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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
forget that temperance in other
things is needed as well.

forget that temperance in other
things is needed as well.
A prohibition president would be
so incorporate about rushing after
prohibition principles, that the best
interests of the country would be
thrown into the widest state of con.
fusion, proving that he would not
sacrifice personal and party interests
for the good Of the people. The
avowed object of this party was to
supply the defects OF other parties,
but men who will desert one party
cannot even hope to lead another
with success, and the majority OF
prohibitionists were originally repub-
licans they deserted their party and
they have failed to accomplish their
object. Then again the United
States are nation not a league, and
no president Of a free country should
wrong any business. The importa-
ton of liquor into the United States
might be restricted by treaties, but
there would be more to it than the
mere words, importation, exporta-
ton.
This business should not be wronged
any more than it should be in
creased by the nations executive.
In order to keep it from being abso.
lutely free and still to keep it under
control, high license seemed to be the
most efficient remedy. Temperance
reformers oppose this because it only
partially restraints, and fight against
it as strenuously as if it were an at
tempt to extend the traffic We are
told that in nineteen cities high
license reduced the number OF dram
shops from 1873 to 46S, closing 265.
The prohibitionists believe that all
should be closed at once, but il they
would reflect what great task it
would be to stop the excessive use of
liquor throughout the United States
and also that great things are &C.
complished only by degrees, perhaps
they would decide that moral per-
suasion is still better than political
force.
The one hope Of an unrestricted
liquor traffic is in the democratic
party and the one hope Of the demo-
cratic party is in the prohibition
party, so that, as one great political
writer has said, "the danger of in
temperance today is from the re-
formers" OF course it is a good
thing for all Americans and an es-
pecially good thing for all young
Americans to avoid intemperance,
but the American people as whole
would be unjust to themselves and
to their country if they should elect
prohibition candidate; for prohibi-
tion does not prohibit, and such an
election would not promote the best
interests OF any one, but would be an
infringement upon established rights
in government of the people, for
the people and by the people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
He Saw Stars.

The professor of astronomy had often
heard that person looking up from the
bottom of deep well could see the stars
very distinctly. Desiring to prove this
he one day allowed a strong Irishman to
lower him into a well in the back yard.
Arriving .at the bottom he turned to
look upward just as the man above
accidentally dislodged brick from the
curbing. What the professors feelings
were when the brick, travelling with an
acceleration of 9.S meters per second
each second, struck him we are unable
to say; but the fact remains that he
undoubtedly demonstrated the theory
to his own satisfaction. - Princeton
TIGER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
ChicagO's Bicycle Ambulance.

The Chicago hospital has bicycle
ambulance, the only one in America.
This bicycle ambulance is the continuance
OF DR.. John T. Binkley, and was presented
by him to the Chicago hospital about
the list of July. Although it is scarcely
more than month old, it has already
carried 100 patients or more, either to the
hospital or from it upon their recovery.
Upon the boulevards avenues or
streets within this short time the rapid
running wheels, with the canvas-covered
streteher, have become frequent sight.
The ease with which it is propelled by
the two young internes from the hospital
is not greater than its speed, for it
rushes down the middle of the roadway
at pace that no other ambulance, even
If drawn by four horses, could Guido.
Some little time ago DR.. Binkley came
to the conclusion that there should be
quicker way of bringing the sick to the
hospital than by means of horse power.
In cases of emergency, where it was
necessary that a patient should be oper-
ated upon Immediately, he considered the
usual means of transportation altogether
too slow. 1t not only necessitated tele-
phonng for the ambulance, but valuable
time was lost while the horses were
being attached to the conveyance. Dr.
Binkley planned and considered the idea
for weeks, with the result that an ambu-
lance was constructed under his imme-
date direction; that is, upon the scheme
of two bicycles joined together, with a
covered stretcher for the patient between
the two, Not only did the doctor draw
the plan and supervise the construction
of the ambulance, but greater part OF
the labor upon it was performed by his
own hands. The bicycle ambulance was
built in one OF the largest factories of
Chicago, and so great has its success
been in the short time it has been in use
that innumerable physicians and superin-
tendents of hospitals have visited the
factory where it was built to make
inquiries concerning it.
The first patients to ride in the bicycle
ambulance were wheelmen and wheel
women. Eight bicyclists, who were
injured during the run TO Pullman on
the Fourth of July, were one after the
other brought to the hospital in this
conveyance, and each one OF the eight
insists that nothing like the ambulance
for ease has ever been on wheels before.
To show what can be done as far as
speed goes. DR.. Binkley relates that a
run with patient from the hospital on
Forty-ninth street. near Drexel Boule-
ward, to the Rock Island station in
Engewood was made in 16 minutes.
This was a distance OF over three miles,
and could not be done in double the time
with the heavy horse ambulance.
The entire ambulance, including the
tandems, weighs little less than 200
pounds, including the bed. 1t is also
provided with two headlights and gongs.
The cost OF the ambulance was $500,
and the strength was well demonstrated
few days ago when one of the surgeons
connected with the hospital climbed
upon the top of the body.-[Chicago
Chronicle
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21

help OF that grace if only they will do the
best they can. "I'll try" has opened the
gates of Heaven for many child souls, or
at least has helped them to enter the
door which Jesus has already opened.
This good hunter is one of the chief
officers OF the great Christian Endeavor
society all over the world; for it's foun-
dalton pledge begins by saying: Trust
ing in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength
I'll try Rev. Charles A. Savage Of
Orange, N. j., in the New York In
dependent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, JUNE 20, 90.
Trains Leave st. Johnsbury.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, JUNE 20, 90.
Trains Leave ST. J Ohnsbury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction,
Tao, $50 a. m, 9.45 am, arriving at
Boston SOP a. M, $50 p M and 4. 40 p. M
For concord Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
40 a. IN. daily, $50 9.45 a. M, and
Isl p. m. Arriving at Boston, 500 a.
M, 4.5o p. M, 4,4S p. IN. and $50 p. m.
tor White River Junction, Bellows Falls,
Northampton, Spring field, Hartford. New
9.45 a. m.
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and White
River Junction, 1910 and $50 a. M,
and 5.55 p, m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
RS S,oe W e; m 1 Rj5er m and 1913 Pm
$50, e.45 a. M, 81, s IS and lois D. M.
For Montpelier, As a. m. 234 p. m.
For Littleton, at s.56 a. M, 2.34 and 5.55
p. m.
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonvlle and Newport, 2.17 a. m.
3.15 and 1915 a. M, 3.13, 4.27 and
1855 p. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land.
ing, 3.15 and 1915 a. m, 3.13, 4.27,
and 7.56 p. m.
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawippi.
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke.
3.15 and 1915 a. m, 4.27 and 1856 p. M
ForQuebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 1856 p. m.
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
trail Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 7.56 p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 756 p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., 2. a. m. daily, 3.13 p. m.
d. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
$500 Chicago to st. Paul and Re-
turn.

On account of the G. A. r. Encamp-
ment The Northwestern Line Chicago
& Northwestern Railway will, on
August 81 and September 1, 1896, sell
excursion tickets from Chicago to st.
Paul and return al rate Of $500 for the
round trip, good for return passage until
September Is, with privilege of further
extension to September 80, 1896. For
tickets and full information apply to
agents of connecting lines, or address
H. A. Gross, G. E. P. A., 423 Broad.
way, New York.
], E. Britain, N. E. P. A., State
street, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
The Grandest Remedy.

Mr.. r. B. Greeve, merchant, ofChihowie
Va, certi6es that he had consumption
was given up to die, sought all medical
treatment that money could procure,
tried all cough remedies he could hear Of
but got no relief; spent many nights sit
ting up in a chair, was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and was cured
by use OF two bottles. For past three
years has been attending to business,
and says DR.. Kings New Discovery is
grandest remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and alsoior Others
in his community. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry is guaranteed for Coughs, Colds
and Consumption. 1t don't fail. Trial
bottles free at Flint Bros. Drug Store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
MAINE CENTRAL R, R,

Through the White NJ fountains
To Lancaster, Colebrook, North Conway,
Boston, Portland. Lewiston, Bangor, Bar
Harbor and st. John.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
A Populist Opinion.

AS indicating the opinion of the
populists of the republicans and their
ticket we give the following from
Senator Stewards paper, the Silver
Knight and National Waterman of
Washington:
"Be not deceived. The American people
cannot be bought. We are told that
Hanna's Chicago committee own in their
own right 100000, and that
committee is to be formed in New York
possessing several times that amount,
which they have flched from the Ameri-
can people. But money is poweress
when the people know is is to be used to
buy them into slavery, 1t would be
necessary for Hanna's committee to buy
at least four MILLION votes to secure the
election of Mckinley, but in times like
these the masses, though poor become
too intensely inspired with the patriotic
duty which devolves upon American citi-
zens and will not sell their votes TOR
money. Money at the Chicago conven-
ton, although the enemies OF the people
were abundantly supplied, was as power
less as garbage in the streets. All the
money in Wall street could not have
prevented the stampede to Bryan in the
populist convention at st. Louis. The
great silver convention, the membership
of which was never surpassed in charac-
ter, ability, and patriotism by any
convention in modern times, was unani-
nous for William ]. Bryan, the peoples
choice We rejoice that the gold con-
sprators of Wall and Lombard streets
are verifying the proverb that whom
the gods would destroy they first make
mad, and are openly discussing the use
of money and power to crush the Ameri-
can people aud make them subservient
to an alien gold trust
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
An August Gypsying.

Come. let us go a-gypsying,
While August burns the city up;
uhsre berries grow and grapevines swing,
With dryads we will dine and sup.
Perchance a round and nc, golden g, moon
,.nn while frogs and treetoads Groom,
The silver stars shall light our camp.
This gross perferyid air that blows
through heated avenue and street,
shall be the crsping breeze that rose
Where sea and rolling river meet
Mushrooms and brooktrout glistening,
our meat; our wine the blackberry's cup.
AMI haste to go a-gypsying,
While August burns the city up!
FIN the New York Independent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
ST. J0HNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN R. R
Summer Arrangement, June 20, 1896.
Trains Leave ST. j ohmsbury.

Summer Arrangement, June 20, 1896
Trains Leave 81. Johnsbury.
GOING WEST.
For Danvlle, Hardwick Morrisville, Cam
bridge Junction, Burlington, st. Adams
and Rutland 7.30 a, m. and $50 D. m.
For Danvile, West Danville, Walden Green's
boro, East Hardwick, Hardwick, Norris
vile, Hyde Park, 100 a. M, $50 p. M,
sos p. m.
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burling-
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton, 7.30 a. m. and 800 p. m.
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 7.30 a. IN. and 100 p. m
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord,
Miles Pond and Lunenburg 200 a. M.
700 a. m, 2.4o, $50 (mixed). and $40
p. m.
For Whitefeld, Fabyans, ,Crawfords, Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville,
Bangor and st. John, 200 and 700 a. m ,
2.+0 p. m.
For Boston via North Conway, 200 a. m.
and ZOO a. m.
H. e. FOLSOM, d. ]. FLANDERS,
Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
Riyerton Park.

The weather was not favorable for ex-
cursions yesterday afternoon, but quite a
number went out to Riverton.
The ~aps made their first appearance
and they are immense. They are wonder
full balancers aud seem to be able to
perform any Feat that a fly could. They
will prove tremendous drawing card.
There will be several large picnic and
private parties at the grounds this week.
A large party from East Deering will
visit the grounds in a special oar during
the evening to attend the theatre.
Mr.. William Woodford, who is ninety
one years old and member Of the family
from whom Woodfords derived its name,
visited the park one afternoon last week
and was much delighted with the attrao-
tlon and beauties of the place.
The steamers Santa Maria and Louise
and the electric l&un ches are daily carry
ing many passengers.
The private dancing party that was TO
have been held at the Casino last eve
ming was postponed on account Of the
weather TO Wednesday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
THE ALMsHOUsE.
Overseer Lowell Fears More Than Aver
age Hard Winter.

Overseer Lowell, who is off Chatting in
the absence of Secretary Baker, who Is
enjoying his annual vacation, stated yes
terday that on the first day of the present
month there were I20 people In the aims
house in addition 10 AZ that were in the
hospital. For the corresponding period one
year ago the number was 1870 in the house
and 33 in the hospital Comparisons of
the first six months of this year with
that of 1896. show that the increase Is
the greatest in the Greeley hospital,
where there has been an unusually large
degree of sickness.
Each year the applicants TO the house
are persons Of more advanced age than
used to be the case and as they are
generally In poor health it has become
thescustom more than 1t formerly was to
transfer them to the hospital. Aside
from more inmates at the house and
hospital this year, last winter and spring
which saw more severe weather than for
years, there was great increase in the
needs of the outside poor. The contract
for supplying 800 tons of coal had to be
overdrawn some 80 tons, SO that the ex-
pense in that line alone was at the lowest
calculation $500 more than it had been
for many years. Mr.. Lowell fears that
the coming fall and " Inter will also be a
hard one for the poor people of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
SAID THEY WERE FROM plTTsBURo.
And Wanted the City to Pass the Family
to Bangor.

Yesterday afternoon a woman with a
bandage over one eye and leadingsa small
child, applied at the city marshal's Office
for assistance to reach Bangor. She sal
she came from Pittsburg, Pa, with her
husband aud five children. Her husband
was out of work and had received notice
from Bangor parties that If he would
come there he could have job. So they
started and were stranded here. She had
left her husband with four of the chill
dren at the Union Station and came to
the city for aid.
The city marshal told her, and SO did
Mr.. Lowell ovsrseer of the poor. that she
and her family, could go to the aims
house and stay till notification was sent
to the Bangor man, who had offered hsi
husband Job, that they were here in
Portland and that he must send the
money to pay their fare.
The woman didn't seem to fancy this
and said she wouldn't go to the aims
house and thought the city could send
them If SO disposed. She was informed
that, by the state law, the city would be
liable in the sum of S125 for each of
them II they were sent by the oity's Or
der. Even then she wouldn't believe the
officers and the woman went off quite
huffy, leading her child.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
Christian Enaeavor Moonlight Sail.

The Portland Local Union of the z. p
S. C. E. will 60 on their annual moon
light excursion on Wednesday evening,
July 22nd. The committee on arrange
ments have secured the new and elegant
steamer Pilgrim, of the Caseo Bay line,
which will leave Custom house wharf at
IA sharp, returning in season to connect
with electric cars for all points outside
the city. The price Of tickets is IS cents,
and can be procured from our president,
from any member of the committee, or
at the boat. The steamer is very elabo-
rately furnished. and win easily accom-.
MEDIATE 800 persons. Every Christian
Endeavorer should avail themselves of
this evening" enjoyment on the placid
waters and among the beautiful islands
of Casco Bay. Should the weather prove
unfavorable Wednesday, preparations
have been made to go at the same hour
on Thursday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
Charged with Embezzlement.

John J. Mears, who has been employed
as travelling salesman by Gately g.
O'Gorman, dealers in notions at AZ
Middle street. is under arrest at the
police station. He is charged with ap-
propriating for his own use money from
the proceeds Of sales. He sold among
other things lamp and shade of the
value of IS and did not turn over the
money to them after he had given writ
ten receipt ts<his customer. The case was
to have been heard in the municipal
court yesterday morning. but County At
torney True was not ready TO procseed
and ali adjournment was taken until
Wednesday. Mears is about thirty years
of age.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
PERSONAL.

Bishop Alexander Burgess of Quincy,
H., is in the city for his annual vaca-
tion.
Mayor Bosom and wife, and Alderman
Sampson ard wife of Lynn. were en-
teEuained by camp Columbia Sunday.
They were very enthusiastic over the
beauties of Casoo nay and particularly
of PeaGs island.
Mr.. Fred B. Kelsey had q birthday
Saturday. and Mrs Kelsey arranged q
surprise party for him on this occasion.
at their summer cottage on Loveitts'
hill at the Cape. About 80 ladies and
gentlemen, including the mem bers of
the Y. NJ. O. whist club went over from
the city and they had a delightful time. Z
+. e. Bolster Of Portland, graduate
of Amherst college. class of '96, will
conduct religious geryiceS at East San
geryilIe during the summer.
Wallace Wilson Robinson, who grad u
ated IL the class of '96, Bowdoin college,
has entered the Portland Medical school.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Healy left yesterday
afternoon for an extended trip through
the northern part of the state and Cana
d. He will visit Montreal and take the
trip down the st. Lawrence on the north
ern part OF the diocese where no will bo
administer confirmation ar several
places. 1t is expected that he will be
gene several weeks.
Nr. and Mrs. Henry B. Hart of Taun-
ton, Mass, are in the city for a few days.
n Of
tary of the Maine State fair, was in the
city yesterday.
Tho following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth yesterday: Chief JUS
tioe Peters, Gen. Charles Hamlin, Ban
gor; W. Il. Hills, Washington; Hon.
Henry Ingalls,, Wisoassetts o. W. Sher-
man, Damarisootta; e. 0. Greenleaf,
Pennington A. Macarthur, Montreal;
Jonh 4. Lynch, Machias; W. H. Marsh
all, Portsmouth; Geo. E. Hughes, Bath;
J. c. Holman, H. L. Whitcomb, Farm
ington; L. P. Gallagher. Pittsburg; W.
A. Davidson, N. Fl. Lash. E. G. Trash,
j. f. Davidson. T. II. Stayner, I. N.
Moulton and wife, Boston; W. II. Wat
kins and wife. Jersey City; B. G. Som
ellsworth and wife, Brooklyn; Il. Il. Key
nolds and party. st. Louis.
The following were among those regis
tered at the Preble house yesterday: G..
E. Hail. Cincinnati; John I. Middle
more, Birmingham, England; Roy L.
". Cliff and wife, Windsor, N. S Mrs.
A. S. Bean, Vest Bethel; B. G. Jordan,
Alfred; II. II. Martin, W. H. Emerson.
O. H. Ayres, Boston; Allen c. Moulton,
York; VIM. NJ. Nash, Paul NJ Thomas,
philadelphia; 3. G. Carpenter and party.
Brooklyn; H. L. johnson, Leeds John
son, Thomas E. Leeds and wife. New
York; p. V. Leigh and wife, Miss A. K.
Hoffman, Clinton, n. j.; &. S. Donald
son. Pittsburg; E. A. Smith and family,
Yonkers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The Law Term will begin in this city
today. Several of the Supreme Court
Judges arrived in the city yesterday.
The many friends of J. nj. Googins are
pleased to learn that his store. at 2l7
Spring street, burned out by the fire Jaly
9th, has been reht5ed and business has
been resumed.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Church of the
Messiah will hold basket picnic next
Thursday afternoon at the cottage Of
Mrs. Fl. L. Sherman, Evergreen landing.
The next quarterly session of the Cum
berland County Reform Club will be
held at Bolsters Mills on Saturday and
Sunday, August and 2.
The National Flax Pulp Company
was organized at the Office of BENZ. q.
Ward. Esq., last week; capital stock,
$500, 900.
Tho 18th Maize Regiment Association
will hold a NEE ting at Bosworth Post
hall this evening at O'Clock to consid-
er the matter of a location for the ap-
preaching annual reunion.
Yesterday was cloudy, showery and
disagreeable.
The Democratic cauouses to choose
delegates to the county convention, will
be held this evening.
The Portland Railroad company COM
menced to lay the double track to Wood
fords yesterday morning.
The Lewiston and Auburn groceTs will
make their annual excursion TO Peaks
island, July a9th.
Yachts Truant of Newburyport, and
Psyche Of Boston, were anchored of
Peaks island yesterday.
The steamer Forest Queen will take
a large party from Biddeford to Peaks
island today.
James Riley stole suit of oil clothing
from the schooner Emma. Judge Robin
son fined him So and costs.
On Thursday the Martha Washington
Society will have basket picnic with
hrs. L. L. Thurston, ELong Island.
Take 8 O'Clock Harpswel boat at Port
land pier. Il st ormy the next pleasant
day.
The city Offices in the city building
close afternoon during summer at
O'clock.
Ii was pretty wild down the bay about
clock last night when the heavy
squalls Of wind and the pouring showers
occurred.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
Up in a Balloon.

You can see Prince Leo Stevens, the
daring aeronaut, ascend way up to the
clouds il his balloon this afternoon at
Beak s island. Everybody likes to see a
good ascension, and Prof. Stevens is one
OF the lucky men who know no fear. At
a. 80 o'clock he will start upwards from
the lawn opposite the rink. When he
reaches the hsighth of one thousand feet
and come back to the ground again
Casco Bay steamers will take you to
Peaks island. Better go and sec the man
go UP in balloon.