St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
r1agaZine Literature.
Some of the Good Things in the July
Magazines.
April 16, 1908
Buenos Aires n Big City.

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| Magazines.
Buenos Aires n Big City.
Buenos Aires, the capital of the Arpen.
time Republic, is the largest city in South
America. 1t is also the largest city in
the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest
city in the Western Hemisphere south of
Philadelphia. 1t is, moreover, the larg.
est Spanish-speaking city in the world.
Its population probably exceeds nine
hundred thousand, and is increasing rap
idly.-[St Nicholas.
Conditions in tke South.
The South is no more exempt than the
North from those who use wild and whirl-
ing words; it is not, nor is the North
paradise, from which narrow and evil
working politicians are absent, Not
every recent enactment. not every politi.
cal procedure in the Southern states NAV
be inwrought with that sense of Justice
which Chancellor Hill extols; but there
IS great encouragement in a knowledge
OF the fact that the best sentiment and
highest ability of the South is at work
as never before to bring about better
conditions in the lite of the whole peo
ple--l Editorial in the Century.
The Breaking Of Immieratiou Records.
We are just on the crest of the greatest
wave COMMUNICATION we haveever known.
and many are asking whether we shall
be able to ride the food in safety. In
April the Hamburg-American steamer
pennsylvania broke all previous records,
bringing 2,731 storage passengers to
New York in one day. In June the Ba-
tavla,. OF the same line, surpassed that
ieat with 1854. Until this year the total
immigration of 788,992, in 1882, has
stood as the unapproached high-water
mark. That included nearly hundred
thousand arrivals from Canada, who are
not now included in the returns; vet
without allowing for that element the
immigration for the twelve months end.
ing with April, 1908, was s03,272. The
contributions from Canada and Mexico
would probably bring this up nearly or
quite to $4,000. The figures from Eu.
rope include only storage passengers.
Among the hundred thousand or so per
sons who come over in the cabin there
are many foreigners who intend to be-
come permanent settlers. but it is impos.
sible to estimate their number. We NAV
say, however, that immigration is piy-
ing US this year between $4,000 and
100000 new Observation-Disclosures of
Reviews.
Picnic Suggestions.
In driving off for a picnic we try to
select a spot where wafer can be hao.
but sometimes hunger overcomes us or
the beauty of a waterless place alures us
to stop. On one of these occasions the
cehahng dish was supplied with water
by melting some of the ice in which the
ice cream was packed, and when cooled
it did finger bowl duty; and another hot
day-when the chafer had been left at
home-lumps of "dry water" from the
freezer held for few moments in the
hands effectually prevented us from
belonging to the ranks of the great
unwashed." We carry all drinkables
with us, not daring to introduce into
our Well'tralned and hygienic interior
machinery even the most sparkling water
IRON the most babbling brook TGood
Housekeeping.
Trolleying for Pleasure.
Eastern New England is fairly netted
with electric lines. The bell claugs and
the air.whistle blows from Boston to
New York. A lineis planned from Spring
field across the Berkshire Hills to connect
with Albany, and so on through New
York State, where the open links are
rapidly being closed. Across Ohio
the connection is complete. while Indiana |
and Michigan are pushing their roads in
every direction at the rate of many miles
day. Pennsylvania, too, is becoming
trolley state, and l must not forget |
New Jersey. almost every portion of |
which is accessible by electric lines. The |
trolley statesmen, the trolley traveller and
the trolley explorer are abroad in force.
therefore let me repeat, that for local
travel, tor pleasure touring, for genuine,
thorough, cheap and irresponsible recrea.
ton the trolley is certainly the thing
The Worlds Work.
Flood Losses in Kansas.
The daily papers greatly exaggerated
the losses to farmers. 1t was assumed
that something like third of Kansas
ana as large portion of Iowa and
Missouri were devastated In the first
named state was the greatest loss. For
two hundred miles, over a strip of valley
land two to five miles wide. the water
rushed Tor five DAYS. In the currents the.
crops are gone. Not more than onehalf
OF this was titled land, on which the
crops were wiped out. If the crop loss
to 100000, the probable
maximum, it will be but a trihe in a
state which markets $220,OOQ,O 900 of
larm products annually. A dozen towns
lost from $4,000 to $4,000 each
Iopeka's loss,-by far the largest. pro.
portionately, of any Of the afflicted com.
munities,-probably was ST., 100000 or
more Here was the greatest loss of
II e,-seventy'one In Kansas CITY. the
property loss is greatest on the railroads
and will reach to 100000 or more
l he losses farther down the streams are
lighter, proportionately, because of the
preparation time given. The Governor
OF Kansas issued an appeal for aid for
the thousands who lost homes and
property. The generosity of the nation
has been manifest in the abundant dona.
tions pouring in for the sufferers, who
are especially in distress, and there is no
insurance to assist them Review of
Reviews.
The Renaissance Of Tennis.
The wonderful revival of interest in
lawn tennis is one of the most significant
features of American outdoor life TODAY.
The seven thousand people who watched