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How about The Duel?,"

Generation Of the beef. which would
have been less eatabIe had the animals
been killed quickly with knife and blud-
geon. While bull batting was stnI sane
toned IN England asi wholesome
culinary process, our ancestors intener-
ated pigs by whipping them TO death. a
treatment that produced the requisite
bodily commissions and mental distress
IN the dying animals. Hence It was
usual with the old English to fly a
hawk at barndoor poultry and cram
med birds"
Addison tells us that IN his time the
fasudious epicure would commend a
sucking pig or a piece Of older pork to
his friends with the assurance that the
creature had died under the lash Our
ancestors. IN the pursuit Of gastron-
omic pleasures. were capable Of prac-
tees repuSnant TO the finer feeling Of
the present generation. According TO
NJ. Louis Ude, any cruelty was per-
missible and commendable IN cooking
that was conducive 20 the palate's graf
ihcation or the attainment OF a superior
color in Wand. In his recipe for a
''matelotte of eels'' he says lightly and
oonciseIy> Take one or two live cells,
throw them into the fire. As they are
wri;hing and twisting about on all sides,
lay hold of them with a wet towel in
your hand and skin them from head
to tall
During the hourlshing state Of the
empire the Romans were very expen-
sive in their suppers. Vitellius. ac-
cording 10 Suetonius. had a supper
where cN00 rare and foreign fishes were
presented Upon the table, with many
strange birds brought from the Straits
CT Gibraltar by ganeys sent on purpose
TO transport them 10 Rome.
While the French managers will rave
over a dozen snails seved in the shell.
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Sharks fin II a popular dish with the
Chinese al.5 = :ew old seamen- Goychee
Sharks fn fried OF IN soup. and birds
nes; soup are common items on a Chi
nese menu card
A dish made OF the stomach OF a rein
deer or seal and mixed with seal OIL is
the Eskimo substitute for Zee cream.
During SIX years residence IN the
West a scientist made dIngent study
OF snakes and their pecuEarlties. As an
article OF diet ne says the blue racer.
OF all snakes. IS the most delicate IN
favor. as it IS very cIeanly n its habits
and particular as 20 its food
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Are Eaten and Relished in Different Coun tries

The dainty japanese viii quietly relish
her wisbInaku and bowl Of chic-chic.
and the practical German hausfrsu sur
Prlses her husband with the Juiclest OF
roast pcrk and picked piss feet on
the side
Goulash with plenty OF paprika Is the
Hungarian's delight, while the dark
eyed daughters Of Italy viii not be
happy unless they can oner their fam
flies q genuine feast including salar1.i
sausage. olives. and extra we'll cheesed
spaghetti or risetto. 4 fragrant after
dinner cigarette. accompanied by a very
small glass of vodka, IS the usual in-
dulgence Of the Russian woman after
"a biz dinner.
A French woman in New York hnds
the greatest pleasure I'm cooking her hus-
band rabbit that has been exposed TO
the air until it takes on certain gamy
odor apologeticany called ''kaut gout"
To this delicacy she adds some cocks
combs fried in sweet butter On Christ
mas day She viii serve monsieur some
real tripe or dozen big vineyard snans.
New Orleans imports snails from France
in barrels protected by wire netting TO
prevent this succuIent article OF diet
from creeping out
These things would seem droll to an
esthetic dainty. and perhaps 10 Lucullus.
whose appetite craved humming bird
tongues.
Philadelphia scrapple is eaten all over
the world 1t used 20 be made by the
Pennsylvania farmers. but It IS now
made practically altogether by Tie
scrappie trust. which turns out thou
sands Of pounds daily from the first frost
TIL the spring thaw.
This delectable stun is made OF pigs
heads. liVers. pork. sage. thyme and
dozen other ingredients. The meat is
first boiled on the bone In vats as large
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villain as the play calls for. But
my part was consistent and none
OF the others were. As Dr. Morey
1 plunged straight ahead with one
object In sight and 1 never gave
up the main idea that dominated
me- The priest and the woman
wavered and vacillated. Now II Is
a curious truth that an audience
gives its sympathy to the man in
the play who knows what he wants
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White Ants and Constructors.

When the white ants cast or their
colony Of winged emigrants a canopy is
erected like an umbrella over the ant
hill As soon as ants fly against the
roof they tumble down IN a shower and
their wings instantly become detached
from their bodies They are then help
less and are swept up IN baskets to be
fried, when they make a very palatabIe
food
Another Englishman-why IS It al
ways an EnEIishman TO whom these or
iginsl and courageous tastes are attrI-
buted7-an EngIishman everred that
boa constructor properly cooked was
better than the best veal being nearly
all breast. And yet the boa constructor
has no mercy on the calf.
This recalls some curious and cruel
customs Of our English forefathers.
who killed animals by slow and terrify-
ing processes IN order that their flesh
should be made tender by muscula.
agony and mental distress. 1t is prob
able that the struggles Of creature
slowly killed by torture softens its
muscles. The flesh OF a hunted hare -
more tender than the flesh of hare
shot unawares.
Bulls were baited with dogs. not so
much for the bsrbarous pleasure Of wit
messing brutal conflicts as for the in
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seacies IN the Crescent city. They ara
served IN nearly all the restaurants. the
former at s5 cents. the latter AZ cents.
or course I had TO breakfast at Mon
sieur BeEue's IN NeR Orleans. located
IN the very heart OF the French quarter.
the shrine OF the Eournets Not 70 have
breakfasted here. or in the cafe OF the
Black Cat CChat Noir) in New York and
Paris, IS not TO have been one OF the
inner circle. the choice spirits Of 60
hemia-
At this famous breakfast restaurant
there IS always an omelet a Ia Bur
bank: the waiter gi-i bears # IN trIurn-
phantly on a huge platter and places T.
before our host What is there not IN
this huge creation? It recalls one ot
Franklin's essays. IN whicl the Dhiloso-
pher says that "Disorde- breakfasts
with Plenty. dimes with Poverty. SUBS
with Misery. and sleeps with Death
Liver. thick as steak dish ~ FOR the
GODS, With this are served red pep
pers, which Monsieur Begue hands
around himself. with great Eusto and
delight He seems 70 be specially proud
OF being able 20 swallow a large. two
!uch chunk OF it himself He has no
rivals IN the feat It reminds one or
the story OF Stockton. maybe. but Il is
more like Field who. as each course
grew hotter than the one that had pre-
ceded t. remarked EaspinEly as ks
Culped down the last that he felt as
II he had swallowed a whole torchlieht
procession. At which N. BeEue ohuckIed
audiblv with delight
Last are brought on the funny A. p.
c. plates for fruit. and with the fruit
are passed two varieties OF cheese. each
louder than the other. both clarion
toned. TO cap ali the cafe brulant. the
hottest and most flaming torch in the
procession
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Muskrats. Lions. White Ants, end Other DeIicacies

~ HE muslCrat dinner recently given
in Michigan 70 a number OF
prominent men IN the neighbor-
hood where the muskrat holds
sway has called attention 10 the queer
viands eaten and renshed by strange
races IN different parts OF the world.
The muskrat may not seem TO many
an animal whose flesh would grace a
table. or even seem PalatabIe. but what
would you say to white ants. elephants
feet. monkey. snails and half a dozen
other dishes which do not seem intended
for place on the bill of fare?
Germany IS eating horse. a 1O-course
dinner OF Algerian lion was served by a
Partisan Tartarin. who baseIy bought
instead OF shooting the game. Monkey
Is said to be excellent. with a farsway
flavor OF rabbit. but many diameters
more ssvory. Still. monkey-eating IS
cannibslism II our ancestors really
were arboreal in their habits.
An English traveller and game bagser
in Africa swore that baked elephant foot
was a dainty dish TO set before a king
not an African woolly monarch. but
even Edward VII himself. who knows
something OF the rehnemrnts OF artistic
cookery and has an experienced palate.
DR.. Livingstone. in speaking Of break
fast OF elephants foot cooked for him
in native fashion and which he very
much enjoyed. said: 1T was a royal
fe 81 and I found It delicious"
The natives Of nearly all parts Of Az
rica are exceeding fond OF white ants as
a dish. On one occasion. while camp
ing on the banks OF the Zouga. Living
stone was visited by a chief. and as he
was at dinner at the time he gave him
= piece Of bread and some preserved
srricots. The chief seemed to relish Il
very much and Iivin gstone asked HIN II
he had anything equal to that IN his
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as swimming pools Then II Is cut I'D into
chunks the size OF your fist by rows OF
bare armed experts with scimitars. Then
It Is ground TO a gray powder in steam
power grinding machines.
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the Humming Bird Lady Roses
Daughter and several Others. This
season I have been unusually busy.
Besides 'wolfville. had played in
four productions before I came 10
Washington IN The Duel 7 think
I created a record during the win.
ter. I was playing in Henrietta
Crosuian's one-act play Madeline
at one theater in New York. and
doubling over to .Grierson's Way
with Henry Miller at another. Dur
ing the day l was obliged to re-
hearse for The Duel and .Tha
Fascinating Mrs vanderveIt' Act
ing every night IN two PLAYS run
ming at different theaters and re-
hearsing at the same time during
the day FOR two more plays IS. az
far as know, the record for any
actor"
Z should hope so. I remarked.
"In tell you one thing" conaded
Standing. q for one will never do It
again.
And then came The Indiscretiou
Of Truth " remainded him y do
not see how you and John Mason
found tine to study your parts. to
say nothing Of rehearsals."
Mason is q wonder" said Stand
ing enthusiastically Z never will
forgot what he did FOR TIE Indiscre-
ton OF Truth Why he never saw
the part until a week before We pro-
duced the play You we're there the
first night and saw how he acted It.
And you know how big the part was.
Why there was a hundred pages OF
tyPewriting IN his lines And while
he was learning them he had 10 put
IN a full week with Mrs. Fiske-six
night performances and four matt
nees. cannot tell you how CRATE
fuI I felt to him for doing It. And
his acting was wonderful. I hope
you viii manage to give him credit
for what he did"
At this stage Of the game chancsa
TO remember the waiting company
who were probably saying things
about the delay IN Lord and Lady
Algy."
I have enough bright thoughts for
the present" I told Standing, and
stepped aside 50 that he might
emerge first from the dressing
room The company did not look
amiable, and I had no wild desire
70 take chances"
FRANK MORSE.
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he is playing-a really good VII
lain is sure 70 rouse genuine an
tagonism and must meet II Antago-
nistically. During my long engage
ment with the Empire Theater
stock company in New York
would come on night after night
In the heavy roles and play against
perfectly palpable attitude Of dis
Ike. After that had kept up a
long time six nights out OF ever
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country All" said he. did you ever
taste white ants?'' Livingstone assured
him that he had never tried that deli
cacy. 'W ell. n you had" replied the
chief. licking his mouth with pleasant
memories. you never could wish any
thing better"
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and fights for #. while a certain.
amount Of contempt is Felt for the
character who does not know his
or her mind. have been told by
people who lost themselves in the
unfolding Of the stage story that
they honestly wanted me TO get
the woman
Shocking" exclaimed, reach
ing out for another brand Of cigar
cites that Standing keeps in stock.
The gentleman villain became
reminiscent.
My liking for heavy roles is
Inherited" he volunteered. MY
father, Herbert Standing. was one
Of the best heayies' on the Eng
lish stage.
q remember one night while
was with him. We we're playing in
the cotton country-the manufactur-
ing districts, you know. He was cast
for Sir Richard RatcHfe IN Alone
in London Well in one Of the acts.
as you rememDer. he tries 70 swim
die the honest countryman out OF
20 pounds. and very nearly succeeds.
The house applauded wildly when he
failed to get he money. After the
performance my father and myself
left the theater through the stage
entrance. where we met a number
Of the people who had Just seen the
play. Rather a disreputable looking
lot they were. men and women. One
OF the women got IN front Of my IA
ther, put her hands on her hips and
showing her face almost into his,
rasped out: "Ye' thought you'd get
tn lads money. did yer? But you
didn't, blavst yer
"Of course he should have laughed
It OF. But he was In bad humor
that night and instead of being
he said impatienuy. See here
my good woman. Just get out OF my
way. The next thing we knew they
all tackled US.
The governor was an expert box
er. He once knocked out the ANA
teur champion Of England And he
ha dtaught me to be a good boxer.
1t was a nasty fight We gave a
good account Of ourselves. but the
women Joined in with the men. Our
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clothes we're almost torn off and we
both bore marks Of the fight FOR sew
eral weeks"
4 don't wonder you came TO this
country to play the villain. OBJ
served.
Sometimes the villain makes a hit
in England, said Sanding. smiling
ly. Z remember one occasion when
I was playing Jim the Penman.
man came to me in the lobby Of the
hotel where was stopping and said.
I saw yer tonight and ye're all
right. Bat that wife Of yers Is a
-
"'oh. I say" exclaimed ism:
ttsi putting it rather strongr
y know ye' got It by forgln..'
he continued. but there's lots of
them comes by It less honestly
then that An If ye' did get It by
forgin', didn't y. get it for her to
spend. An she spent It sure
enough. Ridin' around in her fine
kerriges and wearin' dimons. An
when she found you'd been doin' a
little crooked work with tn pen she
turns on yer and spits on yer. II
she's my wife I'd wiring her
- neck.
Put me straight on some of
your early history in this ooun-
try" I requested Standing. What
was your first play in American"
4 was brought over to play op-
posl,e Mrs. Bernard Beero in the
old Manhattan Opera House he
replied.
That's too much for me" I OBJ
served. reaching for a pencil and
getting a firm grip on one cuff.
You've got me stumped."
The old house is torn down
now" he said. and the actress IS
very seldom mentioned in the pa
pers nowadays. But Maurice Bar
rymore was IN the company. The
next season I went with Annie
Russell, who was playing Sue
After that I was given the 'heavies'
IN the Empire Theater Stock COM
pany. Since then have played In
The Conquerors,' Lord and Lady
Algy,' Brother Omcers.' The Sec
ond in Command The Mummy and
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week I became decidedly affected
by the situation, artificial though
It was became moody. I be-
Heved that the people IN front
hated me and # IS a fact that
came to genuinely hate my audi
snces."
How about The DuelT"
That WIS different" said Stand
Ing. "In The Duel was, OF
course. the villain-as much OF a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-18
Animals and Fire.

Rattlesnakes won't run from fire, but
instead strike till the last at the flames
about them. This is true of many ami
mails, especially of horses, who will
rush back into burning barn, appar-
emily blind with rage, striking with
their hoofs and switching their tails in
great anger.
The fight Of wild birds during mi
grating time against lighthouses is
more like the action of the green bicy-
clist who rides against a trolley car or
wagon as if hypnotized by it and in
spite of his fears.
Gorillas, it is said, delight in fire,
drawing closer to the flames as the fire
dies down and at last wading in the
redhot ashes apparently enchanted
and not feeling the burning Goals.
A little fire built beneath one of the
pear shaped paper wasp nests that are
seen hanging from low branches will
XIII every wasp in it, as the insects fly
at it one by one in their endeavors to
save their home and young.
Frogs leap through the flames Of a
little bonfire time and time again, as
II having the most pleasing of fun. 1t
may be, though, that they think the
tiickering flames to be some new sort
of insect
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Inc springbok of South Africa mi.
CRATE IN vast herds, moving in a com
pact BODY and carrying everything be-
lore them. If flock of sheep be in
the line of march - as it sometimes
happens-it is surrounded, enveloped
ana becomes, willingly or unwillingly,
part of the army. An African hunter
telIs the strange story Of seeing a lion
III the midst Of the antelopes, forced to
JOIN the march, 1t is supposed that the
non llad sprung too far for his prey
lnal lhose upon whom he alighted re-
coiieu Sulllcently to allow him to reach
llle ground, and then the pressure
'lolll poth TANKS and the rear prevent
Ell MN from escaping from his strange
V"ptINlty' If the springbok travels in
such armies, how can those in the mid
ule ana rear lind food? In this wise:
lhose in the front ranks, after they
nave eaten greedily of the pasture,
sI"uually fall out of the ranks to rest
WINE lhe hungry ones in the rear come
up ana 50 the columns are all the
While changing
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Church Notes.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Odd
Fellows block. Sunday morning service,
1915. Subject, Everlasting Punish
ment." Children's Sunday school will
be held following the morning service.
Wednesday evening meeting at 730
The reading room is open daily except
Sunday from 80 to 5 p. m. Christian
Science literature always on hand.
At Grace Methodist church next Sun
day there will be no. services. Meetings
will be held as usual during the week on
Wednesday and Friday nights.
Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall of Burling-
ton will visit St. Andrews parish, Mon
day, May IA, for the purpose of
administering the rite of confirmation.
Prof. Anthony of Bates college,
Lewiston, Me-, preached at the Free
Baptist church last Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Edward D. Eaton exchanges
next Sunday with Rev. Edward R.
Stearns of Lancaster. one of the leading
younger ministers OF New Hampshire.
st. Andrews Church. First Sunday
after Easter, April o.
s 90 a. m. Holy Communion.
10 80 a. m. Morning Prayer. Pro-
Anaphora. Sermon. Subject, Inferior.
ity of Faith by Sight"
1900 m. Sunday School and Bible
Classes.
500 p. m. Vespers.
The Easter music will in part be re-
peated Sunday, April %.
Wednesday, April IS, 7 80. Evening
Prayer. Sermon.
Friday, April 20, 7.30. Confirmation
Lecture, parish rooms.
The special offering for Easter Day
will be kept open till after April %.
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East St. J0hnsbury.
A Good Ice Crop.

Russell Brothers have harvested about
5000 tons of ice this winter so there is
no danger of an ice famine here this sum.
mer. This is large crop tor this firm
and the ice is of excellent quality. They
filled two of their ice houses before the
ice left the river and the night the ice
went out they worked nearly all night
aud got all their tools in before the ice
came down the river.
In response to many inquiries they
have decided not to advance the price
this summer to all who have paid Tor
their ice or who will settle for last YEARS
bill before May 1.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-18
Seminary Lectures.

Kew DR.. Edward D. Eaton will spend
next week at the Bangor Theolopica
Seminary where he has been eneaqed to
deliver a series of five addresses on the
Enoch Pond endowment for lectures on
applied Christianity. At this conference
two other noted divines will also lecture.
KEY DR.. Amory H. Bradford of Mont.
CLAIR, N. J., speaking on the George
Saepard endowment on preaching, and
K E, Dr. Philip S. Moxom of Springfield
Mass on the SAMUEL Harris endo wment
on literature and life. The address Of
welcome will be given by President
David N. Beach of the Seminary. who ;s
most pleasantly remembered in St
Johnsbury. 1t is planned to have this
gathering a conference of the Congrega.
uonal pastors of Maine, and a very
attractive and instructive program has
been arranged for the week.
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At Fairbanks Village.

John Perrigard has been quite sick,
but is slowly recovering.
Sleepers river is very high at present
and has flooded the Fairbanks meadow
lands, but the ice having gone out there
is no damage being done.
E. R. Mackey is making extensive re.
pairs on his residence.
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Annual Meeting.
<. and T. FAIRBANKS and COMPANY,

ST. JoHNsBURY, VT, April IA, 1906.
To the Stockholders -
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation of E. and T.
Fairbanks and Company will be held at the
office of the Company in st. Tohnsbury, Yer
mont, Wednesday, May 9, 1906, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing a
the transaction of any other business that
may legally be done at said meeting.
!. c. CLARK, Secretary.
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At SummerVilIe.


Charles Perrigo's people are to move
to Mrs. Tayor's block.
Albert Blake has bought the Hulda
Randall place in Paddock Village.
John Todd was in Lancaster, Sunday.
Benjamin Clifton of Watertown, N. Y,
visited Fred G. Moore's people Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Stockwell are also
visiting there.
Mrs. Lambert Farnham has returned
from visit in Boston.
Mrs. Annis of Warren, N, H., is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ivan Bryant.
A birthday Surprise.
Wednesday, April II, Mrs. Fl. A. Hud.
son was assisted in celebrating her 62d
birthday by members of the Don't Worry
club and other ladies who called in the
afternoon to offer best wishes and helm
make it day to be remembered with
pleasure. Mrs. Hudson was greatly sur.
priscd but greeted her friends with her
usual cordiality. Finch was the game
OF the day for those who wished. Others
were entertained with large variety of
views, Mrs. Hudson having a very fine
collection. Light refreshments were
served by the ladies who gave the sur.
PRISE. A number of gifts were left as re.
mnders OF the day and the good will of
the donors. The ladies were so well en-.
tertalned that the time passed all too
quickly.