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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Finding by Intuition.

A man asked the clerk of a big hotel
in Fifth avenue if person whom he
named was staying in the house The
clerk said he was but he was not in at
that moment. Il had never seen the
person for whom l had inquired" said
the man who tells this story. Il had
never had a description of him. I had
formed no idea as to what manner Of
man he is, as we often do in such cases.
I took seat in the corridor, intending
to ask the clerk again later on. | read
a newspaper for half hour and start
ed to the clerks desk to repeat my in
quiry when | bumped into an indi
vidual by accident. We both apologize
ed In second [ said to him, Are you
not Mr.. p don't know, what i'm
PEELED me to make the inquiry, but as
quickly as | had asked him as quickly
did he reply that he was Mr.. -, the
very person whom [ wished to see. [
suppose Conan Doyle might explain it,
but hanged if l cani'-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Shopping In Japan.

Japanese ceremOniouSness makes 1t
serious matter going to japanese shop
unless you are going to buy silk hand
kerchiefs-the only things foreigners
buy often enough to spoil the manners
of the shopkeeper. You get out of your
rickshaw, and the rickshaw- boy ex-
plains your high and mightiness. Then
all the attendants in the shop salaam till
you wish they would get up and let
you catch their eye and explain what
you want. When they do get up the
Japanese equivalent of the shopwalker
and three or four counter jumpers in
rotation ask you to repeat your order
while they offer you five cups of tea.
It is japanese tea, and there is no milk
or sugar. but you can have sailed cher
ry blossoms if you want if it is a good
shop. This is the japanese way of Of
fering the customer a drink. Good
Japanese shops contain nothing except
the attendants. When you have got
as far as explaining what you want
the proprietor gives orders to attend
ants. Off they go at a run-good serv-
ants always run-and bring back the
goods tied up in faded green silk hand
kerchiefs or green cotton cloths.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
The Fable In Russia.

This fable dealing with the fall of
White, the Russian finance minister, is
related in a brochure entitled "a Glance
at the Secrets of Russian Policy" pub
lished at Vienna: 1.-THE car dreamed
the following singular dream: He saw
three cows, one fat, one lean and one
blind. The next day he sent for the
metropolitan Paliadius and begged him
to explain the dream, but the metropol-
itan declined. The car then sent for
Father John of Kronstadt and made
the same request of him. Father John
stroked his long curly hair with his
hand and made reply in the following
words: Your majesty, l understand
your dream in this way: The fat cow
is the finance minister, the lean one is
the Russian people and the blind one
Don't be afraid. Go on said the car.
The blind COW is-your majesty"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
His Little Bill.

When Brander Matthews went to his
club one evening, according to the
Bookman, he went to, the letter box
and looked through the compartment
marked "M'' and found therein very
peremptory dun from a tailor Mr..
Matthews was puzzled, as he had had
no dealings with the insistent tailor,
until he again looked at the envelope
and found that he had unwittingly
opened a letter belonging to another
member of the club; so he put the bill
back in the envelope and returned it to
the compartment. AS Mr. Matthews
was turning to go he noticed the MEM
Der for whom the bill was intended
coming toward the letter box. A min
ute later he came into the reading
room, where Mr.. Matthews was sitting
with several others. Taking from it's
envelope the bill, he read it attentively
for few minutes, sighed tore it into
bits, then, with a wink and the leer of
an invincible conqueror. commented
"Poor, silly little girl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
ST. JonNsBuRY CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. FL. Beane, of Glover,
have been visiting her aunts. Mrs. Allen
and Mrs. Standish. at A. N. Drew's.
Mrs. Helen Bickford. of Barton, spent
Sunday with her neices, Misses Winifred
and Mable Drew.
Gertrude Mclaughlin has been quite
sick with tonsililis.
Fred Stone, of Chicago, called on
friends here last week.
Henry Hartman, who has been visit
ing az his brothers. David Hartman,
started for his home IN Iowa, Saturday.
Mrs. Franklin. who has been sick for
the last few weeks. is a little better, also
Mrs. George Wiley, who has been having
the grip.
Ben Bradley, of West Burke, has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. William Nc
Laughlin.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Fl. Hallett go to Me
Indoes and Lunenburg this week TO at
tend the Grange meetings.
Several went to Waterford Friday
night to visit Pleasant Valley grange.
all returning with happy VOICES, saying
that they had good time.
The Methodist society will hold a
sugar party at Mr.. Bradley's Friday
evening. A barge will be waiting at the
post-office for all who wish to go. A
small admission fee OF Is cents will be
charged.
Myre Page, of Danville, was here Sat
urday.
Mrs. A. N. Drew took charge of the
Sunday school in the absence of Miss
Ella Mclaughlin, superintendent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
N 0tes .

The next game will be played Friday
evening, when the speedy Dartmouth
team plays Company D. Dartmouth has
not played Company D for some time,
but as they have been playing and win
ming large number of games this season
from many OF the best teams in the coun-
try. it should be an exciting game Com
pany D is now playing fast game and
they will try and hold up their end.
Come and see them try. As usual dane
ing will follow the game. Music by
Youngs orchestra. Tickets for the game
are now on sale at Bingham's and Cor
don's drug stores. Admission 25 cents;
reserved seats 35 cents. Tickets should
be secured early to avoid the rush at the
box Office.
Company D would ask the spectators
as special favor not to interfere with
the game by striking the ball when it
comes near them.
Company D will play the return game
with Brattleboro in Brattleboro, March
16. a number of enthusiasts are plan
ming to accompany the team. Special
rates for the trip will be secured ii
possible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
At Fairbanks Village.

Miss Clara Gibson has returned to
Brightlook Hospital from Danville.
Mrs. Thomas Mosher of Wheelock
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Bedor.
Hale Atwood of Lyndon called on
friends last week.
W. c. Bowditch is critically i'll with
Bright's disease.
Will Pocock is stopping al home.
Mrs. Colby of Lyndon is assisting Mrs.
Bowditch in taking CT are of her nephew.
Herbert Wilkey is on the sick list.
Elmer Louie is moving onto the Gideon.
Liberty place.
John Mcdonald went to work Mon
day, after an illness of several weeks.
Fred Sanborn spent Saturday and
Sunday with his father at Bradford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Leaves and CoIors.

Bright colors assumed by naples,
sumacs and ampelopsis during the au-
tumn months are the result of the oxi-
diZing of the color compounds, or color.
generators. of the leaf cells. Long pro-
tracted cool weather is most favorable
to the production of autumn tints, and
slight frosts that are not severe enough
to kill the cells hasten the display of
beauty by producing an engine that
brings forth the bright puppies, oranges
and reds. Leaves containing much
tannics acid never give bright autumn
tints, while those containing sugar give
the very prettiest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Entertainment for the Church.

The Cantata, "QueeI Esther" which
has been under rehearsal during the
winter, will be given at the First Baptist
church Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock
The following local and near by music
ians will take the principal parts: Queen
Esther, Miss Maude Caldbeck; King, S.
P. Pinney of Passumpsic; Mordecai,
Harry E. Harvey; Haman. Frank c.
Woods; prophecies, Mrs. Blanche Brock
war; Z-resh, Mrs. Jennie Brodien; Herald,
John w. Harvey; pianist, Mrs. c. h.
Woods; conductor, G. Fl. Woods.
AS this entertainment is to be given
for the benefit OF the church it is hoped
that there may be a full house.
The chorus is doing excellent work,
and the soloists will render their parts
most aeeeptably. The admission will be
25 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Tobacco smoke and the Blood.


Two or three mouthfuls of tobacco
smoke from cigarette We're shaken up
with few drops of blood diluted with
water in bottle. Almost Immediately
the blood assumed the pink color char
acteristic of blood containing monoxide
gas, and further observations with the
spectroscope confirmed the presence in
the blood of carbon monoxfde. Similar
ly a few mouthfuls of smoke from
pipe and a cigar were tried, and the re-
suits were even more marked. In this
experiment we have some explanation
in particular of the evil effects of ciga-
rette smoking, for it is chiefly cigarette
smoke that is inhaled, an indulgence by
which the poisonous carbon monoxide
is introduced directly into the blood.
This effect of tobacco smoke upon the
blood appears to us to be of consider
able signifcance.-London Lancet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Christmas Tree Legend.

There is a legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple i'm
mediately the leaves of the tree shriv-
eled into needle points and its bright
green turned dark. 1t changed it's ma
ture and became the evergreen, in all
seasons preaching the story of mans
fall Only on Christmas does it bloom
brightly with lights and become beauti-
full with love gifts-the curse is turned
into blessing at the coming of the
Christ Child, and we have our Christ
mas tree
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
The danger. of Fox Hunting.

Crowds .'go hunting" but few ride
to hounds, SO statistics are absolutely
useless. Of the thrusters, the ones who.
come to grief least, are the sportsmen
who keep their eye on the leading
hound and try to land on his tail every
time. The golden rule is: Throw your
heart over first, and then you and your
horse and the leading dog and the fox
are certain to be In the same field. 1t
is level money which of you gets killed
flrst.-London Mail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
East St. Johnsbury.

Mrs. B. F. Grout, who has been living
in Derby, is now spending few weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Ezra Gates.
Mrs. Jonathan Adams of Cambridge
port Visited at George Babcock's re-
Gently.
The entertainment given several weeks
ago will be repeated Thursday evening
at the Congregational church. A supper
will also be served in the vestry, to which
all are cordially invited.
Mrs. Ezra Gates gave very pleasant
dinner patty to few of her friends, Fri
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Grow. In the Clouds.

So far as is known, the highest ele-
walton at which flowers are found grow
ing is 1900 feet above sea level. The
homely little plant which has the dis
tinction of being the loftiest grower in
the world is found on the upper slopes
of the Himalayan mountains, near the
line of perpetual snow. The season
during which vegetation may appear
above the surface in this region is less
than four months in length.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

The many friends here and at St.
Johnsbury Center, as we'll as elsewh here,
were very sorry to learn on Sunday last
of the death OF Paul Reginald, infant son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson, at the
home OF Mrs. Mary Hurlbut. Mrs.
Jackson and her two years old son came
here from Boston, their present home,
last week Monday, he having been sick
a short time ago with diphtheria, and
they hoped tor more speedy recovery to
strength here. He suffered relapse after
coming here and died Sunday afternoon.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. c. R. B. Dodge officiating. The
family have the sympathy of large
circle OF friends in the loss of their only
child
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
rlarried at St. Louis.

The many ST. Johnsbury friends of
Oliver Fairbanks Goodell, of St. Louis,
will be interested TO learn of his mar
riage on Feb. 20 to Mrs. Alice Bailey
Hickson of that city. The ceremony was
performed at the home of Rev. DIR.
Michael Burnham and Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodell are now IN the South on short
wedding trip. Mr.. Goodellis in the sales
house of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. and
the bride an groom will be Eat home" to
their friends after March 8 at 1401
Missouri avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Big Drop of Thirteen Men

Providence. Feb 26-An elevator
carrying Is men dropped five stories in
the Manufa cturers' building last night
Frank T.. Prince sustained fractured
ankle, but the other passengers es-
capped with nothing more serious than
bruises. Some part of the elevator ap-
paratus, not yet determined, gave way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Two Victories fof Home Teams.
Vermont Champions Defeated.


In the first OF the series of games with
lBrattleboro Y Nd. c. A, for the state bas
ket ball championship, for the season o
1903-4, Friday evening, Company D
won by the score of 26 TO II. The first
half was extremely fast and spirited, both
teams playing the fastest game ever seen
on the local floor. For the first 1C
minutes of the game neither team was
able to score a point, but soon foul
was called and Brattleboro threw a goal
on the foul. Then Company D threw a
goal from the floor and at this time the
excitement was intense. During the
remainder of tie half Company D threw
six more baskets while Brattleboro made
one point on foul. At the end of the
halt the score was IL to 2 in favor OF
Company D. In the first half Brattle-
boro did not throw a basket from the
floor.
In the second half the game was rougher
than the first halt, both teams doing an
equal share of the rough work. Though
the roughness was a feature the playing
of both teams was fast and brilliant
work was done by all of the members OF
both teams. Many OF the tricks worked
by Company D were new to St. Johns
bury people, while the passing OF the ball
by Bratileboro was highly c:editab BILE.
Many who saw Manchester defeat Com
pany D could not realize that the home
team was the same one that lost to
Manche ster the week before, SO different
was their playing. At the rate OF speed
Company is improving since the Man
chester slump, Brattleboro will have to
do some hustling to defeat them in Brat
tleboro whe n the return game is played.
In comparing the playing OF Company
D men it would be hard to pick out who
played the best game, for all of the FIVE
played the positions well and played
team work and not individual star plav-
ing. Stolte might be picked out from the
Brattleboro team as doing the best work
tor them for he scored SIX of their -
points.
THE LINE UP.
COMPANY d. BRATTLEBoRO.
Beck. Ii. rig, Stafford
Buckley, IF, lg, Sto1te
Heath, c, C, Howe
Wright, 1g, rf March
Stewart, re, If, Ellis
Summary-Score, Company D 90, Bratt1e-
boro IL. Goals from floor. Wright 4, Stolte
3, Heath g, Buckley 2, Ellis. MaTch. tew-
art, Beck Fouls, Company D Z, Brattle-
Referee, ]. A. Gum. Umpire, P. J. Ferriter.
and w. H. Hubbard. Time 20 minute
hal dam
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Sarcastic.

They had been discussing the baby's
ears, eyes and nose.
hair" said the joyful young mother.
'.Oh, is that who's got it? / noticed
it was missing" And as the tall girl
with the suaye manner said this the
mother looked obviously at her.
Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Testing swords.

A very picturesque and effective test
is applied to all the swords made for
the English army before they are al
lowed to go into commission. A pow
erful man takes each in turn, swings it
above his head and strikes it with all
his might upon huge round stone. If
the sword shows any sign of weakness
it is at once discarded.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Fire Alarm Boxes.

West Side Section.
% Scale Shops.
"a Corner Central and Spring.
% Underciif tPrivate).
&c Corner of Cliff and Winter
FL Corner of Webster and Summer.
% Corner of Cliff and Mt. Pleasant.
Main street Section.
80 Brantview (Private).
"a South Park.
Sc Corner Main and Eastern Ave.
81 West End of Maple Street.
80 Arnold Park.
Railroad Street Section.
~ Eastern Ave, opp. Universalist Church
43 Corner Pearl and Cross.
40 Stevens Mills.
40 Railroad Street, South End.
At Corner Railroad and Eastern Ave.
4S Maple Street, corner Clark Ave.
Paddock Village Section.
So Passum psic Street. Hastings Bridge.
So Railroad Street, opp CIRCUITS.
Sd RAMSEY Park.
SO Corner Pleasant and Emerson.
SummerviIle Section.
81 Corner River and Marion.
% Corner Caledonia and Portland.
81 Harrison Ave.
IS Portland Street and Concord Ave.
81 Corner Portland and State.
6S Corner Liberty and Concord Ave.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
His Chance.

''That boy never will be worth any
thing
II wouldn't be so sure of that. He
may marry well."-Chicago Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Kelley.

Miss Margaret Kelley died at her home
on Maple street, Saturday, at the age of
76 years. She was born In County
Leitrum, Ireland, and came to this coun-
try about so years ago, since which time
her home has always been in St. Johns
bury. For the past eight years she has
made her home with her nieces, Misses
Bridget and Sarah Rooney. She has been
in feeble health for the past few years,
and her death came as the ending of a
very quiet lite. She was a person much
interested in the welfare of her friends,
and whose kindnesses and charities were
done in such quiet way as to be known
to only those who were Immediately
benefited by them. She had many
friends. and was friend to all whom she
knew. She leaves besides her two nieces,
a brother, William Kelley, at Passump-
sic, and a nephew, William J.. Rooney of
Island Pond, formerly of this town. The
funeral was held from st. Aloysius church
of which she was a devoted member.
Monday morning, Rev. FIR. T. J. Leonard
officiating.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
In His interest.

Jack-You know when Mabel reject
ed me last week. told you my troubles,
and you promised to help me. Well,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Haired.

HaTrGu.
sThere's one thing the women can't
get intor' said the anti woman suf-
fragist.
sWhat's that?" cried a chorus of
feminine voices.
1.-THE secret service!' '--Detroit Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

CEYLON AND INDIA NATURAL GREEN tea is
absolutely Pure tea. 1t is far ahead of Japan
tea as 'SALADA' Black is ahead Of all other black
teas.
- $500 - -
ST. Johnsbury Grocery Co., Wholesale Agents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

she accepted me last night. Am I to
thank you for interceding for me?
Cousin Belle-Not exactly, dear boy.
simply intimated to Mabel that I was
after you myself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
RECENT DEATHS.


Mrs. Sophronia (Brown) Knapp died
in Boston Feb. %, aged 80 years. She
was born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 10,
1915, and removed in childhood to
Montpelier. She came TO st. Johnsbury
about 1880, soon after her marriage to
Hiram Knapp, for ~ years clerk in the
old counting room of E. &. T. Fairbanks
& Company The family removed to
Boston in 1854. She was a sister of
E. F. Brown OF this place and leaves a
daughter. Miss katherine Knapp, long
identified with the work OF the public
schools of the city, and a son, George
Brown Knapp, who has held important
trusts in business and educational circles.
A younger son. Arthur Mason Knapp,
VINO died in 1898, was widely known as
the genial and accomplished custodian OF
Bates Hall in the Boston Public Library.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Half a Century a Railroader

Boston, Feb. 25.-General Manager
Barnes of the Boston and Albany
division Of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad system has
handed in his resignation, to take effect
March l.. Barnes entered the railroad
service in 1855. He will retain lis
desk at the South station and will con-
tinue in a semi-oficial position He
will also retain his membership in the
directorate
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-19
MANY AFTER
CRAW'S POSITION
A SCRAMBLE TO SUCCEED THE
ENTOMOLOGIST WHO Is COMING
TO HAWAII.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-There is
a lively stir over the position that
Alexander Craw, State fruit pest qua
rantine officer, will relinquish his posi-
ton at the end of the month. Craw is
going to Hawaii to be the head of the
Hawaiian chronological service, with
a contract for five years at the rate Of
$4,000 per year. The position that he
Vacates in this State, by resignation is
worth 5000 a month. Several men con-
nected with the Horticultural Commits
sion staff of workers have applied al
ready to Horticultural Commissioner
EllwoOd Cooper, who has the appoint
ment of Mr.. Craw's successor, to be
installed in the retiring quarantine Of
ficer's official shoes. No indication has
yet appeared upon the surface con-
corning the probable appointee.
John lsaacs, now secretary Of the
Horticultural Commission, formerly
connected with the fruit pest quaran-
tine office in this city. under Craw, is
reported to have said that he does not
with to succeed his former superior.
Among those who are more prominent
ly mentioned as having had experience
in the service are Edward n. Ehrhorn,
commissioner for Santa Clara County;
George p Hail, formerly commissioner
for San Diego County; r.. p. Cundiff,
commissioner for Riverside County ].
w. Jeffrey commissioner for Los An
geles County; w. II. Payne, inspector
at Monrovia; S. A. Pease of San Ber-
nardino, and e. X. Carnes, who has
for a considerable period been acting
as Craw's deputy in the quarantine
station in this city and consequently
in immediate touch with all the fruit
pest quarantine service. OF his eff
cheney Craw speaks highly.
An appointment to fill the position at
$500 month may be made at any time
but it is supposed that no action win
be finally taken until Governor Pardee
returns from the East, as it is custo-
mary to seek his approval in making
app 0intments of this Importance.