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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
MCINDOES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Guthrie, Mrs
Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Hunt anc
daughter, Margaret and Will Guthrie
left Tuesday morning for California
where they intend to make their home
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stevens who plan
ned togo with them were detained or
account of the sickness of their little son
The good wishes of their many friends &c
with them to theirnew home.
DIR. George Dimick and son, Paul were
guests Of c. L. Duncan over Sunday.
H. c. Kent, c. w. Pierce, Master Of
Pomona Grange and wife, and H. A,
Leighton, Master of McIndoe Grange,
and wife are attending the Vermont
State Grange at Burlington this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11

When winds shrek high in fiendish glee,
And enters winter with his key
Protect yourself, from disease be free;
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Flint Bros, and F. G. Landry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Jewel Boxes.

Obong and Square shapes Bright Gold and French Grey
finish, Pink and Blue lining Soc 75c 81 co. So
$500. Pin Cushions same finish as above Soc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Carving Sets.

Bird Sets Stag PEARL and Ivory Handles ST. So
per set Beef Carvers, three pieces Stag Ivory Plain
Carved Ivory, $500 to $500 per set.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
PEACHAM.
Death of Miss Guy.

Miss Juliette Guy died Sunday morn
ing after about ten weeks illness. She
was born Feb. 4, 1882, the oldest OF IL
children that were born to Chester and
Mrs. Rosanna (RumsdeD Guy. Ofthose
IL children she was the last survivor,
had cared for them all in sickness and
health, and for most of them in their last
illness. The last Of September she had
a shock, from which she never recovered.
Mrs. Abby Hunt cared for her during her
last illness and Mrs. Ellen N Gray, her
only relative in town, devoted much of
her time to help care for her. Three
nephews and two nieces are the only
survivors of that once large family I'm
til her last illness she never lost interest
in her friends and every good cause She
was member of the Congregational
church for many years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
TABLES

With all articles at &c., Csc, Soc, 75c. and 81 co.
1t would be impossible for to enumerate each table
You will be surprised to find the desirable pieces 1O each
They are not the ordinary &C. and 1Oc articles Al
each table you will be surprised The &c., &c., 75c
and ST 90 tables will hold greater surprises.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Snow Shoes.
SECOND FLOOR

10 make shopping easy at store have arranged
tables of China and Glassware at the different prices
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Combs

Bring in the little one and see the display Of
their little friends. Dressed Dolls SOC to SO So
Undressed Dolls 1Oc to 81 so. The greatest Doll
you ever saw is our all kid body, natural hair OF
two large braids jointed, tor $125
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Children's Cloth C oats,

we nave decided to make CUT price NOW for Xmas
presents We show nothing but honest welmade garments
No rag cloth coats with u.s. $500 to $1,000 Regular nr,
$500 to $780, e P'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11

Offerings
y Goods Company.
Try, Vermont
Mems Neck Ties.
A beautiful line, all the new shades, 25c and
Soc
Mems Silk Muff1ers.
White, Grey and Black 75c. to 81. so.
Snow Shoes.
Mems $3.50; Ladies $4oo Moccasns, $500
SECOND FLOOR
To make shopping easy at store we have arranged
tables Of China and Glassware the different prices
TABLES
With all articles at 1Oc. 25c Soc, 75c, and 81. co.
1t would be impossible for to enumerate each table
You will be surprised find desirable pieces at 1O EACH
They not the ordinary and 1Oc articles AT
each table you will be surprised The &c. &c., 75c
and 100 tables will hold greater surprises
Carving Sets.
Bird Sets Stag PEARL and Ivory Handles 81 90 to So 90
set Beef Carvers three pieces Stag Ivory Plain and
Carved Ivory, $500 to 81. 90 per set
Jewel Boxes.
obong and Square shapes Bright Gold and French Grey
Pink nd 1nino EOc 7Ec M q OEp o. 20
$500. Pin Cushions finish as above, Soc
Chatting Dishes.
We show competer line Of all prices $500 to $11 co.
Our $3.50 Dish beats the world Ivory Enamed Food Pan and
Handles Hot Water Pan.
Coffee Percolator.
Nothing suitable for wife sister For ones living
room, everyone enjoys delicious cup of coffee Nckle and
Copper finish $6.75 each.
Tea and Coffee Pots.
One of the best presents our stock made from the best
OF Brass, Nickle-plated SOC to $500.
Pictures (framed).
This of big drawing cards every one knows the
extensive line of Pictures carry, 3Sc EACH All
the best subjects and mounted in the very latest STYLE All
Frames.
Jardineres.
All sizes from the small 4nch for dining table to the large
16nch size oc to $500 EACH The Magreen are the most
popular styles. 75c, $1.25 5000 and So 90 EACH
Ladies Waists.
Lace White and Ecru, Silk plain and plads fine 1908
waist just In made of Batste embroidered 'front.' five clusters
OF fine tucks in back and better waist than orr
1913 style last year. For Xmas price, $3.50 One other
number $37 for Xmas better than our $500 waist last
season Embroidered also lace insertion. A beauty
Petticoats.
We are very strong Blacks and Browns Silk SIS 90 to
$500 strong line of Hetherboom Sateens and Moreens
SLIPS to $500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
For Bath Robes and Bed use, 81. 75 to Sc. so.
GLOVES.
UMBRELLAS

For Women and Men. Handles of Gun metal,
Sterling Silver, Gold plated, Boxwood and Horn,
$1.00 to $500 each. We are sure of pleasing you
with our variety of handles and different grades of
Silk
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Leather Bags and Suit
Cases.
ITEMS Gloves.

Reindeer outside, lined wit
rel, $3.50 to $500.
Street style, silk lined, 81.
and Grey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-11
Christmas Offerings
HandkerChiefs

For Ladies, Men and Children. Musl
embroidered, sc to 25c each.
Mother Goose, fancy box, three h;
Is cents box.
Initial all linen, 15c and 25c each.
All linen, plain and embroidered,
Shamrock linen lawn, plain and pl
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

One of the drawbacks TO the use of
long-distance electricity has been the
liability to b~reakdowns, caused by &C.
cidents, including those due TO light.
ming, which result in shutting on power
and often In unpleasant and costly I'm.
terruption Of traffic. Many localities
depending ON power transmitted over
long lines Of Wire have had such ex-
periences. Syracuse uses for it's transit
system electricity generated at Mia.
CARA Fallg, and has had some very an
noyiag occurrences of the sort. and as
. ~,nseQuence the traction company
Iopted the policy Of keeping its local
power houses in readiness for use
Now II is announced that the line from
Niagara Falls has been duplicated, and
that henceforth Il will be practlcally
impossible for the current to be shut
on completely. Il is asserted most
positively that neither thunderstorms
nor any other influence can put both
lines out OF commission at once. At
any rate the p~recautiSn seems to be a
wise one. Electric power that is like.
y 10 give out when most needed does
not command the confidence OF the
community it serves.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

dropin.b ound.out little roulette ball
was told by a fellow victim, as his
last dollar went to the relentless
tigers NAV. that the keepers foot was
upon an electric button which enabled
him TO make the ball drop where his
stake was not. He simply said
Thank God. | thought that prince
Of cheats. Fate, who all through life
has had his foot on the button of my
game, was the one who did the trick"
Long suffering had driven the old
gambler to the losers bible, Philoso-
phyl Cheated by mans device. he
knew he had some chance OF get
ting even; but Fate he could not
combat.
Bob Brownley had thought himself
in hard luck when his eyes opened
to the fact that he had been robbed
by means of dice loaded by man, but
when Fate pressed the button he saw
that his man.made hell was but a
feeble imitation, and-was satisfied,
as whoever knows the game Of life
is satisfied. because-he must be.
Bob's strong head bowed, his iron will
bent. and meekly his soul murmured:
Thy will be done"
That night he married Beulah
Sands. The minister who united the
grown-up man and the woman who
was as a newborn batS saw nothing
extraordinary in tE match. He
murmured TO me, who acted as best
man to the groom, maid of honor to
the bride. and father and mother to
both: I'VE Q strange sights, VIC
ministers of the great city, Mr.. RAN
dolph. The sweet little lady appears
to be a trihe scared" My explana.
ton that she and Mr.. BROMLEY we're
the awful survivors of the awful
tragedies Of the day was sufficient.
He was satisfied when he got no other
response to his question: DO you
take this man to be your welded hus.
band?" than a sweet childish smile
as she snuggled closer to Bob.
Bob and his bride went south to
his mother and sisters the next day.
He left to me the settlement Of his
trades. lie instructed me to set
aside $4,000. 900 profits for Beulah
Sands-Brownley, and insisted that I
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
AnadarkO Daily Democrat
Broken Rails.

Among all the causes Of abroad &C
cldents I'm the United StaiSa. one Is
mentioned with greater frequency
than the broken rail. Many causes are
assigned, and doubtless many are con.
tributory. An excess Of phosphorus.
not easily eliminated by the Bessemer
process. by which nearly all American
rails are made, has been most CON.
monty blamed; but some OF the best
mechanical engineers now regard this
cause as %unimportant. Improper shape
and a lack of pressure In rolling mod.
ern heavy rails proportionate to that
which was available for the lighter
rails OF the paat are more important
faults. An excess Of carbon Is an.
other. The fault Of shape is the thin
ness OF the web or shank OF the rail,
and the thinness OF the base. The
d%isproportion between these parts and
the head of the rail tends TO n lack OF
uniformity In texture after cooling.
The exces Of carbon Is not the fault
of the rail-makers, but of the rail
roads. The more carbon, the harder
the rail, Of course; and the harder Il
Is. the better It will resist FRACTIONAL
wear. The desire of the railroads 10
minimize the cost OF trackage repairs
has led to demands for steel OF n high.
er and higher per cent. of carbon, until
now American rails are the hardest in
the world. Most important OF all, says
Youths Companion, is the strain Inn
posed upon rails by the great weight
and high speed OF modern trains.
Mechanical engineers believe that
with the present style OF rail the limit
of safety Is reached at an axle load of
$4,000 pounds; yet many rains con.
sidorably exceed that figure. The
American Railway Engineering and
Maintenance OF Ways association and
the American Society for Testing Ma.
terlals have adopted specifications for
II standard rail heavier In the web
and the base than those now in use:
and these specifications have been ap-
proved by the American Society of
Civil Engineers. Meanwhile the head
of one of the greatest railway systems
In America has withdrawn his rail
contract from a company whose prod.
uct has been unsatisfactory to him.
and given It to a concern from which
he hopes to get better results.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
Suffered Three Years-Hands and Eye
Most AHeeted-Now Well and 10
Grateful 20 Cuticura.

my wife was taken badly with eco
ma for three years, and she employed
a doctor with no effect at all until she
employed Cutlcura Soap and Ointment.
One Of her hands and her left eye
were badly affected, and when she
would stop using Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment the eczema came back, but
very slightly, but it did her a sight OF
good. II we used the entire set Of
Cuticura Remedies and my wife is en-
tirely recovered. She thanks Cuticura
very much and will recommend II
highly in our locality and in every
nook and corner OF our parish. ]. M.
Robert, Hydropolis. La, Jan. { and
Sept. /, 1906"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

rob sfvpt. Beulah Sands ceased her
calling and with a smile raised her
fingers to her lips and softly said.
Hush, my Bob's asleep Togetbev
we held vigil over our sleeping lover
and friend, she With the happiness OF
a child who had no fear Of the awak.
ening. | with a silent terror Of what
would come next. | had seen one mind
waited TO the unknown that day. Was
1t to have a companion to cheer and
solace It on its far Journey to the
great beyond? How long we waited
Bob's awakening | could not tell. The
clocks hands said an hour: II seemed
to me an age. At last his magnificent
physique. his Imprisoned blood and
splendid brain pulled him through to
his new world of mind and heart tor
ture. His eyelids lifted. He looked
at me, then at Beulah Sands, with
eyes so sad, so awful in their per.
picked mournfulness, that | almost
wished they had eve opened, or had
opened to let me see the childllko
look that now shone from the girls.
His gaze finally rested on her and
his lips murmured "Beulah."
There, Rob, / thought you would
know II was time TO wake up" She
bent over and kissed him on the
eyes again with the loving ardor q
child bestows upon it's pets.
lie slowly rose to his feet. I could
see from his eyes and the shuGIer
tsat went over him as he caught sight
Of the paper on the desk hat he was
hir1selfj that memory of the happen
ings OF the day had not fed in his
sleep. lie rose to his full height, his
head went up, and his shoulders back.
but only from habit and for an in
slant. Then he folded Beulah Sands
to his breast and dropped his head
upon her shoulder. He sobbed like a
father with the corpse OF his child.
why. Bob. my Bob, is this the way
you treat your Beulah when she's let
you sleep so your beautiful eyes
would be pretty for the wedding? Is
this the way TO act before this kind
man who has come to take us to the
church? Naughty, naughty Bob"
l looked at her, at Bob. in horror.
| was beginning to realize the abso-
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

What your spirits feed upon, your
lifo will reproduce In action.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
JUST A GENTLE HINT.
One Remedy Appearances Indicated
Nobleman Had Never Tried.

The carl OF Surrey, afterward elev.
onth duke OF Norfolk. who was n no.
torloUs gourmand and hard drlnker
and-a leading member OF the Beef
steak club, was so far from clearly In
his person that his servants used to
avail themselves OF his FITS OF drunken.
ness-which were pretty frequent. by
the way-for the purpose of wash.
ing him. On these occasions they
stripped him as they would a corpse
and performed the noedful additions.
lie was equally notorious for his
horror OF clean linen. One day. on
his complaining to Dudley North at
his club that he had become n per-
feet martyr to rheumatism and tried
every possible remedy without sue
cess the latter wittlly replied:
pray, my lord, did you ever try
a clean shirt?"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

Long before many American uni.
vers!ties established summer schools,
chautauqua stood for the thrifty use
of vacation days in pleasant and prof.
table study. Like every other move.
ment out of the common methods and
largely ratronized by women, the
c%hautauQuan work was derided by
conservative persons. Il was the butt
Of jokes such as are. now directed
against correspondence" schools. II
was called the intellectual tea-party."
the playground OF culture" But Il
slowly won respect, enlisted the serv,
ices of good teachers and gave its
brief periods of enlightenment TO
thousands of teachers too busy in
winter to think OF much outside Of
classroom routine. President Roose-
welt, who knows the country pretty
broadly, calls chautauquas the most
American thing In America" This
summer there have been between
800 and 400 assemblies embodying the
chautauqua idea, besides the summer
schools and educational conventions,
which represent the same American
principle of difusing culture and In
struction to the greatest possible
number of persons.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

pay from the balance the notes he had
given me a few weeks before. There
remained something over 5000, 900
for himself.
The leading Wall street paper, in
its preaching on the panic, wound up
with:
Wall street has lived through many
black Fridays. Some OF them have been
observation-disclosures Fridays. but no
Friday yet marked from the calendar, no
saturday. Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday
or Thursday yet garnered TO the store
house OF the past was ever more jubilant-
~ welcomed by his Satanic Majesty than
yesterday, We pray Heaven no COM
ing day may be ordained to go against
yesterdays record for tigerish cruelty and
awful destruction. IL rs rumored that
Mr.. Brownley OF Randolph & Randolph,
either for himself or his clients cleared
S25. OO0.0OO OF profit. We believe that this
estimate is low. The losses coming
through Robert Brownley's terrible on
slaught must have run over $500. 900. 900.
Wall street and the country will do we'll
to take the moral OF yesterdays market
to their heart. IL Is this: The coneen-
tration OF wealth In the hands OF n few
Americans Is "A menac to our financial
structure, II is tho unanimous opinion
OF the Street that Robert BROMLEY could
never have succeeded In batterlng down
tho price OF sugar In the very teeth OF
the Camemeyer and Standard OH support
as he did yesterday. without n cash back
ing OF from $50. 100000 TO Sl0O, 0O0, 900. II a
vast aggregation OF money owners DELHI
erltely place themselves behind an on
slaught such as was so successfully made
yesterday, why can that slaughter not be
repeated at any time, on any stock. and
against the support OF any bacling?"
When | read this and listened to
talk along the same lines. ] was puz-
zled. | could not for the life OF me
see where Bob BROMLEY could have
got five to ten millions backing for
such a raid, much less fifty to a hun
dred. Yet | was forced to confess
that he must have had some tremen-
dous backing; else how could he
have done what l had seen him do?
Cro BE coNTINUED)
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

lutte deafness of this woman. From
the first look / had known that her
mind had fed. but knowledge is not
always realization. She did not even
know who | was. Her mind was dead
to all but the man she loved, the
man who through all those long days
of her suffering she had silently wor-
SHIPPED. To all but him she was new
born.
At the sound OF wedding"
Church" Bob's head slowly rose from
her shoulder. l saw his decision the
instant / caught his eye; | realized
the ~uselessness of opposing It, and,
sick at heart and Mortified, | listened
as he said in a voice now calm and
soothing as that OF a father to his
child. yes. Beulah, my darling, l
have slept too long, Bob has been
naughty, but we will make up for
lost time. Get your hat and cloak
and wen hurry to the church, or We
win be late"
With a laugh of Joy she followed
him TO the closet where hung the
httle ray turpan n the pretty gray.
jacket. lie took them from their peg
and gave them 20 her.
Not a word, Jim" he babe me. In
the name of God and all our friend
ship, not a word. Beulah Sands will
be my wife as soon as / can find a
minister TO marry us. II is best, best.
II is right. 1t is as God would have
it, or ! am not capable of knowing
right from wrong. Anyway, 1t is what
will be. She has no father, no moth
er, no sister. no one to protect and
shield her. The system has robbed
her OF all In life. even OF herself, of
everything, Jim, but me. | must try
TO win her back to herself, or to make
her new world a happy one--a happy
n for her"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
in THE suPeRLArIve DEGREE.
Little sons Explanation Seemed 10
Cover She Case.

Little son, aged seven. whose train
ing has been of the most painstakins
and conscientious, rather took away
his mothers breath in describing the
dogs game OF ball. He ended with:
"And. mother, Topsy caught the ball
in her mouth, and then Just ran like
HI"
Like what?" cried the startled
mother.
WY, like h. don't you know
mother?" %innocently.
mo, l don't believe ! do. Just how
is that. dear?" she asked family.
well, / don't know JUS what Il
means. myself" he confessed, but its
a whole lot faster than 1ickety-split!
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

II all men paid their debts prompt
ly there would be fewer financial
panics.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
SPEAKING Of Faces.

Nurse-You must not make such n
dreadful face when you take your
medicine, Tommie.
Tommle-Why not?
Because that dreadful face might
grow on you, Tommie."
did you used to make dreadful
faces when you were a little girl and
took m~edicine?"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27

A woman in a Connecticut town at.
tempted to turn on a switch control.
ling e%lectriC lights by using an iron
poker. She was found in an uncon.
scIous heap on the other side of the
% when the electric excitement
over the poker interlude was over.
but. being made of stern New England
stun. she recovered from the shock.
In spite of its advanced civilization
there are yet In this twentieth century
people who know no better than to
monkey with the buzzsaw
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
Shake Into Your shoea

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. SampleFREE.
Address A. s.. Olmstcd. lie Roy, N. Y.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-27
VI.

Az old gambler whose life had been
spent listening TO the rattle Of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-22
bryan SPEAKS
IN OKLAHOMA
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT DOLLAR
DINNER IN ouTHRiE-MAKES
ADDRESS TO LEGIsLATuREfoe
THE agW STATE.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 21.--William j
Bryan delivered two addresses here
today TO large crowds and was given
a reception earlier in the day, shak.
Ing hands with several thousand per
sons. In the early afternoon he spoke
before the legislature. which met in
Joint session tonight he was the pirn.
cipal speaker AT a dollar dinner at.
tended by the most prominent Demo
Gratis In the state This morning the
house met In separate session. The
chaplain prayed that Bryan might be
the next president of the United
States. The Democratic members ap-
plauded the sentiment wildly. and
later when Speaker Murray put the
question the Democrats replied
with a rousing aye" At the Joint
session Bryan In HIS speech referred
TO President Roosevelt. whom he
for turning the public
attention to the ethics of money