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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

A splendid exhibit from Australia
seems assured. Minerals, educa ton,
forestry and especially wool are to
be represented. Wool growers and
wool brokers, to the number of fifty,
met recently in Sydney, New South
Wales, and took steps to make at
the exposition a very extensive col
lective exhibit of woods. New South
Wales has selected it's commission to
the Worlds fair.
wv. A. Alexander and Louis Gelder,
representing the insurance associa-
tons of Chicago, have asked for
space. so by 100 feet, to construct
building at the fair to constitute an
exhibit of the most improved meth
DDS of hreproof construction and the
appliances used in saving goods from
burning buildings The building, it
is urged, can be occupied by salvage
corps during the fair.
The pier, extending 1000 feet into
the lake, is already completed. At
its extremity, in place of the Casino,
will be erected a tower $50 feet high
This will be of iron, covered with
staff, and will resemble a lighthouse
in appearance. From its summit
electrical displays of exceeding bril-
liancy will be made, and by means of
electric 'search-lights" the grounds,
or any particular portion of them,
can be flooded with light on fete
nights.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

but certainly not more SO than
Richards or De Motto. Among trav-
elers, Stanley, KEENAN, and Du
Chaillu, each is better Travelled
man and talks more entertainingly
than Bayard Taylor. 1t is a mere
commonplace to speak of Emerson's
superlative greatness as a philoso-
pher and writer, but on the platform,
when he was far from Boston and
worn by travel, he was a man to
look at but not to listen to. VIII
Carleton is more entertaining than
John 6. SAKE ever was. Joseph Cook
has been doing herculean work on
the platform these last Is years and
never had an equal along his line Of
study. He was, and still is, one Of
the giants of the platform. AS for
Chaplin, have you heard Russell Con-
well. a Baptist preacher of Phila-
delphia? He is as brilliant as dia-
mond and as captivating as ever
Chaplin was, and as for Thomas
Starr King, there is Gunsaulus. one
of the most eloquent takers and
hardest students in this country and
wonderfully like King in his think
ing, writing and speaking, and over
works himself as King did. If he
lives he will show himself the peer of
King 1 could call other names from
the list that have run the gauntlet of
many critical audiences and deliver
splendid lectures: Dr. Willis, Frank
Beard, Jahu Dewitt Miller, Col.
Copeland, who is very able and pop
ular, Gov. Cumback, Dane, Sanford,
T II
least five others.
AS for the men who go occasion
ally on the platform. but ground
their reputation on their pulpit work,
where could you find 25 years ago in
the American pulpit, setting Beecher,
Chaplin and King aside, eight names
to match these: Bishop Vincent, J..
M. Buckley, P S. Henson, George c.
Lorimer, Robert Mcintyre, c. H.
Parkhurst, R. S. Macarthur and
Thomas Dixon, Jr.? What authors,
emitting Thackery and Holmes, were
on the platform 25 years ago as lee
turers who surpassed Lew Wallace,
G. w. Gable, Edward Eggleston,
Prof Fiske and Thomas Nelson Page?
Were there any brighter women lee
Miss Kate Field? l do not think
you can name a woman of those by
gone days who had the power Miss
Willard has to thrill and move great
audiences, and in saying it L do not
forget Anna Dickinson, in whose
oratory, however, there was always
vein of the theatrical which de-
tracted from it's sincerity In this as
in many other thing we run across
the perennial delusion that the men
and women of the past generation
were brighter and better than those
of today. Any intelligent manager
or committee in any town in this
country can obtain today as fine a
course of lecturers as any community
ever enjoyed at any period in our
history George R. Vending in St.
T O,,ic GIOha Der10Crat
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
A PRESIDENTS MTSSTEP.

Mai B. c. Truman of Chicago,
President Johnson's private secre-
tary, gives this incident of the Swing
around the circle" trip
The next place was Niagara Falls,
where there was another banquet
and a ball at night. The latter was
exceptionally brilliant. After the
ball, after every one had retired save
Johnson, Morrow and myself, John
son expressed a wish to see the falls
by night. We got a carriage and
crossed the river to the Canadian
side, and Johnson stood before the
sight uncovered and wrapt in
thought. 1t made a deep impression
on him, for he did not speak after
ward until he had reached the hotel.
Then he said to us: Il have violated
a precedent. Ihave stood on foreign
soil while president of the United
States. had not thought of it be-
fore" He was the only president
who had ever done so. 1t seemed to
affect him, not sentimentally, for he
was never sentimental, but he seemed
to think he would be censured for
being the first president to violate a
precedent. Morrow and [ agreed to
keep the secret, and this seemed to
relieve Johnson. Ihave never spoken
of it since until now. Johnson and
Morrow are dead, and as there can
be no harm done by telling the Incl
dent, you may use it if you think
hest
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
A VETERANS Gypsy LIFE.

The attention of the authorities at
Peabody, Mass, has been called to a
family of four persons-a man, his
wife, a ten-year-old boy, and babe
of seven months-who are camping
out on Summer street. near the South
Reading railroad. The mans name
is Henry Erkhorn, and he is a native
of the provinces, although now a
citizen of the United States, but
resident of no state. He is a veteran
of the Mexican war, in which he was
wounded in the head, arm, and leg,
and for which service he draws a
government pension of So a month,
payable quarterly, which is his only
income. The old man sits near
wood fire, built against big boulder,
where they cook the few things that
they succeed in begging. The wom-
an remains inside the ragged old
tent, which must leak like a sieve,
and keeps warm by the aid of an oil
stove. though where they get the
money to buy the oil with nobody
knOwS.-lB Boston Post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
THE LECTURE PLATFORM THEN
AND NOW.

Looking over the list Of lecturers,
some old lecture-goer will think of
the former times, and say there is
nothing in the list to compare with
the giants of the old lyceum stage,
and he will tell of the thrilling things
said by Beecher, Cough, Greeley,
Chaplin, Whipple, Bayard Taylor,
Agassiz, John 6. SAKE, Theodore
Parker, Wendell Phillips, Horace
Mann, Ralph Waldo Emerson and
Thomas Starr King. Well, heard
some of them as they were vanishing,
caught sound of their last notes,
as it were, and I had the profit of
more than one friendly talk over
these things with two of them, the
two that overtopped them all-Phil-
lips and Beecher. know from their
own lips that these two giants ex-
pected the platform to become a
greater power in the future than it
had been even in their day.
1 do not hesitate to say that Prof
Swings lecture on "The Novel in
Literature" is a finer production
than the essayest Whipple ever
wrote, and its delivery more interest
ing than Whipple could possibly be.
Col. George Balm of Kentucky deliv-
ers as eloquent temperance lecture
as Cough ever did, and unlike Cough
is not superficial man. On the
platform Horace Greeley was simply
tiresome, while Henry George or R.
G. Horr interests you exceedingly.
Agassiz, of course, was instructive,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
ODD AND INTERE STING.

The lazy man ought to go to
Venezuela, where they have ffty-six
holidays every year.
A Black Hill miner recently discov-
cred in vein of quartz a single peck
ct from which he is said to have
taken out over $1,000 worth of gold
in two days.
buried city has been discovered
at the bottom of the Adriatic, a little
to the south of the peninsula of
Istria. 1t is believed to be the lost
town of Cissa, which was located on
an island described by Pliny, but
which cannot be found
How many people have ever eaten
jelly made from elephants tusks?
Yet it is very good, indeed. In the
English factories, where many tons
of ivory are sawn up annually to
make handles for knives and forks,
great quantities of ivory dust are
obtained. This dust is sold at the
rate of sixpence a pound, and when
properly boiled and prepared it
makes the finest. purest and most
nutritious animal jelly known
Washington Star.
Some notable specimens of game
have been killed in Maine during the
last week. Ralph Lord of Westbrook
shot golden eagle which measured
6h feet from tip to tip of wings,
with talons 21a inches long. At
Surry a wildcat was killed that
measured 4 feet in length, 20 inches
in hight and weighed SO pounds.
Two hunters in the woods of Shirley
were followed by a strange animal,
which they finally killed. The beast
proved to be an Indian devil" 5
feet in length. 1t had teeth three
inches long.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
THE BIG TOWER IN NEW YORK.

The tower of the Madison Square
garden, in New York, is now finished.
and is one of the most striking and
beautiful architectural features of the
metropolis. 1t is surmoupted by
sculptor ST. Gaudens. Its height to
the head of the statue is 341 feet,
and the highest point to which the
public is admitted is 800 feet. That
is the tallest thing in New York
north of the City park. There are
three electric lamps in Diana's fore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

head, 200 in the crescent under her
feet, 1900 in the tower and 1850 on
the roof garden. There is a search
light at height of 2S2 feet, which is
mounted on a carriage. and goes on
rails all the way around the tower.
This light carries its big beam on
white light a distance of three miles
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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

be loved and to love again, but she was none
the less happy because Of that
1t was well that the buildings of the Old
Ladies' Home were situated long way from
the road, aud that no one was about the
grounds, otherwise the old ladies might have
had food for gossip for long time; for it is
not every day that little dusty spinster is
seen weeping on the shoulder of big. hand
some, and very devoted lover.
However, Janet's tears were soon dried, for
they were tears of relief and Joy: and five
minutes later she was sitting in the carriage
by her lovers side, on her way to RidgeHeId,
where, in the small parlor of the Methodist
parsonage, she was speedily made Mrs. John
Humphreys.
Mrs. Wayne refused at first to be reconciled
to the match; but when she saw how perfectly
happy her brother was, and how graciously
Janet filled her position as mistress of Beech
wood, she concluded to make the best of 1t,
and held out the olive branch forthwith.
But she never forgave Rosa for having dis
appointed her, and there was a decided cool
ness between them on that account, which was
not lessened when Rosa told how she had
urged John to suggest something for Janet's
relief. ,.. -,...s -. s....... ..
"And as suggester, he is simply perfect l''
she said.
To which Mrs. Wayne made no reply.
Florence b. Hdllo,Ueu
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

Owing to the success of our Bargain Sale of
last Friday and Saturday, we will continue
this great sale for this week. The coming
week will be the largest in the history of our
bargain weeks, and presents enormous values.
The loss is great, we admit, and you will, no
doubt, wonder why we sell such desirable
goods at these prices But we are determined
to clean out these goods, and, as usual, give
you the advantage of the losses. Please en-
deavor to be present as early as possible-for
you own sake.
Trimmed Hats, the very best styles, sold at
$S, $40, and $12. Price this week, $4.9s.
Trimmed Hats, very fine, sold at $4, 5, and
$6. Price this week. $3.50.
Untrimmed Hats, the best styles and
quality, sold at $1.75, 1928, and So. Price
this week, 4Sc
Untrimmed Hats, very fine, the best styles,
sold at 75c., &c., $1.15, and $1.37. Price this
week, 25c.
French Flowers, very fine, the best sold at
$1.25, $3.50, $2 Price this week, 9Sc
French Flowers, large assortment, sold at
624c., 75c., and 81. Price this week, 25c.
Ribbons, all silk gros grain, 3 to 4 inches
wide, every color, sold at 30c yard Price
this week, 15c.
Ribbons, all-silk Black gauze, inches wide,
sold at 30c. and 40c. Price this week, 15c
Children's Null Hats, sold at 35c. and 40c.
Price this week, zoe.
Children's Fine Trimmed Sailor Hats, sold
at 4Oc. and 50c.. Price this week, zoe.
Coats, the balance in Black, Tan, and Blue,
sold at 81, S., and So. Price this week, 81 .4S.
Lightweight Coats, Pin-stripe Blazers, sold
at 1878 and $3.50, Price this week, $685.
4 Navy Blue Bernhardt Capes, very pretty
for the sesshore, sold at Sc. Price this week,
$4.9S.
2 Black Lace Capes, elaborately trimmed,
with lace yokes, sold at $l2. Price this week,
$4.9S.
Brilliantine listers, suitable for travelling,
sold at SO. Price this week, $39S.
Ladies' Lisle Thread Hose, in both plain
and Richelieu ribbed, sold at SOC. and 6Oc.
Price this week, 35c.
Ladies' Fine Imported Black Hose, sold at
35c. Price this week, Csc
Ladies' and Children's Hose, all colors, and
plain and Richelieu ribbed, sold at zoe. and 25c.
Price this week, 121c.
Ladies' Sun Umbrellas, Gloria silk, in "a
and 20 inches, sold at S1.25. Price this week,
csc.
Ladies' Sun Umbrellas, finer grade, paragon
frame, sold at $2.25 Price this week, $l.S5.
6-button Milanese Silk Gloves, in Tans,
Gray and Black, sold at 75c. Price this week,
55c.
Superior quality in Taffeta Silk Gloves, sold
at 39c. Price this week, 25c.
5000 Palm Leaf Fans at 1c. apiece
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
A SUMMER SONG.
pY cLINroN scHotnAnp.

All whittier, sweet one, art thou fled
My heart of May2
In vain pursuing am led
A weary way.
The brook is dry its silver throat
Rils song no more;
And not q linnet lifts note
Along the shore.
Wilt thou return ?-I ask the night,
] ask the morn.
The doubt that wounds the old delight
Is like thorn.
Oh, come lean my eager ear
For laughter's ring;
Bring back the love-light cool and clear
Bring back my Spring!
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
SE AT o p NJ, EXCEPT SATURDAY, UNTIL SEPT. 1M
A SPECIAL SALE OF TROUSERS

Begins tomorrow and you will be apt to find
just what you want in our immense assortment,
and if you don't really need pair of pants just
now, the prices will induce you to buy pair and
keep them until you do need them Note these
prices, and then come in and examine the quail
ties:
All Pants up to $50, now $2.oo
All Pants up to 500, now $500
All Pants up to S 100, now $500.
All Pants up to $1,000, now $500
If you haven't already gotten one of our 5000
Mark-Down Suits, get before you go on
your vacation.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
Fine imported Satin Plaid Dress Goods.
Generally sold for 25c. Now
l5c. per yard.

This is not sale of remnants or old-stock
White Goods, but White Materials of this sea-
sons styles, goods that are worth more to buy
by the case. We do expect to make things
''hum" with this sale. II you have any doubt
come and see what is here; you will never
doubt us again.
To give you and us plenty of room we have
decided to devote part of our second floor to
this GRAND CLOSING-OUT SALE OF
WHITE WASH MATERIALS, and to make
this sale even more inviting we will sell what
we have of REMNANTS of EMBROIDERED
FLANNELS, about 95 all told, in lengths of
IL, 2, and % yards, at half value.
A chance for you which requires no detailed
description here,
Sale continues until all are sold out.
Remember, second floor for this sale
Elevator or stairs lands you there.
LANSBURGH&BR0.,
42O, 422, 424. 426 SEVENTH STREET.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
LanSbugl&BrO


Like years before and every year that we
yet expect to do business we, at the end of
seasons, have
GENUINE "DEMOLISHING" SALE.
Prices are cut sometimes way below actual
cost, but what care we if it gives us the op-
portunity to close out our stocks, SO we can
begin the next season with new goods, and
besides the room these stocks occupy is very
valuable.
We must be careful not to be overloaded.
Now be one Of those that will save few
pennies here and there.
10c. CHECK NAINSOOK,
Now
81 cents per yard
In small checks.
In large checks.
In broken checks.
In medium checks.
10 AND 12lc. DRESS PLAIDS
In
ORGANDIES AND INDIA LINENS
Now
Sc. per yard
15c. and 18c. Sheer Dress Plaids and Stripes
:'.'',.'.'.'...''''''.''.....'":
10c. per yard.
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The Monumental,
997 and 939 F ST. N. W.
OUR SUCCESS HAS BEEN PHENOME-
aNs NAL.
The pedestal on which this monument of sue
cess has been built is
POPULAR PRICES.
ONE PRICE ONLY.
Money refunded at any time II goods are not
satisfactory.
We are without the shadow of doubt the
leaders in Fine Millinery.
ONE PRICE ONLY.

We are without the shadow of doubt the
leaders in Fine Millinery
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
10c. per yard.

15c. and 1sc. Sheer Dress Plaids and Stripes
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-16
l aeure,l her that il was true.

/ assured her that ii was true.
Then listen u NE, she said. walking
wildly ap and down the full length Of
the room Il am growing old befoN
my time because have suffered wrongs
such as few women could endure and
hive | start at the sound of every OPEN
Ing door and tremblo at every unusual
noise because my life Is constantly in
danger. Before you have time 70 report
the result OF this interview 10 Mrs. Mel
yille-kndest aud most generous of
women-I may be dead-stricken down
by hand that should protect me; by a
hand that would protect me were it
guided by healthy brain!
Don't set down what | say to you,
under the seal of confidence, as the raw
ings Of mad woman. II you knew how
| have been followed and watched since
that horrible night when they found my
brother dead In his room. you would
have only pity for me. am safe at no
time-at no place l am pursued in the
street Evil and revengeful eyes are
upon me wherever go!'
The womans terror was too intense
for any man to look upon calmly. l
went to her with my arms extended in
the kindest manner. for the purpose OF
reassuring her and pledging her my pro-
lection She stopped me.
stand where YOU arei" she cried, with
hard look growing on her pallid face;
stand where you are. How am | TO de-
eide whether you come here as my
friend? If you are in the league against
me, warn you that mean TO make
hard fight for my life. l am not SO help
less as you may suppose. am armedl
Ii you mean fair. stand where you are
and listen. under your honor and your
professional pledge of secrecy, to what
have to say. Then, perhaps, you will
not wonder at the frame of mind you see
me in.
Imagine the peaceful life of girl
wife in quiet New England village.
See her give with, breaking heart her
husband of day to the service of his
country. See her watching day by day
for long and loving letters from the
south. Hear her cries of agony when q
comrade writes that he is dead.
''Then put yourself in her place when
the proof comes that the story of her
husbands death was miserable subter-
fuge-that instead of having met an
honorable death her husband has basely
deserted her. Follow tho unfortunate
woman in her efforts to find and reclaim
the man she still loves. Stand beside
her when at last her search is successful
when she looks once moro into her
husbands eyes and extends to him her
empty arms!
Then do aught but pity her. if you
can, when the face she worships is
turned scornfully from her; when her
claims as a wife are ignored; when the
false and brutal husband of her youth
fondles and caresses fair young sweet
heart in her very presence. What wo-
man could endure all this and not go
mad?
do speak in riddles? am that
suffering woman. Who the false and
traitorous husband is may not say All
the world shall know some day Some
day there shall como AN accounting be-
tween u.s."
With these last words on her lips she
fell into my arms in a swoon. Was
justified in making a report which the
next day consigned her to a private mad
house?
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-16

In the year eighteen hundred and sew
most exclusive asylum for the insane in
New York city. Ii was in this capacity
that | first saw Mrs. Caroline Green.
From the day of her arrival at the
asylum she became my especial charge.
She came to me accompanied by Mrs
Clark Melville and a deputy county ply
sicisn When | entered the reception
room on the morning Of their arrival I
couM not for the life of me have selected
from the two well dressed ladies before
me the one who was TO be placed in my
charge. was not long kept in doubt
II am Ms. Clark MELVILLE said one
ot the ladies. advancing to meet me,
land have brought You guest. Mr..
Caroline Green. We do not oonsider
the case serious ooe act only on the
advice Of my family physician and at
the request of an officer Of the county
Mira Caroline Green seemed entirely
unuloved by shis novel introduction. In
fact. thing she WAS the more composed
Of the two ut the time.
All tntDfN1ea- Mfs melville con-
tinued. that your treasmeut of diseases
of thu brain and diseases q the nerves Is
invariably successful Spare no trouble
or expense 20 make il successful in this
case.
at times Won viii End your patient
in great distress OF mind She has sRf-
fersd most cruelty. and can't get the
NOTION cut ~ nv head but that for her
connection with nv household she would
still se . ssfpE woman
at - nv wish thea sse he allowed al
The liberty pcs~ahse snsler the rules ct
The ssylum. II people call to 49, s'ar let
her act her own rlesssre about receiving
thea 80. hss been m1ch m my com
psnv during the psss. ssd 40 nut ex-
pect - be part-i from her now. saalI
call fgensently.'