St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25
A Workman's Paradise

being published in the NorH Brjfxh
l'"I" .H"T. on the --latest Aspects OF
the niIcd States" we take the follow
ing description of st. .JnhmShmry
hat are the secrets of this artiZIm~'
paradise WHY is the place, 80 clean.
the people :" we'll housed and fed
why aIc the little folks 50 hale in face.
81 smart III person. and 50 neat in
dress All voices. am bound to SAY.
reply to me. that these unusual. vet de
SlrIhlr conditions i'll Il wolkmcII'S vii
lagr. spring from Il >tIict enforcement
of the law prohibiting the sale of amy
species of Intoxicating drink.
Not Il puh.ic-hou>c exists in all St
J"hnShuIN nor can Il mu" of beer. "r Il
glass of vine, he purchased openly 10y 4
guest tn whom wine and beer are p"I-
tInn> of his daily food. No citizen i
allowed To Ncud Intoxicating drink. ON
ANY pIUtcNt or to amy person. In the
village. We have two guest houses for
the entertainment Of such I> come and
20 our way: st. .lohm>huiN House. ON
the ridge. mean to the Athcn;rum and
Avenue House. in the first hollow. near
the railway station. These alr water
driukiug hnIi>cS. and might be called 4
MdtCr-CIIIc.
No har. mo dram shop. II" saloon de
lil,~ the place. Non l. there. am told.
Il >iuglc gaming hell or house ot Hire
putc. 80 t:I H. meets thee eye this boast
j. true. once. III my walks. ! tamcicd
there might hc IN "pcuin" in the al
mour of these Good TcmpIal~. Turn
in. from tlrr foreign street. where. in
spite at public opinion. jacques il SOME
what careless Of his fence. and Fat j.
l.
du"r step. | read u notice. calling "u
the pa>>cl-hl t" enter the sporting and
>mokiuL htAtlr. llcIr. surely. there
must lurk some spice "i dissipation.
Pl>>in" down the steps see Il large
vault, running below N>rnu" House.
and roniurr mp Visions of t;nrrhr'> Vein
keller in Lrip~ig. thr vaults at til,
lItIliwcr weiSt r Maine. and our uWr
supper rooms in tnNrnt Garden. iut
un drulping inHm the steps. Hud my
self in u hiu empty room: the tln"l
, clean. the, walls hlight. with i sinai
ki"ak in one corner ion the ~Alr "f ci
.ar> and cigarettes. at which Il Iir,'-
locking maIron waits tor customers
who are SLOW to come. ''IhcN ~uttcl
Nnu to sell tnl:i""". madam ,! ~ '.,'
~r tol the present. Some are bent ri
pttiu" down the sale. like that ni h"Cl
and Gin: Il lecturer Was here som,
NIGHTS ago: and in Il N"aI or 80 they
may obtain Il clclI mHi"Iit} of votes.
~ our trade will then hr gone lr~
. clearly" "l"u are. perhaps. the las
of all Your lacc ;" ..Wrll some on,
must hc last IN rNcllthng guess.
leave her. with Il full conviction lia
there lurk~ II" large amount of wicked
ur>> in this sporting and smoking ha
L;iar.
In the absence of wine, can driml
u water with Il Good Tcmplar. and liz,
in comfort "u tea and milk. Bat III
ONoni;in mean me. reared on foot bal
ground and cricket field. requires beer
''Can l"u get me Il pint "f ale ;! 1t /
Il crucial test, and regard the waiter
face. while seeming not t" notice him
..WclI. >ir it may hr got. "Thcl
bring me some. Yes. >ir: but it vii
\ take some time: have :" >rmd for it,.
TO send for 1t where from , "Fr"m
the Commissioner - Nv lu is thi
: Commissioner :" ''lc~. yes: cNrH~,
me for thr question. | am but Il strange
, in these parts. "lhc Commissioner
>r. i the town officer. appointed 10y
- law to sell pni>on>. ;l> hay" lcar'
: Nour dIug@i>t> are. in Lond"n. ~ cry
good: then get me Il pint bottle of th'
poison called Bass Pale Ale.
The waiter disappears: but in Il M"
mrut he returns with pen and paper II
his hand. You must hc Kind enough
to write IN order for the ale. and >I@l
Nour name to il for record" Sign IN,
:. name tnr what ,' '.FoI record, sill: th,
t. Town commissioner i> bound to cnlc
on his books the name of every one Il
whom he ISSUES from his store Il h"tll'
of beer" "Thrn shall have Il pllc,
'' III the archives of -. .J"hm>hull for M,
sins" '''Thc ale will certainly hc post
ed against you." he Iciuiu>: slyim:
which the man pops ont oi door. l'n
ucr l. nearly done when he comes back
Y. laden with couple of pint bottles. la
hcllcd with the name and mark of l''IS>
"lnuvc been long in coming. but y"u
chief appears To bra liberal fellow. W
require IL pint: hc sends IL quart.
with Il lccr. its my doing. There ar
two of You in all: one pint Is lttl
enough for ONE: and our C"mmS>ionc
81. dare not serve Nou Il Sccnnh time {"
r day. told him the order meant ON
pint for each"
Nv own inquiries satisfy me that th
man IL llSH'. ih''N''''i''- 60
cla>>cd with poison>. such aS laudannI
and ar>rnic but aS pol>"nS may IL
needed in Il civilized country. under
scientific system of medicine. laudanul
and arsenic are permitted to he sold !
Il. every civilized State. Such Is here til
ease with brandy. beer. and wine.
J. public officer is appointed by pnhII
vote. The town lays in stock "
= brandy. beer and wine, which l. care
fully registered in books, and kept IN
der lock and KEY. These poiSonS al
Il" dolcd out at the discretion of this office
lIy in small quantirir>.tvrlN much as dradI
night>lIadc and nuN vomica are dolce
ont 10y Il London druggist. ''Canno
Nnu mct IL bottle of Cugnac for your pr
yat, use - ask Col. Fairbanks. -
can send my order" he replies. for
pint of Cngnac: it will he sent To me {
g. course; but my order for it will he tile,
and the delivery entered on the puhll
zen books for every one To see" ~ on lin
'1n that system rather inquisiturial. ii" No
to not - "Well. no: il iS intended to
ru. the common good, and every one sul
mit> to what is for the good ofall. W
freely vote the law, and freely keep tn
law. But for myself the rule Is dea
letter. since no Intoxicating drink eve
enters my house"
+ In going through the mills, notic