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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
How Escaped being Killed in Duel
BY MARK TWAIN.

The only merit l claim for the fol-
lowing narrative is that it is true
story. 1t has moral at the end of it.,
but | claim nothing on that, as it is
merely thrown in to curry favor with
the religious element.
After | had reported a couple of years
on the Virginia City (Nevada) Daily
Enterprise, they promoted me to be ed
itOr-in-chief-and l lasted just week
by the watch. But | made an uncom-
monty lively newspaper while / did
last, and when retired | had a duel
on my hands, and three horse whip
pings promised me. The latter made
no attempt to collect however, this
history concerns only the former. 1t
was the old ''fush times" of the silver
excitement, when the population was
wonderfully wild and mixed every
body went armed to the teeth, and all
sights and insults had to be atOned for
with the best article of blood your sys-
tenn could furnish. In the course of my
editing l made trouble with Mr. Lord,
editor of the rival paper. He flew up
about some little trifie or other that |
said about him-I do not remember
now what it was. | suppose called
him a thief, or body-snatcher, or an
idiot, or something like that. 1 was
obliged to make the paper readable,
and could not fail in my duty to a
whole community of subscribers merely
to save the exaggerated sensitiveness OF
an individual. Mr.. Lord was offended.
and replied vigorously in his paper.
Vigorously means great deal when il
refers to personal editorial in 'front.'
Ter newspaper. Duelling was all the
fashion among the upper classes in that
country, and very few gentlemen would
throw away an opportunity of fighting
one. To kill person in a duel caused
man to be even more looked up to
than to kill two men i'm the ordinary
way. Well, out there, if you abused a
man, and that man did not like it, you
mad to call shim out and kill him; 9TH
erwise you would be disgraced. So
challenged Mr.. Lord, and did hope he
would not accept; but knew perfect
ly well that he did not want to fight,
and so challenged him in the most Vi
otent and implacable manner. And
then l sat down and suffered and suf-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24

September, and began anew his career
of dissipation. Strange to say, he was
a most fortunate gambler. Drunk or
sober, he invariably arose the winner,
and one time, it is said, he actually
broke the faro bank, cleaning the place
out of nearly $1,000. Twice he was
waylaid and robbed, but he appears to
have made a point of carrying but a
small amount of money. The profess
sional gambler grew to fear and hate
him for his extraordinary good luck. 1t
is said that while he was in the hills he
won over SIS, 1000, and spent his money
as recklessly as he acquired it. But
fortune deserted the reckless youth.
One night he entered a gambling hell
and encountered a man named Broy.
They were introduced, had some wine
together, and sat down to a game of
poker. They played with varying for
tune for two hours, until at last Ander-
son proposed to make the "ante" $500.
Broy assented. The cards were dealt
and Broy offered 800 on his hand. An
dersOn saw him and went him 5000 bet
ter. A crowd soon gathered about the
table. BrOy saw the 5000 and went
him $500 better. The silence of death
reigned in the gambling house. An
dersOn looked at his hand and cOolly
raised his opponent $1,000. The money
was deposited as fast as called for.
Without hesitation BrOy saw the $1,000
and went $4,000 better. The excite
ment became intense. A pin might be
heard to drop while the two men looked
at the cards they held. The face of
Anderson was very pale, while great
drops of perspiration stood out on the
brow of the gambler, Broy. 1t was an
agonizing moment to Anderson, whose
''say" it was. He looked at the pile of
bills upon the table, "saw it," and then
gazed into the hand upon which so
much depended, and in low voice,
said, "What will You do, Broy I" The
latter looked at the stake, and cried,
pulling heavily-loaded wallet from his
pocket: Il see you, and go you $4,000
better" He deposited the money. An
derson looked at the pile with a shiver.
He covered the money, however, and
then, in low, cool voice, said 'And
l call YOU" "FOur kings" cried Broy,
throwing down his cards. They were
good. Anderson held four queens. He
laid down his cards and staggered up
from the table, and walked unsteadily
out of the room. From that day to
this nothing has been seen or heard OF
James B. Anderson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
A Good Ghost Story.

1t is not often that ghOst-stOry is
so consistent with itself, so careful i'll
detail and so well-tOld, as the follow
ing, written by lady-guest at hotel
in New York, to one of the dailies of
that city:
In the first place, do not believe in
ghosts at all | am not a nervous wO-
man, afraid of my own shadow, and l
do not give heed to supernatural things.
Therefore l cannot explain what l am
about to relate. If any one who may
read this, can, | shall be glad to read
the explanation.
In the latter part of April, 1872, be-
fore sailing for Europe, made a stay
of few days at the Metropolitan Hotel
in New York. l was assigned to room
292 on the second floor. | had dined,
and had written little in the evening.
Finally l left off work and sat down by
the fire, and as l sat there, l noticed
particularly the disposition of the fur
niture in the room, and the room itself.
AS that has direct bearing on my
story, will briefly describe it.
The room was long and narrow, and
at the end nearest the main hall had a
curtained alcOve for bed. By making
this alcove, narrow hall was formed,
which opened into the main hall. There
were two doors to this little hall, one
opening into the outside corridor and
the other into my room. There were
two small transOms, one over each
door. Directly facing the door was a
large French window, opening into the
street. A little iron railing passed in
front of it outside. The Fireplace was
by the side of the window. Just back
of where sat, on the right side of the
room as you entered, there were large
wardrobe, and small drab reps lounge
On the left side of the room was a sta
tiOnary wash-stand, and next that a
bureau. The gas was Just over this
washstand. A few chairs and small
marble-tOp table completed the furni-
ture.
had been writing, as 1 said, and to
have sufficient light, had rolled the lit
tie table over close against the wash
stand, and had covered it with manu-
scrip and photographs. had not been
reading anything to give rise to bad
dreams, had eaten moderate dinner
was ia superb health, and my writing
had been commonplace correspondence.
At about ii o'clock l went to bed
| after having carefully locked the two
doors and lowered the gas. l went tc
sleep Immediately, after my usual hab-
it, and slept | do not know how long
| woke up with start and cold feel
ing of terror. | sat straight up in bed
My room was brilliantly lighted and l
saw that the marble table had been
cleared of the manuscript, &C., and had
been drawn over to the side of the
lounge, while the easy chair in which
had been sitting had been placed OPP
pOsite the lounge. Two men were seat.
ed there, playing cards.
Ijust sat and looked at them, moi
knowing what to do or say. They had
evidently mistaken the room, 1 thought
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
The Edison Rat-Trap.
ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SOME MODERN
SAVINGS BANKS.

ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SOME MODERN
SAVINGS BANKS.
From the Oil City Derrick
Yesterday, strange man, carrying
what appeared to be small coffin,
paused in front of the oil exchange.
He was a sad-faced man, and his black
suit glistened in the sunlight like an
armOr. He put down his strange bur-
den, and bowed to the men standing
around. Then casting his eyes up at
the building, he began, Gentlemen,
congratulate you. You have reared
here structure which is second to none
in the country. When you shall have
gone to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns" and he glanced sor-
rOwfully at the little coffin, "this beau
tiful building will remain as monu
ment of your energy and enterprise.
But, gentlemen, poor as | may seem,
great as the contrast is between us,
have that in this little box before me-"
and he tapped the coffin reverently
with his cane, (which l would not ex-
change for all the wealth of your oil
regions. 1t is, gentlemen" and he be-
gan to unscrew the lid, while the crowd
tleman, a rat-trap which l am introduc-
ing for Mr.. Edison of MenlO park"
The crowd closed up again. ''It is his
latest invention, and, as he says himself,
his best. l have handled great many
rat-traps in my life, and l can safely
say that this one knocks the socks off
all of them. Don't crowd up too close
till l show it to you," and he took off
the top and exposed box with lot of
apartments communicating with each
other by little doors, windows and
openings of one kind and another.
''The great inventor named this the
Citizens savings rat-trap,' because it
operates on the same principle as Il
savings bank. You see, the rat smells
the cheese, and enters by the front
door, and the tTap-man indicated the
aperture with his cane "thence in
quest of the cheese, which is sort of
ignis fatuus, through this door, which
admits him to parlor A, or the cashiers
room. This door closes behind him,
and he passes thence to parlOr B, or the
directors room this door closes behind
him, as before, and he proceeds to parlor
G, or the presidents private apartment.
By an ingenious arrangement, the clos
ing of each little door removes the
cheese into the next room, in this way
always keeping it one room in advance
of the rat that seeks it--until the last
room is reached, (parlOr d. when it is
swung noiselessly to the front apart
ment for the alluremeDt of another vic
tim. Once inside of door, no rat can
get out, but rats on the outside can get
i'm and do nat in until tho m in fulI y
"What's all that to do with a savings
bank 2" asked receiving teller who
was in the crowd. Everything, my
dear friend, everything" replied the
strange man; "because you see, when
the trap is full it clOses-liabilities
large assets nothing"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
A Black Hills Gambler.
From the Dakota Herald.l

James B. Anderson, born in the state
of Maine, reared in affiuence, a graduate
of Yale college, and destined for the
bar, arrived in the great city of New
York on the 10Th of July, 1876, and en-
tered upon a career of dissipation, which
eliminated in determination to seek
an adventure in the Black Hills. He
started from New York with a COM
panion, having in his possession $4,000,
and arrived in the city of Deadwood
without having drawn a sober breath.
In Chicago he paid visit to noted
gambling hell, where he won $1,000.
He left the tigers den about midnight,
and as he was passing down Dearborn
street to bis hotel he was attacked by
two ruffians, who succeeded in hurting.
him to the ground and were about to
rob him when steps were heard ap-
preaching, and the robbers hastily de-
camped. In this adventure he had his
arm broken. He was taken to his hotel.
where the injured limb was set. At the
end OF three weeks he was sufficiently
well to proceed on his way to the hills.
to which his companion had preceded
him. He arrived at the Ell Dorado in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24

SIMPLE AND EFFECTIvE.-About one
pound of cOpperas (sulphate of iron), at
cost of few cents, put in water
closet will entirely deOderize it; five
pounds dissolved in a bucket of hot
water, thrown down a cesspool will
have the same effect. There is no un-
pleasant Odor from it, as there is from
chloride of lime or carbOlic acid. The
above is worth knowing, especially at
this season of the year. If repeated
once month, or Oftener, if necessary
there will be no trouble from ''seweI
gas" or other effiuvia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
VOLUME 41---NUMBER 213O.

but either-handed and bowl either
handed; this would entail waste of
time and loss of skill. AS to throwing
either-handed, every sea-beach with
shingles is natural gymnasium. The
boy of seven or eight should be trained
to stOop, raise with his left pebble the
sea has smoothed for him, advance his
right foot, and throw with his left, at
some mark, the body erect and grace
full, the right foot well advanced. He
should then stOop again, raise pebble,
advance the left foot freely, and throw
with the right, and so on in rotation,
This is invaluable practice, especially
if the instructor insists on graceful,
easy, and ardent carriage of the body
in the act of throwing. Use hammer,
hatehet, gauge, saw, foil, and single
stick with either hand. Do not let your
son squint down the barrel of gun or
rifle because the government orders it.
1t is needless, fatal to even sight, and
governments are often very ignorant.
Should any inequality appear in the
legs, practice digging, hopping, and
kicking football, with the inferior limb
only, for a while; but the hest practice
OF all, perhaps, is to stand on each leg
in turn, and swing the other as high as
possible both forward and backward
this will soon reveal any deficiency that
exists, and, if persisted in, will do won
ders to cure it. Never let stays in any
form come near growing girl. It is
wicked action. Hang her petticoats by
braces, as a boy does his trousers.
| offer these crude hints to parents as
friend, not an oracle. L am sure of
the general truth but as to the best
mode of applying it, why, we are all
cropping our way out of heather dark
ness six thousand years old. We must
put our heads together: and my great
hope of helping parents in this great
benefit to their offspring and TO man
kind lies in this that am willing to
be medium of communication between
one parent and another. Their love
and their intelligence will, dare say,
soon make me their pupil, whom, at
first starting, they have been pleased
to accept as a teacher.
CHARLES READE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
CHARLES READE.

To DRIVE OFF RED ANTs.-Grease
plate with lard and set it where the ants
are troublesome; place a few sticks
around the plate for the ants to climb
upon; they will desert the sugar bowl
for the lard occasionally turn the plate
over the fire where there is no smoke,
and the ants will drop into it !; reset the
plate, and in few repetitions you will
catch all the ants: Also good way is
to sprinkle powdered bOrax over the
shelves and blow it into their haunts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

ADvENT-Paddock Village Rev. G.. II. Wallace,
Pastor Sabbath Services at 10:45 a. m. and LAS
D. m. Sabbath School IL m. Prayer Meeting 6:3O
D. IN. and on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BArTIsT-Railroad Street, Corner Maple. Rev.
E. II. Sanford, Pastor. Preaching 1890 A. NJ. S.
School IL M. prayer meeting $3.50. Prayer meet
ings Wednesday and Friday evenings at 1880.
FREE BAPTIsT-Main Street Corner Prospect
Rev. c. S. Frost supply. Sabbath services at 1880
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 1880.
CHURCH OF THE MEssIAH-( (Universalist). East
ern avenue corner Cherry street. Rev. b. NJ. Til
lotsOn, Pastor. sabbath services at las and $3.50
p. N. Sabbath School at 12 NJ. Wednesday even.
ing prayer meeting at 7:3O.
METHoDIsT-Central, street. Rev. A. NJ. Fol
ger, Pastor. Residence head of Summer Street
Sabbath services at 1880 A.. M, and 6:30 P.
Sabbath School at 1900 M Wednesday evening
meeting at 7:3O
NORTH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Main street. corner
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1890 A. M. and $50 p. M. Sabbath
School at 1:45 P. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1890
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street. Rev
Edward 7. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services
at 1920 A. NJ. and 6:30 p. NJ. Sabbath School al
1900 M. Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
ST. ANDREw's-(Episc Rev. n. F. Putnam
Rector. Services at Town Hall, at 1880 a. m, aDo
5 D. m. Sunday School, $3.50 p. m. Wednesday
evening meeting at 7:3O.
ROMAN CATHOLIC Cherry Street. Rev. j. A
VespeIs and BenedictiOn at p m. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $3.50 a. m.
and p. m. At Lyndonville same day at 1880 a. m
Noon PRAYER MEETING-Every week day, iron
IL to 1890, in the Y. NJ G. A. Rooms over E. +
Browns Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24


THE PEER OF vANDERBHT-THE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE-34, 100000 b.
BLES.
NEW YORK, May 10, 1873.
To the Editor of the Oaledonian:
New York is just at present in what
might be called ga state of mind" The
cause of this sad condition of things is
smells-smells numerous, smells pene-
trating, smells nauseous and outrageous.
What makes it worse is the fact that it
is not not the lower, plebeian, business
portion of the island that is afflicted,
but the great brown stone district lying
north of Madison square, and typically
known as Murray Hill. just think of it.
Murray Hill smells bad Shades of
Sybaris and Cyprus! Can you imagine
it 2 Murray Hill that wears lace and
diamonds, and always rides behind a
liveried coachman, that can digest no
cOarser diet than roseleaves or spiders
ankles Oh toast, and to whose delicate
senses the perfume of the wood violet
is vulgarly strong and oppressive
Why, no such low word as smell would
be allowed in its vocabulary. And yet
there stands the grievsome fact that at
this writing this sanctum sanctOrum OF
fashion and refinement is for the most
part wrapped in the loathsome embrace
of horrible stencil. Is it any wonder
that New York is on its hind legs al
such an unheard-Of, such an impossible
outrage?
The immediate cause of this audacious
invasion of GOtham's most aristocratic
olfactories is cluster of rendering es-
Establishments and glue factories down
by the East River, and the prime cause
is lazy and inefficient Board of Health
that licenses these nuisances. Until
lately this august body of two members
has totally ignored the many individual
protests which have been raised against
the constantly growing infiiction, but
now the press and the Grand Jury hav-
ing taken the matter up in a spirit
which leaves no doubt of their intention
to bring about reform, the haughty
"BOard of Disease" as tits called, i.
coming down from its lofty height and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-24
st. Johnsbury Post Office.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive SIS p
m. Close $50 a III.
Boston through mail. Arrive 225 m. Close
New York and the West. Arrive 225 and IL .2J
m, SIS m. Close s45 m and $50 IN.
Newport and the north Arrive 92O a m. Close
430 pm.
Portland and the east. Arrive 1910 m. Close
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive 2.15 a
m. Close 1.50 p IN.
Waterford. Arrive $40 Close AS pm.
North Danville Arrive $50 a m. Close $50 a
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury. Arrive
CHAS. r CARPENTER, I'd, P. NJ.
Portland n Ogdensburg r. R.-May 13, 1878.
TRAINS MOVING EAST.
MAIL-Leaves Swanton 745 Cambridge juno
ton 9l5, Hardwick 10.35, East -ardwick 10 45,
Greensboro 1885, Walden II Is, Danvile II 3s, St
Johnsbury 1925, East St. Johnsbury 1887, West
Concord 12.45, Miles Pond 90, East Concord LOO
Lunenburg 1.1S, arrives at Portland at $50, and
Boston next morning.
EXPRESSLY, Swanton $50 m, Cambridge
Junction 625. Hardwiek !. 50 p; m; East Hardwicb
S.04, Greensboro S.13, Walden s.5s, Danville 9.O2
arrives at st. JOhnsbury 9.35. p. M.
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
MAIL-Leaves Boston 600 and Portland 100 a
m Lunenburg %, p. m, East Concord .32, Miles
Pond LAO, West Concord 1.56, East st. JOhnsbury
2 O4, arrive st. JOhnsbury 2.15, leaves 2.30, Dan
Vile 500, Walden 323, Greensboro 3.45, East Hard
wick 3.54, Hardwick 4,O5, Cambridge Junction
5.27, arrives at SwantOn at 6.55 p. m.
EXPRESS-Leaves st Johnsbury 9.10 a. m.
Danville 9.46, Walden 1912. Greensboro 1876
East Hardwick 10.45, Hardwick 1888, Cambridge
Junction 12.25, SwantOn 200 p. m,
Passumpsic RailrOad.---May 13, 1878.
TRAINS SOUTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY.
Mail Train, 903 a. IN
| Accommodation. s:36 D. III
Montreal Night Express, 115O p m
TRAINS NORTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY.
Montreal Night Express, las a. m
| Accommodation. 1105 a. m
Mail Train, 4:54 D. IN
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Our New York Letter.

NEW YORK IN STATE OF MIND-THE
AFFLICTION OF MURRAY HILL-THE
DELPHIA-OVERESTIM FORTUNES
THE PEER OF vANDERBH.T-THE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE-34, 100000 b.
BLES.
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st. Johnsbury Athenaum

LIBRARY AND READING -RooM,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ to l2 NJ; from to 6. and from to IL
p. M. Closed Wednesday Evenings.
ART GALLERY-Open Tuesdays and Fridays
w. W. THAYER Librarian.
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G. Washington never had a dog.
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