St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-04-03
Unparalleled Sales OF Government
stock.
BY POLICY JACK. NATIONAL AUCTION
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Reported for the Caledonian.l

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Reported for the Caedunan.I
Sold again Rally, gentlemen, there
never was such bargains offered to an
enlightened community. Now. he pa
tient; don't crowd. This is free
country. and if nature has made the
necessary arrangements for man to
wear large boots she has also provided
ample space for them to stand in. Some
people think they have large boots when
they haven't, and they very often fail
to fill out IA good place i'll public opinion
when they get into it. Caesar. Napo-
leon, Abe Lincoln, and the immortal
George. these undoubtedly wore large
boots. lou can always tell large boot
men by the tracks they leave behind.
viz: what my friend Longfellow calls
''footprintS on the sands of time" Don't
he impatient, gentlemen, the next lot
will he along presently! Ben Butler
thinks he has il mighty large boot. but
its my opinion the print he leaves on
those everlasting sands will he SO di-
mlnutive that microscopic aid will have
to he called in to discover it. Many
size of boots. Napoleon Ill. thought
he wore bigger boots than Emperor
William. hut when they measured at
Sedan Williams were biggest. 1t has
often been the case. gentlemen, that
those who have lived and died in the
conscious enjoyment of exceedingly
Mr.. Posterity, who by the way. makes
the truc>t til in the boot line of any in
dividual the world has Vet produced.
Sometimes. however. the work is not
LEFT to Mr.. PostcritN. as in the case of Il
Young minister | knew. who commenc-
Ell his first sermon i'll such extensive
boots thar the heels were set in Genesis
and the toes in Revelations. but before
he got through there was scarcel, the
shadow of Il boot left on him. Now.
don't Worry. gentlemen. I'm bound to
impart knowledge. if lose Il sale. IL
this worry that slaughter> men whole
sale. Work never killed but one man
Yet. Who waS That! Well. its record
ed in Il very old book which should
think few of YOU used. No. IL ,rasnt II
ldhkcr! He was never guilty of dying
10y hard work vet. To make the mat
ter short. his name WAS Samson The
sale proceeds. but gentlcmem. don't
WorlN. and he careful about the size of
your boots.
The article have to offer now is one
of rare value. 1t Is admirably suited to
public companies; rings will find it
absolutely indispeusihle-the can't
possibly get along without it. If there
i an individual in this assembly who
knows Il woman he would like better
for "a wife than the one he has GOT
these will waI it at any price. have
sold large number at fabulous prices
since ! have held the honorable position
"i National Auctioneer. This is the
last. gentlemen. shall not have an
other I" offer for love or money till the
government manufactures it. The de ,
mand Is :" much greater than the sup
ply that | have to sell them over and
over again. Draw the curtain. boy,
There. gentlemen. is something for
You. worth having. \ live Judge
Look at him. Head well balanced
FhySl"gn"my perfect. Never was known
t" blush under any circumstances
line of his face. Who bids, He knows
of more holes in the law than auy iv-
me man. Hundreds are sitting beneath
tue shadow of lamask curtains to-day
whose SENSE of propriety would have
been tcartulll shocked toy iron bars had
not this man lived. Iou will remem-
her. gentlemen. while You bid that he
has unlimited power To stay proceed
lng>. grant new trials" Sc. Sc.
Who'll make me an offer now for Il
good. smart. likely Judge, Ten hou-
Sdnd! What are You thinking about
Every son of You ought to get the hang
ing You deserve to offer ten thousand
for Judge. Now. come. I'll tell YOU
what I'll d" with YOU I'll throw in a
good reliable jury to boot Now. who
bids Trenty! No. thank Won. 1t
VAS only Yesterday sold Il promiscuous
lot of secondrate detectives for that
price. Fortyt That's better .SiIty!
Coming to your senses, gentlemen.
Going a judge and jury for sixty thou
sand dollars, Serenity Thank you-
yOuU never he hanged. sir. Going,
shall knock this prime lot down at
seventy, any advance on seventy
Eighty! dirt cheap. Ninety! Going
ut ninety, gentlemen. This is the last
one hundred, Gone
and the old gentleman in black has got
it again.
Now, gentlemen. don't he making
personal remarks; you are six of one
and halt-d"zem of the other any day of
the year. want to tell You story
with moral Ia it, and then sell YOU
worth y"mr money. My
business is t" sell property and give
away instruction. There was once il
band of robbers who deposited their
plumber inside Il cave whose door OPEN
ed tn no power save two simple words.
y bold Speculation, worthy of Wall
Il Innt ni.hnI all nAnI. a ,rct tllI. S..,.,nt