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p ARKER MILLS BLEACHED COTTONS
~ Another case of those splendid Cottons.
Also Androscogsin and other popular brands.
d. F. BRASHEAR
sep IA No. 100 King st.
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SHuFhLS, SPADES, FORKS, HCOUrS
~ TRACES, RAkES, &c, FOR FARMEH%,
USE We have on HAND large stock. VIII h
We're bought ut low figures, to which We invite
special attention. Come and sec AT IS King ST,
corner Of Royal.
NH 80 }. II. CREIGHTON & son.
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JANNEY s. co.
pLACK ALPACAS AND MOHAIkS.

By this a. ms. Express.
More of our regular line, thoroughly tested in
tins market by several years sales These goods
are unsur passed in color and finish, and us we
buy very largely Of them we offer inducem emf 5
to purchasers. [ocZ0l D. +. WILMER CO.
HAI BRUSHES, COMBS and TOILET
"a ARTICLES.
Also q full line of JEWELRY, MILNE
KY ORNAM ENTS and NOTIONS.
Also THOMPSON'S GLOVE-F FITTING and
BEST lMPOkTED CORSETS
FERGUSON Sc BRO,
aug 81 96 King street
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The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

A BEAUTIFUL ANSWER --Whe the En-.
peror of Germany was lately on visit,
ia distant portion Of his dominions, he
was welcomed by the school childrea OF
the village. After their speaker had made
them speech, he thanked them; then tn.
king an orange from a plate. he asked;
TO what kingdom does this beiongT
TO the vegetable kingdom, sir rep'i.
ed the little girl
The emperor took gold coin from his
pocket, and holding it up, asked:
And to what kingdom does this be-
longT
To the mineral kingkom, sir replied
the little girl.
And to what Kingdom do l belong,
then 2 asked the emperor.
The girl colored deeply, for she did
not like to say the animnl kingdom as
he thought she would, lest his majesty
should be offended when bright thought
came, and she said, with radiant eyes:
TO Coils kingdom, sir
The emperor was deeply moved. A
tear stood in his eye. He placed his
hand on the child's haad, and said, most
devoutly:
Grant that may be accounted wor-
thy of that kingdom
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

MAKING Rucs. Very beautiful house
rugs are made from the ravelings of odd
pieces of Brussels or other carpets. Odds
and ends Of carpets may be purchased ut
the carpet.stores, and the little ones OF
the household given the task of raveling
such remnants. The threads or hber
should be cut in strips about four inches
long, doubled and knit together with cot
ton twine Rugs made this way. are COM
ing into very general use They are very
expensive when purchased at the carpet
stores in New York City, as the work OF
making them is very slow. Tolsdies who
have leisure, the work of making these
useful and ornamental articles Is pleas
ant and easy task.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

POINTED REBuKE "A certain Oregon
professor was very lathcrly sort of Il
man, particularly toward his young lady
pupils. Whenever a young lady would
ask question ne would place his hand
lovingly on her head and make consid-
cradle more fuss than was necessary Or
course the girls got tired OF this and
conspired to break him Of his fatherly
proclivities. One OF them hit upon n
plan. She fixed up nice little pin cush
ion, had the pins inserted so that they
would stand on their heads point up.
ward, and then adjusted the Internal ma.
chine on top of her head, covering ii
with just enough of her hair to hide it
from view. This done, she left her scat
during the session, walked demurely up
to the professors desk, stood moment
in his august presence, and then, in a
meek and plaintiye tone of voice, she
asked him for the information as to
whether Washington crossed the Della
mare on the ice or on horseback when he
left Trenton. lie raised his hand over
her head and soothingly said, "Why,
my dear little child - Wen have to
end this sentence there, for the balance
Of the exclamation was sort of half
howl. half whoop, which we can neither
write nor print. just as he said "child'
he lowered his hand carcssingly but
forcibly upon The crown Of the girls
head, and the whole surface of his ex.
tended palm felt the tickling and exhila-
rating sensation Of a couple Of dozen Of
Din points
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

BUAu's ADvlCE--AN OLD GIRL --" e
! were in your place, Bjah was saying
to gaunt, woe begone woman. "l nev
er'd foler him rod further. If ! was a
woman and my husband should run
away with my cross eyed sister, |
wouldn't even walk to the corner to see
which way they went
But love him, protested the wo
man.
Learn to forget him, madam--smash
him out OF your memory--tcar his image
from your heart--spit on his memory
knock his blasted photograph out Of
your minds eye ~
81 wish didn't love him.
"Ah that's the way with n woman, y"
sighed the old janitor, leaAing heavily on
the broom, " and when think it all over
| can't blame you. Your cross-eyed sis.
ter is wretch, madam, aud she ought to
be sawed into six pieces with cross cut
saw. DO you know what I'd do If had
such n sister,
e" No.
He bent over, lowered his voice to
whisper. and said:
" pizener - Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

ES-John Quincy Adams was undoubt.
edy the most cultured president who ev
er wore the dignity Beyond this, he had
the warmest heart and the deepest sym.
y thies to those who knew him outside
OF his national position, buta cynical air
and expression to those with whom poll
cy or official courtesy had brought him
into momcntary contact. 1t is related Of
him that when candidate for the presi.
dcncy, he was persuaded, much against
his will, to visit the county cattle show,
Among the plain and hearty farmers who
crowded arounded him, was one impul
sive old farmer, who, shaking him by the
hand, exclaimed Mr.. Adams. I'm very
glad to see you My wife. when she was
a gal used to live IN your fathers family.
You were then little boy, and she often
combed your head We'll, said Mr.
Adams, suppose she combs yours.
now This extingnished the old fellow
and undoubtedly lost Mr. Adams at least
one vote.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

THE Iyogxulry or A SMALL Bor.-One
day. last week, little boy who had been
standing for some time in front ot drug
store in Baltimore. enviously eyeing
large reel, well provided with simny
dimmy twine, as the boys call it, which
was fastened to the top Of the counter,
summoned up courage enough to walk IN
and ask for few yards with which TO ny
his kite. The doctor bears the name OF
being a good naturcd man, full ofhumor,
and very fond Of the little ones; but the
yougster approached him at time when
he was out Of his usual mood, and he,
consequently gave "no' for an answer.
The urchn had made up his mind to have
some Of "that cord anyhow, and ne got
it. On Thursday morning the boy en-
tered the store, accompanied by another
boy and dog Boy No. 2 having plac.
ed bottle on the counter, demurely ask
ed for five cents worth of sirup squills
and pollygsllic," and while the doctor
was tllng the order, boy No. was tying
the cord to the dogs tail. Whenthe man
Of medicine returned to the counter, the
reel was flying like fury. The doctor
reached for a pallet knife, and having
hung himself over the counter, made q
desperate whack at the craninm OF the
yourgster, who, he supposed, was sitting
on the floor helping himself. But 10 the
boys and the dog Bouncer' were not
there. The doctor having tried in vain
to stop his reel, was obliged to give it
up. on account Of the heat it &C mmunica.
ted to the palm of his hand. When he
reached the door he beheld the boys up.
on the sidewalk, about two blocks of,
and " Bouncer," in the middle Of the
street, going at the rate of forty knots
an hour, the string pointing directly to-
wards his tail. The reel continued to
spin tor some time afterward, until il
stopped Of its own accord.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29
Hard UP, Yet Rich in Eloquence.

He walked out of the depot, with a
satchel in his hand--a good looking satch.
ell, yet terribly gaunt and thin. Ii satch-
els had ribs, one could have seen that
sachcl's ribs, and noted how thin in flesh
it was When a professor of hack driv
ing asked the stranger if he would have
a carriage, he smiled blandly and replied
"Not this time, Colonel--not just now,
alough | warn thee that it Is plebeian
like for a duke to walk around with his
baggage in his hand--l am in search of a
hostelry--a caravansary where ! can re-
cuperate and refresh
When he stood before the hotel clerk,
the clerk noted that the strangers hat
was fill of dents and caves that his shirt
front was badly soiled that his garments
were becoming threadbare, and that there
was need Of thorough repair.
IL desire a seat at the banquet board,
without delay" said the stranger
have travelled lar ard feel the need of re-
freshment."
The clerk smiled as the satchel was lif-
ted over the counter. lie "heited' It,.
and smiled apain.
81 carry the ducats here in my wallet"
said the stranger, " and after | have sip
ped the amber mocha, and carved the
spring poultry ! shall cheerfully reqnite
thee"
He might have seventy five cents about
him-the clerk would chance it. Victory
urked in the strangers eye, as he turned
to one of the bell boys aud said
Youthful slave, conduct me to place
where can lave my fevered brow"
He was conducted, and after he had la.
we'd he looked little better. Even boot
black is improved by a liberal application
of soap and water. Still there was that
lank satche behind the counter, those
thread bare garments and that hungry
voice
"Now, serf, proceed to the banquet
hall, and | will follow thee said the
stranger, as he ran coarse comb over
his head for the last time.
Seated at the table, and approached by
a waiter, he remarked;
Thou canst bring me rare viands OF
any kind, and shall not quarrel with thee
about the cookery
"Becf .steak--fried ham-mutton chops
or liver?' queried the girl
" Fair lady, to thine own good judge
mcnt do leave it, he replied " only let
wings be added 10 thy speed, for my cas-
tie is leagues away, ana hunger"
She brought hun well selected stock
of groceries and provisions, and he goes
away with them as a steam dtcher goes
down through sandy soil. He ate his ill
and then he crammed another meal down
on top of that lie emptied his coffee
cup, again and again, and when he finally
rose from the table, he could hardly liiI
himself Turning to the fatigued waiter
he gently said:
Fair maiden of the valley, thou hast
done thy culinary work in manner which
speaks volumes for thee Permit me to
offer thee my heartfelt thanks"
He strolled into the Office, put some
matches into one vest pocket, and some
toothpcks in the other. and then leaning
his elbow on the counter, said to the
clerk:
Thou knowest thy duties we'll. and
when ! am far away, shall gladly sound
thy praise
"Come, no fooling now-out with that
seventy. Ave cents
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29


of those little gems which touch ii
leart:
Mother watch the little feet,
Climbing Der the garden wall.
Bounding through the busy street,
Ranging cellar, shed and hall.
Never count the moments lost,
Never mind the time it costs,
Little feet will go astray,
Guide them, mother, while you may.
Mother watch the little hand
Picking berries by the way,
Making houses in the sand
Tossing up the fragrant hay.
Never dare the question ask,
why to me this weary taskE
These same little hands may prove
Messengers of light and love.
Mother watch the little tongue,
Prattling eloquent and wlld,
What il said and what is sung
By the happy, joyous child.
Catch the word while yet unspokcn,
Stop the vow before It's broken;
This same tongue may yet proclaim
Blessings in "A SaYiours name,
Mother watch the little heart
Beating soft and warm for you;
Wholesome lessons now mpart;
Keep, q keep that young heart true,
Extracting every weed,
Sowing good and precious seed;
Harvest rich you then may see
Ripenlng for eternity.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

He was one Of those men, moreover,
who possesses every gift except the gift
of the power TO use them.
If your biain is on fire, put it out.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29
NO. u
THE HOPPER GRASS.
He come,h from Whence and How
Rocky Mountain Pastoral Epic.

The grasshopper;
He cometh;
He cometh numerously
He bringeth his family,
Also his relatives;
And his friends,
Likewise his mother. r.in-law;
And her friends;
As we'll as all that hate her;
And they are lcgions;
The wisdom Of man computcth theH
not;
They spread over the land;
And there is no place where they are
not;
They nip the sprlnging grass;
They dcvour the fragrant onion
sprout.
And the savory celery
The wheat field is left desolate;
And no green thing remaineth where
the hopper hath been.
His pathway is the al omination OF des-
olltion.
The ranchman mourneth for his green
fields that were but are not;
Mayhap he sweareth:
Possibly he saith audibly, and crieth
aloud d-dameth.
What careih the hopper grass
1t trouble.h him not.
Ask the prophets Of Kansns;
And the wise men Of Nebraska;
And they will answer likewise;
Bat the relief committee agent lliteth
up his voice ana calls the hopper Blessed.
The patriotic grasshoppcr cometh from
the mythical western land, where the glo
rious orb # day sinks in rosea'e splen-
dor TO his evening couch
The realm Of Brigham;
The land OF Mormons;
Whence comcth many bad things ana
some that are good
The hopper is orc Of tlc1:
Several Of them;
But lie is not good;
lie come,h in the latter summer days;
In sun darkeniug myriads;
As the winds come when forests are
rended
As the waves come when navies are
stranded.
Like unto democratic victory Den
rer Neps.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

Superstition changes man to beast,
fanatcism makes him a wild beast, and
dcspotsm makes him a beast Of burden.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

or all the paths ieadag to weman'a
love, pity is the straightest
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29
nn- At Machas. Maine, the lrst naya

ES- At Machias, Maine, the first naval
battle between the colonies and England
was celebrated on Saturday last June
II, l115, the British schooner Margaret
Ia, which had conveyed ihto Maehias bay
two vessels sent from Boston to obtain
logs, pickets, etc, for the British in
trenchments around that city, was at.
tackled and captured by party Of sixty
Maine fishermen and lunbermen. The
captain Of the vessel and the commander
of the attacking party were both Irish
men The trouble began with the attempt
of the former TO cut down a liberty pole
in Machas upon the receipt of the news
from Lexington, and ended with the cap
ture of two other vessels besides the
Margarctta, The Chicago Tribune, call
ing attention TO the event, reminds its
readers that =" Rhode Island fought the
first naval battle, and captured the Gas.
pee, some years before Machias made
away with the Margaretta. "What s
the holds, so long as yer Apply -
NemDhis Ippedi
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

Wa are rs liable to he corrected by
books rs companions.
Women do not disapprove theiI rivals.
They hate them.
There are few wild beasts more to be
dreaded than communicative man, with
nothing to communicate,
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29
MASONIC.
--v.l Arch me- a3on9.
10. O. Il.

C,RswFORp LODGE, Ns. 5, # 9DD FELLOWS.
Y meets every Friday, at o clock I. M at the'r
Hall in Eagle Block.
J.P. GRADY. n. G.
FR. McKfbBES, Sec'y.
The Van Buren press., 1875-06-29

srocial notices double the above rates Editorial
s oo cents per line for the first and 10 cents for
ocb additional insertion. All transient advertise
Inents ca sh in advance Marriage and obituary no
(ees OF to exceed lines free over five - cents per
line.
Cards or communications ofa personal character,
n admissible at all, double the usual rates ana
strictly in advance.
announcing candidates. tor Congress or State
hmees. s25 90. County officers, 1000.
yeorly advertisements paid quarterly, IN ADVANCE
Legal and transient advertisements 10 DC pa'u io'
Mben left at the office.
All Job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
Address all letters and communications to
is. DuNuAM. Editor and Proprietor.
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POE T R Y.
Watch, Mother.

The following entitled Watch, Mother, is
beautful-one of those little gems which touch the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26
Death of Rev. John Mattocks.

We announced the death of this gen
tlcman last week. The Rutland Giobe
has the following additional facts re-
spccting his life and death The death
of Rev. John MattockS, formerly of
Rutland. ut st. Paul Minnesota. Nov.
18th. is announced. He was the son of
John Mattocks. Governor of Vermont
1871: grandson of Samuel Mattocks
of Tinmouth, state treasurer from I7S6
to $500: and was born ut Pcacham.
July 10, 1914. He fitted for college at
the Pracham academy. and graduated
at Middlebury college in 1872, being Il
classmate of James Meacham. member
OF Congress from Vermont, 1919 $3.50 !;
Caleb b. Harrington, formerly of Rnt-
land Horatio Seymour, .Jr., of Buffalo !;
Joshua Bales, Jr., of Boston; Jonathan
Blanchard, president of Knox college,
aud we'll known as an antimasonic
lecturer. and others.
He studied law with his father from
the time of his graduation until lS:'5,
but was never, we believe, admitted to
practice, commencing, during the latter
wear. the study of theology, first with
Rev. y. :. ). Beman, ID. d., LII. d.. of
Troy. and afterwards ut Yale college.
completing his studies in ISIS. In leHH,
and portion of le:D, he taught the
academy at West Rutland, and also
supplied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church of that place, 81 part OF
the time. In 1889, he became pastor of
the Presbyterian church in kee,eville.
n. Y. and after preaching there several
wears, he removed to st. Paul, Mime
sofa, and became pastor of the first
Presbyterian church of that city. He
was there prominently connected with
all educational, benevolent and social
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26
Lyndon.
Orleans County.

Orleans County.
The SNOW storm of Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. blocked the
roads to CrattSbury. so the stage could
not get through Wednesday night. An
unhearl of thing for November, even
i'll Vermont.
The dry house at Barton Landing.
and about 25.GOO feet of lumber belong
ing to Austin, JOSH n n Co.. we've burn
ed last Thursday night, together with
ID or III tons of starch belonging to }.
Brown of Lowell The loss is about
S2.loo. the starch being estimated at
II 300. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the fires for driving
starch. No insurance on any of this
property.
The new barn at Barton. finished
during the past season 10y lloratio Nye.
WAS burned early last Wednesday
morning, with contents. including all
his hay. some grain. with farming tools.
tt'. VII. NNt. ny lllt greatest EFFORT +.
saved all his stock except two colts and
Il h'g. The fire WIS evidently the work
"t :; tramp who applied for work at the
house the hi ghr before. and Who is sup
posed to have lain in the barn during
the night Whether the fire WAS Kin
died accidentally on Intentionally. il is
Impo>>Ihlc To determine. The tramp
made his WAY toward the village while
the fire was III progress. and called at
the hotel. He WAS arrested. and com
mlttrd t" jail ~ a Nagrant. Insured
for $40. Loss above insurance. $500
Mr.. \Nc has found. in the ruins. the lie
mains OF Il dark lantern. which would
seem to indicate that the fellow made
night walking Il speciality.
Amos L. Bean died at Glover, last
Monday evening, after Il short illness.
He WAS born. lived and died on the
farm his father purchased ON moving
into town. He WAS one of the promi-
ucnt business men of the town. Il man
OF good morals and sterling integrity
He has held most of the town offices.
representing the town in the Legislature
IN l-,J9 and l-,iO.
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Catholic Fair.---A Successful way to
Raise Money.


The Catholic Fair held ut the town
hall in this place last week was II sue
cess beyond the most sanguimc cXpectl-
tons The great interest in the fair
ccutcIcd about the voting of various
articles to different societies and i'll
diVidualS. about which there WAS a
lively competition. For instance. Il
silver ice pitcher, valued ut $40, was
voted between Il prominent Democrat
aud Republican of the place. Judge
Bowman and Col. franklin Fairbanks
were the candidates selected. and ut
fine close of each evening the state OF
the vote was declared. As the two
candidates run very even, there was Il
rnod degree of interest manifested in
tJ,. result. As each vote carried with
il =, ouorter of a dollar, the treasury OF
fine society was rapidly filled. On Sat
urd,y evening. at the close of the fair.
th. vote stood. Judge Bowman, 2lO
COL Fairbanks. 2O5. A committee
u,it.J an the successful candidate and
conducted him to the hall, when the
nitcher was presented him. The Judge
respouded briefly. and closed by lnNlt-
ing his friends to his house next summer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26
Struck Blind.

Simon Peck, who lives on the road
between this place and Danville, was
taken with sudden blindness on Mon
day. He had been drawing up fire
wood from the woods. and while after
II load. blindness came upon him 50 that
he could not see his team. He got upon
his sled and his horses took him to the
house, but he could not see any thing
that night nor the next day, since which
time we have not heard flom him. Mr..
Peck had complained of Il bad feeling
in his head for several days previous to
his blindness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26

. utrll-I tuuE,H.-Mrciings in hall of Gale
..u 900 l:l"ch-tErv.O o. Huy~. pastorD >;thba1l
..r..,,~ Al 1890 \. NJ. and $50 T.. VI. Sabhatl
-. u.. 90 T., ~ VI.
.. ...-. ,.uIt;, rI.-tI;cv. u. Z. Miller Pastor
jos .d,u,,- mead of summer street, SahhatI
-,,, .,,.- At 1890 \. NJ, and Csc 4. VI. sab
oil. -, u"ol at Zoo VI.
I... .>.t CHuHCH.-tIirv. Henry W. Jones
~.,,kt sabbath services al 1880 \. NJ. and
, inI. Vi sabbath school al LIS =. NJ.
10 ..>.I CHuRru.-tRrv. +. +. Fairbanks
r,-r,lt sabbath services al lO:.;O \. NJ
tuI ga O.. Vi sabbath Sch""l al I..OO NJ
r.tsrl Meetings al each Church WcdncS
Ole. ,lru'u-- At 30.
..out ur MESSIAH TNivERs ,LIsr.-O;rv. Il
4 ltlrt-"n. PASTURE Sabbath services al
.l,r " ~lhbath >ch"nl al I2.I1 IN.
Il.I ,.Iil ru.H.-Irulpit supplirdD Services III
I.rNu~ ilIll. Main II SUNDAY, preaching
q. ml VI. : school - m. prayer meeting
m g. " Wednesday prayer mc"tim" 30