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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
A Torpedo for Protecting Graves.
[From the Columbus to.J State Journall

[From the Columbus (O.,) State Journal
Mr.. Philip K. Glover, the artist, has
invented a torpedo designed to make
the robbery of graves hazardous and
unpopular business, and has taken the
necessary steps to procure -letters-pat-
ent. The torpedo may be briefly de-
scribed as a miniature needle gun. 1t
is about six inches long and is divided
into two pieces. The first piece, which
is to be nailed inside the coffin, and al
most covered by the upholstery, con-
tains spiral spring, to which are at
tached two small chains, which are to
be fastened around the body or around
the arms of the corpse. So far the in
vention is harmless, but just before the
final closing of the coffin second piece,
containing cartridge and arranged on
tue needle gun plan, is to be screwed
on to the section containing the spring.
The torpedo is now ready. The grave
robber may now dig to the coffin and
remove the covering thereof, but when
he attempts to move the body he pulls
the chain and sets off the spiral spring,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
Patent cow-Milksfs Condemned. :


Renewed and vigorous Efforts have
lately been made to create a public
sentiment among hairy y-men in favor of
Il patent cOw-mflker, says the n. Y.
Tribune, described as follows: =
at comprises four small rubber
tubes, about eight inches long. Each
tube terminates in metallic sheath
silver or silver plated-about two inch
es in length, provided with elongated
openings into which the milk enters
when the tube is inserted in the cows
teat, and is conducted down through
the rubber tube to the point of deliv-
cry. In operation, the four metallic
tubes are placed each within teat,
and kept there until the milk has ali
descended by gravity-leaked out of
the tubes, which are joined at the bot
tom and held over the pail, requiring
the same attention as the ordinary
process of milking, but not the hand
labor"
One of these appliances was lately
passed around among certain of the en-
terprising farmers in the neighborhood
of Elmira, n. Y, who are willing to
prove all things and hold fast the good
On the strength of strong ''letters oi
recommendation, they gave it fail
and thorough test, and they report now
in language entirely ineligible to the
average intellect, says our contempo-
rary. Mr.. Fitch used it two days OF
eight cows, all in excellent milking con.
dition and the shrinkage was twenty
five quarts four of the cows at the end
of two days gave lumpy milk two
others bloody milk the remaining two
were "nearly dry" Mr.. Fitch gives al
whom it may concern fair warning o
intention to "eject from his PREMISE
any man who should enter with the re
quest that he take patent cow mixer.
Mr.. Bridgman allowed the tubes t.
be used on six cows for three consecu
tive milkings, when he found two o
the six giving lumpy milk, and all ha,
decreased in yield. Zone of them hat
been in milk only about four weeks
and was giving fine mess, but on tn,
third milking with this invention sh
had shrank the yield by more than halt
She is now slowly recOveringn MI
Hoffman characterized the milker as %;
miserable cheat" and ''an unmitigatet
humbug." Six of his cows were milket
with it five times, and all had shrunl
from so to 80 per cent. of their previ
Gus yield.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
Give Twices.
BY REV. J.R. NUTTING

BY REV. J. X. NUTTING.
Papa, the bells a-ringin'
For church-an' mus you go9
And 1 wass been a-bringin'
Your boots an fings for you.
And that's all I'm a-good for
JUS cos to love you some,
And here's my bestes' hood, for
To meet you comm home.
Now jus want you kiss me
Afore you goes away,
Cause maybe you might miss me
Bein' to church all day
Now I'm your little mices,'
To creep up ON your knee
# you'll kiss me all fire tacices
hy-then-I'll-Let you be."a
So climbs my little mices''
Upon my willing knees.
And takes her full five twices"
AS oft as doth her please;
The while that 1 am drinking
Kiss-cups of purest bliss,
And, dreamy-joyous, thinking,
Was ever love like thisg
Yet mind my fond caressing,
mind the time of old,
When little ones, for blessing,
The Christ-arms did enfOld.
And so I tell the story
Unto my little maid
How our Good Lord of Glory,
While here with us He stayed,
Would take the little children
Up ON His friendly knee,
The while His kindness filled them
With fearless, gentle glee.
Then, soft and sweetly laying
His dear hand on their head,
They knew that He was praying
They heard the prayer He said
And so, her blue eyes deeping,
Upon her head 1 lay
My hand, while, moved to weeping,
Unto the Lord 1 say:
"oh, loving, gracious Father,
Bless this dear babe, 1 pray,
And with Thy people gather
My child, at that great day."
Bathed in holy beauty
The little maid slips down,
And to higher duty"
The Ginning summons own.
But childhoOd's quaint devices
Once more must needs appear,
Did He kiss 'em all tiue taoices?"
Is the last word hearl
An actual expression of child
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
The 6ilosopRs of Strikes.
!, From. The Oh Citv Derrick. l

EfFrom' the on City Derrick
where are. you going with the pup
pies, my,-littie man 2" asked gentle
man of a small boy, yesterday, whom he
met with three pups in basket.
4t'Goin'f to drown them," was the re-
ply. 80 -
II want pup for my little boy to
play with what do you say to letting
me take one of them ?"
'I'll sell you one," spoke up the boy
with true American enterprise.
''I'll sell you this yaller one for half
dollar, the black one for rs cents, and
the spotted one is worth a dollar"
81 think my boy would like the spot
ted one best, but you ask too much for it.
You had intended drowning all of them,
but Fll give you 25 cents and save you
the trouble of drowning the spotted
one."
Twenty five cents for that spotted
pup" exclaimed the boy 81 can't stand
it; taxes is high 4; rent is high; grocer
les is high; oil is down and going lower
oh, no; can't take less than dol
lar"
''But you intend to drown"
"Take the black one at rs cents"
"My little boy wouldn't like the black
one.n
"Take the yaller one at half dollar,
and he's dog cheap"
81 dont like his color"
'Well, then you'd better tell your
little boy to play with his toes" and he
continued on his way to the river, re-
marking that "No party can dead-beat
his way on me these hard times"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
business 9irertorp.

Name, Business and Location of the lead
ina Business Houses in st. JOhnSburU.
Agricultural Tools and Hardware.
HASKELL & SONS, HOyt's Block, R. r. st
Apothecaries.
G. c. BINGHAM No. ;, Bank Block, Main st.
Attorneys at Law.
NJ MONTGOMERY, Jewett's Building, r. R. St
ELISHA MAY over Hall & Fletchers Store.
GELDEN g. IDE No. . Caledonian Blk, up stairs.
Books and Stationery.
HIWARD & ROWELL, CaledOnian Blk, Main st
Book Binders.
g. NJ. STONE & CO.. Agts, Monument Square.
BIanl<s--Legal and Business.
c. NJ. STONE g. CO.. Monument Square.
Bakers and COnfectioners.
CROSS & BRADLEY, Main Street
Clothing for Men and Boys.
+. y r. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Crockery, Glass and Stone Ware.
f. * I. FAIRBANKS g. CO., Fairbanks Village.
Carpeting Paper Hangings, Window-shades.
f. 4 T. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Dentists.
!. l.. PERKINS, CaledOnian Block, Main Street.
w. 1. Goods, Groceries and Fruits,
MATHEWS & PETTENGILL, Eastern Avenue
Dry Goods, and Ladies' Fancy Goods.
o. II. HALE, Avenue Block, r. r. Street.
E. " 7. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks Village.
Furniture and Caskets.
HALL Il SWITSER, Main Street.
CALDERWOOD, 81 SEVERANCE, I.O.0.F. Blk,
File Manufactures.
ST. Iohusbury File Works. opp Passenger Depot
Groceries and House. Keeping Goods.
L. \ +. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks Village.
Insurance, (Life.)
y. Il. SARGENT, (Etna,) Railroad Street
photographs.
D. \. CLIFFORD, Caledonian Block Main Street.
Printers and Publishers.
G. NJ. STONE e. CO., CaledOnian Block, Main St.
Paddock Iron Works.
DAN'L THOMPSON, Proprietor Paddock Village
Stoves and Tin Ware.
II. L. & d. @. WOODRUFF Railroad Street.
II. COWDERY, Eastern Avenue.
Watches, Jewelry and Toys.
HOWARD s. ROWELL, CaledOnian Blk, Main st
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23

opp '' - - ''
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n Maid strictly IN advance Sc 90
Each Subscriber will find on his paper in con-
,ertion with his name, the date to which he has
mid No other receipt is necessary.
PoStage-Free in Caledonia County. Subscrib-
ers out Of this County will remit with their sub
.crptions, ten cents in addition for postage, the
rs now requires all postage ON the CdledOnidn to
he plid in advance at the St JOhnsbury Post Office.
Job Printing of all kinds done at living prices.
With new and modern machinery and skillful work
men nearly all kinds of Job Printing can be done
as we'll and as cheap as in the cities.
Legal Blanks, Card and Paper stock constantly
on hand.
Rates of Advertising.
Oue square Q2 lines, inch space) one week 81 0C
Each continuance. e.--..--..--...--.2 .2s
Half square (6 lines) one week. .7s
Each continuance. ce.-----.-----.-.-...1 IL
One square Zone inch of spacel per year. 0(
siness Cards per year leach line) --.---. 4 O(
Libcratiuns Estrays Notices to Legislature etc Isl
Spccia Notices, per square, one week Il ..
Each continuance. ce..-.-------------3 81
- Advertisements illustrated aoih Cuts, tl0enty
frs PR cent Advance scale rates No o1jectiOnG
5L GircrtSemets receiDed and nothing but legitimate
5UyiH advertising solicited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23

The evil of the extravagant use of
Paris green, to which The Republican
early called attention, is coming to be
widely recognized. 1t has been great
ly aggravated by the heavy rains, and
dead and bloated fish from eating the
pOtato-bugs carried off from the vines
and into the water courses by the vol
ume Of rain, are reported from various
parts of the country. Birds are also
dropping dead sBESge npmbers. AZ
larmists even gl,1gffsto ltimate that
water supplies fnaNsbecomeB Befmeated
lsWith~thekAoison so as toy eniangeff hu-
man life. 1t is pretty ceyEain that the
dealers in Paris greenSNill reap some
thing less of a bons IA from it's sale
next -S',>s>>ispablican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23

The CHAMPION FISH STORY OF THE
SEAsoN.-Living at Clear Lake is a
family who have little girl who takes
daily rides on the lake in small skiff
drawn by two pickerel. They are reg
ularly >harnessed, and by means of
lines she is enabled to guide them in
any direction, desired. The fish. are al
heB. 4hree fect in length shJ~
'EvsJamaica G. and eight po,. oou,,,,
and mstics, ~ powerful Taost 1U%Diisc seieDtifsc
with 2Gfgeeh they skim throRits prepare.
ef' with the boat and its pre- and SOC
is said to exceed in sN,
fastest sail-boat that has be-
on the lake, and it is proposeus
for HanlOn and Ross, the chamt
scullers, and match the fish against
them in four-mile race. When the
girl is tired of riding she drives the.
pickerel to boat-house, where they
are embarrassed, taken into commo-
dious glass aquarium, made expressly
for them, and fed. When she visits
the tank to harness them for a ride, the
pickerel jump almost into her arms, so
glad, apparently, are they to see her.
The young miss has been offered $1,000
for her strange team, but no money
would induce her to part with them.
l-Burlington (Ia.) HalUkeye.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
VOLUME 42---NUMBER 2l43.

which strikes the needle with great
force, explodes the cap and sends buck
shot or ball in an upward direction.
The grave rObber, STOPPING over his
work, is liable to be shot with deadly
effect. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances to him he is likely to be
powerfully impressed with a sense of
danger and to vacate the premises with
despatch. The tOrpedoes will not be
very expensive, and several of them
may be placed in the same coffin, so
that the resurrectionist will have no
assurance when one explOdes that the
danger is over. Should the article
come into general use the knowledge of
its existence will have a restraining in
fiuence, and it will do its work without
many fatal cases. --.-.l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23
i. Sumsbmg Galedoniall.
c. M. STONE & CO.,
EVERY FRIDAY BY

opp. soldiers Monument, st. Johnsbur,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
Extra Liability to Nalarial Infection.

Persons whose blood is thin, digestion
weak and liver sluggish, are extra-liable
to the attacks OF malaral disease. The
most tritling exposure may, under such
conditions, infecta system which, If heal
thy, would resist the miasmatic taint.
The only way to secure immunity from ma
laria in localities where it is prevalent, Is
to tone and regulate the system, by i'm
proveued weakened digestion, enriching
the blood, and giving a wholesome impet-
us to hillary secretion. These results are
accomplished by nothing so effectively as
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which long
experience has proved to be the most relia-
BILE safeguard against fever and ague aud
kindred disorders, as we'll as the best rem
edy for them. The Bitters are, moreover,
an excellent invigorant of the organs OF
urination, and an active depureut, elimina-
ting from the blood those acrid impurities
which originate rheumatic ailments.
5l-I-m
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
No Doubt Of 1t.

Tt is alleged that the Indian Bureau
are turning every point they can to
make case against the transfer of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department.,
that they have sent to all the agencies
to have the question submitted to the
Indians themselves, and at many of
these agencies, Notwithstanding instruc-
tons to the contrary, the agents, are,
and have been, using all the influences
in their power to bias the Indians against
the transfer, and holding their councils
with them as secretly as possible from
the whites in the vicinity, SO as not to
have the Indians enjoy the advantages
of any other than the agents interpre-
tation Of the nature of the transfer, and
thereby getting decision of the Indians
upon question they do not fully un-
derstand. 1t fortunately happened that
the Indians at Lapwai were sufficiently
awake upon the subject to go and make
a request upon Capt. Faux, command
ing at the garrison, that he be present
and witness their vote, and the Indian
request was only made the evening be-
fore, which was the first intimation to
him that any such council was to be
held. This Indian vote at the different
agencies, is matter that will need be
thoroughly sifted to know how it was
obtained at the other agencies. The
Indian ring will die hard, but die it
must if we are to have peace upon our
frontier. The pretended and sickly
sympathy for the poor Indian under
cover OF which the indians are robbed
Of hundreds of thousands of dollars an,
uually, causing so much disatfectior
among them will have to succumb tt
the stern Facts ia the true status of the
Indian. The vigilance Of tao public
eye is turned in that direction and th
, error Of the government in farming Oh
; the Indian reservations to sects of re
ligionists is bound to be seen and check
ed. Let the guilty stand from under
The truth will soon fall with a weigh
$ that will crush them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11

The importance of state Government.

The Waitsburg Times has lengthy
article On the State government ques-
tion. 1t speaks of the delays IN the
press in discussing the question, and
suggests that possibly there may be too
much legislation in the Constitution to
be submitted. But on the whole dis
cusses the question quite fairly and
promises to say more. We quote the
following from the article which we
heartily endorse:
The people will no longer trust dishon-
est man because he proclaims himself a
Democrat. or Republican. With this reform
in public sentiment We hope for a new and
better administration of government, and
that if our Territory is admitted as a State
the public money will not be stolen. II
this view is correct, we can afford to be
free men in the most mercenary view OF the
case. 1t will not directly hurt our pockets
for Judging from arguments used against
| the Constitution the pocket alone must de-
eide this question without any sentiment OF
| freedom or slavery having any considera-
ton. Pockets may be affected by indirect
means rs well as direct. A railroad through
eastern Washington to Puget Sound would
increase the wealth of every citizen east o.
the Cascades more than one hundred pei
cent. Late surveys have demonstrated
that the way for such road is practicable
and comparatively easy. The Oregon State
influence, while we are a Territory, defeats
the building of ench road, while if Wash
ington were a State we could be assured o
its early accomplishment. This is none.
argument of great weight. The publi'
sentiment and the public interest demand I
State government at the. earliest date tha
we can be admitted with good Constitu
| tim
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
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They all Take Ii.

When the system is run down to that
extent that you pass sleepness nights, are
nervous and irritable, have gloomy fore
bodings, sour stomach, sick headache and
coated tongue, do not enroll yourself as
high private, in the rear rank, under GEN.
eral Debility, but cheer up and try Whites
Prairie Flower, The Great Liver Panacea,
now for sale in every city and town on the
Continent. No medicine ever compounded
is half its equal for the cure of DYSPEP-
STA and LIVER COMPLAINT. It has n
specific power over the liver, and by cnr-
ing the liver, Dyspepsia and all other dis
eases arising from it, vanish as if by mngic.
Sample bottles are sold at the small price
of 25 cents that will convince you of its
merits. Large size bottles rs cents for
sale everywhere. 44-tf.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
Surveys Needed.

There is much land in the northern
counties of Idaho which should be sur
veyed at the earliest practicable period
Some whole townships should have not
only the exterior lines run, but should
all be subdvided into sections. Others
would need at present, only partial sub
divisions to meet the demands Of set
tiers. The following are the townships
which should be surveyed at once, as
settlers have resided there for years and
have not been able to get title by rea-
son of no survey. These include the
settlers on SALMON river, and vicinity:
Townships "A, 25, 26, 27, 2S, and
20 north, ranges | and 2 east, also 30,
81, 80, 50 and part OF 81 north, and
ranges | 2 3 and 6 west. A small
part of these last have been surveyed
also 80 and 81 north, range 5 east, also
35 and 36 north, ranges ? ) 4 and 8
east, also Al north, ranges 2 and ]
west, also 40 north, ranges l 2 3 aud 4
west, also 80 north ranges and
west, also SO north, range / west ant
also so and 81 north, ranges l 4 ]
and 6 west. Portions of the above vii
be in the timber but in close proximity
to prairie lands and advantageous fol
settlement. We have here mentioned
upwards of 60 townships which nee'
the exterior lines run and full one-hal
of them should be sectionized. TIL
southern sage brush lands of the Terri
tory which, as compared with our lands
are worthless Tor settlement, have near
ly all been surveyed, aud at great ex
pense to the govern ment, while to us i
North Idaho only small portion of ou
good lands have ever been surveyed
We hope that our present surveye
General will look into this matter an
make such recommendations for appr'
priations as are needed for the survey
of this northern section, and when mad
see to it, that they are judiciously e,
pended in these surveys. Our settle
are now crowding in some cases Fl
outside the limits Of any public survey
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
The Facts Reverse the Picture.

1t is the duty of the industrial and tax
paying elements of all parties to choke off
the demagogues and show the people of the
Atlantic coast that the ruling power here,
if aroused, acknowledge the rights Of labor
and security of property. Then, to secure
US credit abroad, we must repudiate the
church-taxing communistic bantIing spew-
ed from the brains of the demagogues who
concocted the Walla Walla Constitution.
We do not speak of that body as such in
the aggregate--only the two or three who
run the concern.-N. p. Times.
Our neighbor of the Times is playing
the demagogue to perfection. With one
stroke Of his pen he is demanding that
railroads and church-property should be
exempt from taxation, and with another
stroke of the same pen he appeals to
tax payers, who now have all the taxes
to pay, to vote against the Constitution,
because it provides that their taxes will
be lcssened by including all this railroad
and church property and legitimately
subject to taxation to support the gov.
ernment that is to protect it. Itappeals
to the laboring classes to vote against
the Constitution, because that instru.
ment provides that all corporators shall
be personally liable Is. pay what they
owe to their laborers. The Times man
is ignorant of what he writes when he
alleges that two or three men run that
Convention, when the facts are that
while two or three men (probably those
to whom the Times refers) did make
the attempt to run that Convention, and
to foist upon it, several communisti'
doctrines, but they were as signally de
feated by the large majority Of the Con
vention, and every communistic princi
pie kept out of the Constitution, save
slightly colored approximation, as fount
in the prohibition of all but Ameri
cans and naturalized citizens from bcin
employed on State works. But this ca
cut 10 figure practically in the State fl
many years. and before that time tha
provision will be expunsed. Both tn
aborer and the taxpayer is well pre-
tected by the provisions of this Const
tuition, and the monopolies of the Stat
are made to stand on an even footin
with the balance of the people and /
on an equality before the law as the
! should be.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
Wealth Hardens the Heart.
The Memphis Avalanche says:

"Mcmphis has many rich men who
own palatial stores along Main street.
There is not one Of these rich men here
to-day, in the hour Of our greatest ca
lamity. These rich men are neither
represented in person nor by their sur.
plus dollars. The majority Of the men
who are standing in the deadly breach,
fighting the most gigantic plague that
ever cursed American soil, are mon who
do not own one dollar in real estate in
Memphis" Where" it asks, SIS this
man and that man" giving their names,
"and score of others that We propose
to mention at future time? Have We
seen the light of their countenanccs or
the color Of their money? Facts are
stubborn things, aud We are now treat.
ing of facts. The men who are to-day
standing in the fore front Of tho battle
have no capital but their manhood. God
bless them."
There may besome reasonable apology
for the wealthy people of that fatal city
going in person away where they will
be removed from that great pestilencc,
the yellow fever. But when they know
there are thousands whose financial con.
dition will not suffer them to remove,
and whose distresses demand large char
tiles from the rich, their hardness Of
heart induces them to desert their poor
friends and neighbors in their hour Of
the greatest extremity, without as much
as one dollar bestowed to relieve them
Of their sufferings. The people Of the
north and the people of the west are ap
pealed to for charity, and charity il
given. But most of it comes from the
common people aud those in moderate
circumstances. The case Of the rict
man and Lazarus is not so bad as this
action of the rich Of Memphis.