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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-10-21
Peters Denidi.


And after a while came unto him they
that stood by and said to Peter. Surel,
thou arr one of them; for thy speech be
wravcth thee.
Then began he to curse and to swear
saying. | know not the man.-Matthew
XVI 73. "A.
When Christ upon the tree was nailed
When hell rejUiced ami heaven bewailed
Even Peter then his Lord forgot,
And cursed, aud cried:- know him not
Oh, Heavenly Father. so have we
Denied thy Sons Divinity,
Not only thrice have we denied.
But thrice a thousand times besides.
Our lack of faith shows. every hou",
That we deny his heavenly power.
Our footsteps often 90 astray.
Our ljreS deny him every day.
Oh. Father. smile our urbeliet.
And biin" our stubborn sins to grief
That never. while our race we run.
May we dcny Thee and thy Son,
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OF money may 6a expended to no pur-
pose To advertise successfully requires
more knowlci@c of the means than most
business men Po>scSs and more thought
than they have time 10 bcstow to it.
Hence many large houses find it profit
able to employ competent men who
make it their specially. | venture the
opinion that every person experienced in
advertising viii bear ne out in saying
that the business man who controls the
sail Of am article that supplies an actual
want, need not fear to invest largely in
advcr'i~Iu@ ii he Dies 80 with intelligent
tact and discrimination as to the use of
the best means. Under proper. circum-
-taucc-, he cannot tail OF realizing a
fortune.
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- ThiS I DID for 1Hec--- What
DOcSf THOH FOR Ne

Motto placed under a print of Christ
the study of German divine.
gave my life tor thee.
My precious blood shed
That thou might ransomed he,
And quickencd from the dead.
| gave my life for thee;
What hast thou given for me.
>peLt long years for thee
In wearimc>S and woe.
That one eternity
OF Joy thou mightest know:
spent lon. years for thee;
Hast thou spent one for me:
Nv Fathers house OF light,
My ainbow circicI throne.
LETT tor earthly night.
For wandcrin=S sad aud lone;
left it all tor thcr:
Hast thou lett auoht tor Me!
suffered murh for thee
More than thy tongue can tell.
CT hitterrst agony,
TO rescue thee from hell;
~uii..icd much tor thee:
What doSt thou bear tor Ne?
And have brought to thee.
Down from my hor!e above.
Salvation tuli and free.
My pardon and my love;
Grcar gilts brought to thee;
What hast thou brought To me:
.. let thy life be given.
Thy wears for me- be spcut,
World letters all be riven.
And JOY with suffering bleut:
Give thoI thysclf to me,
And will welcome thee!
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His purple mantle gloriousy around,
And take the homage OF the priuc.ly hills
And ancient forests, they Low them down
Zach in his der of nobility"
From Glacier point we obtained a part
INC view of the Yosemite. Monday morn
ing we started homcward. TINS return
journey would not have been worthy of
note or comment until we arrived at
Stockton, if the reading of some interest
ing communications to your paper con-
cernng the ''Bedouin Arabs" had not
called to my mind the sight Of innumera-
bic posters, gaudiiy painted, announcing
the advent into California Of the ''Orien-
tai Circu, with the only Bcduuin Arabs
ever brought to this country" A. these
exhibitions in California were 10 take
place ut the very time that the ''oniy
Bedouin Arabs in the country were cN
hibiting in Vermont, we may wonder Ii
the Arabs are ubiquitous. One incident
at Stockton is worthy OF mention. In
the Court House grounds We saw Il Cen
tury plant in bloom. The plant Wa.
about SIX feet high, and from the center
of ii stalk about siX inches III diameter
rose thirty feet, the last five feet bcinL
surrounded with branches tu'l OF yellow
Il
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chinese JHStiCc.

Lawyers are unknown in China, no
one being permitted t. appear for a pris
/ oner except by favor of a magistrate
Each official Is. therefore, the exponent
OF the code As he reads ii and prccedcnt,
are seldom regarded. Some Of tic
magistrates are brutal, ignorant knaves;
wni!e Il minority are able. clever men.
who would not disgrace Il civilized bench.
/ The administration of the written law J.
/ therefore very uncertain, while Justice J.
| in many cases Il mere matter Ut chance.
Among the better clI>- ut mandarin- the
writer enjoyed the acquaintance OF one
whose reputation for both Just dealm-
and moiher-wit stood very high. He
resided in the Pci-chih-.i province, and
was much esteemed in the ucighborhuud
Upon certain occasion. Two men, one
: ot whom sold t"a-oil and thu other rice,
came before him to decide u dispute re-
gtrling the proprictor-hip of Il measure
made of basket work. Ii should be-
mentioned that the Chinese produc.
wicker ware Cf 50 close = texture that i
will almost contain water without leak
ing, and easily carries any vi-cid sub
stance, such as oil or mola>scs Wei
the oilman'S story was that ne had lent
lhiS haSkct-work measure. which Ire had
only used a few times, h the riCcmau a
few weeks before; hut that he now refused
to return il. The riccman. on the othcg
hand, declared that he had never Dor
rowcd the measure at all he had pur
chased it new some months previously
and it had never been used for anything
but rice. An cNamiGatipu of the meas
urc simply showed that it was coated
with rice dust. Tic magistrate a>ket
if they had any witnesses, and each
brought a ~Iupmau, vino confirmed hi-
own masters story. Ii was a c.Sc ci
"blg IL" somewhere. without doubt.
After hearing both sides, the ma-is-
;rate thought awhile. and said 'Weli.
a. the evidence On bajh -i.!c-. l. cqusi.
the only thing l can d. j. to ask the
measure it-ei! who it beiou-- to. Put II
on the floor in front OF me" All tie
people in the court laughed and were
extremely tickied when tie said "Mras-
urr. whom go You bsion- to !''
Oi course, the measure did not reply
- the qn s'ion wa- repeated, the na-i--
tr.tc adding. If you don't answer. /
shall give You the hamhoo." Silcuc.
being -li.! preserved. hr rave 4 sigu to
j.o cNarHtiou.r, w.o turned Is mou'
downward. md administered twenty-five
vigorous blows. The I.opl,. crime!
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JugDicrS IN ndid.
BY "CAI;I.tIpN

Orr morning when wa- III India
heard the heutin. ot drum and Tia.
-uucaliu. OF 4 tlugcpl,t under nv win
dow. II WAS not rr>pir.n. music. II
drummer did NOT play with such >.ir.r
=. ,np. oi ih,. hoy, rIav,d who went i,.-
=, H.. army .,,j rL, h,r...l.t heal .,r
un,,l,,.ou, ,up.ok to T. WA. foo ,y,or,
with ,r.n elm, and too tired Of -i.Li-
.r.;,,,, +, look ont to sec ,iot WI. oo,r.,.
on. Beside, il W.. a very hot dav, and
fine ucrrurv IN ,l,r tL.rur;nrr,.r was No..
fo,,. hundred and ten in The ,h..d.. i
b,J NV ro,t vest .tucLinc.. and sbn,.
~ and w,. Iviu,r ON - crrrh with ..
,,,,,,l,t ooiuv backward and forward 9.
few inr,.r- ab,y, NV tare. 10 worms,
what = punL i>,-It j. a treat far
In.j,, j., =, very warm r..untrv IN simmer
and rL. Eur.u.,.n- and few Am.rir,r.-
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cnnl..r ,lip,, vilt Ink, r,bh,a. uIan,s att..
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80 th,t i can H.. .y,,no lust over vonr
bed W hen vou are sleep. or above tia.
tlit. when vou are at dinner. or a hu.-
above your head wien ven are writia.
,r =, dino. All Eurnucaus liyiur in
India have uuuka. in ,ltrrr hou~,..-iu
heL-rooms. parlors. din1nU rooms. and
IN tLr,r .tor,- When Won ,,n to church
ON Spu,av Won viii see one ,wirsin.
backward and forward over the min
listers head Will, lac l., prearhino: :,unth-
,r over the ,iuncr~. and "A dozen over tl,
heads Of the people. They are kept in
motion hv Hudoo BOYS whD stand or ~lt
outside of thc house, and who keep pul-
ling cord that goes through hole III
the WALL and Is attached To Il frame OF
the punka There are two pullcrs t,
each punka who take turns through the
day and night Another contrivance i,
a lanning :niil, placed outside Of Tia,
house under the piazza, with Il long spout
|
turns at the crank blowing wind in til,
building. If they dill not raise the win,
in some WAY il would he almost impns,i.
bic for foreigner to live there durin.
: the hot months OF the wear. The punk,
wa. GONG over my head and the pulleI
WAS keeping time with the drummc!
when my IIimdoo landlord, with "a grca
white turban ON his head nearly as larg,
as a bu-hci basket, looked into my room
: and said. Don't you want to see tn,
, ju9glcrs - Certainly. - had hear,
a .r,a, dad about them and wanted t,
sec them very much, and went out an,
sat upon the yeranda while the iuggler
; went through their performances. Their
: were three or four persons in the part,
= vino all made low bow and thea sa
down on the ground. They were snak,
charmerS as well as jugglers. They 81
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above one of the vessels. The bite of
the cobra is very deadly. The poison
strikes instantly through the system,
paralyZcs it, and brings on death very
quickly.
The charmer made whispering noise
and they came creeping over the side Of
the jar aud wound themselves in coils
upon the ground just aS a sailor coils Il
rope upon the deck Of the ship. There
they were with their heads nearly Il foot
above the centre of the coil, waving
them backward and forward with their
mouths wide open. aud the two sharp
iamGS in their upper Jaw exposed, their
eyes tiashin" and their tongues i'll motion.
Cobra dc Caprla i, Il Portuguese word,
meaning hooded snake, and 1t is some
times called the ''hooded snake because
it has a sort OF ho-d upon liz head The
charmer struck at them with his fingers,
and they struck back again. When they
are curagcd they show their anger by
putting up their hoods, by kissing, flash
ug their eyes, and striking at everything
near them. ~ the charmer continued
TO plague th,m they became very wrath
ful. low their eyes flashed How
their tongues went. And what hiss
ing they made. They seemed an9ry
enough to strike their tormcu,or dead.
They are very slow motioned, and a.
there was no danger that they would get
at u, we sat and watched them with
|compoSurc besides W. knew that the
charIncr- had them under perfect con
troll; for when they Were aS an@ry as
they could hc, Lee gave a low whistle
sent them back into the jar. Then the
charmer put his hand into another vessel
and took out - dozcu or more grcat >cur-
/ piuns. Their >tlug causes rNcruciatiug
| pain-tar worse than HAT Of hornets
| These were Il large aS some ut the crabs
that live aloug our ocean shores, and
were u-.y looking creatures hut he
| handled them ~ calmly a. ii they Were
canary birds. or whit micc, or any other
harmless thin- He huu4 them upon
hi- ears, upon ms bare arms a. ii tEoy
were bracelets. and ihc cr,aturc- never
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"Where do You ind a place to pray
in - was asked Of pious sailor on board
a whaling ship:
60" he said, Il can always find
auct spot at the masthead"
''Sam, do you find spot for secret
prayer :" asked minister Of a stable boy.
80 yes, sir. that old coach is my
closet"
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HARRINGTON. SONS & CO.,

NISII ROOMS.
b.. i.. Street and Eas.crn Avonur st. JohnsbUry,
.u hand n large a--ortment Of PINN"s, CABINET
-'r.s -uTlrr MusIC, and I>sTEU CTIoN Book, and
To q kind Of MUSICAL MEgCHANDIsE and FINE
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u 2 NuIIING-

g. .s-... Nc.lciu,-. Family Dye, Dye Stuffs
d. I.oss. Sta,ioI,,ry, Fancy GoOd-, Pocket
...... Ware. -p,CtIcl,s, Clocks, Jewelry, &c.
.p.,-itr woodbury. < Rus=ell'- store. II;
-. f'4%..lf.p NEkMU&r.
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fiat rock we looked down Il nearly per-
pendicular precipice 1000 feet, traced the
winding of the river Us it flows through
the valley, and studied every point of ill.,
tcrest in the canon. At this remarkable
spot one lingcrs long, teasting upon the
view. We encamped near this place two
days, and saw such sunsets as are to be
seen only when the sun
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p. 3. LAIRD,

+N... nu\I ME\T~, TABLETS, HEAL
STONES. NDEETINING,
.. = nd. rf ,rr Mite Wors Carving and Lettering
f,...8 8- .,iI lie ctu hc done II i:J-tun.
tr -utIr. ~. JoHNsBUEy, VI.
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p. P. iOWERGAN.


W-uvftctgT,T .ul u, ul,- il
-IHt.~ and II BEri.-. 70 LEATHER,
FINDINGS, EI'.
. -r...r. Il. JuI >~RUEN, J.
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" ETT Z BRIG HA NJ ,

I- W /. GrrD~. G..pvLEiE$. FLOR r.
'.Ni-IDN-. lA>kiE >t Hons. &C.
..s 9. ~.. JnHN~U. ET. N!EM"NJ
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M.IIHEWs & PEITENGILI,S

... ... rL< re' HI>ING ROOM :
.-... s, .ay, Pos Court House SqHsr.
NTEMnSI.
n. J. PIKE.
... ..-EB At JON LIZ.
= .iphu.u1fv. Nt
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Treatment for bruises-Obtaln de-
cent-sized cudgel, and apply it hot,
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-I,IAN An L g. % y
e. IN.mluiu- sur on .ris-cX C.Uu'y.
.-f' S. lENp-. g..
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ROSS & SMITH.

My N..N SOLICITORS II CHAM Il.N.
Prick Block, olpo-I:c -. JOnu-huly iIOu-,.
.su--. N. g.. SMITH.
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LACKSTONE & COKE'S

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i-Lj D. (, II. .iuhn-hury, y.
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WIN. W. CIRCUIT

CLAIM AGENT,
G.l, AID cot NsELLoE At LAW,
I..r'.n. Vermont.
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HALL & FLETCHER,

----- 7 u N-IT-77 7 TTIs III
..-ititS NATiuNhL LIfEiNSj EAACEC"
, .... till. = Tlrt,ll r. store -. Iohn-tury.
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IS /. bI.I GOODS, ". l. GbpDS, LOl l..
81 ( b\i-IIlNG GOODS, Etc.,
.... -. ~IAI I'M ~. JulI>@EI ~ H"T-E.
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Manufacture ut-
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.E..lr4. Vermont.
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E.. "t all kind done ~ living price
...- Z. .P' con tautly uu hand.
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+ GALLAGHER.

!.,j, U.>IEN5. n.l GOODS,
t.uSs">'- llr.,,
t--I---- =
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A. P. HALE,
JTU.L IIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PyTNAM D. MCMILLAN,

.. .....- OVER <H.our.ruu
.., lr, -i,ciL Agent. II, .ionI.-b''lt, Vt.
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s.. - tUItT FnG i't:..'T 90
-iIpE~ y - Ei l. /; /. /. :
81. s., .;. L. rect, II. ,IoAu-u..-y. VI.
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His purple mantle gloriously around,
And take the homage OF the princely hills
And ancient forests, as they Low them down
Zach in his oldrr of nobility" "
The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-14
Sugar Plantation for Lease!
At MonoIpu, District of KohaIa
Hawaii.

A T reasonable price and terms, Fifty
n acres under cane withmore land around it ct for
growing with Mill, Cattle, Carts, Sorghum pan and
every requisit carry on growing and grinding
cane. The Mill is driven by horse-poEe For par
ticulars apply to H. christansen Honoipu or to
JOHN THOMAS wATERHOUSE,
37-3mc Honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-14

A CURIOUS WuL.-We have TO record the
death of remarkable Democrat" in New Hamp-
shire-not the political for that came long ago)
but the physical death Of Mr.. Weare Weston
late of North Hampton and a remarkable last
will and testament Mr.. Weston left behind him.
In this. he expressed the desire to be carried to
the-cold and silent tomb by six true Democrats" +"
Fortunately, remembering that his fellow-pOliti-
clans we're not in the habit of doing something
for nothing, he directed that each of his bearers
should receive for this last sad and friendly SER
vice the sum of six dollars-not a great deal, it
is true. for such melancholy piece Of work, but
better by six dollars, than no pay ct all. To our
surprise, Mr. Weston gave no direction that this
honoraritun should be paid in gold or silver, or
in that mysterious metal Of which our fvecent bits
are composed. 1t is astonishing that even in
the hurry of dying, he should have forgotten to
leave behind him practical protest against the
National debt and Paper money. One thing.
however, be did remember. He would have no
funeral services over his ashes unless clergyman
could be found "who had never preached politics
or war sermons" Great search was made for
this rare bird throughout the neighborhood, but
no parson of the requisite freedom from contain
ination could be found. and so this fine old Dem
ocrat' was inferred in silent simplicity, without
prayer or hymn, without exhortation or sermon.
-Neio York Tribune.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-14

SCENES IN BAHIA-Along the quay at the
landing places the scene is original and notably
confused and varied. Here are for sale the inf
mite variety of fruits, with huge punches of gold
en- bananas miniature mountains Of oranges fish
ing baskets; and curious and rude implements of
wood, and garments woven of straw big parrots
and little paroquets with coats of softest and del
icate green; and tiny birds with marvelously
beautiful plum ge aud feathers flashing and chang
ing in the sunlight A thousand articles for use
or fancy are here for sale, and few of them such
as are ever seen in the markets of the American
States The sellers are striking specimens of
humanity, especially the women. They are blacks
the Minas negroes-people from the province
of the Minss. They are strong, tall women, of
much muscular development, black as midnight,
heavy and coarse in features, and with a glossy,
rough and kind of dinted skin. They are dressed
in bright and fancy colors, and wearing charac-
teristic feature of Dress in the ample and grace
fully twisted turban of white gauze with which
they all adorn their heads
The principal street of the over town is broad,
paved with the familiar granite blocks, aud lined
with imposing buildings, devoted to purposes of
business, for Bahia is one of the chief cities of
the South American continent, and a place of
much commercial Importance. Here are seen
the awkward heavy-wheeled carts, drawn by
mules, and so bulky as to admit of the carrying
of only small loads. There are only two or three
sseets that lead to the upper town. and these are
crooked, quite narrow and very steep They are
lined with such buildings you think must have
been common in Europe two centuries ago. 1t
is difficult matter to ascend these streets unless
one is used to it. and so we took "Caderas" for
the purpose. The Bahan Cadeird-for it is
essentially an institution of Bahia-is an excel
lent type of the old almost legendary East In
dian palanquin. Its bottom is fat, oval-shaped
footboard, to which are affixed upright rods, one
before and the other behind, supporting a kind
of ornamental, dome-like top, and from this hangs
curtains of dark blue tinsel-trimmed cloth. that
may be thrown open or closed as you please
There is seat within this affair. aud having fixed
yourself with care to preserve a good balance
the chair is lifted by two negroes, and by a pole
which runs through the top of the carriage and
the ends Of which rest upon the shoulders of the
men, you are carried along, but with less comfort
than in any other affair Of the kind / ever saw
The sedan chair of China, is infinitely more
agreeable. Correspondents ProUidsncs Jour
nal
The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-14

RUSSIAN FAsHIoNs.-lt may be said that the
Russians have no summer clothing. True, the
upper class, which follows English or French
fashions has every variety of costume proper to
the different seasons. True. also, the people at
large have garments which would not be unsuted
TO some of our June weather But the Russian
seasons as the st. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Nelrs justly remarks, are sharply de-
fined Winter is winter with vengeance. on the
banks of the Neva, and summer is time of con-
slant daylight. of brightness, dust aud consider
able heat. The sun has scarcely dipped below
the horizon. aud left long red lines in the north
err sky to fade slowly away, than he appears
again. little to the east Of north, as if he had
never really set. The day is so heightened out
that it seems doubly summer day and the peo-
pie all the while are going about in great coats.
There is no Disgusting the fact that great coats
and boots are a Russian foibe. We cannot won
der that men whose winter time is so severe cling
resolutely to what will guard them from the nip
ping frost. But it has an odd effect TO see men
dressed as though for Crmean campaign. when
the unprejrdiced foreigner is only Just able to
Dcar us cilRutccN sutDulcI SUIT. mere comes q
party of military or paval officers wearing their
overcoats, with utter Indifference to the heat.
Here group Of workmen, who show no sign OF
distress, despite their warm apparel. These pleas
ant public gardens with deep shade along the
walks, and an establishment for the sale of COOL
ing drinks, have quite an air of summer, which
gives momentary confidence that the cold wealth.
sr viii not take US by surprise. But, then again
there are more great coats to suggest doubt
that all is not 50 safe The ladies, however, are
clearly 90 tie side Of summer. Every kind of
Ight-colorea. cool-lookng dress may be seen up
on shady walks Of the garden, from the old palace
Of Car Peter. half hidden among the trees, to
the bridge At the door of the exhibition. Ii is
short walk, but it measures vast distance in one
ssnss.