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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
CHRISTrlAS AT THE CHURCHES.
The Religious and Holiday Observance
OF tho Merry season.

The morning service at the Free Bap-
tist church was held according to the
program previously announced, and the
concert by the members OF the Sunday
school in the evening was very interest
ing. On Monday evening two Christ
mas trees and social hour added much
to the pleasure Of the many present and
delightful social time was spent.
The South church was especially
attractive in its abundant decoration OF
evergreen trees and holly. The Sunday
school hour was devoted to Christmas
exercises by the children, and there was
special music both morning and even
ing. and large congregations at botn
services. Miss Isabel M. Paddock assist
ed on the paino at the vesper service.
Monday evening "The Pixies Snow
Balls" was presented by about 20 boys
and girls, and Santa Claus Troubles
were interestingly told by Santa Claus
and the fairy. Carols were sung, reci-
tation was given by Ross Hunt, and
Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes made few
interesting remarks.
An abbreviated evening service was
held at St. Andrews church Saturday
evening, followed by the Christmas tree
festivities, which were participated IN
with equal enthusiasm by both old and
young. Several carols were sung by the
choir and a solo by ]. F. McCarty. A
very enjoyable organ recital and musical
service were given Sunday afternoon at
vespers, the solo parts being well taken
bv Glenn Allen and w. B. Atwood. The
| ~ oIosx at1ornpntP6
bv an orchestra OF three pieces, Mr.. and
Mrs. N R. Young and John H. Moore.
The church was prettily decorated with
evergreen.
The services at the First Baptist
church were carried out according to the
program and were all well atteuded.
The children accredited themselves wei
at the concert Sunday evening and al
had the best kind OF a time on Monday
evening at the Christmas festival.
The special features at the Christma'
exercises at the Methodist church Satur
, day evening were two heavily ladei
trees, fire place prettiy lighted. and
Santa Claus. There were short exercise
preceding the distribution of presents
e Sunday evening an interesting program
was carried out by the Sunday school.
At the morning service at the Nortl
church the special musical feature wa
the rendition of Billiards. Christina
& cantata, "The Nativity according to St
I. Luke" by the double quartet, assis' e.
It by Mrs. H. N Wood Mrs. P. F. Hazer
=. 81. F. Balch and H. o French. The nev
pastor preached an excellent sermo
Il from the text found in Isaiah 81, &c
], the increase of his government and peac
S. there shall be no end" At the Chris
d mas concert by the Sunday school in tt
er evening the children presented ami interes
y ing program and 46 books were distr
buted to those who had attended tt
or morning service during the year TT
decorations around the pulpit include
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27

closing with a watch night meeting.
This will be the commencement OF
two weeks mission, closing Jan. Ia.
Everybody invited to help and to hear.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
The Verm0nter Sold.

Col. Charles s. Forbes has sold his
magazine, The Vermonter, to Charles
Cummings, publisher of the Interstate
Journal at White River Junction, and the
two periodicals will be consolidated, the
new publication to be known as The
Vermonter and Interstate Journal. The
business end of The Vermonter's affairs
will still be conducted by Col Forbes up
to the January number, with which the
new publisher will begin. Col. Forbes
retains business interest in the publca-
tion and will also be associate editor.
The Vermonter was founded by Col.
Forbes in August, 1895, and has been
published in st. Albans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27

Christmas trees and a number of the
bright red poinsettas 10 full bloom. On
Tuesday evening there was the Christ.
mas tree festivities with Santa Claus and
hts wife the usual distribution of gifts.
Besides the rec tations Mrs. Robert E.
French had arranged series OF tahlnaux
by the little felix's which was splend dly
gwen.
Midnight mass at both St. Aloysius
and Notre Dame church was attended by
very large numbers, and both churches
were very appropriately and prettily
decorated. The music was Of very high
order and excellently rendered. At. st.
Aloysius church the Christmas tree
exercises were held Saturday evening
and the cantata, Looking for Santa
Claus, was very well presented by tbs
children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
Evangelist Gillian

will conduct special services at Grace
M. E. Church, morning, afternoon and
evening,
SUNDAY, DEC. 81,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
School Notes.

School Notes.
The public schools will open for the
winter term of IL weeks next Tuesday.
Miss Efie Mountain, who has taught
the past term in grade six in the Summer
vile schools, will take the ninth grade in
the Summer street schools next term,
to succeed Mrs. J. W. Saut. Mrs.
Sault is a very hAicient teacher and
it is regretted that she is to again sever
her connection with the St. Johnsbury
schools.
Supt. c. H. Dempsey is in Boston fol
a few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Sugar Evaporator for Sale.
Doyle's Barge.
Pocket Book lost
For the New Year-Randall & Whitcomb.
Berry-Bal Dry Goods Co.
Begin the Year-First National Bank.
January Investments-Cady & Braley.
Photographs-C. H. Clark.
Going Out of Business H oughton & Co.
Soiled Articles Lougee & Smythe
Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co.
Mark Down Sale-Ritchie's D. G. Store.
Epworth League Course.
After Xr as Sale-Don c. Stiles Co.
Coughing Habit-C. A. Currier & Co.
Annual Village Meeting.
Millinery-E. L. Hunt & Co.
Happy New Year-Jenks' Studio.
Happy New Year,. c. Stevens.
stanley Opera House.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
Does a man lose three dollars

by finding a two dollar bill, bcause he
thought when he picked it up it was hverf
Life Insurance is money found and is worth
more than the finder realizes at first sight.
seth year d. ing business In ~ States. Ma
tional Life ms. Co. of VT.
(Mutual.)
W. W. SPRAGUE e SON,
Cen. gents or Northeastern Vermont,
st. JOhnsbury. VI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27

Hasw ell Royal Arch Chapter, No. II.
Stated Convocation Friday eve., Jan. IL.
PALMER 3. PAINE, H. P.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No
2, Tuesday evening, Jan. 2.
c. c.. w. B. ATWOOD.
H. w. Bills, K. R. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
w Watches at Cost.

l am disposing Of all the
watches. both ladies' and
Qentlemen'S kept out
from sale of my store. at
cost prices. Assortment
is large and goods are
new and consist of finest
selected stock OfWdltham
and Elgin Watches, Lad
les and Centlemen'S
Rings. Call at my house.
20 Pearl Street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

Palestine Commandery, No. 8. K. T.
Stated Conclave Tuesday evening. Jan. 9.
VIM. S. BoYNToN, EN-. Commander.
DELos M. BACON. Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, p. and A. M.
Called Communication Thursday evening,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27
Caledonia Fair Ground Go.
NOTlCE

The annual NEE ting Of the stockholders of
the Cal donia Fair Ground Co. will be held
at the directors room of the Merchants
National Bank, in st. Johnsbury, on Wednes-
day, January 10, 1906 at one O'Clock p. m,
for the purpose of electing a board of
direci ors and transacting any other business
that may legally come before the meeting.
H. A. STANLEY Secretary.
st. Johnsbury, Vt Dec. %, 1905.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-27

GEORGE F. CHENEY, w. M.
DRLos M. BACON. Secretary.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
A Stronu inducement.

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
celebrated his birthday recently in
Philadelphia. A Philadelphia, during
congratulatory call, said of him:
II remember Penrose's entrance into
politics, when he was a boy of "a.
He won the liking of Senator Quay
by quaint little speech that he made
to the Republican leader during the
presentation of petition.
This petition was laid before Mr.
Quay by a delegation, whose spokes-
man was insufferably long-winded and
tedious. The man talked to the sena-
tor nearly an hour. Every one stood
during his speech, and it seemed that
1t would never end.
when, finally, it did end, Mr.. Quay
asked YEARLY If there were any fur
Their reasons for the granting of the
petition that the delegates had to Of
fer.
"Penrose, tall, and straight, and
boyish, smiled and said in a low
voice:
"Tf you don't grant it, sir, we'll
have that speech repeated all over
again to YOU"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
A Woman Policeman.

Another calling which has been
opened to women is that of an officer
of the law, though 1t is doubtful if
many of the gentler sex enter this
new field. The city of Honolulu has
a woman filling this position, and she
is not only young and pretty but
wealthy. She is Miss Helen Wilder,
and her father is one of the great
sugar kings of the Pacific, worth sew
eral millions. 1t was her love of chill
dren and animals which caused this
young woman of twenty-four to seek
this appointment. She is a mounted
officer and wears on her soft felt hat
the silver badge of her calling. She
carries a revolver. Not long ago this
unusual young woman found that the
captain of a vessel which had lately
put into port had for some slight Of
Tense locked his two little girls in a
cabin and kept them on bread and
water for three days. Alone she went
aboard the vessel and ordered the
n-Jtesting ruffian ashore where he
was duly punished.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
Tiger Story From India,

A man living in a village near Luck.
now is reported to have had an ex.
traordinary adventure in the jungle
the other day, He had gone in search
of two buffaloes that had gone astray
when he was attacked by tiger.
He was unarmed except for heavy
stick, with which he founght until over.
come by loss of blood, when he sank
unconscious. At this moment the two
buffaloes appeared One of them stood
over the wounded man, while the other
snorted and tossed his head.
The man recovered consciousness
and staggered to his feet, when the
tiger made another spring at him The
beast was, however, received upon the
horns of one of the buffaloes, and was
so badly wounded that it turned tail
and skunk away.-London Express.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
Two Clever Blind Men

A wonderful couple are the Barro
brothers, who live on Broad street, At
lanta. Although they are both totally
blind and have been so afflicted since
birth, they are well educated and well
read They are about 20 and % years
OF age respectively. They go arm in
arm wherever they want to 60 without
the aid of a guide or even walking
cane. They are familiar with the town
and go about the streets, lodging
teams and street cars, and never jostle
against their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. They
frequently visit the postifice, and can
go to any store in town if given or
binary directions for finding it. They
are cheerful and get more out of life
than many who are more fortunate.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
Stone Weapons Centuries Old.

plowman at Culmore, in the south
or Scotland, surprised recently at the
number of worked fiints his plowshare
was turning up, communicated with
the local antiquarans Excavations
disclosed an entire workshop of stone
weapons, in every stage of manufac.
ture, just as they had been left by the
primitive laborers who manufactured
them. There are altogether 1000 of
these flint weapons, all beautifully
Clipped into leafshaped arrowheads
or hammers.
Welded Twice During a Sinqle Day.
Hagerstown, Md, Jan. ITO be
married twice in twentyfour hours is
the unusual distinction held by Miss
Mary Veronica Harrington of Win.
chester Va, and John Thomas Held.
Ter OF Portsmouth. O., who were mar
ried on Wednesday morning in Win
chester by Catholic priest, afterwnrd
coming to Hagerstown. procuring a
marriage license and being married by
Protestant minister. When Mr.
Heidler called on Court Clerk George
b. Oswald regarding the second II.
cense he said that a breakfast had fol.
lowed the first ceremony, after which
they had left presumably for a we'd
ding trip, but as he was a Protestant
he also wished to be married in that
faith.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
CHANGES IN WHEAT BELT.
vermont, Once the Granary Of New
York, Falls Far Behind.

vermont once the Granary OF New
York, Falls Far Behind.
vermont was once the granary OF
New York city. 1t now produces only
one bushel of wheat to more than 200
In Minnesota, the banner state.
Rochester was once known az the
flour city" Now It is called the
flower CITY," But New York still
raises as much wheat as Wisconsin
Maryland produces more than either
Texas nearly twice as much and
Pennsylvania three times as much
Only eight states surpass Pennsyl
vania in wheat raising.
Kansas produces nearly as much
wheat as both the Dakotas, which are
much more often mentioned as wheat
states.
Only a trifie more than half Of the
wheat crop grows west of the Mis-
sissippi. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio still
produce s0,00o.000 bushels, which is
more than any far western state, and
over one-eighth of the whole crop.
Little Delaware raises more wheat
than all New England. Virginia. West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
North Carolina raise $4,000. 900
bushels.
New York is the second fiour-milling
center in the United States. though
far behind Minneapolis, which can
grind $4,000 barrels day to New
York's $4,000.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16

Going through the hospitals in our
large cities one is surprised to find such
large proportion of the patients lying
on those Suow-white beds women
and girls, who are either awaiting
or recovering from serious opera
tions.
Why should this be the case? Sim
ply because they have neglected them
selves. Ovarian and womb troubles
are certainly on the increase among
the women of this country-they creep
upon them uuawares, but every one of
those patients in the hospital beds had
plenty of warning in that bearing
down feeling, pain at left or right of
the womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in
the small of the back, leucorrhoea, dir
illness, fiatulency, displacements of the
womb or Irregularities. All of these
symptoms are indications OF an I'M
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and il not needed the penalty
has to be paid by a dangerous operation.
When these symptoms manifest them
selves, do not drag along until you are
obliged to go to the hospital and sub
init to an operation = but remember
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved thousands of
women from surgical operations
When women are troubled with ir-
regular, suppressed or painful menstru-
alton, weakness. leucorrhea. displace.
ment or liberation of the womb, that
bearing-down feeling, Inflammation of
the ovaries, backache bloating Tor fiat
ulencyl. general debility, indigestion,
and nervous prostration. or are beset
with such symptoms as dizziness, lassi-
tude, excitability, irritability, nervous
lydia e, Pinkham's Vegetable Can
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
LOSES A LEG DELIBERATELY.
Man Who Recovered $4,000 Damages
Writes Confession TO Connpany

Man Who Recovered $4,000 Damages
Writes Confession to Company.
A remarkable case has been brought
to the attention of the manager of the
Texas & Pacific railroad by a letter
which he has received from w. l..
Maring of Marceline, who lost leg
by being run over by train while en-
ployed on that road as a brakeman.
He was paid $4,000 by the company in
settlement of the injruy. Maring's
letter reads:
-Four years ago ! worked for the
Texas e Pacific and at that time
was bad man, reckless, careless and
had no respect for God or man. While
under the influence of liquor | pur-
posely lost my leg. But recently God
has saved me, and my hope Of heaven
is sure.
81 want to make this confession, as
the good book requires us to do.
have spent this money that have re-
ceived from you and am willing to
submit to anything that you should
think just"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
Get THE JUMP FEVER"
HaIlueinatlon That Frequently Affects
Sleepy Engineers.

In a party of locomotive engineers
who were talking about old time fel
low craftsmen reference was made e
one old timer who had come to hi
death through Jump fever" What
is Jump fever'?" inquired an outsider
who was interested in the converse
ton
Jump fever" explained the engin.
eer, lis sort of hallucination that at
fects some engineers and leads then
to leap from the cab to escape a sup
posed impending collision. It's mostly
freight engineers that are affected. Or
long runs out west a freight engineer
may be thirty-six hours at the throttle
without much chance for rest, owinf
to mishaps. He gets sleepy, and dozes
In the cab. All of sudden he wakes
up, but his faculties are scattered and
what with lightness of the head and
the motion of the cab he gets an idea
that collision is about to happen. In
a semi-conscious state he dives out OF
the window. and the chances are he's
a goner when he lands. The engineer
we referred to had done the trick
twice, but he was killed the third
time, out on the Santa Fe road
Philadelphia Record.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
THE LANGUAGE OF eEooAHs
Nieknames Used by Pan-Handlers In
Their 6owery Hsunts.


In describing their possessions and
their environment, professional beg
CARS use nicknames, Thus a cent is
known as an Indian" says a writer
In Everybody's. Other coins are
known as white money" A detec-
tive is a bull" and a policeman is q
bull In harness" thief Is a gun"
and pickpocket is dip" A gold
watch is a red kettle" Stamps are
known as "stickers." Money is "cush."
horse car is RATHER"
When a beggar is arrested he Is
Haid to fall" The workhouse is
known as the "bandhouse." The peni-
Tertiary is known as the big house"
revolver is a rod" A beggar who
gives out cards on which are print
ed appealing bits OF rhyme is known
as "throw-out." One who sits cross.
legged on the walk is known as a
Strong arm"
30 1t runs on, with SO many express
sions covering so many figures of
speech that one not familiar with their
argot might listen to their talk for
hours without catching the real mean
ing OF the conversation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
FARMERS ARE AN it,
Total Products Of the Soil Reach an
Enormous Sum,

ENORMOUS sum.
The farmers of the United States
are our greatest benefactors. In 1904,
for example, our farm products were
worth In the aggregate $4,000, 000, 900,
an increase Of 3l.2 per cent over 1899.
The sum is three times the gross
earnings Of all our railways and six
times are amount of the capital stock
of all the national banks. The corn
crop would pay the national debt. Next
to corn comes cotton, worth this year
$600,000,000, while hay and wheat to-
gether about equal the value Of corn.
The rice crop reaches nearly 1000 000,.
600 pounds, being 200,000,000 pounds
more than ever before. The secretary
OF agriculture becomes impressive,
however, when he tells us that the pa
trlotic hens of the country in one
month lay eggs enough to pay years
interest on the public debt. The far
mer is said to be prospecting this year
beyond the record. To prove this the
secretary shows that in the three dis
tinctively agricultural states of Iowa,
Kansas and Mississippi the deposits in
all kinds of banks increased in the
eight years from June 80, 1896, to
October 81, 1904, by, respectively
164, 219 and 301 per cent. During the
same period the deposits in all banks
OF the United States as a whole in.
creased by 81 per Baltimore
Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
THERE IS JUST ONE SURE WAY.

Dodd's Kidney Pills build up Rum
down People. They make healthy
Kidneys and that means healthy
people. What Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Duffey say:
Nora. Ind, Feb. 6th.-(Special)-
That the sure way of building up
rundown men and women is to put
their kidneys in good working order is
shown by the experience of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph l.. Duffey of this place.
Both were weak and worn and dis
spirited They used Dodd's Kidney
Pills and to-day both enjoy the best
Of health.
Mr.. Duffey says: 81 was very weak
and almost past going ! tried every
thing which people said was good but
got no benefit till tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. They helped me in every
way and | am strong and well now"
Mrs. Duffey says: Il was so bad
that II anybody would lay down a
string | felt | could not step over it.
Since taking Dodd's Kidney Pills
can run and jump fences"
Healthy kidneys insure pure blood !;
Dodd's Kidney Pills insure healthy
kidneys.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-16
A FELLOW FEELING.
Why She Felt Lenient Towards the
Orunkard.

why ONO fCik LcHicnt IOWdFOS inc
Drunkard.
A great deal depends on the point of
view. A good temperance woman was
led, in very peculiar way, to revise
her somewhat harsh judgment of the
poor devil who cannot resist his cups
and she is now the more charitable.
She writes
For many years | was a great suf-
ferer from asthma. Finally my health
got so poor that found | could not lie
down, but walked the floor whilst 9th.
ers slept. ! got so nervous | could not
rest anywhere.
Specialists told me | must give up
the use of coffee-the main thing that
! always thought gave me some relief.
| consulted our family physician, and
he, being coffee hend himself, told
me TO pay no attention TO their ad-
vice. Coffee had such a charm for me
that in passing a restaurant and get
ting Whit of the fragrance | could
not resist cup. | felt very lenient
towards the drunkard who could not
pass the saloon. Friends often urged
me TO try Postum, but turned a deaf
ear, saying, That may do for people to
whom coffee Is harmful, but not for
me-coffee and | will never part
AT last, however, | bought a pack
age of Postum, although | was sure
could not drink 1t. | prepared it as
directed. and served 1t for breakfast.
Well, bitter as | was against 1t,
must say that never before had |
tasted more delicious cup of coffee!
From that day to this (more than two
years. | have never had a desire for
the old coffee. My health soon re-
turned; the asthma disappeared, be-
gan to sleep well and in short time
| gained 20 pounds in weight
"One day | handed my physician
the tablets he had prescribed for me,
telling him | had no use for them. He
stayed for dinner When | passed him
his coffee cup he remarked I am glad
TO see you were sensible enough not
to let yourself be persuaded that coffee
was harmful This is the best cup Of
coffee | ever drank he continued:
the trouble is so few people know
how to make good coffee When he
got his second cup told him he was
drinking Postum. He was incredu:
lous, but convinced him, and now he
uses nothing but Postum in his home
and has greatly improved in health"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for the ia.
nous little book, THE Road to Well
VILE"