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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-09-04
TROOPS USED BAY0NETS.
Encounter Between Troops and Riot.
Gus Strikers at Lansford,
Pennsylvania.
SOLDIERS FORCED TO USE BAYONETS.
Only the Fear that an Order to Fire
Would be Given Kept the Crowd
From Overwhelming the Handful
of TroOps-Capt. Helm Severely
bruised.

Tamaqua, Pa, Aug. 30.-In an en-
counter between troops and strikers
at Lansford, Friday morning Capt.
w. H. Helm, of Company X. Twelfth
regiment, was slightly injured. \
half-dozen strikers were bayoneted
by the soldiers as a result of the
fracas. Maj. Gearhart, in command
of the troops here, states that he will
appeal to the military authorities to
put the town of Lansford under ma
tial law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

courteous and we'll chosen phrases that
the writer's esteemed young friend
Godfrey Beale, be appointed to the pc
sition he sought. The letter was spot
less and correct in every detail, but
there was no sign of a card either on
the letter or in the envelope, the lat
ter containing only Geoffreys letter OF
transmittal.
"Will you let me show it to mother,
DEAR? the girl asked, refolding 1t.
'She will like to see it, of course. 1t
is fine, isn't it" she ratified on. "Just
what you needed. 1t is so kind of Mr..
Stokes. l will be back in a minute or
two"
She found her mother and read the
precious page to her; then, running
noiselessly on the soft carpets, she
went to her own room. Hastily select
ing a visiting card from the tray on
her desk, she pinned it to the letter
and closed the envelope. Her heart
was beating wildly, and her fluttering
hands could hardly hold the letter.
She stood an instant undecided, then
dropped on her knees beside the bed.
"Dear Cod" she whispered, don't let
it be wicked-please don't let 1t be
wicked, dear God! l don't mean it to
be, and it is the only way" She knelt
a moment with bowed head, then went
quietly down stairs.
Mother thinks it is lovely, dear"
she said. See! have closed it for
you, with all my love and best wishes
for it's success. Won't that give it
luckW
They went out together and posted it.
In the evening the man came again.
"a queer thing happened yesterday"
he said. "You remember our talk last
week about writing letters Of introduce
ton? Well, wrote one yesterday for
that young fellow Beale you know
him, l believe-and my man failed to
put the card in. 1 want Beale to get
the place. He's really capable man.
l found the card on the desk after the
mail had gone out. 1 wrote to the COM
missioner at once. 1t will be all right,
Of course, but wonder how often that
sort of thing happens"
Cornelia gripped the arms Of her
chair tightly and stared straight ahead
Of her into the darkness. The man
studied her face. 800.
"That was-that is so kind of you,
Mr.. Stokes" she said gently. "Geof-
frey-I mean Mr.. Beale-will be very
grateful. We have been $3.50 anxious
for him to succeed"
The man smiled grimly. Then he
said Good night" and went down the
street slowly, as If he was not quite
sure of the way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

A bachelor girl who hurried home
each evening from her studio with the
picture always before her of the small
friend who was to greet her at the
door of her apartment in wriggling
ecstasy of welcome had a guest one
evening who did not go in so much for
dogs as he did for bachelor girls. The
girl had rebuked her small friend rath-
er sharply for barking at the man who
didn't care for dogs, and the former
had taken refuge under table.
"Do you really think dogs are worth
while" asked the man.
make gesture as though you were
to strike me-" replied the girl.
The man did so. In an instant the
small friend that a moment before had
been beaten and had crawled under
the table to brood over his wrongs was
standing beside his mistress with hac-
kles up and teeth cleaning, growing
ominously at the guest. "Do you know
what he is growing at you" asked the
girl. Its only a paraphrase, but the
original once made nations blood tin
gle. When l think of how | have hui
inflated and shamed him before you
and Of how he stands here now on
guard, am foolish enough to feel my
own blood Jingle. His growl, translat-
ed, means, My mistress-right or
wrong! New York Telegram.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

CHRIsTIANIA, Norway, July IA, 1902
This afternoon the United States battle
ship Illinois, flagship of Rear Admira
Crowninshield, and the United States
cruisers Chicago and Albany, arrived
in the harbor here.
While the Illinois was entering harbor,
leading the squadron, her steering gear
failed and her helm jammed hard to ST ar
board, with the ship headed straight,
for the shore.
Both anchors were let go and her en-
gines were backed promptly, but the
port anchor chain parted, the ship strucl,
an obstruction, hole was punched in
her bottom and two small compart-
ments filed with water.
The crew was piped to collision quar-
tiers and the watertight doors were
closed. The rest of the squadron stood
into the inner harbor; and the Illinois
was eventually backed off and anchored
safely.
Rear Admiral Crowinshield will proba-
bly, shift his flag to the Chicago, and the
remainder of the proposed Baltic cruise
may be abandoned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Is Murderer Buck Insane?

1t is reported that an attempt will be
made to secure the release of James Buck,
the Hardwick wife killer, who was sen.
fenced at the Iune term of Caledonia
county court, to Imprisonment for life
on the grounds of insanity, aud the re-
port calls out the following vigorous
protest from the Hardwick Gazette:
THE Gazette understands that move.
ment is already under way to get wife
murderer Buck out of prison on the
ground that he is insane. If that man is
rot made to suffer his full sentence one of
the most damnable outrages on Justice
will be perpetrated that has ever come
under our eye. Buck may be insane now,
and why shouldn't he be. A man who
has single human instinct in him must
undergo mental agony that is terrible in
thinking OF his awful crime. He ought
to; it is part of his punishment. But
keep him where he belongs - behind
strong bars"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
A Churchman'S WIT,

Wayne MacYeagh, Archbishop Ryan
and George B. Roberts, president OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, were fell
low guests at a banquet given in the
Union league several years before the
death Of Mr.. Roberts. Mr.. MacVeagh
at the time was the legal adviser of the
"Pennsy" Some chaff in the vernacu-
lar of railroading marked a passage in
the conversation Of the evening, and
the lawyer, following up a compliment
paid the prelate by the president, said:
"Your grace, in return you might
give the worthy Mr.. Roberts a free
pass to heaven"
Il should willingly do So" responded
his grace, "but for one reason-I should
not care to be the means of separating
him from his counsel in the world be-
yond. "-Philadelphia Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

Englishmen are familiar with the
name "bawbee," applied to the Scotch
halfpenny, but to few does it bring the
association of baby queen and a loyal
people. Those who meet with the word
in their reading do not often stop to
ask how it came to be applied. 1t ap-
pears that the first attempt at the por-
traiture Of the unfortunate Mary,
queen of Scots, was made in her In
fancy, and her small face was en-
graved upon the Scottish halfpennies
at the time Of her coronation in 1913,
when she was but nine months old.
A number of these small coins are still
preserved, and it will be easily under.
stood how the name "bawbee," or
baby, came to be given to the coin
bearing the effigy Of the baby. The
halfpenny of Scotland Is still common
ly called the bawbee, although the
baby face no longer appears on tt
Pearson's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Thomas Griffin Drowned.

The body of Thomas ]. Griffin, formerly
a well known resident OF this place, was
found floating in the river at Barre,
Wednesday morning, and a wound on
the back of the head at first suggested
foul play, but an autopsy showed that
death resulted from drowning. Chief of
Police Brown, Mayor Mecher and States
Attorney Hoar were notified and after
some delay the states attorney author
lied the removal of the body and it was
pulled ashore. Chief Brown. who knew
Griffin well recognized him, and his
brother, John Griffin, who works at East
Barre, was sent for. Mr.. Griffin was AZ
years OF age and unmarried. He went to
Barre about II years ago and had
worked at his trade as a painter since
that time, having been for several years
employed by John c. Crowley. A part
of the 12years was spent here. The BODY
was brought to ST. Tohnsburv for burial
THURSDAY, accompanied by his brother,
William Brown, and a delegation of four
from the Barre Painters Union who
acted as bearers. Funeral services were
held at st. Aloysius church
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Is

The Lyndonville Journal sent special
representative last week to investigate
and report on the doings in St. Johns.
bury on the night Of July 4th and nearly
a column OF misintormation was the re-
suit. A very similar series of events oc.
Cured in Lyndonvile that night and this
is dismissed by the Journal with ten
lines. Ofcourse this is all right and the
fact the Journal found that a mob of so
men wrecked the Chnamans laundry.
when only three men were connected
with the incident is excusable, but the
slur at the St. Johnsbury policemen was
entirely uncalIed for, and had better
been lett unwritten. Because the laun-
dry was wrecked when both policemen
were in other parts of the village in
response to calls is not the fault of the
police. The latter had their hands full
that night and while they have not vet
been able to secure enough evidence to
arrest any parties they are still working
on the case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

"Every ticket has it's story" said q
man acquainted with the pawnshops,
and one of the sad little tales which
he told is repeated by the Philadelphia
Telegraph. 1t was bitter cold day,
and mite of a boy, not over nine
years old, had come in, wrapped in his
overcoat. This he peeled off and de-
posted it upon the pawnbroker's coun-
ter.
"Give dollar N quarterw he asked
in pleading tones.
Dollar" said the money lender.
ooh, please give me a dollar m
quarter"
Cant do it. Dollar"
The boy was almost crying, and he
begged earnestly for the sum he asked.
81 want to get my sisters coat out,
he said as he laid down cents as in
terest money. This proposition the
pawnbroker accepted, and the boy
went shivering into the cold with his
sisters coat.
as your sister going to a dance to-
night" bystander asked him.
"No, sir; MONS been sick, an Maggie
had to hook her coat for feed. She's
got q job now, an she's got to have a
coat to go to work in. don't mind the
cold; Pm used to it."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Tennis Tournament.

The invitation tournament of the St
Johnsbury Tennis Club will begin today
and there are about 20 entries for the
singles and half as many for the doubles.
The singles will be played today and the
winner in the hnalround will play Arthur
oprague for The invitation championship.
On thursday, at 2 o'clock, the semi.
hnaIs in the singles will be played. On
Friday, at 2 o'clock, the finals in both
singles and doubles will be played and
on Saturday the championship matches
IN both singles and doubles will he
played. The games will all be played on
the clubs grounds at Brantview and the
public are cordially invited to attend
The winners in the final doubles will
play Sprague and Fairbanks for the IN.
vitation championship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

"Some folks" says a New York hotel
clerk, "are so easily hornswoggled.'
Oh, that's Greek, guess, and means
that you are fooled. Now, for instance
man in restaurant the other day
ordered broiled mackerel, and he ate
1t with great relish, loudly declaring
that broiling is the only way to cook
mackerel. But was his mackerel broil-
ed? Not much. 1t is too much trou-
BILE to broil fish, so the cook put it in
pan and fried it and then made burn
ed lines across it with redhot poker
kept in readiness for such emergen-
cies. So the man was 'hornswoggled;"
but, as he didn't know it, he was as
happy as though he had really eaten
broiled mackerel. tell you, magma
ton is three-fourths of life"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
A Striking Advertisement.

The Prudential Life Insurance Co..
whose advertisements greet the eve in
every well known publication, has one of
the most striking yet seen in last weeks
issue OF Harper's Weekly. A bundle of
gold bonds, such as issued by the COM
pany is shown, with cut OF the rock OF
Gibraltar, the company's widely known
trade mark, on the wrapper.
That the rock of Gibraltar and the
Prudential are closely associated in the
public mind is shown by an incident that
actually occurred not long ago on board
a steamer which had just passed Gibral-
tar, one OF the passengers asking another
ii he noticed the insurance sign on it as
they passed, to which the other replied in
perfectly good faith: mo, did not
notice it."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
The Summer School.

Supt. Ranger is arranging for the eighth
annual summer school to be held at St.
Jonnsbury from July % to Aug. 9. This
is one of the series OF FIVE schools which
will be held throughout the state this
summer and which have proved so prof
liable in the past. The sessions will be
held in one or more of the rooms in the
Summer street school building. These
schools are under the general direction
of the state department of education,
and have won recognized place among
our people as important institutions for
the Improvement of teaching in our pub
lie schools. Last year, $50 teachers at
tended them, and this year promises a
like large attendance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Telephone Additions.

The following additions and changes
to the N. E. telephone card are reported ::
53-5, E. F. Brown, IS Summer street.
1884, c. c. Follensby, 46 Summer
street.
1913, c. F. Morse, % Mt. Pleasant
street.
1913, Noyes & Bowles, 6 Winter street.
1911, D. D. Patterson, 90 Main street.
Hip, Rev. Chas. Pckells, % Main
street.
67-13, F. J Radford, Willow Place.
96-12, G. H. Smith, dentist, Odd Eel
lows block.
34-5, J. H. Wiley, 81 Main street.
78-11, L. V. Hastings, Washington
avenue.
1872, Mrs, F. E. Rowell's jewelry and
book store.
67-5, G. H. Twombly, St. Mary street.
1875, Mrs. ]. B. Warden, AZ Spring
street.
46-11, c. R. Lynch's wood working
shop.
27-3. E. T. & H. K. Ides mill, Pas.
sumpsic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
A Browning Anecdote.

In the Cornhill Magazine, in an inter.
esting paper entitled ION Few Con-
versationalists," the writer tells an
amusing story Of Browning and how
he received certain flowers from a lady,
who, on being pressed to give their
English names, shyly confessed they
were called bloody noses" l hap.
pened many years ago to be staying in
country house when Browning told
this story in his inimitable way, and
he ended with the following lines,
which I then and there committed to
memory, and which will, think, inter-
est your readers:
I'll deck my love with posies,
I'll cover her with roses;
Should she protest
I'll do my best
TO give her bloody noses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
The Juniors at Willoughby.

The north end of Willoughby Lake is
apt to be lively locality this week for
Secretary McGown of the Y. M. c. A
with 16 boys of the junior department
went there Monday to spend the week
The boys are quartered at the Linden
cottage in Fosters grove, and every ar
rangement is made to give them a red
letter week. The following compose the
party: Andrew B. Moore, Clyde Fuller
Philip Peterson, Tracy Boswell, Kar
Barrett, Fred Moore, Albert Kicker
Claude Goodrich, Arthur Allison, Archie
Goliath, Morris Lovejoy, Will Boyntor
Louis Beck, Dana Clark, Jack Boranc
and Earl Richardson. They are accom-
panitd by Secretary McGown and hi.
brother-in-law, Harry Kane, Roger Dun
lap OF St. Jobnsbury Center and Ray
mond A. Pearl.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

professor" said an acquaintance,
'you understand Latin, do you not"
"Well," replied the professor, II may
be said to have a fair knowledge of
Latin; yes"
81 know everybody says you have. l
wish you would tell me what 'volix'
means. Nobody that l have asked
seems to have heard the word"
eff there is any such word as 'volix,
madam, of which I have serious
doubts, l certainly do not know what
it means"
"You surprise me, professor. A man
of your attainments ought to know
that 'volix' means vol. tx"
The professor devoted a moment to
calling up his reserves and bringing his
light artillery into action.
ut is no wonder, madam" he said,
"that l did not see the point of your
joke. You left the point out of it."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
AUCTION
Next Saturday Evening, 73O
o'clock, at Auction Rooms
Republican Block,

For Sale at Auction or Private Sale
this week; A Mouse Trap. a Cambria
Needle. Marble.top Chamher Suit .
Wardrobe, a Jewsharp or an ORGAN .
Pin Cushion or a Mattress, an Uu Stove
Or Range, Ladies Whe s. Ba1, Car
rlages, Pictures, Platform Se4les, Tin
Iron and Glassware, CIR cTery, Silver
Sets, Chamber SUITS, Spring Mat.
tresses, Dining Chairs, Piazza Chains
Lawn Settees,I a few Au,ique Pieces,
Morris Chairs, Lounges, Sofas, Coucbes
Lamps, ss.Bric-a-Brac, Express Wagon
Buggy Wagons No end of things useful
ornamental, valuable and worthless.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Vermont Electrical Association.

Supt. E. E. Gage, of the St. Johnsbury
Electric Co., was at Bellows Falls, Thurs
day, attending a meeting held for the
purpose of forming an organization of
the managers of the electric companies of
Vermont Tor mutual benefit and the pro-
lection OF the interests of the companies
Sixteen managers were present and the
Vermont Electrical association was or
gained with the following board of
officers President, Harry Bottomley of
Bellows Falls; first vice president, c. F.
Thompson of Brattleboro; second vice
president, M. Patterson of Fair Haven;
secretary and treasurer, c. c. Wells of
Middebury; executive committee for
three years, E. E. Larabee of Bennington,
Mr.. Blackwell OF Brandon; for two
years, E. E. Gage of St. Johnsbury, Geo.
S. Haley of Rutland; for one year, F.
Barney of Springfield.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

One Of the English papers gives the
answers of certain board school boys
who were asked to write down the
whole or part of the chorus of "Rule
Britannia" One of them gave the first
line as "Royl Brick Tanner, Brick Tan
ner rules the way" second began it
with "Rore Britanier," while third
attempted whole verse. This was his
version: 1.-THE nations not so blest has
he but still in stern but still stern to
God most all this was the Chelter the
Chelter Of the stall and God in Angles
sang the Strang Bulbiatanya biatanya
woves the waves for Britains never will
be slain"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

To have given up would have meant
death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorches
ter, Mass. For years she had endured
untold misery from severe lung trouble
and obstinate cough. "Often," she writes
Il could scarcely breathe and sometimes
could not speak. All doctors and RENE.
dies failed till used DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption and was com.
p'etely cured" Sufferers from Coughs
Colds, Throat and Lung Trouble need
this grand remedy, for it never disan.
points. Cure is guaranteed by Frank 6
Landry. Price SOC and $1.00. Trial
bottles free. 'oi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Church Notes.

Rev. E. E. Grant of East St. Johnsbury
will preach at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning and the bible school will
be held at II. Evening service at 7.
First Church OF Christ, Scientist Odd
Fellows block, Sunday morning SER
vice at 10.45. Subject, Truth" Sunday
school following the morning service.
Wednesday evening meeting at Z 80. The
reading room is open on Wednesday
and Thursday from 2 to 5.
The pastor of the Free Baptist church
will speak Sunday morning upon "Thc
Halls of Memory" and at the evening
service upon Divine Remembrance.
Services as usual will be held at the
Church OF the Messiah next Sunday with
preaching by the pastor, topic THE
Besetting God"
The evening lecture at the Grace Meth
odist church Sunday will be upon "The
Difficulties OF Faith" The delegates for
the Epworth League to the recent Wor-
cester convention will report at the
prayer meeting tonight.
"The Adaptation of Christianity to the
Condition of Mankind" will be the
theme OF the pastor at the Advent church
Sunday forenoon. The evening meeting
will begin at 6 80, and will consist OF
praise and prayer, and short addresses,
Rev. George S. Rollins of Davenport
Iowa, will supply the pulpit at the South
church next Sunday.
The North church will hold its mid
week service tonight with the South
church.
The topic Of the sermon at the North |
church Sunday evening will be "Do we
need return to Asceticism ?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

Mr.. Harry de Windt in his book,
FINLAND as 1t Is" tells of mot of
Andree, the arctic explorer. Just be.
fore his last voyage he was driven to
distraction at dinner party by talk.
ative neighbor.
"But how will you know, professor,
when you have really crossed the north
pole" was one of the many silly ques-
tons.
"Oh, that will be simple enough, ma
DAME" replied Andree with his well
known dry humor. ga north wind will
become a south oneW
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
San Francisco rlinstreIs,

On their former visit to st. Johnsbury
two years ago the San Francisco Minis.
trels received generous patronage and
favorable comment. Last season the
company toured the South and West
competing successfully with such or.
CARNATIONS as Fields, Vests and
Suns. This season Mr.. Whitney
has much stronger company than ever
before and that he will add to bis already
favorable reputation here as an up-to.
date amusement producer is a foregone
conclusion. This company will appear
at Howe Opera House Saturday evening
July 10.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

Latriella mentions flea which drag
ged silver cannon Of twenty-four
times its own weight and showed no
fear when the tiny piece was charged
with gunpowder and fired off. Rene
also says that once he saw three feas
drag an omnibus and pair dragging
a chariot and single one pulling a
brass cannon mounted on wheels.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

The Prince and Princess of Wal are
to have residence on Deeside and have
selected Craigowan, near Balmoral,
which has hitherto been the residence OF
the kings commissioner,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
Golf Tournaments.

Three tournaments were played on the
links last week, the continents handicap,
ladies handicap and club match game.
The following are the scores OF the con-
tests:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

Chinatown in San Francisco, accord
ing to the president OF the board OF
health, should be burned. AS it is at
present it cannot be rendered sanitary
except by total obliteration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16

The telephone has been a governm INT
monopoly in France since 1899. The de-
velopment outside of Paris has been
slight. There are more telephones in
New York than in the whole Of France.