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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22

" alone. Ranking next to govern
ment bonds, and preferred to them
by many conservative investors, be-
cause of the higher interest, come
bonds and mortgages on real estate.
Money is usually loaned on one-half
the value of improved property, and
one-third the value OF unimproved.
If there are buildings on the estimate
they must by insured for the invest
Ors benefit.
Loaning money for business pur-
poses is seldom a good investment
for women, and certainly not for one
without knowledge and experience.
Friendship loans are a rock upon
which tender-hearted women fire.
quently wreck their financial ship.
One simple rule governs this case
never loan more than you can afford
to lose.
If you have inherited real estate
that is improving in value or is not
likely to depreciate, it is usually best
to retain it. In retaining it, it is
wise to be content with a moderate
rent from a thoroughly reliable
tenant. General Butler, in advice to
young men on the accumulation of
property, counsels them to watch
the sheriff sales as desirable piece
of property may often be secured for
small sum in cash and a long time,
easy mortgage for the balance. l do
not know why such course should
not be equally profitable tor single
woman in salaried position. eau
ton should be exercised in disturb
ing safe investment for the prospect
of gaining higher rate OF interest.
Conservative business men in the
East regard six per cent as the high
est rate compatible with safety
THE Home Maker.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
BIRDS AND THE STATUE OF LIB
ERTY LIGHT.

A few evenings ago l took the
steamer, with party Of naturalists,
to BedlOe'S Island, as the electric
lights a t the top of the statue are
known to attract multitudes of birds
every spring and fall. There had
been cold weather for few days be-
fore, and millions of birds were has
tening South. We obtained a per-
nit, and went up to the topmost
gallery of the statue and waited
The night had not far advanced
when all the heavens seemed to be-
come full of wings. which produced
tempest of whirring sound. Then
came the calls of the leaders, and
they rang out so clearly that they
could be heard for half a mile through
the storm. The responses were faint
er than the signalling cries, but they
were quite definite. The object of
the calls, of course, was to keep the
hocks together, for, as could be seen
through strong glasses, birds of a
hundred species were driving along
on the breast OF the storm. All that
came near the statue lowered around
the light in large circles, but some of
them struck against the bronze or
stone. There were sand pipers of
every kind, "peeting, peeting," as
they went; golden-wings and other
wood-peckers, with their loud and
rather hoarse cries; warblers of ev-
cry kind-and their signalling ran
through a wide gamut of sounds
thrushes, robins, meadow-larks,
nutha tchers, and congregations of
I@I ~, -. = [,
hurricanes of lovely music as they
swept by. Sometimes huge black
cloud passed along, and the glasses
showed that they were black birds,
but they did not chatter as they do
on the edge of the forest. The lead
ers made all the noise and preserved
order. l know not how many focks
went by of teal, wood-duck, black
duck. mergansers, curlew, snipe,
| plover, pewees, ph9be-birds, and
what not; but none could mistake
the kingfshers as they went, with
their scolding laughter, through the
dark.
We caught a score or so of the
birds in nets and in our hats, and
kept them till the morning, after
which we released them. And all
through the night bats chased and
feasted upon the silly moths that
gathered around the spikes of electric
flame.
A large number of birds lay dead
upon the grass in the morning, hav-
ing struck the statue One morning,
shortly after the statue was put up,
over thousand birds were picked
up; but latterly they seem to be
aware of the danger, and not nearly
so many are killed against this tall
obstruction. Edmund Collins, in
Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22

grizzly bear, and in most instances
this has been mere guess-work
Lewis and Clark made frequent men,
ton of this animal, and yet their
estimate of the weight falls far below
that of other writers. Only a few
instances have come to my knowl-
edge where the weight has been as
certained absolutely A good-sized
grizzly killed in Yellowstone Park last
summer by Wilson. the government
scout, weighed six hundred pounds.
Colonel Pickett. who has neighbor-
ing ranch to mine, and who has killed
more bear than any man l know of,
weighed his largest, which, if l re-
member rightly, weighed eight hun
bred pounds. = From Hunting
American Big Game" by Archibald
Rogers, in October Scribner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
A VALUABLE DOG.

A Hartford dispatch tells how the
value of a dog was suddenly in
creased: Mrs. Clara Louise Kellogg
Strakosch, who is living at her sum-
mer home at New Hartford, was pet
ting strange dog when he seized
a diamond ring she had removed
from one hand and was holding in
the other. The dog swallowed the
jewel, which had cost the owner
$3.50, and the prima donna began
negotiations for the purchase of the
dog. The owner agreed to part with
the dog for so cents, which Mrs,
Strakosch gladly paid. The animals
value has now risen to S35O.5O.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
PARIS BATH Ca RTS.

An American familiar with the fact
that every house or apartment, rent
ing a low as $500 per year, in the
United States, has its own bath tub,
with hot and cold water supply and
waste to remove the contents of the
tub, is amused, if not amazed. when,
on visit to Paris, he Gets an idea of
the custom still prevailing in that
buildings, says the Engineering
Record
The large hotels, some very costly
private mansions and apartments,
and the public lighthouses have their
bathrooms, as it is the custom in the
United States, though the French
bathroom is usually much larger,
and is elegantly furnished with rugs,
lounges, aud dressing tables, etc,
the idea being that if one takes
bath one must lie down and take a
nap after it.
People living in apartments cost
ing as high as $1,000 year, and in
the quarter of Paris in the neighor-
hood of the Champs Elvsees, when
they wish to battle, other than take
sponge bath in small, portable
tub, either go to the public bathing
establishments or send to them to
have a bath brought to their apart
ments. Sunday morning one sees
strengthening, twowheeled cart,
like a very high dog cart, on which
there is a framework built over the
wheels. This framework can hold
three bath tubs. They are made en-
tirely of copper, and are about five
feet long, about 20 inches deep at
the end, and IS inches on the side.
The driver of this vehicle is perched
up high on small seat in front, is
bare-headed and wears blouse. On
each side of him an iron ring encircles
copper-colored vessel, holding
about three-gallons of hot water,
which rests on little shelf He also
carries supply of dry towels and
sheets. The bathing establishments
have these carts, and when a patron
sends word that he wants a hot bath
at certain honr the bath is put on
the cart, the kettle filled with hot
water, and the cart with its strange
load is rapidly driven to the building
in which the apartment is. The
driver carries the bathtub, as an
Adirondack guide carries a canoe, on
his head and shoulders, from the first
to the fifth floor, as the case may be,
and after spreading sheet to pro-
tect the carpet, he spreads also
clean sheet inside of the tub, so that
the bather does not touch the metal.
Then he carries up the kettle of hot
water which he has brought from
the main establishment. The neces-
sary cold water he gets on the prem
ises, either on the same floor with
the apartments, or in the court yard.
When the bather has had his bath,
the attendant removes the soiled
water by dipping it out, wipes out
the tub and carries it with his kettles
and soiled towels down stairs to his
cart. The charge for all this is
60 cents, with the usual additional
tip to the man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
BUSINESS SELF-RELLANCE FOR
WOMEN.

If a woman has come into posses
sion, by saving or otherwise, of a
sum large enough to be invested,
there comes a perplexing question,
How can l safely invest this sum ?"
This question she should decide for
herself, and not throw the response
bility on some one in her family
whom she regards as a capable adj
wiser The question then arises,
What constitutes a good invest
ment ?" 1t is one that yields sure re-
turns at convenient intervals, and
which at some future time can be
turned into money without expense
or loss. A good registered bond is
said to be the safest and least trou-
blesome investment for a woman.
Government bonds head the list. fol-
lowed by some state, county and
town bonds. OF the latter all are
not equally reliable, and discretion
must be used. Corporation bonds
and mining stock are best let severe
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22

Bear hunting, as a general rule,
do not think would appeal to most
sportsmen. 1t is rather slow work.
and one is often very inadequately
rewarded for the amount of time and
trouble spent in hunting up bruin.
There is hardly a portion of the
mountains where there are not evil
dences of bear, bnt | do not believe
that in any locality they are especial
ly abundant They have been hunt
ed and trapped SO long that those
who survive are extremely cautious.
In my experience there is no animal
gifted with a greater amount of in
telligence, and, in this region, the
hunters chief virtue, patience to wait
and stay in one spot, is sure to be
rewarded sooner or later with good
shot.
Let me say now that the danger
and ferocity of the bear is, think
very much overstated, yet there is
just enough element of danger to
make the pursuit of this animal ex-
citing. Naturalists do not now APP
parently recognize more than two
varieties of bear in the Rocky noun
tains. That is, they class the CHINA
mon, silvertip, and grizzly, as grizzly
bear. The other variety, of course,
is the black bear. l am by no means
sure that the grizzly bear will not be
further subdivided after careful COM
parsons of collections of skulls.
Much has been said and written
about the size and weight of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
MR.. CLEVELAND'S ADVICE TO A
BOY.

This letter of Grover Cleveland's
to a Brooklyn boy, in 1885, is now
published: My dear young friend:
| cannot attempt to answer all the
letters addressed to me by those,
both old and young, who ask for
places. But if you are the boy l
think you are, your letter is based
upon a claim to help your other
and others who are partly depend
ent upon your eXertiOns. [ Judge
from what you write that you now
have situation in a reputable bust
ness house. | cannot urge you too
strongly to give up all the idea of
employment in public office and to
determine to win advancement and
promotion where you are. There
are no persons so forlorn and so
much to be pitied as those who have
learned in early life to look to public
positions for livelihood. 1t units
a man or boy for any other business,
and is apt to make kind of respect
able vagrant of him. If you do well
in other occupations, and thus be-
will find you when they want a
good man for public service. You
may be sure that l am, as you say,
the friend of every boy willing to help
himself; but my experience teaches
me that l cannot do you better SER
vice than to advise you not to join
the great army of office-seekers. 1
never sought an office of any kind in
my life; and if you live and follow
my advice, l am certain that you
will thank me for it some day
boston Evening Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-22
BLAINE AND THE MCKINLEY BILL

A few days ago John Hopley, editor
of the Journal at Bucyrus, o., wrote
to Mr.. Blaine. telling him that the
democratic papers were parad1ng
him as an opponent Of the Mckinley
bill. Mr. Blaine replies as follows
under date of October H.
You inform me that the demo-
cratic paper in your town, and
many democratic papers throughout
Ohio, keep the following paragraph
standing in type: But there is not
a section or line in the entire bill Nc
kinley tariff that will open market
for another bushel OF wheat or an
other barrel of pork. Il James G..
Blaine to Senator Frye, July II,
1890.
This sentence is garbled, and
taken from its proper connection
1t creates a wrong impression.
What | did say is the following ::
L do not doubt that in many respects
the tariff bill pending in the senate is
just measure, and that most of its
provisions are in accordance with
the wise policy of protection, but
there is not a section or line in the
entire bill that will open a market
for another bushel of wheat or an
other pound of pork
The letter in which this paragraph
occurs was written to Senator Frye
on July II, 1890, and the Mckinley
bill did not become a law until OctO-
Der 1, nearly three months after that.
In my letter to Senator Frye | OBJ
iected to the bill because it did not
contain reciprocity clause which
would provide market for wheat
and pork, for other products of the
farm and for various fabrics. Be-
fore the bill was finally passed the
reciprocity clause was inserted and a
large addition was made to the free
list. 1t will therefore be seen from
what l said in my letter that the OBJ
lection which made to the Mckinley
bill became law.
Let me further say that the reciproc-
ity clause has given ample market
for barrels of flour and many pounds
of pork.
Brazil some months since entered
into a treaty by which many Amer
lean articles are admitted free
Flour is made free and pork is adj
IIlllCu DIT d uulN. AuOd
and Porto Rico have reduced the
duty on flour from $3.50 barrel to
81 (Which gives US the market), be-
sides putting nearly 100 articles OF
American production on the free list.
Even Domingo has made a reciproc-
ity treaty with -four and pork up
on the free list, besides a large num-
Der of other articles. Other treaties
for reciprocity are in progress.
Germany, without negotiating a
formal treaty, has removed the
prohibition on pork and our govern
ment, in consideration thereof has
left her sugar on the free list. This
opens to us an entirely new market
and $15,OOO,OOO to $2O,OOO.OOC
worth Of American pork will be con
sumed a year, where not d pound
has been taken for 10 years.
The reciprocity provision is prov.
ing very successful, especially in farm
products, and more particularly il
the case of the two articles mention
ed in the paragraph quoted-foul
and pork. | am not, therefore, al
opponent of the Mckinley bill, a:
the democratic papers OF Ohio
are constantly alleging On thu
contrary, have cordially support
ed it ever since it was perfected"
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CASTORIA?
FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN.

"Castoria is so we'll adapted to children
that 1 recommend it as superior to any pre-
scription known to me-
H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.
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New York City.
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Might not Always be Effective.

At the annual meeting of the w. c.
T. U. today resolution o: protest
against the sale of cigars and tobac-
co in stores where school supplies
are soldwas under discussion. An at
tempt was made to include groceries
as well. Mrs. DOnSeren advanced
the opinion that the girls could stop
cigarette smoking among the boys
by refusing to kiss young men who
use the weed That ended the dis
CUSTOM Cincinnati Commercial.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-22
Ladies' List.

Ladies' List.
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Alleger, Mrs Ellen johnson, Mrs T. A
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Campbell. Margt johnson. Amanda
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-22
HOT TIMES.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY DIVIDED
ONTHE LOTTERY.
The Fight Will be Carried Into the state
Convention With No Likelihood
of Harmony There.
Special to the Gazette,

New ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-THE Democrats
state central committee adjourned here To-
night, after an exciting session of five days,
most of which time was given up to q vain
effort to harmonic and unite the party Oh
the lottery issue, which threatens 10 CAUSE
a serious division in the ranks. The contest
over the lottery, and the members divided
into two factions, one, the pro, favoI.ug
the extension of the charter Of tie lottery
company, the other opposing il. The lot
terry faction secured control Of the COUNT
tee and fixed the date of the state Cougen-
ton to suit themselves, December IT, IN
effort was male 10 settle the question IN
advance of the regular election by DeiEc-
cratic white primary on DeceIu Der l. tda
understanding being that if the lottery got
a majority at the primary the Demo
cratic party was to endorse i aud
support it II the polls in the state election
in April. The two factions, however, wz-s
unable to come to terms and the con y1a' ION
adjourned with the breach broadcr
than ever. The fight viii now be carried
into the Democratic state convention
If the opponents of the lottery So
cure 4 majority in that body they
will declare az iinst it aud use the pa'Y
machinery against 1t, and vice versa II the
lottery men win. The chances are in favor
of split or division in the party RANKS ~
this issue. Then if the ants are defeated
before the convention they will carr, The
fight on before the people to the state e'ec-
ton, assuring q very exciting campaign Tor
six months.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-22

present about 100 clergy of the diocese of
Massachusetts, and 265 lay delegates. 1t
was an impressive sight as the long line of
white-robed clergy passed down the left
aisle and divided in the center aisle, while
the bishops and bishops elect passed through
to the chancel, the consecrated Bishop
Williams leading. He was followed by
the presiding bishops, the clergy following.
They ranged themselves around the chancel
rail, when the Lords Prayer was re-
peated. The presiding bishop then read
the collect after which Bishop Littleiohn
read the Epistle, Acts XII, and Bishop Nicely
the Gospel of ST. John xxi. Is. The Nicene
creed was followed by the missionary
hymn, $50 Forth, Ye Herald"
Bishop Potter then assembled the pulpit
and preached the conservation sermon.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
ritual was followed as on similar occasions,
which ended by the laying on of hands on
the head of the newly consecrated bishop
by other bishops. The final words of con-
secration were then uttered by the presid
ing bishop.