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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
The International P. G.

Mr.. Tyner, the postal card agent al
Holyoke, received on Saturday 40 steeI
plates, engraved with the design for the
proposed two-cent international card
adopted by the postal union. 1t can be
sent to all countries represented in the
union, including about all of Europe,
China, Japan, Brazil, etc. The design
necessarily contains more printing than
the present card, and has a border
something like the old one. At the top
are the words, "Universal Postal I'm
ion," little curved, and repeated in
French in smaller type beneath. Then
come the words in bold type, "United
States of America" also repeated in
French, and the line in English only,
"Write only the address on this side"
The stamp is a well-designed head of
Liberty, surrounded by an elliptical bor-
der, with figure ''2" on each side, and
the words, gu. S. Postal Card" around
it. The cards will begin to be issued
early next month, the contractors being
obliged to put in a new press and two
cutters.
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Notice in Foreclosure.

Whereas the Passumpsic Savings Bank Of \
Johnsbury, having filed in the Clerks office ol "a
edOnia County its petition for foreclosure asll
Sarah Lamb, William Lamb and Ii. +. Rollins y
| ting forth in substance that on the Goth day
| tOber, A. ID. 1875, Jonah j. Lamb and Sarah La
his wife, executed to the said Passumpsic Saw
| Bank a mortgage deed of certain land i'll st. Jo-
| bury, described as follows:
Being all and the same land and premises VII
we now reside, situated on the east line of Rail-
street, in the village of st. JOhnsbury, the y
premises decided to Sarah Lamb by Solomon Hl
phrey and j. =. Bancroft, by deed dated Febra
Is, 1851. Also a piece of land decided to J..
Lamb by Jonathan Lawrence ON the 24th dag
November, 1855. Reference is made TO both dr.
for description. Meaning hereby to cOnyey
the premises where we now reside said dfe
said bank being conditioned for the payment
certain promisOry note of even date with
mortgage, (Oct. &c, 1850 for the sum of fifteen
dred dollars, payable to said bank on dem
with interest semi-annually; and said petit.
further showing that since the execution Of 81
mortgage to said bank, the said j. j. Lamb al
Sarah Lamb conveyed all their interest IN ~ y
premises to one William Lamb of Concord, III y
state of New Hampshire, and that since salu q
Veyance said j. j. Lamb has deceased, anu \
SAID William Lamb executed to said Sarah Lam Y
mortgage deed of the premises so conveyed OS
and the said j. j. Lamb, to him the said WlllA-
and further showing that the said William u
has also executed a mortgage deed OF the "
hereby sought to be foreclOsed, to one b. + ko-
of st. JOhnsbury, Vt, who claims to have al
terest in said premises
And it being made to appear that the sad
liam Lamb resides without the state so that
ton cannot be served upon him: it is ORDERED !
notice of the tendency of this petition be giyyl
by publication of the substance thereof and Of
order in the st. JOhnsbuTy CaledOnian, neF'
per published at st. Johnsbury, in CaledOnia
three weeks successfully the last of which
cations to be at least twenty days before thu J
day of the next term of Caledonia County Cos
be held at st. JOhnsbury, in said county, G
first Tuesday of December, A. ID. 1879.
Dated at st. JOhnsbury, October 81, 1879.
E. d. BROWN, Deputy Clet
A j. WILLARD, Solicitor q
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The Danger of Good Times.

The New York Herald sees danger
in the revival of business There turks
a danger even in this brilliant business
success. 1t is the tendency of a re-
dundance of money to foster spirit of
speculation. As the circulating medium
expands, prices inevitably rise, and in
what is called rising market all who
are in haste to be rich are tempted to
buy not only to the extent of their
means, but to the utmost stretch of
their credit, in the hope of great profits
from the expected rise of prices. An
expansion of real money has this effect
as well as expansion of paper curren-
cy. We are, therefore, in imminent
danger of a new era Of wild and crazy
speculation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
ReEginns Readins.
Human Distresses and Gods Words of
Comfort.

Lord, he whom thou lowest is sick
John IL: 3.
AS many as I IOue 1 chdsten. Thu
sickness is >. for the glory of God
Rev. 3: 10. John III: l3.
My little daughter lieth at the point
of death. Mark 5. %.
The prayer OF faith shall saUe the sick
James 5: Is.
My daughter is even now dead
Matt. 9:IS.
She is not dead but sleepeth. Luke
8: 50.
The Lord hath taken away. With a
stroke. am afflicted very much. Job.
I:2I. Eze. "a: l6 Ps. 119: 100.
The Lord aCiH hare mercy on his af-
ficted As one s1hOm his mother COM
forteth, so lUiU 1 comfort you. Is. 40: ID.
&c: IL.
Could not this man, which opened
the eyes of the blind, have caused that
even this man should not have died ?
John II: 81.
These ,0OrdS Spdke Jesus: Father, 1
90iH that Hey also ,UhOm thou hast giUen
me, be Nth me iUhen 1 am. John IL: / +,
"a.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is The
death of his saints. Ps. l16: Is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

TEMPERANCE Work PERPETUAL
In one respect temperance work is like
Homework. Women are sometimes
heard to wish that they could get this
busting, and darning, and dish washing
done up once for all as Il man builds a
barn, clears wood-lOt or digs a we'll.
and is through with it. 1t is tedious to
keep pegging away at the same hum
drum task to-day, tomorrow, and the
year round, us long as one lives-al-
ways doing it but never getting it done.
But that is what temperance people
must make up their minds to do. There
is no discharge in this war. We NAV
whip in many Il skirmish and carry
many an entrenchment we may burn
the enemy's supply trains and break up
his camps. But so long as human ma
ture is human nature, so long as men
love self-indulgence, we shall have to
keep up running fight with this foe.
TO call this task reform" is mislead-
ing. 1t will not be like the crusade
against slavery. That evil has been
wiped out. When intemperance is
wiped out we may expect to hear the
trumpets blowing for the millennium
Editors Table; Good Company. Num-
Der One.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

He CAUGHT THE BoAT.-One day
last week John Henry McShingle might
have been seen going down Wall street,
New York, with a bag of potatoes
slung over his shoulders to feed Mrs.
Nc and the little McShingles, who lived
in Brooklyn. And he reached the ferry
gates, and throwing down his two cents
he made rush for boat which he saw
about three feet from the dock. He had
put on all steam, and when he stopped
in his mad jump his bag of potatoes
flew over his shoulder and knocked
down a dozen passengers, besides max
ing a young man swallow his cigar.
81 caught the boat, anyway" said
John H. Nc, when he had put himself
together again.
Caught the boat ~ yelled one of the
knocked down passengers, in great
wrath; "why, you idiot, this boat was
coming in %
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Jining the Masheen.


Any man might have envied the con-
fidence with which a stOut-built young
man of % entered the headquarters OF
the fire department yesterday and said
to the secretary =
81 want to jine one of your ma
sheens."
"DO you mean that you want to be-
come Il fireman ?"
name is PhilO Noble. The first name is
spelt P-h-i-l-o, but all the boys call me
File after they get acquainted"
"Have you ever sent in an applica-
ton 2" inquired the secretary.
''Never. don't know nothing about
applications, but Pm an old tearer at 4
fire. Pve run with hand-engine for
IA years and helped clean out No. 3
about % times. If You want any refer
ence | can refer you to three lumber
yards and our hull crowd. | don't be-
lieve any of the boys will go back on
me-"
"4ou will have to send in a written
application" said the secretary, land
1t will have to be indOrsedn
"Ill do it-Of course | will. We can
make it out right here. Put down NV
name, and say that Pm % years old.
sound as load of sand, single, good
natured, and that I've saved four wo-
men, seven children, two dogs and a
parrot from the all-devouring flames
during my career us fireman."
"Who will indorse your application P''
Every man who ever run with old
No. | or I'll know the reason why Yes.
SIR, the boys will write their names on
that quicker'n wink, and if fifty aren't
enough I'll git hundred. They know
me-the boys do. I've licked more'n a
dozen OF 'em in the last ten years, and
they cry for me when Pm around home.
How soon can l jine?"
The commissioners will have To con-
slider the appl-"
"WhO is the commissioners, and what
do they want to consider it for ?n in
terrupted the applicant. "rm right
here now, and | can't fool around with
no commissioners. / want to be humn-
ing to fires, kicking in doors, leaving
out bureaus and saving helpless old wo-
men and artless children.n
You see, these things have TO on
through the regular channel,n explain
ed the secretary.
81 can't help nothing about no regu-
Lar channel" replied the young man.
Il tell you, and all the bows will tell
You the same, that Pm regular old nj
zen when the fire-bells ring I dop;t
stand on the corner and boiler sFire y
and tell how pity the unfortunates.
but l gallop right to the scene of con,
Migration and begin to kick in doors.
yell at the hose company and hunt for
children who may have crawled under
the ped and gone to Sleep"
IL have no doubt that you would
make good fireman, butt
"Of course I'd make good one pva
9een right there long enough to know
that. Did any of your fremen here
ever carry half-dead woman down a
forty-foOt ladder ~
well, l can't remember
I've done it, and she didn't lose a
halr-pin, either I'll show Won how 7
seized her."
The secretary begged off, and the
man picked up table, shouldered it
ana marched around, saying:-
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Dy IHt IOUII, AIItsT
IS HENRY FRENCH. Regig

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DIsTM-
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Oh.
st. Johnsbury, in said district on the lsth -
October, a. d., 1879
Sarah A Norris, eXecutrix of the last VII
Testament of Samuel X. Norris, late of HARDY
IN said district, deceased, presents her admins
ton account for examination and ALLOWANCE
makes application for a decree of dstHbu
and partition of the estate of said deceased
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said C0uri that d.
account and said application be referred tos T.
sion of said Court to be held at the Probate C1
in st. Johnsbury, on the 18th day of Nov 4
1879, for hearing and decision thereon And #.
further ordered that notice hereof be given t5L
persons interested by publication of The san
three weeks successfully in the Calei,aE
newspaper published at st. JOhnsbury He70H
to said time appointed for hearing that heT NAY
appear at said time and place, and sSeS eaass
any they may have, why said account S1gaAl
be allowed, and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
4-6 HENRY FRENCH, Regisz
STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DIsTE-
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Jl5-
st. Johnsbury, in said District on the Goth d.
October, A. ID. 1879.
COrwin w. Whitehill, administrator upOll
tate of Helen Holiness late of Ryegate, in sol. !.
trict deceased presents his administratirI
count for examination and allowance and d.
application for a decree of distribution and par
of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court tbs !
account and said application be referred to I
sion thereof TO be held at the Probate q
in said St. Johnsbury, on the 18th day Of 81
4. ID. 1879, for hearing and decision thereon Al
is further ordered that notice hereof be giyt
all persons interested, by publication of the 8
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian, mi
paper published at st. JOhnsbury, previous to
time appointed for hearing, that they may aIf
at said time and place, and show cause if anyt
may have, why said account should not be al0'
and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest
4-6 HENRY FRENCH REGISTER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

THE ORIGIN OF MAUD MULLER
MIR. Whittier's own statement of the Or
Igin of his poem of "Maud Mullern is
quoted by a correspondent of the
Springfield Republican. He was driv-
ing with his sister through York, Me-.
and stopped at a harvest field to INQUIRE
the way. A young girl raking hav near
the stone wall stopped to answer their
inquiries. Whittier noticed as she talk
ed that she bashfully raked the hay
around and over her bare feet, and that
she was fresh and fair. The little incl
dent left its impression, and he wrote
out the poem that very evening. "But
II had had any idea," he said "that
the plagney little thing would have
been so liked, l should have taken more
pains with it." To the inquiry as to
the title, "Maud Muller" he said it was
suggested to him and it was not a Sc
lection. 1t came as the poem came.
But he gives it the short German pro-
nunciation, as Meuler, not the broad
Yankee Muller.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

H The town of Rochester, N. H., is
greatly excited over events growing out
of the late fair in that place. The local
agricultural society has recently laid
out new track for trotting, and on the
Sunday before the fair, the trotting
men trained their horses there all day.
The Christian portion Of the community
were greatly incensed at this desecra-
ton of the Sabbath, and as if this were
not enough, when the fair opened on
Tuesday, party of gamblers from
Boston, were allowed to set up and run
a roulette table.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
PATENTS.

r.. H. E ID D Y,
No. &c State Street, opposite Kilby Street Boston
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 Ia The United States pos
SeSses superior facilities for obtaining Patents OF
GcertGiptRg the pGtentd6iLity of Intentions. L. ii
EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.
TESTIMONIALS.
II regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom 1 have had
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
tce."-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner OF
Patents"
Boston, October 10, 1876.
X. 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 1
still give you almost the whole of my business, in
your line and advise others TO employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, Jan. 1, 1S79.-1y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
BY the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA b,rn,-
DIN Probate Court, holden at the Proba,,s' Gs
st. Johnsbury, within and for said dstrc, INC .l
18th day of October, A. d. 1879. Vi
Luther G. Mathews, guardian of Mary ,
ney of st. JOhnsbury, an insane person nal 4
plication to said Court for license To sell "a
lowing described real estate of his said v ,ay
wit: A dwelling house and Outbuildinps 1 ~.
piece of land thereto belonging, situated ~ I,
JOhnsbury, representing that the sale n .
maintaining said ward.
Whereupon it is ordered by said court Il, .
application be referred to a session thertt . !,
held at the Probate Office in said st. joins
on the LIST day OF Nov, a. ID. 1879, for h,
and decision thereon; and it is further 4.
ed that all persons interested be notified her5l
publication of notice of said application and
thereon, three weeks successfully in the g,
MAN, printed at st. JOhnsbury, before said N
hearing, that they may appear at said time
place, and if they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court Attest,
3-5 HENRY FRENCH, Regis
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
BUILDING MATERIALS

For sale;. timber, jOice, boards, clapboards and
laths, cedar and spruce shingle doors, windows
blinds, mouldings brackets, ladders, hardware fol
building lime; paints, wall paper and everything
necessary for building. 1 will not be undersold OF
4nderbd 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
dings that have built being over so in number
mostly dwelling houses. stores, and horse barns
scattered all over this village. So my references
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, L am now prepared to do all kinds OF
work by the day or job, at prices to suit the times
will furnish all the materials for building not
desired by parties wishing to build. take Jobs
from the bottom of the cellar to the top of the
chimneys. Plans and specifications furnished when
desired BY being prompt and attentive to bust
ness, hope to merit continuance of your past
tay0rs, and share of the public patronage.
WANTED-Fifty thousand feet of clear dry
spruce, bass and pine lumber.
Residence on Railroad street, opposite Portland
street.
st. JOhnsbury, March, 1879.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

II The farmer who has been "taking
city boarders" to make his accounts
balance for the year, is surprised, just
at the present time to find that he has
invested more for ''extras" than all the
board money comes to; besides the
young ladies were so charming that he
entirely forgot to hoe his potato patch
the second time and the crop is dead
failure.-Ne,U HaUen Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

p Hard corns may be treated as
follows: Take a thick piece of soft
leather or felt; cut a hole in the centre.
upon going to bed at night fill the hole
In the centre of the leather with paste
made of soda and soap; wash it off in
Ine morning, and repeat the same pro-
cess for several nights, and the corn
will be removed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

The present general advance OF
'boOm" may be gratifying to the super
fetal and to those who treat rising
prices as condition of prosperity to
the more thoughtful, however, it is an
unhealthy symptom.-N. Y. Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31
A Large Farm For Sale.

Located in the town of Greensboro Orleans Co.
Vt, and known as the JAMES j. LUMSDEN
FARM, one and One-fOurth miles from Greensboro
village and four miles from railroad station. Con-
tains two hundred and thirty acres of land; cuts
fifty to sixty tons of hay, with about one hundred
acres of pasture; cultivated land smooth and easily
carried on; buildings and fences in good repair.
On said farm is a good sugar place OF two Thousand
trees, with good sugar house and arch. Also a
young apple orchard.
Will be sold at bargain. Terms easy. For fur
Their particulars inquire of the subscriber or James
j. Lumsden on the premises.
JAMES JOHNSTON.
Ryegate, VT. Sept 80 1879. 1-6
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Gstafes.
JOSEPH PARKER,s EsrArr
CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEpoyI

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDoN1, ~
y In Probate Court held at the ProbDa.lf' RI
St. Johnsbury, in said district, on tho ~ ~, 20
October, A. ID. 1879 i'h b,
Thomas B. Hall, administrator upn, Il
of Ebenezar Paul, late of Groton i, NE est
trict, deceased presents his Administered aid
for examination and allowance, and man aec0
ton for a decree of distribution and Ts aIPl
the estate of said deceased. Pafuhl
Whereupon it is ordered by said Cont q
account and said application be referred .lat
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Ofioo
st. Johnsbury. on the 4th day of Nov ''I'e n "a
for hearing and decision thereon: And IT a. i. D.
ordered that notice hereof be given Ia al 7 Il
interested, by publication of the same t dm pa
successfully in the CaledOnian a newsna aVe n
lished at st. JOhnsbury previous to saSS 't X,
pointed for hearing, that they may apN S ,lls
time and place, and show cause, if any ~ ~
have, why said account should not be allo ou!
such decree made. O"el
BY the Court, Attest.
3-5 HENRY FRENCH D.
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HOW TO SAVE MONEY.

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