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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

ties. The large indiyi Iual amounts were
brought by the following: D. c. Camp
bell, 100000; X. H. jenkins, $3.50, 900;
Leonard Sedgwick. 100000; Andrew
Olrson, $120, 900; T. E. Brenier, $780,
600; Joe Brands, SIS 900.
In reference to the food situation at
Daw on, the arrivals corroborate pre-
vious reports that, VIII ! food is scarce,
t ere will be no stnv ,tion. They con-
der that it will be impossible to get a
relief expedition in at this season of the
year. Relief expeditions can easily reach
the foot OF the Lake Lebarge, but the
trouble will begin when the Yukon river
is reached. The Yukon is filled from
snore to shore with great ice ridges from
10 to 20 leet high. ice has been thrown
up into great blocks and standing in all
sorts OF angles. Men with d, gs can
make their way by hugging the shore
but no amount of supplies can be carried
with dog teams A roadway can be cut
through these ridges but it will require a
large amount of money, but it is doub full
il the work could be completed before the
ice moved out of the river in the spring
The proposed use of reindeer in this coun-
try is considered entirely impracticable.
Heavy snowstorms have occurred this
week on the Chikoot Pass and travel
has been practically impossible for days
at time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
In the Back Districts.

In a recent report made by two
persons who have for some time past
been doing missionary work among
the so-called back districts" of the
state, where there are no churches or
schools, are found some interesting
and somewhat startling things re-
garding the moral and educational
status of these communities. In one
locality where there were about two
hundred persons, there had never
been any preaching oreven a church. ;"
"We. were for some time in a place
which had the reputation of being
the worst and toughest in the
county. Here we met with good
success and the sheriff told US that we
had spoiled his business"
Few people have any idea of the
condition of the people in these back
woods districts. Many of the adults
and nearly all of the children can
neither read nor write, have never
seen church and do not know what
the Bible is. Nearly all Of them are
very poor"
"These same conditions exist in
nearly all the back districts, but it is
hard tor any one to realize these facts
until he has seen them himself"
One does not have to 60 outside Of
his own county to find just the same
state OF affairs, for which there seems
no genuine excuse. Learning is
within everybody's reach at least
the rudiments of an education, enough
to place one at safe distance beyond
the pale of illiteracy; and upon the
progressive people of every county
rests the responsibility of seeing that
such conditions as are spoken OF in
the above report, the truth of which
cannot be disputed. are done away
with as speedily as possible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

adding more land from time to time,
until now the total area is more than
2700 acres. The live stock now on the
farm includes 500 registered cattle and
| 60 head OF horses, and there is dairy
plant which is surpassed nowhere in the
United States.
Mr.. Havemeyer always took keen in
terest in the raising OF fine stock. The
beginning of his herd was made in 1882,
when he imported about 20 head of reg
istered Jersey cattle. The 500 cattle now
on the farm, OF which 800 are mich
cows, are housed in big barn. in which
everything is kept scrupulously clean,
and every appliance for the care and
comfort OF the stock is provided Every
COW is cleaned each morning with curry
comb, brush and towel, and the attend
ants, of whom there are 40, are required
to wash their hands after milking each
cow. Extreme care is also taken 10 keep
the milk free from impurities. The aver.
age yield OF milk from COW in this
country is said to be 5000 pounds year;
but the COWS at Mountainside farm aver
age 6450 pounds, their milk also being
huSu iiSLSl III CTtHIIl tHdI t1dC OF OTul-
nary herds. In 1895 tuberculosis was
discovered in the herd, and Mr. Have
never promptly had the ailing cattle
killed, thus stamping out the disease.
Then, with a view to overcoming any
tendency to tuberculosis in future III his
cattle. he imported number OF Simmer
thaler and Normandy cattle, which are
much harder than are Jersey, and the
result OF his experiment of crossing the
Jersey strain with these two others is
said to have been highly successful.
Mr.. Havemeyer spent also great deal
OF money in improving his farm by re-
moving stones from it. and was re-
warded by an astonishing increase in
the yield OF hay and other crops. Some
of the stones were used in making great
wall around the farm, and an idea OF the
large scale on which the property was
run may be gained from the fact that the
labor employed in building this stone
wall cost Mr.. Havemeyer $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
Bailey and His Elephants.

One OF the elephants included in Bar
NUNS show was the means of making
the fortune that Mr.. Bailey is credited
with possessing. 1t was as baby phe-
nomenon that the pachyderm did the
good turn for the successor of 1.-THE
Great and Only Barnum." Columbia is
the name of the creature, and of the
hundreds OF rare animals in the aggrega-
tion none is treasured more highly than
she. now huge, ungainly, and over
grown creature with not half the wit
possessed by the smallest elephant con-
nected with the circus. 1t was away
back in 1880, when the news got around
that the first elephant born in captivity
was living and travelling with the Bailey
show. Mr.. Bailey was struggling
young circus owner then, battling
against fearful odds. Barnum was at
the height Of his remarkable career-at
the very topmost notch of circus fame.
Mr.. Barnum, quick to see the advantage
oil having so important an attraction as
real American baby elephant, tele
graphed to Mr.. Bailey as follows: "Will
give you 100000 Tor your baby ele
plant. Must have it," Mr.. Bailey wired
in answer, Twill not sell at any price"
This seemed a daring thing for Mr..
Bailey to do, for 100000 would almost
have purchased the entire show. Even
Mr.. Bailey's best friends, whom he con.
suited in the matter, advised him to &C.
cept the offer. InsteaAof doing that he
refused it and hustled Sast with his circus
to meet Barnum on his own ground. BY
the time that the Bailey circus reached
the East the whole country was billed
with posters on which was printed
What Barnum thinks of the baby ele-
plant" Underneath that heading was
printed Barnum's telegram to Mr. Bailey.
AS the Bailey show followed in the wake
OF the Barnum circus each town in which
the Barnum egation appeared was
billed with the Bailey posters. Probably
the Bailey advertising did not affect the
attendance at the Barnum circus. Mr..
Bailey has sine said that he thought it
did not. But the advertisements staring
the veteran Snowman in the tace every
where he went worried him, and finally.
to dodge the huge posters, he changed
the route OF the circus, although that
route had been determined upon nearly
twelve months in advance. He Jumped
from New York to Kansas City and sur
rendered the whole Eastern field to the
Bailey show. The next year the two
shows were consolidated, and have been
one show ever since. MIR. Barnum's one
joke with Mr.. Bailey as long as the
shrewd old circus manager was alive
was, well, have you any more baby
elephants that you do not want to sell ?'
: London American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
A Louisiana Scheme.

The Louisiana democrats are lust
now evolving a scheme for disfran.
chising the negroes of that state.
The plan proposed is not quite so
cold blooded and arbitrary as those
adopted by Mississippi and South
Carolina; but it is intended to bring
about the same result, depriving
about one hundred and twenty
thousand colored citizens OF their
right to vote. A constitutional con-
vention is to be held soon, at which
this scheme will be considered and
its details decided on. Among the
things suggested as most likely to
shut out the negro vote are: First.
a combined educational and prop.
erty qualification, requiring the voter
to read and write English or French,
and to possess and pay taxes on five
hundred dollars worth of property {;
or, second, some trick whereby the
illiterate negroes will be disfranchised
and the illiterate whites be allowed
to vote; or, third, an educational
qualification with certain limitations
or conditions.
The great trouble with this demo.
cratic scheme is that there are so
many poor whites" in Louisiana
who vote that ticket and can vet
neither read nor write, that any con.
stitutional provision bearing hard
upon iliteracy will make bad work
with this class in common with the
colored population. But the men
who are behind this neat little DO
litlcal project, and who are bound
TO Keep the negro from the polls, m v
be trusted not to worry over mere
matters OF detail, and to accomplish
their purpose by some hook or crook
A peculiar feature of this whole
prospect is the claim, on the part OF
republicans, that if it is successful-,,
the bugbear is thus removed from
Louisiana politics-that state is very
likely to be placed in the republican
column. This is explained by the
statement that the new constitution
will assure honest elections, which
the republicans cannot now get
that OF late years the negro leader.
ship in the Louisiana republican
party has been a burden to it and
the party would gain largely by get.
ting rid of them since "the average
negro voters are far better than thei,
leaders," that there have been heavy
assertions from the democracy to III,
republican party during the las,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

1t is now perfectly in order for the
republicans in the Maryland legisla-
ture to realize that "the crisis is SUI
tciently Marked" and it is their
duty to unite on a 6rst-class candi.
date for senator and elect him to
succeed Senator German. The op-
portunity given the republican party
in Maryland by its success last No.
vember should not be fooled away
by the inability, or unwillingness, OF
the republican members of the legis.
lature to solidly support good can.
didate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
Gold from KlOndike,

Twenty-Five persons arrived in Seattle
Wash, Jan. II, from Dawson City or
the steamer Corona, bringing with them
small amount of gold dust and drafts
on the North American Trading and
transportation company and Alaska
Commercial company amounting to g
million dollars.
In the party was one woman. She is
the second woman to come out this win
ter. The amount OF drafts brought dowr
represents the proceeds OF sales of claim:
to the Cudahy -Healey Yukon and Klon
dixie Mining company and private par
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

While this section of the country is
buried in snow to a depth that ex.
cites some comment, and snow plows
and snow rollers and snow shovels
are having an exceedingly busy time,
there come from other sections re.
ports OF thunder storms and winds
whose pace closely resembles that Of
a cyclone. In the vicinity of st. Louis
the gale made sixty-three- mile an
hour record and blew several persons
from the roofs OF houses to their
death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

The vote on the hawaiian treaty
will probably not be reached for two
or three weeks. This will be per-
fectly satisfactory. The old adage
that delays are dangerous" finds
an exception here. Better 60 little
slow in deciding to annex what it is
not at all certain will be worth hav-
ing after it is annexed. 1t will not be
surprising if there is a radical change
of sentiment on this Hawaiian cues
ton within the next few weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

Really, the reported indisposition
on the part of Congressman Powers
to accept denomination is creating
quite a stir and calling forth good
deal of newspaper talk. AS the Nor
ristowp gentleman will no doubt
take seat in congress again if he
can get it, he will probably get it.
Indications point that way-de.
cidedly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

Notwithstanding the efforts of that
energetic populist, Senator Allen OF
Nebraska, the confirmation of Judge
Mckenna's nomination to the su.
preme bench was accomplished by a
very large majority. The Nebraska
man made long TRADE against the
man whom President Mckinley
wanted to promote from cabinet
position to membership in the high
est tribunal; but he must have re.
allied when the vote was taken that
a great deal of populst wind had
been wasted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

First.class butter, the sweetest kind
OF sugar, and excellent horses, are not
the only things of which Vermont
can boast without fear of contra
diction. The exhibition held here
this week has demonstrated the fact
that this section of the state can turn
out poultry that for size and quality,
and other general characteristics
desirable in that sort of stock, can.
not be surpassed. No man at all
interested in this branch of apricul.
tural industry can spend a half dav
among such specimens as have been
shown in the town hall without
being convinced that there is large
amount of satisfaction, and a rea.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
The Famous Havemeyer Farm

~ It is SAID according to the New York
tribune, that the famous Mountainside
iarm at Mahwah, N. j., which was owned
oy the late Theodore A. Havemeyer, is
10 DC sold at auction the FIRST OF Janu-
ary' oy direction of the executors. who
are arranging for the partition of the
estate among the heirs. The sale Is IN
include the live stock, buildings and an.
purtenances. When MIR. Havemeyer
bought the property, 19 wears aao !.
embraced only 800 acres; but he I tsn ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

Governor Taylor of Tennessee is
announced as in the race for the
United States senate. Now that
Vermont, by some sixty-6ve of her
population, has called on the genial
governor of that far away state and
been most cordially entertained by
him, she can at least get partially
even by wishing him the best of luck
in getting into the senate chamber.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
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, 81 80.
For three months, 49, For SIX months, So.
One year. SO.
DIscouNrs.-To all advertisers using regu-
larry three inches or more, 20 per cent dis
count from the above rates. Advertisers
using we inches or more regularly. 25 per
cent discount.
Local notices, wants, for sale, etc, cents
per word first insertion (These will be set
In reading matter type and given the best
position in the paper) Legal mott es 10
cents a line, three insertions. Probate notices
$3.50 each for three inser tons. Dissolution
liberation and similar notices 81 80 each for
three Insertions Card OF thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry, o cents a line.
Solid electrotypes only will be taken We
cannot use cuts with wood bases.
c. NJ STONE & CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28
HOW TO MAKE MONEY!

Hyou are out of employment and want n
position paying you from $50 to S1OO
monthly clear above expenses by working
reguIariy. or, " " II want to increase your
working at odd times. write the GLOBE ca.
1I3 chestnut St. Phila.. Pa, stating age
whether married or ngle. last or present
e emp and yon can secure position
money easier and faster than you ever made
before In your life. wv. .n"ue
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

The bodies of Fred Bodlet and Tom
Burneau, OF Nortons Mills, Que, were
found on the bank of a brook at Derby
Friday where they had evo emily fallen
from the highway. When found, al
though their bodies lay on the bank,
their heads were under water and death
had been caused by drowning. 1t is
thought that the men were intoxicated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

A United States warship has been
sent to Cuba. But no war has been
declared and the administration is
not looking for recruits. Secretary
Long says the vessel has simply gone
to make a friendly call.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

sonable opportunity for profit in
poultry raising conducted on
proper basis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
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Clergymen in Caledonia county, $1.0o
Receipt given on payment OF subscription.
List corrected once month.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
The Best and Cheanest.

The New York Independent, the
leading weekly newspaper of the world
and one whose pages exercise the
widest influence, is entering upon its
fiftieth year of publication. The In
dependent emphasizes its fiftieth year
by changing its form to that of a mag
azine, and by reducing its annual sub
scription price from $500 to $500;
single copies from 10 to cents. The
Independent in its new form will
print 3,640 pages of reading matter per
year at a cost to subscribers of $500,
while the prominent magazines, which
sell for S4.OO year, print only about
1000 pages. The subscriber to the In
dependent gets so per cent. more of
equally good reading matter at one
half the cost! 1t is not only the lead
ing family weekly newspaper, but by
far the cheapest and best. free speci-
men copy may be had by addressing
The Independent, 13O Fulton street,
New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
Waves Yield to Oil.

New York, Nov. 5.-Captain H. Ga
themann, of t-e North German Lloyd
steamship Oldenburg, has just made
public the result of a series of expert
ments win oil and soapsuds in quiet
ing the sea in the vicinity of the ship
during a storm. lie began his exper-
iments in December, 1897, on a voyage
from Baltimore to Bremen, and used
vegetable or whale oil to a great ad-
vantage. He allowed the oil to drop
from series of buckets arranged in
the bow of the ship. The wind at the
time was west-northwest, with a very
rough sea. The speed of the ship was
about twelve and half knots. Pres
emily the waves, which had been
breaking over the ship, became re-
markably quiet, and the sea within
one hundred yards of the ship became
calm. About 21s pounds of oil was
used.
captain Gathemann reports that he
has experimental with soapsuds sew
eral times during his voyage this year,
but never found them efficacious.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
Rawn May Be General Manager of
the B. & O. Railroad.

The Enquirer announced Saturday
that President Hill, of the Great
Northern Road, would name the man
who is to succeed w. M. Greene as
General Manager of the Baltimore &
Ohio, and that he had offered lAe place
to F. D. underwood, who is now Cen
eral Manager of the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Road, which
is more commonly known as the 800
Line" Mr. Underwood's headquarters
are at Minneapolis.
General Manager avn, of the Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern Road,
has been at st. Paul for several days
in conference with President Hill, and
number of local railroad men be-
lieve that Mr.. Rawn will be the man
who will be made General lianager of
the B. & o., succeeding Mr.. Greene,
and that Mr.. Greene's title with l..e
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
will be Vice President and General
Manager, instead Of only Vice Presi-
dent.
The Enquirer announced recently
that when Mr.. Greene came here with
the B. & o. S. II. he would be in
charge of both the operating and traf-
fic departments, and that the leads of
those departments would report to
LIN.
Mr.. Underwood may have declined
the position of General Manager of the
B. & O., but at any rate, from all pres
ent indications, it seems that either
Mr.. Rawn or Mr. Underwood will get
the place, With the chances now in ia
vor of the former.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
Pointed Paragraphs.

1t takes dentist to drill raw re-
cruit.
Some people believe too much, 9TH
ers not enough.
All men are good-good for some
thing or good for nothing.
Adam had one cause for rejoicing;
Eve made her own dresses.
There is no show for the small boy
who can't get into the circus.
In trying to extend her influence a
woman very often destroys it.
Wit may move the world, but the
truckman gets all the credit for doing
it.
Only strong-minded woman car
write letter and omit the postscript
The man who is superior to his
clothing usually wears mighty poor
clothes.
A physician says a woman is never
really i'll as long as she is able tc
complain.
Some mems desire to say II told you
so," is greater than their desire for
immortality.
A man will destroy his own life by
holding his breath, but he may pro-
long the lives of others.
Ten minutes recreation in a merry
go-round will convince the most skep-
tical person that the world moves.
About the only time some women
refuse to talk back is when they ac-
cept some mans seat in crowded
street car.
The trouble with a great many
young men who want to see life is
lat they imagine none of it is worth
seeing in day time.-Chicago News.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
Bartlett.

Robert Curry, of Watertown, passed
through town Saturday on his way to
Sharpsburg to visit friends.
Clarence Palmer and three sisters of
Waterford, visited their cousin, Mrs.
Eli Smith, over sunday.
Major Townsend, OF Athens, deliv-
cred a sound Republican speech 10 a
large crowd of voters on Friday even
ing.
The Court House Committee were
here Thursday and discussed the is
sues Of the new Court House. We
think that several votes were gained
here for the cause. Some OF our vot-
ers did not fully understand the prop
osition.
Jas. Mclaughlin, of Caldwell, sold
ten horses at pu aucuon last
Thursday. Two Of the horses have
proven "inveterate bakers" the 9th.
ers are all right and are very salts.
factory animals.
Kale Ross killed 81 81 Anderson
killed 60 and AL Anderson SO rabbits
in a four days hunt near here last
week.
The folks in the east end of town
are building a much-needed plank
walk
A colored man by the name of Sen
ate, while hauling timber, was thrown
over ledge of rock and falling IL feet
alighted on his head, cutting a cash
31s inches long across the top of his
head. DR.. Reynolds sewed up the
wound and the fellow will soon re-
cover
Roy Wilson while cutting wood last
week, cut his foot very badly but at
this writing is able to walk with
crutches.
Abe Schotterbeck, one of our old
residents, is ack from Marietta on a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Ora Steele.
Rev. Turbin attended conference
and was returned to his charge for an
other year.
The Teachers Reading Circle meets
at the High School on Saturday at l
o'clock. Let us have good turnout.
The new mill at Sharpsburg is buy
ing large amount of wheat the past
few weeks. They allow the farmers to
choose his day of sale, any time be-
tween the time of delivery and the
frs. of May.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08

McCallister. the Sheriff, is not in
that Office wholly for the stuff, In the
scotty Meyers matter, a reward was
offered for that worthy in the sum of
500. This was rendered Mr.. Mccall
lister and that gentleman politely
handed it back with his thanks, think
ing that the glory of the Meyers
catch was enough credit for him in
one case, and e was aoout right to.
This purse was raised by Matamoras
parties, where Meyers spread his ter
ror, but Meyers and his gang had nc
scare on McCallister. He did work
that no great number of men dare to
do when he recovered the willy out
law.