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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-15

Large Autographs of Hon. william
Jennings Bryan and Hon. AdIaf
Ewing for sale at the Reg
lister 0fnce Price 10 cents each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-15

Large autographs of Hon. William
Jennings Bryan and Hon. Adiai
Ewing Stevenson for sale at the Reg
lister Office. Price 10 cents each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-15

Large Autographs of Hon. William
Jennings Bryan and Hon. Adlai
Ewing Stevenson for sale at the Reg.
lister OfAce. Price 10 cents each.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08

This is the month when sweet clover is
in bloom, and if gathered before the bios
SONS are too ripe the perfume will last
for months. There is hardly country
lane or roadside where sweet clover does
not grow, and the youngest and tender
est blossoms may be selected for sachets.
These are simply made by taking a
strip of thin net or cheese cloth about
nine inches long and little more than
halt as wide, and wrapping the blossom
ends of the clover in its folds. The ends
Of the net are simply drawn up and tied
with narrow, bright ribbons, allowing
the net to fare out in little trllls. This
makes sachet of convenient size to lay
in among handkerchief, table linen or
underwear, and it imparts delicate, re-
freshing perfume far more desirable than
any manufactured scent. Placed among
the sheets and pillows it will WOO any
tired mortal to pleasant dreams. 1t is
best first to dry the sweet clover blooms
in the shade until well cured.
Interesting souvenir brushes also OF
sweet grass are easily made of the stems
without the blossoms. These are cut in
uniform length of about twelve inches,
forming a bunch about twice the thick
ness OF ones thumb. This is bound firm
" together at the centre with colored
silk cord, leaving knotted loop for
hanger, The bunch OF grass is then
doubled and spread out fat like whisk
broom, and bound near the top with the
same silk cord. One of these brushes, be
sides being useful as a hat brush, will per
fume a room, and when it gets dried out
may be renewed by dampenng.
Pleasing souvenirs may be prepared
during the summer campaign to send to
ones remote and less fortunate friends
from the illustrated pamphlets which
are generally found at summer resorts.
These, as a rule, are got up with hand
some photogra vures of thevarious points
of interest, with cardboard covers. These
covers may be smoothly bound in can
vas or linen, with the title and date EN-
broidered or painted by hand thereon.
If preferred the prints may be removed
from the binding and placed in port
folio, tied together with ribbon or floss.
If decorated deliberately they contribute
interesting additions to any library
table.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Democratic County Convention.
Officers Nominated at Wednesdays
Gathering.

GH1hefInRs
The democrats of the county met IN
the old Board of Trade rooms Wednes-
day afternoon in response to call for
mass convention. The call for the con-
yention was read by Clinton B. Weeks
of St. Johnsbury, and Elisha May OF st.
Tohnsbury was elected temporary chair
man, and c. H. Mattocks of Danville,
temporary secretary. 1t was voted that
the temporary organization be made
permanent, but as Mr.. May had to leave,
B. E. Billiard of Hardwick was chosen
chairman.
Voted that one from each town be
chosen to present nominations. A COM
mittee on resolutions was chosen con-
sisting of H. B. Howe of st. Johnsbury,
George Cochran of Ryegate, and c. M.
Chase of Lyndon.
The following nominations were made:
Senators, Elisha May St. Johnsbury,
B. E. Billiard, Hardwick.
Assistant Judges, George Cochran,
Ryegate, A. A. Cheney, Lyndonvllle.
States Attorney, H. B. Howe, st.
Johnsbury.
Sheriff, J. S. Chesley Sheffield.
Judge of Probate, A. B. Perry, Nc
Indoes.
High Bailiff D. P. Coveny, Danville.
County Commissioner, c. H. Stevens,
Walden.
A county committee was chosen con-
sisting Of J, Z. Lynch, St. Johnsbury;
George Pierce, Lyndonviile; Mr. Webster,
East Burke; E. D. Dutton, Hardwlck;
George Cochran, Ryegate.
This resolution was then adopted:
Resolved. That each town electits town
committee at the caucus for nominating
candidates for representative to the
legislature, the old committees holding
over until their successors are elected.
1t WAS also voted that the county
committee be instructed to fill any
vacancies that may occur on the county
ticket.
The following res olution was presented
by the committee, through its chairman,
Lawyer Howe:
Resolved, That the Democrats of
Caledonia county, in mass convention
assembled at St, Johnsbury on this first
day of August, 1900, cordially endorse
the principles and platforms of the
national Democratic convention at Kan
sas City, July A. 1900, and of the state
Democratic convention at Montpelier,
June IA, 1900.
Before adjournment the meeting was
addressed by George T. Swasey of Barre,
democratic candidate for congress in
this district.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08

penalty under the Manchu code. Sheng
declares that the grand council at Pekin
was ignorant of the orders for the eX-
eculion.
THE advance of the allied forces COM
menced today" cables the British con-
sui at Tientsin, under date Of Aug 4.
This is the first official information re-
ceived here that the attempt to relieve
Pekin has begun. 1t is accepted as
correct
The British consul does not mention
any hghting, but the Shanghai CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail, telegraphing
Sunday says; The Pekin relief column
Is reported to have suffered a check The
Chinese are said to nave adopted Tugela
tactics, and after several hours fighting
to have retreated.
This is the only message received in
London this morning bearing out the re-
ports Of Admiral Remey and Commander
Tausstg regarding an engagement at
Peitsang. The fact that the advance
did not begin until Saturday is taken to
strengthen the accounts of a battle Sun
day. especially when it is said to have
occurred 50 near Pekin as Peitsang.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Flour - Winter clears, $36O@3S0
straights, $3.75@4; patents, $4Q44O;
spring clears, $2,SO@3.25; straights, $3.50
Q4.1O; patents, $41OQ45O; special brands,
$4.50M4.7O.
Corn-No. yellow, Alec; steamer yell
low, 47c.
Oats-Clipped fancy, 83c; No. 2, 3oAc;
No. 3, soc.
Hay-Prime, $17@1S; extra, $16@165O;
fair to good, $19Q15; clover, mixed.
$12014.
Straw-Rye, $14@15; oat, $500.
Butter-Creamery Vermont and New
Hampshire extra, 20@2ORc; New York
extra. 2OQ2Okc; western, zoe; firsts, 1870
19c; dairy extra, 1S@lShc; imitation
creamery, extra, 1612c; ladle, 15RQl6c;
box and print creamery, extra, 20R@2lc;
dairy 100.
Cheese-New York and Vermont choice
twins, 9A@9BC; firsts, SQSAc; seconds,
7071Ac; western twins, extra, 9Q91ac;
fair to good, S@S12c; Ohio fiat, extra, S1a
09c; sage, 10010hc.
Eggs-Suburban and cape fancy, 21@
22c; eastern choice fresh, 17@18c; Yer
mont and New Hampshire choice fresh
17@1Sc; fair to good, 12@14c; western
fancy, lac; selected, 13Ql312c; fair to
! good 1l@l2&c.
Meats-Beef, choice, S@S14c; good, To
Sc: headquarters, choice, 1O@l0%c; COM
mon to good 91aQ1Oc; forequarters,
choice, 6@614c; common to good, 5@Gc
veal, choice, S12Q9c; fair to good, 7@Sc;
common, 561Gc; mutton, extra, Sc; COM
mon to good, 6Q7c; lambs choice, 12c;
common to good, 9Q11c; yearlings, 6@Sc.
Poultry-Chickens spring extra, Ice;
fair to good 12@15c; western extra, lac;
fowls, eastern, 12c; western, 9Q11c;
turkeys western choice, 11Ql11ac; ducks,
spring, 1O@1212c.
Potatoes-Long Island extra, $4,000
bbl Jersey extra, 81; southern extra,
$1.50@1.75; fair to good, $1@15O; culls,
h0p
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Darts from Dartmouth.

The Thayer School of c. E. founded
more than quarter of a century ago by
Gen. Sylvanus Thayer, '07, Father" of
the United States Military college, opened
last Thursday with an entering class of
II.
The last lecture in the summer school
was given last Wednesday evening on
Drawing in the Public Schools" The
school closed Thursday after remarka-
bic success for the first year. 1t is ex-
pected that next years work will be even
more successful.
No medical college in the United States
has better faculty than Dartmouth.
DR.. Munde. of New York, on Gynecology;
Dr. Nancrede, of Ann Arbor, on Surgery !;
Dr.. Leland, of Boston, on Laryngology ;
DR.. Parish, Of Philadelphia, on Obstet-
RIGS; DR.. Ballet, of Philadelphia, on
Therapeutics. are all authorities on their
respective specialties. Drs. Ballet and
Parish began their lectures Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08

An old adage hath it that closing the
barn door after the the theft of the horse
is not the best method of preventing
burglary Yet it is held to be worth
while as a discourager of further pilfer-
ing.
The dairyman who within the pastfew
weeks has seen his COWS shrinking and
his creamery checks dwindling feels in.
clned to shut the barn door and stopt the
loss. How may he do this best? II he
has planted soiling crops like peas and
oats, Hungarian millet, and the like and
has been supplementing the dying pas.
lures with green feed in the barn oryard,
he has closed the door before rather than
after the theft-has prevented rather
than cured Moreover, the necessity for
the summer feeding OF grain is greatly
lessened. If ne has no recourse to solling
crops, nothing but buying grain can les
sen the shrinkage.
The Vermont experiment station has
for many year experimental with sundry
selling crops, and as a result of its work
recommends to Vermont dairymen the
large use of summed silage aud of oats
and peas sown at weekly intervals aud
fed during July and August.
Silage is probably the cheaper food;
oats and peas somewhat the better. II
the former is contemplated as stea-
dy summer diet for years, it would
be well to consider the erection Of
special summer silo, preferably round,
with a small feeding area, small diam
eter and a relatively great depth. Silage
spread over large surface in summer
spois rapidly and loses largely in feeding
value.
If oats and peas be chosen they should
be sown in successive lots at weekly III
tervals; the two sown separately, the
peas first, rather deeply aud narrowed
in; the oats two or three days later and
pushed in. better catch is likely to be
secured in this way than il sown TO-
gether. The crop may be either fed
green, hayed or put in the silo
Let those whose July and August milk
yields prove Disappointing try siIage or
oats and peas next year. They may not
be panaceas, but they will help greatly
to overcome that tired feeling" which
atfiicts so many Vermont dairymen when
midsummer creamery returns come ill.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Silk from a SPIDERS Web.

One of the most novel exhibits at the
Paris Exposition is complete set of bed
hangings manufactured in Madagascar
from silk obtained from an enormous
ispi Ter known as the halabe, that is found
IN great numbers in certain parts of the
Stand. The French have been investi-
eating the value of this fibre at their
technical school at Antananarivo and
have reached the conclusion that the
production of silk from this spider is
worthy to become an important indus
try.
Mr.. Nogue, the head OF the school, says
that each spider yields from 300 to 400
yards of silk thread. After the thread
has been taken from the spider it is set
free, and ten days later it is ready to fur
nish another supply. The silk is of
brilliant, golden color and is finer than
that of the silk worm, but it's tenacity is
remarkable. 1t can be woven without
the least difficulty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
WOULO.BE ASSASSIN F0lLED.
A Moments Hesitation on His Part caused
MOnarch's Life 10 Be SHARED.

Paris, Aug. Tt had been arranged
chat the Shah Of Persia, who has been a
visitor to the exposition as the guest Of
France, should visit Sevres and see the
national pottery works Thursday, going
afterwards to Versailles. 1t was just
after he had left the sovereign's palace
and on his way to the Seine to 60 on
board a yacht, placed at his disposal for
the trip, that he narrowly escaped an as
sasSin's bullet.
Only five minutes before the pistol was
presented at his breast he was the re-
cipient of letter which warned him that
his life was in danger.
In no wise disconnected, the shah
handed the letter to the officer on guard
and gave orders for the carriage to
start. The gates of the palace were
thrown open and as the monarch
emerged large crowd of curious on
lockers broke into cries of "Vive lie
shah" and ''Vive la Perse."
Hardly had these acclamations died
away, when a man dressed in the or
binary clothing of a Paris workman,
darted forward from between two auto
mobiles where he was hidden and
rushed toward the imperial carriage,
overthrowing a bicycle policeman who
rolled under the feet Of the horses.
In an instant he was on the carriage
step. Holding the door with his left
hand, with his right he pushed a re-
volver toward the breast of the shah.
He seemed to hesitate for moment, as
though undecided where to aim. This
hesitation saved the shah's life, for be-
fore the would-be assassin could pull
the trigger a strong hand grasped his
wrist and wrenched it so that the weapon
dropped harmlessly to the bottom of the
landau,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
The rIean Thing.

There were two typewrites in theroom.
One was in use and the other was not.
The young man sat down near the one
that was not in use and watched the
young woman who was busy with the
other.
Inadvertently the young man touched
the bell of the machine near him, where
upon the young woman yanked the car
riage of her machine back and started a
new line.
The young man chuckled, and minute
later he touched the bell of the machine
near him again. The young woman
started another new line.
The young man laughed and tried it
again with equal success.
"WiIlie," called the young woman to
the office boy when she had taken the
sheet out of her machine, telephone to
the typewriter people to send a man
over here right away to fix this machine.
It's all out of order and | can't for the
life of me see what's the matter"
The young man laughed some more
and then made his escape. He has not
returned. He is afraid to go back
Chicago Evening Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
"The Gathering of the Storm"

The many st. Johnsbury friends of
Robert E. Lewis of Shanghai will be in
terested to know that he contributes an
article to the August North American
Review entitled "The Gathering Of the
Storm" 1t clearly shows that the pres
ent outbreak in China is not due to
causes Of recent origin.
Mr.. Lewis recounts series of atroci-
ties perpetrated in several of the prov
inces of China for the past two years,
and gives the assurance that he has
taken the trouble to authenticate many
of them upon the spot. AS an example
of the kind of experience that has been
familiar to individual foreigners, he tells
of what happened on one occasion to
Mr.. Parsons, of the Church Missionary
Society:
"He left Chun-king to 60 back to his
post at Pao,ning, with an escort of four
soldiers. In crossing river in ferry
boat, he saw body of troops on the op-
posite bank. They raised the cry, Kill
the foreigner When the boat reached
the bank his escort fed, and the boat
was overwhelmed by soldiers belonging
to Yu-Man.tze. Mr.. Parsons was at
tackled with swords and knives, and
though he could swim but little, he
threw himself into the river. Catching
at floating bamboo, he kept his head
above water, and drifted with the stream,
while the soldiers followed in a boat,
prodding at him in the water. At length
he got on board OF Chinese gunboat
and was saved. But the officers and
men OF the gunboat showed no opposi.
ton to the rebels or their murderous as.
sault, and did everything short of VIC
ience to keep him from getting on the
boat"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
FiIipinos Not Yet Pacifi d.

Manila, Aug. 7.-There has been an in
crease of insurgent activity during the
last three weeks. First Lieutenant
Alstaetter Of the engineer corps, with
an escort of Is men, was taken in am
bush The Americans fought until their
ammunition was gone and there was
nothing to do but surrender. One man
was killed and three were wounded.
Lieutenant Hulesberg was ambushed
and killed near Santa Cruz. Five men
of the Twenty fourth infantry were cap
tured in Nueva Ecija but Sergeant
Schmidt, with seven men, trailed the
captOrs and killed five.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08

London, Aug. IA Shanghai special,
dated Aug 6, says: Ii Hung Chang has
officially informed the consuls that the
ministers left Pekin for Tientsin last
Friday, Aug. 3, with General Yung Luin
command Of the escort. The consuls
are by no means disposed to credit Earl
Lis statement
All other reports that have reached
London up to this hour indicate that the
ministers have not left Pellin.
In caLlegram which was read in the
house Of commons yesterday the consul
at Tientsin says: News from the Japan
cse legation has been received up TO
Aug. l. Therefore the edicts announc-
lrg the safety Of the ministers on that
date are confirmed,
Yesterday the Chinese minister, Chih
Chen Lo Feng Lu, communicated to
Lord Salisbury a message from the tsung
Ii yamen, dated July 30, reiterating the
statement that the ministers were safe
on that day, and recounting the friendly
relations existing between them and the
yamen, as well as reporting the sending
of supplies TO the IeSdlOHs ny O4e
yamen. The message contains this I'M
portant statement; "A successful ter
mination of the conference with the
ministers for their conveyance under
escort to Tientsin is expected, but on ac-
count Of the recommencement Of hos
tilities at I7entsin code kilograms for
transmission to the representatives are
considered undesirable"
This appears TO confirm the statement
that the Chinese government will en-
deavor to stop the march to Pekin b!
using the ministers as hostages.
The Standards Shanghai representa-
tive, wiring Sunday, says: 1t is clea
that the march to the relief Of Pekin vii
be anything but walkover. Japanes
scouts have discovered a large force 0
Chinese to the southwest Of Tientsi
and another large force in the vicinity O
Lu Tai to the eastward.
It is learned now that the member
Of the tsung Ii yamen who were put
death for their alleged pro-foreign pro
clivities were not beheaded, but WEI
cut in twain, this being the severes
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Busy Work.

On cold or stormy days when the chill
dren must all be kept indoors, it is often
difficult to keep them quietly amused
would advise housemothers to try some
of the kindergarten busy work. Teach
them to make daisy chains" by string
ing two,inch bits of straw alternately
with inch circles of paper on any thread
or string at hand, And link chains are
made by just pasting together the ENDS
OF a narrow strip of paper to form ring
or link, then joining other rings to tins
by putting the strip of each link through
the last one before pasting the ends to-
gether. Stringing beads and buttons are
also amusements that delight children
and keep them busy and quiet Kinder
garten.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
qoetoo M NJ Sarious Error

Boston, Aug. 7.-Rather than take
few steps to awaken his partner in BIZ
cycle shop, John II. Mccarthy, % years
old, fired five shots through a partition
behind which Thomas +. Haynes was
sleeping, and three of the bullets took
effect in the body of the latter, inflicting
dangerous wounds. The man. it is
said, had been celebrating, and NC
Carthy, when he thought his partner had
had sleep enough, proceeded to make
noise enough to arouse him. Mccarthy
has been arrested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
She Used a Revolver.

Boston, Aug, Mrs. Minnie Janfol is
under arrest, charged with assault with
a loaded revolver with intent to kill.
REPRESENTATIVES of an election company
went to the tenement where she made
her home with her husband and five
children. Rather than undergo the hui
initiation of being put out, Mrs. Janfol,
it is charged, shot Edward F. QUINN the
leader of the men. The man will prob
ably recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Electric Car Struck WAGON.

Lawrence, Mass, Aug. Curt Hoes
Ter, aged 10, and a son of Contractor
Dicks, We're riding down Ferry street
Friday, and just as they had driven onto
the electric car tracks a car came along.
The wagon was struck and both boys
were thrown out The left side of
Hoeslers face and head was horribly
cut and bruised, The injuries resulted
in his death before medical aid could be
summoned Young Dick was not badly
hurt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Rarrntt Ialks 10 Vermoniers.

Bellows Falls, Vt, Aug. 1.-THE Re
publican rally and fag-raising here
Monday had for speakers L. II. Read of
this place ard John Barrett, former min
lister to Siam. Mr.. Barrett said that
he felt sure that many Vermont Demo-
Gratis would vote for Mckinley. While
over percent Of the Kansas City con-
vention were opposed to inserting the
16 to plank in the platform, 1t went in.
Mr. Barrett classed this fact as the
greatest exhibition of one man power in
the history of American politics.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Succumhed 10 Heart Failure.

Magnolia, Mass, Aug, I-Former
Governor Jacob D. Cox of Ohio died here
of heart failure General Cox was born
al Montreal in 1928. At the outbreak of
the Civil war he was made brigadier
general. serving with credit until 1865,
when he was elected governor of Ohio,
serving for one term. General Cox lived
at Oberlin, O.. and he came to New Eng
land only few weeks since.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08

Two base hits, Gokey, Heath Stolen
BASES, Hardwick 4, st. j.. 1 1. Double plays,
Thompson. Lalne. Bases on balls, by st.
]. 8, by Gokey 8. Struck out by Gokey,
Head, Heath. Struck out by Foster, Gokey
2, Laline 2. Appolt 2, Garfield 2, Hazel 2, p.
Purcell. Time of game, hours. Umpire,
Steele. Scorer, Gaskll.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Snfferinn From Over work.

Boston, Aug. "a special to The
Journal from Sunapee, N. H., says that
Secretary Of State Hay is i'll, though not
seriously He contracted a cold on the
way from Washington A physician
found Mr. Hay suffering from nervous
exhaustion, due to his arduous labors at
Washington, but enforced quiet will tone
up his system in a short time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Buncoed Out OF $500.

Portland, Me, Aug. IA resident of a
country town has made complaint to
the county attorney that he has lately
been swinlded out of $500 by a con-
fidence game. He answered a letter
from Boston in which the writer pro-
fessed to have a big money-making
scheme A meeting in Portland hotel
was arranged, and as a result of the
conference the farmer finds himself
noOrer hut wiser
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Robbery Under PoIicemen's Noses.

Boston, Aug. THE present mystery
in police circles here, affecting division2
officers. is the robbery of the famous ale
house in Pie alley, the Bell-in Hand. A
burglar climbed over the door transom
and rihed the cash drawer and register.
The door is next to the police station,
under an electric light, with an all-night
lunch running across the 10-foot alley,
vet no one saw the burglar