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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

Jaggles-Didn't that house you think
of buying have exposed plumbing?
Waggles-Yes. The expert | took to
make an examination exposed it.-New
York World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
JeII.O, The New Dessert,

pleases all the family. -Four flavors;
Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try it
odav
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
REAL ESTATE.

PORTLAND ST, DIR. ]. H. Smiths resid-
ence, with lot 312x2O rods; ample room for
three cottage houses in rear; also large lot
5x6 rods on Portland St.; a chance to make
a dollar in building small houses, which
would rent quickly and proftably. This is
trade. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
THE TOWNS AROUND.
DANVILLE.
The Lady Minstrel Show.
fSDecial Correspoudence J


That the ladies of Danville and especial
l. the members of the Village Improve
g.n+ Association, are successful in what
nrsr thev undertake was again demon
eetrated last Friday evening in their pres
Soa+ation of the minstrel show. The pro-
|lor was carried out completely as
ss.;nted in our columns last week except
nr the dancing by Miss Straub of ST..
Tohnsburv. which was omitted on ac-
Jonnt of illness, and although there was
constant downpour of rain through
The evening, they entertained crowded
house and realized over $40, net, from
The venture. The four end MINISTRIES
we're artists with bones and tambour-
mes and contributed their share to the
vocal numbers on the program. Mrs.
n 2 Carter as interlocutor filled her
nIace with becoming grace. Gideon's
hand, consisting of four pieces was an
attractive novelty, receiving an enthusi-
astic encore as did nearly every number
m the program. May Wilson and Flora
woodward as pickaninnies, were ideal in
their song, Little Alabama Coon"
The parts were interspersed with bright
local jokes, completing the first two
narts of the evenings program. The
third part was the grand cake walk
which met all expectations, each couple
presenting some new variety which was
a surprise to the other couples participa-
ting as we'll as to the audience, which
added interest throughout. The cake
which was to be given to the couple re-
ceiving the greatest applause had in JUS
tice to be given to the whole party. 1t
is expected this entertainment will be
repeated some time during the summer
and if so crowded house will be as
cured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

After a preacher has made married
couple one they each Immediately set
to work to find out which is the one.-
Kansas City Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W Groves signature on
every box. IS cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
Zinc and Grinding Make

Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

Good advice is like castor oil-easy to
give, but hard to take.-Atchison Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
BUILDING LOTS.

OAK ST. Lots from 800. to 5000.
PLEASANT ST. Next to Advent church,
$500.
And we have others in all parts of the
village at all prices. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

CALEDONIA ST., two tenement house,
rooms each floor, rents $1,000, best repair,
$1,000.
Two tenement house, rooms each floor,
rents $1,000, best repair, $140O.
Small house, good repair, $1,000.
RICKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

CLINTON AVE, three dwellings, prices
all right. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

SPRING ST, good residence in good loca-
ton, $4,000. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

SUMMER ST., corner lot. good house and
barn. all modern Improvements, fine loca-
ton, $4,000. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

CASPIAN LAKE, % foot steam launch;
engine, shipmans make finished in rose
wood, plush cushions, nickle plated trim
mings, canopy top and curtains; will carry
IS to 20 people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

PORTLAND ST, ~ story house and
large lot, extra lot, 81 500. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

WEST BARNET, IA Story house. barn
doing about $1,000 business per annum has
so horse power engine, shingle mill, planer,
bowl machine and splitting machine An
abundance OF lumber in locality. Lot has
215 acres of land in high state OF cultivation.
Will be sold cheap.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

GRIST MILL, Wells River, fine location,
No. water power, fully equipped. sold
right. RIcKABY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12

COTTAGE Anu BARN at Toe's Pond,
West Danville. Cottage contains rooms,
piazza, furnished throughout Barn 14x2O.
Buildings newly painted Price $3.50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
FAR MS.

BICKFORD FARM, Danville. 200 acres,
cuts 60 tons hay, fine buildings, barn 4Ox
100, one of the best farms in town.
RIcKABY.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
CITY STREET
CAR SCHEME
IS LAUNCHED
Companies Are Asked to
Offer Systems for
Sale.
People to Vote on Municipal
Ownership Of Geary-
Street Road.
Supervisors Consider Engineers Re
port on Cost Of Converting It
Into Electric Underground
Conduit Line.

The Supervisors Public Utilities Com
rnittee met yesterday for the purpose Of
considering the report Of City Engineer
Grunsky and Associate Engineer Slut on
the cost ofgconverting the Geary street
road into an electric underground con-
duit system with a view toward munich
pal ownership after the expiration of its
franchise.
The report has been in the hands Of
Mayor .Phelan for ten days past, and in
transmitting it to the committee he said:
I believe, after consultation with the en-
gineers. that the acquisition Of the Geary street
railway is a desirable project 1t would GER
tainly be an object lesson in municipal owner
ship that might lead TO other propositions in
the same direction. The City Engineer has ex-
amined the matter thoroughly and found that
in Eastern cities the underground electric con-
duit system Is in successful operation there
fore approve Of the recommendations of the
Board Of Public Works in this connection.
The explanatory letter of the Board Of
Works says:
The proposed converted road and extensions
aggregate nfteen and six-tenths miles. and un-
der the most expensive system Of construction
and equipment, underground conduit for all
except one and three-fourths miles, is esti-
mated to cost s. 052 000 or $685. e41 per mile-or
$780, coo less per mile than the outstanding
bonds and paid UP stock Of the existing road.
which is s2s7.142 per mile for three and one
half miles.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
QUEER RULING BY THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Customs Collector Stratton received in
structions yesterday from the Secretary
of the Treasury to land seven Chinese
laborers returning to this country who
had been held up by the Collector be-
cause they had remained away from the
United States for a period greater than
one year without having shown a satis-
factory certificate from the Chinese con-
sular agent at this port that they had
overstayed their time because of sickness
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

more syndicate was the purchaser, and
then Hanford carried through the deal
by which the Sutter-street line also passed
into their hands.
So successful were Hanford and Attor
ney General Ford in their dealings with
Webb that the question of the acquisi-
ton of the Market street system was then
taken UP by the gentlemen.
The San Mateo line changed hands in
May last, and it was announced at that
time that the new owners would ulti-
mately extend the road to San Jose. In
June last the Sutter street line passed
into possession of the Baltimore syndi-
cate. R. F. Morrow. the president of the
Sutter street line, had previously acquired
the Sutro electric line from Central ave-
nue. to the Cliff House.
Since that time the negotiations for the
! purchase of the Market-street system
have been constantly carried on. I. w.
Hellman and H. E. Huntington repre-
! sented the stockholders in the system,
! and their desire was that all stockholders
| should be treated on a basis of equality.
1t was known, since the negotiations had
| commenced, that two-thirds of the stock
| could be purchased at par from large
| holders and this would have left few
! hundred small stockholders without the
| customary financial safeguards The syn
| dicate desired to purchase the entire stock
| and details delayed the negotiations for
1 a time Webb made frequent trips be-
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08


cate for the sum of s26 900 .OOg
cash, and this morning at 8 O'Clock the
final papers of the transfer will be signed
by the contracting parties.
Last evening witnessed the close of the
negotiations between H E. Huntington
and l.. W. Hellman, representing them
selves and other stockholders of the Mar
ket-street Company, and George r. Webb
of Baltimore, R. G. Hanford and Attor-
ney General TREY L. Ford Of this city,
representing the Baltimore syndicate.
The transfer represents the most colos-
sal cash purchase ever made in this coun-
try. Not single share of new stock will
be given to the stockholders of the Mar
ket-street system for their holdings. Par
value in cash will be paid for each and
every share Of stock of the system and
s26,OOO,OOO will be placed in the hands of
San Francisco residents for reinvestment
in this city and locality.
The Baltimore syndicate will handle its
purchase for business purposes only II
is planned to expend at least $4,000 900 In
Improvements and its aim will be to run
model street system of transportation
and it will not dabble in politics The
Baltimore syndicate is composed of cap
italists of worldwide renown and as they
hope to earn the good will of the people
@ !. !. :: !: !: I
pursued his Investigations in New York
City, where there are seventy-three miles
of the conduit roads. He recommends
the conduit system on account of adjust
ability, freedom from street obstruction
and the abolishing of the moving cable
Against these he refers to the high first
cost, high power required, number of
sewer connections that must be installed
and unsightly appearance on account of
the large number of manholes.. The eli
matte conditions, however, are highly fa-
vorable in this city for the system named.
Extension to the Ocean.
After a long discussion of the reports,
the committee agreed that the plans
should comprise an extension to the
ocean. The Investigations had ceased at
a point two miles from the beach because
of the large quantities of sand in that
section. Replying to a question of Braun
hart, City Engineer Grunsky stated that
the estimate of the cost of operation was
based on paying employees Of the road Is
cents an hour. Braunhart called atten-
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

ton to the charter provision limiting the
hours Of labor in any one day to eight
which would insure a daily wage of 50.
= The raising of this question" said Ho-
falling, will certainly initiate against
successful municipal ownership. Let us
run this scheme on business principles
and not look forward to the laboring
vote"
Braunhart argued that the enormous
profits of the street railway companies
would warrant the payment of 81 50 per
day. Grunsky said the cost of operation
would be $4,000 per annum more if 81 so
per day were paid employees. It was de-
cided to leave the point to the people.
The committee decided to exclude Lom-
bard street from the proposed route and
to recommend Vallejo and Chestnut
streets in it's stead. Also that the trolley
system be barred in the inhabited portion
of the city.
Ask for Offers to Sell.
In accordance with the charter, the COM
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

Chairman Reed stated that he did not
think any of the companies would COM
ply. If they do the lowest bid will be
voted on together with the municipal own
ership of the Geary street road and its
proposed extension. The questions will be
submitted to the people Immediately on
the expiration of the franchise, which will
be next year.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

action of the Secretary of the Treasury
was based upon a petition by Ho Vow,
Chinese Consul General.
Some months ago the Treasury Depart-
ment5 for some inscrutable reason. ruled
that whenever Chinese 1aborer who had
remained away from the United States
longer than the statutory period applied
for readmission he should present GER
tificate from the Chinese consular repre-
sentative at the returning port in the
United States to the effect that said con-
sular agent believed, or was satisfied, >
that the applicant had been detained by
sickness or other unavoidable cause. This
ruling was the cause of much merriment,
because clairvoyance was not generally
supposed to be part of the mental. equip
ment of Chinese Consuls. The seven ap-
plicants were of the same mind also, for
they procured certificates from the United
States Consul at the Chinese port.
Collector Stratton allowed the men to
be landed Immediately upon the receipt
Of the instructions from the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

Of San Francisco and will not mix up in
politics, one of the first acts of the new
owners of the street railway system will
be to tell William F. Herrin the political
wire puller of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, and also of the Market street sys-
TEN. to "go way back and sit down" In
other words, Herrin will be told that the
syndicate will have no use for his SER
vices.
Attorney General TREY L. Ford has
represented the syndicate in the negotfa-
tions of the purchase of the Market
street system.
As the syndicate will have nothing TO
do with politics. it will have no use for
lobbyist or a nineteenth member of the
Board of Supervisors and Jere Burke will
also be asked to step out
Lynch and Vining to Go.
Those who are acquainted with the
gentlemen who compose the Baltimore
syndicate know that the capitalists favor
the building of streetcar lines in the
streets and not across the counters of
wayside INNS" Superintendent of Con-
struction Lynch is not likely to be a
"holdover' with the new owners Of the
Market-street system and General Man
ager u. Z. Vining will also be called upon
TO Yacate. 1t was learned last evening
that the designations /of the above men
toned officials will be asked for by the
Ddillnore syndicate as soon as it starts
It's operations
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
Change VIII Be Hailed with Joy.

The people of San Francisco will well
come the change in the management of
the Market-street railway system, espe
cially if the new owners fully carry out
it's promises to keep to business and not
dabble in politics. The retirement of
Herrin, Lynch, Burke and Vining will be
hailed with joy by thousands who have
suffered from their influence in the past.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

The Baltimore syndicate has been at
work in San Francisco for the past six
months 1t is composed of the firm of
Alexander Brown & Sons of Baltimore,
Md, which was incorporated in 1899 and
which recently celebrated it's one hun
dredth anniversary. The parent house in
Baltimore has branches in New York,
London and Philadelphia and is represent
ed in all financial circles in this country
and Europe, In New York it established
the firm of Brown Bros. & Co, while in
London its interests are looked after by
Brown, Shipley & Co. The correspondent
for the syndicate in San Francisco is the
Bank of California.
The Baltimore syndicate has worked in
quiet and business-like manner to secure
the street railroad systems of this city.
1t is no novice in that line 1t consoli-
dated and financed the systems of st.
Louis, Pittsburg and Baltimore, with an
aggregate capital Of 5000, ,0O0, 900.
George r. Webb of Baltimore has rem
resented the syndicate in it's deal with the
Market-street company and also with the
Sutter-street company and the owners of
the San Mateo electric line. Webb is the
president of the United Railway and Elec-
trio Company Of Baltimore
Beginning of Big Deal.
Early in the year r. G. Hanford. the
mining operator of San Francisco. under
took the proposal to find a purchaser for
the. San Mateo electric line. The Balti-
mittee then recommended the adoption of
the following resolution
Whereas 1t is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors to enter into negotiations for the
permanent acquisition by the city and county,
by original construction condemnation or pur-
chase of street railroads and to formulate and
submit to the electors of, the city and county,
at a special election, a proposition for the
nermanent ACQUISITION and ownership thereof;
therefore be 1t
Resolved. That in conformity with the pro-
visions of the charter the Geary Street Railway
company. the Market Street Railway Company,
california Street Railway Company Presidio
and Ferries Railroad Company. the San Fran
cisco and San Mateo Railway Company. the
sutter Street Railway Company, and all other
persons. firms or corporations possessing street
railroads in the city and county, or franchises
for the operation of street railroads therein,
are hereby solicited to offer for sale to the
city and county of San Francisco on or before
Monday November Is. 1901, their said street
railroads and the franchises for operating the
same.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08

FTER months of negotiation the
entire system of the Marke.
street Railway Company has
been sold to Baltimore syndi-
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
The report says:
Urges Independent Road.

To make the Gesry street road independent
Of connections by transfer with any other es-
tabIished system it should terminate at the
foot Of Market street. not at the present road
terminal at Kearny street. and it would be
desirable to have connected with it a CROSS
town road. Particular attention is to be called
to the fact that the proposed cross-town road
instead Of turning west on Lombard street
can be carried from Cough street westerly out
Vallejo 10 Pierce and northerly along Pierce
10 Lombard to Chestnut or to any Of the
other east and west streets nearer the bay
and thence westerly to the Preside and even
into the Preside If so desired. The advantage
Of q location on Vallejo street will be the
patronage to be expected in the immediate
future for a road located midway between
the cable roads already on Pacific street and
on Union street. There may be objection to
the placing Of the road Lombard street
It has been projected along that street ac-
count Of the direct approach TO the main Pre-
sidio entrance. It could as well have been
projected along Chestnut street
The route which has been made the basis Of
the main cost estimate hereinafter referred to
as project A. is as follows:
Along Market street from the ferry building
10 Fell street. along Fell street westerly to
Stsnyan; along Stanyan street to Fulton; along
the northerly margin Of Golden Gate Park at
the south line Of Fulton street to Tenth ave-
nue.; along Tenth avenue to Point Lobos ave-
nue.: along Point Lobos avenue and Geary
street easterly 70 Market street and to con-
nection with the tracks from the ferry build
ing"
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
Route Of the New cross-Town Line.

The cross-town road would extend from the
Preside to the Potrero beginning at Lombard
and Lyon streets, thence along Lombard street
70 Cough. along Cough street TO Vallejo along
Vallejo street TO Franklin along Franklin
street to Oak, along Oak street to Market and
across Market street to Eleventh. along
Eleventh street TO Division along Division
street as widened to Potrero avenue along Po-
trero avenue to Fifteenth street. along Fif-
teenth street TO Eighth. along Eighth street to
Sixteenth, along Sixteenth street 10 Sixth
along Sixth street to Tennessee. along Ten
nessee street 70 Twenty-second and along
Twenty-second street to a termination at nn-
nois street.
The cross-town road has been projected as
an overhead trolley electric system, with iron
poles from the Preside 70 Potrero avenue and
Fifteenth street and wooden poles the rest of
the distance branch from the main conduit
system would be carried along Second street
from Market to Townsend and westerly on
Townsend street one block to Third. This
branch would also be conduit road The total
mileage Of the proposed road would be; Geary
street converted roadbed, 1888 miles; new con-
Quit road. 6.57 miles; overhead trolley road,
BIS miles: total. 1894 miles.
Conduit System in the East.
The report was read by Chairman Reed,
of the committee, Supervisors Hotaling,
Braunhart and Connor being present. The
report Of J. c. H Slut, consulting me-
chsnical engineer, on the proposed con-
version Of the Geary street road into a
city electric system was also presented
Slut made an official visit Of inspection
TO Washington, d. c., where he found 81
miles Of double track Of underground con-
duit systems in operation. The cost Of a
mile Of double track was $4,000, Slut also
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
SSueer Qoths.


The Isle Of Man, like the soldier in
jacques familiar speech, is full Of
strange oaths." Mr.. Shee, Q. c., before
beginning his judicial duties as special
commissioner in connection with the
Dunbell case was required to swear
that he would administer justice as
impartially "as the herring's backbone
doth lie in the middle Of the fish, The
Isle Of Man is not the only place in the
world in which the animal kingdom
plays q part in the making Of oaths.
One Of the many modes in which Chi
nese witnesses are impressed with
the Importance Of telling the truth is
slicing off the head Of fowl, a cere.
mony which is supposed to represent
the unhappy fate of the perjurer. Many
Indian witnesses were sworn on tigers
skins, in the belief that IL they deile
their lips with lies their bodies will
become food tor tigers, while others
stand on lizards skins and ask that
their bodies shall be covered with the
scales Of the reptiles if they fail to tell
the truth. 4 Norwegian witness asks
that his meadows and cattle shall be
cursed If he swears falsely. Cursed
be my CATTLE" he exclaims, my beasts,
my sheep, so that after this day they
may never thrive or benefit me; yea,
cursed may I be and everything I pos
sesS."-London Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
Cobwebs and Cuts.

An old time remedy to stop bloot
flowing from a cut Is to put cobwebl
over it, but from recent discovery it ap
pears O dangerous thing to do. Some
time ago woman fell and cut hel
head, and when her friends hurried t
her assistance they found the blood
flowing from a deep cash. Cobwebs
were applied, and the bleeding quickly
stopped, but IN q few days the woman
was taken with lockjaw.
\ scientist declared there were lock
jaw germs in cobwebs, and that was
the way the woman contracted the dis
ease. He has made quite q study Of
the subject and says that in handful
Of cobwebs he found G1 different dis
ease germs. That being true, it is very
easy to see how one could get not only
lockjaw, but many other dreadful dis
eases, as the cobweb is placed right or
an open wound and the germs can en-
ter the blood. Cobwebs form in dark
dirty places, and it IS not to be won
dered that they gather germs. - E1'
change.