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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
A Story for Tramp Hatera.

In 1858 Miss Myra Kellogg, eldest
daughter of the late Simeon Kellogg,
and sister of Mark H. Kellogg, who feii
beside Gen. Custer on the Little Bio
Horn, was married in this city to Mr..
Trumin j. Stafford, who bad represent
ed Green county in our Legislature in
1852, and who, in the year above nam
ed, removed to the promising village of
La Crosse. The next spring, however.
the young couple moved down into
Iowa, and we believe settled on a farm.
and several years since went into Da-
kota. He was an honest, hard working
man, but never succeeded in accumu-
lating much of this worlds riches.
Four years since, just after the evening
meal had been eaten, dirty, ragged.
foot-sore tramp called at his house and
begged for something to eat, saving
that he was on his way to California
but had had hard luck, having been
taken sick after starting. Mr.. Stafford
made him welcome, and his wife went
to work and cooked supper for the
stranger. After partaking of the meal
prepared, they allowed the tramp to
remain over night, and becoming inter
ested in the stranger, he was enfertain-
ed for week, during which time he
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
Late Rulings of the Post Office De.
partment.

Ito be cut out and pasted on the
looking glass; - '.%
To alter a figure in price list viii
subject such list to letter postage.
Currency cannot be sent in sealed
transparent envelopes, unless at letter
rates.
Wrappers of packages containing old
manuscript matter will subject the
packages to letter rates of postage.
An envelope with a written address
thereon inclOsed in a package makes il
subject to letter rates of postage.
Only first-class matter may be sent in
the mails to its destination when de-
posted in a post Office with only one
full letter rate prepaid thereon.
Prepaid letters must be forwarded
from one Office to another at the request
of the person addressed without addi-
tional charge of postage.
The forwarding of letters without the
additional payment of postage is con-
fined strictly to letters which have not
left the custody of the postal officials.
A mail carrier has no right to carry
an unsealed communication outside the
mail. All written communications so
stamped envelopes.
A letter or postal card, which has
been transmitted in the mail in accor-
dance with the address may at the re-
quest of the party addressed, be for
warded to another post office, without
the payment of additional postage, pro-
vided the same has not left the custody
of the postal officials.
Samples, having tags affixed with the
price stamped thereon with a hand
stamp, can only be sent in the mails at
letter rates of postage.
The words "please forward Oh the
address side of Il postal card renders it
unavailable except at letter rates of
postage.
Anything whatever pasted, gummed,
or attached to postal card, and when
so is rendered unmailable, it only can be
transmitted at letter rates.
1t is the duty of postmaster to re-
fuse to receive into the mails packages
known to contain glass; the manner in
which it is wrapped or encased cannot
be taken into consideration.
The following named articles are IN
mallable, viz: cement, confectionery in
any form, eyeglasses, or spectacles,
glass, jewelry having pins attached,
salve, sewing machine needles, soap,
steel pens, stove polish, sugar, tin dish
es, tooth powder.
Postmasters are exempt from militia
duty.
Married women are eligible to the
office of postmaster.
A duly commissioned postmaster is
authorized to administer the required
oath to mail carriers.
Postmasters are strictly forbidden to
sell postage stamps less than their face
value.
Private individuals cannot send any
communication in the mails free of post
age, no matter to whom it may he ad-
dressed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
UNDER MILITARY ORpERs-A voun

UNDER MILITARY ORDERs.-A young
sub-lieutenant on sick leave put up at
hotel at Poonah, and while recover
ing his health lost his heart, proposed
to the fair thief, was accepted and the
wedding day agreed upon. His colonel
however, happened to disapprove of
sub-lieutenants marrying, and tele-
graphed a peremptOry 'Join at once y
The disgusted subaltern handed the un-
welcome missive to his lady love. She
read it, and then with blush of maid
enly simplicity, remarked: ~ am glad
your colonel approves of the match /;
but what a hurry he is in don't think
| can be ready so soon, but I'll do my
best because, of course love, the colo
mel must be obeyed." 'tYou don't seem
to understand the telegram, darling"
said the dull fellow; sit quite upsets
our plans; he said, Join at once.'"
The lady looked up with an arch smile
and replied: 'fIt is you dear, who don't
seem to understand it. The colonel
says plainly: Join at once.' Of course
he means to get married Immediately.
What else can he possibly mean ?''
"What else, indeed ?' exclaimed the
enlightened lover, accepting the new
reading without demur. So 48 hours
afterward the colonel received the mes
sage: "Your orders are obeyed. We
were joined at once" Chambers Jour
nal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
Advice to Young Ladies.

In marrying, make your own match.
Do not marry man to get rid of him,
or to oblige him, or to save him. The
man who would go to destruction with
out you, will quite as likely go with
you, and perhaps drag you along. Do
not marry in haste, lest you repent at
leisure. Do not marry Tor a home and
living. Do not let aunts, fathers or
mothers sell you for money or position
into bondage, tears and lifelong mis-
cry, which you must endure. Place
not yourself habitually in the hands of
any suitor until you have decided the
question of marriage; human wills are
weak, and people often become bewil-
dered and do not know their error un-
til it is too late. Get away from their
influence, settle your head, and make
up your mind alone. Do not trust your
happiness in the keeping of one who
has no heart, no head, no health. Shun
the man who ever gets intoxicated.
Do not run thoughtlessly into welded
life, contrary to the counsel of friends
Love can wait; that which cannot wait
is OF very different character.-Se-
lected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
Go it Blind while You Can.

From the Boston Journal of Commercial
Uncle Joe johnson laid down a coat
on the bench, and sponge in hand turn
ed to his questioner. "What am de rea-
son dat in spite OBJ desc repeated an ex-
traneous speculations de stock hoPers
doan't ginrally desist on frequen' 'vesti-
cations into de way dat business am
done Pshaw, chile, dat's easy 'nough
to see. Fifteen var ago, tank de Lor, |
live ON old Bray's place, down dar to
Newbun, an over de creek dar was a
bridge dar, an de county didn't mend
it, an massa wOuldn' mend it, an YOU
belive it got very discomposed at las.
Well, one day the rail one side went
kersplash in de creek, an / say, Mars
guess we better look at dem floor tim
Der, fore day break un'er us bime by.
Well all he say was JUS dis. Sez he
Jus as long as we dom know how bad
dem timbers is we shant be afraid to 90
ober on 'em. Hope dey'll las nv time.
anyway" and Uncle Joe turned to the
uncleaned coat with renewed vigor.
Julius Pettibone waited a moment and
then asked irreverently, "Well, what's
dat regerromale bout ole BRAY got to
do wild dis CRATE finanshul question dat
we's ben disgustin' ?" Uncle Joe laid
down his sponge and rose to his full at
titude, "Julius Caesar Walkinsham Pet
tibone, whose coat is a cleanin'? d? Doan
know hey well dat coat am capital
lists: Sos dat an dat, an amt gwine
to risk spilin' my trade by 'fendin' de
men in dat line of business to enlighten
ignorant niggers. But 1 tell you one
ting young man, dat you've 6earn de
story, an my answer lies in de applica-
tlon;" And johnson turned again to
his labers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
a Mothers Error.
BY SARAH P. BRIGHAM.


Harry Endford's usually bright, hand
some face was disfigured by having his
cheek terribly swollen. All night he
had suffered intensely with a defective
tooth, and the camphor and creosote
his mother had applied brought no re-
lief.
Harry" said Mrs. Endford pitying-
ly, 81 must take you to DIR. Hilton.
He will stop the pain at once"
so, dear no.. MOTHER" exclaimed
Harry quickly: 81 don't want to go to
the dentists. He'll pull my tooth out,
l know he will"
"No, he shan't, Harry he will cure
it right Off"
After pondering Harry decided to ac-
company his mother to the dentists.
He was nearly mad with pain, and was
willing to accept any possibility of re-
lief. Having gained her sons consent.
Mrs. Enford wrote the following:
'DR. HILTON-I shall soon bring nv
son Harry to your office. He has an
liberated tooth which | am sure will
have to be extracted. Please resort to
little artifice to hide your intention
he is nervous, timid boy, and thereby
will be spared the dread which would
be to him more than pain.
very truly yours, E. A. ENDFoRD.
A little later Harry and his mother
We're inside the dentists office. He ex-
amined the aching tooth carefully.
1T is very bad tooth," he said.
You are going to pull it ?" question
ed Harry, giving his face a quick,
searching glance.
81 will put something on it that will
cause the pain entirely to cease in a
short time," replied DR.. Hilton, eva
sively.
He poured few drops of a dark
liquid from small bottle on bit of
cotton, and taking it up with his for
ceps, he said to Harry
"Open your mouth wide, now, and
let me lay this on the tooth.n
Harry opened his mouth, but in an
instant the treacherous forceps had
tight hold of his tooth, and it was ex-
tracted and in DR.. Tilton's hand before
he had the slightest suspicion of his in
tention.
"What! you haven't pulled it out Yn
exclaimed Harry, greatly astonished.
4. Eyes, / have. You didn't feel if
much did your
"You have cheated me!n returned
Harry, with an angry flushed face.
You told me You were going to put
some thing on to stop the pain.n
81 did. These forceps are the truest
paln-killer know" laughed the dentist.
well, it's all over now," said Mrs.
Endford, "and the tooth will never
ache again. Are you not glad ~ ~
iears sprang into Harry's eyes.
- You M knew all about it, Mother said
ne, bitterly. "You knew DR.. Hilton
was going topull my tooth when Won
brought me here You are ALWAYS
cheatlng me, you are but you can't do
IL many. times more. Pve got you
learned,"-defantly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
a Real Good Time.

L wonder if you know anything about
the sublime pleasures of milking an old
COW in fly timeP You approach that
bovine with meek remembrance of all
your sins lowering in your brain. for
the chances are that YOUR career is
about to be wound up. There is too
much peril in placing the pail under the
COW and numbering down beside it, so
you hold it off at arms length, bend
over in a semi-circle, with your heels
planted bracing, and your head chuck
ed in against the cows ribs. Then YOU
take hold with one hand and spirit the
milk out sideways into the pail. All
thls time the bovine tail keeps falling
on top OF your head, plastering mud
down the nape of your neck, and in
sertlng both notes and beams in the
corners of your long suffering optics ;
but you do not mind this much, so long
as the fluid flows, for Christian fortitude
pears you up, and tub of water will
swab you down.
However, the scene soon changes.
Old Brindle has had the nip of a big
bottle fly in the flank and reaches for
1t with both hind legs; this knocks the
VI JOoi opiutli dICu, anu Oh
course there is not grip enough in your
heels to ward off somersault. As YOU
scramble up you notice brick-bat dec
Grated with some skin of your shin, and
taat there is more mud than milk in
tile bucket. Again you sum up your
caution, coax the old COW with some
soothing words and make a second dive
Tor the udder. This time the sting of
the fiy is on the top of her back and
the bovine head comes around with
such ffirt that her horn goes plumb
through your jacket, and you hear a
duii thud as it whacks against your
ribs. Then you get mad and give that
COW good, square kick on the ham.
and plant another anywhere YOU can
on her plaguey old carcass as she darts
around the corner. - -'1'N.
After that it takes one hours NETTING
and coaxing before you can approach
into the bovine presence, and then the
sun is so high that the flies are legion.
ana you have sweat enough to earn a
years bread for small family. How
ever. grit has come to the rescue and is
nracing up every joint of your mascu-
line bones; then you corner that COW
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
VOLUME 42---NUMBER 2144.

Whom did Harry so well understand
His mother, to whom he owed his exis-
tence, and whose tender, loving care he
constantly received. And yet her in
f1uence over his young, plant mind was
nearly gone. Why Because again
and again in the management of her son
she had resorted to artifce and dissim-
ulation.
Poor Harry there was a ranking
wound in his heart. Through decep-
tion he had been saved the fear he
would have experienced from having
the tooth extracted, but poison and bit
terness had sprung up in his heart far
exceeding physical pain. His moral
nature had received lasting blight. =
Mothers, my little story is true. If
you wish to be loved and honored by
your children, deal honestly with them.
Never deceive them, or tell the least
fractional part of lie.-ZiOn's Herald.
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and gruf1y order her to "sothere,n or
you will "bust the very leather off her
heels" This time you take hold with
beth hands and come down on the
squeeze SO like giant that the whole
latter end of the COW doubles up into a
final leap that upsets the pail, upsets
you, and breaks up the very fountains
OF your evaporation. You lie there
and groan, yell, howl and vituperate
worse than sick Hottentot, and the
end of it is that your wife comes out to
see if there is an earthquake and milks
that COW without any trouble but you
simmer down very tame after that. for
fear the minister hears of your per-
versity of speech and has you cast out
of the church. Verify this is world of
trouble, and one of the worst of its woes
is milking the cows in fly time.-Er-
change.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30
The Military at Burlington.

SHAM BATTLE, AND A REAL ACCIDENT.
The Free Press gives the following
incidents at Camp Fairbanks on Fri
day:
The pleasure of the morning was
marred by the only accident we have
been called upon to note-a powder ex-
plOsiOn by which Charles Brown, of
Company G (of BIandon), was serious
ly injured and William George, of the
Barlow Grays, severely hurt. They
we're firing cannon, and on the recoil
OF the piece its mouth stood directly
over pile of powder sufficient for sew
eral rounds. AT the next discharge this
powder was ignited, and exploded with
tremendous force. Private Brown (who
was hurled several feet by the force of
the explosion) was shOckingly burned
about his head and hands, and careful
treatment will be necessary to prevent
permanent Disagreement, if not death.
Private George was less seriously in
Jured, but his wounds were very severe
and painful. Both are having the best
of care.
THE INSPECTION AND REVIEW.
took place at 3 o'clock. The regiment
formed in open order, was inspected by
Gov. Fairbanks, who was accompanied
by his staff, Adjutant- General Peck,
Q. M. General Kingsley, Judge Advo-
cate General Lucia, and ColOnels Shell
don, Estey, Hubbell and Hastings, aids.
The regiment then passed in review be-
fore the Governor. The marching in
column by company and wheeling in
this review was certainly remarkably
fine
THE SHAM FIGHT.
The day closed with a sham fight.
For this the regiment was divided, a
portion consisting of two companies,
under Lieut.-COl. Greenleaf with two
pieces of artillery, undertaking to hold
a position on the west of the camp,
against the rest of the regiment, under
Col. Peck. The attack on the position
was made from beyond piece of brok-
en- ground, perhaps a third of a mile
still farther to the west. From here, a
force throwing out skirmishers advanc-
ed upon the right of Col GIeenleaf's
position, and kept his guns employed
in repelling feint, while strong body
under Col. Peck made a detOur to the
south, and made the main attack on the
left. Many movements of an actual
engagement were well initiated, the
skirmish lines being first engaged.
skirmishers driven by an advance in
line of battle, etc., Col. Greenleaf's
force fought bravely; but being flank
ed were compelled to retire and take
new positions.
At one time flag of truce went out
from the defenders, and a lull in the
hostilities took place, ostensibly to con-
slider terms of surrender, which were
refused, but really to enable the de-
Tenders to obtain fresh supply of car
tridges from the enemy (their own hav-
ing given out), which the latter gener-
ously furnished. A final advance, aid
ed by the efforts of company which
made an attack on the rear finally car
rled the position. The whole affair was
quite successful mimicry of actual
warfare, and was witnessed with the
utmost interest by the immense crowd
of spectators.
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tied was rendered entirely useless. Her
husband, having heard of a countryman
who had been completely cured of rheu-
matism after being accidentally stung
by bee, persuaded her to try this dis
agreeable remedy, which, as he pointed
out, could hardly prove so painful as
the disease. She consented, and allow
ed three bees to be placed on her arm,
and to sting her in several places. Sur
prising results ensued : the patient soon
afterward fell into a long and deep
sleep, the first real sleep she had en-
Joyed for six months, after which the
acute pain disappeared; and when the
swelling produced by the stings sub
sided the arm recovered the power of
motion, and the gout has not since re-
appeared,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-30

ADvIcE.-DOn't make slaves of your
selves for the sake of your children.
For want of proper training, many a
young man has grown up without disci-
pline. He has been able to run through
in an incredible short space of time, all
that his strOngminded father left him.
twenty years ago we knew such man.
To-day his son owns only poor old
span of horses, and is living from hand
to mouth--and very poor living he
gets at that. The fine estate slipped
easily through the hands of the son who
had no skill to manage it. So one gen
GRAFTON makes money for the next one
to sqander.
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Passumpsic Railroad.- L, 1878.
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

ADvENT-Paddock Village. Rev. VIM. j. Warner
Pastor. Sabbath Services at 1O:45 a. m. and Las
p. m. Sabbath School l2 m. Prayer Meeting $3.50
p. M and on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BArTIsT-Railroad Street, Corner Maple. Rev.
f. l. Sanford, Pastor. Preaching 1870 A. NJ. S.
School II m, prayer meeting $3.50. Prayer meet.
ings Wednesday evening at 1880
FREE BAPTIsT-Main Street. Corner Prospect
Rev. Z. s. Frost, Pastor, Residence at d. Street
ers, Prospect st. Sabbath services at 1O.30 a M
and $3.50 p. M. Sabbath School at 1900 M. Wed.
nesday evening prayer meeting at 1880
CHURCH OF THE MEssIAH-( U niversalist) East.
ern avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev b. M Til.
lotson, Pastor, Sabbath services at LAS and $50
P. NJ. Sabbath School at 10 NJ. Wednesday even.
ing prayer meeting at 1880.
METHopIsT-Central, street Rev. II. F. Austin
Pastor. Residence head of Summer Street
Sabbath services at 1890 A. NJ. and 6:3O r. NJ
Sabbath School at 1900 M. Wednesday evening
meeting at 1880.
st. JOhnsbury Centre Sabbath services at 1:sO
social meeting at 500; Sunday school at 1890 D. m
Thursday evening meeting at 7:30.
NoETH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Mai street, corner
church Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1880 A. NJ. and $3.50 p. Sabbath
at 1880.
SOUTH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Main street. Rev
EDWARD L. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services
at lO;3O A. NJ and 6:30 p. NJ. Sabbath School at
l2OO M Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
ST; Episcopal Main street, Rev.
5 p. m. Sunday School, $3.50 D. m Wednesday
evening meeting at 7:30.
ROMAN CATHOLIC Cherry Street RevJ. A.
Boissonnault, Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. m :;
Nespels and BenedictiOn at p. m. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. m.
and p. m. At LyndOnville same day at 1880 a. M
NOON PRAYER MEETNG-Every week day. from
IL to 1890 in the Y. M. c.. A. Rooms over f. F.
Browns Store.
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st. Johnsbury Post Office.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate Offices Arrive SIS n
m Close $50 a NJ.
Boston through mail. Arrive 225 m. Close
$50 pm.
New York and the West. Arrive 225 and IL 2J
a m, 5.15 m. Close s.45 a m and Z. so d M
Newport and the north. Arrive 9.2O a m Close
4.30 m.
Portland and the east Arrive 1910 m. Close
11.45 m.
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive 215 a
m. Close 1.50 p m.
Waterford. Arrive g. 20 m. Close 445pm
North Danville. Arrive $50 a m. Close $50 a
m.
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury. Arrive
$40 m. Close 4.30 pm
CHAS. P. CARPENTER, ID, P. M
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Portland & Ogdensburc r.. R.-,Ju,v 1879

I. MAIL-Leaves Swanton 7.3O Cambridge Junc
1on si5, Hardwick 10.35, East Hardwiclx 10 AZ
GREENSBORO lO55, Walden Ills, Danvile IL 81 st
Johnsbury 1215, East St Johnsbury 70 25 West
Concord II 33 Miles Pond 12 a. East Concord 10 56
bunenburg LOS, arrives at Portland at $50, and
Boston next morning. ''' ""0
EXPRESSLY Swanton 4IOp m Cambr;doe
q Junction 625. Hardwick 7.52 p. M East Hardwick
e.Oa, Greensboro s.13, Walden s.5s DapyiIle Q O2
arrives at st. Johnsbury 935 D. m.
TRAINS MOVING WEST
MAlL-Leaves Boston 600 and Portland 700 a.
m, Lunenburg 10, p. m, East Concord 90 Miles
Pond l2!, West Concord LII, East st. Johnsbury
l;50, arrive st. Johnsbury 400 leaves 21O, Dan
vlie s4O, Walden 3Ol, Greensboro 321 East Hard
wick $50, Hardwick $40, Cambridge Junction
500, arrives at Swanton at 625 D. m
EXPRESS;-Leaves st. Johnsbury SIS a. M,
DanVllle 9.2I Walden $50 Greensboro 10. 10,
East Hardwick 1920, Hardwick 10 36 Cambridge
junction 1910, Swanton 1.5O p. m,
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A SINGULAR CURE FOR RHEUMA-
risM.-A woman near Prague suffered
SO severely from gout in the arm that
she could not obtain rest or sleep, and
the limb in which the disease had SET