Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-11-23
LOOKING BACKWARD.
"REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS
OF THE CENTURY.
Review of The Vermont Inteliigenoer and
Bellows Falls Advertiser, and with PERTH
Narratives of Olden Days, with Compare
sons Showing the March OF Progress.

nent Comments by Times Scribe-0uain'
Narratives OF Olden Days, with Compare.
sons Showing the March OF Progress.
fifth PAPER.
An extract from the New York Spec
tator Is printed in large type, being OF
unusual interest. 1t deals with the at
tempt Of the United States government
to carry the northern boundary of the
country too near the st. Lawrence river.
ga Quebec paper of the Sd inst, (July)
states that difference has occurred be-
tween the American and British commits
sioners under the treaty of Client. ''The
Americans" adds the paper, "pretend
to establish their boundary within few
leagues of the st. Lawrence river at Ma
tame, carrying it up, still within few
leagues of the river st. Lawrence, to the
highlands In the rear Of st. Thomas. On
sailing up the st. Lawrence, or walking
on the Citadel of Quebec, we might see
the American flag waving on American
territory. We should no longer have any
land communication with our sister col
onies of Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick" We trust our commissioners will
be firm and circumspect. The British
pretentions 90 only to preserve what we
have always possessed and which forms
the true boundary in America between
countries under separate governments.
to wit: the height Of land between the
waters emptying within their respecta-
tive territories" Truly an alarming
state of affairs for our Canadian neigh
bors when they "might see the American
flag waving on American territory"
while walking on their own land. Sen
timent has changed there now. and there
are many who would be pleased to have
the American flag waving over their
homes, and trust to the American people
the care of their government.
President James Monroe had just
passed through this section and was re-
ceiving warm welcome from the people
all along the route. AT Windsor a great
demonstration was made, and the young
ladies of the Windsor Female Academy
presented an address to which President
Monroe replied as follows: Young La
dies Il beg you to be assured that no
attention which | have received in the
course of my route has afforded me great
er sati faction than that with which
have been bonored by the young ladies
of the Female Academy of Windsor.
take a deep interest, as parent and cit
izen, in the success of female education,
and have been delighted wherever have
been to witness the attention paid to it.
That you may be distinguished for your
graceful and useful requirements, and
for every amiable virtue, is the object of
my sincere desire. Accept my best
wishes for your happiness.
JAMES MONROE.
TO Members of the Windsor
Female Academy.
Through the Albany Daily Advertiser
comes the news that (" Five hundred men
are at work on the Erie Canal, who are
to complete ten miles the present year."
Land in Washington was bringing fab
ulous prices in those days. An item re-
ferring to the matter says: "Two pub
lie lots in Washington city were sold re-
Gently for A and so cents a square foot"
AS many dollars would not buy foot
there now.
An explorer Of the unknown land be-
You'd the Mississippi river brought home
pelt of the Rocky Mountain sheep,
which was looked upon as great curl
osity, being the first ever seen. A CORE
spondent writes from New York: "Mr.
Astor has presented to DIR. Mitchell a
beautiful skin belonging to species OF
sheep, or possibly an animal connecting
the sheep, goat and antelope tribes, run.
ming wild on the Rocky mountains. II
came from the region beyond the sources
of the Missouri, among other furs, an6
is the first of the kind ever seen in this
city. 1t is covered outwardly with a
sort of shaggy hair, and within with
hair or wool, equally as fine as the most
delicate Merino, and white as milk. Il
is now deposited in the New York Insti
tuition"
Gen. MacGregor and his friends haf
just taken posse of Amelia island
Florida, formed system of government
for the whole of East Florida, and agreed
on method of creating funds by con
templated appropriation of the public
lands, and an issue Of treasury notes.
Under heading of " Lost and Found
is the following amusing advertisement
1.-THE gentleman who, by mistake, tool
at the party on Thursday evening las
new hat, leaving an old one in it's place
will have the goodness to leave it at thi:
office, where he will receive his own
The present holder of the one left is the
more anxious for re-exchange as he il
certain the owner Of it must be very 60
licitous to recover his property, it appear
ing from its antiquity TO be family
relic which must have descended from
fatheEto son ever since its original emf
grafton with William the Conqueror
The owner of the new hat, however, not
being virtuoso in antiquities. will read
lily restore it upon receiving his own"
In view of the recent magnificent
achievements of the new battle ship:
New York and Columbia, placing the
United States navy in advance Of thu
world in point of superiority of its bat
tleships, it is interesting to note that il
the year 1917 our government was alsc
looking out for the protection Of it's mer
chant marine. A report Of the proceed
ings at the navy yards said: 1.-Two Of
our commissioners of the navy, Commo
dore Rogers and Commodore Decatur
are now absent at New York to make
arrangements for the construction of /;
line Of battle ship and two frigates, thu
frames and other materials for which arr
now collecting there. Similar arrange
ments, 1t is expected, will be made by
them at Portsmouth, Boston and Phila
delphia before their return, at each o.
which places line of battle ship -auC
frigate is to be constructed. The lint
OF battle ship at the New York navy