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Alfred Ecklund was drowned at ele-
vator E yesterday afternoon. Just
how the accident occurred will proba-
bly, never be known. Ecklund was
wheeling some screenings along the
dock to the fire room, and it is thought
that the wheelbarroW must have
struck one Of the stones piled on the
dock near the point from which he
must have fallen, and that the shock
was sufficiently heavy to throw him
into the slip barrow and all.
Nobody saw him fall, and the first
that his fellow workmen knew Of
Ecklund's misfortune was when the op-
eratives on the dock of the Pioneer
Fuel company, across the slip, yelled
at them. At this moment Ecklund
was astride his wheelbarrow, some dis
tance from the dock. Ropes and pieces
of timber were thrown to him. Sud-
denely he lurched forward, perhaps in
an attempt to grasp a rope, and
plunged head foremost into the slip.
He did not appear again until the life
saving crew brought his dead body to
the surface after dragging some time.
Ecklund has been employed at the
elevator some months. He lived with
his wife and three children on Vernon
street in West Park. He was about
As years of age, and was formerly en-
ployed as a laborer with the Missabe
road. The remains were taken to the
undertaking rooms Of c. o. Nelson in
the West End. = ~
There was some complaint yesterday
afternoon regarding the slow and an
cient methods that have to be followed
in communicating the facts regarding
any emergency that may arise to, the
life saving station. In the case Of
Ecklund the life savers were power
less to help him after he went down,
,, but an emergency may arise some time
in the harbor where the efficiency Of
telephone communication to the life
saving station would result in pre-
venting a loss of life that would be
sure to- follow unless the Improvement
is installed. 1t was necessary yester-
day to telephone the police and have
the department despatch man to the
|. station in order to enlist the services
of the crew to drag for the body. No
inquest will be held.
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49,. 4, T.
FOUR WAR
+. ROMANCES

Here are four stories of women and
war; all intensely modern, yet all
worthy of the age Of chivalry.
First let it be recorded that Mrs.
Jessie Nosler, of the First Washing
ton regiment, has returned from the
Philippines after many moving adven-
lures.
Her husband is the lieutenant of
Company L., and he does not know
what it is to be a grass WidoWer.
When the regiment was mustered in
at Camp Rogers, Tacoma, year ago,
Mrs. Nosler became an unofficial ere
cruity," and she stuck to hertpost un-
til week or two ago. when she land
err at San Francisco from transport,
with little yellow Filipino boy for a
prOtege.
She went through the campaign in a
suit of khaki, with a skirt cut bicycle
length and a Red Cross badge on her
sleeve. Her legs were protected with
soldiers leggings, and Panama hat
shaded her resolute face.
Fighting did not daunt her spirits.
At San Pedro Macati she had her
place in the trenches. and asked no
indulgences not due to any soldier.
AT the battle Of Paca Church the
hospital was attacked at front and
rear so that not until the natives had
been driven back could the ambul-
ahces approach.
Lieutenant NoSler's little wife was
indifferent to danger In helping tc
remove the wounded she bade def.
ance to bullets and the equally deadly
bolas, so that the fighting men Of >he1
own state cheered her again an6
again.
AS the fighting receded she followed
it. intent on succoring those who fell
AfterWard, when the wagons were
hurryinS back to the village, she wa
in danger of being left behind, as he
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In response to call for female
clothing for the prisoner, the chap
lain's wife was kind enough to say
that she had been called to higher
mission" than lending garments to
female stwaways.
At Honolulu, where she was put
ashore, Miss de Lande earned enough
as a governess to buy a trousseau.
Then she returned to San Francisco.
Moore was fined $40 and condemned
to the "brig'' for the rest Of the voy
age.
Last Of all comes a tale of rivalry
between a devoted girl and band Of
Apaches.
Ruth TompKins is Fastening to Tex
as to become Lieutenant John Morley
Campbells bride. The Apaches are
laying plans to take his scalp.
He won the girls love as a civilian
in this city, and did not sacrifice it
when he enlisted in the Seventy first
and went to Santiago.
When the regiment returned home
and was quartered at Montauk the
lieutenant had fever. Ruth Tomp-
kins had not heard from him for
months.
The war department had singled
him out as desirable addition to the
regular army, and when he recovered
he passed the examination, still with
out writing to his fiancee.
Ordered to a troublesome frontier
post in Texas he wrote to his father,
the Rev. John w. Campbell, of the
fremont Methodist church, asking
him to visit Miss Tompkins, entreat
her pardon and urge her to travel to
Texas to become bride.
Miss Tompkins started.
But meanwhile the Apaches have
gone on the warpath, Lieutenant
Campbell has been ordered out
against them, and his destiny hangs
on the question:: =
"Shall it be the lady or the Ap-
aches?"
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From CampaEna Nirvana.

rFO" CNmpaSn0 N1fVan0s
And after all the centuries told,
This plain is gold;
In undimmed purple lie
Against the sky
The hills, which lift so far
AS nights first star;
Air rent with trumpets' blare
Is tranced as prayer;
The heavens where eagles flew
Drop silent dew.
Rome's world ensweeping power,
This twilight hour,
But clouds which drift on sunset sea
Where visions be.
Rome's day of full-orbed light
Drops into night.
So thought of mine finds rest
On Rome's dead breast.
Il. Studdiford McChesney in the De-
cember Atlantic.
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ALFRED SPEER.

ALFRED SPEER,
the Pioneer wine of New Jersey whose Grape wine
Burgundy rivals the world imported the Port Grape
planted Valley The
in Pasac county, New Jersey identical that of deMene
Speer's New Jersey Vineyards
situated the Passac valley below the and tt
cad to the winery Passa they
and made into
These wines of Speers that have meowed flavor
of rpening choicest this country
only be obtained by paying price that higher than wins
from western Vineyards Mr. Speer deems necessary health
wine that it be allowed years mature wood to get rid of
with this object he keeps his several
umigad cellars and frequently racks before bong offering
SALE The reputation of Speer wines valuable medicinal
family wine extends around the world.
Grocers and Druggists sell Speers Wines and Brandy
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GIVEN IT'S CHART Err
ST. GEARGE CONCLAVE OF ORDER
RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE.

ton Institutes Local .COnclave md
Later Dimes Distinguished NInsons
ninE-DistinEuishcd Out Of Town
Guests.
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See lot Of young girls in another
column with their garments tucked up
treading grapes in Quinto village of
Portugal during the wine making sea-
son. The practice is kept. up TO this
day. Speer of New Jersey, however,
uses rubber rollers and makes the most
superior wines in the world
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The person with histrionic aspira-
tions prattled confidently on.
am a graduate Of the best of
schools she explained, ''in proof Of
which have brought my d.
Here the manger sprang frenziedly
to his feet.
'' I care nothing for any diplomat
he shrieked.
"-vorce," continued the woman,
not needing the interruption.
Now the manager fell upon his knees
and kissed the hem of her garment
and laughed and wept by turns, hys-
terically.-Detroit Journal.
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Lovers
Of Comfort and 4 Good Table
should try the
Wisconsin Central sLines
DINING CAR SERVICE.

Meals in dining cars are served la carta
Direct line to Oshkosh, Neenah, Marsh
Point, CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, and Ill
points EAST and SOUTH.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
Fine Day Coaches.
DAILY SERVICE:
400 pm. Lv..... Duluth .....Ar. u:l5 Am
4:15 pm. Lv...W. Superior. ..Ar. 11.0O am
4:35 pm. Superior .....Ar 10:H am
7:25 p.m.......... Ashland .....Ar. 7:45 am
4:14 am. Ar..... Neenah .....Lv. II :55 pm
ABA a. m. Ar.... Oshkosh ....Lv II 81 pm
500 LIN. Ar. Fond du Lac. ..Lv. 1855 p. m.
7:15 am. Ar. Milwaukee ...Lv. 8:5 m
9:45 am Ar. Chicago .....Lv. S:25 m
For rates OF other information, apply
City Ticket ctfice, 428 West Superior
street, Union Depot, or
W. II. STEPHENSON.
General Agent,
~ West Superior st.. Duluth: Nina.
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Scene in Portugal at the Rio Porto Vineyards
4
MASKING TRODDEN @&s#is
The rugged hills with projecting rocks of brown and sha
containing large quantity make impossible
here hence the have be carried to the eang vat or large
they called and large enough for twenty
tread which they do dancing music furnished by the
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END CAME QUICKLY
ALFRED ECIxLUND DROWNED IN
SLIP AT ELEVATOR e.

While Wheeling Screenings Along
Dock to Fire Room, He and Bar
row in Some Way, Fall I'M Slip.
Gets on Barrow But Plunges on
and Stays DOwn-Leaves Wife and
Three Children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
Passumpsic Congregational Club.

The members OF this very successful or
ganization took day off on Washing
tons birthday and went to Wells River,
where they were most Hospitality enter
tanned by the Wells River church. Though
the morning opened with most disa-
greeable rainstorm over 25S Johnsbury
people took the train for Wells River and
found in the cars a number IRON all along
the line as tar north as Newport.
In the morning Rev. DR. Wallace Nut
ting of Providence, X. l., gave most
scholarly and eloquent address on the
physical progress since Washingtons
day. His address was full of meat and
was considered by all to be one of the
finest the club has ever listened to-
A noon adjournment was taken to
Hale's Tavern, where one of Mr. Hales
excellent dinners was served. The fol.
lowing postprandial exercises then iol.
lowed:
Salutations, Rev. George H. Credeford.
Response, President Baldwin.
Washington as an EDUCATOR, Prot. c.
A. Bunker.
Washington as Christian, D. NJ
Camp.
The Real and Ideal Washington, Prof
D. Y. Comstock.
The a'terdinner speeches were of an
unusually high order and the meeting
was voted one OF the best the club ever
held. The club has been invited to hold
their next meeting with the Congrega-
tional church at Lyndonvile.
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A Bicycle Path.


There has been considerable talk dur
ing the past few weeks among the bicycle
riders OF this place about the feasibility
OF building bicycle path between St.
Johnsbury and Lyndonville. The ma
jority of riders who have been ap'
preached in regard to the subject are in
favor of having such path and express
a willingness to lend their financial aid.
A path constructed to meet the require.
ments Of bicycle riders could be laid for
about 5000. Dividing this sum equally
between the two places leaves $500 for
each town to raise. The path could be
laid parallel to the main road but be so
constructed as to prevent teams from
spelling it. Very little grading would
have to be done and with the path once
established the ride from here to Lyndon
vile would be one of the most delightful
to be found in Vermont. 1t is under
stood that the Lvndonville riders are
ready to do their part at any time.
This paragraph is given to put the idea
into the minds of those who have not
already been personally seen, and later
when meeting is called to discuss the
subject it is hoped that every rider in
town will be so much interested that
the required amount will be speedily
Forthcoming
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Academy MinstreIs.

The Academy boys are rehearsing for
minstrel show to be given in Music Hall
on the evening Of Friday, March 10.
Mr.. Gorham, one of the Academy stu
dents, has drawn some striking posters
for the show and the CALIFORNIAN office
has printed some very suggestive posters.
The show is going to draw well and
bring dollars into the treasury Tor the
support OF the base ball nine. An at
tractive and original programme has
been prepared and with four end men
and music by the Orchestral Club the
boys are putting up show that is well
worth the money. The advance sale of
seats is now being conducted and tickets
bought now can be exchanged on We'd
nesday, March g. Tor reserved seats at
B,ngham's or Randall's.
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rIr. RobersOn's Lecture.

The illustrated lecture on the Philip
pines in Music Hall Friday gave general
satisfaction and there was an unusually
large sale OF single night tickets. Mr..
r ,berson gave many new facts about
our oriental possessions and made cur
rent history much more interesting and
easier to undersl and. AS the CALIFORNIAN
predicted, his views were the finest ever
seen in st. Johnsbury and the appearance
on the screen OF President Mckinley,
Admiral Dewey and the flag elected
hearty applause. A large part CT the
views were beautifully colored and seen
on the screen they looked as fine as
paintings.
Mr.. Robertson took no sides on the
vexed questions now arising in the
Philippines, but gave the facts as he saw
them and left his hearers to draw their
own conclusions. He held the close
attention OF his audience Tor two hours
and the lecture was an educational and
artistic treat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
w. c. T. u. Notes.

The county executive and programme
committee meeting will be held this week
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J.
H. Drew, 16 Main street, closing with a
socable at 8 O'Clock in the evening.
Mrs. Ida FL. Reed, state president, will
be present and give an informal talk on
Scientific Temperance Instruction in the
Schools" All interested in the work are
cordially invited to be present.
On Sunday evening Mrs. Reel will
speak at the North church. The services
will be conducted by the w. {. T. u,
commemorative OF the Heavenly Birth
day" of Frances E. Willard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
An Overworked Title.

"Aiter continuous struggle extending
over a score or more of years." remarked
John Philip Sousa, the famous conductor
the other day, Il have finally succeeded
iu living down the title OF professor
bestowed upon me by unthinking friends
as mark OF esteem in my younger days.
mo that object to legitimate titles
properly used, but it seems to me that
professor has been overworked and is
used to indicate anything from skill in
the manly art OF self defense to proficiency
in long distance pie eating. When was
a boy and went to school on Capitol
Hill in Washington, I used to pass every
day a small shanty with sign that
advertised William Black, Professor of
Whitewashing. Perhaps that was
what gave me my first dislike to the
misuse of the title, but certainly it was
clinched by an incident that occurred
while was leading government band
and giving an open air concert at
Fayetteville, N. c. We were greatly
annoyed and impeded by the way the
crowd closed around us, but at length
the local master of ceremonies mounted
chair and made an announcement:
1.-THE Professor and the Professor S
professors can't play no more until you
stop crowding the professors, said he.
"Awed by the majestic array Of titles
the crowd tell back and the concert pro-
ceeded without further interruption.
Sousa, by the way, is booked for a
concert with his great band at Music
Hall on Wednesday eve, May "a. They
will be assisted by Miss Maud Reese
Davies, soprano, and Miss Dorothy
| Hoylo, violinist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
Thursdays Concert.

The closing concert in the Y. M. c. A.
course comes on Thursday evening in
Music Hall and the programme Of the
entertainment is rich and varied one.
The fremont Male Quartette consists of
the following artists: George r. c.
Deane, first tenor; Charles W. Swaine,
second tenor; Robert c. Whitten, BARI
tone; W. E. Mcpherson, basso. The
personnel of the Svendsen Trio is as
follows: Miss Marie Nichols, vioinist;
Miss Annie Laura Tolman, cellist; Miss
Louise Emile Watt, pianist. This COM
bination gives choice concert and their
appearance in several Vermont towns
this season has been very favorably COM
mented on. Tickets for the concert may
be secured at Blnghams or at the door.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
VOL. LXI---NO. 32O5
Church Notes.

Rev. M. H. Mill officiated at st. An
drews on Sunday, after an absence of
two weeks from illness.
Lenten services for the present will be
held or Wednesday evenings at 7.30 and
on Saturday afternoons at 4 O'Clock. At
the service on Saturday the first part of
the hour will be given to an organ re-
cital. All are cordially welcome to these
services.
The organ recital preceding the Lenten
service held at 4 o'clock in st. Andrews
church on Saturday. March 4, will con-
sist of the following selections:
st. Anne's Fugue ]. s. Bach.
Pastoral L. Wely.
March Celebre from the first Suite
F. Lachner.
Cantiline Nuptiale T. Dubois.
First Church OF Christ, Scientist. Odd
Fellows block. Sunday morning service
at 10 As. Subject, Substance" Chill
dren's Sunday school at IL m. Wednesday
evening meeting at 730. Reading room
open Wednesday and Thursday from 2
to 5 p. m.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
will serve a clam.chowder supper Friday,
March Sd, from 6 to 7,30 p. m. The
public is cordially invited.
"a Governor and his Reforms A
Study in Ancient Politics." will be the
topic OF the lecture by Rev. Mr.. Tyrie,
next Sunday evening, at Grace Methodist
Church.
The Epworth League of Grace Metho-
dist Church, is preparing to hold a sale
of useful and fancy articles, also to give
a unique entertainment, sometime during
the last week of March. The exact date
will be given later.
"The Book of Jonah: A Satire" will
be the theme of the morning sermon at
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday.
The pastor will preach.
The First Baptist church social at Mr..
and Mrs. o. H. Henderson's last Thurs
day evening called together some 100
persons who very much enjoyed the brief
literary and musical programme and the
most excellent collation. served by the
ladies OF the F. l. society. This gather
ing yielded the society nice little sum
for their treasury. 1t is expected that
the next social, March 23d, will be held
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Gage, st.
Johnsbury Centre.
The subject OF discourse next Sunday
morning will be "The Relation OF the
Communion to Practical Christian Life"
In the evening Freedom in Christ"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
Horse Gossip.

Horse Gossip.
The local horsemen have formed sym
dicate and will have some fine races here
next Fourth OF July. They expect to
offer purses that will draw some Of the
fastest horses in New England.
The Newport Driving Club announce
that they will have races at Memphre.
magog Park on June 1S July 4, Aug.
l6 1S. Besides offering large purses the
management hope to secure tor one OF
those dates horseless carriage.
Charles NJ. Darling of Lvndonville has
purchased the Newport racer, Red Elm,
one of the best bred and fastest horses
in he state. Red Elm is one of the ia
nous Wilkes family, his sire being Red
Wilkes and his dam Flaxy, also dam to
Rrval r Sheldon, who had record of
207%. Red Elm has a good racing
record, having earned nearly $4,000, and
has rec ,rd OF 216A, this time being
made in the fourth heat OF a six heat
race which he won.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
An Unusual Blaze.

An alarm was rung from box SO last
Saturday evening and the cause was
most unusual. S ID. Atwood has store
room under the ell part OF the old Car
pen,er block and had quarter Of beef
hung there, which he was trying to thaw
out by placing Rochester lamp beneath.
The heat caused the rope which held the
bee to break and it lell, striking the
lamp and causing smart blaze. Its
prompt discovery and action by Mr..
Goss made the help of the fire department
needless rs the fire was extinguished be-
fore it had time to spread.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
At the rlystic Club.

President Hastings has arranged for
an exhibition of Mr. Eastman's phono.
graph in the club rooms this evening
Mr.. Eastman will ,xhibit his own won
deriul instrument and each member OF
the club is invited to bring gentleman
TREND.
The club rooms have been greatly i'm
proved this winter by new urnlture and
a number of handsome pictures.
The local whist and billiard tourna-
ment is hall completed Chase's side
leads 40 points on billiards; Simond' S
side leads 80 tricks in whist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
A Gold Rivet.

The Sherbrooke Record gives the fol-
lowing account OF unique discovery in
the well-known Lake Memphremagog
boat, Lady of the Lake
LAS the steamer was being repaired
recently, gold rivet was found through
her bow. Several iron rivets had been
removed when the workmen came to
one which at first they thought was cop
per, but on examination it proved to be
gold. The rivet is tour inches long and
must have cost about $500. 1t appears
that it was bought and placed in the
boat by Sir Hugh Allen, who controlled
the Lake Memphremagog Navigation
Company, which built the steamer"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
Photographs of the Alps.

A second collection OF the Sela photo
graphs will be on exhibition in the art
gallery OF the Atheneum from Wednes-
day, March 1, until Tuesday, March La.
This set contains 100 photographs of
Monte Blanco, Monte Rosa, the Matter
horn, Weisshorn, and other Alpine
regions. 1t is loaned by the Appalachian
Club OF Boston through whose courtesy
the Caucasus collection was exhibited
here in January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Bicycles for Sale.
National Life Ins. Co.
New Empire Separator.
Our Prices--J c. Stevens.
Lots at Willoughby Lake.
S ,.5o-Bundy's Shoe store.
Removal Sale-Carrick Bros.
New Spring Goods-Ritchie's.
Little Giant Fire Extinguisher.
North Church Picture Wanted.
Make Money-Wall Street Journal.
Bicycles for lS99-Brooks Tyler Co.
Conn. Building & Loan Association.
Greatest Show-Howe Opera House.
Tremont-Svendsen Concert-Music Hall.
Baldwin Apples-E. & T Fairbanks & Co.
The Reason Why-Lougee Bros 81 Smythe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Palestine commandery, No. 5, K. T.

The next Stated Conclave. OF Palestine
Commandery occurs Tuesday evening"
PERLEY r. HAzEN,
DELos M. BACON. COMMANDER
Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
knights Of Pythlas.

Regular convention Of Apollo Lodge No. 2
duesday night, March z. Work In rank o
Esquire
I. {, STEVENS, Chancellor Commander.
]. M. CUsHMAN, Keeper Of Records and Seal.
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Everybody Can Have One.
BICYCLES FOR 1899.


use o which wheels Of all dpn
bcylb god the
we
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
In MemOriam.

The many friends of the late B. K.
Marsh of Louisville, KY, whose remains
were recently brought to Peacham for
interment, will be interested in the
following action OF his Sunday school,
The Sunday school of the Emmanuel
Presbyterian church has put in position
on the chapel wall handsome tablet in
memory OF it's faithful and efficient SUI
perintendeut, Mr.. B. K. Marsh, deceased.
The plate OF lacquered brass bears the
inscription
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
ITO THE MEMORY
OUR BELOVED SUPERINTENDENT
Is. X. MARSH
Iantfary % 1S90b

II. M hNNTI
January 20. 1899"
Very appropriate resolutions in token
of respect have been adopted by the
Sunday school and forwarded to the
family OF Mr. Marsh at Maiden, Mass.
1t has been unanimously voted that to
turtber honor his memory no successor
tor the present should be selected, but
the plans he had begun should be worked
to completion.