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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
CAN THEY DO 1T?
Fusion Speakers Advocate the Closing
of Butte Mines.

Sam Roberts became tangled up in bad
the same platform with Peter Breen and
P. A. O'Farrell,, the latter a journalistic
soldier of fortune, who lis at present en-
listed under the banner of the fusionists.
Tne meeting was held at THE head of
Main street, near CenterviNe. A bonfire,
a fife and drum corps and a See club
served to attract a small crowd.
Sam Roberts told the small audience
how the country could he saved. Sam
wants a county office and he believes
that the only way the ship of state could
be saved from wreck was to elect him
and the other candidates on the %confus-
ion t.ckat. Mr.. Roberts also shed croc-
odile tears over the sufferings of the
Occur d'Alene miners five years ago, but
failed to show what connection hat af-
air had with THE present political stu
alton in Montana.
Peter Breen waved the "snake-anmed ed
octopus alnft, toid a story about an
epitarh which read Here lies a lawyer"
but failed to adjust the moral To MS own
effnrts.
F. A. O'Farrell advocated the crushing
out of several ce the largest mining COM
panies OF Butte which were doing BUSH
ness in Montana and paying good wages
to several Thousand miners long before
the blatant speaker entered the state.
Other speakers We're w. G. Davenport
ana r. F. Collins. The closing appeal
of the last sp~eaker-'tfor Gods sake don't
sell your vC.e"-was one of the most
%laugha'ole incidents of the campaign of
doodle now being waged by the fusion
ictc
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
BOOMER IS A BENEDICT.

H.. H. Boomer, of the we'll known con-
tracing firm of Winters, Parsons &
Boomer, was married last evening in the
paTlors of n Butte hotel to Miss Laura
A.. Jackson, daughter of T. G. Jackson,
CT Divide. Rev. j. %. NoHtsinger ofici-
ated. The ceremony was witnessed by
the family of the bride and several
friends of Mr.. Boomer, including his part
ner, w. e. Parsons. A wedding supper
was served in the Butte cafe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boomer left last night on
their honeymoon trip, which will include
a visit to Toronto, Montreal, New York
and other eastern cities.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

This is to certify that I, the undersign-
ed, will not be responsible for any bills
contracted by my wife, Mrs. Mary O'Don-
nell.
(Signed.) HUGH O'DONNELT,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

The Burlington railroad has just well
coined home n of it's fan from a trip
around the world. 1t was carried by
Mrs. George w. Ballentine, wife of the
general manager of the Denver Union
stock yards. On it are the names of the
most prominent places visited. The jap
anese figures are nearly o%bliterated, but
the familiar Burlington Route block is
nearly as prominent as when the fan
started on it's %, 000-mile journey,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

SPECIAL 70 THE pUBLIc.

The plunge at Crystal Springs Is
thoroughly cleaned every Monday.
making the water in the same pure and
shallow. Dancing parties find the best
of accommodations. Dancing free ev-
cry Sunday. Stages to Crystal Springs
leave Langlois' stables: 10 a. M, Q D.
M, 5 p. M, 8 p. m. Extra stages for
private parties can always be secured
at Langlois', and dancing parties viii
find his band wagons the most com.
Portable in the city.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

FISHER. r.. F. Talloring--'yes" we
alter. press, SPONGE,
repair. steam and dry cleaning. "Prices
easy 10 South Main street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS,

McDermott: H.. C. Gallagher, Ana
conua; B. D.. Bennett, PocateMo; ]. NJ.
Blair, Chicago; F. A. Clark, Nome: C. w.
Johnson. Seattle; Thomas Proctor, Mis-
soula; L. T. Dixon. Silver City; l.. J.
Wolfe, Wheeling, W. Va: r. G.. Booth,
New York; E. H. Policy. Missruia; w. c.
Lubracht, Bonner, w. j. Henry, Boulder:
c. H. Alexander and w. w. Sanford.
Helena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
ONE CHANGE OF CARS

Only, between Montana points and Den
yer and eastern Colorado by the North.
ern Pacific Burlington zoute. via Billings
and Alliance. Neb. Good train service
all the way. Call on the Northern Pa.
c!nc agent for further Information. .
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

Butte: r. H. Aldrich. Hazelton, Pa;
S. ]. Perry, New York: Thomas J. Lane.
st. Paul; j. j. Burns, Townsend; NJ.
Gutenberg, San Franc:sco; H. E. Herr
a I,etroit; Fred Muench, Chicago;
z. ]. Campbell, Denver, Col.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

Gold plated and silver hearts, CSC up.
Engraving free. Rubenstine & Co., 70 E.
Park.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Floating Stones.

Prof. Erland Nordenskiold, the son of
the famous Arctic explorer, saw a curl
Gus sight last year while rowing in the
long and narrow channel of Ultima Es-
peranza, on the southwest coast Of Pate
gonia. He observed fragments of slate
floating on the serface in larger or small
er clusters. There were great many of
them, and at one cast of the net he gath
cred in 700 pieces. The stones had
evidently drifted out from the beach,
which was covered with similar frag-
ments that had fallen from the slate
cliffs behind. The surface of the stones
was dry and they sank at once if they
became wet through the movement Of
the swell.
The fragments contained no air cavities
that were perceptible to the naked eye,
but discovery was made that may ex-
plain the fact that stone fragments of a
specific gravity of 2.71 were floating on
fluid of specific gravity of
1t was found that small gaseous bub-
bles were attached to the under surface
of the floating stones, and these bubbles
were also found on stones on the fringe
of the beach where they were being con-
tinually washed into the sea and went
floating away. The greasy surface Of the
slate fragments helped to keep them
afoat by preventing water from adher.
ing to them.
This unusual phenomenon of geologi.
cal interest and may serve as an illustra.
ton of the hard problems that often pre-.
sent themselves to biologists. Prof. Nor.
denskiold believes that considerable solid
matter is thus transported for greater OF
less distances. Thus new strata that are
forming at the bottom of the sea may
have a considerable admixture of these
fragments representing far-distant geo
logical age. Perhaps some geologist
centuries from now, may puzzle his head
over the question how this foreign mate
rial was introduced into the later rock
beds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Did not Understand,

A foreign woman, who was de-
fendant at Bloomsbury County
Court, admitted that she owed the
debt sued for.
The Registrar How much can
you pay?
Defendant-Very leetle. Ihave six
shilders.
The Registrar-Well, pay that into
court now.
Defendant Vot, my six shilders ?
Vot do re court won't nit six shil-
ders?
The Registrar If you have six shil.
lings on you, pay it.
observation-disclosures. Isay not sheel-
ings; l say I've got six shilders, pa
bies, vot der English call kids.
The Registrar-Oh, l thought you
said siz shillings. Pay FIVE shillings
a month"; London Daily News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
A Newspaper Wonder.

When you open up your Post Dispatch
or other newspaper it may cause you to
feel some wonder if you know that in all
probability yours are the first hands
that have ever touched its inside pages.
The reason for this is that the paper is
made from wood pulp. The woodman
cuts down a spruce tree. 1t is hauled to
the mill. There machinery strips off the
bark, reduces the wood to pulp and
makes it into paper. At every turn
cranes, derricks, chains, cogs, rollers
steel teeth and other mechanical con-
trivances keep the material out of hui
man hands. Immense rolls are wound
by machines, loaded into car and wagon
by machinery, put into press-room and
on presses by other machinery, and
finally printed and folded without hav-
ing been directly touched by any human
hand. This is mechanical marvel of to-
day which is no doubt duplicated in
other branches of industry. 1t is verv
striking in the newspaper industry,
which stands in the very front rank OF
mechanical perfection.-[St. Louis Post
! Dispatch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
The Absent-minded Nation.
|rRv "Kara" with Sincere Apologies to Mr..
~ Kipling

rRv "Kara" with Sincere Apologies to Mr..
IlD' Kipling ]
More than $11 900 has been raised in
America for the relief of Tommy Atkins's
widows and orphans. Mrs. A. J. Cassatt
and a committee of Philadelphia ladies
have started fund for the relief of the
widows and orphans of the American
soldiers.
Now we's shouted for old England, and
we've passed around the hat
And we've given each according to his
means.
7 IT us stop the blooming nonsense-say Just
long enough to chat
of the soldier in the bloody Philippines!
We're an absent minded nation, and we're
somewhat short of sight
And we've got this Anglomania to the
But when it comes to bleeding and a-dying
in the fight,
why not spare bit of pity for our own?
No Dukes son, no sir, nor son of a hundred
kings?
(Forty thousand rank and file gone to Ma
i Mia Bay
Though Atkins falls at spion Kop-Filipino
So, start a fund on our own account-pay!
pay pay!
There s q iot Vi nuio. ~ aHu"ooS a. patToucS-
sing now
For Atkins, and the things he left be-
hind in pawn
But they haven't got notion as to just ex-
actly how
The war with Aguinaldo's getting on
We're an absent minded nation, and our
hearings very bad,
But, when Johnny's working hard we
shouldn't flout him
4 And while chasing Aguinaldo, he may take it
rather sad,
That we've gone and clean forgotten all
about him
No Dukes son. nor Earl's son, but sons ofthe
country wide
Democrat, Republican, it's all the same
today,
And Tommy AtkinS'S wife is not the only
wife who's cried
d So, start fund on our own account-and
& pay pay pay!
There are concerts quite promiscuous for the
Tommy Atkins crowd,
81 And the folks are dropping money in the
tile,
n But the fellow in the Philippines is not
y Else there's none of us have heard him all
"a the while
a He has thought that Uncle Sammy is the
proper sort OF stuff
q But absent minded nation does with
81 out him,
81 And when he's invaded cause the rebels
81 used him rough,
81 Why. he finds that we've forgotten all
81 about him
z Cooks son. butcher boy, son who wants to
III roam,
n Son of some sturdy farmer folk-gone to
"a the bloody fray
q We're fond, of course, of the Atkins lad but
"a others are nearer home
So start fund on our own account-and
81 pay pay pay!
u [Philadelphia Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Am Original Idea.

The Ruling Passion.-The clergy
man had finished and the organ was
pealing forth the sonorous rapture
of the Mendelssohn march.
Zone moment, George" said the
radiant bride, and, facing the audi.
ence, she raised her exquisitely
bound though somewhat bulky
prayer book in her daintily gloved
hands and pointed it directly at the
brilliant audience. There was a
sharp click.
"All right, George )" said the
bride, "come along"
And as they marched down the
aisle she showed him that the sup.
posed prayer book wasn't a prayer
book at all. 1t was camera!
"Its my own idea, George" she
whispered. Clever, isn't it"-
TCleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
First rlapIe Sugar rlade In Vermont.

1t is generally acknowledged that
the first maple sugar ever made in
Vermont was in Bennington in
March, 1868, the process taking
place in the log cabin of Samuel
Robinson, the first settler in the
town, who came there from Hard
wick, Mass, the year before.
A diary, kept by Hiram Harwood,
a son of Benjamin Harwood, who
was the first child born in Benning-
ton, makes some mention of the
early days of this now famous in.
dustry but it is a singular fact that
a product which formed so important
an article of diet with the first set
tiers should have no mention in the
records of those days.
Short sections of logs followed out,
each holding a gallon or more,
caught the sap as it came from the
8tree. The season that year was
favorable for a free run of sap the
Z days being still and sunny, the
Snights cold and frosty. But small
#quantity was made, most of the sap
being made into syrup of which it is
said "a good sized liquor cask full"
Twas obtained.
The sap was boiled in iron kettles
(which had been obtained in Albany
a few weeks previous. The precise
method of tapping the trees is not
known although it is stated that in
many instances, the gouge, howell
and even an ak was frequently used
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Fun

docs your husband make any
sacrifices during Lent ?"
Eyes he gives up oatmeal; he hates
it, anyhow. "-[ Indianapolis Journal.
Changed Times Father: "My
boy, when l was your age l was at
my desk at seven O'Clock in the
morning." The son: That may
be, pa; but l know the business is
perfectly safe in your hands, even
while Pm away Harlem Life.
What is the champion conundrum ?
Life, because everybody has to give
it up.
"What have you got your flag at
halfmast for?" inquired somebody
from across the way. "That isn't
the appropriate thing for George
Washington's birthday" May be
you know more about it than I do"
said the janitor of the building in his
haughtiest manner. George Wash
ington's dead, isn't he ?" After the
obtrusive caller had gone away, how
ever, the janitor slightly unbent.
Something was the matter with
the tackle" he said, land l couldn't
run it any higher, but l wasn't 60
ing to take the trouble to tell that
fellow so."- Chicago Tribune.
The guest" Isn't your little boy
rather nervous, Mrs. Bimm ?"
Mrs. Bimm-"No; / think not"
Little Boy-"Yes, l am, ma; when
people who come here stay too long
it makes me wriggle around and kick
my chair. "-["Chicago Record"
First Watchdog-Do you bark in
your sleep?
Second Watchdog-No!
First Watchdog-Too bad! Now
| do, and the family think I'm
awake all night Puck.
Mister" said the boy with the
soiled face to the mildeyed old gen
tleman from the country whose
shoes he was polishing up, "hav,
you got little chap at home abou
my size?"
NO." replied his customer.
Don't you want one? ?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
What the Grange has Accomplished
in rIatters of Legislation.

In matters of legislation among the
first objects to claim the attention and
engage the efforts of the grange were the
State Agricultural colleges ofthe country,
many of which in their early days were
united with and became part of classi-
cal colleges and universities, thus in
large measure destroying their indentity
as agricultural colleges, and rendering
them practically worthless for the OBJ
jects for which they were established.
Through the influence of the grange
separation has been effected in majority
of states and distinct agricultural and
mechanical colleges have been estab-
lished. In most of those states where
the efforts for a separation have not
been successful, the college authorities
have been forced to give much greater
recognition to agriculture, and with but
few exceptions these institutions, separ-
ate and combined are now doing grand
work in educating the farming youth OF
the nation.
The Hatch act for the establishment of
state experiment stations which are do
ing such great work for the agricul-
ture of this country, became law by
reason of the efforts of the grange to Sc
cure its enactment.
1t was through the influence of the
grange the department of agriculture at
Washington was raised to the dignity OF
other departments of the national gov
eminent, to be presided over by secre-
tary of agriculture in the president
capinet, thus giving farmers voice in
the policy of the government as 1T affects
the agricultural interests of the country.
The subject of taxation has always en-
gagged the attention of the grange and 1t
is through the influence OF this farmers
organization that in many states the
burdens of taxation have been i'll. meas
ure at least, equalized by more equt'
able assessment OF real estate between
town or city and farm property, and by
the enactment of laws taxing personal
property and corporations which had
hitherto paid little, if any, taxes for loca
or state purposes.
The Grange is strenuously opposed tc
authorizations of all kinds, and mainly
through it's influence state and natlona
laws have been enacted to control thu
sale of oleomargarine and other butter
frauds and protect the great dairy inter
ests of the country from these vile com
pounds, which the INSCRIPTIONS man
facturers would place upon the marke
as pure butter.
Through the influence of the Grang
most maple sugar producing state
have enacted stringent laws against tn
adulteration of this luxurious farm pro
duct, thereby protecting both producer
and consumers from spurious article.
The Grange has grand record of use
fitness in legislation in nearly ever
state in the union for its influence on tn
side ofjustice and equality in the enact
ment OF many wise and judicious laws i
7 the interests of the people and for til
protection and advancement of farmin
: industries Farmers Advocate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
How Sap Flows.

The Vermont experiment station
has for several years past been
studying the pressure and flow OF
maple sap, and certain facts have al
ready been discovered.
Maple sap consists principally of
two elements, water and sugar. The
sugar is manufactured in the green
leaves and part of it is stored in
the twigs and trunk to be used in the
early growth of the next season. The
water is absorbed from the soil. In
January the God is saturated with
sap-about 40 per cent of its weight
being water. If the entire tree
weighs 10, 000p pounds, therefore, there
is in it some 1000 pounds of sap,
and it this contains three per cent Of
sugar there would be in the tree
some 120 pounds of sugar in solu-
ton in the sap. During the sugar
ing season there is probably little
movement of this sap within the un-
tapped tree, but this sap may be
under great pressure. The pressure,
on good sap day, may rise in such
tree to the startling amount of
over 20 pounds to the square inch,
as registered by steam pressure
gauges. When this pressure is re-
lleved by tapping at any point there
is a tendency to drive the sap from
4 all directions out through the tap
hole. Careful experiments indicate
that the sap moves very easily and
1 rapidly with the grain of The wood,
but very slowly if at all across the
Il grain and that, as result, the sap
flows into the tap hole from above
and below, bnt not to any apprecia-
4 bic amounts from the sides. Two or
more tap-holes on different sides Of
the tree will therefore drain more
sap from the tree than will one hole
n These experiments indicate also
mat the upward and downward
How of the sap into the tap.hole IL
ABOUT equally rapid.-[New England
4 Farmer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE,

HENRIETTA B. MURPHY Caledonia Co Court
VS.. June Term,
Whereas, Henrietta B. Murphy of Burke in
the County of Caledonia, has filed in the office
of the clerk of Caledonia County Court her
libel for divorce, setting forth in substance
that she was legally married to James E:
Murphy, then OF Burke in the County of
Caledonia and State of Vermont on the 9th
day of July A. D. 1891.
That from the list day of July 1892, to the
list day of July, 1893, said James E. treated
her with intolerable severity, by reason of
which on date last named she was forced to
and did cease to co-habit with him;
That said James E. being of sufficient
physical and pecuniary ability to provide
suitable maintenance for her, has ever, gross
ly wantonly and cruelty neglected and re-
fused so to do;
That said James E., without cause, wilfully
deserted her for three consecutive years and
since the 18th day of May A. d. 1897 has
and still does refuse to co-habt with her.
That she has one child, the fruit of
said marriage: Lyle Emmett Murphy aged
years.
And praying that for the causes aforesaid
said marriage may be dissolved and a Bill
of Divorce granted unto her, and that she
may be decreed the custody of said child
during his minority.
And it being made to appear that the said
James E. Murphy is without this State, so
that a citation cannot be served upon him.
Therefore, it is ordered that notice of the
tendency of said libel be given him by pub
LEGATION of the substance thereof, together
with this order, in the St Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN, newspaper published at st. Johns
bury, in the County of Caledonia, three
weeks successfully, the last OF which publica-
tions to be at least six weeks prior to the
first day of the next term of Caledonia
County Court, to be held at st. Johnsbury,
in the County of Caledonia, on the first
Tuesday of June, A. D. 1900, at which
time the said James E. Murphy is ordered to
appear, and show cause, if any he have why
granted.
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury, in
the County of Caledonia, the I'd day OF
April, A. d. 1900.
ALBRo F. NICHOLS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18

The government allows only As stars
in the United States flag
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
JACOB IDE'S ESTATE.

JAAOb LIE y Eol
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, S.
In Probate court, held at the Probate office
in st. Johnsbury. within and for said district,
on the 10th day of April, A. d. 1900.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Jacob Ide,
late of st. Johnsbury. in said district deceased
being presented to court by Elnore T.
Jde. the Executor therein named, for
Probate.
persons concerned therein be notified to
appear at a session of said court, to be held
at the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury, on the
cause, if any they may have, against the pro.
bate of said will; for which purpose it is fur
Their ordered that copy of the record of this
order be published three weeks successfully
in the Caledonian, printed at St. Johnsbury
previous to said time appointed for hearing
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of record, Attest,
WALTER P. SMITH. Judge