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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
flor the Children.
''The Way of Transgressors is Hard. )

remember one day Charlie Newell
and ran away from school. We liked
the school, and only played truant be-
cause we thought it was smart to do so.
We were living in the country. We
strolled into the woods. 1t was hot
summer day, and as yet there were no
beech-nuts or acorns to he gathered !;
so after chasing a rabbit, fiinging stick
at a squirrel, and resetting box trap we
had there, we found the morning rather
long. We went down to the cascade
and dabbled our feet in the brook, get
ting our pantalOons SO wet that it Oc-
CURED to us that our mothers would
want to know how we got so wet in
school. Then we had terrible anxiety,
and taking off our clothes, spread them
on broad rock to dry. Then we
thought we heard some one coming. and
ran and hid in the bushes. l remember
that sat down on a thistle, and Char
lie cut his foot Oh a stone; but we were
safely under cover. Charlie said:
"They'll see the clothes there"
"And think we are drOwned,n said l..
"And drag the brook" said he.
"And raise an cutlery and find u.s."
said l.
"And somebody'll get licking" said
he.
"And that sOmebody'll be me,n said |.
But it was false alarm. 1t was only
an innocent COW.
We came out of our hiding-place. AT
last our clothes were dry, and we would
have been glad to go home, but we
dared not do SO till dinner time, and the
precise time at that.
sCharlie, how shall we know when
dinner-time comes ?"
'I'm sure | don't know
We discussed this trouble, and decid-
ed to walk to the edge of the woods on
the hill and listen for the horn which
was always blown at noon to call the
farmers home to dinner. 1t had become
awful hot. We waited and waited and
waited, and Charlie began to grow cross.
"YOu cOaXed me into this thing" said
he.
"NO, didn't: you coaxed me-"
"YOu lie ~
ave good mind to slap your face.n
"YOu'd better try it,"
We didn't come to blows, because
each was afraid of the other; nor did
we get home to dinner that day, because
unluckily, the horn was out of order and
was not blown. The girl went and
called the men. AT last we saw by the
sun that it must be past noon, and found
that we were late and in scrape
"Well, what shall we do about it ?"
said l. "I'm awful hungry ~
$50 am ~
"Pd rather be licked than stay ont
any longer"
$50 would l."
Goodbye then-hope you've had Il
good timer"
Goodbye, and hope you'll get
good licking"
And did.
SO, [ first learned that ''the pay of
tranSgreSsOrs is hard."-PiymOuth Chimes
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09

States general post-office are now open
ed and shut according TO government
orders. A more contemplate thing about
womankind it has never been my pain
full duty to record. Many unjust stories
have been circulated in the newspapers
about the women clerks at Washington
by correspondents who we're not half or
quarter as good as they. The simple fact
is that the great majority of them are
modest, faithful, Woodworking women.
They are quite as good and intelligent
as the same number of women anywhere
else in the world. Most of them have
families or relatives to support. The
stories that have been told about them
are not only wicked lies, but under the
circumstances they are extremely cruel.
At the same time the conduct of few
incompetent women, who get their
places through political favoritism, real
ly has been such as to give color to the
newspaper stories. They do their work
indifferently or not at all, come together
and gossip by the hour in the dressing
rooms, squabble and raise petty rows
in the departments, till it is even wished
that they were dead. Such women are
kept ir their places because they have
masculine relations at home that can
vote, and the men who keep them there
are honorable senators and representa-
tives who declare that civil-service re-
form is a humbug.-CarrespOndence of
the Cincinnati Commercial
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
A Divers Adventure With a Devil
Fish

Mr.. Smale had fired off Il charge of
dynamite and displaced large quaint
ty of stones at the bottom of the river
He went down to prepare for lifting
these stones by the aid of chains into
the punt. While engaged in rolling
over a large stone he saw something
which he supposed ut the time was IL
piece of clean looking kelp moving
about in front of where he was working
In few seconds this object came in
contact with the divers arm, about
which it quickly coiled, partly holding
him. immediately Mr.. Smale touched
what was coiled round his arm he be-
came aware of his position, and tried to
extricate himself, but found it more
difficult job than he anticipated. Catch
ing hold of the part hanging from the
arm, he walked toward the end of it,
when he saw he was firmly held by one
of the teelers of a large octopus, better
known among sailors as the devil fish.
Mr.. Smale tried to pull the fish off
from its hold of the rocks, but without
effect for some time. AT last the fish,
perhaps thinking he had not got suffi-
Gent hold or power over his prey,
lOosened itself from the stones and
quickly transferred its feelers, or arms,
around the divers legs and body. In
this position Mr.. Smale thought the
best thing for him to do was to get on
deck as soOD as possible, and he quick
ly made tracks for the ladder which
reaches from the deck of the punt to
the bottom of the river. The diver was
certainly curious looking object when
he came up. This huge, ugly looking
thing appeared to be entangled all over
him, holding him in firm embrace.
However, Mr.. Smale's fellow workmen
were not long in freeing him from the
unfriendly hug of his submarine COM
panion. The body portion of the octO-
pus was only about the size of large
soup-plate, with eyes in its head like
those OF sheep, but it possessed nine
arms, each about four feet in length, at
the butt as thick as mans wrist, ia
pering off at the end to us fine "a point
as that of a pen-kniie; thus it could
spread over an area of nine feet in di-
ameter. Mr.. Smale declares it was
powerful enough to keep three men I'M
der water Warrnambool (Australia)
Standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09

of us feel that our country is sinking
back into that indifference which pre-
coded the civil war, for which nothing
will bring it out but civil war. l, a
professional soldier, hope that never
again may this country be drenched in
the blood of our fellow-c citizens, but it
may become again necessary, and
it is a source of comfort for us all
to know that here, in this beautiful val
ley of the Licking, there are strong
arms and stouter breasts that will re-
spOnd to the call of country. 1 am
greatly encouraged every time l GO
abroad through Indiana, Illinois or
Ohio to know that everywhere the war
of 1865 commands a ready response
whenever the people are called from
their farms and workshops. What Ohio
has done in the past it may have to do
again in the future.-Gen. Sherman at
Newark (O.) Soldiers Reunion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Important Medical Fact.

HANOVER, N. H., July 29.-There
was an important and interesting post
norton examination yesterday on the
body of Jason Pettee, who died Friday
aged II. In 1927 DR.. r. d. Muzzey.
connected with the Dartmouth Medical
College, tied both carotid arteries, the
natural conductors of blood to the
brain, for the purpose of rendering the
removal of bleeding tumOr in the
back of the head less dangerous. The
tumOr was subsequently successfully
removed, Mr.. Pettee enjoying good
health for fifty years afterward. 1t was
the first operation of the kind ever per-.
formed, and excited much interest in
the medical fraternity throughout the
country. The main point intended to
he explained by the post-mortem was
just how nature furnished new con-
ductors of the necessary amount of
blood for the brain. The examination
showed that the vertebral arteries were
distended and had performed their own
natural and additional functions as car
Otids. Professor G.. p. Frost conducted
the examination
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Pond Lilies Domesticated.

Last summer, while Chief Of-POlice
Chamberlain was on a visit to Block
Island, he discovered a rare lot of white
pond lilies, and believing that he could
transplant and domesticate them in
his yard, he secured a number of the
plants, carefully noticing as they were
pulled from the earth, what depth of
soil the roots took. 1t was found that
they stuck down about one foot,
branching out in various directions for
nOurishment. On bringing them home,
he had them transplanted in tubs, the
same depth of earth being provided as
that had by the plants when growing
naturally. The tubs were then filled
with water, and kept full until the cold
weather set in. When frozen sufficient
ly they were taken to the cellar, where
they remained all winter. On the
opening of the spring, Chief Chamber
lain had them replaced in the yard, and
after a short time the roots showed
signs of life. From that they have
grown into perfect plants, the leaves
covering the surface of the water and
buds and flowers developing naturally.
The flowers are among the most eX-
quisite specimens of pond lilies to be
found anywhere, and the fragrance
from them can be detected for long
distance from the spot where they are
growing. The thought of transplant
ing proved a happy one on the part of
the chief, and his success in raising
such admirable specimens will encour-
age others to follow his example. The
sight of the lilies in his yard has repaid
him hundred fold for the care and at
tention which he has given them
Hartford Post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
A Word to Mothers.

Each mother is a historian. She
writes not the history of empires or of
nations on paper, but she writes her
own history on the imperishable mind
of her child. That tablet and that his
tory will remain indelible when time
shall be no more. That history each
mother shall meet again, and read with
eternal JOY or unutterable grief in the
coming ages of eternity. The thought
should weigh on the mind of every
mother, rendering her circunspect,
prayerful, and faithful in her solemn
work of training up her children for
heaven and immortality.
The minds of children ale very sus-
ceptible, and easily impressed. A word,
ii look, frOwn, may engrave an i'm
preston on the mind of a child which
no lapse of time can efface or wash out.
You walk along the seashOre when the
tide is out, and you form characters, or
write words or names in the. smooth
white sand which is spread out so clear
and beautiful at your feet, according as
your fancy may dictate; but the return
ing tide shall, in Il few hours, wash out
and etface all that you have written.
Not so the lines and characters of truth
and error which your conduct imprints
on the mind of your child. There you
writes impressions for the everlasting
good or ill of your child, which neither
the floods nor the storms of earth can
wash out, nor deaths cold fingers erase,
nor the slow moving ages of eternity
Obliterate.
How careful, then, should each mother
be in her treatment of her child! How
prayerful and how serious, and how
earnest to write the eternal truths
which shall be his guide and teacher
when her voice shall be silent in death,
and her lips no longer move in prayer
in his behalf, in commencing her dear
child to her covenant God.-Phrenologi-
cal ,JOUrD0I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Agreed.

At the late meeting of the South Car
DINA Conference, Bishop Daggett in
troduced his old friend, DIR. Plumer,
and invited him to address the breth-
rem. Among other things, DR.. Plumer
said:
'"The Methodists and Presbyterians
sometimes argue on the perseverance
of the saints. Whatever differences
there may be on that subject, | think
we are all agreed thus far:
81. The saints do well to persevere.
1t is good thing to hold on in the ways
of piety. 1t is bad thing to backslide
ever so little.
so. If the saints don't'persevere, they
will not be saved. He that endureth
to the end shall be saved;' BE thou
faithful unto death, and will give thee
a crown of life;' IF any man draw back
my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
s'3. If the saints do not persevere, it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Observation-Disclosures Gone to Seed.

If the students at Cornell university
really suppose their faculty can furnish
a man to take the prize of the ages for
absence of mind, let them read this ac-
count of the late DR.. Duncan: The day
he was to be married to Mrs. Torrance,
he had his niece in the house with him
the hour was coming on his niece sent
him to his room to dress. | suppose
going to bed was in his mind the Sc
quence of undressing. However, the
hour of marriage came, and the cab to
carry him no sign of the dressed bride
groom. His niece went to see how it
was, and found him in bed sound
asleep, with Hebrew book in his hand
| was at the marriage, being a pupil of
his; he was deep in Hebrew lesson
with me in bay-window the bride
was brought in without interrupting
the lesson some one came and took
him 10y the arm to lead him off to other
doings his steps moved away, but his
face remained turned to his scholar !;
his parting words were, "Well, mind
we take that up another time" In his
noted mental absence there was fIe-
Quently an inflntile simplicity that did
not want its own charm. evil you
have another cup of tea, Mr.. Duncan ?"
said lady to him with exemplary pa
thence, after he had drained his cup IA
times. "NO, thank you, madam" he
replied, 81 never take more than two
cups of tea" This absence often show
ed itself in the presence of others, as if
he had been alone. At dinner, in a
company of ministers, following his
constant habit of walking up and down
when interested in subject, he I'M
consciously rose and walked round the
table, reasoning out his argument in
his peripatetic course, till an elderly
clergyman checked him little sharply
with the remark, "Sir, this cannot be
allowed; you are reasoning in a circle"
-Independent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
The Women Clerks at Washington.

Among the clerkships at Washington,
the poorly-paid drudging places are
filled by women, the lighter, better-paid
offices by men. That is because the wo-
men can not vote. Copying and fiour-
ing is the work mostly done by the wo-
men. In the department. of the interior
SUI girls and women are employed.
Their wages range from $50 month to
$l4OO year. Few get the latter price.
One young lady, Miss Cook, stenog
rapher in the Indian office, gets $1,000
"a year, the highest price to a woman Of
fetal in Washington. But lest all the
bright young lady shorthand writer's
who read this ut once start off in a body
to get $1,000 year at the Capital, it
may be as well to state that there are
only places for about six stenograpbers
in the whole interior department. These
six places are filed, and the occupants
are healthy. They do not inteud to mar
ry. They are afraid every man would
not be worth $1,000 a year to them. Wo-
men clerks are more troublesome to
manage than men. This is the verdict
in most of the departments. They are
more regular and faithful in their duties
than the men at the same time they are
more quarrelsOme among one another.
A standing cause of war among them,
ridiculous enough, is the opening and
shutting of windows. This one wants
ventilation, while the one next to her is
dead sure to be afraid of draft. This
one slaps the window up, and that one
runs after her and slams it down, and so
the game goes on, slap, slam, while the
ladies' eyes dart fire, and their little
Threats choke up too full for speech.
This catfish quarrelling went so far in
the post-Office department that at last
the United States authorities had to in
terfere, and make the rule that windows
should not be raised till certain time of
day, SO that the windows of the United
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09

will not be for the want of blessed and
glorious promises, and plenty of them.
AS thy days, so shall thy strength be :
My grace is sufficient for thee.'
"a. If the saints do not persevere, it
will not be for the want of precious,
faithful Saviour, who ever lives-to make
intercession for them, and who has said
Il will never leave thee nor foIsake
thee There is no need of their falling
away.
"GlOry to God for all his mercies.
God bless you all my brethren"
BY this time Bishop Daggett and
many of the brethren were in tears
and gave audible response.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Notice in RankruntGv.

In the District Court of the United States ion h.
District OF Vermont. In the matter of 0. p. &
GEO. W. HUMPHREY, Bankrupts
To the creditors of said bankrupts and all Others
whom it may concern:
The undersigned hereby gives notice that if hos
been ordered by the District Court of Vernon tb3
the Second and Third General Meeting of the crd
itOrs be held at the office, OF H. C. Bates in :,
JOhnsbury, in said district on the 26th loy #
August, A. D., 1575 at o'clock p. m. before iTor
A. Underwood, register in bankruptcy for M
purposes named in the 9th and 2eth sections ofF
bankrupt act of March ID, 1861 And that Ii,rs
filed my final account as Assignee of the esu.g
said bankrupts, and at the time and place afreg5
l shall apply to said court for the settlement ofry
said accounts, and for discharge from all liaEiy
as assignee of said estate in accordance within
provisions of said 18th section.
Dated at Burke, in said district this 10Th dsyo
July, 1873. DANIEL S. TOWNSEND
4l-43 ASSIGNEE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09

How shall we that are dead to sin,
live any longer therein ? Rom. 6: 2.
As We have yielded your members
servants to uncleanness and to iniquity
unto iniquity even so now yield your
members servants to righteousness unto
holiness. Rom. 6: 10.
If any man be in Christ, he is new
creature old things are passed away ;
behold, all things are become new. 3
Cor. 5: IL.
Put on the new man, which after God
is created in righteousness and true ho-
illness. Let no corrupt communication
proceed out of your mouth, but that
which is good to the use of edifying.
Eph. A: "a, 90.
Your life is hid with Christ in God.
Col. 3: 3.
That We might walk worthy of the
Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in
every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God. Col. 1: 10.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also
walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5: 25.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09
Estates.
EBENEzER PAULs' ESTATE
Notice In BankruDtcv

In Dstret Of v GoqPt Of the United States
HoUGHToN, Bankrupt, in b ankruVstrc,o OF c. J.
Notice is hereby given that by order 10y
Second and Third General Meeting oS IN Ine CONT
ors of said Bankrupt will be held on ~ ~ The credit
ct of tbag oe a. a. R 1873 at 10 o'clock in the
in the County of Caledonia and STAT cS I0hhsbur
before ABEL UNDERWOOD, ESQ, one of t i erIRont
tiers in Bankruptcy of said Court for H. tie Regis
named IN the 9th and oath sections Of tb Pup
my final account as assignee of the esta nave filed
bankrupt And at the time and place soIo OF said
shall apply to said Court for settIemcn%t oitsod
counts and for discharge from all Iab " myae,
ions OF the 2eth section of said act. 'ie plovis
July 31st, 1878 AssiIe
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Notice in Bankruptcv

In the District Court of the United State
KIDDER, Bankrupt =" j. A
To the Creditors of said Bankrunt or5 III
whom it may concern ' ai Others
Inc undersigned hereby gives notice that +, l..
been ordered by the District Court of T.rr mas
tha1 the second and third general meeting 81 ON
ore9'Grs OF SAID bankrupt be held at East usrI
w oa !n salG district, on the ID day of Sent n
i I, at 10 O'Clock a. m at W-hitcher's boteI e.
tne purposes named in the eth and 2stb sec,; rvr
OF me bankrupt act of March 3 1867 also that fbo
nIea my hnal account as Assignee of said banIms
sald court for settlement of said account aDd tm
a discharge from all liability as Asslguee Of sal,
estate, according to the provisions Of said 2stl
section. "
Dated at Walden, in said district this Both da,
of July, 1873 JAMES d. BELL '"'
4O-4z Assignee
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Notice In Bankruptcy.

July. A. ID. 1873 a WARRANT IN BANK.
RUPTCY was issued against the estate Of VII
LIAM ii. NELSON, of st. Johnsbury, in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont who
has been adudged a Bankrupt ON his own petition
that the payment of any debts and delivery Of any
property belonging to said bankrupt. to him, or
him, forbidden by Law: that a meeting Of h
creditors of said bankrupt. to prove their de-
and to choose one more assignees Of his
tate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, 70
be holden at the office of Belden Il lde in st
Johnsbury, in the County of Caledonia. and State
of Vermont, before John L. Edwards. ESQ. Regis
ter, on the 14th day of August, A. ID. ISIS, at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
39-41 THOMAS FAILEY,
Deputy United States Marshal as MESSENGER
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Petition for Discharge in BankruDtcv
IsTRICT OF VERMONT, SIS.

In the Dlstrlct COURT OF the United Stales OT In
District of Vermont. In Re. JAMES Walden
e. CO., Bankrupts
DISTRICT OF VERMONT, SIS.
Notice is hereby given that a petition la, t-en
filed in said Court by James Warden Isaac "
Batchelder and Horace Gilfilan all of Prachm
in said district, duly declared bankrupts under
the act of Congress of March ID 1851 Tor dis
charge and certificate thereof from all their ind
vidual and co-partnership debts and other claims
prOvabe under said Act, and that the 81 day Of
Sept. 1873. at 9 o'clock \. NJ before the Hon
HoYT IL. WHEELER Judge of said Court, at the L.
5. Court Rooms in Burlington. is assigned fOr the
hearing of the same, when and where all creditors
who have proved their debts, and other persons in
interest may attend and show cause if any they
have why, the prayer of said petition should not
be granted.
Dated at Burlington, on the Goth day of July, ls1s
1912 T. h SMALL Ely Clerk
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GLENN'S
SULPHUR SOApy

es thu oIres diseases Of the the Skin beaut
maIsm and Govt heals Sores and Ahras;n,ss nne gu,
ou1Ge eb and cou9teraots Contagon Oh the
are ins .e Temeaial advantages of SULPHUR Baths
Which u; 1y the use OF Glenn's Sulphur Sna,.
snd IN ADDITION to its purifying effects
amp Pbvs eyents Kheumatism and Gout. i''neoies
frces-25 and so cents per Cake nar Do
N p H. 6o cents and 81 90 " 0aAesl
''"' 1 ~ 81 are tripel the size of those
q. III. CRITTENTON = 1871
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70 The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald says,
"lf four tramps were stealing ride on
the under side of Il freight car, and if
said freight car were to fall through il
bridge into a river ninety feet below, it
would he naturally supposed by people
who don't know much about tramps
that such an accident would he fraught
with unpleasant results to them. This
is mistake. This thing happened yes
terday on the Pan Handle road at Mon
ticellO, Ind, and the tramps, barring an
unwelcOme introduction to the water,
came out of it all us bright and fresh
as any four tramps that ever tramped
Their car of course made complete
somersault. and landed bottom upward
with its precious load excited but I'M
injured. 1t would be interesting to
know just how much conclusion a tramp
will stand without being seriously in
cOnvenienced."