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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-02-02

-f.s. MURRAY HILL.
: o. a52HE isa,c=;e:ss,. -. GER
MADAME g. MEAR9'9
IxaL1sn, .nrxcH AND aslxAx
Boarding and Day School for IounE
go &. S'7:a Ladies'. ~
10. 200 Madison Avenue, New York.
The next session will commence Tues.

The next session will commence Tues.
day, September %, 1870. ,.f-f
Madame Mesrs has great pleasure in an
nouncing to her patrons and friends, that
she will be' able to offer superior advantages
for the complete and elegant education Of;
Young Ladies, atths opening Of til" next
session. 80 2 q. @s@sls S.-;s~.E s.'.r '.,22:,~-'e
The course Of instruction oonprises the
English and French Language, Latin,
Writing, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geons-
try; Geography, Astronomy, Chemistry
and other Natural Sciences; .Meata] and
Moral Philosophy, History, Compositions,
French and English Literature.
During the season Lectures will BE- de-
livered by eminent Professors on subjects
connected With the various departments sof
instruction. These Lectures will be ar
ranged for the general benefit Of the
school. -'.scs ~ ~sst. sLt=ssi3t ~
Music, drawing, painting, singing, &c.,
may be included, Of Especial rates.
The best professional talent IL employed
in the various Departments, and the whole
10 under the immediate care and superviS.
ion Of Madame C. Mears.
French is the language Of the establish
ment.
Circulars giving terms, &c., sent on .p-
plicatlon. ~. -,
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THE WHEAT PR0sPEoT.

. Tho last number Of the Farmer /.
Union contains the following cheerful
Representation Is to the wheat pros
poets 80 ~ -.
/ The price Of wheat is still looking up.
The demand for the article in Europe
is bound to become enormous before
another harvest. We are satisfied thst
wheat will be up in the figures in this
State before that time. ..,rs. ~. H.
In our article In last mouths issue
tho figures made us say $500, 900. It
should have read $9,O00,0O0. F." We
believe now that if the farmers can hold
to their wheat until spring, twill
make q difference to them of over 49,
100000, because tho prospect is bet
ter At this time for = hi 81: price in
wheat than it was then. .-I47o71:. ~ -
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District Court Notice.

... - s. ["ORDERxD"] - -.
That speoial Terms Of the District Court
With in aud for tho county Of .stearns and
State Of Mimi, fol, the hearing Of Issues Of
Law, Applications, Motions, and all other
matters except the trial of Issues Of Fact,
sre hereby appointed to be holden ct the
Court Room in the Court House. in, the
City Of St. Cloud. in said county, for and
during the year 1871 1t the following dates
and times, TO wit: "a ~,as r,rs;5 -
On Friday, the 10th day Of February 1t
10. An T. al -. -
i" " 7th I" "April, {"
10 A. M.t,-s-1 : ( : -: tss:'N@
g" " 4th " "August, I"
X. 70 =" = 9Th {. October. i, ri :.
10 A. II.
- JAMES NJ. McKELvY,
District Judge.
\ Dated st. Cloud, MIMI, Jan 18th, 1870.
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80. 80 .E,-IEI 792'7 IT
TIE Annual Report j. Of the State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
Prof: Il: 3. Wilson, has been received
It contains 2s9 pages Of what, from a
hasty glance, seems to be valuable and
interesting matter, statistical and other
wise. We shall refer to it again. =,
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1t seems settled that Philadelphia
is to be tho scene of the Industrial Ex-
hibision Of 1876, III which the Govern
nent is to sstake stock"
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:
The government IS Offering 4 pub.
liz SIDE 200, 900 .or e. Of land = Il the
T.ylots Falls Lard Once thil. v week =.
| Gov. ! Austin he, :. resolved from
Washington = certified list. Of about 49,
oo 90 . .'t i # s.lt springs IN Minnesota.
The Taylor'e Falls Reporter s.ys
there have been fourteen cases Of acoi7
dental shooting in that If vicinity this
WINTER y '',-o>aiS> : ~ 2az 47odt ssoo
+. The Lanesboro Herald says that
M.Ds Chamberlain, Of Fountain, He'll
from scaffold and broke his collar
bons.as2tgA BIZ, 5Eaws() s'sa45a7 ""
The boi!er,in Powers l. Speaoer's
manufaetory'at 1T Hastings exploded on
Friday, seriously injuriug tho engineer,
named Green. : Loss, 81, 5o0so3 .; At25
Miss Roberts, a'::iscchool 2teschet
near Cottage Grove, fell down i cellar
stairs, fraoturitg her skall and cutting
her Horribly. She is injured past p Re.
covery. '3,'siss4 Il! ';9'oz;
On "Wednesday If la last week 4 e. Mrs,
John Mcbride, of Lake ,Clty, was
thfovn from sleigh below that: -tovn
ana striking y % Her head, broke, be,
skull, and died in stvo: hours i, the
house Of MI: Sterling: @s1>, 'ss. a.
The Owatonn. Josrpaz Gays, that
! little child. two years old, Of John n
O., W., W1.uumet, of !. Mlteridep, cat down, ia. !.
pail Of boiling water, While IS mother ll
vas washing, AID vas 90 badly .scalded
that it lived but : ;fsv1 hours. ~. sa.. !,
The freight tariff on the Hasting'
aud Dakota railway Is 50 heavy, say
the Hastings Union, that farmers fine
it cheaper to haul thsir wheat K
market than to send dit i. over the road
What outragea are not being practiced
on the people of Minnesota BY railroad
companies! ,Y..ss gas.a ,s,t.. .. .!,.; :
Minneapolis iagetting to'be quite
metropolitan. On aThursday u. IS
J. 80 = tF.l' .
Marshal Bracket arrested i the mem.
bers Of the firm Of Clark Brother.
(whioh recently failed, owing $34, 500
With only $4,000 assets for conceal
lpg their goods from thsir diitorl.
~ Ysfsss II, & Sc,
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1.-THE celebrated trottiug horse,
"Blackford,"'' of Scott county, Ky,, has
been sold to party Of New Workers
for $65,O0O.o $500 e. = !. 7f'.~.',.
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.RAILROAD MEETINGS.

sFsSEs ~
Thspsopls Of the upper country ara
thoroughly aroused to the necessity for
putting forth every exertion TO, secure
their just dues in the Development of
the railroad ointsrests feof che State.
Bsiasia the minority, 10 far o. politi-'
eal strength il concerned, Northern
Minnesota hn been Professionally neg
leoted worse, has beene1obbed Of that
% which shs had \ just claim. We
ar,glad to see that other localities,
equally interested With St. Cloud, are
holding meetings and making known to
the Legislature the sentiments Of the
people. - - :ss.:5 's.'t: p lisa ~
The Sank Centre Herald of Janu-
.rJ 18th reports At length meetings
held at that place last week. II says !:
Railroad meetings were held At this
place on Tuesday and wednesday even.
ings Of this week, and the people all
through this section, in Stearns, Pope,
Todd and Douglas counties, ar thor.
oughly aroused TO the necessity Of Sc
curing some legislation in favor of q
railroad through tho Sank Valley. The
people feel that they have mover had
any representation 10 the State Legisla-
ture, and are determined to make
strong effort to secure fair play in the
present Legislature, and if tho SOC, 900
acres Of internal Improvement Lands
are divided, to try to obtain . portion
Of them to aid in building railroad up
the Sank Valley. ~
At the meeting on Tuesday evening
the matter was discussed, and it vas
determined 70 send . representative to
st. Paul to look after the interests of
this community.
A committee Of three, consisting Of
Capt. 4. Oakford, L. L. West, ESQ.,,
and E. i. Wright, was appointed to
solicit subscriptions to defray the ex.
peoss Of sending . representative to St.
Paul, and to select . man for such re-
preventative, and submit his name to
IN adjourned meeting on Wednesday
evening. ..:,s.~ ~. H.. -.
AT tho adjourned meeting on Wed.
nssdsy evening, Capt. "A. Barto was
chosen q The representative to St. Paul.
The committee reported 5000 on hand
and more . that q T.. would promptly be forth
coming. ..,..,t,
AZ was said in an article last week
o. The division Of the Internal Improve
nsat Lands, there is no portion of the
STATE moro deserving Of assistance than
the Sank Valley. It has long had a
large and thrifty population, the only
drawback % its prosperity being the
lick Of proper facilities for reaching
tho great markets. St. Cloud will unite
heartily With Sank Centre in this effort
to obtain justice for the upper country
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North Star Iron Works,
. t.saz HARRISON. e0RTOH { CO.,

/ Manufacturers Of Steam. Engines aud
Boilers, saw Mill. Machinery, FIGURING
Aills, Building Columns, window Caps and
sills. hot Air farnaess, Water Wheels, &c.,
10. IS sez i, 81 .,..,sYs &, ~.
All kind Of repairing and fob work done
promptly and in the best manner. Il
The fiouring and Grist Mill department
will be under the superintendence Of Mr..
O. A. PRAY. And the Saw Mill work will
be under the charge Of Mr.. ELIAS coHnEH,
which viii enable the proprietors to fur
nish all the latest improved Mill Machinery
and guarantee entire satisfaction.
Between Raiload Bridge and Pacific
Mills. r. ~ IT s>sas ~, p
Minneapolis, Nov. 28th, 1870. v1ln20
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on Friday the Senate confirmed the
appointment Of Charles T. Brown, Of
st. Peter, Is Surveyor General Of Min.
ue,ota. iii vi d Sast .s3f ii .'s}.' 1.;| :zs:.5
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: G + , T1ckkoR, tie distinguished
scholar, died 4 Boston On Thursday, at
tie age Il nearly 80 years. 49,. i.
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SALTWATER H. t.lkisg about ihav-
iug,s,dailp paper Of its own.a& Suoh san
eate rrrlsc would be Z good deal more
profitable for the town. than for the
publisherwho mi ht undertake it zs s;...sfi
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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COIP'I
Land Grant Direct from GovernnaSnt
100000 ACRES
-OF TIKI
Best Farming and Mineral Lands In
America.
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''Tnz Winona Rep45.;;ean .a ,,Is Il 'the
81. Cloud aud Mank..o railroad p q
fs'Thfs ro.d i, prominently before the
Legislature Is al applicant tor ! part off
thefsinternals Improvement lands, and
should : division. bill be passed, the St.
Cloud and Mankato railroad ~ill. BE-
provided for" .,,~-z. =. re re >.
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SPLENDID PREMIUMS:

To any Of our present sub:
scribers who renew, paying for
one year in advance, ($2.OO)
we will send postpaid, FREE,
either Of the following books :
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-S*9Se +4.,cyzz ~,rY~ r@.~@p
PIONEER HARDWARE ... STORE
&. IL. e w. POWELL
Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Stoves and Tinware.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &c., &c.
.~A'.2| Il = Also, full
IRON, STEEL, NAILS, GLASS, &C.
Wekeep constantly good assortment
BLAC KSMITHS TOOLS.
BELLOWS, PETER wR1GHTs ANv1Ls, v1sEs
49,: ~@~.. ...- DRILLS, &c.
BUSSEx M'LEOD 81 CO.'S STOVES,
Among TREASURE PROTECTOR
p L O w S,
From the msnufactoy Minneapolis VI will
rantin every particular.
We
Tin. Copper, and sheet-Iron Ware
Which prices any the State,
"a W ASH
Block, aermain street. ST. CLOUD MINI
CHAs: F. POWELL VII n4s VIM POWELL
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Western Home.

A magazine devoted to Home Interests,
instruction and Entertainment for Old
and Young. Each number contains q
Sermon by Henry Ward Beecher. The
Magazine has latoly been much improved.
i, 'l6 (broad) pages. - .. -
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Farmers Union.

The only Agricultural paper published in
. Minnesota, and one Of the best in the
country. Has just been enlarged to o a.
page paper, and 10 one that every farmer
in Minnesota should have. -:
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The Young Folks Rs.ral.

A handsomely illustrated eight-psge paper,
complete in every department., and may
be read BY old and young alike with profit.
Published 1t Chicago by H. N. f. Lewis,
publisher Of the sWester. Rural, a. 81
/ per year.
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Iris relatively denied that SEQ
etarysSe~ardsisIto marry Misa Rislcy..
They are / warm friends z othiDg
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Woods Household Magazine.
- - -. 49, rE..,
One of the most popular magazines Of the
day. Each number contains Prize Sto-
sry; besides Music; Paternsl, Young
Mems, Young Ladies', fChildren's and
Miscellaneous Departments. so pages.
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5000 900 acTee choice farming lands on the line OF
the road, in the
STATE OF NEBRASKA
In the
GREAT PLATTE VALLEY.

Nov for SALE for cash credit at low rates Of inter
est. These lands aze near tho 4lst parallel Of North
Latitude, in mild and healthy climate, and for grain
growtngtnd stock raising are unsquallsd by any h
the United States. So. =. -; -0-,-
Couvsnjsnt 70 Market both sast and west. Prices
rangs from e % to so px asre.
f GREAT IHDUC e NENTS. az.
70 settlers With limited means
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K1ch G0Vef0ment 00d6 6b66G th0 to3d ueSWo9n
OMAHA AID NORTH PLATTE
Surveyed and opsa for entry asdsr the Homestsad
and pss-smpton laws, and can b taken BY
: ACTUAL SETTLERS ONLY.
Al opportunity uevsr bsSee presented Sor socuffns
homes near agreat Rarsad With all the eooveniences
Of old settled country. New edition Of dssript-
i've pamphlets With maps. now ready and sent free
20 all parts Of the United states Canada and Europe
Addrses;; Il: o. p. DAvIs. Land Con1isssossr,
n2-Sn ~ =. D. P.R &. Co. Omaha, Nsb
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The american Stock Journal

Ono ofthe standard Agricultural magazines
Of the United States For further par
ticulars see advertisement in another
column.
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The Ho,seman's Manual. .
The Dai,yman's Manual. -
The Hog Breeders Manual.
The Poultry Breeder's Manual.
The Sheen and Goat " "

Z: TO NEW subscribers we will
send either of the above books,
and IN addition, either Of the
following PREMIUMS the
magazines or papers being for
one year !: ....
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Dated st. Cloud, MIMI, Jan 18th, 1870
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Tile Yo,x,,g Pilot,

An original Monthly Magazine for Young
People. Has fine full page illustrations,
stories, history, travels, puzzles, 30. IS
|: pages. 5t..::f ait& g : 5:'.I nofu@j<
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Handsomely oolored and bound. Shows al
! the counties, townships and sections in the
! State; al the cities and towns rail,
roads, &c., &C., and Is the best and latest
! map Of Minnesota published zs@44s lzs
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HOME OFFICE:
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-06
The magazines fOi. JaHuary.


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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-06
VOLUME 81 NUMBER l745

again the room vas filled Those who
had Just gone out muttcrrd their dislike
tor the good man who li>tcled from early
morning until late 1t niaht TO people OF
every Grade.
. Often the President was crave 70 sad
nesS. For hours in succ.>s,,n II he ,r,.~er-
ted no anger, no mlrth. Petition after
petition was presented i'll rapid success
sion. 1t was the same story of sorrow
of fathers, brothers, and husbands in
prison, each pleading for theirs to be me
first released in the cxcha &c of priS ners
Some had dear ones dying in camp, be-
yond the lines they were begging to 90
to them. Hundreds had made the same
request.
'Oh, let us 90 to them-only 1T Us
go"
There were bands of poor, oppressed
sewing women stating their wrorg
Peace CJmnIis-i ners and Southern refu.
gees.
Many times the President started to 90
10 his private room but sad faces press
I"g up the stairway stopped him As he
"'as crossing the hall, and be went back
aTIin
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There he lies III his crin, uut- brown
stub OF iuur years. lie sleeps the sleep
OF healthy childhood, in the same posi-
ton he lay when he dropped Oft into un-
consciousness, one arm under his head.
one lsg kicked out from under the cover
let. lie is perfectly motionlc-s lii,
round check pillows itself on the extend
cd arm, and lis lcg seems to have been
arrested lh tie middle OF the last restlcs,
kick, lis the curtain fell over his eyes,
and lie was asleep.
lie is in deep sleep. You can
scarcely perceive the regular respiration
\ train OF Gals thundcrs 10y without no.
tice-hc might he carried across the
street without awakening.
\ healthy boy, sound asleep, Is an in
tercsling object, particularly II he Is your
boy. For time, his tremendous, cner-
gies are AT rest. Ihs noisy clatter, hi>
cca a-elcss motion, hls endless questions.
nls bui-tcrous play, hi, bOun,iiess wan,-,
ms fountains Ot laughter aud tears, ali
are quiet now. Onc can taAe Il gyJ.
lUoh at bIm.
it i no:ning. Daylight streams ia
10 the window, the s..u SHINES oi. 'h,
hilltop. The sounds ot stirring NE are
beginning to be hclru ABOUT The hou-e
Watch the boy. Sill as motion.cs5 as u
figure Of marble. a. you look, the e'.te>
u s.eep ne suddenly unlocked. lie Wa
awake il Il winkiIns-awi'ke all C>er
III, Dluc eyes are vide open and bright
i'll, lips part win "a >hnut-hI, I,g,
! tiv out IN different dlrc,,ions-nIs arm-
~. III RAPID mott 'n-Le II 'r- ov,, with
Il >pIn-. la ten s-cuuu> ur Ia, turncd
Il couple ut sunmer,cls, and +. -. II : .,,.
lore yUu living illustration OF perpr.ua,
mo, ION. There Is no deliberate yawn-
M, no slow stretching OF indoIent limbs,
no lazy rubbing V1 sleepy eyes, no Turn
iny oycI tOr Just another snooZC, nC
gr.dually becoming awake about il.
With snap like "a pistol shot, he Is
thoroughly alive and klcking-wide
AWAKE to the tip end OF each particular
hair. The wonderful thing about it is
It's suddeuness and completeness.
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Ih. tuur-vc tr-"ll son of neighbor
rvlnrrd an ingenuity aud perseverance
n "a cmarL, ny which brought a present
reward. auu au-ucs we'll for his fertility
IA eXpellemt- hereafter He was spend
uug a part OF this last summer with his
grandfather, who is Il country merchant,
.lid. Uoy-lIkv. was bo;h anxious tUr CAN
iy aud nut ba>hlu. iii 'naknI it known.
Ou. day hI> mother forbade his asking
tpr it a.aIn lac solved the difficulty iii
tins wise: The next time he went 10
the store lie hung ar ,und for long while
with entire obedience to the command,
uut finally an idea struck him, and walk
in1 up boldly TO his grandfather, he says,
"Cirandpa, L wish you would give me
some candy rdh0m nty asking for It." OF
curse = andpa took the hint, and the
boy got his candy But such an evasion
Of her order hardly satisfied the mother,
and 50 she explained 10 the little shaver
what he SAID was really asking for the
candy, and tod him he must not do SO
any more. lie promised obedience, and
oheyed in this manner Soon afterwards
%pirg 10 the store, some one asked him
now he got along this hot weather He
q1i ky and iug g.nuou-ly replied "Pret-
~ well; Jm IHe uirJui Streaty-J0r caHciy"
Who doubts that Ihis ''per,piration" WAS
relieved, il candy would do 1t ! 1t is Ger
tam that no further candy commands
were laid upon him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-06

10 make Il little boys trOwseIs .slasr ,
When you make Il suit of clothes for him.
finish the coat first, and bv 50 doing You
make tie trowscrs last. 1t is the only
way the thing can be done.
\ physician being asked by patient
If he Thought little spirits now and then
would hurt him much, replied. 81 do not
know that little occasionally would
hurt you much but if you don't take
any, 1t won't hurt you at all"
An old agricultural laborer in England
RED muscular method of evangeizing
his family. Being demonstrated with by
pastor. for not bringing up" his children
aS he should, he replied: 81 dunno how
1t IL, sir. L order 'em down to pray night
and mOrnin', and when they won't 90
down knocks 'em down; and yet they
amt good"
\ Christian was brought before mag-
i~'rate for All unprovoked assault on "A
jew. "What had he done that you
should knock him down." asked the
Judge. Done, why isn't he one of the
bloody Jews that crucitied our Saviour"
But" demonstrated the magistrate, call
that happened nearly two thousand years
ago" ''Can't help that answered the
Jealous convert, Il only heard of it yes
terday."
Old Judge Aiken, of Greenfield, was
quite famous for his extra-judicial opin-
ions. One OF them runs as follows Pre-
siding at the trial OF one Fisk for an ar
@ravatcd crime, aud the jury having
br"m@ht in a verdict of ''gulty," Judge
Aiken said ''Fisk, stand up, For tue
crime of winch you have been convicted
you are condemned TO solitary couiine-
ment for one day, and to imprisonment
during the rest of your natural hte,-and
wish il was in my power to sentence
you longer"
ADVICE GRATIs.-Mark Twain thus
answers the inquiry OF a young Au-
thor" in the Galaxy:
Young Author. Yes. Agas>iz doeS
recommend authors to eat fish. because
tue phosphorus III il mikes brains. SO
II You are correct. But | cannot help
you to a decision about the amoUnt you
need TO eat-a; least, not with "A certain
Y. II the specimen composition you
~vnd - about your fair usual average, |
should Judge rhat perhaps couple of
~htirS would be AL you would want tOr
tie present Not til. largest kind, but
-imPy good mid ling sized whales
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-06

"OHrU AEY.-A short time since, after
having been exposed TO the smallpox,
and feeling some OF the prcmoIitury
-ymptoms Of that uncomfortable disease,
we wrote our O.gn obituary; first, because
We didn't like to trust such delicate
matter TO thr hands OF just anybody
aud mex. becuu>e it l. Il good idea to
have everything ready III good time.
Not happ ming to have amy Use for the
.r;ir,c. il WAS consigned to the stove,
and the world viii never, in all probabli-
~. know what "A loss II was in danger OF
-!st;dr!ng. Inc weli-known contrari-
ue-- ui The editor having baked out good
intentions, we now essay to chronicle
tuc death of the Observer, with we'll
founded faith that this time we are on
l,.c right track. A3Cut Two and malt
y, ars ago We took pU session of this pa
per. 1t was then III the very act Jt peg
9iug out, having neither friends, money,
nor or, dit We tried to breathe INTO
q the breath OF life; We put INTO 1t all
.ur own munty, and everybody cise's
we c ul! gci ho,I u. pat II was no -
ri i.rr the prop.c ot X lrhsJu,g don't APP
preciate our etior,s, Or we don't know
how to run "A paper. We went into the
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we have made some friends aud numer-
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devil.-T. GLancey, editor Of tie late
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