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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10

trouble is not that the circulation is
small but that so many people fail to
get much of it. If the circula ton were
to be doubled, or trebled, or quad
rupled, what reason is there for be-
lieving that the people who have
least at present would have any
more? How wuold they go to
work to get some of the increase in
to their pockets? This, as we said
many months ago in one of our
earlier articles in this cheap-money
series, is the crucial question in all
schemes for making money cheap and
wants some of it obtain it except he
give labor or goods in return for it !?
If he have labor or goods to sell,
does it make any difference to him
whether the volume of currency be
large or small Is it not always
large enough to furnish payment for
what he has to sell ? And if he has
anything to sell, would not he rather
receive his payment in dear money
than in cheap money? Was there
ever man yet who did not desire to
be paid for his wares in the soundest
and best money obtainable? Who
are the men who hope. in some
mysterious manner, to get money in
to their pockets through a great
issue of cheap money government ?
Are they not. almost invariably,
men who have nothing to sell in ex-
change for it p From an editorial
in the Christmas Century.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
MIGRATING CRABS.

A most curious and interesting set
of phenomena are those which often
occur when a group of fishes, once
marine, take by practice to inhabit-
ing fresh-water rivers; or vice versa,
when a fresh-water kind, moved by
an aspiration for more expansive
surroundings, takes up its residence
in the sea as a naturalized marine.
Whenever such change of address
happens, it usually follows that the
young fry cannot stand the condi-
tons of the new home to which their
ancestors were unaccustOmed-we
all know the ingrained conservatism
of children-and so the parents are
obliged once a year to undertake
pilgrimage to their original dwelling
place for the breeding season. Ex-
IRENE cases of terrestrial animals,
once aquatic in habits, throw flood
of lurid light Gas the newspapers
say upon the reason why this should
be so. For example, frogs and toads
develop from tadpoles, which in all
essentials are true gill-breathing fish.
1t is therefore obvious that they can
not lay their eggs on dry land, where
the tadpoles would be unable to find
anything to breathe; SO that even
the driest and most tree-haunting
toads must needs repair to the water
once year to deposit their spawn
in their native surroundings. Once
more, crabs pass their earlier larval
stages as free swimming crustaceans,
somewhat shrimp-like in appearance,
and as agile as fees; it is only by
gradual metamorphosis that they
acquire their legs and claws and
heavy pedestrian habits. Now there
are certain kinds of crab, like the
West Indian land-crabs (those
dainty morsels whose image every
epicure who has visited the Antilles
still enshrines with regret in a warm
corner of his heart), which will have
taken in adult life to walking bodily
on shore, and visiting the SUBMITS
of the highest mountains. like the
fish of Deucalion's deluge in Horace
But once a year, as the 1and-crabs
bask in the sun on St. GATHERINGS
Peak or the Fern Walk, strange
instructive longing comes over them
automatically to return for while
to their native element; and obedient
to that inner monitor of their race,
down they march in thousands, velut
agmine facto, to lay their eggs at
their leisure in Port Royal harbor
On the way the negroes catch them,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
BEECHER WAS OFTEN AFRAID.

To one always ready to give so
much zeal and courage to any cause
which claimed his special service, it
was singular to note how distrust-
full Mr.. Beecher was of his ability to
succeed, writes Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher in the memoirs of her hus-
band in the December Ladies Home
Journal. In his earlier work, this
lack of confidence in himself was
sometimes painful until he rose to
speak. But, generally, the moment
he stepped upon the platform all
thoughts of himself disappeared.
Many times, when going to speak
on a subject of special interest which
1 greatly desired to hear, he would
say: "Oh! don't go! l am sure
am going to fail, and 1 don't want
you to be present. For several
years l yielded to such request,
and, anxious and troubled lest he
should fail. waited his return. But
he invariably came home cheerful and
would say: 81 had great liberty !;
nowI wish you had gone. The audi
ence appeared greatly interested and
very appreciative. They gave great
comfort and courage" and he would
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Theodore Thomas has been con-
frmed as musical director of the Ex-
position.
Madagascar will have an exhibit
of it's resources and products at the
Exposition.
Ceylon has sent, through Sir Henry
Wood, request for space upon
which to build tea house.
The jewelers. of Hanau, the great
jewelry center Of Germany, have de-
cided to make united exhibit a t the
Fair.
Ladies auxiliary committees have
been organ ized in ffty-fve counties
in Pennsylvania, and are at work to
secure fine showing of women's
work.
Medusaline, a new composition de-
signed as a substitute for brick and
building stone, has been adopted for
the sidewalks and driveways in the
Exposition grounds. The price is
612 cents per square foot.
The great dome of the administra
ton building, which will be the most
conspicuous architectural feature of
the Exposition, and the four smaller
domes, will be covered with Alumni
UNI bronze. a newly-discovereda ANAL
gam, which is said to glisten brighter
than gold. The contract for gliding
the domes has been let for $54, 1000.
According to conservative esti-
mates by those who have given the
subject great deal of study, the
average daily attendance at the Ex-
position will be upwards of 10000.
1t is believed that on some days the
attendance will reach more than
100000.
The monster manufactures and
liberal art building requires more
than 200 car loads of lumber, or
100000 feet, for it's flooring alone,
and five car loads of nails to fasten
it down The electric sa VS. are kept
running night and day saving and
sizing the flooring. Twenty build
ings the size of the Auditorium, or
1000 houses 25 by so, could stand
on this mammoth floor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
THE "PER CAPITA, DELUSION.

The per capita argument has al
ways been a favorite method for
sustaining demand for cheap money.
Such demands invariably arise when
times are hard. that is, when money
is scarce. The cheap-money ad
vocates, acting on the knowledge
that a great many people are wish
ing that they had more money in
their pockets, come forward with the
explana ton that the real cause of
the trouble is the smallness of the
monetary circulation, the volume of
currency not being adequate for the
demands of the business of the coun-
try They point to other countries,
like England, Germany, and France,
saying that they have much larger
per capita circulation than the
United States, and claim that every
body in this country would have
more money in his pocket if a great
addition of some form of cheap
money-either irredeemable paper
or deprecated silver, or sub-treasury
notes-were made to the currency
The fundamental defect in the argu
ment is that it confounds small circu
lation with small distribution. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
MIXING TERMS DEFINED.

There are many people not suffi-
GENTLY versed in banking business to
understand the significance of terms
currently used in connection with
failures and other transactions. To
such, a few illustrations will be help
full.
Business Paper. This is the
legitimate paper used by business
men. an ordinary note. For in
stance, B owes A debt; he gives A
a note for it, and A takes it to the
bank and gets it discounted.
Accommodation Paper" This is
paper upon which loans from banks
and the like are effected. For in
stance, A is in business and has not
enough capital at hand wherewith
to operate. His credit is good, and
he goes to bank and explains that
he wants to raise some money. He
gives his note for the amount, and
the bank takes this, either with or
without endorsement, or with or
without collateral security.
"Gilt-Edge Paper. This is term
used by bank men to indicate that
the paper, of whatever nature it NAV
be, is first-class.
kite per.''-Perhaps this is the
best defined by an example. A New
York firm is in need OF funds and so
is a Hartford firm. Both have good
credit The New York firm sends to
the Hartford firm for its note for say
$4,000, and the Hartford firm
sends the note and gets in return the
New York firms note for the same
amount. There is no actual consid-
Grafton in either case. The Hartford
firm gets the note discounted, and so
does the New York firm, and then
they have raised $4,000. This is
one form of "kite paper" Another
form, and worse one, is where a
house with big line of credit starts
up a concern in some distant city or
state for the mere purpose of manu-
featuring paper which the house it
self can raise money on. For in
stance, A does big business in Bos-
ton and has a large line of credit.
He has one of these paper manufac-
turing houses in Milwaukee. This
house sends him note for $4,000
in payment of goods ostensibly. The
note is discounted in Boston. The
time, and all is we'll unless the firm
goes up.
Trust Receipt."-A wants to i'm
port a cargo of iron, but has not the
money to do it with. He goes to B.,
a banker, and says: eff you import
that cargo of iron for me, will have
it shipped to your order and will not
part with it without your consent,
and when / do part with it the pro-
ceeds will be turned over to YOU"
Theironis shipped to AS warehouse.
The communication between A and
B relative to the transaction and
their agreement are trust receipts.
If A should prove insolvent the ques-
ton is, Whom does the iron belong
to?" In New York it has been de
cided that it is AS, but other states
might hold the reverse if the matter
should come before their COURTS
Paper World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
A ONE-EYED BRIDE.

A marriage ceremony occurred at
the Swedish Mission yesterday under
somewhat peculiar circumstances.
The bride has only one eye and the
groom married her because he was
responsible for that fact. Incident
ally the couple evinced much affec
ton each for the other.
Martin Gephart and Victoria
Schevach were playmates in their
native town, Fischa, in Austria, not
far from Vienna. He is now %, and
she is "a. A little less than two
years ago he decided to come to
America. The night previous to his
departure a farewell party was given
Martin and Victoria joined others in
game Of cards, and during its
progress he accidentally struck her
in the right eye so sharply with one
of the cards as to destroy it.
A superstition prevails among
many Germans that if an unmarried
man destroy one or both eyes of an
unmarried woman, he must marry
her if he would escape a life of mis-
fortune.
The pair corresponded regularly
afterward. Martin became the pos
SCISSOR of a small farm near South
boro', Mass, and short time ago
sent Victoria passage money. She
arrived on the Westernland, and yes
terday morning she and Martin, who
had come on from Boston, were mar
ried by Pastor Burgemeyer. Later
they departed for their Massachu-
sets home New York Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10

all full of rich coral, waiting to be
spawned; and Chloe or Dinah serves
them up hot, with bread-crumbs, in
their own red shells neatly nesting
between the folds of a nice white
napkins. The rest run away, and
deposit their eggs in the sea, where
the young hatch out, and pass their
larval stage once more as free and
active little swimming crustaceans.-
TCornhill Magazine
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10

appear happy and surprised. AS 1
came to understand his moods bet
ter, no longer feared any failure.
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New Advertisements.

BLACKSMITH SHOP FOR SALE.
A Blacksmith Shop and set of tools for sale.
Shop is located in Lunenburg village and
has good patronage. Inquire of
GEORGE BIRCH.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
HAVE TWO PIANOS

In my house. They both fine instru-
ments, handsome cases and first class in
every respect. They have been used some
but are the latest style uprights and
good as new. I will sell either one of them
at low price. Call any day.
J. H. CARPENTER.
10 Clinton Ave, st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
Slippers For
The Holidays.

We have larger and handsomer lot of Christmas Slippers this
than before Crumbs Comfort and Warm Lined Shoes
for tender feet
w. S. DOUGLAS Celebrated Shoes
Ladies' Waterproof Backing that
gives brilliant and lasting waterproof polish We have always
made especially of Quality in Rubber Goods It object
how cheap rubber SELL but how good Try them
and you will wear Others
G.. II. BAGLEY, 60 Railroad st. st. Johnsburv
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-10
TO LET

We want TO LET everybody know that we are offer
ing very fine rich goods at prices which less
than reasonable Our splendid business not only allows
but encourages down the prices of these
goods which generally command good profit. We hope
the public will accept ths from substan-
tantial expression of gratitude than the usual thanks,
etc., without the peounary CONCESSIONS Please give the
following careful perusal and there is anything of
special interest take pains examine sendfor sample
which we will gladly furnish.
100 yd Favora gros grain Silk % n actually worth 49, for
100 ydsy Aida Dress Silk, pronounced bargain, at
piece SO in. Silk Warp Henrietta cheap at $780, for
l piece 38 in. Drop Alma, cheap at Sl.50, for
% GA Chenille Table Covers usually sold at $685. for
Ladies' fine Cancels Hair Underwear worth Sl75 for
100 doz Ladies Handkerchiefs in silk Linen and Muslin
regular 81 ct. goods for
fine assortment of Trimming Silks, Silks for fancy
work, Brocaded Ahmrues for sash curtains etc. Humid
reds of articles sale by which cannot be enumerated
here that 10 % cent lower than you pay
ing for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03

So Ra sa meats quit nominal 2 s Safcy s sssS
f2Eslse 's s9sar Quiet 'u" Cheese ss:' quiet ~
.ss "aahsT Aos s.h soss sspenS Sss
Aorsaen :e Corn lower NO on srsek sGS JA'
So in 'e5e ZOE rvs armsE Nc in f fSId.s ssS
10000 bush barley 200 bush. shipments-Four'
Minneapolis, MINI, Aug The sample wheat nlA'ket
was aull. offerings were small, and there was ,~
Northern sod from s9aSSSe with most sales at 95 No;
sef T SE 81 ssc YIN 9r ne general Rew SI s0ga
hours. ~ cars; shpm,nts % AIS.
20. Peoria H. Aus 1coEn s;raay no Sshs So 49, .;
new NJ 2 white 29ae; OLD No. 3, white 9oe; ~
u 10. Ee5eSts-corn IS 500 oats 5000 fys, ESQ;
Sa5l!sy' 900 shgments-co.n. $500 oats 'ZooV rye
1 % s a.. e winters s.,oS Gn ass
prices are largely nomiDal. old wheats in small supply
e for a a hea but Ggys' arr . Sg S o aue 81
Tor new aaa "a 80 tor half 90 and hall new
and liberal receipts all points the market s3ide
lower The arrivals here are showing eHI.ent qaatty
below No red sales No Delaware and No Penn.
DO for delivery between August ana Il, g7sc So red
Aagg,t sept 80 oStoser, % 5Tt oea
demand slow aud prices for earlos ruled in BUYER
was wholly nominal Ia the absence Of any disposition 20
ede No mixed august cggse se gssSrstt g 5
local trade demand light and prices ruled in ouysrs 6v9t
mixed toe Old No Whit, +Se old no 2 white held
47c ungraded in special bin. 4He NO Whit Augu.S
3ld85c September. 32Hd5Si2e; October, 3SdS3sc No
re Other articles unchanged. Reoeipts-FlOur 400
his 600 sacks; wheat 900 corn IL 900 bush
oats Ii 500 superintendent Il 900 bush corn
10 900 bush oats. 1000 bush
ST. Louis, Aug. Flour UNCHANGED Wheat-The
notable for duness than any thinR else
the close being ~ below yssteiday No 2 cash s42e
August S4asc september S5ssc bid; December. So bid
c-SpecGaton in corn has not been so Contracted Tor
long time IL TO-DAY No cash, 5Shc August.
53sc September, !9d55se wear. 4o.e; osts-Pdtjr ;
&c: August pose; September, 2]Ssc Rye NJ; No ..
Favseed but more active. Soc Leal dull nominal
Cornineai steady Whisky, IL Il. Basgag o. d5a.c.
rn cotton ties 81 35dsI 40. Provisions There Is the
usual quict saturday marNet aud limited business Pork
~ mn 1lId steady trine lower bacon steady
10 lower PORK IL CHI Lad ~ 25 Dr. salt meats.
oxed shoulders 50 CHI longs. 81 05 ribs shorts
- 90 Bacon LoNed shoulders, 50 3; long, - $50
Al 30 ibis 81 7Ods7 Isl shorts. s. 90dsS Receipts
Flour 90 bills wheat 307 900 bush corn, 10 bush
dat "a 600 bush. Shipments-FlouT. 0OG bills Whea:
% 600 6GsR; corn 20 600 bush oats Il OCO bush rye
1000 bush.
Toledo. Aug. 1.-wheat dun and armeg cash, 9o9.e !;
August 9Oisc; September. 9O2e DecemOer 93'sc Corn
dnli: cush "a. oats quiet; No white S4e Clover
Flour $50 bush wheat. 1885 42I BUSH corn e25o bush
oafs G22 bush. Sipments-Wheat l42l9f eushi corn,
. coo bush oats. LOCO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETs.
FEATURES or NEw-YoRK DEALINGS.


There the usual quiet markets on Saturday a.
Produce Exchange and nothing wa developed the
way Of prominent features. The export buying went
with renewed vgor, but this fsGed 30 arouse
speculative vigor. From the start the market slowed
gus weakness and prices finally a closing
nj about bottom. The big receipts at Chicago and
other points had depressing influence led
30 more or less local liquidation Cables
weaker and London accounts were devoid OF spirit
eTpool wa closed, owing a holiday kilograms from
Chicago rpOrted heavy rain and hail in the
ucuatiln aggregated about LOO 900 bushels the bulk
III which wa credited 70 switching operations August
ber sold 81 oOe and 90 cent fhe eush trading
eood more trmness August sod 3154 and
eeiSoe 20 Nearly $50 900 bushels we're boagn toT cx
rort mainly August and October DELIVERIES At the out.
Or shippers 80 600 bushels Mi;ler bought three
o"S, c,ation In corn Wa extremely dull only 14OOO
bushel being dealt IN ana AZ result the variations
sonneu on te liberal receipts West aud prices declined
siont i, cent Then there rally on kle light CON
ract dcliveric and the close showed slight advance
Ver We. terday The spot movement moderate
r1l, inn prices shppers took 20 600 bushels.
ii = cent and cloed The spot market ruled ea1
cent lower and trading was slow. There were no de-
Tara W. %s Entirely neglected and closed lower
t2'u- PPHcust "a cents September 97 October
N' corIXusust, e7as cent? September C5la October
go 5at DJy cent seP@Ds5 d 22 o,,.
Lard-Rucust SO So Septmorr ~ 30 october ~ % :
T6e receipts Of and -four reported YESTERDAY ~
View YORK Philadelphia. Baltimore and Boston were a.
follows: Wheat So Gao bushes corn, s. ljJ bushels
oats n 81 bushel- total grain 7297 IA bushels; -four
~ ls9 p3ckages. A. Chicago. Mlynukee end St Louis
b|sbeIs. oats osS i92 bushels; total grain, 295, 491
bushei, nour. Is COS barrels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
DEADLY STAB BY AN ITALI4Y.

Vito Mora, twenty-one years old, Of One-hundred
and-hfteenth-st and Fstave.. committed without
bail by Justice Meade In the Harlem Police Court yes
teray morning TO await the result of INJURIES inflicted
on John J. brennan, nineteen years old, of No. 333
East one hundred and N eenthst The Assault was
the outcome of ifeeling which had existed for some
time between the lsisl. and Italians of the neigDOr
hood because AL Italian had been badly beaten 10y
crowd of irish boys. Brennan and friend were stand
Ing In mont OF the liquor store No ;,:I4 East one nun
dred ana hfteenthst at 10 O'Clock saturday night
when Mora came along and accostcd them. Hot
words exchanged, and 1t is alleged Mora stabbed
Brennan IN the left breast the weapon penetrating the
lung and nfictng dangerous II not fatal wound
This Injured man taken TO the Harlem Hospital.
and Mora was arrested by Policeman Teevan OF the
East One-hundred and twenty sNthst. police station.
mi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago Aug. Special Liverpool being closed. New
York apuarenty very little part IN the market and
te Western news being very beash, wheat ye-ter-
da,. agan declined. 10 YVES, however small day with
narrow fluctuations and with unimpoant lot OF trades
December sold between S924 and SOL, and closed at
sglasga NewYork kept on sending reports Of export
business the Northwest kept sending reports Of SPLEEN
did spring wheat prospects, The weather was a. me
a. d ba. the crop report, favorable The week )
recerts here have been nearly 1000 600 bushels the
stock n ha- during the week increased about ool
soo t,rshal. The trade rather uncertain; Ntte IL
cned however. the bear sdq Corn was weak early
little however. d. day within "a
range OF 3 September sold between JJA2 and -
closing at 57Io57l. 10 was raining ia ne vs. ana
hut scap,rs appeared ~ iea tna receipts would Dc cat
avn and we're more affected BY this temporary pro-l nci
nm h. The more iupor ant promise % ne crop iht
reiuts 4s2 cars les than expected The estuat'