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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
Fifty Dollar Dinners,

DINNERS at $50 plate are as com
mon In New York as five dollar dip.
ners are in London and Paris" said a
chef. Our eXtravagant dinners are
no better than the cheaper foreign
ones. Their cost is caused not by the
exquisite cooking of exquisite materi
ais, but by the use of exotic FOODS
whose expense is their chief recon-
mendation What do | mean by eX
otto foods? Well, | mean cane sugar
instead Of the ordinary beet root kline
for the compete; | mean wild rice in.
stead of the cultivated for the canvas
back; mean sole brought alive from
England and sterlet from Russia, when
our own native fish is better condi-
toned; mean dollhouse strawber.
ries as big as apples, pears as big as
cocoanuts and grapes as big as peaches,
all tasting rather. like raw pumpkin,
but looking very fine in blizzard
weather. Foolish foods; but, then
it's only foolish people who eat fifty
dollar dinners. "-CincinnaH Enquirer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
WEST BURKE.

[From an occasional correspondent
Mrs. Adm Mcfarland and son Albert
of St. Johnsburv have been visiting at
Henry Fosters the past week.
A. l.. Aldrich, who has been so serious
ly i'll for many weeks, is very much bet
ter, and is out of doors every day that
the weather is fine.
Mrs. Fanny Sargent visited relatives
in Lvndonville last week.
Mrs. Clayton Hitchcock and little sons
of West Derby have been visiting at A. E.
Halls. Mr.. Hitchcock was also there
during the latter part of the week. They
returne1 to their home Saturday.
John Rosebrooks was called to Island
Pond last week to attend the funeral OF
his uncle, Alvin Rosebrooks.
Mr.. King of South Ryegate was the
guest of Mr., and Mrs A. H. Godding
last week.
Mrs. Susan Walter spent two days
with friends in Lyndonville last week.
Mrs. Cole of Littleton is visiting at DR..
E. E. Dickerman's.
Mrs. Cynthia Way has not been nearly
as we'll as usual for the past few days,
and Mrs. Stevens of Sutton has been en-
gagged to care for her for the present.
Mrs. RAY Rosebrooks, who has been
stopping at John Rosebrooks' for some
time, returned to her home in East
Haven last week.
Miss Jessie Dearborn was in Newport
last week.
l.. E. Utton of Glover has opened a
barber shop in c. O. Cheney's house and
is ready for customers.
Miss Elsie Whipple is boarding at J. F.
Ruggles' and attending school at St.
ohnsbury.
Mrs. L. w. Watson and her sister,
Mrs. Vault, were in Lyndonville, Fri
day.
Mrs. Mary Packer, who has been
spending the winter in Albany, N. Y, is
expected home the first OF May.
Rev. G. H. Wright returned last week
from Hardwick where he has been at
tending the Methodist Conference. He
will remain in West Burke another year,
ard we sincerely hope that the people of
the church and those outside as well will
rally about him, and do their best to
make the work of the church more pro-
gressive and uplifting than it has been in
the past.
DR.. R. H. Burke was in ST.. Johnsbury
last week.
c. l.. M. Bugbee of Newport visited
his father, S. D. Bugbee Friday.
Mrs Jesse Parrant and Mrs. Harvey
Caswell were in ST. Johnsbury, Monday
of last week.
There will be meeting of the Village
Improvement society at g. A. r. Hall,
Friday at $50 p. m. This is very i'm
portant meeting and full attendance is
earnestly desired.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28

Mrs. Mabel Dow and son of Somer-
vile, Mass, are visiting at E. c. Morse's.
Beatrice and Verna Aldrch were at
Passumpsic over Sunday.
A May Day dance will be given in
Mechanics hail. Friday evening. Music
by Moneys orchestra ofConcord. The
new floor just laid in the hall is in fine
shape, and good time is guaranteed to
all.
Mrs. Amanda Stevens, who has been
with her daughter at Lyndonville, has
returned home.
Rev. John Jones moves into the new
parsonage this week.
Mrs. Sarah Gotta of Boston is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. ]. D..
Nichols
Rev. w. c. Clark preached at Peacham,
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. ]. K.
Williams.
Mrs. Fred McPhee OF Barnet recently
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
Bradley.
Charles Pratt of St. Johnsbury visited
Mrs. Eliza Grant last week.
Charles Gregory of Newport, r. l., has
been visiting at Rev. Albert Gregorys.
The public meeting for the discussion
of the school question, held at the
schoolhouse, Friday evening, was well
attended, and excellent talks were given
by Rev W. c. Clark on the legal points
involved and on the educational problem,
by Mrs. w. T. McGovern. while the
financial situation was plainly illus
trated by Mrs. c. T. Walter.
The choir rehearsals Of the Methodist
church will be held hereafter at the
vestry, Saturday evenings at O'Clock.
Rev. Frank w. Lewis of St. Johnsbury
preached an excellent sermon at the
Methodist church, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Vinton of Boston is stopping at
w. T. McGovern's and buying maple
sugar.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Trefren were in
McIndoes, Saturday.
The baseball boys will hold a prom
enade in Grange hall, Friday evening.
Henry Hill, formerly of this place,
started last week for his home at
Warren, N. H., with a team he has pur-
chased of Scott N. Farnum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
Stomach Trouble Relieved.
The Auctioneer's HouraIass.

An auctioneer of Philadelphia col
lects all sorts of objects pertaining t.
his ancient calling He has, amol
other things an interesting set of auc-
tioneers' hourglasses. The auctionee,
century or so ago concluded a sale
not by saying Going, going, gone"
and rapping the counter with his ham
mer, but it was his better method to
turn up free running glass toward
the end of the bidding and to end the
sale irrevOcably when the sand ran
out. This saved confusion and dis
pute. The auctioneers' glasses in the
Philadelphia collection are picturesque
One is of tortoise shell and mother-of,
pearl. Another is Of amber and gold
A third is of teak and ivory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
NOTICE.

The legal voters of the town of Barnet,
VT, are hereby notified to meet at the Town
Hall, in said Barnet, on Monday the 10th
day of May, A. D. 1909, at eleven o'clock in
the forenoon to act on the following bust
ness, viz;
1st To see if the town will vote to
exempt a Manufacturing Establishment, the
capital and personal property used in the
business of the same, that the Connecticut
Valley Lumber Company propose to erect,
or that any other Company may build and
equip in said town of Barnet, for the term OF
ten years and pass upon any question or
proposition in relation to the same.
Barnet, VT. this oath day of April, A. d.
1909.
ELMER Il. Roy, Town of
d. NJ. CRANE, Barnet, VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
LYNDON.

Cornelia Mattocks of Schenectady, N.
Y, is expected home this week.
There was no school in the high room,
Monday, on account of the illness OF the
principal, Robert Palmer.
Mrs, Chabot and daughter Grace were
in Wheelock, Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ed. Chabot, who died
Sunday, leaving babe one week old.
Mrs. George Ide is in Springfield this
week visiting her daughter, Miss Glenn
Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hudson have
gone to Springfield, Mass, to reside.
Mrs. Herbert Brooks of Midway,
Mass, has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. c. Blake.
Mrs. Will Grant and children are visit
ing at Whitefeld, N. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
PASSUMPSIC.

Mrs. Charlie Lachance attended the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lynch, at
St. Johnsbury last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lachance of St.
Johnsbury visited his brother Charlie
one day last week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charlie Morgan start
Wednesday for Tacoma, Washington.
Mrs. Alphonse Cyr is confined to the
house with an abscess on her knee.
Miss Elsie King spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. c. W. Philbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Randall have
broken up housekeeping and have stored
their goods in the store. They will stay
with Mr.. Randall's parents at present.
Mrs. F. P. Davis has moved back into
her house in the tenement vacated by
Ernest Randall. Miss Ellen Louie is
working in Pinney's store.
Miss E. Vaun Annis is working for
Alphonse Cyr.
There will be May day promenade in
Randall's hall Friday evening. Light re-
freshments will be served
Miss Mamie Wolcott of Claremont, N.
H., spent Sunday with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Harris.
Miss Agnes Hawkinson OF St. Johns
bury spent Saturday with the Misses
Ethel McGill and Marguerite Esdon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28

Another play is to be given May 7 and
8, by the popular local dramatic club.
This is western drama entitled T'riss,
the heroine's part sustained by Mrs.
Rose Allen. The play is sure to be a
good one, and deserves liberal patron
age.
The Lyndon club will hold one Of
their popular Ladies nights on Thurs
day evening, April 20, with cards and
dancing.
Nelson Eastman has finished work in
the New England telephone office.
The village base ball team has been
organized for the season, with Ed
Graves as manager and Roger Laid
secretary and treasurer. The ball ground
has been plowed, rolled and levelled, and
we expect some fine games there this
summer. The boys are buying new
uniforms and are planning for number
of interesting contests, as they have an
extra good team.
Mrs. Walter Sampson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. S. LETTERS, for
several weeks, has returned to her home
in Middleboro, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ Campbell were
called to Lebanon. N. H.. last week by
the death of Mr.. Campbell's sister-in-
law, Mrs, Orville Campbell. From there
they went to Boston for few days.
Lyman Tenney has gone to the tuber-
culosis sanitorium at Pittsford for
treatment.
d. Grapes has bought Fred Bedard's
blacksmith shop, and will employ both
Mr.. Bedard and John Stafford.
Charles Coffran has built large
new storehouse for carriages, harnesses,
plows, etc, in addition to his barn.
Mrs. Fred Wilcox has been visiting her
mother in Newbury for few weeks.
Mrs. Nancy Darling has returned from
Boston and Northampton, where she
has been spending the winter
Miss Annie Fowler is recovering from
severe attack of grip.
Miss Lula Wilke has finished work tor
Mrs. F. J. Wiley in her store.
Mrs. James Dexter and daughter
Dorothy go this week to Springfield to
spend a few weeks with Mrs. Dexters
parents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
WEST DANVILLE.

B. U. Wells. the West Danville mer-
chant, sells White Mountain Grass
Seeds, Sanford, Leaning and Pride of
the North Seed Corn, Fence Wire and
Staples. Eggs % cents
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28

Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Paqun and daugh-
ter of Sherbrooke were called here by the
death of his brother, John Paquin, last
week.
Rev. G. w. Douglas of Danvile is ex-
pected to give an entertainment at the
Free Baptist church Wednesday evening,
May 5. Cake and coffee will be furnish
ed in the vestry. All who have ever
heard Mr.. Douglas read will be glad to
hear him again and it is hoped that
many who never have heard him will
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Rev. B. p Parker closed four and one
half year pastorate here last Sunday.
During his stay here Mr.. Parker and
family have made many friends, who re-
greet to have them leave the place but
who wish them success wherever they
may locate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28

Rev. J. G. Dukes, Pastor of the Uni
tartan Church Of Pinetown, N. c.,
writes:
"My wife has been in a very bad state
of health for several years, and nothing
seemed to do her any good until she
began to use Peruna one month ago.
Since then the color has returned to her
face, and she is gaining in flesh every
day, and believe she is a well woman
to-day.
"My little boy, ten years old, was pale
and had but little life. He began to
use Peruna the day his mother began.
To-day his face is rosy, and he is out in
the yard running and jumping with the
rest OF the children"
Stomach Trouble Relieved.
Mrs. T. J. Ballard, Pryor Creek,
Indian Territory, writes: 81 am happy
to tell you that l keep free from my old
stomach trouble; feel no catarrhal
symptoms at all. | am able to do my
work, eat and drink what | want, and
rejoice that found sure cure in your
valuable medicines, which | failed to
and in the best of home physicians"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
PEACHAM
'after It.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Hunt who have
been spending the winter with their
sons at Charlestown, W. Va, arrived
home Wednesday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
NORTH DANVILLE.
Death of Mr.. PaQuin.

John Paquin, the youngest son of Eu-
gene and Mary (Williams) Paquin, was
born in Danville, Jan. 25. 1890, and died
at St. Johnsbury, April 81, 1909. He
had always lived in this place until last
fall when his father sold his farm and
moved to St. Johusbury. He married
Blanche Belvile, who with an infant son
survives him. He is also survived by his
father, stepmother, two brothers, Elgin
F.. who lives in Sherbrooke, and George
Paquin of St. Johnsbury; and one sister
Mrs John Roberts, of this place. besides
four half sisters, and ore half brother
The funeral, which was held at the Free
Baptist church of this place, Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, was largely at
tended, Rev. B. P. Parker officiating
The Jr. O. U. A. NJ, of which he was a
member, attended in body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28
EAST CABOT.

B. U. Wells, the West Danville mer
chant, sells White Mountain Grass
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-28

Seeds, Sanford, Leaning and Pride of
the North Seed Corn, Fence Wire and
Staples. Eggs % cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
HURRICANE VICTIMS
NUMBER TWO SCORE
Death List In Gulf Storm Con-
tinues to Increase.

New Orleans, July 26.-Further re-
ports from isolated points along the
Gulf coast of Texas continue to swell
the death list resulting from last
Wednesdays hurricane Angelton
Tex, reports eleven de4d instead OF
one, bringing the total death list OF
the hurricane up to thirty-eight Many
more are still missing.
New Orleans, July 26.-As a result
of the recent destructive hurricane II
is declared that 1t will take some OF
the towns years TO recover from their
losses. Among those places which
have declared their inability to meet
the situation unaided are Angelton
and Bay City, Tex, and already relief
subscriptions from sympathetic cities
amount to thousands of dollars. There
Ia nothing to indicate that the esti
mate of about $2,0O0.000 property loss
would be materially changed. With q
number of people still missing it was
feared that the death list. now mum
bering twenty-nine, would be In
creased.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
TAFT ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Marble Caves of Oregon Made a Ma
tional Monument.

Washington, July 26,-Oregon caves
or "the marble halls of Southern Ore
gon," are to be preserved by the gov
ernmeut against vandalism and the
inconvenience of the private owners
President Taft has Just signed proc
lamation making the halls" nation
al monument The government will
improve the facilities for reaching the
caves, in addition to what the fores1
service has already done.
The caves honeycomb Cave noun
tain. They were discovered in 1871
by Elijah Davidson while bear hunt
ing Four levels, or floors, have beer
explored The caves are in marble
relieved here and there by delicate
stalactites of alabaster whiteness
Many small streams have been fount
at different elevations In the tw'
miles of caves already explored ant
larger bodies of running water are t
be heard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
relief of General Marina, besieged at

relief of General Marina, besieged at
Melilla.
Reports from one of the ports where
troops are being embarked indicate
that there have been mutinies and if
they had not been deprived of ammu-
milton it is believed there would have
been bloody fighting before they could
have been gotten on board the trans
ports.
The general staff has published its
report of the casualties In the fighting
in front Of Melilla 1t shows that the
Spaniards lost heavily A colonel and
five other officers were killed and n
colonel and twelve other officers
wounded The report says 260 sol
dIers were wounded, but the number
of soldiers killed Is withheld on the
ground that the reports are incom-
plete. The people that surround the
bulletin boards are clamoring for the
names Of the dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26

various arsenals to rush preparations
for sending further soldiers to the
front
Everywhere the king goes he is
heavily guarded by scores of secret
service men and those troops whose
fidelity can be counted on to the end.
Risks Life for Sake of Duty.
The ministers have urged him to
forego these trips to the various gar
risons. fearing that he will be assas-
sinated. but the youthful monarch de-
clares it is his duty to see personally
that the work of getting the troops
into Africa shall be rushed to COM
pletion.
The king, however. has abandoned
all intentions of visiting England and
other nations this summer as he had
planned. He is devoting his time and
energy to the affairs of the nation,
but his action Is winning no friends
for him. for the people are bitterly
orposed To the present war.
Every garrison from which troops
are to Re sont to the front has been
deprived Of all ball ammunition.
The soldi, rs are given no ball am
munition urtil Y transports get them
to Africa, WI en- they are supplied with
cart1i6 -cs - rucLe6 forward to the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
HIDES WILL GO
ON FREE LIST
President Wins Point in
Tariff Contest.
LOWER DUTY ON PRODUCTS

To Meet Western Demands New Eng.
land Representatives Agree to Make
Concessions on Manufactured Leath.
err Goods--This Opens the Way for
the conferees to Reach an Agree
ment on Much Disputed Subject.
Washington, July 26.-Hides will be
put upon the free list and existing
rates on all leather goods will be sub
stantially reduced, some Of them be-
low the duties fixed by either the
house or senate tariff bills.
BY making this reduction on the
finished products of leather a part Of
the agreement for free hides it is said
that the conferees will be acting with.
In their powers and that it will not
be necessary to recommit the bill
cure a reduction in the leather sched.
ule.
Senators Crane and Lodge were
among the earliest of the president g
callers and told him that New Eng
land was willing to make concessions
In the matter of reduced rates on
shoes, etc, as part of the bargain
for free hides. This opened the way,
they said, for an agreement In the
conference committee, for the West.
ern senators who have been fighting
the proposition to place hides on the
free list have announced time and
again that their objection would cease
whenever the rates on shoes, etc.
were accordingly reduced,
The rates on shoes will be lowered
from LIZ to 10 per cent, according to
the presidents advices.
Borah Consents to Scheme.
Senator Borah of Idaho, after a con
ference with the president following
the call of Messrs. Crane and Lodge
said there was no longer any doubt
that hides would go on the free list
| along with substantial reduction ir
thN AakSo ok iSehthSi plOuuCto
The generally accepted programme is
| as follows:
Hides, free; sole leather, per cent
ad valorem, the same as the house
rate and 10 per cent lower than the
| senate rate; leather for uppers, 7H
| per cent, which Is one-half the rate o
the senate and the house bills; boots
| and shoes, 10 per cent, as against /.
| per cent in the house bill and 90 PEI
cent In the senate bill These rates
it is said, are to be applied to articles
| which are made chiefly of the grades
| of hides which would be admittet
/ free.
| The present indications are that tn,
| advocates of duty on hides will &C
| cept the situation after a struggle IL
the senate. A large portion of thei
natural support will be drawn ava,
from them by the reduction of tn,
duties on leather and leather good
and they have been told that If tn,
| present bill fails another measure will
be brought in Immediately which
would not only make hides free, bu
would strike at wool and lead an,
zinc ores.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26

Commission Paid for Canal Laborers
Reduced.

Washington, July 2G.-Measures
have been taken by the isthmias ca.
nal commission to reduce the commits
sion paid for each laborer from Bar.
bados for work on the canal, that paid
heretofore, SO per man, being regard.
ed as excessive.
Following a visit of a representa-
tive of the quartermasters depart
ment, who looked into the recruiting
system In Barbados, the price paid
per recruit will be 81 per man, thus
saving S4 on each laborer. Barbados
furnishes the great majority of West
Indians engaged in canal work. Vi
to July the number obtained from
the island was 17,949, out of a tota
of 27 800.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
Suit Against Fashionable Club.

Topeka, Kan, July 26.-Two suits
have been filed against the Topeka
club to test the clubs right to keep
liquors in lockers at the clubhouse
under the new absolute prohibition
law The Topeka club is one of the
most fashionable organizations in the
state. One of the suits. an custer pro-
ceeding, was filed by Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson In the state supreme
court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-07-26
TO SPEAK ON THE TARIFF
AldrIch Indignantly Rejects Offer Of
Lecture Bureau.

Washington, Julys pa leading
lecture bureau approached Senator AL
drich with an offer to appear as a
lecturer before Chautauqua assem-
blies throughout the country with the
tariff as his subject. So eager was
the bureau to procure him that 1t
offered to permit him to name his
own figure.
Senator Aldrich indigsantly rejected
the proposal. In fact, he was worked
up over it. Some of his fellow sen,
ators have been inclined to chaff him
on the subject, saying that out in the
West the tariff maker Is believed to
have the cloven hoof and horns and
they inquire how he expects to be re
ceived by Kansas and Oklahoma audi
ences