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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01


K. Colby many years ago to Hon. E. z
Walton of Montpelier contains much in
teresting information concerning the
public schools at St. Johnsbury at that
time.
St. Johnsbury, August 10th 1887
HoN. E. P. WALTON,
Dear Sir:
Your communication making inquiries
in regard to our village schools was duly
received. Our system of graded schools
has been in operation but one year, and
is hardly yet in working order. AS yet
we have only two grades, the primary
schools, five in number, and the high
school. | learn from the prudential
committee that an intermediate school is
needed to make the system work success
fully. Scholars are admitted to the high
school upon passing a satisfactory exam
nation before a standing committee
appointed annually by the district for
this specific object
The principal of the high school last
year received 5000 and is to have this
year $500. The teachers of the primary
schools, all females, receive $24 per
month. AS yet no systematic distribu-
ton of studies for the different schools
has been made and no action of the
district or prudential committee has
regulated the text books to be used. No
written regulations for the classification
and management of the schools has as
yet been provided. Hence you will per-
ceive that we have not yet a system of
schools that will serve as q model for
other villages. We hope to make it such
bye and bye. Our village made a mis-
take in the start, which hope you will
avoid at Montpelier This was neglect
to absorb the Academy in the public
school, so as to concentrate the entire
interest of the village upon one school.
This, for reasons which will be obvious
to you, will, | fear, prevent the success
of the high schoolfo some years to come.
am glad that Montpelier is about
remodeling its village schools, and hope
it will furnish for the inspection Of the
state, and especially for the observation
OF our legislators during their annual So
)ourn there, such a system of revised
and improved common schools as they
need to see, and must see, before they
will do what we need to have done in
behalf of the general interests of educa-
ton in the state.
| regret that Mr. Rankin the principal
of our high school Is not now here, as he
could undoubtedly furnish you with
some particulars that are not within my
Yours truly,
L Co1 nv
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01
Test of True Education.

A professor of the University of Chi.
cago in lecture gave his class thirteen
questions, and informed them that any
person who could answer them affirma.
lively he would consider educated in the
best sense of the term. The questions
follow
1. Has education given you sympathy
with all good causes and made you eager
to espouse them?
2. Has it made you public spirited?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01

Congratulations to editor Musgrove
of the Hanover, IN. H., Gazette on his
appointment as supervisor of the census
in New Hampshire. He is well qualified
for the position and there surely is no
danger of too many political plums fall
ing into the hands of poor country
editors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01

Editor Frank W. Stiles formerly of the
Springfield Reporter has purchased the
Swanton Courier and is being warmly
welcomed in his return to Vermont
Journalism by his brother editors. All
regret the loss of the two Tobins senior
and junior, and wish them success where
ever they locate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01
Best None Too Good ,


Railway mail clerks are asking moth
ing unreasonable when they plead for
steel mail cars They do their work we'll
to the front of the train and If anything
happens they are pretty sure to get it.
The mail car should be the strongest and
stoutest on the train and the depart.
ment authorities should see that they are
provided. "-[ Lowell Courier Citizen.
And the day is at hand when the tray
cling public will be asking nothing un.
reasonable when they insist upon steel
coaches, too. Say nothing Of the fact
that the constantly increasing cost OF
wood of all kinds will make the change
necessary from the economic viewpoint
of the railroad, the steel car will outlive
the wooden coach and cost less for re-
pairs beside. But back of all that is the
moral factor, the first great and selfsuf
fcient reason for sparing no reasonable
pains and prudence to make railway
travel safe.-[St. Adams Messenger.
Howard L. Hindley. the newly elected
president of the Vermont Press Associa
ton, can be counted upon to continue
the policy of the organization, which is
to make it an association worthy of it,
name. The retiring president, A. F
Stone, has served the association in {
creditable manner. During his admin
stration the membership has increased
and new interest has been manifested
Every newspaper man in Vermont
should be a member of the association
Waterbury Record.
In declining to become a member O.
the New England Fat Mems Club
President Taft unwittingly testifes that
he never toasted his feet In front of the
fireplace at Hale's Tavern in Wells
River, that he never heard Uncle David
Wilkie fiddle the FISHERS Hornpipe''
and that he does not know Col. Harry
E. Parker as well as he might Bur.
lington Clipper.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
DAY
canada's Day Of Thanks a Month Ear.
lier Than In the United States.

For some reason better known to
the Canadians themselves than to the
people on this side Of the line, our
Canadian cousins celebrated their
, Thanksgiving month or more earlier
than we do. It may be that the Cana.
dian turkey had become,impatient, and
sounded a note of warning, or it may
be that the frost on the pumpkin de-
clared ITSELF But whatever the reason,
their Thanksgiving day is past. 1t may
have been that the reasons for giving
thanks so much earlier than we do
were pushing themselves so hard and
SO fast that the Canadians were
ashamed to postpone the event. They
have had reasons, and good ones, too,
for giving thanks. Their great broad
areas of prairie land have yielded in
abundance, and here, by the way, it is
not uninteresting to the friends of
the millions of Americans who have
made their home in Canada during the
past few years to know that they have
participated most generously in the
cutting of the melon" Probably the
western portion of Canada, comprising
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta, have the greatest
reason Of any of the provinces to ex.
press In the most enthusiastic manner
their gratitude. The results in the
line of production give ample reason
for devout thanksgiving to Providence.
This year has surpassed all others in
so far as the total increase in the coun-
try's wealth is concerned. There is no
question that Providence was espe-
cially generous. The weather condi-
ttons were perfect, and during the
ripening and harvesting period, there
was nothing to interfere. And now it
was we'll it was so for with a demand
for labor that could not be supplied,
there was the greatest danger, but
with suitable weather the garnering of
the grain has been successfully accom-.
plished. There have been low gen.
eral averages, but these are account.
ed for by the fact that farmers were
Indifferent, relying altogether upon
what a good soil would do. There
will be no more low averages though,
for this year has shown what good,
careful farming will do It will pro-
duce 130 million bushels of wheat from
seven million acres, and it will pro-
duce a splendid lot of oats, yielding
anywhere from so to 100 bushels per
acre. This on land that has cost but
from SO to SIS per acre-many farm
ers have realized sufficient from this
years crop to pay the entire cost OF
their farms. The Toronto Globe says:
"The whole population of the West
rejoices in the bounty of Providence,
and sends out message of gratitude
and appreciation of the favors which
have been bestowed on the country.
The cheerfulness which has abounded
with industry during the past six
months has not obliterated the concep.
ton of the source from which the
blessings have flown, and the good
feeling is combined with a spirit Of
thankfulness for the privilege of living
in so fruitful land. The misfortunes
Of the past are practically forgotten,
because there is great cause to con.
template with satistae3e~t.: the com,
forts of the present. Thanksgiving
should be season of unusual en-
thusiasm.'
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
my LADY's TOILET" GAME
Players Cake Names of Various Ar
ticles Used in Lady's Mode Of
ss;ng-How Played.

The players are all seated except
one, for wham nj chair must be pro-
vided
Each player takes the name of some
article of a 1ady's toilet-her aeck-
lace, chain, bracelets. rings, comb,
gloves, hat, shoes, gown, etc. One
stands in the center as lady's maid
and says: my lady is going out and
wants her hat" The hat must in
stantly jump up and spin around. If
she forgets to do so she pays q for
felt. Each article must spin around
when wanted. Occasionally the ;adyFs
maid says: my lady wants her tot.
let changed" when all the players
must rise and change seats. In the
scuff1e the center player tries to get
a seat. If she succeeds the one left
chairless becomes lady's maid for the
next turn.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
WHAT DREAMS MEAN,

Candle-To dream you are holding
a lighted candle signifies that you will
be happy in love and accomplish your
plans.
Dogs-To dream that dogs fawu up.
on you is very lucky. To those in
love it denotes they will have a
speedy and happy marriage.
Peacock-To dream Of seeing this
bird is a very good omen. 1t denotes
great success in business, and to a
woman a good and wealthy husband.
Quarreling-To dream you are quar-.
reling with some one signifies that
some unexpected news will reach you
Stars-To dream you see stars is
good. 1t foretells prosperity and ad.
vancement.
Well-If you dream you are draw.
ing water out Of we'll, it is a sixp
that you will be married speedily.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Eating for Strength.

The greatest pleasure to be de-
rived from eating is the pleasure one
gets in the knowledge that his food is
giving him greater strength and Vi
tality.
Because of this fact there is a con.
slant increase in the consumption of
Quaker Oats; every time the strength
making qualities of Quaker Oats have
been tested by scientific Investigation
or by experiments in families it has
been found to be a food without an
equal.
It builds the muscles and brain with.
out taxing the digestive organs; it
costs SO little anyone can afford It,
and it is so carefully prepared and
packed that it is absolutely pure and
clean. A Quaker Oats eating family
is always a healthy family. II
Quaker Oats is packed in regular
size packages and also in large size
family packages. The latter very con
venient for those not near the store.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
He DISCOVERED THE cUlPRIT
Announcement of School Principal
Not at All Comforting to tho
Teacher. <

One Of the women teachers went to
the principal of school in Queens
borough the other day. "Mr. MARI" "
she said, II think you had better go
upstairs. A substitute teacher is on
duty up there and I am afraid she
is having a terrible time. The noise
is so terrific the children down here
scarcely can study" .,
The principal went up the stairs two
steps at time, and the noise soon
ceased. When he. returned to the
lower room his face was grim. Miss
Henderson," he said, IF you hear any
more Of those noises let me know at
once"
Indeed I WILL" she replied. 1T Is
simply outrageous that parents should
bring their children up so they will
behave that way. Did you find out
who the children were?"
Eyes, found out" the principal
said, scowlingly. "One is your nephew
and the other is my son." he replied,
and the woman teacher almost COL
laDsed.-New York Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
LONGEVITY - Rirde.

The duchess of Bedford, in British
Birds" gives some remarkable in
stances of longevity among birds in
her own collection. A Barbary dove
which has been in the duchess DOS
session for Is years was left her by
an old woman who also owned it for
Is years and who always said it was
an old bird when it was given to her.
A Chinese goose has been in the pos
session of the family for 81 years. A
pintail drake which the duchess
bought 20 years ago, when it was an
adult bird, still survives. Another bird
was taken from the nest in 1852 and
died in 1900 1T was chained by the
leg to a small hutch," says the duch-
ess, land lived 43 years under these
miserable conditions"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
HOW TINY INSECTS BREATHE
Curious System Of Tubes That Run
the Whole Length Of Their It,
tie Frail Bodies.

Landlubber animals have lungs and
sea creatures have gills. But insects
have neither one nor the other. They
have a complex system of tubes run.
ming throughout the whole length of
the body, by means of which air is
conveyed to every part of the system
AS they are destined to contain
nothing but air, they are strongly sup,
ported to guard against collapse from
pressure. This support is furnished
by means of a fine thread running
spirally within the walls of the tube.
much in the same way that a garden
hose is protected with WIRE There
are generally two of these tubes,
which run the whole length of the in.
sect's body.
Many flies, as larvae, live in the
water. Arranged along each side of
their bodies is series of exceeding
ly thin plates, into each of which runs
a series of blood vessels These
plates absorb the oxygen contained in
the water.
The tail ends in three featherlike
projections. BY means of these the
larva causes currents of water te
flow over the gills and thus their eff.
cheney is increased.
The gnat also lives in the water az
a larva. But it has no gills. There.
fore it cannot breathe the oxygen in
the water, but must breathe air. This
is done by means of spicade situated
at the tip of it's tall Indeed, the tail
is prolonged into little tube.
The larva floats along head down.
ward in the water with this tube just
above the surface to enable it ia
breathe. After some time it is pro-
vided with two little tubes which act
in the same manner.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Worth the Expense.

The story that Sir John Fisher OF
the British admiralty tells with the
greatest enjoyment-andh he tells many,
and all with zest-is of an old boat
swain on his flagship who fell into a
little money and retired. One day
the admiral visited him at his coun'
try box, to find the old sailor pos
sessed of an apparently useless man
servant.
What do you want with him?'
asked Fisher.
"H'every morning. explained the
Cd sailor, "'e comes to me hammock
and tells me to roll h'out. The had
miral wants to see you e says to me-
Hand I says to i'm, Tell the h'admiral
to 60 to 'ell,' says Hi"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Hidden Proverb Puzzle.

A well-known proverb is hidden
away in the following sentences. Each
sentence contains but one word of the
proverb If the words are correctly
chosen and written together in their
rightful order the proverb will stand
mplete.
Long is the day of sorrow.
It is often a struggle to keep the
pot boiling.
Every person should think of the
future.
It is not the wise man who coun.
ellis his neighbors.
Only the vulgar and ill-bred call
each other names.
The sun is our life.giver.
When the kettle sings the crickets
chirp.
Often a black cloud has silver
lining.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Would Be No Chanqe.

During the presidential campaign
the question of woman suffrage was
much discussed among women pro and
con and at an afternoon tea the con-
versation turned that way between
the women guests.
Are you woman suffragist?"
asked the one who was not interested.
Indeed, am not" replied the other
most emphatically.
'Oh, that's too bad, but just suppos-
ing you were, whom would you sup
port in the present campaign?"
THE same man I've always support
ed, of course" was the apt reply
my husband"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03

to find quick relief. Mrs. Turner used
Doan's Kidney Pills for rundown con-
dition, backache, pains in the sides and
kidneys, bloated limbs, etc. The way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous," says Mrs. Turner. who is q
nurse. my health improved rapidly.
Five boxes did so much for mo I am
telling everybody about it."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
BY all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
a1lburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Indoor Running Machine.

develop his running muscles indoors.
says Scientific American. The appar-
atus is on the order of a treadmill. It
consists of rack mounted at an in
cline in a suitable frame, and provid-
ed with a series of rollers on which
the athlete runs. The frame is formed
with handles at the side, so as to pre-
vent him from falling in case he
should lose his balance, and which
will permit him to stop running when
he desires to do so.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Good Work Goes On.

During the year that has passed
since the international congress on tu.
berculosis met at Washington, one in
stitution or organization for the treat
ment or prevention of tuberculosis has
been established every day, Sundays
and holidays included, according to a
bulletin of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu.
berculosis. Fifteen new beds in hos.
pitals or sanitoria have been provided
also for every day of the year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
RECIPE FOR CATARRH.

Furnished by High Medical Authority,
Gives Prompt Results.
The only logical treatment for ca.
tarrh is through the blood. A pre-
scription which has recently proved
wonderfully effective in hospital work
Is the following. It is easily mixed.
"One ounce compound syrup Of
Sarsaparilla; one ounce Toris COM
pound; half pint first-class whiskey."
These to be mixed by shaking we'll in
bottle, and used in tablespoon doses
before each meal and at bedtime
The INGREDIENTS can be gotten from
any well stocked druggist, or he will
get them from his wholesale house.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03

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ORIGIN OF THE WORD CANARD
10 French for "Duck" and Was First
Used in Present Sense in Eight
eenth Century.

You often declare that some float
Ing piece of intelligence is "canard"
while hardly knowing why such
werd should be applied to an unfound-
ed story. The word itself is the French
for duck" and was first used in it's
present sense in the latter part of the
eighteenth century, having it's origin
IN gigantic hoax.
ABOUT that time French, German
and English papers were straining ev-
cry nerve to see which could publish
the most sensational items. Their
writer's ransacked the earth, "the sky
above the earth and the caverns be-
meath it's surface for material on
which to found extraordinary stories
At last Cornelison, one of the Paris
competitors, stated that an interest.
Ing experiment had just been carried
out IN that city which proved the ex-
traordinary voracity of ducks (can-
ards).
Twenty of these fowls had been
placed together one morning, and at
an appointed hour one of the number
was killed, cut into small bits, feath-
ers and all, and fed to the other 10.
Fifteen minutes later No. 10 was
hashed and served to the remaining
IL In the same manner. The expert
ment was commenced at seven o'clock
In the morning, the experimenters reg
ularly "hashing" duck every IS min
utes, and at a quarter to twelve
(noon) there was but one duck re-
naming in the peg, and he, of course,
was placed in ths position of having
eaten his 10 companions.
This story, plea1antly narrated, OBJ
tanned success which the writer had
never even Anticipated. Before the
end of the year it had run the rounds
of all the promiAent journals of
Europe, and had even been translated
into Indian, Chinese, Japanese and
other Oriental languages. When it
had been all but forgotten, the Amer
lean papers took It up and gave it
many amplifications, including a GER
tificate of the autopsy of the last sur.
viving duck, which was declared to
have swollen out of all proportions
and to have had his oesophagus badly
injured.
For many years afterward the story
of the twenty canards" was q COM
mon laughing stock, and the word it.
self has ever since retained it's novel
significance.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Misery.

The neighbors dog sits out on the
front lawn and howls dismally. The
man in the window looks out and
yells: "Sh.h-h, you BEAST" The dog
continues to howl. The man again
comes to the window and this time
hurls a shoe at the dog. Still the
animal howls. Another shoe follows.
The next day the mans wife goes
around in her stocking feet because
she can't find her shoes. The man
hasn't the price of another pair of
shoes for her, and the next night the
dog howls louder than ever.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE;
Simple Homemade Remedy That q
Free from opiates and Harm
fuI Drugs.

An effective remedy that will usu.
ally break up a cold in twenty.four
hours, is easily made by mixing to.
gether In a large bottle two ounces of
Glycerine, a half-ounce of Virgin Oil
OF Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. This mix.
ture will cure any cough that is cur.
able, and is not expensive as it makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co.. Cincinnati, O.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
MAGIC FAN TELLS YOUR AGE
illustration Showing How One Can
Ascertain How Old a Friend
May Be BY Blades.

If you wish to know the age of a
friend-always supposing the friend
not to be older than 81 years-just
show him this picture of the magic
fan" and ask him to tell you on which
of the blades his age appears. Then
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
DfArH OF ONO CITY or Tol1Do.

LUCAS COUNTY. =.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he y oeninl
partner Of the firm OF F. J. CHENEY 4 Co.. doing
business in the City of Toledo. County and Stats
Aforesaid and that said firm will pay tho sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the Use q
HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence
this 9Th day of December. A. D.. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure - taken internally and acta
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF The
SyStem. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., ToIodo. @
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Ready for the End.

The rector and a farmer were dis
cussing the subject of pork one day
and the rector displayed considerable
interest In a pen of good-sized Berk
shires. "Those pigs of yours are in
fine condition. Tomkinson." he re-
marked. "Yes, sur; they be-" replied
the matter.of-fact farmer. "Ah, sur. II
we was all of us only as fit to die as
they be-, sur, we'd do."-London News
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Fiohtino the Slave Trade.

Although slave-trading is generally
supposed to be thing of the past, the
United States contributes annually
500 as it's share of the expense of
keeping up at Brussels an institution
known as the international bureau for
the repression OF the African slave
trade.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
Tells Friends Age.

the only thing you have to do is to
add :he numbers at the top of the
blades indicated and you will know
the correct answer.
For instance, suppose your friend is
10 years DID, The number 10 will be
found only on the blades 16, 2 and /,
the SUM of which is 10.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03

en- who suffer back
ache, constant Ian
guor, and other CON-
mon symptoms of
kid ey complaint,
should be grateful to
Mrs. Minnie Turner,
OF E. B. St., Ana.
darko, Okla, for
n0infin0 ol1t thu MON
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-03
YOUNGEST Saxon Princess

Princess Monica, daughter Of tho
king of Saxony, is six years old. Born
after her mother was divorced she
was last year given up by her mother.
The little girl has two sisters, Mar.
garet and Marie