St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-22

oullulng from which the encrOachments
OF business have driven its occupant.
ought to rest content even though it,
future uses be less glorious.
The new building on Twenty sixth
street Is the finest of the many which
the DelmOnicos have occupied. 1t i.
five stories i'll height, the top floor being
devoted to the kitchen purposes instead
OF the basement as is generally the
case. The lower stories are divided
into larger and smaller dinner and sup
per rooms and the general restaurant
Each room is upholstered in Il different
color, and with all the elegance which
satin, mahogany, silver chambers, etc
can bestow.
They say that if you speak of angels
you are apt to hear the rustling of theiI
wings. | don't know as this applies
exactly i'll the present case, but just as
write Tweed'S name in the above con-
nectIOn, comes the confirmation of the
news of that woIthy's capture in the
land of the Alhambra, bringing JOY to
the soul of Sheriff Conner, oven who's,
head hangs the S6,OOO,OOO Judgment
directed at his escaped prisoner. and
CONSERVATION to some of our worthy
would IL keg of dynamite, knowing him
to he charged full of knowledge con
corning themselves, which, if shot off.
would he very likely to damage some
body severely. The rejoicing of the
one and the fear of the others is. how
ever. rather premature. a bird in the
hand is worth a good many in the bush
and Big Six" is far from being ''iI
hand vet. He has got tolwind through
miles of tortuOus diplomacy to get here
and ten chances so one will fail to reach
us after all. The lack of an cxtraditior
treaty Is Il serious one, for the voluntary
surrender OF this prisoner by the Span
lards i'll the absence of such treaty
would place our government under oh
legations which in view of the Cuban
troubles they may not think it worth
while to assume
In the great rifle match Just conclu-
ded the widest hopes of the Americans
were realized, our team heating the
world fairly and squarcly. with IA good
many points to spare. in spite of il rec
ord III the previous practice shooting
tar behind that of their competitors
he substitution at almost the last mo
mcnt, of Judge GildeISlceve and Capt.
Bodne who did such splendid service
III the Dollymount match of last wear.
WAS what saved the day. BY this vie
tory the American ritlcmen take tn,
championship OF the world. There has
been nothing in the sporting line fol
wears that has awakened such lively in
tereSt among all classes as those two
days shooting. Hardly since wal times
hos I, Il.
boys us WAS Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA Sept. Ii.
Last week | instanccd the woes OF
un>u>pcCtlng visitors who got sold
on the very litclike lay figures of tn,
Exposition. But lest some of voul
readers should have been caught il
this manner. and be inclined to feel 4
bit sensitive about it. let me hasten +,
assure them that mention this class n
mI>t"rtunc> with deep humility. and
that they can take ample revenge it
laughing at me aS the victim of an error
which. while the direct converse al
theirs. was far more aggravating. \ few
weeks az" IN Stlolling down the ccntr,
aisle OF the Main Building. my attention
wa> caught 10y very poorly execute,
figure which looked like some carica
turr of Il hackwoodS farmer in his sun.
day clothes. and which | Thought NIGH
have been smugglcd into the Fair AZ
Joke. 1t stood in Il little ont of tn,
way angle. and as there was no on,
near II | stepped aside Ia examine it
1t was "A most palpahlc fraud. Any
, body could see that its ewes were rlaS
and that its beard was nothing but III,
hnIS,.h.IIr I Il Il .
suit of shiny black cloth which hun.
l"osc and wrinkly over its straw Stutfe,
: limbs. On its head was an old fashion
eel beaver several sizes too large. an,
from one hand hung az empty blncl
carpet bag. Altogether it was Il mos
absurd scarccrow. and AZ | stood clos,
up I" II | smiled in lis face Il smile -
, mingled contempt and ImlISemcnt \
| WAS at last about to Turn away
Thought | would see what the affair wa
= made at and to this end took hold q
!. one nt the arms. Fancy my feelings t,
see the CLASSY eyes of the figure sud
denly turn upon me the gaping moutl
. shut up like Il steel trap. and my who'll
haCkw"odS calicaturc thus rudrlN awak
rnrd from his wondering rcvcrir. star
int" action L" project himself from tn
centennial pickpockct. against whom
he had probahlN been copiou>lN warnc,
: and toI whom he undoubtedly took IN,
l just how | got away from there
: couldn't myself explain. but II WAS az
c"mpliShcd. AMI have ever since bee
inclined Ia caution in inspecting Cen
- tcnnial curin>iticS in the human Shap,
/ of whatever character.
I. One of the chief obstacles to III
, recognition oi the fist sewing machin,
. MAS its SlowncS> The Savin" of tim
: which II effects is the greatest SnTl
70 -adNantagc of this Instrument and a>
| consequence. increased speed has al
4 NAYS been the first dc~idcratum q
manufacturers. The difficulties IN til
way OF this Improvement have bee
the correSpondinglN Increased powc
: required. and the tendency To breaking
I. the thread when the velocity is puShc
h beyond a certain point. But there
10 one machine here called the white
t hill" made and exhibited hv j. 4 W
Y Lyall, of New York. which seems t
k have solved this problem sat>factoril,
T. Its running is light and easy. and it
stitch as firm and even us that of an
e other shuttle machine. and vet it ca
= he run ut the astonishing rate of 30
Il stitches Il minute. which ut 20 To tn
Il inch would be nearly four yards i
length. This speed seems almost in
Y credible: even to me, and yet | saw
h accomplished with apparent ease
: The disaster of one week ago to-da,
= which burned whole block of sma
It structures only the width of Il sire,
II from the Main Building. and whic
t onl missed sending the Exposition ,
h 1876 up to heaven in Il chariot of fir,