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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Water for Communion Service.

The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the
venerable pastor of the South Congrega-
tional Church, Boston, has brought
about radical departure in the COM
munion service at his church by substitut-
ing water for wine. DR.. Hale has been
DESTROYS for many years to bring about
this change and when the communicates
tasted ordinary water in place of the
grape juice at the service last Sunday
there was considerable comment. DR..
Hale explained the matter to the congre-
cation by saying that, in accordance
with his earnest desire OF some years, the
officers OF the church had decided to use
water in the communion.
"This is a mere matter of detail" he
said. The use of wine is in no way
essential to the communion. At the
great national conferences of the Uni
tartan church administered communion
with water. Christ in His life on earth
took the cup and drank the wine OF the
country. In every land it is customary
to use in the communion service the bev-
erage of the country, aud thank God,
water has now come to be the beverage
of America"
DR.. Hale concluded his remarks with
a word in reference to the many persons
who find wine either temptation or an
offence and are therefore virtually barred
from the communion table.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Band from America.

The band that will take with me to
Paris this year at the invitation OF Com
missioner General Peck of the United
States commission to the Paris exposi-
ton will be representative of the United
States, writes John P. Sousa in The In
dependent. The band contains many
men born here, owing all they have Of
education and training to the United
States. Our programme will probably
be found broader in scope than those of
the other bands, as the French are apt to
play French music only, the Germans
German music only and so forth. Our
uniform will be of dark blue, richly
braided, turned up at the cuffs with
velvet and having the American shield at
the collar. This shield and the gold cord
on the cap are the only touches of bright
color. 1t is quietly elegant and will form
quite contrast to the gorgeous uni
forms OF the other bands that will take
part with US in the fetes. During the
time that we are over there we will tour
all Europe and go to England if the
Transvaal war is ended before we return
home.
The last great international baud COM
petition took place in Paris in the year
1867. All the countries of Europe were
invited to compete, and all took part
with the exception of England. The jury
consisted of Ambrose Thomas, Hans
Won Bulow. Felicien David, Leo Delibes,
Grisar and Hanslick.
Three first prizes were awarded as
follows: Band of the Garde du Corps
Germany, A; band of the Garde Repub-
licaine (French), B, and Seventy Third
Regiment band of Austria, c. These led
the crack bands of Holland, Russia,
Spain, Baden, Bavaria, etc. l believe
that at the present time the band of the
Garde Republicaine is considered the best
in Europe.
As we shall play every day at the fair
and as we shall take a very prominent
part in the fetes, such as the unwilling of
the Lafayette statue on July 4 and the
French national fete on July IA, we are
going to place and an occasion that
will subject our American artists, instru.
ments, music and methods to rigid, but
| trust fair, criticism.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
China's Revenues.

China's revenues are collected in a way
Enthusiastically absurd, but in ordi-
nary times an amount sufficiently great
to meet the necessities ofthe imperial gov
eminent at Peking always comes in
No one knows, even approximately, how
much is extorted from the people by the
different provincial governors, but it is
an amount considerably, perhaps enor-
mously greater than ever finds it's way
to the national treasury. Since the war
with Japan, China has become a bor-
rover from foreign capitalists, and this
TACT has led to somewhat careful investi-
CATION of the country's resources. This
has proved to be work of great diff
Guilty, for accounts are never audited,
and only imperfect reports of the sums
raised annually are printed in the Picking
Gazette. For the purpose of revenue,
as, indeed, for other purposes, China is
an agglomeration of many quasi inde-
pendent provincial governments. No
part of the national income is collected
directly by the imperial government. All
the collectors OF the revenue are the
agents OF the provincial governors, and
responsible for them. All the money col
lected is first paid into the provincial
treasury, or one of the provincial treas
uries, for there are several of them in
every province, and thereafter is RENTED
according to apportionment of the year,
partly to Picking, partly for local govern
ment needs and partly, if there is a sur
plus, in aids to less wealthy provinces.
After the demands of Picking are salts
fed all the rest of the taxation would APP
pear to belong to provincial authorities
to spend as they may please. There are
always some extraordinar or contingent
demands lett unsatisfied or carried for
ward to the next year-demandsf for famine
relief,repairs to the Yellow river, rebellions
and risings in remote provinces, and last,
ly there is the admiralty board, whose
wants are never satisfied. Those provn-
ces which have any surplus respond more
or less reluctantly to these extraordinary
demands. The poorer provinces neglect
them altogether. In this way all the
revenue is absorbed from year to year.
There never is any reduction in taxation.
Whatever change is made is always in
the opposite direction. The general re-
lations between the imperial and local
authorities as to the division of taxation
may be summed up by saying thai the
Peking authorities are continually trying
to extract as much as possible, while the
local authorities are continually trying
to part with as little as possible. New
York Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
The Horses New Years Card.

The Chicago branch of the Inter
national Kindness to Animals Society
has issued an appeal to Drivers" in the
form of New Years card, in which the
horse makes the following requests:
"Please dip the bride bit in water in
winter before putting it in my mouth.
If you doubt the necessity OF this, put
your tongue to frosty nail.
"Use castor oil on the wagon in win
ter. Axle.grease dope stiffens in cold
weather and becomes dry and hard at
the spindles. l have to pull harder then.
The easier you make my work the more
you will save in flesh and feed. Castor
oil is inexpensive considering its useful
ness in this way.
"Please uncheck me while standing,
and blanket me in cold weather.
"Do not form the habit of speaking
harsh and loud to me. l like kind
voice when spoken to. can do my
work much better and easier under gen
tie treatm mt. am not deaf, as rule
you need not yell at me.
Remember that | get tired and ner.
vous and hungry and thirsty-just like
yourself. Give me warm and soft bed
to sleep in.
"You know | will draw all l can
Please don't make the load to heavy.
please sharpen my shoes in icy
weather. You know | don't fall inten.
tionally.
Brace me up with lunch at noon
This helps me as much as yourself
through the hard days work.
I'm fact, your generous and faithful
servitor deserves the most kind and con
siderate treatment possible at your
hands. "-[ Farmers Voice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Detroit Tribune:

The consolidation of the two local tele
phone companies was hardly unexpected.
1t has been inevitable ever since the or
ganization of the competing company,
and it was only question OF time when
the two concerns would be succeeded by
a single company. However beautiful it
may be in theory, competition in the tele-
phone business is not satisfactory either
to the stockholders Of the rival com
panies or, to their patrons. Whatever is
gained by decrease in rentals is more
than compensated for by the inconveu-
fence of the two systems, and the neces-
sity of patronizing both exchanges in
order to secure satisfactory service. Of
course somebody must pay for the ma
terial that is made worthless by the con-
solidation of the two concerns and that
somebody will be the innocent subscriber.
The Michigan Company is free to charge
whatever , it will for it's service, but
something may safely be left to the bust
ness intelligence Of the officers; there is
nothing permanent to be gained through
competition in this case there will be
few mourners outside of the minority
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
An Authors Fate.

When the author received midnight
telegram which read, "What is the low.
est cash price for which you will sell all
rights to your words, When the Troops
March Homer We have set them to
music. Answer" he decided that at last
his fortune was made and wrote in reply;
Zone hundred dollars!" The publishers
replied that they could not think of Civ
ing him that much cash down, but they
would be willing to give $50. The
author would not hear to it. "Go
ahead and publish song on royalty
basis" They took him at his word, and
at the end of six months they wrote
Enclosed please find fourteen cents in
stamps for royalty on your song, When
the Troops March Home We wish you
mighty well!"-[ Atlantic Constitution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
February Magazines.

Success is now issued as a monthly
instead of weekly and this high.
class magazine aims to be, especially
to Young men, what the Ladies
Home Journal is to the ladies OF
America. The Street Railway Jour
nal, the editor of which is Edward E.
Higgins, at one time resident of St.
Iohnsbury, has lately purchased Sue
cess, and Mr.. Higgins is treasurer
and manager Of the new property.
The company have large plans for
this monthly and the circulation
must increase rapidly when a man
like President Lang of the Toledo
Traction Co. sends 465 subscription
orders to Success Ito put it in the
hands Of his married employees and
their families" Among other good
things the February issue coptains
an account of the record of Schwab,
the young president of the Carnegie
Steel Co., with much of interest con-
corning the methods OF the Carnegie
Company. This article indeed the
whole tenor of the magazine-is to
inspire ambition and confidence in
the youth of the present day, and
teach them by notable example how
to succeed in life. Success is, as it
claims to be, a monthly home
magazine of inspiration, progress
and selfhelp."
The New England Democrat is the
title Of the initial number of month
ly published by c. A. G. Jackson of
Montpelier, editor of the Argus. 1t
is an Alternative magazine OF so pages
and contains full page portraits of
Judge James P. Tarvin, Robert Treat
Paine Jr. and W. !. Bryan. Thelatter
has written a letter to Mr.. Jackson
congratuating him on his venture
and expressing the hope that the
paper will prove a fearless exponent
OF democratic principles and exert a
widespread influence for good" The
contributed articles are by Judge Tar
vim and Mr.. Paine, and the editorials
are well worth reading by men of all
parties. The magazine contains no
advertisements, which is refreshing
change from the magazines which
nave more pages OF advertising than
reading matter. The New England
Democrat is published at one dollar
year, 10 cents copy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14

The annual state convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations of
New Hampshire and Vermont will be
held at Brattleboro, March Is to Is in
elusive. This will be one of the strongest
conventions ever held by the Association
in these two states. Prominent speakers
from New York, Boston and other Sec
tions will address the convention. Dele
gates from all the city and college associ-
ations in the two states will be present.
Special rates on the railroad will be Sc
cured. Brattleboro will entertain the
convention in its usual hospitable
manner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
New Color in Glass.

John c. Baird, of Redding, Baird & Co.
of Boston after months OF experiment
and study has developed and produced
new color on stained glass, nels yellow,
which is being rapidly introduced on the
steam railroads as caution signal. The
chief value of the nels yellow is that in
fog or smoke it can be seen 2, 400 feet, or
about double the distance necessary for
satisfactory use, says the New York Sun.
The use OF third color for signals has
been adopted by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford and has proved
success. The Consolidated, on making
the change, retained the red for danger,
used the nels yellow for caution and sub
Stituted green ior the safety or all clear
signal.
Railroad men say that green will be-
come the safety signal the world over
soon, because under the old code when
green light became broken it exposed
white light, which falsely indicated
clear track.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS
nave Somewhat Retarded General Business
Spring Trade Outlook Is Unimpaired.

Inc strength of staples, particularly
.hose OF agricultural origin, is the lead
Ing feature this week, as last. In general
trade weather conditions have not fav-
oieu large distribution, but COMPARE
DOHS with year ago are still quite fav-
Otan'e Enlarged speculation is re-
lecteo IN increased clearings and COM
pai4Sohs with last year are again en-
oouIa aging, While gains over years previ-
0us 10 1899 are very marked.
Al strength of demand and size of adj
.""Ue' cotton is easily first. The strength
VI ue raw product naturally affects
aa@Nulactured goods, which are very
p D. ~ ana IN good demand from jobbers.
soeit rains have increased the supply
w. "a'ef and New England mills are now
o" ~4'ilHg TO their fullest capacity. South
NIL, manufacturers are very busy and
oot t use one-sixth of the south's total
C'ON production this season.
wifi Is higher, partly in sympathy
neat but also on reports of dam
,, eS ~ the Argentine crop by heat. Pro-
l9'oiiS nave been quite strong through
sno. 'Ne week, and active demand is re-
lard. eNei prices OIL pork anu
+otn.5" ana leather are firmly main
sha" eu' though reports from the boot and
var Uv trade of current business are not
iS at uT grades of wool are quiet, but there
gro sun an urgent demand for medium
frs aaeS' reports from the wooden goods
gro oe continue favorable to a high de-
garao ana firm or higher prices are re-
Tr ueu as certainty for the future.
trihm4aVofable weather has affected dis
ma Iu'lon in most sections this week, but
tba '' orders have been of fair size and
irnno S3pilng trade outlook continues I'M
fon o 90, failures in the United States
with wi me re, week number .231, as compared
IN 1coa 40 IN this week year ago and 27S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Thomas rIas0n Brumby.

The splendid loyalty of Flag Lieuten
,o+ Brumby to his superior in the BATH
a az Manila Bay, and his devotion to duty
tonnd touching revelation in the deliriun
~ tbe fever whose stroke deprived AID
Mira, ~ Dewey OF firm friend, and tool
E e, the navy faithful and gallant off
Ger.
Ere the faithful Brumby died,
While the fever burned his brain,
They who stood his bed beside
saw the battles fiery tide
Sweep along the furrowed main,
Heard the guns Of freedom chide,
While the Spanish guns replied,
But fore God replied in vain
He who in delirium lay
Fought again the famous fight
All! those lips move not to pray
orders must not brook delay,
For the Masters word is light!
Brumby saw Manila Bay!
Peaceful scenes were suatched away
When the fever yelled his sight.
But the fever's breath unsealed
ON those lips their deeper speech,
And the hero's soul revealed
Lo! when falchions flame to shield
Truth that shameless foes impeach,
Valor on the desperate field,
Where yet wrong must be repealed,
Brumby's dying words shall teach
&c. w. Patterson.
East st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
A splendid Showing.

"The annual report Of the Commits
sioners OF Mass. Savings Banks for year
ending October 81, 1899, shows a large
gain in Deposits over the previous year.
Based upon this report the Widely Saw
ings Bank OF Boston has issued its
Annual Comparative Statement of Mass.
Savings Banks, showing Gross and
Net Gain in Deposits, also percentage of
Gain, Dividend rate, etc., which is a con-
else and comprehensive issue that insti.
tuition made the largest Net Gain in
Deposits and percentage of Gain during
the year."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Provide for the future.

Provide for the future.
1t is easy to lay a few dollars
aside weekly or monthly if you
have some safe place to deposit
them. We accept deposits to
open an account as little as one
dollar. We know if we once get
you as a depositor your account
will soon grow to respectable d.
mensions. Our office hours are
$50 a. m. to 8 p. my Saturdays
and 7ths Of month 7 to 8 ). m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
stockholders. 1t is proper enough to
sympathize with them in their sorrows.
The Detroit Evening News.

The Detroit Evening News.
The Bell Telephone Company having
absorbed the Detroit and Independent
state lines. the work of recognizing the
operating departments will probably be
instituted. at once. AS matter of fact
to business men two telephone companies
doing business in the same town is a
nuisance and an unnecessary expense
nearly every business house and office is
compelled to use both phones. If the
absorption means consolidation, the
dropping of the system entirely and no
increase in rates, the public will be CRATE
full for it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14

The O'Neil block at Bristol was found
to be on fire in the rear OF c. W. Rivers
grocery, and meat market Thursday
night. Mr. Rivers stock of goods was
practically ruined. The damage to the
building was $500. Mr.. Rivers estimat-
ed his loss at $4,000 or $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14

All the Detroit Papers Favor the Con.
soAdafiOn-The Journal says ono City
rs Big Enough for I've Permanent
Competing Telephone sysiems."
Detroit, Mich, January II, 1900.
The consolidation of the two Iudepen-
dent Telephone Companies of Michigan
with the Michigan (BelI Telephone Com
pany includes the city of Detroit and
forty'slx exchanges operating ten thous-
and subscribers and six thousand miles
long distance lines.
All the Detroit newspapers favor the
consolidation. Editorial abstracts are
as follows:
Detroit Journal:
mo city is big enough for two perma-
nent competing telephone systems, and
that one OF the local concerns should abb
soro the other was as inevitable from the
beginning as sunrise and sunset. 1t is
all very fine to theorize about competi-
ton; but competition in respect to tele-
phone service must be as unsatisfactory
to the customers as it is Improbable to
the Companies. Telephone service is one
OF those natural monopolies, created by
the very force OF circumstances. There
can be competition in telegraph service,
IN the express business, and with certain
limitations in the railroad business, but
competition in telephone service means
great deal of annoyance, if no increased
expense to the user, if he tries to secure
as etfflclent vice through two companies
as he could secure through one. There is
respectable part of this property that
now represents only an investment in
dead horses" and it is too much to
suppose that the company will simply
charge off its value. In time the worth
less property will all be paid for by the
patrons OF the company.
Out of the consolidation, however,
they will ultimately obtain many ad.
vantages that are not to be lost sight of.
Business and professional men will no
longer be taxed for two telephones"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14

EStats present number enrolled at the
bow !, Industrial school at Vergennes is,
''S LA, girls %, total 1862.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-14
Detroit Free Press, Second Editorial on
Telephone Question is as follows:


Except among those disposed to COM
plain upon general principles, there is
nothing in the big telephone deal to
cause anxiety, much less create a STAN
pede.
There are what may be considered as
minor compensations which. aggregated
amount TO great deal. Whatever the
Detroit company may have done 6nan-
cially, it was many removes from a
bowling success in giving an efficient and
satisfactory service. To be perfectly can
did, it furnished competition, and very
little else worth mentioning, in the way
OF public benefits.
1t engendered much profanity and
many quarrels, provided always that the
renter could make connection. 1t was
the means of lowering rates; also the
average moral tone OF the community.
You could have one of its instruments
placed tor the asking, but it took heat
ed declaration of war, sometimes an ak,
to get it out again. 1t soured tempers,
injured lungs and caused a falling off in
church attendance.
These drawbacks will now be removed.
The Bell people have long appreciated
the necessity of giving a good service,
possibly not on religious grounds, but as
a good, sound business proposition. You
will no longer be under the necessity OF
running to your neighbors to talk with
some one using the other phone. You
will be in a position to ring the BELL no
matter what patron you may want, and
the girl in the main office will do the rest.
You are to have good service without
any bad one, and completed service
instead of fractional one.
Detroit cannot stand the strain of too
many Qualities in public utilities. 1t is
enough to keep track OF two times with
three. handed clocks without trying to
maintain active relations with two kinds
of telephones with confusing announc-
ing of patrons for one, patrons for the
other and patrons for both. What is
true 10 Detroit is largely true through
out the state, and, from the unsenti-
mental standpoint of practical utility,
the uni6cation Of all the lines and sys-
tens looks like one of the best things
that could have Unopened.