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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
An Excellent Work.

The honored president OF the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania very aptly
said, the other day, that the great
universities ought to make their muse
um collections directly accessible to
the people; that they ought, further
more, to speak directly to the people
through their trained men, the
specialists who make up their tacul-
ties. This is University Extension OF
the best kind, and its excellent work
is clearly gaining ground. Sixty
courses of lectures are announced by
the Philadelphia society for the
months of January, February and
March. More and more the people
are learning that Extension work is
for them; it is not in itself alone a
lecture movement, but a tea ching
movement. Trained specialists slim
ulate and guide the reading and
studies of a reading people. There
are now over three hundred centres
in this country, and wherever the
work is seriously and Systematically
undertaken higher ideals of the civic
and social life of communities are
sure to follow.
The Philadelphia society hasissued
prospectus for its approaching
summer school. In the scientific de-
partment it will be especially strong.
The principles of chemistry, chemistry
of soil, chemistry and economy OF
foods, natural products, garden
plants, field plants, and the diseases
of plants, Of interest to farmers, the
evolution and distribution of flower.
ing plants are all to be explained and
amply illustrated by experiment by
university specialists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13

The sum total of misery
caused by improperly made shoes
is appalling, Goodyear Welt
Shoes are rightly made A pair
will prove it. Your shoe dealer
will show you why.
GOODYEAR SHOE MACH,Y CO, BOSTON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
Literary Notes.

We have received from the publish
ers OF McClure's Magazine an intro
ductory statement to thelife of Abra-
ham Lincoln, which is being printed
in that magazine, together with many
new and important documents which
illustrate Lincoln's life, and several
proofs of portraits hitherto unpub-
lished. These documents and por-
traits will appear in the volume, "The
Early Life ofAbraham Lincoln, soon
to be published, and made up from
the articles already given in the mag
azine. Among these documents we
note an inventory of Lincoln's estate
which will change many hitherto
erroneous opinions concerning his
family; the marriage certificate of
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks,
his father and mother; maps of San
CANON Town and New Salem, his
early homes; the Bible owned by
Thomas Lincoln; deed of sale signed
by Thomas Lincoln and his wife, a
proof that he was not the IMPROVE
dent man that he has been so often
represented; letters from Postmaster
Lincoln, the first of his official docu.
ments ever published, and written
during his service at New Salem; the
surveys Of Abraham Lincoln, work
which occupied him much of the time
when not serving in the Legislature,
the Importance of which has never
been fully recognized.
The portraits include the earliest
one of Lincoln, made from a daguer-
reotype in 1S49; Lincoln in 1858,
considered a most perfect likeness
before he went to Washington; Lin
coin in the summer Of 1860, portrait
taken for campaign purposes IN Min
nesota. The earliest portrait show
ing him with a beard was taken al
Springfield, ILL.,, in 1861; portrait
taken just before his inauguration
and several others of equal interest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13

burghers. Our little hve-year old
said: "Some soldier men passed
Just now, not those who wear
navy blue with white trimmings
but those who have things like pi.
ano keys around their necks." These
piano keys" are the bandoliers,
filled with cartridges.
Nv husband talks OF sending us
away, and though feel that the
strain is great, and that | should be
relieved, in case Of siege or going
into laager, to have the children safe
ly away, yet l so dread the partings
and the journey. The cars are so
packed; even the trucks are filed
with women and children, and the
heat is intense,
The financial outlook to many a
family IS dark in the extreme. OF
course, if peace is declared, sand the
thousands of men disarmed, there
will be an attempt to open the mines,
but the general unsettlement Of af-
fairs will make steady work impos-
sible TO many, and homes will be
abandoned for long time yet.
Late at night Jan. 1.-The general
impression is that the burghers will
fight to the bitter end. Boer women
and children have left their homes in
big OK wagons and are passing
every hour through the streets,
bound for Johannesburgh, as the
Beers mean to attack the Johannes
burghers. Five or six people have
been in today. They say that thou,
sands of men are armed in the TO-
hannesburgh streets - forts have
been erected, guns placed on fine po-
sltions, and women and children all
stationed in town in protected build
ings, and they are ready for fight
or a siege. War seems inevitable.
Never, never in the history of all
South Africa, has there been week
in which events have made such
a stride!
Did | tell you that my husband
has to patrol at night now-three
hours, near us-gun, bandolier, ant
all!
When this reaches you, all may be
smooth. We may be thoroughgo
ing republic, with votes for alien anC
Boer; we may be under the queen
we may be-nobody knows what
This is a real revolution; but unde
both Boer and British we shall fnt
safety and protection; and we hop
all will be settled amicably.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

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pursuit of business along the old lines.
How to remedy these defects is a tire
,,endous problem, and one to be earnestly
grappled with. That nation will be for
tunaie which earliest discerns and fol,
lows the way to better conditions and
better times. The present is undoubtedly
a transition period, irving to the bus-
ness man and the man in civil office, try
ing to everybody, but out of the world
wide chaos will come improved condition
and renewed prosperity, or the world has
ceased to be progressive, which there is
no reason to suppose that it has. A lit
tie philosophy now will do the average
mind no HARM for the situation is not to
his liking and he is powerless, as an indl-
vidual, to correct it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
PRETORIA, IAN. 3.

In my last letters to you all, on
Dec. 70 and 20. l told you that at
fairs looked very black and very por-
tentous, but even then we little
realized what preparations were
being made on every hand for resist
ance and for war.
Christmas day was very peaceful
and quiet. and even on the Goth no
hint of the storm except as rumors
of dissatisfaction in johannesburg,
mobs among the miners and such
disturbances as accompany great
mining camps, reached us. Howev-
er on Friday and Saturday things
looked black. On Sunday more def
mite news reached us, and the politi-
cal sermons in all our churches were
such as to show where peoples
thoughts were. On Monday news
came OF troop of British led by
Jameson, having crossed the border,
sent on by Cecil Rhodes to Johannes.
burg; troop of picked men, who
were accustomed to all sorts of war
tare, were first-rate shots, splendidly
equipped, and magni6cently provis-
toned This provoked the Beers,
naturally, and 1000 men were at
once sent to repulse the troop led by
DR., ameson, and 5000 Beers were
ordered to arm themselves to go tc
the border on all sides.
Then came thenew that Johannes
burg had assumed the defensive, that
there were Maxim guns in great
numbers which had for months past
been privately brought in as
mining machinery" and now were
put to use! We heard that 10000
men, many OF whom were old Brit.
ish officers and soldiers, who had
been sent up by Cecil Rhodes TO the
Chartered Company as prospectors
were equipped, ready for a fight
$ We heard that guns by the thou
sands had been packed in boilers
and now men appeared armed who
5 never were known to own guns anC
had no government permit. 1t ap
e pears that for months past scores o
$ people in quiet have been planning
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13

All who heard Col. Henry Waiter.
son upon Abraham Lincoln in our
Y NJ. c. A. lecture course will be
glad to learn that he is soon to write
a history Of Lincoln. Col. Waiter
son made a neat sum Of money out
of his lecture tour and leaves next
month for Europe for an extended
trip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
The South African Revolution.

Mrs. James w. Gray ofPretoria, daughter
of the veteran Zulu missionary. the late
Rev. DR.. Josiah Tyler, writes the follow
ing interesting description of the Jane.
son raid to the Boston Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12

of our fallen ard helpless brothers VIC
tlmized by strong driuk. With broken
Wills, unable to take advantage of a
Kelley cure aod anxious to be deliver
ed aud then we invoke you. 10 the
name of their broken-hearted and
Impoverished families, to grant our
appeal. thus removing 'tbe most prol'oc
sources of misery and crime and the
greatest hindrance to The progress OF
the cause of Christ doing waat We
think is right. aud failing to do which
would be wrong, ard forever tarnish
the good name of our State and Gx.
perhap ps forever, 'he greatest magma
Bile curse with the dlvioe sentence of
.swoes" upon the citizens thereof.
D. L Boozer, President.
r. J. LaMotte, Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
It Leads Them all.

The time-bouored Southern Culrivator and
Dixie Farmer gets brighter ana better as the
years roll by The January number, which
beyios the fifty fourth year OF lis usefulness,
is on our table, with It's columns replete With
instructive and entertaining matter. The
table Of contents conisins 40 interesting
variety that cannot fail 10 be:etit its readers.
The front cover page contains an illustration
of typical Southern scene, pic&ing cotton
in the field, familiar one to Southern people.
We are specially pleased with the nnm1er OF
the departments in The Cultivator, all tlllec
with choice. practical suggestions. From
composing manure to keeping one hundred
hens on an acre, aod from managing the
brood sow to the culture Of the soil, its read
ers will find its pages profitable The edito-
rial pages TEEN with live and progressive
thoughts, main tainng its pre-eminence as an
agricultural journal of the irst rank. Every
one interested IN farming should take IT..
The subscription price is very low for so val
uable publication Send 81 10 The Cul'
tvator Publishing Company, Atlanta, Ga,
aud get the paper.
We will send The Southern Cult,vator and
Dixie Farmer and the Watchman j. Soathron
one year for S2.05
Send IN your subscriptions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
Channel Of the Congaree.
Another Effort to Get a Gov
ernment Appropriation.

A few days ago member Of the
board Of trade received communica-
ticn from Congressman S:anyarrc VII.
son telling Of a bill that be had intro
duced in the house in regard 10 the
opening Of the Conga:ee river from
Graoby to Gervais street 1t vas
stated thereio tha: if the ;;oard Of
trade would select committee 70 60
before the committee Oh rivers and lSr-
bors Of the house possibly some good
might be accomplished.
The bill referred to, reads as follows,
it being Introduced by Congressman
Wilson
A bill making an appropriation for the
improvement of Congaree river,
South Carolina
Be- it euscted in the senate aud house
Of representatives Of the United States
of America in congress assembled.
That there is hereby appropriated, to
be paid out Of any mouey in the treas
ury DOT otherwise appropriated, the sum
Of S250,000 or SO much thereof as may
be necessary to be expended anoer the
direction of the secretary of war in the
Supervision of the chief of engineers.
for the improvement Of aad making
navigable the Congarec river, South
Carolina. from CRANKY to Gervais
street bridge. Columbia, a distance Of
about two miles, 10 accordance with
the plans, estimates, and specifications
therefor contained in the annual report
of the chief of engineers for 1894
Appendix NJ. E"
This was referred to the committee on
rivers and barbors Of the house
The board of trade thought the mat
ter en- important one aud President
Simmons called a special meeting on
Wednesday night The board met in
the couucil chant ber and the matter
was discussed. 1t was decided TO send
a committee consisting Of three to
Washington that the board appropri-
ate the sum of $I5 towards paying the
expenses Of the committee to be sent
and that the mayor be requested to call
a meeting of the council and urge them
to make up the deficit Of the expenses
of the trip Council meets next Tues
day pight aud the matter will then be
brought up.
President Simmons of the board of
trade yesterday stated that he would
appoint Mr Benz. a. Rawls as one Of
the committee to 60 to Washington to
appear before the committee Of the
house. who nov have the bill under
consideration Mayor Sloan will pro-
bably be another member of the com
mittec The third member will be Sc
Iected from the board of trade by
Mayor Sloan and President Simmons
1t was said that it would probably be
about two years. if then, before an ap-
preparation vii! be made By congress-
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
APPALLING DISASTER.

Bristol, Ccnn., Feb. Ga most
appalling disaster occurred here shortly
after 8 O'Clock tonight in which 20
wo.kmen we're precipi1ated into Pequa-
buck river frou the East Bristol bridge
and from TO to II of them are probably
lost. This afternoon the structure was
found to be shaky and the 4 AZ train on
the New England road had narrow
escape from wreck as it crossed on the
way to Hartford For some time the
bridge has been looked upon with sus-
picion aud ct present the new bridge
was ia process of re-erectiou and was
almost completed. It was close along
side the bridge which was tonight car
ried away. After the eastbouud pas
scpger train had passed tonight, one
side of the old bridge gave way to the
current aud with crash went boiling
down stream.
The managers Of the road immedi::
a,ely dispatched wreckiug train from
Hartford, which arrived on the Forest
vile side of the Pequabuck at 5.45.
There were 40 men 90 the train, all of
whom had come from Hartford. They
were Immediately set to work to make
the pew bridge passable aud work
was progressing satisfactory by the aid
of lanterns up to 9 o'clock. To facili-
tate the work, half of the men were To-
Gated on the remaining portion of the
old structure. At 8 o'clock they were
passing iron girders to another gang of
ID en- on the new bridge.
The waters of the Pequabuck had
been continually rising since morning
and at 9 o'clock we're higher than ever
known. rhe water had risen two or
three feet since the first crash at 5
O'Clock and the remainder of the bridge
was really totteriug while the men
were cautiously standing upon it. The
outer end suddenly broke with crash
with its human freight. and vas carried
off in the boiling current. The other
half of the gang became at once
resculng party and by heroic work six
men were saved from the water
Others could be seen struggling away
in the mass of debris, clinglng to it,
and cryingins frautically for hel p
while number never came IN slght
after the bridge went down.
All of Bristol was at once aroused
and physicians and volunteers lmmedi-
ately rushed to toe scene OF disaster
The night was darkness :sclf, ard with
thc boiling stream ovesrunning lis
banks. on 5cth aindes efforts to rescue
in the darkusss we're lraugbs With th(
greatest Danger.
At midnight II pcrsoas were st'l
among tic missing. 81 tie members
of the con4:ruc:ing gaags from Hart
ford ans ast Hartford aud were resi-
dents Of those points.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
Praising the President.

LeyDox, Feb 5.-Thc ST james
Gazette in it's comments upon the
United States boad issue, regards the
success of the loan as usetn rem'n-
der to tie people Of Great BRIAN that
the United States is very rich country
and has among its people u great store
of wealth in spite Of financial disturb
apces and disagreemepts and the vaga
rics Of the federal aS,nin:>'fatio" The
success is not altogether to sc regarded
as basis Of hope Of the >e'tlemtat Ct
the Vcnezuea affair and l. 30: unlikely
10 be made a pre:cxt ;oT adilt'oual
American bun,p.oasue>s and aggrcs-
siyeness.
While eudcsvoring to ce optimistic,
tie Gazette says it fails 10 Sud any III
dicalion on the part Of ;he United
States to mako any concessions, and to
Eagiand is left the alteroa'lTe Of sno-
4,tiuy he entire c!aic: ot Venezuela
TO arbitration or makir an cnemy of the
United States. Io the circumstances /,
;he situation is still very unsatisfactory,
Dot to say dangerous.
The Westminster Gazette believes
that the Presidents decision in favor
Of popular loan has been justified
lis success, the paper adds canuot fail
to have good influence az home and
abroad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
pLEAsEp-oP coEEsE.

New YORK, Feb. At the regular
monthly meeting Of the chamber Of
commerce this afternoon. }. Edward
Simmons, president of the Fourth Ma
ticnal bank, moved the following reso-
luton
Resolved, That the chamber reeog-
nizes with grateful pride the confidence
of the people in the dnancial strength
of she country as expressed by the large
subscriptions to the government loan
announced yesterday The chamber
believes that the extraordinary success
Of this loan should dispel every doubt
as 10 the ability and iuteotion Of the
United States government to redeem
ali its obligations 10 the best money Of
the world
The resolution was carried uuani-
mously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12

Lord Salisbury's Ministry is con-
fronted With an increasing list of inter,
national complications which it will
probably never live long enough 70 set
tie. To its boundary disputes in Ven
ezuela. Alaska, Siars and South Africa
there has been added a new problem of
similar character from Sierra Leone
The situation of the Salisbury admlois-
tra,ion With regard to all these suarls
recalls the case Of young Baxter Tomp-
kius aod his Langshao hen. The lad
rushed into the kitchen ore morning
announcing that the ben wanted TO
.ses," aud that be had placed seventy
Two eggs under ber. But, Baxter, .
exclaimed bis mother. ''she can never
cover all those eggs"' i know it" :"
replied the ambitious 9Th. "bnt
Just want TO see the O.. fool spread
herself. IN. Y. Mail .; Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
The Charleston lIedic2I School

vTBE COURSE BEGINS April !, 1895
hospital instruction with ample facili-
ties for studying specia! branches will be
given. For information apply to DR. C. II.
Rees, Wentworth Street. Charleston, s. C.
w. PEYRE PORCHER,
SO Meerug ST., Charleston, s. c.
ON
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31
THE NEW SOURARI NUT.

A most delightful and delicious nut
that has appeared in the New York
markets for the first time this year, Is
the sourari, or caryOcar nut. This
nut comes from South America, where
it is extensively used as pleasant
article of food. The nut has a ha
reddish brown shell, nearly half an
inch thick, which requires q sharp
blow from hammer to break IL. Bat
when the meat is once extrac ed from
the shell, it is found to be very rich
and nutty in flavor. Probably not
more than a ibushel or two of these
nuts have been brought to this coun-
try, but they are so much superior TO
the ordinary Brazil nut that they can
not fail to find a welcome here as they
become better known. The tree which
produces these nuts is a magnificent
hardwood variety, greatly es eemed
In South America for Ship building
purposes, and attaining a height of en-
OF 100 feet. The fruit of the cargo
car is produced in a spherical form as
large as a child's head, and the sep
arated portions of it constitute the
sourari, suratiwa Or suwarrow nuts of
commerce.-New York Evening Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31

! The progress in modern arming necee-
/ STATED many changes, and additional
appropriations, and the work of finish
! irg the craft dragged accordingly. To-
! day, however, she is complete and
ready for sea as soon as she g,ts her
full crew and the necessary stores on
board.
The Puritan is 2S6 feet G inches long.
with so feet 1-2 inches greatest
breadth aud draught of water OF Is
feet. Her displacement is $3.50 tons.
The Puritan carries four 12-inch
breech-loading guns in two turrets;
six 4-inch rapid fire guns, protected by
armor shields and Sponsors: two s.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns on the bridge
deck; four 6-pounder rapid fire guns on
the superStructure deck. and two l.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns. which are
mounted in the military top aloft.
There are two big turrets on the
main deck, one aft and one forward.
and both can be revolved easily by
hydraulic power. so that a rapid fire
can be maintained in almost any iirec-
ton. The turTets known as the Hitch
born turrets make it possible to raise
the guns to height Of 10 feet 6 inches
above the water line
These turrets do not project down
through the deck, as do those in the
Miantonomah, but the lower part, or
barbette, is secured to the deck, form
ing watertight wall around the base
of the turret to height of 1-2 feet
above the deck.
The upper part of the turret contain
ing the guns is made to revolve above
the barbette just referred to, and has
inclined sides which make it appear
something like a gigantic rivet head.
Both the upper and the lower parts of
the turret are we'll protected by heavy
plates of steel arnlor, the latter being
IA inches thick, while the inclined
sides OF the upper part present but
small target and are very difficult of