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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
How to flake 1t Thirty Thousand.

There is only one way to give
Major Grout 10000 majority on
September 1 and that is for every
republican to be at the polls and ca st
his vote for the republican ticket. If
there was ever time when rousing
majority counted for something that
time is this year when the whole
country west of the Alleghanies is
swept by a craze for cheap money
and all its evil consequences. YER
mont fires the first gun and that
shot ought to be so effective that it
will be heard in that fardist ant
place
"Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound,
Save his own dashings"
Let the verdict of Vermont be so
unqualifedly opposed to free silver
and the spread of populsm that the
republicans throughout the United
States can thank God and take
courage. The republican party OF
the United States expects every Yer
mont republican to do his duty on
Tuesday, Sept. 1. Let no one fail
and the state will give the largest
republican majority in its history.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

These advertising rates have been adopted
further notice.
Per inch per week. 81. Per month, $3.50.
For three months So. For six months, So.
One year. SIS.
DIscoUNTs.-To all advertisers using regu-
larry three inches or more, 20 per cent dis
count from the above rates. Advertisers
using FIVE inches or more regularly, 20 per
cent discount.
Local notices, wants, for sale, ETC., 2 cents
In reading matter type and given the best
position in the paper) Legal mott es 10
cents line three insertions. Probate notices
$3.50 each for three insertions. Dissolution,
liberation and similar notices so each for
three insertions. Card OF thanks, 10 cents.
Obituary poetry, ! o cents line.
Solid electrotypcs only will be taken. We
cannot use cuts with wood bases.
{. NJ. STONE 81 co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

THE republicans are all right all
over the land" says Senator Thurs
ton of Nebraska. The outlook fore
tells great victory, and we shall
win in the fight. The lines in the
west are practically unbroken; there
have been few changes; the detection
has been but trfing; we are in the
best shape for fight, and the pros
poets are such as to reassure every
man who watches the trend of pub
lie opinion"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Bourke Cochran has rendered his
services to the Democratic Honest
Money League and will take no COM
pensation. He will speak in Maine,
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland,
Virginia, Illinois and other western
states. Cochran is a "gilt,edged"
orator and his speeches will have
telling effect.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Hon. c. A. Prouty of Newport
was recently interviewed by a ST.,
Adams Messenger reporter and
among other things said that since
George Fred Williams had spoken in
Newport, the silver sentiment of the
community had appreciably lessened,
and that second visit of that
gentleman was all that was needed
to kill it entirely. Mr.. Prouty spoke
in complimentary terms of the pros
poets of our house OF representatives,
which he said promised to be an es-
pecially strong one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

so cents. The result in those coun-
tries is that nothing circulates but
the deprecated silver, according to
Gresham's law, and the people are
scarcely removed from pauperism.
Do you think Russia and Japan and
China and India are good examples
for the United States to initiate,
either in finance or in the general
condition of the people?- Y.
Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Trouble is already reported in the
camp of the popocrat leaders. 1t is
caused by the selection of Chicago as
headquarters. Jones and German
wanted Washington, but Mrs. Bryan
preferred Chicago and that place
was selected. German will not be a
member of the committee, and the
Tillman and Altgeld crowd are glad
Off it. They are suspicious of every
body but themselves, and want to
have their own way in managing
Mr.. Bryan and his campaign. They
have no use for old and tried leaders
like German, something new, in the
line of revolution, is more to their
taste.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
Campaign Fact and Fancy.

The present campaign has pro-
duced an unusual number of bright
sayings, some of them wise and
otherwise, Here are a few gems:
The New York Sun interview we'd last
week its old friend, Col. Dink Bolts, on
the situations
What are you for colonel, gold or
silver" asked the reporter.
Neither, sir" said Dink, hopping his
heated brow, I'm for ice"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
We are Unconvinced.

No, Mr.. Bryan, you attempt the
impossible. When you say II am
firmly convinced that by opening
our mnts to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the present ratio
DC to J. we can create demand for
silver which will keep the price of
silver bullion at 81 20 per ounce
measured by gold" we must, most
respectfully, ask for undoubted
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
Something To Know,

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restoring
the tired out nervous system to healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centers in the stomach, gent
ly stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and
aides these organs in throwing off i'm
purities in the blood. Electric Bitters
improves the appetite, aids digestion,
and is pronounced by those who have
tried it as the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for SOC or
S1.00 per bottle at Flint Bros. Drug Store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Bryan is anxious to make another
effort in New York and will probably
have something to say in answer to
Bourke Cockrans speech if he does.
There has been talk of a debate
between these orators. Cochran is
ready but Bryan's managers have
not yet expressed desire for such
an event
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
The mother of Mark Hanna pays

The mother of Mark Hanna pays
her son the following tribute:
my son has always been indus
trious. He is an originator, a projec-
tor. And in everything that he has
undertaken he has been successful.
If he fails in conducting this cam
paign it will be the first time in his
life that he has embarked in an un-
successful venture. We do not think
he will fail"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Major Mckinley read Bryan's
New York speech through to the end
and then looked up with pleasant,
contented smile. 1t didn't appear to
worry him bit and was quite evil
IDENTIFY not as able an address as he
anticipated from his opponent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Mark Hanna reports that the
work of the campaign is going on
we'll and that the sound money cause
isgaining every day. Forty different
publications are being distributed
throughout the country and others
are yet in the press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

The democratic gold movement
grows stronger every day. Over 40
states have expressed their intention
to be present at the national conven-
ton. Secretary Carlisle now seems
to be the favorite candidate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Since Grant, Major Mckinley is
probably the strongest candidate
with the colored voters that the
republican party has had. Blaine
was probably the weakest candidate
in this respect that the party has
had since the rebellion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

A recent issue of the Boston Herald
contained the following compliment
airy notice concerning the Vermont
member of the democratic campaign
committee:
bradley B. Smalley of Vermont
is the only eastern man on Chairman
Jones popocratic campaign COM
mittee, and Mr.. Smalley can hardly
be said to count for much"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan spent Sunday
at Irvington-on Hudson, the home
of the Cosmopolitan magazine, at
the residence of John Brisben Walker.
They attended the Presbyterian
church with Gen. and Mrs. Sam
Thomas, capitalist who has a
country place there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Customer-"Halt crown for making
up this prescription? Why, at the stores
they only charge eighteen pence" Chem.
lst-"That's all it is worth at the stores
madam. They put about six penny.
worth of drugs into the bottle and fill it
up with water. put in the same drugs
and fill it up with the finest aqua pura.'
-[Tit-bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

FOR SENATOR'S,
GEORGE p. BLAIR Of Barnet.
L. w. HUBBARD OF Lyndon.
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES,
p. II. GRAVES of Kirby.
S. ]. HASTINGS of Waterford.
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE.
w. p. SMITH of st. Johnsbury.
FOR STATES ATTORNEY,
w. II. TAYLOR of Hardwick
FOR SHERIFF,
L. SULLOWAY of St. Johnsbury.
FOR HIGH BAILIFF,
D. b. LESLIE of Wheelock.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
w. II. WEEKS of Hardwick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
When

Six inches make one foot,
Eight ounces make one pound,
Sixteen quarts make one bushel,
Fifty cents will make a dollar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
For Presidential Electors.

MARSH o. PERKINS of Windsor.
L. BART CROSS of Montpelier.
HENRY c. BATES of st. Johnsbury.
FRANK d. WHITE of Rutland.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

New table of values for the arith-
metics when the 16 to / ratio is
adopted by congress:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

Under a recently passed ordinance, chill
dren under Is years of age must be off
the streets of Columbus, o., by 9 o'clock
at night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

For Member Of Congress, Second District.
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT of Barton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
The Unlucky Number.

William J. Bryan, IS letters.
Arthur 0. Sewall, 10 letters.
Thomas E. Watson, 10 letters.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

CITIZENS CANDIDATE,
HENRY c. BATES of st. Johnsbury.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06
Maine Register.
Skowhegan, August. 1896.

The representative of the Maine
State Register was in town last week
delivering copies to subscribers in this
town.
The edition is twenty pages larger
than any proceeding one. This gain is
in the statistical matter in the several
towns and cities-a positive proof that
the State of Maine is making steady
and substantial progress in spite of the
general business depression.
The new map shows the new Rumford
Falls and Rangely Lakes X. r., theta sh-
land branch of the Bangor and Aroos-
took, extending from Oakiield to Ash
land also the extension Of the Wiscas-
set and Quebec to Albion, and the Sc
basticook and Moosehead to Mainstream
in the town of Harmony.
No other State in the Union is SO well
represented in its statistics, or SO we'll
advertised in all it's varied interests,
as our own, by means of this yearly
publication. 1t thus invites the at
tention of outside parties to the SUI
perior advantages offered by Maine to
manufacturers, tourists, sportsmen, etc.
1t is a book that is almost indispensi-
BILE, not only to business and profess
sional men, but to every person who
desires to keep posted on our Industrial,
Political, Educational and Religious
Progress.
The amount of labor and painstaking
care required in the preparation of this
work is very great, and seldom realized
by the casual observer. The publisher
is doing valuable service for our State
and should have the hearty patronage
of all
There are few men of Intelligence in
the State who do not at some time
during the year, have occasion to look
up matters connected with some one
or more of our 40 towns, 20 cities and
nearly 100 plantations. The officials,
business firms, professional men and in
fact all interests are carefully given in
the Register, and no one can afford to
get along without it. Price, postpaid,
S1.75. e. NJ. DOMAIN, publisher, 1S5
Middle St, Portland, Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06

The Philadelphia Record says: cal
though IS years have bowed the frame
and silyered the hair of General Robe
SON, the cX-secrctary of the navy, it has
not diInmed the old mans intellect or
blunted his appreciation of Joke The
general, who was i'll the city recently on
legal business, told many laughable
stories of the memorable campaigns in
which he had taken part Like all old
people who are fond of notwithstanding,
he IS firmly of the opinion that i'll his
day the women We're pretticr than now,
the men Drawer and brainier and the
humorists more brilliant Why said
he, do you remember how they used to
soak me in the comic papers? They laid
great stress upon the fact that was not
tit appointment for secretary Of the
navy because knew nothing about ship
building. One of the funniest pictures
ever saw was on this subject. The cap
ton of the picture was His First
Visit, and it represented me on the
deck of warship peering down hatch
way. Underneath tine picture was a
line which quoted me rs saying, why,
the Id thing is hollow, amt it,
At the remembrance of it the general
laughed until his huge frame shook.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06
CRUELTY IN EUROPEAN ART.
Americans Have Satisfied the Hunger For
New Creation.

Is there no art in Morse's telegraph
in Fulton $ steamboat or Colts revolver
or i'll an American cultivator, but only
i'll morbid projection upon canvas of
Dante's insane portraitures of a sup
posed but impossible torture of lost
souls III hell or the ever recurring
monks of the wine cellar lewdly gliding
the waiter girls that bring them their
inebriating cups? Two-t thirds of all the
so called art of Europe consists of pic
lures that are both deniable and UNI
true, designed to commemorate events
that never occurred or to preserve our
reverence for ideas which the human
mind no longer seriously entertained.
American art must be the embodiment
of American ideals and ut the reflex of
medieval ideals which no longer COM
mand the sincere respect of even the
European mind. The art of Europe is az
crude In its way as that of America be-
cause 1t does not relate to ideas that are
now or ever again can be potential over
the human mind.
The most powerful and artistic fiction
of modern times, perhaps of any period,
AIltiiltI JI'iEiAl bA lIlt tAG'nl 10 NHlCh
II has been read, dramatized, acted, i'm
itated and translated or by the depth of
lis revolutionary effects ON society, is
Uncle Tom : Cabin. 1t drew much
Of its power from the hunger the world
felt tor neW art that should be Amer
lean. Irving wrote volumes on England,
SPAN, Mohammcdan histories, etc, all
OF which arr passing into waste paper
breause thy have not the originality of
true art, Will" his name lives only in
that small portion Of his work whose
theme was Ameriean--yiz, the legend
of SLEEPY Hollow, X > Van Wrinkle and
Diedrlch knicEerboeker. Humboldt
showed that travel ana observation were
fine arts. aud that the hest field for
their practice lay IN Ar q Yea. Audubon
lifted thu study of birds into fine art
and found 40 field necessary to its prac-
tice but America. Lowell, Mark Twain
and Bret Harte have lifted american
humor into an art SO fine that tnr Euro
pcan world Itself is inquiring whether
all real humor Is not exclusively an
American art. -Gunton : Magazine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06
DARKNESS SEEMED FAMILIAR.
Young Woman Did Not Notice That the
Light Had Gone Out.

Light Had Gone out.
They Were on tandem, and a
straight, smooth road stretched away
before them through The park for a mile
or moro. There was darkness all about
thick, i1nprurlrable darliness-which lay
heavy among the trees and betrayed
the fact that the authorities had neg
leetcd tine electric lights, counting on
moon that had failed to keep her en-
gagementS.
But they did not mind the darkness.
In fact, they rather sought ont tine more
shadoWy portions. For there Is some
thing about Il tandem, if it steers easily,
which softens the iron bound laws of
custom. The riders are so Close together
anyway And ii the one on the rear seat
leans slightly forward and the one ON
the front scat leans JuSt il little back,
there is no need to sigh for the best of
hanmocks.
The young man on the rear seat had
leaned slightly forward. Moreover, the
young woman on the front seat had
leaned just httljback And there was
more on the young woman's lips than
microbes.
Suddenly they We're arrested by a
shout-it IS said that park policemen
never arrest any one i'll any other way
Il deep, full bodied shout that BODIED Ill.
iii! You! Where's your lnmp:'
They stopped and dismounted With
burly policeman i'll the road there was
nothing else t. do.
Where's your lamp" the officer de-
mandtd.
They examined tha front of the wheel
together. The lantern had gone out.
"Why. said the young woman.
why, l never noticed that it wash t
lit. Il must have imagined that we
We're III the parlor nj home. Chicago
Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06
Why the Silver Dollar is at Par.


The money standard of the world is
of the great commercial nations is done
upon the same basis. One dollar in gold
is worth 100 cents everywhere. Take
that dollar and melt it and the bullion
can be sold at the minis for 100 cents.
This is "A plain and undisturbed fact.
Our correspondent says that the present
silver dollar will buy a dollars worth.
That is true. Take it to Mexico and it
will buy twice as much as the NJ exican
dollar, which has more silver in it.
Mexico is on free silver basis. Take
the silver dollar and melt it and the
bullion is worth but 50 cents-that is, il
you can find a market for it at all, for
silver is a drug upon the market. 1t is
like so much coal or so much wheat.
It is "A commodity More of it is pro-
duced than can be used. Why this
silver dollar passes for 100 cents is be
cause Of the faith of the people in
the governments ability to maintain
ii at par The silver dollar consists OF
% cents worth of silver, plus Il cents
Of confidence in the government. Now,
destroy that confidence and your silver
dollar drops to its bullion yalue-53
cents The government cannot coin I'M
limited silver and maintain it at par
That is impossible. Pass free silver
law and the end has been reached.
Why? Because like Mexico, yOn come
down to a silver basis Gold leaves the
country. The dearer metal always does
that when an attempt is made to coin
one of less value This is history=-the
history of the United States for l0o
years. With silver dollar worth but
81 cents as bullion in the markets Of the
world, and with the promises of the
government to give these j3 cents the
fictitious value OF one dollar absolutely
worthless, who would accept that %
cent dollar for loo cents? Who, indeed,
except those upon whom it is forced
helpless workers of the United States?
The wage workers, the laborers, the
great masses of the people on salary
would have To accept it. 1t is not
reasonable to suppose that their wages
would be increased. Their income
therefore would he reduced about one
half. But the merchants, the store
keepers and the dealers generally would
demand the full dollar. In other words
two of the 50-cent dollars would 90 no
further than the one dollar Of the
present day. 1t is the poor man, there
fore, who would be robbed right and
left. Free silver means low wages and
starvation for all except the rich man,
who, being rich, can always look after
themselves.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-06
DUSTY BY ACTUAL COUNT.
A Scientist Has Numbered the Dust Par
ticies In the Very Purest Air.

1t has always been believed that there
could be no dust i'll the air of midocean,
or upon mountain peaks thousands of
feet above the sea level where the
SHOWS are eternal. But science has re-
Gently demonstrated that such is not the
case. 1t has even gone farther than
finding dust in these places. 1t has
counted, with the utmost accuracy, the
number of particles in a cubic cent?
meter
Dust measurements were made from
air over the open ocean and III noun
tain regions at attitudes from 6, 900 feet
TO more than -. 900 feet. On the Bles-
horn. in Switzerland, which forms part
of the Alpine chain, containing the
Rothhorn and Weisshorn, rising about
5000 feet above the Zermatt valley on
the east, and some 5000 feet from that
of Ziani on the west, the observations
showed that at an elevation Of 500
feet there We're $50 dust particles i'll a
cubic eentimeter which measures lit
tie over one third of an inch. At 8, 400
feet elevation only 5l3 dust particles
were found, and at ID, COO feet above
the sea the number diminished to l57
per cubic centimeter.
Over the Indian ocean the average
number of dust particles III 4 cubic cen
timeter was less than 800 for seven out
of nine days and on five days was less
than 400 During a thick fog in the At
lahtIJ The air was found To contain 3.120
dust particles per cubic ccntimeter.
while i'll the clear region just beyond
the fog there We're only 2s0 dust parti-
Giles in the same space.
Probably even few men Of science
would be able to tell how these parti.
Giles could be counted, bur a wonderful
little instrument has been devised which
makes the task an easy one. The dust
counter which Mr. Fridlander employs
contains chamber into which air can
BE- introduced saturated with water va
por. Then it's slightly and quickly cool
ed Owing To the fail Of temperature,
condensation Of yapnr takes place on the
dust nucIri. which then fall on to a mi
crometor plate at the bottom of the
chamber. where they are rendered east
ly visible tor counting by the water lay
or which coats them New York Jour.
nal