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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-16

istlng at Hope1eld, opposite Memphis,
and ct Forest City, foriy-6ve miles
west. the Towards have been teie-
graphed to at Memphis for nurses.
Trains have been suspended on The
Memphis road east OF Bfinkley. FoEett
G ( /, Is ninety miles east of Little X Jck
and no approximations arc felt here.
FRANKLIN. L., October IA The
sickness prevailing at Centreville. Eve
miles below here. Is undoubtedly yellow
fever. There have been sixteen cases
and SIX deaths to date. Among those
who have died are Felix Sennette, Mrs
John Ho;ieDd0rH and two ebildrea Of
William Whisworth. Among the sick
arc Il. Brown, L. A. CowAn and Ned
Hawkins. The later is convalescent.
CentreYiIls is quarantined against on
all sides.
WAsHIsGToS 0:tober II. William
II. Browniey OF Charleston has been
admit ed TO practice IN the Supreme
Court.
To the case of the commonwealth Of
Ynginis a petition for q writ Of man
damus on Alexander p. Rivea, Judge
of the U0fted States District Court OF
Wheeling, in the district OF Virginia,
the argument was commenced by Nc.
J. @. Field, Attorney General Of Viz
ginia, for the petitioners and continued
by Mr.. w. w. Wiiloughby, in opposi-
ton.
WASHINGTON, October 1l.-Attorney
General DeyeDs, At the request OF
Postmaster General Key, has tele-
eraphed the United States District
Attorney ct Louisville 70 appear for the
postmaster Of that city and move for 9
trnnsfer 70 the Federal Court Of the
suit which has been brought against
her IN State court OF holding some
twelve hundred letters addressed 70
agent Or secretary Of the Kent1cky
Commonwealth Lottery. : similar SUIT
In the United States Court at Louis
vile having yesterday been decided in
her favor.
Postmaster General Ksy, accompanied
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-16
LIVERPOOL MARKzTs.
KANSAS CITY MARKnrs.

KANSAS CRY, October l1.-Wheai|
No, 2, spot, &l.00; No. 3 spot, one
sold at $1.07.
bacon-clear SIC; rib and long Sc.
Grass wintered Texas steers Sc 25|
$50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
The Brown Towel.

'sThey must be very poor who have
nothing to give" said Mrs. Jarvis, as
she deposited pair of beautiful Eng
lish blankets in box that was being
filed by the ladies of the church to be
sent to the poor.
"And now, ladies, as you are nearly
through | would like to tell you an in
cident in my history; l was once very
poor"
''You once very poor ?" said lady.
eyes; 1 was once gerry poor. There
came to our village missionary to de-
liver lecture. l felt very DESTROYS to
go, but having no decent apparel to
wear | was often deprived of going
to church, although l was member.
waited until it was late, and then slip
ped in and took a seat behind the door.
| listened with streaming eyes to the
missiOnary's account of the destitution
and darkness in heather lands. Poor
as l was, felt it to be a great privilege
to live in a Christian land and to be
able to read my Bible. 1t was prOpos-
ed by our pastor that the congregation
should fill box and send it out by the
missionary on his return. Oh! thought
/, how would like to send something.
When / returned home my poor chill
dren were still sleeping soundly, and
my discOnsolate husband waiting my
return for he had been out of employ
ment for some time.
"After he had gone to bed went to
looking over my clothes, but 1 could
find nothing that was suitable that
could possibly spare; then began
looking over the children's things, but
could find nothing the poor dears could
be deprived of; SO went to bed with
a heavy heart, and lay long time
thinking of the restitution of the poor
heather, and how much better off l
was. got to thinking over my little
stock again. There was nothing /
could put into the box except two
brown towels. Next day got my tow
els, picked out the best one, and when
it was almost dark, put on my bonnet,
went to the church, slipped my towel
into the box, and came away thinking
that the Lord knew that l had done
what could. And now, ladies, let me
tell you it was not long after that till
my husband got into a good situation
and prosperity has followed us ever
since. SO | date back my prosperity to
this incident of the brown towel"
Her story was done, and as the car
riage was waiting at the door she took
her departure, leaving us all mute with
surprise that one so rich and generous
had been trained to give amid poverty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NIAGARA SUS-
sION-BRIDGE.-The railway suspen-
siOn-bridge at Niagara, built by John
A. Roebllng more than twenty years
ago, has probably seen as much hard
service as any structure in the country.
Since its completion, the amount of
travel over it, and the weight of the
engines and trains that cross, has in
creased enormously beyond what was
expected. A little more than a year
ago the directors commenced a COM
plete examination of the strength of the
structure. Wire was taken from the
cables and tested, and found to be as
strong rs when it was first laid. The
anchOrages were, however, found not to
be heavy enough for the present travel,
and have been strengthened by a new
set of anchor bars. Daring the present
summer the wooden superstructure of
the bridge is to be replaced with steel,
the Pittsburgh Bridge Company having
contracted to do the work for 500, 1000,
completing the job by the LIST Novem-
Der. The running of trains will not be
'interfered with, nor the traffic on the
carriageway. The change will lessen
the weight of the structure about two
hundred tons. The skillful manner in
which Mr.. Buck, the engineer in charge,
strengthened the anchorages, makes it
certain that at the end of the summer
the bridge will be better than ever be-
fore.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
Boys and Their Mothers.

Oh, my dear bOys-no matter how
big you get, or how busy you become,
or how manly you fancy you are grow
ing, do not ever get too big, or too busy,
or too manly to be III love with your
mother! She who loves you as no 9TH
er woman ever can she who would
gladly die Il thousand deaths for you
Oh, never, so long as you live, turn her
out of the first place in your heart.
Never SO long as you live let there be a
time, when, in the slightest attention
even-the quick offer of an arm OF the
STOPPING to save step-you will prefer
another to her.
do not mean to mOralize to you or
preach to you very much in this story,
but | cannot help saying this. For |
know too well how surely will come a
time when you will thank me for it.
You do not think very much about it
now, us you go about the house with
hearts singing and feet that keep time
to the hOme-music. And when the day
comes fol you to go out from the home
life, you will run lightly down the steps
and ride away, scarcely turning for a
last look at the loving mother who
stands there in the doorway, with eyes
that fill so fast they can scarcely follow
you as you go. And when you come
back at Christmas, or Easter, or at mid
summer, though you may notice per-
hapS that some little change has taken
place in your absence,-the dear moth
er-face has grown thinner, the step
slower, or, maybe, the grey hairs have
become more frequent-yet still you
will laugh and turn away and forget ;
until sOmetime-late, trust, but surely
sooner or later,-there will come a
change which you will not laugh away
or forget. Sometime, when you are far
away, perhaps at school or college, or
IN distant city-while you study or
sport or carOuse-there will come It'd
Ings and summons least expected.
that will kill the laugh upon your lips
in an instant and strike your joy dead.
And then, when you have hurried
home again and, standing once more
by the hearth that can never again be
as 1t has once been, you begin to real
ize as you cannot at first, how very diff
ferent rything is and how empty and
desOlate home and the world and life
itself is, with that presence that has
i'"AO ~ oii 81 oCtluIhul SOHt Oub Vi III
forever; when you stand, later still,
beside that sacred mound in the church
yard and weep such hot tears as boy:
and men do weep over their mothers
graves-then it is, that every little care
and thoughtfulness and attention thai
you have paid her, and all the larger
sacrifices you have made for her sake
will come back to you like ministerine
spirits, and bring you comfort and {
consolation that you cannot now under
stand; just as the remembrance of eve.
ry sorrow you have caused her will b,
very bitter.
And If these words | am SAYING will
only make you think of this nouU, and i
the thought shall make you in any way
more careful and considerate and affec.
Tomato now, to the mother whom an
sure you love very much, 1 shall be
glad indeed that have said them anG
sometime you will be glad too, however
dull and prosy you may think then
now.
And as for your mothers picture
boys, (for L want to say word about
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

A man employed on the farm of VIM.
Potter, in Sassafras Neck, Cecil county.
Md, was dislodged from his position on
the platform of steam thresher by a
wagon being driven close alongside.
Another workman was standing near
him holding three-pronged fork with
the prongs upward. Workman No. l
was forced either to fall upon the belt
of the thresher, in which case he would
have been thrown into the machine, or
upon the fork in the hands of his fellow
workman. He chose the latter course.
One prong of the fork struck him I'M
derneath the chin, and glancing from
the bone, ran through the lower and
upper lips and out about the cheek
bone. With some effort upon the part
of both men the fork was drawn out,
when the wounded man sank to the
ground. He discontinued work for the
remainder of the day, but was at his
post the next morning.
The eel grass, weeds, &C., which
have frequently been Il source of trou-
BILE to boatmen on the Erie Canal, have
made their appearance this season, and
are once more becoming troublesome.
A machine is now being run on the
canal calculated to cut down this eel
grass, which in some places has grown
SO thick and rapidly as to slightly dam
the water back. On recent morning
not less than 20 specimens of different
kinds of grasses and weeds were OBJ
tanned, which had grown in the mud
thrown out of the bed of the canal last
spring at Rochester. Among them
were oats, corn, pumpkin and various
weeds of very rank growth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
State Of Vermont.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
NORTHFIEIn .Tnlu OK ION

NohlhfIEID, July 20, 1879. )
Agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled
AN act providing for the publication of fnture
volumes of the VERMONT REPORTS" approved No.
vember % 1878, sealed proposals for printing and
binding eight hundred copies of the Fifty 6rst
Volume of said Reports will be received on Or he.
fore the 18th day of August 1872 under the follow
ing conditions, to wit:
First-The printing, including size of page. stvle
OF heads size and style of type, and quality of ink
used, to be uniform with the preceding yoInmas
and each signature to embrace sixteen pages on !
sheet of medium. y"
Second-The paper to be medium twenty nv
twenty four inches weighing thirty pounds to the
ream, and in color stock. and finish corresDondino
with the preceding volumes.
1hird-The binding to be in law sheen STRONGLY
bound, thoroughly pressed, and trimmed CORES.
pond1ng In quality, stamping. and style of titles
with the preceding volumes.
Printers making the requisite sealed proposals
are required to state the price of composition ner
Thousand ems; the price of paper per ream the
price OF press work per token of two hundred and
hfty-two perfect whole sheets of medium nrinteJ
on both sides; and the price of binding per COW
Contracts to be subject to all the conditions NJ
the act above named and the right to reject an or
all proposals, not deemed advantageous to the
state, is reserved. " '"e
Proposals must be addressed to the UNDERSIGNED
at Northteld Vermont, endorsed '.Proposols Sor
printing Vermont Reports" 'O
GEORGE NICHOLS.
Secretary of State.
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PATENTS.

r. H. + ID D Y.
No. rs State Street. opposite Kilby Street Bostoi
Secures patents in the United States; also in
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries
Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished BY.
remitting one dollar. Assignments recorded At
Washington. No agency in the United States pos.
superior facilities for obtaining Patents or
acertaining the pGtentability of intentions X. H.
EDDY, Solicitor of Patents
TESTIMONIALS.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most succcssul
and capable practitioners with whom 1 have bad
official intercourse. CHAS MASON.
Commissioner Of Patents
Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy or more capable of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the patent Of
fice."-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner q,
Patents"
Boston, October 49, 1876
r. II. EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir you procured for
me, in 1910, my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me in hundreds of cases and
procured many patents, reissues and extensions
have occasionally employed the best agencies in
New York, Philadelphia and Washington but /
still give yOH almost the whole of my business, in
your line and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, Jan. l, 1S79.-1y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

THE DANGER OF SCHOOL PRIZES.
death under circumstances of peculiar
sadness occurred at the state hospital
at Northampton on Sunday. William
W. Hartwell of the class of 'S1, Amherst
college, was suddenly seized with brain
disease about two weeks ago, which
was brought on in consequence of the
severe mental efforts he made to secure
two college prizes. Becoming insane
he was taken to the hospital, where he
steadily declined until his death. His
home was at LittletOn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

Official reports show that on May 18th
there was a depth at fiood-tlde of 20
feet, aud channel 100 feet wide OF the
depth of 25 feet. In the channel above
the pass a depth of "a 2-10 feet was
found. By September next, it appears,
Captain Eads is required to have 100
foot channel of "a feet deep above the
ietties, and the above report gives a
very satisfactory result five months
ahead of time. He is further credited
with stating that but little work re-
mains to be done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

that, toe) never go away from her with
out it. Keep it by you always; not in
your trunk or drawer, but on your bu-
reau, or wall, or shelf, where you can
see it constantly and where 1T can see
you. You will lead truer lives for it,
believe me. For it is in the privacy OF
our own chambers, perhaps, that we
think our meanest thoughts and do our
meanest acts; and you will hardly dare
to think or act unworthily with those
eyes following you about the ROOM
@. r. Talbot, in Wide AaUake.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
BUILDING MATERIALS

For sale, timber, ioice boards, clapboards and
iaths, cedar and spruce shingle, DOORS windows
blinds, mouldings brackets, ladders, hardware for
building, lime; paints, wall paper and everything
necessary for building. will not be undersold OF
qnderbid by any one that will pay 100 cents on the
dollar; Give me your plans and let me Job and
you will not have any more trouble about it Blinds
IN the white, or painted, trimmed and hung to or.
der For want of space, will not name the bull
dlngs that have built, being over so in number.
%Ssty dwelling We houses stores and horse barns
are all the leading business men and the men /
have built for in this town. deliver lumber and
material to all parts of the city.
thanking my numerous friends for their liberal
patronage, am now prepared to do all kinds of
work by the day or job, at prices to suit the times
VIII furnish all the materials for building OF not
as desired by parties wishing to build. take Jobs
from the bottom of the cellar to the TOP of the
SShimnsys Plans and specifications furnished when
desired By being prompt and attentive to busi.
ness, hope to merit continuance of yonr mast
tayors and share of the public patronage.
WANTED-Fffty thousand feet of clear dry
spruce bass and pine lumber 49,
Residence on Railroad street, opposite Portland
street ~
st. Johnsbury, March, 1879.
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$6 !: g.: {:
try nothing else until you see for
yourself what you do at the business we offer
NOrOOm to explain here You can devote all your
time only your spare time to the business and
make great pay for every hour that You work
Women make as much as men. Send for special
private terms and particulars, which we mail free
s. Outfit free Don't complain of hard times while
you have such chance. Address II. HALLETT
& CO., Portland, Maine. t.JunrsO
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT TO A HoRsl

REMARKABLE ACCIDENT TO HORSE.
Yesterday afternoon about 2 O'Clock,
heavy fall and a great racket was
heard in the livery stables of G. w.
Zecher. Mr.. Zecher and some of his
men ran to the stable to ascertain what
was the matter, and were not little
ast0nished to find one of the horses be-
longing to the Adams Express Company
lying down with one of its hind feet
wedged in its mouth. 1t required the
united strength of several men, using
levers, to pry the horses mouth open
wide enough to get its foot out, and
before they succeeded in doing it two
of the horses teeth were knocked out.
The poor brute would have strangled
to death had he not been promptly re-
lleved, and it was nearly half an hour
after he was relieved before he could
rise to his feet. 1t is supposed that the
horse threw his foot forward In striking
at the flies, and at the same time threw
his head backward, biting at them,
thus opening his mouth and quitting
his foot in it," The entire hoof was in
the hore's mouth, the teeth being sunk
into the flesh above the hoOf almost, if
not altogether, to the bone. The teeth
that were lOOsened by the accident were
replaced and driven back into their
sockets, but whether they will STAY
there is not known. The horse is a
valuable one, recently purchased by the
express company for S250.-Lancaster
(Pa.) InteIligencer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
% MORGAN STATIONS

:. The subscriber having purchased young Stall
OF all lovers of the Morgan race of horses
to call and examine this horse as well as his sire
Morgan Prince" is now standing at st. AIbans
but is expected to return soon due notice of Which,
viii be given Wards Morgan is years old. IL Of
dark chestnut color, stands about Is hands
weighs about 1920 lbs; dam was sired nv ola
Peters Horse and mare of great speed and en-.
st. Johnsbury, July g. 'I"'eAA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
w. J. BRAY, Contractor and
Builder.
JoBRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED, rn.

Having worked at building for fourteen years
and being contractor and builder for the last six
years, have worked and built from the plans and
drawings of L. Packard architect of this place and
having built good share of the best buildings
outside of the Fairbanks in this place. my work
and close attention to business has gained for me
the reputation for doing the most and best work
any 1obber and builder in this place. can build a
house in a shorter space of time than any other
builder in the place for keep good carpenters
masons and painters so that can have the work
all going at oDce. lam better prepared than ever
before, having all the appurtenances for hosting
moving, repairing, remOdeling and erecting bull.
dings of every description. AS my business is in
ton in work and prices, and do good share of the
building in this place.
i keen all kinds of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

A BOYS PRESENCE OF MIND.-A little
time ago young man died in Phila-
deiphia, who was popularity known,
from his swiftness in running, as 'sDeer. -
His story was a singular one. A few
years since he was a ragged, shrewd
lad, peddling newspapers about the
railway depOts. One day he happened
to be on the line of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, when he saw an engine rush
ing down the track without any driver
or tender. By some chance it had been
separated from the cars, and was driv-
ing on alone. The boy knew it would
meet an express train this side of the
next station. He had about four min
utes' start, aud darted down the track
after it. The engine was, of course.
not at full speed, yet nobody but Deer
could have won in such a race. He did
win; was cool enough to remember the
signal to the station keeper necessary
10 nave the switch placed SO that the
engine would be turned on to another
track. 1t was done just two seconds
before the express train went thunder
ing by. Deer, for this service, was
granted by the Pennsylvania railroad
corporation monopoly of the news
paper and book trade on its trunk route,
and from this he derived handsome
income: 1t was to the boys GOODNESS,
as well as to his fleetness, that hum
ureds OF human beings owed their lives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08
NOTICE.
Ice Cream, Fruits and Vegetables,

We have retired from the Avenue but We hone
not from business, and have for the last few
years kept Fruit and Vegetables, and have some
customers that wish to have MS continue to furnish
them, and in order to do this we will run a team To
be at your place Wednesdays and Fridays, and il
you wish on other days will try to accOmm0lar
You; and village is large, if do not eG
on you you will confer a favor on us by seem.
or sending postal card. We intend to have al
kinds of berries as soon as in market, at such
prices to suit our customers, and should be clad
to fill all orders for the same. We are better ur-
pared to fill all orders for Ice Cream than ever be-
fore; will take your orders when at your place for
the same you can write us and drop il in the
post office, or at our place, Third House on
Pearl Street from Eastern Avenue going south.
We are prepared 10 fill all orders for Ice Cream
on the line of our Railroads from one quart to fifty
gallons at short notice, to be delivered at vour
houses or at the express office at reasonable prices
Thanking You for past favOrs. we hope bv keeping
good thing to merit a continuance of the same
MATTHEWS & PETTINGILL.
Pearl Street. st. JOhnsbury Vt
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Morrill, Champion.

This celebrated stock horse and trotter is years
old dark bay color. stands 15a hands high weighs
son, Mondays at F1ints stable st. Johnsbury
Passumpsic from Saturday night till Wednesday,
except Monday. Saturday at Waterford
PEDIGREE-MOrrill Champion was sired by
the Drew horse, he by the old Morrill,. Dam, the
celebrated Kinney mare, she by the old Champion
he by the Sherman; grand dam by the Bachop
horse he by old Sherman Terms reasonable.
Call and see him. LORIN KINNEY.
Passumpsic, July Is, 1879. 91-93
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HE MISSISSIPPI JETT1Es.-Captain
Ea9s is reported to have expressed him
self satisfied with the results of his work.
lie was required to have 25 feet of
water at the Jetties proper, at average
TIDE, and, above the jetties, % feet.
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n n n n A MONTH guaranteed. s12 day al
VKEEE nhOme made by the industrious. Cap
uA.DEHH ital not required; we will start you
Wv ~ OMen, women, boys and girls make
money faster at work for than at anything else
The work is light and pleasant and such as anyone
can go right at. Those who are wise who see this
notice will send their addresses at once and see
for themselves Costly Outfit and terms free. Now
is the time. Those already at work are laying up
large sums of money. Address TRUE & CO.,
Augusta, Maine. tJuneS0