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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

society. There can be no manner of
doubt but that a good deal ofleaven-
ing of the Anglo-Saxon idea Of toler-
ance has got itself worked into the
statutes of continental nations; but
in spite Of all that, at this juncture,
they have a nightmare lest further
leavening shall be had at the hands
of the Americanized Anglo. Saxon.
If the American people have got to
the colonizing stage, no amount OF
shrieking from over the seas OF
Hands off" will seriously interfere
with the grand march of events.
There will no harm come of subject
ing a few more thousand square
miles of this earth to the influence of
right methods of government.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
Prominent Personals.

Francis Aura Alger, youngest
daughter Of the secretary of war, and
Charles Burial Pike of Chicago, son
of Eugene S. Pike, one of that city's
most energetic and influential citi-
zens, were married at the residence
Of the secretary in Washington last
Wednesday. President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley and Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart were present.
Edward Bellamy, author and hui
manitarian, died early Sunday morn
ing at his home in Chicopee Falls,
Mass, in the 49th year of his age.
Mr.. Bellamy has been in feeble health
ever since he finished his Equality"
some eight months ago. 1t was in
1888 that his famous book Look
ing Backward" was published, the
sale of which up to the present time
is over 100000 copies in America,
and probably over half million of
copies have been sold in England
and other foreign countries. Look
ing Backward" has been translated
in German, French, Russian, Italian,
Arabic, Bulgarian and several other
languages. His death recalls the
bright remark of Miss Kate Sanborn
who said that Lots wife looked
backward and was turned into a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
r10re Territory?

If the real issue looming in the not
remote future. is the very great one
of further extension, upon this globe,
Of the Anglo-American idea of polit-
ical and religious tolerance, then
those organs which are setting them
selves in advance against the acqui-
sition of new territory and new
responsibilities by this government,
are on the wrong track. In this age
of steam and telegraph, the imperial
idea, in a broad sense, is not so
overwhelming as it might otherwise
seem. The territorial stage in our
evolution has been very well handled
in its day. We can, perhaps, solve
questions relating to new territory
as well as ever. There are no signs
of our decadence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
Press Comment.

In advocating the bill for the cleo
ton of senator's by the people. Con-
gresham Powers, we believe, repre-
sents the opinion OF large majority
of Vermonters. This journal has
often advocated this advanced step
audit would be glad to note tbatthe
whole Vermont delegation favored it.
By the way, the Judge made a brill
liant off hand remark the other day
in his able and well considered speech
advocating this measure in the
House. Speaking of the influence Of
"bosses" in State Legislatures, Mr..
Powers was interrupted with ques-
ton as to bosses in the Vermont leg
islature, and he replied Immediately:
II am happy to say that we have
never had bosses in Vermont, but
we developed one week ago last
Sunday when Commodore Dewey
won the battle at Manila" The
applause was something immense
and there was no further attempt at
any blockade from that quarter
Mortified News.
1t is another of times condolences
that May day was the date not only
of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay,
but OF Sir Francis brakes great ex-
plot OF 1887, when the English cor
sair, with twenty-nine ships, boldly
entered the harbor OF Cadiz, silenced
all forts and destroyed over one-hun-
dred Spanish vessels designed to
form the great armada which was
soon to sail for the conquest of Eng
land. The parallel becomes remark
able in that Drake, like Dewey, did
not lose ship or man. -[Spring-
field Republican.
The men and the newspapers that
believed, or proiessed to, that Span
iards would not fight, the United
States could whip Spain in a week
or fortnight, and all that sort of
thing, are revising their opinions
somewhat. The affair at Manila
showed the Spanish soldiers and sail.
ors can fight. The following mes
sage sent by Admiral Dewey to Ad-
miral Montojo, II have pleasure in
clasping your hand and offering my
congratulations on the gallant man.
ner in which you fought" shows
the opinion of a real fighter who had
tested the Spanish mettle. list. AL
bans Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

reviewing the play of the Thursday night
before, might have been written by
Thomas Hood.
Later They were. Indianapolis
Journal.
I hope, papa, said Bobbie, that the
government isn't buying its torpedoes
Of Mr.. Spilkins down in the village.
got some there last Fourth of July, and
half of them wouldn't 20 off, Harper's
Bazaar.
Handout Hary-Yes, marin lost me
arm in the revolution.
Mrs. Kindheart-What revolution?
Handout Harry-The revolution OF a
buzzsaw, marm.-[ Truth.
Summer Visitor-You must take lots
Of comfort in winter from that great fire.
place. Green Mountain-Wa you see
we don't hev much time; I'm busy chop
pin wood for it most of the time, and
Johnny he's busy luggin it in, an ma
she's busy putin it on the fire. Truth.
Col. wkins-Uncle Nose, hear you
and your wife had little dispute again
last night. Which came out ahead this
time? Uncle Nose obviously feeling a
lump on the back Of his head)-I's pow
erful glad to say dat | kim out ahead,
boss; but she mighty nigh overlook me.
Il Harper's Bazaar.
A Scotchman was once advised to take
shower baths. A friend explained to
him how to fit up one by the use of a els
tern and colander, and Sandy accord
ingly set to work and had the thing done
at once. Subsequently he was met by
the friend who had given him the advice,
and, being asked how he enjoyed the bath,
MAN." said he, lit is fine liked it
rale weel, and kept myse' quite dry, too"
Being asked how he managed to take
the shower and yet remain dry, hereplied I;
"Dod ye dinna surely think l was sac
daft as to stand below the water with
DOT an umbrella l'-[Tit Bits.
Josephine Kipling, the eldest child of
Rudyard Kipling, was recently punished
or telling an untruth, and went to bed
sobbing rebelliously: II think it's real
mean, so there. My pa writes great big
whoppers and everybody thinks they're
lovely, while told just a tiny little
story and gets whipped and sent to
bed. New York Tribune.
"You look sad," said the EDITORS wife,
as her husband came in.
YES was the reply, mot solitary
man came in to-day to tell me how to
run the paper. l can't stand neglect"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
Intolerance Still Lively,

A large per cent of French news
papers display bitter hostility to our
policy in relation to Cuba, and the
reason of it is perhaps best given in
the words of lie Soleil, a Paris paper.
THE war now beginning is more
than a violent conflict between two
nations; it is struggle between the
Latin race against Apglo-Saxon in
vasion, monarchy against republican
democracy" LIE Soleil is an organ
of imperialism, and a bright and
shining advocate of mediavalism.
To its editor the liberation provided
for in the Edict of Nantes twas a
great political, social and religious
blunder, and its revocation was the
height OF far-seeing craftsmanship"
st. Bartholomew day is eulogized
by the same paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
Sulphur.

Spain was shrewd enough to put
sulphur in her list of contraband
articles of war. We import some
thing like one hundred thousand tons
of it annually for the making of
powder and for various purposes.
Most of it comes from Sicily, right
past Spain's front door, and she
could easily give us some trouble in
getting it. There are vast quantities
of sulphur in the PHILIPPINE Islands
and there may be an added reason
why Uncle Sam may deem it best to
provide for further contingencies by
holding on to some Of it. He knows
a good thing when he sees it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

w. F. Scott, who has been at the
head Of the Barre Enterprise for
score of years, has sold his paper to
H. c. Whitaker and George A. Ross.
Mr.. Scott is one of the veterans Of
Vermont journalism who has now
earned a long vacation. The new
publishers will continue the daily
edition of the paper under the name
of the Barre Telegram. With half
the daily papers in the statepublished
in Montpelier and Barre the people
of Washington county ought to keep
well posted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

pillar of salt, but Edward Bellamy
looked back ward and made $40 900.
1t is now decided that Mr.. Glad
stones remains shall be inferred in
Westminster Abbey as the family
do not oppose the nations desire.
Mrs. Gladstone's only objection is
the natural wish to be buried in the
same grave devoted to her husband (;
and arrangements are in contempla-
ton whereby this feeling need not
prove an insuperable obstacle to
burial in the Abbey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

Juss before DR.. Depew left for
Europe last week to attend the new
Vanderbilt wedding he told story
that is well worth repeating. 1t is a
new Joke about Chinaman of Ma
Mia, who said as to the difference !:
"a Spaniard, he talkee, talkee, a
Mclean he d0ee, doee."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25

you IHeHH WIT HOUSE CTeunfnR
-[Detroit Free Press.
Firing from the Rear.
There was a man In our town
And he was wondrous wise;
He knew just how the Spaniards might
Be taken by surprise.
But when it was suggested that
He ought to haste away
And carry out his lovely plan,
He had no more to saw.
-[Chicago News.
Dramatic criticism-Many of the witt
cisms, wrote the critic of the the Buge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
A Grand March of Events.

A great deal of human nature Of
the middle age quality is just now
coming to the surface in European
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
ADVERTISING RATES.

These advertising rates have been adopted
by the CALIFORNIAN and will be used until
further notice.
Per inch per week, 81. Per month, $3.50.
For three months, So. For SIX m onths, So.
One year. So.
DIscoUNTs.-To all advertisers using regu-
1arly three inches or more, 20 per cent dis
count from the above rates. Advertisers
using FIVE inches or more regularly, 25 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,
three insertions. Card of thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry, 10 cents a line.
Solid electrotypes only will be taken. We
cannot use cuts with wood bases.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
MayfIOWerS.

well, we'll; these are stirring times"
do you mean war or house cleaning ?"
-[Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

These are the banderilleros. Each
one of them has two be-ribboned darts,
like little harpoons, in his hand, which
he must fix in the bulls neck to pain
him, to infuriate him, and to make
him exhibit the agility of men.
It is a matter OF no little skill and
danger; If successful, it almost crazes
the animal, giving him the maximum
of ferocity with the minimum Of
strength. 1t is also one of the 'pret-
tiest" parts of the corrido de toros; for
the bull comes ON with rush to these
most nimble and courageous banderil-
leros, who often must evade him by o
single inch. Each evasion and each
trick OF daring has its name, and is
applar ded or hissed by the excited
thousands on the benches, according
to the audacity, GOODNESS and dexterity
of the men. or the reverse.
These lively fellows, who take ter
rible risks, will seat themselves on
chairs and let the bull come thunder
ing down on them. Then at the very
instant that he would strike them,
toss them, mangle them, they rise,
plant their harpoons into his neck,
and leap aside. The bull must be
content to toss the chair. Or they
will take u long pole, and leap over
the bulls back as he comes at them.
Or they will kneel down on one knee,
with grace, and tickle the puzzled
beast upon his nose with lace hand
kerchief and slip aside from him.
Their harpoons, which they jab into
his injured and insulted neck, should
make him wild.
But il he does not show sufficient
wildness, the people cry for "Fire"
And here it is too sickening and cow
ardly to proceed in detail. Sufficient
IL will be to say that there have been
invented banderillas with frework at.
tachments, that they may burn after
they have been thrust into the bulls
neckl
Enough. The time hos now arrived
for the great not Of the matador, or
the espada, the most important man,
the high professional who has to kill
o crazy bull, made monstrously wicked
by ill.treatment and thousand goad.
ings. The bull is weakened, IL is
true, but he is still so dangerous that
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31
YOUNG HERO OF SANTIAGO.
Charles Escudero, of Ohio. Age Fourteen,
Carried Water TO the Wounded
on San Juan Hill.

Although Charles Escudero, four
teen years old, doesn't realize IL yet,
time will show that as the water boy
Of the Ninth Infantry in Cuba he was
as much hero as any man who car
ried a gun in the wild fight and
fearless charge up San Juan hill.
Charlie arrived at New York City, q
few days ago, on the transport Lou
isiana and was shipped to his home,
Columbus, Ohio, by the Children's
Aid Society.
Charlie looked like picturesque re-
concentrate, wearing regulation
brown cavalry hat, an old brown jacket
and pair of trousers much the worse
for the Santiago campaign. The rem
nants of the shoes that carried him up
the rocky hill of San Juan held his
feet, and q blue flannel shirt, much too
large, was Tapped about him.
His father was bugler in the Ninth
Infantry, which Charlie managed to
join at Tampa. There he was snug
gled on transport, aud when he got
to Cuba he was told he might act as
water boy for the Ninth Infantry.
He was in all the fighting at Santi-
ago and wherever there was man Of
the Ninth with his gun there the
water boy went at the call Of the SOL
dier.
Charlie is modest in his stories OF
what he did at San Juan hill.
ct carried water to the soldiers.
My father is q bugler and was with
him nights. When there was fight
ing 1 had to work. When saw our
men getting killed wished I had q
gun, but had to carry water. I had
four canteens. One held about two
quarts. The men firing would see
me and yell to ask if I'd got any
water. II they were all empty I went
to the creek and filled them. At the
last it got long way to go. WASN'T
I afraid?' I just thought I'd get
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

and bull. Besides there must be cere.
mony and q show. Out Of these ne
cessities the numerous and well-de-
fined acts and scenes of bull-fght
take their due progression.
The bull must first be exercised be-
fore the audience, that they may take
pleasure in his strength. The ami.
NAL is noble, with pedigree as long
as that Of many Don. He is slender,
with small headquarters and tremen.
dous neck and shoulders. Neverthe-
less, he is rather small than large.
His horns are straight and sharp; and
he Is quick, tricky and vicious. The
ordinary bull-Aghters, toreadores,
Aauut their oloaks before his face and
escape with difficulty, often being
obliged to jump the fence around the
ring. But for the poor horses there ID
NO escape, and here is where the i'll.
ness Of the stranger takes its sudden
rise.
The object of bringing in the horses,
early in the game (poor broken.d
old creatures), is really four-fold. II
is first 10 exhibit the vigor Of the bull,
when he lifts and tosses them with the
most abominable strength. Next, /,
is to tire the bull little, so that II
will not be impossible for single man
TO face him, later on. Thirdly, it Ii
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

The popularity Of the skirt made
from taffeta, either black, gray or
beige color, seems to increase as the
season advances, and it bids fair tv
take first place for wear with waists Of
various sorts. The model shown is in
a soft shade of gray and is worn with q
fancy waist of figured silk, showing
bits Of pale corn color in conjunction
with mousseline de sole Of the same
tender yellow. The foundation skirt
is circular and fits snugly about the
hips. The frills, which are five inches
in width, are each cut bias and edged
with velvet ribbon stitched on.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

THE REALM
OF FASHION.


is certainly simple enough. tits this:
Wash the face in very salty sweet
milk every night and let il dry with
out wiping. A mixture made Of one
small tablespoonful of milk and tea
spoonful Of salt applied to the most
obstinate blemish of the skin will cure
it almost like magic. This is the
remedy prescribed by one Of the best
skin authorities in England, and il is
said that the use OF milk and salt is
half the secret of the English woman's
smooth, beautiful skin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

names have been all.poweriul in the
peninsula. Rafael Molina y Sanchez
lcalled Lagartijo) and Salvador San.
chez (Frascuelo) have done for their
trade what John L. Sullivan did
for the fighting business in America.
They refused to fight for the com.
paratively small pay Of their predeces-
sors, and by reason Of their popularity
were able to make extraordinary terms
with the Spanish public and impress
arios. The profession is grateful TO
them to-day, now that they are in
their old age, and they are still called
by courtesy the two stars Of Spain.
Lagartijo, in particular, was always q
ferocious fellow, insisting that the
public should have its full OF blood
and excitement.
Nowadays the success Of the fight
ers does not depend so much ON the
applause OF wealth and beauty in the
boxes as it does on the fidelity Of the
respectable middle class public In the
reserved seats OF the grada, to say
nothing OF the yelling populace on the
stone benches immediately around the
arena. As for the modern Spanish
lover, he feels that he is doing Q great
d,aSwhen he pays the admission price
to the grada for his sweetheart and
her mother. The Spanish lover is
ordinarily, spoony, and the Spanish
girl is seemingly ordinarily, timid te
o degree; the Spanish mother is yer,
often pretentious, and the whole mid
die class and lower class population
astonishingly democratic and out
spoken.
This, then, is the bull-Aght, and tn
spirit Of the bull fight audience. Th'
audience Il composed Of every type o
oitissp-'ths respectable and good. .
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

most degraded OF all bull-fghters, the
picadores, SO little-thought.of by the
people themselves that the lowest,
cheapest brand of Spanish cigarettes
are called, with one consent, the plea
dores. It is the trade Of these gentle
men-who ride in always, it is said,
half drunk-to see that the bind-folded
horses which they ride are properly
ruined by the bull; it is their trade to
spear the bull with long lance, to
irritate him, and to save themselves.
They, themselves, are protected on the
legs by iron sheathings. After two or
four or even eight horses have been
gored and tossed and tumbled, and
are dragged away dead and bleeding,
the trumpet sounds and very differ
ent set of men dash into the wide bull
ring.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

side, which ft smoothly over the hips
and fall in pretty folds with the fash.
ionable fare at the foot.
The lower edge measures about three
and one.half yards in the medium size.
Bands of braid, ribbon or insertion,
with or without ruffles, ruching or
other applied trimming can be used to
decorate the skirt in any preferred
style.
To make this skirt for lady OF
medium size five and three-eighth
yards Of material thirty-six inches
wide will be required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

killed, and we'd all get killed that
day, the bullets came so thick. I saw
men I knew get hit.
IT kept run of my father by the
bugle, mostly. Did I see many
wounded? Yes, I carrisd water to 'em
when I could. Sometimes I had to
pour it into their mouths, but most Of
the men I saw wounded were able to
get ON their elbows to drink.
"I've got plenty of relics for my
mother-Spanish cartridges and other
Spanish relics. I'm going back to
school. I'm in the fifth grade"
The boy seems to have suddenly be-
come aged by his experiences. He is
only little chap, with big brown
eyes and long lashes, and he says he
does SO want to see his mother and
sisters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31

mercenary show; and with the
Spanish dons content to patronize it
in the simple act Of paying for their
seats.
Romero found the national sport
"degenerated" to simple conflict be-
tween bull and PROFESSIONALISM
out-a profession. Apart from the lack
of noble Spanish blood in the bull
fighter. the degeneracy appears to
have consisted in On exchange Of the
heavy armor in which chivalry was
won't to prudently envelop itself for
the cheaper suit Of padded leather and
shirt of mail Of the time and trade.
Pedro Romero, first, threw aside
every kind of protection, appearing as
q gymnast, light, graceful and exact;
and secondly, to counterbalance the
obvious disadvantage, hit upon the
device OF "tiring out" the bull by q
whole series Of preliminary exer-
cises." to be performed by under.
studies. He invented, also, new and
very dangerous method Of killing the
animal, single sword-blow, which
must penetrate certain spot behind
the shoulder of the bull, while the
bull-fghter perilously faced him. How
much this was "degenerating" from
the prudence Of the old aristocrats
who. in their knightly armor, speared
the bull from the backs Of their war.
horses, and hacked at him, when un.
seated, with their battle-axes, is q
question rather delicate than difficult
to answer.
During the past twenty years two
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31
The fancy waist is made over a fitted

The fancy waist is made over fitted
lining which closes at the centre-front,
but is itself fitted by shoulder seams
and smooth underarm cores, and
closes below the left side, the basque
being separate and scanned to the
waist proper. The full mousseline is
faced to yoke depth at the back and
stitched to the right-front, but hooks
over into place at the left shoulder
and beneath the left rever. At the
neck is soft collar of the same, sup
plemented by q frill. The revers arc
each faced with gray, and are trimmed
with tiny ribbon frills, which match
the mousseline in shade. The sleeves
are not scanned, and show only slight
fulness at the shoulders. At the waist
Is worn belt of straw-colored velvet,
with an oblong buckle of rhinestones.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-31
rrow frills of sage green satin rib

narrow frills of sage green satin rib
bon.
Having straight back breadth with
each bias edge Of cores joined to the
straight edges, this skirt will not sag
and is, therefore, especially adapted
to sheer fabrics, such as organdy, lace
net, silk tissue and other light tex
lures, while for washable fabrics it is
more than desirable. The front gore
is of moderate but fashionable width
and separate two narrow cores on each