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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
Probate of Win.

ESTATE OF NELLIE J, CARPENTER.
STATE OF VERMONT District of Caledonia, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia: To ali persons interested
Ia the estate of Nellie J. Carpenter. late of St.
Toflnsbury In said District deceased, greeting:
At Probate Court. holden at st. Johns
bury within and for said District on the sth
day of Sept. A. D. 1910, an instrument
purporting to be the last VIII and Testament
of Nellie ]. Carpenter, late ofSt. Johnsbury, in
said District, deceased. was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that. the
list day of Oct, A. ID. 1910. at the Probate
Office in said st. Johnsbury. be assigned for
proving said instrument; and that notice
thereof be given to ali persons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks successfully
In the CALEDONIAN, a newspaper circulating
In that vicinity. in said District. previous to
the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court, at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate OF said
will, If you have cause.
Given under my hand at St. Johnsbury In
said District, this sth day OF September,
a. ID. 1910.
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
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CHAPTER vi.

- HAD finished dressing next morn
ing and was strapping my things
together for the days campaign
when I heard a shutting step
upon the porch and the door opened
gently without any previous ceremony
Of knocking, admitting Amedee With a
breakfast tray.
Monsieur" he said, nodding In a
panic toward the courtyard, ''Aflle.
Ward is out therey'
"Whatw But I did not shout the
word
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was coming out. evidently intending
to speak to one Of the drivers.
The stranger stepped back with q
word OF apology. and | took note OF
him for a fellow countryman and a
worldly buck of fashion indeed.
We were passing him when he ut
tered an ejaculation of surprise and
stepped forward again, holding out his
hand to my companion and exclaim-
ing:
Where did you come from? I'd
hardly have known you"
Oliver seemed unconscious Of the
proffered hand. He stifened visibly
and said:
81 think there must be some mis-
take
$50 there is" said the other prompt
~. 81 have been misled by a resem-
blance. / beg your pardon
He lifted his cap slightly. going on.
and we entered the courtyard to find
a cheerful party of nine or ten men
and women seated about a couple of
tables.
l went almost as quickly to my pa
vilion and without lighting my lamp
set about my preparations for dinner.
The party outside. breaking up pres
emily, could be heard moving toward
the archway with increased noise and
laughter. A girls voice Ga very at
tractive voice. called, ''Oh. Cressie,
aren't you coming?" and a mans re-
piled from near my veranda, "Only
stopping to light cigar"
-
feet betokened that the girl came rum
ming back to join the smoker. 'Cres-
sie," heard her say in an eager. low
cred tone. who was that devastating
creature in white fanneis?''
The man chuckled. Matinee sort
of devastator-what? Monte Cristo
hair, noble profile
you'd better tell me-" she interrupt
ed earnestly, eff you don't want me to
ask the waiter"
"But don't know him."
'T saw you speak to him."
81 thought it was a man I met three
years ago out In San Francisco, but
was mistaken. There was a slight re-
semhfance. This fellow might have
been a rather decent younger brother
Of the man knew. He was the
My strong impression was that If the
speaker had not been interrupted at
this point he would have said some
thing very unfa 7orable to the charac-
ter Of the man he had met In San
Francisco
caught a last word from the girl
as the pair moved away.
"I'll come back here with a band
tomorrow night and serenade the beau
tiful one"
Monsieur is served" said Amedee.
looking in at my door five minutes
later.
"You have passed a great hour just
now, Amedee''
'It was like the old days, trulyy'
'They are off for Trouville. I sup
poser"
''No, monsieur; they are on their way
to visit the chateau and stopped here
only because the run from Paris had
made the tires too hot"
'"To visit Quesnay, you meant"
Truly. But monsieur need give him
self no uneasiness. l did not mention
to any one that monsieur is here. His
name was not spoken. Mile. Ward re-
turned to the chateau today" he add
ed. ''She has been In England"
"Quesnay will be gay" / said, COM
ing out to the table.
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probably Mile. Ward has only come
TO talk with Nine. Brossard."
81 fear some OF those people may
have told her you were here" he ven
tured insinuatingIy.
what people?" asked, drinking my
coffee calmly, yet. it must be confess
ed, without quite the deliberation /
could have wished.
Those who stopped yesterday even
ing on the way to the chateau. They
might have recognized"-
Impossible. knew none OF Them"
''But Mile. Ward knows that you are
here without doubt"
''Why do you say soF"
Because she has inquired for You"
''Sor / rose at once and went to-
ward the door. 'FWhy didn't you tell
AAS al o1GSs -S-,~s-S 10y s,-<---sS~aaSzazw
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CHAPTER v.
n @ z ankle had taken its wonted
|" time to recover. / was on
my feet again and into the
CHAPTER V.

|" time to recover. / was on
my feet again and into the
woods.
July came, and one afternoon sat
In the mouth Of the path just where
/ had played the bounding harlequin
for the benefit Of the lovely visitor at
Quesnay.
/ heard the light swapping Of twig
and a swish of branches from the
direction in which / faced. Evidently
Eome one was approaching the glade,
though concealed from me for the mo-
ment by the winding of the path. TAX
ing 1t for Saffren as a matter of
course-for we had arranged to meet
at that time and place. raised my
voice in what l intended for a merry
yodel of greeting.
/ yodeled loud. / yodeled long, and
my best performance was not unsug-
gestive of calamity in the poultry yard
And when my mouth was at its wild
est in the production of these shock
ing ulla hootings the person approach
ing came round turn In the path and
within full sight of me. 10 my hor-
ror it was Nine. d'Armand.
l grew so furiously red that it burn
ed me. was plainly lunatic, whoop-
ing the lonely peace Of the woods into
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Commissioners Notice.
ESTATE OF John F. MOORE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust the claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of John F.
Moore, late of ST. Johnsbury, in said District
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid. at the store OF M. y:
Center In said district. on the 30th day OF
Sept. and 18th day of Feb. next, from
10 O'Clock A. M, until O'Clock P. M, on
each of said days and that six months from
the goth day of August A. d. 1910, Is the
time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for exami-
nation and allowance.
Dated at ST. Johnsbury, this 9th day OF
September, A. d. 1910.
MYRON D. PARK.
OLIN G. SARGENT,
Commissioners.
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a very pretty girl down and across the
table from me. Miss Anne Elliott's at
tractive voice had previously enabled
me to recognize her as the young wo-
man who had threatened to serenade
Les Trois Pigeons.
81 beg your pardon" I said, address
ing her.
81 hear you're at Les Trois Pigeons"
said Miss Elliott.
''YesY
would you mind telling us some
thing of the mysterious Narcissus?
III you'll be more definite" return
ed In the tone of question.
81 mean a recklessIy charming vision
with a white tie and white hair and
white fannels," she said.
.'Oh,'' said I. ..he's not mysterious"
''But he is" she returned. II insist
on his being mysterious, rarely, grand
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Commissioners Notice.
ESTATE OF SALIVA DAVIS. 3

Commissioners Notice.
ESTATE OF SALIVA DAVIS. 80
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict of Caledonia, commissioners to receive
examine and adjust the claims and demands
of all persons against the estate of SaIma
Davis, late of Danville, in said district
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
for the purpose aforesaid. at the
dwelling house. of Peter Wesson
district, on 18th day of Sept. and the
Goth day of February, next, from L
O'Clock p. N. until 400 O'Clock p. M, on each
of said days and that six months from the
Goth day OF August, A. D. 1910, is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Danvi1le, VT, this 9th day of
August, A. d. 1910.
CHAs. D. BRAINERD,
PETER WESSON,
Commissioners.
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PRIME ROASTS
are just the ticket this time of the year.
If you want to tickle your husbands or
guests palate, just set before them
ONE OF OUR PRIME ROASTS.
You'll captivate them completely. Ev-
erybody likes our roasts. Why? That's
easy. It's because they're always per-
feet, like roasts should be. We make no
mistakes in meats and our customers
make no mistakes buying of us.
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"Aunt Jane, will four be too many
at our party?" asked Ruth.
"No. think not" said Aunt Jane.
The little girls looked very happy
The sun was shining brightly into
the parlor windows after stormy
morning.
1t was Saturday afternoon and lit
tie girls who go to school know now
nice it is to have it sun-shinny and
warm on that afternoon in the winter
to give them chance to visit and
play.
Eve don't want Ellie; we are no:
going to invite her.
And the little ones danced about as
merry as a gold fish in the window.
'Why don't you want Ellie?' SAID
Aunt Jane, laughing.
ooh! we don't want her, she al
ways wants to be boss.
And away the little girls ran to in
vite their friends.
While they were planning for the
party, asked them what they We're
going to have for amusement.
ooh. concert and tableaux; and
we are going to have the tickets one
cent Just one cent"
l did not attend the party, but
suppose they invited the four girls
they were talking about.
But the little girl who wanted her
way about every thing did not get an
invitation.
Iva Webb, age II,
r, F. D. No. 2, Cantril, la.
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Weber. have seen some very inter-
esting stories he has written.
Now No. 4 don't know who it
might be unless It Is Hattie Mae Al
len.
No. fs such bright looking little
girl think maybe It Is Wessie Full
ton.
These pictures are all very strange
to me and of course rather hard to
guess who they are. l think 1t would
be good plan to have all the Juniors
pictures In the Junior page so we
might see what each other look like.
and we will also have 1t to say that
we have seen each other.
Well as have guessed up as Tar
as No. S will now begin on No 6.
No. 6 I think must be bianch
Byrum.
No. I from what judge is Juliette
Eisenbeis.
No. 8 believe is Jessie Seaburg
and No. l think 1t might be Leslie
Dunning
Now AS am on the last one No. 10,
/ will call it Leila Saum.
I think this contest Is very nice
one 1t gives us something to study
about and also keeps us busy.
hope all the Juniors will like the
Guess Who contest as well as do.
Hoping to see lots of other letters.
Aged 10. Lois Grinin,
Abba, Iowa, r. r. No. Z.
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pictures were pubfished IN the Courier
Junior the dpst time.
The first guest to tell a story was
number 2. dear little Helen Viola
santee. She had brought her dolly
with her. She told her story In her
sweet baby talk: "A neighbor g1ri
wrote to thes Junior some time ago ana
told them I was the sweetest CHIC
she knew. As she won out In the con'
test my picture was printed"
Then number 3. told US his story, but
az he never told me his name don't
know 1t. but anyway he Is mighty
fne hoy. living In South Ottumwa.
He told US about how he made the
trim to faraway California alone, and
he wore his fathers Masonic button
and was treated 50 nice by the Masons
and every one a few years ago ana so
this was the reason his picture was
published.
[His name is Burdette Humphrey
ditor.]
When number 4 was asked to tell
us why her picture was printed IN the
Junior she said, "she supposed It was
because she was an older Junior ana
was one OF the first to write 10 the
Junior" Her name is Retta Ruark.
Number s is my sister, and she IS
known to most all of the juniors, so
I hardly need to introduce her, put
she told US at the party to ask me
editor why, for she didn't see why IL
cher picture) should be published.
She entertained my guests by PLAYING
several piano solos, and later helped
me serve refreshments. :,
Number s is Beatrice Lynch, ana
she told us she supposed the reason
her nicture was published was because
she had been in several contests IN the
Courier Junior. / now live in st. Louis
and I enjoy reading the Junior when
Il comes to us every week. 1t seems
like an old friend"
Margaret Sunley was NO. I'D
Mildred Adams of Seymour is mum.
her 7 and she was too modest 10 teli
IFS how It happened her picture was
in the Junior, but you all know Wnat
a lively correspondent she IS.
NV guests called for number IN
the contest, so Mabel Reifsnyder step
ned forward. "My picture was PRINT
ed because I was a prize winner III
Valentine contest"
We found number to be Alden
Doud. He just said, 81 don't know
why nv picture was put in the Junior,
so YOU will have to ask some one that
does"
Number 10. Helen Rowe. told us how
No. 1 and No. 10 guessed the pony's
name and got to go to the DOG ana
PONY show for guessing hit, ana
think she might have adaea tha'
she had long been a faithtul 'uhioi.
We played games and after Wnlc.
refreshments were served. but !
would rather have my guests te.
whether they had good time or not.
Norma Daniels, aged II.
Eldon, Ia.
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"GUESs WHO"

The pictures of the boys and girls
that appeared in the Courier Junior,
Saturday, March IL, were most all
Juniors, or at least think so.
l know the names Of most Of them
so l will write about them. The first
one is Norma Daniels Of Eldon, la.
She is Junior girl and was one of the
Courier Junior The second is of q
girl, Helen Viola Santee, two years
old. She is the sweetest child, Martha
Scott knows, as Martha is the one
who wrote about her. Her home is
in Ottumwa. The third is of little
boy, but / do not know his name. He
looks as if he is eight or nine years
old, so have it in my mind that he is
Forest Weber, the Junior boy who
lives in Ottumwa do not know the
fourth or fifth, the fourth picture
Leona Vest and the fifth Wessie Full
ton. The sixth is Margaret Sunley OF
ct Louis, Mo-, 1858 Garfield avenue
she is a Junior friend of mine and has
sr-t me cards for over a year. I now
ha-.o II cards from her and two val
eLtines. | do not know the name OF
the seventh one but have seen her
picture in the Courier Junior. | will
make a guess and call her Lois Crit
fin of Abba, Ia, r. F. D. No. Z. The
eighth is of Mabel Reifsnyder OF OF
tumwa. She also is Junior girl. The
ninth is Alden Doud Of Douds-eLandc
Iowa, and the tenth and last of all is
Helen Rowe of Ottumwa. Iowa. She
is another little Courier Junior.
Maude Skirvin, age II,
n NJ J0uo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
RA 5BITS.

Dear Editor:
I thought 1 would write another
story and put it in the Courier Junior
about rabbits.
.abbits dig holes in the hills and IN
the banks of creeks. They mar trails
all around these holes. When rabbits
have young ones they dig hole un'
der a tree or under house and pack
straw and strings that they find lay
ing around. Then they pull the fur
off Of themselves and put 1t In the
nest. The fur makes nice soft bed
for the little ones.
I had some tame rabbits last year
In the winter when the snow is on tie
ground the rabbits eat the bark OF the
trees. They would eat all our
flowers when they come up. We
had to kill them. When the rab'
bits fight they jump over each
other and hit each other with
their hind feet, when they nit
each other with their feet they take
Off a lot Of the fur
Age II. Mildred thompson.
White Bird Idaho.
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Miss kirk. but have not answered

~ yCCs !,
This time I will give you q brief
history Of the Chilocca Indian schools.
They are situated five miles south
OF Arkansas City on reservation
which contains $3.50 acres Of land. 1t
is almost self paying institution as
they have a shoe factory, ice plant,
steam laundry and tailorshop. They
raise their own beef and pork and they
raise lots Of corn and a large garden,
SO you see the Indians have to work
as well as learn. 80 ,4
The girls do most Of the house work
and the matrons see that it Is done
right. There are 700 scholars Of 10
different tribes. Chilocco is quite !
city and has many fine buildings.
The Indian girls all dress alike ana
look very nice. They are all proud OF
their school.
They have fine ball team and band,
the latter known as the Chilocco In.
dian band, took a tour through the:
United States and won first prize.
| expect many Of the Juniors have
heard Of them.
La Rue Fresh, age Is,
Townsend, Kas.
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One day when was eight years
old there was a man who had come
out in the country from the city and
brought some other people with him.
He hadn't been there long till he went
back to town In his automobile and
was coming back right away. My two
sisters, my two brothers, my cousin
and me were out in the road when the
man came along. He asked us II we
wanted an automobile ride. We all
said Eyes," and he stopped for us to
get in.
Johnny was afraid to go but the
rest Of us went and we just had
dandy time. We rode clear up to the
railroad crossing above our house.
We went UP there but had to walk
back. When he came back in the
afternoon he took us down to where
the rest Of the people were and took
the all home.
Maude Skirvin.
Floris, Iowa, r. R. No. 2.
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AN EASTER PARTY.

Two years next Easter several Of
the boys Of this neighborhood formed
a party. We had a certain place to
meet near the creek, we had powder
can to boil the eggs in, we had the
can on pole like set of wild In
dians
There were five in the party and
we had forty-five eggs. but, of course,
we didn't eat all of them. We had
nothing except pepper and salt to eat
them with.
After we had eat our dinner we
took our hook and line and went fish
ing, we caught several fish Of which
some were large and some were
small We played around the creek all
afternoon and when the sun got low
in the west we all started for home.
! Age IA. Malcolm Trout,
Birmingham, Iowa.
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GUESS WHo'

Once upon time there was d
naner published in OttumWa, la. II
was an old established paper, gong
all over the country. Take any Ola
Ottumwan and they don't feel like tneY
know what is going on unless tney
have the Courier setn 10 tnelr az
dress.
About three years or over they start,
Cd a special sheet for the girls anu
hovs and called it the Courier Junior
At first we received the Junior page
on every Friday of the week, but now
# has been changed to Thursday:
think the Juniors looks forward to tna'
day and through the paper we have
made many new friends by reading
their letters and exchanging postals
have received a great number
from No. 6, which think is Margaret
Sunley. I have received two valen
tines. Her home is in st. Louis, Nc.
Although I have never exchanged
nostals with No. know her name &c
be Daniels, but have forgotten hea
first name.
Although No. Ss home is in Ottum
wa and her name is Mabel Rellsnyoel
I am not acquainted with her. we dc
not attend the same school.
No. 2, I have forgotten her name
hut will call her Vivian Ettar, as she
looks so much like her. She was II
the contest, "The Sweetest Child
Know"
No 3, will call him Laurence Stan
ford He was the rabbit drawer.
No. 2 looks like she might be stud
ing story to send to the Courier
Junior. It is either one of the Skir
win girls or Norton girls. | remem
Der the face.
No. 1. such a jolly, good natured
little girl. l have to call her jolly
Smiles" and the little sober-sides II
overalls
No. 9, I think I might find him dowr
east of Ottumwa. have to call him
lay Holbrook. I would like to have
a game OF marbles with him.
No. 10 I think is Leona Vest.
may not have guessed right. but
their faces look familiar and Woulc
like to receive post card from them
and will send one in return.
will close. hoping they will DC
satisfied with their names. l would
like to meet them all. wish 1t was
so we could have Junior picnic this
summer.
No. is Hazel Deem, a Daily
Junior.
Forest Weber, age 9.
1905 E. Main ST., Ottumwa, Ia.
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WHAT / THINK OF THE GUESS
WHO CONTEST.

| think that all the Juniors will be-
glad to see their Junior friends come
to see them in pictures, if they don't
see the original. | have seen some
Of them quite often in the Courier
Junior and would like to get acquaint-
ed with them. l have often thought
7 would keep the Junior page. IT l
had would have guessed them all
right, but think they are a smart set
of girls and boys and think the Guess
Who" contest will be a good one. l
think it will keep some guessing to
remember the names, but l intend 20
cut the pictures out this time and
keep them. That would be a good
way to get each others pictures. We
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
JOSEPHINE APPRECIATES Heb
JUNIOR GIFT.

Dear Editor:
! received my gold cross today, and
think 1T is very beautiful. My name
and the Courier Junior is written on
IT so pretty. thinf it is a grand prize.
thank the Courier Junior verv much
for it. !. ;,
l have received good many prizes
from the Courier Junior and they
were all nice ones ~
| have started back to school again.
nave to study very hard now because
l have missed 80 much school this
winter. received cards from Walter
Trout and Vida Conger. And I re-
ceive letters from Lois Griffin. Our
school will be out the last Of May. We
are going to have an entertainment at
the opera house. Wishing the editor
and the Juniors happy Easter, I win
close. -
Josephine Norton, age IA,
Melrose, Ia.
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The Courier Junior
Published BY
THE couRtET. PRINTING co.
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA oEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
The GUESS WHO WINNER.

Dear Juniors: We feel sure that al
the Juniors will think that the judges
we're wise in their selection OF the
nrize winner in the big speclal eoi !,
tion contest entitled Guess VINO.
The three Judges decided that NOT
ma Daniels was entitled to the prize
and all the juniors will agree VIII
them when they read Normas STORY
Norma will receive her prize Easter
Saturday. ,.;o-s
The names Of the ten juniors,
whose pictures adorned the juniors
mage in the special edition are
"a Norma Daniels.
(2) Helen Viola Santee.
(s) Burdette Humphrey.
"a Katie Joseph.
(5) Norma Daniels big sister.
(6) Margaret Sunley.
"a Mildred Adams.
(s) Mabel Reifsnyder.
10 Alden Douds,
~ do) Helen Rowe.
The winners in the special contes'
will receive their little Easter trlnk.
cts Saturday. Their names Will appea,
next week. The Easter postals VIII
also be sent out this week.