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C&TALINE'S OFFENCE.

Bat this will avLw that have scorned
And still do scorn, to hije my sense of wrong
Who brands me on the iorPbta I, hrt aks L. sword
Or lays the bloody sCourge upon my back,
Wouli perhaps like to try 1t on out in the bach
yard
Aftel the Senate adiourns
BoDsL ed, indeed thank you for it,
s tntenL ed to move out Of town snvhOE
hSld some slack tgiarc ill this hour
Rlt now II sword s my own; a&d
Would Ike TO SeR the man at will
Attempt TO collect my city xes for this rear
Frni e on, you ald-headei snipes Uf The valieyi
Your Consul's me cful very bet if he
DdTes to touch hair of CatsliUe, will
X mock him galley vest AMI crooked
For I'm the hest little man that walks
Tne streets If this burg, md don't you forget it
Banished from RoheI " hats baniChed but get
free
From daily contact with the things llathe
Your Orean-gi indfrs Oh every street corner
Your ci'iS rs, packing plaster of Paris images
Arcu, d OA csI lar doors and selling them
To our wives fJr cur vi ter clothing
TIiGd and c1nvic ed trsitcl !" Who says this ?
LET him thDw his h a1 sn II bust il
II it costs Iae ioFtS dnliars,
go; but not to leap the gut alone,
go; but when cOuI". Z a Ill be the hurst
OF cean in he thquaBI-roI ing b. ca
In swift and mountainous Iuin. Ia to!
fOu build my funer Il lie but your best blood
Shall queoCb lis flames Bscz, slaves
have return cket IN my vest pot ketl
I'm City Derrick.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
A NEW WORK FOR CHEMISTRY.
American Grasses Being Tested with Interesting
Results

American Grasses Being Tested with Interesting
Results.
Prof. Colyer, the chemist employed
by the government for the department OF
agriculture, is engaged with bis as
sis!ants in making some analysis that
promise to be of considerable Importance
to the agricultural interests OF the
country The department has received,
from various parts Of the United States,
specimens of grasses which, having been
ground to powder, are submitted to
chemical tests to determine their relative
nutritive value for the purposes of feed
ing stock. The grasses now under
examination comprise twelve Of the
i've varieties of Kansas. None of the
analyses are vet complete but the
experiment Of analyzng agriculture
products being new in the United States,
the results of the ones now in progrets
are awaited with interest.
One Of The FIRST tssts applied TO these
grasses is that Of incineration, or buEn.
ing, their organic substance being con-
sumed. The nutri!ive value of the
grasses is in some inverse proportion
to the inorganic or non.nutritive matter
which remains after the fire. One Of
the western gra ses already II s.ed in this
manner has been found to contain les
han eleven per cent. of the alkaline or
non nutritive substance. Subsequent
tests are made for the purpose of deter.
mining the varying proportions of starch
sugar, albumen, etc, contained in the
gra ses.
According to inVtstig tiobs made by
Prot Co yer, there grow within the limits
o. the Uaited States not lass than 1900
varieties Of gra SIS, the New England
Ssates alone iurn s'1jns about 200 varie-
IL :. Prof Cplyer msDtions, y curious
fact (shawing the limited attention which
has h'thtr 0 been given 10 aer cultural
chemistry in the United States), that al
most no analyses ui even the common
Cereals--eosn, wheat and rye have been
made Ky AMIR can chemists, our know
ledge OF the result of snch 8nall $ COM
ing IN rinly from E 'gIand and G rmany.
He so thiai that the meadow lands Of
New England, VIII ch have become bar.
rem from being Kept constantly sown
with one kind Of grass, could he made
abundsnlly productive again by being
treated to me other oil The multitudi
nous varie ties which, after inv, igation
would probably be found adapted to the
present col dition of the g il Atpresent,
he asserts. the chemical assistance st his
diSptsd ia wholly inadequate to under.
take invt sGigations of this kind.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
VANITY FAIR In JUNE.
English Girls and Matrons as They Appear
Rotten Row
London Cor. n. Y. World !

L
| Rotten Row
London COZ N. Y. World
| A prettier sight than the English girl.
dressed for the morning pre- menade car
not be imagined. Their fresh, blooming
faces and simple tasteful toilets form d
most charming picture, and make one
wonder whether they can be the same
who we're at the opera house last night
or whether they are different race who
only appear in the morning. 1t seems as
fit must be 70, for the girls at the opers
in those menstrous toilets, that only
Engl:sa taste and English dressmakera
could invent, are plain and unattractive,
high saouldered, short waisted-thg
work Of the modiste-with their luxuri.
ant hair covered entirely by caps the
sizs OF bonnels. No wonder We call
English girls plain if we only see them
10 what is called full dress. The middle
aged ladies, too, as seen in the morning
promenade, are totally unlike the Britieh
matren sasirically suggested by the pen
of our British friends, the French. TIE
view near the statue Of Achilles Is dsg
zling in the extreme; there is q row,
with its avenue Of stately trees, in all
their freshness, flied with nders, 1he
walks and side crowded with peths,
trians, and others seated on the rows of
chairs, placed under the trees, and the
drive, the other side OF the ride, were
ladies' who do not care to ride or walk,
drive themselves, a sight of itself
Beautiful pairs of ponies, or horses,
wonderfully constructei phaetonp, aud
certainly every type Of woman. AS two
o'clock draws rear the throng grows very
dense, circulation ia almost impossible !;
fashion greets fashion in rapid handshskes
and mods, celebrated people pass by al
most upuotlced in the crowd, and con-
iiaual bum Of criticism is kept up.
Every body is on the lookout for every
body else. eager Tor novelty and ready
for any excitement which may turn up.
On this particular June morning their
craving WIS satified. A horse has fallen
under his fair rider, who is no other than
the Princess OF Wales; 8 rush is made
for tho spot, but before crowd can ool>
leet she is up ami mounted again; she
is psle, but unhurt and sale, greatly to
the relief of the people, The princess
looks perfect on horseback; her figure is
1.-THE, straight and graceful, but, in spite
other valiant sppearance, she is q timid
rider. She rode slowly OF after her mit-
hep. amid the respectful homage If the
~ crJvd. Ten u.trutes after bis acci-
eeRl the ride i { cared, and comla y
tive silence reigns over the late brilliant
scence,
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lowstone National Park, through Wyom.
lag teffltefx3 over D.nvar, Col, down
through porlben aid eastern Texas,
entering the Gulf of Mexico between
New O.leans and Galveston. It will
then pass over mCss of Cuba and the
a3n:hern portion Of sauto ID jmingo,
vanishing from earth shortly afterwards.
The breadth Of The tetal,ty shadow in
this country win be about one hundred
and sixteen miles. The partial eclipse
will extend all over The United States,
Mexico and British America. InstTuc-
items are given by which uoskilled OBJ.
servers, possessed of a spy-glass and .
watch, may make observations on this
eclipse along tho line OF totality, that are
likely to beoE uss If sent 10 Washington.
It is mentioned incidentally That the
Eain aat fharp 81
miles IN ti1epsth Of the sAadoss IS given
respectively by the British and Ameri-
can nautical a1manacs. The pamphlet
includes diagram Of the place of i'm.
portant stars which nay be seen near
the SUP during the moments of eclipse,
and sugges sts that sharp lockout should
be then kept for intra>Mercurial planets.
People who have the faculty Tor rapid
sketching are advised how to make
drawings of the corona. All the sugges-
tious of the pamphlet are simple, and
may be carried out without trouble by
those who are iavorably situated to the
locality.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
Resumption by Paying out Gold
and Silver.

Secretary Sherman has turhi she'd the
Washington Star The following pro
gramme to. bring about resumption ::
" The silver dollar will be treated ohe
same as gold coin, and being like gold
coin, an Unlimited legal tender, may
be disbursed by. the treasurer ins lSy.
ment of any current obligationR R'of the
government, ard'it offered in suca pay
ment will have 10 be received. IL
returning to the Use Of eof3i, the natural
policy would be to PjuF the smaller
denominations o. gold coin in circulation
hrst, If any con siderable amount OF
such coin were to coma.upon the mars
ket, the small premium remaining on
gold would no douet disappear. IL is
thought that most OF the boarded coin
in the country C0n-i,ts Of the smaller
denominations, and would in the na
tuIe of things soon make its appear
ance in circulation, especially such a.
are abraided and reduced in weight
With the balance of trade largely in
favor of this country, and the very sat.
isfactery accounts received from alt
sections of an abundant harvest, the con
tinued accumulation of coin would
appear to be a matter of certainty il
the gold and silver produced from the
mints of the United States be coined
and remain at home it is not believed
that there will be the slightest necessity
for recourse to foreign markets for gold,
though it is not at all improbable that
considerable importation of the precious
metals will be made in the naturllc1uue
OF trade.
1T is understood that the programme
of tbe secretary in favor of early re-
sumption, among other things, looks for
the removal of the premium on coin by
indirect means rather than by the re-
demption of notes. In view of the ac-
cumulation of coin in the country, and
which is i'll a dormant condition, by
reason OF the remaining rate of premium
on gold assgainst legal tender notes, il
once set in motion as circulating money,
it will tend more than all other measures
put together to stimulate and revive
business throughout the county,"
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
VERNLONvILE, ATTAKAPAs LOUISIANA
One day uncle George brought home
q dinbera stranger who was Intro duced

One day uncle George brought home
to diDDera stranger who was Intro duced
ass
e The son of my old friend, 0 i've, Mr..
Roberts"
a made myself agreeable as in duty
bound, to Mr.. Roberts, man Of til ts
or Aiereabauts, with a face that was
dpWnright ugly, but pleasant from the
expression OF frank good humor and in.
teIfigeuce upon it. We talked of every
thing. and was surprised AZ the conges
r5ality Of taaEe We SOON discovered. Ia
! sii animated aiscussioB Of heroines, Mr.
IT bsfts, turning 3 ppcle George, said
You we're kanlly inqpiriDg this
tqorning about Y iortune sines father
tied, but did not tell you one LITTLE
s0Es fOTtlnate enough
sR1 ics Tine u y !
9rnsll place called Dryden, snd then 7
heard of real heroine, of whom the
world will probably never hear"
knew what was coming, but kept my
face perfectly composed to listen. When
the story was finished, giving uncle
George sly pinch to keep him quiet. l
said
:" What kind of looking person was
the wonderful heroine ?'
az never saw her, for although Bays
vile was the next station to Dryden, I
never vent there. But she was described
to me as tail, strong and mascu' ine."
3 In short, my dear Lion" said
Egravely, "she was a perfect Elephant. "
such a stare as greeted me | am GER
tain never came upon Leo Roberts face
before or since that hour His eyes
dilated until thought they would pop
out Of his dear, ugly face, and his mouth
opened in utter amsz 'ment. Finally he
remembered his manners and gaspedi
"P-rion m, I--wss it really you ?"
9 Uncle George" | said, "wilI you be
kind enough TO introduce me properly
to Mr. R,h-rt'sf / believe he thinks
| your niece must bear your name"
With a flourish, Uncle George arose
and gravely introduced:
Mr.. LEO Roberts, Miss o i've Hud
son Miss Hu3soa, Nc Roberts" :"
After that we could not certainly be
strangers, and Mr.. Roberts came often
to dine with Uacle George.
And one day there was wedding,
where the bride was very small, buried
in lace and orange blossoms, and the
bridegroom was ugly and good natured
but it was true love match, fit ending
tor the firsatiou commenced at Dryden
and BsysVitls, "Ossr tbs Wires"
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This Summers Eclipse.

4 paup.et is just issued from the
United states Nautical Aimsnac Office at
Wa-hipgton, in which Professor New.
ccmb gives particulars fog this county
for tbe total solar eclipse t9 take place
.Tpiy y NJ ,ps are furnished for the
line OF totaIity, which extends over the
western end Of Montana, across the Vel
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
Why DO Women Gusll Over
Criminals

The woman who guzhes over the poor
but nice young man who has been landed
in Jail for murder or something, doesn't
dwell together in Chicago. Sle has
broken out with some severity in San
Francisco, although it is somewhat
humiliating to note that she is throwing
herself away on common torger, who
can't, of course. stir up az much real
enthusiasm as q murderer, such IS the
gushing woman in Chicago operates upon.
But the San Francisco woman may not
be 80 proud, ard when young fellow,
who had been making living for some
time by realizing on forged bank checks,
was throwu into jail, the place was
haunted by something like half hun.
dred gushing girls OF all ages. some OF
these women the nice young man had
robbed and they didn't gush quite as
much as some others he had promised TO
marry, in fact he had ageed 10 marry
nearly all OF them, and there were sttll
others who had come fully determined
to marry aim in Jail. This multitude
OF gushing women is foiog in and out of
the prison al, day long, bearing sweet
II, Eats and b5oks and cigars and kisses to
this good vourg man. When we contem-
plate tn4t he is only a sacond-class kind
Of c.iuinat, Ter all, he having commits
ted but twenty-tvsn f)rgies, there is Il
suspicion that the California woman is
gu hing too much AMI without Sufficient
cause. sae is wasting herself to such an
extent that il pirate OF murderer or s
dashfng train robb r ever got into Jail in
San Franciseo--snall probability--she
would have no reeources ct gush to fall
back upon. There would then be nothing
but Caicag0 to draw upon - Philadel-
nT,ia Times.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
Ths London WorId tells sn amu

The London World tells an amusing
story Of coaching accident which once
happened to the lste dowager Lady
Shelley mot of the poets braDeh), who
d,ed in 1873, and whsse garden parties
at Fnlham were SO long 8 charming
featue Of London society. Her coach
being ore dsy upset, her lsdyship and
sr maid we're thrown into heap inside,
sm the midst Of which, after q little
hile, her ladyship's voice wss heard
Killing to hes footnlsn: James! James!
bull me ont lha black iegs are mire 2
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In Maine man got TOO much Of tie
ardent aboard, and Was put into 3 coffin
to sleep off the effects IF the liquor.
When he aRnke b. sPtsng out in bet
haste, excIsimiug, "tfrary. The Tesur-
rectioB morn bss csme, and I'm the dlFt
nau 90 tie groua'l B"zl"n P,st
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TIE eres.ipg soug of the nightiDga e
Size, bus the morning lay Of the bsyp-
Fard fowl is nicer.
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Hop Bjuers-Iaking your girl - .
i" hop" and having some other fellow
dance With her continually.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-29
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

ADvENT-Paddock Village Rev G. H. Wallace,
Pastor Sabbath Services at 1045 a. M and Las
D. m. Sabbath School II m. Prayer Meeting $3.50
p. m. and on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BAPTIsT-Railroad Street, Corner Maple. Rev.
E. T. Sanford, Pastor. Preaching 1920 A. NJ. S.
School IL M, prayer meeting $3.50. Prayer meet
ings Wednesday and Friday evenings at 1870.
FREE BAPTIsT-Main Street. Corner Prospect
Rev. c. S. Frost, supply Sabbath services at 1880
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30
CHURCH OF THE MEssIAH-( (Universalist) East
ern avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev. B. NJ. Til
lOtson, Pastor. Sabbath services at LAS and 6:3O
P. NJ. Sabbath School at 12 NJ. Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting at 7:30.
MKTHoDIsT-Central street Rev. A. NJ. Fol
ger, Pastor. Residence head of Summer Street.
Sabbath services at 1890 A. M, and $50 p. M.
Sabbath School at 1900 M. Wednesday evening
meeting at 7:30.
NORTH ONGREGATIoNAL-Main street, corner
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor Sabbath
services at 1890 A. NJ. and $50 p. NJ. Sabbath
at 1880.
SoUTm CoNGREGATIoNAL-Main street Rev.
Edward 7. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services
at 1890 A. M. and 630 p. NJ. Sabbath School at
1900 NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at 1880
ST. ANDREw's-(Epscopal.' Rev. N. F. Putnam,
Rector. Services at Town Hall, at 1890 a. m, and
p. Sunday School, $3.50 p m. Wednesday
evening meeting at 1880
ROMAN CATHOLIC Cherry Street Rev. j. A.
Boissonnault. Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. m ;
VespeIs and BenedictiOn at p. On the
second Sunday of the month service at $50 a. M,
and p IN. At LyndOnville same day at 1920 a. m.
Noon PRAYER MEETING-Every week day, from
IL to 1890 in tne Y. NJ. C. A. Rooms over Z. F.
Browns Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-29
Squibs.

Delaware plays strong card in send
ing Mr.. Mustard to the Paris Exhibi-
ton. He ought to draw well for the
state.
The New Hampshire sheriff thought
he had hanged the wrong man after see
ing LaPage's portrait in the Boston pa
pers.-BOStOn Post.
Gen. Mite has earned $4,000 for his
mother i'll two years. The Philadelphia
Times calls him the widows mite.
The North Pole has been fixed as the
rendezvous for summer pleasure-seek
ers. No charge beyond the regular
Pole tax.
Charitable lady-"Poor man if it
were possible to procure work what sit
uation would suit you best 2" Tramp
Ladies' companion mum"
"You will Observe" said the host, as
he showed visitor through the house
,,you will observe that we have two
halls" "Yes" said the guest-he was
a bOokkeeper-''I am glad to see you
live on the double-entry plan"
The Daily Globe says: president
Hayes has raised A. Beard" We would
like to know if he is not old enough ?
He appeared to be almost gone. Roll
ing his eyes toward the partner of his
bosom, he gasped "Bury me meath
the weeping willow, and plant a simple
white rose above my head" ''Oh, it's
no use," she snapped out. "Your nose
would scorch the roots! !" He got well.
Many mothers are either compelled
to stay away from church and theatre,
or take their babies with them. A poor
woman took her little one in her arms
to hear a famous preacher. The loud
voice from the platform awoke the child
and made it cry, and its mother got up
and was leaving the hall when the min
lister stopped her by saying: "My good
woman don't go away. The baby
doesn't disturb me-" at isn't for that,
sir, leave" she replied with perfect
Inconsistencies of sarcasm 'It's you
disturb the baby"
The following message recently
passed through the Chicago office 81
lent you one year ago tonight $4.87.
If you have not had it long enough,
please keep it one year longer" To
this delicate hint this answer was re-
turned: ''Had forgotten it and hoped
yOu had. Let her run another year.n
In the case of Marshall VS.. Robinson,
before Judge COlburn in the first session
of the Superior Court, Robert Morris,
counsel for plaintiff, asked defendant if
such colored man (naming him) did
not call at her house. Mrs. r. replied
that colored man did call, but she W.
unable to tell what cOlored man <ght
call, as they all looked alike t..
Here J" says Mr.. Morris (point~ al eT-
eolored man, ''stand up. Gne ,,ece,t
R., do you pretend to sa '0''''
good judge of silks and.Grket and aviH
difference between th9
selfr "Why," retdoance from cost
Morse, counsel fired.
tends to be an >'"'
WOOL This FAIRBANKS & 60.
the whole
which Mr. .se.,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-29
Somebody's Mother.


The woman was old and ragged and gray,
And bent with the chill of the winters day;
The street was wet with recent snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.
She stood at the crossing, and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng
Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor needed the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of school let out
Came the boys, like flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep.
Past the woman so old and gray
fastened the children on their way,
Nor offered a helping hand to her,
So meek, so timid, afraid to stir
Lest the carriage wheels or the horses feet
Should crowd her down in the slippery street.
At la came one of the merry troop
The gayest laddie of all the group;
He paused beside her, and whispered low,
'I'n help you across, if you wish to CO."
Her aged hand on his strong arm
She placed and so, without hurt or harm,
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and well content.
''She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
For all she's aged and poor and slow;
7 en-
To help my mother, you understand,
'If ever she's poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away"
And somebody's mother bowed low her head
In her home that night, and the prayer she said
Was, "God be kind to the noble boy,
Who is somebody's son and pride and joyl"
-Harper'S Weekly.