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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
Lieutenant Peary Explains How He Go,
Farther North Than Cant Kane.

lieutenant Peary Explains How He Got
Farther North Than Capt. Kane.
u have often, Ike others speculat.
ed as to whether or not the North
Pole was surrounded by an open polar
sea-" said Lieutenant Peary at the
Monongahela House the other day in
Pittsburg.
We had been north some 81 days.
The Roosevelt lay down in a fairly
good narbor some so miles South OF
us. Four of our party, including my.
self. were out one day with the Eski.
no togs. We were near a large ice
berg, some two miles, across its great.
est width. | was exploring about the
iceberg, judge of my surprise, horror,
CONSIDERATION. confusion and bewilier.
ment when heard human voices
about the iceberg. called my men
to come over TO where I was SO that
| might be sure 1t was not the voices
OF my men. One voice began 40 min.
utes Al seconds N, l2 minutes &c sec.
onas W., etc, Indicating a route to
the extreme north. 4 It was intensely
interesting to me, as 1t was Just such
Information that had been looking
for. Happening to have scratch tab.
let and pencil in my pocket, 1 jotted
the data down on paper and preserv.
ed 1t. There was considerable excite.
ment and disappointment expressed
in the tones indicating that the party
had about given tip the chase. ques.
toned all my men thoroughly. That
night we fathomed the mystery. 1t
had been an unusually warm day-the
sun shone out-warmer than 1t had for
a couple Of hundred years. perhaps,
and the. frozen talk that had been i'm.
prisoned in the iceberg had thawed
out for the first time in about 81
years"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
uNsELFlsH MEN.

.
rom the Houston Post
An, Easter Day.
How We pine Tor sou
And thhe dspp-stitch nose
And The peek:a.boo.
And the bonnet, 100.
4 That our wives win wear.
And the shemely. plain.
q And scanty fare
z That win be foNns :. So
= TN we've paia fof that ~. ~,
Entrancipg. lovely, &. y
Be;blossom eds hat. vs. 4
Ah, well for men 4
That they take no care I
OF she things then eat !. & !. q i
.oE. ths things they wear;
II theY did give Thought /. :
q To the things they lse
There would be no
Beautiful peek.aboos. 7. z
II they gave a thongbt s,
To themselves or clothes
There would be no. az -
Teasy Hrop!stitch hose. /
Mere would be. no bpaSeta
% sbads. the eyes: I. I.
OF De wives, and. ms,sensi
* va love AMI prize,
no baby ribbon
IN shoulder bows,
Hats, peek.a.boos.
Or dainty hose; s.
How sweet! How grand!
How sweet again
Is the fine unselfishness
or men!
The male bird has
The gaudy coat,
The sweetest song
Trills from his throat;
Male animals are
Fairer far,
IT'S a known fact,
Than the females are;
Men turn all
Natures way askew.
oh. womanhood.
To be good to you.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

Read the DAILY west virra,aa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
Evenlne Thouaht.

Christ has not changed since He
cared for the women who needed Him
when He walked this earth. He sim
takes little children up in His arms.
He still bends tenderly over erring,
suffering womanhood. oh, believe me,
He loves you. He cares for you. He
Is planning for your future. Only be.
lieye. in His love! q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30

AIl.s.eei Cars for Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Dispatch to New York
World.
Covering comprehensive plan for
substitution Of all.steel for wooden
passenger cars on the Pennsylvania
Railroad system, report has been
completed by a special committee, to
(which the matter was Entrusted.
Within the next three years it is
proposed to buy and construct 1000 all.
steel passenger cars. This marks a
complete change in all existing stand.
ards of passenger equipment, and en-.
trance into an entirely new field, and
involves a cash otlay of $4,000, 900.
This year 1T is the purpose to build
about 200 steel passenger cars. Space
for construction Of $50 has been ar
ranged for with the American Car and
| Foundry Company. About fifty cars
| will be built in the Pennsylvania rail.
road shops at Altoona.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
MADE WASTE PLACES PAY.
How a Farm Girl Utilized Neglected
Strips Of Ground.

Often some neglected spot that spoils
the a. 1arance of street may be
beautifed at small expense and also
made to yield good income. Here Is
how Jennie Good of Rockingham coun-
ty, Va. made one waste place pay.
says American Agriculturist:
In 1903 had obtained my parents
permission to utilize the neglected
strips of ground around the garden
fence to use and plant as chose, the
proceeds to be my very own. A whole
sale slaughter of weeds, brush, brlers,
etc, which were numerous from lack
of attention in many years. and the
reclamation of an old abandoned cor
ner, equally neglected. were the first
results obtained OF course this re-
quired lot of hard work and g0odly
share of pluck to put in shape.
have no correct account of what
/ realized the first season, but in the
spring of 1904 | again took charge,
spading the soil moderately deep, work
ing barnyau manure well INTO the
soil and smoothing down the surface
nicely. planted early vegetables,
such as radishes. peas and lettuce.
From these little border strips one half
the distance around the kitchen gar
den fence, the other half being set to
berries and grapevines. and from the
old abandoned corner furnished lot
of vegetables for the home table and
sold over SIG worth besides. wish |
could give the combined returns from
the start. The great satisfaction to
myself lies not only in having realized
so much. but in having produced SO
pleasing an effect with so small an
amount of effort, | shall continue my
work this year
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Stealing of Famous Letters.

Letters, stolen or forged, have played
discreditably large part in recent
American political history. Through
the theft and publication of the "Mulli-
ganletters" the enemies of Blaine sue
ceeded in defeating him for nomination
in 1876 and for election in 1884. Through
the forgery of the "Morey letter" in
1880, in which Gen. Garfield was made
to oppose Chinese exclusion, the demo-
Gratis sought to promote the election of
Hancock.
Through the faxed "Murchison
letter" in 1888, in which the British
minister, Sackville- West, was decoyed
into saying that the reelection of Cleve-
land would be favorable to British
interests, the republicans materially
assisted the election of Harrison.
Through the theft from the mails by a
Cuban sympathizer of the letter address
ed by the Spanish minister at Washing
ton, Dupuy de LONE, to Spanish editor
at Havana, his ill-timed reference to Nc
Kinley as cheap politician" was given
to the country in 1898 and aggravated
a situation which made war inevitable.
Through the publication of the "Storer
letters" in 1906 in an attempt to vindi-
cate gratuitous officiousness American
diplomacy got black eye abroad. Now
comes the Hartman Webster letter, with
its painful implications, stolen, as is
charged, by an employee and purchased
and published by a newspaper
Toward each of these illustrations of
treachery and chicanery the attitude of
the people has been too complaisant.
Lump them together, however, and
their demonstration of American
smartness," and of the extent to which
our political decisions have been shaped
by forgery, felony and outrageous breach
ofconidence, is as humiliating as it is
overwhelming. The first arrest on
record for this species of enterprise"
comes tardily.-[New York Mail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
The School Garden Idea.

The school garden idea is steadily
growing, and in many of the large
cities and towns the work has succeed
ed beyond the expectations of even the
most sangune enthusiast, says the
Home Magazine. In 1905, 3S9.9S5 one
cent packages of seed were sold III
Cleveland to children living in all
parts of the city including those dis
tricts where beauty is almost unknown
and yards and vacant lots are most I'M
attractive and us result running
vines soon began to cover ugly FENCES
and outhouses, common flowers as wen
as shrubs beautfied the yards, anu
potted plants decorated porches anu
balconies. In one small city the work
began with stereopticon lectures 10
which the children sold tickets Inc
proceeds were spent for flower seeus'
plants and hardy bulbs which were
given to the children with the under,
standing that the flower show wouiu
be in the fall. The entire town De-
came interested in flower culture anu
the 5000 aster beds became one OF 'ne
sights to show strangers, while tue ca
hibits enlisted the interest and auni'i"
ton of the surrounding country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17

A dollar spent around home stays
around home and may return to you
after Il few days.
If you want to make your own town
prosperous. you will spend your mon
ey in your own town in preference to
some bigger burg long way off.
81 don't propose to sit around and
listen to people knocking this town."
remarked Uncle 81 Summers, 80 long
as know they spend half their money
with the mail order houses and let the
local merchants go hang"
The way to start wagon out of the
mire is for all the horses to pull to-
gether. The same rule applies to a
town and its people. One way to pull
together is for everybody to patronize
home industries whenever possible
Money in circulation around the town
you live in is much better for your in
terestS than the same money in circula-
ton in city hundreds of miles away.
Your dollar is lonesome in a big city.
but it has friends around home and
therefore is more useful
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Help Starving Millions.
Famine Conditions In China Growing
Daily Worse. Help Needed Quick.
Chinkiang, China. March 3

Chinkiang, China, March 81.
Christian Herald, New York:-Present
needs very urgent. Reports from all
parts of provinces Kiangsu, Anhui,
Chehkiang, Kiangsi, show desperate
situation, becoming worse daily. Riots
going on and rice shops being pillaged.
In famine area the condition of people
steadily growing worse. Many deaths.
Area too vast to gather statistics. Sick
ness increasing. Half crop was hoped
for, but starving people having only
bark weeds and straw. are pulling green
wheat Running crops. Also tearing
down houses for fuel and sale. Ameri-
can money saving many thousands.
McCRAE.
In response to the above cablegram
the Christian Herald has forwarded to
the Red Cross, through the U. S. depart
ment, the sum of $4,000, 10 be imme-
diately cabled to the famine field. This
makes a total remittance from the
Christian Herald of $150,000. In addi-
ton the Christian Herald will send
5000 tons of food-stuffs on the army
transport Buford, which is placed at its
disposal by the War Department. E. H.
Harmon has given free transportation
for the supplies to San Francisco over
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rail-
roads. Send your mite by first mail to
the Christian Herald, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17

wy town should have its board or
trade There are many ways in which
the common interests may be advanced
by organized effort. Let the board
agree upon some definite plan of cam
paign, whether it he the locating OF a
shoe factory or the promotion of a res.
idence section and then get down to
solid work. You can do anything worth
doing if You dig in and hustle. You
can't do anything worth doing unless
you Go. That's self evident
The new western and southern towns
know the value of the local board OF
trade as town booming proposition.
Many eastern towns might profit by
their example. and there are older
towns in the west and south which
could slough off lot Of their dry rot
and perk up amazingly If only some
body would get to work and organize
the business and professional men for
mutual Cefense and advancement.
A lively board of trade or club for
town promotion is one of the surest
signs that town is alive
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
The New York World
ThriCe-d-Week Edition.
Read Wherever the English
Language isl Spoken.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
THE BOARD OF TRADE
Every Town Should Have a Lively
Commercial Club.
NO PLACE TOO SMALL FOR ONE
Modern Conditions Require That Each
Community Must Work Out Its Own
observation-disclosures Mems organiza-
tions Growing More General.

lions throwing More General
Nearly every town that has it's eyes
open has Il board of trade 1t may be
called commercial club or business
mems league or something of that
sort; but whatever its name may be,
the purposes of the organization are
to boom the town. The board of trade
Is modern idea. 1t grew out of
modern conditions. Rome was pretty
near the whole thing in ancient days
and didn't need a commercial club to
push it along. 1t had no competitors
to speak Of But that was Rome, Italy
at any rate. what is now called Italy.
AS to Rome. Ga. and Paris. Tex. and
New London, Mo-, the case is quite
different. These towns and all other
towns on the map have competitors
to burn, competitors to compete with
If they simply drag along at the tail
end of the cart of progress, they won't
amount to much Each town must
work out its own salvation.
The board of trade is one means of
town salvation. This organization is
made up of the business men in the
community The banker is in ii and
the butcher. the baker and the candle
stick maker The merchants and pro
fessional men are in IT, The preacher
ought to be in it. Everybody ought to
be in it that has the interests Of the
community at heart
During the past few years the town
board Of trade or commercial club has
developed surprisingly, Nowadays there
are many toms of less than thou
sand population, particularly in the
middle west and the far west. which
have active boards of trade. There
can be no denial of the good these or
CARNATIONS do When properly con-
Quoted. as most of them are. they not
only develop a more neighborly and
friendly feeling among the members
themselves which always helps
town. but they reach out and draw
others into TIE fold. They are really
boards of public promotion.
The most important officer in the
board of trade is not necessarily the
president. Usually 1t is the secretary,
and for this Office wise board of
trade selects man still young enough
to be enthusiastic for progress and
lively enough to jump at chance
when he sees it coming up the road.
In addition to this, he should have
enough life in him to chase around the
bend In the road and look for oppor
tunties that may be lurking some
where just waiting to have somebody
turn them up for the benefit of the
town.
But it is by no means wise to depend
altogether upon your secretary or pres
ident The officials can do little with
out general cooperation. If a few
men balk and pull back. the team can't
pull forward as it should. One or two
malcontents and chronic kickers in
board of trade or commercial club
can do more harm than a whole nest
of hornets. Harmony and activity are
the prime essentials.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Artists Praised.

Of the concert given i'll Hudson, Mass.
recently by the Schwestern Quintet, the
Hudson paper says:
mo concert in Hudson in recent years
has achieved such signal success as the
one given at the Congregational church,
Monday night, nor have any artists
who have appeared here scored such a
decided triumph as those who partici-
pated in the program. 1t was an APP
preciative audience and could not have
been otherwise considering the quality of
the performance. The program was one
ofexcellence from start to finish, and
nearly every number was encored. The
numbers were we'll chosen and were
diversified enough to satisfy the most
exacting critic. While each selection
was of high grade none were beyond
the conception of the audience, or too
difficult for perfect rendition by the
artists. AS an encore to their first num-
Der the sisters sang Home Sweet
Home The rendering of this beautiful
melody caused death like stiffness to
pervade the auditorium, the silence con-
tinuing some little time after the song
had died away; then perfect tempest OF
applause broke forth. The five voices
blended as one and the grand old song
went straight to the hearts of all who
heard it. 1t will be remembered that
this quintet is composed of five sisters,
ofwhom Mrs. c. T Ranlet is one.
Miss Howe, graduate of Hudson
High school, captivated her hearers at
the outset by her attractive personality
and exceptional ability. Whether in
pieces of light or serious vein she proved
all that could be desired and carried her
self with that ease and grace which
comes only to the finished artist"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Commissioners Notice.
PHEBE A. cLARK's ESTATE

The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Phebe A.
Clark, late of St Johnsbury, W., in said dis
trict, deceased, and the term of six months
from the 30th day of March, 1907 being
allowed by said Court to the creditors Of
said deceased to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before us Give notice that
we will attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the store of M. d. Park in st.
Johnsbury, in said district, on the 18th day of
May and the 25th day of September next, at
8 O'Clock in the forenoon, on each of said
days.
DELOS NJ, BACON,
M. ID. PARK,
Commissioners.
st. Johnsbury, VT April 6. 1907.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17

oome curious facts are given about the
o os Which the economical Chinese make
" " spent tea leaves. In the first place,
b brsy may be dried and pressed into
S'i, to be used as fuel One use of this
c cuel IS IN curing pork, and pork thus
t ts is highly esteemed. The ashes of
t tue luel are used as fertilizer. At other
o lines the spent leaves are stewed, or
t to o to stand long time in water,
w. extract the tannin, which is used in
h,'Nlng leather and for producing a nut
m oro dye. Sometimes the old leaves
m; r used for fodder, or they may be
Lm~ Heu with new leaves to form what is
Nnown as "lie-tea."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17

Newspapers are the indicators Of a
towns prosperity. If the local news
paper is full of neat display adver-
tisements and local reading notices.
the casual visitor will reach the con
clusion at once that the town is wide
awake Thus the advertisers help the
community as well as themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
BASKET BALL.
Comnany DIS Record.

Company D has closed the basket ball
season and while they did not win the
championship of the state they certainly
made creditable showing. Of the p
games played they won 16, defeating
such fast teams as the All Collegians,
the Dartmouth Varsity, the Lowells,
PPortsmouths, Manchesters and East
b,ostons Following is the summary OF
the seasons work:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Intended TO Paw.

The kindly old lady from the country
had purchased pair of gloves in a de-
partment store.
CASH" shouted the saeslady.
"Nly land" exclaimed the old lady,
fumbling in her valse, "Pll give it to you
just as soon as find my pocketbook. y
IHarner'S Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
A Yachting Trim.

CAPTAIN. please, sir, your wife has
fallen overheard"
OWNER. "Confound it! Another of
those sinking-spells of hersl'-[H arper's
Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17

Whereas, William r. Holton of Barnet, in
the County of Caledonia, has fled in the
office of the clerk of Caledonia County Court,
his libel for divorce, setting forth in substance
that he was legally married to Hattie J. Hol-
ton now of Stanstead in the Province OF
Quebec and Dominion of Canada on the 7th
day of April, A. d. 1885, that he thereafter
wards cohabited with the said Hattie T. Hol-
ton in the State of Vermont; that the said
Hattie ]. Holton, not regarding her duty In
that behalf, did at Barnet in the County of
Caledonia and State of Vermont and at
divers other places, on the first day of May
A. d. 1906 and on other divers days, commit
the crime of adultery with one Harry +. Sco-
vii and with other persons to your petitioner
at present unknown; that on the first day of
January A. D. 1906 and from the said date
to the first day of July A. d. 1906. the said
Hattie ]. treated your petitioner with intol-
cradle severity and on the day and year last
aforesaid, the petitioner by reason of such
intolerable severity, was forced to- and did
cease to cohabit with the said Hattie J. and
praying that for the causes aforesaid said
marriage may be dissolved and a Bill of
Divorce granted unto him.
And it being made to appear that the said
Hattie ]. Holton Is without this State so
that citation cannot be served upon her
Therefore, it Is ordered that notice of the
tendency of said libel be given her by pubica-
ton OF the substance thereof, together with
this order in the St. Johnsbury Caedonian, a
newspaper published at St. Johnsburv. in the
| County of Caledonia, three weeks success
sively, the last of which publications to be at
| least six weeks prior to the first day of the
next term of Caledonia County Court, to be
held at st. Johnsbury, in the County of Gale
donia, on the first Tuesday of June A. d.
1907, at which time the said Hattie J. Holton
is ordered to appear and show cause, If any
she have why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury in
the County of Caledonia, the LIST day of April
A. d. 1907.
ALBRO f. NICHOLS, CLERK.
]. ROLF SEARLES. Attorney.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
me 5 cents. POLISH 10 cents.

An Irishman stood in front of it the
other day apparently plunged in pro-
found thought. At length he pulled his
pipe from his mouth and spat vigorously
Faith and they'd be dom well to
Charge double for dagoes too" was
his emphatic comment Harper's Week
".
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Polishing the Pole.

In the railway station at Wilkes
Barre, which has a large Slavic popula-
ton, is sign over the bootblack stand
bearing the legend:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
Libel for Divorce.
Hattie ]. Holt,

William P. Holton
Caledonia County
VS.. Court,
June Term, 1907.
Hattie l. HOltOn