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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

"When in doubt as to the genuine
ness of a diamond" said leading
dealer in precious stones to the writer
recently, "there is only one really re-
liable way by which the expert or the
amateur judge can determine the quail
ity of the article and that is to test its
hardness by holding it against a rapidly
revolving grindstone from five to ten
minutes Then, if the least mark ap-
pears upon the diamond, it is not a real
stone, for if it were a diamond, SO far
from any mark being produced upon it,
it would be likely, on the other hand,
to make a deep impression on the
grindstone. The same test may also be
made with emery paper or on an emery
wheel, neither of which, although hard
er than a grindstone, will make any i'm
preston upon a genuine diamond.
"This is good thing for one to re-
member in these days Of manufactured
diamonds. The paste article is now
made with such care that it sometimes
tests the skill of the expert to distin-
guish the genuine from the bogus, but
if the grindstone is brought into play
there can be no room for doubt. Some
people think that If they rub stone
against glass and it makes deep i'm
preston it is diamond. But nearly all
paste diamonds will scratch glass, and
the limitations Of sapphires, rubies and
emeralds will do the same. Washing
ton Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Theaters In New Zealand.

A New Zealand correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun writes:
"The first floor of their theaters is
fiat, supplied with plain, implanted
wooden benches, with open backs. The
balcony, the fashionable place, contains
only cheaply upholstered benches, and
is badly ventilated. EARLY door tickets
at 12% cents extra are sold, admitting
the holder an hour before the regular
doors open, that he may obtain first
choice of the implanted benches. Five
minutes before the orchestra appears a
big bell, suspended in the theater, is
violently rung, making all but the dead
jump. Then all knowing ones under
stand that order is wanted-the stranger
probably thinks it a fire alarm bell.
every Saturday night in all New
Zealand towns the people crowd their
leading street They walk chiefly in the
street in preference to the footpath.
The girls, women, men and boys, young
and old, promenade up and down the
one street. meet friends and stand in
groups in the street. An occasional
cart, cab or tram, driven at breaknecl
speed in their midst, makes the people
scatter for a moment, with many mar
row escapes. Vehicles, trans, cycles
ETC., turn to the left instead of to thu
right.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
The piscoverx Of an Artlst.

In the Cathedral of Nantes, France,
there is a monument to Francis II Of
Bretagne and his wife Margaret which
Is considered one of the masterpieces Of
French sculpture. 1t is over 800 years
old, and until twenty odd years ago no
one knew to whom to ascribe it. Then
by chance an old stone slab was discov-
cred in the same cathedral bearing the
following inscription:
81, Michel Colomb, was a poor for
saken boy whose only home was the
high road, where alone God and our
Bretagne saints watched over me. I Of
ten forgot to eat and drink while look
ing at the stonecutters who made the
beautiful stone crosses for the holy
place in the diocese of Leon, and my
self carved small images with wretch
ed knife, when worthy priests took
compassion upon me, fed me and said
to me: Work, thou little one, and look
as much as thou pleasest at the carved
belfry and at the beautiful work of the
guild (sculptors). Look at all this, love
the good God, the mild Saviour and the
blessed Virgin Mary. Then thy name
shall be honored in the diocese of Leon
and in the beautiful Bretagne. This I
did for long while that I might be-
come a good workman, and then our
Duchess Anna gave me an order to cut
monument to our gracious Duke
Francis ii and the Duchess Margaret. "
-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Lambs For Spanish Children.

Directly after Lent is observed GUS
tom that is particularly interesting to
children. 1t is what may be termed the
sale of the lambs. for on Monday morn
ing after Easter the shepherds have
their lambs and goats on sale in all the
cities The animals are kept in tempo
rary pens, and it is the rule for parents
to permit their children, of from to
10 years of age, to purchase pet lamb
or goat. After the animal is selected it
is taken to the home residence and Civ
en- the freedom of the courtyard and
quite often the greater part of the
house. 1t is every child's ambition to
train the pet SO that it will at least fol-
low its owner like dog, and if few
simple tricks are added to the lambs or
kids education the master or mistress
is proud indeed. Girls especially de-
light in these pets, and often the ami
mails are so bedecked with bows and rib
ions as almost to hide their bodies. The
sale of the lambs is very old custom,
and is supposed to have originated
through some form of the church.
Anglo-American Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

"Going out to see man" was the
invention of Artemus Ward. One night
in the winter of 1865, when the humor-
list was about half through his lecture,
he paralyzed his audience with the an
nouncement that they would have to
take recess Of Is minutes so as to en-
able him to 60 across the street to "see
man." H. R. Tracey, the editor Of
the Washington Republican, was in the
audience, and, seeing an opportunity to
improve upon the joke, penciled these
lines and sent them to the platform:
Dear Artemus-If you will place
yourself under my guidance, I'll take
you to see a man without crossing the
street.
Artemus accepted the invitation, and
while the great audience impatiently
but with much amusement awaited the
temperance of the humorist the lat
ter was making the acquaintance Of
Aman, well known restaurant keeper
at that time, and luxuriating at well
laden refreshment board. Of course
everybody "caught on to" the phrase,
and men became fond of getting up be-
tween the acts and "going out to see
Aman. " The restaurateur' business
from that time forward doomed Men
who would ordinarily sit quietly
through an entertainment and behave
themselves allowed themselves to be in
fuenced by the contagion. -Louisville
Courier Journal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
BrusUue Brahms.

A young Hungarian violinist. who
was continually talking about his won
derful skill and great fame. had his
batteries addressed to Brahms cut short
with the brusque remark, "More finger
exercise and fewer phrases, young
mani
A young woman who played the pi.
anoforte asked the composer as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of giving concert in
Vienna.
"Are you all ready9" inquired
Brahms.
Certainly. dear master May I play
something for your
"Oh, no, mol meant only have you
q new gown and glovesH"
"Yes, sir.
"Pity; otherwise I should have ad
vised you not to give the concert.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
BARRELS OF SArlPLES.
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free by MniI.

BY special arrangement with the man.
ufacturers OF that justly famous Kidney
medicine, DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, the readers of the CALIFORNIAN
are enabled to obtain trial bottle and
pamphlet of valuable medical advice alb.
solutely free. by simply sending their full
name and post office address to the DIR.
David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout,
N. Y, and mentioning this paper.
Of course this involves enormous ex-
pense to the manufacturers, but they
have received so many grateful letters
from those who have been benefited and
cured of the various diseases of the Kid
neys, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheu-
matism, Dyspepsia and Chronic Const-
patton, and all weaknesses peculiar to
women, that they willingly send trial
bottles to all sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found that
81 per cent of those who had used the
trial bottle had received such benefit
from it that they purchased large sized
bottles of their druggists.
1t matters not how sick you are or
how many physicians have failed to help
you, send for trial bottle of this great
medicine, it costs you but postal card,
and benefit and cure will most certainly
be the result.
Put some urine in glass tumbler and
let it stand "a hours; if it has sediment
or il it is pale or discolored, milky or
cloudy, stringy or ropy, your Kidneys or
Bladder are in bad condition. DR..
Kennedys Favorite Remedy speedily
cures such dangerous symptoms as pain
in the back, inability to hold urine, a
burning scalding pain in passing it, fire.
quent desire to urinate, especially at
night, the staining OF linen by your urine
and all the unpleasant and dangerous
effects on the system produced by the use
Of whiskey. wine or beer. DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is sold at
all drug stores at $1.00 for large
bottle; six bottles for $500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Rnme Old Model.

The wheelmen OF '9S were so well
pleased with our "model," that we shall
continue it for the season of 80, and so
offer Henry & Johnson's Arnica and Oil
Liniment to every rider of wheel as the
very best remedy for bumps, bruises.
scratches, gals, cuts, strains, bisters,
sore muscles, cramps, sunburn, pimples,
freckles, chapped hands or face, rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, or any ailment requiring
an external application. Lady riders are
especially pleased with the Arnica and
Oil Liniment, it is so clean and delightful
to use. Sold by all druggists at % cents
per bottle, or one three times as large for
SO cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Didn't stammer All the Time.

An electrical engineer who shutters
once endeavored to be cured of the habit,
ana ana for that purpose went to an institu-
tion near Boston. The manager ques-
tioning him, asked,
Do you stammer all the time ?"
Nun-nun-nun-no, sir; o-o-o.only whr1-
whu,whu.when l t-t-t-talk, sir."-Elec-
trlcal Review.
The children of the poor in Japan are
nearly always labeled in case they should
stray from their homes whilst their
mothers are engaged in domestic duties
II, Editor to aspiring writer)- You
should write SO that the most ignorant
'an understand what you mean.
Asplrant-Well, what part of my para
graph don't you understand?
! NO picture is hung on the walls of thu
louvre In Paris until the artist has beer
dead ten years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Neither Could BEND.

The late Mrs Kelley, the actress,
used to tell an anecdote of Queen Vic.
toria on the occasion when she had the
honor of being received by her majesty.
On being presented she excused herself
from making low courtesy by saying,
"Your majesty, have rheumatism in
my knees, and I cannot courtesy"
"Mrs Kelley" replied the queen,
~ can't, either And the veteran ao
tress was put at her ease by the homeli-
ness of the remark and its common
touch Of nature, which made the tws
women kin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
Bucklen,s Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For salebv Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

"Pa, what sort Of house is that2"
"That, my son, is the blind asylum.
Blind people live in there"
"They can't see, can they2"
'No, my boy"
"Then what has the house got win
dows for if they can't seer"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

There are 3s canals Of business i'm
portance within the limits Of the Unit
ed States They vary in length from
one mile to 1851, that of the Erie, and in
cost from $40, 900 to $50, 600, 900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

The healthiest spot in the world seems
to be little hamlet in France named
Aumone.' There are only 40 Inhabitants,
25 ofwhotn are 80 years of age, and one
is over 100.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

II is believed that in China there Is
20 times as much coal as in all Europe
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
cONSPIRED TO DEFRAUD.
OncIals Arrested for Aiding Couutertfci

Philadelphia. April 24.-Former
United States District Attorney Ellery
p. Ingham of this city and Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector Samuel b.
Downey of Lancaster, were arrested
by secret service officers to-day on the
charge of aiding the Lancaster coun-
terfeiters in their efforts to flood the
country with bogus treasury notes and
Internal revenue tobacco stamps.
The arrest of Ingham created n great
sensation on account of his promi-
nence and his former connection with
the government as United States attor-
ney for the eastern district Of Penn
sylvania. Those who are now under
arrest charged with completely in the
great plot are:
Ellery p. Ingham, ex-United States
district attorney of this city; Henry
X. Hewitt, eX-United States district
attorney of this city; Samuel b. Dow
ney, deputy internal revenue collector
of the ninth internal revenue district
of Pennsylvania OF Lancaster. Penn
sylvania: William Jacobs of Lancas-
ter: William +. Kendig of Lancaster;
Thomas Burns. Kendig's foreman; Ar
thur Taylor. expert engraver of this
city, and Baldwin S. Bcdell, expert en-
graver and mechanic of this city.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
TYDhnlsi In Guha

Havana. April 24.-There have been
twenty deaths from typhoid fever
among the members of the Eighth
United States cavalry. stationed Mt the
city of Puerto Principe. and 1O3 cases.
all told, are reported.
The persistence of the disease can
not be explained. The camp is pitched
on sloping ground about three miles
from the town. and the tent floors are
fully thirty-siX inches above the
ground. The water is taken from n
creek that flows through the camp. but
none of it is used unless it has been
both filtered and boiled. All camp ref
use is cremated each day.
On the other slope of the ridge the
Fifteenth United States infantry is en-
camped and there is not single case
of typhoid. One hundred and ninety
three out of LOO enlisted men in the
city of Pinar Del Rio are sick. There
are fifty cases of malaria. though for
ty-five of these are of mild type.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
snow he'd. a wiz. N..,..

The Virginia City, Nevada, Chronicle
says that General McGlashan OF
Truckee has completed his test of sub
stituting structures of wire netting for
the wooden sheds, on the line of tho
Central Pacific railroad across the Sier-
ra snow belt, with satisfactory results,
and will submit to the Southern Pacific
Company proposition to adopt that
method of keeping the roadbeds clear
of snow during the winter. The tests
made showed that scarcely any snow
sifted through the interstices of the
wire netting during the heaviest storm
of this winter. The inventor claims
that by the use Of wire netting not only
will the annual loss from fire be avert
ed, but its substitution will enable
tourists to obtain an unObstructed
view of the fine scenery while crossing
the Sierras. The building of n mile
of wooden snowsheds costs $4,000.
and the construction of wire netting
would be much cheaper
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
"HocH DEB KAISER"
Captain Coghlan Rso.tss Poem That
May Get Him luto Trouble.

Moy 1ot NUN AubO AEO00Aos
New York, April 24.-captain Cogh-
Ian of the cruiser Raleigh, recently re-
turned from Manila, has made him
self conspicuous and may get into
trouble as a result. He was guest
Of the Union League Club Friday
night and talked In an informal way
about affairs mt Manila He detailed
the conversation between Admiral
Dewey and n representative of Ad-
miral Won Diedrichs, in which Dewey
said there would be Il fight If the Ger
mans didn't observe the rules of the
blockade During the festivities Cap
tain Coghlan was asked to sing Hoe,
Hoch Der Kaiser" n satire on the
German emperor, which had been sent
by an Englishman at Hong Kong to
the Americans at Manila. Captain
Coghlan disclaimed ability to sing,
and was finally induced to recite 1t,
which he did, amid much laughter.
The following is the literal produc-
ton:
Der kaiser of dis fatherland
Und Gott on high all dings, command.
We two-ach, don't you understand,
Myself-und Gott.
Mein soldiers sing Der Wacht Am Rhein,"
Und drink der health in Rhenish wine
or me-und Gott.
Dere's France. she swaggers all around.
She's ausgespieldt.
To much we think she don't amound;
Myself-und Gott.
She will not dare to fight again.
But II she shouldt I'll show her blain
Dot Elsass (und French Loraine)
Are mine-by Gott.
Dere's grandma dinks she's nicht small beer,
Midi Beers und such she interferes,
She'll learn none owns dosh hemispheres
But me-und Gott.
She links, good frau. some ships she's got,
Und soldiers midt der scarlet goat,
Ach, We could knock them, pouf, like that,
Myself-midt Gott.
In dimes of peace brebare for wars,
! bear the spear and helm of Mars,
Und care not for den tousand czars.
Myself-midt Gott.
In fact. 1 humor efry whim,
With aspect dark and vtsage grim:
Gott pulls init me. and / init him,
Myself-und Gott.
1t is stated that the Washington au-
thorities We're much displeased with
Captain Coghlan's conduct, and Satur-
day night, when he was about to at
tend banquet given by the Montana
Club in honor of Chauncey Depew, he
received orders to return to his ship.
The German government has en-
tered formal protest against the
language used by Captain Coghlan of
the Raleigh at the Union League Club
banquet in New York last Friday
night. The protest was lodged with
Secretary Hay through the German
ambassador. Herr Won Hollenben.
Secretary Hay replied that the Ian
guage appeared to have been used at
n dinner in club and could not be
regarded as an official or public utter
ance in the sense that would warrant
the State Department in acting. How
ever, the Navy Department was fully
competent to take such action as the
case seemed to require.
1t is reported that Captain Coghlan
will be removed from the command of
the Raleigh unless he gives very
good explanation of his action.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
SALE OF BIG MINES 8
AT CRIPPLE CREEK.

waste rock or for the opportunity to
treat it for the owner. A few days
ago it was reported that at least fou.
big mills We're in course of construction
or We're contemplated for the district.
Since that time word has come to
hand that the number of contemplated
mills has increased until not less than
seven projects of this character are be-
ing figured upon. Some of these are
for the purpose of treating the ore
mined from the owners own property,
and are not intended as custom mills.
Some are not meant for the treatment
of low grade mineral. The majority,
however. have this object in view.
and at least two of the promoting
companies are already in the field bid
ding for the work of treating the ore
in the dumps of the camp or obtaining
options to buy the dumps outright
The dumps. therefore, are no longer
considered valueless, and it is not far
distant now when the work of treating
them will be commenced.-Denve Re
publican.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
ENDED A MISTRIAL.
Jury In South Carolina Lynching Case Dis.
agrees.

Charleston, S. c., April 22.-After
being out twenty-five hours the jury in
the lynchers' trial reported to the court
this morning that they had been I'M
able to reach verdict save in the case
of three of the defendants-Edwin
Rodgers, Marion Clark and Oscar Kel.
ly-for whom n verdict of mot guilty"
was rendered by direction OF the court.
In the case of the eight others an
agreement could not be reached.
In dlscharging the jury Judge Braw
ley said he had no censure or regret
to express. The Jurors had done their
duty, he was certain. as their con-
sciences directed. and he thanked them.
He alluded to the barbarlty of lynch
ing and said that such crimes were n
reproach to the United States and civil
izatlon. He expressed the opinion,
however, that there must have been
some great provocation for the crime
and that the parties who placed Post
master Baker in the position mt Lake
City could not escape a Just measure
of responsibility for the terrible crime.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
A MILL AT BARE HILLS.

Successful Operation of n Cyanide Plant
1t can now be authoritatively stated
that cyanide plant is in successful
operation in Bare Hills. For three
months the camp has been holding its
breath awaiting the outcome of the
Junior Order mill, feeling that ON it,
in a great measure, depended the solu-
ton of the low grade problem of the
district. If cyanide in practical work.
ing could make 1t commercially profit
able to produce 81 ore then the camp
felt that 1t had not struggled along
three years for nottingham it would
derive some return for labor and mon
ey spent. If, ON the other hand, it was
cOnclusively shown that the low
grades could not be profitably handled,
then the camp wanted to know 1t so
that it could pack its burros and strike
out for some new El Dorado. Conse-
quently the Junior Order mill was
the cynosure of all eyes, the Mecca of
all prospectors. And the result was
success, therefore Bare Hills is duly
elated.
The test run was made about two
weeks ago. and cleanup has been
made. While the owners, beyond
stating that they secured an extrac-
ton of 95 per cent. decline to give
out exact figures, they claim the re-
suits were better than anticipated
and this is borne out by the increased
activity about the premises and the
preparations for n much larger run.
They admit that the cost Of production
was Il little under 81 per ton, and
enough is known of the average val
ues of the dixie TO place the returns of
the cyanide extraction at about So per
ton.
The ore is taken from a twenty-foot
diabase dixie. which is all mineralize1
and averaging from s. to $S by assay.
The plant is built so close to the shaft
that 1t is necessary to tram the ore
but about thirty or forty feet and
dump it onto the crusher floor. 1t was
feared that water would be n perplex-
ing problem, but the old shaft fur
nished plenty and to spare. The cyan
ide solution, after running through
the precipitating boxes. is discharged
into IL sump from whence 1t is pumped
back into the charging tank. requir-
ing the addition of but Il small guam
tity of cyanide to bring 1t back to the
proper strength. thus econOmzlng the
consumption of water in Il large de-
gree, as well as cyanide.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27
VALUABLE ORE DUMPS.
Proposed to Err. ct Mills to Save tho Gold
ut Cripple Creek.


Owners of dumps in the district are
receiving offers to sell or for the oppor-
tunity to treat the dump lot ut so
much per ton. Competition In the new
field has already manifested itself. and
representatives of at least two OF the
projected low-grade mills are bidding
for the business of treating the rock
of the Cripple Creek district dumps.
Attention has In this column several
times been called to the great wealth
In these dumps. II was estimated
some time since that the gross bullion
value of the mineral contained In them
would reach the handsome sum total
OF not less than $50, 100000. This es-
innate IL based upon their being at
least 6,OOO,O0O tons of rock. and that
the average value is So to the ton. The
figures. II anything, are low. The to-
tai Is three times as much rs was paid
for the great Independence mine. and
several millions more than was pro-
duccd by the district In the past two
years. Nevertheless. until lately but
little attention was paid to this great
wenltli. 1t being generally regarded ns
discarded rock, never TO be realized
Upon.
q or late. however. the dumps OF the
district have claimed the attention OF
investors, and all the time now compe
,itIon Is becoming more manifest
among different individuals ana COM
pnnies for the requirement Of the