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Alexander's Tomb.

] Hamadan also claims the grave of AL
exander the Great, although history tells
| us that his body was carried to Alexandria
and not long ago the late William Eddy.
an American missionary. found near ST.
don his sarcophagus. which is now in the
| Imperial Museum at Constantinopla. Ac-
cording to legend Alexander gave or
ders that after his death his body should
be carried with outstretcIed arms holding
earth in the hands throughout the king
doms he had conquered and that his grave
| should he dug wherever he Withdrew his
hands. 1t is claimed by local oracles that
| this happened at Hamadan and the body
| was buried there accordingly. His. al
| legged tomb is nothing more than a recess
! In a rounded bastion of clay and stone.
| Darius Xerxes. his son; Artaxerxes. his
grandson, and Darius II, his great
| grandson. lie side by side in four sepul-
| cheers hewn out of the living rock in the
face of cliff about 500 feet from end to
| end and about 900 feet high near Perse-
polls. the royal seat of the king of kings
! in southern Persia. The four tombs are
practically Of the same dimensions and
uniform in design and decoration. The
carvings are quite elaborate and in a
state OF almost perfect preservation.
Each of the nlonarchs is represented in
the attitude of worship before the sa-
cred fire. over which floats the winged
effigy of the god Auramazda. with the
/ emblem of the sun in the background.
| Ctesias.t a Greek physician who attend
! ed ArtaXsTXes. says: Darius ordered a
! tomb to be made for himself in the
| Dau Die, nlountain. and the work was
| brchxht to completion. But when he
wished 10 inspect it he was dissuaded
from doing so by the Chaldeans. the Ma
| gian soothsayers. His parents however.
| vert to see it. and as they were being
drawn up the cliff to the entrance OF
| the tomb the priests who had hold of
the ropes saw some serper4s and became
so frightened that they let so OF the ropes
| and the parents of-thc king were dashed
| Upon the rocks and killed. The grief Of
/ Darins was so great that he caused to be
! beheaded forty of the priests who pulled
! on the ropes.
!. CtesfaS also tells US that after The
! death Of Darius his favorite eunuch,
Bagapates. lived in thu tomb as a guard
for seven years until death released him
! from his pious duty.
At PersepoliS the ruins Of the pal
! aces of Darius, Nerxes and ArtaXerxes.
which now consist of roofiesS walls,
/ monumental pillars fragments Of col
uInnS. doorways and windows. sculp
tured panels. sla bs and friezes OF the
I most sumpluous designs: They were de
stroyed by the drunken Macedonian sol
diers Of Alexander the Great The ruin
! and desolation is empha sized by the
proud woids Of the king carved Over one
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those brought from Jerusalem at the time
of the Captivity and preserve many of the
ancient customs Of their race. The
American Presbyterian board of foreign
missions has two prosperous schools there
and missionary station.
Within the ancient fortress once stood
the royal treasury described by Herodatos
IN which were deposited the untold
riches of Croesus after their capture by
Cyrus, the conaueror. Alexander The
Great used 1t for the storage Of the loot
he gathered in his campaigns through
Persia. B. C. $40.
The tomb of Morl ecai and Esther Is an
ugly pile of brick and mortar with cone
sha ped dome The hriekwork was former
~ concealed with Stucco. which is peeling
off. leaving bare places like moth-eaten
garment. The entrance is through IA
small arch with door made OF single
slab of stone turning heavily upon rough
heWn pivots carved from 4 stone itself
and set in deep sockets The ceiling Of
the vault is black with the smoke of
tapers and torches. used 10 light the mil
lions of pilgrims who have visited the
shrine and the Inscriptions upon the walls
containing eulogies of the beautiful Jew
sh queen and her uncle. the great states
man. are almost effaced. Side by side in
the middle of the chamber are two ark
shaped sarcophagi made of ebony and in
SERTED with Hebrew letters. These are
supposed TO contain the dust Of the
heroine of the most romantic story in the
Bible and her adopted father.
There is a good deal of skepticisln abouf
the Authenticity of the tomb, but il has
been accepted from the earliest times. in
all the traditions of the Jewish population
of Hamadan
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A MYSTERIOUS Pendant.

Until recently curious-looking bag
hung from the apex of the vault ten
feet above the cenotaph. aud 1t had been
hanging there certainly for hundreds. and.
tradition says, for moro than two thou
sand years. 1t was never disturbed; 1t
was never even busted, it was too sacred
to be touched by human hands. FOR il
was believed to contain the crown royal
which Ahasuert.s took from the head OF
Vashti and placed upon the head OF
Esther.
Mr.. Jordan says that about year ago
the bag was rifled and its contents re-
moved to the CONSERVATION of the jew
tSh colony of Hamadan. There was no
clue to it's disappearance. but the Jewish
keeper of the tomb and three of his boon
companions suddenly became flush with
money. Upon this circums;antial evil
dence they We're accused of the theft.
We're arrested and taken to Teheran for
trial. They are still in prison there. 1t
Is uncomfortable that the royal crown OF
Persia should have remained in that
tomb for twenty-five hundred years. but
the bag undoubtedly contained something
of value
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

ed Long in Kansas and Hopkins in
Illinois. Any day, if this sort of a thing
goes on, a sudden wave may undo the
great advantages of Mr.. Taft's superior
fitness and Mr.. Roosevelt's enormous
popularity. Let the New York republi-
can machine lead the people to believe
that Hughes is marked for slaughter,
and who knows what the psychological
effect will be, not only in New York, but
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinos, Iowa and
those western states which are still
more suspicious of plutocracy and boss
rule? Taft looks to be far ahead at
present, but many thing may happen,
for the independent vote, as a whole, al
though it regards Taft as the filter
candidate, would not greatly fear to
have Bryan as a president, and it is,
therefore, in a state of mind where it
may at any moment give the republ-
cans lesson, rough indeed, and long to
be remembered. Almost anything can
happen in political feeling between now
and the third day Of next November
lCollier's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
The Boston Food Fair.

Frank c. Bostock, THE Animal
King" will unite two of his shows for a
limited time, the famous Jungle at
Earl's Court, London, England, and the
Frank c. Bostock Arena at Dreamland,
Coney Island. This consolidation has
been accomplished for the single purpose
of giving patrons of the I'd Annual New
England Food Fair and House Furnish
ing Exposition, at Mechanics Building,
Boston, from Oct. to 81, the greatest
free attraction ever conceived. The man
ayers have paid Mr.. Bostock the sum of
$25, 00O-the largest amount ever paid
for single free attraction tor an engage
ment of four weeks. 1t will comprise 40
cages and more than 500 wild animals.
The show will take up the entire base
ment of Grand Hall in Mechanics Build
ing and will be crowded at that.
At one end of the hall will be erected a
mammouth iron-caged arena in which
the trained wild animal acts will be
shown. There will be II of the greatest
animal acts in the world and five per-
formances a day. Among the stars of
anmaldom who will positively appear
will be Blondin, the ele plant that walks
a tight rope and smokes a pipe; Ora
Cecil, the world sgreatest leopard trainer;
Musico the only singing hyena in exist
ence; the Cliff Dwelers; Little Hip; the
Imandua and Others. Mr. Bostock has
always charged at least rs cents admis-
sion to either one of these shows but
both shows may be seen free of charge
by patrons of the great New England
Food Fair at Mechanics Building.
Engineer Albino R. Nuncio has been APP
pointed the representative Of Mexico at
the New England Exposition. The APP
pointment was made by President Diaz
and Signor Nuncio will have complete
charge of the great Mexican Exhibit at
the New England Food Fair. The mem
bers Of the Banda De Polca are inn
mensely excited over heprospect of their
trip to the United States to attend the
New England Food Fair. Those who
have heard it, do not hesitate to declare
that the Banda De Polca is by all odds
the greatest in the world; but as it has
never played outside the city of Mexico,
it is comparatively little known else
where
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
"InaSmuch. "

However much we think we appreci-
ate the advantages of well-equipped
hospital, the real appreciation of such an
institution belongs to those who have
passed up from the various chairs"
from the operating room to the sun
parlor and then back into real life again,
stronger and better equipped for the
days work as result of the hospital
treatment. But today all of our towns
people, young and old, rich and poor
are glad to join in the joyousness Of
Tag day" and give to such a worthy
institution as Brightlook Hospital The
institution can use all the money that
it gets from its friends and the funds
will be put to a good use.
Nearly 20 centuries ago the Great
Physician uttered these words, "Inas-
much as We have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, We have done
it unto me- And like all the Masters
words they are just as true today as on
the day they were first uttered
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
How Maine Went.
The Republicans Carry the State and all
the Congressional Districts.

Maine voted Monday and great inter-
est was taken in the contest as both
parties were claiming a victory before
election day The temperance question
figured largely in the contest as the
democrats demanded a resubmission of
the prohibitory law to a popular vote
and the republicans were opposed to a
resubmission.
Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland. the
republican candidate for governor, won
over Hon. Obadiah Gardner Of Rockland,
democratic, by about 5000 plurality.
The vote was the heaviest since 1888
and will exceed 140 1000. The democrats
gained over 10000 from the 1904 vote
and the republican vote fell off about
$500.
The republicans elect their four CON
gressmen, returning Amos L. Allen Of
Alfred and Edwin {. Burleigh of Augusta
and electing Frank Z. Guernsey to sue
coed the late Congressman Powers and
JOil | SWdSey 10 succeed OndTieS l..
Littlefield, who resigned,
The democrats seem particularly
pleased with the returns and William !.
Bryan said in an interview:
Il am very much grati6ed at the re-
turns from Maine. They indicate that
the trend toward the democratic party
extends over the whole country They
encourage democrats to believe that
victory in November is certain"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
Campaign splendidly Conducted.

Interest in the Vermont campaign
grew rapidly toward its close. The
apathy Of the early weeks gave way to
a real awakening. Chairman Williams
put lot of intelligent hard work into
the canvass, carrying it on in business
like way that counted. Candidate
Prouty helped his cause materially by
his frank talks on the stump, and his de-
feated rival, Zed S. Stanton, pulled
laboring oar in behalf of the ticket. The
out-of-state speakers, though not numer-
Gus, did their part, but home orators
had to supply most of the calls. News
paper advertising, correspondence and
phamphlet work all bore prominent
part in getting out the vote. One can
not point to many errors Of omission or
commission On the whole, the cam
paign was splendidly conducted from the
beginning. General Apathy suffered
complete rout.- Randolph Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

In point of fact, the one significant
observation that has been made about
the Vermont vote in presidential years
has been that in the only years when the
republican plurality fell below 25ooo,
democratic president was elected
namely, in 1884 and 1892. In the
election last week the republican plu-
rality for Mr.. Prouty as governor was
29,376, a substantial figure when the
size of the vote (about $4,000 is con
sidered, and only slightly below, that IN
1904. Even this reduction of little
over 2O0O is mainly accounted for by
the fact that in Vermont in 1904, as in
most other states, the vote was an
unusually large one; and the only COM
fort the democratic political account
ants can draw from the figures is that
the decrease in the democratic vote this
wear over that OF 1904 is by a minute
percentage less than the decrease in the
republican vote. The real deduction to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
LOCAL PRESS COMMENT.

SO st. Johnsbury would not stand for
ring rule and boss dctation. Preferred
to elect an out and out democrat. Well
the people are out after the scalps of
every ring boss and they will get them
too Burlington Clipper
A democrat who comes to the House
with unusual personal prestigeis Lawyer
Harland b. Howe, elected in St. Johns.
bury over his single republican opponent
two to one, though the town went the
other way on the state ticket by almost
as large a Margin Randolph Herald
and News.
The superior court recently decided
that ST. ohnsbury must not use water
from the Passumpsic river tor domestic
purposes, and now the town has elected
a Democratic representative. Pretty
hard luck all around for a town that
tries so hard TO be good Mortified
News.
Shades of the pioneers of the now
great and hourlshing Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. What would
the late Charles Wilson, Of Danville,
once its grand chief, say if he could read
in the papers today that the 3. of L. f.
was going to put up a million dollar
block for headquarters in Cleveland
St. Adams Messenger.
Harland B. Howe, representative elect,
OF St. Johnsbury, is very popular man
among the voters of that village. He is
friend to the laboring man, firm be
Siever in the idea that the people should
rule, and a strong advocate of making
corporations keep their proper place and
sharing the burden of taxation. Mr.,
Howe will make a valuable member of
the egislature-[ Groton Times.
The result of the representative cleo
ton in ST. lohnsbury seems to indicate a
lack of party cohesion among the repub-
licans of that burg. Otherwise struct-
ural weakness. Or the nomination of a
politically weak candidate. Or that
Harry Carr has some friends lett. Or
combination of all these reasons and per-
haps others. When three hundred demo-
Gratis can elect their candidate by some
over four hundred majority, it looks like
the pretty thorough decentralization of
opposition. The newspapers over there
could undoubtedly give reasons for all
this, but their silence on the subject is
almost deafening Il Hardwick Gazette
The ST. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN points
out the fact that if the various towns
and cities of the state had done no better
on election day than did St. Johnsbury,
the democratic state ticket would have
been elected. Next time the scale town
should be allowed the democratic candi-
date for the governorship and thereby
get its republican vote stimulated
Morrisville Messenger.
Two mighty strong democrats will be
in the House when c. d. Watson of St.
Adams and NJ. G, Leary of Burlington
take their seats. Both of these young
men are of superior natural ability and
will make mark out of all proportion
to their political affiliations. Incident
ally, they are an example of the liveli-
hood of democratic victory when the
dominant party" put up anything less
than its best men, Rutland Herald.
Might add to the list Harland B. Howe
ofSt Johnsbury, one of the ablest young
lawyers in the state. He is sure to be
heard from.-[Vergennes Enterprise and
Vermonter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
Mr.. DOOley on Automobiles.

Do think the autymobill has come to
stay? Sure, I'll niver tell We. I've seen
all tn wurruld but me on roller skates.
I've seen Everybody ridin' bicycle but
me. Tin years ago, whin ye'er son was
holdin' on to ye'er arms as ye reeld up
TIL street on Wheel sayin yeer pray
ers wan minyit an tn revarse another,
ye tot me that tn bicycle had come to
stay because it was nicissry to get a.
round quick. Today We blush as min
ton it. TIL autymobill will stay till it
gets cheap enough FIR Everybody to have
wan. Whin tn little, eager messenger
boys is dashin up tn sthreet in eighty
horse power demon Terror tn rich will
be fyin' kites or r-runnin' balloons, an
they'll be parachute force iv polisemen
to chase thin acrost tn skies From
article by "Mr. Dooley," in Toot-Toot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

native weapon known as tn short
stick, an protected again tn wild beast
be breech-clouts an profuse perspiration.
TIL reckless hunter is suddenly aroused
fir m his rev'ry be cries iv Tiger! Tiger
an among tn swarming natives he per-
ceives tn feerocious animals arisin'
slowly an yawnin' as one who says:
is it siven o'clock already?' But must
let tn fearless hunter go on: 4 fired
blindly, thrustin' more to luck thin to
craftsmanship. an tn shot wint wide,
maxim a swathe through tn banyan
threes. Feelin tn hot breath iv tn
tiger on me face, or maybe twas me
own. fired again. This time knew be
tn frightened cries iv tn guides that the
shot wint nearer home. Again an
again | fired. But. blinded as | was
with tn ardor iv tn chase, | perceived
that me howdah, or iliphant thrainer,
was on his knees, calmly sayin' his
native prayers"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
Primary Elections.

The first duty of the next legislature
ought to be the passing of simple com
mon sense primary election law that
would forever do away with the rotten
caucus system that has disgraced this
state TOR halt century.
The rings that have dictated nomna-
lions in many counties and towns, not
ably in this county, St. Johnsbury Brat
tleboro, Barre, Burlington, St. Adams,
etc, have been put out of business. But
they will come up smiling in two years if
no primary election law is passed.
This system has been tried in many
states and the will of the people has been
expressed fairly and squarely in every
case.
1t is no experiment
1t is a success.
Its only opponents are the politicians
who are fighting it because their very
bread and butter, their very existence is
at stake
Pass a simple primary law and put the
rings and bosses out forever in Vermont.
Il Burlington Clipper
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
Our New County Jail.

There are some things connected with
the new county jail that this paper be-
ieves the people in the county ought to
know, and those in a position to tell
are requested to make known the reason
for locating the new jail on the site of
the old building.
If the location of the old jail was so
unhealthy as to be condemned for years
past, why should it be selected for the
new structure
For years the Grand Jury has con-
demned the old site and recommended a
new location on or near the court house
| grounds. The members of the Grand
Jury are representative men OF the
county and their recommends in this
matter are certainly entitled to consid-
Grafton. Why was their repeated rec
ommend apparently ignored and the old
unhealthy location retained
The above appeared in the Groton
Times last spring and was copied into
several of our county papers at the time.
Now that the new jail is completed it is
highly proper to explain why the present
site was chosen and its advantages.
Several sites were examined and
strongly urged upon the assistant
judges, but they decided to locate the
building on the old lot and we believe
their wisdom is to be commended. Some
wanted the Jail at the rear of the Court
House, but there is no good title to this
land and before it is used for any other
purpose the consent must be obtained
from the town of st. Johnsbury. 1t is
very doubtful if the town would have
ever given this consent even if the title
could be cleared Others urged the pur-
chase of the Billiard property opposite
the CALIFORNIAN office, but strong OBJ |
lection was made to having the Jail on |
one of our main streets and almost in the |
center of the business district. The same
objection was true of the property on
Vain street opposite the Court House,
which was then in the market. But the
strongest objection to the sites on the
avenue or Main street was that the pur-
chase OF the property would exhaust at
least one-third of the appropriation and
the new jail would have to be built at a
much less expense or else another appro-
priation must be secured.
BY locating the building on the old lot
the whole appropriation has been util-
zed in the construction of the building
and the county now has the best jail for
The money in the United States The
building adoins the jai!ors house, is
near to the railroad station where many
Of the prisoners are brought into town,
and is surrounded with plenty of fresh
air and bright sunshine Moreover it is
away from the business and and residen-
ial section of the village, as we believe
1 penal institution ought to be when
,ver possible.
1t is not true, as intimated in the
Times article, that any grand jury ever
condemned the old site. On several oc-
'asions the grand jury reported that the
Did building was unsanitary which was
true, but they never con-
lemned the site.
Caledonia county is to be congratula-
ed upon having such an excellent Jail
and that it is built within the appropria-
ion is due to the wisdom and business
lcumen of its assistant judges, Messrs.
Eastman and Ruggles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
Press Comment.
A Sensitive Campaign.

Mr.. Taft's prospects of victory, as
they stand at the moment when our ink
is wetting the fresh Collier writing
paper, are much greater than are those
of Mr. Bryan; but SO delicate is the
public temper, so fluid the general mind,
that the relative advantages might altar
in day. The republicans have already
done several things in defiance of the
peoples conscience. They nominated
Sherman. They stood brutally pat on
the tariff. They rode roughly over Wis
consin's ideas. They selected as exc
cutive committeeman such men as Pen
rose and Du Pont. The president favor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

The town of Chelsea, the county seat
of Orange county, the town from which
such men as Hale X Darling have come
to the legislature, the home of Curtis s.
Emery, collector at the port OF custom
at Newport, the birthplace Of John /.
Bacon, ex-state treasurer, the native
town of Col Charles h Darling, the
vicinity from which Lyme" Hinkley,
whose witty remarks have lived score
of years more. the home of William F.
Villas, man of national reputation who
recently died in the West, the native
place of the father and mother of Richard
Carrie. the famous writer of comedy and
one of the best in his line today, and the
place where Richard himself used to
spend the summers with his aunt-will
be unrepresented in the legislature be-
cause no choice could be made after rs
ballots and intermittent voting for four
days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

The Standard Oil Company stands
alone among the great corporations
that suffered no loss during the severe
business depression of the past 70
months and cleared $8OOOO,OOO from
their worldwide business This ought
to furnish campaign material for Candi
date Hisgen if he needs any more materi-
al to fight this great trust. Not single
workman has been laid off during the
year and plant employing 1900 hands
has been opened at Elizabeth, n. J.
Among the many causes that brought
such success to this company is the
growing demand for gasolene in auto
mobiles and launches, the demand for
oil for road sprinkling and the fact that
during hard times there is an increased
demand for kerosene for illuminating
purposes.