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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
PARIS LETTER..
(Fro m our regular correspondent


Paris, France, June 18, 1900.
There are on the left bank of the
Seine and facing directly the river,
row of detached buildings each one
of which is a national building and
occupied as a sort of national head
quarters by the nation that built it.
Over each waves the nations flag
and in each walks two or three
soldiers in the uniform of their
country. These buildings of foreign
powers or as the French say in Pa
villons des Puissances Etrangeres'
are situated in the following order:
Italy, Turkey, United States, Austria,
Bosnia, Hungary, Great Britain, Bel
GUM, Norway, Germany, Spain,
Monaco, Sweden, Greece, Servia,
and Mexico. Behind these, as it
were on back alley, are Denmark,
Portugal, Peru, Persia, Luxembourg,
Finland Ia section of Russia Bulgaria
and Roumania. have wondered why
the United States pavilion was
built. 1t appears to be an empty
piece of extravaganza having in it
and without it nothing that is char
acteristic or home-like. 1t contains
in one corner a postIofice, but this is
little used, and affords no facilities
that are not found in the French
post office. The building is quite
ecllpsed in size and in taste OF fur
nishings by some of it's petty neigh
bors, as for example by that little
gambling hell of the Mediterranean,
the Principally of Monaco. Most
of the buildings are crowded with
the works of art and other exhibits
peculiar to their country, and the
space rented to exhibitors will doubt
less much more than pay for the
building.
The United States building has but
one central group on a pedestal
about eight feet high. 1t is three
life size Indian ponies of plaster in a
terrible tangle of legs, heads, necks,
and tails. | asked an attendant
what it meant. He said it repre-.
sented horses stampeded and en- the
brink OF a precipice, those behind
pushing those in front and those in
front trying to pull themselves back.
The explanation was quite necessary
to the motive of the artist and the
three ponies. But why should this
Omaha soul ptor with models of good
Nebraska pow horses ever before his
eyes strive to express himself in
something horrible and theatre i'm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
Senatorial Comment

Attack it as they WILL the friends
of neither Dillingham; or Prouty can
destroy the splendid record of Grout
as congressman from Vermont
and the voters of Vermont are very
liable to reward duty well done. 1t
is among the voters and not among
the politicians that Gen. Grout is
looking for his reward.-[Brandon
Union.
Vermont will make a mistake, in
the opinion of many persons, if it
does not re-elect Jonathan Ross, who
has in his short career demonstrated
his great strength as lawyer by
several notable contributions to the
discussion Of the great and novel
questions of present day statesman
ship Boston Evening Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

St. Johnsbury furnished two ora
tors last week of whom we may be
justly proud and we feel sure our
readers will be interested in reading
their speeches. Alexander Dunnett
presided at the republican state con-
vention and gave patriotic speech
that was well and enthusiastically
received. On Thursday evening Wen.
dell P. Stafford addressed the grad.
uating class of the medical depart
ment of the University of Vermont
and his address was one of those
scholarly efforts for which this brill.
liant man has long been famous.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
Men, Women and Events.

The University of Wisconsin has
conferred the degree of LII. D. on
Justice Brewer, of the United States
Supreme Court.
George Swanson of Thurso,
who died recently at the age of 95
years, is believed to have been the
oldest Free Mason in the world. He
was received into St. Peters lodge
in February, 1928.
John Ruskin's grave in Coniston
churchyard is to be marked by a
Runic cross designed by his secre.
tary. The cross will be made by a
local craftsman in stoue from the
neighborhood, in compliance with
Mr.. Ruskins wishes.
Professor Karl Goestmann, of Am
herst, and Professor Mcclellan, LII.
D., of Yale, are candidates for the
CHARACTERISTIC OF the Western Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania at Allegheny
made vacant by the resignation O.
w. ]. Holland, now curator of the
Carnegie Institute,
Judge Denny died Saturday at Sea
side, Oregon, aged 62 Judge Denny
was United States consul at Tier
Tsin, China, under President Have.
and consul general at Shanghai un
der President Arthur's admnistra
ton. From 1885 to 1890 he wa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

St. Johnsbury did not get Con-
gresham in the convention last
week, but an honorable office came
to Col. T. c. Fletcher, when he was
chosen first presidential elector.
George Fisher, of Lyndonville, Fred
G. Fleetwood, of Morrisville, and
Horace F. Graham, of Craftsbury,
are the Others and they are a quar-
tette of true blue Republicans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
Convention Echoes.
Various Comments from Various


The Messenger congratulates Wen
dell P. Stafford, of st. Johnsbury,
upon the showing of strength he has
made in his first important entry in
to state politics, and felicitates Por-
ter H. D ale, of Brighton, as well for
the loyalty with which his friends
labored in his behalf against odds al
ready forseen and discounted. - st.
Adams Messenger.
The successful candidates may feel
just pride in the support that was
accorded them. Mr.. Plumley's
friends stood by him Loyalty until it
was recognized by all that his case
was hopeless, and Mr. Dale received
handsome compliment from his
friends and nelghbors. Mr.. Stat
ford's vote was something remark
able. He had arrayed against him
practically all the political forces of
the District, and his fight was sub,
stantially single handed. Yet he had
very handsome vote, after all, and
the strength which he developed
among the people amply proves that
he is force to be reckoned with, in
the future.
The successful candidate, Col. Has
kins, is not the man to make a Ma
tional reputation in the House, but
he is safe, conservative and uprig bit,
and the credit and honor of Vermont
will be safe in his hands. He will be
a faithful and hard working Repre-
sentative, and the interests OF the Dis
trict will be looked after carefully
and efficiently Burlington News.
Mr.. Plumley made a strong run
and his supporters stood by him
nobly until he voluntarily withdrew.
Stafford came out of the convention
the strongest of any of the defeated
candidates and stafford next time"
was heard on all sides after the close of
theconven ton. His delegates stood
by him to the end and it is a remark
able tribute to the ability and stand
ing of so young man that when the
break finally came he got forty of
the Plumley votes or fully two thirds
as many as were secured by the vet.
eran politician Col. Haskins in spite
of the fact that the latter was a
sure winner and attached to his
cause was all the pride and intox-
ication of success Barre Times.
1t is long time since there has
been a new name in the Vermont del
egation in the House OF Representa-
tives. Col. Haskins is a man of
sixty-tOur who won his title in the
civil war and has since earned dis
tinction at the bar being at one time
United States district attorney.
Judging from his record, he seems
likely to sustain Vermont's reputa-
ton in Congress for being repre-,
sented by delegation which makes
up in influence what it lacks in mum
bers. Vermont knows a good con.
gresham when she sees HIM and
delights in keeping him in Congress
i Boston Evening Transcript.
The great fight is now over. The
agony is done. After a canvass Of
the first congressional district, re-
plete with sensational features, the
Hon. D. J. Foster today wrested the
wreath of victory from the brows o
sage and experienced politicians and
stands the living example of what
| nj Z II,
complish. His victory over a heId
comprising so many candidates o
such unexampled strength anc
ability is a tribute whose warmth
can only be measured by those who
have followed his striking campaign
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

make a good governor and has
earned his laurels.
Congratulations to Martin F. AL
len, our candidate forlieutenant-gov-
ernor. He is farmer from Addison
county who has wide acquaintance
throughout the state and who will
perform his public duties with grace
and ability.
Congratulations to that trio of
young state officers who have dis
charged their various duties with
such satisfaction as to merit nomi-
nation by reclamation at the hands
of the convention.
Congratulations to the nominee for
Congress from this district, Col. Kit.
tredge Haskins of Brattleboro. He
has been identified with the best in
terests of the republican party since
the civil war, and comes of distin-
guished ancestry, his great-grand-
father, grandfather, and father
serving respectively in the French war
the revolutionary war and the war
of 1912.
Born in 1886 he moved to Brattle-
boro in 1868, after serving as first
lieutenant in the 10th Vermont Regi-
ment. He was a member OF the
House in 1872, a member of the SEN
ate in 1892 and was speaker of the
last House. He served as United |
States attorney under an appoint
ment from President Arthur and is
as one of the leading at
torneys of Windham county. He is
eminent in the Masonic order and
has been active in Grand Army circles
since the founding of that order.
Congratulations to David J. Eos
ter of Burlington, who will represent
Vermont in the First district. A
Barnet boy and a graduate of st.
Tohnsbury Academy in the class of
1876, he has host of friends in this
'eccion who are glad to see him Sc
'ure such a prize. After graduating
rom Dartmouth in 1880 he started
% practice law in Burlington and in
1886 was elected states attorney
or Chittenden county. In 1892 he
vas a member of the state senate.
lie was commissioner of taxes from
1894 to 1898 and in the latter year
vas appointed chairman of the board
Of railroad commissioners. He is an
'ble lawyer, a ready and eloquent
speaker aud will make a record in
Washington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
To the VictOrs.

Congratulations to W. W. Stick.
ney who was nominated for govern
or last week by reclamation and
who earned this nomination by his
earnest canvass four years ago. He
has been brought up under the sha-
dow of the capital dome and knows
statecraft from A to L. He will
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

Carroll S. Page expected that he
was in the hands of his friends at the
first district convention, but results
show thatit was otherwise. Both the
Lamoille county candidates were
turned down and the defeat Of Judge
Powers was no surprise. The latter
must have been blinded by his own
importance or he would have seen
the handwriting on the wall weeks
ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
Convention Oratory.

Under the above caption Editor
Ropes of the Montpelier Journal pays
a deserved compliment to Lawyer
Hulburd of Hyde Park as follows:
THE best nominating speech was
by Mr.. Hulburd, in presenting the
reasons why Carroll S. Page should
be the choice of the convention. 1t
was not only the best of the coven-
ton, but of any convention we have
ever attended. 1t was the best in
matter and manner. In a seven min
ute's address the strong points in
Mr.. Pages candidature were trench
antly stated, and the argument for a
business man of Mr.. Pages demon
strated ability was put with conclu-
sive force and clearness. There was
eulogy without fulsomeness, and rea-
soning without wearisome prolixity.
In fecility of literary expression,
grace and vigor of delivery, Mr.. HUI
burd's speech was a model. There
seems to be something in Lamoille
county that inevitably tends to the
breeding and development Of brains
and the Accomplishments of grace
and force in speech. If the conven.
ton had brushed the whole field
OF contestants aside and nominated
the young and virile and we'll en-
dowed attorney, there ought to have
been resounding and unctuous
amen from the Massachusetts, to the
Canada line. Suing for the Miles
Standish OF the contest, the conven-
ton might have answered, Speak
Tor Yourself, Tohn.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
COUNTY ".

FOR SENATOR'S.
ALEX. DUNNETT Of st. Johnsbury
GILBERT NJ. CAMPBELL of Lyndonville.
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES.
STEPHEN D. MORSE Of Dauville.
WILLIAM II. GlLCHRlST Of Mclndoes.
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE,
WALTER p. SMITH Of st, Johns bury
FOR STATES ATTORNEY.
DAVID E. PORTER of st. Johnsbury.
FOR SHERIFF.
LORENZO SuLLowAY of st. Johnsbury.
FOR HIGH BAILlFF.
A. E. WAKEFIELD Of HardwiCk.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
DANFoRTH B. LESLIE of Wheelock
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

Hearty congr atulations to Judge
Wendell P. Stafford, the latest mem
Der of the supreme court bench. He
is splendidly equipped for such an
honorable position, and the fact that
it came to him unsought shows that
the office sought the man and the
right man was found.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

Commenting on the nomination
speeches at the district convention
at White River Junction last week
the St. Adams Messenger says:
"Stanton's was the most fervid !;
Martins, the most humorous; Blod.
gett's, the shortest; and Parsons,
the most earnest"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04

Cover plants with newspapers before
sweeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

NAIEONAL.
FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY of OHIO.
FOX VICE PRESIDENT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT of New York.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
FIRST DISTRICT
K1rTRRDGE c. HAsKiNs of Brattleboro.
SECOND DISTRICT.
DAVID J. FOSTER OF Burlington.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17

The Republican Journal of Belfast was
so fine before that we hardly noticed its re-
cent new dress. The Journal is one of our
most prosperous Maine weeklies and its
success has been achieved by careful editing
and printing. Lincoln County News.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17
Clipped from Contemporaries.

Tug boats blowing their whistles on the
river, steam whistles in the ship-yard, fac
tory and quarry give Waldoboro a business
air we haven't enjoyed for years. Lincoln
{ nuntN \nMS
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17

The genial, happy hearted, spirited,
optimistic Rockland Opinion rises to remark
that this Old Home week business is the
work Of some homogeneous ass" 1t says
ment and selfish commercialism. Knox
county ought to be very proud of that sheet
A collection to buy it some dyspepsia medi-
cine is in order. Kennebec Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17

1t is the sheerest nonsense to blame the
sheritfs for the non-enforcement of law
when the expressed public sentiment is 50
decidedly opposed to the enforcement.
What the State needs is an awakened senti-
ment and until this comes the law is a dead
letter. Our Indifference should be our
shame. Maine Farmer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-15
His Insatiate
Appetite for
English Books.
' So The Chinese Emperor


kinds, together with learned natives who
had put out volumes both in the Chinese
colloquial and the classical language Of
the empire. and it was these which he
sought to obtain. He got the assistance
Of foreigners whenever he could and
made no distinction between the books
OF any sect or society. institution or
body. but with an equal zeal he sought
them all No miser ever watched his
gold with a more Jealous Gaze fhan bis
young man examined these books, SO a
eunuch told me.
One OF the eunuchs from the palace
came 10 mo every day for weeks % get
some new books for the Emperor. and
almos. exhausted my patience with his
persistence He was willing 70 pay any
price, and he would not allow me 20
refuse him any book which the EUep-or
had not yet had II It was to be got under
any circumstances. l was forced more
than once 10 give him some little sheet
tract Of single page and a. other times
20 take my wife's Chinese medical books
out OF the library and turn them over
10 him. fo-. the eunuch declared. wha,h =
truly or not, I cauno- say, that ~ -arei
not return a. night without taking me
/ Emperor something new.
/ lie bought my wifes bicycle and to5E
/ II 10 his Majesty. and il was a-fsr7zro
repor.ed that his queue caught in tie
! hack wheel and ne had veTy ur-E1n-
peror-lke fail. This led the Dowascr %
! deal severely with the eunGch. one day
/ shortly after the coup d'etat q man came
+ - ma with his face scratched and Dis
9 g q
rfe q" He srsired 10 Join tEa cserc1 q,
/ Gree. SAYING cha- ne was friend = this
3 SEINE eunuch Who Rad been oaT-lshed Tor
/ buying al these things FOR the Emps- y
+ and charging him doable price fog them
and that he also was r. danger o. losing
his head
The Emperor set himself u studyaas
the socks he had bought and the mora
h s--t,ess -Ee r0eFe 70 became co1vbrl "a
that China was OF tie wrong 7oad, ard
in areasf-l need 20 - -rta iAs
r-o-c nc r1e6:tsted tae natter tls u4F'
he became convinced taat thefe WIS 70
hone ~ china So long a. she U-as 81 -
hands r the old coussrva tive parts.
re began % prepare - r tr!B q
Tier Tyin CT the railroa8. TIE aan'
~ Caaag Tzsn-rsao. the preser- 2re-t2
~ mines vzs atte5 " Tor rs rece4ti z
and u vas rzsmo-ed that ~ H5s5f g e
ar as Jspsn- Several Han zlls VIZ
vho-n 7 vas acquainted cane e AK r.
II taou-ht ~ Rouid - sac sor aln 2
20 .hat "a from heraA ard faeT ~er'
as excited as ne - 6o's7 vls-.aaT
rass ne thEnk q q sixtee1-E ss8r-rla toi
,us, ahsat 70 leave SIS mother ADD -
CoatlsGea = N.atA gass-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-15

1t must not be inferred from this that
the Emperor was becoming a Christian.
Ono day three Of the eunuchs called on
me with this same horticulturist for the
purpose Of seeing a foreigner, and to get
a view of his home and to talk with
him. One Of them was younger than
the other tWO-in fact young man-and
above the average Intelligence OF his
class. few days later my friend told
me a story which illustrates one phase
of the Emperor's character. He had
ordered a number Of the eunuchs to ap-
pear before him, but none of them save
this particular one materialized AS he
got down on his hands and knees to
kotou or knock his head TO his Males y.
the latter kicked him in the mouth, cut
ting his lip and otherwise injuring him,
and my informant added
What kind OF man IS that to be on
the throne OF country, Furnishing those
who obey his orders"
OF course, it is well-known fact which
has perhaps been already reported a great
number Of times that the young Emperor
began studying English about the same
time. and those WAC were getting books
for him came u our compound and
secured 4 small volume. which had been
taken 10 China by the man who Induced
re TO so 10 Picking. as a textbook f5r
his little daughter When the Emperor
! began the study Of English he departed
( from the usual methods 81 men in his
position and allowed his teacher to sit
and teach him instead OF forcing him %
kueeI In his presence. I myself worked
for some time with the grandson Of this
+ teacher. teaching MIN English, and In Re
/ turn he taught me Chinese.
The study of English, The study Of The
I Bible, and all the foreign toys the En-
peror had played with, including the
great inventions which mark .he pro-
gress Of the advancing civilization q
these laSt years OF the nineteenth cen
clry. were not lost on the young man
They could not change his imPetuous dis
position. but they di5 inspire n him d
disposition 20 see the world and - snow
more cf what was going On in = thar
had ever been known 5y any other &C
crpaat q the Dragon throne He, there
fore began buying a.. kinds q books
pertaining 70 foreign affairs
/, was known % hin Tia; 'se-s wsr
various Institutions ot learning connects
VIII tina missions q the various chEFc-e'
ard that ea-A o. t6ese schools had trans
lated some % the most Important is1t
books OF the countries they represents
into Chinese. They were issged - 'Tac
=ocic tes and socse;les so- lie aiStTi aiio
OF general and Christian knowiedss. an
there were books prepared by scientist
and physicians an5 scholars o. vzE1oa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-15
His Collection
Of Curious,
Costly Toys.

Professor Isaac T. Headland, Of the
Picking University. writes: Tho Eh:1ese
Emepror. Kuang Tsu, deposed two years
aao by the Empress Dowager, Is in some
resnects one Of the most remarkaole
characters In the empire at the present
time. He is not what we are accustomed
IN term a strong character AS boy
ne was interested in all kinds OF forelsh
TOYS and considered everything OrouShC
from foreign countries, from railroad
train a phonograph. an electric car or
q fine Swiss watch. as a toy TO ne payed
with Like many other rich children ne
,,.,e INDUCED in evry imaginable wan-'
and the populace regarded him In the
lfght Of q snoiled child. The ChlneSe OF
tho better class who were In touch Win
those connected with the palace el'heI
rs aunuchs. servants, or IN othdal T.
,ations were full Of stories ABOUT MS
mad temper. and looked upon him as one
who fought TO be spanked. IL was Sa'u
that his own priva,e apartment was
museum OF all the most wonderful III
ventious. the most intricate machlheIS
md the most complicated productions OF
modern art. science and invention that ne
had been able To gather and :ha' ms
viii must not be crossed in any CIT
,,,nostances. for he was just as liable 10
dash A fne Swiss watch 20 the hoor'
breaking ii into a hundred pieces, as
aeevish child is TO destroy its doll
KNOWING the disposition Of the boy
,ba officials sought cut all kinds of in
trica+e and peculiar machines as presents
n him in order TO enhance their One al
interests and prospects and in doing SO
they troubled US at Picking University
,,,..,1 we LET them have our phoncsraph
- make as present to his Majesty.
Dopht1ass these toys awakened his inter
.st in foreign affairs generally
Rut as the child grew he began 10
develop other notions not less pecuAaF'
rarnsns hut more IN harmony with his
position. duties, and responsibilities
when the ladies'. both Chinese and for
eirn. presented the Empress Dowaser
with a magnificent copy Of the New
Testament. printed on the finest paper,
u-i+b new type specially manufactured
g. that book. bound in silver, encssed
- silver box. which was sgsin enclosed
a. enc push case, the thing interested
- Majesty. TO judge from his conduct
- +b,n II did the DowageF Empress
herself.
The day after the present reached th'
nalace an order came 10 the Aiile'lesi
f3ible Society in Picking. which attlae's'
ne special attention OF the agent o. ma
soeiatv. The man who brought me o'oe
vas a euuuch He seemed very p2FslN "a
>, retain he little slip OF paper on wnlci
40 order was written, and INSISTED ul'O.
as return to him after it had been eVPieU