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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26

Michael G. Mulhall, who has just died
in London, was one OF the ablest stats
ticans OF this century. A sample OF his
skill was shown in the calcu alton which
he made last July, forecasting the result
OF the census of the United States. His
prophecy wss that the census would
show the United States to have a popu-
lation o 76 100000. The count enum.
Grated 76. 295, 600 people, showing how
very Precise and accurate statistical
science may prove in skillful hands.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26

The suit of the Bennington Reformer
against Elk. Gov. Page might be seriously
considered if Congressman Powers was
not so ready to defend the editor. But the
MorrisviIle lawyer will soon be states
man without job and this will give him
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
Gertrude Elliott Married.

Mr.. Forbes Robertson, the actorman.
ager, and Miss Gertrude Elliott, sister of
Maxine Elliott MRS. Nat Goodwin
were married Saturday at All Souls
church, South Hampstead, England.
The ceremony was most quiet. There
were no bridesmaids, but the bride was
supported by Mrs. Madeline Reilly, the
playwright. Mr.. Norman Forbes was
the best man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26

People who blame Mr.. Cudahy for
paying $4,000 to the gang that kid,
mapped bis child should put themselves
in the fathers place. Twenty years ago
there were many who advised Mr.. Ross
never to pay the ransom asked and the
distracted parents never saw Charley
Ross again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26

Say, mamma" said four.year-old
Flossie, who had eaten Unexpectedly,
my sash is just like the window sash"
why is it, dear?" asked the mother.
Because it's all around the pain" re-
piled Flossie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
AnYRRTISING RATES.

These advertising rates have been adopted
by the CALBDoNIAN and will be used until
further notice.
Per inch per week, 81. Per month, $3.50.
For three months, So. For SIX months, SO.
One year, So.
Local notices, wants, for sale, etc, cents
per word first insertion. (These will be set
In reading matter type and given the best
position in the paper) Legal mott es 10
cents a line, three insertions. Probate notices
$3.50 each for three insertions. Dissolution,
liberation and similar notices $3.50 each for
three insertions. Card of thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry, 10 cents a line.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
The Chinese Situation
Relginns Saved by Russi.n.

The following dispatch, dated Wa.
vostok, December IS, has been rec ,taul,
at the headquarters of the Schent Nr N.Y.
sions, Brussels. In the district Of p n;s,
all our interests have been entirely d rLS
stroyed, except the Episcopal residanoo
The bishop, nineteen Belgian miss;on
aries, four Chinese priests and Nnn
christians were saved by Russian r r,ooo
arriving in haste in FIVE columns NS ol,
mander Eletz, with flying column an
rived first, October %, and made an
heroic defence for five days. DURING t da
terrible siege he lost in dead and wonnJ iui
one-third of his force. Although tn,;oa
wounded, he refused to leave his n msI
until the arrival of reinforcements
A Curious Error.
1t is now known that the entire ,,;,
understanding which DELAYED the co.'s ,,,''
summation OF the agreement at Pek;nn
was caused by the change or omission g
the single digit in a complex groun "
figures making up one of the cipher mes.
sages of instruction to Mr.. Conger
Curiously enough, the change in The
single digit exactly reversed the meaning
OF the entire message, so that Mr.. Con,
ger, in opposing the English view. was
acting exactly contrary to the spirit If
his instructions, though in accordance
with their letter.
JOiut Note Signed.
The last obstacle having been removed
the joint note was signed Saturday b-
all the foreign ministers, including the en-.
voy from the Netherlands, who arrived
only recently. The note will be delivered
to Ii Hung Chang and Prince Chang the
Chinese plenipotentiaries, as soon as the
former shall have sufficiently recovered
from his indisposition. The Chineseclose
to Ii Hung Chang still prefer to believe
despite the signing of the note, which
they did not believe would take place
that the principal negotiations must be
carried on in Europe or America. Tbey
resent the British modification of the
note, for, as they say, some power or
powers might not be satisfied until the
indemnity bad been paid in full, which
would mean the occupation of Pekin for
an indefinite time, as it cannot be expect
ed that China can raise what would be
required-possibly 1,000,000,0O taeIs-
all at once. AS a matter of fact, it will
take several years. Ii Hung Chang's
condition is reported to be so much i'm
proved that he was able to be out of bed
for short time Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
LelI.O, The New Dessert.

pleases all the family. Four flavors
Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try it
today.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
Presentation of Account

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia D tata office
In Probate Court, held at the PRONE 18th
in st. Johnsbury, in said district Oh III"
day of December A. D.. 1900. 4t,e late
WI xes Fl + 57 %am IF # Mosto9
late of St. Iohnsbury in said District, nt for
ed, presents her administration aG HoEes aP.
examination and allowance ana md and parti'
plication for decreeo OF Distribution anu
ton of the estate of said deceased. a court
Whereupon, it is ordered, by is;acation be
that said account and said appn,icca beId at
referred to a session thereof to DC nv on
the Pr9bate Office in said St. A. p 1soi %
hearing and decision thereon. H to given
further ordered that notice hereof ,e,Gfc of D
to all persons interested, by pup o,r in the
the same, three weeks SUCCESSIVE at St,
Caledonian, a newspaper publisneeua oointed
Iohnsbury previous to said time linear rat at saS
time and place, and show cause, II ~ not be
may have, why said account shou'u
allowed and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest: ,,,1 1udge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26
The Week in Washington.
To Retire MIR. BouteIie.

Congress has authorized the president
to appoint Representative Charles A.
Boutelle, Of Maine, to be a captain in the
navy on the retired list. Without word
| of opposition or comment, the Senate
passed the house resolution authorizing
| Mr.. Bouteles retirement. 1t is expected
that the president will approve the reso-
luton and nominate him as captain on
the retired list of the navy. Mr.. Bou-
teIle is a member of the present House
OF representatives and member-eleCt of
the next house. 1t is assumed that he
will resign his membership, and thus
open the way for his retirement in &C
cordance with the provisions of the reso-
luton.
Hazing Denounced.
The house Thursday passed the Indian
and the military academy appropriation
bills. The former carried $9036, 500
and the latter $700151. A lew minor
amendments were made in the Indian
bill. Discussing the military academy
bill, Mr.. Bailey, OF Texas asked if the
practice of hazing at the academy had
been broken up. THE Academy manage
ment, replled MT HUI, OF iowa, is
doing all it can to break it up. Two
cadets have been expelled during the last
year for indulging in the practice" 81
notice from the testimony nov being
taken at West Point" said Mr.. Bailey,
that the cadets admit that hazng con-
tinues. do not believe it is necessary
to make brute of man in order to
make a soldier of him. believe the
practice should cease. If it cannot be
stopped the academy should be abol-
ished And the naval academy as
we'll" cried Mr.. Hill, Of Connecticut,
amid renewed applause, II agree with
all the gentleman has said regarding the
brutality of hazing," observed Mr.. Hull,
land l think the officers of the academy
will soon stamp out the practice"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-26

Bicycle wedding trips are the rage in
France.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

continually scheming to take adVan-
tage of his good nature. A man named
Cooper, a clerk in the banking house
of Adams &c Co, appealed to him tc
make good large sum of money that
he had lost playing faro, and for which
he was liable to be imprisoned. Cham
DerS paid the money, and Cooper being
unable, or possibly not trying, to get
another position, became a "pensioner'
of Chambers, never failing to call for
his regular stipend, which was cheer
fully given him until Chambers disco
cred that Cooper gambled the money
away and neglected to pay any honest
debts that he could possibly avoid pay
ing. The next time he called Cham
bers told him: Cooper, / believe you
will play faro as long as you live and
can get money to play with and ! Will
not give you any more, but go around
to the International hotel, get 81 room
and board and tell Charley Ellis to
send me the bill every week and I will
pay it. but do not ask me for money
as long as you live" Chambers receiv-
ed the board bills regularly, and paid
them promptly for some weeks.
| One day a man who seemed to be in
great sorrow called on him and said:
Mr., Chambers your friend Cooper
died last night I was with him at the
time Before he died he told me to call
on you and see If you would be kind
enough to pay the expenses of his bur-
ial. have been to an undertaken and
find it will cost about $780,"
Chambers said: Certainly, here is
the money; if that is not enough let
me know" In about half an hour he
stopped at the bar of the Bella Union,
and hearing a familiar voice in the di
rection of the gambling room walked
In just in time to hear Cooper say to
the dealer, give me a stack of reds"
and to see him hand in the same 800
which Chambers had given to his sor
rowful friend a short time before. In
few minutes the dealer had captured
all the Chips" and Cooper was broke
again. He had not noticed Chambers,
who was close to him and said:
Cooper, | told you that you would
play faro as long as you lived and
could get money, but I did not expect
to see you, now that you are dead, play
away your funeral expenses"
Couper Wdlheu OUT o. tne place ana
his body was found floating in the bay
few days after. Chambers sent word
to Mr.. Grey, the undertaken, to take
charge Of the body, and have it buried
in Lone Mountain cemetery. As he
paid the bill he said: II have paid a
great many undertakers' bills, but I
never paid for burying man twice in
the same week. | wonder if any one
will Sc that | am buried decently if
diebroke."
Chambers was born in Kentucky and
it would be difficult to find one more
generous or truer friend than he
George f. Phelan in the New York
Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
FASHION NOTES.


The pulley belt in hundred varia-
tons pretty thoroughly occupies the
belt field. In white satin, the back
handsomely run with whalebone, the
sides narrowed and corded, the fronts
left free to tie. no belt is more becom-
ing. Till ii soils none is more useful.
When soiled, dip in gasoline will re-
store it. These belts are made in all
shades of silk and satin, though the
genuine pulley is of leather or silk fitted
at the ends with rings through which
ribbon to match the belt is drawn, the
size being thus regulated. The rings
may be jeweled precious metal, or they
may be buttonholed with silk. The
strings must always be fresh. The belt
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
SEL nom.

Ida--The trouble is women don't stand
! together.
May-They don't? Well, you just
watch them at a bargain counter.-Chi-
cago Record.
What a popular man Roosevelt
seems to be-"
Popular! Say, there's a man who
could ru nfor everything on both tick
cts. Chicago News.
Did you ask the Doctors advice
about sea bathing, Clara?'
mo; I don't want him to discover
that I've got money enough to get out
of town. Chicago News.
She-I read that book going over last
year. but | remember almost nothing
about II.
He-Well, one retains 50 little on
steamers.-Harpers Bazaar.
Nations and Individuals.-The call of
exalted duty holds relation to national
affairs. analogous to that held by the
earnest solicitations of his many friends
to the affairs of the Northumberland
Journal
Count Dinkelspiel Ito mendicanO-
Well, does the old suit that I gave you
fit you well?
"Frst-rate! I tell you what count,
you may be proud OF your shape. =
Meggensdorfer Blaetter.
There ought to be a law against
selling guns to barbarians," said the
earnest boarder.
"There is" said the Savage Bachelor
"It is violation of the law in this
country to sell firearms either to In
dams or small boys. indianapolis
Press.
The Tenth Muse.-"Who is this per-
SOM" asked one of the tuneful nine
'She claims to be a relative of ours,
but I don't know her"
"Poor thing!" said the sister Muse,
"She's suffering from a hallucination.
She presides over magazine poetry and
she thinks she's Muse!"--Puck.
What He Expects to Dot under
stand Brown has gone away for little
fishing
mo, I think not. ! believe he has
started out to look for the sea SER
pent."
Il guess you didn't hear what he said
when he went away
mo; but I sa wwhat he took with
him. Chicago Post
One Of the First.--"Yes, he is one of
our first citizens"
He doesn't look it, / should judge
from his appearance that he Is a very
ordinary person..
He is, so far as that's concerned but
his name is Abner Aarons, and it's
mighty seldom that anybody comes be-
fore him in the directory. "-Chicago
Herald
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

should be fitted with an underpiece, that
the dress band may not show behind
the narrowed ribbon where the tie is
made. There are many methods of
boning at the back. The idea is that
the bones shall shape the belt in at the
back and hold it stiff. When well make
boned belt will not slip.
Of the dresses now having wear those
that will hold over well into autumn
are the ones made from light weight
cloths. The weight of these weaves
makes the gowns comfortable, while in
their surfaces is no lessening of the
fineness of winter stuffs. For that rea-
son more cloth is worn this summer
than usual. Some cloth gowns are very
highly wrought, but as Celebrations add
to weight and warmth, the simpler
models are preferable, leaving the fan
ciful dresses to transparencies and other
distinctly summary stuffs. The violet
albatross gown the artist puts here
showed a sensible degree of trimming.
Yoke and collar We're linen colored EN-
broidery outlined with drapery of white
chiffon. Lace ruffies finished turned
back cuffs. There was room enough for
further ornamentation, but except in
rare cases and in gowns for especially
dressy wear, little will be gained by
employing it. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
BROTH ER TOTEM.

Things are happening in 1900 and no
mistake. Where is C. A. l.. Totten?
| Ought he not to have a penson?" Thus
saith the Hartford Times. Brother Tot
| ten Is all right, and right here in New
Haven every day, busily at work on
the latest of his wonderful books. He
is not growing over the remarkable out
come of his predictions, which, by the
way, have bean much misunderstood
He did not predict the lend of the
world but he did predict great disturb
ances at this time. And nobody will
deny that the disturbances are great
enough. The Times asks if he ought
not to have pension. He certainly
had, though he is not the man to assert
his right to a pension. All the pension
the work he has felt called to do. He
gave up a good place and good salary
to do that work, and he has labored
most jealousy and unselfishly to spread
the truth as he sees it. We hope that
he will find a pension in the sale of his
books and that he will escape the re-
ward which is often the lot of those
who try to teach an unheeding world.
---
THE CHINESE IN 1HIS COUNTRY.
OF course there is no danger that in
such quiet, respectable place as New
Haven any Chinaman will be assailed
because Cinnamon in China have kill
ed foreigners. But in less quiet and
less respectable places there is fear
that there may be an outbreak, and
care is being taken that no harm shall
be done The Cinnamon themselves are
doing what they can to put themselves
in the right light before the people of
this country. Thus, the Boston China
men yesterday held a meeting at which
a letter directed to President Mckiu-
ley was read, expressing sympathy
with the American people for the losses
in China, saying that. the Cinnamon of
Boston are true Americans and hate
those who are opposed to reform and
progress in China. At the end of the
meeting all the prominent Cinnamon
signed the letter and it was forwarded |
to Washington,
1t is to be hoped that there will not |
be an anti-Chinese mob anywhere in |
this country, but if there is 1t is to be |
hoped that 1t will be more efficiently |
dealt with than the anti-foreigner mob
In China has been.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

A Rome correspondent describes the
Pope as particularly grieved at the de-
truction of the new Roman Catholic
Cathedral in Pekin, towards the cree
ton of which he was generous sub
scriber. 1t seems that the building was
an object of offence to the Empress
Dowager, by reason of it's spires over
topping those of the imperial residence.
To satisfy her scruples, the Archbishop
of Pekin acquiesced in various archi-
tectural alterations, but apparently
these were not sufficient to avert the
antagonism of the lady and the Box
ers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
he lulrcIaL and WuMrtec
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent Word each In
sertion. Five Cents Word for a full week
(seven tines.
Display advertisements, per inch, one in
sertion, 81 20; each subsequent incerilon, Az
cents one week, $500; one month, sic; one
year, $40. -
cents per line. Notices of Births, Marri-
ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 80 cents each.
Local Notices, Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own immediate business (all matter 70 be
unobjectionable), and their contracts do not
include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

THE OSPREY AND IT'S NEST.
Interesting Ways of the Large Fish

Interesting Ways of the Large Fish
Hawks
The genius displayed by fish-hawks
in nest-building time is often wonder
full, leading persons to suspect that the
mechanical calculations of the bird are
equal to those of the average human
being. The hawks frequent forests and
groves fringing the waters of Nara
gansett bay to obtain material for
building new nests and repairing old
ones. Ratten limbs of trees high over
ones head are heard swapping and
cracking. This swapping of sticks is
caused by fish-hawks, Mechanically
they examine and break off the limbs
by sheer force, something that is unique
in the character of birds. A hawk ay-
ing about wheels short on its wings,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

Rather Pleased.-"So," said Senator
Sorghum, thoughtfully, "that vltupera-
tive critic said l was liable to be pol
itician out of job!"
''That was his remark You see. he
was a little angry, and
"Oh, there is no occasion to apologize.
/ kind of like it. You see, l have been
accused of being in so many jobs that
it's a relief to be mentioned as being
out of one '-Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
THE GENEROSITY OF A GAMBLER

He Paid the Funeral Expenses of a
Ponsioner Twice in One Week
THOMAS Jefferson Adams Chambers
the heavy better Of the Metropolitan
billiard room in San Francisco in 1854
like all generous men, was very often
imposed upon by people who were I'M
der great obligations to him and we've
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
Notice to Contractors.
city Engineers oflice, No: II City Ha

City Engineers Office, No. II City Hall,
New Haven, Conn, July 10th, 1900 /,
SEALED PROPOSALS Will be received
at this office until p. m. July Both, 1900:--
For constructing = macadam pavement
streets.
Blank forms Of proposal and any infor.
nation concerning plans, specifications,
bonds, ETC., will be furnished upon applcal /
tion.
No proposal will be received after the
time specified, and all proposals not on the
blanks furnished or not properly filed out
will be rejected.
The right to reject any or all bids Is re-
served.
BY order Of the Director of Public Works,
jy1T 3t G. W. KELLY, City Engineer.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18

1t is related that one of Philadelphia
bright young surgeons recently demon
strated in a rather ridiculous manner
the fact that imagination plays an i'm
portant part in both ailment and cure
The president of financial institution
has for some time been laboring under
the delusion that hair was growing in
his throat He visited doctor after doc
tor and they all laughed at him. 1.-THE
thing is preposterous," they said, after
careful examination. But still the man
insisted that they were wrong, and
worked himself into a condition border
ing on nervous prostration. Finally he
went to the young surgeon in question,
who at once decided upon a plan of
action. TN fix you all right in jiffy,"
he said. Then he went into an ante
room, shipped couple of hairs from his
wrist. and Fastened them to the end of
an instrument. Returning to the pa
tient, he inserted the instrument down.
the mans throat. gave little jab and
pulled it out Again. There were the
genius, sure enough, for the man with
an imaginary complaint at once resum-
ed his normal condition, and the young
surgeon was rewarded with fat fee,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
NOMINATIONS,

Letters dropped into box in Paris
are delivered in Berlin within an hour
and half. and sometimes within 80
minutes. They are whisked through
tubes by pneumatic power.
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BUSINESS rs USINESS.

The Chinese who have been opposing
weapons and have used them efficiently.
Two years ago the German army adopt
ed a new model of the Mauser rifle,
which had the effect of practically
making obsolete all of the old patterns
on hand. Following the custom in such
cases, the government sold 100000 stand
of the old arm to German spectators.
The latter found a ready customer in
China, where thousands Of other guns,
with no end Of ammunition, had al
ready been sold. There is no doubt felt
among officers at washington that the
rifles used In the fighting at Tien-Tsin
and Pekin were the ones discarded by
Germany. The following dispatch to
the State department, submitted IN Oc-
tober last by James w. Ragsdale, Unit
ed States Consul at Tien-Tsin. shows
that the Chinese have been active in
this direction for some time past.
within the past three months" he
says, German firms have sold to the
Chinese government some 100000 stand
of firearms, with accompanying NUM-
lions of war The price paid and pat
terms furnished have not been made
public"
allied troops suffered from weapons
furnished the Chinese by civilized peo-
nle but business is business.