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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Our Veteran Ex-Governor.

Hon. Frederick Holbrooll Of Brattle-
boro celebrated his 9th birthday
Thursday and was the recipient OF many
congratulatory letters and kilograms
Among the letters were congratulations
from over half the present governors Ill
the United States, including several from
the Southern states OF the many de
served tributes from the Vermont press
this from the Morrisvile News
and Citizen was far and away the
choicest:
The purity Of the Governors life, public
and private, is without flaw or blemish
and Vermont with united voice joins in
hearty congratulations and in the earnest
wish that kind Providence may vouch-
safe many happy returns of the day to
Vermonts grand old man. Well may
the Governor quote that beautiful
stanza:
~ feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted;
Whose lights are fed whose garlands dead,
And all but me Departed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Civil Service Examinations.

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announce the following examinations
and dates; Feb. 81, second class steam
engineer, surveyor, Philippine service,
assistant assayer; March 10, junior clerk,
ink chemist and ink maker, general
mechanic, marine fireman, tailor, irriga-
ton manager, irrigation farmer; March
6, supervising, drafting engineer assayer,
apprentice typo-drafsman, geologist,
Philippine service, engineer, Indian SER
vice; April and 4. engineer student
A list OF examinations and dates is now
posted in the postofice lobby. AppG
Giants for the railway mail service must
be at least five feet, five inches in height
exclusive of boots or shoes, and weigh
not less than 100 pounds in ordinary
clothing, without hat or overcoat anC
have no physical defects.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
England Needs a Roosevelt.

The London Times compliments Presi
dent Roosevelt and those who stand for
hm-by the way, the great majority OF
the American people, for the wonderful
work done in the past six years in the
promotion of fair play in American cor
porations and in trusts. The Times
iaments the immortality of the British
business world and says it would be a
fine thing if the Roosevelt plan could be
invoked in the city of London to expose
bubble companies and the methods OF
big tricksters. Unsavory finance is do
ing great mischief in England and in
London in particular That the Ameri-
can plan of government regulation of the
evils of trusts, has accomplished much, is
as well known on the other side of the
sea as in the United States. Good
things evidently going along !-LLewis-
ton (Me) Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
The Grippe.

An ache in the back and pain in the head
That's the grippe!
A choke in the throat, and yearning for
bed
That's the grppe!
river of heat, then a shiver of cold,
feeling of being three hundred years old,
Willingness even to do as you're told
That's the grippe!
An arrow of pain, now in this place, now in
that
That's the grippe!
A feeling of doubt as to where you are at
stupid sensation-of course wholly new =
a foolish depression-why should you feel
blue p
doubt as to whether this is really you
That's the grippe
Strange visions at night, that deprive you of
rest
That's the grippe!
A taste in your mouth and a weight on your
chest
A tired sensation that runs through your
veins
queer combination of aches and of pains,
A vapid admission of absence of brains
brains
That's the grippe!
-[Somerville Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Call TO Vermont Democrats.

The following statement has been
issued to the Democrats of Vermont:
Having been appointed member OF
the executive committee and vlce-presl-
dent for the state of Vermont for the
New England Democratic Progressive
league, organized at New Haven, Conn,
January S, 1907, it becomes our duty
and pleasure to help organize the league
in our state.
1--WE want a league composed of the
strongest and best men i'll our party. 1t
is thought best to call a meeting at
Montpelier. February %, at 1 o'clock
1--WE wish every Democrat in the state
could be present and give the league their
hearty and best support.
The New England Democratic Pro-
gressive league has such men as George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts, eX-
Governor Garvin, of Rhode Island, and
Col Alexander Troup, of Connecticut,
back of it, and is bound to be a success.
Vermont should not be behind. The
Hon. W. !, Bryan is to make II speeches
in New England some time in April. Yer
mont will have four of these speeches.
1--WE hope the Democrats of the state
will show by their presence at this meet
ing that we will do our best to start the
state league.
1--WE hope to have Mr. Williams or
some other good speaker in Montpelier
to tell us about the objects of the New
England Democratic Progressive league.
A. H. GLEASON,
Member Executive Committee,
St. .Johnsbury, Vt.
g H. DoNNELLY,
"Vice- President of Vermont,
Vergennes, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
The Late Captain Thompson.

A Former VermOnter Contributes Some
Interesting "reminiscences OF tnlS
AdyenturesOme Man.
P. Macmillan of Minneapolis con-
tributes to our columns the following
sketch of the late Capt. Thompson OF
Lyndon, adding in a personal note that
he was a member of Walkers expedition
and that he saw him put on shore with
q others at the time Walker landed IN
Nicaragua.
J. S. Thompson was born in Danvllle,
Vermont, Caledonia County, son OF
Nathan Thompson, and learned the Till
ner's trade in Danville of David Boyn-
ton. in 1852 Commodore Perry sailed
on his famous expedition to Japan which
opened he way to intercourse between
that country and the western world.
Thompson joined the expedition and for
three years cruised along the coast OF
Japan and China" From there he came
to California, where he lived year or
two, working in the mines with little
success. He lived at Knights Ferry, the
town where General Grant remained tor
a while and where the Dents, brothers OF
Mrs Grant, resided. In those days,
which were days of vigilance committee
large numbers of small robberies in the
vicinity were nearly an every day oc-
currence. At Knights Ferry two sus-
pected strangers were captured and on
refusing to give satisfactory account OF
themselves, one was identified as an
escaped convict from the states prison
and was returned to the prison. Hand
bills were printed and circulated through
out the mining town and vicinity re-
questing those that had been robbed to
come to that place the next Sunday
morning for the purpose of Identifying
the other prisoner. Sunday morning
came, and miners to the number OF one
or two hundred assembled in the plaza,
the prisoner was placed in wagonunder
some live oak trees and was directed to
pick jury of twelve men from this
crowd of strangers. Thompson was
selected as one OF the twelve, witness
came who identified the prisoner as the
man that robbed him. After his testimony
the prisoner acknowledged the tact,
pleading to spare his life and to do what
they chose with him. The jury retired
to Dents store failing to agree for one or
two hours, they sent the list of the
names of the jury to the door-keeper re-
questing him to cut out one OF the names.
This being done, the jury were left SIX
for turning him over to the authorities
and five for hanging. Upon threats the
prisoner acknowledged he belonged to
Tom Bells gang and said they were
encamped down the river a few miles at
a ranch. A posse was formed two
escaped and Tom Bells gang was broken
up and never heard of afterward. Re
port said nine were killed.
In the summer of 81, the tilibuster,
Walker, was in Nicaragua AND being
hard pressed, recruits were procured to
assist him. Thompson joined the expedi-
ton; they sailed on the steamship
"Orizaba" which steamed down the
coast Of Nicaragua and landed twenty
eight recruits of which Thompson was
one. They were put to shore in small
boats from the vessel. Shortly after
that Walker was captured and shot and
Thompson was returned with the other
Americans to this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Wanted Her Husband to Tin Thayer.

The following concerning a well known
Vermont editor is going the rounds of
the state press and seems good enough
to repeat.
A rowboat stored for several years
unused in the attic of the Dubois cot
tage, Highgate Springs, was offered for
sale Coming to the knowledge of a
Swanton gentleman and lady, contemp-
latlng buying, they drove to the Springs
early in the season and looked the craft
over, after procuring the key of Mr..
Platt' An oldish man in Jumpers, who
was fussing about the ridge picking
things up, voluntarily helped get the
boat out and told all about its fine
lines AS the Swanton party drove
away the lady turned to her husband in
an undertone with:
Say, John, why didn't you tip the old
What old man?" asked the perplexed
husband.
Why" replied the wife, that nice old
man that was so awfully kind in
getting out the boat and telling us
about it, you should give him quarter"
'Oodamighty! Jerusha, don't you
know who that is?'
mo, don't but it is shame you did
not not give him quarter, at least"
~, HUM snorted John, chats Editor
mayer, LEWIS P. T-H-A-Y-ER Of
randolph, Morrisville, Middlebury,
Essex Junction and lot of other places,
| owner of the swe1les+ co++aoa o, D.
dolph Row." VA '
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
A Farmers Creed for 1907.

Now that New Year resolutions are in
order, the Farmers Greed, written years
ago by the distinguished preacher, Henry
Ward Beecher, comes to mind; and as an
agricultural ideal to strive toward dur
ing the year now begun, it can hardly be
improved upon:
We believe in small farms and thor
ough cultivation.
We believe the soil loves to eat, as
we'll as its owner, and ought therefore to
be literally fed.
We believe in large crops which leave
the land better than they found it
making the farmer and the farm both
glad at once.
We believe in going to the. bottom of
things, and therefore, i'll deep blowing
and enough fit, All the better with
sub-soil plow.
We believe that every farm should own
a good farmer,
We believe that the best fertilizer for
any soil is spirit of industry, enterprise
and intelligence. Without this, lime and
gypsum, bones and green manure, mari
and guano, will be of little use.
we OelleVe III Soou leIlceS, Soou DdtnS,
good farm-houses, good stock, good or
chards and children enough to gather the
fruit.
We believe in a clean kitchen, neat
wife in it, spinning wheel, clean cup
board, dairy and clean conscience.
We firmly disbelieve in farmers that
will not improve in farms that grow
poorer every year; in starving cattle; in
farmers boys turning into clerks and
merchants; in farmers daughters unwil-
ling to work, and in all farmers ashamed
of their vocation, or who drink whiskey
until honest people are ashamed of them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
10, the New Indian.

An Iowa man tells of an amusing Incl
dent in connection with an exposition
held in that state, where one of the at
fractions was the Indian Department,
where the red men dwelt in their tepees
and mimicked their own history in
dances and mock-6ghts.
After one of these exhibitions by the
Indians, a Boston girl undertook to
talk to young Indian brave. Heap
much fight" she said.
The red man smiled grimly, drew his
blanket closer about his stalwart form,
and replied:
Eyes; this is indeed a great Exposition.
We fiatter ourselves that our portion of
the entertainment is by no means the
least attractive here. May presume to
ask who it is that have the honor to
address ?"
! The Boston girl had been talking to a
Carlisle graduate Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
These Hustling Americans.

At a recent gathering in Baltimore two
men from different sections of the
country were discussing the capabilities
of nervous, restless Americans" for being
most slow and deliberate. The Mary,
lander claimed the palm for slowness for
the inhabitants of the Eastern Shore of
his state.
1T is saying hereabouts,' said he,
that II oysters had been created with
legs, that people of the Eastern Shore
would all have starved to death"
The folks around Mount Monadnock
have a saying that beats yours, remark
cd Vermont man. "Of one man up
there it used to be observed that if you
were to give Hiram Higgins 40 yards
start, stock-still would catch himv-
LHarper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
WaShingtOn'S Birthday, Feb. d.

Where may the wearied eye repose,
When gazing on the great,
Where neither guilty glory glows,
Nor despicable state
Yes. one,-the first, the last, the BEST
The Cincinnatus of the West,
Whom envy dared not hate,
Bequeathed the name of Washington,
To make man blush there was but one.
- Lord Byron,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Stand Pat.

If you're down on your luck
And your life runs awry;
If fate brings you up
With discolored eye.
Stand pat
If you're out in the thick
OF Smothering sea,
If there's nothing but holes
Where the stars ought to be-
Stand pat
IfFortune skips out
Without leave or good-by,
If the world takes your God-bOrn
Truth for a lie,
Stand pat
If the blackmailer strikes
With his venomous fang,
And you lift him to where
The morning stars sang,
Stand pat
If your being borne back
In desperate fight,
And it don't seem to count
That your eternally right,
Stand pat
II all that you nope Tor,
Every JOY that you know,
II all that you love
Fades away like the snow,
Stand pat
If the solid earth sinks
From under your feet,
And you've nothing to wear
And nothing to eat,
Stand pat!
If all that you reverence,
That seems most divine,
Turns turtle, goes down
Through the billowy brine,
Stand patti
If Death gets a blow
In under your guard,
And with sardonic leer,
Hands over his card,
Stand pat
7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20

The Boston 6, Name, the great rail
road of New England, sets the other
systems a good example by ordering the
publication of its time tables in the news
papers and making cash payment
therefor. 1t is not the first time this
road has led all Others Burlington
CliDDer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20

The message which Henry c. Ide, for
merly governor-general of the Philip
pines, brings back to the United States, |
as told by him in an address before the
Vermont Sons of Veterans at Burlington
recently is one of things accomplished
and of things hoped to be accom-
plished within the coming decade or
so. 1t was not merely statement of
things hoped for, because he told of vast
changes for the better which have been
made since the United States regime
started in those islands. A school sys-
TEN has been established and over /, 900
American teachers have been sent over
there to support it; sanitation has been
improved so that in the city of Manila
the death rate is reduced nearly one-half
the industrial prosperity of the people
has been promoted; the currency has
been reformed the judiciary has been re-
organized; good roads have been built;
taxation is being equalized railroads
I have been introduced common Ian
l guage is being diffused; the maintenance
-, OF order is being taught and the best
methods to keep thegovernment solvent
y also. There are some of the more i'm
portant things done in the Philippines
n and for them the United States is Target,
q responsible. Ex-Governor Ide says thai
$ nowhere in all history has there beer
such another attempt. 1t is unique. L
s. stands out by itself" Having progressed
d thus far, the question is not whether t,
a. let go, but rather to continue until tn
~ people there shall have been placed in
d condition for selfgovernment. There
p ex-Gov lde's testimony to support thi
OF position, for he says that the people,
al the present stage Of their advancement
Is would sink back into their old condition
Gu with instructions and tribal feuds on a
sides. Humanity seems to demand tia
ps the United States holds on for a time ;
ca least Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
TERMS OLE THE cALEpoNIAN.

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
One year to any address, Sl'20
Six months, -
Three months. 'oO
Clergymen in Caledonia County, Sloo
ADVERTISING RATES.
These advertising rates have been adopted
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further notice
Per inch per week, 81. Per month, S150.
For three months SO. For six months, So.
Local notices. wants. for sale, etc, cents
per word first insertion These will be set
In reading matter type and given the best
position in the paperl Legal notices 10
cents aline, three insertions. ProOate notices
s.. 80 each for three insertions. Dissolution,
liberation and similar notices 81 80 each for
three insertions. Card of thanks 20 cents.
ituary poetry, 0 cents line.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20

At a largely attended Democratic eau
Gus at burlington, Saturday, James E.
Burke, the blacksmith mayor, who is
now finishing his fourth term, was unan-
imously renominated. Mayor Burkes
running mate will doubtless be Walter /
Bigelow of the editorial staff of the Bur
lington Free Press, who was also til,
Republican candidate last year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20

Entered al the St. fohnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
PUBLISHED EEEKLY ny
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.
ARTHUR F. STONE,
Editor and Publisher.

Pythian Building, ST. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
Ide'S Message from the Philippines.

Henry L. Turner, Chicago Evening Post.
The independent., 1907-03-07

II In easy to tell who tho FIRST ar
rivals al church wedding wore The
women who have the end seats In IL
pewA
The independent., 1907-03-07
The Cold Frame.

This In simply hot bed frame COW
cred with glass. but with no manure
underneath. II ls designed for the use
Of the hardy plants such as cabbage.
caulinower. celery. lettuce. radish. etc.
These seeds may be sown In the early
fall and allowed tn come up and win
ter over hy covering the frames with
coarse straw.
or the s~eda may he sown late In
October and left to come up In early
sprlng. A sheltered location on the
sunnv side of a building Ia the beat
suited for this cold frame purpose.
One may take advantage of these
sunny hooks for starting early garden
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
Nv Associated Press.

San Francisco, Cal, July 10.-The
plan of the selection of a mayor for
San Francisco, pending the election of
a successor to Mayor Schmitz, con-
victed and sentenced to five years in
the penitenfiary for extortion, has
been decided upon by the bribery
graft prosecution, and was made pub
lie last night, and formally submitted
to the commercial and labor organi-
cations of the city.
The plan calls for convention com,
posed of thirty delegates, fifteen to
be named by the labor and building
trades councils, and three each by the
five leading commercial Organizations.
These are to select a mayor to fill
out tine unexpired portion of Schmitz' S
term. If this plan is accepted the
convention is to be held within two
weeks.
Charles T., Boxton was sworn in as
temporary mayor last night. 1t was
announced that he would be permitted
to remove no one or make any ap-
pointm ents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
QUARANTINE
MANAGEMENT
Dr.. White and Force Leave
To-Day For the Quaran-
tine Station.

DR. R. c. White. of the Marine Hos
1lral Service. will leave this morning
with his force for the quarantine sta
Ton. where he will remain during the
remainder of the closed quarantine
Season. Customs Inspector j. j.
hecIe will leave at the same time,
and will board and inspect vessels at
mat point. instead of after their ar
AyaL although there will be another
Inspection upon their arrival in the
rity.
The boarding of vessels entering
Port has been done from the city this
season. owing to the fact that the
Quarantine station was demolished
CarlnS the September hurricane, IN
ending the hospital and dwellings.
heCenily however, these were rebuilt
ana repaired, and can now accommo-
Sa'e hose who will be compelled 10
Nmaln there for the next three or
Ol- months.
Aeout ten days since kilograms
wee received here instructing the
poT, physician to go TO the quarantine
S-auon and board incoming vessels
Num mat place, and he Immediately
odrer.
=. Yesterday the pilots were notified
va, hereafter vessels entering must
'aNen 10 quarantine station, In
81. ~. 81 coming to a point on the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
LIBEL SUIT
FOR $4,000

A libel suit for the sum of 1915
was filed yesterday in the Office of the
clerk of the United States court by
Jones & Pasco, representing the Stand
ard Oil Company The libel Is direc-
ted against the launch Grand Rapids,
which plies between Pensacola and
Holly, and the vessel was taken into
custody by the United States marshal.
The suit was the first of its nature
that was ever filed in this district, in
that the death of Judge Swayne left
a vacancy, and it was necessary for
the attorneys to direct the suit to
Judge Locke, presiding at Jackson
vile. and have it attested by Clerk
Marsh. After this was done the
marshal executed the papers issued.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
Denies ALI Salient Points
Made By Harry Orchard,
Explaining Much.
TELLS HOW THE FEDERATION
APPEARED WITH ATTORNEY
FOR ORCHARD, AND WHY HE
AND MoYER WENT TOGETHER
TO oURAY-STRoNG DENIAL OF
ORCHARD IN CHIEF,
BY Associated Press.

Boise, Idaho, July 10-Charles H
Meyer took the stand today as a wit
ness for his fellow defendant, Viii
liam D. Haywood. Besides making
positive denial of all crimes attributed
to him and the other federation lead
ers by Orchard, he offered expfana
ton OF the unsolicited appearance OF
the Western Federation of Miners fol-
the defense of Harry Orchard.
Meyer swore Jack Slmkins engaged
Attorney Miller to represent Orchard
and that it was at the request OF Sim
kins that Meyer advanced $1,000 from
the federation funds to meet the ex
penses of defending Orchard.
Meyer denied he ever discussed
any kind of criminal act with Orchard
or any one else, or that he ever gave
him one cent except for his expenses
on a trip Orchard made to Ouray as
body guard to Meyer.
He said he had no personal feeling
of hostility for Steunenberg. In fact
he denied practically every material
statement of Orchards testimony.
Meyer explained that he and Or.
chard made the journey together tC
Ouray as a matter of convenience
They took along shot guns, as rep
resentatives of the United Mine Work
ers had been beaten up by thugs EN-
ployed by the mine owners.
The defense attempted to prove
all the circumstances under which
Meyer was secretly arrested in Den.
yer and taken to Idaho, but the state
opposed it, and most of it was ruled
out by the court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
W|THDRAWS
FORMER PLEA
Case of Officer Nichols Has
Been Severed from Two
Others.

In the Criminal Court yesterday
Judeg Beggs presiding, there was a
severance in the cases of Police Off
Ger Nichols and those of Ward and
Suarez, charged with keeping a
gambling house.
Nichols went before the court and
Withdrew his plea of guilty to con.
Quoting a gambling house with Ward
and Suarez, but pleaded guilty to an
other Information charging him with
being the proprietor of a gam bling
house. It was stated that this was
done in order that Nichols might be
used as a state witness against Ward
and Suarez.
The trial of the latter is to occur
today, and yesterday special venire
was drawn for jury to serve on these
cases.