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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15

ing House erected for the use of the South
Cong. Church and Society in this town,
was dedicated, and the Rev. Sumner g.
Clapp, was installed pastor. The ex-
ercises were as follows:
Invocation and reading of Scripture,
by Rev. A. Warriner, of Waterford;
Prayer, dedicating the house, by Rev. c.
B. Tracy, st. Johnsbury Center; Sermon,
by Rev. John Todd of Pitts6eld, Mass, |;
Installing prayer, by Rev. Asaph Bou-
telle, Peacham; Charge to the Pastor,
by Rev. John Richards, OF Hanover, N
H.; Right Hand OF Fellowship, by Rev.
William B. Bond, st. Johnsbury; Charge
to the People, by Rev. W. W. Thayer,
Lyndon; Concluding Prayer, by Rev.
John Dudley, Danville; Benediction, by
the Pastor.
The services were quite lengthy, but in.
teresting throughout. The sermon was
one of great richness-powerful and beau
tiful in illustration-and was listened
to with almost breathless attention
The audience was large, numbering
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for years to come. Some favored the
enlargement of the building erected
only four years before, but this
was found impracticable. The problem
was discussed long and anxiously and in
all it's bearings. The final conclusion
arrived at was that the church must be
broken in to two, and colony sent off.
Nobody wanted it so, least of all those
who might have to go, but the inevi,
table was accepted. 1t was voted that
''the interests of religion require new
church at the south end; that building
be erected at the expense OF the whole
society to be owned and occupied by a
colony from the Mother church of not
less than one-quarter nor more than one
third OF it's membership, chosen by a
committee of designation and to be or
! ganized at their own consent"
This action was taken in the spring OF
1851, and plans for the new building
were made at once. This explains the
invasion of the Academy playground by
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15

G. Clapp, was installed. In those days
the idea of local paper as it is now con-
Quoted had not been thought of, and
while some unimportant event in New
York or London, or some phase of
political question was discussed at
length, really important local happen
ings were dismissed with a bare men,
ton. So in Searching the files Of the
CALEDoNIAN of that DAY we find that the
dedication of the South church. an event
which was certainly one Of great import
at that time, was dismissed with bare
outline of the proceedings. Prom that
source we are able to learn but little OF
the details of the affair, but the account
as it was published is of interest today.
Here is the report just as it appeared in
the CALIFORNIAN of Saturday, January
II, 1852.
DEDICATION AND INSTALLATION.
On Wednesday, Il inst, the new Meet
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that The South church of today is cee
brating. For the past month the mid
week meetings Of the church have been
especially arranged with reference to this
anniversary. some phase of the work OF
the church being the topic each Wednes'
day evening. But the first OF the ami
versary weeks exercises began Sunday
day morning when the pastor. Rev. DR..
Edward T. Fairbanks, gave delightful
historical and reminiscent address, on
the early days of the church, or during
the first three pastorates which covered
the period from 1852 to 1873. We give
the address in full.
"REMINISCENCES.
The original grounds of st. Johnsbury
Academy included a considerable green
sward north ofthe present limits, ,inclosing
what was then called the boys play
ground-the arena OF perpetual pull
away" and of the ball game known as
three vear-old cat," when it wasn't
four year old.
One spring day in 1851 four horse
drag was driven up, and load of heavy
stones delivered inside the fence where
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Iron Mouders Wanted.
Wanted-E N. Randall.
Wonder in Burlington.
Horse and Buggy for Sale.
Blank Books-F. o. Clark.
Liberation Notice-H. Lafond.
Dressm aking-Mrs. S. M. Hill.
If the Glasses-H. A. Belknap,
Girl Wanted-Mrs. r. E Stevens.
Bankruptcy Notice-Octave Abar.
One Thousand Eabies-C. H. Clark,
Com. Notice-Mrs. Walter Davis Est.
Annual Sale-Lougee Bros. 81 Smythe.
Bankruptcy Notice-Herbert E. Moore.
Rowe's Moving Pictures-Music Hall.
Application to Sell-Rufus Gaskill's Est.
Bankruptcy Notice-Robert Mccullough
Second Week of Annual Sale-L. P. Leach.
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FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, F. and A. M.
Regular Communication Thursday evening,
jan 20.
EDWIN l. SPENCER, W. M.
DELos NJ BACON, Secretary.
HasweII Royal Arch Chapter.
Stated Convocation Thursday evening,
Jan. 24
HARRY A. BARTLETT, E. H. P.
DELos M. BACON, Secretary.
Palestine COmmandery, No. 5, K. T.
Stated Concave, Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Knights of Pythias.
Regular convention of Apollo Lodge, No. 2,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 81.
H. M. NELSON, Chancellor Commander.
L. S. BROCK, Keeper of Records and Seals
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15

This week is notable epoch in the
history OF the South Congregational
church, for it was so years ago yester
day that the building was dedicated, and
the s1ciety's first pastor, Rev. Sumner
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scarcely less than one thousand persons
The new house is capacious, neatly, but
plainly furnished, and cannot be other
wise than comfortable in every respectto
occupants.
1t is the 5Oth anniversary ofthis event,
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plOw and Scrape. were
ar work spelling our
playground. So at
least it seemed to the
lively players who
cared a good deal
more for a playground
than a new church
building.
But there were
others who watched
the work with inter
est of quite a different
sort. For thirty-three
years there had been
only the one Church
of St. 10 b n S b ury
Plain" a church of
more than average
Intelligence, brotherly
love, warmth Of relig.
ious life and liberality.
The first serious trial
in its history was a
result of its pros,
perity. The house of
worship built in 1847,
now Music Hall, was
not big enough to meet
the needs OF the grow.
ing congreg alto n.
What should be done ?
Possibly some other
denomination would
start in Methodist or
B Baptist or some
other ? But no, on
enquiry, nothing OF
the sort was in sight
nor even nrOhahlt
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17

twelve years and has been very sue
scessful He has been county attor-
ney for eight years and now seeks a
seat in the legislature with a good
prospect of getting it. Mr.. Ener-
son is his business partner.
Lamberton will soon have a gas
plant in operation. It has water
works, and cement walks are to be
introduced at once.
On almost any rise Of ground in
Redwood county one can see half a
dozen towns four or twelve miles
away, so level is the country. 1t is
an ideal country for farming, and
the chicken crop is by no means a
small product. The business men
in the various villages are doing
well, and the banking, telephone
and other corporations are paying
GOOD dividends. The section of the
State from Mankato westward is
certainly garden spot.
Threshing machines are busy
everywhere. The wheat crop is
not of large yield, but other crops
are fine, and the corn is immense,
with two big ears to the stalk a fre-
quent occurrence.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17

ger pigeons, had emigrated to avoid
slaughter. At that time the new
enforcement of the game laws began
to have its effect.
There was first a checking ol
wholesale duck slaughter, then the
number bred and reared began to
Offset the number slain and then the
total began to increase. It has
kept on increasing, not largely, but
steadily, and there are now more
wild ducks in America than at any
other time since 1885.
Many of the States have spared
no pains to enforce their laws against
egg stealing and the killing of ducks
out Of season and this has had a
good effect. Ducks have been in
creasing most largely. however,
through laws passed for revenue.
In the Dakotas and elsewhere
through the northwest it costs an
outside sportsman S25 before he can
fire a gun. He is limited to num-
Der Of days on which he may shoot
aud his skill on each day is limited.
These tariffs joined to railway
fares, hotel bills, team hire, guide
hire and other expenses have made
the shooting of ducks on a large
! scale prohibitive to all except veal
THY gun men, and wealthy gun men
do not make exceptionally large
kills, or shoot for an exceptionally
| long time. Few men not at ease
financially care to put in ten days
| or two weeks in travelling to North
Dakota, plunging into the woods
above st. Paul or going to that part
of Wisconsin just below Superior
for the sake of few ducks.
The lucky ones, however, are GO
ing to have great shooting this fall.
The woods, lakes will be full of fowls,
and the Mississippi, that great
passageway for southwark bound
ducks, will offer its usual sport to
/, field men. Between Prairie du
Chen and St.Paula are 10, 900 islands
and each island has it's lake and
leach lake will have its ducks and
snipe.
The snipe may be expected down
as far as the northern edge OF Illi-
nois by Sept. 90 The ducks, ex-
Icept the teal, will be later, being
thickest along the river, and in the
lower woods lakes from Oct. Is to
Nov. Is. After that date only the
butterballs and ice ducks will re-
main.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17
DUCK SHOOTING IN THE WEST.
The Flocks Bigger Than at Any Other
Time Since 1885.

Through the middle west there
has been an unusual quantity of
rain during the summer. but this
ondition has not obtained further
north. Indeed, many of the lakes
in the pine forests of Minnesota and
Wisconsin are lower than they have
been known to be in years.
This has not hurt the ducks, and
the generally low temperatures have
been of benefit to the young. Re-
ports to the game commissioners of
the various States in which the
ducks nest show that an extra good
crop is to be expected of all varie
ties which breed below the Cana
dian line. This includes teal, sprig-
tails, widgeons. wood ducks. NAL
lards and several other varieties.
OF late years determined efforts
have been made to prevent Indians
and market hunters from robbing
the nests of eggs. It has been inn
possible to check these people by
force and better means has been
found in getting the people to refuse
to buy the eggs. Many large deal
ers have refused to handle. wild
oryrrc az all and tho <rudo har haan
discouraged.
Ten years ago it seemed likely
that the end Of duck shooting IN
civilized America was in sight The
birds had grown remarkably fewer.
Large areas in the Dakotas and
elsewhere which had once furnished
good sport we're almost barren.
a theory even became current
that the ducks. like the the passen-
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17
IHe
Redwood Go9ette
BY AIKEN e. ScHmAHL.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. II, 1902
SHOULD GET MORE.
Land in Counties West of MankatO Brings
Almost as Much Money.

(E. F. Soaring in Mankato Free Press)
At the rate that land has been ad-
vancing in value in the southwest
ern part of the State, Blue Earth
county farmers are not asking
enough for their land. Sales at $50
an acre are frequently made in the
counties west of this and in Red
wood county, about Lamberton. good
land cannot be had for less than $40
an acre several miles from the vii
lage. Ten years ago this same land
was worth about so an acre. A
few years ago people went past this
land to get some little cheaper in
the Dakotas. and many suffered
hardships there, while crop fail
ure in southern Minnesota is un-
known. There are portions OF
South Dakota, of course, that are
nearly equal toSouthern Minnesota,
but taking climate, soil and sur
roundings into consideration there
is no place equal to southwestern
Minnesota for home
A gentleman from Tracy re
marked on the train last Saturday
that better class of buyers is seek
ing farms in that section than ever
before. They are farmers from
Iowa, Illinois and elsewhere, who
have plenty of money, and who want
good farms that have good build
ings on them. They must be suited
with the buildings or they will not
take the farms at any price.
Lamberton is a prosperous village
of 900 population, situated in the
southern part of Redwood county.
and two miles from the Cottonwood
county line. It is growing rapidly
and on its best residence street are
two blocks of houses that are ahead
of any two blocks in Mankato. Many
of these houses have been built this
year, and are models OF beauty and
convenience, costing s.. .00Oto %, ,OOO
each. A. 81. Emerson, formerly oil
Mankato. is building one on, another
street that will cost 81. 900 when
completed. It is a combination ol
colonial and Queen Anne style and
is most tasty dwelling.
County Attorney Frank Clague,
who was some years ago a student
at the normal school. has a very
pleasant home. His wife, who grad
Iuated from the normal school ID
| 1891, is sister of Miles Porter oi
Vernon Center. Mr.. Clague has
lpracticed law in Lamberton so,re
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17
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The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17

NORTHERN WISCONSIN RAILwAY FARM LANDS
FOR SALE.
Early buyers will secure the advantage of
socations on the many beautiful streams
and lakes which abNr-s with fish and
furnish never enulng and most excellent
water supply, both for family use and for
stock.
Land is generally well tiGlbered. the soil
fertile and easy Of cultivation, and this
Is rapidly developing g into one of the greatest
northwest
Chicago Milwaukee. ST. Paul. Minneapolis
Duluth. Superior. Ashland, and other towns
on '.The Northwestern Line" furnish good
markes for stock and farm produce. For
further particulars address Geo. w. Bell,
Land Commissioner. Hudson, Wis, or g. ii.
St Paul Mimi
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17
Settlers Low Rates West.

Via the North-Western Lines. Colonist
one-way tickets at very low rates every daY
during Marchse nd April to Colorado. Utah.
Montana. NevaS Idaho, Oregon, Washing
ton. California, fetoria. Vancouver, New
Westminster. NeA Rossland and other
points in KootenaN District Also special
round-trip Homeseekers' tickets on hrst and
third Tuesdays in March, April and May.
For all particulars apply to agents Chicago
and Narth,Western Ry.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-09-17
Don't Borrow

Money until you have investi-
gated our Amortizment plan
the easiest and simplest, as
well as cheapest for the bor-
rover, ever devised. Six per
cent, with repayment privilege
at any time.
j. 3. ROBINSON & co.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
A DARING WORKMAN.
His Crazy Antics on an Unfinished
Bridge Across the Niagara.

His Crazy Antics on an Unfinished
Bridge Across the Niagara.
II remember" said a bridge con-
tractor some time ago while on the
subject of worhmens daredeviltries,
when working at the big bridge
across the Niagara when the two can
talever arms had approached within
fifty feet Of each other keen rivalry
as to who should be the first to cross
sprang up among the men. A long
plank connected the two arms, leaving
about two and half feet of support
at each end. Strict orders were issued
that no one should attempt to cross the
plank upon penalty of instant dis
misSal.
'At the noon hour / suddenly heard
great shout from the men, who were
all starting up Raising my eyes. |
saw man step OH the end of that
plank, stop a minute and look down
into the whirlpool below. | knew he
was going to cross. and | shouted to
him, bat he was too high up to hear.
Deliberately he walked out until he
reached the middle of the plank. 1t
sagged far down with his weight until
l could see light between the two short
supporting ends and the cantilevers on
which they rested. He saw the end in
front Of him do this, hesitated and
looked back to see how the other end
was
Il thought he was going to turn. He
stopped, grasped both edges OF the
plank with his hands and, throwing
his feet up. stood ON his head, kicking
his legs in the air, cracking his heels
together and yelling to the terrified on
lockers This he did for about a min
ute. 1t seemed to me like forty. Then
he let his feet drop down. stood up,
waved his hat and trotted along the
plank to the other side and regained
the ground.
1--WE discharged him. of course, but
what did he care? He got all the glo-
ry, his fellows envied him, and he
could command work anywhere
Cassier's Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
Too Gorgeous Books.

The author of Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" writing on the Civ
ing of Books" in the Century, says:
Gifts of books addressed solely to
the spirit should never be editions de
luxe. OF what use is book to me,
however much / may want to read it.
If it is so gorgeous that it must not be
taken anywhere where rain might fall
on it, or where it might get muddy. or
where. a needless gnat, caught by the
quick turning of leaf, might leave its
legs in the pages, angering the owner
of the defiled book, who does not want
its legs. almost as much as it is itself
angered by having to go on being a
gnat without them? can no more
take an overgOrgeous book to my
heart than can fold my child in my
arms when it is dressed for q party.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
A puncfuaI Bird.

What tenlpts the little humming
bird that we see in our gardens to
travel every spring from near the
equator to as far north as the arctic
circle, leaving behind him. as he does,
for season, many tropical delights :?
He is the only one of many humming
birds that plucllily leaves the land OF
gayly colored birds to go into volun-
tary exile in the north east of the Mis-
sissippi. How it stirs the imagination
to picture the solitary. tiny migrant. Il
mere atom of bird life, moving above
the range of hEasnan sight through the
vast dome OF tie sky! Borne swiftly
onward by rapidly vibrating little
wings, he covers the thousands of
miles between his winter home and his
summer one by easy stages and ar
rives at his chosen destination, wealth
er permitting, at approximately the
same date year after year.-Country
Life In America.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

In planting the orchard care should
be taken to allow each tree plenty of
room.
A layer Of charcoal in the bottom of
flower bed is very beneficial in keep
ing the soil fresh.
In blowing in the orchard always
turn the furrow toward the tree and
be careful not to injure the fine, tibrous
roots.
The life of an apple tree is often
shortened because it grows in poor,
exhausted soil or one not properly
drained.
When i'll or ailing, handle the flowers
little or wear gloves. Delicate plants
are sensitive to human magnetism.
good or bad.
The roots of the strawberry often
reach out five feet from the main
stem; hence the plants should not be
set too thickly.
An apple or cherry tree is much
more valuable If it shoots out low.
Trim from the top. as this will cause
the lower branches to grow out.
Land that has been too rough for
plowing may yet be sufficiently fertile
to grow fruit trees and is better than
land that has been exhausted by crop
Ding
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
FREAK ADORNMENTS.
Strange Household Ornaments That
May BE Seen IN England.

Strange Household Ornaments That
May BE Seen In England.
Many are the strange household and
garden adornments scattered up and
dcwn the English countryside. In &
Sussex village is part of a garden pal
ing made wholly out of the swords OF
swordfishes. The lady who owns the
garden got the strange paling from her
brother, who had originally sported it
in the tropics.
Near Leeds is summer house made
wholly of buttons of every imaginable
KIND, and i'll the same county is a
room the walls of which are adorned
entirely by the ribbons of cigars, near
~ 10000 OF these being represented
From garret to basement in the large
house of a Leeds mineral water manu-
facturer Is gigantic scrapbook, ev-
cry notable theatrical poster of the last
twenty years being pasted ON the
walls.
A north country banker living near
Wakefield has a great dining room the
whole of the walls of which are the
wooden and iron doors of eminent cas-
ties and historic buildings, and at Lis
card, in Cheshire, is a room that con-
tains hundreds Of picture frames made
of every imaginable substance, from
leather to tigers benes one frame be-
ing placed within another according to.
size so that the whole surface is Gov
cred with frames.
In Liverpool is room-that of a
dentist whose grandfather occupied
the same premises-that contains many
mirrors and pictures the frames Of
which are made entirely of sharks
teeth. Near Birmingham a manufac-
turer has study that is lined, even to
the roof, with nothing but chains Of
various thicknesses and padlocks of
different sizes.-Pearson's
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
THE RECIPROCITY t1UMBUG.

In the course of very solemn and
owl-like Endorsement of the Republi-
can speeches delivered by President
Roosevelt, Secretary Shaw, Senator
Fairbanks and others, the Phoenix
Republican says:
The reciprocity idea insisted upon
so strongly by Secretary Shaw ought
to meet with the approval of all per-
sons, without regard to politics. 1t IS
a sound business principle. 1t is doc
trine clearly set forth by President
Mckinley as offering the opportunity
to extend the outlets for our increas-
ing surplus and at the same time, as
he said taking from our customers
such of their products as we can use
without harm to our industries and
labor
Precisely. But what are those ar
ticles? Why do not some of the advo-
Gates of reciprocity tell us what they
are? All of those gentlemen say that
the Dingley bill tariff is the correct
thing. Secretary Shaw speaking for
the administration, has especially ,di-
lated on the efforts that had been made
to perfect this measure, and it has
been officially given out that there
will be no tinkering with the tariff
at the next session" by the Republi-
cans.
But We beg to say to our Phoenix
contemporary that there can be no re-
ciprocity without "tinkering with the
tariff That is what reciprocity
means. Reciprocity practically says:
You lower you tariff wall for us and
we will lower our tariff wall for YOU"
VIII the Phoenix Republican, or any
of the Republican leaders whom il
names, explain how this can be done
SO long as the government maintains
the proposition they all insist upon
that our tariff wall can not and must
not be lowered.
1t is an fmpossibility. 1t is con-
tradlction of terms. 1t is as absurd as a
change of weather that would increase
the rainfall and leave things driver.
You can not have an unbroken tariff
wall and reciprocity at the same time
Every reciprocity treaty we bav.
negotiated has made provision for
tariff reductions, and every one of
them has been turned down by the
Republican Congress on that account
Even the little 20 per cent concessions
on sugar and tobacco in the Cuban re-
ciprocity bill were enough to kill it.
And why? Simply because, from the
protectionist standpoint they brought
harm to our industries and labor"
And precisely the same conditions
apply to every other protected indus
try. Lay your hand on the tariff
donation of any one of them. and II
cries out, mo reciprocity at my ex-
pense. Your theory is very nice for
those who do not pay for it. but not