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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Bankruptcy Notice.
st. Johnsbury, VT, Tune 4

st. Johnsbury, VT. June 49, 1899.
In the matter of John H. Drew, Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Hoyt II Wheeler, Judge of
the District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont
John II. Drew of St. Johnsbury, in said
District respectfully represents that on the
18th day of May A. d. 1899, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the act OF Con.
gress relating to bankruptcy: That he has
surrendered all his property and rights Of
property and has fully complied with all the
requirements of said acts and of the orders
of the Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed
by the court TO have full discharge from ali
debts provable against his estate under said
bankrupt acts, except such debts as are ex.
empt by law from such discharge.
June 19. 1899, John II. Drew Bankrupt
United States District Court for the District
of Vermont.
John H. Drew. Bankrupt, Discharge
Notice is hereby given that John Ii. Drew,
Bankrupt, has filed his petition, dated June
10, 1899. praying for a discharge from all
his debts in bankruptcy, and that all credi.
tors and other persons Directing to such
discharge may attend before me at my office
in st. Johnsbury aforesaid, on July 9th A. D.
1899 at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and then and there
present their objections, il any. to such dis
charge, with their proofs thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER,
Referee in Bankruptcy
st. Johnsbury. Vermont, June 10, 1869.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

The nice adjustment necessary in the
various parts of the immense engines
now employed for some Of the trains
ON our great railway lines may be indi-
Gated by few data Of the work per-
formed by these parts when the loco
motive is worked at high speed. Thus,
in the case Of passenger engine at 60
miles an hour, driving wheel Of 81
feet diameter revolves five times ev-
cry secCed, and, this being so, the re-
ciprocating parts Of each cylinder, in
Guiding one piston rod, crosshead and
connecting rod, weighing about $50
pounds, must move back and forth a
distance equal to the stroke, say
feet, every time the wheel revolves, or
in the fifth Of a second; this weight
starts from state Of rest at the end
Of each stroke Of the piston and must
acquire velocity Of 80 feet per second
in one-twentieth Of second, and must
be brought to state Of rest in the
same period Of time. A piston 10 inch
es in diameter has an area Of 2541a
square inches; steam Of $50 pounds
pressure per square inch would there
fore exert a force on the piston equal
to 3S,175 pounds, which force is ap-
piled alternately on each side of the
piston ten times in a second Chicago
Inter Ocean.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Weather and Crops.

Following is statement Of the wealth
err and crop conditions of New Eng
land, compiled from the reports of
weather bureau correspondents through
out the section, for the week ending
June 10:
The week averaged slightly cooler
than its predecessor, although high tenn
peratures were recorded on several days.
The weekly mean temperature for the
district at large was GA degrees, or de-
grees below the mean Of the previous
week.
There was considerable precipitation
during the week, mostly in the form OF
local storms on the 14th and 18th. In
certain sections the rainfall was copious.
In southeastern, central and western
Massachusetts, amounts Of from one to
nearly three inches were registered,
mostly from thunder showers. The rain
fall was also heavy in northern Connec-
ticut, and in portions of the northern
states. 1t was very light in southern
and western Connecticut, Rhode Island
and central Vermont
The severe drought was somewhat
mitigated during the week by the heavy
showers, which, however, in some sec
tions washed fields badly. While the
rainfall was sufficient to temporarily
revive the parched vegetation, it did not
completely fill the ground. The drought
has in many places dried the soil to a
depth of several feet, and long, heavy
rains would be required to restore normal
conditions.
Farmers in the regions which received
the copious rains are much more hope
full, although all admit that the hay
crop will be very short; on high, sandy
lands almost failure, on lowlands con-
siderably below the crop of last year.
In southern and western Connecticut,
Rhode Island and the interior of Ver-
mont the drought conditions continue,
and, in fact, have increased. Those sec
tions of the district were not favored in
the distribution Of the weeks precipita-
ton, and farmers have about given up
hope.
Corn will be sown extensively for fod-
der on account of the failure Of grass.
Garden crops are especially in poor
shape. Much replanting has been done,
but such crops will hardly come to ma
turity.
There is not much encouragement in
the present situation, yet with an abun-
dance of rain in the near future the sea-
son will come out better than now antici-
mated
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

Never let woman plan O house for
YOU. Take her kindly by the hand and
say: "My dear girl, / am going to build
a house, and you shall have full swing
as regards arranging the closets In It..
You women always love to have con-
yenient places in which to store things,
and you shall therefore have closets to
burn, but after this-hands off,"
A mansion built after the sugges-
lions of a bloomer Is fearful and
wonderful thing. 1t generally looks
well on the outside, but the interior
gives you the headache.
"What woman built this house? said
a scornful friend as he went over a
newly purchased residence with the
owner.
"What womanW said the latter.
"None that | know Oft was built ten
years ago, and l bought 1t from the
last tenant"
"All the same" reiterated the friend,
81 can swear woman planned 1t, for
1 never saw such a lot Of useless win
dows and doors. If that woman ever
dies, and her heirs want to break the
will, alleging insanity, they would only
have to bring the jury to this house to
get a verdict in their favor" 1t after
ward developed that woman did plan
the residence and was quite proud Of
the job.-Louisville Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
In the Year 1000.

II was very different meal from q
Victorian breakfast. The rude masses
Of bread needing to be carved and
smeared over with animal fat before
they could be made palatable, the still
recognizable fragments Of recently
killed animals, hideously charred and
hacked, the eggs torn ruthlessly from
beneath some protesting hen-such
things as these, though they constitut-
ed the ordinary fare Of Victorian times,
would have awakened only horror and
disgust in the refined minds of the peo-
pie Of these latter days.
Instead were pastes and cakes of
agreeable and variegated design, with
out any suggestion in color or form of
the unfortunate animals from which
their substance and juices were de-
rived. They appeared on little dishes
sliding out upon rail from little box
at one side of the table.
The surface Of the table, to judge by
touch and eye, would have appeared to
nineteenth century person to be COW
cred with fine, white damask, but this
was really an oxidized metallic, sur
face and could be cleaned Instantly
after meal. There We're hundreds OF
such little tables In the hall, and at
most Of them were other latter day citi
zens, singly or in groups. And as
Mwres seated himself before his ele.
CANT repast the invisible orchestra
which had been resting during an in
terval, resumed and filled the air with
muslc.-Pall Mall Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Lonely Ocean Voyage Begun.

Gloucester Mass, June Founder es-
cort of the Gloucester Yacht club and a
fleet of nearly 100 yachts and amid the
cheers of several thousand people gath
cred along the water front, Howard
Blackburn of this city set sail alone at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in his little
sloop-rigged, four-ton boat, the Great
Western, on trip across the Atlantic.
The Great Western is stocked with pro-
visions for 80 days, and it is her masters
intention to sleep days and do his sailing
at night. Gloucester, Eng, is the point
where he expects to land first. All the
principal European cities will be visited.
Blackburn intends to occupy about two
years on his trip,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

Dover, N. H., June 20.-The evening
train from Portsmouth brought as a
passenger last night Harry Hough, the
former assistant cashier of the Cocheco
National bank and treasurer Of the
Cocheco Savings bank Of this city, in the
custody of United States Marshal Mute,
and accompanied by his counsel John II.
Kivel and small army of newspaper
men.
Marshal Mute and his prisoner were
driven to HSughs home. He will re-
main in the marshaps custody until bail
is secured, but his counsel expresses the
opinion that the required bonds can
easily be secured.
Sheriff Hayes has in his possession a
warrant for the arrest of Hough on the
charge of embezzlement from the
Cocheco Savings bank, and he will be
fearrested Immediately upon hisarelease
by the United States authorities. The
sheriff states that several other war
rants, charging larceny are likely to be
served upon Hough in connection with
the banks affairs.
Hough was feeling in excellent spirits
being once more at home. He refused to
talk concerning the banks affairs, ex-
cept that the shortage was nowhere as
large as had been reported.
He talked freely in regard to his move
ments since the banks condition became
generally known. He said he left Dover
on the $3.50 a. m. train on Sunday, June 4,
and went to Boston. He said he sat three
seats behind o. S. Brown, who had stated
that Hough was not on the train.
Hough said he was reading paper, while
Mr.. Brown was reading book. On his
arrival in Boston he went to the Park
square station, where he met Albert
Locke, who formerly lived in Dover and
had some conversation with him. He
then left for Baltimore, where he re-
manned about q week.
Hough went from Baltimore to Will
mington, Del, where he spent few days,
and then left for New York He was in
the latter city last Saturday, and says
he stood on the corner of Broadway and
Sixth avenue for an hour talking with a
policeman.
He received word Sunday from his
counsel to return home, and United
States Marshal Mute left here yesterday
to meet him upon his arrival in Boston.
| When asked If 1t was ever his inten-
ton to leave the country, Hough replied
In the negative. He said that he was
under a great mental strain when he left
Dover, and went away simply to obtain
the relief and much needed rest.
g,
John H. Kivel as his attorney, and the
latter, meantime had been in communi-
cation with United States District At
torney Hamblett of Nashua and United
States Marshal Mute in the hope that
some arrangements could be made for
Hough's return
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Justice with a. Vengeance.

A foreigner Of distinction who visit
ed Venice during the last century, hay
ing had his pocket picked, INDUCED In
some harsh expressions against the po-
lice. Some Gays afterward he was
quitting Venice, when his gondola was
stopped and he was requested to step
into another.
Monsieur" said a grave parsonage
fare you not the Prince de Craon%
Eyes"
"Were you not robbed last Friday"
Eyes"
"Of what sum-"
give hundred ducats."
"Where were they?"
"In a green purse"
"And do you suspect any one Of this
robbery"
"a valet de place."
"Should you recognize him?"
"Without doubt"
Then the interrogation pushed aside
a dirty cloak, discovered a dead man
holding green purse in his hand and
added: "You see, sir, that justice has
been done. There is your money; take
1t, and remember that a prudent man
never sets foot again in a country
where he has moderated the wisdom
Of the government" Francisco
Argonaut.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

The Purist.
att looks like rain"
81 beg your pardon"
81 say it looks like rain"

at looks like rain"
81 beg your pardon"
81 say it looks like rain" ~
"What does%
"The-the weather"
"The weather, my dear sir, Is a con-
dition. Rain is water in the act of
falling from the clouds. 1t Is impossi-
BILE that they should look alike"
"What l meant was that the sky
looked like rain"
Equally impossible. The sky is the
blue vault above us-the seeming arch
or dome that we mistakenly call the
heavens 1t does not resemble falling
water In the least"
"Well, then, If you are SO thunder
ingly particular, 1t looks as If it would
rain"
GAS If what would rain?"
"The weather, Of course"
"The weather, as before stated,
being a condition, cannot rain"
'The clouds, then, blame you"
"Ah! Here 1t comes! And have
taken so much time in talking to you
that shall get wet to the skin before
l can reach yonder street car. Good
day."
calling after him)-'T may not
know as much about 1t as you do, but
I've got sense enough to come in out
of Ii, and YOU haven't, "--Chicago Trib-
une.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
CASHIER HOUGH FOUND.

Portsmouth, N. H., June 20.-Hary
Hough, the Ascending cashier Of the
Cocheco National bank of Dover, was
quietly placed under arrest at Boston
yesterday by United States Marshal
Mute.
Hough was arrested as the lis o'clock
train from Providence arrived at Bos-
ton. He carried a dress-suit case. Mr.
Mute was there and greeted him with
the words: "Hough, you are my pris-
oner," and Hough merely said, "all
right" He was perfectly self-possessed.
Marshal Mute lost no time in getting
his prisoner out Of Boston. Hough was
driven to the north union station and
brought to Portsmouth.
He was at once taken before United
States Commissioner Kelley, where he
was arraigned, charged with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the Cocheco
National bank on June 3, 1899. The pris-
oner, who was accompanied by John
Kivel Of Dover, as counsel entered
formal plea of mot guilty" and was or
dered TO furnish $4,000 bail for his APP
pearance before the federal grand jury
The prisoner appeared to be very cool
and collected, and after his arraignment
went to the hotel with the officer where
he ate hearty supper. He conversed
with several of his old acquaintance and
seemed to be perfectly al ease.
The return of Hough and the surren-
dering of himself to the authorities was
voluntary. He telegraphed United
States Marshal Mute to meet him at the
Park square station, Boston, at p. M,
and Mute was there on time. So was
Hough, and they started for this city.
The marshal did not place Hough under
arrest until the train passed Seabrook,
N. H., although Hough says he consid-
cred himself under arrest from the time
he met the marshal. Hough won't say
where he was when he telegraphed, but
admits he wasn't great ways from
Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Lightning Rods.

There was time when every bor..
had lightning rod. 1t was believos
that every good man thus protectos
his wife and children and his home W.
1t is now known there Is nothing n
the lightning rod theory; a lightnina
rod is no protection against llghtnina
and there was never any danger fron'
lightning, anyhow.
But a lot of other fool theories ara
still accepted. If we have at last az
quired little sense in the ligbtnir.
rod particular, why not in other Nc
spects? Why continue to accept otho,
silly notions? Why advertise orr
selves as fools by accepting the pretu.
dices Of fools?-Atchison Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
A Tart RetOrt.

A good story is told about former
Governor George S. Houston. Houston
and one of the public men now distin-
guished in the public life of the state
had an appointment to deliver public
speeches. They had to drive long
distance before dinner time and arriv.
ed at farmhouse in time for dinner
Houston was sick. His companion had
ravenous appetite.
"Mr. Houston" said the housewife
with some Indignation, 81 see you ain't
eating much. | know the dinner ain't
much, but it Is the best l could get up
I'm sorry you don't appreciate the din
ner"
my good woman, the dinner is per
feet, but am i'll. In addition to that ]
have got to make speech immediate
ly, and I can't speak we'll after eating
freely"
EYES," said the good housewife, will
spirit, 'it's just like this-an empty
wagon makes the loudest noise" Hous
ton was silent. The other man at,
ravenously.- Birmingham (Ala) Age
Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF LAND UPON EXECUTION.

The following described land and premise.
in the town of st. gohnsbury taken upon .
writ Of Execution in favor of Bragg & Nor
ris of st. Johnsbury, and against Benian,;l,,
G. Howe of said st. Johnsbury, to wit: Thu
Avenue House property, so called. and bound
ed northerly by land of w. A. Burke. Harr,,
Belknap and R. b.. Flint, respectively; on ny
west by land formerly owned by DR.. Fl
Calderwood, and by land formerly owned b1
Mrs. Emma Shattuck. said Shattuck premises
now owned by E. M Harr is and by land Owned
by d. p Halls estate and known as the Psl
publican block property;, on the south by
Eastern Avenue, and on the east by RallrooS
street. And so much of said lands and es'
tate and property, and the equity OF redemn,
ton of the said b. G. Howe In and to TIE
same as will be necessary to satisfy said er .
ecution with the legal costs will be sold hv
me at public auction as the law directs. a.
the town clerks Office In the town of 81
Johnsbury, on the 10th day of July, A. n
1899, at ten o'clock in the forenoon -
LORENZO SULLOWAY, Sheriff
Dated at st. Johnsbury, this 21st day Of
June, A. ID. 1899
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Glory No Termination

A few years ago the river drivers
were working on the west branch.
The logs had damned into nasty
snarl, and no one hankered for the lob
of going out with cantdog and start
ing the key log. In the crew was an
Indian who was noted for his cool
ness and his keenness. The boss final
ly looked over in his direction. la
coote," he said, "you 60 out and break
that JAM. and I'll see that you get a
nice puff in the paper"
The redskin looked at the logs and
then at the boss. dead Injun look
nice on paper" he grunted, and walk
ed away.-Aroostoo (Me.) Pioneer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Yarn Mills Amalqamated.

New Bedford, Mass, June 20.-The
combination of Bristol county yarn mills,
concerning which so much speculation
has been INDUCED in for several months,
has reached the point of final arrange
ment and will go into effect early in July.
The new combination will include the
Bennett. Rowland, Rotch and New
Bedford mills of New Bedford, Manasket
and Cohannet Of Taunton, Globe, Sam
ford and North Dighton of Fall River
The management Of the mills will re-
main local and the securities will be
largely held. as they have been in the
case Of the individual mills, in New
Bedford, Fall River and Taunton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
The Captains Sentiment.

"We'd had brush with the Indians
on No Mans creek" said the cavalry
sergeant, land had driven them out Of
the cottonwoods when we caught sight
of warrior trying to work in on our left
| flank. Three or four of the boys turn
ed loose on him and drove him off, but
he was soon replaced by two others.
They were beaten off to be replaced by
five or six. We couldn't at first make
out what they were up to, but by and
by we discovered that their objective
point was q thicket on our front center.
Then 1t was easy to conclude that some
warrior of prominence was In that
thicket, dead or wounded, and that the
object was to carry him Off.
"Our captain gave orders to cease fir
ing. He wanted those redskins to I'M
derstand that Company d had too
much honor to fire upon wounded foe
and too much mercy to shoot down
those who would carry away the dead
for burial. We lay there and let the
Indians dash up with yell, and two
minutes later, as they rode off with
whoops and cheers, we were all shak-
ing with laughter. They were not after
a dead or wounded buck, but what
they wanted and what they got were
two kegs of whisky which had been
hidden there.
"Our captain didn't catch on until too
late, and then he jumped up and down
and told us to blaze away. We blazed
away, but though we fired away $40
worth of Uncle Sans good cartridges,
we didn't even Craze pony."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Five Americans klllad.

Manila, June 1o.-A battalion Of tn,
Fourth Infantry which left linus, where
General Wheaton is in command Mon.
day morning to reconnoitre towards
Peres das Marinas, where 1t was be.
lieved most of the rebels who ESCAPED
from Paranaque and Bacoor had fed
was attacked by apparently friendly
natives in the rear, which brought on a
sharp engagement lasting several hours
1t resulted In five Americans being killed
and about rs being wounded. The loss Of
the rebels was very heavy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
To Retain Commandership.

Boston, June 20.-The statements pub
lished in New York and Boston papers
to the effect that Admiral Sampson was
Ill and would retire from the command
of the north Atlantic squadron have been
authoritatively denied by an officer Of
his staff as wholly unfounded On the
contrary, as a matter of fact, Admiral
Sampson is now In better health than he
has been at any time since or during the
war and has no intention Of giving UP his
command
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
The Diet Fad.

Sensible people have learned that the
pest diet is variety of wholesome food.
II the digestive apparatus is out of order,
no amount OF starvation diet will regu.
late 1T, but will tend to aggravate rather
tnan remedy the ailment. II YOU are
bilious, dyspeptic, liver torpid, bowels
Sonstipated, yellow with jaundice. or
nave sick headache, cure yourself with
baxter's Mandrake Bitters, and then eat
reasonably of wholesome food and enjoy
II. AFTER you are cured an occasional
dose OF baxter's Mandrake Bitters will
Keep you well. Price rs cents per bottle,
also IN tablets same price. All druggists
guarantee it to cure or money back.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
krantz Was Dissatisfied,

Paris, June 20.-Senator Waldeck-
Rousseau has declined the task Of form
ing a new cabinet. His failure Is due, 1t
is said to the refusal of M. Krantz to ac-
cept the portfolio of public works, which
he considers inferior to the portfolio of
war, held by him in the retiring cabinet
But for this the Waldeck- Rousseau slate
WAS cOmpletA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
EXCEPTIONS 10 Follow.

Boston, June 20.-Judge Bond Of the
superior court yesterday entered judg-
ment for $4,000 against the sureties Of
Thomas ]. Scollans who is under in
dictment for alleged conspiracy in the
teaining frauds in the street depart
ment of this city. Exceptions will come
before the supreme court in the near
future,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Commissioners Notice.

MKS' HELEN +. IAKPEN IEK'S ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex.
amino and adjust all claims and demands ofa
persons against the estate of Mrs. Helen F.
Carpenter. late of st. Johnsbury. in said dis.
from the 9th day of June. 1899, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors ofsaid deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment at the
bury in said district, on the 9Th day Of
July, and the 9th day of December, next
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, on each OF
said days.
JAMES RICHIE,
HARRY II. CARR.
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury, VT, June IL. A. D. 1899.