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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-05

Josiah Grout, administrator adver-
tises in this paper a sale of standard bred
trotting horses at the Grout farm at
Kirby on the afternoons of Nov. IS and
10. In the sale will be stations. brood
mares, drivers and some 40 youngsters.
Two famous trotters will be sold. Henry's
Girl, 2.133l, and Turveydrop, 2 q "A.
Halloween was not as extensively
observed by the boys as in some former
years, although there was considerable
moving of steps, signs, clothes reels, etc.
The worst vandalism was committed at
the lower end of Summer street where
trees, fences, and even veranda posts
were daubed with vermilion paint.
The CALEDoNIAN extends congratu-
latons to George L. Hunt and ]. Colby
Stoddard, who passed successful exam
nations for admission to the bar at
Montpelier, last week. Mr.. Stoddard is
considering Island Pond as a place to
locate and Mr. Hunt will remain for the
present in County Clerk Nichols Office.
Joseph Gauthier and Thomas Rick
ably have bought the real estate of the
St. Tohnsbury wood yard on Portland
street and have countermanded the con-
tract for building coal and wood sheds
beyond the Portland street bridge men
toned last week. Thomas Gagner &
Son will continue to operate the wood
business.
The New England Order of Protec-
ton will hold it's annual district meeting
with Green Mountain Lodge at Odd Eel.
lows Hall Wednesday, Nov 12. This is
the 18th anniversary OF the founding of
the order. Grand Warden Smith of
Montpelier and other Grand Lodge Off
GERS will be here and pleasant and prof
table occasion is assured.
Frank M. Tinker Of this place. a pupil
of Prof. George c. Marshall of Boston
and Prof. Elmore of Montpelier, has
opened a school of dancing in the Drouin
building on Railroad street. The school
will be open every evening from Z 80 to
1890 for private lessons. Mr.. Tinker
has engaged Mrs. Annie Ravenelle as
pianist and everything indicates that the
venture will prove a popular success.
The Sunday school missionary concert
OF the Advent Christian church was held
Sunday evening, according to previous
announcement, and was a gratifying
success in every respect. The prepara-
ton of the program reflected great credit
on the committee of management, and
was rendered by the young people with
excellent effect. The singing was appro-
pirate and highly appreciated. The
Sunday school is in a fourishing condi.
ton.
John c. Stevens, the we'll known
Railroad street tailor, opens branch
store at Lyndonville this week, His
rooms there will be in the Masonic block
and an experienced tailor will be in
charge. His store will carry the same
line of goods as the store here and specia.
attention will be paid to repairing anc
cleaning. Mr.. Stevens will divide hi:
time between the two stores as busines;
demands. His business here is steadily
increasing. and LyndonvilIe people art
assured of a thoroughly reliable anC
up o-date establishment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-05
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Girl Wanted.
Place Wanted
Room to Rent.
Position Wanted
Chopper Wanted.
Sewing by the Day.
Musical Instruction
Administrators Sale.
North Church Cook Books
Kid GlUves-E. L. Hunt 6; Co.
Fur Exhbition-Brooks yler.
Refrigerator and stove for sale.
Winter Apples George Ranney.
Lots of People-W. W. Sprague.
Monte Carlo Coats-L. p. Leach.
A Good Fur Coat-W. H. Preston.
Bankruptcy Notice-Parker P. Ball.
Probate of Will-James Goes Estate.
All Kinds of painting-W. N. Randall.
Bankruptcy Notice--Nettie E. Spencer.
Suits for Young Men-Moore & Jewett.
Six Hundred Tons of Coal-Moore & Co.
Commissioners Notice-Lester Lows Est.
The I'd Mrs. Tangueray-Howe Opera House
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S. RI. SPARHAWK & Co.,
INVESTMENT SECURITIES.
ST. Johnsbury, Vt.
There are lots of people

who have got money, and there are people
who are willing to get money in the same
way that the people who have got money
got it To those who have got money we Of
fer as aninvestment our annuities. To those
who are willing to get money in q proper
wa we offer Endowment and other forms of
savings insurance. Send date of birth on card
to this Office, Natl Life ms Co. of Vermont,
(Mutual). Organized 1860.
w. w. SPRAGUE, Gen, Agent,
st. J0hnSbury, Vt.
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Death of Miss Wilkie.

Eva c., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred T. Wilkie died at her home in
Summerville, Thursday, of gastric
catarrh of the stomach after an illness OF
five weeks. She was born in Windsor,
P. O., 90 years ago and had lived in st.
Johnsbury II years.
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Interesting FUR
Exhibition.
The New York Furrier

advertised to exhibit large line of Fus Tuesday and We'd
nesay of this week will have large assortment of Fur Boas and
Soa in the ShapedaNeck and Flat styles in all the desirable
and selected qualities in Maren Ohnoha Sable Fox Mink and
Grey Fox Skins.
Do Not Miss the Exhibition We'd
nesday Afternoon.
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FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
passumrslc LODGE, NO. q, F. and A. M.

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. and A. M.
Regular Communication Thursday evening
November 13.
Called Communication Thursday evening,
November 6. The E. A. degree will be con-
ferred.
EDWIN l. SPENCER, W. M.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T,
Stated Conclave Tuesday evening, Nov
ember II.
WILLIAM WETHERBEE, E. Z.
D. NJ. BACON. Recorder
Hasw ell Royal Arch Chapter, No. II.
Special c Convocation Friday evening Noy.7
The Royal Arch degree will be conferred
HARRY A. BARTLETT H. z.
DELoS M BACON, Secretary.
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Special This Week.

As special nduoemen this week and to demonstrate the fact
that carry the finest Black Dress Goods that be bought for the
money shall place for THIS WEEK ONLY after
that the old prices will prevail.
Our Number 37l, Black, all WOOL Pebble CheViot,
so inches wide, excellent color and quality.
always sold for $l.25 This week csc.
Our Number 500, Black Winter Etamine, 48 inches
wide, fine grade of cloth and handsome goods.
Always sold for S 90. This week, sec.
Our No. 4O9 Black Winter Etamine, so inches
wide, not quite as heavy as No. $50. We had
marked it low at 871ac. This week, 75c.
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Sheridan Council, knights of Columbus

Regular meetings are held the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month in Citizens
Bank building, second floor
w. p. RILEY Grand Knight.
d. p. HEALEY, Rec. Sec.
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KNIGHT of pythias.

NUIBUt Ut TtlIItAo'
Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No.
2, Tuesday evening, Nov II.
Work in Rank of knight,
H. M. NELSON, acting {. c..
c. II. CLARK, Keeper of Records and Seals.
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The Harvest ScNo, ,

IT'S sing q song of harvest in the sum
liglIs and the dew,
Where the world IL like Il picture 'Is-ath
a living sky Of blue;
A song that echoes sweet.
Till. yo,E hear the worlds hs<art bessA;
In the thrilling air around you. &1A'
the grasses at your feet.
TIA sing Il song of harvest; tho summer
days were long,
But they led to fair fruition where the
harvest is song;
A song whose music fills
al. the v;rNeys and the hills
That wrinkles in the sunlight acsd rip
pies In the rills.
It's sing n s.sue of harvest; let tic ner-
ry echoes rise
An answer ta eartt1s sorrows, a solaca
for its stghs:
E,artils riches reaped and stored
Tolls welcome and reward:
Love, and toll have made the harvest.
and love Of life Is lord!
Atlanta Constitrfiono.
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PCe'S Last Recitation
in City Of Richmond

ite poems in the Exchange concert
room, tic.-ets to be had at certain
bookstore. Over two hundred of these
were printed, hetchange OF admission
being SO cents each.
"On the appointed evening I. then
youn gman of q, accompanied Mrs.
Julia Mayo Cabell and another lady,
both warm PERSONAL friends of Poe
from his childhood, to the place Of the
proposed recitation. We arrived some
moments after the appointed time. and
to our surprise, found instead Of full
audience, but nine persons assembled,
we, together with the usher, making
thirteen in number. Some time
elapsed before Poe made his appear
ance, when he took his place on the
platform, bowed. and. resting his
hands on the back of ch03r. recfted
The Raven and 'Annabel Lee but In
a mechanical sort Of way, and witt, q
total lack CT the weird and gloomy ex-
preston which had given them such
effect at Mrs. Mackenzie's. On con-
clu5ins he again bowed and abruptly
left, the platform.
.rhe proceeds of this experiment
was Sc, IN consideration of which Mr.
Boyden, proprietor of the Exchange,
would make no charge for the use OF
the. hall, lights and attendance"
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81 became acquainted with Mr.. Poe
during his last visit to Richmond, IN
1S49, at Duncan Lodge, the home OF
our mutual friend. Mrs. Jane Macken-
zie, and of Poe's sister, Rosalte," says
DIR. John F. Carter. in paper in LIP
pincott's Magazine for November. on
the American poets last right In Rich
mond.
ut was at Mrs. MaclseUa;s's that
first heard Poe recite, at Her request,
The Raven and 'Annabel Zee, only
the family being present. From an
unusually lively mood he iapsed Al
once into a manner, expression ana
tone Of voice of gloomy and almost
weird soser1nity. gazing as if oss some
thing invisible to others, and never
changing his position until the recita-
ton vas concluded. 1t happenet that
he had just before requested nt Mrs.
Mackenzie the loan of u sum OF money
which request she was for the time
unable TO comply with, and she now
said to him, Edgar. what do you ttfink
of giving a public recital OF those
poems? II woufd probably prove
financial success The result was
that about 4 weefi later there APP
peared in the city papers notice tnat
on a certain evening the poet would
give recitation OF his own two favor
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BUT THE HORNETS ESCAPED.
Disastrous Attempt to Smoke Them
Out OF q Barn.

Disastrous Attempt to Smoke Them
Out OF q Barn.
Ames Young of Sterling, Wayne
county, took a load Of hay to Scranton
the other day and sold 1t. When he
went to unload 1t at the barn of the
man who bought 1t he found big
hornets nest hanging to beam IN
the NOV.
To render the occupants OF the nest
harmless some sulphur was placed IN
a pail, set on fire, ana held under the
nest so the fumes would suffOcate the
hornets. The pail was held too close
the nest caught Are and dropped Into
the pail.
The hornets began to swarm out
and the hired man who held the pail
chucked it, nest ard all, ent OF the
NOW window. 1t fai on the load OF
hay, which caught fire. Young hni
time to get his horses unlocked and
out of the way, but the hsy and
wagon and part of the barn were con
sumed. The hornets escaped.-New
York Sun.
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VALUE OF SMALL ECONOMIES.
Writer Eays They Detraet from ahc
Reasities Of hife.

A sto,p is told OF Ytell-knowsa Fi!ll-
anthropist of the last. century Walch
nntly illustrates not uncOmtifsit state
of mind. Two gent iamcn Wes's can
yassiny together fcs religious or
charitable society. On ascan1cs the
steps Of the philaathropists house
thew. overheard tAe maste. sharply
sco,,sfng housen.aid for wasting haiI
q r,essch. ut is OF no use ca1Ins here,
saS,i one of the collectors to the other.
Bnt they did call, and. to. their great
s,srprise, received libesnf donation
The visitors 4ere made SO welcome
that the more inquisitiNe Of the two
gained courage to inquire of the dosor
| how it happAned that he. who was. evi-
I IDENTIFY so generous, should think II
| necessary to rate domestic tor socn
a trifling offense. 'Oh. was the re-
ply. cit ts simply this: If /, did not
save in these small matters l should
nave nothing to give to charity" Doubt
less the good man thought he spoke
the truth, and so think many people
who are constantly quoting the prov
erb which says that If you take carr
of the pennies the pounds will TAX
care of themselves. The fact Is tina
such petty savings are usually NOR
matter of temperament than OF ca
culation. There are people so vehen
entity utilitarian in their nature tina
they cannot endure waste, Small ect
Monies are among the things in whtc
men lose the object OF life for the SAX
of living,-.London Globe
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CALLED DOWN BY BOY.
Absences Of Comma At Once Noted BY
Smart Youth.

Smart Youth.
II believe that have the brightest
ONCE boy in the CITY," declared a gen.
tleman to Q friend in a certain we'll
known cafe In the city this morning.
THAT is rather broad assertion,
replied the friend. What particular
claim to brightness has your boy?"
well. / have had lots Of trouble
with my ONCE boys of late, and they
have been SO decidedly unsatisfactory
and worthless that have had ct least
fifteen In the past thirty days. have
kept a sign out on my door stating
that was in need of bright boys
services, for the entire time almost.
and It's reads as follows: Boy wanted
about sixteen years The boy have
now was secured In response to the
sign, and It was his answer more than
his appearance that secured him the
place."
How was that" querted the friend
with some interest.
"The boy slouched ifso the office
and said he had read the sign. DO you
want the place?' asked him. Guess
DO ne replied, but don't know that
1 would want it for the full sixteen
years I employed him on the spot
when realized that had omitted the
comma from the sign. n."-Memphis
Scinltyar.
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The huge ulass II his dependents
swear by hHsi; the gladiators OF his
immense hotsgguard worship him, says
a writer in speaking of the Sultaai' Oh
Turkey The traders and others VINO
have dealings: with rhe palace are loud
in their praise: Of his generosity and
Justice. There ar,a zo happier or bete
ter paid worbi,eopie in the world than
the 500 Greek; girls IN his carpet lac
tory, and the fat and prosperous calitl--
vators on his: farnss grow radiant a.
mention of Las, Ha1zss.
Although ;.,s. TREASURY Is bankrupt
and his revenue Shows yearly deilcas'
os several ,1l;iinns. although Through
out the LENGTH anS breadth OF ms DO
miniona his subjects are grooming nn'
der his terrible nstsrule, although ma
capital ana1 every big town are ter
rorized by a;ch J. hideous aystem OF
espionage and consequent b!ackmali
| as has 1.se,ssr' xrt been known;. al
| though his army is in rags and It's psa
many mosssls In arrears, and his navy
a farcicaS. COLLECTION OF obsolete hns4s
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WHERE TROUT ARE SAFE.
In an Aquarium the Fiain Are Free
From Enemiee..

A. Tfetle boy stood in Ersnt Of the>
bro3k trout exhibit at an aquarium re-
cel-srS. peerins iatently az the specklsd
be.sn.ies He :nrred ta the fish OK
p.prt who stood near hssa ard ss&d:
"2t seems pity to kce@ the beautiful
fish in these tanks. rasy would have
go much more fun i'm L brook"
"They arr. much safer here" said
the wise man; especially these brook
trout. Do you know that not. more
than one: in every thousand Of the
brook treat created lives to tse more
than a mere baby7 Why. tAe little
trout no sooner. takes his flrst peep
out from the gravel where he has
been gaining strength for the battle
of life than an sorts Of monsters at
tack him. Frogs, weasSls, chuhs.
lizards, water snakes, herriugs and
mspnows go for, the little fellow, and
when he has escaped these he has
the larger trout to fight or run away
| from. To escape all these he has to
| remain In ST allow water near the
banks for long time, and when the
little beauty has learc ed all the trick
to save his life and has become
| the one i'll thousand to escape the
baby dangers. the fisherman comes
along and tempts him with fy ano
gets him. Now, isn't the trout f. the
glass case better off?"
The boy thought It was.
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MlSER JOHNS THANKSGIVING
Copyright. ,ooe, by Daily Story Pub. Co.,
by ERNEST McGAFFEY.

'sIt was my fault. I see it now.
You were not to blame, as had been
led to believe. Will you forgive? ]
am lust the same as ever was, ex-
cept for the years which have gone
by. l have never cared for anyone
else. and IL the old light has not
faded shall hope we may not miss
each other on the way.
MARGARET"
John Hall sat far into the night
wrestling hard with bitter thoughts
and sweet. He opened trunk In
his room and looked long at q picture
which he drew from its depths. He
took out package of letters and
read one or two of them. At dawn
he turned In, but did not sleep. But
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tsis Gratitude Took Shape.

There is a policeman in Washington
who is the proud nossessor of thirty
tons of coal The way he came inEo
his fortuna is peculiar, to say tsns,
least. Some time ago he found
man on the streets who did not know
where ne was. owing to an especially
heavy buruen Of alcohol. The poliss-
nan took him in charge. but instead
of conveying him to the station house,
he. took him to his hotel, and latsr.
called upen him there and gave Kim
q carload OF good advice. After s1fis
he, forgot all about it, but the man
was a coal baron, and to prove that
they are human. we have the fact ahat
when he got home he shipped, the
policeman carload Of coal. 1t iss just
as solid as the carload of advice
which he himself received, and 1t
can be passed on at much greater
| financial advantage.-Chicago. Jour
! nal.
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The company's Logic.

I'm amusing extract from a Belgian
paper gives the following incident:
A woman whose husband had lost
his life in . railway accident received
from the company ten thousand francs
Ivy way OF compensation. Shortly
after she heard that traveller who
had lost leg had been paid twenty
thousand. The widow at once put on
her bonnet and shawl and went to. the
office of the company.
Gentlemen, how is this?' she ask
ed. You give twenty thousand francs
for leg, and you allowed me- only
ten thousand for my husband
Madam" was the reply, "the rea'
son is plain. Twenty thousand francs
won't provide him with a leg, nut fol-
ten thousand you can get husband
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Life.
Let mtr but HIVE my life from yrHr to
year
With forward face and unreli.ctant
souE,
Not Fastening to, nor turning from
the goal
Net, mourning fm the things that afs-
appear
In the dim past nor holding back IN
fear
From whFr the future wells: but wAth
whole
And happy heart, that pays Its toll
To Youth ar.rr Age and travels on with
cheer.
So let ta1e vuy wiHd up the hill S
down.
Though, rough OF smooth. the journey
will be jcE;
Still seeking what i sought when luz
boy,
New, friendshp. high adventure. and 4
CROWN.
L shall grow odd. bat never lose lifess
zest,
Because the rours last turn will be tin
best
Henry Van Dyke
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Quick-Witted Poachen.

A British correspondent writes as
follows: Here is a true tale OF an
East Suffolk poacher: "A hare was
found alive in a snare not far from
the path. Two keepers land up in a
ditch to watch developments. A
notorious poacher shortly appeared,
got over the hedge and stopped to
pick up his victim. AS the keepers
prepared to rush out on him a stick
snapped. WithoNt looking around the
poacher grasped the situation at once
Releasing the hare with There. there
poor dumb beast. you're all right!
he Strengthened himself up and watch
ed her make OF with beneyolen,
smile on his face"
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Compulsory Attendanca.

Emperor William recently ordered
the army chaplains deliver periodical
lectures in the evening for she benefit
of private soldiers. Attendance is us
ually small, not being compulsory, but
one reverend gentleman found that
his lecture-room was filled every
evening. He was mucl, pleased and
to the commanding officer expressed
his pleasure at the religious awaken
ing. Rubbish" said the uncompro'
missing colonel: Il have merely dis
covered that compulsory attendance
at your sermons Is excellent punish
ment for trivial offenses."
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Real Power Of the
Sultan Of Turkey

without engines and whose guns could
not be fred. such is the personal mag
netism of the man. and SUCH is the
power of Maslem belief in tie sacred
usss of his person, that he wonld have
but to raise. his hand to gather to his
standard every adult of the faithful
Within a, month he could. ff-need he,
ulace Z mi;si1n and q half men in, the
field. They would be ill-claxi. but wei.
armed; tiiss gould suffer considerably
from hunger and from disease, but
shey would not lack Ammunition. and
they worsL bring with them to- the
battle srssnud that spirit of. bravery.
and discrimination which. g0es; with
Z 5fanaticiasn, and an obstinate, power OF
( physicaN resistance sucl, &s oeuah be
shown hsc NO other troops in the world.
but which, In the Turks issths outcome
Of their incense love for their threat
ened faEherland and their blind devo-
ton to. hi1r they call master.
White, p0p--When you want 10 mar
-ss~Sl
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cour.oeous Woman Painter.

Miss Lucy Kemp WEIGH. the animal
painter. possesses small menagerie
Of net creatures which serve her as
models. At her capacious studio she
necessarily plies her brush in the de-
lineation of equestrian studies, In
which she excels. She combines pluck
with genius, for one day spirited
horse, serving as battle model III
her studio, escaped into the street
but, nothing daunted, the artist
rushed after and captured the run
away. brought him back and contin
ned her work.
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tsAnp syoysu6 goly ~ - 81 q
Rsstssn Spspsf oasae ~ cSsllslsee -
Tsa6evapsse NJ
The Brooklyn EaGla 1sAkes me tOl.
lowing savage ionslanght On 'ez't ~
dent Kruger:
.ssome men there ara who VIII n0t
taste the sweetnsss arawn frcm the
uses Of adversity. They viii not bury
their dead ambition. They will not
accept for themselves what all the
world has accepted Tor them. they
will not admit the Justice Of m arbi-i
trament which they invited and which
resulted In their discredit and disas-
ter. Clearly such man 10 Paul kru-
ger, late president OF the Transvaai
republic, whose memoirs are now 70
be published In London. Some ex-
tracts from this forthcoming book
have been printed In advance Of the
volume itself. They are monument
ally bitter. They are characteristic
ally abusive. The man who enc0ur-
aged q clique Of corrupt aliens to bat
ten upon the treasury Of his own land,
who is known to have proflted enor-
mously by the sale Of privileges, II
not by the Sale of Law. enlarges upon
the Lies, treachery, intrigues and
secret instigations" of the govern
ment with which he SO fatally clash
ed. The approver of the Infamous
dynamite concession says that Cecil
Rhodes was one Of the most unscrupu-
lous characters that ever existed. q
liar and a briber Lord Milner Is q
murderer at his worst and a tool
of Chamberlain" at his best. Hard
names are not arguments. According
to the proverb, they break no bones,
In more modern phraseology. they
cut no ice. They prove nothing. they
indicate nothing, save the gall and
the wormwood, the bitterness Of on
irreparable defeat"