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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
BicycIe Thieves.

Two bicycle thieves were captured by
Sheriff. Kelley at Swantonlast Thursday.
One of them was in the same business
two years ago and was recognized. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
states prison for not less than eighteen
months nor more than two years. The
other one appealed and bail was fixed at
$500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09


kinds is white taffeta. To achieve the
latest touch of elegance your embroid-
cred muslin, organdie or chiffon must
be made up over this But muslins,
ETC., are also worn over colored glace
silk or fine sateen, the slip made quite
distinct from the gown.
Organdie muslins in delicate pinks,
blues and greens make up prettily with
narrow lace edging the founces and
touches of the color introduced at neck
and waist. One deep founce with mar
rover ones above the skirt long all
round and tight at the top, is favored
fashion, or several very narrow flounces
quite at the edge.
Next to pure white in the scheme of
dress and underslip, harmonies of color
prevail violent contrasts being for the
time unpopular.
The dainty gown of the first cut in
cludes one of these charming color ar
rangements 1t is of heliotrope silk
muslin, the skirt long and full and dec
grated with narrow founces of the mus
lin and with simulated panels formed
by narrow ruches also of muslin. The
slip or foundation is of heliotrope taf-
feta and the bodice is made on tight
lining of the same color.
Dotted muslins are also worn over
pale colored slips, and as gowns of this
type are best sent to the chemical clean
er both make and trimming can be as
elaborate as desired. The model in the
second cut is very smart and is simply
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09

Twenty years ago there was scarce
ly mile Of good wagon road in Egypt.
During the last six years more than
1000 miles of fine roads have been con-
structed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
His Share.

Judge-Was the stolen article gold
or only gilt?
Prisoner-It was silver, sor. The
guilt was all me own, yer annerl-
jewelers. Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
not often q good road, says s. p. Tall

not often a good road, says 5. p. TAIL
man in The Pneumatic.
To assist the drainage the road
should be first crowned and then about
four to six inches Of crushed stone,
depending upon the amount OF travel
put on, gradually decreasing a little III
thickness as it approaches the cutters;
then a heavy steam roller passed over
it two or three times to set 1t; upon
this about three or four inches OF liner
crushed stone should be placed and
steam roller passed over 1t again. A
great deal of care should be taken not
to have the road fiat on top. This hard
stone dressing forms almost a water
proof covering that will last for years
if properly taken care of each spring
by putting on some fine crushed stone.
This covering will let the water
drain freely to the cutters and leave
comparatively dry road In few min
utes after heavy rain. This is very
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
Wide Tires In Kansas CITY

In Kansas City wagons drawn by
one horse are required to be equipped
with three inch tires and those drawn
by two horses with four inch tires.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
Wouldn't Your

Wouldn't Your
II | were a mule,
And some blame fool
Would dare to lash me through
A dead tough" road,
With a great big load,
I'll tell YOU what I'd do;
/ wouldn't crow,
But I'd just lie low
Aud keep most mighty mum
Till | got chance,
When I'd kick his pants
Clear Into the kingdom come.
L. A. W, Bulletin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09
SUMMER COSTUMES.

"Summery' is the one word which
best describes present fashions. The in
tense heat early in the season has sue
cessfully launched all manner of airy,
gauzy gowns upon the summer sea of
popularity. Filmy, transparent fabrics
for full dress quite overshadow silks
and satins.
Dotted muslins, lace trimmed and
tucked up, down, across or "as you like
it," are extremely fashionable.
The really swell lining of the mo-
ment for semitransparent fabrics Of al.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09

possession August /. o. D. Johnson, the
late landlord, will leave his family in
town on account of the schools, but he
will go to Woodsville, N. H., to run
hotel which he owns there.
DR.. 0. l.. Watson of Montpelier has
found a remarkable and rare species of
worm. 1t is fully four inches long, as
large as a mans finger, and is evidently
gifted with hind sight as to all appear
ances it has an eye at the end opposite
its head. No one to whom the doctor
has shown this creature can locate it in
the worm kingdom, or give it name.
He is undecided whether to place it
among Prot. Perkins collection in the
cabinet at the state house or put it on
exhibition at the city liquor agency as
warning to those inclined to an exec SIS in
r the use OF liquor even to the point when
they are sometimes "seein things at
: night"
( Governor Smith has invited a few of
the representative men of the state to
| meet at Montpelier, for the purpose OF
determining just what demonstration
{ shall be made on behalf of the State in
: honor Of Admiral Dewey on his return
e home" 1t will be necessary to perfect
t an organization and to devise ways and
e means for carrying out whatever demon
e stration may be decided upon.
u Through the instrumentality of T. n.
Vail, ]. w. Titcomb gave his lecture on
Fish and Fish Culture in Music Hall
6 last Wednesday evening. 1t was finely
t illustrated with stereopticon views and
n was both interesting and instructive
It Several of Mr.. Titcombs friends from
e st. Johnsbury came up to hear him.
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30
J.,,s,,s.. Mind r.A.. flight.

AL Currier was tried in the county
court Monday morning upon a
charge OF insanity, w. K. Gibson
appearing for the defendant. and
Fred A. Sabin for the prosecution.
Currier was committed to Jail from
Fowler a few weeks ago, charged
with assaulting two brothers OF his
wife with a Winchester. OF late
he has been acting strangely and
about a week ago made an attempt
to commit suicide by hanging, but
was rescued by the other prisoners.
Robert Bruntz, one Of the prison
ers, testified that Currier made an
unprovoked assault upon him one
day last week. and he still carries
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30

will be present and give one Of her
short spicy talks. The admission
will be as cents.
Peterson is the best shoe repair
er in town. Prices reasonable.
No good shoemaker can afford to
work for half price.
Mrs. N. S. Larsen and children
are expected home this morning
from Elgin. ILL.,, where they have
been visiting relatives for several
months past.
dad" Stephenson treated the
band boys to box OF cigars Mon
day night. "Dad" says the band
concerts are as good as a protec
tive tariff for the peanut business.
DR.. Dow, assisted by Drs. Has
kins and Ragsdale, operated on
Chinaman Lee last Friday for ap-
pendicitis. The case was bad
one, but the patient stood the OPP
Grafton well and is reasine easily
at present. though in critical con.
dition.
Sheriff George Barr returned
from Denver last Friday night.
Ira Copenhaver, the ex-Santa Fe
fireman, who was arrested in Den
yer for jumping board bill in this
city, was released on a writ of
habeas corpus, and the Judge also
issued an order restraining Barr
from re-arresting the prisoner on
any similar charge, which the
sheriff had intended to. That ends
the Copenhaver incident.
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30

The best sewing machine for the
least money at Thompson's.
Ed. Benton returned home Sat
urday night from weeks outing
at various mountain resorts.
"Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. La Junta Milling Co.
Rev. H. b. Collins left on No. S
Monday morning for Colorado
Springs to attend the sessions OF
the Pueblo district conference
II. S. Adams is the proprietor
of the new Creamerie restaurant,
formerly known as the English
Kitchen. Mr.. Adams bought the
place last Friday and it was opened
for business Monday morning
DR.. /. S. Bryant came down
for his regular monthly visit last
Saturday, but decided to take a
layoff and hunt the festive antelope
down on the prairies south OF here
for few days before settling down
to business. Register.
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30

thoughts was surgin' through his
think tank, and he was probably
wonderin' where in hades de CON-
missioners ever got . hold OF dat
tell-tale page. De editor attempted
to explain by sayin' dat he needed
more than one Of 'em in his busi-
ness and he had set 'em up his
self. He probably needed one for
yesterdays daily, another for to-
days daily. and the third one for
to-morrow's daily. Dat exPlana,
tion sounded awful gauzy to me.
but a man is liable to do almost
anything when you get him in the
nine hole like Nc was.
OF course de only thing de com
missioners could do was to throw
out de whole vote and call ii all
of, and so dere will be no maid OF
honor from Otero county dis fall.
l don't quite savay how any man.
even dough he is a church member
and has no fear Of hell. can de-
scend to such mean, low, con-
temptible practices all for de sake
OF few paltry dollars, after Civ
ing his word OF honor to de chair
man of de board OF county COM
missioners dat he would not PRINT
fraudulent ballots under any cir
cumstances. We has lost our
chance of having maid OF honor
Just for de simple reason dat some
newspaper publishers on dis mum
dane sphere is not made OF honor.
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30
Smoke Otero.
Trade at Joys Pharmacy.

JIMMY ~>>'
Trade at Joys Pharmacy.
Four second hand carpets, good
as new, at Thompson's.
For diamonds and fine jewelry
go TO Fisher s. Larsens.
Sewing machine to rent. In
quire OF G. S. Thompson.
Make no mistake and buy Home
Bakery bread. II is always first
class.
The infant child of ]. Skoglund
died Sunday night and was buried
Monday afternoon.
Money loaned on live stock at
reasonable rates Address S. D..
Pulsifer. $40 Quincy Building,
Denver
Judge M. A. Miller is enjoying
an outing at Colorado Springs this
week. and vii not be home until
Saturday.
The Boys Brigade will attend
the Rocky Ford fair in body and
be one OF the attractions on that
occasion.
Mrs. Frank Finney returned
home on No Monday night from
Glen Park, where she has been
spending the heated term.
Misses Mary and Daisy Steph-
ems entertaind a number OF their
friends Monday evening. Ice
cream and cake were served and
an enjoyable time was had.
The county commissioners will
meet in regular monthly session on
Friday. September Ist. instead Of
on the first Monday in the month,
as is customary. The early session
is on account Of next week being
fair week at Rocky Ford.
The program for the musical and
literary entertainment to be given
at the Commercial College hall on
Thursday evening is not ready yet
for publication. but it will contain
some Of the best local talent.
Among the attractions will be a
violin solo by Miss Bentley, piano
solos by Miss Martin and Miss
Greenwood, piano duet by Mrs.
Kendall and Mrs. Apgar, readings
by Rev. Elmer Ward Cole, Mrs.
Day and others. 1t is also expect
ed that Mrs. Mary Jewett Telford.
state president of the w. c. T. u,
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30
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bsssssA The osIsis, vsss.
Blinker Murphy. the Otero
county statesman from the precinct
OF Swink. was q county seat visitor
last Saturday. He was an inter-
ested spectator at the counting of
the official vote in the maid Of
honor contest; and afterwards
called at the TRIBUNE and gave Us
his views on the maid OF honor
muddle. They are as follows:
"There bein' some ruWors in
the air adjacent to Swink dat some
OF de wise guys OF the county seat
would make de attempt to stuff de
ballot box 10 de maid Of honor
contest, / Just come down to rub
berneck de countin' OF de vote and
see dat every candydate got a
square deal. went up TO de
Otero county ma nsion in de early
morn to see what de situation
looked like and view de ballot
! boxes DER. Dere was several OF
'em. counted eight meself, and
thought it was good thing dat
Otero county was long on ballot
boxes or dey might have been a
bigger mess made OF it dan dere
was. estymated dat dere was
somewhere in de neighborhood OF
90, 900 ballots TO count, and l
shook hands wild myself in con-
graduation dat wasn't no county
commissioner.
"De county commissioners drift
ed in one by one until dey was all
present. Dey den assembled around
de festive board and proceeded to
get onto der Job. De commission
ers had counted about 500 ballots.
when the county clerk brought in
letter, which had been sent
through the mails addressed to
Z the ofiishal canvasseTs OF de vote
in de maid OF honor contest. II
was opened and its contents give
de whole snap away.
I "De letter was written on yellow
manifold, and you can talk about
yer yellow journals, but dey Just
want in il wild dis letter De letter
was signed by 'McC's Brother.
and de way he was next to Nc
Cauley's curves in de maid of honor
honor proposition was caution,
and showed dat he at least wasn't
no distant relation OF de family.
He knowed too much for de good
OF de family tree or any one OF its
limbs. You know dat de two in
side pages Of de Bladder is patent,
and is printed in Denver. Well,
de letter enclosed a newspaper
page OF de Bladder. on one side OF
which was printed de patent while
de odder was covered wild maid OF
honor ballots galore Dis was evi-
dence OF de rankest kind of fraud
and de commissioners renigged on
countin' anv more ballots. Dey
sent for the publishers Of de Demo
crat and de TRIBUNE and wanted
dem to make affydavit to do de
! fact dat no coupons had been
published or printed except in de
regular issues of dere respectable
papers. Well, of course. you
blokes would sign anything, pnder
! de circumstances. but McCauley
was more conscientious and re-
fused to make any affydavis dat he
hadn't printed fraudulent ballots,
although he asserted dat such was
de fact anyway. Dere is a whole
lot OF difference between telliu' a
plain, ordinary lie and swearin' to
it. Well, just as dey was discus
sin about maxim afydavits, Chair
man Weiland sprung de page Of
de Democrat dat was printed all
over wild ballots on McCauley. and
de study of his face when he got a
glimpse OF it was fit subject for a
painter. You could tell dat great
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30

a beautiful black eye in memory of
the occasion. Sheriff Barr testified
that Currier did not seem to under
stand anything that was said TO
him, and nothing Ineligible could
be gotten out Of him. He seemed
to be getting worse every day.
The jury returned a verdict OF
guilty as charged and Currier was
committed to the insane asylum at
Pueblo yesterday morning.
La Junta tribune., 1899-08-30
Cash or Credit.

We give you prices that that we defy
competitors to meet. as we are maxi
ing room for another car of furniture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Docking Horses.

Docking horses took its rise in tn,
dark days when bull and bear batting
were honored by place IN the category
of sport, rightly now relegated by law
to the catalogue of outrage. This
custom of docking was once generally
applied to English roadsters, hunters
and harness horses. The only useful
purpose it ever served was in the
Peninsular war, when British dra-
goons could be most easily distin.
guished from French by their cock
tails. 1t fell into disuse with the
decline of road coaches, and we owe
its unwelcome revival to their partial
restoration. It is senseless, barbar-
GUS and disfguring; it inficts need.
less suffering upon brood mares and
horses turned out to grass, depriving
them of their natural defense against
flies, besides the severe pain and
shock caused by the operation itself.
It should be discouraged in every
possible way by influential persons,
by those who lead the fashion in such
things. and agricultural societies.
should be moved to refuse prizes to
exhibits which have undergone this
mutilation .-Blackwood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Bits About the Marriage Ring.

To the question often asked why the
marriage ring should be placed on the
left hand many answers are given.
Some say because the left hand il
much less used than the right, and
therefore the ring is less liable to get
broken. In the British Apollo Of l7Ss
it is stated that for the, same reason
the fourth finger was chosen, which
is not only less used than either o:
the rest, but is more capable of pre-
serving ring from bruises, having
this one quality peculiar to itself, tba'
it cannot be extended but in company
with some other finger, whereas the
rest may be singly stretched out tt
their full length and straightness.
The rigid notion of married womer
never, putting off the wedding ring is
supposed to have originated in the
ancient custom of hallowing the ring.
besides the remembrance of the ex
preston It'll death do US part" If
our marriage service. A ring is not;
however, or used not to be @ lege
necessary to marriage; for, not 81
very long ago. in Scotland, it was quite
q usual thing to use key as sym
Dol, and ata Fishers wedding" 10 gay
and interesting functionl, the mos
select emblem OF unity was monster
curtain ring. But as "gold is but the
guinea stamp, a mans man for a
that" according to the immortal
Burns, so ring is but the outward
sign, a wife is wife for the came rea
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
The Sign Of Love.
Ilazaa.sl .slESl23:ll1Ef

The woman was going away. She
was going abroad, and in her state
room were baskets upon baskets Of
floy ers of all kinds and descriptions,
representing a large amount Of money
and with strong, combined fragrance
that made it certain that they would
be consigned at an early date to a
watery grave. Then the man came
who had warm feeling for the woman.
but not Sl00 to throw away in q
basket of flowers. His Offering did
not come in florists wagon. He
brought it himself. It was the fresh
est and most delicious bunch of vio-
lets to be found in the market.
+ "Of course" he said, as he glanced
around the stateroom massed with
bloom, "I could not compete with
these, but I wished to show you my
thought"
"They are beautiful" said the
woman as she buried her face in the
fragrant blossoms, and then pinned
them on her dress. 81 like them bet
ter than all the rest. Those will be
thrown away; these I shall keep
New York Tines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Curious Effects of Lightning.

During a recent thunderstorm lr
Berlin most curious effects were pro
duced by the lightning on the persona
who were struck. Some of the strange
freaks performed are described as fol
lows: "None of the wounded have ex
tensive burns; the wounds look as il
caused by q charge Of grain shot. The
holes reach to the bone, and are sur
rounded by web Of blue and brown
lines. Many of the injured have quite
a number OF such wounds in their feel
and ankles, while others got off with
a skin covered with blue and brown
marks, as if beaten with thick stick
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Country Life.

We believe in the country and the
farm. The farmer who is wise will
be content in his farmhouse, and
stick to it, and allow no ignis fatunus
of fancy or delusive dream Of ease and
luxury to decoy him into the city.
We repeat it. Be content on the farm
and make it home for your old age
and your family. Improve, ornament
and beautify, and make your country
home the centre of happy genera
tion, the gathering place of your chill.
dren, and bequeath to posterity a
name pure and unsullied, and a gen.
Grafton of men and women who will
honor your name and hallow your
memory as sacred and we'll lived
The Montana Fruit Grower.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
The Sign OF the Shoe.

In North Germany are many super.
stitions relating to the shoe. If, aftel
retiring, the shoes are not arranged in
proper order a witch will enter at
midnight and betray herself by plac
ing them right. In Sweden, If the
shoes be placed with the toes turned
toward the bed, the nightmare is sure
to come. In Germany is a supersti
ton that If one will throw his shoes
over his head he will see the place
where lie will stay longest. In the
north of England girls use them on
st. Agnes's Day to divine who then
sweetheart will be. Gay says thai
when the notes of the cuckoo are first
heard in the spring lovers look into
their shoes for hair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Isolated People Of the Earth.

The people who live in the northern
portion Of the peninsula Of Kamchatka
are probably the most isolated in the
world. The people have practically
no communication with others than
their own tribe, being seldom visited
by travellers.
The inhabitants of the new Siberian
islands are also detached people, for
they can only communicate with the
mainland once a year even if the
weather is favorable.
The pygmies' Of the great central
African forests, if they can be called q
tribe, have also been people apart.
For ages their existence was little
more than Legendary, and only two
expeditions commanded by white men
have ever penetrated intotheir abode.
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an autumnal wardrobe, has been at
least one of these woolly- backed, full
hanging wraps, the hue of which, so
angry and brave, like the poets rose,
bids the rash gazer to wipe his eye,
and lends not whit of charm to the
wearer's appearance.
One excuse to be offeredin extenua-
ton of the popularity of these amaz-
ingly toned wraps is the undeniable
novelty Of their shapes and the indis-
putable comfort to be found in some
of them. There are snugly-ftting,
double-fall capes with large useful
capped pockets applied to the outside
surface of the first fall, besides the
round short collet-formed 'golfer's
FRIEND" which wears deep circular
founce piped on the skirt OF the gar
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
Her Misfortune.

An Atchison woman had husband
and house to care for, and her duties
kept her mind occupied, and she was
always we'll. Her husband died, left
her some money, and it has had the
effect of cutting a boat loose and let
ting it drift. She wanders around
from point to point, is dissatisfied,
and, having a great deal Of time to
think about herself, is sick half the
time as a result. This has happened
in so many cases in Atchison as to
create the belief that a woman is hap
piest when she has some one to grum-
Bile about his three meals a day
Atchison Globe.
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shapes and lengths, and pelisses cover
ing the skirt, then there are capes
which will be much more worn than
last year.
These are made round with but
little trimming and reaching slightly
below the waistline. They are fire.
quently constructed with small pei
lerines, one, two or even three, super
posed, and fastening at the foot of the
collar by loops and buttons. 30 that
they can be added or not at will.
They are chiefly made in cloth or
Scotch tweed, and many have plaid
pellerines, covering the shoulders only
and forming the trimming, or the
long cape itself is plaid and the smaller
ones plain.
In the accompanying cut, repro
duced from the Dry Goods Economist,
is shown o coat-shaped pelisse for girl