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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
10 refund the money on fifty cent bot
Tie of Greene's syrup of tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold; we also war
rant a twenty-five cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or no pay.
A. c. RANDALL, &C. BINGHAM,
FRANK G. LANDRY, FLINT Bros,
BoYNToN & EASTMAN, Az. WALKER,
u. Z. HARRINGTON, West Danvlle.
l. D. STILES, st. Johnsbury Center.
y. ROGERS, Walden.
y. B. CUTTING. West Concord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
SHEFEIELD,

Miss Cecil Paul is visiting friends in
town.
Rev. 0, D. Clapp gave very able dis
course Sunday morning at the Metho'
dist church.
Miss Minnie Brown is home for few
days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31

Citizen-Well, how did you find the
Jail, Shackleiord
Shackleford(bac from two weeks
sentence)-Oh, didn't have to hunt for
it; sheriff took me right there Harlem
Life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
The Fire Record in IS0S.

l.. S. Hayes of Bellows Falls, the in
surance adjuster and expert, has recently
completed his record OF fires and fire
losses in Vermont during the year 1898.
Following is his summary of losses and
insurance paid by months:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31

In the matter of
Francis Bugbee In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the creditors of Francis Bugbee of
Swanton, in the county of Franklin, and
dis strict aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the ed day
of May, A. d. 1899, the said Francis
Bugbee was duly adjudicated bankrupt
and that the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at the law office of David Il. Porter
in st. Johnsbury, on the 18th day of June,
A. ID. 1899, at O'Clock in the afternoon,
at which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come before said
meeting.
DAVID Il. PORTER,
Referee In Bankruptcy
May 25, 1899.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
Bankruptcy Notice.
Amos T. Bowen In Bankruptcy.
M, ~

In THE DISTRICT COURT or THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
In the matter of
Amos T. Bowen : In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Amos r. Bowen of
st. Johnsbury in the county of Caledonia,
and district aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the Sd
day of May, A. ID. 1899, the said Amos T.
Bowen was duly adjudcated bankrupt
and that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the law Office of David Il.
Porter in st. Johnsbury, on the 18th day OF
June, A. ID. 1899, at / O'Clock in the after
noon, at which time the said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint trustee.
examine the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come before
the said meeting.
DAVID Il. PORTER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
May 20, 1899
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31

Rev. Mr.. Meacham gave very inter
esting chalk last Sunday evening which
was listened to by goodsized audience
Merrill Dawson visited his friends and
former home in Lunenburg Sunday, re-
turning here Monday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
PASSUnPSIC.
Annual Roll Call.

There will be roll call meeting OF the
Baptist church next Saturday beginning
at 10 80 O'Clock. Letters of invitation
have been sent to all members near and
far and it is hoped that large number
of the church will respond either person.
ally or by letter. Invitation to the meet
ing is also extended to all friends of the
church whether members or not. Dinner
will be served in the vestry, and ample
provision will be made for ALL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-31
Bankruptcy Notice.
! In Bankruptcy.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
A Cheap Slipper Still Cheaper.

body but themselves, when they
had only one-third as great popu-
lation as we now have.
We did not confer with France,
Germany or Russia or with the
American Republics south of us, we
conferred with the nation that twice
we had whipped on land and sea-
that we had humiliated-that we
had taken by force of arms the
richest of her domain from.
England saw us in the humiliating
position of a suppliant-we bowed
the knee to Baal-we employed her
aid in this our dire (?) extremity.
What was England's answer? With
all the diplomatic verbage striped
from it, is was, You are presumptu-
Gus, you are arrogant and impudent,
to ask us to change our laws for the
benefit of a hated rival-yourselves.
You will next want us to change
our free trade laws to suit you, and
will want us to repeal our laws tax.
ing incomes, because your shoddy
aristocrats do not want to support a
government that has no Dukes, no
Earls or Counts-no, we will attend
to our own affairs in our own way
and you can go to Halifax, if you
wish"
Ever since, International Bimetal.
ism has meandered aimlessly about
over our country, whether it was at
Santiago and got injured with shot
or she'll, whether it grew reckless
and ran up against Alger's hypno-
tized beef, or across morass in the
faraway Philippines, this deponent
saith not. The suggestion that II
was last heard of flirting with Queen
Lii Is not thought to be authentic.
But that it has been lost, strayed
or stolen is evident, for the platform
manufacturers of 1900 are wooing the
sea breezes at Atlantic City, and
again their patent feathers triI
lightly over the Administers at the
Waldrof-AstOria, but not WORD
about International Bimetalism il
heard but the Yellow Standard il
budding like the rose, despite the
earnest appeals of the Western mem.
bers of Congress, for on no other con.
dition will Shylock give up the mil.
lions that will be needed for a cam.
paign fund. In 1900 a little pebble
from off the beach may be seer
marking the last resting place of the
catchy plank of l896-and on 1t will
be inscribed: "Hic facet. I.B.n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
MILL BURNED.
Duncan & Co.'s Mill at Pulaski De-
strOyed-Insurance.

Duncan & Co.'s Mill at Pulaski De-
strOyed-Insurance.
PULASKI, Aug. 15.--Between mid
night and day this morning the
Nicely mill was burned with large
quantity of grain. The fire was dis
covered in the elevator in the
cupola, and is supposed to have re-
suited from spontaneous combus-
ton. The fire department had hard
work to save the adjacent McGrew
block of buildings, including the
Commercial Hotel. The insurance
is as follows: Insurance Company
of North America, $4,000; Georgia
Home, $4,000; Hamburg Bremen,
100; Norwich Union, 81 500; Phila-
delphia Union, $4,000; Ohio Valley
Millers' Mutual, $1,000; Indiana
Millers' Mutual, -.
The loss on both the mill and the
grain exceeds TIE insurance. The
mill was owned by M. b. Neely's
estate and G. A. Duncan, and was
operated since Mr.. Neely's death by
b. f. McGrew and G. A. Duncan as
G. A. Duncan & Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

Mr.. RICHARD CROKER IL an i'm
perialist no longer. While abroad
he has talked with the best informed
men there, he says, and has con-
cluded that the war Ia putting
bloody pages into history for private
gain" and be will have no more of
IL. There is a sockdolager for the
imperialists, who have been banking
on Croker to carry New York for
them. But why Richard had to go
abroad to find out these things, calls
for further explanation. If be had
consulted the columns of this paper,
he could have attained the same
valuable information. We suspect
that Dick has contracted bad habit
OF relying too much upon the judg.
ment and advice of his English cous.
ms. They inoculated him with un-
orthodox and dangerous views on the
money question, which lost him the
control of New York state, and his
party the control of government;
but he seems to be recovering more
or less from this spell, as well as the
other, as he pronOunces William
Jennings Bryan lone of the greatest
men America has ever produced. !"
For our part we have never taken
much stock In Mr.. Croker. He is too
much of a revenue" Democrat to
to suit our taste. That is, he puts
expediency too high above principle,
and with him the end always justi-
fies the means. In social life he Is
boor, and in politics boodler. He
Is a man of great force of character
and iron nerve, but his moral sensi-
bilities are so blunted by long con-
tamination with ward politics in
New York City, that it were better
not only for the Democratic party
but for our country at large, If he
would go abroad and stay there.
There is this encouragement to be
taken from his change of base. 1t
shows almost conclusively, that the
imperialists are done for; Croker
would not change unless he saw the
hand writing on the wall, and his
change will change thousands. 1t
may be taken as foregone conclu-
sion, therefore, that the Democratic
platform of 1900 will pronounce
against trusts, Imperialism and
slaughter, and, whether the Croker
contingent like it or not, in favor oil
the free coinage of both gold and
silver at the ratio of Is to l, and fol
William Jennings Bryan for Presi
dent. So mote it be!
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
GEO. w. NICHOLS.

THE $2O,OOO,OOO we paid Spain for
her quit claim to the Philippines Is
mere trifle. The cost of war can
not be less tran $2OO,OoO,OOO a year,
but the cost of taking care of 100000
soldiers will be infinitely greater.
Not a soldier that has seen service
in the Philippines but that will
have to be cared for until death. If
the pensioners live as long as the
average life of our soldiers that saw
service in the civil war, even if
peace were declared by the end of
1899, could not be less than one mill
lion of dollars. Are we not "paying
too dear for the whistler" Think of
1.-THE American citizen to be taxed
to the amount of at least one thou
sand millions of dollars for the priv
ilege of making an experiment in
colonizing, an experiment in chang
ing our form of accommodation a
Republic to a Presidential dictator
ship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

dent and lost one leg. The company
were somehow to blame, and when
he threatened suit they were more
than willing to settle the matter out
of court. Various offers were made
to him, but he would accept none of
them. AT last he made this proposal:
If the company would start a restau-
rant at North Berwick, and place
MIN In charge of 1t, agreeing to stop
every train before his door for five
minutes, he would not institute pro-
ceedlngs. This was agreed to, and
the restaurant was started.
MRS. Briggs was one cook in a
thousand, and her meals were al
ready well known to the patrons of
the road, when she set her brain at
work and invented a new kind of
sponge cake. She was famous be-
fore; she was immortal now. That
sponge cake was lighter and sweeter
and more delicate than any other
known in the history, and it sold.
Every one passing through Berwick
bought some, whether he wanted It
or not. 1t came in enormous loaves
inclosed in wooden boxes, and the
wealthy bought these. For simmer
purses portions were sold of gradu-
ated sizes down to single mouthfuls
wrapped in tissue paper for ten cents.
Restaurants in distant cities served
1t, and regular shipments were made
to New York and Boston. Others
tried to initiate 1t, but failed. The
secret OF its making was kept reli0-
lously. Every batch that went into
the oven was mixed by Mrs. Briggs
own hands and behind closed doors,
Even now nothing Is known of the
process, beyond the fact that a churn
was used for beating the innumerable
eggs which went into its compost
ton.
vi course the restaurant prospered.
1t was before the days of dininp-cars
ana passengers from PASSPORT and
portland had good appetites when
they reached North Berwick. Be-
sides the sponge cake, tue almost
! equally famous custard pie was sold.
and a general dairy lunch served.
Briggs managed the restaurant for
twenty years, finally grew rich, and
gave up the business, moved to New
ourypOrt, lost his money by specula.
ton and in other ways, and died
The restaurant was given up when
he left, and the only man who knew
the secret of the sponge cake died a
year or two ago.
That is the story which the old in
habitants tell TO the casual visitor
but the younger generation denv
tnat there was anything mysterious
about the sponge cake Of the old
days, or that 1t was any better than
what Is sold at the corner bakery to-
day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

WE are glad that the Howard
phosphate farm has been managed
as it has, and hope it will result in
others being handled in the same
way. We would like to see every
good farm converted into a stock
company, with the stock owned by
our home people. Why not? If it
is such a good thing for foreign
capitalists, why not for home capt.
talists? The South for many genera
tions raised cotton and sent it to the
North to be manufactured; and we
are jus: beginning to learn what a
very foolish thing to do, that was.
It will be just as foolish for all of us
here in Maury County to sell our
birth rights to foreigners, when we
might just as well combine our
small bank accounts and organize
companies and handle the greater
part of this rock ourselves, and leave
OhO OItlO w ULIO lbuu
Or if necessary, organize home COM
panies and buy the lands aud mar
ket the rock. 1t is a paying in
dustry, beyond dispute, and if it
takes organized capital, why not or
ganize our home capital for that
purpose. If a man cannot command
$1,000 cash capital, perhaps he can
command $500; or if not $500, then
$50. In short, we ought to organize
any number of large or small com.
panies right here at home by large
or small capitalists, and handle al
many of these farms as possible, and
in that way benefit as many home
people as possible. Not that we
have any prejudice against the
foreign capitalists who are investing
their money here; we welcom,
them; at the same time we consider
this too good a thing to let then
have all of it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN.

The Republican Platform Promise OF
International BimetaIIsm.
The catchy plank in the Republi-
can platform in 1896 was the one
that gave bright promise of Inter-
national Bimetalism. Thousands
upon thousands were deceived and
deluded by it. Spellbiuders, at the
rate of $500 per hour, pictured the
advantage of having so great a ma
tlon as England join with US, and
thus give silver the status IL had
had from the found alton of our
country up to 1873. In many in
stances these smooth, oily fellows
deceived the very elect.
Later on a commission was ap-
pointed 70 negotiate with our heredi-
tary foe. They negotiated with a
country that adopted a single stand
ard without comforting with any
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

STRIKES do not as a rule hurt the
Plutocrat. The strikers are the ones
that sorely feel the effect of the loss
of employment. Strikes will be sue
cessful when the laborer no longer
listens to the siren song Of the poll
tician. They will be successful when
they vote as they strike. The strik-
er's ballot counts for as much as the
plutocrat's, and there are thousand
laborers to one millionaire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

w. j. EMBRY, one of Columbia's
hustling real estate agents, says he
could increase the population of
Columbia one thousand in the next
thirty days, il he had the houses to
rent. People are leaving here al
most daily, because of the scarcity
of business houses and residences.
Columbia would get on a boom if
she had half a chance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
A Valuable Pearl.

The large pearl found by Mr.. lobe
Miller, in Duck river near Williams
port, referred to in last weeks HER
AID, was sent by Mr.. A. B. Rains to
New York, for Mr.. Miller, for sale,
and telegram came yesterday stat
ing that it had been sold for $1,000
So the phosphate industry is not the
only paying business in Maury
county,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

CONGRESSMAN CARMACK, we are
glad to report, continues, though
slowly, to improve. He has very
little fever now, sometimes none,
and 1t is expected that by next week
he will be able to sit up some. Hun
dreds Of litters and thousands Of
friends are waiting impatiently to
hear that he is himself again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

did l hear you say, conductor, that
the locomotive was At the rear end OF
the trainG" "Hes, ma'am; we've got a
locomotive at each end. IL takes one
70 pull and one to push up the noun.
tam" Dear, dear, what shall / dol
IN Always so sick IL l ride with my
back 20 the locomotive l-Clevelsnd
PLAIN Dealer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
A FORTUNE IN SPONGE CAKE.
The story of the Railroad Restaurant at
Berwick, Me.

The story OF the Railroad Restaurant at
Berwick, Me.
The mention of the name of Ber-
wick, Me-, in connection with its
recent robberies, writes a correspon-
dent of the New York Evening Post,
recalls to many the days when its
sponge cakes and custard pies carried
the fame of North Berwick as far "a
civilization went.
The history Of the industry Is a
curious one. About 1916 an employe
Of the Boston 4 Maine Railroad
named William G. Briggs had the
misfortune to be caught In an acci-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

THE Pennsylvania Railroad, one
the greatest systems of railroads in
the United States, will, beginning
the first of next year, inaugurate a
plan of pensioning all their employees
who remain in their service until
they have reached the age of sixty
five. This is somewhat of depart
ure, but it is ne vertheless a very
commendable one. The road will
doubtless get back in better service
from its employees, more than it will
pay out in pensions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

THE Nashville American and
Courier Journal continue
to stab the democratic party in the
back, by quoting from each other.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

THE State Democratic convention
of Iowa met this week and endorse d
the Chicago platform and w. J..
Bry an, and declared in strong terms
against imperialism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
Bargains.

Two good second hand disc plows
in running order for sale cheap. Call
quick. It'll J. p. STREET.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

GEN. w. H. Jackson is reported
as saying, in public speech at Sar-
atoga, that to reafflrm the Chicago
platform and renominate Bryan,
would place the Democratic party
in as bad way as a stump tail cow
is in fly time. On bang tail ponies
and stump tail cows, Old Red is
authority; but in politics he is a
back number, and his orations have
no more weight than the harangues
Of any other garrulous old fellow.
Besides, the General is an intimate
of Richard Croker.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
WHY IS IT

Our trade continues to increase
so fast? We think that Good
Groceries, Prompt Delivery
and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18
WEIGHTS

will win. So we are deter
mined that this shall be our
motto in the future as it has
been in the past. If you are
not already our customer, try
us and see if we can't please
VOu
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-18

Has always been our "hobby."
A good strong drink at nine
pounds to the $500. A good
blend of Cordova, Caracas
and Rio at 6 lbs to $I.oo. s
ID bucket of Mexican Java for
$500.
Do you drink Tea? We have
all kinds and at from the littlest
prices to the very finest. Flour al
ways at mill prices.
If you don't know us come and
see for yourself that we do what
we say.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
Artistic Work.

The wainscoting in the Majestic sa-
loon, 914 Market street, is the most art
istic piece of artificial marble work ever
executed on this coast, and requires an
expert to tell the difference from the gen
uine. marble, as it is constructed from
slabs and erected in the same manner and
can be taken down at any time, the same
as any marble work, without destroying.
There is no comparison between this work
and that in the Examiner building, which
to be repaired must first be destroyed.
Mr.. G. Cipolloni, the artist who has exc
cuted this work has certainly attained re-
markable results. The satisfaction that
this new feature Of interior finish has al
ready given is ample evidence that arti-
fetal marble will become a prominent
factor in the construction of future build
ings of the coast as it can be utilized for
about one-half the cost, and retains the
Mr.. Gipoiioni comes from Rome, itaiy.
and resides at $40 Baker street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
1.-THE MAJ ESTIC'S' UPENINO.
Messrs. Waldron and Mason Possess
One of the Handsomest Cafes
in Town

1.-The Majestic" saloon at 914 Market
street opened it's doors for the first time
last evening and was visited by hundreds
of friends of it's proprietors, Messrs. Milo
Waldron and Bert Mason. Compliments
were showered on them for the good
taste they displayed in fitting up the place
and they were. also congratulated on Sc
curing such an excellent location.
This city has many handsomely deco
rated cafes, but there is no doubt that
THE Majestic surpasses them all Tor
beauty and comfort. It's owners have nave
up, and as a result they have right to
feel proud of their acquisition.
AS one enters the place he is at once
struck with the beauty and appointments
OF the bar. Handsome mirrors, bronze
statuary and shining glassware are
thrown out in splendid relief by the
construction. Nickel and brass were used
in finishing it off and is in perfect har--
mopy with il The walls la, are s eovered ginia
rococo. Paintings of great value adorn
the walls are one Of the main attrac-
tions in the place. There are pictures by
A Humborg of Munich, P. Burrucci OF
Rome, A. Zoppi of Rome and other IA
nous artists. The masterpieces are
shown off to advantage by lights cleverly
in their way and are richly furnished.
Privacy is obtained behind costly drapery
Below stairs are ten of the coziest
rooms imaginable. The music room or
banquet hall is a large, well ventilated
apartment handsomely. furnished Judg--
ing by its comfortable appearance 1t
promises to be very popular with the
patrons of THE Majestic. All the rooms
are richly carpeted and furnished.
The patrons to the private apartments
can be served with steaks chops, succu-
lent oysters, and The Majestic's" only
speciality, boiled salt mackerel:
A stairway leading from the Ellis street
side of the cafe insures privacy to those
wishing to avoid going through the front
way.
A feature of THE Majestic" is that it
is ten-cent house. This has long been
waited by the drinking public, and as the
liquids offered for that price are the best
that money can buy and are served in
palace it is more than likely to spring into
immediate popularity.
Messrs. Waldron and Mason are known
throughout the State as genial and whole
souled fellows and their friends are al
ready focking to the new refreshment
resort.