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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Two Cats In Council.

"Well, Tiger" said the Maltese to his
striped companion, as he settled down
on the lawn for halfhour's siesta. 81
understand that we are not the only
creatures who sometimes leave their
marks on things they don't like"
"How's that?" replied Tiger, II don't
quite catch the drift of your remark"
"Guess you haven't been down street
lately, or you'd have heard considerable
purring on the street corners. Our two
legged republican friends are talking Of
scratching the straight ticket"
THAT would be altogether too feline a
proceeding for human beings, wouldn't
it?" said Tiger as she snapped at grass
hopper who carelessly wandered in her
direction.
"It looks that way" said the Maltese,
as he gazed fondly upon his immacu
lately white shirt front. "But when it
comes to politics, the human race seems
to have usurped our prerogative to
large extent, and many fairly good
name is scratched from the ticket because
the candidate hasn't been particular
enough about the way in which he has
stroked somebody's fur"
"Do you really approve of such cater
wauling in politics ?" asked the Tiger.
"Wow" said the Maltese, mot a bit
of it. I'm a good deal of a republican
myself, and it grieves my political spirit
to have my biped associates in the party
thus torn by conflicting inclinations,
especially at such time as this, when
we want harmony"
Harmony" remarked the Tiger, as
she elevated her back in astonishment,
"what is that p
Don't get your back up so readily"
suggested the Maltese. Harmony is
something they talk about before the
caucus and forget after the caucus"
"You certainly amews me-" said the
Tiger, rolling over for sheer glee. "How
inconsistent these bipeds are!"
"Wow!" said the Maltese again, look
ing wise, IF you were well posted as to
the category of politics you wouldn't be
so surprised at little inconsistency"
But" queried the Tiger, cant some
thing he done to show these bipeds the
folly of mutilating the ticket and carry
ing JOY into the enemy's camp?"
Speaking of the enemy" said the
Maltese getting up suddenly to see if
there was dog in sight, speaking of
the enemy, that's where all the trouble
lies. understand that the democratic
cats in town are sitting up later than
ever o'nights now to carry bones OF con-
tention into republican households.
But if our fellows are up to snuff, as l
heard somebody say once (there, don't
sneeze like that again! the laugh will
be on our side, after all, next Tuesday
night"
"Does it come as soon as that?" asked
the Tiger? "Well, so long can't vote,
but l can 60 into the garden and dig
hole. Well have something to bury
after it's all over, even if it's nothing
more than one of our own family"
CATICUs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
East st. JOhnsbury.

Miss Charlotte Morrill, has gone to
Andover, Mass, where she will spend
the remainder of her vacation with her
sister, Mrs. S. Nd. McCurdy.
The Ladies society will meet in the
church vestry Thursday afternoon.
Miss Ella Prouty has returned to
Hanover.
James Winslow has gone to work at
Fairbanks scale factory.
Mrs. q. A. Luce, who has been sick
several weeks, now has gastric fever.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Letter from Mr.. Orcutt.
CATICUS.

Editor of the CALEDoNIAN:-
Believing that the voters of st. Johns
bury, in common with all citizens of the
state, have certain rights, among which
is the right to know who, and for what
they cast their ballots, I desire to say
to them, that on the question of United
States Senator, to be elected by the next
legislature, am supporter of Gen. W.
w. Grout. 1t seems to me it would not
be wise to have him left out Of Congress
at this time, while measures are pending
which can be much better consummated
with him in.
Very Respectfully Yours,
0. W. ORcUTT,
ST TOhnshurv Aup n 1900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
LOCAL GATHERINGS.


holiday, the banks and post office will be
closed as usual.
Beginning this week the Museum will
be open every Saturday evening, from 7
to 9, instead of once a month as hereto
fore.
There will be an exhibition of photo
graphs of Oxford, England, in the Art
gallery from August 80 through Septem-
Der 15.
Glover Temple, No. /, Rathbone Sis
ters, will hold their next regular meeting
at Pythian Hall, Monday evening, Sep
tember 3.
BE sure your name is on the check list
and remember that next Saturday after
noon and evening is the last time to
meet the board of civil authority.
The St. Johnsburys play the Gorhams
on the campus this afternoon and close
and exciting game is anticipated. The
game is called at the usual hour, 80
p. m.
The young peoples dancing club
gave very enjoyable hop at Pythian
Hall last Thursday evening. About 25
couples participated. Mrs. Brock fur
nished music.
Judge Wheeler of the United STAGES
district court will hold court here to
morrow at 10 o'clock for the purpose Of
accommodating those who may wish to
become naturalized.
The Woman's Club, in charge of the
music committee, will hold it's regular
meeting at Pythian Hall Monday after
noon at three O'Clock. Miss Harriet
Whittier of Boston is to be the guest of
honor.
The many friends of Miss Calista
Downing, for the past 25 years missionary
in China. will be interested in the letter
which appears elsewhere describing the
rescue of Chinese missionaries from the
Boxers.
There was ball game on the CAM
pus Saturday forenoon between the en-
ployees of Jones and Shields and the
granite cutters. The game resulted in a
victory for the granite men with a score
of 20 to "a.
Rutland and st. Albans'have started a
movement for state base ball league for
next summer. st. Johnsbury has shown
the visiting mines they can play good ball
and we hope to see our town represented
in the league.
Road Commissioner Jackson is do
ing a fine job on the fair ground road. A
plank walk will be laid from Railroad
street to the fair ground and the road up
the hill has been greatly improved by
numerous loads OF gravel.
The prospects for an excellent county
fair are very good and the list of at
fractions appear in another column.
The 54th annual exhibition bids fair to
eclipse all its predecessors in interest and
attendance and the directors are plan
ming for thoroughly up-to date fair.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission will hold an examination here
September 26 for the position of clerk
and carrier in the post office service.
This examination is held for the reason
that the post office department has stated
that at all Offices where no substitute
force is maintained such a force will be
appointed as the result of this examina-
ton, so that whenever vacancies occur
in the regular force there will be no delay
in filling the same. 1t is the intention of
the department as far as possible to
establish a substitute force at every
office equal to about 25 per cent of the
number of regular employees.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Knights of PYthiaS.

knights of Pythias.
Regular convention of Apollo Lodge No. 2
Tuesday night, September 4.
L. P. SLACK, Chancellor Commander.
J. NJ. CUsHMAN, Keeper of Records and Seal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

Between Hay
j.: and Grass
The Dull time between the end Of Summer
and opening Of the fall trade.
However we have had better trade than ever
before and making arrangements beat the record
on our fall business
This is good time to look around and find out what is
needed to make your house more homeke and comfortable
after getting back from your vacations
Buy new rug for the Hall or Parlor We carry Smyrna
rugs in all grades and sizes.
Buy new Door Mat, we carry Brush Mats. Wire Mats
and Rubber Mats
This is good time to get new parlOr lamp. The
Bradley & Hubbard lamps cannot be ezoeled
ornament, neither light give They cost little
but in the end give better satisfaction than any other lamp
Brighten up your dining room with new dinner set
selected from our line of Stock Patterns porcelain
German and French china.
Our line Of Jardineres complete szes prices from
l5c to Sl50 with pedestals to match.
Now is good time to let US call and get your mattress,
make it for you good and return to you the
day. Possibly some of our best southern cured hair
might make feel better We make speciality of this
work.
These only few timely suggestions We will be glad
to have you visit store where will be glad to call
your attention to good many more
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.
Card Readings.
A Childs' Swing.

Card Readings.
A Childs Swing.
Liberation Notice.
Plumb out of Business.
Caledonia County Fair.
Annual Meeting-St. J. & L. c. R. R.
Tenement to Reut-Mrs. A. L. Davis.
Bankruptcy Notice-G. D. Bailey's Est.
Fall and Winter Tailoring-Mrs. Mcneil.
Presentation of Account-J. Hooper's Est.
Presentation of fAccount--Ira Qu mby's Est.
Presentation of Account-A. Whitney's Est
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Wnnnan'R Club.

will be held in Pythiap Hall, Monday, Sep.
8, at p. m. The meeting will be arranged
by the music committee and Miss Harriet
Whittier of Boston is to be the guest of
honor. Executive board meeting at O'Clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

Passumpsic Lodge No. IT,, P. and A. M.
The next regular Communication will be
held Thursday evening, September 6.
EPHRAIM AMAZEEN,
DELos M. BACON, Master.
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Palestine commandery, No. S, KIT.

Next stated ConcIave of Palestine Com
mandery, No. 5, Tuesday evening Sep. 4.
GEORGE F. CHENEY,
DELos M. BACON, Commander
Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

Or p mLuon Morkhn will buy the shape
/1n IlF EIlIHH W( lin This trial
4VV' AVA "" AN"ASAA" a Try ..
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

In the country they call fun wickedness;
In the city they call wickedness fun. Chi
cago Daily News. ~
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A well-known economist has figured
out that OUT OF 9S chief national in
dustries in a given year only 20 gave
men work 300 days in the year.
At the Pasteur institute in Paris
23. 245 persons have been treated from
1Ss5-when the institute was estab-
lished-to the beginning of 1900. OF
these 1903 died after treatment.
Gen. Strejelbinzky, the greatest of
Russian geographers, died recently at
the age of rs years. His Measure
ments of the Surface OF the Russian
Empire is not only the standard for
all maps of Russia, but has been a
model for other works in that depart
ment of geography.
Some curious facts are set forth
concerning trees in an Article by Mr..
Frank French. A single oak of good
size is said to lift 1913 tons of water
during the months it is in leaf. This
moisture is eyaporated and rises to
form rain clouds. From this estimate
of the labor of single oak we can
gain some idea of the immense force
which the forests exert in equalizing
the evaporation and precipitation and
preventing periods of inundation and
drought.
Experiments in France have shown
that chimney SCOT is valuable, both as
manure and as an insecticide. It's
fertilizing properties are particularly
noted in gardens and meadows. NJ.
Dasserre, wine-grower in southern
France, AYERS that chimney SCOT kills
the phylloxera with the rapidity of
stroke of lightning, and at the same
time endows the vines with extraor-
binary energy of growth" Other ex-
perimenters, however have not found
it effective in the case of phylloxera,
although it kills many kinds of lar
vac.
The plan of using floating nets to
reduce the force of waves at sea or at
the mouths of harbors is being tested
by Baron d 'Allessandro, an Italian liv-
ing in Par. Such nets form crust
over which the waves cannot climb
and under which they become much
fattened out. net lately made is
300 feet long and so feet wide, with
square inches of IA inches, the ma
terial being waterproof hemp, and the
weight being less than half an ounce
per square foot. This was anchored
at the Port of Havre to prevent some
unfinished hydraulic work from
heavy surf.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
The Best Prescription Is Grove s
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
So That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking. e7a

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in a Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called esTaste-
less chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Groves its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, soc.
Medicine Co.,, ST. Louis.
and one-haIf million bodies OF
Chin Tonic sold last year and
the sales continually Increasing The conclusion ia
Groves TasfeEess chU Tonic IL
malaria having genuine merit, and
druggist - chemist will tell you
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.
Detailed Account of Experiments by
which Microscopic stones Have
Been Obtained.

In the production of small crystals
of carbon (diamond) in the electrical
furnace it has been a matter of dis
quite whether the enormous pressure
-axerted upon the interior of the mol
ten mass had anything to do with
capitalization. Experiments carried
out by Majorana show that in all
probability it does. As described by
Mr.. F. Mallowo Perkin in Nature,
these experiments were carried out
as follows. Says Mr.. Perkin:
at is well known that synthetical
diamonds have been obtained by
means of the electric furnace; char
coal obtained from sugar is rammed
into a wrought-iron cylinder, which
Is then closed with a plug. The
cylinder SO filled is placed in bath
of molten iron kept at high tenn
perature in an electric furnace, after
which the crucible which contains
the iron is rapidly cooled by INNER
sion in melted lead. On dissolving
the iron in acid minute diamonds are
obtained. 1t was a question wheth-
er here we had case of simple crys-
taIlization of the carbon from the
molten metal on cooling, or whether
the enormous pressure which was ex-
erted upon the interior of the mass
by the rapid cooling of the outside
acting upon the carbon at high tenn
perature caused the formation of
crystals of diamonds. An exceeding
ly ingenious experiment which has
been carried out by Majorana shows
that at any rate the influence of high
pressure and high temperature com
bined is sufficient to convert amor
phous carbon into crystalline variety.
Majorana's experiment is as follows:
"a cylindrical chamber, A Gig. y,
is Theoretically closed at the top by
a solid block of iron (E), the bottom
by a solid piston (S). The sides OF
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

of mechanism that looks something
like whistle. This is the tongue of
the machine.
Instead of the "records" being taken
on wax in the usual manner, a sapphire
needle is made to cut the dots repre-
senting the sound vibrations on sill
yer cylinder, and when the needle trav-
els over the metal a second time the
vibrations cause the whistle to produce
series of air waves, and the machine
thus becomes talking siren which
transformssthe human voice into deaf
ening roar.
The experiments were made near the
DEVILS Dyke. Brighton, where the in
ventor had his workshops. The instru-
ment was placed on the roof of the la
boratory. and was made to repeat a
number of sentences. At distance of
ten miles the sounds were plainly heard
by a large number of people, every
word being perfectly distinct, and at
a second trial with favorable wind it
was found that an unknown message
could be taken down in shorthand at
distance of ~ miles. Over the water
the sounds will carry still further, and
under favorable circumstances they
might easily be heard by persons on
vessel IS miles out at sea. Placed on
lighthouse or Gghtship the phono-
graph would give verba! warning that
would be infinitely more effective than
the foghorns and detonators at present
in use.
The possibilities of the machine are
practically endless. 1t will render loud
selections in the open air that can be
listened to by thousands of people, or
it will shout news messages that could
be heard high above the roar of the
traffic and the thousand noises of big
CITY
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

The width of a fash of lightning
has been measured by Mr.. George
Rumker, of the Hamburg observatory.
A photograph was secured last Aug
ust as lightning struck a tower a
third of mile away, and from the
distance of the tower and the focal
distance of the camera objective it
was possible to calculate the breadth
of the discharge shown in the pic
ture. 1t has been determined that
the fash was one-fifth of an inch
wide. Ramifications shown in the
photograph on each side of the main
discharge are attributed to the strong
gale that was blowing, the phenom-
enon appearing like a silk ribbon with
shreds floating in the wind.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
MONSTER pHoNoGRApH.
1t shouts So Loudly That Every Word
Can be Heard Tor "a Distance
of Ten Miles.

The latest monster photograph is
the one at Brighton, England, that
shouts so loudly every word can be
heard at distance of ten miles away.
You can whisper sentence into the
machines small, funnel-shaped mouth
piece and it will repeat it in tones that
are more deafening than the shrieks Of
a liners steam siren. Yet every word
is perfectly articulated, and short
hand writer ten miles away can take
down the message as easily as if you
were debating to him in a small room.
The machine is the invention of Hor-
ace L. Short, of Brighton. In appear
ance it is merely an ordinary phono-
graph, with a large trumpet measuring
four feet in length. Inside this trum-
pet there is a small and delicate piece
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
ALASKA'S GREAT DESTINY.
Consul McCOOk Says 1t Is Destined tC
Become a Great Mining
Country.


Consul McCook, at Dawson CITY, has
made report TO the state depart
ment IN regard to mining IN Alaska
ana the hlohdlke, IN Whlch ne says
Favorable reports nave been re'
c,iVed her concerning FORTY Mile
mining camp. Inc lanana district IN
alaska is creating quite Sur ana d.
wang honors win the hoyukuk couii-
IIry' Men VINO nave come from the
Slnana claim they can get from ten
to thirty cents OF pay art TO the pam
ana, as they are working IN summer
dIgglngs with only two or three feet
TO ped rock, IL Is as good as one DOL
lar pan where one has to go % feet
to bed rock. Many who left here with
horses TO take them overland from
Fort Yukon to the koyukuk found IT
hard work to cross the low, marshy
country in that section, and, hearing
If the good prospects in the Tanana,
changed their course, and went to
the new find, which is about % miles
from Circle City, directly south.
alaska is destined to be wonder
full mining country. The great me-
cessity now is good roads, good camps
and the prospecting of comparatively
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

AFFAhAlO > + oH DlAMOIND MAhlNI'
the chamber are made of tempered
steel, and to further strengthen it
the chamber is surrounded by Is iron
rings, one centimeter thick, which are
bolted together. The whole system
is placed within a heXagonal frame
(K), also made from iron plates. The
piston Isl has small solid iron cylinder
about one centimeter in diameter at
Tackled to it, at the end of which is
fastened a small piece of carbon (c),
about two grams in weight. Direct
ly below the piston a thick block of
iron (p) is fixed, into which hole ex-
actly the size of the small end of the
cylinder has been drilled. In carry
ing out the experiment the carbon
is heated by means of two carbon
poles ID, d.. with a current of 25
ampheres and 100 volts. When the
carbon has become white-hot 20
grams of gunpowder contained in the
chamber (A) is exploded, the piston
being driven down, carrying the
heated carbon before it and compress
ing it with enormous force. On taxi
ing the system to pieces the car
bon is found to have been partially
converted into microscopic diamonds,
which. when freed from unchanged
anonymous carbon, are found to pos
sess all the characteristics of natural
diamonds p"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
THE TELEPHONOGRAPH.
An Instrument That Records Mes.
sages Received During the
Operators Absence.

A Dane of the name of Paulsen has
invented what is called the "tele-
phonograph,' designed to record mes
sages received during the absence of
the operator. The person called up
has only to hold the trumpet to his
ear upon returning to the Office, even
after an obsence of days, to receive
the message. In the past inventors
have tried to effect such a combina-
ton, but all failed on account of the
difficulty of transferring the message
to wax cylinder. Instead of wax
cylinder Paulsen used flexible steel
band in his photograph, which is said
to be much simpler in construction
than the Edison photograph. Mes
sages are much more easily removed
from the steel band than from the
wax cylinder. 1t is wound on two
spools, moving quickly from one to
the other and coming in contact with
a very small electromagnetic, switched
into the circuit, which affects the
steel band in such a way as to record
on it any sounds that may penetrate
to the monograph. 1t is only neces-
sary to cause the steel band to repass
the magnet in order to have the
sounds repeated. Each vibration of
the electro-magnet produces cor
responding vibration of the steel
band. In order to remove a message
from the steel band a magnet is
passed over the surface on which the
message was recorded.
The machine has been tested by
practical men and scientists, with ex-
cellent practical results. Experts de-
clare that with a few minor improve
ments the machine will repeat a mes
sage as clearly as it can be heard
through a perfect telephone. 4
Silver or steel thimbles are safest to
uee as they contain M 0oieououe
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

whitehall are the young of her
rings, sardines and ling.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

In seven of - short stories written
lately, the heroine marries at rs.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

Silver or steel thimbles are safest to
use. as they contain no poisonous
metals.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
Passengers for Europe.

The returns made to the statisticians
who make record of the passenger traf-
fic that crosses the ocean show that
almost 100000 cabin passengers sailed
from Atlantic ports, chiefly from New
York, for Europe between March and
the present time. Almost all of these
passengerswereA Americans who crossed
the sea simply for excursion trips and
they win nearly Oh be back during the
fall. -.r ~
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28
willing to obIiRe.

~See herel" exclaimed the irate coll
iector, how many more times must 1
call for this money. I'D like to knowl"
MY dear sir" replied Hardup. ''if
you never call again / will not be Of
fender. Chicago Daily News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-28

Some people spend 50 much Of their Tins
time to earn a living Chicago Daily News.