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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
4 WestcFn ROmdHce--EHGch Ir-
den ECiipsed.

The Courier. published at Muscatime
Iowa. relate, u story oi one John Hughes.
who resided AT Aledo. in that neighhor-
hood. al the commencement of the lalc
war. and who entered the army after be-
img only a week married To a young lady
10 whom he had long been attached. lie
fell into tie hands nj the enemy during
the Red river expedition. and was sent
TO Tyler. Texas, where, in consequence
of hard treatment, he became insane
Meantime. news went home that he had
been Killed. and his re.imenial muster
roll bore ont the rumor. His Young
bride rlournc1 for him nearly two wears,
when. on the advice OF her parents and
friends. she accepted tine hand of another,
and married him last December. Her
ir>t husband WIS discharged from the
ASYLUM restored 10 his reason. and a
soon IL he could accumulate the means.
he >tartc,l for home Arriving at the
,.carc>t river town TO Aledo. hc fell in
with a man from that place. and without
making himself known, soon learned the
condition of ati,lirS nj home. Grleyed
beyond expression. he thought over the
situation, and finally determined, like
Enoch Arden, TO leave his whilom wife
and her new found love to themselves.
Following out the resolve. he went up
into lama county. where he had distant
relatives living. The desire to hear from
his old hcme became at last 50 absorbing.
| that. under an assumed maine. he sub
>cribed TO the village paper. Last month
I he SAW an announcement of the death OF
/ lis wiie's second husband. together with
4 paragraph symPathlzIng with the be-
reaved widow, and giving an account OF
his own melancholy death as illustrative
of the hardness of her lot. knowing
that his wife was again free, he forgot
whatever resentment he might have felt
over her second marriage and on Satur-
day last he put in his appearance in per-
son. The meeting was undoubtedly :
happy one, as 4 few days attcrward thg
couple was sen on the way to Talma.
lookin. is loving as bride and bride
groom could be.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

things, and talked to them as one who
would not 90 to heaven alone.
When the service was over he went
home silently by Mrs. Garfield's side
Her husband remained to attend the
church meeting-a meeting whose YER
diet the minister knew well enough be-
forehand. Only when he passed by her
in the hall, to 60 TO his room, did she say
to him, with tears in her eyes,
"You have done right. 1t was doing
Gods own work to preach that sermon.
Let that comfort you"
That lie should get no other comfort
he knew well enough-just as well then
as when Mr.. Garfield, an hour later.
conveyed to him as delicately and kindly
as he could the adverse decision of The
meeting.
The next day at noon he reached his
own door, his waiting wife
go, Henry, what did you do? You
carried the wrong sermon"
She spoke with pitiful eagerness, and
he answered, very gently
''No, dear, | carried the right sermon,
for it was the one God meant me to car
ry, | am satisfied TO have done His
work, though we must content ourselves
to stay on here at Woodburn awhile
longer"
This is the true end of my story. 1t
has nothing to do with the purpose OF it
that stranger had been in Colonore
church that day whose thoughts and
ways were not as the thoughts and WAYS
of that goodly town and through whose
representations the preacher was called
to a parish where the rewards of this lite
would be offered him in as large measure
as they would have been in the conserva-
tive Connecticut town that refused to sit
under his ministry. OF that matter the
Great PaymaStcr took note whose prom
i>e is not only sure, but has no end. The
one lesson is to trust Iiim-to do IIis
work. The reward will come in His
own time and way; i: it please Him
Sin this life houses and lands" but bet
ter than these, in the world to come the
life everlasting. - u 'McLmdW d Reflector.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
Seeing the Elephant.

An elephant dealer, 10y name Buxoo,
Travelled from Syihet 10 northern India,
with a string of elephants for sale, at The
grest meta, or annual fair.
Buxoo soon found customers for five
out of SIX of his animals. The sixth,
for some reasons besl known 10 Buxoo
remained unsold. The last and greatest
day OF the fair came, and our merchant
was in a state Of the utmost anxiety lest
he should have tins one elephant left up
on his hands Al the moment when tho
fair became busy, up walked yiliaEer,
who began a close investigation OF the
elephant. BuxOo became more than ever
uneasy
..Soono Bhai." said he , that Is,
Listen, my brother" Il can see you
are a Judge of elephants Now, say moth
iig TO hinder the sale of mine / mean
10 ask only fire hundred rupees anu You
shall have fifty for yourself
The Nillager as>enied Presently a
purchaser was found, and the fifty rupees
honestly paid over TO this 'Judse OF ele-
phants' As he MAS quietly putting the
fifty rupees into the folds of his GUNNER
Jnd-or waistcloih-iiuNoo put the fol-
lowing question
Tell me, friend. hy what art You
found ont that there MAS ANYTHING amiss
with my elephant L thought l had got
him up well for sale"
Sir, said the Judge of elephants,
putting a finishing hitch 10 the knot
which held his rupees, Ito tell the truth,
this was the first elephant l ever saw,
and | was trying 70 find out which WAS
his head and which was his tail ,''-Ihl
F ERgllSimali IL IR3ia
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

How To TELL a Goop TEACHER-A
gentleman from Swampyille WAS telling
how many different occupations he had
attempted Among Others he had tired
school teaching.
..IIow long did YOU teach = asked
bystander-
Wal, l didn't teach long that is, L
only went to leach"
..Did YOU hire ont =
.'Wal. | didn't hire out | only went
TO hire out
Why did You give il up =
"Wal, | gave il up for some reason or
nuther. You see Travelled into 4 dee>-
trict and inquired for the trustees, Some
bolv said Mr. Snickles was the man l
wanted TO see. So | found Mr.. Smck-
lc>-namel my object, introducing my
self and asked him what he thought
about letting me try my luck with the
big bows and unruly gals in the deestrict-
lie wanted to know If | really consider
cd myself capable; and told HIM l
wouldn't mind his asking me 4 few qurs-
iiuns in 'rithmeiie and Biography, or
showing my hand writing He said. ''no,
never mind. he could tell good leach
er hy his gait-
LEI me see you walk of a little ways,
and | can tell jess wells If III heard
( vou examined SAYS he.
..He sot IN the door rs he spoke, and |
thought he looked little skittish but L
was considerably frustrated, and | didn't I
mind much 80 | turned about and
walked un a. smart a. knowed how
He said he'd tell me when 10 stop. 80 |
KEEP or I'LL thought I'd gone far enough
then 'specting something WAS 10 pay,
| locked around Mal. the door was
silct and Snickles WAS gone -
Did you 90 back -
NAL. mo- didn't 20 back.
ibid You apply fer another school =
"Wal, mo- 'iidn't apply for smother
school, SAID the gentleman from SWAMP
vile Il rather iulge NV appearance
was a-in me-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
u The W..dsi Nan never disturbes a

Eg- The Model Nan never dlsiurbes
hen when she IL setting, never speaks
cross tew a lost dorg alwuz puts five
cent shimplaster ia hiz vest pocket late
SATURDAY mite 10 have If ready Sunday
morning for the church platter; rizes
whenever 4 lady enters the street kars
remembers yure uncle plainly, and asks
arier awl the family. If lac steps on =
eats tale, he IL sure tew du If light, and
Immediately asks her parlun; reads the
Phunny Phellow, and laffs bekause he
kant help ii, hooks up his VIE : dresses,
and plays hoss with the children Never
NEEDLES with the milk in the milk pans,
uoes easily ov erTands and GUMS back
/ IN season attends every body's phuner-
al. can alwuz tell when the moon
changes. thinks Jisi az va du, and fol-
lows every body's advice but his owns
practices most Uy the virtews without
knowing 1t; leads the life of shorn
lamb; gits sick after while. and dies
II soon AZ he kan TO save maxim emmy
further trouble-yosA B!l1lys
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
Baby Looking out for Me.

Two little busy hands patting on the window,
Two laughing bright eyes looking out at me;
Two rosy-red cheeks dented with dimple;
Mo;her-bird is Coming baby, do you seer
Down by the llac-bush something white and azure
saw | in the window as passed the tree;
Well knew the apron and shoulderknots cf ribbon,
All belonged to baby looking out for me.
Talking low and tendery
To myself, as mothers will,
Spske | softly, "God in Heaven
Keep my darling free from i'll.
Worldly gear and worldly honors
Ask l not for hr from thee;
But from want and sin and sorrow,
Keep her rs er pure and free
Two little waxen hands,
Folded sCft and silently;
Two little curtained eyes,
Looking out more for me:
Two littl ,nowy cheeks,
Dinplc-d"u ted never more
Two littl' trodden shoes,
Tha will never touch the floor:
Shoglder-ribbon softly twisted,
Apron fo.dei, clean and white:
These are left me-and these only
of The childish presence bright.
mus de sent an answer to nv earnest PRAYING,
Thus He keeps my darling free fiom earthly stain,
Thus He folds the pet lamb safe from ear hly straying
But miss her sadly by the window pane,
Till look above it; then, with purer vision,
Sad, weep no longer the lilac-bush to pass
For | see her angel, pure and white and .inless,
Walking with the harpers, by the Sea of Glass
Two little snowy wings
Softly tlutter to and fro,
Two tiny childish hands
Bcckon still to me below;
Two tender angel eyes
Watch me ever earnestly
Through the loop-hOles of the stars;
Babys looking out for me.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

An ill-lookins fellow was asked how
he could account for natures forming
him so ugly. ssNature was not to blame"
said he. ..for when | was two months OF
age was the handsomest child in the
neighborhOod, but my nurse, to avenge
herself upon my parents for some fancied
injury at their hands, one day strapped
me a1ray for another boy belonging TO a
friend of hers, whose child was rather
plain looking"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

~
..e agent Oi |. ). Patent Ur,e Washington nIn,.rr
the act ui $50
> state Street, opposite AHoy Street, Boston.
Aurr an extensive practice OF upwards Of tweut,
% tIlcat Britain, France and oLner lureIgn cuui-
d. ,A,ri, OF ulawuSs Tor patents, executed Oh liberal
.., .ltur Urcgu works, 10 Gcte mine the VALIDITY
..l u patcLts or inventiOns-and egai or other
'., enacted III a matters touching the same Copies
......~ u ANY patent furnished by reni!tth5 81.
.,..,> recorded al NdsningtUn
IESTIMU UsIALs.
.r-IIl MI EDDY ao Ui the most suCCesslu
.4t...r pTa.tllICIe-s with wnOm have Aau oN(l-
lie .,.lsc. CEAS. MAouN,
Commissioner OF Patents.
'o Hesitation IL dssUrlis Inventors thai they
-..t ,ap.Jy Il pcTSun more competent and Fusl-
.. oI.. more capable Ol putting their applications
%. 60 secure IuT them al early and IaNo.ab4e
- Atom al The patent Ollcc."
a. VI 81 nr-L I.Utc l commissioner OF Patents
b Il II Idly mas nair Tor HE Is appIt iU>, On
'..-. .r u winch patents have been granted, alu
-r-." pruIIu.. SuCA uum!stLktaUle proof vi great
a.4 4u4.ly Oh III, part leads me 10 recommend
.'' us - Apply 10 MN tU procure their patents,
-'. Hay SUE yI having the most iaithluI aiten
',--"r. III their Gases, ana At very Reasonable
--~s. JOHN IAGGArr.
-..- -'' LUhlis, the subscriber, III course u III
..I-u,- mai Oh twice rejected appncau OL>,
'A', e'rry .Ac VI which was decided III his lavor,
.-..Ai>,.,l. ol patents, H. IL. LDDi.
a.Jal. /, lol7.-ly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
HARNE

'U!0lgh well fuishcl Hlnc-ses. No cheap
-''." "oTk -olds NY shop. The ubscr Der would
-," TO The pccpl ofCal donia county, that he has
.'-1 l -ood assprtm N Of Carriage nj Team Hir-
Which he will -eii At very 10 price. AlsO
A"d Tepa ing harnesses done i'll the bes; sh pe
IL! At low p.ice, also have on hand
irt c!es connected with III harness line, an /
-''te all 10 call I'D ex mime my gooos. L. hey
= p-icA re can suit III Ill. Terms CASH.
.,o, '=i -ide X. K. Street, 81. Johnsbury.
A. Ii. KENISON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

A father of an interesting family, re-
siding near Detroit, stoPPood the only
newspaper ever allowed TO his family,
SOLELY on account Of the expense. The
man chcws up fourteen dollars and sixty
cents worth OF tobacco every year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27

gWhen George Alfred Townsend
was applied TO for a dedicatory ode to
Antietam National Cemetery, he wrote
this >tanza for an epitaph over the fire.
quent gravestone-
"o>E UNKNOWN TNI0S SOLDIER"
Here where you BOYS shsll come,
On tie ;ree-boies your name TO indie,
l, one Of the Boys- the The thrOb of the drum,
CG-vtd NV life into the fight,
lie; nv name in the shout
That We lifted .nto the ro-t
Of the 3. Rebr' when We be.i 'em;
Ny birthplace lOst in my death;
Into my fame l-SPed my ireSth;
Call the one aud the Othe- ASTIErAx!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
NANUFACTURING PURPOSES
:aJsta & BAKER SEWING MACHINE CO.
.-5.e next door North of Court House.

I s. .um = : rect, Boston. 4G5 Broadway, y. \.
80 CAeetuut street. Philadelphia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-27
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
.s "a Eddy &nlt,.,g,.

branches III AL the Principal Cities.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
The Truth Coming to Light.

When rogues fall out just men get their
dues" is an axiom that was illustrated ID
tie t. 5. Congress one DAY last week,
when in a sharp discussion between Gen.
Butler and brother radical by the name
Of Bingham. the former charged it upon
the latter that be was instrumental in COM
uniting murder by reason Of having been a
member of the military commission that
sentenced Mrs. Surratt to be hung and
which sentence, as is known, Was carried
inlo effect.
1t appears that Butler has, or did have
ia his possession diary kept by Booth, the
assassin of Lincoln, preceding the assassin
alton, aud from this disry it appears that
Booth did not intend originally to assassin
ate Lincoln, but ahduct him-and not OBJ
tanning the desired opportunity for car
ryipg out the latter he changed his plan
suddenly and thus his confdants could not
have known Of a plot against the life Of
Lincoln; per consequence, there was no as
sassination plot, and the blood of Mrs.
Surratt and those who suffered On the gal
lows by her side, is on the hands of Bing-
ham and his confreres who denied to them
a fair trial. as provided for in the laws of
the country.
As far as Booth himself was concerned,
30 one we feel sure, will seek to palliate
his guilt or regret the fate which be met,
but in the case of Mrs. Surratt and her
companions it can now be pronounced,
without the fear of successful contradiction
or being called ''copperhead' therefor, a
military laundering butchery.
How many of these blunders and muir
ders will the ''district commanders COM
nit, before this entire country is allowed
To live once more under the protecting
agis of the Constitution
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
Tn Probate.

State of Wisconsin, Nanitowoc County, ss. In
the matter of the Proof and Probate of the
last VIII and testament of Joseph Pfeffer, de-
ceased, late of the County of Manitowoc.
WHEREAS, an instrument in writing, pur-
w porting to be the last will and testament
of Joseph Pfeffer, deceased, late of the County
Of Manitowoc has been fled in this office and
whereas, application has been made by Anna
Pfeffor, praying that the same be proven and
admitted to Probate according to the laws of
this State. Therefore il is ordered that said
application be heard before me at the Probate
Office in the Village Of Manitowoc in said coun-
ty, on the fifteenth day of April, A. 1867, at
10 o'clock A And it is further ordered,
that notice shall be given to all persons inter
ested in s1id will, of The time and plac of said
hearing, by publication inthe Aantowoc Pilot,
a newspaper printed in said county, for three
successive weeks, once in each week, prior to
the time Of such hearing
GEO. ". BARK ER,
march . 81 County Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
Elopement in High Life.

From the Ripon (Wis.) Representative, 9th
The great topic of conversation for the
last week has been the elopement of Mrs.
Love, of Berlin, wife of the proprietor OF
the Beckwith House, with a DIR. Rich, all S
Richards. 1t appears that Mr.. and Mrs.
Love have not lived happily together for
some time, on account of the tendency of
the Madam to Lore other men That s the
plain English of the matter This Doctor
has been hanging around Mrs. L. for some
months, attending upon her professionally
and otherwise, the two making a perfect
hell upon earth of the home of Mr.. Love,
and conducting themselves in the most
shameful and disgraceful manner We
learn that some of the first citizens of Ber-
lin bad prepared a coat of tar and feathers
for the doctor, which was to have been
tried on" the night he left. He saved
this addition to his wardrobe by leaving
early
Last Wednesday the doctor and his love
got livery team, and shook the sand Of
Berlin off their clothes, arriving in this city
about dark. They did not dare take the
cars for fear the railroad boys would rotten
egg them. They took supper, and a car
rage was ordered with which to continue
the fight. The scene as the carriage was
announced is said to have been 'stUnnin'
The doctor walked into the sitting room,
Strengthened up, buttoned in his revolver,
put his right hand in bis bosom4 saying,
my dear, the carriage is at the door. =
She drew herself up to her full height, hel
bosom swelling with emotion, we suppose,
and exclaimed, in the language of Susar
Simmons, when she ran away with SOAP
boiler, she exclaimed, we say, Sin these
language, thusly:" 5000! goody, goody
goodyl" Somebody bray for US. This
scene is said to have SO affected young
man present that he had to be famed with
the toe of a boot. SO romantic, you know
Well, they were carried to Fox Lake, and
where they went to from there nobody
knows, and few care. This Richards has q
wife living who has been at Berlin once, tC
reclaim her recreant husband. He has sue
ceeded in breaking up this happy family,
and destroying the happiness of Mr.. Love,
who is represented as being very honora
BILE gentleman. The only thing we have
against him is tina. he didn't punch" the
Does head. But it is too late now. As a
lady in this place eloquently remarked
about recent matrimonial affair here
"Wh hats the use Of covering mp the vel
after the calf has been drowned q
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
Tie Presidents Views Of Military
Republics,

In late interview with President John
son, the subject of reconstructirg the south
EN- states under the new bill came up, and
his opinion being asked on the subject, he
shook his head gravely and remarked that
the holding Of elections under military con-
troll was in conflict with the spirit of repub-
fcan institutions. Then rising and retiring
TO an adjoining room he returned with a
hook in his hand and read the following
extract from an address Of Daniel Webster
to the citizens of Massachusetts, on the oc,
casion Of the celebration Of the completion
Of the Bunker Hill Monument, on the 18th
Of June, lS43 -
They are yet on their trial, and hope
for a favorable result but ruth-sacred
truth-aud fidelity to the cause Of civil
liberty compel me to say that hitherto they
have discovered quite too much of the
spirit OF that monarchy from which they
separated themselves Quite too frequent
resort is made to military force, and quite
too much of the substance Of the people is
consumed in maintaining armies not Tor
defence against foreign aggression, but for
enforcing obedience to domestic authority.
Standing armies are the oppressive instru-
ments for governing the people in the
hands of hereditary and arbitrary monar
chies A military republic, government
founded on mock elections and supported
only by the sword. is a movement indeed,
hut retrograde and DISASTROUS movement,
from the regular and old-fashioned mon
archial system. II men would enjoy the
blessings Of republican government, they
must govern themselves by reason, by mu-
tual counsel and consultation, by sense
and feeling Of general interest and by the
acquiescense Of the minority in the will of
the majority properly expressed, and above
all, the military must be kept according to
the language of our bill of rights, in strict
subordination to the civil authority.
Wherever this lesson is not both learned
aud practced there can be no political free
dom. Absurd, preposterous is it, a scott
and satire on fee forms of government to
be prescribed by military leaders, and the
right of suffrage to be exercised at the point
of the sword -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
In Probate.

State of Wisconsin, Manitowoc county, S.,
in the matter Of the Proof ard Probate Of
the last will and testament Of Joseph Villas,
Sen deceased, Late Of the county Of Manito-
woo. ~
WHEREAS, an instrument in writing,
w purporting to be the last will and Tesla
ment of Joseph Villas. Sen, dece sed. late Of
the county Of Manitowoc, has been fiji III this
Office end whereas, application has been made
by Joseph Villas praying that the same be
proven and admitted to Probate according to
the laws Of this state Therefore, i IS order
cd that said application be heard before me at
the Probate Office in the village of Manitowoc,
in said county, on the fifteenth day Of April,
A. D. 1907 at 10 o'clock A. NJ. And it is fur
Their ordered that notice shall be given to all
persons interested in said will, of the time and
place of said hearing, by publication in the
Mantowoc Pilot, a newspaper printed IN said
county, for three successive weeks, once each
week, prior to the time of such hearing. By
the Court, GEO. W. BARKER,
County Judge.
Probate Office, March 18th, 1867.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
Prepare for Increased Taxes.

The republican plan for governing the
south, says the Albany Argus, is the most
expensive that could be devised. They re-
fuse self government to ten states, and the
result is that the people Of the north must
ray the shot A standing army, costing
millions of dollars, is to be maintained in
the southern states, and host of new of
ficers created Besides this, the whole
civil organization of the south is to be sus-
pended and military law is TO take its place
with scores OF military commissions, whose
cost is always immense. These commits
sions must be paid for by northern tax pay
ers. Under the civil system, now in vogue,
the southern people support their courts
and the northern people are put to no ex-
pcnse. There is not the least necessity for
"A standing army and the immense e1pendi-
ture Of money-for neither war, rebellion,
law!esspess nor disorder prevail in the
southern states to a greater extent than in
the northern states.