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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
rHoUGHr THE TUNNEL LEAKED.

A tramp boarded the front end of
a baggage car on the FitChburg rail
road at North Adams a few days
ago, and crouched down on the plat
form for free ride through Hoosac
Tunnel. He was observed by the en-
gineer, and on entering the Tunnel
the latter suggested to the fireman
the necessity of thoroughly wetting
the coal with a pipe used for the pur-
pose, limiting that the tramp needed
washing With a grim smile the fire
man took the hose pipe and COM
menced to water the coal, but by a
vigorous use of the pipe a plentiful
supply of water fell on the occupant
of the platform of the baggage car.
When the train arrived at Hoosac
station the tramp looked like a
drowned kitten, but he was washed
perfectly clean. After the train left
the station he informed one of the
attendants that he would not ride
through that Tunnel again at any
price, for it leaked so badly that he
considered it unsafe Fitchburg
Sentinel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Noes IN ALA SKA.

when sat at my desk in Sitka,' -
said Gov. Swineford, Il was further
from Attu Island, the westermost
point in Alaska than 1 was from
Portland, Me- This may serve to
give some idea of the prodigious dis
tances of Alaska. But l can furnish
a more striking one. If the capital
of the United States was located in
the centre of the United States, that
is to say at point equidistant from
Ouaddyhead, Me, and Attu Island
Alaska, it would be in the Pacific
Ocean, some 600 miles north by west
of San Francisco"
1t has long been said that the sun
never sets on the British Empire, but
it is not generally known that it is
equally true that the sun never sets
on the domain of the United States
1t is shining in the Aleutian Islands
while it is the dead of night on Mar
tha's Vineyard. The United States
nearly laps halfway around the
world. 1t extends from 60 west
longitude to 1862 east longitude
Alaska has between 100000 and
100000 square miles of land surface,
and a great water area. 1t is nearly
as large as the United States east of
the Mississippi.
Gov Swineford took journey last
summer of more than 10000 statute
miles without leaving his domain as
governor. He went on the United
States steamship Thetis, which was
placed at his disposal by the Score
tary of the Navy. The journey occu-
pied four months and five days, being
much longer than the famous explor-
ing expedition of Gov. Cass, which
played part in the early history of
Michigan-[ Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Gbe Californian.
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.

Editor of the Caledonian 1t may
not be good policy to criticise the
new law before it is tried, but as
there seems to be something extraor-
binary about it we wish to give it a
little notice. While we do not ques-
ton the good motives of single per-
son who had anything to do in franz
ing the law, and while all such per-
sons would have our full sympathy
in so arduous a task, we yet feel that
the best was not done that could
have been done with a little more
time and care.
The first element of weakness in the
law is its great length and verbosity.
In our humble opinion there was no
more need of such a volume of words
and sections in order to have a good
school law than there would be in
trying to Jump over the moon. Men
of the right makeup would have
framed a good school law, covering
every essential point, with One-half
the words now used, and it would
have been SO plain as to be quickly
and easily understood by all. Now,
if we correctly understand the mat
ter, many look upon the law with
doubts and queries. The good me-
chanic studies to get as much power
as possible with the least complicat
ed machine. SO it should be with the
educator. Instead of going round
and round Robin Hoods barn" in
educational matters, he should cut
straight across, in a business-like
manner, to the essentials for which
sensible men are looking 1t is not
cOmplicatio we are looking for i'll a
school law, but plifcation. 1t is
through this eternal complication,
not only of the school law, but of the
text books as well, that scholars are
about twice as long learning given
study as there is any need.
1t requires men of peculiar make
up to be good educators and law
makers. 1t is well-known fact that
many good lawyers would not make
good Judges. SO it may be that
many good educators would not
make good legislators. We look up
on this fact as one reason why there
has been so much tinkering of the
school law i'll recent years.
Is not the placing of school affairs
in the hands of Il few persons, and
strangers, undemocratic? Will not
such management tend to work mis-
chief sooner or later? There should
be no school law that will lessen the
interest of the common citizen III such
matters. For as soon as the citizen
realizes that people out of his own
town are taking business out of his
hands, we fear he will be seen less at
school meetings, and will know less
of what is going on in the school
room. This ought not to be. The
citizen ought to have his knowledge
and interest increased in this direc-
ton, rather than lcSscncd.
We speak of these things in no cap
tious spirit. but feel disappointed in
the outlook of the new law, when we
have so many able men among us
But we shall look for its repeal at no
distant day, when we hope one will
be gotten up more in accordance
with the progress of the age.
F. V. p
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
THE BENNINGTON MONUMENT.

The Bennington battle monument
is now 172 feet high, or within 129
feet of its complete altitude of 3O1
feet. 1t lacks only 4S feet of the
height of Bunker Hill monument
(22O feet now, and when completed
will be 81 feet taller The work is
progressing on an average of one
foot day, at which rate the monu-
ment will be finished probably by
November. There are $4,000 tons
of stone usedin the construction, and
about two-thirds is already in posi-
ton The base is 3712 feet square
and the top is now 2712 feet square
The apex will be stone three feet at
base and one foot at top, surmount-
ed by a copper rod and star of some
material. At ITS feet the first open
ings are made, in which glass win
dows will be inserted At 200 feet
the main enclosed opening will be
made, and heavy metal supports
and girders will be inserted. The
four landings Ga, b, c, and d. begin
at 10 feet and end at about $50
feet, with small openings, and soon
after the stones will be bolted to each
other with three-inch copper rods to
the top. Copper straps have been
put in at intervals from the founda-
ton, with conductors to a well, to
guard against damages by lightning.
The interior stairways will be of
wood, unless Congress makes an APP
preparation for iron ones.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
To allow the smoke from the TWEEN

To allow the smoke from the TWEEN
ty furnaces of a thread factory in
Kearney, N j., to pass off, chimney
335 feet in hight has been erected.
There are no chimneys in the United
States, and only three in the world
which overtop it. At the bottom its
diameter is twenty-eight feet, and at
the summit, fourteen. When the
wind blows very hard the chimney
will probably sway about six inches.
But should it be injured, there is no
way TO repair it, now that the stag
ing has been removed, except by
sending a balloon up on the inside
to carry rope over the top.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
week In a dime museum as a freak
Texas SiftingS.

week in dime museum as freak
Texas Siftings.
The New York Herald has unearth-
this marriage failure" joke from
Kathiawar (India) Times: Wife
ION the Goth of March we shall cele-
brate our silver wedding Don't you
think we ought to kill the fat pig
and have a feast?" Husband
Kill the pig l don't see how the
unfortunate animal is to blame for
what happened twenty-five years
ago"
Nothing amused our little nephew,
five years old, like playing cars. He
would run about the house, putting
and whistling in imitation of the en-
CINE. One day CHANGED to step in
the way as he was going at full speed.
He stopped, and instead of request
ing me to give him the right of way,
remarked solemnly: The engine
will wait till that COW gets off the
track"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
ALLEGED HUMOR.

Written With Our Five Dollar Shears.
There's a right side and wrong
side to almost every legislative bill.
If you want to see the right side, look
on the wrong side Puck.
Sad-faced tramp-Madam, l am a
homeless man. Patient housewife
Well, if you are home less than my
husband is, pity your poor wife
TBurdette
He-O, what a charming plant.
Elder sister-Yes, it belongs to the
Begonia family. Small sister-No, it
belongs to the Brown family, who
lent it to us for this evening.-[Once
a Week.
Driver-One of my losses is VERY
queer this morning, sir. Mr.. Meek
Indeed, which one? Driver-The off
un. Mr.. Meek-The orphanl All !
perhaps the poor animal is thinking
of its parents.
Some INSCRIPTIONS villain, with a
conscience as dark and gloomy as an
African forest, stole nearly all of
Mrs. McHenry's tomato and cab
bage plants one night last week. 1t
was a dastardly trick, as Mrs. Nc
Henry had promised to divide with
US Punxsutwaney Spirit.
Distrusted the Fisherman's scales
-"Have you got your scales with
you?" said the trout to the sucker.
Il have" answered the sucker.
"Why ?" WELL" said the trout, I'm
going to take that fly, and I'd like to
be weighed before leave the brook,
just for my own satisfaction. y
Puck.
Pleasant Alternative.-The den
fists daughter( who hears her father
approaching,-Oh, dear, Edward, here
comes my father If he should find
us together here we are lost oh, he
is comingl You will have either to
ask for my hand or-let him pull out
a tooth for you.
Corporal Tanners Activity-Crip-
ple-I am entitled to pension, but
am not going to apply for one
Friend-You are very generous Grip
ple-No, I'm not I'm on the make.
In a few months an ex-Federal sol
der without a pension, even if he
isn't cripple, will be such a rarity
that I'll get a thousand dollars
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Where Tanner Draws the Line.

1t is remarked that the pension bu-
reau has at last rejected claim. To
be sure, the claimant was a poor ne
gro woman, formerly a slave, who
had neither vote nor influence at
her command. Her son was killed
in battle, and very likely the claim
was poor one in law, however it
may have been in equity. But so
were the claims recently admitted of
all sorts of persons, some for injuries
received in skylarking or not in the
service at all, and one at least receiv-
ed while the claimant was ''fooling
with a whisky Jug" llthese claim
ants, however, are white and voters.
The line appears to be drawn at the
color line.-[ Boston Post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
RUNNING down AN ICEBERG.

The NOrth-German Lloyd steamer
Saale, which reached New York on
the morning of June 16 experienced
one of the most thrilling adventures
in marine annals in the voyage from
Southampton. While running along
the Grand Banks in a dense fog, an
iceberg suddenly doomed up directly
in front of the ship. The engines
were instantly ordered to reverse,
but the steamer glided upon the
mountain and then slid off without
serious injury. Capt. Richter thus
describes his experience
AT 80 O'Clock on the evening OF
June II, 1 was standing on the
bridge and observed that the water
was becoming warmer and expect
ed soon to be rid of the fog. The
Saale was going along steadily at
her full speed. Shortly before mid
night saw small ice in the water
and on the bow. This looked dam
gerous, so ordered the engines to be
stopped. AS gave the order l look
ed ahead and the fog which had just
lifted disclosed the outlines of an i'm
mense iceberg. l ordered the engines
to be reversed at full speed. The ice
berg was only six boats lengths
away and we were headed straight
for it.
When the passengers heard the or
der had given on the bridge nearly
all of them rushed on deck. They
were terribly frightened, and no
wonder For there in front of them
stood the iceberg threatening instant
death. Notwithstanding the re-
versed engines, the vessel ran straight
on at what appeared to us terrible
speed.
The ice grew higher and higher to
our sight. But as we approached
nearer, the ship swerved to star
board and then gave a great surge
and actually seemed to shrink away
from the iceberg. With a careen to
starboard sheforged away into clear
waters, while the iceberg vanished
astern 1t looked like miracle, and
so it was pronounced by the passen
gers. | learned afterwards that the
Saa1e had run up on the submerged
foot of the iceberg and slid off again
with only rubbing off of some paint.
There was a big shock but no damage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
CELEBRATING FOURTH OF JULY.

The recurring anniversary of the
Fourth of July never comes without
bringing to many young man and
to some now grown old III years, sad
remembrances of one Fourth, years
ago, the memory of which they would
gladly blot out forever. And q few
years since, it was computed by q
writer in one of our leading medical
journals, that during the past ten
years more than ten thousand people
have had reason to regret the man
ner in which the Fourth of July is
usually celebrated in America. Ger
tainlv perusal of the columns of the
daily press throughout the country
during the week following the indie
pendence day of last year, will CON
vev to any one that the average quo
ia for that year at least was not di-
minished.
Until we stop to think of it, it is
difficult to conceive of the amount OF
damage that is each year caused by
our present custom of celebra ting
with gunpowder The loss of a leg
or arm, an eye or a portion of the
hand is of frequent occurrence; gun
shot wounds, injuries from prena-
ture explosion of fireworks and the
treacherous toy pistol are among the
list of casualties produced by this
destructive agent. Then too, there
are many serious accidents and losses
that are indirectly caused by its use !;
fires are very common, and many a
homestead which was the result of
years of toll and self-sacrifice has been
DESTROYED in less than an hour, or a
great cOnfagration started by one
small fre-cracker, half of large and
prosperous city is destroyed. Added
to these may be mentioned accidents
caused by runaway horses and in
jurieS to other animals, and the loss
and suffering caused by the sO-called
fun of one day is enormous. All of
this and more happens to those who
arein good health and activity. But
who can estimate the serious effects
which such demonstrations have up
on the sick, some of whom are Seri-
Ously i'll, and when it is of SO great
Importance that they should have
perfect quiet? How much the day is
dreaded by physicians is known only
to those who have been witnesses of
the swapping Of the thread of life by
a sudden explosion of a cannon on
neighboring street. That this mat
ter will yet demand some recognition
and redress from the municipal
authorities in our large cities is not
outside the hope of the possibilities
of the future.-[Good Housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Guardian Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District. IS.
In Probate Court, held at st. Johnsbury, in
said District, the 5th day of june
A. D. 1889
Caleb H. Marshall, guardian of Bliss n.
Davis 3D. minor, makes application to said
Court for license to sell the blowing de
scribed real estate of his said ward, to wit:
One undivided one half interest in all the
real estate, conveyed to Charles H. Davis by
Laura A Weeks by her warranty deed dated
Sept. 6, 1891. and recorded in Book II, Page
212, DanviIle Land Records Representing
that the sale thereof, for the purpose of
putting the proceeds of such sale at interest
investing the same in stocks or real estate,
would be beneficial to said ward
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court,
that said application he referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in
said St Johnsbury, the 29th day of June,
A. ID. 1889, for hearing and decision there
on; and it is further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof, by pub
iication of notice of said application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in
the CALIFORNIAN, printed at St Johnsbury,
before said time of hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place. and. if they
see cause, object thereto
BY the Court, Attest,
70 WALTER L. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Commissioners Notice.

SAMUEL BRUCE'S ESTATE
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of aledonia, Commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Samuel
Bruce late of Barnet in said District, de
ceased, and the term of six months from the
18th day of May, 1889, being allowed by
said Court to the creditors of said deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before Give notice that will attend
to the duties of appointment at the
dwelling house of VIM. Fl. Harvey in Barnet
in said District, on the 9Th day of July and
the 18th day of November next, at l O'Clock
in the afternoon, on each of said days.
H. A. GILFILLAN,
w. II. BURBANK,
$40 Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
BOARD WANTED.

st. Johnsbury, for a family of four adults,
during July and August. Want three good
airy rooms, good water, of piano or or
gan. Address giving full particulars to
rooms, location, price, etc, c. H. j.,
Go 73 Ward ST, New Haven, Conn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
SAVE MONEY

BY sending to for anything you desire to
purchase. Country people are supplied with
all kinds of goods at city prices Samples
furnished and prices cheerfu1Iy quoted upon
application Address New England Pur-
chasing Agency, 325 Washington St. Boston,
Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Do You Want Work +?

We want good men to act Canvassing
General or State Agents. Will pay guaran-
teed salary commission. For full particu-
lars address,
THE ROSS PUBLISHING HOUSE,
10 augl Albany, n. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
FRANK H. BASCOM,

INV IIItsItllIu zAStIIIi
MONTPELIER, VERMONT
Refers to following, who purchasers:
John N WOodfin, capitalist, Rutland, Vt
E. P. Gibson, Pres Killington bank,
Geo. K. Montgomery, Cashier, Rutland
H. o. Carpenter, Bardwell house Rutland.
Col. Fred E. Smith, pres. VT Fire ms Co
H. n. Taplin, Esq, treas. Vt Fire Ins. Co
Hon. Chas Dewey, pres. Natl Life Ins- CO.
Hiram Atkins, editor Argus and Patriot,
Montpelier, VT.
]. c. Houghton, Esq treas NATL L. InsC Co
J. c. Reed, wholesale tobacconist, BurlIng-
ton VT.
Master of Masons.
Hon w D. Wilson, ST. Adams, Vt, Past
Grand Master Odd Fellows
w A StoweIl, Gen Supt- NJ. 81 w. r. R r.
F. w. Morse, Gen. Pass.Ag t-, M * W-RRR
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27

A Barre granite firm has contract
to furnish 400 car loads of paving
blocks for the streets of Albany, n Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
ST per bottle, SIX Tor SO.
WINANS MEDICINE COMPANY,
Commissioners Notice.

ELLEN b. WATTS ESTATE
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, eX-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Ellen r.
Watts. late of Peacham, in said District, de
ceased, and the term of six months from the
10Th day of April, 1889, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said de
ceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before Give notice that will
attend to the duties of our appointment at
the Hotel of John Atwell in Peacham
in said district, the 18th day of October
next, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, of said
day.
GEO. =. BLAIR,
MARTIN s. HIDDEN,
10 Commissioners
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
NATURALG GAS
Land improvement Co.,
MUNCIE, IND,
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
Par Value 500.
Full Paid and Non-AssessabIe.

President, Leon Albeit, Ex-Governor of
New Jersey.
Vice President and General Manager,
Eldbridge G. Rideout of New York.
Treasurer, William Harris, Union City, Ind.
Secretary, S. c. Goshorn, Muncie, Ind
Less than 500 900 of the stock remains
for sale. Subscriptions will be received for
the balance until further notice at the bottom
price of $75 per share
This stock company owns about is. 900
valuable house and building lots in and ad-
joining the city of Muncie, size 4Ox1 % feet,
valued from $500 to $500 each, situated in
the most desirable centre of the Natural Gas
Field of Indiana. These lands to be at
once improved by opening avenues and spa
cious boulevards, and erecting desirable resi-
dences and supplying natural gas to consul
merS.
Muncie has 10000 people, SO factories,
5000 operatives, and Sc natural gas wells,
1872 business stores, and soon will have So
600 population. New manufacturers are
moving in each month, getting free light fuel
and motive power from the natural gas, and
this city which has three railroads running
through it and is the county seat of Della
ware county, with $500, 900 Court House
and Electric Street Cars being put in, it is
destined to be the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
PAPER SCRAPS.

Odds and ends of news book and letter pa
per-suitable for figuring on-5 cents bunch
at Californian Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-27
Important to Lecture Committees.

Stanley has been heard from. Now
where, oh, where, is Stevens, the BIZ
cyclist P Boston Herald
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