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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

motto ancestors. Some people do this work
for themselves and fail to find what they
want. Others hiro it done, and In this
case they generally get Pedigree, and
even "a coat Of arms If they want one
There are men and womon who mako n
business of looking up pcdigrocs for those
who employ thcm. Among those who may
be called professional genealogists is Mrs
Laura \. Chamberlain, whose timo is
constantly occupied in this way. Tho
work and time required In obtaining u
clear record of family" shc says, lis very
great and long. 1t often takes months to
trace successfully ono branch of n family.
When l have succeeded in obtaining all tho
material required, I copy IL into volume
which is called Tho Record Of My Fam
lily, and which givos n clear idoa of ones
ancestors for many generations back
People in general have very little idea
Of tho time required to make successful
ancestral search. 4 woman finely dressed
and Tearing the marks Of ailuencc came
into tho library one day. Shu was bent on
obtaining her pedigree and, having found
several books which sho required, started
to work. she did not got very far, low
over, before she became troubled, and Mrs
Chamberlain won't to hor assistance. To-
gethor they worked out tho beginning OF
very good chart. Tho woman thanked
Mrs. Chamberlain and took hor departure,
evidently feeling highly edited by her sue.
cess. But tho next day she returned. She
had lost her ancestral map and wished to
know ii Mrs. Chamberlain would make
another one. Tho latter asked if sho
wished to employ her and was dumiound =
ed when sho received this reply: "Could
you make tho map for 81? will have it
dono If sou can" Tho woman did not
know that it would take u day, possibly n
week, to obtain a clear beginning, much
less mako a chart.
Most professional gonealogists charge by
the hour, and their prices arc not cxor.
btant in comparison with the time it
takes for the work. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Our Brave Ida Lewis.

friend, writing about our own Ida
Lewis once said: Life on the lighthouse
ut Lime Rock did not scem at all dreary
to me. Miss Lewis had her six roomcd
house and the housekeeping cares to attend
to, papers and magazines to read and lot
tors to write, for she was very busy wom-
an. IL was n great pleasure to me to
stand ut tho end of the long wharf that
runs from the mainland OF Newport
into tho west side of its harbor and watch
Miss Lewis run down tho narrow ladder
that was fastened to the stone wall, jump
quickly in the boat, cast off the ropo and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

A charming idea in floral decorations
for q ccrcmonious dinner was introduced
recently by an Austrian bachelor. Tho
flowers which decorated tho table wcro
magnificent red carnations, and suspended
over the table under the center lights was
large umbrella entirely composed of
carnations, the rich glow and perfume of
which were indcscribnbly lovely. Tho
same idea could be carried out with jon
quils. roses, orchids and tulips, resulting
in enhancing yellow, pink, mauyo and
orange dinners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

globular headed Misery. For a time
l think that Mary even preferred her
to the others. Howbeit, it was pretty
sight to see her on Il summer afternoon
sitting upon wayside stump, her 9th.
er children dutifully ranged around her,
with the hard, unfoeling head of Mis-
cry pressed deep down into her loving
little heart, as sho swayed from side to
side, grooming her plaintive lullaby.
Small wonder that the bees took up the
song and droned slumbrous accompa.
niment, or that high above her head
the enormous pines stirred through their
depths by the soft Sierra air--or heaven
knows what--let slip Pickering lights
and shadows to play over that cast iron
face, until tho child, looking down up.
on it with the quick, transforming pow
err of love- thought that it smiled.
The two remaining members of the
family were less distinctive. Gloriana
pronounced as two words, Glory
Anna-being the work of her father,
who also named it, was simply a cylin-
drical roll of canvas wagon covering
GRIT so as TO define neck and waist,
with rudely linked faco-altogether a
weak, pitinble, mnnlike invention-an
Johnny Dear, alleged to be the rep.
resentative of John Doremus, young
storckoeper, who occasionally supplied
Mary with gratuitous sweets. Mary
never admitted this, and as we were
all gentlemen along that road we were
blind to the suggestion. Johnny Dear
was originally small, plaster phreno.
logical cast of head and bust, begged
from some shop window in the county
town, with body clearly constructed
by Mary herself. 1t was an ominous
fact that it was always dressed az boy
| and was distinctly tho most human
looking of all her progeny. Indeed, in
spite of the faculties that were legibly
printed all over its smooth, white, hair
less head, it was appallingly lifelike.
Left sometimes by Mary astride of
the branch of u waysido tree, horsemen
had been known to dismuunt hurriedy
and examine it, returning with mys-
titled smile, and it was of record that
Cuba Bill had once pulled up tho pic.
neCr coach at tho request of the curious
and lmploring passengers and then
grimly installed Johnny Dear beside
| him on the box seat, publicly deliver
ing him to Mary at Big Bend, to her
wide eyed confusion and the first blush
wo had ever seen on her round, chubby,
| sunburned checks. 1t may seem strange
that with her great popularity and her
well known maternal instincts she had
not been kept fully supplied with proper
| and more conventional dolls but it was
soon recognized that she did not care
for them-loft their waXcn faces, roll.
ing eyes and abundant hair in bitches
or stripped them to help clothe the
more oXtravagant creatures of her fancy
So it came that Johnny Bears strictly
classical profile looked out from under
girls fashionable straw sailor hat to
the utter obliteration of his prominent
intellectual faculties; the Amblach
twins wore bonnets on their ninepin
heads, and even an attempt was made
To fix 1aXcn scalp on the iron headed
Misery. But her dolls were always u
1reation of her own-her affection for
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

four chances to ono of getting married; %
out of every 100 must go through life hus-
bnndless In tho United States Mt this
timo the number of spinstors between the
ages of 40 and 60 outnumbors tho bache-
Tors of tho same age AS 6 to 1. a brief sur
vcy of any community in the northern or
southern states Will demonstrate the
truth of this statement. Tho civil war Is
responsible for this state Of affairs. OF
the nearly 600, 600 soldiers who died on
both sides 90 per cent wore young unmar-
riod mon. Had there been no war II large
majority of these mon would have been
married. New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
A Talented salesman.

Fair Customer-Is this real antique9
Furniture Dealer-A-cr-mode re-
vival and-er-evolution Of an ancient
court style, madam.
Fair Customer (doubtfully)-What kind
Of wood Is it?
Dealer pressively)-WoodS Madam,
this Is the wood that poets have ravod
over when abiding to the music Of ma
ture 1t is tho wood that first greeted tho
eyes OF the weary pilgrims at Plymouth
rock as the mighty trees, rich in verdure,
bent beneath the snow. 1t is the wood
that even now attracts invalds to the for
ests where 1t grows 1t is pine madam
genuine pine-New York Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Merely "a Hint.

81 see the hash has poisoned lot of SOL
dicrs at Camp Algcr."
He looked at the landlady, and the land
lady looked at him.
do you think you are justified in tax
ing chanccsf" he persisted.
Again he looked at her and she looked
ut him. Then she spoke.
Your bill, /" she said, "is about three
weeks overdue"
The silence that Immediately settled
down was so dense as to be really oppress-
i've. 1t is unwisc for man with thin
skull to hCavc rocks. Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Nextl

'Now that our Pacific coast is protected
by the annexation of Hawaii, said tho
senator, "wo must prepare for the next
essential step"
And that is9" asked humble constit-
uont.
Tho annexation of Japan to protect
Hawaii, " resumed the senator graycly.-
New York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

Sonia Koyalowsky fell in love for tho
first timo and died, moreover of grief and
disappointment, when she was not only u
widow well in tho thirtics, but one of tho
most celebrated women of Europe. Sonin's
marriage when young girl was n mere
subterfugc on her part in order to leave
Russia and to obtain serious education
i'm Germany. Tho affair of the heart which
hastencd her death occurred in prosac
middle age, philadelphia Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Visitor-How's businessY

Business Why, there aren't
no business since these ere bicycles come
inter fashion. Why, they comes down ere
fakes our fresh air rs wc'ro celebrated for
and pumps it inter their blooming wheels
and takes it away with 'em.-Phil May 8
Annual
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
The Fad of Nonintroduotion.

A keen observer of human nature sug
gests that the modern fashion of nonin
PRODUCTION hns done much to disintegrat,
general society Certainly In tho good OLD
fashioned days. when every one wns intro
duced by tho hostess without discriminh.
ton, she fooling that sho had tho right in
her own house to make her guests known
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Cleaning CARPETS.

Carpets can DO cleaned without rcYnov.
ing them from the floor by machine
which has metal strips set inside casing
to beat tho carpet as tho cleaner runs over
the floor, fan being mounted in the top
OF the casing to draw the dust into wa
ter compartment, which has an air passage
covered by a moistened screen to retain
tho dust particles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

If furniture is very dirty it should DO
washed in water and vinegar, equal parts,
using llannol rag and then, after perfect
drying, rubbed with n clean flannel and II
little linsced oil before using any liquid or
cream polish.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

II suppose you get II lot Of honeymoon
couples billing and cooling around heres"
asked the inquisitivc stranger of tho land
lord of our favorite week end seclusion.
well ye-cs, replied the man of expert
encc, plenty of cooling. manage the
rest. '-London Sporting Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

In the lord chnmberlain's department.
the Office of sweeper of chimncys and statu-
AIRY to the queen are held by women. 1t is
limited, however, that they have their du-
ties performed by proxies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

When holes como in the toes of tho woo
folks shoes, do not let them wear holes in
their stockings also, but get bottle of
glue take n piece of kid glove and patch
the shoe. Mems mittens may be mended
in the same way
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

Before using new kettle boil it out
With soda water, SO that it may be perfect
" clean. Now pans should bo treated in
jhe same way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

Berlin has fomalo commercial travellers
who go their rounds on tricycles to which
are attached their boxes of samples.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
In Its Dotage.

"Paw," said little Oscar, chow old Is
the Spanish nation?'
"Old enough" said his father, "to know
better. New York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
Coaldn,t Blame Him.

Officer Of the Day-Where Is the nay
that was given you to sleep onS
Private-I had nightmare last night
and ate 1t up, SIR New York Truth,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
That's How.

Mr.. Cawker-But how do you know
that 1t is a secrety
Mrs. Cawkcr-How do I know? Why,
everybody knows that it's II sccret.-De-
troit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23

use of poisonous substances on fruit
trees 10 blossom relating to the pro-
mitigation of the laws; towns may
contract with public library associa-
tons; preventing fraud in the sale of
garden seeds; protecting certain
game birds; relating to use of trad
ing stamps; penalty for taking fish
under certain lengths; regulating
sale of concentrated commercial feed
ing stuffs; prohibiting county courts
from issuing close jail executions.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
bill doing away with the Vermont
National Guard, suspending all laws
on the subject for two years, abolish
ing the Office of adjutant and in
spector general, RELOCATING the duties
of that Office to the quartermaster
general, and raising the latter's sal
airy to $1,000 with $500 for clerk
hire. Indications were that the
House would promptly pass the bill
and thus easily dispose of disagree
able snarl and problem that looked
like hard one to settle satisfactorily
in any other way.
The bill annexing part of Berlin to
Montpelier passed the House yester-
day afternoon, and there seemed to
be nothing to hinder its getting
through the Senate. The territory
coded is not just what was contem-
plated in the original bill-in fact not
so extensive; but an agreement was
reached between the parties in inter
est, and Montpelier has grown mate
rally by virtue of legislative action,
Mr.. Ranney's bill looking to bet
ter SUPPLEMENTARY of the common
schools was dismissed, and it is
darkIy limited that it was talked tc
death by indiscreet friends-not by
it's author, however, who believed il
would work desirable reform in ar
educational way. There was moth
ing compulsory about it-town:
might unite for better superinten
dency if they chose to doso. But thu
House was afraid of increased ex
pense and so knitted the measure.
The Senate passed, without muir
. muir, the bill preventing mileage
ticket scalping; but it didn't look al
though the House would say amer
, to it. ]. w. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23

He began his work as Street cleaning
Commissioner in 1895, and, after three
years OF splendid achievement was turn
ed out of Office as consequence OF Gro,
ker's victory last year. On October q
he was appointed head of the commits
sion to select camp sites in Cuba, and to
arrange for sanitary improvements
there. He paid special attention to the
problem of cleaning Havana, and there
is some comfort in the news that his re-
port in that important matter was prac-
tically finished, and that the conclusions
which he reached are available for gov
eminent use.
Colonel Waring," writes E. S. Mar
tin in Harper's Weekly, was delight
full companion and very agreeable
writer. Long ago he published some
Civil War stories under the title of Whip
and Spur as well as other sketches, but
of late years his writing, as well as his
work, has been in the line. of his profes
sion. His work, though of immense
value to his fellow-countrymen, had not
enriched him. He died in the service OF
his country, at the height of his reputa-
ton, but without having accumulated
even such fortune as would avail Tor
the modest support Of his widow. The
proposal that comes from ex-Mayor
Strong, of New York, that fund should
be raised in his memory for Mrs. War
ing's benefit is timely and suitable, and
is likely to find prompt and cordial sup.
port from thousands of citizens who feel
themselves to be Colonel Warnings debt
| orc "
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23
VERMONT NEWS.

Ira c. Calef, one of the leading citizens
of Washington, has given $40, 900 to the
Heaton hospital at Montpelier.
Mrs. Philena Moore OF Newfane, has
established free public library in her
home and donated 1000 volumes.
L. E. Thayer Of Newport. has made a
speciality of collecting badges worn by
the different Masonic communicates and
has nearly 40 of them in his possession.
Each badge has some particular history.
That worn by the Maryland command
cry is three cornered metal piece
mounted on half SHE'LL Boston K. T.
commandery badge represents the house
OF Gen. Joseph Warren. The California
badge is bear; the Lewiston, Me-,
badge dark metal moose. Mount Zion
commandery, Montpelier, represents the
birthplace Of Gen, Dewey. The William
Parkman commandery badge of Boston
is pot OF baked beans mounted in white
and gold, and very pretty.
Prof. Bush, former instructor at
Montpelier seminary, who died short
time ago, bequeathed to the school q
$500 scholarship.
DR.. w. Seward Webb has presented to
the state museum Rocky Mountain
sleeps head, an elk head, an antelope
head and black tail deer head.
H. D. Aldrich of Bellows Falls, a wei
known business man, died last week o
pneumonia. He was formerly in the res
taurant business at Keene, N. H.. ant
for ten years was the owner of the depo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23

restaurant at Bellows Falls, retiring two
months ago. He is survived by wife
and two children.
Henry Strattou. the proprietor OF
shop for cleaning carpets by machinery,
recently met a horrible death. While
working on the machinery be was caught
in some way and his body whirled
around shaft for long time before
recovered. The body was horribly mutt
lated.
A Vermont Woman.
At the recent convention of the w. C..
T. U. at Washington, D. c., Mrs. Clinton
Smith was elected president OF the or
ganization for the ensuing year, Mrs.
Smith is Vermonter by birth. She has
been engaged in temperance work all her
life, has done much effective legislative
work be lore committees OF congress,
was the originator of the petition called
1.-THE Voice oil the Churches, which asked
for total prohibition for the District OF
Columbia. She has served as president oil
the Young woman's branch of the w. c.
T. U as vice president of the West End
Union and has been vice president OF the
Anti-Saloon League. Mrs. Smith is also
chaplain Of Columbia Chapter, Daugh
tiers OF American Revolution; director
in the Federation of Woman's Clubs
vice president for Vermont OF the Wo
mans National Press Association and
Washington correspondent for two Yer
mont papers-one daily-and on the
list Of regular contributors, to Chicago
publication.
In former years her stories and poems
appeared in various magazines. Mrs
Smith was educated in the old Female
Seminary in Middlebury, where Mrs
Emma Willard inaugurated her work il
higher education for women, and CAV
valuable services to the Emma Willard
Memorial association OF Troy, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23
The Late Col. Warning.

Colonel Warnings death from yellow
fever was almost instantly recognized as
a great public calamity. Having suffer
ed from every form of contumely during
the early years of his administration as
Street cleaning Commissioner in New
York, he lived to be universally regarded
as one of the greatest benefactors of his
time.
He was born in Poundridge, New
York, in 1888, and was educated in
Poughkeepsie, where he studied engineer
ing, agriculture, and agricultural chem
istry. When the civil war broke out he
went to it as major of the Garibaldi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23
FOR THE SICK
THINK QUICK f!

May be your physician doesn't like to
express his preference.
Then you must decide promptly where
you will have the prescription filled.
Ofcourse you will not knowingly go to
an INSCRIPTIONS druggist.
If you have the welfare OF the patient
at heart you will 60 at once to the drug
gist who mixes conscience and care with
his medicines.
We know what good druggist should
do and we do as good druggist should
do-use the right kind of drugs and do
our level best to fill prescriptions pre-,
cisely as they are written. Can any
druggist do more
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23
New Books.

1.-THE Story of the English" by H. A.
Guerber is another excellent book in the
eclectic school readings published by the
American Book Company. The author
weaves into the history many anecdotes
which have become classical, but are
rarely found in histories. Artists, poets
and novelists, as well as historians, have
furnished the theme of many of these
anecdotes and the book deserves wide
reading. Though intended tor school
use older people will find in it much to
interest them. The illustrations are re-
productions from England's great paint
ers and add much to the value Of the
book. Sent to any address for 65 cents.
A Short Course in Music, by Frederic
H. Ripley and Thomas Taper is re-
cent publication OF the American Book
Company. In Book Two for advanced
pupils, as in the former book, familiar
songs are made the basis of instruction.
This book enables teachers inexperienced
in music to give their pupils profitable
and delightful instruction and build the
foundations for thorough musical
training. Vignette portraits of the great
poets and composers are given through
out the book and it will be found valu.
able addition to any schoolroom.
The same firm also publishes ."Out
door Studies," which is really a reading
book of nature study, by Prof. James G
Needham of Cornell University. 1t is in
tended rather for the higher grades o
the public schools and in it's 100 pages
are crowded lots of interesting informa
ton about FISH, flesh and fowl" ant
some of the curious and interesting
things about plant life. The book tenn
with Illustrations, many of which ar
drawn especially for this work. TIL
author says in the preparation of tn
book he has had in mind the boys an,
girls more than the teachers and hope
the study Of the book will lead to NOR
intelligent and profitable work alonI
the same lines.