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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-26

ested IN having the fish and game
laws take care OF the greatest good
of the greatest number, than this
same gentleman; and his opinions
90 far in influencing legislation.
There are signs of an approaching
struggle on the question of woman
suffrage AS usual and the end
well. possibly we had better not
guess on it just now.
A sawdust bill has made its APP
pearance. Who knows but that the
recent discovery that valuable by
products can be extracted from saw
dust by chemical process will make
the mill men so anxious to save their
dust that the necessity for such bill
will be done away with!
The man who wants to be exempt
from highway and school taxes
should move on to one of the small
islands in Grand Isle county, where
there are no highways and no
schools. A bill just introduced pro-
vides for such exemption there.
Danville's FIRE district Indebtedness
bill has passed both houses.
The Joint committee on fish and
game, with quite number OF other
legislators, visited the State Hatch
cry Tuesday.
Governor and Mrs. Smith are Civ
ing series of Eat homes" this
month. A large number of invita-
tions have been issued, and the pleas
ant residence on State street is the
center of a cordial hospitality. Mrs.
He. Bates has assisted in the receiv-
ing of the guests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-26
OR THE SICK
THINK QUICK

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 60 to
an INSCRIPTIONS druggist.
If you have the welfare of the patient
at heart you will go 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, 1898-10-26
THE LEGISLATIVE TILL.

The Whir Of the Stones Is Louder. and the
0rist Increases In Quantity to Quality,
that VIII Appear Later.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-26
Chief Judge Ross.

The re election OF Chief Judge Jon
athan Ross to the Supreme Court
bench last week recalls to mind the
fact that he has been Judge OF the
Supreme Court of Vermont since
December /, 1870, and chief Judge
since December 1, 1890.
At the time of his first election, the
judges were John Pierpoint, chief
judge, James Barrett, Asahel Peck,
Hoyt H. Wheeler, Homer H. Royce,
Timothy P. Red6eld. He has also
occupied the bench with H. Henry
Powers, Walter c. Dunton, Whee-
lock G. Veazey, William H. Walker
and the present associate judges
who were elected to office as indicat-
ed below:
Russell H. Taft, 1880; John w.
Rowell, 1881; James M. Tyler,
1887; Loveland Munson, 1889 !;
Henry R. Start, 1890; Laforrest H.
Thompson, 1890.
During the twenty-eight years of
judicial service Judge Ross has made
a record of which he and the state
he serves may well be proud. This
is longer term of service than that
of any other Judge in the history OF
the state, John Pierpoint ranking
second, having served 20 years.
1t can probably be said OF him
more truly than Of any other Yer
mont judge today that his dednc-
tons Of law are from the fundamen-
tai principles of law rather than
from specific cases which may or
may not have been decided in accor.
dance with these principles. He has
become famous for the soundness oil
the doctrines as set forth in his
opinions.
He has been hard worker, punct-
ual, energetic, considerable and broad
minded in his judgments, sufficient
proof of which stands in this his
18th consecutive election to the
bench. We trust he may gil the high
Office which he occupies today fol
many years to come.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-26

The French government, after long
study, of the subject, has at length de.
cided on the establishment of number
OF naval stations in different parts Of the
world. They are six in number, three
being in Africa, one in Indo-China, one
in the West Indies and one in Austria
lasian waters. Except the one in Indo-
China it does not appear that there is
any present intention of making them
more than fortified coaling or repairing
stations of the second order.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
HOURS OF THE SOLDIER BOY.
LARRY Rising and Cleaning Are Car
ried to an Extreme - Unreason-
able Marches at Two A, VI.

lhere Is a fetch that is worshiped in
the army and navy, and that is early ris.
ing In the piping times of peace it i;
very difficult for the officers to ind
enough work for the men to keen them
out of mischief. The forts and ships are
all so painfully clean that even a Dutch
housewife could not unearth a speck Of
dust, but the men are required to wash
and scrub and polish as if cholera were
coming With all that there are many
hours in the life of a soldier or sailor
when he is put to it 10 kill time.
lie must get up early, with the sun
If possible, unless the sun rises afte,
siX, and then he gets up earlier. Oftbo
hundred Thousand volunteers there ore
hardly a hundred that have ever got ont
OF bed before six, that is, willingly and
they are going TO have a time gettino
used to being routed out before d,v'
light.
In addition to SYSTEMATICALLY ce+.
ting up at a beastly hour. the soldie,
VIII soon notice that when the regiment
goes anywhere it always starts at about
two or three O'Clock in the mornino
just when a man would give a leg for
a snooze.
Sailors can be chased to bed NJ nina
p m'' but soldiers will skip the ruord
and make a night of it, with no chance
TO sleep it off. Then will come the time
when they will ask each other what IN
the mischief is the sense STARTING oT -,
'hree' to march somewhere and tber
stand around for two or three bonrs
waiting for the wagons to come IN.
IL Is an established fact that very fo,,
soldiers fear a battle, but many feeliilo
deserving after a campaign of early ris.
ing The days Of surprises and ambns.
cades are over, and the only effect -,
uepriVing men of sleep is to make ,bom
o'scontented. Nobody can explain tb;s
mania except that it dates from rnm
iand or Russia, where the sun rises !,
summer at three a. m.-Cbicog 90 Tima
Herald. So tunes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
DOWN ON THE FADS.
Mr. stately Relieved In
Young People Down to
business Basis.

airs. Stately" began her husband, Lne
,bay form a faddist. 1t has been my RUE
to bnmor all your eccentricltles, but IRON
his fine on, unless | find good and sum
cipnt reason to change my mind, the euucl'
tion of our children is to be OF the most prde'
teal nature possible
'.Just as You say. nj -
al understand that Loretta studied o3',
any for three years, yet last season sue
went ont TO gather some greens ana
brought in the worst collection OF weeds l
ever saw outside of a bankrupt farm l9ey
would have poisoned a mule. yesterday
thiS botanist sat in the parlor, bolsteTed
with cushions, reading trash three lnches
thick and in fine print at that, while you
were in the back yard setting out sweet
meas. Isabel went through the cooking de-
partment from potato pairing to hne p9s,
tries. and vet YOU cant keep her IN tne
kitchen long enough to prepare a SOFT
boiled EGG. Tom went in for higher mathe'
MATES, and yet he can't figure. the simple
interest on a promissory note for more OF
less than a single year, lie can blow
around about the consultations and about
thp direct communication with Mars, but
ri bet q farm he couldn't keep his own
p%ersonal accounts on a single entry system,
He's never going to locate in Mars, and
there's not A dollar in the constellation
for him. Wen just bring these young peo'
ple down to a business basis, and when they
know enough to help themselves, as they'll
have to when YOU and | wear out, they
can do their fad chasing. And that's the
word with the bark on, mother. Detroit
Eroo prpSs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

over the plain to fireplace where the
little river fell over the crest of a slight
hill and then dashed under the railroad
bridge. As Johnnie thought might be
the case, the bridge was as much of a
wreck as the little one was. The rails
were twisted and lay like jackstraws
among the iumbled wood. Johnnie
heard the distant sigh again, and his
heart beat wildly. What could he do?
In a few minutes the express would
come, Suddenly he thought of the red
light under his pillow. Taking a full
breath, he ran home. He heard the
sigh again, but no nearer. ut hasn't
started! 1t hasn't startedi"h he thought.
There's still time, still timel" In a
minute he was again in his room, and
had the light and some matches in his
hand. 1t seemed ages to him. He
heard the faint sound again, but nearer
this time. "0h, it's started! God help
met he gasped, as he fled out into the
thinning darkness again. He did not go
to the bridge, as you may suppose, but
ran at full speed up the track toward
the sound, for well he knew that the
express couldn't stop short of half a
mile at the least. On, on he sped. At
last the right distance was reached.
And now the whistle sounded clear,
some way down round the bend. john
ME put the light in the middle Of the
track and struck a match on the rail,
but the rail was wet from the rain ard
the match hickered and went ort.
Nearer and nearer came the thunder
and shrill sounds. Johnnie gasped and
struck another match on the case Of
the red light. This time he was success
full. He touched the match to the pow
der. There was a sputter, then another
sputter, and then a big flare of red
arose and spread up and over the plain,
just as the headlight of the locomotive
rounded the curve.
Waving wildly, Johnnie sprang back
from the track. To his joy he heard
the air brakes scrape and the steam
escaping. The great train passed on,
but at a lessened rate Of speed. After
it our young hero ran pell-mell. He
saw the sparks belching out of the
engines chimney, and saw that the
train had stopped near his home.
When he came UP to it, he found the
men walking about with lanterns, and
asking what was the matter, Imagine
their amazement when a small boy of
ten explained all to them. Think OF
the cheers that rang out in the gray
air. and of how the question, put by
one conductor: whats the matter
with Johnnie Duckworth?" was an
swered with a roar: HES all right"
Mrs. Duckworth was awakened by the
snortiug locomotive, and heard the
cheers, in which she seemed to dis.
tinguish her sons name. Johnnie saw
first a Eight in his mothers room, and di.
rectly there was a light in the parlor and
the front door opened. He called feeb
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
COULD SCARCELY RAISE HIS m
Yet took care of seventy head Of stocp
The farmer who found a fria

Serious results often follow a strain;
especially when II affects the back, ana
lew people are so liable TO strain as those
Who are lifting heavy loads OF various
Linds, from day to day. The tearnstef
rarely ever oveItaxes his strength. "a
miliarity with the class OF wares ne
handles, enables him to entirely gage the
load he lifts SO as not to put an excessive
burden on himself. But with the farmer
il IS different. lie is lifting loads OF such
VARYING weights aud under such varying
conditions that he is very liable 10 III a
little too much some day, with injurious
results. Many serious affections oil the
great organs of the body originate IN a
Strain. II was so in the case OF H. X W.
Bentley, Of Towner, North Dakota, "A
strain resulted ia serious trouble with the
liver. How he recovered and was enabled
TO feed seventy head Of stock during the
winter, let him tell himself:
about a year ago, I sustained an injury
In my back and shoulders by hitting a
heavy weight. After a time, a liver trouble
came on, which so weakened me that l
could scarcely lift my hand to my head:
While in this condition, began the use OF
DR.. ], c. Ayers Pills, and finding almost
immediate benefit, continued until l was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

johnnie was old-fash!oned; but a boy
would have been very old-fashioned
indeed not TO want TO celebrate the
Fourth of July royalty, For this special
Fourth that | am going to tell you
about, Mrs. Duckworth had promised
her son a dozen packages of little fire
crackers and five packages of great big
ones; but Johnnie, although he did no:
say anything, was not satisfied. What
he wanted was a colored light, and he
wanted it fervently and persistently.
The year before one of the rich farmers
celebrated the Fourth by a display of
fireworks in the evening, the like of
which Johnnie had never seen. The
farmer had imported them from far New
York. There were rockets and Roman
candles and scintillating wheels, such
as the little village way up in the norh
of the state had never had on the coun-
terofits one store. And, wonder of won
ders! there were great lights, green and
red, that lit up acres and acres of the
ltIIll, anu tNCu Illuminated oOIlIlt :
and his mothers faces as they sat on the
little piazza of their home watching the
distant show. The next day Johnnie
asked in the village what the great
lights were, and was told that they were
called Grecian lights. Immediately the
desire to possess SO much glow seized
Johnnie, and he resolved to have one
himself the next year. His longing was
so deep that somehow he could not tell
anyone about it, not even his good
mother. His secret had a charm for
him. In the following spring he was
still as enthusiastic, and he began to
hoard the occasional pennies he made
by one and another little service to the
village folk. BY the last week in June
he had saved Is cents, and was ready for
his purchase. And now, how to secure
the glorious brilliancy?
1t had to be imported" Johnnie
asked a good and tried friend of his on
the freight train bound for New York to
get it for him. During the next week
Johnnie's imagination worked so hard
that he seemed to think his friend would
return standing, like the Goddess of
Liberty, on the freight car, holding
aloft a whole sunset and sunrise of
light. Silly Johnnie was so carried
away by his fancy that he received a
real shock when, on the day before the
Fourth, Jim tossed him only a small
package as the train slowly passed his
house, calling out gayly: Open your
mouth and catch your light"
Johnnie ran indoors in a state of great
excitement and showed his treasure to
his mother, who rejoiced with him in his
happiness.
That night, just after he had blown
out his candle, Johnnie was looking out
of his window trying to decide whether
the morrow would be fine or not. There
was something in the air he did not
like, and he saw that a storm wa COM
ing. The moon was shining, but there
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

cured OF my complain.
TO take care Of seventh 10 lait n
through the winter, w6icJS, .e vi
cure was not Temporary show
H K W. BENTLEY, Town DsI m,
The action Of DR.. Av.,
liver makes them inya,s Pun
living In malarial climstuaol, ID
Quitman' Texas, writes: cEl
~ have found in DR., r.
invaluable remedy ioy s,Ay.hA
iousness, and kindred d;oa,llpu]
to miasmatic localities sp,aen
and frequent doses, thes. n sser
the liver. aiding it inthrorp,,l', cd
poisons, and restoring its nsetll
! could not dispense win as,af,l
Ayers Pills."-C, i. ALsIos "a, os vi
DR., Ayers Pills are a sn.c;s.,
eases OF the liver, stomschaeM (
they promote digestion sS, ,aav
ton and its consequence aie \
the general health of The aug !
They should always be us.S saGt. ;
Ayers Sarsapariila when sMal
required. More about IN. yllI
Ayers Curebook. Sent f,.s pli
J., c. Aver Co, Lowell, Mass Aae|
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

was a certain stiffness in the warn
wind. The little river was running moro
swiftly than usual.
However, Johnnie could not feel thai
the Fourth would be unpleasant, ant
he began to think what he should dc
with his red light, and the splendid idea
came to him to build a small raft and
set the light on it, and then send il
floating down the river. In fancy he
could see it going its course, shining
brightly and lighting up the trees on
the opposite bank. And how surprised
the little fish would be to find the river
turning red! lie wished he could see
the fishes with their mouths wide open
staring at his light-the little fish who
didn't know anything about the Fourth.
Johnnie did not need to be so ~patroniz-
ing in his feeling toward the fishes, for
he himself did not know much more
about the Fourth than that people
always shot off firecrackers on that
day. lie was glad he had not gotten a
green light, for it wouldn't make much
contrast with the night, which. is dark
green. Then, as the water looks green
anyway to the fishes Git must, for it
looks so to people on land), why, they
wouldn't be much surprised to see the
river simply lightening-they would
think it was morning. But think of the
exquisite shock to each ishy heart to
be awakened by a burst of. rubiness
overhead. Johnnie's head was sinking
lower and lower on the window sill and
his thoughts were getting very fan
%tastic, as you see. Rousing himself, he
slipped into his little bed and then put
his hand up under the cool pillow TO
%touch-the red light! Think of 1.-THE
had taken it to bed with him.
The wind, as Johnnie's senses were
being stolen by the sandman, was in
creasing, and there was a distinct smell
OF rain in the air. The boy opened his
eyes and looked out of the window.
The wind seemed to be blowing the lit
tie fiy-away sailboat of moon over the
green sky at a dashing rate. Johnnie
thought the moon wac a boat-Iam not
making him thinl: So and as he closed
his eyes he wished he were in the boat
and wondered II he should be able to
hold the sheet of the golden sail in such
a gale, and then he fell fast asleep.
1t seemed to him that he had been
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
Electric Fans in Sleeping Cars.

The Baltimore & Ohio South Western
Railway officials have solved the problem OF
cooling sleeping cars in stations at night.
At Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis this
line has sleeping cars placed in the stations
at 10 p. m. which do not depart until after
midnight, and in order to make them com.
Portable and cool have placed l6.inch rotary
electric fans in each end Of the s%leepers, thus
removing the heated and impure air from all
parts of the car. The fans have been in
operation about three weeks, and have been
the subject Of many favorable comments
from the travelling public,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

tice, is a member Of Hatch Post, G. A. r.,
and lives at 1925 Ashland Ave,
Several years ago DR., Clark's old wounds
began to trouble him. lie grew weak and
cmaciated, and his friends despaired of his
life, He finally recovered sufficiently to be
out, but was a mere shadow, weighing only
90 pounds. The best medical attendance
failed to restore his lost strength and igor.
"a friend gave me a box OF DIR. WiiSams'
Pink Pills for Pale People" said DR.. Clark,
and they helped me so much that | bought
a half dozen boxes and took them. soon
regalned my strength, now weigh 100 pounds
and, except for injuries that can never be
remedied, am as well as ever.
II consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People the best remedy to build up a
run down system, and heartily recommend
them to everyone in need of such aid"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

"Cruel-cruel!" sobbed little Willie,
and in a tempest of angry tears he
threw himself upon the floor and did
his little endeavor to kick holes in the
carpet.
Well might Willie scream. His father
had promised that if he would he ner.
feet in department, let the lam alone
and not miss a day at school he should
have a gun with which to celebrate The
Fourth. The gun had come.
Aad II was an airgun,~Chicagc Trib.
uuA
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-
without Trirn--

You were very warlike when vor
sneaked in by the kitchen last nicIt :"
quoth Mrs. spitzgubbler. "'
- SAID Mr.. Spitzditto, with a smile
i was trying to promote peace"
but you tumbled over The ooo,.
stove" e'oA-
What has that to do with it?"
II proves that you were an excellen.
range finder."-Buffalo Enquirer.
o,scre.ioh the bctter Part of ynIor
Maurice INT Johnnie have been rrdo g.
their mamma. Mamma has comploined
to papa, who is heard coming unstairs
Johnnie-l say, Maurice, here comes
papa. ! shall pretend to be asleep.
shan's. ! shall get up and nut
soms'asag ua,"-Lopdoa Figaro,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

Recollect 18th what delight
list to stay up bout all night
Helpin' 'em fire anvils, or
Maxim other sounds o war.
Ust to wish the earth was drilled
Out inside and powder-tilled,
And that could somehow just
Touch 'er off and hear 'er bust!
Was no cannon-crackers then;
Kind o. wish they had n been,
Then they would O. sounded sweet.
Now they lift me off my feet.
I've begun to think at noise
Was created just for boys,
And the Fourth don't seem to me
Nice us what 1t ust TO be.
Just as patriotic, still
Somehow ] don't catch the thrill
o. the loud to-doin's like
When | was n little tyke,
Wasn't nothin' then but l
Had a finger In the pie,
But that finger, as you see.
Got bowed off eventually.
Nixon Waterman, in l.. A. W. Bulle
tin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
Life and the Liver,

Success in life depends upon the liver
IS the way Chas. Lamb, the poetand punster,
put 1t, Medical science has proven, that
plne-tenths of the ailments Of living have
lhelr origin in the liver, and in constipation
caused by its arrangements. Keep the liver
lively and all will be well. Modern science
points out Cascarcts as the only perfect,
gentle, positive liver regulator fit 10 be used
N tne delicate human organism. All drug,
sISlS sell Cascarets Toe, 25c, Soc and we rec.
omlnend them most heartily.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
Rebukes His Tired Auditors.

A clergyman preached a rather long ser.
NOR, from the text; Thou art weighed in
the balance and found wanting" After the
congregation had listened about an hour
some one began to get weary and went out;
others soon followed, greatly to the annoy
ance of the minister. Another person start
ed, whereupon the parson stopped his SER
mon and said: chat is right, gentlemen;
asfastasyou are weighed pass out" He con.
linued his sermon some time after that, but
no one disturbed him by eaving.-Chieago
Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

The grievances of sailors examined by the
authorities in ports Of entry, where the sea.
men belong, often turn out to be imaginary
or greatly exaggerated. But there are plen.
ty OF cruel aud conseienceless shippers who
abuse their crews. Violence is always OBJ
jectionable, and pointedly so when it is eX-
erted upon an unfortunate liver, stomach
or bowels by dosing with drastic purgatives
which weaken the intestines, Use Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
Comparisons,

Nov, there's Winnie Garpickels," said
Miss Hinkie, who sometimes paints. "She's
an admirable elocutionist, but she ought
never to try anything in art. 1t is painful
% see the wretched daubs she does."
4 dom, agree with you" replied Miss
pankle, who occasionally reads in public.
lion makes me ick."-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
MRS. LUCY GOODWIN

Suffered four years with female trou-
bles. She now writes to Mrs. Pinkham
Of her complete recovery. Read her
letter:
DEAR MRS. PrNKHAM:-I wish you to
publish what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, Sanative Wash