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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03
One Box or Six Bottles

If you are suffering from combination of
liver or kidney diseases and constipation, do
not fail to use the celebrated Kidney Wort.
1t is dry compound as easily prepared as a
cup of coffee, and in one package is as much
medicine as can be bought in six dollar bottles
of other kinds. jan1TS&T
Statistics ShoW that more people die of con-
sumption that from any other cause Slight
colds are the true seeds of consumption. Be-
ware of the slightest cough 44danson,s Be-
tanic Balsam stands without peer. Trial
size only 10 cts. doc31 W&S&w
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03

Highest barometer 21st. ................".30. 742
Lowest barometer, 7th ....................29.41 AIS
Monthly Range of Barometer. ............... 1927
Highest temperature, 7th ............. .....55
Lowest temperature, 21st and 22d. .........
Monthly range of temperature. .............67
Greatest daily range of temperature, 30th.. 81
Mean % ;;i,', +o,
Mean daily range of temperature. ......... 14.3
Total rainfall or melted snow ......,u.....3.39
Prevailing wind, north
Total movement of wind, 6O36 miles.
Maximum velocity of wind "a miles per hour,
from SE on 9TH.
Number of days on which rain or snow fell, 10.
Number of auroras none observed
Number of solar halos, none observed.
Number of lunar halos, 4.
Mean temperature IS'A
Mean relative humidity 900. .6S pr ct
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03
Sweet as a Chaplet Of Roses

Is J. & E. ATKINsoN's Extract Of White Roses
for the hair. At once cleansing, invigorating,
and of delightful fragrance. jan3S&w
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03
THE GOVERN oR's QUESTIONS.
What Collector Morrill, Says about
Them.


A reporter for the Advertiser called upon
Collector Morrill, yesterday morning at the
Custom house, to ask his opinion of the ques-
tions submitted to the Supreme Court by Gov
ernor Gareelon.
"Have you read the Governors questions
for the court?'' asked the reporter.
eyes" said Mr.. Morrill,, 81 have just this
moment finished hasty reading of them"
"Do they cover the ground of the enquiries
proposed by you?"
"They avoid that ground: Governor GAR
celon seems to have felt the necessity of ap-
| pearing to submit the principles of law
involved in his actions to the Judgment of
the court, but his advisers have been deter
mined that the real cases should not go before
the court
"Are the real cases involved in these queS-
tions?"
"On the contrary, they are avoided and OBJ
scured. The questions are what lawyers call
leading questions, containing suggestions in
tended to elicit certain answer. The Gov
ernor has not asked the opinion of the court
upon the actual trans actions, but upon GER
tain assumptions concerning the facts, which
are not admitted"
"Mr. Gould, who Is understood to be the
Governors legal adviser, is quoted as saying
that the court cannot be asked to express an
opinion ON matters of fact, and that the ques-
tions of law had therefore to be sifted out"
"There cannot be question of law without
substratum of fact My question invited the
attention of the court to the actual facts on
which their opinion is desired The questions
prepared by Mr.. Gould carefully avoid these
facts. 1t is plain palpable evasion, and a
confession that the Governor and his advisers
do not dare to invoke the opinion of the court
upon the work that has been done. Take, for
example, the case of Skowhegan. The ques-
ton indicated to the Governor was, has a
ballot, with the names of candidates printed
in two columns instead of one, distinguishing
mark, such as is forbidden by law? The quss.
ton put by the Governor is, If a ballot has a
distinguishing mark in the judgment of the
Governor and Council, under certain circum-
stances, have they the authority to disregard
it? This is putting a suggestions case,. and
assuming that the Governor and Council are
proper judges of what is distinguishing
mark"
"Will the court be obliged to answer the
questions as put?''
"That is for the court to decide. 1 see no
reason why the court may not answer, in this
case, that in their opinion the Governor and
Council have no authority to reject, on &C
count of distinguishing marks, votes received
by town officers
"You think, then, that opinions may be
rendered on the real facts, notwithstanding
the attempted evasion?"
Eyes. The facts are notorious. Take the
eighth question, can a person not citizen Of
the United States be legally elected select
man of a town? The court may answer, no.
but the acts of such a selectman de .facto
when they interest the public, are valid.
This principle is we'll settled"
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03

READ Coe, the hatters, advertisement. He
is selling at cost.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03
Councillor Moody Repudiates one Steal.

E. NJ Shaw, Esq, one of the selectmen Of
Lisbon, was informed by Councillor Moody
prior to the decision of the Governor and
Council on the Lisbon and Webster returns,
that the council had voted, to 1, that the
Lisbon and Webster returns were correct.
Councillor Moody now writes to Mr.. Shaw that
after he left the Council rooms to retire home,
and after the case had been decided on, the
action was reversed and Lisbon and Webster
thrown out. Mr.. Moody adds: "You will see,
if you should examine the report that the
name of Thomas Republican nominee for
representative was erased, and Beals fusion
nominee) put instead" Mr.. Moody is under
stood to have pretty strong stomach, but it
seems to have rebelled against the dose.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03

Meteorological Report for December.
The following is the weather report of
Sergeant Laurens for the month of Decem-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
RrHaioH5 HradiHg.
Advanced Christians.

There is something beautiful in the
attentions shown 40 its older mcmbeIs
by church. They may no longer be
able to engage in active Christian work,
and their iutrmiticS may often keep
them away from the services of the
church. Let them not feel forgotten.
There are many little ways i'm which a
a church can make its older members
feel that they are tenderly cherished as
the fathers and mothers i'm Israel. Let
them not fancy, also, that they are past
their usefulness. If an orchard be
worth anything, 1t is in the time of its
frutage. 1t is in the older Christian
that character has come to its ripenimg
hour, and their example is most help
ful. Let them realize that their godly
living is invaluable. They can also
pray. They have leisure for supplica-
ton. Some of the most valuable mem
berS of the church are not those forever
on the trOt here and there, blowing Il
trumpet, but those who, rarely seen in
public by man, are often met in private
by their God. Into their closets of
prayer run wires that convey priceless
blessings from God to many souls. OF
all the links in the circle of the church,
make much of those that are next the
heavenly membership and shine in its
near and golden ight.-ChristiaR at
Work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Limited Desires.

Nothing is more delusive than the
chase after material wealth. The the
DRY is false that gives man happiness
according to the number of his acres,
OF strength in proportion to the valua-
ton of his crops. True contentment
arises largely from limited desires; a
mans power depends much upon his
concentration of effort. The farmer
who performs few things well is far
happier and more successful than he
who spreads over large surface with
meager results. The determination to
know one branch of business thoroughly
is far more satisfying in its average re-
suit than the attempt at large under
takings with limited means.
In no one desire are farmers more Ii
able to err than in the desire to buy
more land, when their present holdings
are not fully improved. Many an en-
terprising and worthy man has made a
failure of life actuated by the insane
idea of buying more land than he could
pay for and living in Il whiTl of hurry,
anxiety, debt and unsatisfied desire.
A well-known Illinois writer states this
condition of affairs in a hOmely but ex-
pressive manner: "The average West
ern farmer tolls hard early ard late,
often depriving himself of needed rest
and sleep--for what7 To raise corn.
For whatf To feed hogs. For what ?
To get money with which to buy more
land. For what? To raise more corn.
For whatP To feed more hogs. Fol-
what? To buy more land. And what
does he want with more land Why,
he wishes to raise more cOrn-to feed
more hogs-to buy more land-to raise
more corn-to feed more hogs-and in
this circle he moves until the Almighty
stops his hoggish proceedings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Prevention or Cure--Whicn ?

A young man said, "When find on
that it is injuring me, then | will Civ,
it up" Is that sensible ? YOu would
not talk like that about anything else
once heard of pilot who said he
could pilot vessel into Boston HarbOr
"Now," said he to the captain, "I'l
stand 'midships, and you can stand at
the helm. | know every rock in this
them all; and I'll give you warming
BY and by the vessel struck upon a
rock, and the shock threw everybody
down upon the deck. The poor pilot
got up rubbing himself, and said, cap
tain, there's one of themw
Now, we want to say to young men,
"There's one of them! Hard-up your
helm, and steer clearm That is sensi-
BILE. And if you have struck, you haul
off and repair damages, and then strike
again. Is that sensible In time the
poor old battered hulk will not bear
any more damages; and men will bury
you, a broken wreck. That is the end
of it in many cases. "When find out
that it is injuring me, then l will give
it upn Gather all the drunkards Ill
London together, and ask them every
one, care you drinking enough to in
jure you?" And almost every man
will declare he is not. Each one of
them has become drunkard in the
sight of God and man before he has
become one in his own estimation.
Intoxicating drink is deceptive in its
BILE of the serpent in circle of fire. A
man was passing by; and the snake
said to the man,
"Help me out of my difficulty"
"If do you'll bite me-"
go, no, won't"
''Tm afraid to trust you"
''HelP me out of the fire, or it will
consume me and l promise on my
word of honor, won't bite you"
The man takes the snake out of the
circle of fire, and throws it on the
ground. Instantly the serpent says:
"NOw I'll bite you"
'But didn't you promise me yOu
wouldn't ?"
eyes, but don't you know it's my
nature to bite, and can't help it."
So it is with the drink. 1t is its
nature to bite; it is its nature to de-
ceive.
Young men tell us land 1 have heard
it more than Once) that they ''must SOW
their wild OATS Remember this young
gentlemen, "Whatsoever man sOweth,
that shall he also reap" (Gal. 6: ~ If
you SOW corn, you reap corn. If you
SOW weeds, you reap weeds. If you
SOW to the flesh, you will of the flesh
reap corruption. But if you SOW to the
.,,,k E Al e
everlasting. All, young men, look at
that reaping; and then look at the aw-
full reaping of men to-day-who are
reaping as they have sown, in bitter
ness of spirit and anguish of soul.
"When find that it is injuring me,
then l will give it up."-John B. Cough.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Exciting Episode in the House.

There was an exciting scene in the
House at Washington on Tuesday, be-
tween Weaver, the late greenback can
didate for President, and Sparks (dem.)
of Illinois. Fernando Wood got up his
funding bill, when some sharpness Oc-
Cured between him and Mills, green
hacker of Texas. Wood said small
party 1.-THE greenbackers) had served
him notice that they would resist to
the last the passage of his bill. Mr..
Weaver said he renewed the declara-
ton that they would do all in their
power against his bill. Mr.. Sparks of
Illinois said Weaver had used an often
sve term to him-that he (SpaIks) was
crazy. Weaver replied in good nature,
but said that if anyone Intentionally
insulted him they wonld feel the power
of his right arm. Laughter and up
roar.
Mr.. Sparks Immediately changed his
voice to one of anger, and said: II
spurn with contempt the reach of his
arm. The reach of his ann would af-
Presidential election"
Mr.. Weaver (still in a jocular tone)-
Well, that was sufficient. Does not the
Seullouldu see luaG he ought never TO
open his mouth at all when he is excit-
ed Never, never. He spurns the reach
of my arm. He can do so. In the tenn
per | am in now he can do so. | would
not hurt hair of his head. Laughter
His apology was ample anu l accept it,
but caution him against further use of
the term "falsehood," or ''lie.r That.
in Kentucky, is regarded, believe, as
equal to click" or Il blow, and even if
| was not as large as mouse | would
assail any man who would apply such a
term to me Extensively. The gentleman
has alluded to my weight, but | warn
him my fighting weight is lS5 pounds.
Shouts of laughter.
Mr.. Sparks-Does the gentleman 'ay
| used the word ''falsehoOd 2"
Mr.. Weaver-SO l understood.
Mr.. Sparks oh, no; yours was Ger
tainly the first offensive word.
Mr.. Weaver (still good naturedly)-
We are all right now.
Mr.. Sparks-You misunderstood me.
| said you were stating what was not
true, and you were wanting in the quail
tiles of a gentleman in failing to RENE
dy it excitement and confusion that
was all there was of it; but it was de-
yelOped at the last election that you
wanted those qualities.
Mr.. Weaver (nOw thoroughly angered
and excitedl-l denOunce the gentle
man personally as a liar on the &Qor of
the House.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
The Real Cause of the Bernhardt
Failure.

The cancelling of the Bernhardt en-
gagemenU in this city, was due to va
Iious causes. In good part, beyond
doubt, it was owing to the scruples of a
community composed largely of people
who have distinct ideas as to the code
of morals they approve, and are dis
posed to place some limits on the kind
of public characters they will counte-
nance. But the scruples of the scru-
pulous were largely reinforced by the
high prices asked for tickets-higher
than ever were asked before for any
public entertainment in this State. A
good many people felt us did one of our
citizens, who said that neither his con-
science nor his purse would permit him
to see the Bernhardt, or us did another
who said that at 50 cents admission, he
might have been willing to take look
at a woman So much talked about; but
that at three dollars Il ticket, he should
''take high moral ground" The thing
was predOOmed to failure, from the
start. The manager of the Opera
House, it is understood, rendered the
Opera House to Miss Bernhardt's mana
ger, to make all he could out of
night here. This offer was refused,
and guaranty of Il large sum, (under-
stood to be 81, 500 at first, afterwards
reduced to $4,000 was exacted. This
was conceded, and the prices placed as
high us it was thought the community
would stand. After posters had been
put out and tickets advertised at from
81 up to $3.50, peremptory orders, die
tated, it is said, by Miss Bernhardt,
came to raise the price to 50. This, in
any ease, is not popular process; and
in this case was enough, of itself, to
virtually kill the sale of tickets. Had
Miss Bernhardts character been as
spotless as Charlotte Cushman's it is
not likely that the Opera House could
have been filled at even the prices first
announced. Our French speaking peO-
pie do not frequent the Opera House
and there are not many who would pay
much to hear a French play, which
they could not understand, even with
sight of il worlds nOtOriety thrown in.
The city will survive the loss of this
entertainment, and there will be so
much more money to put into Christ
mas presents, and for people to pay
their debts with.-BurIingtOn Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Only Newspaper Talk. "

The protest against the Passion play
WAS newspaper talk bat il was effective
The objection to taking the Contra
Park for the great exhibition was main
Iy newspaper talk. but the park is not
To bc taken. The assault upon Tweed
and his gang WAS mainly newspaper
talk, but il saved the city of New York
from revolution. The rcuown of
great actors and artists of any kind is
largely newspaper talk, butt serves the
purpose. The public man who con
temns the newspapers despiscs the best
means Of learning what he most needs
to knOW-the condition and movement
of opinion. What degree Of influence
he shall concede to it is his own affair,
and his own sagacity must determine
the relative value of various counsel.
From ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Only by the newspapers can public
opinion be now concentrated against
public abuses. Only the newspapers
can effectively stand guard over the in
tercstS of the people and expose the de-
linquencies Of public servants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
The Law of Libel.

Judges differ widely as to what con-
stitutes libel. Judge Freedman of the
New York superior court, in the case of
Emma Roediger against the New York
Stats Zietung, held to this common
sense:
In this country it is considered not
only the right, but the duty, of a news
paper to discuss questions of public in
terest and to criticise the acts of those
who may be temporarily intrusted with
power. So it is considered not only
the right but the duty of a newspaper
to inform its readers of the current
news of the day. OF course the right
must be exercised fairly, aud fully dis
charged, with due regard to truth and
propriety. But, as matter of fact, no
caution that human art can devise will
totally exclude libels from newspaper.
They come in a hundred forms-in re-
ports, in correspondence, in cuttings
from other papers, even in advertise
ments-and if the law were to be en-
forced in all its severity, as it was in
England at the time that the doctrine
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31

Mr.. Sparks equally excited) You
are a scouudrel and william.
Mr.. Weaver tbercupou. amid great
uproar, left the place where he was
standing and advanced mcudciugIy to-
wards Mr.. Sparks, who, i'm his turn.
moved towards Mr.. Weaver. but both
were immediately surrounded 10y mem
berS, who prevented them from getting
to close quarters. and made them put
ON their coats, which each was in the
act of taking off as he advanced into
the area. or course the greatest coil
fusion and disorder prevailed on the
floor and M the galleries, and IN the
midst of it the speaker took he chair
and called upon the sergent-at-arms to
do his duty. just then. however, there
was nothing i'm particular to be done by
that official, as the cOmbatants had been
renewed by their respective friends,
and there was no danger of their assault
ing each other.
In another account it is said that
Jones of Texas and Lowe Of Alabama,
greenbackers and both ''heavy weights
were on hand and rather wanted to let
Weaver "sail in" Lowe said to those
holding Weaver: "Let MIN go, let him
co." but the members demonstrated
with Weaver that he ought rot to dis
grace himself; and finally by force rails
ed him from the floor and fairly carried
him back to his seat Mr.. Weaver'S
struggles with those who were holding
him lasted fully a minute, and he drag
ged those who first seized him some
distance before his progress could he
checked. Meanwhile Sparks was heard
to mutter between his teeth, in hight
of passion, as he clinched the back of
his chair: Let the
onp,o an -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Telephones in Churches.

Connecting the telephone with
churches and printing sermons before
they are delivered, and delivering re-
| ligious newspapers on Sunday, tend to
swell the list of excuses for not going to
church-a list which we imagine to be
sufficiently attenuated already. Place
divine worship on telephone basis
and with the telephone running to the
pulpit and choir gallery, it will only be
necessary for the minister and choir to
attend-as for the rest, the people in
their respective houses can listen to the
singing, put their ears to the telephone,
close their eyes during prayer, open
them when it Is finished and the sermon
begins, and stand up when the bene-
diction is pronounced. In this way,
room which will hold the minister and
choir will be amply sufficient for church
purposes, and there will be great
saving in the matter of fuel, light, wear
and tear of archaeological carpets, etc.
there will be an end of church debts,
and Mr.. Kimball will find his occupa-
ton gone. Whether the worlds con-
version can be FASTENED by such means
is a different, and perhaps by some
would be regarded as minor NATTER
Christian at Work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
DITSON, HATNES DE- CO.,
578 Washington Street, Boston.
ARE YOU GOING WEST ?

If 50 he sure and go on HARvEY'S EXCURSION
Tickets sold to all principal points in the West,
leaving st. Johnsbury by Special Train in first.
class with special first class car Montreal 10
Chicago without change, with guide to accom-.
pany the party Baggage checked through in
Bond. Save money and iisue and go with Harvey.
For full particulars call 3r address
A. C. HARVEY,
Western Land, and Ticket Agent,
st. Johnsbury Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
Notice to Towns People.

We run a New Coach to and from all trains both
day and night All orders left at the office of the
st. Johnsbury House will be promptly attended to.
5Stf JERRY DREW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
GStafrg-

! T. A 6 VI VERMONT CA1Fno~,,,
ST Job iioDate Court, held at tbe PIE IlCT IS
1oco in said District o. tpDate Office IN
december, A. ID. 1ss0 'iict on the 18th dav y,
Francis Drew execn+or e.,
nent OF Allen Pope late of ee last will and tesa
1sseu, presents his administe;l III SAID district
for a d anu allowance aud NAL account tOl
tate Of i OF distribution and nartitia PpnGatioa
/ UhIU VI sald deceased P"iU iulOh OF the e.
WhereupOn it is ordered -.
Sion M and said application be curt that said
said O. to be held at tbe p 'lIeu 10 se.
| A d 1881 olflsDury, on the 18th day &c DHce IN
it is fnrtboiro r nearing and decision January
to all persons infed that notice hereof b anu
InIee weeks successively9 ROlCaIl0n of the samr
t newspaper printed at st. Jo6nsb aledonian, a
anneo etiiie appointed for hearing tLt previous
pPeaI aI SAID time and place and LAT they may
I yr .ley may have, why said accor NOW cause if
10 'iiu"tu, ana such decree made UNI should NOT
g, by the Court, Attest
Ot-Oo HENRY FRENCH. Reo4..
STATE OF VERMONT. CALEno,,I, NJ. -.
g. IN rebate Court held AT the Proht9 I,hiCr, IS
14tb Ja within and for said District m 10
mn uay OF December, A. d 1ss0 ict' on Tue
tn an instrument purporting TO he tIo l,. 1,,.,,
IN 0so i OF Abel Goss late of '" w " III and
nv OILS ~ deceased being presented e. oI
for Probate: o eAecutor therein named
1t is ordered by said Court H..
concerned therein be notified to AIMEE al persons
oH Vi sald Court to be held at the praIt a Sts'
~ ~ % SS. 1Ohnsbury, on the Sd day of To- Oiuce
aGainst t anu snow cause if any they NAV Ia, a
against the Probate of said VIII. Co. nay nay nave,
pose u IS further ordered that COM, "atn pur-
iye,o .! tnIs order be published three weeks NV rec
nreii'n the CaledOnian printed mt 81 J success
Bv tho 10 , sald time appointed for hearing
- o ourt, Attest.
f.. HENRY FRENCH D..
6ife u ue copy vt Record Mites, u.s. ''er'
NENItY FRENCH Reuistar
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31
BLACKSMITHING.

The subscriber is now supplied with first-class
help and is ready to do all work in his line in a
first-class manner
HORSE SHOEING a speciality. Shop on East
ern Avenue. All are invited to give me trial.
S. L. MOORE.
st. JOhnsbury Sent l. 1880 49tf