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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
SUICIDE AT WEST DANVILLE
Mrs. PaysOn Hawkins Ended Her
Life While Insane.

Saturday morning Mrs. Payson
Hawkins of West Danville took her
life about II o'clock in Keysers
Pond. At times Mrs. Hawkins was
slightly unbalanced and it is sup
posed that she was affected at this
time. She had taken her baby and
left the house and after she had
been gone for some time her daugh-
ter heard the baby crying and went
out in search Of her. She found the
child near the pond but did not see
her mother. This frightened her
and she at once called her father
who began search for his wife. 1t
was not until some time later that
Mrs. Hawkins body was discovered
with her head Just above the water.
Upon examination the doctors said
that there was no water in her lungs
and that death had probably been
caused by heart failure.
She was formerly Miss Gertrude
Morrill, Of West Danville, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Morrill,.
She leaves a husband and three
daughters, the youngest being only
year and a half old; a mother, Mrs.
Ella Morrill, of Woodsville, a sister,
Mrs. Harvey Crawford of Woods
Vile; three brothers, Sam and Ar
thur, of Danville, and Carl of Wells
River
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning from the church, Rev. B. f.
Butler of St. Johnsbury officiating
The interment was at Danville GEM
!etery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
A STRUGGLE WITH A WIFE.
How Strindberg's Unhappy Marriage
CoIored His Work

How Strindberg's Unhappy Marriage
CoIored His Work.
The extremely unhappy married life
of August Strindberg is commented
upon by Clayton Hamilton in the Book
man.
eat the age Of twenty-six," he says,
''Strindberg fell in love with the wo-
man who was to exert a deeper in
fuence upon his work than any other
factor in his life experience. She was
already married, but she obtained di-
vorce and married Strindberg. For a
time their welded life was happy, and
the poet in this single sunny period of
his experience poured forth an amaz-
ing number and variety of literary
works conceived in the romantic mood.
But a little later his marriage began
to be disrupted by discussions, and the
domestic life became increasingly I'M
bearable to both parties as the years
proceeded. Held together by their chill
dren, they endured a life Of torture
until finally, after sixteen years, they
abandoned the hopeless struggle and
were divorced.
"This tragic experience has colored
all the later work of Strindberg. He
had begun by conceiving life as war,
and he now discovered in his own case
that love. which is the origin and es-
sence of life, is also war-a year long,
lifelong battle without an interrupt
ing truce. Hence he conceived love
as only the diverse of two sided pas
sion, of which the inevitable reverse
is hatred. Other poets have made the
same discovery. Compare, for in
stance. Mr.. Kipling's narrowing lines:
I ate you. GRIMM there. All.
Gawd. love you so?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
smothered Pia.

There is a fish in Hawaiian waters
which is known by the native name
of Observation-Disclosures which
means literally sewing up the nose. >
The native Hawaiian method Of kill
ing a pig to be roasted is to smother
it, not cut its throat, and it is smother
ed by sewing up the pigs mouth and
nose. This fish with the long name
has spines which in ancient times were
used as needles to sew up the pigs
mouth; hence the name more fully
means "the fish that provides the nee
dies for sewing up the nose of the
Pig
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

Lake Groton where they occupy the
cottage OF A. L. Hooper. There will
be no services at the Baptist church
until July %.
Mr.. and Ms. z. M. WEIGH of Bos-
ton came Monday TO spend a few
weeks at their summer home.
J. ID. Sturdevant Of Burlington was
a visitor in town Monday.
Mrs. Maude Hubbard and friend
of Providence. r. l., are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edward Emery.
Mrs. Thomas Farr and children Of
Island Pond are spending a few days
IN the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Purcell.
N. w. Whitehill has been on the
sick list the past week.
DIR. A. G. Farmer went to Island
Pond Saturday for a few days stay
with his family.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
WELLS RIVER.
Mrs. Sidney Leavitt Gave Birth to
Three Boys and Two Are Alive.

Mrs. Sidney Leavitt Gave Birth to
Three Boys and Two Are Alive.
Wednesday, July 10th triplets
(boys) were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Leavitt. One Of them liveu
but a short time but the others are
doing well and so is the mother.
Messrs. Nelson Bailey, S. Hutch
ms, and J. McCarten were at the
Crawford House last week to attend
the banquet and business meeting
of the Northern Bankers Ass0cia-
ton.
Mrs. E w. Smith was taken sud-
denly i'll asst week but is better now
and so is Mr.. Smith who has been
sick week or more.
Remember the entertainment in
Village Hall Monday evening, July
p, by Miss Marion Wilson of New
York. Ice cream will be on sale
auring the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.. Gage spent
Sunday with David Allison and fam
lily
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Morse and
daughter of Roswell Park, NJ j.,
came last week to spend several
weeks at d. r. Allison's.
Mrs. and Miss Lee are enjoying
the sea breezes at Old Orchard.
Mrs. Adelia NJ Johnson has re-
turned from Richford.
Mrs. w. II. Goodwin has been in
Woodsville the past week with her
sister, Mrs. George Smith who is Sc
riously i'll.
The Rev DR.. Flagg of Burlington
will occupy the pulpit in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
DO MINoRITIES RULER
And IL There Really Such Creature
as 'stho Average Mau3V


as '.the Average Man77
A very strong and racking doubt has
got into my mind One OF the very
mudsills of my subconsciousness, a
very sleeper of my cosmic house.
mas been Ioosened, and all sorts Of
strange fancies, like little white and
Ieggy insects, are scampering among
my wits.
For it has occurred to me that, after
all, the minority are in the majority
l know it sounds crazy. know that
Heaven be thanked 1 am spared the
last illusion Of the insane that / am
sane.
But while have always lived, NOV
ed and had my being under conyic-
ton that the majority not only rules
but also actually exists, come to think
Of #, l have never seen a majority.
while everywhere about us is the large,
active and exceedingly vocal and as
sertive minority.
The majority Of the people in the
United States believe in our present
form of government, yet 1 never met
a man in my life that did not think
he could improve it.
The majority are sound and well, but
did you ever run across a well woman?
The majority are sane, yet have you
ever found one man individually so?
The fact of the matter is that the av-
erage man is a myth; he is a mathe-
matical hypothesis; he exists only for
the purpose of statistics and argu-
ments; he is the stuff out of which
generalities are formed. He is ike an
atom or a kilowatt or a nebular hy-
pothesis. Everybody is abnormal
Normally is merely the imaginary
point where the abnormalities balance
I never talked any length of time
with a human being who did not by
and by say something like well, /
am peculiar, know" 81 am strange,
81 am not like most folks" or words
to that effect
Strange that the entire population Of
the globe is in the minority!
The rarest person in the world to
find is the one who does. says or thinks
as most people do.-Frank Crane in
Chicago News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
GROTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Morton and
two daughters OF Boston are visiting
his brother, w. B. Morton.
DIR. and Mrs. G. G. Cowan left
Tuesday for two weeks stay at
York Beach.
G. H. Pillsbury, Miss Carrie Chal-
mers and Mrs. f. l.. Welch were in
West Topsham Sunday.
Miss Eva Parks who was taken Sc
riously i'll last week threatened with
pneumonia, is better.
Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Myers are
spending a two weeks vacation at
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
No hiaarsax Evidence.

A rural magistrate. listening to the
testimony of the witness, interrupted
him, saying:
''You said that you made a personal
examination of the premises What
did you find?"
'Oh, nothing of consequence, re-
piled the witness. ga beggarly ac-
count of empty boxes as Shakespeare
says"
Never mind what Shakespeare said
about it." said the magistrate HE
win be summoned to testify for him
self if he knows anything about the
ease. London Tit-Bits-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
The Morninq star.

The morning star. an iron ball stud
ded with spikes and fastened by means
of a chain to a short handle, was
much used in medieval times as mill
tary weapon 1t was exceedingly
formidable, for when thrown it could
not easily he avoided or lodged. the
chain permitting it to curve around
the arm or over the shield. It was
confessedly modelled after common
cactus which grows In every part Of
Italy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
WEST WATERFORD.

Mrs. G.. w. Hovey has a trained
nurse to take care of her baby which
is very sick.
Charles Cushman and his man
commenced haying Monday on Fred
Parsons farm.
Carl and Ben Daniels were hay
ing on r. M. Lawrence's farm last
week.
Mrs. Emily Hovey and daughter
Edna from New York went Saturday
to the beach to be gone a few weeks
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

A popular clergyman in an address
on generosity in New York said:
"a woman remarked to me the other
day:
Mrs. Blank is very shabby this
spring. Mr.. Blank adores the ground
she walks on, yet he won't allow her
enough to dress decently.'
"'Ah. madam I replied, it isn't al
ways the devoutest worshiper who puts
the most money in the collection
plate New York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Advice to Bows and Girls.

Save your pennies and send them
to the Hyde Park Savings Bank.
That Bank receives either pennies,
dimes or dollars.
Why?
Because 1t wishes to encourage the
children to be frugal and to have
little bank account of their own,
even though the initial deposit is the
smallest possible sum.
Children who commence an ac-
count on a penny, a nickel, or a
dime, often grow into capitalists lat
err on.
The way to become a capitalist is
to comemnce now TO save the pen
MES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

In these days of high cost OF liv-
ing, a medicine that gets a man up
out OF bed and able to work in a few
days is a valuable and welcome RENE
dy. John Heath, Michigan Bar, Cal,
had kidney and bladder trouble, was
confined to his bed, unable TO turn
without help. at commend using
Foley Kidney Pills and can truly
say was relieved at once" His ex-
ample is worth following. C. G.
Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
A Mind Reader.

Mr.. DorIins-Maria. why do you al
ways interrupt me as soon as / begin
to- Mrs. Dorkins-Because I always
know exactly what you are going to
say. What's the use of my wasting
time by waiting to hear you finish?-
Chicago Tribune
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Always Ahead of Him.

Miss Cute tan amateur palmist)-This
line in your hand, Mr.. Dubb. indicates
that you have a brilliant future be
fore you. Dubb-Is that so? Miss
Cute-Yes, but this other line indicates
that you are too slow ever to overtake
ft-Boston Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
nann.rous Early Marriages.

81 believe early marriages are risky. ="
ST know it. I've often noticed In
novels that when a couple get married
before page 80 they have all kinds Of
complications before you get to the
end Of the book. louisville Courier
Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
on tha Run.

Ran into town yesterday to do some
shopping"
"Buy much3"
"No; ran out OF money" Boston
Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
ono on POE.

Willie-Pop, what are "ancestors?"
Father-Well, I'm one Of yours-your
granddad is another. Willie-Ohl But
why is it that folks brag about them?-
Exchange.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
UnqrammatieaI.

Dusty Rhodes-Wnl yer please give
me dime to get somethin' to eat with?
Bunker Hill-My good man. you can
not purchase a set of false teeth for
10 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Banking by Mail.

The Hyde Park Savings Bank in
sists that deposits sent to that Bank
are absolutely safe.
No depositor ever lost a dollar by
sending money through the mails to
the Hyde Park Savings Bank.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

1t is impossible to found lasting
power upon injustice and treachery.-
Demosthenes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

we owe the greatest gratitude to
those who tell us the truth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

At the fifth annual convention of
the Vermont State Optical Society,
held in Montpelier the following of
ficers were elected: President, Gil
bert Rist, of Burlington; vice presi-
dents. w. M. Reed of Montpelier,
l.. H. McIver Of Newport; secretary,
G. ]. Cleveland of Rutland; treas
urer, III. w. Randall OF st. Johns
bury; executive committee, H. F.
Jordan OF Brattleboro, Fl. ]. Ed
munds of Morrisville, C. W. Parker
Of Fair Haven; membership commit
tee, +. II. Palmer of Bristol. w. S,
Bristol OF Vergennes, E. l.. Hunt OF
West Derby, v. H. Eddy Of Brattle-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25

After a lot of argument they made
the first stage of the descent un-
der battery of glances The sec
ond stage was easier as the two
policemen created a diversion by
charging the crowd and wallopins
few persistent "peeping Toms"
as the girls came down.
The young women had remained
10 write out a set of specifications
and when they left their Offices
on the tenth floor at o'clock ana
descended the stairway they found
their way barred at the second
floor by a locked gate. Knowing
their employer, Lewis Colt Albro,
dined at the st. Nicholas club they
raised hall window, called to the
first woman that passed and ex-
planned their predicament The
woman telephoned TO the club and
Mr.. Albro notified the police. when
policemen Ruth and Egan arrived
they found Mr.. Albro and his as
sociate, Harry T. Lindcberg, on
the sidewalk shouting encourage
ment to the young women. Then
the policemen borrowed a ladder,
mounted to the canopy above the
window where the girls were stand
ing,
Nov come on shouted Egan,
encouragingly
Not until you both go down to
the street" answered the blushlng
young women
IF we go down. the ladder goes
with us" put in Ruth. Better
hurry before the crowd gets big
GER The girls saw the logic of
this.
Once the young women reached |
the canopy the policemen preced-
ed them to the street and started |
after the crowd, The girls refus-
ed to give their names to the DO
lice and Mr. Albro hurried them
away in taxieab.--New York Her.
nd.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25
GIRLS ON A LADDER
ARE COINED pOIEX
Policeman's Club Shield Two Stem.
ographers Locked in Office
Building

Two young women at upper end
of a twenty-foot ladder and two
policemen at the lower end, coax
ing them to descend, was sight
that amused a throng In front of
twelve-story office building at
No. 4 West Forty-seventh street,
last night.
The young women were stenog-
raphers employed by Albro & Lind
eberg, architects. They had been
locked in the building, and there
was no way for them to get out
but by way of the ladder to a
canopy of glass and iron at the
first story and thence by another
ladder to the street. But descend
ing an almost perpendicular lad
der before a gaping crowd was not
to the liking OF the young women
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25
They Put An End To 1t.

Charles Sable, 80 Cook St, Roch-
ester, N. Y, says he recommends
Foley's Kidney Pills at every OPP
portunity because they gave him
prompt relief from bad case Of
kidney trouble that had long
bothered him. Such a recommen-
dalton, coming from Mr.. Sable, is
direct and convincing evidence of
the great curative qualities of Fo-
ley's Kidney Pills.
Curtin Drug Co.. North side OF
Square. Curlin's Pharmacy, West
side of square. DIV
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25
bOUNllFUL CROPS SHOULD PRODUCE GENEROUS
NUMBERS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
WINNING SEVERAL EXTRA COUPONS IS IMPORTANT
Large Portion Of the Contest Territory Still Remains In
Worked-ThY Should be the Banner
Week Of the Contest
CAPITAL PREMIUM.

= A beautiful Flanders 20" Z
= five passenger touring car, full Z
>ly equipped with top, windshield, Z
= ETC.; value $3.50, delivered in =
Waxahachie, CHOW on exhibit =
= ton at the Sims-Thomson Mo- =
= tor Car Coz will be presented .
Ito the lady, over Is years of =
cage, married or single. living =
= anywhere, who receives the =
= greatest number of votes dur .
= ing the Light and Enterprise =
. Great Popularity Contest. .
= Outside Ladies First Premium .
A well known Leyhe piano, =
= finished in a handsome mahog- .
any case and valued at $4,000 =
= is now on exhibition at the pop .
, ular LumIey's Eatitorium on .
= northwest corner of the square .
= in this city. This elegant in =
>strument will be presented to .
= the lady over Is years of age. .
. living outside of Waxahachie .
= that receives the greatest num- =
Der of votes next the winner .
. of the automobile .
= Outside Ladies' End Premium. .
After the automobile and .
= piano have ben awarded, the .
: Enterprise Publishing Company .
? will present to the lady living .
= outside OF Waxhachie with the .
= next greatest number of votes .
= TO her credit. two round-trip .
= tickets to Denver. Colorado, =
= with $500 for expenses. Or .
= II she prefers IL. beautiful dia- =
= mond ring valued at $145. This .
= ring was bought from C. M. .
Bailey. 1905 Main ST., Dallas. .
texas, and is now on exhibition .
. In the Curtin Drug Co.'S show .
= window where 1t can be seen .
. throughout the contest. .
. Waxahachie Ladies' Premium. .
. The lady living in Waxaha- .
. chic who receives the greatest .
. number of votes next to the win =
= ner of the automobile will be =
= presented with the choice of two =
= round-trip tickets to Denver, =
= Colorado, with $50 for expens- =
. es, or a beautiful diamond ring =
= valued at $125.00, now on =
= exhibition in the show window .
= of the Curtin Drug Co.'S store =
= of this city. .
= Children's First Premium =
= The little boy or girl, under =
>15 years of age, living in, Wax =
= y tr fa~ =
. receives the greatest number OF .
. votes during this contest will =
. be presented with pretty Shet- =
. land pony named "The Colon =
. ell" color, bay and white spot =
= ted, height Al inches, age six =
= years. Also a handsome four .
= wheeled, rubber tired runa- =
. bout and a fine handmade set =
. set of harness brass mounted =
. The complete outfit is valued .
Cat $4,000 and is now on exhi- =
. bition at the Davenport Livery =
= stable.
. ChiIdren's Second Premium. =
. The second premium offered =
. to the children consists OF p
= Pedalmobile, valued at $4,000 =
. and is g most unique premium. ,
1T will be presented to the child =
= having the second largest num- =
. Der of votes. This premium is =
= also on exhibition at the Cur =
. lin Drug Company's store. :
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25

Mrs. J. E. Henry, Akron, Mich,
tells how she did SO: was both.
cred with my kidneys and had to
nearly double. I tried a sample of
Foley's Kidney Pills and they dia
me so much good that | bought
bottle, and feel that they saved
me big doctors bill"
Curtin Drug Co.. North side OF
Square. Curlinis Pharmacy. West
side of square. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-25
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The exhileration that comes with
success should be an important
Item in this weeks work among
the people of Ellis county. The
fact that the small grain crop is a
success, and the adding of a GER
tam and sure corn crop, coupled
with the bright prospects for cot
ton, make the inhabitants of this
section of the county the envy of
those Texans who live in less fay-
-ored parts of the state. Success
causes exhileration and pleasure.
Happiness comes to those who
share their success with others and
become unit in the whole organ
ization of a community The shar-
ing of this success gives pleasure
to others. Bringing this to a per-
sonal basis, the successful ones
of Ellis county should read a pa
per; ought to read the Daily Light
They should give their subscrip.
ton to some one of the contest
ants, thereby contributing to hei
success.
Large Part of Comfy Un.ouched
A great part of Ellis county
has never been canvassed for sub
scriptions and the contestants who
become alive to this fact will reap
generous reward for their effort.
There should be numbers of sub
scriptions brought to this office
every day, but instead of this be-
ing a fact, the reverse is the or
der. Three different parties liv-
ing out of the city came to the
office Saturday and subscribed.
THEY HADN'T BEEN SOLICIT
ED.
Changing From the Weekly.
ANY subscriber who changes
from the Weekly Enterprise to the
Daily Light will be considered a
NEW subscriber. This should be
very fruitful source of votes and
should not be overlooked. The
Light makes the special rate OF
$500 year to parties outside of
Waxahachie, which is saving OF
$1.00. Considering the fact that
there are never less than eight
pages in the Light, this is an ex-
tremely liberal price.
The Chi1dren's Contest.
The way things look, If the
children in the city don't get busy
the children outside will win out,
as they are at present displaying
more interest in the pony race and
seem to have begun to realize that
they will have to get some votes
| if they want to win. This week
special offer of $4,000 extra votes
for every $500 worth OF sub
scriptions should induce the child
rem in the city to get out after
big subscriptions; it's a chance thai
will not be offered again anc