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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

wear, and they are now given to the CHAP
tiers. A motion to exclude the press at
the business meetings another year was
voted down by 119 to SO. The thiro
volume of The Smithsonian Report OF
the society has been published. lie
100 volumes purchased by the society
are sold to members at the cost price, 90
cents. The total assets OF continental
Hall fund amount to $50 100. There
were 16 proposed amendments to the
constitution and three to the bylaws.
The one for reduction of repre- alton
tocorgress brought out the most excited
and vigorous debate with considerable
warmth OF feeling, for the amendment
would make radical change IN the
whole society. The amended amend
ment proposed that the delegates to
the state conference should elect repre-
senlatives to congress limiting the mum
Der; this brought out strong ana ae-
termined opposition and the amendment
was lost. Another amendment Whlcn
awakened much interest was that the
localchapters should retain three'ourths
of CHAPTER dues until Continental Hall
was an assured fact In Minnesota they
said they needed the money to teach
fore 'gners to become good citizens, and
the amendment was lost. The one to
change the date from the 22d OF Feb
ruarv until May 1st or April 80 was de-
bated, but it failed by six less than a
two-thirds vote.
The great reception this year was given
in the Halls of The Smithsonian Inst
tute on Monday evening, when several
thousand persons were received by the
national officers. A new and interesting
feature was the presence OF the Minute,
men of the District dressed in cont mental
costume.
The children of "The American Revolt
ton" held their public exercises in Column
bia Theatre. Feb 22nd, and it was a
DELIGHTFUL occasion. Mrs.Gen Sternburg,
| the president, gave some account OF their
visit to the Philippines last summer.
The National Council of Women which
was in session from Feb. 10Th to 25th,
brought out many reports from affiliated
organizations all over the country, A
6ue reception was given them at bound
arv Castle" on the hill, where they have
a fine collection of pictures and brlC-a
brac. Mrs. Tohn B. Henderson was
assisted by her husband in receiving the
guests. The Congress of Mothers isnow
in session at the First Baptist Church,
10th and o SITS, and continues FIVE days.
MIS-. T. w. Birney is the founder and
president of the society. There is now a
resolution tor consideration to include
the fathers, so that it shall read, The
National Council of Fathers and Moth
ers." Headquarters are established at
Hotel Cairo, ard much interest is mani
fest among the delegates, and they also
are rendered many social functions by
their friends. A. M. I.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
A MAN HAD A COUGH,

it was a young one, only a tickle in his
throat, but it bothered him every morn.
ing. He bought a stick of horehound
candy, he bought package of cough
drops, and he coughed forenoons. His
wife fixed up several old receipts-be
coughed in the afternoon too. His neigh
bors all recommended something; he tried
a tew-he coughed the harder. He tried
the others, and he coughed during the
evenings. He made up batch OF flax
seed tea, cherry bark, and lot of other
things, but he coughed all night.
He rubbed on some turpentine and
skunks oil, took big doses of kerosene
but his throat and lungs were sore and
tender, for he was coughing night and
day. He saw one of the advertisements,
"Bingham's Syrup of White Pine and Tar
cures coughs"
He bought bottle-coughed a little
easier. threw off lot of phlegm, and his
lungs lost that intensely painful feeling.
He bought another bottle-there was
so much in it that it finished that cough,
and several coughs for his wife and child
rem.
This is not new story. In the store
we hear something similar every month,
every week and almost every day. Do
you know it's just as easy to get rid of a
little cough, or bigger one, as to keep
on coughing? Bingham's Syrup Of
White Pine and Tar does it every day in
the week. Binghams Drug Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
How Old Is Chiua2

Chna's antinuity is part of its colos-
sal proportions. Their early writer's
record a NEUROLOGICAL history covering
tens of thousands ofyears, but this period
ends with the establishment of the CAPT.
tai OF the empire at Kai- Fung-Fu in the
31st century B. c. Herlegendary history
extends from this time to 2205 B. c., at
which time it may be said China's real
history begins. The ancient history of
China extends from 2205 B. c. to 298
B. c. Her medieval history begins there
| and extends to the time of the Mongol
conquest in 1915 A. D. With the found
ing OF the Mongol dynasty, China's mod
ern History begins. The Mongols were
driven out by the Mings in 1868 A. D..
The Mings were the last native dynasty
that ruled over China, and their control
lasted from 1869 to 1914. Under the
title of Ia Using (the Great Pure) by
nasty, the Mauchus have ruled China
since A. D. 1914. No. % of the
New York Centrals -Four Track Series"
No. % of the -Four Track Series" will
be sent free, postpaid, to any address, on
receipt of FIVE cents in postage, by George
H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
New York Central, Grand Central Sta.
ton, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

The Prince, the President, the Presi-
dents daughter, the Kaiser's new yacht,
a brilliant and enthusiastic company of
spectators. This was the combination
at an interesting function at Shooter
Island last week-the launching OF the
American-built vessel for Emperor Viii
liam of Germany. His royal highness
will discover as he uses the new play
thing, that American brains and Ameri-
can workmanship can be relied on, by
land or by sea-"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Where Party Lines Don't Count.

In st. Adams the republicans have
endorsed the democratic candidate for
mayor and the democrats will support
the republican nominee for city clerk.
There is something ludcrous in the idea
of drawing party lines in municipal or
town elections, and yet the custom OBJ
tains in many towns. What under the
sun has tax collectors opinion on the
tariff to do with collecting taxes, or a
road commissioners private opinion on
the Philippine question with building
good roads? City or town officers
should be chosen with regard to the fit.
ness, honesty aud capability Of the can.
didates for the several Offices to be filled
and their party views should cut no fig
ure.- White River Junction Landmark
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

The Mortified News is right enough
when it claims that the authorship is an
important office and should be filled by
"the right kind" of man. Bnt the News
is going beyond the limit when it insists
that nobody save IAN xperienced lawyer
and thorough business man with boiler
plate backbone" can fill the position
acceptably to the people. There are men
ofno legal training who yet possess sub
stantial common-sense and are qualified
to administer the duties Of the auditor
ship to the entire satisfaction OF the peo-
pie. Aega educationis no doubt help
to a man in any public position, but
there are a host OF men competently fill
ing places of trust who have never been
admitted to the bar. The candidate for
state auditor does not, by any means,
need to be full.hedged lawyer in order
to be entitled to nomination. If he
possess frst-grade business sense, he'll
get along.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Vermont Set the Example.
EProm the New York SUM

From the New YORK sun
Nearly twenty years ago, largely
through the fundamentally of one de-
voted woman aided by noble workers,
especially the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, the first Temperance Edu-
cation law in the world was enacted in
Vermont. AS state after state in rapid
succession placed similar laws upon its
statute books they were represented in
white on the map OF the United States as
an object lesson, while the rest of the
Union was drawn in black.
The governor of Georgia has just sent
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, superintendent tor
World and National Woman's Temper
ance Union Of Boston, the pen with
which he signed the last of these laws
now passed by the legislatures Of every
one of the forty five states of the United
States and by the National Congress, all
of which require temperance physiology
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Vermont's rlodest Naval Hero.

Among the many pen pictures OF Wash
ington life that are published by hun
dreds of periodicals throughout the coun-
try, none are more interesting aud in
structive than the weekly articles on A
Woman's Washington" by "a Con
CHEESEMAN'S Wife" published in the
Saturday Evening Post. The ar
ticles are fully illustrated with hall
tones of famous Washington residents
and are replete with trite comment on
social lie at the capital. The current
number has an excellent picture Of Sen
ator Dillingham;, and the following that
is of interest to all Vermonters:
"Did you meet Captain Clark, of the
Oregon at the capitol the other day,
S'ocum ? asked the senator.
No, was tied up in a matter and
missed him. said Robert.
We'll, Proctor and Dillingham; had him
in tow in the marble room, and half the
senate was there to be introduced to him
and to shake him by the hand. He was
positively embarrassed and blushed like
a girl when any one said word OF
praise. never met a more modest, re-
firing man in my life. Oicourse, the two
Clarks of the senate-Clark, OF Montana,
and Clark, of Wyoming-were among
the crowd, and the latter said to the
captain:
"The Clarks must stand together
captain
Clark replied simply; I hope l may
always be credit to the family"
For my part" said |, 81 hope con
gress will do something for Captain
Clark. l wish, Senator P, that yor
would suggest to the senate that il
should pattern itself in this matter o
Captain Clark after the apostles in thu
Bible"
How is that ? asked he puzzled.
why, we never hear of anything bu
resolutions in congress, and in the Bible
we never hear of resolutions among tn
apostles; we always hear of the acts o
the apostles. Now, l should sugges
that we hear of the acts of congress il
regard to this gallant captain
4 will certainly borrow that suggestol
and work it off, laughed the senator"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Probate of Will.
NARCISSJS MOREAIps Rs'

NARC1SSUS MOREAU'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, ST.
In Probate court held at the Probate office
in st. Johnsbury. within and for said district
on the 9th day of February, A. D. 1902.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament and codicil of NarcisSus
Moreau, late of Waterford, in said district
deceased, being presented to court by Mary
Moreau and Jonathan Ross, the Executors
therein named, tor Probate =,
1t is ordered by said court that all
persons concerned therein be notified to
appear at session of said court, to be heIu
at the Probate office in st. Johnsbury, on the
10Th day Of March, A. D. 1902, and show
cause, II any they may have, against the pro
bate OF said will; for which purpose 1t is inL .
Their ordered that copy of the record OF TINS
order be published three weeks successiveg
in the Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury'
previous to said time appointed for hearing
By the Court, Attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge
true copy ofrecord, Attest,
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
fact. 1t is well enough that this be
borne in mind in certain quarters.

The governor of South Carolina is
ashamed of his two senator's, and says 1t
would be perfectly satisfactory to the
STATE at large if they were both expelled
from the senate. He wishes now he had
accepted their designations last year
when they were rendered. Meantime
TiIlman is posing as an injured innocent,
and thinks President Roosevelt "in-
suited" him by withdrawing that invi-
tation to the state dinner. Under the
circumstances, "insuted" is very good.
It is quite apparent that Tillman of
South Carolina fails to realize the extent
to which he outraged the dignity of the
senate and the honor Of the country
when he jumped over the seats and as
saulted his colleague.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

to be taught all pupils in all schools
under state and federal control.
A company of distinguished people fPI1
gathered informally in Mrs. Hunts par,
Tors January 25 to witness the removal
fthis last "back cap" from the national
map, aud to welcome Georgia to the
white sisterhood thus made complete
This study that gives with other laws
of health the scientific reasons for total
abstinence is now legally engraited upon
the educational sy stem OF this entire
country. and is fast spreading to other
lands. Its beneGcent results, already
manifest in the greater sobriety OF the
American nottingham, and IN the IN
creased length of human lite, are ues-
tined to become more and more appa.r,,
ent. Their thorough enforcement Wlll
mean a new generation OF citizens too
wise to stultity themselves with lntoX'-
cants, and thus the peaceful solution,
through education, of the temperance
problem.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

There are at present some sixty cases
of small pox in Vermont, large major
ity of them being OF mild form. The
prompt enforcement of quarantine regu-
lations in localities where these cases
have appeared prominently has prevent
ed a more general spread of this disease,
and the state board of health may be
said to have the matter well in hand. A
good many Suspicious cases" turn out
to be, when Investigated, simply chicken
pox or something about as alarming as
that.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
ADVERTISING RATES.

These advertising rates have been adopte!gi
nv the CALEDoNIAN and will be used until
further notice. ,-o
Per inch per week, 81. Per month, 81 90
For three months, So. For SIX months, 30.
local notices, wants, for sale, etc, cents
DER word first insertion. These will be set
Ia reading matter type and given the pest
position in the paper) Legal notes 10
cents a line three insertions. Probate notices
40 5O earh for three insertions. Dissolution,
liberation and similar notices 81 so each for
three insertions. Card OF thanks, 70 cents.
Obituary poetry, / cents line.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

NANCY {, 3 WELLS ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for The District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, eX-
anime and adjust all claims and demands Of
all persons against the estate of Nancy c.
B Wells, late of Danville in said district
deceased, and the term of six months from the
18th day of February 1902, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said
deceased, to exhibit and prove their respec.
tive claims before us: Give notice that we
will attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the office of Crawford Ranney
in st. Johnsbury, in said District, on the 17th
day OF March 1902, and the 18th day Of
August, 9o2, at o O'Clock in the forenoon on
each of said days.
CRAVE 0RD RANNEY,
W. w. SPRAGUE,
Commissioners.
st, Johnsbury. Vt. Feb. 81, A. d. 9O2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
AS Viewed in South Carolina.

The following, from the Columbia
Is. c. State, is interesting reading as
indicating how the Tilman. McLaurin
encounter in the senate is regarded in
the state which the two senators were
supposed to represent:
There are two things about this senate
scrap" that we do not understand.
The first is why Senator McLaurin should
turn "pale to the lips" and "tremble
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

Not all the newspapers of the country
are welded to the yellow idea. A lead
ing daily has just announced that here
after it will not publish the proceedings
OF the juvenile court, Tor the reason that
publicity OF details in the case Of youth
full criminals, either in court or in the
newspapers, can do no good, and will at
least handicap them in the efforts they
may make to reform" This is sensible
ground to take. 1t wouldn't be d bad
idea if the same view were taken OF the
details in the cases of more advanced
criminals.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Teachers Examinations.

The spring examinations of teachers for
Caledonia county will be held as follows
FIRST SERIES.
West Burke, School House, March and 7.
Ha1dwick, Academy building, March o and
II.
st. Tohnsbury, Summer st. Schools, March
13 and Ia.
SECOND SERIES.
Groton, School H ouse April and 2.
Lyndon Center, Institute bnildng, April 3
and +.
Barnet School House, April and 9.
Examinations will begin at 8 o'clock sharp
Candidates must be present at the opening
of the examination and be prepared to furnish
testimonials of good moral character and of
their success in teaching.
w. H. TAYLOR,
Examiner of Teachers.
Hard wick, VT, Feb "a, 1902.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
He FEARED he HAD LOST

When WI Ting Fang, the famous Chin
ese Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from severe cold,
missed one day from the front of his cap the
immense diamond he always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that the statesman had mad
vertently donned his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe in
the rear. Had WI Ting Fang been wear
ing Benson's Porous Plaster on his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. He would have
felt it doing its work, warming and max
ing flexible the torpid muscles, extracting
the pain and soreness, promoting the free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and 30
dissoI0ing and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved friends, that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

We would naturally suppose that Gen,
Grout had a perfect right to support DR..
Webb, or Gen. Mccullough, or anybody
else he chose to support, for the govern
orship. The same privilege belongs like,
wise to every other citizen of the state,
and there is no good reason why the
candidatorial predictions Of any full.
hedged citizen of Vermont should have a
nightmare effect on any Of our news.
papers. 1t is very easy to jump at con-
illusions, but it isn't always wise to
jump too rapidly, Tor fear that the con-
cluslon reached may be the wrong one
Two or three of our contemporaries are
seeing things" before they appear. The
Ludlow Tribune suggests to them that
it is unjust to guess that there is a dea
anywhere and then state the guess as {
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

Burlington wants a city flag. She also
wants a library site. If it takes her as
long to decide on design for flag as it
has to pick out site for the library, she
will be a hagless city for some time to
come. First the site, then the library,
then the unlurling of distinctive flag.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

The grand jury at New York have an
opinion concerning the responsibility
for the recent tunnel accident quite cppo-
site to that expressed by the coroner's
jury. They haveindicted Engineer Wisker
and dismissed the complaint against the
railroad management. Evidently the
grand jury have seen the matter in a
light somewhat different to tbatin which
the other jury viewed it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

The reception to Prince Henry by this
country has run up some heavy tele-
graph bills for the German newspapers
so heavy, indeed, that Berlin dispatch
solemnly announces that the press diyi
dends over there will have to be passed
this year because it has cost so much for
cablcgrams covering events in the
Princes honor. 1t is evident that the
leading German newspapers would have
the acutest sort OF nervous prostratior
if they had to settle the telegraph bills 0
the great American daiies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Commissioners Notice.

The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands ofal
persons against the estate of Agnes Glib
son, late of Barnet, in said district deceas-
ed, and the term of six months from
the goth day OF February 1902 being allowed
by said Court to the creditors ofsad deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment at the
Town Clerks Office in barnet
in said district, on the 18th day
of March and the 10th day Of August
next, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, on
each OF said days.
HENRY A. GuFILLAN,
EDWARD ABBOTT
Commissioners,
Barnet Feb u, A. y. 1902
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

1t has been many year since Vermont
has suffered so generally from food as on
Saturday and Sunday last. The raging
waters played havoc with railroad
tracks, railroad and highway bridges
and such other property as was situated
along the river banks. Low lands were
flooded, highways blocked with huge
cakes of ice, and travel and business gen.
orally interiered with. The spring freshet
OF 1902 has left very plain mark, and
the waters have reached an altitude be.
yond the expectation of the most gen,
erous conceder OF limits for them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Student Volunteers Growth.

Iii now said that not fewer than $500
students and professors from five hund.
red institutions OF higher education in
The United States and Canada will at,
tend the approaching convention of the
Slrdent Volunteer Movement for For,
eion Missions at Toronto. This Student
Volunteer is today represented on the
missionary field by 1900 missionaries.
Two decades ago there existed in Ameri
can colleges hardly so favorable symp.
tom as apathy with regard to missions.
There was downright ignorance. Mis-,
sionarv meetings we're not held, mis-.
sionary ibrari,s did not exist, contribu.
tions of m, II and money were not made,
nobody studied mission problems seri.
ouslv, and the missionary societies looked
in vain to colleges for volunteers. Today
these conditions are whollychanged, and
almost solely because OF the Student Vol,
unteer Movement, and its strong allies,
the college, Young Mems and Young
Women's Christian Associations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

The finding of Blondin, the alleged wife
murderer, after so many months, is addi-
tionaI proof OF the truth of the old adage
that murder will OUT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
THE BIG DIAMOND ON HIS HAT

while a pretty thing to look upon, was Of
no practical use. But Benson's Plasters
are supremely useful. They relieve and
cure govt, rheumatism, neuralgia, colds
on the chest, lame back, etc., so quickly
and completely as to make you wonder how
it can be. Better oeo,-well to-na01row;
that's the way they work. Get the genu-
inc. ALI druggists, or we will prepay post
age on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists. NY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05

A wine cask which holds 81 900 gal
Ions and is the largest ever built may be
seen at Maltermoro, Cal. The steel
hoops around it weigh 10000 pounds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
Out of the Ordinary.

A St. Johnsbury dog with a taste for
knowledge recently devoured a portion
of a book that was lying about the
house. His master now re'ers to him as
a Literary Digest.