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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Forest Reservation Endorsed.

The St. Johnsbury Woman's Club has
received letter from the, New Hamp-
shire Federation of Woman's Clubs
endorsing Senator Gallinger's bill for a
national forest reservation AS the mat
ter will come up for action at the meeting
of the Woman's Club on Monday next
we give below the letter in full:
Comrades of Woman's Club:
The club women of New Hampshire
appeal to their sisters of other states in
a matter OF gravest Importance to them,
and in which large numbers of people in
other sections of the country are also
much concerned. Our magnificent White
Mountain scenery, the grandest and
most picturesque east of the Rockies, is
in imminent danger of losing its most
attractive features, and our beautiful
and swift-fow wing streams-the source of
our Industrial prosperity-of being dried
up, through the action of lumbermen and
paper companies, who are fast denuding
our verdure clad hills. leaving to the
greedy nav of the flames such portions
of the PROSTATE forests as will not ser We
their use.
Senator Gallinger of this state has
introduced bill in the United States
senate to make a national forest reser-
walton of this White Mountain region,
of about half a million acres, and New
Hampshire club women are cooperating
most heartily with the Society for the
Protection OF New Hampshire Forests in
the endeavor to secure this reservation.
We enclose little pamphlet giving some
of the reasons for such forest reserva-
ton in the White Mountains. We would
especially call your attention to the let
forc OF iCho I'd To- ut
President Cleveland's cabinet), and Rev.
DIR. E. E. Hale.
There isgood prospect that the bill will
pass the senate. We cannot forecast the
action of the house and we earnestly
apeal to our sister club women to help
us by uniting in petition to their own
senators and members of congress asking
tor favorable action upon this measure.
We are confident if such influences
were brought to bear upon con-
gressmen it would be of great
help to us. Such action should be
taken at the earliest possible moment to
be most effective, for the devastating axe
will not be stayed until these mountain
lands pass from private ownership.
Will you not help as in this matter?
We would not ask it if only the people OF
New Hampshire were concerned. but the
many. and constantly increasing, thou
sands who come annually to our "Switz-
erland of America" for recreation and
rest, to enjoy its pure. health-giving
atmosphere and glorious scenery, are
scarcely less interested.
New Hampshire Federation's motto
reads: I'm principle like our granite, in
aspiration like our mountains, in SYM
pathy swift and far reaching, like our
rivers" May we not trust in the swift
Sympathy of the great army of club
women in our country to help Us now in
our endeavor?
Mrs. ELLEN M. MASON, North Conway.
MRS OLIVE RAND CLARKE, Manchester,
Mrs. JENNIE M. WEBSTER, Plymouth,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

At SummervilIe.
Mrs. Archie Page of Hardwick and
Miss Brown of Littleton visited Mrs.
George Learmouth last week.
Mrs. 81. c. Bond spent few days in
st. Adams last week.
iting her mother, Mrs. Humphrey, has
gone to Concord, N. H., to accept posi-
ton in store.
Mrs. William Higgins has been i'll with
the grip.
The Queen Esther Circle met with Miss
Grace Simpson Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. A. J. Higgins entertained the Sum-
merville teachers Thursday evening, very
pleasantly.
Mrs. John Gale is on the sick list.
C.E. Severance is out again after sever
al weeks illness.
R. M. Ram spent Sunday here with his
family.
Charles Reavy of West Concord was in
town on business Monday.
Fred Orcutt of LyndoAville spent Sun
day with his uncle, John D. circuit.
O.P. Bennett was taken to Brattle-
boro for treatment last week.
George Gibbons. who is at work in
Hardwick, spent Sunday here with his
family.
= w. c. Gage is on the sick list.
Joseph Mead is visiting his brother,
Fred Mead
Edd Perkey called on relatives in New
port. Thursday.
Miss Clara Guyer was taken to the st.
Johnsbury Hospital TOR treatment last
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Masonic Chapter Meeting.

The annual convocation of the fourth
Masonic district, Royal Arch Masons,
was held with Keystone chapter, No. 1 6,
at Barton, Thursday evening. At
O'Clock the district meeting was called to
order by Carl r. Storrs, D. D. 6. III. P =,
OF Newport, when Cleveland, Chapter.
No. 10, worked the P. M. degree. E. J.
Hill, R. w. Nd; after which Haswell
Chapter. No. IL, St. Johnsbury, worked
the M. E. Masters degree, L. P. Slack,
M. E. M. Promptly at O'Clock the
company repaired to the banquet hall,
where more than sixty sat down to a re-
past furnished by Caterer Harry S.
Graves, which was frst-class in every
particular and for which he received
many deserved compliments. At O'Clock
Keystone Chapter opened chapter of r.
A. Masons
Among the Grand Officers present was
Henry e. Kropka, p. d. D. 6. Ell. P, and
goodly delegation from Haswell chap
ter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra

A very enjoyable concert was given by
the Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra
at Music Hall, Friday evening. The
selections were all bright and pleasing
and the young ladies played smoothly
under the direction of Frank Mckee.
The descriptive piece entitled "a Day at
the Races" was one of the most inter-
esting of the program. Aided by me-
chanical devices of all sorts a very
realistic production of the events of the
day was given.
The cornet and trombone solos were
delightfully."- rendered; both artists pro-
duced unusually pure and pleasing tones
from their instruments. The violinist
played with much dexterity and finish
and the child clarinetist delighted every
one with her skillful execution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
L.. F. Gaskill who has been at Cam

L. F. GaskilL who has been at Cam
bridge, Mass. for the past few months,
returned last week, and is now at the ST.
Johnsbury Hospital for treatment, as he
is in quite poor health.
Mrs. Henry 6. Ely, who fell and quite
severely sprained her left arm short
time ago. is improving rapidly.
Among he members OF the 6. A. R. and
q. r. c., who attended the annual en-
cs.mpment at Morrisville. last week were
George R. Crosby. E. L. Hovey, W. H.H.
Rollins, Charles Ross, F. F. Carrick. Mrs.
Charles E. Gorham, Mrs. 6. K. SWEET,
Mrs. Morris, Mrs. o. v. Hooker and
Miss Anna Carr.
At meeting of the q. V. Nd. Glee club
at Burlington, Wednesday night, James
M. Miner, Med 'O5. was elected leader of
the club.
John r. Jackson from Boston and Mrs.
Jesse Gage from Worcester were called
here the last of the week by the illness
and death of the infant son of MIR. and
Mrs. Jackson.
DR.. J. l.. Perkins leaves today for New
York and his office will be closed during
the month of March.
John Rice has concluded his services for
Austin Morrill, and is succeeded by
Charles Lucas.
Frank Streeter of Concord, N. H., and
son Thomas of Dartmouth College, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Streeter.
Joseph Fairbanks, now a student in
the Harvard Law School, was here yes
terday on brief visit.
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Deaths.

At Boston. Feb. %, Mrs. Sophronia
(Brown) Knapp, widow of Hiram knapp,
formerly of St. JohnsburY, aged SO years
At St. Johnsbury, Feb. 27. Miss Margaret
Kelley, aged rs years.
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. "a, Mrs. George L.
Berry of Sutton.
At West Concord. Feb. 27, Mrs. Luther
Russell.
AT Peachan. Feb. rs, Mrs. Irwin Kellogg,
aged 103 years.
At Bradford, Feb. 27, Miss Hattie R. Tar
box
At Newark, Feb 22, Frank Woodland. aged
21 years.
AT Walden, Feb. PC, John Davis.
At Cabot. Feb. 20. Mrs. Mary BeadIe.
At Ryegate. Feb. 23, Mrs. Lois McCon,
aged 70 years.
At ST. Johnsbury, Feb. %. Paul Reginald,
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson, of
Boston, aged two years. four months
At DanviIle. Feb. %. Mrs. Guy Douglass,
aged 81 years and months.
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Births.

At Dan Vile. Feb. 25, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Don A. Staples.
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. 20, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence A. Humphrey.
At Hard wick. Feb 25, SON to Mr.. and
Mrs. Perley Shattuck.
At Hard wick, Feb. rs, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith.
At st, Johnsbury Centre. Feb. rs, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nichols.
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Marriages.

At ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 20, by Rev. DR..
Michael Burnham, Oliver Fairbanks Goode11
and Mrs. Alice Bailey Hickson.
At McIndoe Falls, Feb. 24, by Rev. Mr..
Eldredge, Eugene Bedelf of Monroe, N. H.
and Miss Katie Dole PEARL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-25

am Beyerlein's Taps" is German
through and through. and quite as to-
tally un-American in all respects. As
it is among the best esteemed of recent
Berlin productions. and regarded by
the kaiser as of sufficient Importance
TO condemn, and as we get 1t I'm a
straight translation faithfully per-
formed, it brings to New York an eX-
ample of Teutonic drama i'm condition
TO study. One thing it demonstrates is
that the German theatrical public likes.
as ours does not, TO have social prob
lens set forth on the stage boldly, sim
cerely and with no admixture or d.
erosion for the sake of mere entertain
ment. There is but one woman among
the eighteen characters She is the
cause of all the consequences. to be
sure. and no other Representatives her
sex is needed for the exposition of the
theme: and she is a girl who sins, suf-
fers and dies interestingly; but can you
imagine an American manager risking
his dollars in an American play with
all its famininity restricted to a single
individual? The native dramatist may
well pray for the success of Taps
OF course. ii will have the praise of the
critics; if it gets also the money Of
the multitude, then some Of our own
authors may place pieces thattare, mote
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Then Pa Licked Me.

nels, and two women who were at tne
table. pour cream on that pulverized
cork and sprinkle sugar on it, and try
to get the pulverized cork to soak UP
the cream, but the particles of cork
tloated on top of the cream and acted
alive. An old Confederate colonel. who
had called dad a d4myankee ever since
We had been there. and always acted
as though he was or the point of draw
ing gun. took the first mouthful and
after chewing il awhile he swallowed
as though his throat was sore. but he
got IL down, and ordered a cocktail
and looked mad at dad. Dad noticed
that the others were having difficulty
in masticating the food. and so ne
pitched in and ate his food. and SAID
Il was the finest he had ever tasted:
but the rest OF the crowd only took d
spoonful or two. and ct fruit. One
woman who was there to be cured OF
the habit of betting on the races got
the cork in amongst her false teeth ana
il squeaked when she chewed like pull
ing q cork out Of beer bottle. The
all seemed to want to please dad and
so they munched away at the cork IN
III the woman with the false teeth had
10 leave the table. and then a colonel
went out, and then all quit the table
except dad and I, and by that time dad
felt as though he had swallowed a life
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They struck all right. and the
breakfast food people had all got
pumped out, and then it came my
turn. Dad gave me a licking. the
boarders kicked at me, the landlord
ordered me out of the house. and the
striking bellboys. who had their places
filled in ten minutes, chased me all
over town, and when / got back to
the hotel dad had bought tickets to
San Antonio, because the doctors told
him to get out on the prairies and take
horseback. exercise to shake the pull
verified cork and the monkey wrench
out of his system. and everybody threw
stones at the bus that we rode to the
depot in. Gusb. but I hate a town
where genius has no chance against
the mob element. The worst was that
woman with the false teeth, because
she lost them somewhere. and had to
mold her handkerchief over her mouth
while she called me names when The.
porter took me by the collar and the
pants and hung me into the bus. Dad
told the porter, when he handed out
the regular tip, that he would have
made il larger'if the porter had taken
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the army and navy, as well as agTiCul-
tural workers. seamen and people EN-
plOyed in building and construction
Everyone so employed earning a salary
or wage of less than S475 per year. must
be insured, and he is paid for all acct
dents. provided they are not intention
al. The sum granted must be sufficient
10 pay for TIE cure and 90 provide an
allowance during the entire period of
incapacity. Ii also includes burial
money in case of death and an allow
ance to the surviving widow or chill
dren, or parents of the deceased The
entire cost OF the government insur-
ance against accidents is borne by the
employers, who are formed into trade
associations. with their own rules and
regulations and their own independent
administration and government It is
to the interest of each aSSOcia ton 70
make the factories or mines under its
control as safe as possible, and where
an employer refuses TO put in proper
safety appliances demanded by his as
ISOLATION, he may be assessed at a
higher rate by that body, while the
workingman, on the other hand, may
be fined for disObedience of rules look
ing to his safety and preservation.
Payment for all accidents is made
through the postoffice, but the money
so advanced is refunded 10 the govern
ment by the employers associa ton.
Practically the whole working class
population of Germany. or, I'm other
words almost 100000 workingmen
and wOrkingWOmen are insured in this
manner against accidents. As every
accident is reported to the government,
statistics exist for each industry show
ing the danger of that trade. The num-
Der of slight accidents is enormous
even in country like Germany, where
every precaution is taken to avoid in
juries. During the year 1901 there were
ll2,0O0 worlingmen and women injured.
of whom, however. only $500 were
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sums paid by them, and is not reim-
bursed for this clerical work
The German insurance against sick
ness has now been in operation for
about twenty years, and the results
furnish the most interesting informa-
ton about the prevalence of illness
among workingmen and women. There
are at present over %. 900 associations
under the government system. and
over nine and a half million men and
women insured, the average asSOcid-
'tion having about AS members. The
amount of money spent is very large,
the receipts amounting in 1901 to al
most S45000.000. and the expenditures
to almost S40.000O0O. On an average
there is one case of sickness counting
only those Of over three days durationJ
to every three wOrkmen, and the av-
erage sickness lasts about eighteen
days. Taking the whole working class
population, there is a loss OF about
seven days per year for each working
man and woman.
1t is not possible to determine from
the German experience whether or no.
sickness is increasing among working
men. What is certain is that the pay
ments which have been made to per
sons who are sick have been largely in
creased, the average cost per working
man insured having risen from about
- fifteen years ago 10 about 81 1T
present. This seems 10 be due TO
more generous treatment of the sick
rather than TO a larger percentage Of
Illness. The average payment 10 each
person per day of sickness ranges be-
tween 80 to go cents.
The German insurance against acct
dents was originally limited TO persons
engaged i'm manufacturing and mechan-
ical pursuits, but it has now been eX-
tended TO include persons engaged in
inland transportation, in the postal
telegraph and railway service. and in
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Killed Accidents are. Of course. much
more frequent in industry and i'm trans
portation than i'm agriculture. The
wOrkingman who is permanently and
completely disabled receives two-tkirds
Of his salary as a pension. while the
person who is permanently but only
partially injured receives smaller
sum in proportion to his disability. The
total sum expended i'm 1901 i'm accident
insurance was about $50. COO 600. the to-
tai reserve fund being over $S5. O0O. 900
It was claimed by the opponents OF
the government insurance that If the
worlSingmen were insured they would
become more careless. This has not
proved to be the case. The number OF
slight accidents reported has been
greater. but there has been no proof
that the actual number of accidents
has increased. and the proportions Of
deaths has tended rather to grow
smaller as greater and greater precau-
tons are taken The industry of coal
mining is ranked by the Germans as
one of the most dangerous of all oc-
equations.
The old age and invalidity insurance
was organized in 1889, and has been in
successful operation for fifteen years.
The amount Of this insurance is greater
or smaller according to tie wages of
the workingman and the amount which
ne contributes per week, the contribu-
tons being in proportion to the wages
of the men, The expenses of this fund
are met by a contribution of 50 marks
(s12) by the government to every
wOrkingman receiving an old age or in
validity pension, while the rest Of the
expense is divided evenly between the
wOrkmen and the employer
Despite the opposition which the Ger
man insurance plans at first encoun-
tered, they are now working to the ad-
vantage Of the wOrkingman and are
meeting each year with increased rec
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to wait for dad and the camel to come
up. Dad was mad because they gave
him such a slow horse.
What are those things on your
heels for?" I says TO dad. why don't
you run the spOkes into his slats?' 1
said. just 10 be sOciable.
Never you mind me- SAYS dad.
After l have looked at the scenery
awhile will open the throttle on this
uromedary, and we viii 80 and visit
the pyramids
was a little ahead and I did not
eaten dad in the act of kicking omen
the throttle, but / heard something
that sounded like a freight train wreck.
and dad and the horse went BY me
Ike a horse race, only the horse was
not on the ground half the time. and
he didn't go straight ahead but lust
lowered his head between his legs and
Jumped in the air and came down stiff
legged, and then jumped sideways. and
changed ends. and did il all over again.
all over the prairie. and dad was A
siSht- His eyes stuck out and his teeth
ratified and every time the horse came
down on his feet dad seemed to get
shorter as though his spine was being
tele2coped up into his hat. 1 think dad
would have fallen off the first Jump.
only he had rammed the spurs I'm
amongst the hOrses's ribs and couldn't
get them out. Gee, but you never saw.
such actions. unless you have seen a
horse go plum crazy. The horse kept
giving dad new fancy side steps and
jumps until dad yelled TO me 10 get
gun and shoot him or the horse, and
he didn't care which. I yelled 20 dad
to loosen up the bride. and let the
horse run lengthways instead of side
he
horse lit out for some musquite trees.
and before l could get there the horse
had run under a limb and scraped dad
OF, and when l got there dad was
lying under a tree, trying TO pray
and swear all 10 wOnst. and his spurs
were all blood and hair. and things a
horse wears on the inside of hisseIf
and the horse was standing not far
away. eating grass and looking at dad.
II dad had his revolver along he would
have killed the horse. but the horse
seemed TO know he had been foOIing
with an unarmed man got dad
righted up. and he rode my pony 90
town, and I had to lead the bucking
horse. and he eat some Of the cloth
out of my pants.
Say. this is a bully place down here:
just as quiet and Sunshiny as can be-
only dad is in a hospital for week
or so. having operations on where the
horse let him drop once in awhile on
the saddle, and the livery man made
dad buy the horse. cause he said dad
had ripped mis- sides out with the
spurs Dad says we viii have picnic
when he gets out of the hospital. He
is going 10 buy some dynamite and
take the horse out on the prairie and
blow him up. Dad is so fond of dumb
animals I got Your letter about your
being in love. Gee. but you can't az
ford il on your salary
Yours quite truly
"HENNERY."
Copyright. 1904, by Joseph b. BowIes.)
Copyright, Great Brittany
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an ak to me. Dad is getting SO funny
he almost makes me laugh.
We'll, kid, we arrived here next
day. and got acclim2ted before night
Dad bought a wide gray cowboy hat,
with a leather strap for a band, and
began to pose as a regular old rough
rider, and told everybody at the hotel
that he was going to buy a ranch
and run for congress. Everybody here
Is willing a northern man should buy
ranch, but when he talks about run
ming for congress they look sassy at
him. but dad can look just az sassy
as anybody here. He told all around
that he was a cavalry veteran of the
war, and wanted to get a horse to
ride that would stir up his patriotic
Instincts and his liver, and all his in
sides, and real kind man steered dad
TO a livery stable. and 1 knew by the
way the natives Winked at each other
that they were going to let him have
horse that would jounce him all
right.
They saddled up real nice pony
for me, but when they led out the
horse for dad l knew that trouble was
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still with servile self basement.
The climax is not so much the death
of the girl, although that is graphically
represented, as it is the. sergeant's final
obedience TO military discipline in
stead of behaving like a human father
A cOuTt-maTtial has revealed the lieu
tenants pusillanimity. His comrades of
the staff despise him. He despises him
self. He would marry his victim but
for his cowardice of caste. ThereupOn
the sergeant breaks out of his Gus
tomary abjectness, denOunces the
seoupdrel and levels a pistol at his per-
fidious heart. That's all right. the
American audience thinks. aud the
grizzled veteran becomes for the first
time hero. But he stays SO a minute
only. The iRgrained abjectness of an
old soldier overcomes the parental de-
sire for vengeance.
I cannot shoot a superior officer"
he whines. and lowers his weapon
But there stands his daughter. and
she is in his own caste. He turns on
her savagely, when she says she is
equally at fault with the lieutenant,
and his action paraphrases the words
of the "FlOrodora" seXtette girls into.
Il must kill some enc. and il may as
well be YOU. He TRES and she fails.
That's all wrong, the american audi
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preserver, and he said to me:
Hennery, either the baths, or the
climate, or something has upset me.
and / feel as though your dad was not
Very long for this world. Before / die
l want you to confess to me what that
stuff is that ] have been eating, and
can die in Deacer
Il told him that he had wanted a
light breakfast, and | thought there
vas nothing quite so light as cork. and
that he was full clear to the muzzle
With Dulverized cork, and he couldn. I
sink any more when he took a bath
Dad turned pale and we went out IN
the office and found that all the people
who sat at our table and ate breakfast
food were in the hands of doctors, and
dad went in the room with them. and
each had a doctor, and how they got
II out of them l don't know. as / Was
busy organizing a strike among
the bellboys. l told them they could
double their wages by striking at ex-
actly TO O'Clock, when all the board
ers wanted cocktails sent to their
rooms.