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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
WINTER FISHING ON LAKE CHAM
PLAIN,

There has scarcely ever been a Win
ter in the eventful history of Lake
Champlain when fishing through the
ice has been productive of such
splendid results as the present one.
This great inland sea has always af-
forded winter anglers rare sport
with pickerel and yellow perch, two
delectable edibles at this season of
the year, and when live bait can be
easily obtained as at present, splendid
messes of these prime beauties can be
caught daily at all the noted fishing
points on this magnificent preserve.
During the past week the catchers
OF pickerel and perch in the vicinity
of Rouscs Point, Isle La Motto and
North Hero have broken all previous
records and as a consequence the
residents along the shores Of the lake
are revelling in delicious breakfasts
these zero mornings. Until the
middle of March thousands of tip
ups will do their deadly work on the
frozen surface of Champlain and
scores of happy fishermen will secure
healthful SPORT AlbanyJournal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

field, Iowa, Farmer, says: 81 can recon-
mend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
all sufferers withcolds and Group. | have
used it in my family for the past two
years and have found it the best | ever
used for the purposes for which it is in
tended; 80 cent bottles ior sale by Flint
Bros.
The man who most deserves u monu
nent does not need it.
John Y. Derry, of Warsaw, ILL.,, was
troubled with rheumatism and tried a
number Of different remedies, but says
none OF them seemed to do himiany good
but finally he got hold of one that speed
lily cured him. He was much pleased
with it, and felt sure that others similar
ly afflicted would like to know what the
remedy was that cured him. He states
for the benefit of the public that it is
called Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For
sale by Flint Bros.
A secret shared by more than two be-
comes COMMON property.
"Give us a Lift"
DO send down something to help u.s.
Those little pleasant pellets, you sent
before, were just what we wanted.'
"They helped right where W. were
weakest" Don't send anything else.'
Nature, abused and neglected, does her
best to overcome exhaustion and ward
off threatening disease, but sometimes
calls for help, and knows just what she's
about. The system takes kindly to the
mild, wholesome influence of Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, and often their timely
assistance corrects evils which would
soon lead to serious results. With the
first signal of distress, nature will thank
you for remembering her request. There
fore, if languid, easily tired, bad taste il
mouth, bowels irregular or c~onstipated
give nature a lift by taking DIR. Pierce
pellets. Best liver pill made.
In 1858 efforts to lay the cable failec
on account of a severe storm.
Quinsy troubled me for twenty years
Since ! started using DR.. Thomas Eclec
trio Oil, have o had an attack. TIL
oil cures sore throat at once. Mrs. Lett;
Conrad, Standish, Mich, Oct. "a, 'S3.
1t is said that $4,000 varieties c
goods are manufactured from wool.
My physician said l could not live, M
liver out of order, frequently vomite
greenish mucous, skin yellow, small DIR
humors on face, stomach would not n
tain food. Burdock Blood Bitters cure
me. Mrs. Adelaide O'Brien, 372 E,
change St., Buffalo, n. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
ALL SORTS.
DESERVING Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Eclectric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as well,
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great %populari-
ty purely on their merits. Flint Bros,
druggists.
A good credit is often as useful as a
good bank account.
Rheumatism and Gravel Cured.
Mr. Peter Lawler, of Dalton, Mass,
writes that he suffered from kidney
trouble, stone in the bladder, and rheu-
matism for fourteen years and found no
benefit from the many remedies he took
until he tried DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, made at Rondout, N
Y, which entirely cured him of these dis
tressing and death dealing affections.
Billiards were invented in France by
Devigne about 1471.
Mr. c. F. Davis, editor of the Bloom
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
THE CAUSE OF HIS LONGEVITY.

The venerable ex-Judge James
Campbell, who died recently, vas a
great tavorite among young law
yers, to whom he was never tired of
giving advice and with whom he
loved to sit and chat of the days
when he was prominent among the
Young men at the Philadelphia bar.
Not long ago several ofthe youthful
disciples of Coke and Blackstone
and the democratic party were gath
cred in the judges Office, and the
conversation turned upon longevity.
ITO what do YOU attribute your
long life asked one OF the company
Of the octogenarian. ITO a weak
stomach" replied Mr.. Campbell,
with his usual kindly smile and a
humorous twinkle. IA weak
stomach ?" Eyes, a weak stomach"
reiterated the old gentleman. You
see, | realized forty years ago that |
had it, and | started in to take care
of it. AS a result | established a
regimen that has resulted beneficial
ly TO not only my stomach, but
my whole system, and here | am to-
day over eighty. Take care of your
%stomachs, boys, and your stomachs
will take care of YOU Philadel-
phia Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
TIE GOVERNMENT AND NICARA-
qua CANAL.

A government that has given
tar o than 500, 600, 900 to build
trans-continental railroads should
not fear to invest money, on an as
sured basis OF profit, in order to give
some of the advantages OF cOmpetl-
ton in charges to the great body of
the industrial classes. Unpleasant
scandals did attend the use of the
money raised on the credit of the
government, in the building of one of
thesc-rajlroadS, but corruption was
made possible by the absence OF
governmental control in the board
of directors. a repetition OF that
wrong has become impossible, Two
of these railroads now owe us more
than 500, GOO, 900, and they can
and must pay the debt. That
money, when it falls into the
treasury, will more than replace all
that we will expeud in building the
Nicaragua Canal, ii we should sink
every dollar of it. 1t has done a
great WOIh lOl thS pNOPN W
America and Of the world-a work
for which we would not be willing
to take any conceivable sum OF
money Those railroads are our
pride, as apeople. They are essential
parts of our civilization and indis-
pensable factors in our government
but they are becoming too much a
burden upon our internal and ex-
ternal commerce. Water transpor-
tation through the ISthmus OF
Darien is to be the efficient and just
competitor for trans-continentaI
traffic, and will add immensely to
their income, at lower rates of trans
portation, by the rapid increase Of
population on the Pacific slope. AS
we have aided great corporations
by building railroads for them, let us
now aid tine people by building a
canal that will make freights cheap
err and will enrich the common
treasury. If we will, we car use the
money due from the railroads to
build the canal,-[From Govern
ment Aid to the Nicaragua Canal v
by Senator John T. Morgan, in
North American Review for February.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

of buildings, and without doubt
there could be formulated from these
articles a system of principles that
would be thoroughly efficient to
meet the requirements. In the at
tempt to discover right principles
the advice and assistance Of The now
noted hreprooiiUg companies should
not be neglected. The demand was
no sooner created for a science 0! tre-
proohug than it was Immediately
met by the formation of companies
for the very purpose of supplying it.
The new industry, with experience
as its teacher, has developed year by
year, until at the present moment
there is not a irst-class architect or
engineer in the country who will
deny that an absolutely fire-proof
building can be built, and at a
reasonable cost. Yet fires OF the
most disastrous character are con-
s%tantly occurring in buildings adj
vertised by their wner as fire.
proof. 1t is o surprising, there
fore, that a large element-probably
a vast majority-of the entire COM
munity doubt the possibility of con-
structing an absolutely ire-prooi
building. 1t is an incontrovertible
fact that every fire which has taken
place in a "6re-proof' building has
been due to the indiscriminate use o
combustible material in it's con
struction; moreover, it may be
demonstrated that 6re-proof mater
ial burned at a cost not exceeding
20 per cent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

tribunal. | FASTENED to be of the
audience. Mr.. Pradoux appeared to
be very much cast down, but his
countenance to my mind expressed
innocence and honesty.
Soon | had heard all of the
testimony on both sides. The bust
ness could be summed up in a few
words. The banker had deposited a
large quantity of valuable PAPER
with Mr.. Pradoux, and he pretended
that the latter would not return
them to him.
Mr.. Pradoux affirmed on the
contrary that he had given them
from his own hand into the hand OF
the banker, who had called for them
III his library. But Mr.. Monquero
denied the visit, and there was no
witnesses. Miss Valentine was III,
and, even, had she been well, her
testimony, being prejudiced, would
have been illegal.
The trial was about to close,
probably to the condemnation of
Mr.. Pradoux, when his adversary
turned to the public with a triumph
ant look. Immediately | recog-
nized that head, for had | not seen it
often?
But where? | felt that it was a
question of capital Importance.
Suddenly light shot through my
mind. That figure was registered
upon one of my numerous instan-
taneous photographs of my neigh
boris library.
Therefore Mr.. Monquero must
have been in the notary's library.
Eyes, this visit that he denied, he
had made, and the Tribunal ought
to know it.
II leaped to the advocates desk
and briefly told him my story.
I'm a few minutes | had reached
my home, and returned to the
Tribunal, breathless, but waving {
paper in my hand.
Il was not deceived, the resem
blance was striking. Mr.. Pradoux
leaning one hand upon the window
ledge, was holding in The other +;
bundle of papers toward Mr.. Mon
quero.
You can easily divine what fol
lowed.
The Tribunal released Mr.. Pra
douX in a fortnight, and exonerate,
him from blame; the dishonest bank
er put the Belgian frontier betwee
himself and Justice, and Mr.. Pradou
Invited that same evening to Dime
his providential savior.
Miss Valentine, still suffering, bu
more charming that ever in TIL
pallor Of convalescence, rushe
toward me.
You have saved the fortune, anC
what is far better, the honor OF m
father" she said, as she extended
me her hand. Nothing, absolutel
nothing. can testify our gratitude.
{, But il" interrupted |, "bt
if" and, deciding at once upo
my course Of action, | drew NJ
: Pradoux into his library, where
related to him the secret of II
photographs, my love, and m
l hopes.
Il will abridge. Two months q
ter this interview. Miss Valentil
I and | were married"
James Beautranc stopped and sh,
e a look OF satisfaction toward h
amazed friends.
{ Behold" said he sententiousl
1 "how photography makes ma
: riagesr'
E Yes" cried one, 'instantaneou
y!'-[Romance for February.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
FrREPROOFING A POSSIBILITY.

Scarcely a week goes by, writes
Charles II. Bebb in an article on
"Fire Losses in Fire-Proof Build
mos" in the current number of the
Engineering Magazine, that n or
another of the journals devoted to
architecture does not contain n
article by experienced and able
writer's, bearing upon the 6reproohng
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

ana appointments yet thinner.
There | was, shut up alone with
my love, silent as in a sane
tuary, satisfied only to look with
innocent and distant alteration up
Oh the beautiful Miss Valentine.
'One day the audacious idea came
tome ofinstantaneously photograph
ing her, and at least preserving her
image. | carried my little machine
to the window-sill, and care!essly, in
the most casual manner, | photo
graphed my pretty neighbor, at the
precise moment when she was en-
oracing her father. AT another time
caught her while she watered her
flowers at the window.
IN short, within a month l
possessed an original gallery, a true
museum of my dearly beloved. With
her were pictures of a great many
people who had spoken with her IN
her fathers library at the moment
OF my operation; and very often l
turned over my precious collection
happy to possess it, but filled at the
Same time with a terrible sadness.
One day l did not see Miss
Valentine. | learned that she was
Ill. In the week which followed, an
other portentous rumor reached
me. Mr.. Pradoux was, or was go
ing to be, ruined by a banker OF
doubtful reputation, who had risked
and lost a fortune in a bad specula-
ton. 1t was ever said that criminal
proceedings were about to be insti'
tuted against Mr.. Pradoux. The
trial would take place at the Civil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
NEW GAMBLING SCANDAL,
The Women Who Acted ms Decoys to
To BE Tried I'm Berlin

Criminal Commissioner Homrighausen has
completed the case against the swindlers in
volved in the new gambling scandal which
centers at Frau Guehrs saloon, in the Pots
damer strasse, Berlin. The accused women
are Guehl, Schweitzer and Lehman, all
married. They were the decoys in bringing
officers into the clutches of the gang.
The officers were introduced to a horse
dealer, who, in turn, introduced them to the
swindlers. The horse dealer gave the Off
GERS any amount of credit, although he ad-
vanced no cash to them. Eventually he
would get hold Of their horses for non-pay-
ment of their debts to him. The horses
were then sold through Herr Levi, an ac-
complice, al half price. The women who
acted as decoys got % per cent of the pro-
ceeds of the sale.
dlers were Prince Alexander of Saxe-Wei-
mar. Lieut. Freiherr Won Luettichau, Pre-
mier Lieut.. Freiherr Won Pieschel Can't
Freiherr Won Block, Premier Lieut.. Freiherr
Won Ellershausen and Major Freherr Won
Wechmar.
This case is closely connected with the
Hanover gambling scandal. Most of the
victims met the swindlers while attending
the riding school in Hanover, and the oper-
atoms have been conductive mainly by
the gang which was exposed in the recent
Hanover trial. In view of the revelations
made in both cases, the emperor has or
dered an inquiry to ascertain whether Il
will not be possible to abolish the Hanover
riding school and give the training now
provided there in brigade centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
NATIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUE.
Annual Meeting to BE Held ut New
York Tomorrow.

The National Baseball League is meeting
at New York today, but little of gen.
eral interest will be transacted. No rules
will be changed, all amendments being re-
ferred for report at the spring meeting. In
consequence of the rule requiring a three
fourths affirmative vote of the members of
that organization on a proposition to trans
fer franchise to any city not a member Of
the league, the deal between Detroit and
Cleveland has not yet taken definite shape
President Robinson will submit a request
to the league meeting in New York that the
Cleveland franchise be allowed to pass into
the hands of Detroit parties. From reliable
sources ii is learned that this will be re-
1uSed, because II is not believed that De-
uoit can support national league club
AS was announced in The Star about two
months ago, a number of Washingtonians
interested in base ball have been trying to
agree on terms with the wagne- brothers
for the purchase Of the Washington Club
franchise. The Wagners repeatedly said
that they would not sell, but finally init
mated that they were willing to consider
the matter Mr.. Walter Hewett, who owned
the old National League club here after his
fathers death, and whose career as a base
ball magnate ended in 1880 with the collapse
of the Atlantic League club here, is the
leader in the syndicate that proposes to buy
the club. He will see the owners in New
York, but 1t is hardly likely that terms will
be agreed upon before next spring. a gen.
tleman, who is well posted on base ball
the ball club will be in local hands next
season. There are some who believe that
this will effect a marked improvement in
the playing Of the team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
A NEW BRAZILIAN CRUISER.
The benjamin Constant About Ready
to Sail for Toulon.

The new Brazilian cruiser Benjamin Con-
slant, which is about to sail from Toulon,
is said to carry the heaviest rapid-iire gun
battery afloat.
The Benjamin Constant is a new cruiser.
She was launched less than one year ago
at Toulon. Her principal features are:
Length. 1852 feet; beam, 446 feet; derth,
26.9 feet; mean draught Is feet, and dis
placement, $50 tons.
The battery consists of four S-inch rai,id-
fire guns, mounted in barbette turrets, two
on the forecastle and two on the poop deck
There are eight 47-inch breech-ioading
rapid-fire guns. mounted in broaGside en- the
main deck and in addition eight light rapid
fire guns and four torpedo tubes
A protective deck covers the vitals of the
vessel.
The engines can develop ESQ indicated
horse power, and are designed to give a
speed of II knots hour. There is no
cruiser in the Brazilian navy that can lie
deemed a match for the Benjamin Constant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONGRESS.
The Saloon Question Discussed Mt
Last Nights Session.

The fifteenth annual congress of the Epis-
copal Church in America yesterday at New
York began when the holy communion was
celebra ted at St. Bartholomew Church.
Madison avenue and 44th street, and the
Right Rev. William Lawrence, DID,, deliy-
cred the address. 1t was expected that
Bishop Potter would preside over the meet
ings of the congress, but owing to his alb
sence in Europe at this time his place was
taken by the bishop of Kentucky.
The discussion of special topics opened
last evening, when the congress considered
the question: What Shall Be Done With
the Saloon?''
Moral and Religious Education In the
Public Schools will be discussed today and
1.-THE Use and Abuse of Ritual in the even
ing.
All the sessions will be open to the general
public, and especially those people interested
In the subjects under discussion. There was
a large attendance of prominent ministers.
among whom were Bishops Randolph and
Jackson, Rev. Drs. Green, McKim, Walpole.
Parks Rainsford. Hodges. Vinton, j. H.
Johnson, ]. P. Peters. Shipman, Frisby.
Charles H. Hall. c. A. L. Richards, Thomas
F. Gailor and ]. H. Elliott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
st. Paul's Church.

Under the management of Misses Jane
T. Cox, Julia Wilson and Eveline
B. Jones the young ladies of ST.
Pauls Episcopal Church, presented at Will
lard Hall last evening very enjoyable en-
tertainment of illustrated songs, the songs
being sung behind the scenes, while their
story was acted. Mr.. Harry j. Reed ac-
companied the vocalists, and others who
took part in the entertainment were: Mrs
James Ellerson. Messrs. H. E. and W. S.
Human, E. E. Whiting, Durant, Blunt, W.
R. Mackville Babcock. Edwards and Tyler,
and the Misses Gordon, Fassett, Wilson,
Cox, Tyler, Tibbetts, Bessie Mitchell and
Kleinschmidt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
BISHOP COXE's LETTER.
No Attention Will BE Paid to 1t by
Mgr. SatOlli.

The letter which Bishop Coke of western
New York has written to Archbishop Sa-
TOLL, the papal ALLOCATE in this city, and
printed in full in yesterdays Star, has
given rise to a good deal Of talk among the
Catholics here, who say they can see no
reason or excuse for Bishop Coxe's attack
upon the Catholic Church and the repre-
sentative of the pope. He has come In for
a good deal of rather harsh criticism from
Catholics for the manner in which, as they
say, he has rushed into the fray when there
was no fray, and for what they consider
his bad taste in giving the letter such COM
plete publicity as he did before the time
that 1t could possibly reach the man to
whom Ii was addressed.
The Letter Not Yet Received
A Star reporter, who called at the Catholic
University yesterday afternoon, learned that
the letter had not yet arrived, but that the
officials at the university were acquainted
with its contents through the newspapers.
1t was stated on good authority that when
the letter did arrive Archbishop Satolli
would pay not the slightest attention to IL
and had not the slightest intention of re-
plying to II in any way. The general i'm
preston at the university seems to be- in
common parlance, that Bishop Coke was
attending to things that were none of his
business and that ii would be beneath the
dignity of the pope's representative to
Il
What Bishop keane Thinks.
In the course of a conversation later about
this matter, Bishop Keane, rector of the
university, said to The Star reporter,
Bishop Coke has long been known as an
ecclesiastical crank, and in this present in
stance he has shown himself to be a busy
pody as well. OF course, no reply will be
made to this unusual break on his part
III he likes this sort of thing / suppose there
is no reason why he should not indulge his
curious tastes, and / am sure that no at
tention will be paid to him here. Monsig.
nor Satolli would not think of dignifying
SUCH an attack by replying to it."
DR.. O'GOrman's Remark.
DR.. OGorman, dean of the Catholic Uni
Versity, to whom printed copy of the let
ter was shown, read il carefully and said,
smihngly: Il presume that this gentleman
mas an entire right TO his opinion, but
n nane hothlnS more to say than that" Dr.
O'Gorman handed the letter TO Mgr Satolit
Out the latter declined to comment on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
JUDGE COLES LECTURE.
Talks strongly I'm Sentencing a Man
to the Penftenfiarr

In sentencing Charles N Burch to two
years In the penitentiary. upon a convic-
ton Of assault with intent to kill, Judge
Cole read the man a severe temperance
lesson, saying: "Burch 1t pains me to see
you. an old soldier. a pensioner. in such a
position. 1t is clearly apparent that IL
Quor and not you is responsible You
say that you have a wife and two small
children dependent upon you. and it was
testified that your wife is addicted. like
yourself. to drink. That makes your case
still sadder. The law, most properly and
humanely, provides that where a pensioner
is serving a sentence like that which YOU
are about to undergo, his pension shall
during the term of Imprisonment, go to the
pensioners wife. and IL he have no wife to
the pensioners children. Now, / do not
believe under the circumstances that your
wife should be allowed to receive your
pension, for / believe that the children
would receive little, IL any. of it. There
fore. 1 shall endeavor TO see that your
children are protected trust that during
your term of Imprisonment you will resolve
to leave liquor alone hereafter. You have
been in trouble before, and IL was due as
in this case, to strong drink. You are nearly
sixty years of age, but not too old to begin
new course of life. Determine to be a.
better man, good husband and father, and
never let me see you here again."