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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
Come to us For
That Christmas Coat

Golf Cape, or Silk or Flannel Waist. It's
the surest way ofgetting what you want;
Take your time to study our stock ana
you won't go home without making
purchase in this Department.
How about Comfort Briug'rs IN the
shape OF Warm Underwear, Hosiery OF
Fleeced Wrappers? They usually WIN M
welcome reception at the hands OF ths
receiver. We are ready to distribute inc
above in lots to suit, at prices that arc
sure to suit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
We Have Planned For a
Heavy Christmas Trade,
and have great faith in our offer
ings in the following lines:

-
ings in the following lines
Boston Bags, Purses, Card Cases,
Toilet Sets, Military Sets, Shaving Sets,
Work Boxes, Photo Cases, Clocks, Pic
lures, Ebony and Ebonoed Goods, Per
fumes, Gold and Silver Novelties, Hand.
kerchief, Glove, Collar and Cuff Boxes,
Work Boxes, Calendars, Jewelry, Chate-
laine Bags, Pocket Knives and Scissors,
Fancy Pillow Tops, Misses and Chill
dren's Fur Sets, Head Rests, Dolls, ETC.,
etc.
Also an endless chain of good values in
the strictly sensible and useful articles,
such as
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
SOME HINTS=
For Father or Big Brother.

Pocket Combs Pocket Mirrors
Razor Shaving Mugs Pocket Knives Fine Pocket Books and Purses
Tooth Brushes,
Cigars Watch Chains Cuff Buttons Rings Stick Pins Fountain
to $500. Some of these a nicke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
Jersey f1eifer Found,

Found, on Bushv Mountain. Dec ~, 1901,
a Jersey heif, with four white feet and with.
out horns. Anyone claiming the above DIES.
crlbed animal can obtain possession by
proving ownership and paying all costs.
JOHN B, GosLANT.
Walden, VT, Dec. g. col
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
RITCHIE'S
Holiday Announcement.
USEFUL :. CHRISTMAS :. GOODS,

We shall make special prices Oh
all our Winter Garments during
the Holidays. Come in and look
them over. A Jacket is a present
indeed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
Dress Goods.

Buy a Nice Dress Pattern for
a Christmas present. We show a
fine assortment of Black and Col
ored Dress Goods, from SOC. a yard
up to $780,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
For BOYS and Girls.

Nice Stationery, Perfumes Toilet Brushes Pencils Pocket
y9S with Chains Aoms Purses Pocket Cutlery with Fine Pearl and Buck
Bags Gold FISH, Box Candy You will be purchasing
We have other articles
stock The inspection will both you andu
early n making your selections
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
For Mother or Sister.

Hair Brushes
Tooth Brushes Perfumes Hot Scissors
Hat Pins Brooches
and remembrance for 25a, SOC, 75c.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
SAVE THE BRIDGE AND VTADUCT!

1t is earnestly to be hoped that powerful
and convincing representations Will be made at
the City Hall to-day against the attempt OF the
trolley companies to grab for their uses the
great Ore-hundred- and fifty -ifh-st viaduct and
the Macomb's Dam Bridge. over the Harlem
River. Seldom has more brazen grab been
essayed, even In this much grabbed city. IL 1t
is permitted to succeed, men may well despair of
saving anything from the rapacity of corpora
tions. Fifth-ave. may in time be given up to a
trolley line and the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art be transformed into power house.
The Macombs Dam Bridge was not built for
car lines. 1t was expressly exempted by law
from invasion by them. That was the under
standing when the bridge was built. 1t was to
be reserved for pedestrians, for wheelmen and
for driving OF all kinds, but was never TO be oc-
cupied by car lines. That was the solemn
pledge to the taxpayers Of the city, whose
money paid for the bridge. By some hugger-
muggery known to lobbyists at Albany law
seems to have been got through the legislature
under the provisions of which it is said the act
protecting the bridge can be evaded and the
surrender of that splendid edifice to Huckleberry
trolleysm be technically legaized. None the
less, such a surrender would be a gross be-
trayaI of public rights and objectionable
repudiation of the pledge made to the taxpay
That bridge is the one solitary connecting link
between Manhattan and The Bronx, south Of
High Bridge, which can safely be used by
drivers and wheelmen 1t Is an integral and
essential part of the great system of drives
which includes Central Park and Seventh-ave
in Manhattan and numerous avenues and park
ways in The Bronx. To debar drivers from it
as the running of trolley cars on it would
practically do--would be hardship and an In
justice to many thousands OF people TO whom
the bridge is now convenience and delight
1t IS said that such surrender of the bridge
would be a convenience TO many people. Does
any one suppose that is why the trolley COM
panies trying TO grab it? A lot Of consider
alton they have shown for the dear people"
TO be sure! They want 1t for the money they
can make out OF ii. and for nothing else. That
being the case, why should they not build a
bridge OF their own? That is the way reputa-
BILE railroads do all over the country Why
should the trolley companies, which are among
the most prosperous concerns on earth, wait
. until the city at great expense has built
bridge or a street for other purposes and then
try to divert IT from its legitimate purposes to
those OF their own greedg
This attempt TO grab public property for pri-
yate gain should be to-day so effectually ex
posed. criticised and condemned that no one
In this generation will have the hardihood to
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
DESPoILYyG THE SMALLER STATES

In a paper contributed 10 THE Philadelphia
Records" series. Public Men on Public Ques-
tons the Hon. George $. Boutwell, makes a
curiously inapt and unconvincing plea for the
political spoliation of the smaller States Ac-
cordlng TO the eX-Secretary of the Treasury g
contention, II is IAN offence to republican ideas
that those cOmmonweafths which have Jagged
furthest behind in the race for power and num-
bers should continue 10 enjoy fagrantly dis
propOrtiOnate representation in the two houses
of Congress and in the Electoral College Mr.
Boutwell, naturally dwells on the awful ex-
ample" of Neyada's retrOgression during the last
three decades. and then seriously suggests that
in spite of multiplied and manifest constitutional
obstacles effort be made to strip all States
lacking certain maximum OF population of the
exaggerated representative rights they now exer-
else In the Federal system. Mr.. Boutwell, admits
the fantastic and impracticable character OF his
remedy even before he formulates ii, by quoting
the constitutions absolute guarantee TO each
State that il shall not be deprived, without its
consent, of equal suffrage in the Senate Yet
in the face of this perpetual contract he in
genuOusly recommends that Congress amend
the constitution so TO terminate the repre-
sentation not only in the House, but in the Sen
ate, of all States which in two successive
censuses fail in population below the ratio
chosen as basis Of Representative apportion-
ment.
Ex-Governor Boutwell, seems TO think that
Nevada would be the only State 10 sink TO the
condition Of a Territory under his scheme of
political ostracism In this he is clearly mis-
taken. There are now no less than four States
which could not meet his eligibility test under
the census of 1900. IL has not been the rule as
he seems 10 think. 10 admit State 10 the Union
only on its attaining population equal 10 the
ratio OF representation In force for the country
al large. Wyoming and Idaho, both admitted
after the census of $780, still fall in population
many thousands below the ratio used In the
Hpporfionment act of last winter-f94 81
Idaho had year ago 159475 inhabitants, while
Wyoming had only 1881. Delaware would
lose Statehood certainly as Nevada through
falling 10 show a sufficient population at two
successive censuses. Delaware's population in
1890 was 16s,4g3, against ratio of 1739O1
while in 1900 IL was 1s3,735 against a ratio
adopted this year Of 194,1s2 But IL seems al
most absurdify TO discuss the scope or the
ramihcafions OF a scheme which would entail
the degradation 10 Territorial impotency Of the
State which first of all among the original thir-
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

teen attached its signature 10 the Federal con-
stitution.
Even If it were possible to consider seriously
Ex-Governor Boatwell's plan for purging the
Union of laggard members what appreciable
menace TO free and just government has yet
been found in the constitutions concession TO
the smaller States of a relatively larger share
of political power? Have Nevada, Delaware
Wyoming and Idaho ever exerted their influence
to block the workings of the Federal mechan-
ism? If they have, the jar has not been
noticeable one. The smaller States in the Union
Delaware, Rhode Island, NewHampshire.
Vermont, Maine and Connecticut in the East
and Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado in
the West-have played as honorable and as con-
spicuous parts in Federal politics and Federal
legislation as have their larger, more populous
and more favored rivals. Between the two
classes of States IT would be Evidious to draw
distinctions of worth, patriotism or character,
and the time is still certainly far from ripe for
setting up any revolutionary tests designed to
broaden the powers of the greater States at the
expense of their smaller but no less deserving
associates In the Federal Union.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

Britain after all that transportation, sells II IN
Mexico more cheaply than we do. who have only
a few score miles TO carry it instead of thou
sands The same rule holds good from the Rio
Grande to Cape Horn. In every one of the
States we are far outstripped in the cotton goods
trade by Great Britain.
To the planter who grows the cotton and who
takes a superficial view of the case it may not
matter whether the raw cotton is sold to Great
Britain and the finished goods by her to South
America, or the raw cotton Is worked up in
American mills and the cloth sent hence to its
final market. But to American manufacturers
it does make n vast difference, and thus indi-
rectly 1t makes Il difference to all. Our story
In figures is not yet. however, complete. We
should add that the average price of British cot
tons in South America is AZ cents and Of United
States cottons cents yard. That half cent
makes all the difference. and enables Great
Britain to sell ten times much as we do 1t
certainly seems that making all allowances for
higher wages in this country, with some thou
sands of miles of transportation and several
landings of the goods in our favor, we should
be able to sell In those markets cheaply as
Great Britain does. We ought TO be able to
send cotton across the Rio Grande and sell it as
cheaply as Great Britain does after sending it
twice across the Atlantic.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
COTTON IN SOUTH ANEPTcA

one or the most amazing anomalies In present
day commerce pertains to the cotton trade q,
south America 1t may be expressed chiefly in
a few significant figures. In 1900 the United
States sold TO all its southern neirhbors- May.
ico Central America and South America-cotton
goods valued at $3,605269 In the same wear
Great Britain sold to those same countries SINH
lar goods to the value Of S3S OO7. .564. Finally IN
that same year the United States sold to Great
Britain raw cotton worth about S1OO.OOOOOo
We are safe in assuming therefore that
the cotton goods sold by Great Britain TO the
American States were largely made from cotton
grown In the United States. That Is to saw
Great Britain buys our cotton takes II homo to
Manchester, makes It into CLOTH ships It TO
south America and sells 1t there ten times as
freely as we do. We grow cotton in Texas. II
is shipped all the way TO England and turned
into cloth, then il is shipped back to Mexico and
sold. Thus it has travelled eight or nine thou
sand miles to cross the Rio Grande! And Great
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
HAPPENINGS AT NEWPORT.

Newport r. /. July q (SpeciaD.-The second So
ciety wedding OF the season took place at So. Nat
thew's Church. In jamestown, this morning. when
Fredericka Louise. daughter OF the late Resr-Ad-
rniral Rodgers. united insmarriage to Robert
Giles son of the late Robert Giles. Canon OF Lin
coin Cathedral England The bride was given
away by her brother. Lieutenant Commander
Rodgers who. with his sister. met the bridegroom
]. s Carmalt. the best man. and the ushers at the
altar where the ceremony performed by the
Rev. c. W. Burroughs, rector OF the church The
bride was prettiIy attired in dress OF white
lin trimmed with point lace. and white hat with
plurnes. The bridesmaid, Miss Helen Rodgers. sis
ter OF the bride. wore white lace gown trimmed
with pink and large black picture hat After the
wedding reception held for the family and
immediate friends at the cottage Of Miss Rodgers
the North Shore. The ushers were Messrs
Donald Rodgers. John Rodgers and c P. R.
Rodgers naval cadets and cousins of the bride and
Richard Wainwright. Mr.. and Mrs. Giles will make
their home in San Juan. Porto Rico. for the next
few years. where Mr.. Giles IS engaged as civil ens-
neer.
Miss Ellen Paul Drexel, OF Philadelphia, Is the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. John r. Drexel. who will
entertain at dinner tomorrow evening IN her
honor.
This afternoon Mrs. Frederick w Vanderbilt
gave her first social function OF the season. IN
honor of Mrs. James Lawrence Van Allen IL con-
sisted of luncheon at which the table decorations
were American Be tuty roses.
Mrs. n. CaSS Canneld Will nave s. neE guest u0Ns
week Mrs. William d. Sloane, who Is at present
at Tuxedo. During Mrs. Sloanes stay here Mrs
Garfield will entertain extensively in her honor
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford White Will arrive at the
Moorings tomorrow guests of Mr.. and Mrs j.
Clinch Smith. who will entertain at luncheon IN
their honor
Those entertaining at dinner this evening vefe
Mrs j. J. wysong who entertained in honor or her
sister. Mrs. William Pollock; Mrs. Elisha Dyer
Mrs. E. Rollins Morse and Mrs. Seth Barton
French -,
Mr. and Mrs F. II. Benedict arrived to-day for
the season at the Bennett villa, In Bellevue-aVe.
Mrs. f. Moore Robinson, of Philadelphia, enter
tanned large party at dinner at the Casino thiS
evening. ~
Extensive preparations have been made for me
arrival of the New-York Yacht Club on ITS annual
cruise here tomorrow. Numerous cards naN9
been issued for entertainments ashore. and many
dinners and lunCheOns will be given aboard tne
guests will attend the weekly hop at the Newport
Casino. -, -
Mrs f. IT, O. Slater has her guests Mr. ana
Mrs William Wharton. OF Groton, Mass, In wnose
honor she will entertain at dinner tomorrow even
ing. L,.h
The tennis tournament for mixed doubles, wnlch
is now being played the Casino court oy anna anna
teurs OF the summer colony is attracting con
siderable attention among the smart set Toe - lOus
nament Is for a handsome trophy, but the nains ~
of the winners thus far have been kept from @ t-o
public and will not be made known until the 'ONi
nament Is ended.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
renew it or to essay any other such rape OF
public right.
THE WATER SUPPLY.

Until the city government is reorganized root
and branch the taxpayers may expect that Com
missioner Dalton and his associates and sub
ordinates in the Water Department Will De
heard from again and again with loud demands
that millions of dollars shall be appropriated to
carry out vast scale certain pet plans OF
theirs. These schemes are for the increase OF
the water supply and for the increase also OF
the riches of favored Tammany contractors and
politicians, who have had the foresight TO get
hold in advance of property which the city
must take if the Dalton enterprises are to be
put through. And the municipal treasury Will
be heavily drawn upon for the payment OF ex-
cessive prices for such real estate if Dalton and
his friends are allowed TO push their enter
prises to fruitiOn.
Tens of millions have been spent already by
the people of the several districts now included
in the boroughs of NewYork City in order
to provide water enough for the various uses
of huge metropolitan community Neverthe-
less, leaks and wastes of water are plentiful
everywhere in the entire territory. Lavish out
lay for water has poured treasure into the hands
of poItical schemers on Long Island and the
knowing ones are confident that many golden
shower will descend upon them in the near
future Large sums going out from the
public funds for the jerome Park Reservoir,
for the new Croton Dam and for the enlarge
ment and Improvement of artificial lakes in the
Croton watershed and elsewhere. And the ex-
penditure upon mains and pipes and repairs and
all sorts of work in connection with the water
supply rises to amazing figures every year.
When High Bridge was built city money was
spent wisely and for every dollar paid out the
worth of dollar was obtained. The changes
in the handling of the sums used for public
purposes since that era of integrity and hon
esty have been lamentable. The leaks in the
city treasury the waste and prodigality since
that period. have been so extensive that up
right citizens are in state of disquiet. In no
department of the municipality are the evil
dences of msmanagement more conspicuous
than in the Water Department When the Tam
many hordes of eeches and plunderers are put
to fight New-York will get water supply fairly
proportionate to the enormous amount of money
paid for 1t, and not until then.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
PERSONAL.

Rome correspondent of "The Pail Mall Ga
zette' writes: Leo XIII. together with Cardinals
Rampolla Aloisi-Massea 6he scapegoaD and
Mocenni has proceeded to a radical reorganization
of the clerical beaureaucracy Many privileges
called by them abuses-have already been abol-
ished, the number of employees has heen consider
ably reduced. and, above ALL there has been
centrated in the hands OF these three cardinals all
the machinery of ecclesiastical taxation. which
heretofore has been divided among many different
officials This needed reformation will
about 100000 yearly. These princes of the Church
about TO tread delicate ground. desir-
ing inquire into the emoluments of cardinals
and other high prelates. There are some eardi-
mails in Rome who, outside their regular yearly
stipend of 10000 lire, make 700 more In per-
ceive even more than $4,000 lire. The Pope thinks
that all these sums. or large part OF them, might
necessities of the Holy See increase daily while
Peters Pence decrease proportionately.
Professor William De Witt Alexander. who
Gently resigned from the Hawaiian Department OF
Surveys and accepted place in the United States
Coast and Geodetc Survey, is one of the greatest
authorities everything pertaining TO the Ha-
waian Islands and has written several DOCKS on
such subjects.
a school is to be established at Garrison Forest,
Md. as a memorial 10 the late Charles Morton
Stewart, of that place. A tract OF thirty-nve
acres OF land has been secured for the school,
The late Baron Faber, the pencil manufacturer.
once said of the article that had made him rich:
1T has done more execution. since II came into
use, than the sword while VINO can enuihe'a'e IHe
Hbes IL has wrtttenF
Frederick HolbrOok. the Governor OF
Vermont who is lightweight years old and an
active man OF business says: II read great deal
of the poets and imaginative writers, as they help
keep young old man.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

The wild whirl of Fortunes wheel Is hurting
honors on the trotters and PAGERS of the So
called Grand Circuit. and the admirers of the
American harness horse are bubbling and almost
bursting with enthusiasm. II Commodore Van
derbiit and Robert Bonner the giants of the
generation which the wonderful achieve
ments of the champions of the sulky and
wagon, were still with US, how jubilant they
would be over the development of speed among
the horses driven by American reinsmen,
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
MONUMENT TO HERO OF WAR OF 1sfa.
IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN oTwAY BURNS OF THE
PRIvATEER SNAP DRAGON.

Newberu. N C.. July "a (speciaD-The monu-
ment erected to the memory of Captain Ot~sy
Burns. at his grave In the Beaufort Cehae'ely, Cy
Beaufort. n. c.. unveiled to-day Inc peUF'e
of Onsow. Carteret and Craven counties. ""e-o
Captain Burns and the privateer Snap praso"
still remembered by the old residents. ana tne u
ditions of the brave sailor of the War OF lsl- anu
the mertorious services OF the good snip So
Dragon and her valiant crew are well known -
present in numbers. Justice Walter Clark oi 90
North Carolina Supreme Court. delivered an an GO ~
dress IN was a complete sketch of the career o.
the commander of the Snap Dragon. ~ the ecanysin
ment has been erected by the sons OF CSty CSStSHay
owen Burns. U. S. N, grandsons OF captain "'"-'
Burns.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

The Democratic politicians and offceholders in
Virginia who cheerfuly promoted the move
ment to revise the State constitution are now
lamenting their imprudence; for the convention
has been attacked by fever of economy and
is now threatening to slash the salaries enjoyed
by unsuspecting incumbents who never dreamed
the revision project was loaded"
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

The Tuberculosis Congress in London has
brought together n large number OF the most
famous experts in the world. who have devoted
years of study to the ravages of this frightful
scourge or humanity. which in its various forms,
generation by generation and century by CEN
tury. causes more deaths than any other disease
of ancient modern times 1t is reasonably
hoped that the consultations of so many doc
tors of reputation and experience will result in
practical benefit to mankind.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
Ey-pREuTER CRISPrS CONDITION.

Naples. July 24-A bulletin issued this mornlA'
says the condition of Sisnor Francesca SrlsPi -
tinues 10 improve, and that the nervous oep'e's -
and hyposystoIe of the heart from which he SUI
fers, are less accumulated.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

Before Jon ieaos the city for jour summer ont
ing be sure 10 subscribe for The TRIBUNE You uill
feel lost EDifhout it, The address aoiU be chaussd
as often desired
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

American locomotive works are now making
engines which weigh 100000 pounds each and
far superior in power to the biggest mon
sters of the past. Surely this is the age of
Titans-in traction and In much else
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

to wit: The safety of those N our charge is the
first thing to look after. Everything else is
secondary.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

There seems to be room for extended investi-
cation by the ablest men of science with regard
To the exceptional frequency and violence of
electric storms this year. The oldest inhabitant
on either side of the Atlantic fails to recall a
season in which lightning strokes were nearly
so numerous and destructive in 1901. And
one of the most noteworthy of the things re-
corded in the newspapers in Europe and Amer
lea in respect to the thunderstorms is that the
bolts from the clouds have descended upon
churches in many more instances than ever
before. Who is wise enough to suggest any sort
of explanation theory to these strange
happenings?
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

London Is to be electrified underground with
true Yankee electricity r-,,.ive power. Cog
and Magog will be all agog.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

1t was a favorite saying of Commodore Van
Santvoord. of the Hudson River Line. that there
had never been any loss of life among the pas
sengers his boats He maintained the
strictest discipline. and took pains to impress
upon every man in his service that his first duty
to guard the safety of those on board. That
the right spirit 1t would he we'll II every
owner Of vessels which carry passengers kept
constantly in mind the Van Santvoord principle
New-York tribune., 1901-07-25

One of the chief questions to be settled by tn
naval court of inquiry is how Admiral Schle
came to loop the loop at Santiago.