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from oppression. but we have found It
impossible to also bring content
do not quarrel with their longing for
should wish To administer their own laws,
and were they III so 10 do we would un-
now would tighten responsibility for us,
but would again plunge the island into
chaos. We have undertaken responsible
tiles which we cannot shirk. and If in the
end we fit them for sclfgovernment we
have done deed for humanitys sake
which no other nation would undertake.
.Au
r&~T
T4~n~H
sence from camp without pass. shan't
we drive on?'
'Oh-just one moment, please. Mrs.
Frost He has such a nice face-a gen.
tleman'S face, and he seems troubled.
Do look at it!''
Languidly and with something very like
a pout Mrs. Frost turned her face again
toward the sidewalk, but by this time
the sergeant had linked an arm in llat
OF the young soldier and had led him
pace or two away, that his back was
now toward the carriage. He was still
pleading, and the crowd had begun to
back him up, and was expostulating, too.
Awe, take him where he says ser
geant. and let him prove it,
Don't be hard on him, man. II he's
taking care OF sick friend give m a
chance"
Then the sergeant tried to explain mat
ters. Il can't help myself, gentlemen"
said he: "orders arc orders, and mine are
TO find this recruit and fetch him back to
camp. Hes two days over time now"
'Oh, | wish | knew what IL meantr
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W lIJ(
do not believe that ever again were war
declared. would we be found in so bad
plight as in the beginning of the difficulty
with Spain. We had no supplies. no am
munition. no equipments; yet in spite of
these conditions, our showing In the field
was such as to surprise the military men
OF the world No other nation can hope to
find us I'm the future so unprepared.
In my inspections have been well salts
fed with the improvements that are in
active course OF construction at the forts
/ have just visited. But while the work
has not been as rapid in all instances as
Il had hnnnd fnr ,,nf L. L. hnirfr done well
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American war are familiar to the whole
American people. IL is not for me 20 re-
count them. | can only call to mind that
one OF it's prime factors has. since the ad-
justment with Spain, been to us deep
source OF annoyance-the Cubans them
selves. The reconcentrado was surely
pitiful object, and that we took up arms
in his defense is not a matter for wonder.
But we find that to sympathize with
wretchedness is one thing and to remove
1t another. We have brought them relief
a4,AGzl
clerks and books had gone by transport
with the second expedition in June, the
War Department compromised on per-
mission to delay.
BY the time the fourth expedition was
ready to start there was no further ex-
cuse; moreover. the doctors declared he
sea voyage was just what Mrs. frost
needed, and again their stateroom was
engaged by the Empress line. ana. though
weak and languid. Mrs. Frost was able
to appear in the dlning-room. Meanwhile
a vast amount of work was saddled on
the department to which Frost was at
tached, and daily he was called upon TO
aid the local officials or be in consultation
with the commanding general. Tn
would have left Mrs. Frost TO the
ministrations OF her nurse alone, but Tor
the loving kindness of army women in the
hotel They lowered about her room, ak
ing turns in spending the afternoon with
her, or the evening, for IL was speedily
apparent that she had nervous dread OF
being left by herself, "or even with her
husband" said the most observing.
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W(9II a.
kf,Li
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QCOp'
with which We crushed the eggshell OF
her prctcnsions was most astonishing to
those who had failed TO realize that the
young nation Of the western hemisphere
was no longer an infant, but giant In
strength and resources. We now ma ma
tions seeking our good will as something
worth having and the whole tone OF the
foreign press has changed for the better.
This of course is distinct gain and must
have great bearing upon any future ne
gotiations in which we may engage.
There Is nc longer any suggestion 10y Ill
informed diplomats that in the event OF
difficulties the North and South would
once more take up arms against each
other. That bugbear, which had its or
igin in the imaginations Of some so-called
European statesmen, has finally disap-
p,urpd from fprpfrn calculation. They
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Valuable Words From tbe

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Officer Of
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Letter from rlaniIa.

Ernest Peterson is the son of B. F.
Peterson OF Barton, a former resident of
St. Johnsbury, and he is now in the hos
pital service of the United States army
at Manila. His old St. Johnsbury
friends will be interested in the following
letter:
| am located at Manila the
building being especially adapted to
hospital purposes. We have over two
hundred patients at this writing. Ma.
laria, typhoid lever, diarrhea, dysentery
predominant, with considerable small
pox of very malignant character. The
hardest thing we have to contend
against is the tact that the majority OF
the patients do not respond readily to
treatment and are long time recover,
ing. Personally. have thus far kept
well and am very busily engaged in the
supervision oil one.half the wards. Life
here is not one OF comfort, assure you,
but have had the luxury OF sleeping on
cot with sheets (unbleached), for the
past week-the first time siuce leaving
the Russ house at Frisco.
liz ESHto nav nv 90 ~ 'Ou6ut
our troops, but there is some reason Tor
anticipating trouble with them and our
troops guard and patrol the city, includ-
ing Malato and Cavite, very carefully.
Manila and surroundings are very inter
esting in many respects and could
write many pages descriptive of it. The
papers and hi me magazines give details
sufficiently that reading them is almost
or next best to a personal visit, and do
not have much tim, for letter writing
am only attached temporarily TO this
hospital and may be detailed elsewhere
any day, when another hospital is re-
quired to be opened. When | arrived at
the present one it lacked many features
of good manag. msnt, especially in the
wards themselves. Many Of the obic
tionable details have been enabled to
materially improve, and still the con
dltion is far from satisfactory. Errors
in nursing occur that can overcome in
no other way but by doing it myself
Acting Steward Wood, who works with
me and manages the other half OF the
wards, is most excellent fellow and
Iuly competent, besides being very
agreeable companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

looking to the construction Of line be-
tween Burlington and Rouses Point,
making a continuous line OF about $50
miles and extending from Ogdensburg to
Bellows Falls.
1t is understood by railroad men that
the purchase of the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlain railroad is the last o. a
line Of purchases and accessions which
will develope the Rutland road into a
trunk line from the West to New York
and Boston. There will be a lake
stear err service that will land western
freight at Ogdensburg, where it will be
transported to Rouses Point, there to
connect with the Rutland Canadian
road soon to be built under a charter
granted by he legislature at its recent
session. This freight can be taken from
land with its Vanderbilt connections to
New York, orit can be carried to Bellows
Falls and then taken by the Fitchburg
to Boston. One of the strong points in
the new trunk line will be, it is said, the
long water haul on the lakes. 1t is a
railroad commonplace that the longer
the water haul the less the cost of trans
portation. and the new trunk line will be
formidable rival, it is argued, for any
other railroad system in these parts
competing for freight
The Vermont Record. published for the
past 1 years in Fair Haven has been
absorbed by the Fair Haven Era, pub
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Presentation of Account.
ELLEN R. PIXIES ESTATE.

ELLEN II. Plh > rs IA ] Il.
STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District, So.
In Probate Court, held at the probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said district, on the 21st
day of December. A. d. 1898
D. Dean Patterson, Admipistrato upon the
estate Of Ellen r. Pike late of ST. Johnsbury
in said District deceased presents his adj
ministration account for examination and
allowance. and makes application for decree
OF distribution and partition OF the estate
OF said deceased
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court,
that said account and said application
be referred to a session thereof, to be held
at the Probate office in said st. Johnsbury,
on the 14th day of January A. D., 1899,
for hearing and decision thereon And tits fur
Their ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication oft same
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian,
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, previ-
Gus to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place. and
show cause, If any they may have, whv said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made.
BY the Court Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Beginning the Year.

With pure, rich, healthy blood, which
may be had by taking Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla. you will not need to fear attacks of
pneumonia, bronchitis, fevers, colds or
the grip. A few bottles OF this great
tonic and blood purifier, taken now, will
be your best protection against spring
humors, boils, eruptions, that tired feel.
ing and serious illness, to which weak
and debilitated system is especially liable
in early spring. Hoods Sarsaparilla
eradicates from the blood all scroiula
taints, tones and strengthens the
stomach, cures dyspepsia, rheumatism,
catarrh and every ailment caused or pro-
noted by impure or depleted blood
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Dewey's Sword of Honor.

The sword of honor voted to Admiral
Dewey by joint resolution of Congress
last June is now completed and has been
exhibited in New York at the store OF
Tiffany & Co., by whom it was made.
1t is said to be one OF the handsomest
weapons ever made in this country.
Paulding Farnham is its designer.
The sword, with The exception OF the
steel blade and the body metal of the
scabbard, is entirely of % carat gold.
On the pommel are carved the name of
the cruiser Olympia and the zodiacal
sign for December, he month of Admiral
Deweys birth. CircIing these, there is
closely woven wreath of oak leaves.
Continuing down the metal work giving
the proper form is gold collar on the
front of which are the arms Of the
United States with the blue field of the
shield in enamel, and below them are the
aims of Vermont. with the motto Free
dom and Unity" and the colors of he
shield in enamel. Stars decorate the
plain part OF the collar, and this part of
the hilt terminates in a narrow band of
oak leaves. The grip is covered with
fine sharkskin bound with gold wire and
inlad with gold stars.s
The guard is composed of a conven-
tional eagle, terminating in a claw clasp
ing the top, the outspread wings form
ing the guard proper. The eagle holds
in its beak laurel wreath which serves
as a protection, covering the point OF
the beak, and at the same time preserves
the proper outlines of the guard.
The scabbard is of thin steel, damas-
cened in gold with sprays OF a delicate
sea plant interlaced in the form of a
series of cartouches with star in the
center of each, while dolphins fill the
outer spaces. Sprays OF oak leaves and
acorns secure the rings and trappings Of
the scabbard; above these on the front
of the scabbard, is a raised monogram
in diamonds eut winning the letters
&c D." and Immediately under them
are the letters ~. S. N" surrounded by
sprays OF the sea plant. The ferule, or
lower end OF the scabbard, terminates in
entwined gold dolphins. The sword
blade in damascened with the inscrip-
ton
The Gilt of the Nation to Rear Ad-
miral George Dewey, U. S N, in Memory
of the Victory at Manila Bay, May l.,
1898"
PEGnician galley representing the
first craft OF the navies of the world sup
plies the rest of the ornament on this
side of the blade. On the other side is
shown the fight of the eagles of victory,
bearing festoons OF laurel to the four
quarters of the earth.
The mountines of the belt and the
trappings are regulation buckles, pierced
slide rings and swivels. all of 22-carat
gold, and ornamented with the oak
leaves and acorns. The bullion tassel
and embroidered betting are specially
made, and will be much superior to
those usually employed.
The steel blade of the sword is from
the government arsenal at Springfield,
and the entire weapon is so made as to
be of practical value should an enemy
ever get within reaching distance OF Ad-
mral Dewey. The sword box is Of
white oak inlaid with black velvet and
at the center of the cover has a gold
shield surmounted by an eagle and in
scribed with single star and the words
Rear Admiral George Dewey, U. S. NJ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Probate of Will.
JOHN +. DANA'S ESTATE.


STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District. ss.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate office
in st. Johnsbury within and for said district,
on the 23d day of December. A. ID. 1898.
An instrument purporting to be thelast Will
and Testament of John Z Dana late of
St. Johnsburv. in said district, deceased, be-
ing presented to court by Hiram Goss,
the Executor therein named, for probate
1t is ordered by said court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at
session of said court. to be held at the Pro-
bate office in st. Iohnsbury. on the 18th
day of January. A. d. 1899. and show
cause. il any they may have against the pro.
bate of said WILL for which purpose it is
further ordered that a copy of the record CT
this order be published three weeks success
sively in the Caledonian printed at St
Johnsbury previous to said time appointed
for hearing.
BY the Court. Attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
true copy of record Attest:
WALTER r. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Presentation of Account.
EORGE Y. BROWNS EsTATE

GEOkCE NJ BROWNS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, So.
In Probate court. held at the probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said district, on the 21st
day of December A. ID. 1898
U G. Goss. Executor upon the last viii
and Testament OF George n. Bro wn. late
OF st. Johnsbury in said district deceased, pre-
sents his administration account for examin-
alton and allowance. and makes application
for decree of distribution and partition OF
the estate of said deceased
Whereupon. It is ordered by said court,
that said account and said application be re-
ferred to session thereof, to be held at the
probate office in said st. Johnsbury on the
14th day ofJanuary A. u. 1899, for hearing
and decision thereon: and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian. newspaper published at
st. Johnsbury. previous TO SAID time
appointed for hearing. that they may APP
pear at said time and place, and show
cause, II any they may have. why said ac-
count should not be allowed and such decree
made.
BY the Court Attest
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Railroad Purchase.

The stock and bonds of the Ogdens
burg and Lake Champlain railroad have
been purchased by the Rutland Railroad
company. Negotiations between Presi
dent Percval w. Clement OF the Rutland
road and DR.. w. Seward Webb and
Charles Parsons Of the Ogdensburg road
have been in progress for several weeks
and the deal has just been completed. 1t
is expected that the Rutland road will
take possession Of its new property soon
and that steps will soon be instituted
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Commissioners Notice.

HORACE ID. McKINDLEY'S ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners 70 receive, ex-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of Horace
D. McKindley, late of Barnet, in said district,
deceased. and the term of six months from
the 2sth day of Nov, 1898, being alloy
by said court to the creditors of said de-
claims before us: Give notice that we will at
tend to the duties of our appointment at the
store of Geo. p. Blair, in Barnet in said
district on the Goth day of January and
the 26th day of May next. at one O'Clock
in the afternoon, on each of said days.
MOSES GiLFILLAN,
w. J. MCMILLAN,
Commissioners,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Auction Sale.

Frank b. Martel will sell his desirable
house and lot situated on the corner of Port
land and Caledo ia streets. at public auction
on the premises on Saturday the 18th day of
January, 1899, at O'Clock p. m, unless sold
previous at private sale to the highest bid
der. House heated by hot water, eleven
rooms, closets, bath rooms. hot and cold
water, is lighted by electric lights, etc Fine
barns attached, all in good repair.
There will also be sold at auction at the
same time aud place, one second. hand surry.
Que new two-seated sleigh and five speed
sleighs.
NATHAN GILMAN, 101 Railroad street,
will show property
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

The old Quaker burying ground in
Grand Isle is without stones or marks in
accordance with their belief, and to pre-
serve the spot from oblivion their descen-
dants now living here have selected a
grenite boulder from the west shore
weighing some 10 tons and are to erect
it on foundation already prepared at
the burying ground as a typical memo
rial to the generation OF plain stanch
people now passed away. A fitting in
scription will be placed upon it.
A pension OF $50 month has been
granted to Mrs. Ida B. Haskell, widow
OF Brig. Gen. Jos. T. Haskell, who was
wounded at the battle of FL Caney in
July and died therefrom in this country
on S ptember 16. Gen. Haskell was
lieutenant-c colonel of the 10Th United
States infantry and September 9last was
commissioned a brigadier general of vol
unteers. The pension is the highest al
lowed widow under the general law,
but Mrs. Haskell expects special pension
legislation in her case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

lished at that place. Editor Metcalf, for
the past 16 years publisher of the Era,
will continue al the head of the consoli
dated plants The change from two
weekly papers to one should be an adj
vantageous one for the town which, like
a number of other towns in the State,
have been newspapered far beyond the
needs OF the community.
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ELECTRIC.

man has to be brave to say II can't
afford 1t, when he is asked to do some
hing.-unless it is his wife who asks
him. louisville Journal.
Diplomacy Tactful Shoe Clerk -
Here is pair of one-and-a half shoes
that the maker has marked number six
by mistake. just try this on, please. |
believe it will just fit you" (Trial and
speedy sale. Judge.
Fun on Olympus.-"Watch me" re-
marked Jupiter Tonans and, drawing
thunderbolt he hit the earth. Good
eye!" shouted Mercury. For it was
known among the immOrtals, even at
that early day, that the earth was a
ball.-Indianapolis Journal
Romantic Tourist II suppose YOU
have no interesting old runis in this
peighborhood?" Villaeer-"No runis?"
Great Scott, mister! | can show YOU
moren two dozen buildin's in this coun-
ty that used to be creameries in the old
days fore the trusts Chicago Trj-
bune.
The Universal Language Mabel
Say ma, you know them Italian folks
on the corner that have little baby?
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CAN'T FIND THEM.

1T beats all how incomes do dwindle
when there is an income tax on their
trail. South Carolina thought she would
have an income tax on incomes of $500
and over. In 1898 the total revenue
from the tax was less than $4,000, and
about one-half of this was collected in
the one county of Charleston. In TWEEN
ty out of the forty counties no taxable
incomes were reported In one county
only one person acknowledged an in
come of $1,000. Two persons were taxed
IN each of three counties, three in each
Of three other counties, four in another
county. and so on. In Richland county
the seven men who paid the tax last
year are not among the reputed rich
men of the county, and it is known that
there are many times seven men in the
county enjoying incomes much in ex-
cess of $1,000. The conditions in many
other counties are similar, and the fact
Is that the effect of the law in South
Carolina is like that experienced else
where in this country with similar stat
utes-an increase Of perjury, and an in
Justice to those who are conscientious
enough to pay the tax
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

Well, their baby amt Italian. after all y
Mrs. Wilkins-tIt isn't? How can YOU
tell?" Mabel-"Why, heard it cry to-
day, and it cried just exactly like oul
English baby Puck.
What He Didn't Like,-Gilback-"I
am surprised, colonel, at your time of
life, that you should have any trouble
in managing your wife. All you have
to do is to let her think she is having
her own way" Colonek Quailer-" Yes,
but the only trouble is that everybody
else thinks so, too. "-Brooklyn Life.
Yes, when Willie grows up we in
tend to get him a commission in the
army"
(Which branch of the service?'
"Eh?"
(Which branch of the service--infan-
try?"
No cavalry, ! think. He looks just
beautiful on his rocking horse. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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1t was found that delivery wagon
covering forty-two miles a day, drawn
by two horses singly each travelling
twenty-one miles, cost, assuming a
driver and boy accompanied the
wagon, $42S per day, and that under
similar ondtions-forty-tw miles a
day with driver and boy-an automo-
bile cost S3.S7. In addition to this saw
ing there was the greater speed of the
automobile, which enabled it to accom-
plish it's work in an hour and third
less time than the horse-drawn wagon
required, If we consider the idle days,
when the cost Of the horse goes on while
the cost of the automobile is nothing,
the experiment shows a saving of
ABOUT twenty per cent in favor of the
delivery wagon that dispenses with the
horse.
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NOT so FEEBLE.

Organism isn't as feeble as some
people wish 1t was or as some people
thought 1t was. 1t isn't as feeble even
in enlightened New England as it
feeble as the Hartford Times and New
Haven Register wish 1t was. In Mas
sachusetts, the Boston Transcript says,
there is no longer any reason to doubt
that the Bryanites will be able to carry
out their programme without signifi-
cant opposition, that they will elect at
the coming State convention full list
of national delegates pledged to the sup
port of William j. Bryan. and that they
will be in control not only of the Demo-
cratic party of the commonwealth, but
also of most If not all the municipal
machines IT will be In the power of
the State committee to dictate mayor
atty nominations all over the state, and
they may be counted on to avail of the
opportunity that is open to them for
while 1t is not possible to turn the
State over to Bryan in 1900, it will be
feather In the cap Of the State com
mittee to pile up as large a Democra tic
vote as possible, not to speak of the
encouragement it will give the Democ-
racy all over the country four years
later.
Well, well, Welt Isn't there any
principle among the Democrats of New
England, and their fellow citizens, the
Republicans, so chuck full of it?