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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
rne Mxutery of the Razor.

1t is matter of common experience
that razor left for awhile unused be-
comes blunt. A writer in Chambers
Journal says that rust caused by the
moisture in the atmosphere is quite
enough to account for this Shearers,
for instance. who have to use partio-
ularly sharp instruments, never set
their shears till just before using What
is not SO generally known is that ra-
zor which will not cut will become
sharper sometimes by being left aside
for some time The only explanation of
this is that the electrical properties of
the metal in the edge become changed.
A wire edge" is commonly put on q
tool by amateurs. The steel turns and
folds back on itself. 1t is owing to the
edge being made too long and thin, or
the metal being too soft The only cure
for wire edge is to break off the bent
portion and grind and set again.
"a knife that cuts butter when it is
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
GREENSBORO.

William X. Eastman OF Hooksett, N.
H., spent few days in town last week.
7. A. Crane and wife were summoned
to Glover last Saturday to attend the
funeral of relative.
Nathan Whitelaw, who was thought
to be very dangerously i'll with pneu-
MONA last week, is much better. Mr.
Whtelaw is nearly 90 years old.
Several OF our people attended the
Orleans County Sunda, School meeting
at North Crattsbury Saturday. Among
he number were Rev c l.. Guild and wife,
Rev. 7, w. Harris and wife, II. w. ellis
and wife and Frank Smith and wife.
Perrin Bros. have Just completed an
other snow roller for Greensboro and it
started on its mission for good Saturday.
G. w. Lumsden is improving slowly.
Christmas will be observed with tree
and appropriate exercises at the Congre-
gational church Saturday evening, the
Oath.
Mr.. Anderson from Dorchester, Mass,
who recently bought the Joseph Thornton
place, paying an txoi bitant price for it,
concluded after short time that he did
not wish to be farmer and sold the en-
tire outfit to Thomas Gallagher, who
will dispose of the stock, farming tools,
hay, ETC., at auction Thursday. Mr..
Anderson and family have returned to
Dorchester.
Mrs. Della Harrison is clrrking for Mary
Daniels through the he ldavs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
A Pleasant Letter,

It takes clever man to find good
word to say on every occasion. 1t is said
Of Thomas Bailey Aldrich that he once
received q letter from his friend, Pro.
fessor Edward s. Morse, and found the
handwriting wholly illegiblo Mr.. AL
drich was not at loss for an answer.
In due time there came to Mr.. Morse
the following reply:
My dear Morse, it was very pleasant
to receive letter from you the other
day. Perhaps should have found it
pleasanter if l had been able to decipher
It, l don't think mastered anything
beyond the date, which / knew, and the
signature, at which / guessed.
There is singular and perpetual
charm in letter Of yours-it never
grows old, and it never loses its novelty.
One can say every morning as one looks
at it: "Here's a letter of Morse's I
havc2't read yet l think l shall take
another shy at it today, and maybe I
shall be able in the course of few
years to make out what he means by
those It's that look like WIS and those is
that haven't any eyebrows. "
Other letters are read and thrown
away and forgotten, but yours are kept
forever-unread. One Of them will last
reasonable man lifetime. - Youth s
COMPANION.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

The Ladies' Aid of Barnet Center will
hold an oyster supper at Wilbur Nelson's
on Friday evening, Dec. 80. All are in.
vited to attend.
T. P. ROBBIE is still at St. Johnsbury as
Juror and A. L. Guthrie IS taking his
place in the store.
Winslow Farman delivered a lecture IN
the church Monday evening on Lord
Nelson and Tuesday on Phil Sheridan.
The lectures were much enjoyed by small
audiences.
Miss Jennie Cade's brother and sister
were visiting her last week.
Mrs. Hannah Berry has gone to VIM.
Harveys.
Mrs. Jennie Brock was visiting at St.
Jobnsbury last week.
Miss Mabel Perkins and Miss Nellie
Harris expect to sing at the fair at
Monroe tonight.
E. A. Morgan expects to sing at the
concert at Passumpsic tomorrow even
ing.
Miss Mary Miller OF Greensboro has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. DeShan.
Mrs. DeShan's son. Charles, is stopping
with her for few days.
Mrs. Henry Hall of Lower Cabot is
stopping with Miss Robina Laughlin
this week.
There are only few days left in which
to get what you want for Christmas at
Laughlin's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
LuNENBURQ.

The Woman's Club met with Miss
White Tuesday OF last week. Only a
fe W we're present. The subject for the
afternoon was Gladstone" and a
sketch of his life was read by Miss
White; "Other Noted Statesmen" by
Mrs. Susan Thomas; current events.
The next meeting will be held Dec 27,
with Miss Lottie and Miss Emma Bar.
nard.
The season tickets for the lecture
course are on sale at the post office and
are selling quite last. The first lecture
will be on Thursday evening OF this week
by Rev. Mr.. Fiske of Lyndonville.
Russell Fiske and friend of Whteheld
visited here last Sunday.
Miss Eva Dawson expects to spend
Christ mas with her brother and his
family in Barnet.
Rev. E. F. Blackmer with his class in
singing is rehearsing cantata to be
given at the close OF the term OF singing
school.
George Temple went to st. Johnsbury
on business last week.
The snow roller made its first appear
ance last week.
Mrs. Saphronia Mclaughlin OF Grove
ton visited her parents, Alonzo Parker
and wife, a short time ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21

OF William and John Scott after.
ward Lord Stowell and Lord Elton,
Lord John Russell used to tell this
story: When they were young men at
the bar, having had stroke of profes.
sional luck, they determined to oele-
brate the occasion by having a dinner
at the tavern and going to the play
When it was time to call for the reck-
oning William Scott dropped guinea.
He and his brother searched for it in
vain and came to the conclusion that it
had fallen between the boards Of the
unoarpeted floor.
"This is a bad job" said William,
1--WE must give up the play"
"Stop Bit" said John. II know a
trick worth two of that" and he called
waitress.
Betty" said he, Twelve dropped 2
guineas. See if you can find them. !"
Betty went down ON her hands and
knees and found the guinea, which had
rolled under the fender.
"That's very good girl, Betty, /"
said John Scott, pocketing the coin,
land when you find the other you can
keep it for your trouble. " And the pru-
dent brothers went with light hearts to
the play and so eventually to the bench
and the woolsack.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
GLOVER.

The personal property of the late w.
H. Martin was sold at auction Saturday.
F. c. Clark has been chosen chairman
and c. P. Bean manager of the Glover
creamery. The other directors are H. I.
Dro wn, w. N. Aldrich and H. H. Cook
Henry Cook and Amos Bean are doing
large lumber jobs.
Beryl Hastings of Newburyis at Simon
Smiths.
Christmas will be observed by union
exercises at tn Congregational church.
DR.. W. F. Templeton of Manchester
was in town last week.
F. H. Percival has taken H. S. Clark s
place gathering cream tor the cooperative
creamery.
The new creamery at West Glover is
up and covered.
Considerable disturbance was caused
by the running away OF a horse belong
ing to E. L. Clark, at the village on Sun
day.
The fair OF the Ladies Aid Society hello
Thursday night was very successful.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
Fish In Icebound waters.

Fish do not breathe air, but the life
supporting constituent Of air-oxygen
gas-which is soluble in water to the
extent of three volumes in 100 at ordi-
nary temperatures and four in 100 at
freezing point.
The water containing the dissolved
oxygen is made to pass over the gills,
where it is separated from the blood
only by a very thin membrane, through
which the gas is able to pass.
Fish in icebound rivers have to de-
pend entirely upon this store of oxygen
for their respiration, and if it becomes
exhausted they are sutfocated, just as
we should be if deprived of oxygen.
1t rarely happens, however, that any
considerable area Of water is entirely
covered with ice, especially in the case
of rivers. Holes and cracks are almost
sure to occur here ard there by which
the oxygen Of the air can reach the wa
ter and become dissolved in it. During
a long frost fish may always be found
congregated beneath air holes in large
numbers They are there to breathe. -
Exchange
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
A Convincing Argument.

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing story from Mississippi: Counsel for
the defense was addressing country J.
P. of the "old school," Said he: III
realize that l stand in the presence of
descendant Of the grand old Huguenot
family that emigrated from France to
escape from religious intolerance, Many
able jurists have sprung from that fam
lily and embellished the bench and bar
of the Union. Their watchwords are
honor, truth and justice, and their
names are spoken in every home. The
law is so plain in this case that he who
runs may read. Shall insult the in
telligence of this court by reiterating
proposition so simple? Need | say
more"- NO." interrupted the judge,
faint necessary. I'll give you a
judgment. Counsel sat down while the
judge, with emphasis, knocked the ashes
from his cob pipe. and counsel for plain
tiff began: "May it please the COURT
esquire, what are you fixin to do?"
asked the judge. II have the closing
argument, was the reply "Well, you
jes' as well set down. l done got my
mind sot on the other side. Judgment
for defendant. Law Notes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
Value Of Cheese Food.

Cheese is very rich and valuable
food, likely to form very large con.
stituent in the future and, especially
for the workingman. to be very extern
sively used. There is a difference in
stomachs in their ability to digest this
article.
The writer is able to make an entire
meal of cheese, with very little bread,
and digest it more easily than rice or
oatmeal, but in most stomachs it is less
digestible in some extremely so. Each
person must learn for himsetlf 1t is a
convenient form of animal food and,
when good, particularly agreeable.
There lisa great difference in the COM
position of cheese both in its water, fat
and heterogeneous matter In general,
however, it may be remarked that
every variety contains large amount
of heterogeneous matter, and it is for this
that it is especially useful as food.
Skimmilk cheese is especially rich in
this constituent, but less rich in fat.
Those who abstain from flesh food will
find in cheese abundance of heterogeneous
matter to take the place Of that found
in esh.-London Family Doctor
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
snoe workers Claims.

Marlboro, Mass, Dec. 19.--The Joint
council Of the Boot and Shoe Workers
union issued a statement yesterday, In
which 1t is claimed that, in pursuance Of
the suggestion made at the recent clergy
mems meeting, committee of employees
of the shoe manufacturers waited upon
the different firms with view Of adjust
ing the labor difficulties, but that the
manufacturers declared that they stood
by their original notice. The union states
that. in spite Of every effort, the manu-
facturers have declined to talk with
either the agents OF the union or a COM
mittee Of their employees representing the
union; have refused to submit list Of
prices and finally have declined to dis
cuss the question. The-unlon claims that
1t has done everything possible to adjust
matters
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
SOUTH RYEOATE.

A Christmas tree with literary and
musical exercises will be held at the Pres.
byterian church on Monday evening.
A class for the study of Pitman's
shorthand has been organized and meets
every Thursday evening in the Presbyte-
rian church vestry.
Rev. John j. Hall went to Portland,
Me-, Saturday morning. He preached
in the Presbyterian church there Sunday,
Rev. E. S. Fiske of Montpelier preached
in the Presbyterian church Sunday.
The Reformed Presbyterian church will
hold donation party Tor the benefit Of
the pastor in the depot hall on Thurs
day evening.
Rev. John ]. Hall returned from New
York city last Wednesday.
The Reformed Presbyterian Mission
Band held sociable in the church yes
try Thursday evening.
A large number from here attended the
liousewarming given to DR.. and Mrs
John Thomas at Wells River, Thursday
evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
Sandy and the Mare.

A Scottish paper tells story of San
dy Mo, Forfarshire farmer who
had been spending an hour or two in
the evening with friend couple Of
miles away 1t was moonlight night,
and Sandy, after partaking freely of his
friends hospitality, was riding quietly
home across the sheep pastures on his
"guid auld mare" when they came to
an open ditch, which his mare refused
to cross.
"Hoot ava, Maggie" said the rider,
"this Wilma dae. Ye maun Jist gang
over.
He turned back about a hundred
yards, wheeled round and gave the mare
a touch of his whip. On she went at
brisk canter, but as they reached the
edge Of the ditch she stopped dead and
shot Sandy clean over to the other side.
Gathering himself up, Sandy looked
his mare straight in the face and said:
Vera weel pitched indeed, ma lass.
Bit hoo are ye goin to get over yersel',
eh?'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
WEST BARNET.

Plans are on loot for Christmas tree
Friday evening, December 20.
Eleazer Morrill, and Elsie Gray were
married at the parsonage last Wednes-
dav afternoon.
John Allen was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Ray have re.
turned from Buffalo where they have
been for several weeks.
Gertie Farrow is visiting in St. Johns
bury Tor few days.
Mabel Dow spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Henry Hall is visiting friends in
the village.
Word came Monday morning that
Charles Abbot, son of Mrs. Amos Abbot,
was killed in some accident. The partic-
ulars are not known as yet.
William Fitzgerald started out with his
saving machine Tuesday morning.
F. G. Strobridge and H. B. Somers went
to Ryegate Friday to load and haul to
Barnet huge stone for A. S. 1aughlin.
Mr. Laughlin has had this stone, upon
which he used to play as child, placed
on his lot in the Barnet cemetery. 1t
weighs about three tons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
EAST BURKE.

Horace Drown has moved into the
Baptist parsonage and Mr.. Stearns has
moved into the house vacated by Mr..
Drown at the mill.
Webster & Frasier have dissolved part.
nership, Webster buying out Frasier.
Mrs. Webster will help in the store for
the present.
There will be a union service and a
tree at the Methodist church Monday
night, December &c, to which all are cor
daily invited.
DR.. Root has put up street lamp by
his house and put in a telephone to his
Office.
Henry Matthews has sold his place to
A. w. Wilson and bought James Eggles-
tons farm where he will move this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21

by local applications as they cannot
reached the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condi.
ton OF the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
chan Tube. When the tube is inflamed
YOU have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condi'
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
OthelIO Whitewash ed.

Othello is the latest historic disrepu-
table to have good character establish
ed. Italian papers claim certain manu-
scripts concerning the Moor have been
found in the archives of a convent in
Venice. They are notes taken in 1542
by Cretan diplomat sent OH a mission
to the republic of Venice. The writer
knew Othello well and vouches for the
fact that the lady was never killed at
all. In fact, she survived Othello, died
natural death and gave the coroner no
trouble at all. So that there never was
tragedy of the moor of Venice
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
PEAcHAM.

Will Trussell has gone to Marshfeld to
work for William Bartlett.
Burns Abbott spent few days in Rut-
land last week.
Harry Howard has moved into the
tenement over Hutchinson's store at
South Peacham.
J.C Gracy is getting out lumber for a
new barn at the Pierson place.
Rev. Edgar G. Banks. who was to lee.
ture at the church parlors two weeks
ago, will speak at same place next Fri
day evening without fail. This lecture
will without doubt be very interesting as
he has spent much time among the RUNS
ofNinevah and Babylon.
The lectures by Mr.. Farman, the blind
speaker, last Saturday and Sunday even
lngs were very fine and much enjoyed by
all who attended.
Mrs. James Esden, who has been in
poor health Tor long time, has gone to
the hospital at Burlington.
Christmas will be observed by the Con.
gregational Sunday school at Academy
hall Saturday evening. Exercises will
consist Of singing and speaking by the
children and appropriate music by the
choir, after which the Christmas trees
will claim the attention.
There will be a Christmas concert at
the Congregational church next Sunday
evening in connection with the regular
prayer meeting.
Christmas tree and appropriate exer-
cises at the Methodist church next Mon
day evening.
R. B. Abbott received dispatch Mon
day morning announcing that his
brother, Charles Abbott, was killed in
Montana on Sunday. The remains will
arrive at Barnet on Friday and another
brother, E. S. Abbott, is coming East
with them. No particulars have been
received as to Mr. Abbotts death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
NORTH DANvILLE.
A. M. Mcfarland is i'll.

A. M. Mcfarland is i'll.
Editor B. U. Wells of the Lyndonvile
Journal spent few days in the place the
last of the week.
Christmas will be observed at the Free
Baptist church Saturday evening by
tree and appropriate exercises by the
young people.
The January session of the Wheelock
quarterly meeting will be held with the
Free Baptist church of this place, begin
ming the Friday before the last Sunday in
the month.
The youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Emerson who has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks is no better.
A Good Templar's lodge was instituted
here Thursday evening, Dec. Is. The
following officers were elected: c.
F. ]. Hubbard; V. T., Mrs. D. w. Hub.
bard; P. c. T.. Mrs. D. W. Hubbard !;
R. s., Mrs. H. P. Blodgett; Asst. R. S.,
Mrs. R. r. Hubbard Fin. Sec., Miss
Lettie Gadapee; Treas, A. c. Sanborn !;
NJ, Ed. Suffer; D. NJ, Miss Ethel Blodg-
EFT; Guard ] P. Dryer; Sentinel R. R.
Hubbard; S. J. T., Mrs. w. H. Church 4;
first trustee, D. W. Hubbard; second
trustee, Mrs. F. ]. Hubbard; third
trustee, Addie Sanborn.
Fine sleighing and the teamsters are
improving it hauling wood and lumber.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
DANvILLR.
sam Mckenzie of Hardwick visited
his parents last week. N

Sam Mckenzie of Hardwick visited
MS parents last week.
Both the Methodist and Conpreoa.
tional societies will hold their Christ mas
exercises on Saturday evening of this
week. The Methodists will hold theirs
IN their church and the Congregation.
alists will hold theirs in the town hall
Interesting exercises are being planned
Tor at both places and they will each
have Christmas tree. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend.
Albert Heath is numbering at Luuen.
burg.
A. B. Hoyt is doing a rushing business
these days and William Allen of St. Johns
bury is assisting him temporarily.
5. c. Currier read at Marsh6eld on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. James Borland is visiting her
son, E. Uric, at North Thetford.
]. E. Tinker is showing line of new
goods this week called the "wove crest
ware" Call and see it. His rs cent
counter has proved great attraction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
PETERS Potatoes.

Senator PETER is fond of telling how
he once duped the managers of Kansas
county fair. "On examination of the
sweet potatoes exhibited" he says II
saw that the size Of the specimens was
nothing to brag of, and sent out to a
grocery store and purchased a bushel of
fine ones; took the small ones out for
home use, carried the rest to the fair
grounds, entered them in my own name
and drew the premium for the best
specimen of sweet potatoes grown in
Wilson county"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
Causes of Death.

An Austrian professor estimates that
only 900 persons out of 1000, 900 die
from old age, while 1900 succumb to
govt, IS, 400 to measles, 2,700 to apo
plexy, 1000 to erysipelas, 1900 to con-
sumption, $4,000 to scarlet fever, 25,-
600 to whooping cough, 10000 to ty-
phoid and typhus and 1000 to rheuma-
tism. These averages Of course vary ac-
cording to locality. Smallpox does not
even get place in the list. Was this
Austrian professor an antivaccinator?-
London Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
WALDEN.

Presiding Elder Sherburne preached to
a large AMI attentive audience Sunday
evening, and Monday forenoon met with
the third quarterly conference at the
parsonage.
The social at d. S. Cox's last Thursday
evening was very pleasant affair and
well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Perkins have gone
to Lowell, Mass, visiting friends.
There will be a Christmas tree with
appropriate exercises at the church on
Saturday evening, and at South Walden
Monday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
What do the Children Drink ?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
Grain-O? 1t is delicious and nourishing
and takes the place of coffee. The more
Grain-O you give the children the more
health you distribute through their sys-
tens. Grain-O is made OF pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee but costs
about a as much. All grocers sell it.
15c. and 25cts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
Career of Crime Begun Early.

Boston, Dec. 19.-The Dorchester po-
lice have succeeded in capturing two
boys, Alphonsus Mclaughlin and Her
man Fiigeroth, who, they believe, have
systematically robbed many houses in
that suburb Of the city Of property
valued at over $4,000. The police also
took into custody Samuel Bantick, O
considerably older man, who, it Is
claimed, received the stolen property
and pawned 1t in various shops in this
city and New York Both Of the boys
are scarcely over Is. and. according to
their own admission, have been en-
ployed in this unlawful work for six
months