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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06

This history has been of absorbing
interest for three years and is tri-
umph of historical research.
Among the excellent pieces in the
February number of that excellent
monthly, Scribner's, is another artl-
Gle in the African series, by Herbert
Ward, for five years an officer in the
Congo Free State; the first of two
articles on John Ericsson, by w. c.
Church, his chosen biographer; the
account of a visit paid to several
leading Spanish novelists; glimpse
of several picturesque Hungarian
castles, and the new department,
The Point of View"
Vick's Floral Guide for the new
year brings with it in this rnidwinter
season a pretty suggestion of sum-
mer sweets This artistic annual of
the Rochester florist combines extern
sive catalogues of both flower and
vegetable seeds. The illustrations
are thickly sown through the pages,
and there are plentiful directions for
cultivating the plants and vegetables
described. While the old house of
James Wick is oftener associated in
the popular mind with the best and
finest varieties of flower seeds, its
business in the line of vegetable seeds
is of almost equal Importance. Mr..
Wick gave nearly $500 in prizes last
year at the New York state fair for
six vegetables grown from his seeds.
This year he proposes, by way of
further stimulation to the patrons of
his seeds, to give $1,000 in prizes to
be awarded at the next Illinois state
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06

A Typical Partisan.

typical PARTISAN.
am present because New Jersey is
always with the democrats. Over in
our state we don't harp so much on
reforms. Reforms come and reforms
go, but the democracy is always on
top. 1t makes no difference what is
put in our platforms. All differences
are forgotten on election day. Our
democrats fight among themselves,
but they do all their fighting after
election day and not when the princi-
pies of the democratic party hang in
the balance. | want to say here, no
matter who is nominated, New Ter
vote The democratic principles
with us are to win in elections
TGov. Albeit, Democratic Governor
of New Jersey.
AIiIIfonaires in the Senate.
When Daniel Webster was the last
time chosen to the United States Sen
ate he was so poor that he could not
take the office and sum of money
was raised for him by his political
friends Charles Sumner had to en-
gage in public lecturing at a time
when his health was not strong in
order to get money to pay his debts.
Henry Wilson had nothing but his
salary as senator to support him.
Edward Everett, who inherited or
married wealth, was the only rich
man ever sent by Massachusetts to
the United States Senate, and he on
ly served two years. The drift of the
day is, however, clearly in the direc-
ton of Senate of plutOcrats; that
is, either men of great wealth or the
legal tools, advocates and lobbyists
for corporate wealth on the floor of
the Senate Portland Oregonian.
1t Pays to Advertise the State.
Vermont woke up one morning sew
eral years ago to a realization of the
painful fact that a large portion of
her farming territory was deserted.
What to do she didn't know. Her
farms were therein the thoughtful
language of an eX-president of the
United States, 1.-THE soil remains
but of what advantage are farms
without farmers? Vermont proceed
ed to try a number of schemes to sup
ply the farms with farmers, but none
ol lneIl proved satisfactory Al
length, the other day, she said to her
self: 81 will ADVERTISE" Advertise
she did, and what was the result?
Why it is stated that "already sew
eral thousand letters have been re-
ceived by the commissioner of agri-
culture and his assistants from every
section of the United States, making
inquiry concerning unoccupied lands
in Vermont Several sales of the
lands in question have been made to
former VermOnterS now in the West,
and to citizens of the state" This is
a true story, and it carries an i'm
portant moral, to wit: 1t Pays To
Advertise New York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
Gbe Californian.
NEGRO EMIGRATION.

The most eloquent speech of the
present Congress was that of Sena-
tor Ingalls, on Jan. % when he spoke
for two hours upon the bill to de-
port the negroes to Africa. Some of
his best thoughts are given below:
Let me state the arithmetic of this
problem. In 1860 there were in the
United States 4,44O, 900 negroes,
slaves and free; in 1870 there were
4, 4SO 900; in 1880, 6,5SO,OOO, an
increase which can only be accounted
for on the principle of premeditated
and Intentional fraud on the census
AT the close of this century, proba-
bly,, there will not be less than 49,
OOO, 900 of the black and colored race
on this continent. The problem is
still further complicated by the fact
that they are gregarious, they in
stinctively separate themselves into
their own communities with their
own habits, their own customs, their
own methods of life. They worship
separately, they are taught separate
". The line of cleavage between
whites and blacks is becoming con-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
NEW ENGLAND MEETING HOUSE
AND WREN CHURCH

When l think of the multitudes of
steeples scattered over New England,
constructed on a principle of one box
placed on top of another box, with
their round topped or pediment-cap-
ped windows, their balustrades and
urns, their pilasters and cornices, l
have always momentary sensation
of wonder at the persistencv of the
style Of Sir Christopher Wren and its
widespread employment by so many
men who never heard of him. by
builders to whom his name would
have sounded as unfamiliar as that
of Vishnu. In comparison with the
length of life which the Greek forms
have enjoyed, the period during
which Wren's plan of spire compost
ton occupied exclusive possession of
the field is short. And yet it seems
that if he could have known the ex-
tent to which his style would be
copied he might have found cause for
good deal of self-congratulation,
and have been reasonably content
with the impress which he made up
on the men of his age.
1t is unnecessary to state with
much emphasis, or to be at much ado
to prove, that the voyagers in the
Mayflower did not Immediately in
trOduce his manner in this country.
One reason why they did not do this
is that they were not in a situation
to give immediate attention to the
ornamental, and another reason is
that Wren was not born at that
time How OIL al w xnr1,1116 I'VE l.nnNr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
THE JOHNSTOWN RELIEF FUND.

The Commission charged with the
distribution of the Johnstown Relief
Fund has practically closed its labors
by making a report of the unfortu-
nate sufferers by the Conemaugh
flood and the manner in which it has
been used. This report should put
an end to all complaints of delay on
the part of the Commission, as we'll
as to the charges that have been
made in some quarters that the fund
has not been judiciously used.
The hungry have been fed, the max
ed clothed, the sick cared for, the
dead decently buried, the debris re-
moved, and all in a manner to help
the survivors help themselves. The
submerged towns are arising from
the mud and debris that for a while
submerged their very sites, and the
people are resuming their wonted
labors to an extent that seven
months ago seemed impossible. Not
only nave inc present necessities OF the
unfortunate sufferers been supplied,
but provision has been made for the
future of the widows and orphans.
Even the sick and disabled of the flu
ture have not-been forgotten, money
having been set aside for the erection
of permanent hospital, which will
doubtless be amply sufficient for the
needs of the Conemaugh Valley for
long time to come While the Com
mission has doubtless made some
mistakes, on the whole its admins
tration of the immense fund placed
in its hands will be generally COM
mended as judicious and far-sighted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
GENERAL NE VS..

Owing to deadly coal mine refuse,
no fish can live in the Schuylkill river
above Reading; yet people drink the
water when it reaches Philadelphia.
The whole number admitted to the
Soldiers Home at Bennington to
date is 95 The number of inmates
at the present time is 81. There
have been ten deaths in all.
Up to date $50 bills have been in
PRODUCED into the lower branch of
Congress for new public buildings to
country, at an aggregate cost OF
about $25, 100000.
The Dominion will soon have a
cable across the A tlantic entirely Ca
madam. The cable will be laid from
Ireland to a point in Quebec, on the
north shore of the Gulf of St. Law
renee 1t will run through the straits
of Belle Isle.
The national flower is the golden
rod, so far as the suf;rages obtained
in Prang's campaign can make it so.
Seventy per cent of all votes pro-
nounce for the golden-rod, and the
only other flower that gets enough
to be reported on separately is the
mayfower (the trailing arbutus)
which has Is per cent; the remain
ing II per cent being divided between
the daisy, the mountain laurel, the
dandelion, the sunfower, the apple
| blossom and others.
The excitement in Florida over
vast phosphate discoveries in Marion
and fernando counties, along the
Withlacoocheer river and its tributary
lakes, amounts to a craze, quite like
the gold fever of 40. Agents of COM
mercial fertilizer companies in Edin-
burg, New York, Boston and else
where are on the ground, and the as
toniShed farmers, who a few weeks
ago could not sell their land for So
an acre, see it rise 500 per cent in
price with many takers.
The Russian government has de-
cided to construct a railway from
Lake Baikal, in Southern Siberia, to
Stretinsk, on the Chinese frontier
and on the Amoor river. This is to
be an important link in the great
through Siberian railway, the ulti-
mate end of which is to be at Vladi-
vostock on the Japan sea. 1t was
intended last year that the whole
line should be finished in three years,
but this is the first section of the
Trans-Baikal part of the line that
has been determined upon.
Just before the holidays, Mr.. Phelps
the American minister at Berlin, call
ed on the police president of the city
to ask him if he could not put it into
his power to give one deserving but
poor Berlin family the means of en-
joying a happy New Years day. He
was referred to a well-known clergy
man who conducted him to a scene
of real misery and distress, presided
over by father and mother whose
culver was full while their purse was
empty. Mr.. Phelps had everything
that was needful purchased for every
member of the family; replenished
their store room; supplied thelarder,
and left 200 marks in the hands of
the family to assist them in the i'm
mediate future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
NO THIEVES IN WALL STREET.

Inspector Byrnes, in his Profession
al Criminals of America, gives a list
of one hundred banks which thieves
either rif1ed or attempted to rob be-
tween November, 1862, and Febru-
airy, 1885. Ten of these were in the
city of New York.
Owing to the thoroughly efficient
detective system established in Wall
street, the depredations of the bank
sneaks have been summarily ended in
that locality. These daring villains
are ''all men of education, pleasing
address, good personal appearance,
and are faultless in their attire -
Cool, quick, resolute, and acting in
concert, one may be on the lookout,
a second engaged in interesting con-
versation with a bank officer or
officers, and a third stealthily creep
ing behind the counter and capturing
the cash or a bundle of bonds. Or
the last may obtain access to the
vault, from which he purloins what
ever he may deftly conceal and carry
off, while his cOnfederates monopOlize
the attention of the clerks. One of
the most daring bank snatchers in
the city effected two robberies in the
course of single day. Entering one
bank he leaped to the top of a parti-
ton seven feet high, leaned over,
snatched two packages of bills con-
tanning $1,000 each, and escaped. A
little later he climbed on the counter
of another bank, captured several
thousand dollars, and again escaped.
Similar success attended the bold mis-
creant in his subsequent attempt to
escape from the Court of General
Sessions. He is now in jail From
1.-The New York Banks" by Richard
Wheatley, in Harper's Magazine for
February
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
SOME ORA WBACKS TO FARMING

]. B. Harrison, secretary of the
New Hampshire Forestry commits
sion, has written a letter to Garden
and Forest" published in New York
in which he gives many hints of how
to improve New Hampshire farms
which are equally applicable to Yer
mont What he says about the
dog curse will apply everywhere
Natural conditions are unfavora-
BILE for stock raising, and many of our
leading citizens have done much to
promote the general welfare by inn
proving the character of farm ami
mails. The state is adapted, in a
peculiar degree, to the growing OF
sheep. | have eaten mutton in every
part of our country which produces
it, but have never anywhere else
found any that approached the excel
lence of that which is grown in New
Hampshire. Ifthe people of the cities
were aware gifts quality there would
be a great demand for it at the best
prices, but there is not enough to
supply liz INW tINopiN w III uSS II III
the villages here. The dog is a kind
of sacred animal with us, and domi-
mates the community. Heis the object
of personal affection, a sentiment
of romantic regard, which rises far
above such sordid considerations as
the possible profit of sheep raising.
Our best people-and some others
keep dogs, and when the instinct of
the chase awakens in them, and they
go forth upon the hills and hunt
down the sheep, and have to die
themselves for the frolic, we all
mourn their fate. The sheep can be
paid for out of the public treasury
there is a tax on Hogs-but nobody
has any sentiment about sheep. We
are in that stage of development in
which we grow dogs and delight in
them, but not sheep"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
REUNION OF SONS OF VERMONT.

The Sons of Vermont, In stronger
array than at any previous reunion,
gathered Friday night at the Revere
house, Boston, for their fourth annual
banquet At the business meeting
the following officers were elected :;
President, Hon H. o. Houghton !;
vice-presidents, Hon. Walbridge A.
Field, Hon. Alanson w. Beard; sec
rotary, Capt. S. E. Howard; treas
urer, Col. George n. Carpenter; chap
lain, Rev. Henry G. Spaulding; ex-
ecutive committee, Hon Alden Spear,
chairman
Supper was served little after 3
O'Clock, President Houghton escort
ing Gov. Dillingham;. The invited
guests were: Gov. W. P. Dillingham;,
Mayor Hart, Gen. Stephen Thomas,
Gen. William Wells.
Secretary Proctor sent the follow
ing letter of regret:
My Dear Mr.. Houghton-You will
remember that did not promise GER
tainly to attend the dinner of the
Vermont association of Boston on
the 3Oth, but l had fully intended to,
and am much disappointed to find
that l cannot. My. official duties
here at this time are such that | am
obliged to forego the pleasure of meet
ing so many of the sons of Vermont,
and of visiting Vermont herself, as |
had planned to do on the same trip.
The meetings of the Sons of New
England are becoming common oc-
currences in all our large cities. But
they are gatherings full of meaning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
A NOVEL La GRIPPE THEORY.

A writer in the London Times adj
vances the ingenious theory of the
origin of La Grippe. He attributes
it to the overflow of the Yellow river
in China, which broke through its
barriers year ago, and flooded a
vast tract of territory, destroying
lives by the hundreds of thousands.
1t is stated that, when the water
subsidized, the land was covered with
yellow mud from which the river de-
rives its name, and that this dried
into dust of SO sickening a charac-
ter that it led to local epidemic of
the type of influenza, the germs of
which could have been readily car
ried, either by air currents or the
slower process of transportation of
merchandise or persons, all over the
world. In support of this theory,
the statement is made that previous
epidemics of influenza have closely
followed great floods in northern
Asia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Our Little Men and Women for
February is beautiful number, with
pretty pictures and entertaining stO-
ries for the small people. d. Lothrop
Company: Boston.
Miss Bisland's account of her jour
nev around the world in about 76
days will shortly appear in the Cos
mopolitan magazine, bright and
beautifully illustrated monthly pub
lished at only $40 a year. The
February edition is $4,000 copies.
With the February Century the ex-
haustive and valuable Life of Lin
coin" is brought to close. 1t is by
mere accident that this installment
and the supplementary papers deal
not only with the end of the Rebel
lion and Lincoln's fame, but with
the Capture of Jefferson Davis"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
Application for License.

STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District. si
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Ofhd
in St Johnsbury, on the goth day of jar
uary, A ID. 1890
Herbert J. Willard, Admir- upon the estad
of Andrew J. Willard late of st. Johnsbury. Il
said district, deceased makes application Il
said court for license to deed certain real 4
tate which the said Andrew ]. Willard WI
under written contracts to convey to wit. Il
Joseph Gotta certain land and premises sit /
ate on the north side of Maple street in I'll
village of St. Johnsbury now occupied by til
said Joseph Gotta. To John J. Walker ccrtai
land and premises situate the north sid
of Maple street in the village of st. Johnsbur
and occupied by him. Said premises mo-
fully described in the written contracts afori
said which are referred to.
Whereupon 1t is ordered by said court thu 4
said application come under considerable
and be heard on the Sth day of February, 4
ID. 1890, at the Probate Office in st. John
bury; and 1t Is further ordered that all pc
sons interested he notified hereof, by public. I
ton of notice of this application and ord
thereon, three weeks successfully in the Cali
DOMAIN, a newspaper printed at St John
bury, before said time of hearing, that the
may appear at said time and place, and
they see cause, object thereto
BY the Court, Attest:
39-41 WALTER p SMITH. Judge +
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06

-s<'S{3 47<2*El OleTk- NHeck your SIlp,
fsifz?zsEuest with influenza )-"Good
Lord, yes; can you do it ?'- Kear-
ney Enterprise.
tist-"Vanderbilt has bought
The Grand Canal of Venice for
100000" Old Gent-"Is that so?
l didn't know he handled anything
but railroads. Washington Star.
The Object of the Chrome. Got
We new chrome, amt We Debby !?
But wot We hang it so low for ?"
'Soze to hide a hole in de wall whah
de plasterin' fell off. OATS what
bought it > Harper's Bazaar
First Pullman Whad's
yo' ser nervous bout, Johns'n ?"
Second Porter-"I'se a quatah out.
OATS what rs nervous bout. Done
BACKED pah oh my own boots by
mistake fer dat nabob's in d 70 tn
suction"
Charity. Cant you give a poor
fellow lift ~ asked the tramp.
Not very well I've only got my
slippers on" said the farmer. But
if little push, which is always good
in this world, will help you, there it
is" And he showed him out into the
night Harper's Bazaar.
You mustn't play with the scis-
sors, dear. l know little boy just
like you who was playing With a
pair of scissors just like that pair,
and he put them in his eye and put
his eye out, and he never could see
anything ever after" The child lis
tened patiently and said, when she
got through: "What was the mat
ter with his other ~ San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
PRESS COMMENTS.
A Couundrurn.

Which is the better, to shut up the
dogs andle the sheep run, or to shut
up the sheep and let the dogs run
One or the other appears to be a ne
cessitv, unless the sheep are grown
as game for dogs Mirror and
Farmer.
The SchOOIhouse Flag Question.
This movement to oblige the flying
of the national flag over all our pub
lie school buildings is a bit of current
nonsense that ought to be given
leave to withdraw in the Legislature.
Perfunctory patriotism has very lit
tie vitality, and the outlay involved
in this scheme is not small one
[Springfield Republican.
A Dishonest System.
1t is hardly possible that anything
can be worse than the present sys-
tenn of coming 20 cents worth of sill
yer and calling it a dollar, and as
Mr.. WINDOWS bill proposes to put
an end to this dishonesty, the public
will be disposed to accept his new
measure on trial 1t is a doubtful
experiment, but an experiment in
spired by an honest purpose, which
is very much in its favor Phila-
delphia Times.
Facts for Lottery Fools.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
justified in going for the Louisiana
lottery swindle with all his might,
and preventing it from using the
mails 1t may interest the people
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
Application for License.
LYMAN HIBBARD,S ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, s.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Offic
in st. Johnsbury, in said district, on the Dot
day of Jan, A. D., 1890.
Thomas Hibbard Administrator upon tn
estate of Lyman Hubbard late of Waterford
in said district, deceased, makes application
to said court for license to sell the whole {
the real estate of said deceased, consisting
one and one-half acres of land, more les
with dwelling house and shed thereon. sitt
ate in Waterford aforesaid, representing t
said Court that it would he beneficial to til
heirs, and all persons interested in the eStat
of said deceased to sell the whole of the req
estate of said deceased aforesaid
and convert the same into money; and ais
brings Herewith into court the consent an
appreciation in writing to the granting q
such license, of all the heirs to said estat
residing in this state.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Cou1
that said application come under considerf
ton and be heard on the 18th day of FebrI
airy, a. ID. 1890, at the Probate Office i'll 81
Johnsbury and, it is further ordered, thai
all persons interested be notified hereof b
publication of notice of this application AMI
order thereon three weeks successive1y in tn
Caledonian, newspaper printed at 81
Johnsbury, before said time of hearing thal
they may appear at said time and place, an
if they cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest,
1912 WALTER =. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
FOREIGN IHMIGRA TON DECREA S.
INC

The tide of foreign immigra ton,
which reached it's height seven years
ago, when nearly $50, 900 immigrants
came into the country, has been
steadily receding ever since, and the
figures for 1889 show a decrease of
nearly 100000 as compared with
the figures of 1888 In 1889 the
number of immigrants was a little
more than 100000 OF this number,
according to summary in the Ma
ton, nearly 100000 were Germans,
14O, 900 came from various parts of
Great Britain, and $4,000 from
Norway and Sweden. Aggregate
statistics covering seventy years
have now been secured, and these
show that the population of the
United States since 1920 has received
no less than Is, 900, 900 people from
the Old World; Great Britain con-
tributing about 100000, Germany