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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-24
PITTSBURG'S FEAR.
TEE RAILROAD SITUATION LOOKS STILL MORE
THREATENING.
A Great Strike on All the Lines Can Hardly
Be Aysried- Chicago Women Strike fr
Eight Hours-Nine Hundred Smiihtln
Miners Come Out.

FIrr>BURG, April 93.-Grand Master
WnkoSOn, Vice Grand Master Downey
and the several big guns of the Railroad
Federation now In this city have an
nOunced that this is their last day
After this time they will not deal with
the railroads. but will transfer the
whole matter 10 the Executive Council.
The yard Switchmen. the original cause
of the difficulty, are more persistent
than ever i'm their demands, backed as
they are by the thousands of men i'm
other branches of the Railroad FEEDER
alton who have Joined them. The entire
city is nervous this afternoon, as a rail-
road strike in PittSburg is far more
ominouS than strike i'm city twice its
size.
STRIKE ALMOST CERTAIN.
The men presented their final propo-
Sition TO the railroads this evening and
ia each case were given decisive an
swer. The railroads refuse to ac-
cede 10 the demands of the men. and
the men refuse To- agree to the
compromise offered by the roads. This
stops an negotiations between the Off
GERS of the Federation aud the roads
and the matter now lies i'm the hands of
the supreme Council of the Fedora
tion. These members are expected here
iu the morning, when after looking over
the grounds they will decide whether a
strike will Doe otdcrcd or the terms of
the railroads accepted. \ meeting of
100 non-union men was held tonight,
and they rejected the terms offered by
Superintendent Pitcairn, Of the Penn
sylvania. and east their lot with the
Federation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
SHEAR NONSENSE.

Inquiring Boy-"Pa, what's mis-
nomer?" Father-"Oh, it's calling
the fastest vessel afoat after Phila-
delphia. Now, go and play, my SON."
There are two reasons why some
people don't mind their own bust
ness. One is that they haven't any
mind; the other that they haven't
any usiness.-[Harvard Lampoon.
Mrs. Smith, l certainly lent you
two eggs yesterday, and you bring
me only one back" did bring you
only one? Then must have made
a mistake in counting. u Fliegende
Batter
Lawyer Black-"Yo' honah, l rise
to objeck to de legal bubbles dat
der prosecution am bringin' up"
Judge Cole" Mistah Black, yo' sit
right down. Eff dem bubbles am
legal they shall stand, and de cou't
allows nj Harper's Bazaar.
An Old Saw APPLY Applied.
1.-The first time I
cleaned your watch it was in a gold
case; the next time in a gold-filled
case, and now it's in a silver case"
H. A. r. D. Uppe-"Yes, sir; 'circum-
stances alter cases. you know
Jewellers Weekly.
After the Wedding. He-"What
are you crying for, love2" She
"Over papa's wedding present-boo
hoo" He-"Why, what's the
matter with it ?" She-"It's moth
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
LOST IN CHICAGO.

Ward 33 of Chicago IS great big
thing. 1t is 10 miles long and three
miles wide, and contains 1920
acres.
Ward 33 is watered by one noble
encloses one entire body of water,
Hyde Lake, besides being entitled to
312 miles of shore line on the Calu-
met lake, with all the rights, priv1-
leges, and hereditaments thereunto
belonging. 1t also shares dominion
over Wolf lake with the sovereign
state of Indiana, and has more than
mile square of the waters of that
inland sea within it's own confines.
There are 60 railroad stations and
seven post-ofices in the ward, and
the population is fairly estimated at
100000
A party of hunters were cunning
in section 25 when l walked down
there. Snipe shooting had never
been better, and each of them was
burdened with a bag full of game.
They rowed me across the outlet of
the lake and l started south over the
lowlands. Woods are plentiful
down here and they hid One hundred
and thirty-eighth street, which is the
southern boundary of the city.
The sky was clouded and l was
not certain about my direction.
Black berries and wild currants grew
thick on the bushes, and furnished
an excellent dessert for the dinner
hoped to find later. l was trying to
travel in a southwesterlyc course, and
l wondered all the forenoon why
couldn't find the Michigan Central
tracks. There were paths through
the woods and l tried my best to
follow them and still keep in my
direction, but about noon l came out
square on the south shore of Lake
Calumet. l had been lost in the for
ests of Ward So Chicago Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
NEWS IN GENERAL.

The second Leary raft has arrived
at Portland with six of its eight sec
tons intact
A smart young man has been ar
rested in Boston for passing confed-
crate money on ignorant people.
The Cinnamon in Fall River, Mass,
about 60 in number, have organized
a society with long name. 1t is of
the Masonic order.
The successor to John BOYLE
O'Reilly as editor of the Boston Pilot
will be James Jeffrey Roche, who had
been Mr.. O'Reilly's assistant for sew
eral years.
Joseph F. WEIGH, foreman of the
section gang at Quincy, Mass, has
been indicted for manslaughter in
causing the death of Mary E. Fenley,
one of the victims of the disaster
He was declared to have been wan
tonly negligent.
1t is reported that the Westing-
house company in Pittsburg and
elsewhere, the Yale Lock company,
Colt Arms company, and four or five
other like extensive factories in New
England have formed an alliance to
protect themselves against strikes.
S. ]. Dickson recently walked across
Niagara's gorge in 1214 minutes. On
his way across he stood on one leg
at the quarter and three-quarter dis
tances and lay down on his back in
the center of the cable. Several
thousand spectators witnessed the
feat.
The Nicaragua canal company has
recently purchased the plant of the
American Dredging company, which
had been doing the work on the
abandoned Panama canal. The
actual dredging for the canal on the
gulf side has begun. The telegraph
line from Greytown to Lake Nicara-
qua, connecting with the lines on the
Pacific coast, is completed and the
railroad from Greytown to the lake
along the line of the canal is we'll un-
der way.
The Rev DIR. c. H. Parkhurst, the
Square Presbyterian church of New
York, tells in the Evangelist" how
he made the ascent of the Matter
horn In a little preface to the letter,
the Rev. DIR. Henry M. Field says:
I'VE knew that.our beloved brother,
DR.. Parkhurst, could dare and do
almost anything; but really we never
dreamed that he would try to storm
Heaven by scaling the Matterhorn.
1t is far greater feat than the ascent
of Mont Blanc, and one that is very
seldom attempted, even by the most
venturesome Alpine climbers. After
such an experience, the church on
Madison Square will welcome its
pastor home with new admiration
of his courage, not unmingled with
satisfaction to see him safely home"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
SUGGESTIONS AS TO SHEEP.

If the noses of sheep are kept tarred
the gad-fy will trouble very little.
Somebody has suggested a way to
Bore two-inch holes in a log, keep
them filled within half an inch of the
brim with salt and beSmear the edges
with tar.
A writer says sheep are excellent
cleaners of fields where grain has
been cut and removed, and asserts
that would be cheap way to fatten
them, for they would pick up and
utilize every scattered grain head"
l tried this, to my regret, many
years ago. When unaccustomed to
eating grain, if they can get all they
will take, sheep will kill or injure
themselves quicker than any other
animal. Hogs are the proper grain
cleaners, and with as much safety to
themselves as cleaning was to Ruth.
If sheep consume feed III proper
ton to their weight, as some scien-
lists claim-that is, if 100 pounds of
animal require certain amount of
food to sustain life, and a certain adj
dition to put on growth, wool and
fat-can any one tell why two 100
pound sheep and one 2OO-pound
sheep are not of equal value? And
what is gained by keeping large
sheep?
To avoid having mutton taste
''sheepy" some butchers remove the
entrails as soon after Strengthening
as possible and then fill the carcass
will, icecO16 WA ter and RI r-ercI wit I,
the same those parts which filling
does not reach. While many plant
their faith on this there seems to be
no reason for it. 1t has yet to be
proven whether this course is of any
benefit whatever The Scotch have
a way to eliminate the sleepy taste
which | know to be effectual, by hav-
ing tested it. They dry and pulverize
the leaves of spearmint and use it as
pepper. 1t gives the meat an agree
able flavor.
Interested persons are endeavoring
to boom the Sussex sheep. In ex-
tolling their good qualities, such as
great weight, early maturity and
prolifcacy, they are significantly
silent on the subject of wool. The
ouSSeA are Ddlu-IStCS, anu dll Odlu-
faces are light shearers. They are
branch of the Down family There
is a point of aesthetic beauty about
them, however, and that is their
coal-black legs and faces contrast
pleasantly with their white feeces.
''Shall l breed for mutton or for
wool ?" is a current question. That
depends entirely upon ones environ
ments. Every breed has it's advo-
Gates, and each lauds his own as
best. They are all good in the places
and surroundings best suited to
them. Praiseyour sheep, gentlemen,
but not at the expense of other breeds
or strains. Really. is their any valid
reason why heavy feeces of good
wool cannot be grown upon large
carcasses of excellent mutton? 1t is
in evidence that a bright Wisconsin
fockmaster is now growing near
twenty pounds of high-priced wool
on two-hundred pound carcasses.-
National Stockman and Farmer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18

plies. The cost of transportation
would be lowered in many ways,
foreseen and unforeseen, and speed
and safety increased as well. The
calculations of competent engineer
as to the advantages to be gained
would produce a showing difficult of
belief at first. The Eiffel Tower as a
constructive feat would sink into in
significance. The field for archi-
tectural advance would be all but
unlimited. Air navigation would
leap forward with bound-if FEAST
BILE at all-when its great desidera-
tum, a material combining strength
and lightness in a degree never
known before, or even approximated,
had been secured. Street-carS,
wagons, carriages, etc, would be
improved, and save immensely in
draught power and wear and tear.
Machines and instruments would
partake in the benefits of the change,
and new ones invented that are now
unthought of. These are but sugges-
tons which experts in each particu
lar branch of mechanics can seize the
meaning of and amplify. Should the
reasonable hopes of the aluminium
workers be realized, mankind would
seem to have been emancipated from
a burden of heavy material which it
had been wrestling with for ages,
and posterity would talk of the I'M
speakable waste of human energy
that had been involved in the use of
iron.
There is an aesthetic side to the
prospect as well as a material one.
Aluminium not only does not rust,
either III air or water, but is easily
polished. Transform in imaginat
the elevated roadways of New York,
the ratings and balconies before the
houses, or even the houses them
selves, the lamp-posts, the roofs,
spires, and domes, the Brooklyn and
other bridges, to FURNISH silver, and
glimpse may be had of the coming
effect of aluminium in our cities in
Dictated by the qualities now claimed
forit The like has not been pictured
since Saint John spoke of the golden
streets and the pearly gates of the
New Jerusalem.-[A Amos w. Wright,
in Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
TRAFFIC IN THE SUEZ CANAL.

The number of vessels passing
through the Suez canal at night by
means of electric light is rapidly in
creasing. The regulations for the
use of the electric light went into
operation March, 1887, prior to
which date the privilege of travelling
by night with electric light had been
restricted to vessels carrying the
mails. Since then all ships which
conform to the regulations are al
lowed to proceed by night. In 1899
the number of vessels using electric
light was 2, 445. The average time
of transit has been considerably
shortened. In1SS6 it was So hours;
in 1887, 50 hours So minutes; in
1883, 81 hours IS minutes, and in
1889 in had been reduced to 25
hours so minutes. The average
time for vessels using the electric
light in 1889 was 221a hours. The
shortest time taken by a steamer in
the transit of the canal in 1889 was
1874 hours, which is ten minutes less
than the fastest time on record previ-
OuSly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18

ing but a receipted bill for the gas we
used up during our courtship. y
burlington Free Press.
Fuller Information Not So Desira-
BILE Little Johnny Mamma wants
you to come to tea tonight" Miss
Passee-"That's nice little fellow:
l shall be delighted. Did your mann
ma say anything else, dear?" Yes,
she said she 'sposed she might as well
have it done with. ~ Marlborough
Tribune.
The Stove Went Out. Mistress
during heated term )-"Get dinner
today on the gasoline stove, Bridget. :"
Bridget-"Plaze, mum, did thry,
but tn stovelaa62t out" Mistress
TRY again b." Bridget-"Yis.
mum, but it come back Wit. It
wint out trough tn roof."-[New
York Weekly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
THE NEW METAL AND ITS POSI-
BILITIES.

Aluminium, aside from its hghtneSS
and strength, is malleable, ductile,
does not rust, is as beautiful as silver,
and is much more abundant in its
native state than any metal in use.
Cryolite, or Iceland-spar, is the
mineral from which it has been most
ly obtained, but it is a constituent of
clay and of other earths, and pre-
walls almost everywhere. The state
ment has been made that it COM
poses more than a twentieth part of
the crust of the globe. The difficulty
is to secure 1t in a pure state at a
moderate cost Much has vet to be
learned also as to the methods of
using it, and there remains some
doubt as to its adaptation to certain
important uses. But within the last
half-century its cost has been reduced
from over thirty dollars a pound to
less than three dollars, and it is now
being put to practical use as an
alloy. Recently a series of tests to
determine the virtues of aluminium
bronze was made by government
naval officers al the Watertown
Massachusetts, Arsenal tensile
strength of 10000 pounds to the
square inch was shown, which is
largely in excess of anything before
developed. The TRAVERSE strength
of the composite metal was found to
be $500 pounds to the square inch
a result that has been only equalled
bv the finest quality of crucible steel.
There are busy brains and hands
constantly at work to reduce the ex-
pense of manufacturing the pure
metal; and as the incentive to sue
cess is very powerful, their labors are
not likely to be discontinued. Its
capabilities, sooner or later, are very
sure to be exhaustively tested If
they prove as satisfactory as there is
reason to hope they will, and the
laboratory processes give way to
mill production at low cost, won
derful revolution in works of con-
struction will have been entered
upon. How far in the future the de-
sired end may be there is no telling.
Remove two-thirds of its own
weight, without dipinution of
strength, from the vast structure
that connects New York and Brook
lyn, and its effectiveness for service,
provided room were supplied, would
be correspondingly increased.
Bridges of Notwithstanding al
WAYS its qualities are truly repre-
sented-could be thrown across
streams and ravines to span which
is now impossible. The capacity of
steamships would be similarly en-
larged. Not only would cargoes
take the place of the Iessened weight
of the body of the vessels, but also of
that of their machinery Enough
coal could be stored to indefinitely
lengthen voyages without fresh sup
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
THE FARMERS LEAGUE.

The Farmers League is new Or
ganization that proposes to take a
hand in politics. There have been
several organizations of farmers in
different sections, under different
names, and their influence has been
felt in state as we'll as in local politics.
A year ago in Massachusetts it
showed its hand, and will do so
again this fall more effectively than
in the past. A national league has
grown into being which recently met
at Albany and elected officers The
spirit and purpose of this organiza-
ton may be seen from the declara-
ton of principles to be adopted by
the Massachusetts league. 1t en-
dorses the Grange but thinks the
League better fitted to take direct
action in partisan politics. 1t ap-
proves the program of the equal tax
leagues. 1t seeks for legislation in
the interest of the farmer; the pro-
lection of dairy interests; the ap-
pointment of a dairy commission,
etc. 1t proposes to push the organ
ization into every part of the state,
into every town and every school
district 1t appears that leagues are
being organized in nearly all the
Western states. 1t promises to be
more widespread than any farmers
organization that has hitherto exist
ed, and being, if we mistake not, an
open organiza ton, objections that
have existed against other organiza-
lions are removed from this. Some
of the objects it proposes are COM
mendable, and if it does not fall into
the hands of crafty politicians some
good may come of it. 1t should be
remembered, however, that no one
class can have everything its own
way Mortified News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
Special Notices.
A Cure for Paralysis.

Frank Cornelius, of Purcell Ind, Ter says:
II induced Mr.. Pinson, whose wife had par
alysis in the face, to buy bottle of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. To their great surprise
before the bottle had all been used she was a
great deal better. Her face had been drawn
to one side; but the Pain Balm relieved all
pain and soreness and the mouth assumed it's
rheumatism, lame back, sprains, swe11ings
and lameness. so cent bottles for sale by
Flint Bros.
Capt. w. A. Albeit, who has long been
with Messrs. Percival & Hatton, Real Estate
and Insurance brokers, Des Moines, Iowa,
and is one of the best known and most re-
spected business in that city, says: Il
testify to the good qualities of Chamber
1ain's Cough Remedy Having used it in my
family for the past eight years, safely
say it has equal for either colds or Group
so cent bottles for sale by Flint Bros.
For many years Mr.. b. F. Thompson of
DeS MoineS, Iowa, was severely afflicted with
chronic diarrh9a. He says: AT times it
was very severe; much so, that 1 feared it
would end my life. About seven years ago
CHANGED to procure bottle of Chamberlain s
Colo, Cholera and Diarrhna Remedy. 1t
gave me prompt relief, and 1 believe cured me
permanently, as 1 now eat drink without
harm anything please" 1 have also used
it in my family with the best results. For
sale by Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18

Best pins Be- paper Be- pins &c paper best machine thread &c.
SPOOL thread &c., dress braid &c., best lining Cambcs &c. %
So dozen ladies 7 and pants &c., Sc do ladies
pants &c., 40 dozen gentmen &c. undeshs and drawers &c.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
HERE THEY ARE

All WOOL broadcoth fannes AZ In wide, per yard $49
All wool, double fold trcot Flannes, 20
Half wool, dark mixed Fannes 38 in. wide, 10
Fine assortment plain Henriettas good color 38 ill., wde Is
Black Henrietta all wool, As in. wide only so
All wool Henrettas and Seges, all coors SO in wide so
Farmers Flannel lizard pan" %
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
It is Better to Give
than to Receive

1t has afforded great satisfaction receiving the decided bar
gains which hooug search the market has revealed and hope
take greater pleasure giving the greatest
bargains good seasona articles which be found the United
States Every first class style and quality every great
discount from their market value.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
1000 PAIRS
Mems < Business < Pants

Bought from manufacturer sacrifice and to be sold astonh
ngy low prices All solid winter weight honest made goods
$780, 5o l75 2oo 225 25 800 and $3.50 Vermont
great wearer $3.50 Heavy brown diagonal all wool pants,
ante the buttons off and sold less than
$685. ESQ and 275 be sold $75 and ZOO $3.50 and 800
worsted stripes $500 Chdens knee pants $7 So rs and
lOO worth 3d. 75 LOO and 5O Take advantage of these prices
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
Yarns, FlannelS.
Bed Blankets, and
Cotton FlanneIS.

At surprisingly low prices Fruit of the cotton &c., fair
beaehed cotton &c. New carpets rugs window shades Ho
land shades 25c Silk umbrellas elegant ne everything Prices
cannot be beat Good buying the Open till p Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18

The Maine Central officials esti-
mate the number of summer tourists
who have entered that state this sea-
son to be 100000
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-28
Single Copies S Gents


mo, don't think q soldier has any
right to marry--a private, anyhow, said
q ten year man at Fort Hamilton. "Our
life and our movements are too uncer-
tain, for one thing and for another,
soldier should have no membranes
Look at me, for example. Four years
ago was transferred from southern
station TO Fort Candy. away out in the
wilds of California. August, 1889, ] was
again transferred clear across the CONT
nent to this station. Now, if had
family to take with me, ia be in pretty
deep water, I'm thinking, for go before
long back to the Pacific coast Uncle
Sam keeps u.s. you know, but he don't
over indulge us in spending money, and
when you consider that there's no such
thing as free transportation for ones
family or baggage, you may judge how
many months savings it would take to
carry one through.
why, the officers themselves are only
allowed from 800 to 24OO pounds bag
gage transportation, according to rank,
and most of them, you know, arc mar
ried. A private is allowed 150 pounds
and what he can carry. This just about
sees \ single man through, but when it
comes to household goods, even for a
small family, the weight is in the thou
sands before You know it. Yes, it's all
mistake, he said, in conclusion, this
thing of a private marrying 1t almost
invariably causes painful separations,
frugal living and unhappiness generally
to those who run the risk, brooklyn
Eagle
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-28

There is tradition amongst the Indi-
ans that away back in the duslky hitherto
knowledge Of cave of gold was pos
sessed by an Indian family on the Sau-
geen peninsula, who handed the secret
down from father to SON and guarded it
with jealous care. The cave was sup
posed to be situated somewhere on the
Spanish river, and once year the head
of the family paid visit to it and
brought away sufficient gold to last him
for twelve months. About 1870 years ago
the then son, being enticed away from
his native guilelessness by intercourse
with the crafty paleface, put up job on
the old man, and patiently dogged his
footsteps when he went on his yearly ex-
pedition.
The unsuspecting father had filed his
firebag with gold, and was turning to
leave the cave, when he saw shadow
lurking at the entrance. Quick as Thought
he raised his gun and fired, and the fig
ure fell. When he got out he found that
he had shot his son, and in the agony of
his grief drew his hunting knife aud
stabbed himself to the heart, his body
falling across that of his son. There the
skeletons lie to this day, and any one
who molests them may expect the treat
ment which all naughty boys receive
when they meddle with what does not
concern them -Manitoulin ExpOsitor.