davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-29
TEACHERS CONVENTION.

49,. a.;.,,d sto,s IN and smooths thing
don.n For he pupils all the good
-..,,,. tI,;s sr,cryisorship will accrue.
H.. ,rnas who live in the DAYS Of
sc;c,tifc svucryision. The supervisor
,,,,s, bo min an thinas connected with
schools ue is not vet to be found in
lor,o upnbcrs. but LET the demand arise
and he will be forth coming.
Generous salaries will assist towards
maxine II possible to have men and
women devote their time and energies to
this object.
A discussion on the paper was led by
Hon. Mason $. Stone, who spoke first OF
public libraries. and the state law regard
inc them. The teachers OF Vermont can
stir ND public sentiment and teach people
how thcycan obtain theirpublic Libraries
Mr.. Stone is deeply interested in the sub
icct of cxpcrt supervision and thinks
there is need of an appeal to the people
to get them Interested All his remarks
agreed with the paper first read There
is no doubt that skilled superintendent
are now what is needed to increase the
efficiency OF The schools.
Mr.. Bailey OF Boston then gave his
experience in the matter in Massachu
sets. which argued on the same side Of
the question. The beneficial results OF
skilled superintendent were pointed out
Increased attendance on the part OF the
pupils, better skill on the part OF the
teachers are some of them. 1t is pro
posed now to make experimenting com
puls0ry in Massachusetts, and it is likely
that chat law will pass.
Rcv..I. p. Booth took part in the dis
cussion, speaking OF the benefit to be
derived from expert supervision. Supt
Z. w. Goodhuc was called upon to speak
and testified to the gam received by the
method of school supervision
After an intcrmission and organ music
by A. II. Brooks, the subject of Gle
ments of Beauty" by Mr.. Henry I.
Bailey. was listened to with close atten-
ton. 1t was the address of the after
noon.
There is beauty at the foundation Of
the world-it is fundamental. He wished
to talk of beauty and how to see it,
about what it is and then how to see it.
We ourselves must be in a certain state
to be able to see beauty. The lecturer
took text from Ps. 90, the last two
verses. and preached sermon on beauty
from them. He said that was a pretty
good PRAYER for a teacher.
Beauty is a characteristic of Gods
work. Plato said there was three-fold
unity. the true the beautiful and the
good. three classes have been working
alone these different lines.
God has manifested himself as Law, as
Life as Love. a three-lold manifestation.
We have beauty arising from each of
these beanty of form or arrangement, of
life and - heantv Of color. These are
"'i5:..;,aa e.st hoo,+r of radiation
,.... =. 49,. t,,,,oa Load :, loo,os
O n,,',,.,....,.'lrr...,,. c.,,,.,. rho
',,,'. . ,, l,.,,., :, p;orstodt,s heon
"", -.
'','' P'I - . ~ r.: .lo
+AHOI'Nl ''' w - N''''N ''' - ''''''' '''' "
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-29
IF ii don't cure you, cash the cheek.
WHO Risks The pOST?

Your neglect to purchase a bottle
of DR.. Swans Nerve and Blood
Tonic loses us the sale thereof,
but you by SO doing may lose
your life. You run no risk in
taking this remedy, as bank
check goes with every bottle,
that you may cash if it don't
cure. Why hesitate?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-29

The Volumes of the MAGAZINE begin with
the Numbers for June and December of each
year. When no time is mentioned subscrip-
tons will begin with the number current at
the time of receipt of order.
Remittances should be made by Post-Oflice
Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of
loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this advertise
ment without the express order of Harper *
Brothers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-29
falling it was not very propitious Tor
this part Of the programme.
AT THE ATHENEUM.
AT THE ATHENEUM

The one subject given in Athennum
Hall Friday afternoon was topography,
by Charles F. King OF Boston, who called
himself a geography crank" His talk
was in a line with that he gave in the
morning, on methods Of teaching geog-
raphy. The teacher should not be con-
fined to the textbook. 1t was better to
have an original method and follow 1t.
Teach TO observe, illustrate, record and
read. He then went on to explain what
the teacher needed in the line OF books,
apparatus, etc. showing maps OF all
kinds. which might be used to great ad.
vantage. He believed in making gcog-
raphy lead up to history and literature,
assocating places withpocms and events.
The teacher should beware Of talking too
much, should train the children to talk
and carry on the recitation themselves.
He gave the definition of a good teacher
Of geography as one who made the chill
drcn crazy to travel. After the talk,
many Of the teachers stayed to gain fur
Their information and look over the va
ricty ofmaps and apparatus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-29

HARPER'S PERIODICALS
HARPER's MAGAZINE one year 81 90
HARPER'S WEEKLY one year 4 90
HARPER'S RAZAR one year 4 90
HARPER'S ROUND TABLE one year 90
Postage free to all subscrbersi in the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
Address HARPER N BROTHERS,
p. o. Box $50, N. Y. City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

be built, but the expense of running her
would be prohibitively expensive. Few peo-
pie could afford to pay the rates that would
have to be charged for passage on her.
Longitudinal in addition to the trans
verse bulkheadS are sometimes suggested
a means of securing greater safety, and
they now being used in war ships. We
have some of them in the United States
navy What is the result? 1t takes a week
to load them with coal alone. Then to
safety: The British war ship Victoria, which
went down in fifteen minutes after having
been struck by her sister ship. the Camper
down, had longitudinal tulkheads. Unless
my memory plays me false, it was declared
at the time that the war ship went down so
easily because of her longitudinal bulk
heads. The disadvantage of longitudinal
bulkhead construction is that in the event
of collision which tears a hole in the
vessel below the protective deck-which is
little above the water line-the water col
lects in one side of the ship in such man
ner as to destroy her equilibrium and she
capsizcs.
mo, to sum up. It is impossible to con-
struct safe ships and ut the same time make
them commercially profitable. There will
always be vital point, and SO far as that
point is concerned they will continue very
vulnerable. A schooner sank the Oregon,
and small tug could send the Lucania
to the bottom. The Paris suffered severely
last summer in a very light collision with a
small craft. Yet, despite the liability TO
these disasters on the ocean, few lives are
lost in comparison to those on land. And
when death by drowning does come on the
ocean it is infinitely less painful than death
BY crushing fire in a. railway accident"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
TWO RICH NEW WORKERS.
One Travelled the Pace That Kills
the Other Has HeaItIiful Sport.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
Not many persons were surprised when
that Howell Osborn was dead. At the age
of thirty-six he closed career that was
T rap be beyond parallel and nii4 most Of which
concerned, confined to the past ten years
Osborn gained a national notoriety as. a
high-roller, and his name was regarded
everywhere as suggesting type of rich
New Workers who live solely for enjoyment
That was an inaccurate estimate. Osborn
was not a type, for there were SO few like
him that he may be regarded as having
been unique. In fact, his case is almost ex-
the sons OF very rich men have been SO
steady and soDered by the possession of
overcome any early inclination for a life of
dissipation.
Osborn was of about the same age as
George Gould, and ten or twelve years ago
these young men were intimate. They had
their boyish larks together. But Gould be-
came impressed with the responsibility as
well as the power of wealth as soon as he
reached his majority, and while he always
was. and is now, fond of sports. he sub
jected himself for a number of years to the
most rigorous discipline.
Yesterday Gould came back from Canada.
He had taken a party of friends a week
the winter festival. The trip was in one
sense lark but it was a perfectly re-
spectacle and commendable one. Gould had
his family and his friends with him. In
Quebec they took part in all of the ex-
hilarating midwinter festivities, and when
as though he had brought Canada back
with him. A number of his friends were
just reading the account of the serious ILL
ness of Osborn when Gould entered an
elevated train and there occurred to every
one of these men, as they confessed after
ward, some suggestion of the contrast be-
tween this young man, one of the richest
of New Workers, and Osborn, who would
have been very rich had he cared to take
any standing among capitalists. Could was
the representation of nervous force, SPLEEN
did vigor and abundant health. He is
plunging into sports that will cost
as much money as Osborn used
TO throw away upon some of his dissipa-
tons His trip TO Canada was an ex-
pensive one. He is going to allow the Vigi-
liant TO be used as sort OF trainer or test
yacht, that those who are to defend the
America Cup may have the advantage of
the experience of sailing with her. That
alone will cost Mr.. Gould probably not far
frenl $4,000. But his pleasures are all such
as maintain health. As he descended the
elevated stairs yesterday he went down two
steps at time, and then struck off up
Cortlandt street to his office in the Western
Union with the gait of Splinter, swing
ing his cane as though even the vigorous
exercise of walking was not sufficient. He
had unusual protection from the cold, ex-
cepting pair Of very large astraltan gloves
and it was noticed that his trousers were
light in color and figured by large check
made up of small ones. He expressed the
sincerest grief at hearing of Osborns ILL
ness, for he knew that the young man had
Notwithstanding his faults. many lkablo
qualities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
CANADIAN FARMERS DEED.
Killed His Wife, Put n Bullet I'm His
Niece and Shot Himself.

TOTTENHAM, Ont, Feb. 16-A horrible
tragedy enacted here this morning by
ROBERT Newbury, prominent citizen,
seventy-five years of age. Newbury lived
with his wife and little niece. This morn
Ing, without apparent cause, he suddenly
drew revolver and shot his wife in the
back of the head, the bullet coming out
through her forehead and killing her in
stantly. He then chased the little girl into
the back yard pointing the revolver at her.
She pleaded with him not to shoot, but with
no effect, and bullet was put into her
hip. Newbury then re-entered the house
and shot himself through the head, expiring
some hours later. He was farmer and
mad been in poor health. His wife con-
siderably his junior but trouble is known
to have existed between them. The childs
wound is not serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
ANOTHER TEST CASE
SUIT TO RESTRAIN COLLECTION OF
THE INCOME TAX.
Stakeholder Of mn Ohio Corporation
cures - Temporary Injunction.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 16.-C. ID. Rodgers,
jr., brings suit against the Columbus Car
riage Manufacturing Company, W. S.
Rodgers, A. d. Rodgers, Beal and Hamil-
ton Poste, to test the income tax law.
Plaintiff says he owns 1H shares
o. stock in the above company,
which is engaged in manufacturing and
dealing in buggies. etc. The company for
the year 1894 earned a large amount of
money above its expenses and declared a
dividend The above named defendants are
majority of the board of directors, and
by virtue of the income tax law intend to
pay the United States tax of per cent
upon the company's net profits for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1894. Plaintiff alleges that
said law is unconstitutional, null and void,
in that it is direct tax in respect to the
real-estate holder and owner by the COM
pany, and is likewise direct tax on the
rents, issues and profits OF said real estate,
and also on it's personal property, which
direct taxes are not in and by said act ap-
portioned among the several States as re-
CURED by Section of the article of the
Constitution of the United States. Said tax
is imposed on such corporations, although
individuals tra,1sacting similar business
under like condti.cs and having like prop
erty. etc., and income exempted from
the payment of said tax. Plaintiff also al
leses that perso rs holding stock in such
corporations ard receiving dividends there
from and having other sources of income
are exempt from the tax if their net in
come is less than $4,000 per annum. The
effect of such companies being compelled to
pay the tax VIII be to lessen the value of
the shares of stock, decrease the dividends
and compel such persons holding said
shares, although their incomes are less than
$1,000, to virtually pay such income tax.
Plaintiff says his income falls in this cate
CORY and If the corporation is compelled to
pay the tax he is also forced to pay his
share of it as a stakeholder. Plaintiff says
that IL the company pays the tax as it pro-
poses to do, lie will be deprived of part of
his income and will have remedy at law
to recover the same. He states that a suit
is now pending in the Supreme Court of the
United States to test said law, and asks
that the directors be enjoined from COM
plying with the law until that question is
determined temporary restraining order
was granted by Judge Pugh until March 2,
when the motion will be heard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
ANOTHER LOST ART.
What the Advancement of Women
Did for MIR. Brown.

Did for Mr.. Brown.
Detroit Free Press.
his room fumbling impatiently in the
drawer of his dresser)
by Jove. Not button on my shirt.
That is always the- way when l am in a
hurry Anna, Anna. oh. where is that
chambermaid? Well. must find my Wife =
seated at her desk surrounded by books
engaged in writing an article on the com
forts of home for a ladies' magazine En-
ter Mr.. Brown)
Mr. B-Say, deare, would you mind sew
ing button for me?
Mrs. E.-(Abstractedly)-A what?
Mr. B.-I asked if you would mind sewing
Mrs. B.-(coldiy)--sir 1 am literary
Mr.. B-AIas.
Mrs; B.-A graduate, Of yassar;. poet of
Chautauqua graduate. author of woman
in the Literary World. and
Mr.. B.-I know it! [ know it.
Mrs. Band you wish ME to sew on a
button! Sir. you insult me.
Mr.. B. ftimidlyl--Then, please tell me
where your chambernisid is.
Mr.. B.-And my shirt
Mrs. B.-Have you not wasted enough OF
my time? | pray you leave me.
Mr.. B. tgoing out disconsolate ly)-Perhaps
the cook knows enough to sew on button.
Scene s-cThe kitchen. The cook bending
Cook-1oo. Fl. o5. That is the formula.
Nitrogenic. proto-oxide of hydrogen.
Mr.. B.-Caroline can you sew this button
Cook lstirring the mixture)-see, sir. how
this unites. There is only little suipho-
hydrate lacking. Where is it?
Mr.. B.-Here is the shirt.
cook-No. no. My ,sulphodiate of ann
monia? All, remember, / ought TO have
Mr.. B.-What. You are not going to poi
son us?
Cook-That does not matter! What
troubles me is that / forgot to put the car
rots. in an alembic. There is an experiment
lost!
Mr.. B.-But who is to sew on my button?
the class in chemistry.
Exit Mr.. B.
Scene 4-CThe nursery. The babies are
screaming at concert pitch. and pulling
each others hair. In the midst OF the hub
Nurse-"O azure night, what splendors
rare" o my stars, 1 must have a rhyme
Mr. B-Jane, do you know how to sew on
a button?
Nurse-Button-b button. But that does not
rhyme with rare: o, azure night
Mr.. B-tRushing ouD-Great heavens!
Even the NURSE
Scene 5--Unteligence Office Mr. b. very
red and out of breath 10 the manager)-Sir,
will you please advertise in all the daily
papers for a girl who can neither read nor
write. Six dollars week and generous
presents.
Manager-A girl who doesn't know how to
read or write? But, my dear sir. 1 doubt
Mr.. B.-I beg of you to try. no matter
what the cost. 1 viii gladly pay it.
Manager-C, put up your purse, sir.
] know dozen gentlemen, any one Of
whom would marry her at sight and endow
her with all his worldly goods.
Mr.. B.-Alas. am already married.
Exit Mr. B.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
NO UNSINKABLE SHIPS.
A Naval Architect Says They Cannot
BE Made Entirely Safe.
New York Evening Post.

The sinking of the Elbe has been rude
awakening to many of the fact that abso-
lutte safety In ocean travelling has by no
means been established, in spite of many
assurances to the contrary. The question
is raised whether travellers to-day are any
less liable to sudden death by drowning than
they were before great express steamers
with many water-tight compartments were
constructed The compartment system, AS
is well known, Is designed to keep ships
ahoat for long time in the event of such
an accident as occurred to the Eibe. That
unfortunate ship; although fourteen years
old, was as well constructed as any YES
sci now affoat in that respect Neverthe-
less. she sank in twenty minutes or less
after being struck by a small steamer, taxi
ing down with her more than three hun
dred souls. AS a matter of fact, absolute
safety to steamers, under such circunl-
stances, is a practicable impoSsibility, ac-
corosing to naval architects. On this point
Horace Lee. who is well known in the pro-
fession said to-day:
Every ship has its vital point, and to
remove the vulnerabilty is to destroy the
practical value of the ship. The Elbe went
down because she was struck in her vital
point and although such a thing is not
likely to happen to ship more than once
In a thousand times nevertheless it may
happen, and then 1t is fatal. And TX cannot
be guarded against; as well expect to insure
a house from falling when an earthquake
strikes 1t. In the case OF the Elbe my sup
position-and have but d supposition
in view of the slight knowledge we have
OF the catastropae-that she was struck
amidships at a buIkhead. The hole, being
made here, exposed at least two large com
partments to an inundation of water. In
this part of the ship were the heavy ma
chinery and abundant untitled space; near
by was the mailing ROOM contributing more
space. and this room probably led 10 others.
All this space was quickly filled with water,
and the ship was soon borne down by the
weight, the high waves precipitating the
sinking.
The inundation of so much space in
vital part might have been prevented if
there had been more bulkheads. one might
say; but to provide them. while apparently
FLASHLIGHTS really impracticabie. Commune
cations between the compartments in ship
must be had. so that the bulkheads have TO
be pierced by doors. Besides YOU must have
open communication between the two adj
joining compartments which contain the ma
chinery of the ship SO that these two are
practically one. And the more compart-
ments you have the more means of COM
municatfon between them You must have.
"a ship might be subdivided into innumer-
able compartments. but, besides the danger
just suggested. there is the element of inn
practcability from commercial point of
view. Steamships are built for profit. after
ALL Multiplication of bulkhcads dsminishes
the room for coal, mschinery. cargo and
dcGree of safety attained In thss Way. could
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
A skirmish to Please "a Woman.
Century Magazine.

Before beginning to prepare for the Cor
sican expedition the army made a final
demonstration TO secure its lines. 1t was
during the preparatory days of this short
Ponanarte had long since learned the power
~ women. and had been ardently attentive
in turn both to Charlotte Robespierre and
to Nine. Ricord. 1T was q great aNant-
aga 70 nlease them, he said. for in law
lass time a representative of the people is
= raal mower" Nine. Turreau. wife Of one
ca,d.ut star in his attentions One day
while walking arm in arm with her near
the ton of the Tenda Pass. Bonaparte took
q sudden freak to show her what war was
lilo and ordered the advance guard to
charge the Austrian pickets. The attack
was nor only useless. hut IL endangered the
sarety Of che army yet IL was made accord
ing to command and human blood was shed.
rhe story was told By Napoleon himself at
the close Of his life In tone Of repentance.
b,n with evident relish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

Harper'S Weekly.
Any one who has ever suffered at any time
from the mania for collecting, in any OF
its forms. must feel it in these days II
constant tax upon his powers OF self-re-
straiiit to keep his hands off of the con-
temporary poster. The posters in particular
with which some of the publishers announce
the now numbers of magazines, and some
times new books. a constant tempta-
ton. Any who has ever collected any
thing must feel that they are too fascinating
to be neglected, and that not to gather
them as they appear is neglect of OPP
portunity that is almost criminal
For the solace of persons who have this
impulse and refuse to yield to IT, il Is d
pleasure TO point out that, after ALL the
collector IS slave to his hobby. and the
more things he collects, the more masters
he puts over himself. To be able to sec
pretty things. and not to be bitten with
The desire to take them home and salt
them down, even when they can be had for
the asking, Is an attainment which promises
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
Dangers of New Diphtherin Treat
mcnt.

London Special to New York Sun.
The physicians of two or three European
capitals are beginning to find serious draw
backs to the use of the new remedy for
diphtheria. The subject was carefully dis
c,,ssed at the Medical Society in Vienna
this week Professor Drasche's criticism
was unfavorable to the new method. owing
to the effects which he had observed in
thirty cases He found that injections of
behring's antitoxin serum affected the kid
neys seriously. This observation ,,, was cor,
that i'm the presence of this fact it could
not be believed that the Injection had
no injurious effects. 1t could not be a
matter of indifference that a patient who
Was recovering from dangerous illness
should be subjected, through this remedy,
nrasent time for observations have been
much too short to permit a final decision
as to the value OF the treatment it Is
with regard to the statistics which were
supposed to prove its success, Professor
praschc said that. in diphtneria, bare HS-
,1res were no evidence.