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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING.
The utility of properly constructed
Metallic Conductors
For securing protection against
INJURY BY LIGHTNING,

Has been so fully demonstrated by the experience
of mankind, since the original discovery by Frank
ln that it is scarcely reasonable to suppose that
any but the most ignorant entertain doubts upon
the subject. The most eminent scientific men of
the age Sir Humphrey Davy, Arago Farrady,
Harris Brewster, Lardner Bache, johnson, Henry
and Others who have devoted themselves to the IN
vestigation of the phenomena Of thunder storms
and the action of conductors, have, without excep-
tion given positive testimony in favor of the of
Lightning Rods. We give below the opinions of
the following persons:
UTICA, N. Y, July "a 1876.
The Forest City Lightning Rod Co.'S Rods have
been put upon my houses aad barns. 1 am salts.
fed with the Company's work in all respects
Their Rods are good protection and their expert
ence in the business enables them to put them up
in proper manner to insure the safety of build
ings. They have testimonials from some of our
best citizens. HORATIO SEYMOUR.
OFFICE OF REM SGToN AFMoRY
ILIoN, N. Y, July 12th 1876.
To lChom 1t may concern:
We have had the Forest City Lightning Rod Co.'S
Copper Tube Rod erected on our Works. also the
same has been erected the residence and barn of
Mr.. Philo Remington. The work has been done to
opr satisfaction and believing their Rod to be
periOr to ANYTHING of the kind we have ever seen,
we commend them to any one who has need of
'"''' wares anu WORE E. RG EMF Sf3y SONS.
FERRIsBURGH. Vt, July 3, 1871
This is to certify that had my buildings fur
nished with Improved Copper Tube Lightnir g
Rod on the 18th of june and on the 29th June,
1877, the lightning struck said rods on my house
and melted one of the points, but did not do any
damage to the building; 1t tore up the ground at
the bottom of the rod throw ing dirt into the pan
try window, and into some milk pans.
PETER LOVERN.
Unqualified approval has been given our Con-
ductors by the following well known business and
scientific men:
j. ii. WADE, Pres. Western Union Telegraph Co.
SILAs H. DOUGLAS, Prof. Chemistry, University,
Mich
SAMUEL P. DUFFIELD, Prof. Chemistry, Detroit,
Mich
PROF. SAM'L SANDS, Pres. MARYLAND Institute
DIR; ]. G. HOLLAND Crimothy Titcomb) Springfield,
FRoF, GEO. EAsToN, Pres. Madison Univ. N Y.
HON BENZ. F. WADE, Jefferson, Ohio.
HON j. G. BLAINE Speaker House of Representa-
tives.
GEN. JOHN A. DIX, New York
PROF. j. W. STERLING, Prof. Nat Phil. On. of Wis.
DIR. ED. GILCHRIsT U. S. Naval Hospital Chelsea.
PROF. ED. HITCHCOCK, Pres. Amherst Col. Mass.
PROF. SAM'L ST. JOHN Cleveland, Ohio.
PROF. E. STERLING, Cleveland, Ohio.
Agents of the Forest City Lightning Rod Co.
are now in st. Johnsbury, headquarters at the
Avenue House, where orders W Ill be received and
promptly attended to- 1t.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
JERSEY BUTTER.

In seasons like this when there is so much poor
to know just where to get No. article, genuine
s'GILT EDGE" To supply this demand, we
which is favorably known to many of our custom
1t is to be delivered at store in st. Johns
bury, once week, oftener if wanted, in tubs,
and in and one-haf pound balls ice, and will
be sold at very low price, considering the quality
of the article.
E. T. g. H. K. IDE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
WHEREAS

Certain Ladies' and Gentlemen of ST. Johnsbury
Centre are circulating reports that L. D. STILES
is selling BOOTS and SHOES the cheapest of
any one in town,
THEREFORE
All persons interested invited to call and see if
these reports are true. 3O-32
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Heiu Idusrfisemenfs.
Liberation.

have this day given my two sons Freddie and
Eddie Higgins, their time during their minority,
and shall claim none of their wages nor pay any
debts OF their contracting after this date.
JOHN d. HIGGINS.
Witness-SHURBoRN E. MoULToN
East Concord, May 81, 1875 3O32+
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Passumpsic.

Passumpsic.
Diphtheria seems to have left this
village, as there have been no new cases
for the last ten days, and the sick ones
have all recovered except the ten that
have died. School opened again Mon
day.
There were hail storms Saturday and
Sunday heavy in the east part of
the town. In some places hail stones
were plenty next morning in heaps.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

Ryegate.
The Presbyterian Presbytery of Bos-
ton, meet at South Ryegate on Wednes-
day, June 5th, at which time and place
the Rev. John E. Lloyd will be ordained
and Installed as pastor in the Presby-
terrain church at that place. Sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be observed
on the Sabbath following in the same
church. 1t is expected that several
ministers of the Boston Presbytery will
remain over Sabbath and assist in the
communion.
A very severe STERN accompanied
with thunder and lightning and hail,
passed over this town on Saturday last.
During this storm James johnson was
stunned by stroke of lightning. While
he was driving yoke of oxen on the
road near James Does, a tree was struck
and shivered, and part thrown across
the road near him, and he was stunned
and remained unconscious for some
time. The oxen were not injured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

SAMUEL HURLBUTT'S ESTATE.
OThe subscribers, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Caledo
mia commissioners to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the
tate of Samuel Hurlbutt late of Waterford in said
district deceased, represented insolvent, and the
term of six months from the 18th day of May,
1878 being allowed by said Court to the creditors
of said deceased, to exhibit and prove their
spective claims before Give notice that we
will attend to the duties of our appointment at
the dwelling house of Timothy R. Streeter, in Wa
terford, in said district the 18th day of June,
and the 10th day of November next, at one o'clock
in the afternoon, on each of said days.
,,,, SETH SGII 2. MO M0ULToN, }Comm'rs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The Subscriber, having bought all the interest
of d. z. Hartman in the BRASS FOUNDING
and ELECTRO GOLD, SILVER and NICK
Ell PLATING business, will continue the same
business at the same place. All orders will be
promptly attended to-
v. W. HARTMAN.
st. Johnsbury Vt, May 25, 1878. $780,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

Hats & Caps,
Ever carried in the town of ST. Johnsbury, and we
carry the Largest Stock to-day
We say, that for the past year we have sold
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps,
and everything in our line CHEAPER than they
have been sold in the town of ST. Johnsbury, since
the war-and we are doing it to-day.
We say, that the people appreciate it and are dali
ly taking advantage of the bargains that are con-
stantly being offered over our counters-which
shows their good sense.
We say, that we defy competition and dare our
competitors to sell goods of the same quality as
cheap as we have been and are selling to-day.
We say, that goods well bought are half sold.
We buy ours for cash, and sell them for cash-and
therefore sell them at less profit than those
who do a credit business. We contend that man
who pays cash for his goods should own them low
er than man who takes his own time to pay for
them.
We never misrepresent our goods and custom
ers are sure of getting equivalent for the money
put out at our store.
We say, that if Our Neighbors get the best of
on trade, shall never Resort to SANDER
to get square with them.
And we say now for the
BENEFIT OF FARMERS,
And those living out of town. that we will sell Just
the number of Suits we advertise and at the prices
we advertise.
Look at the Prices,
And then come and
LOOK AT THE GOODS.
so Pairs Cashmere Pants at $1.OO
50 90 g i'm
so Il" All Wool " " ESQ
These Pants are Cheap at
$3.50.
500 Pairs Pants from $50 to ZOO
rs Mems Business Suits at 400
25 All Wool i" e" 800
800 Mems and Youths Dress
Suits from $40. to $25.
100 Boys Suits QOng Pants,)
from So. to $40.
rs ChiIdren's Suits from FPS TO So.
Mems Blue Flannel Suits
from $500 to $1,000.
All of the above we will GUARANTEE to sell
and deliver.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31

We say that for the past year we have carried
the Largest Stock of
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Deep ArteSian Boring.

A deep artesian we'll is being bored at
Pesth, and has reached already u depth of
1000 meters (about $3.50 feet) The work
is undertaken by the Brothers Zsigmony, a
partiallo at the expense of the city, which has
granted $40, 600 for the purpose, with the in
tention of obtaining an unlimited supply Of
warm water for the municipal establishments
and public baths. A temperature of 161 deg
Fab. is shown by the water at present issuing
from the we'll, and the work will be prose-
cuted until water of 178 deg. is obtained
About 176, 900 gallons of warm water stremd
out daily, rising to a height OF thrty-i7e feet.
This amount will not only supply all the
wants of the city, but converts the surround
lug region into tropical garden. Since last
June the boring had penetrated through 200
feet of dolomite. The preceding strata have
supplied number of interesting facts to the
geologist, which have been recorded from
time to time in the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences. Among some of the ingenious en-
gineering devices invented during the course
Of the borings, are especially noteworthy the
arrangements for driving in nails at the enor
nous depth mentioned above, for pulling
them out, for cutting off and pulling up
broken tubes, and a mechanical apparatus by
means Of which the water rising from the
we'll is used as a motive power for driving
the drills
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Disasreeable Habits.

1t is easy to form dsagreeable habit, but
not so easy to drop it again. Persisted in,
they become second nature. Stop and think
before you allow yourself to form them.
There are disagreeable habits of body, like
scowling, winking, twisting the mouth, biting
the nails. continually picking at something,
twirling key, or fumbling at chain, drum
ming with the fingers, screwing and twisting
chair, or whatever you can lay your hands
on. Don't do any of these things. Cultivate
!, calm, quiet manner. Better be statue
than jumping-iack. There are much worse
habits than these, to be sure, but we are
speaking only of very little things that are
only annoying when persisted in. There are
habits of speech, also, such as beginning
every speech with ''you see,'' or you know,
4'now-a" 81 don't care, - tell you now.' In
distinct utterance, sharp nasal tones, a slow
drawl, avoid them all. Stop and think what
you wish to say, and then let every word
drop from your lips just as smooth and per-
feet as new silver coin. Have care about
your ways of sitting, and standing, and walk
ing. Before you know it, you will find your
habits have hardened into coat of mail that
you cannot get rid of without terrible effort
habits which render you obnoxious to all
around you.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May 9, 1878.
That Fatal Number.

At Wyoming, New York, the old supersti-
ton about the fatal number 13 is accepted as
cardinal doctrine of faith. Last season 4
charming young lady, who had recently
graduated from seminary, visited some
friends at their summer residence, 'Hillside." :"
One day, on returning from ride, she found
twelve persons at the table, and, as she took
her seat, one of her friends reminded her
that she made the unlucky thirteenth, and
laughingly suggested tina: she had better sit
at a side-table by herself The suggestion
was unheeded, and, few days afterward,
she was taken sick, and was soon on her
death-bed. The day before her death her
physician occupied her seat and happened to
be the thirteenth at the table. A few days
afterward brother of the hostess, South
ern planter, entered the dning-room, where
twelve men were seated. The guests begged
him to break the spell by occupying seat at
another table. but laughed at their nervous
ness and persisted in remaining with them.
On his way home, few weeks later in the
season, he was taken sick and died. Quite
recently, moreover, the physician who was
in attendance upon the young girl, and who
was himself the ili-starred thirteenth, has
died in Elmira.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Highest Life In Europe

The highest village in Europe is Cresta, in
Ferrara-Avers, q large valley of about eleven
leagues in length, commencing on the side of
the Splugen, near the Rof1a, and extending
in southwesterly direction to Burfell. Cresta
is only accessible by mountain tricks. The
population, which is widely scattered, con-
sists of about 27O persons. those i, the lower
part of the village being of Latin origin,
while their companions higher ap are of
German descent, and retain their ancient dia-
lect and customs in all their purity The lit
tie colony is intelligent and hosptable; the
people are tall, slim and of light complexion,
and are thoroughly hardened to oil the ia
tigues and severity of winter of eisht months
DURATION
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
A War i'm the East a Gain for the West.

Louis j. Jennings London Letter to New York World.
More than fifteen months ago ventured to
tell your readers in the West that there would
be a demand for grain from this side of the
Atlantic, such as they had not known for
some time, and that they had better get ready
and improve the shining hour. II may
judge from the improved standing of most
western railroads in the London market, this
advice seems to have been taken. Milwaukee
and st. Paul bonds (sterling,) to take only
one instance, stood somewhere about So
they are now quoted at 1O5. My impression
is that you have still another harvest to reap
out of the misfortunes of Europe. Already
the government has sent over for horses, but
there will be stores Of various kinds wanted
from you in the course of the present prepara-
tions, even if war does not break out 1t is
not possible that all the requirements of a
large military and naval force can be sup
piled by our own resources alone. 1t seems
as if you, who lost your trade by war, will
by another war regain it. Should hostilities
break out between England and Russia, the
English carrying trade would be transferred
to you, just to the extent that you were pre-
pared to receive it. l presume there would
be no difficulty in getting Congress to pass
an act enabling American shippers to pur-
chase English vessels, if necessary, and sail
them under the United States flag.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
CurlOsities OF the Patent Office

Invention mas done more in the line of
manufacture than any other department OF
human enterprise Our improved machinery
can turn out goods of many descriptions
which compete successfully with the cheap
labor but poorer machines OF Europe. Among
the models that illustrate this fact is that of
the Nelson knitting machine, now in use at
Rockford, Illinois. 1t is the only pcrfecs
knitting machine yet invented, completing its
work in an admirable style without the use
of the needle at the heel or toe of the stock
ing. There are only twelve of these machines
yet in operation. They turn out 5000 pairs
of stockings week, and are tended by boy
whose wages are $16 month-making the
cost of knitting each pair one sixth of MILL
Old ladies must abandon knitting, unless they
preserve it as source of recreation, or to be
used as an accompaniment to the gossip of
teatable.
In 1910 Mr. Biddle, of Cleveland, Ohio,
employed twenty men and boys to manufac-
ture twenty thousand wood screws day. If
you go into the Cleveland Screw Works now,
you will see two girls tending two machines
which turn out two hundred and forty thou
sand screws day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Acquisitions for Bar II una.

P I. Barnum's agents are again in Europe
in search of curiosities. Mr.. T. F. Bailey,
one of Barnums agents, arrived in London a
few weeks ago and purchased from the To-
illogical Gardens some of the wild animals
that the Prince of Wales brought from India.
Mr.. Bailey then came to Paris, where he pur-
chased the following animals: An Arabian
stallion, known as the gutta-percha horse,
trained to perform as human beings who dis
locate their joints and limbs; also four of
the smallest ponies in Europe, each one meas
uring but little over eighteen inches high,
most beautifully trained. In Hamburg he
purchased two giraffes, several large serpents,
some of them measuring over thirty feet in
length, 100 monkeys of all kinds, several
Tasmanian devils, very rare animals and only
lately imported in Europe; several nelgaus.
tigers and lions, elephants and other animals.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
TREASURE.TROVE.

strange looking treasure Hen Biddy had found,
Twixt brick and clanl-shell it lay on the grOund
The hen with peck turned it over and over,
But the longer she looked the less could discover
"Cuck, clucl ?" said tne hen. ''as I stand,
This never grown upon solid dry land;
III take it to Dame Duck and her daughter,
They're wise about things that come out of the water
"Alack. said the duck and "A-quack' said daughter,
"We've never seen objects like this IN the water
Suppose submit it to old Mrs. Eve?
She's wise about WOOL and has seen the world, tool"
"Ah, bah.' said the sheep. "what queerlooking
piece!
This never was parcel or part Of fleece!
Our flock would dsOwn IL but take 1t, pray,
TO Brindle, the COW, she's wise about hay!"
"Bcss my horns !" said the COW, II really must say,
I've never seen the like In straw or in hay!
Why don't yOu ask DObbn, the farmers grey mare?
She's Travelled much, and she's wise about hair"
But DObbin gave snorts of dislike and disnay;
why don't you," said che, pass 1t ON to old Tray?
lie hunts for his food where the refuse ie thrown.
And he's wise about cinders and rubbish, and bone"
Dut @ JUST then our Tommy ran up to the crowd,
mere did yOu get those, sir 2? he cried ont aloud,
They're my new Sunday gloves! They fell out Of my
look them to school to show them to Matt"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
The ZUni Indians.

An Arizona correspondent writes: The
Zuni Indians are located in New Mexico, a
few miles east of the Arizona line. They are
an industrious, economical people; are kind
and hospitable to strangers, live almost wholly
within themselves, raise cattle and sheep,
weave blankets and cloth for their own cloth
ing. They live in four-story buildings, the
entrances being in the top story, which they
enter by means of ladders which they take
up after them at night: and then consider
themselves secure from enemies without, and,
so far as the rude implements of war the In
dians use are concerned, are undoubtedly
correct. These Indians have no traditions of
the past that connect them with the ancient
people who once densely populated this Ter
ritory, but from their mode of living, the
architecture of their buildings, ETC., they are
undoubtedly the last remnant of that great
people who had large towns and cities and
who carried on extensive agricultural enter
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
The New Metric System.

''William." began Second street woman
the other morning as she laid aside the daily
paper, swhat is this new metric system pro-
posed by Alexander Stephens?" ~ {
SIT is very wise measure indeed, my dear, .
he replied. Suppose you want new dress
costing 81 per yard p -----.
eyes"
Under the metric system you write to
your father in Wisconsin for the money to
buy it with. The money comes, you take
half of it and buy me pair of pants, and then
you use the rest in purchsing fifty cent dress
goods. 1t is very good measure, very good. !"
"And they propose to make it law, do
they?" 5
''They do"
ssWell, sir!'' she exclaimed, showing red
spot on each cheek, s'when the metric system
comes into practice in this family, divorce
win follow. and Alexander Stephens is fool
sir, fool!"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Hanging i'm style.

The present Earl Ferrers is a good shot,
and annually contests at Wimbledon, on the
side of the House of Lords, against the
House Of Commons. His ancestor of George
II. s time is the only nobleman who has ever
been hanged for murder. In fit of passion
he shot his steward, and then he suffered the
penalty of the law at Tyburn Gate. He was
hanged with silken moose instead of a
hempen, and his heart and other adjuncts
were deposited in the College of Surgeons
instead of in quickIime. He drank hard the
whole was to execution; was drawn by six
horses, and threw gold by the handful to the
enormous crowds which lined the route
New York Satn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
a Combination Weapon.

A new sword has been introduced in tho
English army. 1t is described as combina-
ton of the regulation sword Cavalry and in
fantry) with six-chambered revolver at the
hilt, the hilt of the sword answering for the
stock of the revolver, the chambers of which
take the Boxer cartridge, regulation pattern.
The scabbard is wonderfully utilized, being
cut in sections with stop hinges, and folding
up in the form of a rifle stock This is at
tached to the hilt of the sword by slot and
catch, the whole forming a short repeating
carbine, or without the scabbard attachment,
a sword and revolver in one and the same
weapon. 1t is sighted up to 100 yards, the
front sight being taken from the point of the
sword.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
How the Earth Gains II tom q Day.

Prof. Darwin G. Eaton, of Brooklyn, de-
livered lecture in Cooper Institute recently
on ''Meteoric Astronomy" The speaker, in
a few preliminary remarks, dilated upon the
perfection of the workings of the sun as the
lather, the planets his children and his nu-
merous grandchildren, the various bodies
suspended in space. He said: Modern
science within the past ten years has taken
wonderful strides, but in no branch of it has
more progress been made than in the study
of meteors." In speaking of the theory of
The earth he said is being made a ton heavier
each day by the dust which falls from the
meteors consuming themselves in contact
with our atmosphere 4@' +.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-05-09
Death, Life, and Death Again.

4 The twelve-year old daughter of J. B. Do
remus,, of Peterson. New Jersey. died on
Tuesday OF last week, as was supposed. The
body was prepared and laid out in the coffin,
and all the arrangements were made for the
funeral on Friday afternoon. The father sat
alone in his house on Thursday evening. The
preparations were all ready. the doctors GER
tificate filed. and the coffin sat upon the
benches in the adjoining room. The door ST.
lently opened, and in her shroud and grave
clothes the girl he had supposed to be dead
his neck, i kissed him him pass psssiona.ely, and then
clan was called with all haste, but this time
she was dead