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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14

The Rev. Mr.. Brooks of Newport, r.
l., is the happy possessor of an umbiel
la that is so years old. 1t is made of
green silk with white border, is in an
excellent state of preservation, and will
vet eutlive many umbrellas of more re-
cent manufacture. 1t has not yet ex-
perenced the uses of adversely. Per-
haps it has found tongues in trees,
books in the Rev. Mr.. Brooks, sermons
in old umbrellas, and good in pretty
much everything.
The Brandon News charges that the
justices of the peace in that place have
been in the habit of regularly "pocket-
ing the money" or in other words steal
ing it from the state, which they re-
allied from liquor prosecutions.
| DR.. John c. Murphy of West Rutland
has been arrested for cutting checks
from the transient baggage at the depot
and endeavoring to pass them as his
own upon one of the village landlords.
He settled yesterday, after pleading
guilty, for $40 and costs.
Mr.. Brigham of Westminster has fin
ished taking down the old Tory tavern,
the place where the murder of French
court house Spanish quarter dated
1880, and a Spanish ninepence dated
l742 were found, with brick in the
chimney stamped l771.
Gov. Proctor will hear at Rutland on
the Goth, an application for the pardon
of George E. Miles, the Barre bank rob-
Der, sentenced to state prison for IA
years in 1876.
Sullivan L. Day of North Troy was
thrown from his carriage monday night
and seriously, if not fatally injured.
He was injured internally and sustain
ed serious cuts about the head.
Lampman's boot and shoe store, al
White River Junction.. was destroyed
by fire on Sunday night The store
and its contents are total loss. The
stock was valued at $500. Fire sup
posed to be incendiary.
Freeman of Pocasset, the murderer
of his child, was brought before the
court Wednesday morning to ascertain
whether his reason is sufficiently re-
stored to warrant his release from the
asylum.
Paterson, N. j., has just had a severe
experience with mob rule, which it will
remember for some time to come.
Mr.. Arthur N. Wheelock, who has
been assistant principal at Barre Acad-
emy, will take charge of the academy
! for the rest OF the year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14
"Hired Girls. +"

To the average mortal, grocery bills
are annoying, not to say troublesome /;
sheriffs are perplexing, landlords exact
ing, humanity in general hard to get
along with, vet "hired girls" carry off
the prize. We know of man who has
had limited experience in the ''hired-
girl" business, and by request we pub
lish it. The first move is to advertise {:
WANTED, thoroughly competent
girl for all kinds of general housewOrk.
f.n
The tf-till forbidden-alludest to the
ad., not the girl. During the forenoon
she comes. First: ''CaD you do wash
ing and ironing ?" She answers,
Y-e-a-s, if the w-a-s-h-i-n-g-s are
NOT too h-a-r-d"-lOng sound of r..
''Do yOn understand cooking ?" Yes
plain cooking" "What wages do
you want?" "W-a-l, where I've bin
workin' they pay three and a-h-a-l-f.n
"When can you commence work ?'' 80,
most any time" "But then, if you
cannot do our work we shall not want
you, and we cannot pay more than two
or two and half" "W-a-l, 1 guess it
will be too hard, 1 want an easy
place; )" and she exits. In about five
minutes the bell rings again, and the
same questions are asked and like an
sWers returned as before, and No. 2 eX-
It's. AT dinner time in comes two more,
one to act as spokesman they are in a
hurry, and the lady of the house leaves
her "vlttals to COOL" and this time she
nnds the girl that she believes will fill
the OIL. She can do anything. She agrees
to come Monday morning, and Monday
morning comes, but nary girl and a
woman to wash is the next thing in Or
der. 1t takes all day Monday to find
the woman. Tuesday she comes. looks
over the soiled garments, looks at the
clock, and makes up her mind that will
good management she can make out ;
days wOrk-and all for dollar. She
shows good management, for as tn,
last article to be washed passes through
the wringer, the clock strikes six
About this time the bell rings again
and an urchin calls, saying the girl en-
gagged for the previous day has foun
an ''easy" place, and need not be de
pended on. The next thing is to ad
vertise again, and the first girl thu
comes is accepted. She knows nothin
about cooking, or general houseworl
She stays a week, gets homesick, an
the lady of the house does likewis,
and the girl goes home to have he
mother nurse her up. About this tim
the head of the family looks up re-
taurant, and orders cold lunch an
lager beer; then he thinks about senC
ing for the family physician, and thinl
cuss words, and sighs fol a lodge
some vast wilderness. But as he cannt
afford to break up housekeeping,
still keeps on advertising
"ANTFD-AT THOROUGHLY COMPETEN
w girl to do general hOusework Inquire
this office. 7tf
| R,,,. HJ;,,,oo.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14

IB7 The excuse fer printing scandal
GUS matter affecting the reputation of
men of good standing in the communi-
ty-an excuse sometimes entered as a
kind of saving clause-is that it is
printed 'fer what it is worth" There
may be not the slightest evidence of
the truth of the scandal on the con-
trary the evidence of its false
hood may be clear and positive,
but some cOzening knave stands behind
it, aud it is given ''for what it is WORTH"
This is giving the knaves who invent
the scandal quite too great an advan-
tage. If their sensational inventions
were printed only for what they are
wOrth-if the informer and the mis-
chiefmaker were brought to the rack
| and made to confess the malice that
prompted them, and to stand for their
portraits at the same time-there might
be some justice in that. But to print
the SANDER and let the slanderer skulk
away through the back alley, is giving
it for "A great deal more than it is worth
and is doing an immense public injury
at the same time.-BOston Advertiser.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14
VOLUME 43---NUMBER 2233.

country. He has bought 1000 acres
near Snow Hill, upon the Breakwater,
Frankford and Worcester railroad in
Worcester county on the eastern shore
of Maryland. 1t is also upon Pocomoke
river, where the stream is navigable for
vessels drawing ten feet. Visitors can
leave New York by the Old Dominion
steamship company at 2 p. H., and
reach the spot by combined water and
rail, at p. m. the next day. The land
has been purchased at cheap rate, and
the proprietor proposes to furnish a
house with five reoms and so acres of
uncleared land for $1,000. The possess
sion of money to asettleris not absolute
ly necessary, providing his reputation,
habits and health are good, and he gives
promise of being sufficiently industri-
Gus to pay off his mortgage within IL
years.-N. 7. San.
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A commeudable form of Benevolence

A banker of this city bought last
spring a New Jersey farm, with fine
buildings, about 80 miles from this city,
where he receives destitute young men,
well recommended from charitable in
stitutions, gives them clothing and a
pleasant home, and employees them
upon the farm or in making improve
ments, under superintendent, until
paying employment is found for them
in the neighbOrhOod or elsewhere. In
the meantime they are instructed in
farming. The banker benefits the young
men, and at the same time, benefits
himself through the added value to his
property created by the clearing of
woods, the filling of swamps, the con-
struction of ponds, and the enrichment
of the soil. 1t is surprising how many
people will work for nothing or next to
nothing beyond the board and clothing,
if their surroundings are made pleasant
The banker in question, who keeps his
name out of sight, has lately undertaken
new enterprise, and proposes afford.
ing facilities to persons who wish tt
leave crowded cities and settle in the
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st. Johnsbury Post Office.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive 43O D
m. Close $50
Boston through mail. Arrive lao m. Close
800 pm.
New York and the West. Arrive 225 and 12 O6
M 4.35 m. Close $50 IN and 500 pm.
Newport and the north. Arrive 10.15 a m. Close
400 pm.
Portland and the east. Arrive 800 pm. Close
$50
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive 1915
a.. IN. Close 400 pm.
Waterford. Arrive 6. 20 m. Close 4OOpm
North Danville. Arrive $50 a NJ. Close 1920 q
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury. Arrive
10.15 m. Close 100 pm.
CHAS. P. CARPENTER, I'd, P. NJ.
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The Assassination of De Young.
JUST ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT.

The homicide was the natural, logi-
cal and inevitable outcome of the ex-
ample set by the deceased. Isaac M.
kalloch appealed to the popular court
of last resort to vindicate his family
honor precisely as Charles De Young
had done eight months ago. The only
difference in their respective cases was
in the fatal ending. In both the intent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14

The threat that Kansas is too cold a
climate for the colored man to live in.
was we'll answered by proposed emf
grant from southern state the other
day. A white man was telling him of
the climate, when he asked: "Oh, Mars
Bob, amt dat Kansas de place de big
squabble was over a'fore de wah, bout
you white folks takin' de niggers to Pn
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Charles Scribner's Sons

tI43 and AS Broadway, New York;
Publications, including Subscription Books:
sCRIBNER & wELFORD'S Publications
American and Foreign Books.
,sCKiBNER & CO.'S Publications 'Scribner's
Hna1sly &c, and Little. Brown & Co.'S Law Pub
Sa ons at trade prices can be obtained free of ex-
P'esS and other extra charges, on application to
IooL j. A. MORRILL,, A. NJ.
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"Oh yes," was the reply. "Well den,
eff it was good for slave niggers, how
comes it to be bad for free ones ?' No
answer when last heard from.-DenUer
Times.
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Trarelers' 6nide.
Portland & Ogdensburg r. R.-Feb. 3, 80.
TRAINS MOVING EAST.

TRAINS MOVING EAST.
MaJI-Jeaves Swanton 5.I5a. M, Cambridge
Tnnction I O6 Hardwick 8.24, East Hardwick S.36,
GreensborO As, Walden 9.10 Danville 934, st.
Tobnsbury arrive 10 10 leave 1045 East st. Johns
bnry 10. So West Concord 11.10, Miles Pond 80,
East Concord 11.40, arrives at Lunenburg 11.50,
Portland at 5.57 p. m.
MIXED.-Leave SwantOn 700 a. m, Cambridge
Junction 1912, Hyde Park 11.27, Hardwick 1.02 p.
m., East Hardwick l.2S. Greensboro las, Walden
2.34, Danville BIG, arrives at st. JOhnsbury 40
leave 500, East st. Johnsbury 5.22, West Concord
SAP, Miles Pond 20, East Concord, 6.37, arrive at
Lunenburg 100.
EXPRESS-Leaves Maquam Bay 900 p. m,
Swanton $40, Cambridge Junction 7.04, Hardwick
s2s L. Hardwick s.41, Greensboro s52, Walden
91s Danville $40, st. Johnsbury arrive lois
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
MAIL-Leaves Portland 500 a. m. Lunenburg
1.55, p. m East Concord 2.04, Miles Pond 2.l3
West Concord 2.32, East St Johnsbury 2 AZ, arrive
St. JOhnsbury 2.55 leaves 440 Danville 5.l2, Wal
den 535 Greensboro 602 East Hardwlck 6l2,
Hardwick 6.25, Cambridge Junction 7.47, arrives
at SwantOn at 9.10 p. III.
MIXED.-Leaves Lunenburg 600 m, East
Concord &. %, Miles Pond 635 West Concord ia,
East ST. JOhnsbury 7.36, arrives St JOhnsbury 500
leaves 5.35, Danville 935 Walden 1920, Green's
bOrO lilo, East Hardwick ii %, Hardwick ll.52
Hyde Park l.25 p M, Cambridge junction 24O,
arrives at SwantOn 5.A.
EXPRESS-Leaves st. Johnsbury Gas a. m,
Danville It's, Walden 7.35, Greensboro 500 T.
Hardwick s.O9, Hardwick s.25, Cambridge unction
| 9.35, Swanton 1l.O5, Maquam Bay arrive OOOO
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st. Johnsbury Athenaum.

Library and Reading -ROom,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ. to IL M. from 2 to 6 p. M and from
to 1-2 Saturday evenings.
Art GaLery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
W. w. THAYER Librarian.
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Telegraph Office.

Western Union and VI. InternatiOnal-in Post
Office, Main st. Open from a. m to p. IN. sur
days, 9 to 10 a. M, to p. Night messages at
half rat IS.
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East st. JOhnsbuI,y.

Congregational-Rev. f. b. Phelps, Pastor.
Sunday services at 10.45 a. m. and $50 D. m. Sab
bath school at 1900. Wednesday evening meeting
at $50 Experience and Enquiry meeting at par
sonage, Friday evening at $50.
Methodist.-Rev. j. Morse, Pastor. Sunday
services at 80 p. m.
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TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN:
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Twenty nine weeks for i'll bo orad
Subscribers out OF this county 200
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Remit nv Post office order, otherwise at subscri-
ber's risk
E,cb subscriber will find on his paper in con-
'ian with his name, the date to which he has
I'D No other receipt is necessary.
Job Printing of all kinds done at living prices.
With new and modern machinery and skillful work
men nearly all kinds of Job Printing can be done
as well and as cheap as in the cities.
Legal Blanks, Card and Paper stock constantly
on hand.
Rates of Advertising.
One square 12 lines one inch space) one week Sl00
Each continuance 20
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Each continuance Is
One square Zone inch of spaced per 500
Business Cards per year leach line)- ------.--1 90
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Special Notices, per square, one week------.--l2
Each continuance. ce.--..--------------3 81
Special rates to business advertisers by the year
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Die advertisements receiDed and nothing but legitimate
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ST. cSutmsburg (aledonian,
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Opposite the Atheneum, st. Johnsbury,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
EFFECTS OF SMOKING.
Doubts and Certainties on the OuestiO
IniuriOus Results.

Doubts and Certainties on the Question of
Injurious Results.
The London Lancet prints the following
letter from the late Professor Parkes to an
irQuiring friend, on the subject of the effect
of smoking:
MY DEAR Mr.. PRATT think my state of
mind as regards tobacco is very much what
yours seems 10 be. L have honestly tried to
collect evidence from moderate smokers, both
medical men and others, and when tolerance
has been established have never been able To
make out any symptoms which implied In.
jury. In the case of many medical men
whom have asked to study their own condi-
ton, the answer has always been the same
viz, they could see no harm or disturbance OF
any junction. Even in some cases OF enor-
nous smokers-i. e., men who rarely were
without pipe or cigar-I could learn of no
Injury.
On the other hand have seen, like all Of
us, men complaining of dyspepsia, nervous
better for leav, of smoking; In fact, in
these cases there could be no doubt of an In
In boys of IA or 10 who begin to smoke,
think have observed that tolerance is slowly
attained; that appetite is less, and presume
digestion and nutrition less good, and that
the complexion becomes pasty and less horid
and clear. There was a striking case OF this
kind in the son of a medical friend, who
watched his son, naturally, very carefully,
and who told me that the effect of the tooac-
co "a good deal vas smoked was auise nnm MS
tobacco one half, and his health certainly i'm
proved, but he was then young man. That
some injury, therefore, is sometimes produced,
and especially on young people, seems TO me
quite clear; but IL is curious, In other cases,
now difficult IL Is to find Ill ffscs even IN the
young when the quantity is not excessive.
AS 10 the effect on the young even, IL Is GU
rious In Burmah to see children smoking In
their mothers arms. and yet when L was serv-
ing in Burmah, many years ago, often saw
woman walking along smoking her cigar OF
tobacco rolled up in pantsin leaf, and car
rying on her hip her child OF two or three
years old, who also had his or her little cigar,
which was smoked with the greatest gravity.
On talking to the Burmese (who smoke con-
stantly), they would never allow that even
young children were in the least damaged.
When i was in Turkey 1 tried TO make 1nqul-
ries of some of the intelligent Turkish gentle
men; one or two of them said that they
thought the Turks had learned to smoke from
the Europeans, and had been growing apa'
thetic and dull ever ssince. But others laugh
ed at this, and the rural Turk, who smokes
good deal, is a fine, active, energetic Fellow. :,
/ have talked TO many Germans, VINO al
sion, confess myself quite uncertain. L can
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
EXPRESSIONS.

Young Fred, bashfuI yet persisteatswain,
Was very much In love with Mary Jane.
One night size told him, in her tenderest tone,
at is not good for man to be alone"
Said Fred, "Just so, you darling little elf;
I've often thought of that same thing myself"
Then said the lass, while Fred was all agog,
You ought to buy yourself terrier-dog.
1t looks as il winter had been counted out
Dennis Kearney's weapon-"The Chinese
mus git"
Sunday school teacter-How many letters
does the Bible contain? Erudite urshin-
Twenty-six.
"Yes," said Johnny. 'lapsus may be the
Latin for slip but when mother laps us it
usually means slipper
After Texas jury had stood out for 90
hours the Judge got verdict out of them in
two minutes by sending them word that q
circus had come to town.
The latest thing in India lshewls is an en-
broidered vertebra up the middle OF the
shawl so that il looks as though the wearer's
backbone was showing clear through
A New York minister says that there are
more Ewes in the world to day than ever be
fore. Yes, and the supply of Adams who
are willing to be tempted is equally as large.
Bulkins, in referring to the time his wife
complimented him, says the coal fire needed
replenishing and she pointed toward the
fire place with a commanding air and said,
Peter, the CRATE"
Father who is always trying to teach his
son how to act while ct table )-"Well, John
you see that when L have finished eating
al ways leave the table" John-"Yes, sir,
and that is about all you do leave"
A man passing through gate in the dark
ran against a post. wish that post in
the lower regions" was his angry remark.
"Bstter wish it somewhere else" said by
staDder; "you might run against it again"
Traveler-Here, waiter, take this steak
away and give it to the poor. Its as tough
as" Waiter (blandly)-"We've never
'ad no complaints. sir" Traveler-"No; be-
cause that wretched old cow had 'em IL
London (Englsnd) Sporting Times.
To remove spots OF grease, oil or fat from
woolens-Saturate the cloth with kerosene or
naphtha, and press it with hot iron on the
wrong side. Then treat il with a lighted
match. This Is the only sure wac to remove
grease from woolens-Boston Transcript.
Blaine is a very excitable man, as his dis
patch to the press shows: Il have not s: sen
the charge, but know it is a lie out of the
whole cloth" This reminds US of the re-
mark of the fond mother: Johnny, 60 and
see what your little brother is doing and
tell him to stop it this minute. "-Boston
Post.
You can't fool Quincy girl. When her
| "fellow" rises from his seat in the theateT
| between the acts and says: "In be back in
a moment" she dazzles him with one of her
most reliable smiles, and pulling him back
with the remark, Il brought some with me, v
| COY ly slips into his hand d pinch of cloves OF
roasted coffee.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

find nothing like good evidence in books: too
eften foregone conclusion, without any evil
decidedly admit injury from excess; nom
moderate use 1 can see no harm. except, II
see, very indefinite, and / would gladly see
some really good evidence collected. II at any
time you can send me any facts shall be
very grateful. Believe me, very sincerely
yours, EA PAgERs
Bitterne, southampton, Jan. rs 1870
The British Medical Journal cites an in
teresting communication from Dr. Decaisne
on the subject OF smoking particularly as
regards children and women. In 1864, Dr.
Decsisne related cases of 80 young people, in
q of whom the effects of tobacco on the
economy were observable, especially in car
diac affections, palpitstions and intermit
fences He concluded by Eaying that, what
ever conditions may be perceived In adult
subjects, the pernicIous effects of tobacco
smoking are incontestible In children. Even
the restricted use of tobacco in in children
leads often to change in the blood, and
sometimes to chlorotic apemis, paleness of
the face, emaciation, morbid sound in the
carotid arteries, palpitation and intermit-
lance OF the heart, diminutiOn of the normal
quantity OF the blood corpusclee, difficulty
of digestion, etc. Young people who smoke
show generally certain sluggishness of
intelligence, and more or less pronounced
taste for strong drinks. In Chi aren who
cease to smoke, and who are not effected by
any organic lesion, the disorders of econO.
my which have just been mentioned disar-
pear, often very quickly, aud almost always
without leaving any trace. Since 1865 DR..
Decaisne has commenced to examine the
effects of tobacco on women. He has OBJ
served 43 women who present symptoms
arising from this source, including inter
mittance of the pulse and disorders in the
digestion: aud ne has arrived at the same
conclusions rs he arrived at IN 1864. He
adds that the effects OF tobacco-smoking in
women appear to him to resemble very
closely those which he observed In children;
that in a certsln number of them, as among
children, even in a relatively small dose,
tobacco leads promptly to the symptoms of
an - mia, as we'll as intermittent pulse, and
develops, for the most part. pronounced
taste for strong drinks.