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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
THE WORLDS FAIR.

George r. Davis, director-general
of the Worlds fair, has written the
following letter to the Boston Herald
denying statements made by another
paper:
There has been no material failure
or default in the payment or collec-
ton of individual or corporate sub
scriptions to the exposition fund.
In no respect have the expectations
of the management been disappoint-
ed. There has never been a doubt
for moment in the mind of any we'll
informed person here as to the sue
cess of the enterprise. The outlook
was never so encouraging, at home
or abroad, as it is today.
The assertion that politics plays
any part in the management has
been exploded. The financial ar
fragments are ample.
Five of the departments of the
exposition have been organized, and
are being energetically, but econom-
ically, conducted Five others will
soon be under way.
In the appointment of department
chiefs due regard has been paid to
the national character of the enter
prise One of these chiefs is an emil
nent New Englander, Prof. Putnam
of Harvard University. More than
two-thirds of the states in the Union
have made appropriations, amount
ing in the aggregate'to about ST ,25O,-
900, for state exhibits. From every
foreign country we are receiving as
surances of cooperation and in
quiries from theintending exhibitors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
Special Notices.

Flint Bros, the druggists, desire to
publish the following testimonial they
handle the remedy and believe it to be relia-
BILE:
I bought fifty cent bottle of Chamber
1ain's Pain Balm and applied it to my limbs,
which have been afflicted with rheuma tism
at intervals for one year. At the time l
bought the Pain Balm was unable to walk.
L can truthfully say that Pain Balm has COM
plete1y cured me.-R. H. FAIR, Holy wood
Kansas. Mr.. A. B. Cox, the leading drug
gist at Hollywood, vouches for the truth OF
the above statement.
In almost every neighborhood throughout
whose lives have been saved by Chamber
1ain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
or who have been cured of chronic diarrhoea
by it. Such persons take especial pleasure in
recommending the Remedy to others. The
praise that follows its introduction and use
makes it very popular. 25 and SO cent bot
ties for sale by Flint Bros.
Some of the Grand Army boys may be in
terested in the following from Alex. B. Pope,
A. d. c., Commander, Dept Tenn. and Ga.
He says: I'VE had an epidemic of whooping
cough here, (Stewart, TENN and Chamber
cine that has done any good" There is no
danger from whooping cough when this
remedy is freely given. 1t completely con-
trolls the disease. SO cent bottles for sale by
Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
RAILROADS VERSUS CANALS.

In looking over the papers of the
late Gov. Erastus Fairbanks a news
paper clipping was found which is
herewith printed. Gov. Fairbanks
carried this slip in his pocket to show
to friends the seemingly absurd idea
held about railroads in the early
part of this century. The writer Of
the letter was a prominent New York
statesman, at one time chancellor Of
New York, and one of the committee
of five who drafted the declaration
of independence. Here is the letter:
ALBANY, March II, 1911.
Dear Sir:-I did not till yesterday
receive yours of the 25th of Febru-
arv; where it has loitered on the
road l am at loss to say. had
before read of your very ingenious
propositions as to the railway COM
munication. l fear, however, on
mature reflection, that they will be
liable to serious objection, and ulti-
mately more expensive than a canal.
They must be double, SO as to pre-
vent the danger of two such heavy
bodies meeting. The walls on which
they are placed must be at least four
feet below the surface, and three
above, and must be clamped with
iron, and even then would hardly
sustain so heavy weight as you
propose moving at the rate of four
miles an hour on wheels. AS to
wood, it would not last week.
They must be covered with iron, and
too very thick and strong. The
means of stopping these heavy car
riages, without great shock, and of
preventing them from running upon
each other-for there would be many
running on the road at once-would
be very difficult. In cases of acct
dents, stops, or the necessary steps
to take wood and water, etc, many
disasters would happen. The car
riage for condensing water would be
very troublesome. Upon the whole,
1 fear the expense would be much
greater than that of canals, without
being so convenient.
X. r. LIVINGSTON"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
UNCLE SAM WILL GET HIS CENT.

The smallest deposit ever made in
this city was that of Postmaster
Jewett, who recently placed one cent
to a special account of a Comanche
county postmaster in the Wichita
National bank, who in his quarterly
settlement last fall was found short
this amount. The department will
be duly notified of the credit made.
The second assistant postmaster
general will notify the auditor of the
treasury, and in turn will demand a
receipt from the assistant treasurer
of the United States at New York,
who will send this receipt to the
postmaster-general, the treasurer Of
the United States, and the Comanche
county postmaster Wichita Eagle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

France, Great Britain, Spain. Ven
ezuela, Mexico, Salvador, Guata-
mala, Nicaragua, Honduras, San
Domingo and Colombia have formal
1v accepted the invitation to parti-
cipate in the exposition. Informal
informa alton has been received Of the
acceptance of Russia, Japan, Peru,
Brazil and a number of others.
Theodore Thomas, it is announced,
will be musical director of the ex-
position, and Prof TOmlins, choral
director.
Peru will hold an exposition at
Lima in July, 1892, and transport
the greater part of it to Chicago in
1898.
Japan will spend $500, OOOupon it's
exhibit. It's trade with the United
States amounts to $25,OOO,OOO an
nually.
Abraham Monakad, a Syrian resid-
ing in Damascus, wants to produce
It the Fair portion of the "Street
Called Straight" and the house Of
Cornelius, in which Paul was con-
verified, and to exhibit dozen of his
countrymen engaged in embroider-
ing, playing, and singing national
airs, and making and serving coffee
in Syrian style.
1t is announced that the Lady
Managers will soon send Miss NJ. B.
Schiller. of Pittsburg, to Columbia,
Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
and Brazil; Miss Ellen A. Ford, of
Brooklyn, to Chill, Argentine Repub
lie, Paraguay and Uruguay; and
another woman, yet to be selected,
to Mexico and Central America.
This is in accord with a recommend
alton of a committee Of the Board of
Lady Managers.
Kearney, Neb., has an Incorporate
ed ''World's Fair Excursion and In
vestment Company" with capital
stock of 100000. Itinvites persons
to pay to it $50 in installments
of so cents week and agrees for
that sum to take them to and from
the Worlds Fair in special trains,
pay for their meals en- route, and
their living expenses for a week in
Chicago at the best So per day
hotel, and furnishes them with
tickets of admission, guides and
printed information.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
DISCOVERY OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

It was the Sd of July, 1909, when
Champlain first gazed upon the lake
which subsequently bore his name,
and which today is the sole monu-
ment that perpetual ties his fame We
do not know certainly the exact hour,
but it was early in the morning when
the canoe which bore him glided out
from between the overhanging ma
pies and cedars which lined either
bank of the Richelieu, and entered the
broader waters of the lake. The
spectacle which met his eyes was one
which brought EXPLANATIONS of as
tonishment from his mouth, and as
his canoe swept onward over the
level water new beauties and wider
expanses of natural loneliness broke
upon his view. Even then he was a
worldwide traveller. He had visited
The luxuriant loneliness of the trop-
les and the more sober beauties of
semi-tropical regions were familiar
to him He had seen the best that
the continent of Europe had to show.
He had gazed upon the green mead
ows of Acadia and the awful grand
ours of the Saguenay But never be-
fore had he looked upon scene of
such picturesque beauty, and such
varied loneliness, as this body of
water presented to his apprciative
eyes as it lay revealed i'll the dewy
light of this warm July morning.
Not breath was moving in the
air. The lake, between its widening
Il. IL. L l.. L.
as glass. Through it the noiseless
paddles moved the noiseless bark in
which he stood and gazed. Behind
him came the "a canoes, silently fol-
lowing his silent wake. The paddles
rose and sank in perfect unison.
The ochered faces of the Indians and
their feathered scalp-locks showed
brilliantly in the morning light. The
air was odorous with the perfumes
of gums and flowers. Here and there
lilies starred the water whitley.
Large fish leaped, splashed and drove
their sharpened wedge of motion
along the level surface. Through the
dewy air came the pure, sweet note
of the hermit thrush. Far overhead
the hunting eagle, sweeping round
anu III w CllClCS, Cdu1C
to a sudden stop, huttered for a
moment, and then, with rightly bal
anced poise, dove headlong down
ward into the lake. Ducks black
ened the water for acres. The moth
er-does watched the playful fawns
bounding along the sand. The lum-
bering moose waded labOr1ouslv
shoreward, and on the marshy bank
stood at gaze. Above, the sky was
sapphire. Over the eastern noun
tains the sun showed redly. The
mighty woods came to the waters
edge, an unbroken mass of natural
forest. The lake, to which he was
to give his name while living, that
was to be his everlasting monument
when dead, welcomed his entrance
between her shores with the finest
expressions of her loneliness. Cham
plain had come to his own, and his
own received him gladly From
Murray's Lake Champlain and it's
Shores.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
Travellers Guide.
BOSTON & MAINE R. R..
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, March 2, 1891
Trains Leave St. JOhnsbury.

Trains Leave St. J Ohnsbury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction,
1890 a. m, 9.O6 a. m, 2.27 p. m. Arriv-
<ing at Boston, $50 a. m, SIS and 7.3O
: p.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
lao a. m, 9.O6 a M, $50 p. IN. Arriving
at Boston, $40 a M, SIS p. m, $50 p.
For Bellows Falls, Northampton, Spring
field, Hartford, New Haven and New York.
IL 80 a. m, 9.O6 a. m, IL. 81 D. m
For Newbury, Bradford, Fairlee, Thetford,
Norwich and White River Junction, 1890
a. m, 9.O6 a. m, .27 p. m, 6. OF p
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes
1890 a.. M, 9.O6 a m, Il. 81 p. m, COZ
For Wells River. 1890 a. M, 40 a. M,
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.22 a; M,
m, Z so p.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, 3.15 a. m, 1885 a. M, 4.3S p. m,
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massa wippi.
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke,
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 3.15 a.. m, $40 p.
For Quebec via SherbroOke and Quebec Cen
trail Ry., 3.15 a.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry., 3.15 m, $50 p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., 2.22 a. M, $40 p. m.
JAMES T. FURBER, D. ]. FLANDERS,
Vice Pres. and Gen Man. Gen. Pass. Agt.
H f FOLSOM Div Supt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN r. R.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, March ., 1891.
Trains Leave ST. JOhnSbury.
GOING WEST.
For Danville, West Danvillc Walden Green's
boro, East Hard wick, Hard<vick, Norris
vile and Hyde Park, 7.35 a. m, 3.25 D.
m, 4.45 p. m.
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burling
ton. Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton., 7.35 m, 3.25 p.
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 3.25 p.
GOING EAST.
For East ST. Johnsbury, North Concord
Miles Pond and Lunenburg, 2.25 a. m,
2.4O p. M, $50 p. m.
For Whitefield, Fabyans, Crawfords Glen,
Buns r Augusta, waterve
Bangor and St. John, 2.25 a. m, 2.4o p. m.
H. E. FOLSOM, D. ]. FLANDERS,
Supt Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07

a few days before-was to be set on
fire that evening At ten O'Clock it
began to burn and kept steadily
burning until about half past two
a. M, and l assure you it was a
most magnificent sight. When 1
saw it, which was about an hour
after it had begun to burn, it looked
like most superb illumination.
The Esmeralda evidently did not
know what vessel it was, or l think
she would not have looked on so
quietly.
We believe that this trouble will
soon be over, and our GLORIOUS
Fatherland" will again become its
own peaceful self. We Chilians are
not going to let our country be ruin
ed through the tyranny of one man.
SANTIAGO, March II.
You will wonder about the revolu-
ton. The fighting has been all in
the north-from Coquimbo up.-Dur-
ing the last three weeks there have
been three dreadful battles. The
carnage has been sickening. The
opposition took Iquique finally
but as government forces were leav-
ing, they fired the city and it is
burnt to the ground. The most
dastardly outrages have been COM
mitted by government forces. Men,
women and even children have been
taken and beaten to death on sus-
picion of connection with the OPP
position. Mr.. K. said yesterday
that the last and hardest fighting
would be in Santiago, and then the
danger is the sacking and burning
of the city. Both ministers English
and United States) are making prepa
rations to receive their countrymen
as refugees in their homes.
Prices are just doubled. I bought
black stockings that used to be $1.75
for $50 yesterday. Mr.. L. bought
a ham yesterday-it cost $40.
The end must be very near, for the
opposition is master of the north.
There is one United States nan-of-
war, the old Pensacola" in Valpa-
raiso-the one we saw at Rio Janeiro.
1t is a disgrace to the United States
to have such a thing seen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
A Reward of $500.

Will be paid for any case of Rheuma tism
which cannot be cured by DIR. Drummond' s
Lightning Remedy. This offer is made in
good faith by the proprietors, and there is no
reasonable excuse for anyone to suffer longer.
Any ordinary case will be cured by bot
tie. In addition to the reward for difficult
the remedy fails to cure. The price of a bot
tie is So, and that is the cost of cure. Drum
mond Medicine Co., 1880 Maiden Lane, New
York. Sold by Boynton & Ca1derwood.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
" EW MUSIC

Two thousand sheets of New Music just re-
ceived to be sold at 1Octs. a copy. A few
choice at 15cts. All the latest and popular
prices in Songs and Instrumental. This is
not the cheap set. Music but regular Music
that sells everywhere for so to 75cts. a copy.
Call or send for Catalogue free
GEO E. GROW, Variety Store.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03
Cias. Entertainment.

Miss Alice Fuller's Sunjsy-school
class was very pleasantly entertained at
the residence of x. b. LOOMS, 100
Barclay-st.. last evening. Miss Fuller
had everything nicely arranged for an
evening of pleasure and Mr. LOOMS
residence was delivered over into the
possession of the young people for the
evening. Among those present were
the following: Anna Ball. Mary Coffin,
Edna SchneldIng. Blanche MeNullen,
Edith walte. Mamie Waters, Grace
Messer. Ella Fallss. Ellen Wilson,
Jessie 0shuu, Jennie Leonard, Jessie
Leonard, Nina Paine. Adah Pugh,
Clara Pound, Maud Haynes, Estelle
Turgwand.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03

In consequence of the late New York
fire, $39. 900 worth of mems and boys
clothing has been saved. and the stock
has been ordered to Grand Rs pids.
The large building, No. 4S Monroe st.,
corner of Waterloo, has been rented by
the insurance companies for the pur-
pose of this great insurance sale. "he
building has been closed for one entire
week to arrange the great sale. The
entire building will be opened again,
and this great fire insurance sale will
commence this morning. July Sd, at
O'Clock .. m.
Everything will be sold at retail at
35 per cent. less than actual cost of
manufacture. The stock consists Of
fine clothing for men and boys.
The appraisers for the insurance
company, after carefully examining
the stock of clothing, concluded the
same was not 90 badly damaged as
claimed by the assured manufacturers,
and failing to agree as to the actual
loss, we were forced to take the stock,
turn it into money, and the goods must
be sold at once in order to make final
settlement. t
As the time of this great sale Is
limited, everything will go off rapidly.
This Is the first time a sale of such ex-
traordipary magnitude has ever taken
place in this city, and will never occur
again. In order to show that gigantic
bargains will be offered, few prices
are mentioned and remember this great
sale WILDE as advertised.
A splendid suit of mems clothing for
$3.50. This suit is we'll made, all to
match, latest style, and really worth
$40. Mems extra fine quality suits made
and trimmed in best possible manner,
SIS. 80, guaranteed to be worth $50. High
grade, meaning equal TO the finest
quality tailor work IN all styles, Prince
Alberts, cutsways, sacks, in wide wales,
clay worsteds and cneviOts, silk and
satin lined, we will sell for half value.
We offer an elegant pair of mems pants
for $l.55, made of nice cloth, and they
are really worth So.
A tremendous variety of boys bloth-
ing of the finest quality-all must 20
at u terrible sacrifice. Do not fail to
call and examine goods and prices at
this great insurance sale--to be sod
at retail. 1t costs nothing to call and
Judge for yourself, and you will find
the above are positive facts. A chance
for such wonderful bargins occurs only
once in a lifetime. Remember the
number As MonrOe-st., corner Water
loo.
During the great fire insurance
clothing sale. the store will remain
open until 8 o'clock at night and
Saturday until II O'Clock pm. Re-
member the opening day, Friday July
3rd at 9 am.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03

The Secret OF 80 Mach Wsbsxerfan Ora
tory in ths council
The chairs IN the city council CHAM
bers have bscome Al eye-sore n the
eyes OF their occupants. Viewed from
an architectural standpoint they are .
success they are IN pleasing harmony
with The desks and they look comfort
able, but their good qualities are entirely
ocular. Inc framework or the chairs
IS worked out Of Axe black walnut Of
tue flFst quality ; the luxurious uphoi-
stery Is OF dark maroon horsenide. and
the sedentary capacity 10 ample. Ever
since the occupation OF the city hall
the aldermen have suffered in silence,
each one fearing il he complained that
MS confreres would think he Was not
10 the manor born and tina. he MAS
more accustomed TO holding down .
tnree-iegged stool than sitting on par
Tor furniture. The council Chamber IS
always hot and within ten minutes
after the gavel has called the body
10 order, there Is rivu!et OF perspifa-
ton courslng down each aldermanic
back and seeking an outlet over the
tops OF the aldermanlc boots. Thls con-
dition OF Affairs accountst for the super.
fluffy of oratory IN the council room.
Ii IS hard for one who sits behind the
railing to understand why every alder
man will Jump up and saw the air
until he is red in the face and harangue
the assembly with frenzied eloquence
on matter that can interest HIM and
bis constituents In no degree. But
there is q secret behind il all; he makes
- speech just tor al excuse to get up,
and while he is racking his brain for
something to say his aldermanic epider-
mis- fluids sweet relief. His frantic ges-
ticulation pulls his clothing away from
his reeking pclt and while ne slandsthe
chair is cooling OF. The presiding
officer has no such opportunity, and so
Mayor Uhl kicked over the traces, reIe-
eating his official sweatbox to the re-
porters' corner and solacing himself
with an Office chair having cane seat
and back. This started the other
members Of the council and several of
them have followed his example. Tho
others, who are still confined to the
old chairs, have q scheme on foot TO
sell them to the county building COM
mittee TO be used in the new coult
house, and adopt something less pond
erous and more comfortable for the
city council chamber.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03
The equalized valuation of the city
-, a.. /
$2O,637,5O0


The total equalized valuation of the
county 10 So, 500, 900.
The rates of the city and county
taxes last year were 594 for the city
and 40} for the county, but owing to
the increased territory in the city 10
per cent is added this year to the city
taxes.
Upon motion of Supervisor Proctor
the pay of the county drain commits
sioner was fixed at So per day, The
resolution to increase the salaries of
the Kent circuit judges was next con-
sidered. After spirited discussion
for and against the proposition the
question was voted upon with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Benjamin, Coburn, Colson,
Fehsenfeld, Frost, Gill, Ravens, Hog
adone, Leppink, Looms, O'Leary,
Schermerhorn, Sinclair, Skeels, Smlts,
Ulrich-16.
.Navs-Bergin, Clements, Emmons.
Gould, Hill, Ladner, Potter. Plumb,
Roberts, Rosenberg, Sullivan, David
Walker, ]. w. Walker, Ward, Watkins,
+. c. Woodwork, w. F. Woodwork,
Chairman-lS.
Supervisor Sullivan will move for a
RECOMMENDATION of the matter this
morning and an effort will be made to
carry il. There were three supervisors
absent yesterday who are in favor of
the increase, and it is thought the ques-
ton will carry when recOnsidered at
this MORNINGS session.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03
A PUBLIC OFFICE.
That Ii Not Private snap Accordsng Ia
Under sheriff W ash.

That Ii Not Private snap Accordsns to
Under sheriff W alsh.
Yesterday Under Sheriff Walsh was
found sitting in his office gasping for
breath and fondly caressing his pedal
extremities which exhibited an ac-
emulation Of blisters, resembling in
size and color great round silver dollars.
When asked what he knew, he replied
81 know that am pretty nearly tired
out. Say, L have been running all over
this town to find q man, on whom to
serve writ of subpoena. First, | drove
out in the country seven miles, but
learned that the man l wanted was in
the city, but after thorough search
was forced to abandon the chase. To-
morrow morning l shall have to make
the same circuit again. The statutory
fees allowed in such cases will ..sntitle
me to $l.20 after have served the
writ, and i shall have to pay s. for my
rig. Now, where are the profits and
emoluments arising from carrying q
public Officer
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03

Frank c. Hammerschmidt has filed
a bill in equity in the circuit court
against Henry Schmitt. The plaintiff
sets forth that he IS owner of lot 4, on
block 81, of Scribner q Turner'S addi-
ton to the city of Grand Rapids, hav-
ing purchased the same from Elizabeth
Wolf in July 1888. The bill recites an
extended line of transfers from 1851 to
1888 and among them Is found a trans
fer by the defendant to Anthony
Platte in 1885. This deed was not re-
corded by the grantee, and the proper
ty was again transferred. The plain.
tiff now seeks to have this missing link
in the chain of various transfers sup
piled and has often requested Mr..
Schmitt to give quit claim deed, but
he refuses to comply, and now the
court is asked to quiet the title to the
petitioner -.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03

George Rhodes, the Mendon whisky
vendor, was srrsisned before Judge
severens, of the United states court
yesterday and pleaded not gniity to an
indictment for retalllngsiiquor without
paying the special tar. He was re-
leased on bail At $500 10 appear At the
October term Of court for trial. Rhodes
was indicted at the last session OF the
grand jury but he evaded the officers
until few days since.