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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-16

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-16
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.

IF there anything your you like
special advice write freely Mrs Pnkham
letter in confidence She surely
America
ills She has helped hundreds of thousands of
health Her address advice
foolish do not her kind invitation
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

erect perennial. three to eight feet high,
with a rigid. hollow stema 4 numerous
branches, finely-dissected leaves, white
flowers. and cluster Off, spindle
shaped roots. which vary inlength from
one and one-half to three inches, and
are very characteristic Of the.plant. It
grows commonly in swamp. and damp
soils from the Atlantic states to Iowa
and Minnesota, and less commonly in
Nebraska and New Mexicos.l
This is one Of the most poisonous
plants in the United States, being rap
idly fatal to both man and animals.
The. roots are especially dangerous,
because the taste. being aromatic and
to some people suggestive Of horse
radish. parsnips, artichokes, Or sweet
cicely, lead children to eatssthem. Cat
tie sometimes eat the tubers, when
they are washed out of the ground by
freshets.a The loss to stock from eat
ing this plant is quite constde The
prominent symptoms Of the poisoning
are colicky pains, vomiting, staggering.
,lneonsc iousness#and :friehtfM convul-
sions s.. s'eandlng iudeath farmers Re-
vieWA - Y. ,ss.szsaHss III VI.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
shippine Eggs i'm Winter.

Shipping eggs in winter requires care
full packing. Eggs are Liable to. become
frozen in the crates when the cold is
Intense although the crates may be
made tight and the eggs inclosed in pa
per partitions. There is no remedy tor
the drawbacks. and the only safe plan
is to keep the eggs until the weather
moderates. Sawdust is sometimes used
in the crates to fill up the spaces and
prevent the ingress Of cold air, hut it only
addssto the weight. IT one has the time
TO- bestow. the eggs may be wrapped
invading, and placed in the paper par-
titions; but the merchants who receive
them may object to the extra labor I'm
POSED upon them Of remoyingt the covers
Ing from the eggs after arrlyal. IF arm
and Fireside.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
Dark Honey Rendered clear.

OAEk money kSGn0SEG0 Clear,
With regard to very dark or black
honey. of which have, along with
many Others, good quantity on hand
this season. 1t may interest you to know
that gave bottle of quite black honey
to friend of mine to experiment with,
with the object of removing the black
ness. He subjected the bottle of honey
for about three hours to ozone from an
electric machine, and returned 1t to me
perfectly clear and bright. have not
gone very fully into the matter, but IL in
your opinion 1t would be of Importance
to the craft would do 60. l am told
that the cost per hundred weight is
trifiing. 1t would appear that the eff
feet Of the ozone is to cause all the
black matter to rise to the surface and
then It is skinned off.-British Bee
Journal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
STATURE IS WONDERFUL.


Even sthesn most cuisory Observer o.,
vegetable life must have been51truck
with the various forms Of leaveS.& Why
they should DO % yariously formed does
not. however. often suggest itself. though
there 10 . reason for the special shape
and texture Of almost every Leaf Fin exist
ence. Plants. such as grasses. daffodils
and others which usually grow In clus-
tiers. have generally leaves grow
ing upright; 50 % not to overshade one
another. Other plants Of isolated habits
have arrangement OF foliage which Sc
cures to themselves the space of ground
necessary for their development. The
daisy, dandelion. shepherds purse
which may mostly ibe seen in pastures
are examples of this. A circle of broad.
leaves pressed against the ground. form
ing what is known as the rosette growth,
enectually bars the approach OF any 9TH
Fer plant. and keeps clear from all. other
roots the space of ground necessary to
Its own nutriment. Floating leaves and
leaves Of marsh plants are usually Of sim
pie outline, for. having no competitors,
they are not liable to get in one another's
49,. - NJ 20 :
light. Submerged plants have mostly
leaves Of narrow segment-the reason
for which is not very we'll understood,
although it is assumed by naturalists
that 1t is for the purpose Of exposing
as large q surface as possible, in order
to extract the minute proportion Of car
bonic acid dissolved in vast bulk of
water. Leaves on the boughs Of trees
are often much divided, SO as to fold
easily, to prevent their being rent and
torn by the wind, while the glossy sur
face Of evergreens is intended to throw
on the rain and dew. which might freeze
on them, and SO cause injury to the tis-
sues. Wonderful are the ways Of Ma
ture. and the study of her strange Sc
crets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Epitom-
list. 80. 55 ~:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
IA Hint for country Rox.,

A Hint for Country Boys.
There are many young men who leave
the farms to take up commercial life in
the cities that would be glad to get back
again in later years, after they have
tried the experiment behind the counter
or at the desk. The few who have made
successes through lucky speculation or
some fortunate venture always shine as
a great light in the eyes Of boys who
are tied down to life OF daily drudgery
on the farm. The fact is that work is
drudgery anywhere If one makes 1t, 80.
The chances are that the boy who COM
plains of his work on the farm would
complain none the less Of his task in
the city.-Chicago Daily Sun. \ :. T.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
HANDY MEAT. SMOKER.

for the barrel. Bore, anger holes
through the box under the. bar
rel to let the smoke through. Make
. hole in the ground under the front
end OF the box. so that the fire made on
q piece of tin could be showed under the
box. A half head of barrel can be
crowded down by the end Of the box,
closing the. fire hole. All crevices must
be banked with dirt to keep the smoke
in. Drive strong wire nails near the
top Of the barrel to hang the hams on.
Place q strong paper or canvas over the
top Of the barrel and add enough bags
or blankets to keep the smoke in.-Farm
and Home. sls,t.. 81. ssj \;
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
z l'esyrser SeIory

I ! n = = ,fi.a :
Sun clouds scudded gustily across the
: Sky, hiding the peaceful face OF the
moon. whose radiance touched the edges
: Of her somber. veil with q fringe of sil-
we're The gfuat; gray tower lhted it,
A1aA far Sloft Ii the midnight stiffness,
AAd Atheswipd moaned around its.roagh-
hewn corners requiem for the dying
year. Within the tower sat the old be1l-
IapseT, waiting for the stroke of 2from
|stheclock, and, as he waited, his thoughts
adrifted back to the years long buriedin
Elm dimness of the past-the years when
shoating white hair had been crisp and
black. when his long, slender fingers were
strong and supple and struck from the
midnight chimes music Of entrancing
beauty. ~ :
All! life had been worth the living
IN those far-off happy days. People had
predicted wonderful future for him, and
In spite Of the poverty that retarded his
progress, and great ambition possessed
him. Obstacles were pushed aside, DIM
culties overcome, as he worked by day
and studied by night, and the bells in
the tower spoke marvellous things to the
many. who listened, and who, listening,
praised. Their praise was sweet, but
Mspeth's was sweeter, and, when one
New Years eve, he told her of his love
andEwon her promise to be his own, his
heart beat with rapture that thrilled
through the chimes that night till listen
ers wondered and children came back
from dreamland to hear.
oh, happy memory! Oh, long ago!
twas on another night like this that
Ruprecht was born: AN the JOY which
beamed from the pale young mothers
face was reflected in his own, as he left
her baby on her bosom and rushed to
the bell-tower to make his chimes a
paen Of praise to the Father who had
illedahis life with blessing. How they
loved him-that baby-their only one
their.all! How he and Elspeth had
watched each new development-how
proudly guided the first tottering step;
how carefully repeated the first lisping
word! How joyfully they trained and:
taught him, while the father, too busy
IN his struggle for their maintenance to
realize his great ambition, transferred it
uncomplainingly from his own future to
thatsof his son! Nor had their hopes
been vain. The boy studied-improving
everyopportunity with untiring zeal, un-
til atAast the great organ in the cathe-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
New Fuel In California.

A new fuel is being manufactured In
California which is made from twiea
and leaves OF the eucalyptus tree mixed
with crude petroleum. It is said to burn
freely and give good results. Piles made
from this tree are immune from attacks
by the teredo, and last longer than yell
low pine. The demand for them is great
er than the supply. One of the most dur
able wood is sycamore. A statue made
from 1t, nowSin the museum OF Gizeh at
Cairo. is known to be nearly 600 years
old. Notwithstanding this great age, it
IL asserted that tho wood itself is en-
'tirely sound and natural III appearance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
THE WATER HEMLOcK.


Every year the ne spsaIpers tell IL
sof children being poisoned BY eating
wild parsnips. On Investigation It ID
foundthat the wild parsntps" eaten
were not wild parsnips at.all, but wa
terhemlock. known botanically as cicuta
rnaculata. This plant is known byavari-
ETY. of names, dependent on the locality
where found. Some of these names are,
wild hemlock, spotted parsley; snake
weed, beaver poison. musquash root,
muskrat weed. cowbane. spotted cow
'bane, children's bane. tits . smooth,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
!! CATCHY! "a !! J ADVERTISING \:
sugse.tions for Farmer. ana Breea,
g. T. sWho Have Lzearneatov sl.s
Publicity.

Farmers and breeders are rapidly be-
coming advertisers sons the same scale
as merchants and manufacturers. They
are learning that whore they have SUR
plus products to thxow upon the mar
ket, the best way to. get the right GUS
toner is through the use of advertising
space IN reputable papers that circulate
among the people they wish to reach.
In fact, the farmer and stock raiser is
as much of manufacturer 90 the
builder Of self-binders and as much Of
I merchant as the storekeeper who
sells him his clothes. The same eie-
ments Of success enter into agriculture
as in commerce, although possibly in
varying degrees, and one of these ele-
ments is advertising.
The farmer and breeder, however, are
still new at advertising. They have yet
to learn by experience that the best adj
yertfsing is that which produces the best
results. and that results are gagged.
first. by the circulation of the pa
per, and, second, by the attractive
character Of the advertisement. The
farmer who is placing advertising should
insist on knowing what he is paying
for-how many copies of his advertis-
ment are to be distributed. He should,
furthermore, follow the example of the
merchant in the makeup Of his an
nouncement. He should have some
thing to sell, and tell what it is in UNI
mistakable language. He should picture
how his advertisement will look in
print. so as to make it attractive in
every way, and write the copy Just as
he wants 1t printed. The publishers
are always eager to help their patrons
make their announcements attractive
and effective. both for the sake of 'the
advertiser and for the improvement Of
the paper. Farmers who are adver-
Users will do well to remember
these Observation-Disclosures Century
Farmer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

In, each of these the New York Central
is not surpassed, as thousands will attest.
will find it to their advantage to use the
New York Central which, in point of time,
equipment, roadbed, dining car service and
scenic attractions is first among the rail-
roads Of the world.
Send two-cent stamp to George H.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York, for copy Of
Centraps -Four Track Series
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
sonewhat Twisted.

The average American in the Philip
guage; but the Spaniards also have diff
Guilty in mastering English. A Detroit
woman opened Manila paper the other
day, and saw the following advertisement
of prominent Spanish dry goods house
that caters to American trade:
Importing house receiving by all mails
from Europe. The highest novelties in
weavings Of silks and linen. Hats, and all
sorts Of Adjoining for ladies and children.
A complete assortment of all kinds of
goods for gentlemen. Detroit Free Press.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
Cant Beat,Them.

One of Representative Bartholdt's con-
stituents came to Washington and stopped
ct local hotel
Don't Blow Out the Cas- was the first
sign he read on, entering his ROOM, and he
didn't. It burned all night. When he paid
his bill the next morning he found this
item:
Extra charge for burning gass all night,
20 cents.''
"By George, you can't get ahead Of these
hotel keepers, he said.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch. @
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

dral below Numbered its glorious music
responsive to the touch Of the boyish
fingers. People thronged to hear. Rup-
recht's services were demanded else
where-brilliant prospects opened before
him, and the inevitable separation drew
near.
81 New Years Eve! How many anniyer-
saries this shadowy hour held! The boy
bade them good-by while Elspeth chung
to him and sobbed, and her husband
rushed away to tell the chimes his agony
as he had poured into them his Joy. AS
he sat waiting even as now, a step came
up the stair, and some one entered the
belfry chamber, and the voice he loved
said tenderly: "Mein Water, let me play
the chimes tonight. I will leave with
them message to comfort you when you
IRE sad-a message for you and the moth
er. too.
When hear It in the far-off land It
will be my mothers voice that sings to
me, and when you play it, mein Water. It
will say to you, .Ruprecht loves me-
Then you will pray God watch over my
boy and keep him safe for me- and the
All-Father will hear
ID When Ruprecht struck the massive
keys it was the simple old Pleyel's hymn
he played, but he lent his beautiful voice
to the clangor Of the bells and sang his
! mothers favorite words:
''Children Of the Heavenly King
.3:a AZ ye Journey sweetly sing:
IF Sing your Saviour's worthy praise
Glorious in His works and ways
A moment later he was gone. The
years had been many and long since then
4 but no tidings ever came, and Elspeth 3
4 hair grew white before the look of ex-
pectancy In her dear eyes changed to the
clamness Of resignation. He was dead
.sof course. They knew now that it must
he so, though they had not given I'm
I hope till they had left the old home and
followed their wanderer to the new cour-
Il try. They had heard of the wrecked shin
Y to be sure, but hope dies hard. Perhaps
ssi1 they had been pat Rad stayed on
amt the genes ~ iii aEchildh hood hs
might have come back TO them; but how
u could they be patient when the worlt
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
A Necessary Inducement.

First Tramp wuz at de House Of
Industry on Christmas
Second Tramp 10 get yer Christ.
mas dinner. ~ s'pose? es
First framp-Of course. You don't
ss'pose anything less dan free t,,rke,
an, cranberry. sauce d bring ne ne near
splace wit name like dat? BrcoA.
lyn Life.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
HOME-SMoKED MEATS.
When Properly Cared They Are su-
perior naa.ality to:she Prbdaet j, i
81 Packing Houses.

Many Of the farmers in the east cure
hams for home use. The quality is
much better than the product sent. out,
by the packing houses. 4. Set q clean
sugar barrel on box four feet
long. one foot high. and wide enough
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
Genius.

Genius,
Wiggles-Dawson is versatile sort Of
chap, isn't he?
make just as good speech at ward eau
Gus as he can at the anniversary of Sum
day school, Somerville Journal,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
The Elopinx Philosopher.

.''We're going to miss getting room full
she eloped with the youth Of her choice.
YES" he cheerfully replied, land we're
going to bear the loss with good deal of
philosophy, when we remember that we
don't have to give roomful of presents in
return" 20 Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

.. Those who are formed to win general
admiration are seldom calculated to be-
stow individual happiness.-Lady Blessing
ton. ts2 t{s ~ y $50 ilfs ~; s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

Homeseekers and Settlers Rates to
the Sunny South.
On first and third Tuesday of each month
to, and including April, 1904. Write Jno.
N. Beall, A. G. P. A., Mobile & Ohio r. R.,
St. Louis, Mo-, stating to what point you
wish rates.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

Count Nottapenni-".La Jas night I giya ze
like she should marry wiz me-" Ascum
"And did she give you any encourage
ment?" Count Nottapenni-"I do not
know. She simply say to me: What kinda
ze nerve food do you use" Philadelphia
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

The cynic finds the world empty because
he is too little to look into it.-Ram's
Horn. .t
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

guests IN. b Circle, saying: NOW we WILL
turn down the lights and tell ghost stories
till midnight. Everybody must contrib
ute something. The more gruesome and
narrowing the better,"she added laugh
9ingly. The young people fell in with the
spirit of fun, and ghosts walked, hob
COLLINS shrieked and ghouls moaned, till
the more timid5 begged for mercy.
= It was almost IL o'clock when d new
voice suddenly broke into momentary
pause Everyone looked up tor zee thu
musician standing inathe door.assra ar: = $
t.My.friends,' ? ne said, esmy story, VI; u not
of the spirits of the unseen world-it is
Of q lad IN the far-away Fatherland, who
once, on night like this, left home and
friends and went out into the wide world,
with music as the priest
at the altar, where burned the fires Of
his ambition. So brightly did this fire
burn that its.glow hid the quieter emo
tions which fingered in the shadow, and
father and mother and home were left be-
hind: The youth had not dreamed fthe
pain OF broken ties-but he afterward
learned It all.
.Shipwrecked, a weary sickness and
deliverance, miscarried letter returned to
its writer long afterward- these came
between the lad and his loved ones, and
when. at last, overcome by the deadly
.heimweh,' he turned toward home, he
found 1t empty-the loved ones gone,
while the chimes in che tower which the
father had played ever since the lad had
lived, responded sadly to the touch Of
strange, unfriendly hands.
with breaking heart the lad turned
back to the country of his adoption, hop
ing, against hope, to find the dear ones,
who had followed him there during his
long silence. The years have passed and
the lad is q man, but the father and the
mother he has not found, nor does he ex-
pect to greet them again until the New
Year Of Heaven dawns for him, as he
believes 1t has already dawned for them.
So, when the midnight comes Iplay each
New Years Eve as las the lad played
on that last night long agony message
to my dear ones"
The clock on the mantel warned for
IL. and the musician turned to the piano
and played again simply and lovingly
Pleyel's hymn, singing as in the long ago
the beautiful words his mother loved.
AS the last note died away in the quiet
room the tower clock began to strike, but
was drowned by the music Of the chimes.
A thrill ran through the hushed circle as
they recognized the strain they had just
heard, but the musician arose with q
mighty cry: ''Mein Vater!" and ran out
into the night, guided by the music Of the
bells.
When the old bell ringer shut the door
he could not see, for the tears that
blinded him, the hurrying figure on the
pavement. A moment later he was gath
cred close to the heart that had yearned
for him through all the space Of silence
and loneliness, and together, In the OPEN
ing of the glad New Year, they went out
from the shadow Of the bell tower, home
to Elspeth, whose mother heart came
near to bursting, with the JOY Of a SOM
home coming. - Minneapolis House
keeper.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICE

he hns spent large sums OF money In order to b
cured Of chronic headaches and Indigestion Ard
famous DOCTORS private prescription. This Rentls-
man, who Fefralns from using his name. viii b
troubled ns he was Simply write. addrcaeng n Z.
r. Box l3O Scranton, Pa. and mention q ~ re-
are reader Of this paper. a M ~;
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

live suffering
was"-MRs. MINNIE OrTosoN Ohio, Iowa. sfag4t ID. I4
All sick would If would Lydia
P1nkhann's Vegetable Compound and be well.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

was 20 wide. and half OF II lay between
them and the land that had called their
child. They were only waiting now-he
and 1ltpeth-for the summons which
[shoula call them to the happy reunion IN
J. holae Nhere there would b no sad
fgoodsbysywhere music knoWslho minor.
and hearts forget how to ache.
The first stroke of midnight sounded
and-an instant later the bells pealed
forth. while the old man sang with trem-
bling lips and voice that no one heard but
God-as he had sung every New Year
since that one:
"Chi!dren of the HeayenlysKing !.
7 Asye Journey sweetty eang.
Ang your Saviout's- worthy praise.
ions in works. and ways. y - IS. IS
Then, as the last reluctant echo died
away; he sstumbledFdown the narrow
stairs toward home and Elspeth., IS = &
TMot far from the belltower stood q
mansion. whereSa great throngEhad as
sembled to watch the old year out and
the new year in. Silken draperies rustled.
jewels cleaned, music rippled on the per-
fumed air. and happy voices rang sweet
and high. But every sound was silenced,
and bright eyes grew dim in the flood Of
melody which suddenly poured about the
gay throng. They crowded toward the
music room. trying to catch glimpse Of
the player. Those who were near saw
slender man, with fair Curling hair
brushed back from brow as pure as q
woman's. The face was pale and the eyes
sad. but about the sensitive mouth played
an expression of rare sweetness and
beauty. Quietly he sat before the grand
piano, playing without the slightest eff
fort such masterful music as had hushed
the listeners to awe-struck silence. D
"Who is he?" was the question passed
from one to another when at last the
cessation Of the music broke the spell. 4
He is friend Of fathers their
hostess told them. Father met him
abroad some years ago, and by helping
him in search for some missing friends,
won his heart. The search was not sue
cessful, but that did not Seem to lessen
Prof. Won Bulow's. gratitude, and they
have corresponded in !desult tory way
ever since. Father invited him here for
the holidays this year. but he declined the
invitation, then this evening suddenly
and unexpectedly appeared. These great
musicians are always eccentric, yoy
know. I heard him tell father that this
is an anniversary he. doesn' t like to spend
alnne Snmo l0vo off,rv ,,,nhahlx M i