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Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

Some months ago the English syn
dicate which has charge of the invest
ments of the British in American rail-
ways sent a representative over here
to investigate our railway problem and
the conditions characterizing ii. The
report of this commissioner has begun
to appear in instalments in the London
Times and its contents are exceedingly
interesting. We are favored, for the
first time, with an open admission that
the leading railways of this country,
excepting the Pennsylvania, are prac-
tically English property. The Illinois
Central is almost wholly owned in
England. 1t is rather surprising to
find that the old Vanderbilt road, the
New York Central, has become one half
English property The huge mortgage
recorded against it year ago is held
entirely in England, while the shares
of it's stock have been absorbed by
three large English banking houses,
acting in the interest of numerous
small private purchasers in England.
These facts are interesting. They
afford clue to many of the mysteries
of our railway system. It is unreason-
ing to hate the English because they
have been permitted to acquire so large
a share of the country and to be actual
ly the owners of the highways of the
republic. The persons to blame are the
| fnanciers who have mortgaged the
| land to the foreigner The fnanciers
and the stock jobbers are wholly to
blame, but it is useless to censure them.
| Our treatment Of the corporations has
been exceptionally liberal in view OF
the way the foreigner has been allowed
to possess them. The ethics of the case
are easily understood. We should not
tolerate the ownership Of the foreigner
in our highways. The highways OF 6!
country belong to the people who dwell
within it. They do not belong to the
man three thousand miles away, no
matter what rretensions he may make.
We may now, perhaps, understand
why the railways 0f the country have
been SO much inspired by feeling OF
hostility to the interests of the people.
These great corporations are in reality
foreign concerns. They exist primarily
fer the purpose Of extracting profit
out of the American people In order
that some person In England may get
a dividend. 1t naturally follows that
anything which makes for the advan-
tage of the people Of this country,
where the operation of the railways
is concerned. is disadvantageous to the
English. The result is that the cor-
porations follow the British policy.
The proof of this is to be found in the
| policy pursued by our corporations inI
| matters political We suppose it wouidl
he impossible to name any wealthy eor'i
poration in the land which does not
to-day favor a British policy in pref
erence to an American policy. II. az
| is likely, the other corporations OF ting
country are owned in England as large
" as the railroads are so owned, ing
secret of corporationism Is revealed
The corporation is an instrument fol'
| the exploitation Of this country in tntl
interests of the foreigner.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13
ssodarn Business Methods.

During the year 1897 there were
twenty railroads went into the hands
of receivers, says the Chicago Express.
The mileage was LAS, stocked at $780,
s54 200 and with an Indebtedness of
s71, ,953,000. When the government
gets all these reads into paying order
again and the debts are Strengthened
out. the receivers will be discharged
and the roads again turned over to
private parties to once more go through
the process of being bled to death by
speculators and wrecked for private
gain. Such are modern business meth
DDS.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13
The s,urea prophes Heard From

The stuffed prophet Of Buffalo and
great lover cf sound money and safe
currency has again been heard from.
This time he urges the goldites to be-
ware the silver men do not win the
next election. Evidently the great ez
has been watching the strong flow OF
the silver tide.-Silyer knight Watch
man.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

Neither will remind you that debt
IS the fatal disease of republics. the
first thing and the nightiest to under
mine governments and corrupt ths
usoule. Wendell Phillips.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13
pO NTS FROM THE PRESS.

Satan finds some mischief still for
Idle bands to do" says Watts. This
is about the only standing offer OF a
job that there is left these days.-ln-
dustrial Advocate.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

There is nothing in the report that
General Lee was assassinated in Ha-
vana. Had the rumor been true, the
administration would now probably be
taking steps to hold post mortem ex-
animation on the remains in order to
ascertain if the fatality could not be
attributed to an accident.-Kern Coun-
ty Californian.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

HIS COUNTRY'S HIGHWAYS
CONTROLLED BY FOREIGNERS

The London Times Makes the interest
ing Revelation that the Corporations
Are English.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13
STORY OF TWO YEARS.
WHAT WILL FOLLOW ELECTION
IN 1900.

The Wall Street Fellows VIII Talk SeCes-
sion--It WIN Not Last More Than a
Day Howeyer--Great Era OF Prosperity
That VIII Quickly Set In.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Government ownership of railways
would do away with much evil and pay
each employe in proportion to his
work.
1t would do away with the"free pass"
evil, the private palace car deadhead-
ism, the watered stock spoliation, and
would forever destroy the occupation
of the railroad wrecker, the lobbyist
and the railroad politician.
Mr.. C. W. Davis has estimated these
savings as follows:
Savings from consolidation
of depots and STATS. 49,. $40, ,000, 900
Savings from exclusive use
of shortest routes. -. 100000
Savings In attorneys sal
aries and legal expense. $4,000, 900
Savings from the abrogatlon
of the commission system 12,o0O, 900
Saving. by dispensing with
high priced managers and
STATS ...... ,.......... 4.oOo. 900
Saving. by disbanding traffic
associations ...... ...... 4,o00, 900
Saving by dispensing with
presidents. etc .......... $4,000. 900
Saving by abolishing all but
local offices, solicitors, etc. $4,000, 900
Saving. by five-seVenths Of
the advertising account. 5,000,0 900
Total savings By reason Of
better administration $3.50, ,000, GOO
Fear In mind this enormous saving,
one hundred and sixty millions Of dol
lars per year, does not contemplate any
reduction whatever in freight and pas
senger rates. Assuming that the gov
ernment would charge as much for the
service as the corporations are now
charging, the saving above mentioned
would pay Off our entire national debt
and thus knock the foundation from
under our national banking system in
less than ten years.
After getting the railroads paid for
they could be run at cost, thus the
people would save three hundred and
fifty millions oi, dollars per year in ad-
|
dition to the one hundred and sixty
millions already mentioned. The total
savings would thus be more than five
hundred millions Of dollars per year;
sum of money double the value of
our corn crop.
The lamp of experience is the best
light for any discussion. The lesson
of actual experiment is worth more
than argument and conjecture. The
postof1ce system was considered a
ridiculous scheme by the Duke of
Wellington and his aristocratic ssso-
ciates. It required all the pluck and
patience Of the humble preacher, Row
land Hill, to demonstrate that the
Duke of Wellington was pig-headed
old mossback. He did it though.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

"Jubilate Deo!" Loud's villainous
bill to suppress progressive literature
has been killed by 1862 to 119. The al
nouncement was greeted by bursts OF
applause. San Francisco Star.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

If the roots do not eat and drink, the
tree dies. The roots are the poor
Zola
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

When a deserving person dies OF
starvation in this land of plenty, the
crime lies at the door of somebody.
1t were better to be dog and bay
the moon" than be the one upon whose
shoulders rests the responsibility OF
such a crime.-Pacifc Union Printer.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

The new president, the choice of
three conventions in one, was inaugn-
rated Monday. March 4. 1891. His first
Official action was TO issue call con-
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

Senator Hanna says the sinking OF
the Maine was an accident Most
Americans independent of politics con-
slider Hannas election a calamity. SO
misfortune after misfortune strikes US.
San Rafael Sun.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-13

On Saturday. May 4th, congress
5asse5 q bill, that was signed by the
president, making it unlawful for any
person or corporation, except eontinu-
GUS lines OF railways, TO own or hold
more than $40 acres of land for any
purpose, The bill provided for COM
missioners to set q value upon all sur
plus lands, of each holder, to be paid
for at once by the government, or re-
ferred to jury, lf demanded. This
land thus forfeited by It's owner, for
value received, TO he thrown open for
sale by the government. This bill
caused over 50,000,a0o acres Of land in
the United States, belonging to citf-
zens in England. Il, be thrown open to
occupancy by jan 1, 1902, made it pos
sible for thousands to lnd homes and
useful occupations. and had forever
pUt an end to landlords and tenantry in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
American Benei /. Society.

Dr. Charles H 4 rr of Boston, su-
preme president of the American Benefit
Society, instituted a lodge of that order
here on Friday evening. March 25.
Twenty loyal members were instructed
into the dark and mysterious secrets OF
the order; also a goodly number are
ready for the next meeting.
The following officers were duly elected
and installed by DR.. Burr, assisted by
Brother H. Holder as deputy supreme
marshal:
Senior Past President, R. Armstrong.
Junior Past President w. Gaffney.
President. James Hicks.
Vice President. Mrs 4. E. Pickering.
Chaplain. Miss A. A. Lynn.
Orator, II. J. Pickering.
NJ ,rshal, Armstrong.
Secretary and Collector, Arthur Gaffney.
Warden, Mrs. Carrie l. Beck.
Sentry, NJ. A. Green
Trustees. II. Holder, DIR. Cramton and
A. c. Bems.
This order is at present one OF the
healthiest in fraternal insurance. Its
business is done on the assessment plan,
% assessments in five years. two so tar
thus year and no more until May 1st.
What order can show a lower record
than this? All death claims are paid
promptly on receipt OF proofs. 1t has a
record OF having paid $4,000 claim four
davS after death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30

The Lyndon Union thinks the St.
Johnsbury papers are little behind the
times in their notice OF A. L. Bailey's in
vention, and says that the device was
written up in the Union long time ago.
Sorry, but our Lyndon friend has not
quite hit the nail on the head this time.
The St. Johnsbury papers wrote up one
Bailey invention long time ago; the
letters patent mentioned last week are
new ones, just issued to Mr.. Bailey.
The closing exercises of the Maple
street school on Friday afternoon at
tracted a large number of parents and
friends of the school and the children
gave their recitations and songs i'll a
way that reflected credit on themselves
and their teacher, Miss Wlmarth. After
the children's exercises brief remarks
were made by F, V. Powers, Supt. Jones
and Arthur F. Stone. Ice cream and
cake were then served to all present.
Dennis Clary, who wandered away
from Barre insane, was foundin St. Johns
bury on Thursday in an exhausted con
dition. 1t is believed he walked all the
way here. The Barre authorities at
first thought OF taking him at once to
the Waterbury Asylum, but his friends
think the new associatesin St. Johnsbury
will prove beneficial to him and that
after time the unfortunate man will
again return to his normal condition.
Miss Katherine Lee Bates, professor
Of literature at Wellesley College, will
speak before the Woman's Club al
Pythian Hall, Monday, April 3, at $50
D. M, on "The Use OF Books" The lit
erature committee have been very fortu
nate in securing Miss Bates, and certainly
large number will avail themselves o
hearing her. The charge of hour shoulo
be noticed. The executive board will mee
at 2 80 p. m.
The trustees have arranged with Mr.
Tilton for the laying Of about thou
sand dollars worth OF concrete sidewall
during this season. Half of this amour
will be expended on the north side o
Portland street from where tha
thoroughfare crosses Concord avenue t.
the covered bridge the walk on Mai
street from Browns store and dow
Eastern avenue to the end of the Rowe
block is also to be renewed; and som
concrete will be laid in the vicinity c
South Park.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30

Post Chamberin's flag was hoated
at halt-mast last Thursday in honor oi
the late General Veazey.
The annual meeting of the Dupont
Manufacturing Co. will be held on Fri
day evening, April is.
The ladies Of st. Andrews church will
hold their annual Easter sale and supper
at Pythian Hall Monday afternoon and
evening, April IL.
The string band of seven pieces con-
nected with the Salvation Army will
visit St. Johnsbury next week Wednes
day and Thursday.
County Examiner Taylor held two
days examination here last week foi
prospective teachers and 15 applicants
took the examinations.
The Boston & Maine air brake cal
made its annual visit here last week and
the railroad boys received their instruc
ton by those in charge of the car.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
The Minstrel Show.

The Stanley Opera House was crowded
on Friday evening at the minstrel show
given by the st. Johnsbury Guard.
There was lots of iun from start to
finish and a good many new Jokes and
local hits. Captain Henry W. Ellis was
interlocutor and the six end men were
Frank Tinker, Fred Howe, Frank o..
French, Lote Waite, ohn H. Moore and
I. Albert Thorne. Part one was musi-
cal entertainment and the star piece was
Frenchs original song, "The Pumpkin
Center Jay that went to Klondike. |"
The first part closed with the character
song which was cleverly sung by Earle
Evans and Kitty Straub.
During the intermission Frank French
and Mr.. Thorne amused the crowd with
sleight OF hand work; the egg trick
excited much merriment. Hancock and
Straub follow we'd with some difficult work
on the parallel bar and the Klondke
Quartette gave the audience some up to-
date medleys in very up.to-date man
ner The work of Miss Elsnore Brock
and Mr.. French as "the cake walk win.
ners," assisted by the animated song
sheet, was the best thing oi the evening
and was warmly encored. Miss Kitty
Straub in her acrobatc skirt dance won
deserved encore and the Company D..
Banjo Club entertained the audience in
fine style. Frank French next claimed
the attention OF the audience and he
amused them for long time with his
bright and taking monologue work.
The entertainment closed with gun
drill by picked squad from Company
d. The drill was finely done and sho wed
the result of long and patient practice.
The show was a success financially as
well as otherwise, as $125 was cleared.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
University of Vermont Notes.

College closed Friday, March 25, for a
vacation of 10 days. 1t will open again
April 5.
Miner, who did such good work in the
box as pitcher last season, has signed
with the Montreal team, and will join
them April 15
The base ball team is working hard
and will be in excellent condition for the
FIRST trip beginning April 20. The sched-
ule has been arranged and includes trip
through the colleges OF New York and
New England and Ia home games. Ned
Stiles is one of the players and will
probably have second base.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
Business Circles.

Gilman Brothers are stirring these
days and handling lots of horses, hay
and straw. They are also preparing for
the seasons ice business and pushing for
customers for the "spring water" ice.
Mrs. A. M. Stanton has her Easter
opening OF millinery goods the Sth and
9th of April.
Spring house cleaning makes busy
times for N. r. Switser & Co. and Capt
Henry W. Ellis is helping him for few
weeks.
w. II. Preston has just sold the Perley
S. Weeks land, about SO acres, opposite
the electric light station, to Norman
Weeks.
Rickaby & Company sold, on Saturday
last, to ]. NJ Boyce, the l.. F. Miner
house on Pearl street. Mr.. Boyce does
not take possession for few weeks.
J. c. Stevens, tailor, is distributing
leaflets illustrating the styles in gentle
mems wear for spring 9S.
o. w. Chase has opened up business in
his new studio at Al Main street, and
has the premises fitted up in first class
shape for all sorts of Photographic work.
He has sold the outfit at his old stand,
on Railroad street.
See Randall's special window sale an
nouncement on the next page.
In another column will be found the
announcement of Mrs. Carrick's new
millinery parlors. The opening will
occur April and 8.
A. ]. Roy has engaged w. H. NAL
bourne of Laconia, N. H., to help him in
his barber shop.
Miss Ella =. Williamson started for
Boston Monday to look for spring mil.
linery.
Mrs. Harry B. Gordon, trimmer tor
Miss Ella Williamson, visits Boston and
New York this week.
Mrs. N. J. Brunette is having a big
sale Tor her witch hazel toilet cream
Fifteen agents in all parts OF the country
continually call Tor it and her trade ex
tends clear tn the Pacific coast. 1t il
sold in st. Johnsbrry by {. c. Bingham
A. c. Randall and Mrs. A. M. Stanton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
Ben Hur Illustrated.

Everybody in the large audience at the
South church last Sunday evening who
had read Lew Walace's famous book,
orhad even heard it discussed, was highly
entertained and not little instructed
by J. w. Fairbanks illustrated lecture.
BY invitation of the South church
school, the North church school was
present almost in a body to enjoy this
treat, and many persons not connected
with either Of these churches were also
there. The views were numerous and
very good indeed, and Mr.. Fairbank
told the story in familiar, conversa-
tional way that satisfied his audience
and gave them an intelligent idea of the
principal events narrated in the book
itself. A chorus choir sang an opening
anthem, AID the regular quartette sang
at intervals during the lecture. "Hark,
bark, my SOUL" Lead. Kindly Light"
and Rock of Ages" The whole occa-
sion was a pleasant and enjoyable one
throughout.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
At the Creamery.

The Farmers Mutual Benefit Cream
cry received on Monday $500 pounds of
cream besides the milk brought in to be
separated, it making, Tuesday, little
over 400 pounds of butter, making the
most cream ever received and the most
butter ever made in one day at the
creamery, even in flush grass feed time,
since it's existence of four years. 1t rep
resented over one hundred farmers and
from the following localities: St. Johns
bury, st. Johnsbury Center, East St.
Johnsbury, West Concord, Waterford
Kirby. Lyndon, Lyndon Center, Lyndon
vile, East Lyndon, South Wheelock
West Burke North Danvlle, Sheffield and
Sutton, from the latter town some oveI
ton of cream. Last week Buttermakel
Role made a record of printing 3SC
pound prints OF butter in 80 minutes. A
list OF 21 new names were added during
the present month to their roll of farmer
patrons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
VOL. LXI--- NO. 81

Mrs. Mary J. Burke Of Belchertown.
Mass, and George c. Flanders and wife
OF Portland, Oregon, are visitsng at
William A. Burke's. Mr.. and Mrs. Flan-
ders are old residents OF st. Johnsbury
and Mr.. Flanders is agent for the Stand.
ard Oil Co. at Portland.
The pupils OF the first and second grades
Of the Summerville school presented Mrs.
Titcomb, the retiring teacher OF drawing
in the Union schools, with pretty SOU
vcnir spoon; the children OF the eighth
and ninth grades gave her handsome
olive spoon.
Hosea Mann of Wilmington, state in
spector of finance, was here last week
inspecting our savings banks. Mr.. Mann
has just called upon the savings banks to
have all the deposit books examined and
verified during the month OF May as pro-
vided by section 1905 Of the Vermont
Statutes.
Rev. Ozora S. Davis, pastor of the
Congregational church at Springfield,
has received call to the Pilgrim Cong
regationa church at Nashua N II. Mr..
Davis was graduated from the Academy
in the class of 1885 and is already one
of the leading younger clergymen in the
state.
The young friends OF Miss Margaret
O. Hazen gave her a surprise party on
| Saturday flernoon as a farewell testi-
monia of their affection. Mrs. Lucius
K. Hazen and Miss Margaret lett for
their new home in Pawtucket, R. l.,
Monday and Mr.. Hazen followed on a
train later.
Charles Cheney is clerking for A. c.
Harvey. - Sidney Page is cerking for
Harry H. Carr.-Harry Webb has po-
sition in Flint Brothers drug store
Miss Emma May. Barbour's Business
College 81. is doing typewriting and
stenography in the office OF Griswold &
Mackinnon.
S. L. Moore has leased hotel the "Bel-
mont" at Cape Elizabeth, near Pond
Cove, Me-, and will take possession
about April 1st. The lease covers a five
year period, and Mr.. Moore expects to
entertain large number OF summer
pleasure seekers during that time. His
St. Johnsbury friends will wish him the
best kind oI luck down east"
Henry Walbridge, who formerly re
sided in this county, and whose parents
now live at West Concord. is writing for
the Brooklyn Times series of articles
on Brooklyn in the Rebellion" the first
of which appeared in the Times of March
26. These articles are interestingly
written. Evidently the son has inherited
from the father taste for literary work
and considerable ability in that line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
st. Johnsbury Center.

Leon Warren of Winchester, Mass,
visited at Mrs. Lyford's last week.
Frank Martin met with quite serious
accident one day last week. He was
riding and leading a colt when the colt
suddenly stopped, pulling him to the
ground and cutting his iace badly.
The school closed last week with exer-
cises in Miss Comstock's S room on Friday
afternoon. The programme consisted of
music, reading and debate.
Unmarried members evening was OBJ
served at Wide Awake Grange last Sat-
urday evening. good programme was
carried out by the young people, alter
which ice cream and cake were served
and social time enjoyed.
Several from this place attended
sugar party at George Morrll's on Sat-
urJay.
S. 0. Todd has been confined to the
house several days by sickness.
Fabian Brook has gone to work in a
meat market at Lyndonville.
The children of Adelbert Goss, who
lave been having chicken pox, are all
able to be out again.
Mrs. Alden Mcfarland and daughter
are visiting at her parents home in East
Haven.
Communion service was held at the
Methodist church Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Tyrie preached in the morning and Pre-
siding Elder Hamilton in the evening.
Miss Comstock is spending her vaca.
tion at her home in Middlebury.
Miss Margaret Mcfarland returned on
Saturday from Newport where she has
been spending few days.
The senior division of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion will meet with Miss Ella
Mclaughlin on Thursday evening.
The w. F. M. S. of the Methodist
church held basket tea meeting at tn,
parsonage Tuesday afternoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
Board of Trade Meeting.

The monthly meeting of the Board of
Trade will be held next Monday evening.
Several committees will make their re-
ports, the standing committees for the
year will be announced, and all the cor
respondence relating to the estab' ishment
ofanother shoe factory here will be pre-
sented to the members. After the regular
business of the evening, H. N Turner has
been invited to address the meeting on
the business outlook as noticed in his
recent trip to the Pacific coast. An at
tractive programme has been provided
and it is earnestly hoped there will be
good attendance.