St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

the st. Lawrence. Round and round
they went so swiftly as to make rings
of different colors around the clear
crystal grotto in the center, from
which sparkled the waters of genuine
fountain. 1t was said that mothers
put skates on their children with their |
first pair of shoes. But, however that
may be, every age and size was gro
tesquely represented. No man seemed
to resort to muscle, no girl put forth
an effort, but the very steel they rode
on seemed to gather power from the
icy surface.
The shOpkeepers have made the
most of the carnival. The amount of
their trade from the states has been
something incredible. A Montreal
clerk is very insinuating individual.
He will spot an American the moment
he steps into the store and will "stick"
him if possible-and it generally is.
He tells him how to smuggle small
articles home. All there need be done,
he says, is to distribute the purchases
in the pockets of the buyers OvercOat,
which being hung up, will not be ex-
amined. Or a cigar must be taken
from each of several boxes, which he
is sure the visitor wants to carry home.
A basket of wine he is confident can
be carried through, if the buyer will
assure the c9stomhOuse officers that
strange as it may seem, these little
lodges work to charm so far as can
be learned. But after all it is hard to
see why anybody should wish to buy
goods in Montreal. Almost everything
except liquors costs Americans more
than in the states. The excitement
, however, of defrauding the govern
ment of some petty duty relieves
somewhat the monotony of the home
ward trip
The press representatives have beer
royalty treated, being given the free
dom of the city without money o
= price. Several hundred newspape
E men came from the states and all wert
used alike, the difference between thu
5 largest city daily and the smalles
D country weekly not being recognized
h in the least. The most sought afte
reporter was w. H. H. Murray, VIII
d pinned on his badge Monday morning
q and started out with the rest of tn
e boys to hunt up items for his paper
). the Texas Siftings. He enjoyed
e hugely. Every day he would com
q steaming into the Windsor, his fac
n glowing with pleasure and his iro
O gray moustache dripping with frost
! The two most prominent journalist
o. present were Joe and Albert Pulitze
is from Gotham. The former gave til
&c Star an interview and that paper
l. without intending to do so, sold hir
r rather neatly. Unfortunately the in
n telligent compositOr did not capitaliz
Is the name of Pulitzer's paper and h
! was seriously referred to as "the ma
! on whose shoulders rests the world"
: But the funniest incident of tn
! whole week happened at the Windsc
1 Tuesday morning. Among the peopl
~, stopping ut that hotel was a cOuntr
,r member of parliament with his vii
20 and little boy, who was just old enoug
49, to talk and had been taught to SD
!, grace at the table. The new gOvernC
"a dressed as "Yaour Grace and TIE Go
ID hearing it thought there must be SON
as connection between that impOrtal
II parsonage and his childish graz
II at the table. So when Lansdowne do
h scended the stairs Tuesday morning
70 saw him, patted him on the head an
10 said gOod-morning, the little fello
II promptly kneeled and raising h
to hands said devoutly, "For what W
ia about 'ceive, oh de- Lor', make us tool
'ankful. Amen" BEN BROOKE.