St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-31

poses IN the country, besides very large
Masonic temple.
The famous lockwood Pottery has
done much to give the city name in
other countries. The popularity of this
ware is the "tiger eye" glaze it possess
es, said to be the result of an accident.
The secret is still kept and the products
are in great demand in all art centers
abroad, while collectors in this country
are just beginning to appreciate its beau
ties.
The wood carving industry is carried
to its highest perfection in Cincinnati.
1t is to my taste the highest kind Of art.
1t may be heretical to utter it, but to my
mind the finished product Of the skilled
woodcarver is far more beautiful than
the same manifestation of thought ex-
pressed in marble or wrought in clay.
There is more warmth and soul in the
polished wood than in the cold marble.
One can see all about the most beautiful ef-
ects in paneling, pillars, wood nantes
and mirror frames. Masterpieces are as
plenty in the city (created from woody
as are frescoes attributed to famous
painters in an Italian church.
Cincinnati has hard wood forests ex-
clusively tributary to herself which to
some extent accounts for her supremacy
in this branch OF art. The first wood
working tools were made here, and the
first shops for manufacturing wood
working machinery were built here.
They make and ship from this city the
most and best machinery for that pur-
pose of any city in the world.
Powers, the sculptor, was once resi-
dent OF this city. He was silversmith
and while working at his trade con-
ceived his "Greek Slave" and "Eve Dis
consulate" spent many pleasant hours
in studio where young sculptor was
modelling an ideal "Hiawatha." Who
knows but that he may win fame and go
abroad for greater glory and larger
commissions, like his compatriot, Pow.
ers.
The Art Museum is said to be equal in
quality to the best in the land both in
painting and sculpture. 1t has an en-
dowment fund Of $685., 900, and a total
valuation OF $1,327,00O. The Art
School instructs 400 pupils annually in
drawing, painting and decorative art.
Mrs. Trollope had her Bazaar" OF
wax works there before she removed to
London and to greater fame. Henry
Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe
once lived in Cincinnati. The house
where Eliza Harris was first sheltered is
is still standing.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, over whose
destinies Jonathan R. Mclean presdes
and the Commercial Tribune, once edited
when the Commercial Gazette by Murat
Halsted, are two OF the most powerful
| puppets Ill tHS CuitSd OldlSSs
This is the home of Senator Foraker
and Of congressman Bromwell and Shat
tuck, three men very much in evidence in
Washington on the side OF recognition
for Cuba. Foraker is much more popular
with his people than President Mckinley
Hanna is exceedingly disliked and would
not be III the Senate were it left to them
The value of the city's manufactured
product is $250,000.000 yearly, giving
employment to 125 900 hands.
1t is her great boast that it is "a city
third Of their population are producers
In other words, they say there are less
middle-men, spectators and nonproduc
ers than any city in America.
Facts and figures are not interesting
reading, but oftentimes they are very
impressive. | must trouble you with g
few which point to Cincinnati's great
ness.
1t is the second largest clothing manu-
featuring center-Baltimcre being thu
largest. The product is valued at $25,
900 900 for the past year.
The largest school book publishing
house in the world is in Cincinnati.
One printing house turns out 10000,
900 packs OF playing cards year. Be
sides being thelargest card mandatory
it is, believe, the largest printing estab
lshment also in the world. The U. S
Printing Co., or Russell, Morgan & Co.
are known every where.
Boots and shoes are produced to tn,
amount of So 600, 900. 1t manufacture:
more ladies' high grade shoes than any
city in the country.
Four thousand hands turn out So 900,
900 worth of furniture.
Ivory SOAP and other makes ar'
"hoated" to the extent Of $40, 100000
Bread and crackers are baked to th'
amount of $5,000,000. .s ..,g,tl,.lt
Jewelry to the amount OF $2,50O,000
employing 1000 hands; millinery will
5000 hands and a total OF $2,225,000
iron safes $4,000,000; tobacco valued al
SIG 900, 900 comprise some of the indus
tries which help to make the grand total
l have not described the Geological
gardens-said to have only one superior
and that in London; nor the park
which are beautiful; nor the many beau
! tiful suburbs overlooking the Ohio; no
the churches and the beautiful Y. M. c
A. building, because to write of all thes
attractions would be to repeat wha
everyone has seen in other places, o
| what each one will see for himself whel
visiting the Encampment.
There are many other matters abou
the city of much interest which ought tt
be described. Some Of them did no