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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
Vermont Newspapers.

The st. AlbanS .Idrcrtj~cr. which has
been issued lis ii murnin" paper. has
>uccumhcd to the hard times 50 much
H. to reduce its size and appear rs an
afternoon journal. which materially re
ducrS its expenses. In nolicin" this
change the WoudStock SioHdGId has
this to say:
Vermont is Il free country III Il every
man has Il right To print Il new >papcr
and have an organ if he pIca>cS. hut the
right does not change the fact that there
are twice as many papers in the State
as can live and thrive. and that no town
or city within its units can give >uifi-
cicnt support to two local papers. We
have been connected with the business
in this State twenty-five AsarS and We
look back upon the newspaper mnrtrIa-
ry list of that period and find it appnl-
ling. And yet others are constantly
coming forward inspired with ambition
for distinction in the editorial chair and
with IL hope that is almost sublime only
to 90 the way of their numerous predc
cc>Sor>. and 50 it will he To the end.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
President Grants Message on Arkan-
SaS.
He URGES THE ETI\~TNTEMENT OF
BROOKS.

BHOOK>.
The following i the message. Of the
president ON Arkansas affairs. sent into
Ghr Senate. Monday:
To tie Senate otb IHif,d States :
Herewith | nave the honor to send. in
accordance, with the resolution of the
senate of the 81 inst all the informa-
finm in my po>>c>>inu. not heretofore
furnished. relating to affairs in the state
at Arkan>;r>. will venture to express
The opinion that all the testimony shows
Jlat in the election Of I-72 Joseph
Brooks WAS lawfully elected governor
of the state: that he has been umlaw-
fully deprived of the possession of his
office since that time: that in ISL the
constitution of the state WIS. bN vio-
fence. intimidation and revolutionary
proceedings ovcrthr"Wu and Il new con
>titution adopted and Il new state gov
crnment established that these pro
recdings. If permitted to Staud. placti-
callN ignore all the rights of the minor
itN i'll Ill the state: also. what i there
To prevent each of the states recently
rc-admlttcd To the federal relations on
certain conditions. from changing their
constitutions and violating their pledges
if this action in ARKANSAS is acuuiesced
in | respectfully submit whether il
precedent 81 dangerous to the stability
of Il state government. if not of national
government also. should he recognized
10y Congress. | earnestly ask that Con
"rcSS will take definite action in this
matter So as to relieve the executive
from acting upon questions which should
he decided 10y the legislative branch of
the government. |. :. GRANT.
After the adjournment of the Senate.
to-day, the republican senators held Il
caucus to consider the presidents mes
sage. There WAS not harmonious ac-
ton. some Of the senators being leluct-
ant to commit themselves before they
had time to examine the documents.
which have not vet been printed. The
ARKANSAS senators were anxious for as
prompt action as the state of public
business would permit. 1t WIS deSiled
that tn" matter he sent 10 the commit
tee on privileges and elections for early
report. Many of the republican MEM
beers of the House say that. apart from
Whatever the Senate may do. the House
will support the report of its select
committee and take no action in the
premises. i'll accordance with the COM
mittces recommendation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
Death of Senator Buckingham.

Hon. VIM. \. Buck ingllam. United
States senator from Connecticut. died
ut his home in Norwich. ON the It'll.
He was born in Lebanon. Connecticut,
in 1904. and lacked but few months
of being SeVenty-onc years old. He had
only IL common school education. but
entered il store in Norwich in lS25. and
after twcnty-one wears spent III mcrcan-
tile life became Interested in mamuiar-
lures. acquiring Il fortune. He WAS
chosen presidential elcctor on the Ere
mont ticket in l-56. From l-J- to I-66.
Il period covering the whole time of the
war. he WAS governor of his native state
In the latter year Yale College gave
him the degree of LID. Two wears
after he was elected to the United
States senate to succeed Mr.. Dixon.
and his term would have expired on the
18th of March next. Mr.. W. W. Eaton
having been chosen To replace him
Mr.. Buckingham was very prominent
in the CongrcgatiomaliSt denomination
and Il liberal supporter of its ent"rpri>-
es. He gave S2J.OO0 to the Yale Thcn-
logical School Il few wears ago. His
health has been failing for some months
and since the last dahS of january his
death has been expected
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

II: ,, .
convey NV '''i'' '''""S"' was SUI"
10y N"'ll' niue p'.' INV 7l""'' az 1T"
cdih' u 'he LuiriS" hr"S = ""' '''
he mig vi Il"iiaiiu uieo vi ;. .n w.,
Ut UT al'ei i'iSi' VI 'iiii.H N'", III,
i1! Nl,''He liiili" NHs vi 'Ia,,
'. .ii p'"'tS, P"' - "shnm.or
:. '"' ~ - a.,
T'' -, ''', Nv ',', '''' ''t ~ t.la th,;,
i'm '. ''' w
Wv II
coTrRlLLH REGIME
The pamicSt times which the Pavil-
iuH ever saw. we've when Mahlon Colt
!ill was landlord. and the famous stage
lines, which he controlled. were at the
height of their prosperity.
In CottIilfS time nine stage lines con
vcrgcd at the Pavilion. i'll all OF which
he had an interest. There were two Il
day 10 and from Burlington and to and
from ROyalton. through the cult, con
stituting the through route to Boston
tri-WcclllE or daily stages from Johnson,
Barton. DdmNIllc. Chelsea. RoNaiton
(Via Bcriin.J Bethel and Hancock
through the Mad River Valley. Colt
rill'> coaches were the best that money
could buy or skill make. The largest
drawn by SiN horses, Wcr" made to com
foItahly carry fourteen besides the
driver. and two or three more were Oh
ten crowded on II necessary, hc>IdcS
the luggage. They travelled night and
day. With relays at horses every ten OF
twelve miles, and stopped only f"l
meals. The drivers were required 10
bt very punCtllal III regard to time. ana
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
School Books.

In the new school registers the STA.
superintendent of education pubG.i.
the list of school books recommend.
by the board of education, and Suhi,r
the following statements:
OFFICE OF SUIT. OF EDrCAuo<
RANDOLPH, Jan. $50
The statement above is copied fl,,,
the school Register of lS74-j.
The law under which that lis, g.
books WAS selected. has been rrp,al,,.
But the repeal of The law does NOT q,
miniSh the value of the Recommend.
ton as expressing the Deliberate iud.
memt of able men conNrr>am Nj
schools and school books.
That Il substantial uniformity uff.,
books is advantageous to the >rh.,r
and to the pockets OF their patron,
generally admitted. No such union.
ity is at present attainablc except 10
the adoption of the books rrccumrud,.
in the above rccitcd list. 1t j. the,
fore suggested that town SuprI.nrr e.
cmt> and teachers can doubtless
serve the interests of education hl o..
cuura"ing in their several spheres IN.
adoption and Use of the books of o..
Authoritative list"
EDWARD CoNANI.
State superintendent of Education.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS - We
have Just received two grand schemes
>WIndiIu% the unwaTy. and been offered
great Inducements To advertise the same.
We wish there WAS Il simple. plain law
against advertising such denominations.
y" decent paper will do il To Ice sure.
II should IL" Reason enough why Il
paper should not he paIrouizcd 10y lie
>pcctahlr persons When. Inl money
they viii encourage 81 shameful Il vice
IL the lottery business. Cdhtornid IJ-
ricHifuri~.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

Under tins caption the Montpelier
Watchmdn Publishes gossip and in
tcrr>ting article concerning "Thr Pa
vIIinu for more than siNtN years one
of the most famous rcS"lt> "i Fcunuut-
els from which We extract tine follow -
me-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
THE PROPOSED COMPROMISE

=. +. Barnum, the Snowman. is the
latest mark for the black mailer. if re-
ports from Bridgeport be correct, John
II. Mellor. late edition of the Lance of
that city. having threatened to print Il
statement that Barnum'S second wife
vas already the wife of William Eagle
of Lancashire, England. and asking
$1,000 lis the price Of his silence. \ sis
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

W IpE>rHEAD SEVERITY OF WINTER
The Weather in all sections is SrveIr-
~ cold. h" present winter. 81 far.
has been the >cNcrc>t of the century.
Within the past few days reports from
nearly every part of the North Ameri-
can continent have shown IL low Their
m"mcter and heavy storms. In New
McNic" Il stage driver. holding his reillS.
WAS taken off his box stone dead with
cold In Arizona Scmi-tI"pic;l heats
have gwen way to uncomfortable cold
and SNOW falls in uuaccu>tumrd places.
Although the overland trains have not
been delay cd. the cold along the Pacific
railroad has been great. Sandwich Is
Land papers complain that the natives.
accustomed t" air. @arh. are >hi>cring
IN the cold brccIrS. 1t has been Il W in
ter of cold in Europe. and of ~t"Ims and
disaster on the SEA.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
Letter from the Grasshopper Region.
IGEAFTON. FILLMORE Co. NEE.
.ldnualN ~. l~1J

JdnIalA ~. Ia"
Ny deW Frjchd: have delayed
writing Nnu until | could acknowledge
the receipt of that magnificent "h"N.
1t came t" hand he 18th inst. we com
memccd distributing the Goth, and now
the 10Th. it is all, except Il small pack
age not Yet applied. adding material
comfort in many h"n>chold>. tUr PEG
pie ara grateful hrl"nd mra>''Ir. /
suppose not Il family was >uppli"d.
where the members hal Il chang" "i
clothing. 1t has relieved all the more
destitute in ON immediate nri@hh"rh""d.
one on two p""r families whom We have
not been able Vet I" see. will receive
the balance of the contents at the hos.
1t has been Il pleasure I" IT'S Ia distribute
the>" articles. The expressions ct graft
itude manifested by word and the silent
ialllhS OF Il tear N"Uld' KNOW. am
ply repay the donors i"i th'Ir %thti"S-
ltN. -lH wished me t" send their heart
felt thanks (" the good pr"pl" at 81.
JohnShurH.
The articles in th'. box were peculiar
l. adapted to our necessities. %" VA
by ''iiAins especially l"Ind Il ready
market. Nmic every Other crop has
suffered from causes. Tins - quite uP Il"
the standard It huiiId! Years. W III"
Will dare t" SAY. that tn" Nrh!a~ka baby
oi to-day. Is not the coming man d!
want t" mention especially. how
giatilicd WAS l." furnish Alfred Brown
an outfit. His Christian mother has al
ways had hun attend church amt sunday
school regardless of bare feet and >can-
I! clothing. and 1t was Il peculiar pleas
ur to ,lntiIc him up warmly. All the
families where We have put N"IlI dona-
tinn. have actually suffered tins cold
winter for the want of clothing and
hcdding. and much sickness now pre-
walls in consequence. would he glad
t" know and acknowledge 10y name all
the contributors. hat the list Mrs. Bdlch
sent me. has not Vet been received. and
| can ouly mention such names aS find
ell thc packages. find the name of
Mrs j. X. Colby on IL package. The
contents are highly priced 10y the rccip-
lent. NOT only tor its intrinsic value. hut
for the dissertations it rrvivcs in my
memory. May the God of the widow
and the tathcIlc>> he her staff and stay.
The packages Of Mrs. Halves. Mrs.
Matthews. Dca. Dnrkcc. Mrs. Moore f..
\. Walker Or. Iought"n and family.
NJ. \. Potts. Mr.. and Mrs Israel DANA.
were all rich in contents.
In the matter of clothing. your duma-
ton puts our ncighhorS hcyund want.
Fnl fuel. the way has been opened It"
meet the wants 80 tar. The supply of
provisions is sufficient for the present.
but will hc quite inadequate to the
needs before another harvest is cut
but this will he met in some way. The
"''" NAVY NV ''''H '''' me ''''"''' ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

ter of Mrs. Barnum is really the wife of
this man, AM So Barnum didn't scare
at all. but got out Il warrant for Mellor,
who has abSconded.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
A LONELY DE\TII.


LoNtLl DEATH.
attended the other sabbath the I'M
noted funeral of Il woman, who, lying
there alone and almost kinlcsS in death.
forced upon my thoughts the kccmlY-
contrasting light aud shade of personal
fortune in this capitolian city. Her
grandfather WAS il member from Yer
mont of the first Congress held in Phil
adelDhia. He WIS "A GRAND gentleman
of that da\. who went and came fol
lowed and served by his coIored body =
servant. Her grandmother (marricd mt
tit1cru WAS u fine helplrSS lady. who
did not dress or undrt.>, herself. and
whose husband did not allow her to
know what she WIS to have. ior dinner
until She WAS ready tn r.,t if Sh. IiN
ed and died hrluIrSS. rich and hnuorcd
Her son TIN. father of thu, lovely ,lc,,,
wou;u yus .,lsn :, u,cmi,l of Conur,...
He served lone and brilliantly for con-
S.cuti>. forms in W,shiunt,u Ills
children orgy mn at tL, C.,nit,J >ur-
rounded ia, servants ,.up,mandiu~ Iux-
my. and olI the uleas;,ut huuors of off
cial position. Th,rr WAS no uoliliral
ritt i'm the. k,cpium of his u;Itiyr Stat,
that their father might NOT have. com
mau,ird had he NOT been lr,n,.lr.sl,
uvrrtakrn at last with the cur>.. Of the
love, of strong drink. lie, died Door.
When his hnL1 va. I,id .,,v.,, j., ria.
CONGRESSIONAL Ccmctrc, his family c:,u,
back to find themselves uu th. nnpu-
Ions uIotcou of ..vnrLiu" u,.nni, e
From that hour BEGAN the. life. cnn>c-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
The Coolest Day Yet.

The reports from various points in
New England, the western states and
Canada show that Tuesday was tn,
cnidrst day 10y far. this season. Boston
registered 3 degrees below zero. and
the hurior is nearly closed with ice,
- much so that vessels get in with
great difficulty. Up in Maine ana New
Hampshire - aud 30 degrees hciuw
zero were the common figures. Even
down in Providence. the mercury failed
to get above zero. all day. In New
York. the highest point registered at
ANY time during he day wa, ! above.
and ice bridges >pamned the rivers oil
every side of the city. in some places
strong enough for heavily-loadcd teams
To pass over.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

Fifteen hundred wravcrS and
>pimncr> ut Fall River aIr on Il strike
hrcau>c their wages have been cut
down. Three mills are stopped in con
ION the strike Is soon AZ they work
their notice. The manufacturers de
clare that they are going to rule their
own mills i'll future. and not Weld to
the demands of their worl>mrn. The
wcavcrS have hitherto received - cents
cut. and they have Been reduced :
cents on Il cut. They say they could
hut just live on - cents. and cannot
possibly get along on 20.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
Religious Interest in Vermont

The Montpelier correspondent of a.
Boston Journal speaks of the incrca>
religious interest in Vermont. He >i.,
In Franklin county. SWamtOu. Bake,
field, West EnoSbuIgh and EnoShu!.
Falls have been especially ViSitr
These are all farming communities. i
West En">huI- Thirty Young pcI>u.
have been subjects of the work -amu.
them the three SONS of one family. !
SNantou. union meetings by the ca.
gIr"ltiomaii>tS and MethudiSt> p,.
commenced with the week of pr:t.,.
and they are still kept up. The atiriu.
anc,.. despite the bitter cold wcath,r
is said has averaged two hundred
lai gc number of conversions ;IIc Irpurr
ed. I'm Washington county, the crutIl
county of the State the work i prIh.I,
more general than elsewhere Mos .
the towns are more or less tourhcs
In Barre, such Il revival was pIohth'
never known. The young people ar,
more generally reached than Other.
still the results are by no means ror.
fined to them. Business men in Nh,
prime of life are also reached From
RoNhury. Wait>ticld. Watcrhur, al,
Worcester the reports are cheering. Il
Montpelier union meetings for pla,r
have been held since the beginning 90
the wear with gratifying results
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

Upon the whole. Young man don't 90
West. An Illinois Judge has decided
that person can practice the violin all
day and all night out there. no matte,
who does not like it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

RELIGIOUS INTEREST N NEW HAMr-
~H!EE.-lt is vcIl many wears since
tlrIe WAS such general religious inter
Ct among the New Hampshire churches
- there Is AT the present time. There
have been very powerful TcNIVal> at
Nashua. Manchester. BoWcaWcn. Can
rrrhury and other places. In some cas-
- the converts are numbered bN hun
dlcd>. and among them are many of
advanced age. and Others were con>id-
cred almost hrl"ud the hope of rctor-
nation. NJ Gotf>loWn There j. Il very
powerful work in progress. which i
reaching all GLASSES. \ friend who WAS
present At an evening meeting Il day or
two since, SAYS thr interest i NclN III
tense. and the scene when one of the
leading business men of the town rose.
and with chidlikr simplicity testified
II his nrw-f"u,d hope in Christ. WIS
one never I" hc t"rgn't,m. The work
there continues with great power
Eo>ion JoHrHdI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

Business PEosPECT>.- prominent
business man stated on Tuesday that lee
believed that the commercial CLASSES oi
New England were never before 81 free
from debt a> al present. During the
past wear and IL half >hrcWd merchants
have been engaged i'll arranging then
expenses 50 that their payments have
been easily met for some months past.
and the tendency to over trade i less
apparent than it was two Years ago.
when IL heavy trade was forced To meet
current expenses. The failures of late
haV" not been very numerous. and Il
majority are directly attributable to
special rather than general causr~. The
economy of the past will prove hrHc-
fetal III the future. and while We may
not anticipate ''hitiu% times" there is
every reasonable basis for TIE belief
that sound spring trade will take
place. Money j. VcrN easy uud there j.
Il prospect that it will continue So
B0SfOH .JOHIWUi.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12
"reminiscences of the Pavilion.

litirll questions OF the day.
"reminiscences of the Pavilion.
nder tins caption the Montpelier
W atchmdn Publishes Il gossip and IN
tcrr>tIn% article concerning h" pa
vIll"n - for more than siNt> wears one
OF the most famous resorts "i NcImuu-
els from winch "" extract the folio" -
my
FLIP.
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rb, pn lion .,.,.cU - mi ,tbrr r.,,..
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n'l" "'' "''t'>''l' H''i"" ''''. 10
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L.It ~ II Iii II ,.,- ,l... -.,,...,
rucd with brown -ua,r. and = ill. no
mon, no less. of rood SAINT, CrI-l RIM,
ad,,rd ha>fii, the tiip-iruu. 81. ln..,,.i-
head. which had been heated red h,..
Ms thili>; into the. mixture. c;tu-iIi. il
t. foam and -uu;i,r Iu iIr. very ion nf
the mu.. amt. passed from, month to
month. Was son DISPOSED of. 1t may
h, ,urpp>,d that after a man had i'm
hIlrd hi~ hare of some half a dozeir
mugs Of lhi~ potent beverage. he would
be- IN rood sleeping condition at least
most IT them used to. There is = dim
TRADITION than uu ua,. fatal >ltu,,I.,
uinlt the wives of some. of Il,, cir. Il.
around the old tirr-plicr. nrt of ia
thence Mil, th,ir lnrds and r.,,t,.r>'
lon" sim. ,;,u,. and lock Them h,u,r.
iuruItji,,.it and H,r~ brnL. mn tH..
IN rduurd Llmb. who hts hrru
nIcurinu,d - uu, of The mruhrr~ of
the, Iur-plarr circle. MIS- Il ,rr,a,i char
actri in hi ua.. Hc v:.~ 4 YER, in
u!.i>itIy,. man and made, mo- bone, of
a>kln. strangers tai! particulars of rb.i,
business. d,,ri,.,tinu rt,. II he .,v 81,
man rr,,liuu the. .,,.v.,.,.,rri. lpu.,,.,. ,hyu
seemed To- linn p,np,.r, L,. ,,,uII >r,.,t.b
il ont nt hi, haI,J~' r,.u,.rl, i.,o. bi,udl,
- u,>crrr,ri rI,.. al, .r:i.,.ir,.it~" III,
cot hi~ match once. lhnurh. I.rrd
EIyin. the l;nyrIinl- nt' rau...l..
and suite. slammed over uiui,t .,i tb,.
Pavilion. al, thrir v.N t,ui, E..tr,, tn
Canada one of IL,,, Tnrli,Ln,,
:, .t,ut red t,,,.,l i,.,n,t.,,II- i,,,I.i,,,r
man uI.,ut,.I himself j., ti,,,i az ,h,.
t;r,-,,I.,,... .,ir.r To-, nal vitL Iii. ,.,,,t
fail, ,,,r,,b .,,.,t 49,. ,,.,,,,,i,,,, him
self in tIr Iu,,-i ,.n,,t,.,.,lJ, n,,,u,,
pns.iIl, Inst shan In. I.,,,,l, ,.,.t,.,,.I
Itnn,,,.i and admiral ,I,.. I,,iti-I,,. fin,
mu,n,rr tL,u..,lI IN. \.u,l,., i,,ri-i-
tiycur>. buruiu" within him ,,I,.,i,,rd
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

= Agents i'll the interests of the ex-
r-.">> companies are in Washington en-
dcIN"iing to persuade the p. q. De
partmcnt and Congress that the carry
Ing of four pound packages in the mails
l. Il serious Interference with the proper
transportation of letters. Perhaps 50:
but II intcrtercS with the business of
the express companies Il gIr1t deal
more. and that is what is the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

Np\TrI,IEU. VI. JAM 30 $50.
HcnrG &. EoTcn. E>y
pIlE SIR: luuI note of the - h
lust. Informing me that the lndcprud-
"ut l. >rnt to my address tor the current
year 10y donation at u merchant of lour
city. and requesting nr Ia furnish to
N"u Pa'cI ''tlrt> concerning my in
come. cNpcu~"~ and Peculiar >ituatiuu'
has come dui, To hand. " should
not feel at liberty to di>ro~r t" the
public press such taos - every gentle
nru prefers I" keep private. must de
lin" Your request. World also SIIw-
-,.-' that it would hr wei, g." send the
copy Of the paper Nou NOW send t" me
to some one " h" VIII >uipc it sufficient
" Ia exchange toi it such personal
ircm> ~ >ou dc>il,. to ~rriirr tor Nom
readers. PENN; me To- Indicate the
nam" of H. W. Brcchrr IL u suitable
substitute t"r mine. AND = clergy man
Jhnui whose "cNI,rIl>c> and peculiar
situation the public would have the
most lively Interest.
Tull yours. W. II. LORD.
We know of uo reason why the ely
p"m~r~ and private circumstances of
ministers should bc paiadcd in the press
any more than the private affairs of
other professional or working men.
They usually make their own contracts
with parishes t"r tn" most paIt give
wolk equal To their wages: add largely
Ito Che value of neal estate" and the
general welfare of the communities in
which the, reside 10y THEN fidelity
earn every dollar they receive and
Wiy they should hr called upon To give
tn" world an account of how they spent
then wages. or umvcIl the pcRctuIid of
their domestic >ancruaric> to the broad
gaze of public curiosity. We have vet
to learn. Most of the ministers with
whom "" are acquainted are hard
working and >cii-drnriug gentlemen.
and do not need the aS>i>t'tnrr of the
public in the transaction uf their tinan-
ciaI affairs. Icrm"Rt chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-12

y travelling agent for Mark Twain'S
"lmnoccnt> Abroad" and several other
works WAS i'll Qurchcr. a short time
ago. Al Il certain house where he call
ed he was waited upon by an Irish girl
in the service OF the family. After he
had departed the mistress entered and
asked what the gentlemIanS business
had been. AN sure marin. it was
something about the darliml little poir
of nv innocent twaneS CwinS) that he
was atther spanking about. and | inst
tould him to git ont NV this wild his
hrats. for didn't know that yer had
enough of yer own ?" was Ridd>'s re-
ply UOOdstOck Standard.