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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24


Mrs. Edward Burns of Lyndonville
visited Mrs Angie Burns over Sunday.
Dr. Burke's mother has gone to Stan
stead, P. O., visiting relatives.
There will be social dance at G. A. R.
hall, Dec. 4.
Next Saturday the ladies of the w. R.
c. will hold one of their socials and give
a dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cheney are guests
at Mrs. Abbie Cheneys.
Rev. Mr.. Blake of Barton filled the
pulpit last Sunday and preached very
interesting and eloquent sermon. He
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Leach
over Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Eddy, who recently spoke
here was a guest of Mrs. Lucy Hartwell
over Sunday.
Mrs. Fanny Sargent has returned from
her visit to relatives at Lyndonville.
Mrs. Levi Dean was a guest of Mrs.
George Dean last week Tuesday, it being
her 65th birthday. She was dined with
other relatives and friends and also re-
ceived post card shower of 46 cards.
The D. E. S. whist party was we'll at
tended last Friday evening. Mrs. Mates
and Mrs. Nellie Ruggles won the prizes
W. w. Coe, David Smith, Mrs. Ida
Powers, Mrs. Perry Porter. and Mrs.
Emma Way, were in St. Johnsbury
Thursday to attend the fire sale.
Arthur Gaskill has gone to St. Johns
bury to work in Fairbanks shops. Mrs.
Alice Gaskill is talking of moving there.
Mabel Porter is quite sick with heart
trouble and has been obliged to give up
her school at st. Johnsbury.
Schools closed Friday. All report a
very successful term and are in hopes the
same teachers will return for the winter
term.
Miss Scott of St. Johnsbury visited
Bernice Roundy over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kimball are
parents of son born Nov. s. Mrs
Colby of East Burke cared for mother
and son.
c. E. Winter of Lyndonville was in
town the first of last week.
Mrs. Ira Humphrey was called to Bar
ton by the death of relative last week
and spent few days visiting friends.
Mrs. Ransom Davis is in Wheelock car
ing for her sister-in-aw and infant.
Mr.. Heath of Orleans is visiting his
son, E. ]. Heath.
A Thanksgiving service will be held
Thursday evening. The choral society
will furnish music.
Mrs. S. D. Bugbee returned last week
from Barre and Waterbury where she
spent few weeks with relatives.
Rose Austin and Miss Cole of East
Haven visited Mrs. Ida Taylor, Friday
Miss Ruby Campbell, nurse from
Brightlook Hospital, is taking care of
Lottie Chappell, who is sick with
typhoid fever at Edward Craig's.
Blanche Burns visited in St. Johns
bury, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Elgie Foster spent several days
at Lyndonville the past week.
Eugene Carter and wife of Westmore
have gone into the woods to keep camp
for Bishop and McFarlin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24
No Case on Record.

There is no case on record of a cough
or cold resulting in pneumonia or con.
sumption after Foley's Honey and Tar
has been taken as it will stop your
cough and break up your cold quickly
Refuse any but the genuine Foley s
Honey and Tar in a yellow package
Contains no opiates and is safe and sure
c. c. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24

Ifyou have pains in the back, urinary,
bladder or kidney trouble, dizziness and
lack of energy, try Mother Gray's
AUsTRALlAN-LEAF, the pleasant herb
cure. AS a regulator it has no equal.
At Druggists, or by mail, SOC Ask to-
day. SAMPLE FREE. Address The
Mother Gray Co., lie Roy, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure anv
case of kidney or bladder trouble that is
not beyond the reach of medicine. Cures
backache and irregularities that if neg
lected might result in Bright's disease or
diabetes. c. c. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24

Always keep box Of Ayers Pills in the
house. Just one pill at bedtime, now and
then, will ward off many an attack of
blliousness, indigestion, sick headache.
How many years has your doctor known
these pills? Ask him all about them.
- Made by the J. C. Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass.---
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24
WEST BURKE.
A Reception Given to DR.. Burke and Bride
Friday Evening.

The friends of DIR. r, H. Burke and
bride gave them reception Friday eve
ming. A fine dinner set of china dishes
were left with them. A good number
attended and a fine time was enjoyed by
all. Waters and punch were served.
Morris Porter and Arthur Way served as
ushers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20

Imprisonment Of anyone found with
such harmless little device as this
in their possession regardless of
whether 1t was on a hrearm or not.
If 1t were not for the effect It has in
driving out of the country q growing
industry 1t would be a huge joke.
In the case of the revolver of the
assassin, there are more facts which
should be taken into consideration be-
fore concluding just what the effect
will be Of ore Of my silencers fitted to
a revolver. In the ordinary revolver
there is a considerable space between
the chamber and the barrel. If the
gas cannot get out through q silencer
on the muzzle there is no reason why
it should not take the open space re-
ferred to; but now suppose that re-
volver were made with no chamber or
space. Could this be silenced? Actual
tests show that 1t cannot, with any
gunpowder that we know of today.
The reason Is because the short length
of the barrel enables the bullet to get
out before the powder is burned. The
burning powder inside a silencer en-
tirely annuls the action Of the latter.
Thus, while It may be disappointing t.
many Of our editors, the fact remains
that we do not know today how to pro
dUce a ouiet-shO0ting revolver.
HIRAM PERCY MAXIM.
Hartford, Conn. April II, 1909.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
onIous COMPARISONS

A voice from the west recognized as
that Of Senator Albert B. Cummins Of
Iowa surprises as well as offends US
by its comparison of men. He tells
the country that Nelson w. Aldrich
is an ADLER statesman than Daniel
Webster, Theodore Roosevelt outranks
George Washington ana william How
ard Taft by 1913 win be the greatest
American in history"
His opening averment is enough to
shock Massachusetts, and to elate $50
much Of Rhode Island as the senator
owns. Daniel Webster made undying
fame as a statesman and as Mr. Aid
rich has not finished the game Of life
yet 1t Is a little too early to reach
such n conclusion. The estimate Of
Senator Aldrich must be made I'D la
ter on. AS for Theodore Roosevelt he
is not George Washington and no man
as military leader and statesman has
or is likely to outclass him. What is
said about President Taft may prove
to be true, but 1t were better as a
conclusion after his work has been
done than in the dawn Of his admin
istration. It really isn't necessary to
belittle any popular statesman or hero
in order to magnify the status Of the
living men Of today.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
The Secret Of Prize winning Pastry.

Fourteen prizes (nearly all. of them
frsts) out of fifteen entries of cakes and
fine pastry is record that any woman
might envy. This was the showing made
recently by Mrs. J. H. Chastain, 2oo S.
Boulevard, Atlanta, Ca, at the Georgia
State Fair. Her explanation of her sue
cess is decidedly interesting; she writes
ST entered nine cakes and six pies at the
Georgia State Fair, Atlanta, Ca won eight first
premiums on cake, three first premiums and two
seconds on pies, also first premium on general
display. attribute my success in cake making
altogether to using CoTToL.ENE and not
butter"
Mrs. Chastain is the wife Of the Master
Mechanic Of the Western & Atlantic R R.,
and enjoys high local reputation for her
fine cooking. Not only does she use
COTTOLENE in making cakes or crusts,
and other pastry; but for frying chicken,
fish, etc., she finds it unequalled. For
over nine years she has not had a pound
of lard in her house, using COTTOLENE
exclusively.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20

that this noise is entirely apart from
the gun. I call 1t "ex-gun noise" be-
cause 1t has nothing to do, is outside
of. the gun itself. 1t is made bv the
bullet tearing its way through the air.
Most people think q bullet makes a
whine, q whistle or a screech. 1t does
at old-fashioned, low velocities. At
modern. high velocities it does nothing
of the sort. however. It, on the con-
trary. makes a loud crack or explo-
sive SNAP" if you will go down the
range and listen to it. Anyone can
prove this by taking up a. position say
200 yards from a ri1eman and letting
the latter shoot so the bullet will pass
him. say as near as so or 50 feet. Let
him hide behind q rock if he cannot
trust the man with the gun. When the
bullet passes he will hear q loud crack
which win astonish him. 1t sounds
directly over his head. no matter how
he may be standing. If the gun has a
silencer fitted to II this crack Of the
bullet is all-~% Will hear. If the gun
has no silencer, he viii first hear the
crack, fo- tire bullet gets to him faster
than the sound of the gun can, and
after an interval he viii hear the
crashing boom Of the gun.
I have made many hundreds Of 81
lencers and sold them all over the
world, in fact the Maxim Silent Fire
arms company Of New York are regu-
larly supplying silencers for all cali
bres of guns to the shooters of the
country, but I have yet to find one
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
THE ONE ISSUE.

The anthracite coal issue is all set
tied excepting the one point Of the op-
orators recognizing the union. The
operators reason for declining to do
it is a good reason and will so I'M
press the country. The operators point
out that the union in question, IN
reality. 10 one OF bituminous miners,
with comparatively few anthracite
members. In short, the hard coal
mine workers are asking their en-
ployera to recognize a union dominat-
ed by employees Of another line Of
business. which, in a commercial
sense, IS &ntaGonistlc 70, because com
petitive with anthracite interests. 1t
IS not at all improbable that II the
anthracite miners cut loose from their
organization and formed one Of their
own thsy might find their request
meeting with more favorable treat
msnt.
The effort made to involve Presi-
dent Taft in the matter ought not 10
succeed. for the simple reason that
the issue is nothing compared to that
OF six years ago, and IS more private
than public in its nature
Since the men can organize a union
Of anthracite mine workers with a
good chance Of being recognized. it is
up to them to recognize the objections
Of the operators and to eliminate the
Objectionable features.
It Is not at all likely that the presi-
dent will consider favorably the move
ment to draw him into the fight.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20

man who mas known about this bullet
noise until he began using a silencer.
The thing which seems particularly
surprising Is the fact that the noise
which Is heard seems to come from
down the range" back toward the
gun, instead of directly from the gun
itself. Now this Is just where the only
advantage which the silencer gives over
game comes in. The noise heard by
an animal being fired at is no different
than has ever been the case, excepting
in the one respect Of the boom of the
gun itself. Game viii not hear this,
and when startled by the bullet noise
they may run toward the gun. There
are many other directions which they
may choose, however, 50 In reality the
chances Of advantage are really very
slim. This is absolutely all there is to
it, as far as effect on game life il con-
ccrned. A silencer makes q gun shoot
"sweetly," as the president of the Ma
tional Rifle association has said. 1t
annuls the muzzle noise and the re-
coil, but does not make shooting by
any means silent
Now this is all ignored by those who
have gone off at "half-cock'' Editors
in many influential papers have writ
ten columns about the absolute neces-
sity Of passing laws prohibiting the
use Of a silencer, and have actually
worked UP a degree Of hysteria which
has resulted in numerous bills having
been introduced in several state legis-
latures aimed ut the punishment by
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
WHY WE SHOULD PRINK UP.

Norwich need not be ashamed to
admit that she has been negligent or
many little things which would make
a more favorable impression upon the
people had they been attended to and
the anniversary year is a good year to
reform. We must make some things
look better or this generation viii be
written down as slovenly housekeepers
by visitors Of clearly habits and fine
tastes.
Milwaukee is planning for a home
coming OF its sons and daughters in
the Fall The Journal Of that city
says;
Tho Homecoming Is the immediate
reason for activity along the lines OF
tree planting, but It Ia not the big or
ultimate reason. All over the country
cities are awakening to the opportuni-
ties for making themselves beautiful,
and more and more they are giving
their attention to questions of aes-
thetie Improvement Nothing plays a
larger share In these plans than trees.
Trees are beautiful in thems elves.
When well chosen and artistically
planted, they can make the most ordi-
nary street attractive. They create
cleanliness and comfort as well as
beauty. A city of trees is a city Of
homes: city Of happy and healthy
children. Surely Milwaukee cannot
have too many Of these"
The city conscious Of its faults
should move to correct them. This
is progress. and st Is the little details
we'll attended to which give the most
,,arr,a papt 4orra Noruyich &c uoiuC
to have a great home coming on July
9Th and should begin to make things
look inviting now.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Maxim Noissless Arm.

Mr.. Editor:-In view of the agita-
ton that has appeared in your. state
against the so-called "noiseless gun"
J would request space in which to give
you reasons why this agitation is, to
put 1t very mildly, iIl-founded.
-, The criticism of the so-called
"nolseless gun" is that IT shoots in
silence and therefore in secrecy. Those
OF US who are untrammeled by facts
jump TO the conclusion that any gun
which shoots thus means that anything
can be killed thus-in silence and in
secrecy. Upon this they build a lurid
story Of death and determination. If
il were only that the facts could be
ignored, this might be so. But fortu-
nately facts must be taken into ac-
cour1. Now I would suggest that these
facts be considered.
/ have found a way to silence from
% per cent to 80 per cent. Of the noise
made at the muzZle of a rife 1t
might be thought that this cuts out all
the noise OF firing. but this is where
the wrong conclusion is jumped. It
does not cut out nearly all the noise.
There is a lot Of very curious noise
left. I say curious, for It is very Curl
Gus, and cannot be described by words.
u seems to be a general, all-pervading,
reVeTberatory sort of noise, coming
from nowhere in particular One OF it's
astonishing properties is that it seems
TO depend upon the configuration of the
country over which you shoot For
example, a .S0-40 rife fired up into the
air makes less noise than boys air
rite. The same gun brought down and
fired across a field in which there are
trees and bushes makes loud, curious
reverberatiOn which may be heard a
long distance. Fired in thick woods,
the noise Is like that which comes af-
ter a fash Of lightning and just before
the arrival Of the thunderclap. 1t sug-
sests a tearing" or ripping"
Now this is news to a surprising
number Of people. 1 have experiment.
cd Tor long time. and have found
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
TARIFF MAKING PURE BUSINESS

The tarin as pure business prop
osition is becoming more recognized
by the leaders Of both great political
parties, and It Is now said that the
prospect for a tariff commission was
never brighter
The tariff is bunch of business ia
sues which do not work for political
unity. The diversified business inter-
ests Of the country make the matter
complicated and sectional rather than
national
It has been well said that "the time
Is past when the tarin should be re-
vlsed at one tremendous effort. It
ought to be adjusted from time TO
time; but s'1ch thing as a complete
revision at one time is as barbarous
as the effort TO improve social condi-
lions by having a revolution and
-7rror. Revision Of the tariff ia the
Industrial and financial reign OF ter
ror. We have had enough Of It in this
country and ought to take steps to
avoAA It in future. Let tariff com
mission measure be passed as the most
important and enlightened section OF
this years tariff measure, and the
country viii regard It as fair compen-
sation for the other shortcomings Of
this legislation.
The whole country now wants
such measure. 1t has been educated
to the matter at a marvellous speed.
II understands the impossiblity Of
present conditions continuing, and is
convinced that the commission is the
plan which, as # has proved success
iul In other countries, would most
certainly better conditions here"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
There IS more Catarrh in this sec

There IS more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced It a local disease and pre-
stantly falling TO cure with local treat
ment pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrh TO be a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure manufactured by r. J.
Chenev & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address T. J. CHENEY 6, CO., Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
wHAr CALIFORNIA pEsIaEs.

California has made a success OF
raisin culture and now has on hand
10000 tons Of last years crop which
it desires to sell In the American mar
ket and 1t has in hand a campaign to
make the people acquainted with the
value of raisins as a food and to en-
courage a more general use of them.
April 30th in California is "Raisin
day." and this Is what the San Fran
cisco Examiner had to say of It:
That is the motto that should be
kept in mind and purpose by every
Californian Also he should spread 1t
to the furthest confines of the United
States.
There are fifty million pounds of
raisins in the San Joaquin valley
waiting for buyers. There are ninety
million people in the United States
who would get pleasure and benefit
by eating these raisins. Now, let's
see what can be done to bring them
together.
The first thing to do Is to look out
for your own raisin supplies. The
next is to urge your friends here and
east to do the same. 1t will do good
to yourself; it will do good to your
friends; and It will do good to one of
the leading products of our state.
"Raisins are good to the taste, and
they are good for the health. They
are good eaten as they come in the
box. They are good to use in adding
favor to dozens Of dishes In cooking.
They can be had In layers, as they
come from the curing houses. They
can be had with the seeds removed
and all at price that makes them
cheap as we'll as a palatabfe food.
1T is important to the interests of
California to have the last years crop
OF raisins cleared up before the new
crop comes on. It can be done in a
day, II every family in the country
will buy a few pounds. 1t can be done
by far less number II they will eat,
buy and eat, as many raisins as are
good for them for the next month or
two.
Get ready to eat raisins on Raisin
day. Get in practice before and keep
II up afterward. Thus you will favor
yourself and the California raisin
growers"
We all should eat more raisins. Of
course. and more apples and we should
all enjoy better health for doing It.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
The BULLETINS DAILY STORY
COURTING THE GRACES.

boast that he had melted only three
collars up to that time.
That's your fourth, isn't IT, Gree
ley?" he had asked complacently. you
mustn't make hard work of it, even
If you are so heavy. Now, / am light
on my feet, naturally. and I've danced
before. l don't think there's any use
Of my attending the class after this,
but / shall make it a point to take in
these dances. They're great relaxa-
toni"
Whereat Greeley, standing before
the mirror. ground his teeth and NUT
tered something ferocious.
This was Saturday night. The next
dance was to be one week later. On
Monday morning, in his Office, Greeley
began the days work by calling up
Mrs. Isabel Scott, the dancing teach
er. and arranging to take an extreme
~ private dancing lesson for the next
seven days. Not even his daughter
Edith was to know about it.
Saturday came again. The dancing
teacher had informed Greeley that his
day would be from $50 to o'clock in
the evening The dance was to begin
at and she had another pupil from
7.45 to S.15. Accordingly. after dress
ing early, Greeley slipped away for
one more stealtby half-hour of pri-
vate instruction
He had some distance to go to his
lesson and back to the house after
Edith. They missed the first two
numbers but Greeley felt that he
would be repaid for his trouble. Hal
lett and his wife were late, too; it
happened that he and Greeley laid off
their coats in the dressing room at
the same moment, and. apparently in
careless amity, turned together toward
the brilliantly lighted hall, where the
music for the second number had just
ceased.
Suddenly Hallett stopped short 'I
say, what's that ?" he demanded. point
ing to Greeley's shirt front
Greeley looked down. There, on the
broad expanse of white, was a curious
blotch as If a pigeon had dipped it's
claws in aniline ink and then walked
round and round on the polished lin
en-. Bewildered he lifted his eyes.
'Wh-what's that!!' he exclaimed,
pointing. On Hallett's capacious shirt
bosom was another purple mark. a
twin to his own.
IN the doorway Of the dressing room
the rivals halted and started at each
other.
Just then the sprightIy dancing
teacher caught sight Of them. "Oh,
there you are!" she called. Il need
you to make up set. Mr. McBurney,"
turning to the portly man with whom
she had just been dancing. "let me
present Mr.. Greeley and--whyl"
She broke off with an astonished
gasp, for Greeley and Hallett, after
one sight of q big purple mark on
McBurney'a shirt front, and one flu
minating glance at huge dewy bunch
of violets pinned to the dancing teach
er's gown. had burst into roars OF
laughter.
Explanations were in order, and.
though the dancing teacher hastily
removed her violets In an effort to
hush UP the matter, It was only very
short time before everybody in the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20

We often wonder how any person
can be persuaded into taking anything
but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
colds and lung trouble. Do not be
fooled into accepting own make" or
other substitutes. The genuine con-
tains no harmful drugs and is in a yell
low package. Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
Governor LI!Iex Has comfortabIe DAY

Gov. George /. Lnley's condition re-
mains practically unchanged and last
evening DR.. Frederick G. Graves said
that the governor was as comfortable
as could be expected. DR.. Graves said
that he should return to Waterbury
this morning and leave the governor
In charge Of DR.. Charles c. Beach. He
stated that he would not return to
stay with the governor again unless
there should be change for the
worse IN his condition.-The Courant
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
T,d Rather Die. Doctor.

than have my feet cut off," said NJ. L.
Bingham of Princeville. ILL.,, but you'll
die from gangrene (Which had eaten
away eight toes) IL you don't" said all
doctors. Instead-he used Bucklen's
Arnica Salve till wholly cured. It's
cures Of eczema, fever sores, bolls,
burns and piles, astound the world.
25c at Lee & Osgood Co.'S.