St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-27
Our Chicago Letter.

New in the Begging Line.-chicago Has an
tonest Working Majority In the Council
,,.u cohens Looked Alike to Me."-"Conun-
.,nm sociabIe. "--"Beslde the Bonnie Brier
Brush"
Correspondence of the CALIFORNIAN
Three hundred teachers of the Cook
countv Teachers Society are banded to-
,s+her with the members of the Audubon
Society of Illinois and will engage in
oolite warfare for the preservation of the
lives of BIRDS and the humane instincts Of
their pupils. Hereafter the teachers pro-
nose to take up the subject of bird preser-
vation in the class room and carry on a
crusade against thoughtless, wanton or
mercenary slaughter of birds. In one of
the towns, all the schools observe a
"Bird day." and it is proposed to make
such day general throughout the
schools.
It must be matter of great satisfac-
ton to those interested in the protection
Of birds, to observe the head-gear for
spring. Very few hats and bonnets,
which have come under my observation,
are decorated with leathered creatures.
They are exceedingly beautiful however,
being veritable flower gardens. Every.
thing in ladies wear is beautiful, for that
matter. Bright solid colors pervade
everything in dress goods. The store
windows are Respondent as they are
tastefuly decked out from day to day.
have found something new in the
begging line. On prominent street cor
ner an aged woman with horrid sghtless
eyes, reads aloud from a book with
raised letters. A crowd always gathers
around her and many coppers drop into
her cup from the sympathetic passers by.
A local gallery is advertising by means
of stilt walker. With the addition to
his limbs (Which are encased in trousers)
he must be twenty-five feet high and can
readily look into second story windows.
He walks gracefully and carries tripod
and camera suitable to his length. Halt.
ing occasionally, he maks a great bluff
at taking pictures.
Word has come from Washington to
Governor Tanner that the Illinois troops
will be the first called to the front. Hence
there is great activity in local military
circles. Although the city papers are
very patriotic in tone, they are about
evenly divided in their approval OF the
message and the Presidents course as a
whole.
For the first time in many years-if not
the only time in it's history-Chicago has
an honest working majority in the
council. Powers has been reelected, but
his hands are tied. The papers seem tc
think that the transit companies will bt
forced to pay tribute where tribute is
due from now on, and that the city viii
be great gamer in revenue. 1t is time
honest citizens have had the greatest
difficulty in getting the most innocent
measures presented without being black
mailed. Just now the Municipal Voter.
League and their fellow-workers for re
form, are congratulating themselves an(
the city on the result. They have righ
to be elated, but they do not propose t.
stop here. They will examine and pas
Judgment upon every candidate from thi
county who aspires to the state legisla
ture. lane Adams will not at once re
move from Powers ward A friend ha
just given her $4,000 for new clu
house-to be occupied by one of the HUI
House societies. 1t will be built at once
"All Cohens looked alike to me- unit
yesterday, when | ran across a new
species, or, at least one which was new
to me. We all know Of the persistenc
of the Baxter street clothing dealer VIII
stands in front of his store and almos
q forces the passer by to enter, but did 20
Il ever hear of meat dealer using tn
4 same tactics? There is butcher sho
s on street corner little remote fror
q the pushing throng, the proprietor
v which is a Hebrew. He is not content t
wait for trade. He goes after it. 70
will find him in front of his store and b
is apt to greet you something like this
% "Kood morning, hat fine tenderoin
v steak you would like to egsamin'
Sheap? Yes Blease stepin. tits fine
and he will rub his hands in a characte
ist'c way. He pockets great many do
lars, too, as learned by observing tt
man. He believes in advertising as ma
81 DeJudged from the many signs done wit
II amarkng brush on brown paper, whic
= hang in his window. Here are some
Supp meat, (soup meat 1 Pickle for
cent, Ducks, (ducks) Backene. (bacor
Geeses, Lage of Mudton, (leg of muttor
& kabbitches, (cabbages)
Shipments of grain by water and ra
from Chicago have been heavier this wee
than at any time in the history OF tt
& city. The lake lines have taken out VI
wards OF 100000 bushels, and the raj
roads 100000 tons of freight.
NJ prominent church society gave
conundrum sociable" recently at whic
the dinner was puzzle. One ordere