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broad-shouldered, noble-looking gentle
man IN black rose 10 meet her, with an
eager yet hesitating motion. She
greeted him with cordial affection, as a
sister might have done, but, seeing the
change in his manner, said, apprehen-
sively:
"What is the matter? You are not
feeling we'll, fear"
In an agitated voice, be replied:
'.Yes, am well +; but-my mother"
lie stopped, as though be feared to
make the announcement too suddenly.
"Is she very sick? Is she willing to
let me come to hsr?' said Elinor,
quickly.
"She is deadl" said Frank, in a
scarcely audible voice.
So startling was the news 20 EliL-.,
aud so conflicting were the emotions ex-
citel by g, that she sank into chair,
feeling weak aud overcome.
OF wish could have seen her." she
said, sadly, at length. "She was kind
9 me f1r so many years, when 1 so
greatly needed a friend and a home.
DID she leave any message did she
forgive me At las.?' she said, in a plead
ing tone, looking lougiugly up into the
troubled eyes zing rssereutly upon
her
a lush Of shane crei.t up the bearded
face, as he sorrowfaiiy shook his head.
Not for untold wealth would he have
had her know what had passed in refer
ence 20 her. y vague, terrible fearcame
over him that Size might find out in
some way and refuse to disregard his
mothers wishe-. The sight OF the long
loved face aud form so near him the
strong contrast between unreieutiug,
causeless hate, aud the tender spirit of
forgiveness that would think entirely
Il past kiuine ses - @ ese combined
10 drive h.s mothers haunting
words from hs mind, aud every
liugenu. doubt as TO right aud duty fed
away, and he moved forward impul-
sively, clasped to his heart the only
woman he had ever loved and muir
INJURED in low, deep tones:
"I have done all my duty. There Is
nothing to separate Us now, my darling
Il cannot hurt her any more. Nothing
shall ever part u again, shall it?n
Aud lac drew back aud gazed long.
iugly into the steadfast, loving eyes that
met his with perfect trust and content
while she said, softly:
"Naught but death shall part the,
aud me-"
Gwen death shall not ~ said he, with
intense fsrvor, folding her close in hi.
strong arms again. death eau have uC
power, surely, over love like ours. III
paris as, il can only be for little Will
You are mine forever"
She laid her head on his breast, and
though he needed no answer, her voice
low aud sweet, murmured softly;
ayes, God willing, forever"
rrlIE END.l
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HARD Us. SOFT WATER 1t may he
pleasant 60 those vino live iu "a region Of
our country where nothing bar hard
water is 20 be had, to he informed by so
good authority as DR.. Tidy, the we'll
known chemist, of the result of his Ob-
servatiOn- ou the use of hard water for
culinary and domestic purposes:
/. Hard water is the best dietically
because of the lime.
> 10 makes better tea, although not
So dark colorei, owing 90 the fact that
s'ft water dissCives the bitter extTactive
matters which color the tea, but ruin
the aroma.
s Itrelieyes thirst which soft water
does not.
10 does not dissolve lead or organic
matter, which soft water does
D 10 is generally good colOred, soft
water being generally dark colored and
unpleasant looking; hence i'm place
like Manchester, supplied with soft
water they always put it Gin hotels in
dark bottles to hide the color. a soft
water, however, is a better detergent,
and requires less soap. For residential
town, "a water which has over ten de-
grees of hardness would be best. For
manufacturing towns, soft water
would be the most advisable, for COM
meTcial considerations only
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A WoNDERFUL CL0CE.-Feiix Meier
Of Detroit mas devoted ten years and
-. O1O 20 the construction of a clock. It
Is eighteen feet high, eight broad, aud
weighs two tons. 10 has a great variety
OF automatic devices, but the most re-
markable are those connected with the
striking of the time 40 the end of
every quarter hour an infant iu q carved
niche strikes with Tiny hammer upon
the bell which he holds in his hand.
40 the end of each haif hour a youth
strikes, at the end Of three quarters of
AN hour man, and at the end Of each
hour grey-beard. Death then follows
to- toll the hour. Al the same time a
large music-boX begins 90 play. and 3,
scene is enacted upon platform. Wash
iugtou slowly rises from chair 10 Do.
feet, extending his right hand, present
ing the Declaration of Independence
The door on the LEFT is opened by a ser
want, admitting all the Presidents from
Washingtou's time also dC JIctO Pres
ideut Hayes. Each is dressed in Oh,
costume of his time, and the likeuesSe'
are good. Passing in file before Wash.
ingtou, they face, raise their hands "a.
they approach him, ami, walking uatur
silly across the platform, disappear
through the opposite door, which i'
promptly closed behind them by
second servant.
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CIERy's MISTAKE Lake George
letter Describes an amusing scene made
hv a clerk at one Of the hotels on the
lake. He had observed the devotion Of
a man Of sixty 90 widow much
Younger. and, believing that an intrigue
was going on, accosted the old man very
rndeiv. intimating that such proceed
in,,- we're not allowed there. The man
of sixty Gew into passion, threatened
to cha~tise the impudeut fellow, and
made a grand scene. The sequel proved
tbat he was the woman's husband, and
had been for ten years. The clerk hum
bly apolngized, expressed his profound
regret, bat added that his mistake was
natural enough. Asked afterward to
explain, he said he had noticed that the
patron Of the house had, while sitting
on the piazza in the evenings, repeat
edly put his arm around his feminine
companion and bent down and kissed
her warmly, aud, in his clerical judg-
ment, that was not the way husbands
were in tue habit Of treating their own
wives.
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or used TO think was good econo-
mist" said Aunt Betsy, "but ia! thrSe
hari times have educated me over
again. Seems 20 me can make uoi1
lar 20 twice a. far as il used TO, lns'ea"
of paiutiug my kitchen hoor TINS sum
mtr. Tm going TO paper 70 win com
mon wall pauer, something p.aidi anu
varuf-h it. You can't tell them from
oil-cloth. Miss Peters has got one on
l,.r snrrv that has beeu in wear seven
,-ssr- She varnishes GO every Spring,
and keeps a door-mat down. lt doesn't
cost as much as paint, aud looks much
belter.u Perhaps some OF our econom-
icai readers would like to try some of
these hurd-times carpets.
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A Mothers Voice.

Since the prevailing Indian troubles
commenced, an Indian camp was cap
tured, together with number Of prison
eTs, including squ2ws, and some half
dozen white captives, boys and glris,
from five 20 twelve years of age.
Word was sent throughout the country,
inviting those who had lost children 10
come 20 the camp and identify, IL po-si-
ble, their children, as none of them
could give any account OF who their
parents were, or where they were taken
from, so young were they when they
were taken captive by the indians.
Numbers went 10 the camp-more than
there were chiidren-aud, OF course,
many Of them returned with heavy
hearts at being unable 10 find their lost
ones. Among the number who went
hundreds of mi rs to the camp was q
mother who had lost two children
boy and girl, On three ard the other
i've years Old-years ag1. Efforts were
made to persuade her not tn 20, as sO
long time had elapsed it was certain
she could not Identify hlrchildren even
% they stood before htr. But she could
not rest; she must e., aud - she dit,
On arriving on tne eucampmeut she
found the captives ranged ia line fol
inspection. She looked at them lirsl
from distance, her anxious hearl
bounding iu her bosom. But she did
not see her children, at least she saw
nothing in the group that bore the
slightest resemblance 10 her baby hos
aud girl, as they looked when piayiu.
about her doorstep. She looked lnul
aud steadily at them, as her heart hegAt
90 sink and grow heavy in her bosom
a afsa rrrff fa
drew, and when some PAGES oil sh.
stopped aud turned about quickly, a.
apparently a thought had occurred {,
/ her. Drying her eyes she broke forti
{ in sweet hymn she had been wont {,
sing TO her children as "a lullaby
/ Scarce a word had been uttered, whei
I two OF the captiyes, hoy and girl
rushed from the line exciaiming
/ Mamma mamma - The m0the
went home perfectly satisiied sue ha'
found her long-lost children.
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Edward" said Mr.. Rice, "what do
hear?-that you have disobeyed your
grandmother, who told you just now
not % jump down these steps ?"
Grandma didn't tell Us not to, papa;
she only came to the door and said, Il
wouldn't jump down those steps, boys
aud / shouldn't think she wOuld-an
Old lady like herr'
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Lewiubeck tells of insec,s seen under
the microscope, p, 600, 600 of which only
make mite. They must be almost as
small as some mems CtcUeldRd
Voice.
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STICK A PIN Observation-Disclosures
who say that whisky never hurts them,
aud who are at the same time speculat-
lug on the probable cause Of some ner-
vous aflliction amongst their children
or their grandchildren, will have their
speculatious answered by a recent state
meut OF the celebrated DR.. Martin Of
the Paris SIfpctririe: Ia So families
iu which one or more members showed
nervous eXcitabiiity with history OF
alcoholic origin, there were 40 children;
or these, lOS-mOre than a aquarter-h.aa
couvulsious, and in tue year 1874 lo'
gere dead; 24l were still alive, but So
O.. more than oue-third Of the sur
vivors, were epiieptic.
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a Texas lawyer requires TO be a very
pentlauanlv man. Witnesses don't
stand any bullying down there
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Blessed is the bee holder, Tor It cells
its own honey, and saves the COM
mission.
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abr }iao nsort5we9t.

AIournal for the People.
Devoted 70 the Interests OF Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive TO all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and ENposingth Wrongs
OF the Masses.
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names 20 the
Editor. OF uo attention VIII Dee given 70 theiI
communication.
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on. what O. thing is love'
10 cafuefh from above
And lIghteih like "a dove
On some.
But some DO never hits
Excerpt 90 give them hts
And lake away their wits
oh. huni
Whisky straights are very hard tC
navigate in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-24

This child ought to have been christen-
ed Charlotte, but owing to mistake OF
the sponsors, it was wrong named.
1871, July 81, William, daughter of
William and Sarah WIiddrick. N. B.
1t was intended that this child, being
a~girl, should have been christened
Maria, but, through a mistake of the
godfather, it was named William
Notes and Queries.
The button on the back of mans
shirt collar probably needs talking to
as much as any other inanimate thing
in this world Fond du Lac Reporter.
San Antonio, Tex, has little girl
who receives her food in strange fash
ion. Jessey Lumley drank solution
of concentrated lye about two years
ago, and the food passage into her
stomach became so contracted that she
could take nothing but liquids for days
at time. She grew very thin, and f.
nally, to save her from starvation, the
doctors sewed her stomach to the walls
of the abdomen and now put finely
chopped beefsteak into the stomach
with forceps through a small incision in
the stomach. The child is gaining
strength and is likely to become a
thriving young woman.
The business of oil-producing has
been carried so far beyond the demand
that nearly 10000 gallons per day are
running to waste in single county in
Pennsylvania, and the price of oil is
from 20 to 30 cents per barrel less than
the cost of production
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-24
Trust in God.

God is very good, infinitely good, and
his providence is the most wonderful
system of protection the mind ever i'm
agined. But we must not draw too
heavily on the protection of Providence,
nor believe that the mercy of God will
bear us up whenever we choose to fling
ourselves down precipice. 1t is bet
ter to leave that work undOne, however
good it be, to which God does not call
us. Rash persistence, headlOng impetu-
Osity, even with the best motives, is n
tempting of Providence which must lead
to disaster. But if God calls us, and
we knOw he calls us, then let us fear not
to 90 forward, though the body tremble
at the thought, though friends lay hands
upon us to hold us back. "GOd will
give his angels charge over us, and in
their hands they will bear us up;" or,
if He suffers us to fall, that fall will be
gentle, for we shall fall upon his breast
and find holy recOmpense in heaven.
Thirty years ago the heroic Bushnell
lay upon his bed with the mark of a
mortal disease upon him, while the ship
on which he had engaged to make his
voyage to Africa was lading in the
docks. He felt and knew that God had
called him to go then. Friends besought
him to alter his purpose. Physicians
called it suicide. In vain. The voice
of God said: "Arise ~ And he arose
and took up his bed and walked, and
to-day Ethiopia, stretches out her
hands to God in blessings for the gift of
his three decades of labor, and prays,
along with all ChIiStendOm, that he
may be spared to return once more to
his beloved mission.
Gods providence, which we may not
tempt save at our peril, we may prove
and prove forever and forever. He will
never leave us nor forsake us.-N. Y.
Observer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-24
BUILDING MATERIALS

For SALE, timber, joice boards, clapboards and
laths, cedar and spruce single, doors, windows
blinds, mOuldings brackets ladders, hardware for
building. lime, paints, wall paper and everything
necessary for building. 1 will not be undersOld or
underbid by any that will pay 100 cents on the
dollar. Give me your plans and let me job and
you will not have any trouble about it. Blinds
in the white, or painted, trimmed and hung to or
der. For want of space, 1 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. 1 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 job, at prices to suit the times
will furnish all the materials for building not
as 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
favOrs, 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.
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Estates.
NOTICE.

STEPHEN M. FoLsoME, | Caledonia Count
JOHN \, vs. Court of Chancss
PAUL KENN rIH9 IA anu u december Term j.
IIy ANN NEEDY, CT al 1873. '
G, w nereas the said Stephen NJ Folsoma h.
t;t;o S oce of the Clerk of said Court Li
Kennedy stating NAT on IN "a eeks and Paul
1877, John M. Weeks execuIad , uy Vi ~ nuary
Harley Fosome of certain. Land =; e9age deed 10
county of Essex and state OF T IL tcSoly in the
and part of lot number thirteen s o99 eighth
range, containing about forty acres n su eighth
and being the same land comprising tbeor less
Towle Farm, and being the same farm deed 2nes
the said John Nj. Weeks, subsequent Tn tGa,
of the said mortgage to Harley E. Folsome, tol ate
Paul Kennedy. Wt
Conditioned for the payment of a certain ~
sum of four hundred dollars, interest amman
value received, signed by said John M WaIA
and PAYABLE to Harley Z. Folsome or order As1
further showing that said note has been dnlv ~
signed to him by the said Harley E. Fols0me ss +
that he is now the lawful owner of the same aug
George Ide of Lyndon, in the county and stato
aforesaid claims an interest in said premises b
virtue of q mortgage, subsequent in date and r;,G
to the petitioners the date, character and consi5
Grafton of which are to him unknown.
And the said Kennedy residing without tbi
of the tendency of this petition by publishing te
substance of the same in the CaledOnian printed
at ST. Johnsbury, VT, three weeks successiveIu
the last of which publications to be at least twen
days before the first day of the next term of RI
edOnia County Court to be held at st. JOhnsbrr
Dated at St. JOhnsbury, Caledonia County, tb,
It'll day of October, a. ID. 1879.
E. ID. BROWN, Deputy Clerk
BELDEN & IDE Solicitors. "a
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Gur hr Children.
The Man Who Killed a Lion.

''Tell us n story, uncle, a real wide
awake story !" exclaimed the boys, as
they crowded around my study chair.
"Do you want a made-up story, or
one that is true ?"
"A true story, and full of life, please,
and let it begin with 'once upon a
time.'n
''Be quiet, then, and will tell you a
true stOry-that is, the events shall be
true, but the filling-up shall be mine !;
and after have told it, want you to
see if you can find out who the person
was of whom l am going to speak.
"Well, then, once upon time,
many hundred years ago, there lived Il
man who was a most remarkable per-
sOn-he did not seem to be afraid of
anything. His home, from all that !
can learn about him, was in the noun
tains, and he was used to seeing and
killing wild animals, such as bears and
lions. The people near where he lived
were of a different nation-a nation OF
thieves and robbers. Two of these
robbers were very fierce and terrible
looking, so much so that they were
called the lion like men, and one day
while engaged in their mischief, were
attacked by him, and he killed then
both. On another occasion he fought
an Egyptian giant. This giant was q
famous fellow, and if the other two
'llon-hke mem were terrible looking
this one was more so. He was so tai
that he could not enter an ordinaI
house-dOOr without STOPPING very low
for he stood nearly eight feet high il
his bare feet, and carried in his hand
spear weighing more than hundred
pounds. No doubt he had killed score
and scores of people, but he found NOR,
than his match this time; for the maj
of whom l am telling had nothing but
walking-stick to defend himself with
But he was not afraid of the giant, fol-
running up, he snatched the big spea
out of his hand, and then thrust i
through the giants body and kille,
him."
WAS that indeed true, uncle ~
Every word it. But listen further
What am now going to tell you abou
him is the most wonderful thing vet
This man killed liOn-'he went dow
and slew lion in pitt Some thin
1t was an old, unused we'll or cisteru
where the lion fell in. But nv opinio
Is That, as this man was travellip
among the mountains there came up
violent snow storm, and it became yer
cold, for it was a snowy day.' II
looked out for place of shelter fror
the violence of the storm, and found
cavern, into which he went, and in tn
cavern he found a lion. A lion is enoug
to make brave mans heart trembl
especially when one is in close quarter
with him. But the man did not fe;
nor tremble. The shelter was lars
enough for one, but not large enoue
Tor two-at least, so the man thought
so he killed the lion, and, l suppos
tumbled the carcass out into the snow
Glow did he kill him Z" came fro
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PATENTS.

r. H. ED 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 dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washington. No agency in the United States pos
superior facilities for obtaining Patents
Gcert1ining the pdtentGbitty of Intentions. X. II.
EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.
TESTIM ONIALs.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom L have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent Of
fce."-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner OF
Patents.r
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
still give yOu almost the whole of my business, in
your line and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. |, lS7g,-1y
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the boys.
81 don't know. He may have had a
spear, or club, or some other weapon ;
OF he may have had neither-perhaps
nothing but his hands. The book got
the story from simply says he killed
him, aud that it was during snow
storm"
"What book is that story in 2"
SIN the Bible. 1t is told in two diff
ferent places. And what is more, it
tells you the mans name-the name OF
his father, who was also valiant man,
and the name of the place where he
lived. Now get your Bible and hunt it
up."-N. Y. Observer.
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STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
y In Probate Court holden at the Probate O1t
in St. JOhnsbury, on the 10th day of Oct, A. y
1879.
Nancy B. Bemis, administrator upon the estate
of Benjamin A. Bemis late of Burke in said
district deceased makes application to said Court
for license to sell the whole of the real estate of sad
deceased, representing that said sale is necessary
for the payment of the debts of said deceased, and
charges of administration upon said estate. ,
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court that sad
application come under consideration and be heard
on the LIST day of November, A. D. 1879, at the Pro
bate Office in st. Johnsbury; and, it is turthel
ordered, that all persons interested be notified
hereof by publication of notice of this application
and order thereon three weeks successfully in TIT
Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury, before SAID
time of hearing, that they may appear at said tint
and place. and if they see cause, object thereto.
By the Court Attest
3-5 HENRY FRENCH Register
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Farm At Auction.
p. S, PAINE, Auctioneer.

The subscriber will sell at auction on WEDNES-
DAY, OCT. 29th, 1879 at one O'Clock in the after
noon on the premises, the farm known as the V. d
Niles Farm located in the town of Hardwick in
the north east part of said town in school district
No. l. The farm contains 160 acres of excellent
land, has a good sugar orchard with good house
and barn also apple orchard with good water al
the house and barn.
Also at time and place: so to 60 tons OF
good hay. The greater part of the purchase mon
ey can remain on the place for term of years. Sc
cured by mortgage on the premises Parties buy
ing the hay can have from three to six months
time by giving good note. Sale positive
"a GEO. P. BLAIR Agt.
West Barnet Oct IL 1879.