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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-20
Gbe CALIFORNIAN.
THE LAW OF INTEMpERANcE.

Editor of the Caledonian:-
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
matter of intemperance consists
wholly in drinking spirituous liquors.
With this way of thinking, the minor
forms of intemperance, the very feed
ers of the grosser forms, and the little
beginnings of evil, are lost sight of.
In truth, it is these beginnings of a
great evil we should assiduously
watch, and not wait until they get
beyond control.
Perhaps the majority of men I'M
derestimate these things But it
would we'll repay us to carefully
think the matter over. We should
first remember that excess in any
thing is intemperance. The Overdo-
ing, the exaggeration, the magnify
ing of things beyond good sense, is
always incorporate action As 1t IS
principle that governs, we shall read
lily see that little wrongs continued
finally become great ones. A man
who tells a little lie is apt to tell a
big one when occasion arises; and if
he will stoop to a little mean trick
he is liable to do a big one sometime.
1t is not impossible, therefore, that
the man given to extremes IN small
things. may sometime be found drunk
in the ditch.
A man who scolds his wife because
dinner is not ready, boxes his child's
ears, or kicks his horse, shows intern
perance as readily as the sot in the
bar-room, the only real difference be-
tween the two being, o in the
e Il L. - H.
ner and degree of showing it.
a man who gets mad and sues his
neighbor, deceives in a trade, abuses
the poor, or lies about his taxes, is
morally incorporate, and has the
foundation already laid for intern
perance in other directions. AS like
begets like the world over, it is i'm
pOrtant that men should put the
brake on when the team is going too
fast.
\ good way, then, to avoid the
curse of modern intemperance, par
ticularly as regards the browning
evil of liquor drinking, is the govern
ment of ones self in small things.
Cultivate selfcontrol always, and
avoid excuses everywhere. Let the
motto be, we will show our moder-
alton to all men, Let there be care
exercised in thought, speech, and ae-
ton, both before children and men,
at home and abroad. For it is a
law that good can become contagi-
Gus as we'll as bad, and good habits
well and early established are like
walls of adamant around life and
character.
We feel morally certain, therefore,
that those who carefully watch
themselves in the so-called small
matters of life. will seldom have
reason to sorrow over the severer
phases of the law of intemperance.
VERITAS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-20
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-20
THE UNION
ELECTRIC CAR GO.
BOSTON, las
Capital, ST. 1000, 900. Par, $25.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORs:

Hon LINUS NJ. CHILD, pres; of law firm of
Child & Powers, 81 fremont Row, Boston.
j. H. l. V.Pres.,1 is p O-Square, Boston.
ANDREW Sec. and Treasurer.
E. H HEWINS, Gen. mgr, No IS p o. So.
Boston.
A l. RICHARDS. formerly Gen. mgr Cam
bridge Horse K. r., Watertown, Mass.
FRANK H. BASCOM, Montpelier, VT.
This Company has just been Incorporated.
1t controls the best and most improved sys-
TEN of propelling street cars by STORAGE
BATTERIES.
Our system will run cars at a saving of
from one-third to one-half of the power over
other systems, and does away with all over
head wires or underground onduits.
This system is being used in Newport RI,
and Newton and Danvers, Mass, and must
supersede all others now known and pay
enormous dividends if properly managed.
A block of only 5000 shares in the Union
Electric Car Co. is now offered at $500 per
share and worcestershire. Price advances to
$50 per share June 3.
Make checks or drafts payable to
FRANK H. BASCOM, Montpelier, VT.
Gen. Agt. for Maine, n. Hampshire and VT.
Good live agents wanted in every town in
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
AroTHEn vAssAR LITIGATION.

ANOTHER vASSAR LITIGATION.
The Courts Asked to Construe a Ger.
tain section OF Matthew vassar.
Jr.'s, Will.
PoUaHKEErsIE, Oct. 31.-Vassar college is
the plaintiff in suit against Vassar Home
for Aged Men and fourteen church societies
of this city. Matthew vassar, jr., who died
nine years ago, in section thirteen of his will
gives $50, 900 to vassar college in trust to
invest as the NJ. Vassar, jr., scholarship
fund to defray the cost of board and tuition
in the regular collegiate classes of students
too poor to meet such an expense, one-half
the number to have resided four years in
Poughkeepsie. The will also declared that
II the section referred to be violated the be-
quest shall be Withdrawn and $25, 900 of it
be given to Vassar Home for Aged Men and
the other $25, 600 to the fourteen religious
societies named, share and share alike.
Vassar college, in the present suit, asks
the court for full construction of the Sec
ton, and to define the meaning Of several
words in it, whether or not plaintiff has any
discretionary powers, and if SO, what.
Among the provisions of the section that
the court is asked to construe is whether the
interest arising from the fund named shall
be applied SO that each beneficiary shall re-
ceive the entire cost of board and tuition, or
whether the plaintiff can, by allowing to
greater number Of students sum less in
amount than is necessary to defray the en-
tire cost of board and tuition by way of as
sistance, extend the benefits of the fund to
a larger number than would be possible
should the aid rendered be required to be
in eaen case up to the full amount of the
cost to the college of whole of both board
and tuition, and whether in this respect the
plaintiff has any discretionary powers, etc.
It is singular that two such successful
men as were Matthew Vassar, jr., and John
Guy Vassar should draw wills that are in
80 much doubt as to require the courts to
explain them.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
Washington Notes,

WASHINGTON, Nov. Mrs. Harrison Will
leave the city tomorrow at half-past by
the Baltimore and Ohio for Philadelphia. She
will be accompanied by Postmaster General
Wanamaker and will be the guest of Mrs.
Wanamaker for few days. She will then
proceed to New York to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lord, who is ill.
Secretary Tracy to-day formally accepted
the protected cruiser Charleston, built by
the Union Iron Works Co. of San Francisco,
upon the showing made in her test some
weeks ago. The report of the trial board,
while saying that the vessel had been built
according to contract, contained some ann
biguity of expression which the secretary de-
sired to have made plain before accepting
finally. The report was, therefore, returned
and the board reconvened to amend it. The
revised report was received at the depart
ment yesterday, and being conclusive and
satisfactory the acceptance of the vessel wac
ordered.
On the test she failed to show the horse
power required by the contract by $3.50, which
would impose penalty of $50, 900. The
boiler capacity was not reached by the ma
chinery and the constructors asked for an
other trial, indicating slight changes in the
gear that would be made, but the
department. concluded not to permit Sec
end trial to take place. Whether OF
not under this condition of things the gov
eminent can enforce the payment of the pen
atty is question that will have to be decided
when the question of final settlement is I'M
der consideration. There is a penalty
against the vessel of about s., 500 for delay
in completion. The contract price of the
Charleston was 81 OF. 900. and the contrac'
tors have been paid 1921, 875.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.

Considering the Claims for Damsus.
Due 10 the Overflow OF the Oak street
seweE-Osher Matters.
The committee on claims last night paye
another hearing to the petitioners for dam
ages to property caused by the overflow Of
the Oak street sewer in the vicinity of Fac
tory street. It seems that whenever there ia
a storm the water backs up in the sewers,
bursting the manholes and causing an over
flow. Mrs. Bartholomew Healy, who resides
on Broad street, asked for $500 damages from
the city for damages to her property. Mics
Mary Healy of 16 Factory street wanted 5000.
Miss Healy testified that on July 18th and. 23d
last the sewer overfewsd and the
water came like waterfall into the front
yard and into the basement. The flow was
SO rapid that the furniture and carpets could
not be removed. Two floors were utterly
ruined by the water. She testified that the
first overflow occurred in 1888, which was
after the Oak street sewer had been laid, and
had occurred at frequent intervals since.
Many things had been done to remedy the
matter but to no avail. Mics Healy said the
house and sidewalk had been raised, but this
did not stop the overflow.
oohu IL w oAN3 o"NSA ~ 6ASfSASy ~ Nv
Factory street, presented a new petition,
asking for $1,000 damages done to his
property due to the overflow on July 4, 1889.
Mr.. Ward thought the distance from the
street to the sewer was too short, and also
thought the sewer not large enough to carry
off the great flow of water at that point
whenever there are heavy storms. Last July
he lost all his tenants who occupied this ten-
ement house, and one child died from the
nausea of the sewer gas. He thought the
best way to dispose of the whole matter was
for the city to buy up all the property in that
locality and all damages would be dropped.
Corporation Counsel Townsend humorously
said that it might be bought up and con-
verted into a park.
In executive session the committee voted
to have another hearing a week from next
Thursday.
The case of Mrs. Ellen hartman, who fell
on February 5, 1887, on an Icy sidewalk on
Saltonstall avenue, fracturing her hip, was
left with Corporation Counsel Townsend to
dispose of as the facts will warrant.
John Carney, who wanted damages for in
juries received by falling on an icy sidewalk
on Crown street, was given leave to with
draw.
William d. Gardner, who retitioned for
an abatement of taxes, was given leave to
withdraw.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

A Terrible Disaster at Glasgow-Fifty
Girls Buried Alive-Fi1ty of Them
Thought to be Dead-TwentY-Five
Bodies Already Recovered.
GLASGOW, Nov. IA terrible disaster oc-
Cured in this city to-day. The gable wall of
a building that ives being erected alongside
of Templeton's carpet factory on William
street was blown down. An immense mass
of debris fell on the roof of the weaving de-
partment of the factory, cl ashing it in and
burying fifty girls and women employed in
the weaving rooms. 1t is probable that forty
Of them are dead.
LATER.-The work of searching the ruins
for bodies is being cal.ied on this evening
with the aid of electric lights. So far SIX
corpses have been rec 3vered. Eighteen per-
sons were badly injured. The accident hap
pened shortly eftar the workmen had left
the new building. There were one hundred
and forty girls at work in the carpet factory.
The majority of them made their way out
sefely and many had narrow eseapes.
MInN1aHT.-Up to this hour seventeen
bodies have bean recovered. As far cs fscer-
tanned Thirty girls are still missing. The
building IVES 300 feet long. There is lamor
current that the foundation was laid over q
disused coal pit. Survivors of the accident
relate that a sudden exiting lishing Of lights
Yves the only warning. Al me 1e rush for
the exit, which quickly became jammed.
There most of the bodies were found during
the search. The tremor resulting 1;ona the
fall of the building was felt for a great dis.
tance. Many pathetic scenes were witnessed
among the parents and other relatives of the
victims.
Mp to this hour twenty-five bodies
have been recovered.
The latest estimate of the loss of life by
the fall of the wall upon the carpet factory
is that fully fifty persons have been killed.
The Logs of prop ,rty aggregates CISCO
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
A PROCLAMATION.

President Harrison Sets Apart Thurs
day, November IS, as Day of Ma
giOnal Thanksgiv1ng.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The following
proclamation, setting apart Thursday. No
vember 20, as day of national Thanksgiving,
was issued late this afternoon:
By the President of the United States,
PROCLAMATION.
A highly favored people, mindful of their
dependence upon the bounty of Divine Prov
idenoe, should seek fitting occasion to testify
gratitude and ascribe praise to him who is
the author of their many blessings. It be.
hooves MS, then, to look back with thankful
hearts over the past year and thank God for
his infinite mercy in vouchsafing to our land
pestilence and famine, to our husbandmen
abundant harvests and to them that labor q
reoompense of their toll.
Now. therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States of America,
| do earnestly recommend that Thursday, the
| 28th day Of this present month OF November,
| be set apart as day Of national thanksgiv-
ing and prayer, and that the people of our
country, eeasing from the cares and labors of
| their working day, shall assemble in their
| respective places Of worship and give thanks
to God, who has prospsred us on our way
and made our paths the paths of peace; be-
seeching Him to bless the day to our present
and future good, making it truly one OF
Thanksgiving for each reunited home circle
as for the nation at large.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this first
day of November, in the year of Our Lord
1859, and the of Independence of the United
States the one hundred and fourteenth.
| BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President:
JAMES q. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
Doctor,s suit for 500, 900.

Doctors Suit for 100000.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. DIR. Charles M. Nc
Knight. homeopathic physician in Provi-
dence, who has refrained his hand Of late
years from the practise of his profession,
places high valuation upon his peace Of
mind. He alleges that about six months ago
DIR. Sayer M. Hasbrouck, gentleman who
combines the practise of diluted physic with
yachting, in his capacity of president of the
Rhode Island Yacht club, wrote a letter to
the New York Homeopathic Medical society,
in which he charged DR.. Mcknight with
keeping boarding house and spreading por-
GUS plasters, as it were, between patients, and
that as boomer of quack medicines he was
an improper person to sit in the meetings of
that society, of which he also was member.
He therefore sues DR.. Hesbrouck for libel,
placing his damages at $1Co,0Co. he says
his character has been impugned and his
quiet mind -harassed beyond the power of
words to tell, and he wants that nominal
sum as plaster for his wounded spirit and
an infinitesimal dose of reperation for his
bruissd and smarting soul.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
Manta.
One Cent q Word for Each Insertion.
WANTED.

NORSET CUTTER and woman to superintend
~ the manufacture of corsets; latter must be q
practical worker and have knowledge of ali prices
No lit Courier Offica
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
Wine Murderers Sentenced.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-Judge Parker of the
United States Circuit court for the western
district of Arkansas to-day passed sentence
of death upon nine murderers, setting the
date Of hanging for Thursday, January 16,
1890. The nurdsrers are George Tablsr and
Charles Ballard, negroes; Harry Austin,
John Billy, Tom Willig, Madison James,
Jefferson Jones, Sam Gaens and Jamison
Burris. all full-bloeded Indians except AUS
tin. The crimes were all committed in the
Indian Territory within year.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
THE ExCURsI0NIsTs.

Yesterday 10 spent In indianapolis
Remarks by Governor HOvey.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-The delegates to
the Three Americas congress awoke this
mosning and found themselves in the depot
at Indianapolis. They took breakfast in their
dining car, and at $50 their train was drawn
by local engine out of the city about three
miles to the Nordyke and Marms Touring mill
machinery Factory. Here the South Ameri-
cans saw for the first time natural gas used
az fuel for boilers. From here the party re-
turned to the city depot, thence by carriages
to the State house, where they were received
BY Governor Hovey and afterward inspected
the building.
Toward the end of the lunch, which was
served at the hotel, Governor Hovey was in
troduced and in short speech advocated a
closer commercial union Of the Three Ameri-
cas-, the establishment Of an arbitration and
peace treaty and q common silver coinage.
He was followed by General Carmano of
Ecuador and other delegates, all OF whom
made short speeches touching upon the main
purposes of the congress. Directly after the
speeeh-making public reception was held in
tho parlor of the hotel. At 8 o'clock the del.
egates went to the train and at 6 started fol
Louisville
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02

WANTED.
a SITUATION by respectable young German
- girl to do general Homework in a private
family. Inquire at
ne lit II STEVENS STREET
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
STATE CORRESPONDENTS.
Southinxton.

Nov. 1.-Qn Friday the license system
went into effect, and large amounts Of liquor
were delivered In town on that day. Sixteen
saloons will soon be doing business.
has pono etc to Phiiadeiphis, and Rev. Mr.. Sex.
ton will conduct the services here.
The new engine for the electric light station
is being put in place, and many lamps will
soon be put up.
The antique guide board at the south end
of the park has been removed, and Mr.. Tru-
man Barnes says he will place fountain
there in the spring,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
COTTON SEED TRUST.


Anxious Certificate Holders Meet In
New YOrk-The Business Very Com.
piicated, and Managers Have Made
Errors OF Judgment Which Result In
Heavy Losses.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The certificate hold
ers of the American Cotton Seed Trust held
their annual meeting to-day. Anxious hold
ers who had not yet let 60 of their certif-
Gates crowded the rooms and tried to find
out where they stood. The report of opera.
tions since the last statement was issued if
teen months ago showed that in that period
the net earnings of the trust amounted to
81 SOS, 1888. As the earnings had been esti-
mated at 81, 900, 900 in August an expla-
nation was asked for. In reply the chair
man stated that the decrease was due to
shrinkage in that value of the products and
General Samuel Thomas, who ap-
psrently represented the inside management,
then made startling statement. He said
that the business was very complicated, and
that the managers had made errors Of judy
msnt, and losses had resulted. BE suggested
the appointment of a committee to consider
the matter of turning the trust into corpor-
alton, and later Frederick E. Olcott, Samuel
Thomas, E. D. Adams, w. F. Sheldon, WI.
Bull and E. G. Benedict were appointed
committee to recommend plan for that pur-
pose. Messrs. Fairbanks and Kendall, two
of the trustees whose terms expired to-day,
declined reelection and they were succeeded
by Nicholas sheldon and G.. A. Morrison.
The meeting, after the election of trustees,
adjourned until Wednesday.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
The CITY Missions.

At the peoples service tomorrow evening
at the City Mission Hall, corner of Court and
State streets, it is expected that an orchestra
Of several pieces will lead the singing. The
address will be made by Mr.. E. O. Whitney
of Yale seminary. The meeting tomorrow
evening at Washington Hall. near the Grand
avenue railroad crossing, will be conducted
as usual by university students of the AGA
IDENTICAL departmept.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
A Bank HopelessIy Involved.

NoRR1sTowN, Pa, Nov. 1.-Nothing has
been learned as to the whereabouts of Will
liam R. Cresson, the defaulting cashier of
the Tradesmen's National bank of Consho-
hocken, who fed to parts unknown Wednes-
day. His shortage amounts to between
$50, 900 and 100000. The bank is hope
iessly involved and will wind up its affairs.
The depositors, however, will lose nothing,
as the directors are responsible.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
Govern..nt relegraph Rates.

WOVOT1MkVAS 1Ol0EsKdVH ISHS0Bs
NEW YORK, Nov. president Green, of
the Western Union, says the new rates for
government kilograms, announced by the
Postmaster General, are below cost Of the
service and involve about forty per cent. re-
duction on old rates. The matter Is not
worth disputing and the company will proba-
bly, do the business NJ loss and drop the
subject.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
A HEAVY SNOW STORM

Prevails I'm Nebraska While a Blizzard
is Blocking Railroads In Wyoming.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. IA heavy snow has
been falling here since early this morning.
The storm played havoc with the railway
telegraph wire, and the Overland trains
generally. The fall is about six inches, as
reported at the Union Pacific headquarters
from several towns in western Nebrasks,
while in Wyoming blizzard is prevailing,
and 1t is feared that q blockade will compel
the suspension of trains. Telegraph wires
on the Burlington are broken at several
points west of Omaha. Trains on the Elk
horn branch wers delayed more or less owing
to the heavy fall of snow in the territory
traveissd by that road. The snow is rer ort-
ed to have fellen 81 far west 81 Valentine,
and at the latter point it is reported the mer-
curry is rapidly falling and cold wave pre-
vailing.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
TELEGRAPHIO JOTTINGs.
The foods in Italy are subsidine

The foods in Italy are subsiding.
The Young Mems Christian association
directors at Holyoke, Mass, last night adopt
ed plans for an association building five
stories high to cost $4,000.
An Intelligencer (Wheeling, WA, special
says kilograms purporting to come from Mil
ton in regard to the Hatfield Mccoy trouble
in Harris Greek district and . battle said to
have taken place yesterday are totally false.
There has been no trouble since Thursday
night of last week when Mccoy and Haley
were Ivnched
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02

THE WALKER MURDER TRIAL.
The Mother OF tho Accused Man Testi-
ies That She Saw BartIY Rye Fire
Ihe Fatal Shot.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. LIN the trial
of Edward Walker, charged with killing his
brother William in Stamford last August,
the State furnished their evidence this after
noon. The defense opened with tho testimo-
ny of Mrs. Walker, mother of the accused,
who said she went to Ryle's store few min
utes before the shooting and saw both her
sons there. They were apparently wrestling
together. She told Edward to go home. Both
boys then went out Of the store and began
wrestling in front of the building, when Bart.
ly Ryle fred the fatal shot. Witness said she
saw him do it. She said the brothers were
greatly attached to each other. The court
then adjourned.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
To Night ana To-Morrew Night,

And each day and night during this week,
you can get at all druggists Kemp's Balsam
for the throat and lungs, acknowledged to be
the most successful remedy ever sold for the
cure of coughs, Group, brochitis, whooping
cough, asthma and consumption. Get bot
tie to-day and keepit always In the house,
90 YOU can check your cold at once. Price
SOC and 81. Sample bottles tree.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-02
YesterdaY,s Races.

PHILADELPH-.A, Nov. 1.-The 2:25 pacing
class YVES concluded at the Driving Park to-
day and Magnet won. w. K. won the last
three of five heats t1otted in the 2:22 class.
Best time 1924. Onie D. easily captured the
2:19 pacing race, best time 2:20 3.4. The
2:37 trotting race was unfinished, Rose W.
Perrin winning two heats and then finishing
sixth in the third Best time 2:32 IA.