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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
SapphO's Apple.

maurice Tbompson's last poem-from the
INDEPENDENT
A dreamy languor Tapped along.
And stirred the dusky hammered ooughs'
With half sigh and half song
The grooming tree did nod ana oroWse'
While far aloft blush tinted hung
One perfect apple maiden sweet.
AT which the gatherers yainly hung'
And could not get to hoard or eat.
"Reddest aud best" they growled and went
Slowly away each with his load
Fragrant upon his shoulders bent.
The hill-floweTs darkening where they
trode;
"Reddest and best; but not for us;
Some loafing lout will see it fall;
The laborer's prize-'tWas ever thus
Is his who never works at ALL"
Soon came vagrant lettering.
His young face Drowned by wind and
sun,
Weary, yet blithe and prone to sing,
Tramping his way to Avalon;
Even l it was, who long athirst
And hungry saw the apple shine ,.4
Then wonderous wild sweet singing burst
Flame-Iike across these lips OF mine
o ruby flushed and faring gold.
Thou splendid lone one left for me,
Apple of love to finch and hold.
Fruit glory of kingly tree
Drop, drop into my open hand,
That I may hide thee in my breast,
And bear thee far DER sea and land,
A captive to the purple West.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Great Drawing to a BObtaiI Pair.


"The most remarkable draw l ever
saw made at poker was in Chicago
club one night" said Chicago man.
There were five of us in a little social
game, with limit of $25 and all jack
pots. A friend of mine whom l will
call Jones was dealing. l was first I'M
der the guns and passed, as did also
the two men sitting next. The fifth
man-we will say his name was Brown
opened the pot for S.. Jones didn't
have the shadow of a thing in his
hands, but he raised Brown $40, in
tending to stand pat and bluff it out
Brown had three aces, and he came
back at Jones with $40 better.
NOW, instead of laying down, as a
wise man should in q case like that
Jones determined to see it through. He
knew, OF course, that it would be use
less to try to bluff, so he drew three
CARDS to king and queen of spades
Brown mad drawn two cards to his
aces and had got a small pair. AS a
iNu oH the DettlHS WlLn 9o
Jones hadn't looked at his hand until
broWn bet, and when he picked up his
cards he almost fell dead. He had
HraWn an ace jack and ten of spades,
making royal flush. They raised each
other back and forth until one or the
other had all his money in, and when
the hands were shown the game broke
! up right there. w Washington Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Bankruptcy Notice
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.
In the matter of
Charles B. Hill, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt. J
To the b on. Hoyt H. Wheeler, Judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the District ofVermont.
Charles B. Hill of st. Johnsbury in the
County of Caledonia and State otVermont
in said District, respectfully represents:
That on the Goth day ofNovember 900, last
mast he was duly adjudged bankrupt under
the Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy:
that he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property, and has fully com.
nlied with all the requirements of said Acts
and of the orders of the Court touching
his bankruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be decreed
nv the court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
BANKRUPT Acts, except such debts as are ex
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 22d day of December, A. D. 1900
Charles B. Hill. Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the District
of Vermont.
In re Charles B. Hill, Bankrupt, Discharge
Notice is hereby given that Charles B
Hill, Bankrupt has filed his petition, dated
December %, 1900, praying for a dis.
charge from all his debts in bankruptcy, and
that all creditors and other persons Directing
to such discharge may appear before me at
my Office in St. Johnsbury aforesaid, on the
18th dayof March, 1901. at 10 O'Clock a. m
and then and there present their objections if,
any. to such discharge, with their proofs
thereon.
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
sword of a Thousand P1ecep.


What do you think of sword blade
that contains a thousand sheets of met
al? Yet they are not uncommon and,
as you will readily imagine, are of orr
entail workmanship. Our painstaking,
patient japanese friends are the max
ers of them and a few days ago had
the pleasure of seeing one in Fourth
avenue curiosity shop and had its
method of manufacture explained.
The blades of these sabers are made
from magnetic iron ores. The steel is
produced in small, very thin sheets,
and the workman begins by fixing one
of them to the end of an iron rod which
serves as a handle. To this are solder
ed other small sheets until the mass
has a length Of about eight inches, a
width Of about two inches and thick
ness of little more than a quarter Of
an inch.
This bar is brought to a white heat,
doubled on itself and hammered until
it Is down to its original dimensions.
This process is repeated Is times. Four
similar bars are then soldered together,
doubled upon themselves, resoldered
and heated, the operation being repeat
ed five times. This process makes the
superposed layers so thin that saber
contains at least thousand sheets OF
metal.
If you find one Of these swords that
has a veined appearance, you may
know it is caused by alternate layers OF
iron and steel being soldered together
New York Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.
Public Deb. sI.Os1.O19 5O4,

The monthly statement OF the public
debt shows that at the close of business
Feb. %, 1901, the debt less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $1,087 ,019, 504
a decrease for the month OF $S,576, 374.
The debt is recapitulated as follows
Interest bearing debt 1,001, 500, 40;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity $1,830,690; debt bearing no
interest $3.50, 603 $50. Total 81, 1885,
934,653. This amount, however, does
not include $760, SCI ,9S9 in certificates
and teasury notes outstanding which
are offset by an equal amount of cash
on hand which is held for their redemp-
ton. The cash in the treasury is class,
flied as follows;
Reserved fund in gold $3.50. 100000.
Trust funds $76O, SCI, $3.50.
General fund $131, 439,077.
In National bank depositaries $751;
827,962
Total 81, 1895 ops, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $40, 913. 879, which
leaves cash balance on hand of $685.
915, 149.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Il. A. K. Resolutions,

At meeting OF Chamberlin Post, No /,
6. A. r., Saturday evening. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted in memory
of the late Abel W. Roberts:
The mandate Of death has summoned from
this mortal life into'that beyond the River:
the last roll call has been answered by our
Comrade Abel W. Roberts so well known as
a brave defender Of his cJuntry's honor a
true and faithful friend an honored and re.
spected citizen; therefore, Chambern Post
No. ], G. A. r., do adopt the following:
Resolved, That in the death Of our Gom-
Tade our Post has lost Il brave and honored
member, one who exemplihcd in his daily life
the highest qualities OF a Christian man. one
who, in early manhood, gave TO his country
his life, II necessary, to uphold its honor and
her flag, who served for nearly three wears
his country faithfully. until peace was Sc
cured and he resumed the duties Of peaceful
life. He cndcarcd himself to everyone he as
ISOLATED with, by his integrity and courtesy
His heartfelt sympathy with his friends ir
any and every trouble, his accomplishing
fOrtitude with which he endured the iniirmi
ties caused by the hardshlps in his country
service
Resolved, That every member # this Pos
will realize that our order has been bene
fitted by his association with us as a mem
Der and officer and shall ever sacredly che.
ish his memory.
Resolved, That we can commend to tn
world, and more especially to the younj
men, the Example he has left Of his lie as
noble type OF true American citizen.
Resolved, That we extend to his widow
our sincere sympathy that cannot be ex
pressed by anything we can say. We believ
that the welcome accorded him was, "Wel
done, good and faithful servant, enter tho
into the JOY Of thy Lord"
Reso we'd, That these resolutions be sprca
upon the records Of the Post and a copy b
sent 70 the widow OF our comrade.
n. p, BowMAN,l
WIN. II. WARD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
S0UIBS.

She-I wonder why they hung that
picture?
He-Perhaps they couldn't catch the
artist,
George Meredith is reputed the best
dressed and best groomed literary man
in England. Socially be is much in de-
mand, especially at dinners, for he is an
excellent after-dlnner speaker.
Until the Kaiser had made field mar.
shall by King Edward, no one but the
King himself was both an admiral in the
English Navy and field marshal in the
English Army.
1t is reported in Italy that among
Verdi's papers there has been discovered
the manuscript Of an autobiography auC
memoirs carried on up to within yeai
or less Of his death.
Miss Kathleen Haydn Green, daugh
ter OF London's Lord Mayor, is a write,
OF very promising verse She has beer
elected vce-president Of the Society O
Women Journalists OF London.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

Luzon have been captured and more
have surrendered to the Americans; the
35th United States Volunteer Infantry
arrived at Manila and will sail for home
on March 10.
CoNGREss.-Both houses were in ses-
sion both afternoon and evening.-Sen-
ate: The final conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed to,
the senate receding from the provision
for three additional Holland submarine
torpedo boats.-House: The amend
ment to the Sundry Civil bill providing
for the exposition appropriations was
not concurred in.
UNITED STATES Ex-senator Roger
Ouarles Mills is said to be receiving an
Income OF SIS. 900 a month from the oil
wells on his Texas farm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
THE INAUGURATION.
A Great Crowd Witness the Impressive
Ceremony at Washington on Monday,

A Great Crowd Witness the impressive
Ceremony at Warrington on Monday,
William Mckinley OF Ohio and Theo-
dore Roosevelt of New York were on
Monday noon indicted into their resPec-
tive Offices of president and vice presi-
dent Of the United States.
Shortly after ten O'Clock President
Mckinley started from the White House
for the Capitol. The oath of Office was
administered to the president by Chief
Justice Fuller. President Mckinley then
delivered his second inaugural address
which may be summarized as follows
The American people, entrenched IN
freedom at home, take their love for it
with them wherever they go, and they
reject as mistaken and unworthy the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

Roosevelt of New York was indicted
into the office of .vice.president of the
United States. The oath was admins.
tered by Senator Frye of Maine, presi-
dent pro tempore.
Mr.. Roosevelt then delivered his in
augural in which he urged that the
nation face its opportunity and its
duty with steadfastness, sobriety, cour-
age and faith.
Beginning about noon rain began to
fall which caused considerable unpeas.
antness. In the evening the time honor
ed Inauguration ball was held in the Pen
sion office. Yesterday hree dedicate ~
concerts were given in honor OF the Ar
my, Navy and the states of the Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Probate of Will.

CATHERINE L. THAYER'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia district. SIS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Once
in St. Iohnsbury, within and for said district,
on the 2Tth day of February, A. D. 1901.
An instrument purporting to be Il the last
crime L. Thayer, late of St. Johnsbury, in
said district, deceased, being presented to
court by Theron III. Howard, the Ex-
ecutor therein named, for Probate: 1t is
ordered by said Court that all persons con-
cerned therein be notified to appear at SEES
sion of said Court to be held at the Probate
Office in St. Iohnsbury on the 23d day Of
March, A. D., 1901, and show cause if any
they may have, against the probate of said
viii; for which purpose it is further ordered
that a copy of the record of this order be
published three weeks successfully
in the Californian printed at ST..
Tohnsbury 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.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

doctrine that we lose our own liberties
by securing the enduring foundations OF
liberty to others. Our institutions will
not deteriorate by extension, and our
sense of justice will not abate under dis
tant seas.
We are undergoing the same ordeal as
did our predecessors nearly a century
ago. We are following the course they
blazed. They triumphed.
The declaration of the purposes Of this
government toward Cuba in the resolu-
ton of April 20, 1898, must be made
good. Our enfranchisement of the peo-
pie will not be completed until free Cuba
shall "be reality; not a name; perfect
entity; not hasty experiment bearing
within itself the elements of a failure"
The settled purpose, long ago proclaim
ed, to afford the inhabitants of the Phil
ippine islands self government as fast as
they were ready for it, will he pursued
with earnestness and fidelity. We will
not leave the destiny of the loyal mil
lions in the islands to the disloyal thou
sands who are in rebellion against the
United States.
Standing in the historic senate cham
Der and in the presence of brilliant
and distinguished assemblage, Theodore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Bankruptcy Notice

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE TTNrrEn
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT on VrpN0NT ~
In the matter of
Alanson T. Hoyt, I'm Ranlrrn+cr
Bankrupt.
To, the creditors of Alanson r. Hovt, of
Lyndon, IN the county of Caledonia, and
Notice is hereby given that on the o5tb dav
Of January, A. D. 1901, the said Alanson
T. Hoyt, was duly adjudcated bankrunt =: !:
aa ana fnd he the C. first meeting Of his creditors
said district, on the 18th day of March ar h
A. d. 1901, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
at which time the said creditors NAV attend
ProtXe e their claims appoint trustee. exam,
business as may properly come before said
meeting. N>ioie ef'iu
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY
Referee in Bankruntcv.
March 5, A. d. 1901 "p'ey'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

Charles BiIlman, head of the well
known firm of Charles Billman & Son,
ship riggers, died at his home in Boston
last Wednesday, aged u years. Mr..
Billman was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
He had been prominently identified with
yachting for many years, his firm having
rugged all the American Cup defenders
since 1876, and being at present engaged
in getting out the rigging for the Belmont
yacht in process of construction at Brs.
tol. 1t was Mr.. Billman who was
credited with giving Edward Burgess
his ideas about rigging, and when the
original cup yacht America was altered
he refitted her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
ST, JOHNSBURY ORCHESTRA.

First.clas music furnished at prices tnat
Plano to Full Orchestra of 10 pieces. Get
our prices before engaging.
CHAS. S. HASTINGS,
Manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
You're III.

If you're sore
To the core.
With aching bones,
And husky tones
When you speak,
You are weak
In the knees
And you sneeze,
And often cough
Your head near off,
And you note
That your throat
Feels quite raw,
And your jaw
Feels as if
You'd got a biff,
And dull pains
Vex your brains,
Then you've caught it,
You have got it
It's the grip.
-Pittsburg acknowledgement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Marriage Certificates

We tave just gotten in new designs
in this line, and always have a large
stock on hand.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Ike Great Steel Combine.

Official announcement of the organiza-
ton of the United States Steel Corpora
ton was made Saturday by ]. P. Nor
gan & Co., managers of the hnderwrit-
ing syndicate, to the stockholders Of the
companies in the combine except the Car
negie Company. Among the first facts
disclosed regarding the great enterprise
is that the authorized issue Of capital
stock of the United States Steel Corpora
ton will be $3.50, 100000, or $50,000,,
900 more than had been understood. 1t
will be equally divided into per cent,
cumulative preferred and common stock.
The company will also issue its 5 per
cent gold bonds to an aggregate an cunt
not exceeding $304,00O,OOO. This
amount is $4,O00,O00 more than pre-
viously reported. The bonds are to be
used only to acquire bonds and 60 per
cent OF the stock of the Carnegie Com
pany.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


FoREIGS.-The House Of Commons, by
a vote Of 297 to II, adopted the address
in reply to the kings speech after re.
lection OF an amendment in regard to the
conduct Of the South African Wharf.-The
negotiations regarding the Hay Paunce-
fote Treaty are to be transferred from
London to Washington.
UNITED STATEs.-Frank A. Vanderlip,
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, has
resigned, and is to accept post in the
National City Bank; Milton E. Allies, OF
Ohio, has been selected to succeed him in
the Treasury observation-disclosures 40
persons were injured in a wreck on the
Wabash Railroad, near Benton, Ind.-A
negro accused Of numbering a Young
woman was lynched by mob in Terra
Haute, Ind.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
WEDNESDAY.

FOREIGE-A report was received IN
London that General Louis Botha, the
Boer commander, had surrendered on the
anniversary OF Msjuba Hill day.-The
cost OF the Boer war to date was estima-
ted at G13O,00O000; much satisfaction
was expressed over Lord Kitchener's
latest report Of the capture Of Boer sup
plies. lose Serapio, an uncle OF Aguinal-
do, was appointed governor Of the Pro-
vince ofBulacan by the Philippine COM
mission tterances Of German news
papers were in favor of a strong under
standing with England in order to have
a freer hand against the United States.
CONGRESS Senate: The Army Appro-
priation bill was considered at day and
night sessions; the Spooner Philippine
amendment was adopted at 1895 p. m.
bv a vote of 40 to 25.-House: The day
was spent chiefly in action on conference
reports.
UNITED STATEs.-The veteran organ
izations Of the Civil and Spanish wars
have refused to take part in the parade
at the Inauguration OF President Nc
Kinley on account dissatisfaction with
the positions assigned to them by the
grand marshal.-Mark Twain spoke at
a Joint hearing at Albany in favor of the
bill to permit osteopaths to practice
their profession in New York,-Judge
Brown in Boston rendered a decision
against the Bell Telephone Company in
the Berlner patent case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

The Col c. F. Crocker estate will
erect 81 100000 hotel on the old Cal
vary church site in San Francisco.
DR.. Edward A. Fesssenden, of Port
land, Me-, swallowed two teaspoonsi1l
of a 90 per cent solution of carbolic acid
by mistake Thursday and died fifteen
minutes later His wife is travelling in
California. DR.. Fessenden was born in
Washington, Wis, about fifty five years
years ago, and was graduated from Bel
levue Medical College, New York. He
served in the 18th Illinois Infantry dur
ing the Civil War, and afterward practic-
ed his profession at Clyde, Kan He
came about eight years ago to Portland.
An immmense deposit of an unknown
gaseous substance is said to have been
discovered near Rio Grandy City, Tex.
1t ignites quickly and gives out a strong
flame, which lasts for a remarkably long
time. Scientists are quoted as saying
that the substance is either an unknown
mineral or ordinary clay highly charged
with natural gas. In either case the val
ue Of the deposit as fuel is immense, as it
covers many thousands of acres and is OF
great depth.
St. Lawrence Alma Tadema, best
known as painter of pictures, decorat
ed recently a set of china which The
Dutch colony in London gave as wed
ding present to Queen Victoria. Tademe
was bornin the Netherlands.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
THURSDAY.

FOREIGN No confirmation of the re-
ported surrender OF Gen. Botha was
made known in London, although it was
confidently reported; the Katfr stocks
were steadily rising on the belief that the
war is at it's end-A new list Of Chinese
officials whose punishment is demanded
was announced at Shanghai; Germany
discaimed any thirst for more ven
geance.
CONGRESS - Senate: The River and
Harbor bill, carrying $50,000,000, was
passed, and consideration of the Sundry
Civil bill began; much other routine
business was transacted.-House: Con-
ference reports on the Diplomatic and
Consular and Agricultural Appropria'
ton bills were adopted, and the Post Of
fee bill was sent back to conference
bill to improve the revenue cutter service
was considered.-Both houses adopted
the conference report on the War Reve-
nue. Reduction bill, thus finally passing
that measure.
UNITED STATEs.-The Army Appropria-
ton bill, with the Cuban and Philippine
amendments, is expected to become law
without further fight in Congress, thus
avoiding the necessity for an extra ses-
sion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
New Chapter House at Harvard.

A handsome $4,000 fraternity house
has been built on the corner of Winthrop
and Holyoke streets opposite the old
Gen. Putnum house of Revolutionary
tame, for the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
The house is to be magni6cently fur
nished, and has been built on novel lines.
There will be four suites OF rooms on the
second and third stories each. The
ground floor and the basement will con-
tain the fraternity rooms, charge-room,
grill.room and billiard rooms. The fra
ternity has been increasingly prosperous
since 1892, when it was re-established
at Harvard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
SUNDAY.

FoREIGN.-King Edward returned to
London from his visit to Cronberg, Ger
many'-Preparations are being made by
the American and other forces in China
to withdraw from that country The
bubonic plague is spreading at Cape
Town, the mortality being chiefly con.
lined to atives.-More insurgents in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
FRIDAY.

FOREIGN General Kitchener reports
that DeWet has been driven north of the
Orange River, losing over two hundred
men captured; also that the Beers cap.
tured eighty British Of a scouting force
after prolonged hght.-Twenty-one reb-
e officers and 100 bolomen have surren-
dered to the Americans in the Province
Of Albay, Southern Luzon; excitement
over gold mining in Northern Luzon is
increasing. AT joint meeting of the
peace commissioners at Picking, the Ger
man Minister proposed series OF resp
lutions looking to the fastening otthe ne
gotiations; it is reported in China that
ten thousand French troops will return
to France in March. -Cubans in Havana
show defiant spirit toward the United
States Congress in regard to the rela-
tions between the new republic and this
country.
CONGRESS Senate The Sundry Civ
il Appropriation bill was considered at
day and night sessions, and a large a
mount OF routine business was transact
ed.-House: The Senate amendments to
the Army Appropriation bill was in by a
vote of / so to 1874; action was taken on
a number of conference reports.-The
tin can manufacturers combination was
perfected, and $40, 0000 600 deposited to
finance the transaction.