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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, F. and A. M.
Regular Communication, Thursday eve.
May %.
DAVID R. COLE, w. M.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No
2, Tuesday eve, May 7.
S. ]. SoMERvnLE, c. c.
H. E. HARDEN K. R. S.
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Palestine Commandery No. s. K, T.

Annual Conclave, Tuesday evening, Ma
II.
HARRY A. BARTLETT. E. c.
DELoS M BACON Recorder
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PROPER CLOTHES
FOR MEN.

Spngme
will brighten COAT HAT well
with of the smaller essentials n
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Sleep and Old Acc.

There is no question that the
quantity Of sleep required steadily dim
inishes from infancy to old age. This
Is a rather interesting exception to
the general rule that, as in SO many
matters. old age returns 10 the needs,
OF infancy. As regards sleep, says
London Pail Mall Gazette. old age Is
more remote in its needs from infancy.
than is any other period of life. II
elderly people obtain good sleep dur
Ing the first few hours, and If they
have not lost that delight in reading
which We all had in youth, but which
80 many Of us curiously lose, their
case is not 20 be grieyed over. The
special value OF the earliest hours of
sleep by the way, has been proved by
psychological experiment. The popu.
lar phrase beauty sleep is well war.
ranted 1t is the early (the deepestl
hours OF sleep that make for health
and beauty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08

Camele, the old ships of the desert.
will soon give way to the new ships
OF the desert. automobiles. The sue
session, like that of steam greyhounds
to clipper-ships at sea, has to meet
prejudice and conservative habit. bur
the conquest by the automobile Of
the SAND wastes of Nevada is an ac-
complished fact Here, TO be sure. II
was not the camel, but the burro and
the stage coach that had 20 yield.
Under the heavy cars the sand hard.
ems into smooth tracks, and with a
little work good motor car roads can
De made. Several toll roads have been
built and more are promised. Rich
miners and others who use motor
ears for business and pleasure are be-
hind the movement to construct roads
to connect all important points: and
the commercial development of south
orn Nevada Is assured.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08
make Il up with the Ellerslys,

make Il up with the EllersIys? l
fancied SO, and told Sam you'd simply
think me meddlesome. The other
matter is the Travellers club. I've
smoothed things out there. I'm going
to put you up and rush you through"
mo, thanks said l. 1t seemed
incredible to me that had ever cared
about that club and the things it rep
resented, as 1 could remember / UNI
doubtedly did care. 1t was like look
ing at an outgrown toy and trying to
feel again the emotions it once eX-
cited
Il assure you, Matt, there won't be
the slightest difficulty" His manner
was that of a man playing the trump
card in desperate game-he feels it
can not lose, yet the stake is so big
that he can not but be little ner-
youS.
Il do not care to join the Travellers
club" said I, rising Il must ask
you to excuse me. 1 am exceedingly
busy"
A flush appeared in his cheeks and
deepened and spread until his whole
body must have been afire. He seat
ed himself. you know what I've
come for" he said sullenly, and hum
bly,, too.
All his life he had been enthroned
upon his wealth. Without realizing
it, he had claimed and had received
Difference solely because he was rich.
He had thought himself, in his own
person, most superior; now, he found
that like silly child he had been
standing on chair and crying: See
how tall l am And the airs, the
cynicism, the graceful condescension,
which had been so becoming to him,
were now as out of place as crown
and robes on a king taking a swim.
ming lesson.
What are your terms, Blackjack?
Don't be too hard on an old friend
said he, trying to carry off his frank
plea for mercy with smile.
I should have thought he would cut
his throat and Jump off the Battery
wall before he would get on his knees
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TO any man for any reason. And he
was doing it for mere money-to try
TO save, not his fortune, but only an
imperiled part of it. IF Anita could
see him now!" l thought.
To him l said, the more coldly be-
cause / did not wish to add TO his
humiliation by showing him that 1
pitied him: Il can only repeat, Mr.
Langdon, you will have to excuse me-
[ have given you all the time / can
spare
His eyes were shifting and his
hands trembling as he said: Il will
transfer control of the Coal combine
to you"
His tones, shameful as the offer
they carried, made me ashamed for
him. For money-just for money!
And / had thought him man. If he
had been a self-deceiving hypocrite
like Roebuck, or a frank believer in
the right of might, like Updegran, |
might possibly. in the circumstances,
have tried to release him from my
net. But he had never for an instant
deceived himself as to the real nature
of the enterprises he plotted, pro-
NOTED and profited by; he thought it
smart" to be bad, and he delighted
in making the most cynical epigrams
on the black deeds of himself and his
associates.
Better sell out to Roebuck," sug-
gested. Il control all the Coal stock
1 need"
II don't care to have anything
further to do with Roebuck," Langdon
answered. aI've broken with him."
When man lies to me-" said /,
he gives me the chance to see just
how much of fool he thinks / am,
and also the chance to see just how
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08

Even the wolves are enjoying the
present era Of prosperity. The gov
eminent has issued bulletin in
which is shown the iourishing condi-
tlon of the coyotes on the western
cattle ranges and OF the larger wolves
known as ''loafers," or "lobos." The
natural food Of these beasts Of prey
was the buffalo, but they find cattle
and horses satisfactory substitute.
Cattle are preferred; not that the
wolves have any prejudice against
eating horse-f1esh. hut because the old
method Of attack from the rear,
which they practised on the buffalo,
Is equally successful with range
steers. When they try 1t on horses,
however. they meet with a painful
surprise. How serious is the pest OF
wolves, remarks Youths Companion,
may be gathered from the fact that
Wyoming alone has paid out $65, 900
tn pounues IN the last ten years, and
this makes no account of the sums
paid by counties and stocRmen's as.
sociations. The cattlemen reckon
their losses 10 be about ten per cent.
OF the herds. Great organized neigh
borhood wohfhmts on the western
ranges have been advertised all over
the east during the past winter.
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Just for Fun.

The exchange editor is & regular
eut-up.
New York has 4 skyscrape- SIS feet
high. Question-At what angle must
visitor from Iowa elevate els chin
in order TO see the top?
a newspaper writer says rAe liquor
output of the United States for one
year will fill canal 100 miles long,
100 feet wide and ten feet deep. Bet
him a cookie it won't. Not while our
fine drinking men retain their usual
powers of absorption.
A foxy old grocer nanlesl Ranc
Mixed sawdust ani gue with s~)G1e sand;
Then he poUraI nlojasses
And cooked il with gases
Now "Sand-O''-is much in demand,
Adam must have had 4 terrible time
Of 1t. When he wanted to 90 out in
tie evening. he couldn't tell lis wife
lie was going TO sit up late with a sick
friend.
If more people tried to do something
instead of somebody this would be
happier world.
The doctor and the lawyer never
give up hope as long as the estate is
big enough to pay the bill.
Never insult boy by buyi1y him
kid" gloves.
was going to write rhyme about
garden truck, etc, but ! can, think of
anything to rhyme with lettucs. except
bet u.s." or fret u.s." and that isn't
very poetical. Anyhow, l just wanted
to let you know that spring is in nv
heart and / guess III merely tell you
SO in plain prose and let it go at that.
Maybe you're not interested IN know
ing what's in my heart and I'll stop
right where am-only want you
to know that haven't the heartburn
in my heart. at any rate
When you are not invited to a we'd
ding the lack of your presence saves
your presents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08

ever, certainly as self-assured. But I
could now, beneath that manner l had
once envied. see the puny soul, with
its brassy glitter of the vanity OF
luxury and show. l had been some
what afraid of myself-afraid the
sight~of him would stir up in me a
tempest of jealousy and hate; as 1
looked, realized that I did not know
my own nature. She does not love
this man. thought. eff she did or
could, she would not be the woman l
love. He deceived her inexperience
as he deceived mine"
What can do for you?" said to
him politely, much as if he were a
stranger making an untime1y inter
ruption.
My look had disconnected him; my
tone threw him into confusion. You
keep out of the way, now that you've
become famous" he began, with a
hating but heroic attempt at his GUS
tomary easy superiority. Are you
living up in Connecticut, too? Sam
Ellersly tells me your wife is stopping
there with old Howard Forester.
Sam wants me to use my good Offices
in making it up between you two and
her family.
was completely taken aback by
THE cool ignoring OF the real situation
Tween him and me. Impudence or
snorance?-I could not decide. 1t
seemed impossible that Anita had not
told him; yet it seemed impossible,
too, that he would come to me if she
had told him. Have you any BUSH
ness with me?' said /.
His eyelids twitched neryously, and
he adjusted his lips several times be-
fore he WIS able to say:
You and your wife don't care to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08
Fancies.

Oak Park, H., has a girl who can't
write poetry, but who can make bread
instead. Now, with me. it's different
l can't make bread
l just expect some mean, iow-lived
cuss will accuse me of not being able
TO write poetry, either There are lots
of ornery men in this world
man who hunts for trouble always.
gets game-bag full
What might have been and what is,
should make some people get up and
dust faster.
An Englishnlan says men have .
harder time in life than women If he
could prove 1t, I'd like to tell my wife
what he says.
in Siam there are no old maids. All
the girls marry there. Why, 10. don't
know what a ticket costs, but I'll find
out of you want 20 know.
man ought to De able to wear those
high-heeled French slippers without
much practice. Most every man walk
Ell on stills when he was boy
The man who wrote the saw, It's
cheaper to move than pay rent" never
lived in Chicago and went I'D against
the moving trust
A note of warnins--the one just be-
low the Screech.
Now Willie rakes The yard
And all such things az thai
He wants 10 earn some money
To buy a bail and bat!
The first 9uavering paint of the
spring robin thrills more hearts than
grand opera.
A suburban friend OF mine tried to
milk country COW on the wrong side
side last week and the COW kicked him
in the bread-basket. He is now COM
pletely cowed and is trying 70 trade
bossy for an automobile. Wants 10.
get kicked again, suppose. Some
men never Know when they have
enough.
My wife wants a bulldog Women
seem TO be going to the dogs these
days.
The first day the employee wired
man and hired him. The next day
the man who was hired got tsred and
fred. Now he is digging worms for
bait. Gee, I'm gittin dog-goue tired
Say, when you laugh at your wife
does she always say. emphatic like,
We'll, NOW, what are You laughing
at, silly?" Mine does. Whas shall
give her for it. Doc?
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XXI.
lANGDoN COMES TO THE SUR.

| shall not estimate the vast sums
it cost the Roebuck-Langdon clique to
maintain the prices of National Coal.
and so give plausibility to the fiction
that the public was buying eagerly.
In the third week of my campaign,
Melville was SO deeply involved that
he had to let the two others take the
whole burden upon themselves.
In the fourth week, Langdon came
to me.
The interval between his card and
himself gave me a chance to recover
from my amazement When he en-
tered he found me busiIy writing.
Though l had nerved myself, it was
several seconds before / yentured to
look at him. There he stood, prob
ably as handsome, as fascinating as
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08
The Language and the Boy.
KANSAS.

A child, with it's meager store Of
language, is somewhat in the position
lof the tabled woodehuck, which was
simply obliged to climb a tree,
whether it could do 80 in harmony
with the facts of natural history or
not. He must express himself with
what language is Immediately at his
command, or fail in more or less seri-
GUS degree to express himself at all;
and so his little store must be treated
AZ thoroughly plastic, just as the Ian
guage Of his race, in its earlier
stages, was plastic, says Atlantic.
The existence of whiten, ito make
white" is all the justification he
needs for smaller, ito make small"
ar lowen, Ito make low" Jimmie
Jones hasn't grown much since he
was here before" says. some one.
why, believe he's ungfowed some"
answers my younger, expressing his
thought clearly and fully, and delight
fully unconscious Of the fact that lin
guistic authorities do not recognizes
the right of this handy prefix to at
tach itself 10 this particular verb.
Ought ] TO have stopped him right
there and loaded his undeyeloped
memory with parallel columns Of
words which 90 and do not admit the
prefix an? If had done so his bro
ther would probably not have ven
tured to asA, a little later how people
make un-band. painted china, and his
knowledge would have been less to-
day by the small amount of informa-
ton which l was able to give him on
that subject
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A man has been discovered In Phil.
Adelphia by the name Of Antonio
Whatavad. As the contents of his
pocketboof harmonic with the name
his friends should lose no time in ad-
vising him to keep away from Wall
street
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08

The German piano manufacturers
sell many extremely cheap instru.
ments In Constantinople ON mine
months time. Think Of paying for a
fsurthrate piano after living with II
~ greatv tart of a yeari
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Another Brain Storm.

There was young man with a brain
SO funny it gave him pain!
Said he, with a tear,
II very much fear
] should not get caught in the rain!
One day while he walked In the wet,
He murdered a man in a pet:
They took him to jail
Without any ball.
And summoned the experts 20 set!
It's plain" said the bunch, he fssane
And yet he's been out in the rain,
I think we should say . tpay,>
He suffered that day
circular brain storm of pain!''
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she wishes" said I, ignoring his ques-
ton. Then come to me-"
His look made me shake hands
with him. AS 1 did it, we both re-
membered the last time we had
shaken hands-when he had the roses
for my homecoming with my bride
1t seemed to me could smell those
roses.
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Funny.

There was fat woman named F;reI
Much given 10 laughter and eis4lL
When She laughed she woi.k. SHAH.
Like Mt. Peele quake
And wigeI just awfui-and jise,:
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All. There. Mike

Hon. Michael T. Lively, the Bean
Bfummel OF the Dallas legal nrofas.
sion, was here Monday on business
Mike is not only first class LAWYER
but has reputation of setting d-ess
styles for the entire male por.,,ation
of Dallas.-Garland (Tex.) Nexs
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Bad Mr. Flute.

There was an Old rounder nan,.t p,,,..
Who went on terrible tute Wv
With rolling pin. grim
Wife handed 10 him
An eye that was truly :. butte
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The market yielded slowly. Under
my first days attack Textile preferred
fell six points, Textile common three.
While 1 was in the midst of debating
my letter for the second days attack,
l suddenly came to fun stop
found across my way this thought:
Isn't it strange that Langdon, after
humbling himself to you. should make
this bold challenge? It's trap"
No more at present" said /. to my
stenographer And don't write out
what I've already dictated"
I shut myself in and busted myself
at the telephone. Half an hour after
set my secret machinery in motion,
messenger brought me an envelope,
the address typewriter. 1t con-
tanned sheet of paper on which an
peared, in writing. these words,
and nothing more:
He is heavily short of Textiles"
1t was indeed a trap The new is
sue was blind. He had challenged
me to attack his stock, and as soon as
/ did, he had begun secertiy to sell
it for a fall. / worked at this new sit
uation until midnight, trying to get
together the proofs. AT that hour
for / could delay no longer. and my
proofs were not quite complete
sent my newspapers two sentences:
Tomorrow / shall make a dis
closure that will send Textiles up.
Do not sell Textiles."
('ro be Copt:nuedl
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-05
About the Oaks

The great oak family might be divided
into two classes-those that ripen their
acorns in one season, such as the white.
post and mossy cup oaks. and those which
require two full years, such as the red.
scarlet and black oaks. To the first class
belong the chestnut oak and the live oak
OF the south. This latter tree for genera
tions played an important part in ship
building. but has now been superseded by
iron and steel. The leaf, which is an ever
green, is entirely without indentations
and is thick and leathery The wood is
very heavy and strong. has beautiful
grain and is susceptible of taking a high
polish At one time this wood was so
valuable that our government paid $780,
600 for large tracts of land in the south.
that our navy might be sure of supply
of live oak timber.
To the second class of oaks we are
largely indebted for the gorgeous colors
OF our autumn leaves. The red. scarlet
and pin oaks with their brilliant reds.
scarlets and browns, are close competitors
with the maple in giving our American
landscapes the most wonderful autumn
colorings to be found anywhere in the
world. These three trees have leaves
which at first glance are quite similar.
but by careful examination may always
be distlnguished.-St. Nicholas.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-05
THAT BEER TABLET.

be admitted that weather the idea of beer tab
lets unpeasano those who believe the curative we'll
stimulating qualities of hops and malt
Yet there such thing working things down too fine
the ice and the coal should adopt the dea the enthusiasm
the beer tablet would be great Perhaps though
demand for the beer tablet becomes regular article of
might lead to the simpler life.
There this be said that beer does make followers for
simple life who seldom INDUCES in the luxury of
champagne Perhaps the gentlemen who have been pushing
American strenuousy take the tablet dea
there element of aristoccy about wine that will scarcely
favoraby considered by those who would like the beer tablet
another beer makes followers in the simple life many
because the possibility Of other things by those
who might be disposed to enjoy pleasant surroundings
The beer tablet perhaps will not after all lead the tablet
the coal tablet Of for years. there
all food would be taken tablet
yet been very generally adopted
The profits from tablets would undoubtedly
prices and for COAL
of tendency force the coal business the tablet
This tablet idea
STILL the of will like bull
in food fuel drink and cooling materials
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-05
HERE'S A MARKET
PRIMER TO STUDY

What Is the man doing behind the
counter?
He is selling meat. Let us watch
him.
What Is the lady going up to the
counter for7
To buy meat from the greasy man
with the white apron.
What does she ask for?
fve-pound roast OF porterhouse
What does he give her?
seven pound roast.
Then does he charge her only for
what she asked for7
No, indeed. He charges her for
what he chose to give her.
Didn't the lady know what she
wanted7
Evidently the man didn't think so.
Can't he tell the weight OF a piece
OF meat when he picks 70 up?
Certainly he can. Otherviss no
would never he ahbs 20 know that he
In always selling you a piece of meat
several pounds bigger than you want
ed.
Why does the man do this?
II is impossible TO associate con-
stantly with greasy things and not be-
come pretty smooth yourself. Now run
and play.--Baltimor American.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-05
When They Are Married

AL orth OF the New York team is ma
tive virginian, and aside from the fact of
his being a royal good fellow. he is also
one of the quickest witted pen in the
profession.
There lately occurred in AIS neighbor-
hood a wedding on which occasion the
bride and bridegroom were married on
horseback. Clarke Griffith, who happen
ed to read about the affair. said to AL:
IT see. AL, where your Virginia friends
have adopted a new style in wedding
stunts"
WELL we're born leaders In everything
pertaining to the fashions" laughingly
replied Orth; "but what is the new style
we have adopted in the wedding liner
"Why. people are getting married down
there while seated on horseback an
swered Clarke.
"Ah, see the point" drawled AL; be-
ing married in that fashion. they are al
ready equipped for bride" tour"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-05
ODAY IN
HISTORY

1904. John Eliot. missionary. born
The Apostle TO the Indians"
174e. Thomas Lynch. signer OF the
Declaration OF Independence. born
The youngest of the signers' and
the first to die"
1883. Indian battle OF Bushy Run,
Mich.
1905. Byron Diman. governor OF
Rhode Island, born. One OF the
organizers of the Republican party
in this state
ISL. Washington Hunt. governor of
New York. born. A leader OF the
whlg and Democratic parties.
1914. James Dixon. senator born. A
Judge OF the supreme court OF
Connecticut
1s42. Edward L. Bynner. author, born.
A writer OF historical fiction.
1s43. John Trowbridge, physicist,
born. Rumford professor at Har-
ward since 1888.
1s4s. James NJ Taylor, educator, born
President of Vassar college.
1851. Charles #. Holder. author. born.
A popular writer on natural history
1858. III. Siddons sMowbray. artist.
born. Distinguished as a decorator
and figure painter
1855. Completion of Atlantic tele-
graph cable.
1852. Battle OF Baton Rouge, La.
1854. Battle of Mobile Bay, Ala.
1898. Guayama, Porto Rico, captured
by Americans.