
In Plantations and the Process
of Manufacbure-Th United States the
Best Customer For Cuban Tobacco.
| | |

Wherever there are smokers, and
their range is practically coextensive
with the whole earth, they have heard
of Havana cigars. They may know
nothing of the political troubles in
Cuba, may not even have heard of the
war between Spain and the United
States or of the liberation of the island,
but most assuredly they are not igno-
rant of the fact that Cuba is famous for
its tobacco.
Tobacco, next to sugar, has been con-
sidered one Of the great wealth produ-
GERS of Cuba. Though the soil of the is
land generally favors the production Of
the weed the tobacco industry has been
largely limited to the western province
of the island, named Pinar del Rio.
That known all over the world as Ha-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
A Grand Success.

Omaha Nov. 1.-The trans Mississippi
and international exposition closed at
midnight. The grand total of persons
who registered at the turnstiles since
the exhibition opened, five months ago
exceeds 100000. The exposition was
a financial success, something over $4OO,
GOO remaining to be divided among the
stockholders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

AS late as 1852 squirts or syringes
were used for extinguishing fire in Eng.
land, and their length did not exceed
two or three feet, with pipes of leather.
Water tight seamless hose was first made
in Bethnal Green in 1720.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Old Editor Dead.

Worcester, Mass, Oct 30-Caleb A..
Wall, one of the oldest newspaper men
in the country, died at his home in
Worcester Saturday morning. Mr.. Wall
was born in Leicester in 1920. In 1887 he
entered the Office OF The Weekly Spy of
Worcester, with which he has been con-
nected almost continuously since that
time. For time he was proprietor OF
The Daily Transcript, which later be-
came The Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02

To show the oarelessness Of mothers
IN Great Britain, over 5000 children
are burned to death in the year from
their clothing catching fire. r-lal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
Sick aud ConyalesoIng soldiers.

Boston, Oct. 29.-The Bay State ar
rived Friday afternoon with 113 of the
sick and convalescing soldiers of the
Sixth Massachusetts volunteers from
Porto Rico Besides the boys of the
Sixth, 20 of the First regiment of volun-
teers were on the ship. Two of the Sixth
died on the passage from Arecibo
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-13
A Young Soldier

The New York Tribune records the
following instance of modern preco
city: Some people were talking recent
ly OF the civil war, and the other mem
bers of the company had compared
"reminiscences. Which side were Won
on during the war, Mrs. BIZ" asked
the old young girl of the party, turn
ing to a bright little woman who con-
ressed to having been born in so. 81
was in arms on the southern side" was
the quick reply.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-13
m PAYS 70 BE EXACT.
Joke Enjoyed BY Two Fun-LOving Girls
in Duluth.

Joke enjoyed Dy Two Fun FLOWING 6lEu
in Duluth.
Every business man knows the value
of being exact if success in life is to be
attained. AS a general rule it is not so
in society, though under some circum-
| stances due appreciation of the bust
ness mans leading virtue comes in
handy. Two young Minneapolis swells
who were on visit to Duluth recently
are firmly convinced that exactness is
necessary, at least in the matter Of
making engagements. During their
visit to the head of the lakes they
made numerous charming acquaint-
ances among the fair sex-two in par
ticular. The four Young people fire.
quently met at social gatherings at
tracted to each other by general COM
munity of feeling, all being full of
fun and fond of a joke. One evening
the young men invited the girls to go
for a ride. AS they CHANGED to be in
wheeling costume at the time the in
vitatton was given, and as the girls
were bicyclers also, they never thought
1T necessary to say what kind of ride,
though a spin on a wheel is what they
had in mind when they extended the
courtesy. When they and the girls
parted the latter determined that this
was good time to have joke at the
expense Of the young men. The latter
appeared at the appointed hour next
afternoon and were dumfounded to
find the young women handsomely
dressed-to go carriage riding. With
the girls all dressed up it was of
course impossible to ask them to
change their costumes. So one of the
young men, cleverer of wit than his
companion, apOlogizet for appearing in
bicycle costume, laying the blame on a
faulty tandem which they had been
riding. Begging the girls to excuse
them for half an hour they hurried
away to their hotel, changed their
clothes and ere long returned with a
handsome rig. All enjoyed the drive,
especially the girls, who on their re-
turn mischieVously informed the young
men of the joke that had been played
on them. The latter took it in good |
part, but have determined as said |
above, that in future when making en-
they will leave nothing 10
be understood.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-13

Sigh like that poor prisoner of Chill
lon, but with a great joy that buoyed
me Up for the long, weary Journey
home, and enabled me to assist Others
who were still weaker.
when at last the stage set me
down in the familiar village postof-
fice, was so weary and wasted no one
seemed to recognize me, but looked
at me in plying way / could not un-
derstand, and so I did not speak to
any one, but staggered down the hill
to the old farmhouse, trying in vain
to scent the supper, or the Glove pinks.
did not know my precious mother
had been dead for almost a year, but
when l reached the gate l felt the
change. 1t hung by one hinge, and
swayed and creaked with a dismal
sound that seemed to me like the
groaning of ghost. 1t weakened me
so that l had to rest awhile before
going down the long walk still lined
by my mothers howerbeds; but oh.
how neglected they looked! AS
neared the porch I saw q red calf tied
to lilac bush, one that my mother
had herself planted on the very day
she was a bride, and then I seemed
to know that she was gone. War kills
women as well as men. She thought
her only boy was dead, and she had
nothing to live for-nothing but an
empty home,
THAT was too good a house to be
long unoccupied, and DR.. Miller had
rented it to a needy family of for