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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

Irate Landlord Ito couple who are
taking a lovers walk on his property
Now, then, can't you read?
Amorous Youth-Oh, yes, we can
read. INK.
Irate Landlord-Then go to the end
of this road and read the sign there.
Amorous Youth-We have read it. 1t
says, Private" and that is just why
we came down here f'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
Peach Pits.
Tho statement has heeh made

The statement has been made that
prussic acid was made from peach
stones. This is altogether mistake,
for, although under certain conditions
a trace of the main principle of the
deadly poison can be found in peach
stones, there is not sufficient to pro-
duce the acid without other essential
ingredients. Indeed, without the proc
ess of fermentation there is no evidence
at all of prussic acid in the stones.-Ex-
change.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

professor" inquired the thoughtful
member of the class, don't you sup
pose there will come time when all
the coal and all the coal oil stored away
in the earth will have become exhaust
edT
Certainly" said the instructor.
"What will we do then"
"We shall be playing harps, hope"
Chicago Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

Husband-You're not economical
Wife-Well, if you don't call wom-
an economical who saves her wedding
dress for q possible second marriage
I'd like to know what you think econ
omy is!-Philadelphia Inquirer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

question as to whether you pay for the
remedy or not.
Can you afford to suffer longer with
catarrh when youcan buy guaranteed
treatment on this plan?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
The Marks of Genius.

"He has the stamp of genius on his
brow"
eyes Also the gloss Of genius on his
coat."-Chicago Record Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
A Big Difference.

Madge-Don't you think a girl should
marry an economical man?
DOLLY suppose so, but it's just aw-
| full being engaged to one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

The monkey lost his hold and fell in
TO the crocodile's waiting jaws. Even
then his wits did not desert him. Il
just dropped in for dinner" he said,
with an engaging smile.-Yale Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
Mean.

Tess-Jack proposed last night and L
accepted him.
Jess-Did you, dear? By the way,
don't attempt to cut glass with that
diamond, as | did, or you'll make an
other nick in the stone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
ALL the Worlds a 'Pothecary Shop

All the WOrld's a 'POthecary Shop.
Sezso-Ruyter is not an author; he's
a born chemist.
Tizso-Why?
Sezso-Every novel he writes becomes
drug on the market.-Brooklyn Ea-
gle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
Basket Ball.


Company D basket ball team met their
second defeat of the season at the han Is
Of the Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. a. team at
Brattleboro last Wednesday evening.
The game was fast, Brattleboro excel
ling at team work, while Co. D being
unfamiliar with the floor, and the hall
not being as well lighted IS they had
wished, were greatly handicapped.
Smith and Heath were obliged to retire
from the game after the first hall and the
team was greatly weakened. The hrst
halt ended 9 to 5 in favor OF Brat1leboro
and in the second hall Co. d lost four
points by the referee not allowing two
baskets thrown. Co. D boys were fairly
beaten assisted by considerable hard
luck, but they expect to redeem them
selves Friday evening OF this week when
Brattleboro plays the return game here.
March and Stafford played the best
game for Brattleboro while Beck and Sui
loWay played best tor Co. D.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
LINE UP.

Score: Y NJ. c. A. IA, st. ], A. 10. Gouls
from floor, Buckley 2, Hoye 1, Smythe l..
Pearl 1, Preston 2. Fouls, St. ]. A. 10, .M.t
A. 10. Goals on fouls, Preston 4, Straub g.
Referee Tinker. Umpires Forbes and Beck
Timers Marshall and John Straub.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
LINE UP.

YM c. A. 80 CO. D. IL.
Ellis If. rb Wright
March, rf. h. Smith, Buckley
Howe, c. c. Heath, Suloway
Tufts, ID. rf Parks
Stafford, RIB. IT, Beck
Score: Y. M. c. A. 80, Co. D IA. Goals
from floor. March 6, Tufts 4, Stafford 3,
Ellis. Sulloway 8, Beck .. Goals from fouls,
March 4, Parks 4. Referee Sanders. I'm
pires, Gum, Daniels. Timers. Hemingway,
Sulloway. Time. 2O-minute halves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

The frontispiece of this number con.
tains Dr. Nutting's beautiful picture of
the birches and i'll another part of the
paper is the picture of the Passumpsic
river on the Centre road.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
TWO KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Thousand Pounds of 1t in Freight Car
Blows Up at Bay City, Micb.-Three
Hundred Houses Wrecked.

Bay City. Mich, Sept 14.-One
thousand pounds Of dynamite in Il
freight car exploded in the west side
yards of the Michigan Central railroad
early in the morning, killing two men,
injuring three others, and WreckinS
buildings for Il long distance around.
The explosion of the dynamite, it is
believed, was caused by the discharge
Of cartridge. q quantity Of ammu1i-
ton forming part of the contents of
the freight car which held the dyna-
mite Three hundred houses in the inn
mediate vicinity had chimneys torn
off, windows smashed, and were made
uninhabitable. The shock was felt for
five miles and windows were broken
in EsSeXville. three miles distant.
The railroad yards We're mass of
Wreckage.
People generally were at breakfast
when the shock came. Flying glass
fed to the streets One child at prayer
f1edto the streets. One child at prayer
was struck in the forehead by flying
missile and stunned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Sex Characterization.

Have you ever noticed in fashion
able crowd how much like men the
women are and how much like women
the men? 1t is not that the men are
really effeminate or the women really
masculine, as a keen observer once put
it, but there is, nevertheless, a curious
approximation in type. 1t may be to
some extent d matter of dress. Women
affect the mannish in their costume,
men in summer seek more color. But it
is not dress alone. The woman's face
seems stronger and the mans less sen
sual than it would have been even
century ago. The figure, too, has chang
ed. The man is less gross. the woman
more athletic, and both are taller
London Taller.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

Mayor OF Detroit q Member of One of the
Favored Companies.

THE Indictment against Mcclellan,
Huntington and Machen alleges that
Mcclellan was the person interested
in the profits from certain contracts
from the United States for furnishing
package boxes from July /. 1893, to
June 1, 1897; that in pursuance of q
scheme to defraud the United States
Machen recommended to his superiorS
that the compensation of the con-
tractor be increased in payment for
attaching a different support to the
boxes, which raised them higher from
the ground. This scheme was put
through, and afterWard, when Hunt
ington became interested in the con-
tracts with McGiehan, they continued
TO receive the extra compensation. The
Indictment details the payment to
Machen Of S1,175 in less than year.
1.-The indictment against Mcclellan
and Huntington for bribery alleges
that Machen procured the payment of
$1.25 on each of the package boxes.
additional to the contractor, for the
device which lifted them higher from
the ground, when the sum paid for
that attachment should not have eX-
ceeded 10 cents. Mcclellan agreed TO
pay Machen 80 cents from each $1.25
with the concurrence OF Huntington,
who was then interested in the con-
tracts with Mcclellan as the Column
bia Supply company, for his own per-
sonal use.
1.-THE indictment against Scheble and
Machen alleges that Eugene D. Sche-
bic, Of Toledo, O., became interested
with the firm Of Maybury & Ellis, Of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Janesyfne.

Charles O Antisdel, one of the leading
ing farmers of the town of Rock, was
killed Friday night in railroad wreck
on the Northwestern near kempton,
Wis. Mr. Antsdel was passenger on
the Duluth excursion train which left
GAINESVILLE at 8:l5 bound for that city.
There were a number Of other passen-
gers from here and this vicinity, among
them being Harry Garbutt and a son of
] B Humphrey of the town of Rock
The funeral of the late Roland S Bur-
dick was held Thursday afternoon at l:30
from MS home on Cherry street The
services at the house were conducted by
Rev Robert G Denison, who also pro-
noupced benediction at the grave. The
main services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the Masons. the deceased be-
ing buried with full Masonic rights. He
was eighty-three years of age and had
many warm friends residing here. He
leaves to mourn his loss devoted wife
and one son, j G Burdick of Denver
Miss Cora Soverhill entertained a
party of about thirty five of her young
lady friends Friday evening at five
o'clock tea at her home, Ill Washington
street. The gathering was in honor of
Miss Eva Jessup of Chicago, and Miss
Richardson of Evansville The home
had been very handsomely decorat-
ed with cut flowers and plants and the
tea table was a pretty picture. The
evening was devoted to games of various
kinds and musical selections by the host
ess and members of the party. 1t was
pleasant party and enjoyed by all present.
Frank Smith alias Tinker" lies in the
Rock county Jail suffering from a pistol
wound in his left arm just below the
shoulder. 1t was this pistol wound that
caused his arrest in Belvidere by Sheriff
Floyd Smith and his return to the Rock
county jail Tie wound was Inflicted by
George f. earle last Wednesday night
when Smith broke away from him after
he had caught him burglarizing his
wagon. He said he shot in the air, but
he shot low enough to land Smith.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
A Boys wild Ride for Life

With family around expecting him to
die. and sou riding for life, Is miles,
to get Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds, w. Il
Brown, of Leesvlle, Ind, endured
wonderful medicine gave instant relief
and soon curad him. He writes: Il now
sleep soundly every night" Like mar
velous cures of Consumption. Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis. Coughs, Colds and
Grip prove its matchless merit for all
Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles SOC and 81 90 Trial bottles free
at Perry & Doty's drug store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

Detroit, of winch town Maybury is
the mayor, In securing contracts with
the United States for furnishing let
ter LoXes; that in pursuance of their
scheme to defraud the government
Machen induced the department to or
der large quantities of letter boxes for
the rural free delivery service-quan-
titles far in excess of what was need
ed or what could he used; and that
Machen, in his official capacity, ap-
proved the bills for the same Maybury
& Ellis paid Scheble to the extent of
his interest in the company, and he
in turn paid large sums to Machen.
The Indictment is in seventeen counts,
and charges the payment by Scheble
to Machen of $5.441 at different times
between Sept p, 1900, and June 10,
1901.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
STATEMENT BY MAYOR MAYBURY
be Says There Was Nothing Undetermined
in His Government Dealings.

Detroit, Sept. 12.-MayOr William G..
Maybury, when interviewed in refer
ence to the Indictment of Dr. Eugene
d. Scheble, of Toledo, O., formerly in
terested in the firm of Maybury Il Ell
lis, letter box manufacturers, said:
Our business relations with Mr.
Scheble ceased two years ago, when
he was given the contract for furnish
ing the government with mail boxes of
his own design. Before that time Mr.
Scheble was interested with us, and
for period Of one year, beginning
six years ago, we manufactured box
which he originated and which was ac-
cepted by the government.
Finally the pOstotfice department
went back to the boxes which were
formerly in use, and two years ago,
when Mr.. Scheble secured the contract,
our relations With him terminated.
There was nothing undetermined in our
dealings with the government in the
matter of mail boxes, and the fact
that Mr. Scheble was once associated
with us has nothing to do with his
present position, nor are there any
grounds upon which the postOffice de-
partment could connect us with the
natter
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Perry Heath at Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. II. = En- route to
Washington Perry S. Heath, secretary
of the Republicans national committee,
stopped a day here to see his broth
err When he was urged to make
statement relative to the postoffice
scandals, he said: ''There really isn't
a thing to say. I've never rushed into
the newspapers on that matter, and
really have much better employment
now than devoting my time to denying
the stories that are published from
WASHINGTON"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
HOw'S This.

We offer One Hundred Dollar, Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Profs. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. To-
leno, Ohio.
Walding, Kindan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price Toe
per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Tes-
timonials free. Halls Family Pills are
the best.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Twenty Eight Rioters Arrested and tho
Late Chief of Police Deposed-
Town Is Quiet.

Washington, Sept. ia cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from Minister Leishman, at Con-
stantinopIe. conveying practically the
same information cabled the navy de-
partment by Admiral Cotton regarding
conditions at Beirut
This information was that the gov
ernor general has personal charge of
the vice consul case. The late chief
of police has been deposed. Twen-
ty-eight PERSONS. including the prin-
cipals in the disturbance of ten days
ago. have been arrested. Beirut is
nuiet and the administration of the
new governor general inspires conf
dence
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
MORE GRAFT IS DUG UP
Postoffice Department Seems a
Bonanza for Grand Jury
Investigation.
MAJHEl Is IN THE DEAL AGAIN
Also Beavers, and " Easy" Shekefs
Were Abundant Charges in
the --latest Indictments.

Washir gton, Sept. 12-The long eI-
pected indictments in the postoffice
scandal case have at last been an
nounced with the names of those in
dicted. There were rumors that some
''big fish had been caught in the
not verified, those indicted being Geo.
w. Beavers and August w. Machen,
who are already under cloud in this
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Fearful odd. Against Him

Bedriddep. alone and destitute. Such
in brief vas the condition of an old sol
dier 10y name of j. j. Havens, Versailles
O. For years be was troubled with
Kidney disease and neither doctors nor
medicines gave him relief. At length he
tried Electric Bitters. 1t put him on
his feet in short order and now he testi-
fes, I'm on the road to complete recov-
cry" Best on earth for Liver and Kid
ney troubles and all forms of Stomach
and Bowel Complaints. Only SO cents.
Guaranteed byssPerry & Doty, druggists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Four Passengers Killed.

st. Paul. Sept. IA special ex-
cursion train on the Wisconsin Oh
vision of the Chicago. st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha railroad went into
a washout at Kempton. Wis. -Four
passengers We're killed and number
of others hurt, none seriously. The
dead are: Charles Antisdel, of Mans.
ton. Wis; Patrick Conway, of Reeds
burg. Wis; Wendell Brown, of Cas-
sanoyia. Wis: Murphy, of Madi-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
ADVANTAGES of Black.

Little Bobby (whose mamma is very
particular and is always telling him to
wash his face and hands)-Mummy,
dear, do wish 1 was a little black boy.
Mamma-My dear Bobby, you gener-
ally are.
Little Bobby-Oh, mean really black.
Then you wouldn't see when I was
dirty.-Punch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

A rich mans servant in China gets
no salary, yet many are the applicants;
while big salaries are paid to the serv-
ants of the common people. but few
make application. The perquisites OF
the former often more than triple the
salaries of the latter
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
The wise man is cured of ambition
by ambition.-La Bruyere.

The service of the Nickel Plate Road
to New York City and Boston is unsur-
passed. Three fast express trains, in
each direction, daily. These trains are
composed of modern first class day
coaches, elegant vestibuled sleeping
cars between Chicago, New York and
Boston and other eastern points; super
ior dining car service, meals being serv-
ed on American Club Plan, ranging in
price from 35c to SLIGO, also service "A la
carte. Passengers can travel comfort
ably and economically via the Nickel
Plate Road. No excess fare charged on
any Nickel Plate train. See that your
ticket reads that way. Chicago city
ticket office, Ill Adams ST Depot, La
Sale st. and Van Bn1en ST., ON the
Elevated Loop.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Execution at Auburn Prison.

Auburn, \. y, Sept. 15.-Clarence
the electric chair for the murder Of
Archibald Benedict. keeper in Au
burn prison. EgnOr was convict and
had more than once been punished by
Benedict for disobedience. On Jan. 8,
1901. Benedict reprimanded Egnor for
talking to another convict. Expecting
punishment Egnor armed himself with
Nm iron bar and laid in wait for the
Keeper and killed him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Holocaust at Chris.iania.

London, Sept. ia special dis
patch from Cristiania, Norway, says
that as the result of fire in some
business premises on Kongens Gade
there, eleven persons were bi - 20
death and great damage done.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Cambridge.

Owing to some misunderstanding in
train orders Thursday morning, passen-
ger train No 2 going north ran into an
open switch. The tender and the rear
Pullman sleeper were derailed, no one
was hurt and passengers enroute for
Milwaukee were obliged to take a tie
pass for London.
Mrs Jessie Mills Rutherford died at
Columbus, Wis, August 31st, 1903. Mrs
Rutherford was born at Koshkonong
Wis, October >, 1866. With the excep-
ton of the past two years, which have
been spent in Columbus, she has passed
the greater part Of her life in Lake Mills.
She leaves her husband, Gilbert Ruther-
ford, and four children to mourn her
loss.
The Cambridge Telephone Co begs to
announce that it has lately incorporated
with the following named persons as in
corporators: G W Wilder, A Krippner
and Fl Murphy. The company has
made connection with the Badger State
Telephone Co, SO that the patrons of the
company having our instruments in their
residences or places of business can Sc
cure toll service at the usual rates
through our central office.
The dedication of the Norwegian
Evangelical Lutheran church in the vii
lage was held last Sunday and was very
largely attended. The exercises in the
morning were in Norwegian and were
conducted by the seven pastors of the
Synod, Rev Realf Brandt of Mcfarland,
Rev d G Ristad of Albion, Rev A K
Sagen of Lacrosse, Rev John Halverson
of Rockdale, Rev Adolph Bredeson su-
perintendent of the Orphans Home at
Stoughton, Rev MI P Rub, superinten-
dent of the Home for the Aged near
Stoughton, and Rev j A Stub, of the
Synod church at Stoughton, who also
gave the English sermon in the after
noon. The singing was by the choir as
sisted by Mr. Ole Solheim, and the choir
from Rockdale.
Lewis Ola, who hauls the freight for
the merchants of Rockdale, was in Lon
don last Tuesday and proceeded to break
his pledge, and he kept on breaking it
until when he started for home he was
just full enough to be drowsy. All went
we'll until he reached the place known
as the "half way" point between Cam
bridge and Rockdale and here his team
turned out to dodge mud hole in the
road and did not turn back again, but
kept right across the little patch of to-
bacco land and took header down ten
foot embankment into the creek. Mr.
Ola was asleep all this time but when
he struck the water couple of rods
ahead of where the team was struggling,
he came to full realization where he
was and commenced fight to save his
horses. He managed to save one of them
bnt the other was drowned before he
could rescue him. Lewis has now taken
another pledge and we hope he will
keep it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
GEORGE W. BEAVERS.

matter, and these four new ones:
James w. Erwin, ex-pOstoffice inspec-
tor, San Francisco; George II. Hunting
ton and Isaac S. Mcclellan, of the Co
lumbia Supply company, of New York,
and Eugene D. Scheble Toledo, O., of
the firm of Maybury & Ellis, of De-
trOit, Mich. letter box manufacturers
Where Beavers and Machen Come In.
The official statement regarding the
indictments says: ''The Indictment
against Beavers. Machen and Erwin
alleges in substance that the Postal
Device and Improvement company, OF
San Francisco, formerly the Montague
Indicator and Letter Box company, by
resolution Of Oct 6, 1899, set aside l.,
600 shares of it's stock to be used in
any legitimate way its presidetn might
think proper in forwarding the inter
ests of the company. Armed with this
authority the president, Daniel S. Rich
ardson, accompanied by Erwin, came
to Washington. Erwin was then
postoffice inspector, and the company
was composed almost entirely Of post
office employees in the west
Beavers, Machen and Heath Seen.
ERWIN introduced Richardson to all
the pOStOffice officials at Washington,
and Beavers, Machen, Heath and 9th
ers examined the device. AS result
an order for eQuipping 2,O8G letter
boxes with the device was secured.
About this time, on a suggestion from
Beavers concurred in by Machen, the
name Of the company was changed,
and it was arranged that all postoffice
officials should disappear from it's
management. Beavers and Machen
became the owners Of blocks of the
stock, both under assumed names
Made 1t Easy for the Company.
''The company was then systematic
ally relieved of its obligations in the
way of paying freight, Grating, paint
ing and printing cards for the devices
it was furnishing. Out of 1000 shares
of stock set aside as above mentioned
most all Of it went to different pOstof-
flee officials. The president of the COM
pany afterwards came to Washington
again with the request that an in
crease be made in the compensation
the company was receiving for it's de-
vice. This request was granted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

The first step to knowledge is to
know that we are ignorant.-Cecil.