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formers. This is true. They sacrifice
their lives to the betterment of human
ity and sooner or later are crucified.
But let us hope that, like Christ, they
will "live again" and forever.
Chairman Smith should go slow.
He has actually Tread out of the
party" such prolific, ~ponderous and
"splendiferous" Democrats as the
editors of the Charlotte Observer, Will
mington Messenger, Star, AshevilIe
Democrat, Winston Sentinel and dozens
of others, when he says that "only
those who expect to abide by the work
of the convention should be allowed in
it," All these fellows have intimated
that they "wern't going to abide if
any of the ST. Louis platform is put
in"
~ The Mecklenburg Times says the
national debt can be paid by the farm
ers with lass work now than it could in
1866, Cotton at that time was worth
$50 per hundred-$22 clear proft-to-
day it is worth Sc, 50 loss. Then wheat
was worth 50 per bushel-a profit of
1925. To day it is worth Is cents-no
profit at all. What the Times d mt
know would fill a big book.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
OPEN LETTER.
l.. L. Polk on the Situation.

WASHINGTON, D. @ March 29th, '92.
Mr., E. A. ThOrne, AirLie, N. c.:
Ny DEAR SIR Replying to your fa-
vor of the 28th inst, just received,
beg to assure you of my warm appreci-
alton of your kindly expressions of per
sonal regard, and that they are most
heartily r~eciprocated. I am receiving
letters Of similar purport from nv State
and all sections of the country bv ev-
erv mail, and the scope of their inouir.
les may be embraced in this single
question: What is the duty of the
friends of reform in the South in the
present political crisis a.
/ feel assured that I do no violence tn
the pleasant and friendly relations
which have for long years existed be,
tween us, in awaiting myself of the on.
portunity afforded by your communi-
cation to define my views through an
openletter, on this momentous Question
In doing so, l speak for no but nv
self. Eschewing parties and Dartissn
spirit. l would consider this subject
only from the standpoint of a lovaI Son
of my native State and a faithful citi
zen of this great Republic.
Distrust, apprehension and alarm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
MORE CALAMITY HowLING.

Just about now the frisky members
of Congress are getting in some big
speeches on the tariff. The "free wool"
bill is under discussion. The owners
of few thousand NANCY sheep in the
United States need not be alarmed. If
wool is placed on the free list they will
not be hurt. If the tariff is raised they
will not be benefited. But it is a theme
that will admit of a wide range of dis
cussion. Calamity howlers" are
yelling that free wool will ruin the
country. Calamity howlers" are
yelling that a high tariff on wool will
make the country great and prosper
Gus. Neither side tells the truth. Wool
will not be any lower, provided the
people have any money to buy clothing,
if the tariff is taken off. The manufac-
turers will reap the harvest if the
tariff is kept on. So the sheep raiser
need notlose any sleep over this matter.
All this tariff talk will not amount to
anything.
But there is a "silver lining to every
cloud" There are al ways roses among
thorns. Senator Vance has been sit
ting quietly for four months in the
Senate. He has forgotten his promise
to the people of North Carolina to work
for the reforms contained in the Ocala
platform. But n of these days he
will get the floor in the Senate and he
will tell, with tears in his eyes, the old,
old story that he has told SO often,
how a little boy could buy a barlow
knife for dive cents instead of having
to pay ten if the tariff was taken of.
After some more of this tariff talk
Congress will adjourn and the business
of making m%illionaires by the dozen
and paupers by the thousand VIII go
On as usual.
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n. r.. P. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

~ President Butler spent two days
in the city last week.
It is astonishing how fast the
Sub Treasury is gaining friends. 1t is
bound to win.
~ Jerry Simpson continues to make
a record. Pity Congress is not filled
with such men.
~ 1t is a great pity that there are
not ten calamity howlers" for every
one that we now have.
The meanest man we know of is
one who has a chance to help reform
the country and will not help. :
Wonderif Chairman Smith could
not induce somebody else to write a
letter asking "What constitutes a
Democratic"
~ For the week ending March 9th,
So, $50, 1855 in gold and 1884, 793 in silver
lest our country to pay interest due
foreign bondholders.
The State Executive Committee
has been called to meet again. Why
not save time and calls and remain in
session night and day until the thing is
done?
~ Owing to the breaking down of
the engine that runs The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER press, the paper is delayed two
days this week. We regret it very
much.
~ We regret very much to hear of
the death of the Oldest daughter
of Bro. J. S. Bell, State Lecturer. She
died on the 28th of March, aged early
II years.
The Hickory Mercury is n year
old. Tt is one of the best reform papers
in the State and has built up a very
large patronage. May the next year
be a still better one.
~ A California paper asks some
questions and then says, ego to the
devil for your answers" We would
believe a p~lutocrat just as quick as we
would believe the devil.
~ We are in receipt of a very kind
invitation to attend the Third Annual
Debate between the Columbian and
Hesperian Literary Societies of Trinity
College on the 22d of April.
~ Government ownership of rail
roads will be discussed by able speak
ers at the A. & M. College Alliance on
Thursday night, April 9TH. The meet
ing is private; Alliancemen invited.
~ Support your own reform papers
that are struggling against mighty odds
to keep you informed rather than build
up the ~plutocratic papers. "Self-
preservation is the first law of nature
It is said that the Standard Oil
Trust has been dissolved. It waited
until it had dissolved all of the
small oil dealers and made money
enough to last a life time before it dis
solved.
- Most anyfof the papers are.ready
to admit that there is great unrest"
among the working people of this
country. We are now ready to admit
that there is also great unrest" among
the politicians.
Our Democratic papers are begin
ing to trot under the crack of the
whip. They are now rejoicing that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
YOUR MANHOOD.

Your manhood, your honesty and
everything will be tested this year.
We are going to bend parties to fit
principles hereafter. If no man in the
Country will stand with me I will stand
alone for the Alliance principles. >
President Polk at Charlotte.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
WHERE THE SHOE P1NcHEs.

"The shoe pinches in the Sub-Treas-
ury matter on account of the low rate
of interest If it was put at 10 per
cent. instead of 2 per cent, Wall street
would be for it at once. "-PresGdent
Butler at Charlotte.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
STOP THAT FACTORY.

CT hope all of you who oppose the
great government mandatory for
making millionaires will stand by your
principles. "-PreSident Polk Gt Char
LOtte.
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zioning the fact that they saw the
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RALEIGH, N. c., APRIL 5. 1892.

This paper entered as secOnd-cJdss matter at the
Post Office tn Raleigh, ~. G.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
c. BRIcAULT, D. v. S.

TOWN CAUCUS.
The inhabitants of st. Johnsbury who are
legal voters IN town meeting are hereby mott
fed to meet at the Town hall in said town
on Saturday. Feb. IS, 1892, at $50
O'Clock D. M, for the purpose of nomin attn g
persons for town officers for said town to be
elected at the annual meeting which is to be
held March 1, 1892.
DANIEL CARPENTER,
CHARLES COBB,
o. P. BENNETT,
Seectmen of st. Johnsbury.
st. Johnsbury, VT, Feb. 2, 1892.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11

field, attempted suicide on Tuesday
by hanging. He miscalculated the
distance and his rope was too long.
He was discovered by his little son.
Dependency was the cause.
Joseph Gravel, an old resident of
Addison, had a terrible experience in
trying to drive across Lake Cham
plain few days ago. He was lost
in binding storm, and then when he
got out of his sleigh to examine
what he thought was treacherous ice
he lost that. He finally reached the
New York shore, nearly exhausted,
but has found nothing of his horse
and sleigh.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
ALL AROUND THE STATE.
The Vermont w. r. C..

At the annual session of the Yer
mont department Woman's Relief
Corps, at Montpelier last week, these
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Ellen M. Seaver of Montpelier /;
senior vice-presdent, Mrs. Calista
R. Jones of Bradford; junior vice
president, Mrs Alice A Henry of
Chester; secretary, Fulveen M. Ea-
ton of Montpelier; treasurer, Mrs.
Amanda t. Newcomb, of M Montpelier;
chaplain, Harriet NJ Whipple of
North Pomfret; counselor, Charlotte
A. H. Thompson of St. Johnsbury {;
inspector, Ann E. Goss Of Chelsea );
instituting and installing officer,
Alice c. Willoughby of Island Pond !;
executive board, Eliza F. Cutting of
Bennington, Florence H. Gates Of
Morrisville, Mary B. Perry, of Bel
lows Falls, Mary B. Peck of Mont
pelier, and Celia M. Allen of ST.
Adams.
Montpelier is to have a brick mak-
ing industry.
East Montpelier has now only one
pauper to care for.
The mex Grand Army encampmeut
will be held at Rutland.
Milo Coates of Starksboro had one
of his legs broken Thursday.
w. E. Crooker and wife of Burling-
ton celebrated their golden wedding
recently.
Rev. c. S. Nickerson of Norwood,
Mass, is to become Universalist pas
tor at Barre.
c. E. Palmer has given up the sta
ton agency at New Haven after a
service of 33 years.
Ella Bean, seven years old, was Sc
verely hurt while coasting at Wood
stock the other night.
Over 60 teams are drawing logs
from the mountains of Addison
county for the Green Mountain Pulp
Company.
Since Jan. 1, in school district OF
Weathers6eld, there have been eight
deaths, the ages aggregating nearly
600 years.
BY the giving way of an ice dam al
Canaan last week George Merrill,
| who was at work on bridge, was
carried away and drowned.
| Rutland county teachers ha vean in
stitute at Rutland on the Oath, 25th
and Goth, and an excellent pro-
gramme has been prepared.
H. L. Leach, jr., master mechanic
of the Cheshire division of the Fitch.
burg road, at Bellows Falls, has in
vented a sander for locomotives
which is fast superseding the old-time
sanders.
Griffith and Mcintyre of Dandy
have contracted to furnish the Wash
burn & Moen Wire company will
800 carloads of charcoal. 1t will
take 1000 cords of wood, which is
equal to 45O.OOO bushels of the char
coal. e-
Austin Spencer, farmer of Marsh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11

Get your watch cleaned at the variety
store. Best work for rs cents. All kinds
ofjob WORK done.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of a saw mill for sale at North
Danville; an excellent chance for some
body.
GRAND UNIoN-Call at 73 Eastern
avenue and see the bargains we are Civ
ing in groceries, and Grand Union tea
goods. We know we can please you in
quality and prices of goods.
AUcmoN-F. w. Silsby, auctioneer,
sells big stock of dry and fancy goods,
on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 101 Eastern
avenue. Sale both afternoon and evening.
DR.. CAGES APPoINTMENTs.-New
house, Wednesday. Feb. II, until noon.
Barton, Wednesday, Feb. II, 1 to 4.
St. Johnsbury, Avenue house, Thurs
day, Feb. IS, until o'clock.
Woodsville, Thursday, Feb. 10, from
to 6.
Ask for the genuine and take no other
Revere Standard Java Coffee. Guar
anteed absolutely pure and highest grade
cultivated coffee. The greatest pains,
most skilled labor, and latest improved
machinery are all employed to make this
the most delicious coffee in the world.
ALWAYS sold at retail in pink paper
bags.
THE MECHANICS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
They have paid three death claims
amounting to SOB and have added
$13S to the treasury fund, which now
amounts to 1896. New members admit
ted at any time. For particulars adj
dress the secretary.
c. S. WALKER, w. H. SARGENT,
Pres. Sec
DIR. GAGE CoMING.-Dr. o. c. Gage
whose cures in this section are well
known, will be at the Avenue house, ST.
Johnsbury, Thursday, Feb. 1S, until 2
o'clock, and at Woodsville, from to 6,
same day, where he can be consulted free
of charge. If sick see DR.. Gage and you
may be cured as were Mr.. Hall of Barnet,
Mrs. Daniel Quimby of East St. Johns
bury, DR.. L. B. Dodge of Waterford, c.
L. Buffum of East Barnet, and hundreds
of others who put forth an effort.
Send so cents to Bond & Co., SIG
Rookery, Chicago, and you will receive
post paid four hundred page advance
Guide to the Exposition, with elegant
Engravings of the Grounds and Buildings
Portraits of its leading spirits, and a
Map of the City of Chicago; all of the
Rules governing the Exposition and
Exhibitors, all information which can be
given out in advance of its opening. Also
other Engravings and printed iuforma-
ton will be sent you as published. 1t
will be a very valuable Book and every
person should secure a copy.
DR.. GAGE CoMING.-About eight years
ago DR.. Gage cured Mr.. c. L. Buffum of
North Monroe, N. H., who was helpless
with a spinal disease, which involved
the kidneys, bowels and bladder. He
was cured in few months and remained
we'll for years until Frustrated with la
grippe, which brought back his old all
ment and he again became helpless. He
consulted DIR. Gage by letter, who has
again put him on his feet without seeing
him. This is indeed wonderful. DIR.
Gage will be at Avenue house, St. Johns
bury, Thursday, Feb. 1S, until o'clock,
and at Woodsville, from to 6, same day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
ACADEMY NOTES.

A ladies' gymnasium class is now
being conducted twice week by c..
E. Harris, physical instructor at the
Y. M. c. A The class is a large one
and meets in the reconstructed gym
nasium connected with the school.
There was good attendance at
the joint debate OF the Adelphian and
Athenian societies on Saturday even
ing. The question discussed was /:
Resolved, that the negro deserved
the right of suffrage" The ladies
took the affirmative and Misses
Carpenter, Stanhope and Hovey
represented the Athenian society
The negative was taken by Messrs.
Toothaker, Huse and Hayward from
the Adelphian society. Both sides
made a strong showing and the
speakers showed that they had given
much preparation to the contest.
The committee decided that the
gentlemen had won the debate on
the weight of argument, and the
Adelphian society therefore hold the
prize gavel until the next annual
contest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11

Parties wanting their pianos tuned. repaired
or polished can have it done at short motto
by leaving their orders at the Cottage Hotel
First classwork guaranteed or no pay.
]. S. BROWNLOW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
WELL, WE'LL, WELL.

The State Life Assurance Co. of Massachu-
setts made magnificent sho wing in 1891.
Net gains of over four millions insurance in
force, nearly eight hundred thousand in as
sets, quarter of a million in income, paid
policy holders over eight hundred thousand
dollars, dividends to same, over two hundred
thousand dollars, and have a surplus of over
nine hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
company in the world for you to be protected
in. Don't take my word for it, but investi-
gate.
CHAS S. HASTINGS. Gen. Agt.
Over Post Office, St. Johnsbury, VT.
Open Evenings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
TO RENT
FOR SALE

A house of eight rooms and a barn. A
dress Lock Box II, st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
BUSINESS NOTICES.

business notices, occupying prominent
position in the CALIFORNIAN. will be inserted
for 10 cents a line. with charge for less
than 20 cents. Special rates for a regular
advertisement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
RAILROAD NE VS..

In the recent reorganization of the
National Despatch Line John Porte
Gus was appointed general manager.
The Connecticut River railroad di-
rectors have voted, and if the legisla-
ture grant permission, will increase
the capital stock from S., $4,000 to
100000 by an addition of So
$4,000.
The Boston and M aine have secured
land for the development of terminal
facilities at Boston. The scheme in
wolves the widening of Causewav
street, the doing away with the
present Boston and Maine station
on Haymarket square, and the build
ing of a union passenger station
fronting on Causeway street.
Col. John w. Sanborn, superintend-
ent of the northern division of the
Boston & Maine, has been chosen
acting general manager of the Bos-
ton & Maine in place of the late
James T. Furber.
Acting Manager Sanborn has ap-
pointed Amos r. Barrett of Worcester
superintendent of motive power and
machinery, to succeed the late Will
liam Smith
President A B. Harris of the Yer
mont Valley and Sullivan County
railroads, died at New York on Tues
day as the result of apoplexv. Mr..
Harris was large stakeholder in
the Connecticut River road, and for
years past had been identified with
the development of railroad enter
prises at the South
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
GENUINE
MARKED DOWN SALE

There is fraud, misrepresentation or ex-
aggeration about it.
Everything advertise will be sold at
prices from o per cent to SO per cent less
than the wholesale price the goods with
the exception of the warm lined winter shoes !;
these will be sold at what they cost us, or a
little less.
Sale begins Saturday, Feb. 18th, and con-
tinues ten days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
Births.

At st. Johnsbury Centre. Feb. 8, daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Salmon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
PURE JAVA COFFEE SOC PER IL

Also all kinds of picked and smoked fish
Fresh oysters every day at
HORACE 1. WOODS, 67 Railroad st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
WANT ED
PIANO TUNING.

A tirst-class sawyer to our new saw
mill. Apply to The Pike Mfg. Co., Pike
Station N H
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
TAKE UP THE PEN.

Every farmer in Caledonia county
has ideas of his own-or should have
ON the subject Of farming, and there
are little matters of method and ex-
pertinent in his own work that his fell
low-farmers would be glad to know
of. The agricultural department
of the CALIFORNIAN is open to brief
communica tons on practical topics
Of interest to the farmers, and that
portion of our readers are cordially
invited to contribute as they feel dis
posed to that department. Such an
interchange of ideas cannot fail to be
of value to all concerned. If you
have experimental successfully along
any particular line of agriculture, let
your fellow-farmers know of it, and
thus draw out in turn the results of
their labors. Communications may
be addressed directly to this office,
as F. w. Hastings, has given up his
connection with that part of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
"PYTHIAN LODGE BUILDING"
State of Vermont.
Office of the Secretary of State.

1 hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy ofrecord of the Articles of Association
OF the ''P ythian Lodge Building" as appears
by the files and records of this office.
Witness my signature and the seal of this
office. al Montpelier, this fifth day of Feb
ruary, thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two.
CHAUNCEY W. BROwNELL. JR..
Il. S. Secretary of State.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11

FOR SALE.
One hundred and fifty bushels nice eating
potatoes. 100 bushels (Early Ohio) and so
bushels (Polaris), delivered in ST. Johnsbury
in lots of bushels more at SO cents a
bushel. Any wanting same, drop me a
postal at st. Johnsbury Centre.
E. P. ALLEN.
ST. Johnsbury Centre, w. Feb. IL, 1892.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-28
HER TATTLEsNAkE FLAG.

Why, When, How, and Where 1t
Originated.
One of the most common devices
used on the American flags during the
early part Of the revolutionary strug-
gle was an embroidered rattlesnake
above or below the legend:
DON'T TREAD ON ME!
The origin OF this design has been
traced to a remark made by Ben
Franklin. the St Louis Republic says
At the time the flag was adopted. or
Immediately before England was
shipping her criminals to America
and turning them loose on the de-
fenceless colonists. After several
murders had been committed by these
unwelcOme Immigrants, Ben Franklin
(some say in a joking spirit) sug-
gested that the colonists retaliate by
sending a cargo of rattlesnakes to the
out in the gardens of the mobiles.
After the snake had actually
been adopted as an emblem, and
had appeared on the flags of several
of the colonies Franklin defended
the device on the grounds
that the rattlesnake is found only il
America; that all se2pents' emblems
were considered by the ancients to be
symbols OF wisdom; that his bright
Hdless eyes signify vigilance; that he
never attacks without first giving fair
warning Of his presence, that his
rattles while distinct are so firmly
joined that they cannot be separ-
ated without being ruined forever, and
that as he grows older the ratties in
crease in number as it was to DO
hoped the colonies would. Indeed,
this idea was made use Of in flag de-
vice which represented rattlesnake
with nine joints. each joint lettered
with red silk. The head was marked
IN. K. " New EngIand); the remain
ing sections IN. Y, IN. J., " Pa, s"
MD. " va, " IN. c." IS c." and
Ca" This curious standard was
discarded for the one made by Mrs.
Ross in Philadelphia in 17jZ, a flag
similar to the United States flag of
o-day, only with fewer stars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-28
Britain and Berfug Sea.

LONDON, April 25.-In the house of
commons to-day Mr.. Lowther, parl;a-
mcntary secretary for the foreign office,
said in reply to Mr.. Bryce, of Aber-
deem, that there was complete accord
between the United States and Great
Britain on the question of g modus
vivendi in Boring sea, pending the
consideration of the Bering sea ques-
ton by the arbitrators. A convention
on the subject had been signed at
Washington, but the terms had not yet
reached tie government of Great
Britain. The British government was
preparing to consult with Canada in
regard to the selection of an arbitrat tor.
The British arbitrator had not yet
been fixed upon.