davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Local Gatherings.

Advertised letters Jan 20. Ladies,
Carley, Mrs. E. H. Gentlemen, Drew,
c. E., Van Deusen. w. c.
Charles Gafney was arrested Friday
night for intoxication and Saturday paid
the usual fine of $1,000.
AT the annual meeting of the Grain
Dealers Fire Insurance Co., held recent
ly in Boston, Robert Mackinnon was
reelected director for Vermont for three
years. .
w. E. Christie has become associated
with the Cady & Braley Insurance
Agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindo1 Scott have given
up their house at 511a Summer street
and expect to board for the present. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Puffer will occupy the
house vacated by them and Miss Lillian
M. Pearl has rented the tenement on
Spring street vacated by Mr.. Puffer.
The republican town committee have
issued a call for a republican town
caucus, to be held at the Town Hall,
Saturday afternoon. February II, at
two O'Clock, to place iu nomination
law to be voted for at the coming March
meeting. All voters, irrespective of
party are invited to participate in this
meeting.
The Snow Shoe Club will start from
Pythian Hall for tramp tomorrow
night with Reginald Turner as guide.
-Howe's pictures with new program
at the Colonial tonight.
The L. S c. of the Church OF the
Messiah will meet with Mrs. Walter Kel-
logg, Portland street, Thursday after
noon.
"A horse driven by John Earl of
Peacham fell on Portland street Friday,
breaking its hip. The injured animal
had to be killed
"A goodIy number of ST. Johnsbury
Christian Scientists were at Lyndonville
last evening to attend a lecture on Chris
tian Science.
CONTINUED sth page.l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Somerset Takes a Tumble.

Although no records were broken
several things combined to make last
weeks bowling extremely interesting to
the fans, and one of these causes was the
complete rout of the leading Sonersets
team took three straight and are now
tied for first place in percentage of games
won, although Somerset still leads by
over a thousand in total pinfall. Bryant,
high roller of the match and week, evi-
IDENTIFY took this opportunity to show his
former team mates what he could do
when they were breaking right. Small
scores were the rule in the other matches
of the week. summary of the weeks
rolling follows: Monday, No. 6, 723,
697. 749-2169; Elite. 693, ISL. 596 :
1880. Wednesday. Central, 75S, 734.
71O--22O2; Somerset, 6S6, 646. 5S3--
1925. Friday, Independent, 731, 726,
661--211S; Laurel, 626, 629, 621-1875.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Fresh Cut Meat and Bone as al
Egg Producer.

Fresh Cut Meat and Bone has been
called the Ideal Food for laying hens
because it contains in a highly concen-
trated but easily assimilated form all
the materials which are contained in the
egg. If your hens are not laying you had
better send to c. S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, for a.2OO 1b. barrel of this Food. It
will cost you only So. so, freight prepaid,
to your railroad station. When writing
him mention this paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
The Swiss Brown Contest.
Contestants Very Busy and Making Goo(
PrOgress-Must Forward the Coupons.

VUHttstaHtS ,EeLy -Dusy anu MaA1Mg OuUu
Progress-Must Forward the Coupons.
A glimpse at the standing of the con-
testants in THE CALEDoNIAN'S Swiss
Brown contest will show that it has
been a busy week with them They are
turning in business at such a rate that
the office force is too busy to write much
about them. We are giving our whole
the customers they are bringing and
shall do our best to give such satisfact-
ory service we shall hold the new bust
ness which is coming in.
Next week we shall begin dating the
coupons and no coupons over two
weeks old will be counted. No undated
coupons can be counted after Monday
February II. Every contestant should
take notice of this and send in the cou-
pons promptly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Citizens Caucus

The inhabitants OF st. Johnsbury who are
legal voters and interested in clean govern
ment and reduction of expenses. are requested
to meet at Music Hall on Saturday after
noon, Feb. 18th at 2 O'Clock for the purpose
of placing in nomination a list of officers to
be voted on at the Annual Town Meeting,
Mar. 1st, 90. This call is for all legal
voters irrespective of party.
WALTER RoDLIFF A. H. GLEASON,
OLIVER BOURKE, CONRAD BECK,
AUGUST BECK, DAN CELLEY,
E. H. HALLETT, DAVID FRECHETTE.
Feb. I, 1910.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02

Mystic Star Chapter. No. 20, Q. E. S.
The regular meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 9.
MRS NELLIE NJ. SMYTHE, Worthy Matron.
MRS. CARRIE GAGE, Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Royal Arch Chapter.
Palestine Commandery, No. S,
MODERN woodmen of America.
Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge. No
2, Tuesday evening. Feb. 8. Rank of knight
J. F. MCCARTY, c. G.
H. w. ELLIS. K. R. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02

to get only limited education. When
the subject of this sketch was old enough
to go the distance to the schools he was
needed to help on the farm. so was
somewhat dependent on the assistance
he received from his father and mother
who were well educated for those times.
Mr.. Marshall lived with his parents dur
ing his minority and in September 1S47
came to ST. Johnsburv. He commenced
work in the scale shops. September IA,
contract, which continued unbroken
until on account of the intirmities Of age
it was necessary to give up the work in
the fall of 1907. During his residence
here Mr. Marshall has been actively
identified with the work of Grace Metho-
dist church, the Y. al. c. A, and all
things for the good Of The town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
STAINING

Av. Bryant. Central, 181 Carr. No. 6,
159. Coleman, Independent, 156. Con1ey,
Central, 155. Batche1der, Independent, 154.
Mcdonald, Elite, 151.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02

The young people of st. Andrews
church will be entertained at a social at
the home of Elisha May, Wednesday
evening. The committee for the flower
parish are to give a Longfellow evening
at the home of F. G. Bundy, Saturday
evening, from 8 to II o'clock, with
music and readings,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Passumpsic Lodge, No. II. e. and A.

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II. 2. and A. M.
Regular Communication. Thursday even
ing, Feb. 24.
Called communication Thursday evening,
Feb. 8. The F. c. degree will be conferred.
ARTHUR G. SPRAGUE, W. M.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
Haswen Royal Arch Chapter. No. IL.
Stated Convocation, Friday evening, Feb
25.
CHARLES BENNETT, H. P.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
Palestine Commandery, No. 5, K. T.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday eve, Feb. 22.
Special conc1ave Tuesday evening, Feb. 8.
The order of R. c. will be confer red.
FRED G. BECK, E. c.
DELos NJ. BACON. Recorder.
Modern woodmen of America.
Regular meetings of Asisqua Camp, No.
S149, are held first and third Tuesdays in
each month. Next meeting Feb. IS, 1910.
H. ]. PICKERING, Clerk.
DAVID IRWIN. V. c
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Thursdays Specials.

Lot L. Black Coored PettiCodS Home Sdteen
MOeen and Feather Silk. Regular price $3.50 ZOO Thurs
days price 81 cents.
Lot B. SdeenS and edherboom in black Colos Regular
price S2.75. Thursday special 81 43.
Lots Black Heatheboom. Regular price $3.50. Thursday
S2lO.
Lot Coored Silk PetCOats grey. brown green navy
cadet blue all made. Regular price S12
Thursday special $685.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
Town Officers Report
Some Reductions in Expenses Ef-
fected During the Past Year
Bonds Paid.-The Floating
Indebtedness Reduced.
New School House
Wanted.

The annual report of the town and
school officers has been completed and is
now in the hands of the printer. 1t will
be ready for distribution the last of this
or the first of next week. A comparison
of the figures this year with those of last
show some improvements in the conduct
of the towns business The selectmen
claim reduction in the expenses OF the
road work of about $500, in the salary
account of about $500. For the first
time this past year the town has turned
over the amount required bylawfo road
work in the village, sum of about $4,000,
but Notwithstanding this the $1,000
bonds have been retired and the floating
indebtedness reduced about $4,000 during
the year. The school directors in their
report recommend the construction of
school building with one room at St.
ohnsbury Center.
So far as known the present officials of
the town are willing to serve another
term with the exception of Mark Hovey,
first selectman, who says he is not a can
didate. No new names have yet been
suggested for town officers.
Some features of the reports of the
various departments follow:
Road Commissioner Horace Jackson
reports the expenditure of $3336.32, and
Special Commissioner Charles NJ. Owen
$2O3S.72. The selectmen make state
ment showing the net expense of road
work and bridges in 1908 to be So,
636.23 and in 1909 81, ,829. .42, reduc-
tion Of 81, ,SO6.S1.
SELECTMEN.
The selectmen report that the board of
1908 drew OF ders for $4O53. OF and the
board of 1909 orders for $35, ,411.O7, a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
SELECTMEN.

The selectmen report that the board of
1908 drew orders for $4O53. OF and the
board of 1909 orders for $35 ,411.O7, a
total Of $39 .464.OS divided as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
TRAIN HITS LABoRE1

TRAIN HITS LABORER40akland July As.
Tafares a Portuguese laborer. 20 years old
was struck by an eastbound seventh street
local at Pine street crossing at 6 o'clock this
evening and his left ribs and limb bones were
broken He will probably die. Tafares lives
NJ 1T25 Fourteenth street
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
AUTO THAT NEEDS NO
FUEL is INVENTED
Vehicle Run by Weight of Its
Cargo on Levers

Russia abounds in belated inventions
which hardly recorded today, would
have fmmortaIized or enriched the au-
thors If made few years ago. Cen
orally 1t is an uneducated peasant
leading a primitive life, out of touch
with the latter day world. who, after
many years OF hard work, devises some
wonderful apparatus. and then learns,
to his intense chagrin, that it was In
vented several years ago.
More lucky is a peasant named Sag
noff, from the province Of Tula, where
Count Tolstoy resides. He had just re-
ceived provisional patent for an ap-
paratus called the ''automotor," the
no fuel whatever, being set in motion
by the weight of its cargo, says the
London Telegraph. The force is trans
ferred by a whole system of levers, and
may develop any horsepower desired
All the parts of the "automotor" are
metallic
Sagnoff had gone to Moscow, to-
gether with a companion, to build an
..alltomotor," the cost Of which will not.
he says, exceed $3.50.
Another invention was actually
shown, explained and discussed re-
Gently in the presence of specialists,
professors and officers OF the army and
navy recently by an engineer named
IT is an aeroplane which
combines all the advantages of every
known system, with the authors own
improvements. 1t rises into the air
straight from the starting point with
the help of an explosion of benzfne
From the water it rises with still
greater ease than from land
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
FIVE MOTORISTS
HURT in ACCIDENT
Auto Ditched and Wrecked to
Avoid Hitting Skidding
Motorcycle

SANTA ROSA. July 4-Five men
were painfully injured early this morn
ing on the Healdsburg road, seven
miles north OF town. by a series of ac-
cicents in which a motorcycle and an
automobile were involved. Among the
injured were William Mack of San
Francisco and Charles Telley.
Mack who had been in Healdsburg,
inissed the train and wanted to get to
santa Rosa. as he was anxious to reach
Reno before Jeffries was knocked out.
He engag aged the machine TO take him
down. Charles Telley and another man
were with him in the automobile. While
the Mack car was speeding southwark a
motorcycle on which two men were
riding came north along the same
road. Something went wrong with the
motorcycle and the wheel skidded,
throwing the riders into the road di-
rectly in the path Of the fast coming
= automobile.
Mack and his party did not have
space TO stop and turned the car into
the ditch. IT collided with q stump and
the three men in the machine were
thrown out The machine was badly
wrecked. Mack missed his train.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Trained Eye of the Cowboy

Herders on Texas cattle ranches be-
come so expert in their scrutiny of
cattle that in buying them on the hoof
they often rely for enumeration upon
glance at the herd as they ride past.
says the st. Louis Post Dispatch. Their
passing estimate practically never
varies more than two or three from
the actual number in herds of from so
to 100 and in much larger herds of
from 200 to 500 their estimates will
preserve the same proportion of ac-
curacy.
For instance a buyer will say as he
rides through a cattle range: It will
take that herd of 75 this of $50" Or
after a short scrutiny he will assert:
You have 500 head on that range over
there However, in buying a herd as
large as this they are usually strung
out and counted, although the result
rarely differs from the original esti-
mate by more than or per cent.
In some cases this ability to esti-
mate is carried to higher degree of
accuracy even for very large herds
In the early seventies, before the day of
weighing scales and railroads, cattle
buyers in the southwest would buy
cattle at so much hundredweight
from their owners. This estimate of
weight was based on what the cattle
would weigh after they had been driven
200, 800 or 400 miles to the Kansas City
market. Nevertheless the error would
only amount to few pounds, not
enough to affect their profits
Charles Goodnight of Goodnight.
Tex. and owner of the famous buffalo
herd bearing his name, told some
extraordinary things about Ii negro he
knew. When the roundup time came
they would place this negro in an ad-
vantageous position and drive past him
the herds belonging to different men.
All these cattle except the calves had
their owners brands. Later when
these calves, after having been mixed
up in the corral, were taken out to be
branded, he could tell which brand to
put on each from having noted at the
time to which COW each belonged.
This astonishing acuteness is even
more clearly demonstrated in their de-
lection of diseased or defective animals
purchase. In this discrimination, says
writer in the North American Re-
view, they equally rely upon rapid
visual sweep of the cattle while
grazing. the inspector merely riding
through the herd.
A sound herd is appraised as such
and accepted at a glance, and similarly
at a glance any deviation from uni
form perfection is remarked and de-
mand for special examination is made
on the spot. But this special examina-
tion is as astonishing in it's expertness
as the others. There is no dismount-
ing for individual scrutiny. The herd
is simply run past the purchaser at a
gallop and the defective herds are in
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN
HONOR OF THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

phalia?" Yes, sire. and permit us to
be among the first .'Eh what.
You are ceremonious. methinks; that
might pass were surrounded by my
court, but at present away with form
and let us be off to supper
Upon this Jerome took his friends to
one of the best restaurants in the
Palais Royal. The three chatted and
laughed and said and did thousand of
those foolish things which when un-
premeditated are so delightful. 1t may
be supposed that the conversation was
not kept up without drinking. When
the wine they had drunk began to take
effect MY good friends" said Jerome,
why should we quit each other? II
you approve of my> proposal you shall
accompany me. You, c., shall be
my secretary; as for you. P, who
are so fond of books. appoint you my
librarian" The arrangement was ac-
cepted and ratified over fresh bottle
of champagne.
At length the party began to think
of leaving, and accordingly called for
the bill. Jerome produced his purse,
but the king of Westphalia could only
find two louis. which formed but a
small portion of 200 francs, the amount
of the bill. The new dignitaries. by
clubbing their wealth, could only mus
ter about three francs.
What was to be done? At l o'clock
in the morning where could resources
be found? They determined to send for
the master of the house and acQuaint
him how matters stood. He seemed
to take the frolic in good part and
merely requested to know their names.
Having told him the restaurateur set
his customers down as sharpers and
threate to send for the commissary
Of police This alarmed Jerome, who,
seeing that the restaurateur doubted
them. handed over his watch In pay
ment. This watch had been present
from Napoleon, and on the back was
the emperor's cipher in brilliants.
on examining the watch the restaur-
ateur concluded that 1t had been stolen,
and took it to the comrnissary of po-
lice. The latter, recognizing the i'm
perial cipher, ran with it to the pre-
feet. The prefect few to the minister
of the interior. and he in turn went to
the emperor at st. Cloud. Next morn
ing the Moniteur contained an ordi-
nance in which Jerome was ordered to
Westphalia at once and prohibited from
comforting any appointments until his
arrival at his capital-London I. P.s
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
BROTHER AND SISTER
MEET AFTER o. YEARS
Aged Man Journeys From the
FatherIand to Visit Kin

"Ach Gott, Jakie, is that you? Oh
MY. what a fine man! So big and hand
some
Then two arms that have rocked
MANY cradles, and a form, aged but
still erect. were thrown against big
elderly man with flowing white
beard and ruddy complexion, while
several kisses were endearingly eX-
changed.
That was the long looked for greet
ing. which, in part, atoned for a sepa-
ration of two-thirds of century be-
tween 80 year old Mrs. Mary Louise
Miller and Jacob Lang. her Sc year OLD
brother. who has just arrived in this
country from the fatherland, where he
is an engineer of some note.
Mrs. Miller. who is living with her
daughter. Mrs. Susie Bunheim, at 800
West Franklin street. left her birth
place when Jacob, the brother, was only
3 years old.
Ofttimes during the Sc years OF his
life Lang had planned to come 10 amer
lea, but obstacles prevented, says the
Baltimore News.
When the grips and valises were dis
posed of. Lang. after being comfortably
ensconced in the biggest chair In the
house. related his experiences and told
of the JOY of seeing his sister alive
To this country Lang has brought
many souvenirs and rememhrances
which he will distribute among his
relatives. The North German Lloyd
liner Brandenburg, from Bremen, which
arrived at the immigration pier, Locust
point. brought Lang, bag and baggage
and more than $4,000 which he says he
will spend while visiting here.
After greeting his sister the visitor
from the fatherland called at the nome
of his son, Andrew Lang, keeper or
grocery at Andrew and Chestnut streets
There the grandchildren, with his son
and daughter in law, crowded around
him. asking him innumerable questions
A big housewarming was held later
at the home to which all the relatives
and friends were invited, elaborate
preparations having been made to make
the reception fitting one for one so
long absent.
II was 64 years ago when Mrs. Miller,
then a young girl. crossed the ocean to
her new home The white bearded man
was then a little boy just beginning to
walk. During all those years the sis
ter's heart yearned for a sight of the
habv brother. She settled in Baltimore
and her husband died II years ago.
Eight of the II children which she bore
have all grown up, and in turn become
parents. Though 80 years old. Mrs.
Miller is active and healthy. She re-
tains all her faculties and says she Is
as young as any woman 80 years her
junior.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
ITcHED ALL SUMMER
in Hot Weather-Unneeessar
II POslam Is Used

Frequently skin trouble appearing
in the spring and allowed to remain
unchecked will afford cause for intense
itching all summer long. When pos
lam, the new skin remedy, is first ap-
piled all itching is stopped, infiamma-
ton is allayed. the burning skin IS
cooled and eomforted
For the prompt relief and cure of the
many forms of eczema, acne. letter,
BARRIERS itch and all other skin troubles
pOsfam has proved the most efficient
healing agent yet evolved. In the les
ser affections. such as pimples. red
noses. complexion blemishes. rash. scalp
trouble. itching feet. etc. results are
seen overnight, but a small quantity
being required. Nothing is so good
for sunburn and mosquito biteS.)
A special 50-cent package OF pOslam
is prepared for minor uses, and this. as
well as the regular 81 Jar. is on sale by
all druggists. particularly The Owl
Drug Co.'S Stores. But no one Is asked
to purchase poSlam without first obtain
ing a sample package. which will be
sent by mail, free Of charge. upon re-
quest by the Emergency Laboratories.
80 West 25th street. New York City.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Logic

The excuses given by children in or
der to escape from some distasteful
duty are often exceedingly ingenious
and even witty. Johnny was afraid of
the dark, and his mother was trying to
induce him to go to bed without her
accompanying him. The boy was the
owner, of a little bantam hen and Is
chickens, so his mother used these as a
sort of argument to convince him of his
folly in behing AFRAID of the dark
why, Johnny, just think of your chick
ens-how bravely they go off to bed
every night without a thought of the
dark, and you, a great big boy, are
afraid to go upstairs alone" Johnny
was silent for a moment and then said,
But, mamma, don't you see the reason
that the chickens are willing to go to
bed in the darlS is because the old hen
goes with them? And so 1. think you
ought to go with me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Civil and MiIitQry
Parade at
Vallejo

VALLEJO, July 4.-The feature of
today's celebration in this city was
civil and military parade participated
in by officers and enlisted men from
Mare island and the cruisers of the Pa
cific fleet now at the navy yard, as well
as practically every civic and fraternal
organization represented here.
An American flag presented to the
city by the women of Vallejo, through
Farragut post of the Grand Army. was
received by Mayor J. f. Chappell and
raised in the city park.
The oration was delivered by Supe-
rior Judge a. J. Buckles, and the decla-
ration of Independence read by Walter
Reed. Fireworks and mardi gras fes-
tivities tonight will close the three
days carnival.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Some Bright Answers

Dean Hole of England in his memoirs
tells of q Sunday school boy who an
swered the question. What proof have
we of St. Peters repentance% with
please sir, he crowed three times"
The deans sister one day asked her
Sunday school class what was meant by
the law and the prophets. A bright
little girl Immediately responded 1T
means when anybody is sold out by the
constable" On another occasion rec
tor, seeing only one contribution plate
provided. asked a man near by to bring
a plate from the dining room table of
the rectory and pass it up and down
both sides of the north aisle. The man
did so and presently returned to the
rector and whispered: I've passed the
plate to everybody. but none of them
will have any" The rector looked at
the plate. and to his establishment dis
covered that it was full of crackersi