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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

policy is generous one and r;oL,
provides them with food, scbO l.uly
roads and everything necesso olS'
free trade on all of the necessar;aa
life, then why this contention OF
apple of discord p? His address 1 ana
packed full of facts which shonId We" as
read so as to correctly understand .I Ie
case. Women filed the ladies' pali Iue
les, the aisles and even stood p ! 'I
inches where the statues were nIao .ge
and hundreds could not gain
trance, so deep was the interso+ ' |!
the question. Senator Spooner n nv ~
fine address from the const; aue
tional standpoint. He has develonaus
wonderfully in legal ability; in yo;u
Senator Tillman probed him with a oii
kinds of questions, he could moi al al
ger him, and found him ready and
equipped at every point, and otb01
Democratic senator's also cloaal
questioned him, but he was maSt.y
OF the situation. 1t seemed Iiks =
great political gymnasium and Sen
ator Spooner came out as yictor;
Gus champion.
1t was a surprise to many tbot
Senator Proctor voted with H.
Democrats, but Senator Ross votsS
with his own party. Senator and
Mrs. Ross bring their New EnpIanS
customs with them, someone re
marked, for they attend church s4rr
ice every Sabbath morning as regular.
ly as the minister.
Commander c, c. Todd of The
United States Navy gave very IN
structive lecture before the Geogranb
ical Society on "A Journey IN tbe
Amazon, last night.
A. NC.
Washington, D. c., April 7, 1900,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11
Washington, D. c., April 7, 1900.

Undoubtedly, Gen. Powell CLAYTON
is correct in his assertion that NAM
democrats will vote the republican
ticket this year on account of the ex.
pansion issue. The Bryanite copyen.
ton is certain to oppose expansion
and this will cause bolt in frat
party as big as the one produced by
the reputation declara ton in 1896
A large portion OF the democrats Of
the country are on the republican
side in regard to the accessions of
territory made in the past two years.
The fiag-iurling which the Kansas
City convention will declare for will
be shown to be an unpopular policy
among the voters of the United
States.-[St. Louis Globe Democrat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The New York Sun maintains that
the Puerto Rico bill is measure "to
give Puerto Rico free trade with the
United States just as soon as that
island says with its own mouth that
it is ready for it," Most people have
an idea that the islanders have al
ready asked for free trade, and that
the bill just passed is a refusal to
give it to them for at least two
years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The effort to secure Congressman
Littleheld of Maine, and Congress.
Mccall of Massachusetts,, to ad-
dress the republican state convention
at Burlington on the 18th has failed
1t is busy time for congressman
and they cannot come. Somebody
else from abroad will be there to
kindle new fire in the Vermont repub.
lican breast.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The Dewey.for-P President fever has
broken out again in some quarters
on account of an announcement
that the Admiral will RIM
The gallant sailors head has
been turned at last, and the
bee is buzzing in his bonnet
The declaration of his candidacy
however, is received with much ;nd;t.
ference among the public men of the
country, and the sober-minded. think.
ltg masses will hardly enthuse to
any extent. 1t looks as thouph
the Admiral had been taking moo,
adVice from somebody, and Vermont.
ers generally, who have a speciaI
interest in him, will regret the atti
tude ne has assumed. There hid,
fair to be quite bit of difference he
tween Dewey as a conquering hero
returning to an appreciative people
and Dewey as presidential candi.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

dense fog settled over the city when
the news came. But the Beers are
not through with the Englishmen
yet, by a good deal. There is bound
to be large amount of hard fight
ing before the Transvaal is subju-
gated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

Yes, it is too bad so good a sailor
and so good soldier should, with.
out reason or purpose, take the helm
and steer his ship straight to his Wa
terloo. Even could he EN- erge from the
conflict victorious he would still
hardly be winner, while if the day
goes against him, he robs that never
to-be' forgotten list of May of half
its glory Brandon Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11
NEWSPAPER Talk.
Quality Better than Quantity.

1t may be that Senator Hoar is OF
the firm opinion that every state
ought to be represented by two sena-
tors as the constitution provides,
but 1t does not seem that the trainers
OF the constitution ever expected
that any senator would feel Obliged
TO seat man as senator who
came before him with such a record
tor bribery as Senator Clark has
Rutland News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

We hope that the report from
Havana, that Senators Butler and
Pettigrew who have been on visit
to Cuba, devoted some time to i'm.
pressing the Cuban mind with the
idea that the United States would
not keep its promises to the people
OF Cuba, is not true. Such a course
would be in very bad taste and
would Justly bring upon the sena-
tors named large measure of public
condemnation. The situation as to
Cuba is perplexing enough at pres.
ent' and any attempt to make il
more SO by stirring up the natives
and leading them to distrust US
should be vigorously dealt with.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The Brattleboro Reformer saws
that McKinley's only hope for re-
election is in democratic folly. Well,
the democracy may be confidently
relied on to furnish the folly this
year as usual.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

Something must have happened to
Gar Nicholas worlds peace scheme,
tor close upon the trouble in South
Africa come decided indications of
war between Russia and Japan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The Ludlow Tribune wants run
ming mate FORTS townsman, Govern
or-to-be Stickney. Addison county
is very DESTROYS of furnishing run,
ming mate in the person of M. F.
Allen; and up to date Addison
county has a clear field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

Several of the mountain peaks OF
Alaska have been named for public
men. One of the Hottest is named
Mount Dewey. There is lot Of ice
on this mountain. and if the Admir-.
ais presidential boom could be To-
Gated there it would keep a long
time without spelling.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

According to Judge Rowell's recent
decision, a regular organized asso-
citation appears to have some rights
in the direction of liquor drinking
that the courts and the public gen
orally are bound to respect.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The court of appeals has given the
governorship in Kentucky to the
democrats. What the next move
down there will be is not certain.
Kentucky is lively state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

The Vergennes Enterprise has made
a startling discovery-namely, that
Carroll S. Page has not really entered
the race tor congress in the First dis.
trict. This discovery never could
have been made by anybody well
posted in the details of the campaign
but the Enterprise is for Powers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT.

An ostrich trust is one ofthe latest.
There is no use trying to stretch the
neck OF this trust. 1t will attend to
that itself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11
Diplomacy and Disappointment.

If Prouty should get to the senate,
which he will not, should he display
no more diplomacy in railroad mat
tiers than he has in common politics
someone would be sadly disap-
pointed. When sturdy Vermonters
compare such man with General
Grout the time spent in deciding
which man is of national stature"
won't be missed from doing the
Chores Groton Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

1t would be cruelty unfortunate for
Hon. {. A. Prouty if his personal ap.
peal to voters should fall as fiat as did
the farmers candidate" boom started
Tor him in the New England Homestead
some time since Woodstock Standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

London did not enjoy having those
British troops trapped by the Beers
near Bloemfontein, and an lextra
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

date on an anything-to-get-a-vote
platform. He gives out that he is
democrat and will run as an indie.
pendent peoples candidate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

Now it is suggested that State
Auditor 0. M. Barber, of Bennine ton
county, may come into the congress
sional race in the first district under
some kind of combination which is
darkly limited at. We prefer, how.
ever, to believe that Mr.. Barber is
not suffering from swelled head
Mortified News.
The Supreme Courts decision is
practically a death blow to the in.
junction process of enforcing the
liquor law against property owners.
For even where knowledge of the
transgression Of the law was com.
monty admitted, and it was morally
certain that the property.owners
were acquainted with the fact and
therefore liable. it would be almost
impossible to legally prove that the
owners did actually know that
liquor was being sold on their prem.
ises.-[Ludlow Tribune.
Some of the contemporaries and
newspaper correspondents are declar-
ing with much emphasis and with
pertervid eloquence that the opinion
OF the people Of Vermont is all on the
side of the Republican minority and
the Democratic majority in Congress
in the matter OF immediate and ire
vocable free trade with Porto Rico.
Four years ago there was similar
cocksureness as to the preference of
the people" of Vermont for Thomas
b. Reed, rather than William Nc.
kinley, as candidate for the presi.
dency, and on no better grounds
Time showed that there were false
prophets in Vermont. No man TO.
day knows that the Republicans If
Vermont are for immediate free trade
with Porto Rico. 1t is more l;Lel,,
true, and more reasonable to assnr,e my
that the Republicans of this state a re-
with the overwhelming party ma
)orlty, as expressed by the recent
votes IN Congress- [Montpelier
Journal. Pe"e'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11

THE CALIFORNIAN co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
Humorous department.

AN EMBARRASSING QUESTION:
They are telling story in Washington
about Congressman Clayton, of Ala,
bama, who used to be district attorney
in his state. 1t became his duty at one
time to prosecute an old man for max
ing illicit whiskey. 1t was not very
serious infraction of the law but the old
back woodsman had been reckless in
his open violation and it was necessary
to make an example of him. He was
brought into court, and after the govern
ment had stated its case the old man,
who had no lawyer, asked to be allowed
to 90 on the stand. He was told that
this would render him liable to answer
any questions but he insisted.
"Well, uncle John," said Clayton,
"did you really make any whiskey in
your still? ?"
"Henry," replied the old man, with
pathetic tone, II know'd your pa; l
voted for your pa every time he ran tor
Jedge. And, Henry, your pa would
never have axed me no question like
that"
The jurors laughed, the court smiled
and Clayton relented. The old man
drove home that night.-Dertoit Free
Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

BARGAIN COUNTER REPARTEE.-It
was at department store bargain coun-
ter for odds and ends. The crush was
terrific. Women squeezed and elbowed
10 get alongside the counter. Ere
quently two Of them happened to pick
up the same bargain at one and the
same time, and then they both retained
their clutch on it and looked daggers
at each other until the stronger of the
two won the victory or the bargain was
rent into ribbons.
A naughty matron with an electric
seal coat picked up box containing
three cakes of imported soap for cents
at the same moment that an humble
looking little woman in a faded tan
coat had fastened her grasp on the box
81 believe I was the first to take
hold of this" said the matron in the
electric seal coat, freezingly.
The humble-looking little woman
held on for minute, studying her an
tagonist, then she slowly relaxed heI
hold on the hox.
"Well, you ca - il" she said
amiably. "You LOOK !:.ie " need the
soap."-Washington Post. y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

QUAKER HUMoR.-The unexpected
humor which often tints the grave
speech OF the Quaker is we'll illustrated
in little story told of an eminent
young physician of Pennsylvania al
the time of the Civil war. He had de-
termined to serve his country and leave
his practice at home; but met with
grieved remonstrance from his mother,
a sweet faced Quakeress.
81 beseech of thee not to 60 to this
war, my son ~ she pleaded, her soft
eyes full of tears.
"But do not 60 to fight, mother"
said the doctor cheerfully. II am going
as medical man. Surely there IS no
harm in that"
"Well, WE'LL" said the little mother
doubtfully, 60 then if it must be So"
Then suddenly gleam of loyalty shone
through her tears, and she Strengthened
herself and looked bravely up into her
tall sons face.
eff thee finds thee kills more than
thee cures" she said demurely, 81 ad'
wise thee to 60 straightway over to the
other side, my son !'-The Youths
Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

MEDICINAL.-I think that the ma
jority of church choirs in Brooklyn are
helps to churches. But some of them
have got bad habit of late-the quar-
tette habit. They sing without the
accompaniment of an organ, and thus
exhibit all the blemishes of their voices.
Only we'll trained and highly cultivated
singers may safely venture to sing with
out musical accompaniment. When
the amatures try the experiment they
inflct needless pain upon their hearers.
And the modern anthem! recall an
occasion on which the anthem ran in
this way:
Soprano: "Oh, take this pill"
Tenor: "Oh, t-a-ake this pill"
Contralto: "O-o-h, take this pill"
Basso Oo-o-h, take this pill"
All together: "Oh, take this pilgrim
home" Brooklyn Eagle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

DEEP BREATHING.-The art of in
hating the lungs to their utmost capac.
ity-in other words, the art Of deep
breathing-is an exercise that is more
and more attracting the attention OF
those who realize the benefit and ne
cessity of physical culture. Natural.
ly, as the air makes food for the lungs,
which make good blood, upon which
depends the strength of the system, it
is important to have good and abund.
ant air for the lungs to utilize. 1t is u
fact, however, attested by physicians,
that the majority of people do not or,
dnarily fill the lungs in breathing.
To overcome this tendency, the habit
of taking deep inspirations daily should
be formed. Blaikie goes so far as to
say that as many as 1000 or 1000
deep inspirations should be taken
every day; but if those who are not
accustomed to this exercise would be-
gin with 25, or even 10 day, il would
he taking a step III the right direction.
This number could be gradually in
creased. A tendency to consumption
that scourge of the human race
may be overcome; indigestion, fever,
seasickness, and many other ills are
declared TO be helped, if not cured, by
this treatment, and the benefit to all
who presevere in the habit of taking
deep and full inhalations of good air
can scarcely be estimated.
This method is a simple one. Draw
in the breath slowly through the nos
trils-never through the lips-unlil
every air cell in the lungs is fall.
Hold the breathing for little time
without straining, and then slowly ex'
pei it. Repeat this many times day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
CARNEY BRANCH.
WEST. EAST.
Trains Nos. 80 and 80 connect at Blacks

Trains Nos. 80 and 81 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gatfney Division.
Train No. 80 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 33 leaving Camden at Il. 40 p.
m., going West, makes connection at Lam
caster, S. c., with the l.. y. G. r. r., at
Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going
North; at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. IL connects at Blacksburg
with the Southern Railway from the
South. At Marion, n. c., with the South
ern Railway going West.
aD- Number 50 will stop at Kershaw for
Elgin, Caskey's, Springfield, Roddy's, Leslie,
Old Point, Newport, Kings Creek. Millwood,
Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain.
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, superintendent,
S. b. LUMPKIN, Gen. F.. and p. Agt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
A TIMELY NOTE OF WARNING


THE following is copy of circular
i letter which is being sent out by one
of the largest mercantile establishments
of the great northwest to their customers
throughout the country on the importance
of keeping insured against loss by fire
DEAR Sir: During the past few months
the losses sustained by merchants,
through fires, in that part of the country
tributary to the st. Louis market, have
been so unusually large and disastrous AZ
TO suggest to us the advisability of ad-
dressing our customers upon the I'M.
PORTANCE of keeping fully insured
at ALL TIMES. Within the past few
weeks, four Of our own customers have
lost their stocks and buildings entire,
without insurance, or so nearly so, that
the amount carried was totally inad-
euuate to the risk assumed, and in two
or three instances, when the fire came, il
was found that policies for considerable
amounts had just lapsed. Men rarely
make a SECOND mistake of this kind, but
the c0mmonest feature of the FIRST, Is
the wiping out of the results of years OF
labor and thrift and leaving those who
commit the folly of FAILING TO INSURE,
in position whereby they have to face
the world in condition far worse than
when commercial life was first begun.
1nlnk ol Tue poSSloIliiSS VI n"'ihS ouo
fruits Of 20 years of labor swept away
within few minutes, with no other lega-
cy than smoke and ashes and vain regrets
for what might have been prevented by
a little foresight! To the wide awake,
conservative business man, the expense
incident to keeping his goods fully insur-
ed is just AS legitimate and necessary rs
that of paying taxes, rent and clerk hire.
We may escape the consequences of fail
ure to insure for FIVE, TEN or TWENTY
years, but we are just as certain to be
brought face to face with it, sooner or
later, as we stay in business; therefore,
we say to you, if you are not now in
sured, attend to it before the sun
goes down
With kindly assurances of regard for
our mutual interests, we are,
Very sincerely, your friends, -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

Pig IRON AND HOG IRON.-Negroes
are very original in their dealings with
white men," said the foreman of a
North Memphis iron foundry. "a
couple of Negroes were unloading pig
iron for me the other day, and it comes
in pretty good.sized chunks. One chunk
is heavy load. One of the Negroes
came to lump twice the usual size,
being two chunks run together. He
stopped work the minute he caught
sight of it.
"'What are you stopping for?' l
yelled. Pick it up""
"'Boss, 1 doan mine onloadin' pig
iron,' said he, but when it comes to hog
iron, 1 quits. '"-Memphis Evening
Scimitar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

who has been q citizen Of Greenville
the past ten or fifteen years, and who
served several terms as school commits
sioner of that county, is being strongly
urged in a petition to the general as.
sembly for the appointment as treasu-
rer to succeed G. Lawrence Walker.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

FATAL PROCRAsTINATIoN.-"He
asked me to marry him."
"And you accepted him ?"
"No. Idiot that l was, | asked for
time"
"He said he'd give me a year."
"Ah! And what did you say ?"
81 saw my mistake. l said two days
would he plenty. But he wouldn't hear
to it. He said no woman could make
up her mind in so short time. He
really insisted upon my taking six
months. We finally compromised on
80 days"
"And then ?"
ale married that putty-faced Bimber-
ling girl the very next week. ."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
PHOTOGRAPHY
IS AN Art

A ND it takes an artist to he photo
n grapher. One who is not all artist
doesn't stand much of chance Of max
ing a success at photography. l have
given years of study to this especial line
and I can say with pride that my work
will compare favorab ly with that Of any
photographer in this section.
The hest and most perfect photographs
are the results of experience and not ex-
periments. do all of my developing,
retouching and finishing. thereby obtain
ing the best possible results.
As Far As Prices
Are concerned, you need not worry your
self along that score. know that my
prices are reasonable and you will agree
with me when tell you what they are.
am also prepared to develop and print
pictures taken with pocket cameras. II
you have a Kodak or Vive or any other
camera, and for any reason you can't de-
velop and print your pictures, ring them
to me ut my gallery on West Liberty
street. j. K. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

IT STILL WoRKED.-"No," she said
coldly, 81 cannot marry man who
carries rabbits foot for luck"
For moment he contemplated her in
intense silence but only for moment
"Who," he exclaimed, "now can
doubt the efficacy of the rabbits foot
after this ?"
Then he left her forever, pausing on
ly to laugh the wild, mirthless laugh
which was suitable to the OCCASION
Detroit Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

I represent a number of the leading
fire insurance companies of the world and
can come up to your requirements.
l.. GEO. GRIST, Agent.
My office is in the Nichols building,
over the Ganson Dry Goods Co.'s store.
Call on or phone me when you want
trustworthy and reliable FIRE INSUR-
ANtE. l.. G. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

Both ARE DIFFIcULT.-"II's hard
to settle down after a trip"
"Any harder than to settle up.-Chi-
cago Record.