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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
HARDWICK.

BY order of the board of health no
public meetings will be held during this
week. Caucuses for placing in nomina-
tion a candidaes for member of legisla-
ture will not be held and nominations
will be made by filing papers. 1t is I'M
derstood that W. H. Taylor will file pa
pers as republican candidate, also G.
NJ Hoyt's name has been spoken of.
Both Grout men.
Minnie Cole, the youngest daughter
of Charles Cole fell down the shed stairs
in their tenement and sustained severe
injury breaking the left arm above the
elbow and receiving other bruises about
the body. At this writing she is doing
as well as could be expected.
Nonew cases of small pox have been
reported.
Miss Morse is doing well.
The state board of health have again
visited this village for the purpose of in
vestigating the situation OF affairs in re-
lation to the small pox. After making
an inspection OF the situation they came
to the conclusion that the disease was
being handled in the best possible manner
and MADE no changes in the methods
used by the local authorities. No deaths
have resulted from the disease. No new
cases have been reported.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
WEST WATERFORD.

Henry Donerson and grandson have
returned from visiting his daughter in
Canada.
Guy W. Hovey has returned to his
work in Massachusetts,.
Bishop E. W. Parker of India will
speak in the hall here on India and the
famine, Wednesday evening, August 20.
At the close of the lecture the ladies of
Pleasant Valley Grange will serve ice
cream and cake to all who wish it and
the proceeds will go to help the sufferers
from the famine. Bishop Parker is well
known in this vicinity and his forty-one
years OF life in India will enable him to
speak very interestingly of the people
and their habits in that country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

and Pietro wandered out into the coun-
try and walked among the wood ferns,
| crushing them to his breast with his
passionate love of beauty. He would
go and spend days under the sky, beg
ging for food as he went. He could
not work. He was stepped, saturated,
overcome by the accumulated longing
within him. The army of laughing
fairies and Dominican monks stood on
their shelves, neglected array, un-
busted and unsold.
The citizens Of Little Italy" forgot
his very existence. When he did not
appear, they concluded that he had re-
turned to Italy for a time, and they
did not even care to inquire. One day
a little, old woman in shabby black,
with a coarse veil tied around her head
so that her face was wholly concealed,
came to Little Italy" and inquired
for Pietro. She could speak no Eng
fish, and she seemed greatly agitated.
The women were consumed with
curiosity, and led her willingly to
Pietros little workshop. Her terror
was pitiable when she found that he
had gone and had not been seen for
a month. She called on all the saints
in the calendar to help her, and then
on death to relieve her, and she flung
herself on Pietro's own couch and
moaned for hours. She barred the
door and covered the window so that
the curious ones could not watch her
from without, and she herself only
emerged when she wanted to buy food.
1t was some days after this occur
renee that Pietro, walking in the coun-
try, saw a vision of his Beatricia
stretching out her arms to him and
crying out to him in sad, distressed
way. The vision was so distinct that
for moment he thought it was real.
"She is dying" he cried to the sky,
sand she is sorry and would ask my
forgiveness, and l cannot go to her.
o God of the poor, cannot go"
1t made such a powerful impression
upon his mind that he turned about
Immediately and began to retrace his
way back to the city and to his shop.
When he reached Little ITALY," doz-
en- eager men and women rushed upon
him, seized him bodily and dragged
him toward his abode.
'Thy mother, thine old mother, is
here" they screamed. "Ungrateful fell
low, she is alone and waiting thee"
For the first time in many months
Pietro smiled.
''My MOTHER" he whispered, sis with
the saints and happy! What canst
thou mean"
go, look for thyself, half witted
sluggard and beggar," they bawled out.
And they pushed him toward the door.
The little, old woman who had i'm
prisoned herself within caught the
shouts and the voice of Pietro, and her
heart gave one wild bound, and she
stood trembling at the door, ready to
fling it open.
Pietro stepped cautiously and touch
ed the handle. He did not know wi ~"
he might encounter, so his adya1
was timid. AS the door swung ba
he gazed stupidity for moment. Tn
a cry of joy and pain broke from !
lips as he laid his hand on his heart
still its awful beating.
"Beatricia, my beloved! Is it thou
he gasped. "Dost thou love meW
"Madly, Petrol
"Thou didst come to find me, Bea-
triciaY
"Thou, alone"
"Thou hast come to stay, Beatricia"
"Alwaysw-Chicago Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Do Ants PLAINLY

Ants are very Industrious seed col
lectors, and may be seen toiling along
their paths laden with seeds, which
are stored up in granaries in the nest.
In the clear space round the nest there
is frequently patch or patches Of a
peculiar kind Of grass that produces
seeds that are much sought after by
the ants. 1t has been said that the
ants make the clearing, and SOW the
seed of this grass on purpose to reap
the crop, but evidence is yet wanting
to show that the grass is intelligently
sown and not accidentally. The fact
remains however, that on or around
many nests there are crops of the
grass and that it is not destroyed like
other vegetation by the ants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
LYNDONVILLR.

Robert Pettigrew and family are
spending the month at White Plains,
New York.
Dr. c. W. Staples and family and c. B.
Dodge and family were at Mr.. Dodge's
cottage at Lake Morey over Sunday.
Miss Blanche Conner is visiting friends
at Barton Landing.
Miss Florence Campbell of Lebanon,
and Mrs. Rosena Flint of New York
city, visited their brother, G. M. Camp
bell, last week.
Loren I. Huntley has commenced
work for John Webster in the post office
A large party from here went to Viii.
loughby last Sunday on their wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Monroe are visit
ing relatives in Stanstead, P.Q.
Mrs. H. Miller and Mrs. Charles Miller
are visiting relatives in Pittsburg, Penn.
THE American Girl" theatre company
play in Music Hall next Friday evening
under the auspices of the band. This
same company were here last spring and
gave excellent satisfaction.
After vacation of several weeks Rev.
+. V. Stevens will occupy his pulpit at
the Universalist church next Sunday.
Mr. Stevens and family have been spend
ing the month at their cottage at Peme-
quid Harbor, Me.
The San Francisco Ministries played in
Music Hall last Thursday evening before
quite large audience.
Camp meeting opened last Monday
and will continue through the week
until Monday next. The tents are we'll
occupied. The Rev. ]. O. Sherburn, P.
E., is in attendance and has charge of
the meeting and Rev. O. E. Aiken is the
musical director. There are three
preaching services daily. The lunch tent
is being run by the local Epworth
League.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
His Unfriend1y Suggestion,

Augustus Van Wyck Of New York
was an able and popular member of
the supreme court bench. Though al
ways dignifed when presiding in court,
he occasionally waived the rule by a
little quiet fun. A pompous and loud
voiced lawyer rose one morning in
chambers.
This, if the court please, is a curl
GUS case. l am retained in it, Here
he paused for a word. There was a
painful silence, ended by the mag
istrates inquiry:
SIS it curious for you to be retained
in q casew
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Presentation of Account.
WILLIAM HENDERsoNS ESTATE

WILLIAM d6NDEHSONS ESTATE,
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District So.
In Probate Court, held at the probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said district, on the Goth
day of August, A. D. 1900.
George P. Blair, Executor of the last Will
and Testament of William Henderson late of
Peacham in said district, deceased, presents his
administration account for examina ton
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 10th day
of Sep TENDER A. d. 1900, for hearing and de-
cision 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 Caledonan,
a newspaper published at st. Johnsbury,
previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time
and place, and show cause, if any they may
have, why 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, 1900-08-22
LYNDON CENTER.

Miss Addie Hubbard is doing table
work at Senter House, Centre Harbor,
N. H.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A.. Downey are to re-
turn from New Brunswick Saturday and
the former will occupy his pulpit next
Sunday. During their absence their son,
Willie, has been quite i'll with bronchial
trouble.
There were no services at the Free
Baptist church last Sunday as Mr.. Pugs-
ley, who was expecting to return in time,
was unable to do so.
Miss Maude Bailey of HYDE Park is
spending the week at E. M. Campbells.
E. ]. Quimby and family and E. M.
Campbell and family have returned from
Willoughby Lake, where they have been
spending few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Glover spent
several days at Willoughby Lake last
week.
Miss Agnes Flood is entertaining Miss
Helen Merrill, Of Chicago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
WALDEN.

Rev. and Mrs. Newton are attending
campmeeting at Lyndonville.
c. J. Uford and son were in town on
business Monday.
L. c. Rogers has two carloads of west
ern horses just arrived, which he has for
sale.
WILDER Newton has returned from
Marsh6eld and is now engaged to work
in the creamery,
Arrangements are being made by our
town committee for rally in the near
future for the benefit of the republicans
and especially for those of any other per-
suasion who may be pleased to attend
notice of which will be given later.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

celery salt, dust with cracker crumbs
and put small lump of butter on each.
Bake until the egg has set. Remove to
a platter and garnish with parsley.
This is one of the desirable dishes that
may be served easily when time is lin
tied.
Just the most tasty dish you can
imagine for a hot supper is lamb
klopps." Take some of the cold cooked
lamb left from dinner, sufficient to
make pint. Add to it half a tea
spoonful Of salt, quarter of a tea
spoonful of pepper and one or two
whole eggs, enough to make them
moist; two is better if you can spare
them. Now take half cupful of stale
bread crumbs, stir into the mixture
and form into balls. Have ready a
kettle Of boiling water, not boiling fat,
and drop the klopps into it. Push it to
one side, where it cannot possibly boil,
and let it cook until the balls rise
to the surface and float. Then lift with
a strainer, pile them on heated dish
covered with napkin and serve with
a tumbler of jelly that has been heated
until it liquefies. They are delicate
enough to suit the most fastidious and
are easily digested, says The House
hold, from which the foregoing appe-
tizing suggestions are reproduced.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Probate of Will.
MICHAEL ROACH,S ESTATE

NIL Ell NOAA Al u.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate court. held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury. within and for said district,
on the Goth day of August A. D. 1900.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Michael Roach late
of ST. Johnsbury, in said district deceased,
being presented to court by Thomas A.
Roach 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 Probate office in St. Johnsbury, on the
9Th day of September, A. D. 1900, and show
cause, If any they may have, against the pro-
bate of said will; for which purpose 1t is fur
Their ordered that a copy of the record of this
order be published three weeks successfully
in the Caiedonian, 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 p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
WEST DANVILLE,

Road Commissioner 0. V. Gookin has
made fine piece of road through the
village and improved the drive way to
the church. New terrace turing would
now add greatly to the appearance of
the yard.
Mrs. Eliza Hill returned Monday to
her home at st. Johnsbury. Miss Lillias
Hill will remain a week or two longer
with her grandmother.
Mrs. Jennie Cross spent two weeks
vacation with friends at Newport and
returned to her work Thursday.
Mrs. George Merrill still continues to
improve, although her arm is useless.
additional Items on Page 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

The new scheme known as the Street
Fair which, fol- several years past, has
taken the place of the agricultural fairs
in the Western States is to be introduced
into Vermont at Burlington August Goth
to 25th, and most interesting event it
will be. All the features which are to be
found at the County Fair are included
together with a grand midway and all
its appurtenances.
The Boston & Maine Railroad will sell
reduced rate tickets to Burlington for
this fair good on above dates, and for a
good time you should not miss this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
package of Graln,O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as well
as the adult. All who try it, like it.
Grain.O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach
receives it without distress. a the price
of coffee. Is cts. and % cts. per pack
age Sold by all grocers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

Portland, Me-, Aug. 21.-While bathing
at Old Orchard, Saturday, John B.
Clough, aged 81, of Memphis, was struck
by monstrous wave. He barely had
strength enough to return to his hotel,
where he was later found lying on a
bed in dazen condition. He was not
able to speak, nor has he been able to
regain the power Of speech since the
accident. Clough has been brought to
the Maine general hospital.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Maine Camp ian Is On,

Augusta, Me-, Aug. 21,-The campaign
in Maine was formally opened by the
Republicans Monday night, with rallies
in dozen towns and cities. The speech
making will now go on without in err
ruption till election day, more rallies
than usual having already been sched-
uled and additions to the list being daily
made. Men of state and national repu-
tation by the scores are booked for
from one to a dozen speeches each.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

The Minstrel Band of Franklin, N. H.,
twenty pieces, will furnish music at the
Vermont State Fair, Billings Park, White
River Junction, in September A vocal
quartette from this band will entertain
the audience with popular songs. A
regular concert program, including in.
strumental solos and Duets, will be
rendered from the grand stand Wednes-
day and Thursday afternoons of the
Fair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Blown rO Atoms,

The old idea that the body sometimes
needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill
has been exploded; for DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless,
gently stimulate liver and bowels to ex-
pei poisonous matter, cleanse the system
and absolutely cure Constipation and
Sick Headache. Only 25c at Flint Bros.
drug store,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
White River Camp Meeting

The camp meeting gathering at White
Kiyer Junction has become a renowned
alllair, and each year shows an increased
attendance. There is everything there
mat one might wish for both in pleasure
and recreative lines, while the exercises
ing,
The Boston & Maine Railroad has ar
ranged to place low rate excursion tick
Gus on sale to White River Junction at
many OF its stations, which will be good
on dates of Camp meeting which is i'll
session August Oath to September 4th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

On most South American railroads no
baggage is transported free, and pas
senger is allowed to take with him into
the coach only small handbag.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria ap-
pointed Emperor William of Germany a
neld marshal general of the Austrian
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
New Junk Dealer.

Don't you think if there is any honest junk
dealer in the State of Vermont that l can
please you. Old rags, metals, rubbers, ETC..
bought. Write me and will call personally
If you write me at your expense l will pay
for the postage.
H. R. LEVERSON,
1872 Concord Ave.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28

to village and Offering for sale at cottage
and farmhouse doors a miscellaneous col
lection of wares, has his counterpart in
the ocean peddler, ranging in size from a
trim schooner trading among the islands
of the Pacific, to steamer of 1000 or 2, 800
tons burden.
Unlike the ocean tramp" that steams
in ballast from one port to another in
quest of a charter, the ocean peddler
starts out from Hamburg, or San Fran
cisco, the chief home ports of the trade.
with definite object in view. Sailing
from the former city the course is gener-
ally laid either TO the coasts of Africa or
South America, having in the hold va
ried assortment of goods likely to be mar
ketabie In the regions vis.ted-cotton fab
RIGS, Irinkets, arms, ammunition, liquors,
and all spare room filled up with coal.
AS the largest profits are often derived
from the sale of contraband, munitions of
war to insurgents bodies, and their de-
lection by regular authorities would lead
to instant conhscation; several thousand
ounds of cartridges are probably done up
in innocent looking cases STAMPED
Canned Beef" and a few stands of dis
carded German army rifles in packages la
beled 'Glass, With Care"
The captain of such vessel must pos
sess not only ability as a navigator, but
an expert knowledge of the requirements
of his trade. in addition to a plausible
tongue wherewith to successfully barter
his wares and win over the good will Of
an ill-dlsposcd commandants. If he does
not own an interest in the ship herself, 1t
is generally required that he shall do 20
in her ventured cargo.
Trudging along over the ocean at a sew
en- or eisht-knot gait, saving his coal as
much as possible, the pedder opens his
trade by casting anchor in. say, a South
or Central American pore when, having
squared the commandante, he invites
local merchants and others on board 10
inspect his stock. Duty. of course, has to
be paid by the purchaser. but In certain
cases that difficulty is often overcome by
the visitor to the ship going ashore swollen
out perhaps, to three times his normal
size by as many new suits of clothing.
The greatest good fortune that can fall
in the way of an ocean peddler is for an
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28

American or British man-of-war to put
into some out of the way port in which
he is lying, short of coal. Then from his
spare stock he sells a few hundred tons
at as hard bargain as the necessity of
the purchaser permits him to drive.
On the Central American coast the ped
dler usually times his visit at about the
commencement of the coffee season, that
is, early in the new year, so that when
he has sold out his wares he is able TO
load up, almost to the water line. with
the principal export of the country and
crawl off home round Cape Horn
That the ocean peddling trade is not
without it's dangers is illustrated by a
story told by a mate of one of those YES
sells.
In order to preserve his respectable
character the contraband goods are some
times obliged to be stored in places likely
to escape the vigilant eye of the customs
officer, and in the case in question, the
mates bunk was chosen as the safest re-
pository for certain packages of dyna-
mite consigned 10 the leaders of a Mica
raguan revolution.
All went well until the night before the
ship was due to arrive at her destina-
ton, when a fearful thunderstorm broke
over the vessel-the lightning PLAYING
about the masts in most alarming man
ner. The mate confessed that the idea
of turning in upon a bed of dynamite I'M
der such circums tauces was not conducive
to peaceful repose even to one accus-
toned to sleep through all manner of dan
gers; but with the reflection that if
flash found its way to his bunk he would
not be likely 10 be made aware of the
fact he slumbered serenely through his
watch below, and next day delivered the
canned tomatoes" safely to the consig-
nee.
The ocean peddling trade on the Pacific
has been shorn of much of it's profit
since the inter-island passenger traffiic in
natives, who too often were carried as
passengers much against their will. to
dive for pearls on the great Australian
bank has been effectually suppressed
Still, a considerable trade is carried on in
peddling small articles of hardware. cheap
cromos, old clothes, personal trinkets and
an occasional case of dry goods" which,
if seized, would turn out to be remarlza-
bly, wet Michael Clifford White.
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niicance from money point of view. Tn
der the old system the support of these
LOIS children would cost the community
5000 a week, since by law the city al
lows Institutions 81 week for the board
of each child. The grand total saved year
ly to the municipality, even now, while
the system is yet in its infancy, amounts
to sos, 500 by no means a trivial sum, even
for a great city like New York. 1t is
true that not quite all this amount is
actually saved, however The moneys con-
tributed by private charity to help sup
port the children at home would have to
be deducted in order to determine the net
economy. According TO Mr. Devine this
would be impossible but he adds that the
cost of the plan is really very small, since
the creation of no special fund has been
necessary to carry on the work, and no
additional inspectors or other employees
have had to be engaged. In fact, there
has been no appreciable addition to the
gross expenses of the society, and the net
saving of money to the community is at
least 100000 a year. Virtually everything
involved in carrying out the plan has been