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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
The Hearts of the Lowly.

One day, three or four weeks ago, a
gamin, who seemed to have no friends
in the world, was run over by vehicle
on Gratiot Avenue, and fatally injured.
After he had been in the hospital for a
week boy about his own age and size,
and looking as friendless and forlorn,
called to ask about him, and to leave an
orange. He seemed much embarrassed,
and would answer no questions. After
that he came daily, always bringing
something, if no more than an apple.
Last week when the nurse told him that
Billy had no chance to get well, the
strange boy waited around longer than
usual, and finally asked if he could go
in. He mad been invited to many times
before, but he had always refused.
Billy, pale and weak and emaciated,
opened his eyes in wonder at the sight
of the boy, and before he realized who
it was, the stranger bent close to his
face and sObbed:
"Billy, can ye forgive feller9 We
was allus fighting, and was aIlus toe
much for ye, but Pm sorry Fore "
die won't We tell me We haven't any
grudge agin me?n
The young lad, then almost in the
shadow of death, reached up his thin
white arms, clasped them around the
others neck, and replied:
''Don't cry, Bob-don't feel bad
was ugly and mean, and l was heavin&
stone at ye when the wagon hit me
If ye'll forgive me I'll forgive you
and III pray for both of us!"
Bob was half an hour late the morn
ing Billy died. When the nurse tool
him to the shrouded corpse, he kisseC
the pale face tenderly, and gasped:
"D-did he say anything about
about me ?"
"He spoke of you just before he die
asked if you were here" replied tn
nurse.
"And may go-go to the funeral ?
"You may"
And he did. He was the onl
mourner. His heart was the only on
that ached. No tears were shed b.
others, and they left him sitting by th
new-made grave, with heart so bi
that he could not speak.
If under the crust of vice and ignOl
ance, there are such springs of pur
feeling and true nobility, who sha
grow weary OF doing good ?-Detro
Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
A Remedy for scalds and Burns.

DIR. S. F. Waters, of Boston, has dis
covered new and certain remedy for
the pain of scalds and burns. 1t is
simply cooking soda, (bi carbonate,
which is found in every kitchen.
He lately gave a practical illustration
of its efficacy by scalding his arm in the
presence of the members of the Mass
achusetts Dental Society at its meeting
in Salem. The pain was instantly re-
lieved by covering the scalded surface
with soda, and wrapping the whole in
wet cloth.
We have since had an opportunity OF
testing the remedy. A lady friend OF
ours met with bad scald, which af-
fected the larger part of the four fingers
of one hand, on the back, front and
sides. The pain was excruciating
At our urgent solicitation, she applied
the soda, though she had no faith in its
helping her. But the pain began to
lessen sensibly; in half an hour it "was
not worth minding;" within two hours
all trace of it was gone. Now, the
third day, there is no trace of the scald
excepting in its worst parts, where il
had blistered. But even from this she
has not felt the least Inconvenience
and it is rapidly healing. 1t is possible
that second application of the sOds
might have FASTENED the alleviation
Wet the part injured, and sprinkle OF
it the dry powdered soda.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
Cutting Out Nerve to Cure Neuralgia

For several years Judge Bay of this
city, has been a great sufferer from
facial neuralgia, and to avail himself of
any benefit that might possibly result
from change of climate, spent most of
1873 in California, and the last part of
1874 in Colorado, without any material
benefit, and on his return fIom Colorado
DIR. Hodgen cut out little over one
half inch of the fifth facial nerve, and
for seven or eight months the Judge ex-
perienced entire relief from the disease,
but at the expiration of that time it
gradually returned upon him with in
creased severity until life was almost
unbearable. DR.. Hodgen became sat
isfied that the separate parts of the
nerve had united, and he determined
to perform second operation and on
the 9TH inst, at the residence of Judge
Bay, 1920 Chestnut street, and in the
presence of several medical gentlemen,
cut out two inches of the nerve, and
removed several collateral branches.
The operation lasted fifteen minutes,
was exceedingly painful, and, though
the Judge declined to take chlorOfOrm
or any opiate, he stood the knife with
out fiinching. This operation has been
very rarely performed in the West, and
from the proximity of the nerve to the
eye, requires great care and much skill.
The Judge has had no return of the
neuralgia pains, and all the indications
are that the operation will prove emf
nently successful, though it will proba-
bly, be week before he will be able to
leave his house.-St. Louis Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

taking the Lake Willoughby Hotel in
our way, made few minutes halt.
The house ought to be fully patronized,
for its location is on the borders of a
wonderful region. 1t is six miles from
West Burke station, and about nine
from Barton. The country all around
is full of interesting scenery, and the
fishing is said to be excellent. The lake
tout are large, and the speekled brook
trout are plentiful in the little streams.
There is forest enough for hunters to
get lost in, and game to reward their
skill. lr fact, Willoughby should be
better known. L. w. r.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
The Weather a Long Way Ahead.

That Canadian weather prophet, Mr..
Vennor, has re-appeared with a new
instalmento of predictions, which
may be summarized as follows
Autumn marked by fine warm Indian
summer after a rather early cold term,
and ending wet. Winter short, warm,
wet and open, with one or two severe
terms of short duration-altogethe
gloomy and not healthy. Spring very
wet up to the middle of June. Summer
intensely hot and oppressive. The
winter 1878-9) will be favorable to the
increase of throat diseases and fevers-
also cattle diseases. Mr.. Vennor says
'sI agree with Prof. Mansill in anticipat-
ing the approach of Asiatic cholera
towards northern ATTITUDES" Rather
an unfavorable prospect, MIR. Vennor.
But, anyhow, give us little more OF
that Indian summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
A Campfire Reverie.

(From "a Bed of Boughs," by John Burroughs ;
Scribner for November.)
Not the least of the charm of camp
ing out is your campfire at night.
What an artist What pictures are
boldly thrown or family outlined upon
the canvas of the night Every object,
every attitude of your companion is
striking and memorable. You see eff
fects and groups every moment that
you would give money to be able to
carry away with you in enduring form.
How the shadows leap. and skulk,
and hover about Light and darkness
are in perpetual tilt and warfare, with
first the one unhOrsed, then the other.
The friendly and cheering fire, what
acquaintance we make with it We
had almost forgotten there was such an
element, we had so long known only
its dark offspring, heat. Now we see
| the wild beauty uncaged and note its
manner and temper. How surely it
creates its own draft and sets the cur
rents going, as force and enthusiasm
always will 1t carves itself a chimney
out of the fluid and houseless air. A
friend, ministering angel in subjec-
tiOn tiend, fury, monster, ready
to devOur the world, if ungoverned. By
day it burrows in the ashes and sleeps
at night it comes forth and sits upon
it's throne of rude logs, and rules the
camp sovereign queen.
Near camp stood tall, ragged yel-
low birch, its partially cast-off bark
hanging in crisp sheets or dense rolls
''That tree needs the barber" said
Aaron, "and shall have call from him
tonight"
So after dark he touched match into
it and we saw the flames creep up and
wax in fury until the whole tree and its
main branches stood wrapped in a sheet
of roaring fame. 1t was wild and
striking spectacle, and must have ad'
vertised our camp to every nocturna
creature in the forest.
What does the camper think about
when lOunging around the fire at night
Not much,--of the sport of the day, o.
the big fish he lost and might have
saved, of the distant settlement, of to-
mOrrow's plans. An owl boots off il
the mountain and he thinks of him il
wolf were to howl or panther tC
scream he would think of him the res
of the night. As it is, things flicker and
hover through his mind, and he hardly
knows whether it is the past or the
present that possesses him. Certain
it is he feels the hush and solitude o
the great forest, and whether he viii
or not all his musings are in some wa,
cast upon that huge background of thu
night. Unless he is an old camper-Ou
there will be an under-current of dreat
or half fear. My companion said h'
could not help but feel all the time tina
there ought to be a sentinel out ther'
pacing up and down. One seems to re
quire less sleep in the woods, as if thu
ground and the untempered air reste'
and refreshed him sooner. The balsan
and the hemlock heal his aches yer.
quickly. If one is awakened often dur
ing the night, as he invariably is, b
does not feel that sediment of sleep il
in his mind next day that he does whel
the same interruption occurs at home
the boughs have drawn it all out of him
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
A narrowing Scene in Court.

William Wieners, one of the most
hardened ruffians who ever appeared
before the st. Louis courts, was con-
victed Friday, of murder in the first
degree, in shooting A. V. Lawrence, the
bar-keeper at the theatre comique, last
winter. Wieners, who is a man of
great size and strength, got into quar-
rel with Lawrence, who was of small
and puny frame, and struck him sew
eral times, and, when Lawrence stoop-
ed to pick up a sOda-b bottle to throw at
his adversary, fired at him with re-
volver, but missed him. A friend in
stantly seized Wieners's arm to prevent
another shot, Lawrence all the time
begging piteously for his life, but
Wieners reached over his friends head
with his left hand, which also held a
revolver, and shot Lawrence through
the neck, killing him almost instantly.
The rendering of the jury's verdict Fri
day, was followed by one of the most
dramatic scenes ever witnessed in court.
The felon's sister, who had sat near
him all through the trial, threw her
arms around his neck and broke into
convulsive sObbing, covering him with
kisses and pausing only to utter tender
CALCULATIONS, until the prisoners forti-
tude broke down, and, with tears
streaming from his eyes, he clasped his
sister in his arms. When he was re-
moved into the jury room, his aged
father followed, and the same touching
scene was repeated. The old man threw
his arms around his stalwart son, kiss
ing him frantically, while the sobs ol
both could be heard in the most remote
part of the building, until, overcome by
his emotions, the father fell senseless tC
the floor. Wieners was then mercifully
removed to the Jail, whittier he was
followed by his agonized relatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
Is He Charley Ross 2
SINGULAR STATEMENT BY ACCUSED PAR
TIES.

SINGULAR STATEMENT BY ACCUSED PAR
TIES.
CINCINNATI, Oct. "a. John w. Hin
man and his mother, an account of
whose arrest at Richmond, Ind, for the
abduction of Johnnie Eddy Moffitt was
published in eastern papers last week,
makes the following statement:
Hinman knew nothing of the abduc-
tion of Charley Ross until led to the
Investigation by young Moffitt himself,
who in looking at paper containing
his brothers picture, said: ''That is my
brother Walter. wonder where he is
now" When shown pictures of the
home of Charley Ross, he said "Oh,
that is where l used to live, and there
(pointing among the trees,) is where
my swing used to be. Way up this
street is where got into a carriage with
two men," When shown pictures of
Charlie Ross, he said, 81 used to have
curls, too, like that, but they were cut
off while was drumming on tin pan
with two sticks way up on big hill in
the porch of a big house, before we
went on the water-On big house that
went puff, puff" (imitating the exhaust
pipes of a steamer.)
Hinman says there are at least seven
distinct marks upon Johnny MOtfitt cor
responding with similar identifcations
upon Charlie Ross, and that boy has
been locked up and ill-treated for talk
ing to them about his old home. When
called Charlie Ross he burst into tears
and said ''Don't call me that name
here or l will be locked up in dark
closet.n They say that an adopted
daughter of the Moffitts cautioned them
about making any facts in regard to the
boy, public, and acknowledged that
there was mystery as to who he was
The Humans say they did not ask
Johnnie to go with them. He volun-
tarily ran away from the Moffitts anG
accompanied young Hinman to a Wagon
in the woods where he begged to be
taken. He said that they were trying
to reach telegraph Office where they
could communicate with Mr.. Ross.
Mr.. Moffitt is very wealthy farmer
and bears an unblemished reputation
the only statement he will make to cor
respondents being that he can prov,
that he adopted Johnnie before the
Ross boy was stolen, and that his onl,
object in not giving the facts to thu
public is for the boys own good. Their
are also well grounded rumors tina
Humans attorney will apply to tn
courts to have the child placed in tn
custody of the sheriff.
LATER.-THE FRAUD EXPOSED.
i The Richmond (Ind., Charlie Ross
has proved fraud, like all the rest
Mofitt, his foster father, has fully es
tablished the fact that he took the bo
when am infant from an orphan asylum
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
ws Senator Blaine's daughter Alice,

Senator Blaine's, daughter Alice,
who was shot by toy pistol at Augusta
Saturday, is Is, very pretty, full of
talent and popular. She was toying
with the unloaded pistol Saturday eve
ming, while entertaining caller, who
begged her to put it away. When the
caller arose to go, she ran upstairs to
her brothers. room loaded the pistol,
and, hurrying down, laughingly called
to her friend, then passing out at the
gate, to see her shoot. But, before she
could level it, the cartridge exploded,
the ball striking her between the eyes
She is recovering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

~ Have you ever visited a factory
Just before the dinner hour? The
whizzing of wheels, the rattling ofshut-
ties, the rumble of heavy machinery
these sounds, with the rapid motion of
everything around, have overwhelmed
you. You were wearied with the in
tense activity but suddenly, on the
ringing of bell, the engine has stopped,
and all was still. How delightful and
emphatic that silence Such is the
Sabbath rest in the great factory ol
human toll. Over-taxed toiler, thou
mayest pause The busy wheel may
stand still. The anxious brain may be
tranquil. Exhausted nature may re-
cruit her powers. Households may
gather together. The husband, witt
his wife, may leisurely enjoy the gifts
of God. The father may gather his
little ones around his knee. 1t is ;
holiday-God's gift to man.-Rev. Ne,c
man Hall.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
Jobs Poem of Wisdom.

Truly there is q mine for the silver.
And place for the gold so fine:
Iron is dug up from the earth,
AND the earth pours forth its copper.
Man digs into far darkness,
And explores to the utmost bound
The stores of dimness and the shade of death
He breaks up the veins from the matrice,
Which, unthought of and under foot,
Are drawn fourth to gleam among men.
The surface yields up bread,
But beneath is a fiery region.
Its stones are the sapphre's bed,
And it hides the dust of gold
1t is path which the eagle knows not,
Nor the eye of the vulture has scanned.
The lions whelp has not tracked it,
Nor the ravening lion pounced on it.
The miner thrusts his hand on the sparry ore.
And Overturns the mountains by their roots
He cuts channel through the rock,
And espies each precious gem,
He binds up the oozing waters
But o, where shall Wisdom be foundY
And where is the place of Understanding.
Man cannot know its source,
For it is not found in the land of the living
The sea says, 1T is not in me:"
And Not in me, echoes the abyss.
Solid gold cannot be given for it,
NOT silver be weighed for its purchase.
1t cannot be bought for the ingot of Ophir,
For the precious onyx or the sapphire,
The FURNISHED gold and crystal cannot equal it,
Nor golden trinkets match it.
Talk not of corals and pearls
For the price of Wisdom is beyond rubies
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot rival it,
Nor the pure gold cannot banter it.
Whence, then, cometh Wisdon2
And where is the place of Understandings
Hid from the eyes of all living
And unseen by the fowls of the air,
Destruction and Death say,
I'VE have heard its fame with our ears"
| God understands its track:
He knows its dwelling place.
For to the ends of the earth he Sees
And all under heaven surveys.
| When he weighed out the winds
And meted out the water;
When he fixed the course of the rains
And the path of the hurricane;
Then did he eye it and proclaim it;
He prepared it and searched it out,
| And unto man he said,
| Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is Wisdo
And to depart from evil is Understanding"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
SAD SUICIDE AT NIAGARA FALLS

SAD SUICIDE AT NIAGARA FALLS
The latest of the many tragedies which
have taken place at Niagara Falls, is
the supposed suicide of Miss j. j. Scho-
field of Toronto, Canada, last week by
throwing herself into the river. A
number of articles were found on the
brink of the Horseshoe, and they have
been pretty conclusively identified as
belonging to Miss Schofeld, who dis
appeared about the same time. The
only clews to the mystery are several
kilograms which passed between Niaga-
ra and Toronto, showing that some one,
probably Miss Schofield, was alone at
Niagara in great physical and mental
distress. A Mr.. Kelly of Toronto, tt
whom Miss Schofeld was engaged, re-
ceived letter from her few days be-
fore, written in an incoherent manner
making disposition of her property and
saying that she believed herself suc-
cumbing to brain fever, and that hel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
business DIRECTORY.

Name. Business and Location of the lead
ina Business Houses iR st. JOhnsburu.
Agricultural Tools and Hardware.
HASKELL & SONS, Hoyt's Block, r. r. st
ApOthecaries.
C. c. BINGHAM, No. s. Bank Block, Main St.
Attorneys at Law.
NJ. MONTGOMERY, Jewett,s Building, R. R. st.
ELISHA MAY, over Hall & Fletchers Store.
ggLDEN s. IDE, No. 9 Caledonian Blk, up stairs.
Books and Stationery.
HOWARD & ROWELL, Caledonian Blk, Main st
Book Binders.
c. NJ. STONE & CO., Agt's, Monument Square.
Blan1s--Legal and Business.
c. NJ. STONE & CO., Monument Square.
Bakers and Confectioners.
CROSS & BRADLEY, Main Street.
Clothing for Men and Boys.
EAT. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Crockery, Glass and Stone Ware.
E. E&T. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Carpeting, -Hangings, Window-shades.
E. &T. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Dentists.
j. l.. PERKINS, Caledonian Block, Main Street.
w. 1. Goods, Groceries and Fruits,
MATHEWS & PETTENGILL, Eastern Avenue
Dry Goods, and Ladies' Fancy Goods.
E. Il 7. FAIRBANKS & CO.. Fairbanks Village.
Furniture and Caskets.
HALL 81 SWITSER Main Street.
CALDERWO0D, & SEVERANCE, I.O.O.F. Blk,
File manufacturer.
st. Johnsbury File Works, opp. Passenger Depot
Groceries and Housekeeping Goods.
Z. At. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Insurance, QIife.)
E. E. SARGENT, (4Etna,) Railroad Street.
Iron Founder and Machinist.
LUKE BUZZELL, North end, X. R. Street.
Photographs.
D. \. CLIFFORD, Caledonian Block, Main Street.
Printers and Publishers.
c. NJ. STONE s. CO., Caledonian Block, Main st.
Stoves and Tin Ware.
F. +. FLETCHER, Eastern Avenue.
II. E. & d. Q. WOODRUFF Railroad Street.
H. C0WDERY, Eastern Avenue.
Watches, Jewelry and Toys.
HOWARD & ROWELL, CaledOnian Blk Main ST
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VOLUME 41---NUMBER 21OI.

bed. Her loud screams aroused Mr..
Marcy, but, when he reached the room,
the thief had escaped through the
window, after putting out the light by
kicking over the table. 1t was probably
the design of gang to take possession
of the cashiers house, and force him
to go with them and open the safe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

friends would never see her again. She
had had symptoms of consumption for
some time, and had been under appar-
emily successful treatment at New York
but on returning home she became
worse, went to Niagara under terrible
depression of spirits, and probably
sought relief from her wearisome life
under the waters of the whirlpool.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

A MAN UNDER THE BED.-A probable
attempt to rob the Summit Hill (Pa.'
savings bank was frustrated a few
nights ago by woman's instinct for
looking under the bed. Cashier Marcy
servant girl hearing an unusual noise
about the middle of the night, began
an investigation, and soon discovered
a man lying at full length under hel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
To Builders and Lumber Dealers.

p. The subscriber has completed his new mill in
victory, and is now prepared to furnish lumber
ana dimension timber of almost all kinds. His
.fees are large and he can furnish long and heavy
TIMBER for especial purposes. The subscriber hav-
,hg been in the business more than thirty years
natters himself he understands what builders
rily. - nANIEI, COLBY
ST. JOhnsburv. Nav 4. 1875. tiff
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

Suspicious relatives seem to have ma
liciously started the talk about his be-
ing Charlie Ross, and Hinman, the man
who pounced upon him the other day,
is always finding some boy that he be-
lieYes is the missing Philadelphian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

~ 1t is sad and weary life that
Christian K. Ross is leading in search
of his lost child. The history of man
kind shows nothing that will compare
with the unhappy condition of this sad
affair. Time comes and goes, but in
the ever-changing tide OF time no trace
of the lost boy is visible. He has spent
100000, his entire fortune, and is now
travelling salesman for an eastern
house. He has made 300 journeys in
search Of his lost boy, and says he shall
persevere until the child is found or he
dies himself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
INSURE
Against Accidents

people against the casualties which happen to them
every day. Come and see me. EDWARD Z:
TARR, Agent for Travellers Life and Accident
insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. Once
over Bingham's Drug Store st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02
COMPLAINTS.

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