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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
RECENT DEATHS.

Hiram Weeks died at his sons home on
Autumn street last Wednesday afternoon
about l O'Clock. He had been in poor
health through the winter and died OF
old age.
Mr.. Weeks was bornn Lyndon Nov, 8,
1921. and was in his SD year. He lived
at Lyndon until he was about q and
then came 10 St. ohnsbury Center where
he went into business as a general mer-
chant. He kept store in that village for
many years, was postmaster there under
President Buchanan and built up quite
a large trade In the early seven
ties he bought the Jefferson Butler
farm below the village and built the
large house which is now there and oc
cupied by D. Q. Woodruff. For the next
few years he lived there, carrying on the
farm. He was the prime moverin having
the town build the new road to the
Center on the east side of the river and
gave the town the right of way and a
strip OF land for the road for distance
of half mile. About 1880 he came to
this village to live and opened store on
Railroad street. At about this time he
was tax collector and constable for few
years, this being the only town office he
ever held. Later he gave up the mercan-
tile business and devoted the last years
OF his lie to looking after bis real estate.
For the last three years he has made his |
home with his son, Gordon c. Weeks.
He was married soon after coming to
ST. Johnsbury Center TO a daughter OF
Jefferson Butler, who lived only few
years. He married for his second wife,
Miss Harriet Lord who died in 1875.
he leaves two sons, c. B. Weeks OF Chi
cago, and Gordon c. Weeks Of this town
and one daughter Mrs. Truman E.
Stevens of Blair Neb His youngest
daughter, Mrs. Walter E. Jewett, died
on March and the funeral was held one
hour after her fathers death. Mr.
Weeks funeral was held Friday after
moan, conducted by Rev. DR.. D, N.
Beach, assisted by Rev. DR.. Edward T.
Fairbanks. The children, who are doub-
y bereaved in the loss of sister and
father have the sympathy of many
friends
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
Penny Saved is Penny Earned.
Malt Breakfast Food Goes Eight Times
as far as "Ready to- aV Cereals.

Did you ever stop to think that the
bulky package of 'ready-to eat" cereals,
weighing about fourteen ounces, really
costs you eight times as much as Malt
Breakfast Food? While the package
price is the same, yet package of Malt
Breakfast Food weighs lull two pounds,
and when cooked according to the direc-
lions it goes just eight times as far as
the "ready-to-eat."
1t is sensible to save the pennies on
your breakfast cereal, and it is also
pleasing, especially at this season of the
year, to begin the day with steaming
hot dish of delicious Malt Breakfast Food
rather than handful of cold, tasteless
chips.
Malt Breakfast Food is real food, good
to eat, delicious and satisfying. There
is no fad about it, not even the name.
1t thoroughly nourishes every part of
the brain and body, supplying in perfec-
ton all the elements necessary for vitality
and strength.
The best people are users Of Malt
Breakfast Food. At the Waldorf Astoria
the Touraine, and the Auditorium, it is
the most popular cereal on the breakfast
menu. Your grocer will tell you that it
is the most satisfactory of all the break
fast foods he handles, and that you fully
get the value of your money when you
buy it.
With every package of Malt Breakfast
Food is packed a beautiful carbon pho
ttograph, while larger photographs, suita-
BILE tor framing, duplicates of those sold
at the art stores for two or three dollars,
are given in return for coupons taken
from the packages.
Buy a package of Malt Breakfast
Food, cook it according to directions,
serve it hot and eat it-ths is all you
have to do in order to get the benefit of
the most economical, the most delicious
and the most health-giving of cereals in
the who'd world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
Similarity of Animals and Men.

1t has been observed that if the
tanned dog is taken back to the wild
state he loses his voice. These Sound
ing voices" are produced in the animal
throat in a way similar to human Ian
guage, but are not "voices'' proper nor
languages" proper, and yet they are
full of psychological expression and re-
veal the animals psychic states. If we
tickle a chimpanzee in the armpit, the
touch produces a grin on the face SINH
lar to that of a man under like circum-
stances. He also emits laughterlike
sounds. The same is the case with the
ourang outang. The gorilla knits the
brow when angry, just like men.
We often observe in apes a complete
change in the facial muscles wher
something is going to happen, be il
agreeable or disagreeable. 1t is so also
with the child. In apes there is evi
IDENTITY the same connection between
the facial muscles and vocal muscles as
in man,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
Character BuiIding e,

Character is the wool of honor from
which coat of mail can be woven that
the swiftest arrow of shame or the
keenest knife Of disrepute cannot
pierce. Every thought that enters our
mind, every act we do and every word
we utter adds a link to the golden
chain of character. The strength of a
steam engine can be estimated to with
in an ounce Of it's limit, but it is i'm
possible to estimate the force of a no
BILE character. The hardest hearts are
softened and the most repulsive dispo-
sitions become fascinating. Our fail
ures and our successes help to form a
reputation that may be destroyed by
an external force, but the destruction
of character can only be effected by
some internal force.-Our Boys Maya
zine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
Her Reason.

DR.. Porter had responded to a note
left at his door by farmer asking
him to go as soon as possible to see his
little boy, who had "a very bad cold"
The doctor took one look at the child
and turned to the mother.
Don't you know your boy is coming
down with measles?" he asked Sc
verely.
eyes, DOCTOR l knew he was" said
the woman.
"Then what in the world did you
mean by writing me he had "a very bad
cold?" asked the doctor.
The woman hesitated for a moment;
then, looking at her husband, she said,
with sullen frankness, Neither him
nor me knew how to spell measles"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
SUNDAY MORNINGS.
At Summeryille.

The Social Club meets with Mrs. George
Rice today.
Miss Grace circuit, who has been con-
fined to the house for number of weeks
with grip and an abscess on her hand, is
able to be out again.
Mrs. Mary Palmer and daughter Agnes
visited at East St. Johnsbury over Sun
day. They were entertained by Mrs.
Lois {. Moulton.
Mrs. Henry E. Davis, who has been ill
with erysipelas, is much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Weeks are visiting
IN Boston and New York and purchasing
their spring stock Of goods.
Mrs. Charles Woodbury. is i'll with
grip.
party was invited to Glenn Weeks,
Saturday evening. About 25 school
children were present, and enjoyed a va
riety Of games. Refreshments were served
with new maple sugar on snow as the
| greatest attraction.
Harry Hodgkins, Mrs. Gilson's broth
er, stopped with her over Sunday.
Ernest Bradley, who has been i'll with
Jaundice, is able to 90 to his work again.
Augusta Hale of East Hardwick is
visiting her sister, Mrs VIII Brickett.
Miss Ella M, Wright, who is i'll with
grip is gaining.
Mrs. John Gales friends will be.pleased
to learn that she was able to ride ont
last Sunday.
Miss Blanche Robinson of Lyndonville
visited Miss Grace Orcutt last week.
Mrs. Fred Ranlet is seriously i'll be;no
threatened with pneumonia.
The reception at the schoolhouse on
Friday evening under the auspices of the
educational committee of the Woman's
Club was largely attended by the parents
OF the children and was one of the most
notable occasions for this part OF the
town for many day. 1t was the first
time the building had been open in the
evening and the electric lights were seen
Tor the first time to great advantage.
The audience gathered in the assembly
room on the second floor for the enter
tainment which had been provided. After
few remarks by the chairman of the
school board, Supt, Dempsey followed
, with short address in which he thanked
the parents for their cordial cooperation
with the teachers and hoped the same
spirit OF hepiulness would ALWAYS con.
tinue, The musical program which fol.
lowed consisted OF violin solo bv Wal
ter Carr, song by Mr. Dempsey, a song
by Miss Caldbeck and selection by the
ladies' quartette, consisting OF Mrs
Walter Brockway, Mrs. Brodeen. Mrs
Charles Locke and Mrs. ]. H. Moore
This was the first public appearance o.
this quartette and they received a hearty
encore. John H. Moore expected n
favor the audience with clarinet solo
but his instrument was not in tune will
the piano The closing address wa,
+ gwen by Rev DR.. d. n Beach who spok,
, on the relation of the home and tho
school, what the Denver ladies had don,
to interest the children in beautifving tn,
schoolroom, and the important position
a public school teacher occupied in tn,
2 making OF good citizens. Refreshment,
followed and before the parents wen,
home they inspected the various room,
and the exhibits OF the school work o
their children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
ST. JOnNSBURY CENTER.

Mrs. Bert Farham and her two
daughters Abbie and Dorothy, who have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Butler at Bangor, Maine, have returned
home. Mrs. Butler returned with them
and her husband will join her here this
week.
Miss Grace Fisk is visiting relatives at
Barton Landing.
The remains OF Charlie Miles of Rutland
were brought here on Tuesday and buried
in the village cemetery Wednesday. Mr..
Miles was born in this place on Oct, u,
1871, and was 80 years ofage. Heleaves
wife and three children, Earnest, May
and Lilias, besides mother and fat her
and two brothers, Alden who lives in
Fitchburg and Grant who lives at Rut-
land. Funeral services were held on
Wedne sday afternoon at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Jonathan Huntley. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Dougal and Rev. Mr.. Worthen. Mrs.
Miles, who accompanied the remains here
has returned to Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Of st. Johnsbury
and Mr.. and Mrs Judd of Concord, NH,
spent Sunday with Luther Brown.
Ralph Howard, who has been staying
at George Morrills has gone to Fred
Thompson's at St. Johnsbury.
Ed MeIcher of West Burke has been
visiting his friend James Lockwood
n I
spent last week with her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Mclaughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Shaw of Wells River
were in town visiting friends last week
Mr.. Bennett of Hardwick has been
visiting at Fred Hills.
The W. c. T. L. Meeting which was
postponed last week on account OF the
funeral at Mrs. Huntley's will meet this
week at Mrs. Clark's.
Wide Awake Grange was invited tc
visit Waterford Lodge Tuesday night OF
last week About 80 were present, Wide
Awake Grange furnished the program
A pleasant time was spent by all.
The Christian Endeavor society vii
give a sugar party and entertainment
thursday nlght
Joe Ranney has gone to Kirby to worl
for William Russell.
Fred Hill is carrying on Mr.. Bradley
sugar place.
Miss Mary Adams and Miss Bessi
Wright were the guests of Mrs. Byroi
Wright last week
Mrs. Nellie Blood of Lunenburg ha
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Addie Lock
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rockwell Page OF Victor,
and Mr.. Page OF Name have been visit
ing their mother Mrs. Henry Page,
Mrs Bradley and son Ben have beei
visiting at Mrs. William Mclaughlin
Mrs Corburn of Luneuburg, who ha
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Herbcr
Lougee, has returned home. Mr.. Coz
burn came on Wednesday and rcturne
on Thursday.
Miss Matte Hill is attending tt
teachers examination at st. Johnsbury
The Ladies d met with Mrs. Ioh
Moore, Thursday.
The Oregon Medicine Company hay
been having voting contest the pa,
week and gave gold watch to the vii
ner. Allie Hill won the watch, receiviu
1926 votes Jessica Brook was secon
with PASS votes and Perley was thir
with 1910 votes,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
Mrs. Hallett Beats the Bank.
(By Telephone to the CALrpoSlAN

by Telephone 70 The CALIFORNIAN
Burlington, March II. In the celebrat-
ed case of the Nergennes national bank
against Mrs. Hallett OF New York over
the possession Of $25 900, the court has
Just decided in favor of Mrs. Halett. 1t
will be recalled that when Cashier Lewis
wrecked the bank the officials claimed
that Mrs. Hallett put up $25 600 to save
Mr.. Lewis, but she claimed it was money
loaned to the bank. The court has sus-
taired her in this claim.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18

the ground. In falling, the Engshmar
came down on his right side. Remem
bering story, heard years before, thai
so long as man will keep quiet anc
| does not move, there are chances that ar
attacking tiger will refrain from further
attack, he lay perfectly still. The tiger
however, began to guaw at the man
left arm. The pain was intense, and
there was nothing to prove that his legs
would not be nibbled off next, but the
Englishman continued to lie still and
hope. Pretty soon he heard the voices
OF a rescuing party. The tiger heard
them also. The rescuing party arrived,
and the tiger was slain. The English
man got back to civilization minus bis
left arm. Today be is known as Sir
Edward Bradford, Commissioner OF Lon
don's Metropolitan Police. He sits in
his office at Scotland Yard, and with his
brains and his right arm makes plain to
the 10000 officers and constabes how
he wants London protected. Josiah
Flynt's article, police Methods IN Lon
don,' in the North American Review.
TOAST TO TEACHING.
This story had from man who was
present A wealthy woman who affects
patronage of education drove up one
morning to the school of which she is
trustee and invited the teachers to spend
the evening at her home. When the
refreshments were served that night, one
little cake, which had escaped the vigil
ance OF the overseer, came into the hands
OF one OF the guests and proved to have
curved omission as if something had
been bitten out. The discovery was
made in coy corner where some OF
the lrreverent young women OF the
teaching staff were making merry. Ann
abel, who is a musical accompanies,
whispered to the girls that this was the
second successive evening she had atten-
ded reception in this house, once as a
hired entertainer and once as a guest.
She suggested that the things to eat
were what were lett over by the "society
people" OF the night before. At this
revelation there were indignant looks,
but the teachers invioabe safeguard,
the sense OF humor, came to the rescue,
and the holder Of the telltale wafer lifted
it up and proposed, soto voce: Here's
health to us: the rag tag and bobtail of
the learned professions; beloved by
children; tolerated by youth; forgotten
by maturity; considered municipality,
financially and socially as good enough
for what is left."- William c. Mean.
drew in the Worlds Work.
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Backlotz-You don't mean to say this
is the first you've heard of it?
Subbubs-Yes.
Backlotz-Why, it's the talk of the
neighborhood.
Subbubs-Yes, but my wife is away
on visit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
A Mad OpheIia.

Patience-Why, she geve the best rep
resentation of Ophelia I ever saw.
Patrice-Indeed!
eyes. You know Ophelia is supposed
to be mad?'
eyes"
"Well, there was a party in one Of
the boxes, and they talked loud enough
to be heard all over the theater, and
she was the maddest Ophelia 1 ever
saw in my life!'-Yonkers Statesman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
THE MAN AND THE TIGER,

SIXTY odd years ago there was born to
clergyman in England son who. in
course OF time elected to try his fortune
IN India. Some years after the birth OF
the son, there was born to a tigress in
the wllds OF India youngster which
waxed strong and big. Events so shaped
themselves that when the clergyman's
son had grown to mans estate, and the
tiger had been taught to manage for
himself, the two had a meeting The
Engllshman went forth on a huntino
trip; on the same day the tiger decided to
prowl and see what he could deyour
The tiger discovered the Enelishman
and sprlnging upon him, ielltd him TO
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was just marking them SO the po-
lice could find them" she explained
after she had been carefully locked nm
g., -,... -.-,i-- -4..,--
'-' .--- i'oi'97 710 'ioi-
Ine woman made no effort to get In
side the places Her weapon, a short
"half-axa7 with a short handle de-
eoe,7s7 s,,ff+f,- st,, ,,sssa7
ana aI each descent left a plg Jagged
hole i'm a plate glass window or door
Her damage variouslS, estimated at
e.-. so., ~. 81 -,o
.'"'N sow 10 e4'7'V ls mostly covered Dy
insurance and her prosecution promises
70 keep her i'm Jail for a period of con-
siderable duration nnlass +he c1en7encv
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HEARING ENDS.
Strike Commission Ready to Be-
gin Making Its Award.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE anthracite
coal strike commission after being in
continuous session for more than three
months closed its open hearings with
an all day argument by Clarence S.
Darrow in behalf of the miners The
commission will meet in secret in Wash
ington next Thursday and begin the
of its award 1t is ex-
pected that by the end Of this month
the arbitra tors viii be ready to make
their announcement if an increase in
wages is determined upon, the increase
is to date from the first of last Novem-
Der the commission having decided upon
that date on October 81
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sIeNINe rHE PRorocoLs.
The Business Was Completed at Early
Morning Hour.

Washington Feb. 14.-Herbert w.
Bowen, Venezuelan representative in the
peace negotiations at Washington last
night signed with each of the allies
protocol providing for immediate raising
of the Venezuelan blockade and for the
reference of the question of preferential
treatment of the claims of the allies
against Venezuela to The Hague aHbi-
tration tribunal The final fOrmahties-
took place at the British embassy. At
II 80 o'clock Herbert Dering, first sec
retary OF the British embassy announc-
ed to the Associated Press that the Brit
ish protocol had just been signed and
that the signature of the Italian and
German protocol would follow ia order
named.
The Italian protocol was signed at
11.50 and the German protocol at 1910
o'clock the presence of Baron Sternberg
at the White House musicale delaying
a final close to the negotiations until af-
ter midnight. The British protocol was
in English, the Italian in Italian and the
German in German and English.
Mr. Bowen signed in duplicate for
Venezuelan, Sir Michael Herbert for
Great Britain, Signor Mayor Des
Planches for Italy and Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, Germany
Immediately upon the signing of last
protocol cables were dispatched to Lon
don. Berlin, and Rome announcing the
fact. It is expected the commanders of
the bIockading fleet within the next "a
hours will receive their orders to with
draw their vessels a once.
BY the provisions of these preliminary
protocols which have required more than
three weeks Of constant negotiations,
Venezuela makes two distinct gains the
immediate raising of a blockade from
which she has been suffering for some
weeks, and the return of all her YES
sells war and merchant, which have
been captured by the allied fleet
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then called up Galen Nichols. county
attorney, and requested him to assist
in an investigation.
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under the surveillance of the city au-
thoritles, there IS no hurry on the part
of the county officers to get her in Gus
tOdv-
MISS BOISE RELEASED.
At noon Blanche Boise left the city
prison after having giving a bond for
$500
DR. Eva Harding sigred her bond
and James z. Larimer acted as the at
torney in the case Judge c. A Magaw,
who approved the bond, notified Chief
of Police Donovan by telephone to re-
lease Miss Boise. Tt is expected that
q complaint charging Miss Boise with
malicious trespass viii be fled with the
county attorney and that a warrant
will be issued from the city court for
her arrest and she viii not be tried in
police court.
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SNOW IN WEST.
Heavy Fall Begins at . P. NJ.
Today.

This is Cider" Smiths snow. A week
ago he said that the nearer came the
18th the more likelihood of snow and a
few days ago he set the 18th and 18th as
dates for snow. There was much snow
west of here Friday.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the snow
began falling rapidly and the barometer
took a drop which indicates that the
snow will continue for some time.
This morning at o'clock Mr.. Smith
issued the following forecast: 1T is very
difficult to state the amount of precipi-
tation but we are in a combination that
calls for considerable. 1t is rather the
most important period of any, but Feb
ruary is dry month and that must be
considered. It may clear up by Monday.
but next week will be dull and INCLINED
to be cloudy"
The government forecast sent out this
morning was, Probably snow tonight
and Sunday" The wind today has been
northeast. blowing 9 miles an hour. The
hourly temperatures recorded by the
government thermometer today were as
follows:
z o'clock ........22 22l11 o'clock ........ %
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San Francisco, Feb. 14-An attrac-
tive card drew a large crowd TO Ingle-
side. Only one favorite scored In
terest centered in the six fUrlong handi-
cap. Although Kenilworth was carry
ing 135 pounds and was conceding
much weight to some clever sprinters.
he was installed favorite with Princess
Titania second choice. A poor start
and the weight killed the chances of
KenilAzorth
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tents death was caused by brutality
it should be severely punished. 1t is
true that the acts of insane persons are
very trying at times. but there is no
excuse for brutality on the part of at
tendants. It is sometimes necessary to
use force on them. but force isn't bru-
falitV and doesn't break hnnes., >.
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Chicago. Feb III a. m. temDera-
lures. New York. "a. Boston. 30. Phila-
"a. Minneapolis, below; Cincinnati. 81:
St Louis 20.
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PLATE GLASS LOSS.

It is the plate glass insurance agents
who VIII lose most heavily by MISS
Poises deuredations. Even they arc
unable to more than estimate the
amount of their losses. Bailey Bros.
carry the Insurance ON the State drug
stores windows. 1t Will cost about $40
to replace them. The biggest glass
broken was at The Palms. at S33 kan
sas avenue. on which the Nellis & Nellls
G. Blakely carried the risk on the glass
at the ROYAL which viii cost between
$3.50 and 5000 to put back The glass
in Russum's 5oint at $50 was plate and
worth about $500 At the National bill
Hard hall and at YOung's drug store at
S34 Kansas avenue the windows and
doors We're Glazed with ordinary extra
strength window glass. and will no.
cost over so at each place Altogether
the glass smashed was worth about q
thousand dollars
Some of the iointists had not gotten
down to their places of business when
the smashing was going on. while IN
some the janltors We're just cleaning up
for the day Harrison Kennedy. the
portly darky whose familiar figure has
stood guard at the cigar stand in the
Royal billiard hall for years, was the
only one about when Miss Boise de-
scended uDon that establishment He
saids
I heard her break in the first window
and looked out to see what was going
on Then I ran back for billiard cue
because I thought she vas trying to
break in. I was going to knock her in
the head if I got chance at her, but
by the time I got to the door she was
gone. She wasn't here a minute and