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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-03
SANF0RD'S RADICAL CURE.

(NATARHH is disease of the mucous membrane
" Temperame1ts and constitutions yary.its severity
il individual cases. tatlrrh may arise from cold
succession OF colds, trom sudden change of atmos-
iAere. wearing vt clothing, exposure Indictment
digestive organs ID morbid inactive condition
and the strength ana VITAL forces exhausted The dis
arise from asCfouoGs condition OF the blood
ron Scarlet Fever, Measles, and Dphtheria which
9ases he eys and ear are geHnfay involved and dis
nuSr the dstncN feature in all catarrhai cases from
whatever ctse they arise, may be thin and atery and
acid to cause richness and cXcoriaon of the skin
win men theA come IN coLtl. or thIck ard yellow
lsh emitting FOUL odor, or clear and white like the
white OF an egg tlhere may be entire lack of secre
and upper part OF me eeling uncomfortable. and
as if was cncircloa by tight, uvieidng bandit This
latter phase called Dry Catarrh The free matery
thlckened rendering, breathing through the diff
cult impossible and the sufferer finds it necessary
sir to pass directly To the bronchial tubes and lungs
The matter passing down the throat constant
when the membrane Is dry and fcvcrish instead OF
passing freely down from the and throat the mu
cus becomes hard and forms into scahs inCrustations
and hari humps winch adhere SO frmly TO the nasal
and throat as require very persistent efforts
- disodse them. ING eye In sympathy becomes in
famed, red, weak. and watcry in the morning the
hos may be found glued together. and matter Is Sc.
croted in moro or less quantity The also becomes
seriously affected, discharginl quantities ofrlater be
ending frequently IN Inflammation, liberation, and
finally deafness. fhs throat. and lungs
raion Of the nervous stem is sucrsdded, such at
itcu'us become alarming.
brlcfsuryey OF tbs most serious disease warns all
who are afflicted with i'll make speedy preparation
treatment u fore IL becomes chronic The adyan
taees offered by SANFoEps Il, cAL CURE we conf
eltly pcil re are 10 ne l'''I III 10 otaer remedy
Every step IN it. preparation, every line in the direc
tons, marx It as as ientihc NEEDY calculated to meet
every phase ~ the disease. lr numerous testimonials
fron the le4t people in the United States attest the
esteem j which IL T. h'|A " these who have been
t-eod the most md dangerous disease
If " .t'Q #trA I.t lie, ID "a g ftt
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NOTICE..

r hereby give notice that Daniel j. Grant, y his
i mortgage bill of sale dated November 10th, A
u. 1877, and recorded in the Belfast Custom House.
Volume IS, Page 173, mortgaged to Ephram II .
Hardness six forty-eghths of the schooner Ralph
Carleton, of Camden, that the condition in said
mortgage bill of sale has been broken, and by reason
thereof |, H. l.. Shepherd, Administrator of the
goods and estate of said Hardness, intend to fore
close the
II. L. SHEPHERD, Administrator.
Camden, Sept. II, ls1S.-3w;}s*
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The Swordtish.


Visitors at New London. Block Island
or other Of our fishing ports, have no
doubt noticed that at the bowsplit end of
the larger-siIed fishing boats there Is
often an iron cage or frame - made MS tp
be safe for man to stand III i. This is
the place from which the fisherman throws
the harpoon to capture the sWordlish. ana
the swordtish is just now the subject IF
considerable discussion. It's ways have
at least as much mystery as those Of the
shad, salmon. herring OF any other muc-
c0untaOles that we have.
Professor 6. B. Goode is studying up
the matter preparatory to 4 report 10 the
government, Some Of the Interesting feat
ures of the fish are these 1t is found
here and there from spring q fall n the
ocean on our coast, lying asleep" the
sailors call it, on the very surface of the
water. Nobody on the American coast.
so far as reported, ever sax a little
swOrdtish. The smallest recorded by a
correspondent of the Forest and Stream
weighed fortysiN pounds They run up
TO six hundred pounds. Their only
known breeding ground is in the Medt-
erranean. There the same fish are found
weighing half pound from that they 90
up to very heavy measurement. 1t is
naturally inferred from this that all our
swordtish are Mediterranean products.
What myterious ocean current guides
them over here Or is it an instinct that
teaches them that here they Will find the
mackerel and menhaden that they feed
on one can almost imagine that the
game Of flight and pursuit kept up by
these two species starts at Gibraltar ana
is run to Block Island every year.
The swordtish darts upon school Of
its pray, and by skilful use Of its sword
wounds those ii afterWard captures and
eats. Until this season nobody ever
thought Of catching it except by har-
poons. This year, however, it has taken
the bats of the trawls-bottom lines-ot'
the Cape Ann codtishermen. and many
sW0rdtish have been caught in that novel
way. What they come up and "sleep'
for is one of the puzzles Of their nature
They come and 90 as the mackercl and
menhaden dc, and from that it is natural
ly concluded that they spend their time
chasing these small fish. What with
sharks, swordtish, porpoises, bluef,h, sea
gulls, eagles and seines, and all the rest.
after them, the fish of the herring tribe
have led such lives Of Hight and terror
that it is DO longer wonder that the
movements of any school Of them seem
always guided by an inherent idiocy.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-10-03

\ man with the toothache doesn't care
about anything else. The glories OF the
world pail on his taste, the wonders OF
the creation seem as naught. The tooth
becomes volcano of belching fury and
the rest Of life hidden in cloud Of its
bllowing smoke You can't borrow any
thing of man with the toothache Nuu
can't instruct and improve him. You tell
him that the world travels at the rate of
a thousand miles minute, and it doesn't
startle him in the least. He simply groans.
lor say to him, "My friend, there are
stars so far off that their light has not yet
reached this world" he don't mind it he
only bowls. You tell him that some Of
the sunspots are one hundred thousand
miles in diameter, and that one of them
would take in Jupiter at one mouthful,
but it is nothing to him. He goes on
scolding and weeping. Sometimes a
mans tooth aches so hard, the pain is 50
agonizing, that several strong men have
to hold him down by main force while
some important scientific fact is being
communicated to him. Danbury News.
An affecting occasion: "There was
not dry eye in the room," said Johnny,
'when the superintendent told us that
some of us might be taken away that very
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THE subscriber hereby gives public notice 10 al
1 concerned that She has been duly appointed
and taken upon herself the trust Of Administrators
Of the estate of
ELBRIpGE q. BLANCHARD, late Of Searsporr
in the County of Waldo deceased, by giving bond
the law directs she therefore requests all persons
who Indebted to said deceased's estate to make
immediate payment, and those who have any de
mands thereon to exhibit the same for settlement TO
her. ATHENA A. BLANCHARD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

ADvENT-Paddock Village. Rev. G. H. Wallace
PASTOR sabbath Services at 10:45 a. m. and las
p m and on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BAPTIsT-Railroad Street, Corner Maple. Rev.
Z, L. Sanford, Pastor. Preaching 1890 A. M s.
School 12 M, prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ings Wednesday evening at 7:30.
FREE BAPTIsT-Main Street Corner Prospect
Rev. G. S. Frost supply. Sabbath services at 1880
A. NJ. and $3.50 P. M. Sabbath School at 1900 NJ.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:3O
CHURCH OF THE MEssIAH-(Universalist) East
ern avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev. B. M. Til
lOtson, Pastor. Sabbath services at las and 6:30
P. NJ. Sabbath School at 10 NJ. Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting at 7:30.
METHoDIsT-Central street. Rev H. F. Austin,
Pastor. Residence head of Summer Street.
Sabbath services at 1890 A. NJ, and $50 p. M.
Sabbath School at 1900 M. Wednesday evening
meeting at 1880.
NORTH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Mai street, corner
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor Sabbath
services at 1890 A. NJ. and $3.50 P. NJ. Sabbath
School at las p. M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1870.
SOUTH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Main street. Rev.
Edward 7. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services
at 1890 A. NJ. and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath School at
1900 NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at 1880
ST. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rev. N. F. Putnam,
Rector. Services at Town Hall, at 1920 a. m and
p. m. Sunday School, $3.50 p. m. wednesday
evening meeting at 7:30
ROMAN CATHOLIC Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
Bossonnault. Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. m
Vespers and Benediction at p. m: On the
second Sunday of the month"; service at $50 a. M,
and D. IN. At Lyndonville same day al 1890 a m.
Noon PRAYER MEETNG-Every week day, from
10 to 1890 in the Y. M. c. A. Rooms over f. +.
Browns Store.
st. Johnsbury Athenseum.
LIBRARY AND READING RooM,-Free to all Open
from A. NJ. to IL M; from to g. and from to IL
P. NJ. Closed Wednesday Evenings.
ART GALLERY-0pen Tuesdays and Fridays.
W. w. THAYER Librarian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Labor as a Form of Athletic Exercise.

Open air labor is the most effective
cosmetic, an almost infallible panacea
against all kinds of bodily deformity.
But the remedial virtue of labor, i. e.,
sound bodily exercise, is greater than
the rustic population of Scandinavia,
Scotland, and North Germany, who per-
form large portion of their hard work
indoors, we frequently find models of
health and vigor far more frequently
than among the inhabitants of Italy,
Spain, ETC., who pass the greater part
of their indolent lives in open air.
But, besides all this, athletic exercises
have moral value, which our social
reformers have failed to recognize they
afford diversion and vent to those
animal energies which otherwise are
sure to explode in debauch and all
kinds of vicious excesses. The sympa-
thetic thrill by which the mind accom-
panies daring gymnastic feat and the
enthusiasm of athletic contests, form
the most salutary and perhaps the only
normal qualification of that love of ex-
citement which is either the legitimate
manifestation of healthy instinct, or
else wholly irremediable disease of
our nature. The soul needs emotions
as the body needs exercise, and the ex-
citing sports of the pal8stra meet both
wants at once. We try to suppress
these instincts, but their motives re-
main, and if thwarted in their normal
manifestations they assert themselves
in some abnormal way, chemically in
stead of mechanically, as DR.. Boerhaave
would say; by convulsing the organs
of digestion, since the organs of motion
are kept in unbearable Inactivity. In
times of scarcity the paupers of China
and Siam silence the clamors of their
hungry children by dosing them with
opium and for analogous reasons mill
ions of our fellow-c citizens seek relief in
alcohol they want to benumb feeling
which they cannot satisfy in healthier
way.
After finishing his days work the
Grecian mechanic went to the gymnasi-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Hallermeier's Hard Luck.

Joseph Hallermeir, an Austrian about
81 years old, as brown as nut, poorly
clad and travel stained, walked into
Observation-Disclosures Office yesterday. He
was from Pulaski county, Mo-, about 30
miles below ST. Louis, and has walked
all the way to Washington. He had in
his hand an envelope containing frag
ments of masticated greenbacks, which
he wanted, if possible, to have redeem
ed. Some time ago he dug hole near
tree at home, and for safe keeping
placed therein $215 in SIS greenbacks
he had. The hogs in roofing around
the spot unearthed the pocket-bOok
containing the money and chewed and
tore the notes into little bits. Upon
discovering this Hallermeier gathered
together the pieces and tried to dispose
of them in his neighbOrhOOd and in st.
Louis. Unsuccessful there he took up
his march for Washington to see what
he could do here. Treasurer Gilfillan
examined the notes and found that only
two national bank fives and two green
back fives-$20 in all-could be recog
nized and redeemed. This amount was
given him in exchange for his mutilated
currency, and he went his way. In
telling his story HalleImeier could not
keep from crying. This was all his
money, he said, and he was buying a
farm. A short time ago he had given
an agent $50 to enter his patent, but
just before the loss of the $2l5 he had
discovered that the agent had kept the
money and had not entered the land
Washington Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Republican State Convention.
Proctor, Cotton and Page.

THE PRESIDENT INDORSED.
BURLINGTON, VT, May %. The Re-
publican State Convention assembled
at ii o'clock this forenoon, and was
called to order by Gen. George w.
State Central Committee. The con-
vention consists of 693 delegates. The
hall will seat about ] 200 persons and
was crowded to its utmost capacity, the
convention being one of the largest ever
held in this state. The hall was ele-
gantly decorated with flags and banners
and presented fine appearance.
After Gen. Grandey called the con-
vention to order, the call for the con-
vention was read by Hon. Geo. Nichols
of NOrthfeld, Secretary of the State
Committee. He also read the roll, from
which it appeared that 653 delegates
were present. The roll was accepted.
There were no contesting delegations.
After the reading of the roll Gen.
GIandey announced that the Commit
tee had decided upon ex-Gov. John
Gregory Smith of st. Albans, as tenn
porary chairman, who was warmly ap-
pauded.
ADDRESS OF EX-GOv. SMITH, PRESIDENT
OF THE CONVENTION.
The duties, gentlemen, which have
called you together are of customary
character and simple in their perform
ance. The primary object of your as
mblage is to select and present to the
freemen of Vermont standard bearer
who shall be in and out before the peo-
pie of the state as it's executive and it's
representative. A simple duty, indeed,
and in time of peace and tranquility
and prosperity in the country one of
easy fultilment. But as | cast my eye
over this assembly see here the intel
| ligence of Vermont, men of sober habits,
men regardful and mindful of the high
est interests of the state and of the
country. am led to believe that some
thing beyond the simple selection of a
standard bearer has convened you to-
day. l believe and / doubt not, in
common with you, that the position in
which our country now is placed, its
surroundings, its dangers and its peril
are what have brought you here to-day
to sit in council, not for the mere pur-
pose of selecting a candidate for Office,
but to weigh well and to consider what
is necessary to be done in order to pre-
serve the Republic and maintain good
and stable government. (Applause.)
Two years have scarce elapsed since
in convention assembled from all parts
of the nation a representative was chosen
to stand and act as the standard bearer
of the Republican party and for this
nation. A fierce struggle ensued-one
almost if not entirely without parallel
in the history of the nation. Convulsed
as the whole country was by factions,
by charges of fraud and by promises OF
reform, result was reached or claimed
SO far as the constitutional privilege OF
voting was concerned. And yet no set
Element was made and no Chief Execu.
tive was elected or declared to be, and
then, as an anomaly in a Republican
Government, with Constitution sup
posed to be ample for all its wants, will
methods and laws provided which i
was supposed were sufficient to meet al
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
VOLUME 4l---NUMBER 2l31.

um, the Roman to the amphitheatre,
and the modern European and Ameri-
can goes to the next "saloon" to satisfy
by different methods the same instinct,
longing for diversion from the dull
sameness of business routine. There is
no question which method was the best +;
the only question is which of the two
bad substitutes may be the worse; ; the
brutalizing, i. e. soul-hardening specta-
cles of bloodshed of the Roman arena,
or the soul and body destroying peisons
of the liquor shop 7-Dr. r. L. Osa0ald,
in Popular Science Monthly for June.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

In SHAPE TO BE ANswERED.-In one
of the courts in Sacramento, there came
up to be "a case tried in which a China
man was the complaining witness
against white man. During the i'm
panelling of the jury, one of the attor-
neys questioned closely the men sum-
moned as jurors, to ascertain their views
on the Chinese question. He asked one
of them:
"Would you believe Chinaman un-
der oath 7"
The witness responded in the affirm
ative.
''Would you believe Chinaman as
quickly as you would white man ~
"Well," hesitatingly, 81 would be-
lieve him as soon as 1 would some
white men,
"That isn't an answer to my ques-
tlon. 1 now ask you, and desire cate
gorical answer, would you believe 8
Chlnaman as soon as you would believe
me, for instance ?n
80, yes, sir; certainly !"
The attorney did not appear to fee
much better after he found out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
"Words and their Uses"
BY A MYsT1FIED QUAKER.

RESPECTED WIFE: From these few lines my where
abouts thee'n learn
Moreover, impart to thee my serious concern:
The language of this people in a riddle unto me-
And words, with them, are figments of reckless
mockeryl
For instance: AS left the cars, an imp with
smutty face,
Said ''ShineY" NAY, I'll not shine" said, lex.
cept with inward grace!"
lis inward grace liquid or paste ~ asked this
young Turk;
Hi Daddy.i What is inward graeeq How does
the old thing work" ?"
Friend said 1 to Jehu, whose breath suggested
"Can thee convey me straightway to a reputable
inn 2"
His answers gross irrelevance shall not soon for
Instead of simply yea nay, he grufiy said ''You
betr'
be a sin
me to an innl
The vehicle is doubtless meant to carry folks about
in
yer shoutin'l"
Nay, verify, 1 shouted notl" quoth I, my speecl
is mild
But thine-I grieve to say it-with falsehood is de
filed.
Thee ought to be admonished to rid thy heart o.
guile'
'See here my lively moke" said he, ''you sling OF
too much styleP'
I've had these plain drab garments twenty year,
and more" said /,
"And when thee says sling on STYLE thee tells
willful liei'
At that he pranced around as if "a bee were in his
bonnet"
And, with hostile demonstrations, inquired ifI wal
ION itw
On what9 Till thee explains thysef cannot tell,
said.
He swore that something was too thin !" moreover
it was ''playedw
But all his jargon surpassed in W i'd absurdty
By threats, profanely emphasized, ito put a heat
on" met
mo of Belial, said l. ''that miracle can dol"
Whereat he fell upon me with blows and curses
But failed to work that mirace-if such was his de
Instead of putting a head he strove to smite of
mine
Thee knows cultivate the peaceful habit of oul
sect
But this mans conduct wrought on me a singular
effect
For when he slapped my broad brim of, and asked
"How's that for high ~
1t reused the Adam in me, andI smote him hip ani
thighI
The throng then gave specimen of calumny brok,
loose,
wise cooked his goose;"
Although, solemnly affirm, I did not pull his hair
Nor did cook his poultry-for he had no poultry
there!
They called me Bully boyl' although I've seer
nigh three-scOre year;
They said that 1 was lightning" when got III
my carp
dressed in drab,
quential blabi
Thee can conceive that, by this time, was some
what perplexed;
Yea, the placid spirit in me has seldom been ST
vexed;
tarried there no longer, for plain-spoken men-
like me-
With such perverters of our tongue can have nj
unity.
Frank Olive in Buffalo Courier"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
I. Johnsbury Atheneum.
st. Johnsbury Post Office.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive SIS p
m. Close $50 m.
Boston through mail. Arrive 225 m. Close
$50 pm.
New York and the West Arrive 2.25 and IL .25
a m, Sis pm Close s.45 m and 7.5O p m.
Newport and the north. Arrive $40 a IN. Close
43O p m.
Portland and the east. Arrive IL. 10 D m. Close
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive 2.15
m. Close so m.
North Danville. Arrive $50 m. Close $50
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury Arrive
CHAS. P. CARPENTER, I'd, P. NJ.
Portland s. Ogdensburg X. R.-May IS, 1873.
TRAINS MOVING EAST.
MAIL-Leaves Swanton 7.45, Cambridge juno
Greensboro 1855, Walden Ills Danville 11.3s St.
j Johnsbury 1925, East st. Johnsbury 1887 West
Concord AS, Miles Pond LOO, East Concord .09,
Lunenburg 11S arrives at Portland at 6.3O and
Boston next morning.
EXPRESSLY. Swanton 45Op. m, Cambridge
Junction 6.25, Hardwick 752 p m, East Hardwick
s.O4, Greensboro s.13, Walden s5s, Danville 900,
arrives at ST. Johnsbury 9.35. p. m.
TRAINS MOVING WEST
MAIL-Leaves Boston 600 and Portland 100 a.
m, Lunenburg 1.23, p. m, East Concord 132 Miles
Pond LAO, West Concord sc, East st. JOhnsbury
2 O4, arrive St. Johnsbury ais leaves 23O Dan
Vile 500, Walden S23, Greensboro 3.45 East Hard
wick 3.54, Hardwick 405, Cambridge Junction
5.27, arrives at Swanton at SIS p. m.
EXPRESS.-Leaves st. Johnsbury 910 a. m,
Danville 9.46, Walden 1912 Greensboro 1896,
East Hardwick 1O.45 Hardwick 1888 Cambridge
junction 1925, Swanton 200 p. m,
Passumpsic Railroad.---May 13, 1873.
TRAINS SOUTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY
Mail Train, 9:03 a. m.
Accommodation. s:36 p. m
Montreal Night Express, 11:50 p. IN.
TRAINS NORTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY.
Montreal Night Express, las a IN.
Accommodation, 1105 a.
Mail Train 4:54 p. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

Money might be made by the COM
mittee having the Moody tabernacle at
Boston in charge, if they were willing
to let it for dramatic entertainments,
pedestrian matches and other irrelig-
iOus shows, but they prefer not to put
it to uses so different from the purpose
for which it was first intended, and it
is now being demolished.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

A good story is told of Rochester,
IN. Y.,) deacon, who thought he recog-
nized young lady friend leading a
little boy up the street, and stepping
to her side he asked: "Why, Mary,
where did you get that child ?" The
scarlet face instantly turned to his was
that of an entire stranger, and her quick
reply fully satisfied him. 81 came by
it honestly" was all she said, and the
good old man had something to think
about all the way home to dinner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Passumpsic Railroad 1s, 1873.
The Tow Line.

"Oftentimes have seen," says Oliver
Wendell Holmes, "a tall ship glide by
against the tide as if drawn by some
invisible tow line, with a hundred
strong arms pulling it. Her sails un-
filed, her streamers were dropping, she
had neither side wheel nor stern wheel
still she moved on very stately, in Sc
rene triumph, as if with hel own life.
But | knew that on the other side of
the ship, hidden beneath the great hulk
that swan so majestically, there was
little tOiling steam-tug with a heart
of fire and arms of iron, that was tug
ging it bravely on; and knew that if
the little steamtug untwined her arms
and left the ship, it would wallow and
roll about, and drift hither and thither,
and go off with the refuent tide no man
knows whittier. And so have known
more than one genius high-decked, full
freighted, wide-sailed, gay pennoned,
that but for the bare, toiling arms and
brave warm beating heart of the faith
ful little wife that nestled close in his
shadow and cluDg to him so that no
wind or wave could part them, would
soon have gone down with the stream
and been heard of no more"