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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
Death of a Famous Clown.

Dan Rice, famous circus clown, whose
death at the age of II occurred at Long
Branch, recently, deserves a passing
word, for he had contributed no little to
the gayety of one nation, although never
in position absolutely to eclipse it even
when he fell into evil ways, as he did at
various times in the course of his career
of 40 years or thereabouts. He was
Daniel McLarin by rights, but his father
nick-named him Dan Rice, after noted
clown in Ireland. His career, following
the pointer thus given, began with the
Howes circus in 1S45, but he was then a
rough-and. ready old.fashioned clown.
and not until his really quick wit was
given its direction by one Van Orden,
brother-in law of the circus manager,
Spaulding, did he develop into fame as
"the Shakespearean clown" Van Orden,
who was man of some reading, gave
him Skakespeare's plays. Byron and
Scott and other books of sounding verse,
and persuaded him to study them and
other literature; out of which course of
intellectual discipline he developed new
style of Glowing, and his naturally
melodious voice produced elegant ex-
tracts" over the sawdust and be became
great popular favorlte. He married
good wife, and grew rich; owned big
farm at Girard, Pa, where he kept his
own show horses and other animals win
tiers; earned great deal of money and
was very generous with it, so that he
gave away thousands of dollars to pub.
lie and private charities, and built at
Girard soldiers monument. At one
time he ran newspaper, and tried to
get into Congress, but failed. In the
war he owned a steamer on the Missis
sippi which the government sliced, and
100000 was awarded for damages.
which he turned over to President Lin.
coin to be spent in caring for wounded
soldiers and their families. A great many
stories could be told of Dams ups and
downs. but he was repeatedly floored by
alcohol. and so lost as many comfortable
fortunes as he earned. Nevertheless. he
was not poor man when he died. and
he had just come to the last chapter OF a
book about his life which certainiv ought
to be published Springfield Repubi-
can.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

AS chairman OF the art committee OF
the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. Herman Hall, of Chicago, sent out
recently circular letter to interest the
club women OF the state in this art in-
novation. The travelling picture gallery
as explained. is to consist of sets OF
mounted photographs with condensed
biographies of the artists. This collec-
ton it is intended shall be loaned in turn
to such clubs as desire them.
This is clever idea, moreover, and
club women who are widely awake as to
art will, there is no doubt, respond to
the accompanying call for coin with a
willingness that would put Barkis him,
self to blush. 1t is splendid particularly
for club women in the smaller towns who
have not the opportunity of dropping in
to an art gallery ever SO often, or, it may
be, of coming in personalc contact with the
masters of the palette.-[Chicago Times
Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
The Cause of the Grip.

Ofall the many theories about the orr
gin and spread of influenza, the latest is
surely the most weird. Some eighteen
or twenty years ago occurred the loud
est noise ever heard on the earth in his
toric times. 1t was the effect of violent
volcanic disturbance in the Pacific, which
converted the Dutch island of Krakatoa
into fine dust floating IN the higher at
mosphere, and it is said that every
Dutchman swelled with pride at the
thought that his country was response
BILE for so distinguished a phenomenon.
The fine sunsets produced several years
afterwards by the absorbent properties
of the dust were matters of common OBJ
servation. But the dust, if we are to be-
lieve the new influenza theory, has far
more to answer for. In common with
other kindred varieties, it affects the
breathing surfaces ofsensitive people and
initiates the eyes, throat, mouth. and
bronchial tubes, ia much the same way,
take it, as the dust OF various vegeta-
BILE compounds produces sneezing,
asthma. and other inconvenient effects.
In that case. no wonder we fnd it diff
cult to protect ourselves from the raw
ages OF the disease. Apparently we shall
have to depend on the effect of the YES
tries to have the atmosphere properly
cleansed and disinfected. Failing that,
perhaps some genius may be able to
invent an anti.infueuza muzzle or respi
rator. Mr. Long will no doubt be ready
to make the wearing of it compulsory,
and we may yet see the unmuzzled por-
ton of the public chevied about the
streets by muzzled constables.-[ London
Truth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers tor their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken of your rest by sick
child suffering and crying with pain of
cutting teeth, send at once and get a
bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferers imme-
diately. Depend upon it, mothers, there
is no mistake about it. 1t cures diarrhea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" for children teething is
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescrip-
ton OF one Of the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States. Price twenty-five cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
wor d. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Win
slows 500 thing Syrup.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
Not Liable 10 War Tax.

The Commissioner ofInternal Revenue
Mr.. Wilson, has made an important de.
cison affecting the status of legal papers
subject to stamp tax. on which no
stamps appear. In litigation before the
United States District Court at Keokuk,
Ia, Judge Woodson refused to allow a
mortgage deed to be put in evidence be.
cause it was not stamped. The attor-
neys who offered the mortgage deed
stated the case to the commissioner ex-
planning that the mortgage was given to
secure note that had passed by endorse.
ment, through several hands. The COM
missioner's reply was as follows:
Where no express transfer or assign
ment is made, but in consequence OF the
note evidencing the debt being trans.
ferred by endorsement, there appears to
be an implied transfer of the mortgage in
contemplation of the law. In reply you
are advised that this office has ruled that
implied transfers OF mortgages are not
taxable, and that the transfer or assign.
ment OF mortgage in order to be liable
to stamp duty, under schedule A, act Of
June 13, 1898, must be made in writing
and signed by the assignor."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
The Apple and how to Grow 1t.

The United States department of agri-
culture has in press and will soon issue
farmers bulletin No. 113, entitled THE
Apple and how to Grow it." The bulle-
tin was prepared by 6. B. Bracket, the
pomologist of the department, and en-
braces topics intended especially for the
propagation, cultivation and care of the
family orchard. If, however, the farmer
should wish to consider the commercial
side of the question, he will find in the
bulletin the needed information for the
enlargement of his orchard so as to in
clude market varieties
The bulletin calls attention to the
varied uses OF the apple, and says no
fruit known to the cultivator in the
north temperate zone can take the place
of the apple as a food product. Many
other fruits, indeed, most cultivated
fruits, rank as luxuries, but the apple, in
most parts of the United States, is one Of
the leading staple products of the farm
1t graces the table in greater variety of
forms than any other fruit, and, as
dessert fruit, few are its equal and none
its superior.
The propagation of apple trees for
planting is not recommended for the
average farmer, but as it is a good thing
for him to know something of the pro-
cesses and methods Of propagation as
commonly practiced, those methods are
described, including the different forms
of budding and grating. The selection
of an orchard site is not governed by any
arbitrary rule, but exposure, soil and
drainage must be considered; and site
on gentle eastern or northeastern slope
is favored, as orchards located on such
sites suffer less in both soil and tree from
the effects of heat and drouth. After the
site has been chosen, the land must be
prepared for planting, and the trees must
be selected, the latter being a very i'm
portant part OF orcharding, for upon
care and judgment in the selection of
trees depend largely future profits of the
investment. b-
The bulletin gives suggestions as to
preparing the land, distances for plant
ing, season for planting, selection of
trees, and varieties to plant. A list of
varieties suited to large areas, arranged
by districts, is also given. This is fol.
lowed by directions for setting the
young trees, culture, pruning and train.
ing, shaping the tree and gathering the
crop. The bulletin contains 10 illustra-
tions. Copies may be obtained from SEN
ators, representatives or delegates in
Congress, or from the department OF
agriculture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
Pope Leo,s Health.

A correspondent at Rome reports that
Pope Leo is strong and active and clear
headed as any nonogenarian could be.
Last spring his condition was very pre-
carlous, and it was deemed doubtful that
he could live out the year. successful
operation by DR.. Mazzoni gave him a
new lease of life. On April 16 he de-
scended to his baslica and solemnly rend-
cred thanks to the Almighty amid en-
thusastic cheers and all the pomp Of
catholic worship. Since then the work
ne has gone through is truly wonderful.
de has dealt with Americanism, he has
watched Anglican ritualism, he has con.
Voked and directed South American
synod and initiated negotiations with
Russia to improve the condition of Cath
ones IN that empire and he has been in
the main successful.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

The coming season is to be the greatest
OF all tor transatlantic travel, because of
the Paris exposition, and notwithstand-
ing the withdrawal of several large ships
ior South African transport service there
will be a very material iucreasein accom-
modations. The North German Lloyd
company will have four largenew vessels
IN regular service by next spring, the
Sunard company two, the Hamburg
american line one, the Atlantic trans
port company two, and in addition a
new passenger line-the Leyland-will be
established with six steamships. Practi-
caIiy all of the transatlantic steamship
omces in New York report the heaviest
bookings ever known. Some Of the lines
nave already booked from 5000 to 1000
passengers each.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
AFTER SEARCHING TESTS.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
Has proved II Golf IN ho fE,a (Nv,yy


Has Proved Itself to be the Only
Positive Cure for Kidney and Bladder
Diseases.
Thousands Of requests for free bottles
of DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
are received nearly every day by the
manufacturers, and upon strict investi-
cation it has been found that no less
than 81 out OF every hundred of those re-
ceiving trial bottles have been so helped
by the Remedy sent, that they have
bought large sized bottles at their drug
gists.
1t has been proven beyond question
that Favorite Remedy is the very best
medicine known for diseases of the Kid
neys, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheuma.
tism, Dyspepsia, Chronic Constipation,
and the sicknesses peculiar to women
The manufacturers are prepared to send
free trial bottles postpaid to all those
who will write, giving their full name
and post Office address to the DR.. David
Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y,
and mention this paper.
Put some Of your urine in glass tum-
bier ; if in "a hours it has sediment, or
milky, cloudy condition; fit is pale or
disc olored, ropy or stringy, you need a
good medicine, and Favorite Remedy is
the best one you can take. 1t speedily
cures such dangerous symptoms as pain
in the back, frequent desire to. urinate,
especially at night, scalding burning pain
in passing water, staining of your linen
by the urine aud inability to hold it.
Also the IlnnleaSant and danocrone
effects produced on the system by the use
of whiskev or beer.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is sold at all drug stores at $1.00 a
bottle, or six bottles for SIS 90.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
A Song of the Ladysmith Siege.

During the siege of Ladysmith the
soldiers published paper called the
"Ladysmith Bombshell" and a former
St. Tohnsbury resident, who is now in
Pretoria, has sent to her friends paper
containing the following clever parody
on Poe's Raven"
Once upon a midnight dreary while pom
dered weak AND weary,
over all the quaint and curious. yarns we've
had about the war,
Suddenly there came a rumour 1--WE can al
ways take a few more)
Started by some chap who knew more than
the others knew before
We shall have the reinforcements in another
month or more
Only this and nothing more
But we're waiting still for Clery, waiting.
waiting, sick and weary,
OF the strange and silly rumours we have
often heard before,
And we now begin to fancy there's a touch
of necromancy,
Something almost too unchancy in the IN.
degenerate Boer
Only this and nothing more.
Though our hopes are undiminished, that the
war will so be finished,
a
little more,
If we had little fuller information about
Butler,
famous army corps,
Information ofthe General and his fighting
army corps,
Only this and nothing more.
And the midnight shells uncertain whistlinp
through the nights black curtain,
Thrills us, fills us. with touch of horror
never felt before,
So that now to still the beating of our hearts
we keep repeating,
Some late visitor entreating entrance at the
chamber door,
This it is and nothing more.
Oh how slow the shells come dropping.
sometimes bursting, sometimes stopping
AS they themselves were weary of the very
languid war;
How distinctly we'll remember all the weary
dull November
And it seems as though December will have
little else In store,
And our Xmas dinner will be bully beef
And nothing more.
Aetham, aethem, tell us truly if there's any
news come newly:
Not the old fantastic rumors we have often
heard before;
Desolate, yet all undaunted in the town bv
Beers still haunted.
This is all the news that's wanted tell us
truly. we implore,
Is there is there reliefforce? Tell us, tell US,
we implore,
Only this and nothing more.
For we're waiting rather weary. Is there
such man as Glery?
Are there really reinforcements? Is there any
army corps?
Shall we see our wives and mothers, or our
sisters and brothers
Shall We ever see those others, who went
southwards long before?
Shall we ever taste fresh butter? Tell u.s. tell
us, we implore,
Shall be answered-nevermore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
BOSTON & MAINE R. r.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, Oct. 2, 1se!
Trains Leave st. } ohnsbury.
PAssUMPsEC DIVISION

Ia.rWe r.s6 P, r. a. 6
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, Oct. 2, 1899.
Trains Leave st. Johnsbury.
SOUTH BOUND.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, LoweM
and Boston via White River Junction,
(12.35 ex. Nom and 900 a. M, arriving
at Boston S.15 a. m. and 80 D. m.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
LAO a. m. daily, 900 am, 2.e4 p. m.
Arriving at Boston, $40 am, 4.9G and
For White River Junction, Bellows Falls.
Northampton, Springfield, Hartford New
900 am. and 1905 pm.
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and White
River Junction. (12.35 ex. Mon.) and 900
a. m: and 1905 and So p. m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
900 a: m, 1905 and $3.50 pm.
For Wells River, (12.36 ex. Mon..) lao, and
900 a. m. 1905, Pa and 5.55 p m.
For Montpelier, 900 a. m, Pa p. m.
For Littleton, 900 a. M, 2.34 and $50
NORTH BOUND.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.20, (3.15
ex Sun. and NOM and 1915 a. M, S13.
APT p. m Sundays 2.2o a. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land.
ing, e: 15 ex. Sun. and Mon.) and 1O.45
a. m, 4.27, p. m.
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke,
(3.15 ex. Sun. and Mon.) and 1915 a. m.
4.27 p. m.
| For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 10.45 m. and APT p. m.
| For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
tral Ry,. (3.15 a. m. ex. Sun. and Mon.)
and 427 p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry., (3.15 a. m. ex. SUM- and Mon.)
APT D. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., 22O a. m. daily, 3.13 D. m
For Lyndonville, 7.35 p. m.
d. ]. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass and Tiki. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

On April "a, Is and %, Messrs. Ray
mond & Whitcomb, the excursion man.
ayers, will despatch parties for the Paris
Exposition, which opens April Is, Each
party will pass eight or ten days in Lon
don before going to Paris, and opportun-
tiles will be given to make extended
sightseeing rounds in the British metrop-
oils with one excursion outside of the
city, this being to Windsor Castle. In
London the headquarters of the parties
will be at the new Hotel Russell, and in
Paris at the Trocadero Hotels, finely sit
uated on the banks of the Seine, and
close by the entrance gates of the Expo.
sition. The first of these parties will sail
from New York April "a, on the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiserin
Maria Theresa and will return to New
York on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
The second party sails from Boston on
the steamer New England, April rs, and
arrives back June Is. The third party
sails from New York April % on the At
lantic Transport steamer Marquette, and
returns to New York June 10. Special
circulars containing information regard
ing these trips and later ones will be sent
by applying to Raymond & Whitcomb,
296 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
1t is very hard to stand idly by and see


1t is very hard to stand idly by and see
our Gear ones suffer while awaiting the
arrival of the doctor. An Albany IN. W
uairyman called at drug store there for
doctor to come and see his child, then
very sick with Group. Not finding the
DOCTOR in, he left word for him to come at
once on his return. He also bought a
o0ttle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
winch ne hoped would give some reliet
until the doctor should arrive. In few
hours he returned, saying the doctor
need not come, as the child was much
better. The druggist, Mr.. Otto Scholz,
says the family has since recommended
Chamibeglain's Cough Remedy to their
ne1ghoors and friends until he has con-
slant demand for it from that part of
The country. For sale by The Stiles
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
The Mothers Hour.

Little figures robed in white,
Mellow glow of candle-light.
Little hands appraised in prayer,
Roses sweet and very fair,
All the work and play and fun
For the happy day are done.
All the little faults confessed,
All the troubles set at rest
Childhood sweet as dawn and flowers
Drifts through many changeful hours.
But one hour. the mothers own,
Must belong to her alone.
When she sees each sunny head
Safe and cosy in its bed,
When The world may do Its worst,
God and she have had them first.
And her BARNS are folded fair
In the tender Shepherds care.
Angels bend above the ROOM
Where the dimpled darlings bloom
In their lovely innocence,
Warding every evil hence.
From the little ones who dwell
Where the mother guards them well.
God and she about them stand,
They are safe on every hand.
Kneeling for them at the throne,
They are hers and Gods alone.
And each child, tender flower,
Blossoms in the mothers hour.
Il margaret E. Sangster in the Harper
}azar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

A Long Island gardener went to Pax
ton, in Worcestercounty, Massachusetts,,
two years ago and proceeded to cult
vate an abandoned farm. The Boston
Transcript is authority for the statement
that from this farm he harvested the fol-
lowing crop this year: Seven the usand
i've hundred bushels potatoes, $4,000
cucumbers-the latter from single acre,
800 barrels of cabbages, 700 bushels of
tomatoes, $50 bushels Of carrots, 600
bushels of parsnips, HOO bushels of
turuips, 400 bushels OF beets, and 100
heads of caulihower, besides squashes
and some other truck and all the vegeta-
bles used by the family.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

A gentleman who had been without
the power of speech for years, while in a
cyclists shop recently picked up hub
and spoke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

DIR. BULBS Cough Syrup cures tn g
worst cold in day; stops the running OF
the nose; breaks the fever and banishes
all tendencies toward pneumonia. 1t is
the quickest reliever and curer of throat
and lung diseases.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE OHAMPLAIN z. z,

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, Oct. 2, 1899
Trains Leave 81. Johnsbury.
GOING WEST.
For Danville, Hardwick, Morrisville, Cam.
bridge Junction, Burlington, st. Adams
and Rutland 1888 a. m. and $40 o. m.
For Danville, West Danvi1le, Walden, Greene.
boro, East Hardwick, Hardwick Morris.
vile, Hyde Park, 1888 a. m, 500 and $50
p. IA.
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burning.
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton, 7.33 a. m. and s .2O o. m.
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 1888 a. m. and 800 o. rri.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord
Miles Pond Lunenburg 500 am 2.45,
4.40, (mixed) p. m.
For Whitefeld, Fabyans. Crawfords, Glen.
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland,
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta waterville.
Bangor and st. John, 500 a. m. and 2. As
pm.
D. ]. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

Trains arrive at st. Johnsbury from Bos-
ton, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 2.23
p. m.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr
F. E. BOOTHBY. G. P. STA.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14

The largest sewing machine works in
the world are at Elizabethport.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Robert s. Brown Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed administrator of the estate of Robert $. Brown, deceased, to the cred ltors Of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first pub llca sion of this notice to the said ad- mlnlstrator a the office of H. B. Wilkinson, Rooms PIP and 213, Fleming block. Phoenix, Arizona, the same be- Ing the place for the transaction of the business of said estate in said county of Maricopa. A. J. WICKIZER. Admlnlstrator of Robert S. Brown,
 Deceased.
 Dated this 4th day of September, 1900.
 First publication, September g. 19OO
Arizona republican., 1900-09-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Finla L. Mcclure, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed administrator, with will an- neXed, of the estate of Finla L. Me Cure, deceased. to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within ten months after the first publication or this notice to the said administrator, at rooms PIP and 213, Fleming block, Phoenix, Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of the busi- ness of said estate i'll said county of Maricopa. H. B. WILKINSON,
 Administrator, with Will Annexed, of
 Finla L. Mcclure, Deceased.
 Dated this 4th day of September, 1900
 First publication. September 5, 1900.