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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06
Two Victims OF Live Wire.

Fairfield, Me-, June 5.-Elden Foss
and Bethman H. Osman, two employees
of the Somerset and Kennebec Pulp
company, were killed by contact with
live electric wire on the premises of the
plant on Saturday evening. William
O'Brien was seriously injured,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06

Manchester, N. H., June 5.--A second
case OF smallpox has been discovered
III TINS city, the victim being a child of
Aacherle Faucher. The two patients
were removed to the pest house Mon
uay night, and houses from which pa
Aelts are taken are strictly quarantined.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06

>, concord, N. H., June ga local estab-
,ii filled an order on Friday for six
p ~ wagons for the municipality Of
s1oo.a' Another concern shipped a
COW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06

Splendid in Organization,
Magnificent in Presentation
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06

LOFTY IN NCEPTION,
REGAL IN EOUIPM ENT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-06

OMNlPOTENT IN STRENGTH,
IDEAL IN CHARACTER,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Dying with the Boots On.

When Co., ''Tom'' Powers was killed
by being thrown from an Atlantic City
train while crossing the Delaware river
bridge the other day, many persons mar
vcled at the fact that the shoes had been
torn from his feet. Strange as it may
seem, this is nothing unusual. Most Of
those who were killed in the wreck at
Hatfield last Sunday were b2reft of shoes
and in one corner of the improvised
morguc was a large pile of unclaimed
footwear that had been picked up about
the wreck. In commenting on this yes
terday an old railroad engineer said: "A
man who is killed in a railroad accident
seldom dies with his boots on. l don't
know why this should be, but it is a
fact. 1t is particularly true in the case
of man who is struck by an engine and
killed. In nine cases out Of ten, when
the body is picked up, it will be found to
be minus shoes. Even men wearing
heavy top boots are not exempt from this
strange rule. Why is it? guess you'll
have to ask somebody who is wiser than
l am" --Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
AFTER THE STORMY WEATHER

It's after the stormy weather-camp's still
and the fighting done:
And we're closer-thank God!-together. in
the JOY o the battles won,
Under the flag united-friendly as friends
may be
Tie man who marched with Sherman and
the man who followed Lee.
It's after the stormy weather. See now
where the skies bend blue.
and light the stars of the flag that waves
SplCn1iuly over YOU!
The ba,tle-thunders have died away-thc
folds of the flag float free,
And fainter now are the echoes Of the guns
from over sea.
After the stormy weather.! Peace on the
plains and hills;
No crimson drops the daisies, no red on
the rppled rills.
Only one thought for the country: Waves
the flag from shore to shore:
Wrongs righte0. and, loveunited, We are
blOtherS forcvermore."
One thought! Let the sea winds wing it
over the echoinS deep!
One thought! Let the rivers sing it where
the dreaming valleys Sleep
Thrilled to the stars in music; after the
rough ways trOu,
We are ali at home in the country under the
smile of God.
Frank l.. Stanton in Saturday Evening
Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The astronomical observatory of Har-
ward university is about to establish a
station in the Island Of Jamaica, w. /.
Members Of the staff of the observatory
are now engaged in packing the instru-
ments and preparing for speedy depart
urc. The work of observation in Ja-
maica will begin within few weeks, and
it is important to get the instruments in
place. These instruments have been
carefully tested during the past summer
at Cambridge. The principal instrument
which will be used in Jamaica will be a
long-focus horizontal refractor. with a
twelve-inch aperture and focal length
of 135 feet. This type of telescope is
stationary with a mirror at the end re-
t1ecting any portion Of the sky which it
is desired to observe through the tube to
the eyepiece. The telescope will be used
usually and for Photographic purposes.
Assistant Professor w. H. Pickering,
who will be in charge of the Jamaica sta
tion for the present, will endeavor to COM
plete the visual observations of the moon
which have already brought him so much
fame, he having demonstrated that there
are active volcanoes and some form of
vegetation there, and having devoted
much time to the important question of
the existence of an atmosphere on the
earth's satellite. Prof. Pickering will
also continue his work on the elliptica]
forms Of the disks Of Jupiter's satellites.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

Tho National Society Of MAyNower De-
srcndants has just dedicated Il bronze
tablet set in huge boulder to mark tho
bradford homestead at Kingston, Mass
The site Of the memorial is Oh a part
Oh the original estate OF GOV. bradford
which also is the site of that Of the COY
ernors son, Maj. William Bradford
The lot was purchased few years age
by Thomas =. Drew, Il descendant OF
Gov. Bradford, and on September TO-
1897, was presented to the Massachu.
sets Society Of Mayflowcr Descendants
Following is the inscriptions: "A portion
of the ancient estate of William Brad
ford, second governor of Plymouth col
ony. Here also lived his son, William
Bradford, deputy governor. Presented
to the Society of Mayt1ower Descendants
in the Commonwealth Of Massac husetts
by those desiring to perpetuatc the mem
DRY of their illustrious ancestor" 1897
1000
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
The Philadelphia Commercial museu]

The Philadelphia Commercial museum
has been awarded a much-covetcd grand
prize at the Paris Exposition. This
award is for the general work of the mu-
scum, more particularly for it's method CT
bringing business houses from all parts
of the world into direct touch with each
other by means of the card index system
whereby individual cards Of all foreign
merchants are circulated among Ameri~
can manufacturers and exporters, and
similar cards for American manufa ctrr-
ers circulated abroad. In this way.
through free and independent circula-
ton of such card references, direct cor
respondence is opened leading to trade
results. The award also covers series
of charts prepared by the Commercial
museum, taking up in detail the exporta-
ton of American manufactured goods,
natural products and all other materials
within the past five years, showing the
marked effect which the work of the mu-
scum has had in expanding the export
trade in nearly every branch of COM
merce. The Philadelphia Commercial
museum is the only one of similar insti
tutions from all parts of the world to re-
ceiye this high honor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The two special commissioners sent t.
Europe by the National Glass company
for the purpose of studying trade condi-
tons return with interesting reports.
While American glass has as yet made
little Roadway in Continental Europe,
there is an increasing demand for it in
England. This it is expected to event
ually extend to Austria, Germany and
even Belgium. The Pittsburg Dispatch
notes that the problem Of introducing
American glass into Europe is one of
overcoming the greater wages paid i'll
this country. In the American factories
the workmcn in certain departments TO-
cciye S. per day against 81 per day paid
in Europe. Then, too, women and chill
dren are employed abroad at wages rang
ing from 1912 cents to 20 cents per day.
But by the Introduction of improved ma
chinery and the making Of a grade of
goods which cannot be excelled, America
is slowly but surely forcing her glass
upon the foreigners, just as she is placing
upon them almost every manufactured
article
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The crew of the cruiser Baltimore,
which was mustered out Of service few
days ago, when it was paid off, deposited
over $4,000 at the Naval Branch Young
Mems Christian association, in Brooklyn,
for safekeeping. This institution takes
the funds which blue-jackets wish to
leave there. The above sum was depos-
tied BY siXty-eight members of the crew.
Forty-fve members Of the crew deposited
$4,000. They can draw this money
whenever they want it. Rear-Admral
Watson. who hauled down his flag from
the Baltimore, in an address to the crew,
spoke of the good work the Naval Branch
does. When the Baltimore men were
mustered out, most Of them sought quar-
ters at the Naval Branch building. Ey
cry night the place is taxed to it's utmost
capacity. 1t is not at all infrequeni to
have to utilize the parlors and offices for
sleeping accommodations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
STRATEGY OF THE ANT.
Little Insect Can pan a Foray IN
Perfect STYLE.

y
From 4 military standpoint. the .lneth-
Cd employed by ants to provide food for
an ant colony are almost perfect. Their
foraginS parties are fauitiess, both in
planning and execution, and are almost
CITY who is at present in business in
South Africa has sent home a description
OF fOray of an army Of ants.
The army, which he estimates to havA
numbered about $4,000 ants, started
from their home in the mud walls OF q
hut and marched in the direction Of q
small mound of fresh earth out Few
halted on reaching the foot of the mound
and waited for the rest of the force to
arrive at the place of operations, which
evidently was to be the mound of fresh
earth. When the remainder had arrived
and halted so that, the entire army was
themselves from the main body and be-
gan to ascend to the top OF the mound
while the others began moving so as to
cncir> lc the base of the mound.
Very soon number from the dctach-
mcnt which had assembled the mound,
the loose earth and speedily returned,
each bearing Il cricket or a young grass
hopper, dead, which he deposited upon
the ground aid then returned for q fresh
load. Those who remained Oh the out
side of the mound took up the crickets
and grasshoppers rs they were brought
out and bore them down to the base Of
the hill, returning for a fresh load. Soon
the contents of the mound seemed to be
exhausted and then the whole party re-
turned home, each carrying his burden Of
food for the community.
Here, then, was a regular foray,
planned and executed with military pre-
cision, the country surveyed. the depot Of
provisions known accurately before the
march was made. and the most pruden-
tial division of labor and care taken that
none of the victims should escape
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The ram sold at recent sock sale in
England for $5OOO-thc rccord-com-
pares fayorably with the 7O-cent head
paid lately in Sydney for sheep and %
cents a dozen at which lambs were
quoted. a still larger margin is seen
between Flying Fox's price and that of
the horses sold in the Transvaal for a
box of sardines and two pounds of butter
respectively. People who look about
them and compare prices can thus save a
lot Of money, says the London Chronicle.
Land in London costs $4,000 a square
yard, in Donegal shilling or so. The
millionaire pays $50 for an ordinary dim
ner; the Chinese soldier gets shillings
month, and with economy saves three
and fourpence after paying expenses,
and the Indian ryot can buy a meal for
himself and family for half a farthing.
In this matter Of household expenses a
great deal depends upon the environ
meut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The committee Of the Key Monument
association of Frederick, Nd, has re-
crivcu from the naval station ut Norfolk
Spanish G-pound gun from the arna-
ment Of the cruiser Maria Theresa, cap
turru in the battle Of Santiago, and will
dedicate it with appropriate ceremonies
on Old Defenders day. The cannon will
h> mounted at the base of the monl-
ment erected to the memory Of Francis
Scot Key at his grave in the cemetery
in Frederick several years ago. 1t has
been loaned to the association by the gov
crnment and will remain there through
out the years as an ornament and 4 me-
moral. The dedication Of the cannon
and the accompanying exercises will
make an appropriate celebration OF Old
Defenders day and help to keep alive the
work of the Monument associat ton in
honoring the name Of Key.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The "air of mystery' which has sur
rounded all America cup rhallengcrs has
thus far failed to watt any Of them to
success, but it has always developed gen
era! interest in the international races.
This is probably why it is conjured even
now, before Il stroke Of work has been
done on the new Shamrock, by the as
Srrt;un that Designer Watson has dis
covered new principle in the line of
avoiding resistance by the water, through
Il series of experiments with wax mod
els. There may be something in wax for
marine architects, but Watson will have
to improve largely on himself before he
can reasonably hope to WAX the
IItrreShOtfS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
THE GEAR IS THE NATION.
Literally and FisurativcIy Russia
Ruler Dominates His Realm.

Ruler dominates His Realm.
Car is everything, literally everything:
that not only is his will law, but that it
is also heaven-inspired right, that his
land and his subjects are his to dispose
of wholly as he will am speaking, OF
course, of the masses Of the people-you
will not grasp the fundamental condition
of Russia today, says Henry Norman, i'll
Scribners.
Official rank-tchin- the standard OF
position-a greater or less tchn deter
mines a mans honor and influence, and
Of course all conceivable tchin eliminates
in the Car. If YOU have not yourself Il
high tchin, YOU must be "protected' by
rank will hardly deign to notice you at
one minute, and the next they arc wholly
at your service if they have learned that
you are we'll ''protected' And in th;.
highest society of all, whatever views
they may privately hold and express, the
Car, as the source of promotion and the
fountain of honors and emoluments,
dWells still alone upon the heights.
In material things it is the same. I
was once discussing with Russian adj
ministrator the military capabilities of
the Trans Siberian railroad, and l re-
mar ed that there would not be rolling
stock enough to convey masses Of troops
III Il snort time. EVERY engine ana car
riage in Russia would be put there if nee
essar:',' was the reply. But l OBJ
jected, that would disorganize the whole
commerce of the country and bring tens
OF thousands to ruin.'' You don't I'M
derstand.' answered this official; IF the
Car gave the word to take every rail
way carriage in Russia and run it across
the Siberian railway and throw it into
the China sea ut the other end, who, |
should like to know, would prevent it,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Oddities OF the Census.

A New York enumera;or. who was per-
haps something Of sleuth, entered sew
eral men in his district variously as
"crooks," ''pickpockets' and 'gamblers.' -
For some reason these were entered I'M
der the head OF mot gainful'' pursuits
y Georgian who ekes out an existence
by doing chores about the neighborhood
in which he resides will appear in the
census as ''odd jobs His occupation
head of "other things'' One of the
Southern enumerators came across an
invalid who has spent several years in
the South for his health and promptly
entered the sick mans occupation as
''traveling for his health.' This, of
course, was punched under the head of
mot gainful.''-NeW York Sun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

Peat is to be used for fuel in Russia,
according to a report made by Consul
Hughes at CoburS to the state depart
ment. The question CT the scarcity of
fuel in Russia has long occupied the at
tention Of scientists. Coal is found only
in small quantities, while wood is by no
means sufficiently abundant to warrant
extensive consumption. 1t is proposed
to surnount the difficulty by turning the
enormous quantities of peat to account.
In many districts the turf almost repre-
sents the staple fuel Its caloric power
is said to be double that of wood. The
turf is compressed into small briquettes
and sent to the market 1t is estimated
that the cost Of manufacturing it for
commercial purposes is about 1854 per
ton, which at present, the consul says,
compares very favorably with the price
of coal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
No News Good News.

w. 3. Wilson, one of the officers of
the Pennsy] vania railroad, was in close
contact with President Lincoln during
a part of the Civil war, and in a little
volume which he printed privately he
tells many Illuminating anecdotes of the
great and humorous statesman, relates
the Philadelphia Record. Mr. Wilson
was in charge of war telegraph office,
and the President often dropped in on
September, 1861, the President called in
this manner, in company with Secretary
Seward, and said:
"Good morning. What news?'
Mr.. Wilson answered: Good news,
because nOne."
"Ah, my young FRIEND" said the Pres
ident, that rule doesn't always hold
good, for fisherman doesn't consider it
good luck when he can't get a bite.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
REMARKS OF THE HUNTERS
MOON

I'm always called the hunters moon,
And yet know not why,
There's nothing now,
TO hunt, l vow,
Beneath the autumn sky
The woofl"ock long has been a myth.
And ne'er is heard the pipe
OF widgcon. quail,
Or lark or rail,
Or Orto!an OF snipe.
Two hunters onl v Low are glad
TO whom I smiling dof my hat;
The hunter of the skillful scad
The hunter Of the fiat.
I'm called the hunters moon, but then
There's nothing in a nane-
Oh not moose
Or bear. or goose,
Or anything that's game,
Is roaming in the forest now
On. what 4 sorry fate.
The game laws left,
OF all bereft,
To be my running mate:
Two hunters only brave and bod
Now hunt as nimbly as the cat;
The hunter Of the cagled gold,
The hunter of the fat.
The hunters moon s my cognomen,
Although beneath the sun,
10 game, I'm sure,
Exists to lure
The gunner with his gun:
The game law is my running mate,
Two sinecureS have We
We break in half
WHene'er we laugh
In our unhOunded Sloe.
And shout 1.-Two hunters stout Of bin
Now hunt with bosom pita-pat;
The hunter of the fleeting coin,
The hunter of the fat
R. X. Munkittricl in New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
hattleshin Wisconsin, S

The battleship Wisconsin's proud
achievement on her trial run in Santa
Barbara Channel has aroused temporary
interest in the matter of nautical knots
and statute miles. Reduced to the latter,
the Wisconsin's average Of 1925 knots
for the entire run is equal to 10.SG3 stat
ute miles: the average of 17.0 over q
stretch of thirty-two miles is equal to Il
little over 20.439 statute miles; and the
maximum speed of 1854 knots a tritle
under 21.3O3 statute miles. The Wiscon-
sin is the last ship of her class, and will
always hold the broom; that is, all future
hlttleShips will probably be larger, and
therefore faster, and their records cannot
justly be compared with ships Of the
W;ScnnSin'S class
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

Ca>Sava culture promises to thrive in
Florida, although at present there is but
4 single company growing it Oh an ex-
1ensive scale. Its principal use is for
the manufacture of starch, for which
purpose it is considered superior to eth
err potatoes or wheat. The cassava roots
hiring IS per ton at the factory, and the
yield on an average is about ten tons
per acre. Cassava starch is 100 per
cent. stronger than potato starch, and 60
per cent. stronger than the highest grade
wheat starch. In fact, it is considerably
stronger than the mucilage of commerce.
There is a demand for all the cassava
starch that can be produced by the cot
ton mills Of New England
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
RUSSIA'S GREAT RAILWAY.
Its Completion Will RevoZutionize
lraVel to he~Orient.

IraV4l to the Orient.
When the Trans-Sibcrian railway has
been completed all the way to Eladivos-
took and Port Arthur the journey be-
tween either OF these places and Moscow
WILL at the present rate OI speed in force,
occupy ten days, the price OF a first class
ticket, including sleeping accommodate
ton, being slightly over 1920. Shanghai
will be at once brought within Is days
of London or Paris, instead of 81 as at
present. and the cost of the entire jour
ucy will be f:34 instead of nearly t1OO.
In spite of the low rates, the carriages
on the Trans Siberian line are among the
most luxurious in existence, and COM
prise many accessories baths. library
and piano. only to be found elsewhere in
the special saloons Of monarchs or Amer
lean millionaires. The Russian govern
ment will certainly not derive much profit
from its passenger traffic, but expects 10
recoup itself in the goods traffic arising
from the vast development of the rich
districts through which it will be con-
veyed.
The peasant Of western Russia is more
and more coming to look upon Siberia as
land of promise. and the government
does everything in its power to encourage
rational emigration, Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

While experiencing Il shortage of coal
that may become permanent, Great Brit
ain can find comfort in the performance
Of the steamer Cowrie, which recently
made the run from Koetci, Borneo to
London. distance of $3.50 miles, with
out burning pound of coal. Her fuel
Was petroleum which was sprayed into
the furnaces. The owners of the ship
state that there was economy in fuel
space. reduction in the number of stok-
CTS from sixteen to six, and a slight gain
in speed. Twenty-Five tons of oil were
consumed daily, as again thirty-fve tons
Of coal in former voyages. Liquid fuel
would undoubtedly soon be used quite
extensively We're it not for the danger Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The London school board is responsible
for the education of a population more
than double that OF Denmark or Greece,
larger than that Of Scotland, and only
exceeded slightly by that of Bavaria and
Holland. The child population of Lon
don in need Of elementary education is
larger than the total population Of any
European city except Paris, Berlin, st.
Petersburg, Moscow and Vienna. The
sum annually expended on elementary
education in the English metropolis is
alone equal to the total expenses of eth
or Denmark Norway or Sweden.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

The September fire loss in the United
States and Canada was the smallest for
any month this year, amounting to only
9,110,30O, as compared with $12,779,OCO
for the corresponding month last year
and $14,2O3,G5O for September, 1898.
September is often a month of excep-
tionally heavy fire loss, partly on account
of the accidents which accompany the
starting of winter heating arrangements
and partly on account of the encroa CHI
ments Of forest fires. This years pro-
tracted mildness together with heavy
rains in the forest region of the North
west, may have something to do with
the light September fire loss. The fig