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The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
Election may go to the House.

1t is not at all unlikely that the house
of representa- tives will elect the next
president.
This condition, if it arises, will be
due to the multiplicity of electoral
tickets in the field, rendering it impes-
sible that either Mckinley or Bryan
shall receive majority Of the electori
al college.
When no candidate receives a major
ity of the votes of the electoral college
then the house of representatives. elect
the president and vice president, voting
by states
The present house presided over by
Speaker Reed, would, of course, choose
Mckinley and Hobart as it has large
Republican majority.
Fwo presilenis-John Quincy Adams
and Thomas Je1ferson-and two vice
presidents-Aaron Burr and Richard
~ Johnson-have been elected by the
house of representatives..
In 1901 Jefferson and Burr each re-
ceived 73 votes III the electoral college.
At that time the candidate receiving
the second highest vote was chosen
vice president. There were Is states
voting. In the contest in the house
Jefferson finally carried eight states
and Burr six. So Jefferson became
president and Burr vice president.
The contest lasted six days and 246
ballots were taken,
The second election by the house
took place in 1925. For President
Andrew Jackson had 90 electoral votes,
John Quincy Adams 81, VIM. w. Craw-
ford II and Henry Clay 81. Neither
candidate had majority. In the
house Adams was chosen on the first
ballot, carrying Is states, Jackson
having been electad by the house
threw the votes of the states he had
carried in the electoral college TO
Adams, who made him his secretary
of state.
In 1887 Van Buren, was elected by
tie ELECTORAL college, but the eleetori-
al vote for vice president was so divid-
ed that no candidate had a majority,
and congress chose Richard NJ. john
son.
The manner of choosing presidential
electors rests solely with the state
legislatures, but the general rule now
is election by general ticket. The only
exception is in Michigan, where the
state Is divided into two electoral dis
tricts, each containing six congression-
al districts Each of these ELECTORAL
districts choose presidential eleetor
In addition, one elector is to be chosen
in each congressional districts.
The ELECTORAL college meets IN Janu-
airy following the November election to
vote for president and vice president.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
NO RatiO Trick VIII Yin.

The trick of saying that the sixteen
TO one ratio is rot material, which ap-
peared as an a.fterthought shortly be-
fore -AlrSeld made lis Chicago speech
VIII not SO. The sixteen to one forI.ti:
is in al the silver platforms, with one
or two very recent exceptions, ana naw
it viii lot down at the bidding OF any
silvcrite conjuTer.
Tlra plan of leaving the question 81
ratio to congress will flot deceive any
honest money man nor VIII il 81. t.sgy
any siiyerite who IS in dead earnest. To
drop to sixteen to orc formula would
offend the siiycrite rank ard iilc aud
send them over IN 3 body to the separate
silver party Or The po9ulists, while it
would not satisfy ans scund money
man. A rla torn demanding free coin
age at thirty to oae OF any other ratio
would not satisfy any honest money
man.
The Chicago convention must saY
either sixteen ia one or goid standard.
There is no middle ground. for Daither
free silyerites nor sound money laen can
BY any possibility he induced TO stand
on suek uncertain ground.
This moucy question las been veSiGg
the business public, holding all indus
tries in terror and sunpressing ali enter
Prise altogether too loae. It is high
time to have ii settled and settled vita
sueia a profound thud that TO den1a-
gogue will think Of bringing It out
again with intent TO befHdt!le ana be-
loci fhe people for q whole half century
70 ecme. It is time for this generation
to have done with this Gjst1acting
lunacy aad settle down to solid business.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
An Old DGct"rsS Story.

pr. l.. N. Gillian, who practiced
dicine over forty years, origi-
ed, used and claimed that
anic Blood Balm (B. B. B. }
Fch has now been in use about
years, was he best tonic and
lod Purifier ever given to the
(ld. It never fails to cure the
81 malignuntuI Icers, sores, rheu-
ISM, catarrh and all skin and
Pd diseases. Beware of sub
ltes. Use this standard RENE
Price per large bottle, 81.
sale by Druggists.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
SHORT CUT TO News.
,,v INTERESTING EVENTS FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
o,isf Summary of the News of the Aeek
Compiled for Tribune Readers

Wall street spectators are operating
lith both eyes on the political situa-
lon,
tThe two sons OF Postmaster General
Wilson have bolted the democratic
tcket.
!, w. Laneheart, brother-in-law of
Eov. Altgeld, died at his home in
ehicago.
lW. c. Whitney formally bolted the
1emocratic national ticket. He says
hat under no circumstance will he
kpport it.
Bryan will speak at Topeka, Kan,
spt. 80, and Mckinley will speak there
e next day,
is said that President Cleveland
Ies not countenance a sound money
emocratic ticket.
[ Nv 4. Russell, Ex-Governor of Mas
Zchusetts, was found dead in his bed
Adel aide, Quebec.
Yrhe New York World, which bolted
tvan's nomination, is now trying to
h back into the Geld,
.IIoke Smiths paper, the Atlanta
urnal, is reported to be on the eve
declaring for Bryan and Sewall.
ComptrolIer Eckles has interviewed
nself again and denounced the ticket
minated by bis party at Chicago.
William J. Bryan was welcomed to
home at Lincoln, Neb., by 10000
zens regardless of political beliefs.
t is said that the Cabinet is waiting
Cleveland to give the word before
icating what they will do about
Democratic ticket.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
SOW SAVINGS WILL B. LOST.
Providing "a Free Silver Law Goes Into


There will be millions of mad farm
ers, working1nen, clerks and prGfession-
al men when they go to draw their little
savings cut Of bank after we have gone,
or decided to go, to a.silver basis, should
we foofishly decide to go there via the
sixteen to one short line. The 4,875,51o
dcpositors, who have $1,810,597,02 i'll
savings banks, would all suddenly con
clude 10 withdraw their savings and to
convert them into gold before we should
drop to the silver basis. Only small
percentage could obtain their deposits
before the doors of the banks would
close. The great majority OF depositors
would have to wait Until we had actG-
ally reached a silver basis before they
could Withdraw their deposits, and this
picture shows the kind of money they
would obtain. It will not be the fault
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23

OF the bank officers if the banks are un-
able TO return as coed money as they
received. They have loaned the banks
funds oatat interest and, except IN eases
where officers have suspected the honest
intentions of their country ard inserted
the gold clause in mortgages, the banks
themselves Will have to accept depreci-
at2d dollars in return fer the full value
dollars loaned. They viii, therefore,
have only cheap dollars to retHrn to
their tlepositors. These depositors, then,
are the real creditor class of this coun-
try. Instead of being few and wealthy
there are over 10,G00,oGo OF them hov-
ing deposits in al lsinGs cf banks Qn1
in building and loan associations, and
their average per capita deposits are
only $500. This country viii not go TO
a silver basis without the consent Of =
large portion of these depositors. Il
they dc vote to put 1t on silver basis,
several millions Of them VIII be kicking
themselves the next morning after they
find cut what they hpVe done
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
More

tive power is con aimed in Hood's S
aparilla than in any other similar
aratlon. 1t costs the proprietor
manufacturer more. 1t costs the
er more and is worth more to the
llmer. More skillia required in its
Eratlon and it combines more re-
|al qualities than any other rnedi-
Consequently ii has a record of
cures and its sales are more than
Of any other preparation. Hood IS
farila is the best medicine to buy
lFe 1t is an honest medicine and
Aousands of testimonials prove
does actually and permanently
disease.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
AHausah0ld Remedy.

Aud 1t never fails to cure Rheuma--
tism, Catarrh, Pimples, Blotches and
all diseases arising fron impure blood,
Thousands endorse it as the best rem
edv ever offered to mankind. Ihons-
ands of cures performed hv this Won
erfnl remedy are almost mlFaenions.
TRY it. Only 81 90 per large bottle For
sale nv druggists. See advertisement
elsewhere.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
Silver Question !,rauf2t Horne.

Mr.. Ecta.l Sfaicsnsa1i Your salary
is, We viii say, 60 nc, weesz. You pay
four dollars for hoard; 4 sat Of eiota2s
costs vou :12; underwear 20 eects per
Garment, ana SO OF. How would yoR
like Il IL YOU still get the sar,e SIS and
had to pay rcarsv EIGHT dol,ars fcs
lca1a, nearly ca for Il suit. nearly one
dollar po. garment for underwear, "ad
so eH? f3aat's what free silver would
n.es2i7 to YOU, for some ne, at any rate.
- .......'s I,s.s,..c,. iSt
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
Not Certain 'T..at r.re VIM sur.,.

IL 1890 silver iGa2tiou was author
ized. AS Il result, in 1903 there was a
financial coliarse. The country has not
Yet been able 70 right itself, but the
crazy advocates CT eaoap money insist
uron a renewal Of their wild expert
neEt.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23
efes FaeFvous Troubles and Indigestion.

/ v. 7. Nelson, president Of
(econd National Bank, of
foh' Ienn., says: For indi-
u and nervous trouble, I
rather give up any remedy
A'hg's Royal Germetuer. AS
9 tranquilIzer and restora.
II Is all that can be desired.
''s II narcotic in any sense,
r9dneed the happiest effects
me dlserdered nervous sys-
! consider it an Invaluable
J, and have f,.r several years
recommending it to my
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23

RiDans Tabules cure ildisestion.
Ripans Tahules cure bad breath
Riaaas Iahu!es; for sau9 stomach.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-23

Wall street spectators are operating
th both eyes on the political situa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

"A coat of paint has greatly improved
the looks of William Burke's block on
Railroad street.
-Supt. Titcomb is working a large
number of men at the Hatchery opening
up number of new springs.
The last three days ofnext week New
ton Beers and his excellent company ap-
pear at the Stanley Opera House.
An enjoyable lawn party was held at
the North church parsonage last evening
which was well attended by the parish
toner's.
The democratic county convention
will be held in the town hall next Thurs
day at II o'clock. 1t will be a mass
convention.
The new supply wagon for the fire
department, made by F. E. Richardson,
was taken out for the first time and had
IFS picture taken. Y IS q finely made
wagon, and will be a valuable addition
to the fire department.
The presence OF the street sprinkler
has been conspicuous by its absence late
ly, just when we have needed it the
most, aud the clouds of dust all through
the town have made it anything but
agreeable either for business or pleasure
purposes.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Burlington
has decided to divide the Catholic parish
into two districts. The division is made
to enable the English-speaking people to
have parish of their own. A resident
clergyman will be sent there, and the one
selected is Rev. M. ]. Carmody, now
stationed at Bristol.
Following is the list Of advertised
letters for the week ending July IS: Mrs.
Kate Bernard, Miss Nellie Corskie, Miss
Fannie Castle, Mrs. B. M. Felch, Miss
Mertie Mclaughlin, Mrs. Charles W.
Nutter, DR.. c. Nj. Bean, Chas. F. Butter
field, Louis Citron, John Evans, Geo.
Gunter, R. M. Horton, Harry Jenkins,
W. H. Kelley, Burpee Mcdonald, J. R.
Power, Noe Vachon.
The bills are out announcing the ex-
cursion and basket picnic to Providence
Island via Burlington and steamer
Reindeer, Wednesday, August 9Th.
This promises to be a most delightful
trip. This excursion is gotten up at the
request of Sabbath Schools and Young
Peoples societies and at the very low
price of $2.70 for the round trip it will
no doubt be well attended.
The Burlington base ball team which
has not lost game this season and
claims the championship of the state,
will cross bats with the village team on
the campus this afternoon at 2.30. The
village team will be strengthened and an
exciting game is anticipated. Quite a
little expense is incurred in getting the
Burlington team here and it is hoped
that there will be good crowd on the
campus to witness the game.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24

A Day at Willoughby.-The nearness
of Willoughby Lake and the natural
scenery of the place have always made
this a favorite resort for st. Tohns-
bury people and the past week there
have been about % of our townspeople
among the transient visitors there. The
lake has lost none ofits widness and the
past season there have been number OF
deer seen around the shores of the lake
and in the surrounding woods. On
fishing tramp Monday morning a party
found fresh deer tracks, and in the dense
woods there were plenty of hawks, blue
jays and thrushes and a good lot of
trout in the brooks. Within few years
the Cheney Brothers of Manchester,
agents for this state and New Hamp-
shire for the Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
have bought the Van Arsdale cottage
and about 100 acres fronting the south
end of the lake and are making improv-
ments on this property. Capt. Averil
has built a new steamer this season which
the guests have christened "Keway-
din" The Corum brothers., who live at
the upper end of the lake, have also built
a steamer the past winter, and now the
lake is well supplied with boats. This is
great place lor rare plants and DR..
Kennedy of Milton, proprietor Of Ken
nedy's Medical Discovery, has found 450
species of plants in the immediate vicin-
ity of the lake. Mr.. Williams, Boston
dealer in oriental goods, is also an en-
thusiastic botanist and the two gentle
men have searched every nook and
Granny for miles around for rare flowers
The Willoughby Lake House, which
has been built for 81 years, is well-6lled
with guests, mauy of them being yearly
visitors to this delightful place. Mrs.
| N. R. Richardson is an excellent landlady
and possesses all the qualifications of a
model hotel keeper At the upper end of
the lake Gilman's Hotel had every room
filed over Sunday and the numerous
cottages at that end of the lake are all
occupied. Many new cottages are being
built this year, principally at the upper
end of the lake and the popularity OF this
summer resort is steadily increasing.
These are the guests at the Willoughby
| Luke LIN piSoNhS
Skinner, Mrs. Skinner, New York City;
r. P. Boss and wife, Boston; Mrs. Fred
p. Corliss, Southampton; Mrs. Jerry
Drew, Mrs. Shorey and daughter, New
port; Miss Underwood, Misses Mabel
and Minnie Underwood, Boston, E. H.
Bagley, White River Junction; Theodore
Carleton, Hartford, Conn; Mrs. Harry
Fenn Miss Fem, Miss Hilda Fem, Miss
Black, Montclair, N. j.. Miss E. V.
Skinner, New York ]. l. Colby and wife,
Lancaster; George g. Kennedy, Mrs.
Kennedy, Milton, Mass. A. D, Hodges,
San Francisco Miss A. L. Cobb, Provi-
dence, X. l.; Mrs. Thomas B. Draper,
Miss Draper, Ruth M. Draper, Canton,
Mass; Miss Emile F, Williams, Boston;
Mrs. L. W. Sumner, Misses Helen 9. and
Sally M. Sumner, Canton, Mass. Miss
M. S. Andrews, New York; DR.. S. M.
Hagopian, Aintab, Turkey; Mrs. Laura
Briich, L de Grand Val, Hoboken, N. J.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
veeks' vacation in Canada. visiting his

weeks vacation in Canada, visiting his
daughter while there.
DR.. c. D. Beedle, who has been in DR..
J. L. Perkins Office through the spring,
leaves August 1 to accept a fine posi-
ton in dental office in Ftchburg, Mass.
Dr. Beedle will be much missed in musi-
cal circles, being leader of the st. Johns
bury band and a member of the North
church choir.
Marshall F. Montgomery. formerly
well-known in this town and as a
student of the Academy, class Of 'S9, has
been in town for several weeks, the guest
Of ]. D. Bates. Mr.. Montgomery is now
a senior in an Episcopal Divinity school
at Fairbault, Mimi, to which place he
will soon return.
DR.. Mark l.. Miner, a former st. Johns
bury boy, now located at Greenfield,
Mass. proposes to instruct the farmers
Of this vicinity about the dangers of tu-
berculoss by disseeting diseased ami
NAL so that the farmers can see the
progress of the disease. Dr. Miner is
state Inspector and doing well as vet
erinary surgeon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24

Won a Game.-The village ball team
broke it's list OF defeats last Saturday
afternoon. They played against the
Barre Rushers, and the score was l to
7 in their favor. 1t was a quick game
and number of fine plays were made,
the prettiest one being triple by the
Barre boys. A hot liner to short was
~ ntnred and runners on first and second
thrown out before they got back to their
base. 1t was pretty play and was
we'll applauded. The umpire ", Wotn hs;,,n %,
Brown was excellent, not a KICK peine
made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
Principal Comstock.-The principal

Principal Comstock k-The principal
ship of the Academy has been happily
filled by the election OF David Y. Comstock
OF Boston and his acceptance OF the posi-
ton. Prof. Comstock is admirably fitted
for succession in the line of principals
who have given character to st. Johns
bury Academy, being an educator of ex-
perience and reputation, editor of we'll
known Latin text books, man of cul.
ture, force and Christian worth. He is
a Connecticut man Dy birth, received his
education in Brooklyn, N. Y, and AM
herst College, class OF '73, with some
years of study and travel in Europe. He
was II years instructor in classics at
Phillips Andover Academy, and subse-
quently associate master OF the Hotch-
kiss, one of the leading fitting schools Of
Connecticut, whose rank is well-known
at Yale and other colleges.
Though not an applicant for the posi-
ton, Principal Comstock is the only man
whose candidacy has been seriously con-
sidered by the trustees, to whom he was
introduced by Dr.. Bancroft of Andover
and President Tucker of Dartmouth
College.
His coming to us is matter of more
than local interest, rot only forwarding
the high STANDARD "a d traditions of this
school, but adding to the educational
forces of this part of New England a
leader finely equipped and of wide ac-
quaintance with men. We anticipate an
administration Unmarked prosperity, and
we join with the alumni and all friends
of the Academy in giving cordial well
come to Principal Comstock.
The fall term of the Academy will open
Tuesday, September 1.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.
Barnum's Circus

Barnums Circus.
Merchants Bank Statement.
First National Bank Statement.
Lost-Bicycle Crank and Pedal.
Bicycle Sundries-Geo. E. Grow.
All New Shows-Sparks & Allen.
Soda Water at Home-Bingham.
Headache Telieved-C. A. Simanton.
Caledonia National Bank Statement.
Like Hot Potato-E. d. Steele & Co.
For Sale, Fox Terrier Pups-F. c. Beck.
Victory in Verm ont-Vt. Farm Mach. Co.
To Rent, Furnished House-G. W. Hallett.
A Dollars and Cents ducaton-Barbour's
Gladly Paid Double Price-De Laval Sep. c O.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24

Band Concert Here is the pro-
gramme for the band concert which will
be given tonight in the Railroad street
park after the republican flag raising:
March-Oscillation, Chambers
Overture-Maritani, Wallace
]. w. Batchelder.
Cornet Solo-Columbia, Robinson
Waltz-My Dream, Waldteufel
March-Mardi Gras, d. L. White
Little Kinlies, Dance a la Pidgeon Wing.
M Tobias
c, D. BEEDLE, Director.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights Of Pythias.

regular meeting of Apollo Lodge No. Q,
K. P, will be held Tuesday evening, July
IS, 1896.
w w. HUSBAND, c. c.
HENRY w. ELLIS. X. X. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-24
WEATHER RECORD.

At Binghams Drug Store, for the week
ending July %, 1896.
Highest Lowest
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Knights of Honor, No. O1S

Knights OF Honor, No. 0fS,
Meet second and fourth Tuesday in each
month in G. A. X. Hall.
N. NJ. JOHNSON, Dictator
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
Treatment of Books.

The real beauty of book is undeni-
ably to be looked for beyond the covers.
yet the wealth and beauty of the au-
thor's thought may find fitting clothing
in slightly paper and an artistic binding.
The Indifference of many scholarly men
to the outward form in which the great
thoughts of their literary favorites ap-
pear before them is as strange as is the
indifference of others to all books that
are not specimens of fine printing and
binding.
Ruskin, the lover of the beautiful in
the common things of life, is an offender
where books are concerned. He appreci-
ates a book for what it contains and can
appreciate it no more though its outer
clothing bear the mark of the most
artistic skill. 1t is said that he never so
much as inquired in what form his own
books were to be given to the world. So
long as his utterances appeared, he cared
not in what garments they were clothed.
Ernest Renan was another scholar to
whom the outward appearance of book
made no appeal. His large library is
said to have contained no fine bindings.
His study was his workshop, his books
the tools that aided him in the attain
ment of his end, and he was not partic-
ularly careful of his tools, they say.
OF Darwin 1T is affirmed that he
seemed unaware of the difference in the
value Of books and would treat Zaehns-
dorf binding with the same scant cour-
tesy that he exercised toward penny
pamphlet. Covers appeared to him
useless weight and decidedly in the way,
and he often got rid of them by ripping
them off Sometimes the book was bor-
rowed.
1t is said that in the end his friends
used to give him any book which he
wished to borrow, for they knew that,
if it were ever returned, its usefulness
as book would be at an end. -Youth's
Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
How Do Men In Mars Behave?

1t does seem q cruel thing that what
sort of beings the Marsian irrigators
may be should never be to us anything
beyond hypothesis. They may have
and they probably have-senses and
forms very different from all that we,
reasoning by analogy from the creatures
on our planet, can imagine. Do they
exceed US in intelligence? Have they
found means to use the forces of nature
in way not dreamed Of by us? There,
as here, are there some overburdened
with wealth and others in misery and
want? Do they, like us, massacre each
other and deem this the most glorious
occupation in which beings endowed
with reason can be engaged? Do they
have kings and grovel before them? Do
they overeat and overdrink themselves?
Is there the vaguest resemblance in their
thoughts and habits to ours?-London
Truth