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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
Concord.
Sunday School Contestants Enjoy q
Banquet-Bridge Washed Away.

Banquet-Bridge Washed Away.
The Sunday school contest came
to close with banquet given by
the blues to the reds. Nearly loo
sat down to an excellent supper al
which corn choWder, cake, coffee,
ETC., were served. The reds furnish
ed an entertainment that was ap-
preciated by all. The Sunday school
doubled its membership in the con-
test.
The bridge near Gould's Crossing
was carried away by high water
Saturday night. Harry Currier,
who was returning home from st.
Johnsbury was the first to discover
it, and not until he was about three
feet from the rivers edge did he
notice the bridge was gone.
Miss Alice Bailey of Lancaster,
N. H., spent Sunday with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. I. P. Chase.
Mrs. Frank Jock of Concord Cor
| ner spent the past week with Mrs
George Howard
Mrs. Minnie Seavey of Fitzdale
was in town Saturday.
Mrs. F. NJ Cobleigh is i'll from
grip.
Adah Chapter, No. 80, o. E. S.,
will hold a special meeting for in
stallation of officers Thursday even
ing. Refreshments will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Miltimore en-
tertained company from st. Johns
bury at sugar party Tuesday OF
last week.
Miss Mary Teller of Lawrence,
Mass, was a guest of Mrs. E. D. Lee
part of last week.
Robert Ash has moved his family
into the tenement in Emanuel Lii
licrap's house.
Mrs Ira Lewis is stopping with
Mrs. S. N. Ford.
Mrs. Martha Cobleigh who suffer-
ed a stroke of apoplexy recently,
remains about the same
Mrs. Angie Brigham who has been
very i'll does not gain as rapidly as
her friends would wish.
Miss Kathaleen Gray visited
friends in town part of last week.
Mrs Emma J. West was a guest
of Mrs. S. H. Moore of ST. Johnsbury
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. A. Gray entertained her
father, D.. H. Wheeler of Hardwick,
the past week.
Mrs. George Palmer and daughter,
Mildred of St. Johnsbury visited
Mrs. Palmer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Harvey, the past week.
Mrs. Eva Mullen of South Lunen-
burg and Mrs Flora Gresley of
North Adams, Mass, were in town
Thursday evening to attend the
Eastern Star meeting. They were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Chap
man.
Mrs Wells Quimby of Lyndon was
a recent guests of her sister, Mrs.
Alvah Beldin. Miss Josie Beldin OF
ST. Johnsbury also spent Sunday at
her home here.
FRANKLIN Cobleigh of Lyndonville
was in town Saturday, called here by
the illness of Mrs. Martha Cobleigh.
Mrs. Rhoda B. Ripley who has
spent the winter with her son, Ned
D. Ripley of St. Johnsbury, return
ed to her home here last week.
Miss Grace Braley, a student at
ST. Johnsbury Academg, spent Sun
day with her grandmother, Mrs. 0.
b. Cobleigh.
A little son came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moyse Saturday.
N. D. Ripley of ST. Johnsbury was
in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Woods are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of son, April 16.
The Village improvement society
will meet with Mrs. F. A. Brewer
next Monday evening.
Rev. A. P. Grint will hold service
at the town hall at three O'Clock Sun
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
SUTTON.

Charles Aldrich and wife visited
in saltwater, N. H., their former
home, the past week.
But very little sugar has been
made as yet and the prospect for
a large amount is not the best.
The next grange meeting is to be
Saturday evening the End, when the
third and fourth degrees will be
conferred upon a class of six to be
followed by the regular harvest
supper.
Miss Ethel Chapman has been at
home from Auburnda1e, Mass,
where she is teaching, the past week.
Mrs. A. N. Chandler who has been
at Waterbury Center on account of
sickness in her sisters family the
past week, returned Saturday night.
Gordon Davis returned to his
school in ST. Johnsbury last week.
Frank Drew who has been at Bar
ton with friends for some weeks has
returned home.
Mrs. Charles McKoWn who has
been quite i'll with pneumonia is i'm
proving.
Mrs. S. M. Bartlett who has been
sick is some better and gaining
slowly.
Percy Still who has been visiting
his father at Byron Bundy's has re-
turned to his work at Compton, N.
II.
The town clerk has received
f'The Vermont Digest Annotated
1789-191O" in three volumes to
which all have access to use as they
wish.
Alpine Lodge, I. o. o. f. with the
Rebekah Lodge are to observe the
92nd anniversary of the institution
of the order at their Hall at West
Burke, Monday evening, the Gath.
Odd Fellows and their families are
invited to attend.
Miss Madge Burnham returns to
her school at Lyndon Center this
week where she has taught for
several years past.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
EAST CABOT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O'Brien have
moved to Peacham where Mr.. O'Brien
will work for the Misses Bickford.
Mrs. Eliza Hall is at A. H. Dunn's.
Miss Alice Boyd of Bethel is at S.
e. Houghton's and will teach the
spring term of school.
Mrs. William Barr spent Thursday
at st. Johnsbury.
Walter Gould is a guest at Silas
Houghton's.
Miss Florence Houghton is attend
ing high school at Cabot.
Use American Liver Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
Vermonters in Washington.

Senator Dillingham; has had print
ed at home and mailed from Wash
ington 1000 copies of the speech re-
Gently delivered by him on recipro-
city before the Montpelier board of
trade. The speeches have largely
gone to the oranges of Vermont to
meet very frequent requests for
them, and will be distributed among
their members. The facts and figures
used by the senator have attracted
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
Fair Maple Sugar Crop.

George c. Cary, the best authority
in Vermont, On maple sugar says that
Vermont farmers up to last Saturday
had made more sugar than they had
a year ago at that time. He thinks
there will be about an average crop
this season.
In Pennsylvania and Ohio about
the average amount was made and
there is no Indication of shortage of
maple sugar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
EAST BARNET.

Murray Lindsay visited his father
last week Monday.
Mrs Wild was very sick last week
but is now gaining.
Miles Nelson returned to Burling-
ton Tuesday after spending his
Easter vacation at home.
Mrs. Charles Harvey received
word last week that her brother,
Leslie Glenn in Albany, N. Y, under
went an operation for appendicitis
last Thursday. His sister, Mrs. Fred
Moore goes this week to visit him.
George Nelson invited the people
of East Barnet to his camp to a
sugaring off Saturday afternoon.
About 40 went and a lot more would
liked to have gone. Many thanks
are due him for the treat he gives
the people here every year to the
annual sugaring off.
Mrs. Charles Harvey and son, Olin,
visited Mrs. Nettle Lindsay Satur-
day.
Mae Gilfillan came home from her
school in Chelsea, Mass, Saturday
to spend her Easter vacation.
Arthur Bandy has been sick for
the past week and not able to attend
school.
E. Newman, R. B. Gammell and
Bert Galbraith were callers on Wilt
am Lindsay Sunday.
Rev. w. c. Clark preached a fine
Easter sermon here Sunday after
noon. There was extra music for the
day.
Helen Sylvester from st. Johns
bury was the guest of Marjorie Nell
son Saturday.
Vera Kendall is very sick with
membranous Group. Her mother is
quite sick too. Mrs. Ada Brown is
caring for them.
Two hounds were seen chasing a
deer past Charles Harvey's Friday.
Children Cry
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19

1t cured the cough as well as the
choking and gagging spells, and he
got well in a short time. Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has many
times saved US much trouble and we
are never without it in the house
G. G. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19

Use American Liver Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19

Good results ALWAYS follow the use
of Foley Kidney Pills. They give
prompt relief in all cases of kidney
and bladder disorders. Try them G.
c.. Bingham.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-06-16
RED MEN WERE INDUSTRIAL,
Their Method of Workjno c, Mines in the Lake Superior T'
 Region.

The copper mines in the Lake sr perior region were most import,,t /. the Indians. When We remerher ,h., they did not understand the smeItin. of ores We can appreciate tbe y.,n, of these mines. In them the na.,r. metal occurs both in small pieces and great masses. The Indians had on,, to dig away the earth and smash tb. rocks with stones some of which tb0, provided with a groove and attached to handle by means of q with, around the groove.
 Archaelogists have found that tbs also built fires upon the rocks anl thus cracked them that they nigh more easily be smashed with ham mers. One piece of copper proDpe, upon poles over fifteen feet below tb. surface of the ground was found b explorers where it had been ahan doned by the Indian quarrymea Weighing almost three tons. it wast monument to the industry of tn. North American Indians. who have tN often been considered lazy, and who We must remember. had only the sim plest tools with which 10 raise thl, heavy mass One of their shafts which contained a mass of copper weighing several tons. was twentysll feet deep and the mass of copper had been raised several feet. probably h, only means the Indians had of moylu. it being wedges and sticks.
 These were exceptionally deei shafts. many others being smaller. h one place an area of about 400 acFei had been worked over Judging from the number of stone hammers o' mauls found in q given bulk of the de brls excayated from these ancient dig gings thousands and thousands of tt hammers must have been used. and may be found by clearing out the oa workings gs.-Southern Workmen.
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Automohilists, Sore Throat

"Automobilist's sore throat" said { Pittsburg physician. 'ls malady es pecially prevalent in the spring, whe' the roads are dusty. l. is due to th. dust that the automnbilists swallow lnasmuch as this dust may contain tn germs of pus, malignant oedema, tetan us. consumption and septleemia, it lSnl strange that the automobilst gets Son throat. The strange thing Is that doesn't get something worse PerhaS indeed. he does get something worse Consumption occasionally attacks pu' ly and redfaced automobiles ID OO' ways you know.
 "The remedy II is 10 protect HUE dust the rose and mouth the same A the eyes are always protected. !" automobilist should wear a resplr%@ Further, after a dusty run, he shouIs gargle the throat with a weak ~. harmless antIseptic solution. p. imagine an automobilst after 'Ol. run, Gargle with anything excep-
 And the physician made the ges'u' of one who losses off liquid TAT mV' delectable than peroxide or cGs9oD"
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Value of Amorican Peat

The use of peat for domesuC p. poses in European countries ua~ s, back several hundred years, bu, ~ < extensive development in metnou' mining and utilizing peat mas w largely within the past ten years, ,,,., tho present time in many oI 'he hs .., pean countries peat is large so' .a of power development through 'n0 ,,d of the gas producer and enslhe' I 1s the utilization of the peat pogs :, coming general. Some idea oi ' ,d tent of this development may U. .,,,, from the statement that knss's -. m d mines annually over 6,Oo0,VoV '''' dry peat. e,,s
 It is estimated by the tnl'eu 1s S 4 geological survey that the OS ,e.ss this country contain approA'o .ou. 12,SSS, 10000 tons of dry peas a,.,tt r mercially available AL " Co, ns value of three dollar per ton loi ors chino peat bricks this represents ,o as s38. 500, 900, ,000.-R. Il. Fefnaiu'
 sler's.
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ing. "An opera box for the season and few accessories-gowns etc"
 There go your profits" said New ton. Mine will go thus"-and he wrote, Little Old New York;" and dittoed the s25,000.
 Now, Austin?7 Newton pushed the card to the lawyer, who scribbled: First catch your-ditto"
 Bird Of illomen,' stormed New ton I'll keep the card to shame you later"
 But the stiff card missed the pocket and nuttered quietly to the floor, where it lay unseen.
 The pool was formed, and the check, which MT. Wells might have sent quite simply to the opera house man. agement. went to the pools manager, Austin, who seemed less likely to ap- pear involved in the market move ments of Colorado Central than New ton, it's vice president. Mr Wells. of course. never managed pools.
 The campaign as planned contained no complex details The intention was to accumulate Colorado Central stock and then 10 move it up, trading in and out on the way up, so that the entire line might be disposed of at an aver age advance over 40 the ruling price, sufficient to give the three members profits of $25,000 each An average advance of five points on 20,00o shares would allow this profit after ex- penses.
 The operations in the market, in cluding the necessary buying and sell ing of Colorado Central. were intrust, cd to Warren Hazlitt, of the Stock Exchange house of IIazlltt X Greene, through whom Austin usually traded.
 Hazlitts first move. with the full approval of the little pool, was to put Colorado Central down few points by apparent free selling, in order that his line of stock might be accumulated as near 40 as possible. The decline attracted little attention in the dull market, and 1t was not until It touched fl on the upward swing that the tra- ding in 1t became at all animated. Here Hazlitt encountered such free selling of the stock that in order to keep it from breaking he was com pelied to buy largely.
 This selling was reported to the pool as perfectly natural profit taking, and request made for more funds to offset the calls on the broker.
 MT Wells drew another personal check, and another stub in the little leather.bound check book declared. account op. bex-eurrent eXp," al though there was. as yet TO core spending credit entry on the books of the opera house management.
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Ca. Loses Lea to Dead Tpf'sir '',',r

The vitality of the snaPp'n,e ,o.'c hs which sometimes gives itS }r }a q daf power of violent Contraci'on i@ t@on ls after tho head is severed i. ,y oi I body. proved to be the de%Iian ,orI q cat that wandered into tne a hotel at York. Pa. nos bsl
 Some Chesapeake bay TUT ueg etgsrogs been cleaned and their heads adaad s Q into the yard. The cat lil'eaad soad bt made n feast of turtles n.ha spsr instead lost one of its legs. ih ,sy,s ls per's jaws closed down on lapss ass iss and before 1t could shake ]. 's srorn bs member was torn compleieV cats body.
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Correct. Good-by."

"Whc Is that funny litt,a
 Grant, dear?" Mrs. Wells ros.a, man shapely arm on the edge of tho s'u terre box and pointed, discreetlr par lorgnette tip toward the oroh.l lt, .us seats. "eSfa
 Hes in the-one. two, three fon
 fourth row-one, two. three fon. ,0I,- sixth seat from the center ais,a . a's
 Mir. Wells followed an irna";.
 line from the lorgnette tip. The slar' %' touched it's goal. 1' io'
 "Oh," said MT Wells. His nam. Barr. He sometimes traffcs in ,uu "D. U boxes. I believe" 0pe's
 An said the lady negligently q thought you knew him. He looked . : here and smiled moment ago. u' Did he?1 said Mr Wells. "Ab there's De Reszke." ~
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-06-16
"Nr. Barr down yet. Winiam?"

"Mr Barr down yet. William?'
 Yes. sir" said the attendant of Willis. Barr &. Co, taking the suit case and bag of golf sticks which Marshall, the office manager. handed over to him Hes here and whistlin' these fifteen minutes"
 Marshall found the little man buried in tangle of morning newspapers. He looked up.
 "Hullo. John." he said, cheerfully. I'm trying to get the news of the world in fifteen minutes. Any news with you?" he added. as his glance rested on the young mans face.
 If 1t were anyone but you" an swered Marshall. T should say yes -
 Lets try it, anyway" said Barr, with protended condescension.
 You've noticed how Colorado Gen. tral's been acting?"
 Yes" assented Barr, shortly.
 T played golf at Shinnecock Hills yesterday with young Van Dusen, of Hartringe & Co, and the pair ahead of HIS in the morning round was John R. Austin and Hazltt. of Hazlitt & Greene. Hazlitt's an awful duffer at the game l thought you might like to know" added Marshall, as Barr smiled
 Which game" asked tue H:tle man.
 Either. Colorado Central or golf ''
 Good" laughed Barr. That's what l thought last week when I sold 1000 shares of Central at 42"
 There it is.' said Marshall, with mock disgust. T said it wouldn't be news to you, anyway
 All I had was suspicious, John. You've confirmed them now I've been looking Central up bit, and I guess I'm on 10 the game. They tell me from Chicago that the roads earnings may justify dividends next month-if nothing happcns-and I guess Austin and some of the other directors are moving the stock up on that. But so many things may happen John, add ed the little man, plaintiyely. It is sad to think of f. but here below we must Remember how unexpectedly Bowman lost the St Louis Southern? |? How unexpectedly Mir Morton Rogers lost his daughter? Yoc ought to re- member that. siuce you found her
 Yes" he went on, speeulatively, think what a strike on tho lines of the Central would mean to earnings with other strikes in the Central Steel company and other industries along the road Think of a loss of traffic exchange with the Western Colorado at Gold City; how earnings would dwindle and dividends move down the block I'm a director of the Western and we couldn't let it become involved in a strike through interchange of non.union handled freight with the Central-oh. no. l have met many walking delegates of the railroad unione-some of them are my good friends. John-and most of them were on the run ID make trouble some. where. For all I know. one of them Is hustling toward Denver now to spoil the fair prospects of the Central All these things have convinced me that there are clements Of uncer- tainty in everything even Colorado Central dlyidends-aHd. peseimist that am. have sold 4,000 of its stock and shall continue to sell it go long as the complaisant pool managed by Hazlitt-a duffer. you say-will buy 1t.
 "If make money out of it" he con
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matum," said MT. Wells, who had fol- lowed Newton's words closely. When did they inform Meneely of their in tended course?"
 That's a fact-let's sec" Newton scanned the telegram. This was sent at ten this morning; the men met last night. Why. these Western people must have had an inspiration"
 Newton drew the telegram through his fingers in abstraction. The others watched him silently.
 i've got it." he broke out. I've got it. It's an insult to your combined intelligence to tell you the truth. That Western has always been stock-job- ping game. and one of its directors and big owners is the biggest stock iobber and the biggest gentleman of the road ill all the world-or Chi eaeo
 "Barr." came three voices, in sur pfising unison.
 "Barr-nene," declared Newton.
 Austin and Hazlitt laughed-a little. Mir Wells smiled seriously.
 ..Well?" he queried, and there was wealth of meaning i'll the intonation.
 That's it." assented Newton, grave again. This little pool of ours Is spreading nicely isn't 1t? And such q harmless little pool. too. 1t was. Just an opera box, a trip to Europe and a coy tey-time in New York-that's all I, ,t-ArId and look at it--a young ocean, with the low. black, rakish craft of Barr atloat on it's bosom.
 How much stock do you suppose Barr has sold, IIazlitt?' asked New ton. abruptly, of the broker. Hard to tell. Perhaps 3o0oo shares. The selling has been heavy. Probably all for his account. We had to take 20,0o0 shares more than We sold"
 Now, isn't that pleasant?' Newton nodded mockingly to MT. Wells and Austin. If strike is declared, the stock will drop at least five points sI500oO presented with our compli- ments 10 Barr.
 How much did the 10000 precious shares cost us, Hazlitt?' asked New ton again. very softly.
 They'll average 4615.'
 There We are Our profits are tied up in 20o00 shares of stock bought at 46fs. Central closed tonight at 45, so we're out exactly $3o000 as it stands If We tried 10 sell ten shares it would break to 40. probably. It seems 10 me that We had better turn a little more money in 10 Hazlitt so he can support Harr's selling tomorrow I'll telegraph Meneely tonight for full report on the situation. When we get that We can decide whether We should aban. don the movement at a loss or con tinue if at a possibe-remotely pos sible-gain."
 The others aesented 10 this arrange ment
 "You1l get my check in the morn ing. Hazlitt" There was touch of weariness in MT. Wells voice
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phone boy on the floor Of ta. changed queried. Gil
 You, John?' he asked. as hi. . ner's voice came to him. "stos part ing Central. Tell Hazlitt to sei' at orce up in the Luncheon a,, me the Exchange Pm telegrapbjnr fp n G yer Len
 Correct. Good-by."
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MT Barr, sir?" said the waiter. It was noon of Friday, and in the Law. yers' club.
 MT. Barr kept his eyes on the newspaper propped up against a carafe, but made half circle with his busy fork in the walters direction.
 Thank you. sir" said the waiter. reading permission in the maneuyer. T thought you might like to know. sir, that President Wells of the Twelfth National bank. has had this table eY- cry noon for five years, rain or shine, sir
 Mr Barr's glance fitted quickly from the print to the walters eyes. It came back as quickly however, and the little man nodded his acknoWledg ment of the information.
 "A curious man, sir, MT Wells All ways spelling menu cards-with his figures, sir"-explained the unsmiling waiter as the little man looked up again.
 Worse than usual. sir. a few days dbO. " llCH it iuINlIfd llNid Nllu FbiAAt friends, He quite used up the back, sir. and ran down the front to the des- sert-that might be owing some 10 his friends. sir. though; they figured bit. too.
 q kept 1t for a meemento--I'ye weakness for meementos, sir Would you care to see it2 IL Is odd"
 Perhaps the little man nodded The figure e-bespattered card came out of the pocket of the walters jacket and rested beside Mir. Barr's plate. He glanced at 1t. perfunctorily, and went on with his paper
 He finished at last He put the card In his coat pocket. negligently, and arose The still unsmiling waiter pull. ed down the tails of the little mans coat with his left hand and received a yellow backed certificate with his right-graciously
 Thank you. sir" he said. with the perfect composure of well.bred wal ter.
 Entering his private office. Barr crossed over to the busy ticker. The tape carried 10 him the news of the battle on the floor of the Exchange. Big blocks of Colorado Central were coming out. Resistlessly their Impact was beating down the defenses of Haziitt. Fraction by fraction the struggle was going against him. The stock, which had opened at 45, had been borne back to 431a by the inces. sant assaults. The cold figures told Barr of the stormy scenes under way on the floor.
 He turned from the ticker with smile He swung himself up on the flat-topped desk and took from the pocket of his ulster the menu card. Fhe silence of he room as he read the mute record of three mems and one woman'a hopes. was broken only by the clicking of the ticker, telling it's epic or battle in this quiet place.
 Five minutes passed The little man turned half about and, still holding the card. picked up the desk phone.
 The floor" he said, tersely. as the office central queried.
 Willis.' be said. again, as the .ele.
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cluded, fetching tremendous sigh, T shall probably use it to establish new library belt-if MT. Carnegie leaves me room
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-06-16
By JAMES H. CANNON, Jr.
Copyright by Street & smith.

HE stock market had been for weeks in the fistless grip of the doldrums Like d great ship abandoned by the winds. it had swung idly here and there. point ing lazily now uP, now down. the mammoth. help. less sport of toying. many minded zephyrs
 And so 1t might have rested inert and unheed.