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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

Squirrels are getting almost rs bad in
some parts of Alabama as they are in
California, and have this season de-
strOyed great quantities of corn.
The rains of a fortnight ago in Eng
land were of unprecedented severity.
The river Severn rose from eight to ten
feet in single night, and on the line
of the Chester and Blackenhead Rail
way the water for space of five miles
was over two feet in depth upon the
rails.
The family of Mrs. Mary Eastin of
Evansville, ILL.,, has been afflicted by a
singular fatality, five of her children,
all boys, having lost their lives by vio-
lence and but two of them dying at
home. The first died from eating a
biscuit upon which rat poison had been
spread; the third was drowned; the
fourth was killed. while attempting to
board moving train, and the fifth was
killed by the caIs few days ago.
A French astronomer has found ont
the reason for the cold weather which
has prevailed in Europe-and to a
lesser extent in Notwithstanding the
past few months. 1t is because there
haven't been any sun-spOts to speak of.
Sun-spots he considers to be boiling
eruptions of white hot hydrogen, large
enough sometimes for the earth to be
tossed bodily into one of them, and
when they are in operation the suns
heat is greatly increased. These spots
have a certain periodicity, and the
French astronomer already predicts a
very hot summer in 1881. AS the cloth
ing stores are beginning to close out
their seasons stock of white duck
vests and seersucker suits, the present
is good time to lay in raiment in an
ticipation of this event.
A prominent attorney in Syracuse,
N. Y, while fishing day or two since,
pointed out to his companion a sign
board, remarking: "The fellow who
put that up is liar" "Why 2" asked
his companion. "Because that sign
reads. No fishing in this brook and I
caught the best trout in my basket di-
rectly under that board"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05
TO THE PEOPLE.

THE ST. JOHNSBURY CLOTHING
COMPANY WOULD SAY TO THE
PUBLIC GENERALLY, AND TO
ALL THOSE WHO VISIT ST.
JOHNSBURY DURING THE COUN-
TY FAIR. THAT AS USUAL, WE
CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF
READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS
AND CAPS, AND GENTLEMEN'S
FURNISHING GOODS, IN THE.
TOWN OR COUNTY, AND SELL
THEM CHEAPER THAN ANY 9TH
Err CONCERN IN THE TOWN,
COUNTY, OR STATE.
WE ARE AWARE THAT THIS is
STRONG TALK, BUT WE STAND
READY TO BACK 1T UP TO THE
LETTER WITH OUR PRICES.
Remember the place,
Corner of Main and Central Sts., Next
Door North of st. Johnsbury House.
St. Johnsbury Clothing Co.,
FRED. T. PARKER, Manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

~ The Republican state convention
in New York occurred Wednesday,
and at the present writing the result is
not known. 1t seemed quite probable
before the convention that A. B. Cor
nell would be nominated for governor
but the latest advices say he will likely
be defeated. Vice President Wheeler
opposes him. Senator COnkling was
made temporary chairman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

Il The New England Fair is being
held at Worcester this week, and is
very successful. The annual muster
of the Vermont militia is held at Brad
ford this week. Extra trains run over
the P. g. o. to it to-day. This is the
'sham fight" day, and opens in way
to wet their powder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

W The California election occurred
Oh Wednesday, and the definite result
will not be known for a day or two,
probably. 1t is believed that the con-
test for mayor of San Francisco will be
close.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

The Importance of the coming politi-
cal contest in New York is attracting
wide attention. The nearer battles to
be fought in Maine and Ohio are re-
ceiving more immediate consideration,
but the struggle which is to take place
in the Empire state looms in the back
ground and Overshadows both of them
A New England paper discussing the
subject says: Sin comparison with the
contest in New York, all the autumn
elections sink into utter insignifcance.
This is saying a great deal, and Ohio
will probably dispute the truth of the
assertion, but unprejudiced observers
of the political situation will agree in
its correctness" And it can be said
with entire truth that the republican
press of the state appear to be fully
aware of the Importance of the present
crisis in the party's history. The COM
ing convention and the various candi-
dates are discussed in a frank and
friendly manner, and disposition is
shown to give the ticket a warm and
hearty support. With the spirit and
zeal now manifested, the republicans of
the country can rest assured that their
brethren in the Empire state will do all
in their power to place the party on
high vantage ground for the contest of
lSS0.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

Eden is troubled now with foxes in
stead of serpents. They killed nineteen
turkeys for a farmer there one afternoon
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Bachelor, of ROx-
bury, celebrated their golden wedding
and the ninetieth birthday of Mr..
Bachelor on the 26th ult.
Gen. II. H. Baxter, of Rutland, has
given the Emmanuel church at Bellows
Falls $1,000, the annual income OF
which is to be used in improving the
cemetery at that place.
S. F. Judd's store, in Northfield, was
entered the other night and relieved OF
ten or fifteen dollars worth of goods.
The thieves were subsequently, arrest
ed in New Hampshire.
D. W. Hagar, the Brattleboro man
who elOped with his servant girl, has
been heard from at Montreal. Both
parties appear to be sick of their bar
gain, and may be expected home soon,
provided they can raise the necessary
amount of money.
Fred Butler, twelve years old son
of Samuel Butler of PittsfOrd, was
iouhu NY INC 1tiHily, NounoSuty IolO-
noon, hanging from hook in his bed
room, dead. The family had previous
ly INDUCED in discussion, very fool
ish one, as to whether person who
was hanging could rescue himself from
his position after strangling little,
Fred taking the ground that it could
be done. He was warned not to try the
experiment, but it is supposed he tried
it with the above result. No other
cause can be given for his death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

At recent meeting of the American
Bar Association in Saratoga, ex-secre-
tary Bristow was chosen president for
the ensuing year, Hon. E. j. Phelps of
Vermont one of the vice-presidents,
and Hon. Luke p. Poland chairman of
the executive committee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

~ De Young, who shot KallOch in
San Francisco, has been admitted to
bail in the sum of $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

W There is no let up of the yellow
fever at Memphis, and no hope that its
ravages can be stayed till the frost
comes ........
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

U The State Fair will be held at
Montpelier next week, and the usual
preparations are making to have il
every way successful.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

B Election in Maine next Monday,
Sept. Sth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

st. Johnsbury, VT, Friday, Sept. 9, 1879.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05

5 and Ioc. Department.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09
A PHENIX DAILY NEWS.
 PAPER,

In few days we shall call upon the citizens of our city and present to them the privilege of having a daily paper issued in their midst
 Ph9nix is largo enough and her cit izens sufficiently enterprising and public spirited to justify the estab- lishment of such a metropolitan in stitution. As town or city, Phenix Ias met with most rapid and pros porous growth. Less than two years since, she was without even the com mon weekly newspaper, today she is blessed with two. Within a year past, the population of the place has been increased onc-half; the charac- ter and number of her business and residence buildings much enlarged, and the true spirit of her progress everywhere recognized. All these facts are evidences of very satisfac- tory growth. Add to the above a daily paper filled with the latest tele- graphic news from all parts of the country, with all the interesting local news of each day carefully written up, and another important evidence of the stately stripping of our town Toward the proud position of city of the firstclass will be given to the world. Briefly stated, we give tbe public view of the matter as above. The private or selfish view to take of Ab;s proposed improvement on the part of the individual is will it pay" The individual will be ex- pected to pay twenty-five cents per week for one copy of the Daily, and of the advertisers 8 slight advance over present rates for the same Those who aye already advertising in OUT eemi weekly will be required to pay but 6 small per centage in addi- tion to the semi weekly rates, to have ipcir adds. carried in tae Daily. Who
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09
santa Rita Mines.

Witt, the rains in the Santa Rita E comes renewed activity in the plac- CTS. A Steinfeld, of the firm of L. Zeckendorf & Cc-, has just returned from the camp and reports much work being done. About 250 men are at work in the diggings, all mah- ing wages and some more. The amount of work which has been done and the amount of gold taken out is more than our people are aware of. MT. Hefty alone, during the time he has been operating, has taken out over S4O,OOO, about $15,O0O has passed through the hands of mer- chants in the vicinity, and thousands of dollars have been brought to the city by individuals. It is estimated that not less than S25O,000 has been the product during the past two years and a half. Mir. Steinfeld says the country is blooming with grass and flowers everywhere. Stock is rolling fat. The Empire ranch is perfect paradise, surround ed on all sides with comfort and at tractic ns.-St1r.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09

of all our wide-awake citizens cannot
 afford to pay " two bits" per week
 for the Daily-the price of drlnk
 or good cigar-ior the sake of hay
 ing the news freshly dished up for
 them every day, and who among all
 our business men are not willing to pay small per cent, increase on the cost of advertising for the sake of
 increasing the volume of their trade;
 for the privilege of having their ad
 vertisements displayed to the public six days in the week, instead of but once or twice As newspaper men, we have motive or two in the mat ter of the proposed Daily-that of building up the city and our own in terests. While we are anxious to in crease our worldly possessions, we are not unmindful of the wants and wishes, of the general public, and we confidently believe the interest of both will be conserved in the issuing from the HERALD office, well regL- lated daily, At first we shall be sat isfied if we can secure patronage enough to simply cover the cost of issuing the said Daily. Without more or less. encourag cement of the substantial kind, we cannot even commence its issue. There is no doubt of the commencement of this and its continuance if it can be made to pay.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09

Speaking of church matters in this city the Occideut says; Rev Wm- Meyer organized a Prcsbyteri; n church at Phoenix on the 18th, with eight members, four mail and four female, five by letter and three by profession of faith Two elders vera ordainod-one of them MT. Roberts, of the Larkin street church of San Francisco. MT. Meyer has 1abored faithfully under many dis couragements to keep the light of the gospel shining, and is doing his best to "hold the fort" in that new and goddess field. He is without doubt the right man in the right place, and though hard field to cultivate with his little band of praying men and women, he will yet see the work of the Lord prosper there. He deserves and should receive the kind sympa- thy and encouragement of all Gods people.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09
THE WATER p1TcHEs.

Ip pursuing this subject in this number, we propose 10 speak princi- pally, of tie present ditches and the cost of keeping them in repair. The Salt River Canal and the Maricopa Canal, have the oldest rights of any in the valley, and from them and their branches, probably about one half of the grain raised in the valley, is irrigated. The water for these canals is taken from the river at very nearly the same place, and they have each a dam that requires an outlay of considerable money each year, to keep in repair. For the past three years, these two canal companies have sold an amount of water, that at the price of S2 50 per inch has amounted to 5000 per year Nearly all of this large sum has been con sumed each year in repairs and ex- penscs on the canals. 4 moity per haps has been expended in improve ment and extensions, but not enough, too in any perceiTable degree appre- ciate the value of the stock This is heavy drain upon the farmers to meet every year, and if the canals were in the hands Of capitalists, who run tho canals to make money, we fear there would be the usual cry against the bloated monopolist. In this case the monopolists are the far mcrs, and they do not find it profita ble The Griffin and Farmers Ca nals, are the next in point of age, on this side of the river, and financial y their experience has been similar to the two older ones. There has been 8 large outlay in the construction and constant repairs, with no correspond ing income. The large outlay upon the temporary dams required each year, has consumed a very large portion of the income from the sale of water. And then another very bad feature is, that in seasons of low water, they do not succeed in getting the water from the river. The Tempe, Prescott, San Francisco mad Maddox Canals on the south side of the river, in the cost of con struetion and repairs, form no excep- tfon to those above mentioned. They have been a constant, ever recurring expense to the farmers who have used water from them. A source of wor ry and anxiety by day, and the dragon of their nightmares by night. What has been said of the canals named, will apply to the more recent ly constructed canals, with equal l force. That it appears, that we have very expensive system of canals; that it takes from the farmer and | others who use the water, probably l $4o,000 per annum in money and | labor, which is the same as money, and yet we are not well and regularly | supplied with water. Our ditches break with every little rain, our dams are more or less destroyed and carri ed away by every little freshet in the river, and these things occur some times, when the loss of water for a few days, entails a severe loss upon the farmer. Is there any remedy within the reach of the farmer for their trouble. and if there is in what way does it lie, and how shall we proceed to take advantage of it or apply it? We will consider thi, part of the subject next week.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09

Citizen: The infant son of Manuel Vaszuez died this morning. Just previous to it's death priest was sent for to baptize it, but he arrived few minutes too late. The child was dead, and the baptism had been ad- ministered by it's grandmother. The parents desire that the body shall be buried next to that of it's grandfather, in that part of the cemetery which has received the benediction of the Catholic Church, but the Church authorities assume to deny the priv ilege on the ground that the baptism was irregular The friends of the family are very indignant at the rule which would thus divide their dead, and will not be satisfied with out an appeal to the city authorities.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09

West Chehaiem county, Oregon farmers, says the MeMinuville Re porter, are very much at loss to ac- count for the appearance of some thing resembling blight in the early wheat. Fields of wheat have the, appearance of ripening, but upon ex- animation it is found to be entirely dead, and the grains in the head shi.iveled and in some instance
 wholly without any k rnel whatever
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09

Prof M. H. Sherman, Superintend
 ent of Public Instruction in Arizona, arrived from Prescott by stage on Sat urday evening, and will spend sev- eral days in our city, during which time he hopes to meet onr good people and obtain such information as may aid him in the discharge of his i'm portant duties. MT. Sherman has already spent five years in the public schools of our Territory, and is, there fore, well posted in regard to the con dition and necessities of his field. Although young man he has already succeeded in doing 8 good work among the rising generation, and as he was born a teacher he will no doubt make a great success in his chosen profession, which ranks first among the responsible avocations of man. Our citizens will find MT. Sherman a congenial gentleman of culture and good judgment. We trust his visit will prove pleasant one and that our schools will prosper under his management.-Cit
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-09
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-22

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-22
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TIE LIME-KILN CEUrF,

The last meeting of the Club was a sad
one. The President announced that he had
received a communication from Fort Scott
giving the particulars of the death Of Eben-
ezeer Flintlock, an honorary member Of the
club, and added:
"Gem'len, de letter states dat lie passed
away in de softest manner, an dat his last
request was TO hcv &c club notified of his
departur l didn't know him personally,
but feel it safe to say dat he was honest,
reprehensible, industrious, cutaneous, and
well meanin. Praps he didn't cut much
spread in de world, and maybe lie didn't de-
liver Foth oI July speeches without mixn
cooked hats with gin cocktails, but what he
wore he pnd for, an what he earned by the
sweat of his brows. De Secretary, assisted
by de keeper OBJ de bar trap, will hang rn
emblem of sorrow to de knob OBJ de inner
doah, an keep it dar for de space of fourteen
days, and we will now jne in singn
Beneaf de sod n brud1er sleeps.
To wake no m0re-to wake no moro
Till past de ribber swift an deep,
Hes landed on the odder shore.
No pain or sorrow kin he know
No words kin reach him in his gravel
But up in Heaven he'll find dat rest
Which Heayen gives to cen slave.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-22
A TEnRIRLE OUTLOOK.
A nrlos OF DEATH FROM 1880 TO 1885.

The Chicago oton Rest says that the at
tention Of many people is being directed Al
the present time to the heavens, with view
of learning, ifpossble, what they teach con.
cerning the future.
Astro!ogy, which recons among It's advo.
Gates such names as Ptolemy, Placedus
Thales, Hippocrates, Pythagoras. Plato, Aris-
totle, Socrates, Galen, Josephus, Cicero, KEEP
lcr, Bacon, Napier and sadkiel have already
declared that great disturbances may be
looked for on the earth's surface from 1880
to 1885. Even as far back as $50 years since
these coming disasters were predicted by a
Danish astologer whose forecast of certain
events preceding these have proven true by
the events coming to pass.
Referring to the evils which will afTlict
the earth during the period in question, one
writer says: "There will be q universal car.
nival Of DEATH No place on earth will be
entirely free form the plague. Disease
will appear, the exact nature of which will
battle the skill Of the most eminent physi-
clans. Every drop Of water IN the earth,
on the earth, and above the earth will be
more or less poisonous. The atmosphere
will be foul with noxious odors, and there
will be but few constitutions able to resist
the coming scourge.
Some people nsk if such things have oc-
Cured before? Yes, under similar circum-
stances. In 542 and 1865 three of the
planets were in periheion,s and these were
the worse plague eras, which the world has
any record of. From 542 to 545 it has been
estimated that from $4,000 900 TO l2O, 900 900
victims suffered death by the plague. In
544 about 10000 people died each day in
Constantinople, and Alexandria, Egypt, lost
$4,000 of her population in 542 and $4,000
in 5i5.
Not only will the earth be afflicted thus,
but there will come sweeping storms, tidal
waves which will swamp entire cities, great
earthquakes, swallowing up towns and vii
lagos, while tornadoes and trembling noun
tains, volcanic eruptions, ETC., will all unite
in throwing the world into such state of
CONSERVATION as il has never before felt.
1t is thought that the plague will begin in
Russia and sweep westward until it has
reached the Pacific coast The influence of
the coming perihelion has already been felt
and effects seen In the terrible vistations of
famine in India, China and other parts of
the earth's surface; millions of lives per-
ished as the result. The great yellow fever
scourges in this country is another result
from the same cause. And yet, terrible as
these visitations have been, they nre but the
beginning of a dcsolation yet to bo wit
messed.
The world may be staggered and alarmed
when they see these things, but the child of
God knows that they have been long fore
told by Jesus, indicating the signs preced-
ing His coming. He declared there should
be "great earthquakes in divers places, and
amnes and pestilence, nni fearful sights,
and great signs there shall be from heaven"
Who is sufficient for these thingsP
"During the period coming, thcro will be
four principal planets in perihelion and three
in conjunction.