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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
WEST WATERFORD.

The sad news was received here last
week of the death of Mrs. Orson Cush-
man. She lived in this neighborhood SO
years; four years ago they moved to
what is known as the Langdom Cum
mings place.
Christmas was observed with exercises
at the Hall. All who participated did
their parts we'll and all present enjoyed
themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
Vermont Man monOred.

Ralph A. Stewart formerly of Waliug-
ford and a graduate of the University of
Vermont in the class of 1898, has just
been selected by Attorney Generaleect
Herbert Parker, of Massachusetts, to be
his second assistant attorney general,
and has accepted the Office, which carries
with it a salary of 81, 800 year.
Mr.. Stewart is a member of the law
firm of Taft, Morgan, and Stewart, Of
Worcester, Mass, and although but a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
Gold.

The specific gravity of gold is 1850
that is, it weighs nineteen and a half
times as much as it's own bulk Of wa
ter. The ductility and malleability of
this metal are equaled by no other. By
ductility is meant the property of all
lowing itself to be drawn out into a
wire and by malleability its property
of dattening without splitting under
the hammer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01

little over 80 years old, has achieved
considerable repul alton in the Worcester
county bar. He is now Wore ter coun-
sci for the Boston & Albany railroad,
the New Enel md Telephone aud Tele-
graph Company and also tor three
street railway companies.
Charles w. Porter, who lived in Tun-
bri'ge, was struck by the limb of tree
while chopping in the woods Tuesday
and instantly killed. He was SO years
old and leaves a wife.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01

What with Gen. McCullough's seven
hundred dollar gift to the Odd Fellows
Home at Ludlow and the booming of L.
M. Bartlett, OF Island Pond, for lleuteu
ant-governor on the strength of his being
a past grand master OF the Odd Fellows,
the non .traternal candidate must assume
a somewhat suggestive relationship to
the missing link.-[St. Adams Messenger
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
QASKILL.

Homer Remick while chopping wood
recently found three coons in tree.
There was a merry gathering at w. O..
Greeley's last Wednesday evening. All
reported a good time.
Mr.. Tisdale and family were the guests
of Mr and Mrs. W. o. Greeley over
Christmas.
Don't forget the box supper at W. O.
Greeley's tonight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
In 1902

some new features are to beintroduced
into this famous periodoal-one is the
printing of long stories complete in
single number, no serials. Asplendid
group Of stories by the best living
writers for young folks has been
gathered for this purpose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
mature Study"

is now great feature of St. Nicholas.
The young readers ask questions and
they are answered in a department
called Nature and Science" Private
schools take the magazine for this
alone. The "St Nicholas League" is
an organization o. St. Nicholas readers
wherein prizes are offered tor the best
pictures, stories, poems, etc. So 90 a
year,
November and December numbers
free to new subscribers who begin
with January. (November begins the
volume
A beautiful pamphlet lin cOlors) describ-
ing st. Nicholas sent free to any address.
Getit for the boys and girls. Address
THE CENTURY CO,
Union Square, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
EAST BARNET.

L. E. Gil6llan adopts the cash system
January /,
additional items on page 6J
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
ST. NICHOLAS
FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

Are there any boys or girls in your
home? Itso, do you want them to grow
up familiar with the best literature
and art, and with all their best impulses
quickened? There is a way to do it,
at an expense OF less than one cent a
day,-a way to have in your home
the greatest educational influence OF
our time.
st. Nicholas for Young Folks" is
the medum-a magazine absolutely
unequaIled in the literature of the
world. 1t is recommended by educa.
tors everywhere, 1T contains only the
very best and most helpful and enter
tanning literature, and it isillustrated
by the greatest of American illustra-
tNrS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01


Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown
May but meet thee on that peaceful shore.
The parting word shall pass my lips no more"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

In making n small statue, say about two
feet high, fifty pounds of clay, costing
about ] cent pound, Will be more than
enough The clay must be placed IN a
large galvanized iron can--an ash can, or
something Of that sort-or In a box lined
with galvanized iron. II is kept moist by
occasionally sprinkling 1t with water and
covering with wet rags. The modelling
stand is q solid, four-legged affair OF heavy
readily. Heavy boards about eighteen
Inches square, are placed on top. They
move easily on casters, turnlngs on an iron
track. The top is made 80 that II will not
wnrp as water is constantly sprinkled
over the work, but Il must turn with the
slightest movement OF the hand. The stand
Is about as high MS the artists chest
There has to be an armature or skeleton
Of lead pipe or copper wire to support the
clay, with sometimes little wooden cross
pieces, called butterflies. TO support the
ing worked upon. The clay is pressed upor
this skeleton hrmly, chiefly with the
thumb and fingers, they being the most
efficient tools They are helped out witt
thin pieces OF polished lockwood, one enc
Of which sometimes being n blade and the
other hooked piece Of metal. They dlnei
In size and shape 10 suit the work, small
pliable blades being Used on the fine work
The figure Is built up with clay until th'
perfection the sculptor desires is reached
When one Is not working upon the figure
It must be carefully wrapped In wet chees,
cloth or similar material
When the figure Is finished IL is ready
for the process Of casting in plaster Of
bronze or having II done into marble
Casting a 'relief" Is Of course easier thar
casting lin the round"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
MODELLING FOR WOMEN
A PAsTlME THAT BRINGS FINANCIAL
RETURNS TO SOME.
Even Little Children Find Play in MoIdlng
Figures-Friezes and Panels for
House Decoration.

Shaping the plastic clay into forms Of
beauty, whether undertaken as a serious
pursuit or merely as a means Of diversion,
is branch Of art whose deyotees are rapid
" increasing in number. While, first and
foremost, 1t Is of interest and Importance
to the sculptor, its range Of application
is widening, both aesthetically aud com
merclally, so that many women find In II
a source Of pleasure and proht.
Even little children come under Its sdu-
eating influence, and modelling IN clay IS
used In schools TO a great extent To nave
the children feel the form in this Intimate
way brings them nearer ana more IA l9uGn ..
with the object than II they should draw
or paint 1t. They make successful copies
OF leaf and flower. delight In moulding tine
cat, dog or other animals with when they
are familiar and make praiseworthy ht-
sons they know best. Sometimes TOO, Jheg
do wonderfully clever bits, carrying out
their own fanclful Ideas. 1t Is one OF ING
features Of the school room that Is UNI
yersally popular, the children regarding 1t,
perhaps because IL Is akin to the oeioNett
occupation Of mud pie maklng-as a'noS'
as good as play,
Children Of a larger growth. who. have
not yet got away from the memory OF mun
pies, find the work with clay equally en-
trancing. IL Is n branch Of art tnat opens
up a constantly widening neld, N W1 iI
the amateur has a place only a uttle res
interesting than that Of the serious artist
TO the woman who has small patience VIZ
embroidery and who shuns the decoraIo,H
TINT the half taught brush can give mou
cling offers an opportunity for beautlt ylhs
her home in a manner that will anord lust
ing pleasure and will not offend the mos,
aesthotically sensitive. Ornamental frle1ei
and panels can he moulded 70 ~ ceTl9ll
spaces with designs that will harmonlE'
with the style ans furnishings OF the foon,
Busts, heads and ngures, according 70 IN,
measure Of ones ambition and abillty, Gu,
be turned out for ones own pleasure o.
that Of ones friends. Such small thlhs,
as candlesticks and brackets take on I
special value when done by the hahu -
the person whose apartments they are
adOrn. So, ,,do,ir,
10 the wage earning girl clay modeIhl
offers even stronger attractions thah 10 W
woman who does Il merely Tor het 9"l
amusement or with the object OF nome utS
Grafton. One OF the most interesting US
10 which clay modelling has been PUT %
recent years is that ~ illustration ~ IN
usually striking eject Is obtained hy mhkl1Ii
deslgn FOR tho cover Of q book N ciaI y
hiof OF low relief. according 70 the subject
This is then photographed for the lllusua
ton. This method has been USED tor so"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

Of the editions Of the Kipllng jungle books,
Not only are the Illustrations successfully
obtained from casts, hut book covers FIRE
uuently are made In the same manner For
calendars and all such work In which strong
pictures and artistic effects are desired
clay modelling is a favorite medium en-
ployod by the designer.
ployed that IL seems TO lie at the founda-
lion of almost every piece Of ornamentation
dclicr. electric light holder door knockcr,
nudron and candlestick In our houses had
clay model The fountains and the stat
ucs in the parks public squares aud mu-
scums bark back 10 the same origin The
scope offered for clay modelling IN architect
urc alone Is immense. Every intricate
adornment Of the beautiful buildings IN this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
rup MODERN FABLE OF THE SAMARITAN WHO GOT
~ PARALYSIS OF THE HELPING HAND.

Copyright, 1902, BY R obert Howard RUSSELL

track Weddings that are sure TO turn out
unhappily is always a Candidate for the
Hospital. with Long Shot at the Morgue.
The Sweet Girl in Question was the
daughter of an Old Friend, for whose
Funeral Expenses he had been landed. She
was a Confdlng Thing and did not know
that the Bachelor who had started In to
Rush her seven night Week was Round
or and Poker Player and somewhat Of a
Lush.
Every one who knew the Sweet Girl said
II was too Bad and that some one ought TO
20 to her and Warn her. After the Old
Ladies and the Elders had talked the Mat.
ter over on the side, Il was decided that
Jasper was It, He was known to be kind
and disinterested and was accustomed 10
dealing out Good Advice. Anything that he
said would 80 long Way to head of the
Deal
Accordingly he did Fatherly Talk to tho
Daughter of his Old Friend, giving her n
Straight Line on the Conduct of the High
Roller who was trying to warm up to her.
She thanked him right from the Bottom
Of her Heart Then she sent a Messenger
Boy TO hunt up the High Roller, because
she WuulNO 10 KNOW III IL was All True or
merely a Cruel SANDER.
When she sprang his Record on him he
leaned right over against her and cried and
said that no matter what he had been, she
was the one to make him Good Man.
Then she stroked his Hair and begged For
giveness and he asked her who had been
knocking and she gave the whole Snap
away and begged him not to do anything
Desperate. He said that whatever he did,
he would do out Of Love for her.
After which he went home to oil up his
Pocket Hardware.
Next Morning the Man who wanted to
help Everybody did n Flying Leap down
the Back Stairway II his Office. Just os
he ducked a Bullet and cut into the Alley
back of the PcstoGlcc n occurred to him
That the True Friend Gag had It's draw
backs.
lie escaped with his Life but there wa,
always more or less Dark Talk OF his being
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

lustrate the prevalence Of good times for
workngmen. ,.,..
"a man had landed In San Francisco,
after extensive travels, mighty, close -
bciug busted He had decided 70 WetA
rather than starve, and applied to q ireignt
Office Of ono OF the transeontinentai nnes me-
for n place as brakeman. the ROAD hao
a lob waiting FOR him. ana he Aske.i
How much do yon pay a monthf
We don't pay by the month
How much a week.
Don't pay by the week. We pay brake
men cents n mile.
"odr busted friend went g ws s.1i .c On
the arst freight train east from FRISCO
Az tbs locomotive pulled up into the noun
tnins It moved slower ana slower. ana
the new brakeman, counting me mh hes rs, ne
gan 10 he greatly dissatisfied wAh MS lopi
hut before reaching the summit tne trail
hour tho rear end went backing down the
mountain side, ~. s,,,..,
10 The new brakeman. Stick 70 ~ ana
don't jump ,,..
'well. I guess I won't jump what Kind
81 fool do you take me for, when J an
making Si.50 an hourf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
For His Fanllys Sake.


Eighteen-yearold John Winfield Baldwin.
n student IN the Horace Mann school,
shot himself dead at his home in the apart
ment house at 533 Weet One Hundred aud
Twenty fourth street Tuesday evening. az
ter writing q note IN which he said that
he was going TO get out Of the way 80
his mother and sister could have more
money.
The boy was the son Of Arthur Pond
Baldwin, who says he Is q student Of psy
chology at Columbia university. Tho fam.
iiy, which Included a daughter. Daisy
moved from Brooklyn several months age
50 that the boy could prepare for Colum
bia
John was a sort Of electrical genius. bui
hnd recently decided 20 study medicine
His relatives say that besides being bril-
liant In his studies he was also q yer,
good chess player and spent much Of hi,
time AT that game.
The boy pawned his watch Tuesday an'
bought revolver. Then be wrote q not,
TO his mother In It he s--.5 he knew
be was a drain on Mia fathers resources
md that II ne was dead his sister anl
mother would have more money.
When he shot himself. Or. George A
Leech, who was n surgeon on both side
IN the South African war. was summoned
He extracted the bullet which the h0l
had sent into his brain, but the lad die,
before an ambulance came.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

nst Jobs and secure Salaricd Positions
h, Nice Fellows who were willing to do
'ltg&ng except Work, he got many a Jolt,
Hut he was not disaoIraecd
One Of his regular Assignments was to
||ftirate a Domestic Scrap, merely out Of
Hill Goodness Of his Henri
Il ID ibis way he managed to re-unite quite
"a runber N Couples who were afterwards
Epry that they had been rcuned, and
RtId what they said about him would get
EiAo Blua Pencil II Inserted at this Point
When lind.hoartcd Herring starts out
ktobe Relief Bureau and First Aid to the
Elnurpd and 4 portable Home for the
EFbeIdless. nobody tries to take the Job
|.vy from him. His Acquaintance do
+ ghit they can TO boost his Game
Therefore, uaou amy one In that Com
1uuIty sought . Husy Man OF Affairs
kaa began to nvp his Tale Of Woe and
Nofa to cyhlh' his Wounds the b. NJ Of
voud say "lire, II, give you a Letter
b Introduction TO my old friend Jasper.
E'sa Samaritan from away back"
"A I came about that Jaspers outer Office
~ frequently casrlatcI with Choice
K Ammcnt Of Pan Handlers 1nd all the
Nflai.rlndcd Brothers who want tn hitch
e to somebody's else Pull, as thcy say in
NBolign.
az times Jasper would become weary Of
Elghg FOLKS come along aud turn theh
ElNWte Gr'cis over TO him but he did not
kall 70 become q Cynic and lose his caitl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
Creative Energy.
guccess


Anything which destroys mental vlgor
also destroys creative energy. without
which adequate success is impossible The
man who saunnders his vitality whether
IL he hy physical or mental dissipation
overwork or Incidence. loses his original
ity: nnd, when he ceases to be original
he ceases 10 achieve. II may seem little
thing to a youth to sacrifice a portion OF
MS sleep, night after night. for the sake
OF some form Of entertainment but buys
the Indulgence. which he calls pleasure.
at the cost OF a certain amount Of forma.
tive power.
that he purchases the temporary gratlfica-
tlon Of his appetite at a price which. II
seen effectively, would stagger him. IN
ne could sec. before he becomes It's Vie
tim. the dcvitalzlng forces which the drink
habit sets in motion: II he could look into
his brain and note the growth OF the FIRST
tiny seeds OF decay sown there; If II were
possible for him IN view through n mi.
croscope the corrosive action going on In
hts veins and arteries. sappIng his blood.
and stealing the elasticity from his mus.
rinR; in short n he could see himself he.
Ing reduced gradually n IN a vigorous hu.
man being 70 the physical and mental
level Of q Iellyhsh. he would shrink in
horror from the eight
Ihs vIeillator. the man who swirxs back
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

and forth like a pendulum, never taking a
nrm independent stand on any question
not even on those which Hffcct him most
deeply, by his yacillatlon depetes his men
tai force TO such Au extent that he be
comes incapable Of netting on his own I'm.
pulse, and loses irrevocably whatever stock
Of creative energy he might have had at
the outset
violent temper. Leading ms II does
to frequent outburats OF passion, tends to
wear out the nervous system, and In time
tive
All our faculties, physical and mental, are
welded into one complex machine, so Ane
and sensitive that discord or friction IN
my part affects the whole No matter
whore or what our weak spot NAV be, Il
will be reflected In what we do, In what
we write, In what we say, IN our very
innermost thoughts. II is a part Of Our
being, and, like character, do what we will
to conceal II. will "bl8b. "
Every 1nrring element in the machinery
OF our bodies be It poor health, bad tenn
per, prevaricntiou, Incidence yacilation
or any OF tho lesser faults, which to many
appear 50 insignificant, viii prove rs dis
aatrous TO our efforts TO attain success ~
would so many weights attached 10 hi,
person prove TO a man competing for
prize In foot race.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
DESIGNS FOR A CALENDAR.

city has first been worked out In clay, the
caryaudes, gargoyles ana other decorative
work having had to pass through this me me,
TO be cut In the die is first modelled in relief
In wax on piece Of slate. Goldsmiths sill
versmiths and jewelers. also model delicate
aud intricate forms and ornaments to be
cast and chased by them. Wax Is the sub
stance used when delicacy and minutencss
Modelling also is branch Of the potter's
trade, figures being first modelled IN wax
and then worked up by the potter Terra
IN use In ancient times as It is today. The
clay for this is moulded to the utmost
dellcacy while soft, and then Is baked to
a red color. II is only recently, compare
lively, that women have realized how ad-
yantageously this field could be worked by
them, but now one finds the girl art stu.
dent daubing herself recklcssiy with the
stlcky' gray green clay, girls setting apart
corner at home for modelling pretty knlck
knacks and others turning their ability to
account In factories and potterles
In all OF these departments women may
ind profitable employment.
Modelling In clay IS the sketch which the
artist makes before the work is put into
plaster, bronze. stone, marble or whatever
material IS chosen. Wax Is used by jewel
ers, It being Of suitable consistency for
their work. A substance called plsaiallna
Is greatly used for the first sketches for
4 the model, but It is disHgreeable 10 some
sculptors on account OF It's greasy consist
ency. Its advantages are that II always
stays In the same condition and does not
have 20 be kneeded or kept wet as the clay
: does II a softer consistency Ia desired, a
/ little cottoene mixed with It produces the
! right effect II is used for the most part
/ for small work. although a seven or even
| nlnefoot figure has been put mp In n.
! Clay. however, H. more generally used
! The term is applied in vague way u
| those kinds of earth or soil which, when
moist. have a sufficient degree Of teuacity
and Elasticity to he satisfactorily nodded
| They owe their origin TO the decomposition
| n other minerals. For large studies n
clov modelling. sculptors use potters' clay
which, when mixed With finely pulYerised
sandstone, works freely.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

q The Course Of Time he came into quite
bundle OF Money and then ali the BREAD
In, ~ uau cast on the Waters came back
I Bakery at a time. Those whom
II 4u tuccored came around to Sucker
N,,,.t.,, promoter whose Schemes he had guar
$500 because the Mans Children needed
49, now had Chance to show his Gratl-
n. ne Jet Jasper In on the Ground Floor
IN, company organized to manufacture
I'm. s'omoblle that could he turned out Of
I, Nuop Tor $35 and would run 90 miles
pint OF Gasoline.
n, ehen who were getting along with
m, V'efeoats came in to see him about
~ stoek that was sure to touch Par
In The only Reason they came
Her, hrst' Instead OF tackllng John w.
&Fr,.. was that he had always been a True
"sno and they wanted TO nut him next
Good Thing.
hal one or two Of these Gift Enterprises
ss,s, 80 slipped to him, he began to back
Fh w.. ru De tri1e Leary. Yet he found
h s,n. uara to be dlseourteous to one who
4 Aa ~ ana dld the Brother act. Besides
&rads ~ Vho has the Joint Note already
Ass m ana ready to be signed usually
stsae r ,art calculated to make Heart of
Il Aps -s''0" to the Consistency Of a Baked
4 eiaae - auy did more than any other one
VA An sure him Of his Innate Goodness
4 ~ bs,a- Aperience with Sweet Girl who
batsy = eourted by a wreTch quite I'M
n 0sh senefRcter who tries to side
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

us with tickets Boil and ! didn't know
about It at first. but finally decided to 50
and sec what was doing. First we ais
gulscd ourselves as much as possible and
mt our watches and money IN the hotel
safe We found the club house was !
barge, anchored alongside steamboat
dock The place was crowded. and We gol
in without exciting any attention. The
fights were hne, In the windup We saw
George Block, the pride n 50 Louis, WHO
looked like an expurguted edition Of FitH
simmons. win from Roman gladiator
named Tom Wilson OF Omaha. Then We
got up 10 leave but the club announce
took the center Of the ring Just then and
we waited &c hear what he had 70 say.
+" Gentlemen he snid. this Is the proud
est day IN the history OF the West ~,
Athletic club Tho contests we have VII
messed this afternoon have been noble eX
hibitlons Of the manly art. And now, e
nut the climax on the afternoons perform
once. ] am going 10 ask Mr.. De VOL
Homer. who Is IN our midst 20 take th'
ring and recite Casey NJ the Bat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
mired nn m a Womnn cneo.

UINIW UW 10 u " VIIUU WTI0N1
He Is now what is known IN Obituary
Notices as n Practical Phlanthroplst That
Is, he refers an Hard-Iuck Tales to So-
cicty which was never known to give mp
The office Boy has Instructions to admit
only those who are listed 10 Bradstreet
And, Of course, he is never called in 20
smooth out Family Fights because Of the
Blot on his Character.
Moral-To be successful Bencfactor,
wait and put the whole Lump Sum into Ii
brarles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
Best Campaign Stories.

washington Post.
~ spoke from the same platform last
autumn With a funny fellow who told the
best story I heard IN the campaign" Rep.
resentative Foster of Vermont was telling
a group IN one of the cczy corners n thh
house cloakToomA 1T was used TO IL