St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-23

enterprise. The capital stock was $4
100000 and in a few months it was an
nounced that more than 100000 had
been raised, and late in 1899 the first
instalment of colonists went to La
Gloria. Instead of the Eden that had
been promised they found marshy tract
OF undeveloped country, and were obliged
to live in tents without floors, and there
was more or less suffering from hunger
and exposure. Early in 1900 others
went and found that many OF the first
colonists were returning home heartily
sick of the enterprise. The general man
ager OF the scheme was E. 6. Ridout, a
New England man, who few years ago
was one of that group of publishers Of
premium giving newspapers that have
made Augusta, Me-, famous.
There is no widely organized monopoly
or trust for the control of the benign art
of healing, nevertheless in many loca-
tons where the newer forms of treating
diseases are striving to gain foothold,
they meet with professional opposition
that would do credit to railroad lobby
in state legislature. Christian Science
is fighting its way along, in many places
in the face of determined efforts for the
suppression ofits practice, notwthstand
ing the tact that there are thousands of
reliable persons who testify to cures by
its methods, after every other known
means had been tried and found wanting
Osteopathy is another science which, ii it
finally wins an unassailable place for
itself, as it doubtless will, can look
back over an upward journey that has
been fierce struggle against the profess
sional barriers that have been placed in
it's way. The fight against Osteopathy
is now out in Iowa. At present there is
no law to prevent its practice in that
state, but a desperate effort is being
made TO bring about legislation that will
make that form of healing a crime.
Mayor-elect Poore of HaverhiIl Mass,
is genuine workingman, shoe cutter
by trade, who has worked for years at
the bench, and has saved little compe-
tence rom his earnings. Before the town
of Bradford was annexed to Haverhill be
made record there as selectman for up
rightness and judgment. The curious
thing about his election as mayor is that
the socialists attacked him as not being
genuine laboring man, because he did
not belong to any labor union, although
he had for years worked in the same
shop and under precisely the same condi-
tons as Bradley, the socialist candidate
for the governorship.
Hon H. R. Revels of Mississippi, who
died last Wednesday was the first color
ed man to hold a seat iu the United
States Senate. Before the war Mr..
Revels was a minister of the Methodist
church, and lectured widely throughout
the north. After the slaves had been
liberated his influence and work counted
much in restoring order among them in
his native state. He was elected to the
state senate in Mississippi in 1869, and
the following year was elected to the
| United States Senate.
1t seems to be the almost universal
opinion that Senator Clark of Montana
is mere political adventurer whose
wealth has made him a power in his
state. The idea is an erroneous one
however for the senator is great love-
of literature and art, and man of mucl
culture. At the sale Of the Stewart ar
collection be purchased the famous Fort
uny, "The Choice of Model" after
spirited contest with George J. Gould
The price paid was $40 ,000
Wonderful strides have been made
both intellectually and commercially il
hhN uu'Ol city VI Val
weston. The great storm of Septembe
destroyed property to the amount O
ST. o5S 275, completely demoIishin,
4 ,131 buildings. Up to January l Their
had been expended in the work of recon
struction, $2,25S 600 and more thai
1000 houses have been built. Durin
the months of October, November an
December, the city, exports were create
than for the spending months i
1899 and the retail business is bette
than ever before.
The amount OF new railway track lai
G in the United States during the pas
a year is placed by the Railroad Gazette ,
It New York at 1904 miles, against 456
J miles in 1899. Texas leads among tt
- states with 313 miles; Iowa comes mex
I. with 279 miles, Miunesotanext with Is