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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

boat, and where our supplies are landed.
We have large garden in front and
another in the rear of the palace, and on
the ground floor are several dark and
gloomy dungeons where prisoners have
been confined. The walls OF the rooms
are covered with magnificent mirrors,
and we did have very expensive furniture,
but it was removed as did not wish to
be responsible for it. My room is 30 by
40 feet in size, with covered balcony on
the river side, and dressing and a
bath room, with a shower, on the west.
/ have mosquito-net over me at night,
or should be eaten alive, the mosquitoes
are so thick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

A picnic in Japan is treat that does
not tall in the way of many Americans;
but it was not strange that the children
of an American Consul General at Yoko-
hama should have been invited to at
tend one; nor, perhaps, that it should be
described in the May st. Nicholas. One
OF its jolliest incidents was the appear
ance OF d troupe of rowing acrobats, who
planted themselves close by and prompt
ly began their performance. 1t consisted
of four boy-tumblers, mere tat babies,
whose bones were evidently of india
rubber. 1t was considered almost mean
to let Julie go on sleeping, and soon her
joyful pipe was added to the rest OF the
hubbub. An opposition show drew near,
and was rewarded with instant success;
for this time the theatrical company was
composed OF two brown monkeys, dres-
sed, of course. in tiny kimonos, with blue
coolie handkerchief tied about their
heads. They began by bowling in true
Japanese fashion to the delighted audi
ence; then they fell to fencing, with
terrible clashing of spears fully as long
as pencils; and between each round the
Snowman opened wee red fans and hand
ed them to the supposedly overheated
artists, who comically squatted and abb
sent. mindedly famed the grass about
them. Lee and Ned fairly rolled on the
ground with laughter, and Julie had to
be held firmly on both sides, such was
her frenzy OF excitement. With a snort
of perfect contempt, the other Snowman
began to beat his drum and give sharp
orders to his homeless babies. But they
palled, after the monkeys; andno matter
how many ages they stood on their poor
little heads, nor how many scores of
wheels they wheeled, despite their twists
and tumbles and starts and screams and
clippings and bowngs, the eyes of the
audience wandered back to where painted
the sad-eyed monkeys in their striped
cotton kimonos, glancing about with
marked disapproval and settled melan-
choly regarding the world at large.
Attracted by the jingle of copper sen,
showered equally by the sympathetic
tutor, other roaming shows and musi-
clans drew near, and soon the picnic
party was the enraptured center OF
hullabaloo that could be heard quarter
of a mile away.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

We note with pleasure the follow
ing despatch from Constantinople,
to the London Daily Chronicle.
THE sultan has authorized the
American minister Oscar S. Strauss
to telegraph President Mckinley
that his majesty has promised to
pay the American claim of 100000
for losses sustained by Americans in
Turkey during the Armenian massa-
ores in 1896"
1t will be remembered that Miss
Martha !. Gleason, now in McIndoes
Falls, was one OF the American mis-
sionaries whose house was looted
and who consequently lost all her
personal and household possessions.
For years our ministers to Turkey
have been trying to get this claim
settled and now it looks as if some
thing would be done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10
Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restoring
the tired out nervous system to healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centers in thestomach, gent
ly stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and
aids these organs in throwing off inn
purities in the blood. Electric Bitters
improves the appetite, aids digestion,
and is pronounced by those who have
tried it as the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for SOC.
or $1.O0 per bottle at Flint Bros Drug
Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

dre1s of pupils, 800 teachers and
Supt. Powell and eight supervisors
with 80 of the High School boys as
ushers. He was called pioneer in
the colored schools, both as super
visor and principal.
The last lecture of the Geograph-
ical Society was given on Friday
night by the president, Prof. A. G.
Bell. He gave an account of his
trip to Japan last fall, the impress
sions received on his two months
visit, coplously illustrated by the
views taken of the cities of Toxic,
Nikko, Yokohama and many in
terror towns. He emphasized his
impressions in marked way. He
looked at it from negative stand
point. Japan differs from America
and other European nations by the
absence of things which we think
indispensable to life and existence. A
birds-eye view of city indicates no
chimneys visible on the roofs, no
smoke to be seen; therefore there can
be no stoves, furnaces nor freplaces.
Only small braziers are used with
charcoal for fuel. You would expect
them to be suffocated by it's fumes,
but the partitions to their houses
are movable and usually open und
they can change the rooms from a
larger to smaller size. The absence
of chairs, tables and beds surprises
you, when you are invited to sit on
mats on the floor. You see no fields
Of hay and little grain, found in the
United States. There is no need of
it for you do not find much animal
life there; no cows, no horses, and
the only sheep he ever saw there
were those he noticed in the Zoolog-
ical Garden. The tray upon
which your food was served had
slices of raw fish, rice, and perhaps
shrimps, but no bread, butter nor
milk; yet we can learn something
from the japanese. He liked their
permanent census system. taken
each year. He commended the plan
of making the boys take care of the
babies; they are fastened on to the
boys backs and thus are able to see
and learn great deal while young
from observation. He once went to
a fire and saw more boys and babies
than any one else. The boys are
trained to be careful and painstak-
ing with them and thus are a great
relief to mothers. The Japanese
have small bodies and are small in
stature, but have large heads and
brains, which accounts for their pro-
gressiveness. He described their
inventions in ships canal and re-
markable genius and invention in
carrying them through the country
by his diagram and charts. The
Japanese embassy present seemed
highly pleased with the lecture.
A. NJ. {.
Washington, D. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10
FERT|L|z|NG SALT.

The most ofyou have some light, WORKOUT
land upon your farms.
Do you know that salt will repay its cost
two or three times over on this class OF
land.
There is probably no place in the world
where you can buy Salt as cheap as in
Lamoille County, Why?
Because is is waste or by-product, ac-
cumulating in connection with my
Hide business.
have decided to reduce price and for the
balance of the season shall sell it, free
on board cars at Hyde Pa or only
$3.50 per ton, or, if ordered in carload
lots, will make the price $500 to
help those who live remote from Hyde
Park toward paying the freight.
An entire carload of Is tons can be laid
down at almost any Vermont point on
the Boston & Maine system for $500
per ton and from that down to $500
per ton.
Read what some of the leading farmers say
on this point.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

RI'P'ANS. 10 for cents at druggists
They Danish pain and prolong life, 0nI
gives relief. No matter what's the mater
one will do you good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10
From ]. NJ. steenberge, Greensboro, VT.

Used it to kill paint brush. Put it on when
in blossom 1t killed every plant it touched.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

Capt. Clark of the Oregon received
a continuous ronnd of ovations dur.
ing his trip through his native state
last week. Every Vermonteri is proud
of this gallant captain and delights
to do him honor. Now we are wait
ing for the day, which we trust will
be in the near future, when Dewey
comes marching home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

A negro in Cincinnati found about
SIS, 900 worth of government bonds
in cellar that had been buried there
by the late owner Of the house many
years before. He should come to St.
Johnsbury and help find the buried
treasure which the Spanish prisoner
claims to have hid here last summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10
Commissioners Notice.
WILL c. WARMERS ESTATE.

The subscribers, having been appointed b.
the Honorable Probate Court for the distr;c,
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive ~ NJ
anime and adjust all claims and demands Of ali
persons against the estate OF Will c. VA
ner late of st. Johnsbury. in said distrr,
deceased, and the term of six months from y,
18th day OF April, 1899, being aow ,ss
by said Court to the creditors ofsaid decea..S
to exhibit and prove their respective claim.
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment al IN.
Office of Crawford Ranney in s.
Johnsbury in said district, on the 18th dav n;
May, andthe 18th day of October, ne,t
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, on each y,
said days.
CRAWFORD RANNEY
W. 5. BOYNTON,
Commissioners
St.Johnsbury, VT. April 25th. A. D.1 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

From A. L. Jennings, Wolcott VT.
Have used the salt for killing paint.brush.
1t has always killed wherever used for that
purpose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

The Montpelier Daily Waterman
is now the title of the paper that has
previously been published under the
name OF the Daily Record. The
weekly Waterman has long been one
of the leading papers in the state and
the daily deserves similar success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10
From e. NJ. Davis, johnson, VT.

-
Sowed half ton on two and half acres
of land last season and received as good oats
as did when used 5 loads of manure to
the acre Shall use two tons this year.
From H. H. Eaton, Morrisville, VT
Used 200 lbs. on three acres of oats last
spring. Think it more than doubled the crop.
and the straw did not rust particle. Think
money invested therein will pay more than
double and that it is one of the best fertilizers
can get.
From L. G. Terril. Johnson, VT.
Mixed ton of salt, five barrels of lime. two
barrels of leached, and four barrels of I'M
leached ashes, and sowed on five acres of oats
Could see a decided improvement over the
acre that had none of the mixture. Think it
paid me fully twice its cost.
From A. w. Edwards, Jacksonville, VT.
Sowed 5 900 lbs. on 10 acres ofvery poor,
badly run out land. Used no manure.
Threshed out 367 bushels oats. and there
were several bushels wasted by severe storm
Just before harvest Think the use of salt
gives more grain and better quality. Gives
good results on dry land.
From Ex-Selectman A. c. Davis, Hyde Park.
| Sowed half ton of your salt on two acres
| of ground. Ground not in good condition.
| Had raised two crops before on same land
with very little manure Result, good crop
| of oats, and the oats weighed more than 80
lbs to the bushel. Think salt good for dry.
light soil. Shall use more next season.
From w. S. Newcomb, Cady's Falls, VT.
| Used it on oats. Made straw sitter and
brighter and less liable to lodge and rust and
the grain heavier. The best fertilizer. consd-
ering its cost, that l can get. especially on
| light, dry soil. Keeps the ground moist and
insures better catch where it is desired to
SOW grass seed with oats.
From James Atwell Eden, VT.
Used salt on old meadow land that had
moved 2 years, then plowed and sowed to
oats without manure. Got 81 bushels OF
! oats from two bushels sowing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-10

USED 1t to Kill paint brush. Put 1t on When
in blossom. 1t killed every plant it touched.
From Mrs. Ella A. Guaid, Johnson VT
Have used your salt for the last five years
with very good success Last year used salt.
ashes and lime on oats and new stocked land
right for dry land. Intend to use more next
year than last.
From H. E. Kneeland Johnson, VT.
Used salt on various crops with good re
suits but best results to oat crop. Turned
over several acres of worn out grass land and
sowed it at the rate of 400 lbs. per acre with
other fertilizer, also used it on oat stubble
of previous sowing, and in both cases as good
results were obtained as when | used barn
manure. Think it is the cheapest fertilizer for
the money invested that / have used. l in
tend to more the coming season.
From John Duffy. Pleasant Valley, VT.
Bought a carload last year for myself and
other farmers. We found it cheap. No. l
fertilizer. Have never yet heard where 1t did
not give perfect satisfaction.
From II. F. Hayford, Eden, VT
Am fully convinced that as fertilizer for
oats 1t is the best and cheapest in the market.
Used 500 pounds to the acre in place of ma
nure with good results.
From A. L. Jennings, Wolcott, VT.
Have used the salt for killing paint.brush.
1t has always killed wherever used for that
purpose.
From Sewell Newton, No. Hyde Park, VT.
Spread one ton of salt on four acres and
sowed to oats, all of it steep side hill upon
which have never known any manure to be
drawn. Had sowed some two acres to oats
for three successive years and obtained more
last year where used salt than in the three
previous years altogether. 1t is much cheaper
and results as good, If not better than COM
mercial fertilizers, for small grains and on dry
| or sandy soil
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
TO FIGHT
THE MAYAS
Five Thousand Mexican
Troops Marching To The
Rebel Country.
INDIANS INTRBNCHED
In a Strong Position And a
Sharp Resistance Ex-
pected- -Gunboats To
Cooperate.

OAXACA, Mex, Oct. 9.-The cam
paign against the Maya Indians was
formally begun on October 2. A force
of 5 900 Mexican troops commanded by
General Garcia left Progresso On that
day and are making forced marches to-
ward the Maya country, located in the
upper part of the state of Yucatan.
The Indians are strongly intrenched
and will be able to make q sharp re-
sistance..
The fleet of small gunboats is max
ing it's way up the Hondo and Belize
rivers and will attack the Indians in
conjunction with the land forces.
The military authorities here expect
the first battle between the Indians
and the government troops to occur
about October Is.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
THE g. H. TEAM
Win an Easy Game From the Agri-
cultural College Boys-El paso
Wins the Series Erom Tucson

The G. Fl. boys had an easy PROPOSE
tion in defeating the Mesills College
team Yesterday afternoon at the Ath-
letic park.
For four innings the college boys
held the G. 81. team down in good
style. but the beginning of the fifth
they went all to pieces and the c.. II.
piled up the runs on them the final
score being l6 to l in favor of Ell Paso.
The Ell Paso Browns have eveny
reason to be proud of the record made
in the series of games with Tncsop.
The Browns came out victorious, win
ming two out of the three James in
good style.
Yesterdays game was very exciting
and Ell Paso had an easy victory over
the Tucson boys, winning by the score
of to l, "Sike" Young doing the
twirling for Ell Psso.
This afternoon the Browns will play
Phoenix.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
PERSONALS.

J. A. Shea went to San Diego this
morning.
II. r. Wood has gone to New York
on business.
Miss Kate Crosby has gone to Aus
tin to visit relatives.
Caphsplsi Kelly shss been ordered
to Fort Crook, Neb.
W. E. Sharp returned from his trip
to Mexico yesterday.
NIHeatt took the Santa Fe for San
Jose, Cal, this morning.
G. P. johnson went to Albuquerque
this morning over the Santa Fe.
Deputy Marshal Hilleprand went
east this afternoon on the T. & P.
Charles Frankel went out on the
north bound Santa Fe this morning.
E. E. Serene. who was formerly con-
nected with the S. P.,is in town from
Yuma.
Mrs. w. b. Burgess and sister, Miss
Nellie Pollard, arrived yesterday from
Missouri.
Robert Clevenger went out on this
mornings Santa Fe, bound for San
MarciaI.
c.. S. Stanley,a prominent stockman,
left over the Santa Fe this morning
for Denver.
A. M. Rowland, proprietor Of the
Shalsm dairy, came down from Shalam
this morning.
Miss Annie Vsrum started to New
York this morning via the Santa Fe
on a pleasure trip.
S. F. Jones and B. w. Richards were
among the Santa Fe's passengers for
San Francisco today.
NJ. Summers came in over the T. P.
this morning from a visit of inspection
to his plantation in Palo Pinto county.
r. a. Allen, the San Antonio street
merchant, came in this morning on
the Santa F'e from a hunting trip in
New Mexico.
Former Night Manager Murdock, of
the Western Union, WAS in the city
yesterday from Lords burg, where he is
now stationed.
Special Treasury Agent Richard
Rule and family returned Sunday
from California, where they have been
during the summer months.
T. C. Lyons returned Saturday sfrom
Casas Grandes, whether he went a
week ago to superiutend the shipment
of ores from the Seven Star mine.
Rev. LIE Britton, lately pastor of the
M. E. crurch at Albuquerque, came
in on the Santa Fe this morning and
left over the White Oaks for Alamo
sordO, where he goes to take charge of
the church.
Rev. DR.. Pritchett, of Nashville,
general missionary secre-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09

in sight, became an indescribaole roar
when the president drove past.
He smiled and replied to the saluta-
tions by raising his bat, bowing and
rising In his seat. The ovation contlnu-
ed as Secretary of State Mariscal of
Mexico and Sir Wilfred Laurier of Ca
NADIA, each with a squad of cavalry and
mounted staff officers, passed by.
Carriages with other noted guests
followed. The climax to the enthu-
sisstic greeting to the president and
the honored guests came during the
progress of the parade Through the
court of honor. The big white arch,
and huge pylons and standard bearing
poles shone brilliantly in the sunlight.
never made such noise nor
waved so many flags, not even during
the Worlds Fair Chicago day parade
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
AMERICANS ADVANCE
And Occupy Rosario-Insurgent
Retredted.

commanding the Thirteenth infantry
and three companies of the Fourteenth
battery and Fifth artillery and sew
eral troops of cavalry, continued his
advance today from Noveleta and has
occupied Rosario. Rosario is about
coast.
The Americans met with but little
resistance, the enemy retreating be-
fore them.
Lows scouts, who are accompanying
Schwsn, have already scattered about
San Francisco de aMalabon, on which
place Schwan will probably advance
TODAY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
J. J. RIDER
Who Made A SpIurge In This
City, Given Three Years For
Bigamy.


Special to the HERALD.
ABILENE, Oct. 81. j. Rider, who
made q splurge in this city
last June, gave checks for
which there were no funds,
and who left the city rather, hurriedly
leaving behind a sorrowing young
wife, plead guilty OF bigamy in the dis
trict court at Abilene today and the
jury assessed his punishment at three
years in the penitentiary.
Rider made a favorable impression
in the city and made during his three
weeks stay.
His principal rendezvous was the
Ruby saloon where he passed three
checks of 10 dollars each drawn on the
Farmers and Mechanics bank of Abb
lene. The checks were sent to Abilene
for collections; but there was no money
to meet them and Rider was after
wards arrested in Yuma, Arizona.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
FIRST TENNESSEE
Finally Coming Home
After Several Starts.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The famous
First Tennessee volunteers are at last
on their way home after several starts,
the last being after they had embark
ed at Iloilo ard then went ashore again
two weeks ago voluntarily to punish g
robber.ba
Otis reports their fnai sailing for
San Francisco in the following dis
patch:
"MANILA, October 9.-The Indiana
sailed yesterday. Forty-three officers
and six hundred and nineteen men of
the Tennessee volunteers. One hun
dred general prisoners were transfer
red to the department of California.
The Tennessee regiment left no sick.
HOTJS ,,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
TO FINISH RACES
BY Sunday if Possib|e--L asst
Week Will Go Down In
History As "FIuke
Week."

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-An attempt
will be made to finish the cup races
this week. 1t was decided at a meet
ing yesterday between Sir Thomas
Lipton's representative and the regatta
committee of New York Yacht club.
Beginning Tuesday, the Shamrock
and the Columbia will race every day.
That will give four racing days this
week and it is confidently believed the
number will be sufficient to decide the
fate of the cup.
What will go down in yachting his
tory as "fuke week" will not be
duplicated again in the near future,
yschtsmen say. They look for good,
brisk wind this week and so far their
prediction has been fulfilled. There
was fine wind Sunday. and today
good whole-sail breeze is blowing.
The Shamrock's ability as a cup
hunter has dawned more and more on
the American yachtsmen until now
they are generally willing to admit
''lifted'
Never before has a British yacht
been so close up during a series OF
races as the Shamrock has been to the
Colur- ia. There were maDy glum
faces Saturday when the Shamrock
beat the Column bia to the outer mark,
but the Yankee boats good work on
the beat home again revived the fag-
ging hopes.
Sir Thomas Upton and his assist
ants are jubilapt aud feel confident
that they will carry the cup home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-09
CAPT. STAFFORD KILLED
In Sundays Engagement
Capt McGrath Wounded
Insurgents Guns
Captured.

MANILA, Oct. 9.-Insurgents this at
| ternoon make an attack almost ON the
city of Manila itself, opening fire on the
Americans to the north of the center
on the line between block house No. 5
and La Iona church. The Americans
(Twentyffth Infantry returned the fire
at 1,200 yards range with artillery.
The enemy retired after an hours
fighting.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-An official
report from Gen. Otis of the lighting
on Sunday reached the war depart
ment this morning and is as follows:
'MANILA, Oct. 9.-Schwan, with q
column of 1, 726 men of the Thirteenth
infantry, q battalion of the Fourteenth
infantry. with heavy artillery, left
Bacoor yesterday morning, proceeded
to Moveleta and drove away the enc
my, capturing two guns aud infiictinR
damage.
His casualties: Capt. Stafford, 18th
infantry, killed: Capt. McGrath, fourth
cavalry, seriously wounded; ten enlist
ed men wounded.
morning and meeting with slight op-
position. Navy vessels and marines at
Cavite made demonstration on No
velta yesterday, while Schwan ad-
vanced at the same time.
The troops at linus attacked the il
surgents at San Nicholas, two miles
east OF the city, and drove them from
the road intersecting there. Four
men we're slightly wounded. The
enemy left six bodies on the field.
COTS -
1t is significant that Otis refers to
the naval participation merely as
demonstration" while the press tel
egrams (censored) show that the navy
aud marines und er Col. Elliott of the
U. S. marine corps, took Noveleta
with the aid of the Wheeling. the Pc
trel and the Csllos, aud the town was
subsequently occupied by Schwan's
forces.
Naval officers say that the press re-
ports are undoubtedly accurate.