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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
STRkDIVARIUS COSTLY
Cello Brings $1,000 While Violin Is
Sold for S1.O50.

Philadelphia. Feb. ia Stradivarius
cello was sold for S1,ze0 and a violin
of the same make brought s., O5o at n
public sale of the Mendelssohn coIlec-
ton of Chicago here A Stainer violin
went for S430, Guarnerius violin
brought $3.50 and a Nicolas Anti
violin s132.50. a Tourte bow brought
$50 and an old French bow went for
SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Golden spike Is Driven.

Muskogee. Ok, Feb 15--The last
gap in the northern extension of the
Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf railroad
from Muskogee TO Joplin, has been
closed golden spike was driven at
Strang. the connecting point, by Jack
Love. chairman of the state corpora
ton commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
THINKS HE'S FOUND
CURE FOR CANCER

San Francisco. Feb S--Methods OF
curing cancer will have to be changed
materially if the discovery of Prof
Thomas Powers of ST. Ignatius col
lege, this city, is put into effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
FIND MOSQUITO NEST.
Officers Believe They Can Prevent
Malaria Epidemic.

Washington. Feb Ito the great re-
lief of the sanitary officers charged with
the protection of the health of the thou
sands of workers in the Panama canal
zone. the origin of clouds of mosquitoes
which have been appearing recently early
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Can't Help But
Admire Babies
Every Woman Casts Loving Glance at
the Nesting Guided in its Bonnet.

A woman's heart naturally responds to
the charm and sweetness of pretty child,
and more so to-day than ever before silca
the advent of Mothers Friend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pyth-
ian Building. Sunday morning service,
10.45. Subject, "Soul" The reading
room is in the same building and is open
daily. except Sunday. from 2.3O to 8 p.
m, also Saturday evening from 7.30 to
9.
Grace Methodist Church pulpit will be
occupied Sunday by the pastor, Rev.
Peter Black. New members will be re-
ceived. This evening "wednesday the
Rev. Fred Wilcox of Bromley, Lanca-
shire, England, will be present and give
an address. All friends interested are
invited to attend.
Free Baptist church. Topic for Sun
day morning service, Songs in the
Night" Sunday school 11.45, Ser
mon Story Sunday evening at 7.0Ol
Wednesday evening Prayer meeting viii.
be adjourned to convene with the union
service at the Salvation Army Hall
Thursday evening at 100.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13

Letters advertised for week
ending August 8, 1913. Ladies:
Miss Efie M. Clark, Miss Annie Mil
Ter, Mrs. Julia Martin, Miss Allie
Smith, Miss Irene Snead; Gentle
men: H Gresholt, Albert Mallory,
VIM. hurry, Arthur Pirin, Robert
p. Sillem, Daniel st. Louis 2, H. M.
Totman.
The Ladies Circle of the Uni
versalist Church will meet with Mrs.
c. H. Woodbury., 2 Railroad St., on
Thursday afternoon.
Saturday being Bennington
Battle day the banks will be closed.
They will be opened as usual in the
evening.
Much complaint is made by the
travelling men of the delay of the
south bound local train in the morn
ing at the St. Johnsbury station.
Often the train on the regular line
has to wait in the yard for the
Maine Central train to unload it's
milk and the passengers sit from
ten to twenty minutes at the station
while the milk is being loaded on
the regular train. Men intending to
make a days business trip on the
Wells River road, miss their con-
nections on the Well River road as
a result of the long delay at St.
Johnsbury.
Mt. silsby Gun Club have a
shoot Friday afternoon at F. H
LISTERS. All spOrtsmen are in
vited
The Cowles Press has pur-
chased the job printing business of
the Reliable Press and will continue
the business in its present location.
The selectmen will open the
bids for filling the big washout be-
low the Fair Ground at two o'clock
this afternoon
Two DRINKS. Quimby' Of Water
ford and Mcintyre of this town,
were arrested the later part of last
week. Quimby paid a fine of So
and cost of 1854. Mcintyre was
sentenced to ten days in the county
Jail.
The examinations for teachers
desiring certificates and pupils de-
string free tuition Will be held in
the 9th Grade Room, Portland
Street Schools, August IA and Is.
Six new members have Just
Joined the ST. Johnsbury Merchants
Association: one in East Charleston,
one in Marlboro n. H., one in West
Lebanon. n. H., one in Pittsfield,
Mass, one in Boston, and one in ST.
JOhnsbury.
The patients at St. Johnsbury
hospital are: admitted; Mrs. Eugene
Dufresne of Lyndonville, Freder-
lex Carter of Montreal, George
Cherrier of Irasburg, and Mrs. Bes-
sic Blakeley of st. Johnsbury. Dis
missed; Frederick Carter of Mont
real and Mrs JOEaDh EOrtier Of Ct
Johnsbury.
The ST. Andrews Parish Tea
will be held with Mrs. Menut, so
Eastern Ave, Thursday afternoon
from three until five.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
RISE AND FALL OF SAWBlLL.
The End Came With a Rush When the
Gold Vein Vanished.


Far from the railroad and more than
forty miles away from the nearest
white resident, hidden in the wilds Of
one of the most picturesque parts Of
the province of Ontario. Canada. spec
ter like. stands the deserted village of
Sawbill. once a bustling mining camp
where several hundred men were en-
ployed.
The end came suddenly. Tools were
dropped where workmen were Install
ing a dynamo; dishes and furniture
and household goods were left as they
were when the word came that the
mine had closed. The books end on
July 81, 1901. The store was left with
its stock of goods on the shelves. the
hotel closed it's doors, its contents in
tact, and the postoffice ceased to be-
Only Waterman was left
Sawbill grew out of a gold strike
The ledge. reported fabulously rich,
quickly gave out when real mining was
attempted. A road was built through
the wilderness. a power house was
erected, forty stamp mill went up
along with a hotel. store. postoffice and
many buildings for the employees. On
Aug. 10. 1899. the electric lights were
turned on, The telephone line was
opened The water rushed through the
huge f1ume across the lake, the giant
turbine revolved. the dynamo hummed,
and the power for operating the mines
machinery was at hand
But the 5000 per ton output of the
little mill first installed proved to be
only a deceptive lure for all the dol
lars that were poured into the enter
prise. When the big mill did run the
greatest amount of gold obtained per
ton was said never to have exceeded
$1.S7. The shafts were sunk deeper,
new ones were opened. but the wide
veins of ore which showed on or near
the surface narrowed to thin ribbons
or to nothing at all. The gold OBJ
tanned could not begin to pay the oper-
ating expenses.
The mill and its machinery, the pow
er plant and its equipment, stand as
though waiting for the whistle an
nouncing the beginning of a days
work, though the last evidences of the
half million spent at Sawbil are dis
appearing before inevitable decay and
the encircling and encrOaching forest
Robert E. Pinkerton in Ontario Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
scotehman,s Sad Loss.

'As the waiter laid down my five
pence change" writes @. NJ. in the
Glasgow News, 81 noticed that the top
most coin was not of British currency.
1t was. in fact, French penny. 1 at
tracted his attention. therefore, with a
motion of my fOrefnger and Indicated
the pile of coins with a wave Of my
hand. which was meant to say What
is this you have given me? The wait
er bent gracefully forward. scoOped up
my change with a practiced hand and
with a polite 1 thank you, sir moved
swiftly away. Next time I'll give the
language Of signs miss"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Hold a Joint Shoot

Friday afternoon there was a
shoot of the combined Mt Silsby and
st. Johnsbury gun clubs. At this
shoot the Dupont medal, a hand
some watch-fob, was displayed. This
medal goes to the highest gun for
a series of shoots. Following is the
score:
A. NJ Mcfarland, a. c. Lyster,
10; c. Daniels, 10; F. Young, 9; NJ.
Mcfarland, 10; Sullham, 6; M. Ly-
ster, Is; B. Daniels,3; DR.. Smith, i 0 /;
Chamberlain, IS; Trombley, 9; DR..
Pache, 16; Cross, IL; c. H. Howe,
II; c. Witty, 4.
Each contestant shot at 20 birds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
NEWARK

John Saunders has been entertain
ing his friend Damon Drown of West
Burke for a few days:
Mrs. w. o. Gray of West Derby
and Miss Mabel Finney of Worcester,
Mass, were guests of Mrs. NJ. w
Ball recently. Mrs. Ball has just re-
tunred from a few days outing with
her friends at Lake Massawippi,
p. @.
Abba Craig of West Burke is
working for Eden Gray.
Several from this place attended
the circus at st. Johnsbury Monday.
Harley Ball has returned to his
work at Newport.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Howe's Circus Pleased.

Howe's Great London Shows were
the main attraction of st. Johnsbury
when they showed here Monday af-
ternoOn and evening. The enor-
nous street parade attracted great
throngs of people to the principal
streets of the village in the morning.
In the afternoon and evening the
large tent was filled to it's capacity
and everyone was entirely satisfied
with the performance. The feature
of the circus which appealed most
to the crowds was the splendid dis
play of horses, which has not been
equalled by any show which has
been in this part of the country for
some time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Old Cuckoo superstitions.
The Counsel of Perfection.

IF every one would mend one" sug.
gested a witty parson, with admirable
understanding of human needs. ''there
would be more true Christianity in the
world"
counsel for self discipline from Pope:
''Make each day a critic on the last.
That was the star by which he guided
his own difficult course.-Youth's Com
panion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
New Parcel Post Rates

Orders were received Tuesday at the
local post office saying the new parcel
post rules would go into effect on Fri
day. Under this order parcels weighing
20 pounds can be shipped in the first
and second zones. The rate on matter
or the rural routes will be FIVE cents for
the first pound and one cent for each adj
ditional two pounds. In the first and
second zone the rate is five cents for the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Observed Eightieth birthday.

Mrs. Lucy NJ. Brooks celebrated
her eightieth birthday Tuesday af-
ternoOn at an informal party given in
her honor. The members of her Con-
versation Club and other friends
came to her home to express hearty
birthday greetings. Three of her
grandchildren from out of town
were also here, Misses Eleanor and
Charlotte Jencks of Sherbrooke and
Miss Ruth Tyler of Chicago. Mrs.
Brooks received many beautiful
flowers and other gifts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
WGOR AT SEVENTY.
Great Works Performed by Men Even
Beyond That Ripe Age.

Who talks of fifty years as the cul-
minating point in mans career? Were
all the great work performed by men
even beyond seventy erased from his
tory the human race would be bereft
of some very proud achievements.
Jefferson founded a university by his
own activity after, he had passed three
score years and ten. John Quincy Ad-
ans. although he had been president
of the United States and five times a
foreign minister, wrought as a con-
gresham by far his greatest deeds
after he was sixty-fve. His robust
father sat in a constitutional cOnven-
ton when be was almost a homage
marian. Franklin did valiant service
in helping to frame the constitution
of the United States after he had turn
ed a serene and cOntented eighty.
Seventy saw Gladstone so vigorous
that he was still good for the greatest
battle of his political life and pre-
miership.
Germany's first emperor, the veneer
able William. saw Waterloo as a sol
,dier, but fifty-five years later was di-
recting armies at Sedan and welding
an empire after the fall of Paris.
John Bigelow at fourscOre was mental
ly as virile as a boy. and his powers
as an author were not dimmed.
Frederick Fraley was an active bust
ness man. president of a bank and the
national board of trade since the Span
ish-American war, and yet he was
prominent enough in 1874 to serve on
a committee that welcomed to Phila-
delphia Daniel Webster.
Science is making lives longer than
they were in the days Of our grand
fathers and also far more comfortable
The same agency that prolongs bodily
vigor will surely lengthen the age Of
mans most virile mental labor.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Old Cuckoo Superstitions.
In the spring the cuckoos first call
of the season formerly played great
part in love divinatiOns. A common
English belief was that an unmarried
person hearing a cuckoo call and i'm
mediately taking off boots and stock
ings would find on the great toe of the
right foot hair whose color would be
that Of the poll of the destined lover.
Another idea, mentioned by Milton,
and persisting till this day, was that
an unmarried man or maid would re-
main single for just as many years as
the number of the cuckoo's calls when
first heard in the spring.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Sympathetic.

Don't you ever find it hard to be a
freak?' asked the stoutish. tightly laced
woman who had stopped to converse
with the fat lady.
mo. not a bit" was the reply. 81
often feel sorry for some of you people
who seem TO find it so hard not to be
rreaks."-Chicago Record-Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
New England Directory

Agents are collecting information
for The New England Directory, a
book that contains a list of all bust
ness in New England. 1t. is a very
useful book for any business man
to have. Any one wishing to change
their address will please send it to
The Caledonian Office this week as
the agents viii call. here for them.
adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
CAMPAIGNING
;: FOR ALFALFA
. -.
Object Of the Work and Results
!. 0btained-Some of: the
=. Prominent Features.
G6!Ed :Tu::t!#i.: FARM HOMES
Thirteen Campaigns Have Been Car
ried on In Michigan, Ohio and ILL
nois-HoIden's Plan Meets Warm
Reception With the Farmers.

Prof. P. G. Holden, director Of the
Agricultural Extension Department of
the International Harvester Company
Of New Jersey, has planned and put
into operation a new method Of ex-
tending agricultural knowledge.
Holden was the originator Of agri-
cultural demonstration trains; of ag-
ricultural short courses, and many
other effective plans, through the
agency of which millions of dollars
have been added to the agricultural
wealth of this country.
The latest plan of Holden is to
place alfalfa upon every farm. There
are three prominent features in his
plan:
Cd The introduction of a compare
lively new crop into the Corn
Belt, Southern and Eastern
states.
(2) Going direct to the homes Of the
farmers, where meetings are
held in the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local conditions.
CD The use of that most modern We
hicle-the automobile.
Purpose Of Campaign.
The primary purpose of the cam
paign is to show the American farmer
that alfalfa is the most profitable crop
he can grow; that it can be grown
proftably upon every farm; that it en-
riches the soil; increases farm values;
stimulates live stock growing and dali
rying; produces double that Of other
hay crops, and is better feed.
Thirteen campaigns have thus far
been successfully conducted in Mich
igan, Ohio and Illinois.
Some of the Results.
Results of the Kent county (Mich.)
campaign are:
Cd Six thousand farmers visited at
their homes during a fVe-day
campaign.
90 Thirty-two meetings held.
(S) Three hundred and seventy-fve
miles travelled by the Alfalfa Au-
tomobile Train.
(4) One hundred and thirty-six alfalfa
talks made by the Holden staff
of alfalfa lecturers.
90 Many applications for similar cam
paigns from all parts of the
United States.
The Kent county campaign has been
followed by campaigns in Allegan,
Barry, Grand Traverse and st. Clair
counties, Michigan; Van Vert, Marion,
Fulton, Williams and Champaign coun-
ties, Ohio; and Sangamon, DuPage
and Kane counties, Illinois.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
WEATHER
Highest

At Binghan's Drug Store, for the week
ending August II.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
VT. BRANCH A. F. OF |.
Continued from page


ers, Hugh Mcleod; constitution
committee, Job Long, William Eag-
er, J. d. Shamshaw; grievance com
mittee, Bert Howesan, H. L. Mich
OILS, Harry Dale; resolutions, George
c. Stewart, A. L. HuffmIre, Clarence
Dodge; transportation committee,
Robert Howard, John Ram, A. B.
Shannon; reading clerk, Bert How
esan.
Legislative Committee
James Cruickshank of Barre was
asked to read the report of the leg
islative committee of which he was
an active member. He gave in de-
tail the bills for which the commit
tee asked, the efforts made to have
them enacted and their success and
failure in the work. The report
showed a thoroughly organized eff
fort and that a larger amount of
legislation in the interests of or
ganized labor had been enacted
than ever before. This was accom-
plished without the expenditure, of a
dollar for attorneys.
At the close of the report it was
announced that the convention had
been asked by a member of the spec
ial commission to consider work
mems compensation and employers
liability act to appoint a committee
to appear before that body at Mont
pelier next Friday 1t was voted
that the old legislation committee
consisting of F. H. Beal. Alexander
Ironside and James Cruickshank
serve as such committee.
The rest of the afternoon was
given over to reports by delegates.
Mass Meeting at The Colonial
An enthusiastic mass meeting was
held at the Colonial last evening.
The delegates formed at the corner
of Portland and Caledonia streets
at 7.3O and headed by the Consoli-
dated Band, marched to Railroad
street where a short concert was
given and the line then proceeded
to The Colonial.
The exercises were presided over
offered by Father Drouhin. The
speakers were, Phillip J. Byrne of
by G. E. Cummings and prayer was
the Shoemakers Union of Boston,
William Standcrumb, president of
the New England Conference of La
Dor, F. J. Herman of Boston, secre-
tary-treasurer of the New England
states, Joseph t. Walsh, organizer,
of Boston and Mrs F. H. Leitner of
New York, member of the Working
Women's League.
Space will not allow an abstract
of the speeches but each one strong
ly advocated the advantages of or
ganiZed labor, what it should ac-
complish and what it has done to
elevate the condition of labor in
general.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
Great Meeting In Ohio.

At one meeting in Ohio upon the
farm of Joseph E. Wing, near Mechan-
icsburg, nearly 1000 people gathered
from all parts of Ohio and adjoining
states to learn more about alfalfa. At
this great meeting the Ohio State AL
falfa Growers association was organ
lied. Over 300 automobiles made up
the alfalfa train. 1t is recorded as
the greatest agricultural assemblage
in the history of Ohio. Other Ohio
counties where the work has been
taken up report success on every
hand.
Sangamon and Kane counties, Illi-
nois, have both conducted great cam
paigns. At one meeting in Williams
vile, ILL.,, over 1900 farmers came to
hear the alfalfa lecturers.
In all of these campaigns which
were conducted within a period Of
about two months nearly $4,000 farm
ers have been reached with the gos-
pei of alfalfa.
AS a result also of the campaign
work it is conservatively estimated
that 100000 acres of alfalfa will be
seeded during this and the coming
season.
Such is the result of the initial work
of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly
more than this tangible result has
been accomplished. Every farmer
throughout the region where the work
was conducted is talking about al
falfa. The cooperation of the schools
in the territory is a very important
and effective feature. School officials,
from the highest to the lowest, have
never failed to appreciate the oppor-
tunity.
Professor Holden has expressed
himself as considering it the most
wonderful experience and the most
efficient work from the farm stand
point that he has ever taken.
But this is not all-wherever the
farmers Of any community are inter
ested in the growing of alfalfa, when
possible a follow-up man, thorough in
his knowledge of alfalfa culture, will
be sent out to assist them in getting
start. He will live with the
farmers and aid them in solving
the problems at home. He will
go from farm to farm upon re-
quest and study success and failure.
Before the coming Of 1914, cam
paigns win have been conducted in
every part Of the United States and
Canada Interest is growing so rap
idly than many counties have organized
campaigns and undertaken the work
without assistance from the outside
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-13
CHURCH NOTES

first pound and one cent for each addi-
ffou al mound
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-09-25
Liberty Route 3

Miss Tirzah Hughes has re-
turned from Inman after q
pleasant three weeks visit with
her sister.
Misses Jessie Thompson of
EfIand N. O., Minnie and Mae
hess Campbell and Alvin Scott
OF Anderson, visited Miss Elma
Clayton last week.
Rev. b. G. Vaughn of Liber-
ty, visited at the home Of Mr.
w. c.. Clayton, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Newton
OF Pickens visited Mr.. and Mrs
w. Q. Clayton Friday.
Mrs. j. H. Clayton and
daughter spent one day last
week with the family of Mr.. O.
). Clayton, of near Pickens.
Rev. e. l.. Thomason and
Rev. Hardin are conducting a
series Of meetings at Cateechee.
We hope much good will be &C
complished from the labors of
these earnest workers.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-09-25
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

Il was taken with diarrhoca
and Mr.. Yorks, the merchant
here, persuaded me to try a bot
tie Of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy.
After taking one dose of it I
was cured. 1t also cured others
that | gave it to-" writes M. r..
Gebhart, Oriole, Pa. That is
not at all unusual. An ordin-
airy attack of diarrhoea can al
most invariably be cured by one
or two doses of this remedy.
For sale by all dealers. Adv.