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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Betting on the Sexton.

ut took a conversation overheard
at the close of the church service
last Sunday night to bring me to a
realization OF the virulence OF the
betting fever" said the busy New
York woman. Il actually heard two
boys betting on the skill of the sex
ton in snuffing out the candles. One
bet rs cents that he would extinguish
each candle at the first application
OF the shutters. the other that he
wouldn't had been watching the
proceedings with the same thought
in mind, but Il had never occurred to
me TO bet on the outcome"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
A Trouble Maker.

Towne--The other day helped your
friend Dudley to select a beautiful
etching
Browne-Don't mention Dudley to
ne; he's no friend Of mine.
Towne--why, he told me he was 60
Ing to send the etching as present
to you
Browne-So he did and my wife
made me rearrange all the other pic
lures In the parlor to make room for
Il and I'm not done yet,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Europs,. ExtIne, Auroohs.

Professor A. Martens of Magdeburg
has reviewed all the early literature
and documents relating to the famous
Wild OK of Europe, the aurochs. or
urus, and shows that II was not iden-
ty, $4,000 won't pay for the build
animal also lived In Europe in the
time OF the aurochs. II is on record
that herd OF thirty auroehses were
living in Poland in 1864. In 1927
a few half.domesticated aurochses
were still in existence. but the race
has since become extinct. The typ.
teal color of the aurochs was black,
but there was a gray variety In po-
land and q red one in Germany.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

The theater was brilliant with col
ored lights and overlooking with a
gay commencement throng. The
stage was crowded with class OF 200
boys and their teachers Among the
graduates was John, the big brother
of little Bobby. who was surveying
the scene with bulging eyes. He
Struggled up to his father and in q
stage whisper asked:
Papa, isn't It nice that so many
people came to Johns commence
ment?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Worse--Parents Diseourased-cu.
tieura Drove Sores Away.

"Our little girl. one year and half
old, was taken with eczema or that
was what the doctor called 1t. We
took her to three doctors but by this
time she was nothing but yellow,
greenish sore. One morning We dis
covered little yellow pimple ON one
Of her eyes. Doctor No. 3 said that we
had better take her to some eye spe-
cialist, since It was an ulcer. So we
went to 0swego to doctor No. 4, and
he said the eyesight was gone. We
were nearly discouraged, but thought
we would try the Cuticura Treatment,
SO purchased set OF Cuticura Rem.
edies, which cost me 81. and in three
days our daughter, who had been sick
about eight months, showed great i'm
provement, and In one week all sores
had disappeared. OF course II could
not restore the eyesight, but II We had
used Cuticura In time l am confident
that Il would have saved the eye.
Mrs. Frank Abbott. II. F. ID. No. 8, Full.
ton, Oswego Co.. N. Y, Aug. II, 1906.
Saying well causes laugh: doing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
chtyalrous Americans.

Woman is too Enthusiastically wor-
shipped at all times, her faults must
never be discussed, and in her must
be found all the noble qualities. all
the intellect the physical attractive
ness, the leadership that belong to
the ideal aristocracy. And surely one
cannot but admire our hard-headed
money-grabbing kin beyond the sea
for this idealization OF our ser. II
has kept them emotional. sympathet-
ic. chivalrous, and this, surely, must
be counted unto them for good.-Lon.
don Lady's Pictorial
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Nnt Comfortable.

I'm going of into the mountains
this summer and get close to the
heart of nature" said the dreamy girl
81 once went of into the mountains
to get close to the heart OF nature"
said the matter-offact man. Il sought
the woods and lay down close TO her
throbbing bosom. But found she was
full Of red bugs and other penetrating
insects, SO arose and gloomily
sought the artificial city"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Generous Mr.. krast.

mfr. Kraft, the merchant" said the
college president. has offered to do
nate $1,000 for a new building to be
known as Kraft hail."
But" said the dean Of the facul-
~. $4,000 won't pay for the build
ing we want. (.
"oh! no. You see. Mr.. Kraft's gen.
erons offer Is contingent upon our Be
curing donations OF $4,000 each from
ten other spubiic.spirited citizens.'---.
Philadelphia Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Very Handy.

Among the people who greeted the
President upon his arrival at Oyster
Bay" says an exchange, none at
tracted so much attention as woman
who carried two children in her arms
and led another by the hand" 1t
strikes us that capable woman like
that would attract attention anywhere.
Washington Post.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Fair

Miss Smith, see that the legisla-
ture has passed law prohibiting the
women from wearing stuffed birds or
feathers on their hats.
Aunt Maria--lt amt fair. I've heard
of how the men in the cities wear
swallow.tail coats and they never say
a word against it.--lrhe Bohemian.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

Give Defiance Starch q fair trial
try II for both hot and cold starching,
and II you don't think you do better
work, In less time and at smaller cost
return II and your grocer will give you
back your money.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Tests OF Bravery.

do you think men have more cour-
age than women"
Certainly not" answered the pro
fessor. Everybody knows there is
more peril In the first ice cream soda
than In the first straw hat"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

With asmooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt,
waist Just Ms well at home as the
steam laundry can; It WIN have the
proper stiffness and finish. there win
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and It win be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Damaged by Moon'e Ray

In hot countries meat exposed to
the direct rays Of the moon putrefes
much more rapidly than II kept in the
dark.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Blo peposlts of LImeston n,

On tine Tombigbee river. Alabama.
Ia enough limestone to supply CO
ment plant for 100 years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

MRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tecthing, sofens the garns reduces IN
nammaop. allays pain, cures wind colo e6c bottle
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

Can Go Long Without Food.
The condor can fast for 40 days and
the eagle rs days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

Wise men miss a lot Of real pleasure
because they are not foolish.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

Initiative "MssIah" Bird.
The messiah" bird of India excels
all others in its initiative powers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

Saying well causes a laugh: doing
well causes silence--French.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01

four of them, took separate stories. 1t
takes about an hour to send 1000 words
and the Boston Globe man. M. E. Hen
messy, filed over 1000 words. Three
Boston dailies, the Globe, Herald and
Post, had staff correspondents with Col.
Bryan throughout his tour.
Bryan and the Crowds.
There is striking similarity in some
respects between the Bryan audiences
on the recent Vermont trip OF the great
commoner and those that greeted the
fusion chief, Percival w. Clement, last
campaign. People hocked to hear
Clement and his exposition of reform.
The audiences were large and in many
cases enthusiastic. 1t looked as if the
fusionists were sweeping the state. Then
the calm, everyday, old-fashioned Yer
monter, having had his little fun and
outing, settled down to business and
voted the straight Republican ticket, just
the same as he and his father had done
for so years. Mr. Bryan doesn't need to
be told this popularity; he has been ur
against it Montpelier Journal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01

welcome visitors; Mary Howe and our
own DR.. George r. Clark have sung to
us with great delight; while on our
stage we have had the pleasure of seeing
Dixey, Crane, Denman Thompson and
Pauline Hall. The late Speaker Reed
was once given a quiet reception at the
depot and the Japanese delegation that
visited the scale works in the seventies
was headed by one now famous in
Japanese diplomacy. Among those who
declined invitations to visit St. Johns
bury may be mentioned President
Roosevelt, who was once offered $1,000
for single lecture, and the King OF the
Hawaiian Islands when on his American
tour some 20 years ago.
We doubt if there is town OF this size
in the country that in 40 years has wei
coined so many distinguished people, and
the majority of those both in Mr.. Mays
list and in this one came under the aus
pices of our Y. NJ. c. A. lecture course,
the oldest and one of the best known in
the country. To have had the privilege
of hearing such people is one OF the
features of St. Johnsbury's liberal edu-
cation to her townspeope.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
The New York World
ThriCe-d-Week Edition.
Read Wherever the English
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Bundy's Shoe Store.
As Main Street.



Harland B. Howe In Chancery,
VS.. Caledonia County,
Np ,ei,,d nea paat+ anu June Term, 1907
Whereas Harand B. Howe, of st. Johns
bury in the county of Caledonia and State
of Vermont has filed with the Clerk OF said
Court of Chancery his petition against
Robert Beattie and Lucinda Beatte, setting
forth in substance, that said Robert Beattie
and Lucinda Beattie January 25, 1906, ex-
ecuted and delivered to the Citizens Saving
Bank and Trust Co., corporation located
at ST. Johnsbury in said county, mortgage
deed of the following described land situated
in Kirby in said county, viz: being all and
the same land and premises decided to said
Robert Beattie by said warrenty deed ex-
ecuted by Royal E. Blodgett and recorded in
book six 90 page one hundred and twenty.
four 124l of the land records of the town OF
Kirby; said deed conditioned for the pay
ment nv said Robert and Lucinda to the
said Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany its successors or assigns certain pro-
missory note dated January 24 1906, pay
able on demand with interest semi-annually.
and that said Robert and Lucinda keep the
premises That said Citizens Savings Bank
and Trust Co. have assigned to the petitioner
said mortgage and note and that now he is
the sole owner thereon That said note and
interest thereon is now justly que ana
owing and has not been paid; that they
have not kept the buildings insured and that
petitioner has been Obliged to pay for
insurance the sum of to-wit ten dollars and
for taxes, the sum of to-wit twenty dollars.
And praying that the equity of redemption
of the said Robert and Lucinda in the pre-
misses be forecosed.
And it being made to appear that the said
Robert Beattie and Lucinda Beattie are with
out this state so that citation cannot be
served upon them.
Therefore, it is ordered that notice of the
tendency of said petition be given them by
publication of the substance thereof, to-
gether with this order, in the St. Johnsburv
CALIFORNIAN, newspaper published at st.
Tohnsbury, in the County of Caledonia, three
weeks successfully, the last of which publica-
lions to be at least twenty days prior to the
first day of the next term of Caledonia
County Court. to be held at St. Johnsbury.
in the County of Caledonia, on the first Tues
dav of June. a. D. 1907, at which time the
said Robert and Lucinda are ordered to APP
pear, and show cause. if any they may have,
why the PRAYER of said petition should not
be granted.
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury, in
the County of Caledonia the 23d day OF
April A. d. / 907.
ALBRo F. NICHOLS, Clerk.
HARLAND B. HOWE, Solicitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Henry David ThOreau.

About ninety years ago there was born
in Concord, Mass, a boy who never
really grew to be man, though he lived
forty-four years. 1t is true that he, got
to be tall and strong, with deep bass
voice: that he wore a beard, and that
from all external appearances ne would
at once have been taken for tull-slzed
man. But at heart he was always a
boy. He never got over the habit OF
looking at things from a boys point OF
view. Instead of regarding the world as
a place for serious business, where men
must work so many hours day, ana
produce so many dollars worth OF
goods, and till the fields and labor hard
in factories, or offices, or stores, ana
"get along"-instead of all these things,
he always seemed to consider the worlo
as a great, fine, glorious playground
place to be enjoyed and appreciated;
This man-boy was Henry Davio
Thoreau Gilbert P. Coleman in the
May st. Nicholas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Visitors to st. JOhnSbury.

Hon Elisha May contributes an inter
esting letter to the CALIFORNIAN calling
attention to the prominent men and
women who have spoken in ST. Johns
bury in the past 40 years. Mr.. May did
not expect his list was complete and we
venture to add to it, knowing full well
that our own list does not contain them
all.
To the list he has given may be added
Max O'Rell, the French humorist; Prof.
John G. Wood. the great English
naturalist; DR.. Drummond, the beloved
"habitant" poet; Mr.. Morehouse,
great English evangelist, and Miss
Smiley, noted lady evangelist; Phillips
Brooks, the great preacher; Frances Viii
lard, the great temperance advocate and
whose mother lies buried in the neighbour
ing town of Danville; Mary A. Liver
more, the champion of woman's rights;
Carrie Nation, the smashing" advocate
OF temperance; the late President julius
b. Seelye of Amherst and the late Presi-
dent Bartlett of Dartmouth, not forget
ting President Hyde of Bowdoin, Presi-
dent Buckham and President Brainerd
OF our own state institutions; Presi-
aent Eaton of Beloit whose year S
pastorate here is a fragrant memory;
Governor Guild of Massachusetts
and Gov. Glenn of North Carolina;
senator Dolliver OF Iowa; ex-Gov. Long
Oh Massachusetts; Gen. Lew Wallace,
whose Ben Hur" has been printed more
extensively than any book except the
olple; Gen. 0. 0. Howard, whom Yer
monters delight to honor; Sam Small
whose second appearance spoiled the
memory of his first lecture; Robert j.
ourdette and Marshall P. Wilder, two Of
our best known humorists; Thomas
vast, the great cartoonist and Freder
ek Villiers, the war correspondent; Rev
lyman Abbott, the accomplished editor
Vi the Outlook; Rev. Robert Collyer
another noted divine; George w. Gable
Tie confederate cavalryman and noted
author Lieut.. Danenhower of Arctic
name; Will Carleton, who delighted al
WIN readings from his own poems; F
nopkinson Smith, who afterward
'at'rized us in his story, Give Meals TO
"pollar," and many others.
camilla Urso and Remenyi, two of tn
"orld famous violinists, have played t.
us Sousa and his band are frequent ant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
MayOr Plaisted'S Ambitions.

The following from the Boston Record
of Anril II will be read with interest by
Mr.. Plaisted's st. Johnsbury friends who
will remember him as graduate OF the
Academy in the class of 1884;
Mavor Fred w. Plaisted of Augusta;
Me-. and Mayor Fitzgerald sWaPped
shrievalty and gubernatorial telic,tieS
Yesterday and felt very much elated at 4,
fhe end of their jollifcation. Cor
Plaisted is a sort of political Poo-Bah IN
Maine, and when he is not engaged IN
running after one particular office, he is
steeplechasing after something equaiy
as good. At present he is nursing q
gubernatorial bee which he hopes u
land in the Augusta state hive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
visits of Famous Men and Women.
Come Of the Great Public Characters
wbo have Spoken In st. JOhnSbury.

Editor CALIFORNIAN
II NAV please the present generation
70 know how the people of this town
hove been favored with the opportuni-
b. 70 hear men and women of prominence
in their day.
During my residence, here Al years,
..cal1 the names of the following persons
who have spoken words of hope, good
will and encouragement and otherwise.
Upon religious topics we heard Henry
Ward Beecher, E. H. Chaplin, Edward
Everett Hale, D. L. Moody, Joseph
Cook and Robert Ingersoll. There was
ayarety of thought for all.
Tohn Lord and John Fiske, two of our
most accurate and trusty historical
writer's spoke to us.
Wendell Phillips of the "silver tongue"
oainted the Lost Arts" and John B.
Cough graphically portrayed in words,
the horrors of "Intemperance."
Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer, here
made his last address in America, and
described the journey Through the Dark
Continent"
George KEENAN, told us of Dark"
Russia of it's cruelty and autocracy,
and Booker T. Washington gave good
words for the black men and women of
the south.
Gen. IohnA. Logan and Gen. Chamber
lain of Maine, both of whom wore 1.-THE
blue" and Gen. John B. Gordon, who
won 1.-THE gray" delighted great
audiences with "reminiscences of the Civil
War
Mrs. lula Ward Howe, who wrote
THE Battle Hymn of the Republic" told
US stories of the "Olden Times" and
Anna Dickinson, the most gifted female
speaker ever heard made an earnest
appeal for equal rights for her sex.
Scholarly BENJAMIN Harrison, brilliant
but unfortunate John J. Ingalls,, honest
Benjamin H. Bristow and versatile
Henry W. Watterson each gave us an
evening of grea. delight.
Erratic Horace Greeley, almost with
out peer in his particular line of jour
nalism, was made the subject officers on
the Fair Grounds in the fall of 1872
when he was a candidate for the presi-
dency.
Last week Col Bryan spoke of the
Average Man, but judging from the
unusually responsive conduct of his
hearers in the two halls where he spoke,
he was evidently regarded as considerably
above the Average Man."
Both Col. Bryan and Col. Troup spoke
in words of praise of the character of the
st. Johnsbury audiences which greeted
them heartily join in that praise. Let
me ask will this small town continue to
bring in these great speakers? 1t will
depend upon how well and how fairly
we educate our children. Our country
and its influences are broader and bigger
than they were generation ago. Sc
our ideas must broaden and grow
larger
ELISHA MAY.
ST. Iohnsbury, April 26, 1907.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Some Claims Settled.

Some of those who went through the
recent wreck at Hardwick have settled
their claims for damages with the rail
road company as follows: F. A. Carter
S25. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gravelln9
$3.50; M. ]. Foley about $75; A lIl4
Barnett, about the same; Royce l alder l !
$3.50 and doctors bill; Thos. ba %nlo
$50; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert J. Gale $ooo
and doctors attendance; ana IL"
others settled for smaller amounts
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
BuSv Telegraph Operators.

Wednesday night was busy one a.
the telegraph office and by midnight
over 10000 words descriptive OF brya"
and his Vermont tour had been sent ~
the state and Boston dailies' ms - '"e
biggest record since President HARRISON :, )
visit in 1891, when over 10000 wo oI,d
were filed by the newspaper c9Fl lie force
ents. Manager Somerville had I,S ,ol mr.
splendidly organized for "Wednesday s'1s v, e
deal and each operator, and there "e'~
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-10
For the Stock Show.

While driving by the Forest Glen
ranch the other day we stopped to see
some of the fine stock raised by A. G.
Cornforth. He has choice load of
heifer calves, also a load of bull calves.
which he is going to exhibit at the
Western Stock Show in Denver the lat.
ter part of the month. These loads are
very even in size, color and flesh, and
show what careful breeding and eli.
matte condition will do in producing fine
animals. A. q. has not tried to make
them fat but has kept them in good
growing condition. He is also going to
show four lambs, which are surely beau
ties. the heaviest weighing li5 pounds.
Allen Carnahan is also fitting a couple
of leads of beef for the show and wa
understand they are very line.
Any one who is unable to attend the
stock show should see these lunches bp
fore they are shipped out
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-10
Bean Kills Himself.

Elmer j. Bean, formerly Salvation
Army worker in Colorado Springs, was
found dead in Denver rooming house
at l13T Twenty. first street, Tuesday
morning, together with Mrs. Lila NJ
Bean, wife of Beans first cousin. The
father of the dead man is prominent
Calhsn physician, formerly OF Easton-
vile. 1t was first thought that the wo-
man had died Of heart disease and that
Bean committed suicide, but the follow
ing note written by Bean would indicate
that he first strangled the woman. and
then killed himself;
II have done this because she has
proved false to me. love her better
than my own life, and she was going tc
leave me and go back to Ora. (her hus-
band.l Don't let him have our bodies
Bury US together