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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
A Well Known Lawyer Of this Town

who was in Worcester short time ago. was callno
on another Lawyer whose Office is in the fine office bnd
ing of the good old Estate Mutual Life of Mass" (amos+
every lawyer in that city has Offices in the above build
1ng) and he made the remark. This is fine buildng
YES the other lawyer said, "but no better than The
Company or the men who are at the head of the same
they are all No. 1 in every respect"
Don't you want to know more about them?
CHAs S. HASTINGS Gen. Agt. for Vt aud No. N, II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
NewpOrt's New School Building.

The Newport high and graded school
building, of which A. L. Bragg of this
place is the contractor, is now in process
OF construction. 1t is to be of New Hamp-
Shire face brick with red sandstone trim
mlngs and tar and gravel roof. There
VIII be tour class rooms and teachers
room on the first floor, and two class
rooms, a high school room, two recita-
ton rooms, and teachers room on the
second floor. The third story will be
left unfinished for the present. The in+e.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending July 21, 1902.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

Roger Dunlop returned Saturday from
a weeks outing at Wiloughby Lake,
Rev. and Mrs. H. w. Worthen ar
visiting friends in Bradford.
Henry Stanley and his daughter, Mrs
Carrie Kelley, were guests at H. |. Kel
ley's last week.
Mrs. George Tucker and son are visit
ing at William McLaughlin's. Their
home is in Manchester, N. H.
There was lawn party at S. H. Pi.
per's Friday evening. There was good
attendance and plenty of ice cream and
cake for all.
Pomona Grange met in Wide Awake
hall Wednesday night. A good program
was carried out finishing up with the
serving OF light refreshments. The next
meeting will be at Wide Awake hall,
Aug. 20.
Miss Grace Quimby was visitor at
Mrs. E. M. Fellows last week.
Mrs John W. Sherry of Nashua, N. H.,
is being entertained by her daughter,
Mrs. E. H. Halett.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. E. H. Hallett Thursday afternoon.
There will be a meeting of the Loyal
Temperance Legion at the Methodist
church Friday evening.
The work of putting on the metal cell
ing at the church on the hill is completed |
and it is now in the hands OF the paint
ers.
The outlook tor the corn crop is not
very promising at this time. Potatoes
are looking finely especially on light SOIL
and other crops are looking well. Farm.
ers are getting a good hay crop, but I'M
favorable weather for getting it in.
Miss Fideia Fisk from Boston is TAX
ing her vacation with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. p, B. Fisk.
Mrs. Jennie Turner, who makes her
home at St. Johnsbury for the present.,
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. L. D.
Stiles.
Miss Clara Aldrich spent Sunday with
her teacher, Miss Matte Hill.
Miss Gerrish from Boston, friend of
Rev. P, B. Fisk's family, remained with
them over Sunday.
Mrs. James Leonard is visiting her
daughter at South Ryegate.
Two school teachers from Massachu-
sets, who are spending their vacation
by driving through the country, reached
here Saturday forenoon and were enter
tanned by Mrs. Byron Wright for few
hours. The Congregational church and
old cemetery adjoining attracted their
and they spent some time at
these historic places. They mani ested
an interest in the repairs and improve i
ments now going on at the church, and
their suggestion to some of the ladies
that too many of the old designs ought
not to be obliterated by the repairs was {
a good one.
The East Lyndon Sunday school Joined
with the Sunday school at this place and
observed Children's day at the Metho-
dist church Sunday afternoon The pro.
gramme was we'll carried out, the sing
ing and speaking being much enjoyed by
all.
George H. Dunlop of East Con-
cord, N. H., came Monday for short
visit to his son, Roger Dunlop, who sup.
plies at the Congregational church this !
summer.
There will be union service at Green \
Mountain Grange hall next Sunday even
ng at 1870 Rev. A. Francis Walch will
De the principal speaker.
A. L. Aldrich and family of West Burke
spent Sunday at D. Q. Woodruf's.
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Probate of Will,
MARY H. sPAULD1NG's ESTATE.

MANY ii. SPAULDING'S ESTATE,
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia.
81; IN Probate Court held at the Probate
0 1.1 IN St. Johnsbury, within and for said
district on the 18th day of July A. D. 1909
VA; An instrument purporting to be the last
o W. ana testament of Mary H spau1ding late
ol st, ohnsbury, in said district, deceased. be-
ing presented to court by Geo. S, Averill, the
Executor therein named, for Probate it is
c oruered by said court that all persons con.
s sion tnerein be notified to appear at ses-
gu OF said court, to be held at the Probate
o Oi1ce IN st: Johnsbury on the 23d dav
o or "A august, A. D. 1902, and show cause Il
a ny [ I:Iy may have against the Probate Of
e orIa VIII Tor which purpose it is further
od that copy Of the record of this
o. 1e be published three weeks successively
II, nra Inc Saiedonian, printed at St. Johnsbury
pieElous TO said time appointed for hearing
By the Court Attest,
WAITER P. SMITH, Judge.
true copy of record, Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judg
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Births.

At Boston, July 20, a daughter, He1e
Louise, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Spragr
and granddaughter of w. W. Sprague of S
Johnsbury.
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strong and the crooked places straight.
nish and paint. In order to hold his
job he must be a mechanic. a carpen-
ter, a painter and a blacksmith.
Now and then some dishonest person
swipes stuff and takes the plunder to
the secondhand man. In Lincoln the
police believe that most of the dealers
mean to be scrupulously honest and in
case of deception. stand the loss. Re-
volvers and household articles of small
values are the wares which the second
hand me are apt to gather in.
Wives of boozing husbands. and
members of shifting families sometimes
part with their possessions piece by
piece. Pretty soon nearly all the do
mestic furniture shifts to the dealer.
In sudden rush of prosperity the stuff
Is either bought back at a startling ad-
vance or cheaper articles are secured
to replace the departed ones.
Through all the various deals, the
secondhand man remains firm and i'm
passive. He sees lots of human woe
but he must not let it worry him.
Never can he be a philanthropic insti-
tuition or a charity organization. He
reasons that if he does not buy from
the goaded visitors some one else will
So he gets in on the deal as cheaply
as possible.
The courier., 1902-07-12
NEWS OF THE FUTURE.
(From Town Topics.)


The city comptroller has received
from Sir Richard Croker. Bart. NJ. p.
for Vantage. a cheque for $10.00o,oo0.
for the conscience money fund.
At her wedding Miss Astorbiltfeller
wore around her neck a priceless rope
of nuggets of hard coal.
Miss Helen Miller Gould has dis
charged her press agent. Mrs. Russell
Sage.
By the will of the late Andrew Car
negie, an enormously valuable side of
beef is left to found hospital for per-
sons driven insane by reading too
many of the greatest novels of the
season.
Mrs. Jack Gardner has turned her
Venetian palace in Boston into a va
riety show. and her poses plastiques
are considered even more artistic than
her late Terpsichorean performances.
Former President Roosevelt has
joined the Quakers, and Is forming a
society to put an end to wars.
Ostentation is now considered so vul-
gar that nobody with any pretensions
in New York society drives in any,
thing but express wagons or imported
costermonger carts.
The courier., 1902-07-12
e9e Seeomd.Bamd
. . . . W@m

If you do not know what you want.
and are in doubt as to the proper place
to get it, go to the secondhand store.
There is no use specifying any par
ticular one. You can be accommodated
most anywhere. And incidentally it
stores deal in everything assiduously
and carefully collected from every
where.
No article exists under the sun that
a wise dealer in secondhand stuff will
not buy. The price may range from
something too Insignificant to mention
to a very comfortable figure, this
phase of the question depending entire
ly on the commercial value of the
property. One thing is always true,
the cash disbursed and the probable
selling price of the article are always
far apart.
The dealer CANDLES more or less on
his purchase and of course must have
plenty of lee way in the shape of
profit. This must be so, since many
ond-hand store lay for years and never
sell. Yet the dealer prides himself up
on furnishing the articles at a price
far below the general retail figures.
Belief in his ability to do this causes
the secondhand man to thrive and in
crease his bank account.
People with extremely economical
habits of thought patronize these es-
Establishments. They are close-fisted
and want the most for the least money.
No wonder the secondhand man is the
shrewdest small bargain maker in the
realm of business. He starts in with
a floating scale of prices, as general
thing, and gradually approaches the
selling figure. Finally the dickering
ones get down to hard pan" and the
sale is made.
The stock carried by a secondhand
man may invoice from $500 to $500,
computing on the basis of what he
paid for it, while the retail price may
aggregate upwards of $1,000.
The second hand men buy from all
classes and conditions of citizens. Very
little entirely new furniture or goods
can be found in the confines of the
store. The wholesale houses occasion
ally let them have samples from which
they solicit orders when purchasers
want a new article.
The unhappily mated contribute in
no small degree to the prosperity of
the secondhand stores. There are di-
vorces and divorces. The dealer keeps
track of all of them and such as are
in close circumstances readily part
with superfiuous furniture. When the
wife deserts the husband the same
sequel nearly always follows. 1t is al
so true when the woman dies. In all
ment aside and drives sharp bargains.
Like the pawnbroker, the secondhand
dealer is consulted only in cases of
necessity and he is generally on the
lookout for a substantial fee for his
services.
Oftentimes inexperienced housekeep-
ers burden themselves with useless
utensils. They unload on the second
hand man. Students try 'baching"
schemes and when the mode of living
ceases, negotiate a sale with the same
parsonage Now and then articles are
left to be sold on commission.
A repair man is usually in evidence
about a secondhand store; he can
roako tho woak nIaces in furniture
The courier., 1902-07-12

po,I-YOur choice of 700 pieces of Fine
NNdN Printed Batistes and Dimities, in
cludinga recent purchase of $50 pieces of all new
fabrics, in handsome range of navy black, col
ored, and white grounds, every yard worth and
sold at 15c and zoe. During our Great ~.
Clearing Sale, buy them at per yard 4OC
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the boat put off from shore there was no
alligator in sight, but when half way across
Rildad grew frightened and set up a ter
rible mewlng, there was splash from the
further bank, and old father alligator him
self was seen heading straight for the little
skIf.
Teddy squeezed Bildads head under his
short jacket The man rowed with all his
might, but the alligator gained on them
steadily. Throw it over!' called the man
from his end of the boat. II won't not!'
yelled Teddy, white with fright and ready
to cry, but clinging fast to Bildad. The
rough blunt nose of the alligator pierced
the water only short distance behind the
stern Of the boat, where Teddy sat, with
the mother cat scared but silent on the
seat beside him. The shore was only a few
yards off, but the man was afraid to risk it.
Dropping the oars, with one huge stride he
reached for poor Bildad and flung him into
the water. Like an arrow his mother sprang
after him, and so true and swift was her
aim that she reached the water at almost
the same spot and moment as her hapless
kitten. Selling him by the back of the neck
she put out with all her long, lank might for
the nearest point of shore, and reached it
Teddy's heart was in his mouth-only about
three seconds before the stiff-skinned, awk-
ward alligator, who had instantly changed
his course in pursuit Of the mewing kitten.
Up the nearest tree scrambled the dripping
mother cat, with the skin Of Bidad's neck
still tight between her teeth, until, beyond
the reach of man and beast, she dropped him
in the crotch of a limb and began to lick her
own muddy fur If nothing unusual had
happened.
Landing little below Teddy and the man
waited till the old alligator grew tired Of
blinking up at the cats in the tree above
him, and went home, at last, without his
dinner. Then they coaxed them down and
carried them home in triumph.
Whether 1t was because of this adventure
or that she did not like the society she found
in the village, Teddy could not decide, but
for some reason the mother cat soon disap-
peared and was never seen in Teddy's home
again. Bildad held the fort alone growing
In wisdom and cunning as he grew in years.
For instance, being especially fond of din
ner Of young rabbit, he discovered, by acct
dent or force of genius, that dead things left
on the straw In the icehouse tasted much
better for the second meal than when left on
the grass in the sun. Thereafter he would
take infinite pains to chase his small game
under the caves and over the precipice of the
icehouse, or, failing in this, would drag his
dead victim there, sit contentedly in the cool
and eat what he wanted, then cover the rest
with straw for another meal.
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Bildad The Shuttle.

He began by being just very small, eye
less, nameless kitten, with short, wiry
black tail at one end of his fat white body
and two stiff black ears at the other. He
appeared In the hay loft Of the barn that
morning, and Teddy, whose mamma had a
way Of reading Bible stories to her small!
boy after he was tucked into his rockabye
at night. decided, after much deliberation,
to call him "Bildad the Shuhite.'
About month after the advent of the kit
tens, Teddy and his family moved across the
river to the village to live. When every
thing else had been carried over to the new
home, Teddy and the stable boy went back
IN the roWboat for the precious cat, family.
oranges; figs and bananas grow: where little
and aliigators blink on the sand in the sun
Teddy had growno, quite used to all these
things, even the alligators, which, after all
were rather small affairs-the biggest Of
them only three or four feet long and not
at, all fierce indeed, they had never been
known to modest anyone. But. however.
we'll hammered they may be toward men,
there. is one thing no alligator can resist,
that is the sight or souno OF kitten. When
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Blindfold Artists.
II TfY g =
A RECESS GAME.

When the recess bell has sounded Its well
come ding let a dozen or so of you
go into room where there IN a blackboard,
and take seats in a row facing 1t, for you
are going to have drawing contest, and
the blackboard is the field where you are
to display your skill. Someone must be
selected as director Of the contest, but not
necessarily as the Judge. = + f=ssf. ~.
When the board has BEEN Cleaned or from
one end to the other, the contest begins by
the directors calling on the player at the
head of the row to come to the board. Then
he blindfolds the player with a handker-
chief places him in front Of the left-hand
end Of the board, and, giving him piece of
chalk, tells him to draw on the, board a
picture Of horse. This the player does to
the best Of his ability, but no matter how
careful he may be, every line he draws will
make the other players shout with laughter;
and no one will laugh louder than the pla Yer
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Massacre OF MaCkinaw.
A HISTORY STORY.
BY KATE STEPHENS.

The beautiful Island Michillima ckinac, or
Mackinaw, is about three miles wide. Clear
waters Of the northern end of Lake Huron
shine through its green woods to the east.
Looking far to the west you see the northern
end Of Lake Michigan.
On this island, in 1853, the English held
fort, garrisoned with 35 men. The birth
day Of King George of England came on
June 4, and in honor of the day the discipline
iers alike went outside the palisade to watch
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p. =. .s.>...
The Marshland Tea.

EsJi6 l. >
Croaked> Mr.. Frog, .'It's sstrange to me ii.
How any frog can climb a tree,
But here's their invitation fine,
Inviting us to come and dine"
The night was fine a. 1t could be- =
The frog arrived beneath the tree. :,
Said Mrs. Frog In great despair, ~:
IT neither see a Mt nor stair. = x, -.
ri think our cousins shod1d come down y,
And spread their; feast upon the ground; :
For we'll they know We cannot fy, ~ -
I'll pay them back before Idle" 81 ~.
Said MI. Frog: cts reused MY irs. - y
Let's gather wood and build I IRE, r''-''
And as there's very little breeze ISL
The smoke will rise up in the trees,
with. willing. hands theysaet about -
To put the tree frogs to- ont,
Who at their supper Ia fh9ztfea 4"
Were laughing =aouta In happysslee.
:%ssss~ NJ esassstesY
But as the smoke upward rose
It filed theifearS ana tyess md nose. ~
With sfckening cites and yeliS Of pain
Each tried in haste the ground to gain.;
revenge IL g sw e !; the'old Fr;os said;f
Lets hurry home Shdg6 toIb<d, ~
ssF'ortnoxaE knoss bur alollt defe: 5t. SIT
We have, I'm sure. spoiled all thef unss', !, i,
+ :.vEvIENtG. GoTT. yanI Church, VI q
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THE SUNLIGHT ON THE BOOK.

the paper lengthwise to find the middle.
Then do the same at the bottom. Then with
a ruler draw from dot to dot two parallel
lines one.eighth inch apart. Cut these
lines out with a penknife, leaving long,
narrow slit in the paper. Paste the paper
to the glass Of window facing south, rest.
ing the lower edge on the sash bar. Then
place large fat book on the window seat
behind the paper and on it lay sheet of
white paper and keep it in place with paper
weights. Have all these things ready by
in the morning of a clear, bright day.
BY O'Clock the paper on the glass will
cast a shadow and soon slender bar of
sunlight, pointing to the right, will appear
on the shadow. With a pen, mark the posi-
ton Of this bar of light on the paper resting
on the book, Look at the clock and mark
the time at the end of the mark. Wait an
hour and look at the bar Of light. It has
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HOW BR0B0R0 FOUND THE MAGIC CURE.
BY E. FRANCIS L'ESTRANGE.
.sof>.f@$-%~t@<3os~

Long ago there lived in the Rocky Noun
tains witch named Gronde, VINO was
famed for her magic cures. Far INTO Tue
East her fame had reached, and the slcA
white chief, Nofinch, had sent his messen.
gers through the forests and over tine vast
prairies to the wall Of mountains that ara"
their almost impossible line against the
sky. One by one they had returned, footsore
and weary, famished and half crazed by
the suffering they had endured. Inc wiz
beasts had chased them, and the dragon tnat
guarded the entrance to Witch Gronoe,s
cave had driven them away. CHIEF Nonlncn
suffered on. The magic cure that alone could
save him no man was able to procure
Chief Noainch had two sons, Seigfried and
Broboro Seigfried was tall and handsome,
with ewes as blue as the sky and hair as
golden as corn before reaping. He was care
less of danger and always ready to fight his
enemies. Broboro was not so tall as his
brother. His eyes were dark as midnight
aud his hair as black as the bill of the raven.
He avoided quarrels, but when there was
Just cause he stood on the side Of justice,
and his enemies had reason to remember
him.
When Seigfried had attained his twenty
first birthday he told his father that he had
resolved to go in quest Of the magic cure,
and bending on one knee before him. be-
sought his blessing. Brave Seigfried made
{ his way through forest and prairie, nor did
he run from the wild beasts that attacked
him, for his trail was marked by their car
cases. The dragon opened his mouth as
Seigfried approached, and his great sharp
tongue shot forth and darted from side to
side as he thought of the full mouthful hand
some Seigfried would make, but Seigfried
had buried his spear in the monsters Jaws
ere the knife-like tongue had pulled back
<into the green throat. With muftled roar
the dragon shook his long body and sprang
at Seigfried. He jumped to one side and
sent his spear through the left foreleg OF the
animal. The beast roared with pain and rage,
and seigfried, fred by daring, approached
too near. In a moment the fangs OF the
monster were fastened in his chest. Hest
tation meant death. With his dirk knife he
severed from his chest the piece OF flesh IN
which the beasts fangs were fastened.
Loss Of blood and the pain caused by the
wound forced brave seigfried to retire.
On his brothers. return Broboro girded
himself for the ordeal with the monster and
swore to return with tho cure. Through for
est and prairie he wendell his way, nor did
hs seek to display his proves with the wild
boasts, but spared his strength for the fight
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should be sound and free from knots and not
more than half an inch thick. The face Of
the racquet is six inches in diameter, more or
less. Some players prefer it round, as in the
Illustration; others, and by far the greater
number, like an oval or oblong shape. The
handles should be eight inches long. After
saving, trim the edges Of the handles with a
penknife, but care should be taken not to
trim them too much, or the reduction in
the weight will spoil the "balance" Of the
racquet. An inverted saucer will serve as
a pattern to mark ont circle for sawing.
Balls must he purchased at a store. They
cost four ccrts each. Two will do to begin
with.
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A HOMEMADE PING PONG SET.

Of white tape is more attractive in appear
ance. This should be four and a half feet
long and six inches wide, and hemmed on
top and bottom. The net is supported by
two wooden posts, half an inch square, cut
from the top or side of soap box. each
having footlike projection on one side to
strengthen it. These posts are, nailed one
on either end Of a strip Of thin board four
and half feet long and three inches wide.
This arrangement does away with the neces-
sity for clamps. The net is stretched on a
piece Of light wire, running from post to post.
The racQuets are cut from the TOP or side
OF soap box with compass saw. Such a
saw can be bought for Is cents. The wood
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inch on the other side. Around the rock
they fought. The claws of the maddened
beast had torn the flesh Of and one finger on
Broboro's left hand.
Blinded by blood and furious with pain, the
beast sprang again and again on the point
Of the waiting spear. Finally he rolled over
on his back and clawed the air. Broboro
swung his ak above the dragons neck, but
it sprang out Of danger and skunk away,
painfully dragging its wounded body over
the rough earth. The dragon had evidently
fought it's last fight. When it reached the
low doorway of Witch Gronde's cave it
stretched its long body across the entrance
and placed its head between It's forelegs.
Its great body shivered as with cold, then
with mighty groan that shook the earth
around it lay dead. Witch Gronde appeared
at the entrance to her cave as the beast
groaned its life away. Her thin, dark face
was lighted by two large, black, angry
eyes, and her straight black hair fell
around her shoulders In separated masses.