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beast and crustacean that he can't find
either in the Bronx OF Central Park. Later
you learn from unimpeachable authority
that this little establishment furnishes
the greater part Of the green turtle soups
and meat devoured in the city.
There are rows upon rows of cans all
ready for the market, some labelled, some
with blank faces In the hack, where the
caldrons are simmering, great turtle skins
lie about to prove identity if affidavit Is
required. In this place quart Of the
liquid costs only IS cents.
You knock at the basement door Of a
house whore Pension" IN big white letters
against black background, appeals anew
to curiosity.
mime host" comes to the door, he is white
aproned. his mustache Is corkscrewed,
and he has bottle of win ordinaire as COM
pany.
You would like place where you could
learn to speak French"
lou find out, if you take his word, that
this is just the place. In proof Of his
guarantee Of good faith he shows you the
dining room, with a piano in the corner,
which an American lady plays every even
ing to attract custom; you note a familiar
feature of the Parisian pension, the little
rigeonhole on the wall where the napkins
of the boarders are placed. He shows
you madame, his wife, who Is Rkinning
chickens in the roomy kitchen and can't
speak word Of nglish; also front parlor,
mostly adorned with large plush clock,
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'Mam 'selle, the icing is, Of course, extra.
But such icingl Madame, II you had no
husband In view and he saw that icing,
he would succumbl'
You debate with him as to the respective
merits Of an Eifel Tower done In paste,
with flag at the summit and preserved
fruits inside, or two figures, lady figure
and gentleman figure bowling across the
10y expanse. The price is the same, but
he thinks the figures would appeal more
to "ze sentiment"
'And what, nam elle," says he, lis a
wedding without sentiment
You promise that when you have de-
cided as I'd the thickness Of the icing, the
number Of pounds and the ornaments
you will lot him know. He follows you to
the door.
MAN 'selle, 1t is always we'll to be pre-
pare. A wedding wizout re cake, and re
cake wizout re icing, what Is it?-rien, worse
live in this poor neighborhood where re
marriage Is. well. talk OF ten minute,
n priest, a ride in hired voiture-think
of It. nam selle! not even trip to ze suburb
-c'est tout"
You bow yourself out with protestations
to match his. You nearly step into u basket
OF deicio, 4 meringues, and little tartlets
on the window shelves tempt you anew.
Certainly, where patisserie IL concerned,
we are still in the grip Of the darkest ages.
Hardly have You escaped that tempting
odor when another assails. This takes
Won to a queer little shop where terrapin
and green turtle are excitingly advertised.
fou are sceptcal in regard to these much
talked Of beasts, for the typical New Yorker
suspects the real existence OF every bird
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Of the sKiug and the coquettish manner as
they dress and undress their dolls.

Of the sKIug and the ooquettish manner rs
they dress and undress their dolls.
But these charming types of femininity
are sadly In the minority, for this Is a hard
working district. and hard work never yet
made any one beautiful So it Is only for
q few years that the French girl attracts
your attention, while she is passing that
mythical brook where childhood and wom-
anhood meet
But II you have the seeing eye you may
find much to attract, even though beauty
is scarce, for tho men and women who
work and live and chatter in the streets
and shops are interesting in their way too.
The few Americans and English who live
IN this part Of town complain that the French
are the most tenacious In the world OF their
own tongue They simply refuse to learn
any other, and II 1t is necessary for business
purposes that the English language be
spoken In family one member only will
learn 1t and the rest refuse. This is not
Incidence, for the French are industrious,
but that love Of country which exile does
not destroy as easily In them as in many
other nations.
One OF the American doctors In this dis
trict, called in to attend a French woman.
was told by her husband that she could
speak no English; the doctor professed to
know only his own tongue. The patient,
becoming hysterical. cursed with strange
varieties OF French oaths which the doc
tor understood only too well. He remon-
strated finally, saying that he would do no
more to relieve her pain until she spoke 80
that he could diagnose her case. She be-
came quiet Immediately. and asked and
answered questions in his language.
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Such a stable, under contract for one or
more wears, will build to order for business
house any number OF delivery wagons in
any style of construction which may be
desired, and finished in every way as may
be required as to color, decoration and all
other details. 1t will provide for the vari-
GUS sorts OF vehicles appropriate horses
and suitable drivers. the drivers in uniform
II desired The contracting stable will
assume all responsibility OF every sort,
for loss OF stock, liability for street accident
or to ernpl oyees safe delivery OF goods and
collection of c. o DIS, and It will guarantee
an uninterrupted service.
The service is provided and operated
4, avery detail by the stable, but it is oper-
s,sd solely for the use OF the lessee. and
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ret to know them. You are New Yorker
Enough to want to keep this place intact

ret to know them. You are New Yorker
Enough to want to keep this place intact
In its French customs, language and types.
Wandering about these streets you might
easily believe yourself in one OF the less
known districts OF Paris or In one OF the
smaller towns OF the provinces, for every
type with which you are familiar Is here,
tome suggesting the Latin Quarter, some
Eigzag journeys into continental Bohemia,
some mere reproductions Of the faces
pictured in foreign periodicals.
1t is often said that the French do not
emigrate Yet there are enough French
people in the heart OF New York city to
make fairly stable town capable OF run
ming itself with home labor.
Here is the young miss, pretty and chio'
dark eyes and darker hair, with the trick
Of the sidelong glance and the true Partisan
manner of lifting her skirts and looking
st tie sky afterward-neve before. The
look III for rain is the price she pays for
conventions. Her own climate is especially
adapted to her need. They have little
Eve minute showers, unexpected. and
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other deficiencies,

other deficiencies.
In this charcuterie is such French woman
She 10 rotund In figure and has black, beady
eyeo. She is the typical French woman
Of the shopkeeper class, who seems TO dc
all the work, while the husband, a mythical
individual, referred to continually. but never
seen, enjoys the fruit OF her industry.
This French woman has an eye for bar
gain. She shows the neat tins Of truffles
pate-de-foie gras, olives stuffed with many
different morsels, pastes alimentaires for
the soups, savories for the ragouts, in
Vulnerable relishes strange as the vege-
tables outside. and all at prices which would
more than repay the housekeeper who does
her own marketing to go occasionally out
Of her beaten track. The average Of price
seems to be twenty or thirty per cent
lower than the shops which have to pay
higher rents and service in more fashionable
parts Of the city
The cheeses have O counter to themselves.
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Some Of the largest wholesale houses do
not own trucking outfits, but prefer to
make yearly contacts with responsible
truchmen for the carriage Of their ship
ments. So in the wholesale trade the con-
tract system. in some form, has long
prevailed.
But in the retail trade the merchant
comes, through the medium Of his delivery
wagons, in practically direct contact
with his customers, and his horses and
wagons convey more OF less Of an impress
sion Of the style and quality OF his establish
ment. In many cases merchants have
adopted some distinctive mark OF color
or some distinctive style Of wagon as their
own, marks or colors OF styles which have
wears. Theea Wagons en Whereyer i saen nn are
constant reminders Of the establishments
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1t is as absolutely at his disposal as though
1t were owned by him, and it may be that
the contracting stable will supply such
service for less than it would cost a bust
ness concern to provide its own, maintain
ing it's own stable.
The concern operating, say, ten or twenty
wagons and keeping a stable Of its own
must keep some stock in reserve for use
In case of emergency, and this stock is, OF
course, an expense whether it is used or
not. Then there are various incidental
expens es in n small stable as in a big one
But in big stable the reserve horses can.
be punched and drawn upon for any group,
thus requiring smaller percentage OF re-
serve stock, and many incidental expenses
Of care and maintenance Of stock, vehicles
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trs=S with truckman for the carting of
the freight he has to ship. Some whole
sale merchants own and maintain their
trucking outfits, but more make con-
tracts for the handling of their freight with
employing truckmen, some OF whom own
many horses and trucks and have large
capital invested in their business. Such
contracts are made in various forms, many
Of them beng, as 1t is called, 'by the mark,
which means at so much for the carriage OF
each case, or some other unit, Some
truckmen do the oarting for several houses,
and 40 eoualize their business and keep
their equipment busy. And then some
wholesale concerns make time contracts
for the carting Of their freight for a fixed
gross amount.
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to which they belong.
Many of these establishments have en-.
tensive stables equipped with every sort
OF modern appliance. some of them fine
and slightly buildings modern In equip
ment, and suited TO the housing Of wagons
Of elegance and horse stock Of the best to
be bought. Many of the owners take
pride In their delivery service and find
pleasure in having it kept up to the highest
standard. There are owners who hold
such pride even though they may contract
for carriages and horses for their personal
use.
But business is business and the contract
ing stable offers advantages 1t will sup
ply an outfit in any style that may be re-
quired, and distinctive of the user down
to the last detail, including his monogram
on the harness and on the horses blankets,
And 80 the number Of its patrons u inOreas-
ing.
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snow white garlic, and everywhere apples
The French are great apple eaters, par
ticularly the women, who contend that an
apple eaten at night is the best tonic and the
greatest beautifier in the world.
A little French woman, gnarled and
wrinkled like a nut, who is testing the merit
of some big green apples, explains that
Eve Of Eden ate the apple for her COM
plexion and not for desire to add to her
equipment of knowledge, being a true
woman and caring less about knowledge
than complexion. But it will take more
than the dictum of the French woman to
prove her assertion, for the compilation
Of the Partisan is not to our taste, In COM
parison with that Of the English woman,
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and equipment are proportionately less in
a big stable than In smaller one
On that account a contracting stable
can provide, with a profit for itself, for
concern using a comparatively limited
number of wagons, a delivery service in
every way in exact accordance with it's
requirements, for less money than it would
cost the concern 10 operate such an outfit
with a stable Of Its own. 1t follows. Of
course, that concerns operating a large
number Of wagons and horses, and 30 main
tanning very large stables, can practice
all the economies possible in any great stable
and 80 do their own work as cheaply as
they could contract for it.
In the wholesale trades it has always
been the custom for the merchant to con-
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which never really wet you; here 1T rains
all day, steady downpours, and other days
well, she has to make the excuse OF for
getting the difference in climate.
The petite miss one meets here praotises
continually. Even the French children
playing on the doorsteps have the trick
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CONTRACTING BUSINESS STABLE.
supplies Private Delivery OUTFITS, Com.
plete TO the Last Detail.

Nis fact more OF less familiar that there
ore livery stables which will contract to
.urhlsh to private patrons for their exclusive
VS. carriages Of any desired description,
utawh by horses specially set apart for
ue'h and driven by coachmen permanently
assigned ass,ghed' who do no other work, turnouts
, ancn are as solely for the private use Of
nnelr iessees as though they were privately
g .. 1t Is not 80 well known, however,
t aV there are contracting stables which
. .snlsh precisely to business concerns the
and trucks.
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it {. bounded on one side by Seventh
.,.n,,e and on the other by Sixth, and is
IN the later Twenties, stepping over at the
a,treme limit into the Thirtses, Ssad 1t Is
r.,stabiy French Other mathematics are
interspersed here and there, but you rather
resent the fact of the interlopers as you
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In the market. Here are whitish green
escarolle, the deeper green Of romaine and
lettuce, chicory, and many unknown varie-
ties with leaves that look as if cut with
q scissors point. And there are always
beans-beans of every variety, particularly
the green haricots OF the table dhote, long
lines Of green and red peppers, strings of
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who takes fog for hers, or the American 1.
who takes everything that isn't nailed down
so long as it is properly recommended.
just as soon as she leaves her teens the
French woman as rule leaves her figure
and her complexion as well, a triple loss
which maybe accounts for her coquetries,
which have to work overtime to make up
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-20
Tasted Forbidden Fruit.

One of our prominent citizens is get
ting plenty of Josh over an incident
which occurred in his cellar last week
while some workmen were taking out the
ashes. During the housekeeping some
of the ardent was discovered and there
was general suspension of work and
the men passed from labor to refresh
ment. Soon the men were in good
spirits in both senses of the word. When
the loss was discovered they were in-
vited to settle for their fun and they
paid $40 for their liquor, which was con-
siderably above Woodsville prices, and
took their receipt for the same. The
men now realize the significance OF the
adage, Touch not, taste not, handle
not" and the original owner is kept
busy explaining the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-20
Around the World on Foot.

An interesting visitor is booked to
arrive here next Tuesday. who will be
able to tell some interesting tales of his
trip around the world on foot. This
man, Beresford Greathead, has made a
wager of $4,000 that he can walk
around the world in 10 years and the
conditions of the wager were that he
was to start without money or baggage
and collect the official seals of every
town of Importance that he passes
through, and that after his long journey
is finished he is to write book from
notes collected on the trip. Mr.. Great
head has already completed over 3S, 900
miles OF his trip, having passed through
England, France, Germany, Russia and
Japan and along the Canadian boun-
Diary from Vancouver. the starting place.
He has now returned from Quebec and
last week crossed the line to United
States at Richford, proceeding from
there to Newport and then down the
line to Barton, and he expects to arrive
here next week.
MIR. Greathead has many interesting
tales to tell, has had many narrow es-
capes from death, and is working, his
living through the countries by lecturing
in the different towns through which he
passes.
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Miss Dugan to Leave St. Johnsbury.

Miss Katharine J. Dugan expects to
leave Saturday for Boston. She will
take much needed rest of two or three
months, and will then go to Waterbury
where she will re-organize the choir.
Miss Dugan has done good work here in
the past two or three years. both as
choir director at St. Aloysius church and
as a teacher in voice culture and piano.
She expects to return here later unless
something more favorable is offered her
and her manv friends hope that she
may return. She has been drilling the
junior choir for the past two weeks on
farewell mass and it was given last Sum
day morning. The performance of
these little people was marvellous under
MISS Dugan's direction. The solo parts
were well taken and were as follows:
Gloria,
Misses Dorothy Brown, Gertrude
Gum. Mary Cox, Lena WEIGH. Angc-
lima Stenson, Irene ~ox and Choir.
Coredo, ct carnata est,
Misses Dorothy Brown and Margaret
Ling.
Credo. Duets.
Misses Lena WEIGH and May Moore.
Misses Margaret Ling and Angelina
Stenson.
Agnus del Duet,
Misses Margaret Tyers and Alice Brown.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The annual meeting of the 'S6 Book
Club was held Thursday evening at the
home OF c. P. Carpenter. At the election
of officers Rev. Or. c. 81. Merrill was
reelected president and Mrs. c. P. Car
penter reelected secretary and treasurer.
A purchasing committee of FIVE were
chosen and the books sold at auction.
The fire department was called out
Friday morning for small fire in the
Amasa Simpson house on lower Pearl
street. Rags around a chimney caught
fire. Small damage was done.
Rev. E. M. Chapman has an article
in the last Congregationalist describing
the work of the class in christian culture
which was held at the North church in
the early winter. Members of the class
will be especially interested in the article
as complete syllabus of the topics is
given.
On Thursday evening there will be
baked bean supper at the First Baptist
church, to which all are cordially invited.
The work of dismantling the Opera
House is rapidly progressing. The seem
cry has been removed and the workmen
are tearing.out the stage.
Frank O.. French played successful
two nights engagement at Greenfield,
Mass, last week, in connection with
local minstrel show. His monologue
and parodies made great hit and on
the last night he was obliged to sing
nine verses to his topical song, "The Man
Behind"
The last dance in the series of six will
be held in Pythian Hall April 20.
The Sisters of the St. Johnsbury Hos
pital are soliciting funds from the busi-
ness men of the town, with which to
purchase new operating table and ster-
ilizer, and are meeting with excellent
success.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
U. will be held with Mrs. B. w. Spauld-
ing, Tuesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The local tribe of Red Men had a
special meeting last evening, which was
followed by banquet and social time.
DIR. Drummond will favor the people
of st. Johnsbury with an opportunity to
hear some of his popular selections dur
ing the first week in May.
The midsummer meeting of the
Northern Bankers Association of New
England will be held in st. Johnsbury on
the afternoon and evening of June %.
Over 35 people were delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of D. P. Coveny.
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Elizabeth Steele. Games, music and
sugaring off with dinner and supper at
the farm, served to fill the entire day.
The company departed on the nine
o'clock train, but before doing so they
presented Mrs. Steele with several tokens
of their esteem.
-Houghton & Co. have decided to
run their adv. another week on account
of the large demand for goods.
Pupils OF B. Frank Harris will give a
recital in Pythian Hall, Friday after
noon, at 5 o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps will be held Thursday after
noon at 2.3O instead of in the evening.
A hash supper will be served from half
past FIVE to seven.
ALI the banks will be closed Saturday,
April %, in observance of Arbor Day.
The Ladies' circle of the Church of
the Messiah will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. E. L. SpencerySO Main
street.
oOStoA AASA AoAo $OhteStAASo
portraits and sketches of the four repub-
licans who will probably be chosen at
Burlington today to go to the national
convention at Chicago. OF Mr.. Turner
the writer of the article says, "He stands
high among his business associates, is fa-
vorably known in politics, and was a
prominent lay delegate in the annual
Methodist conference"
The "spell OF weather" last week may
prove blessing in disguise. but it was a
cold and dreary ending to tedious win
ter. About four inches of snow fell Fri
day night which disappeared in a few
days under the suns rays.
Everybody should be interested in
road improvement, and all who can
should hear the address given by Prof.
Votey at the road convention in Pythian
Hall, today, at 10 80 O'Clock.
The barber shop of Henry Massey
has been reopened.
Worthen & Gleason will demonstrate
their II cent coffee tomorrow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-20
Special Town Meeting.

About 200 voters attended the special
town meeting Saturday afternoon to
consider the question of abating Mr..
Caldbeck's taxes on the Howe Opera
House. After the moderator. Alexander
Dunnett, had called the meeting to order
and the clerk, H. w. Blodgett, had read
the call, Matthew J. Caldbeck took the
floor and had what he styled "heart to
heart talk" with the voters.
He said he would never sell the Opera
House to the municipality, but was will
ing to lease it to syndicate for 80 years.
AS he paid one thirty of the taxes
here he did not want to do anything to
make it harder for the people or himself.
and he certainly did not want to increase
the taxes Of the corporation which now
paid one-ffth of the taxes. He did not
want the property exempted, but was
satisfied that it would have to earn
$25OO year to make it pay. He said
B. G. Howe lost $1O.75 day from the
time it was built until he disposed of The
property, and the syndicate that leased
the house dropped $72S. He proposed
to put the property in such shape that
it would give him a fair return on the
investment and reduce the insurance on
the hotel $500 a year besides. Mr..
Caldbeck was quite sarcastic in his allus-
ions to some OF the people in town and
had high praise for others whom he did
not name.
At the conclusion of his speech Capt.
E. L. Hovey moved that the article be
ordered to lie. Mr. Caldbeck himself Sec
onded the motion and it was carried
unanimously. The meeting did not last
over Is minutes and many of the voters
who lett their work and their stores
appreciated the words of the poet when
he said,
"Since I was so quickly done for
wonder what was begun for"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-20
Annual rIeeting N. e. O. p.

The 18th annual session of the Grand
Lodge OF Vt,-N. E. o, p, will convene in
Odd Fellows Hall at 10 O'Clock on the
forenoon of Tuesday, April 26.. Fifty
representatives are expected to be pres
ent, also Supreme Warden Chaplin and
Supreme Secretary Frye OF Boston and
Supreme Chaplain Mrs. Emily A. Mars
den OF Bennington.
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 40. with
over 500 memb bers, will hold an evening
session, when the degree will be exemph-
fed by initiating seven candidates. this
being done by the degree team of IL
ladies OF No 49.