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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Personal and Political.

Harper's Weekly pays tribute to the
of good character.
The Rutland Herald thinks DR.. Bliss
is not sufficiently able surgeon to
have been entrusted with the Pres
ident's case from the beginning.
The Cabinet officers are now seeking
the recreation of which they were tenn
porarily deprived by the shooting OF
the President.
Smith, the Bangor collector, is forti-
flying himself against his proposed re-
mOval. He has come to very salts
factory understanding with the gov
eminent officers, and his removal for
purely political grounds bids fair to be
attended with considerable delay and
difficulty.
Geo. William Curtis: "For party
is judged by its representative and
their conduct" Let the Republican
party but bear this in mind, and the
continued success which is now pre-
dicted will be assured.
In the last Harper's Weekly, Mast
has a couple of good things on Conk-
ling, showing him as he was with all
his plumage on, and as he is now in a
"picked" state.
Secretary Kirkwood has been suffer
ing from malaria in Washington, and
has not been able to attend to his du-
ties at the Interior Department.
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks
the Republicans will carry Ohio this
fall, but they may fool away the leg
islature. Foster will be reelected ;
the rest is not so sure.
Says chief of bureau in Washing
ton 81 shall promote only those clerks
that show an interest in their work
and capacity for higher grade, re-
gardless of the wishes of Congressman"
That's an excellent rule if it is well
stuck to.
Senator Lapham, it is said, is a
warm personal friend of President
Garfield.
The Ohio Prohibitionists demand
the prohibition of gambling in gold
stocks and produce. Congress once
tried to prevent gold-gambling during
the war, but made a miserable failure.
The widow of Hon SOlomon Foota
Senator Edmunds' predecessor, has
just died at Staten Island, n. Y.
William c. Fargo, of express COM
pany fame, is dead.
Our Minister Lowell, at London, is
said to be extremely popular at the
English court. RumOr says he is writ
ing a life of Hawthorne.
A st. Louis paper pays Edmunds a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
A Slap at VermOnfs PrOhibi-
ton.

Outside parties have not very ex-
allied idea of the working of ''prohibi-
ton" in this state-and if half of what
is limited at below is true, they cannot
be expected to have a great deal of
faith in it. According to the Spring
field Republican, a correspondent of a
Cincinnati paper has been looking over
Vermont and makes out a very dis
creditable state of affairs. He claims
that the prohibitory law has resulted
in numerous peculiar devices for the
accommodation of thirsty individuals
who do not take kindly to water. Here
are some of the methods disclosed by
this knowing correspondent IA man
asks salOOnkeeper in knowing way
for little bitters, the gentleman be-
hind the bar puts a few drops in a
tumbler and tells his customer, point
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
DOING MAGNIFICENTLY.
Damage by Lightning and Heat.

On Thursday of last week Il group OF
20 men, all white, road hands, were
resting under an oak tree near Harris
vile, 5. c., when a stroke of lightning
killed four and wounded twelve of the
number. Five of the wounded are Sc
riously hurt and may die. There was
no storm at the time, though a heavy
rain fell an hour afterward, and when
the bolt fell the sky in the vicinity was
clear.
Three little daughters of ID. O. Bar
ley, living 10 miles from Sherman
Texas, were recently struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
There were % cases of prostration by
heat on Saturday i'll New York city and
vicinity, seven of which were fatal
Two cases of sunstrOke occurred in
Southampton, Mass, on Friday, and
one in Milford, Mass.
The thermometer on Thursday last
at Sandwich, Illinois, stood at l0a
degrees; Fairbury, ILL.,, 1O6; Danville,
H., los McGregor, Ia, los; Michi-
gan. City, Ind, 100; Pontiac, ILL.,, IOI
Bloomington, ILL.,, l02; Lasalle, H.,
I06; st. Joseph, Mo-, 100; South Hav-
en-, Mich, %; Chatsworth, ILL.,, LOG
Racine, Wis, 102. Many towns re-
port that it was the hottest day ever
known. Sunstrokes were frequent
and Out-Of-dOOr work largel, sus-
pended.
In General.
A. d. WheelOck, clerk for J. G.. Wal
colt q Co. of New York, robbed his
employers of S55,0O0 on Saturday and
absconded.
1t is announced that the American
Refrigerator Company, the great line
which was organized last winter and
is backed by the Gould combination,
has signed a five years contract with
the Vanderbilt roads and the Boston
and Albany, and will reach the sea
board at Boston.
Minister Foster says the Russian
wheat crop is likely to he one of the
largest ever raised in the Empire
Grove, of internal machine notoriety,
is in Chicago, and charges some of his
fellow cOnspirators with dishonesty.
He is now religiOusly devOting his en-
ergies toward harassing England and
preparing to destroy her greatness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

merchant two-thirds of a century
ago, founded the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company in 1928, was till
ten years or so ago its president, one
of the first directors of the Vermont
Central, and prominent in all business
matters till very late day. Though
he died of old age, he went suddenly,
and was as usual walking out the day
before his death, erect in body and
clear in mind
st. Adams had a small liquor seizure
the other day.
Chamcey Warner, the richest man
IN Cambridge, made out list but fail
ed to swear to it. The listers doubled
his list, but the selectmen on petition
of Mr.. Warner released some $50, 700
or 100000 of this sum. But when the
list as revised by the selectmen was
sent to the secretary of state, that of
fetal returned it, with the intimation
that the as-e sors' list was the only legal
one, for the law expressly states that
the selectmen in such cases shall have
no power to make Attachments.
w. C. Smiths house, in st. Adams,
was entered by burglars one night last
week, and a quantity of valuables
were taken.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Our State Finances.

We have received from the state au-
ditOr a tabulated statement showing
state revenue and disbursements for the
year ending July 81 last, extracts from
which will perhaps be interesting to
our readers. Among the receipts we
find that the state received from the
House of Correction, in fines and costs,
81 ,62I.8 from convict labor in the
same institution, $3.50 and from
convict labor at Windsor, S15 Ply 40
the receipts for the year aggregating
305, 520.13. The court expenses for the
year amount to S47, 586.16. In 1877
they were $l13,237. 10; in 1879 they
were SOC, 560.27-shOwing a gratifying
decrease in the expense of administer
ing justice in our state. OF the four
teen counties, Chittenden has the larg-
est court expense for the past year
9,35.76 while, with the exception
of the smaller counties of Grand Isle
and Essex, Lamoille has the smallest
expense-S2, 3S6.05. CaledOnia's court
expenses for the past year amount to
So, $3.50. If the court expenses of
the state continue to decrease as they
have every other year since 1877, we
shall have nothing to complain of.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
The President.

HIGH FEVER AND PULSE ON SUNDAY.
The Presidents fever and pulse on
Sunday continued high, and the public
became disquieted. All sorts of ru-
mOrs were in circulation in Washing
ton, to the effect that another pus cav
ity had formed, that the bullet was
about to be removed, etc, etc. DIR.
Bliss, however, declared that there
was no good reason for suppOsing that
another abscess had formed, and that
there was no intention of cutting out
the bullet, unless it proved more trOub-
lesome than at present.
ANOTHER SURGICAL OPERATION.
Another operation was performed on
the President Monday morning. The
first cut of DIR. Agnew was extended in
a downward direction, so as to enable
them to insert drainage tube below,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Garfield 10 His Classmates.

AT dinner given by Gen. Garfield's
class, ut Washington, on the evening
before his Inauguration, the President
elect said to them:
To me there is something exceeding
ly pathetic in this reunion. In every
eye before me | see the light of friend
ship and love, and | am sure it is re-
Elected back to each one of you from
my inmost heart. For - years, with
the exception of the last few days,
have been i'll the public service. To-
night | am private citizen. TO-mor-
row | shall be called to assume new
responsibilities, and on the day after
the broadside of the worlds wrath will
strike. 1t Will strike hard. | know it,
and you will know it. Whatever may
happen to me in the future, | shall feel
that | can always fall back upon the
shoulders and hearts of the class of
80 for their approval of that which is
right, and for their charitable judg-
ment wherein | may come short i'll the
discharge of my public duties. You
may write down III your books now the
largest percentage of blunders which
Won think will be likely to make, and
Won Will be sure to find in the end that
have made more than you calculated
many more. This honor comes to
me unsOught. | have never had the
presidential fever-nOt even for day
nor have it tonight. have no feel
ing of citation in view of the position
am called upon to fill. l would thank
God were | to-day a free lance i'll the
House or the Senate. But it is not to
he, and | will 20 forward to meet the
responsibilities and discharge the du-
ties that are before me with all the
firmness and ability | can command.
hope you will he able conscientiously
to approve my conduct, and when |
return to private life wish you to give
me another class meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

The new Car of Russia might as
well make mp his mind to it, for it is
only question of time with him. The
other night letter threatening death
was found in his chamber, notwith-
standing the fact that the room was
supposed to be closely guarded, and
access to it could be had only through
the Cars most trusted attendants.
OF course somebody mnst be arrested,
so the officer who was on guard and
four servants of the palace have been
seized. 1t is very unpleasant job to
undertake to guard the Gar, and it is
a very risky thing to be IA Car of all
the Russias. The position is losing all
its attractiveness and growing decid-
edly funereal in its character.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Vermont News.

Mrs. Louise Farber, of Manchester,
was killed recently on Staten Island
n. Y, while riding in buggy which
was struck by "A locomotive.
A BrattleborO man picked ripe peach
es i'll his garden August 3D..
VIII Ravery has been arrested at
Waterbury for felonious assault on Il
thirteen-year-Old girl.
The men at the Fair Haven marble
cOmpany's works have successfully
struck for higher wages.
A young man 10 years old was fatal
ly sunstruck at Lake Bomoseen the
other day.
The house and barns of Gerry Cros-
sett, at Waterbury, were burned Oh the
9Th inst. Loss $1,000; insured.
Michael Tearney of Pittsfield, who
suffers from eight months imprison-
ment i'll AndersOnville, has just receiv-
ed Sll40 pension arrears.
William Brooks of Hartford COM
mitted suicide by taking opium the LIST.
His age was about 35. He leaves a
widow and one child.
Duane w. johnson, proprietor of
the hotel at StOckbridge Common, was
fatally stricken with paralysis on
Thursday. He was Al years of age.
The barn of Albert DOolittle at Brat
tlebOro, together with six horses, one
yoke of cattle, several wagons and
sleighs and II quantity of grain, was
burned Saturday night by an incendi-
AIRY fire.
A steam mill near Richford, owned
by White, Clarkson & Co., of New
! Haven, Conn, was burned the other
day. Loss $4,000 insured $4,000.
Warning has been given to the Put
ney rum-sellers to close their bars or
be prosecuted.
A Quechee man cut his cows tail off
within foot of her stern, the other
day, because she switched in his face
while milking her. Where is the rs.
F. p. o. c. L. A. ?"
Two murder cases are to be tried at
the coming term of the Chittenden
county court.
Burlington has a genuine Chinese
| laundryman-W Wong Ming.
Mike Lapage, an employee of the
lumber company at MclndOes, was
dangerously injured the other day by
the rolling of a log, which broke his
leg.
There was a severe storm the ID, from
East Montpelier to Marshfeld. Corn
and oats and other crops have suffered
great damage.
David Hale of RiptOn, a farmer, has
been placed under $500 bonds, charg-
ed with raising a town order for 1912
to SI3.12 and selling it.
The following are the dates set for
various Vermont fairs in September:
State fair, Montpelier, 1916; Addison
county, Middlebury, 81; Rupert,
West Rupert, 2O-22; White River Val
ley, Bethel, 20-22 Lamoille county,
MOrrisville, %, "a Mad River Valley,
Waitsfield, 81, d; Batterskill Valley,
Factory Point, %, 30.
The I04th anniversary of the battle
of Bennington will be celebrated at
the battlefield the 10th.
A woman tramp with a bag Of ce-
ment in bottles has been calling on
Nergennes citizens for "A week, and
after getting them to leave the room
by adrOit games, hooked on to any
thing that she could find. She was
caught stealing from millinery store,
but settled damages and was released.
Hon. Daniel Baldwin died at Mont
pelier last week Wednesday. He was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

him has evidently not been just what
it ought, and John Bright and other
members have denounced it. 1t strikes
us that the British Parliament might
find way of disposing of this matter
finally, and not give the world so much
chance to talk about it. 1t is certainly
not a creditable thing that the House
has allowed itself to be kept in hub
bub over Bradlaugh and his peculiar
tenets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

The Bourbons of Virginia have nom
mated Major Daniel for the governor
ship. Daniel is the man who said in a
speech that he would be willing to
apply the torch to every school house
in the state rather than to have the
state pay interest on the bonds which
constituted the public school fund.
The rest of the ticket seems to be
made up of the same sort of stuff, and
the probability is that the voters of
Virginia. majority of them ut least
will not be caught in any such trap.
The Readjusters do not fear such OPP
ponents, and are pretty confident of
victory in the coming contest. 1t is
certainly to be hoped the Old Domin-
ion will not be fooled into countenanc-
ing such principles as are advocated
by the Bourbon element.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

The English people are just now
very much excited over the forcible
removal of Bradlaugh, the atheist
member, from the House of Commons,
on the Sd inst. He made an attempt to
enter the House soon after the business
of the day had begun, and was ousted
by a policeman and an usher. The
Bradlaugh case has been prominent for
some time. 1t will be remembered
that he is an avowed atheist, and at
the opening of Parliament refused to
take the usual oath. In consequence
of this refusal he has not been cOnsid-
cred as entitled to the full privileges
of a member. He has, however, con-
tinued to reckon himself a member and
bid defiance to many rules of the
House. In so doing he has of course
laid himself open to public eensure.
But the course of the House towards
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Our New York Letter.

iOTHAMITES COOKED IN EVERY STYLE
EQUATORIAL IMMIGRANTS - Safety
AT THE SEA SHORE -A FLYING COL
UNIV OF PHILANTHROPIC PILLS-BLA-
TANT BELLOWS OF \ BOOBY-THE EX-
ALTATION AND DEPRESSION OF AN
IIPULSIvE MAYOR - A LONG BACE
SWIFTLY SAILED-SOME SPORTING IN
CIDENTS - GOOD TIMES FOR THOSE
WHO WANT TO TRAVEL WEST.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
ST. Bloomsbury Galrdoniar.
In the death of Bishop Haven. which

In the death of Bishop Haven, which
occurred at Portland, Oregon, last
week, the Methodist church has sus-
tanned a great loss. He was born in
Boston in 1870, and entered the minis
try of the Methodist church in 1S4S.
In 1856 he became editor of ZiOn's Her
aid, and held this position till 1863 ;
was for two years member of the
state senate, and afterward president
of several universities successfully.
He became a bishop little over a year
ago. He was the author of several
works.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

DIR. Tanner, who lived for forty days
on a diet of air and water, has had his
ambition aroused again by what the
faster Griscom has done lately, and
now proposes to fast for three months
if they will fill his room full of cleo
tricity. We thought air and water
were rather thin living, but electricity
is yet more novel. Better let the Doc
tor try it. 1t will not hurt anybody
but the Doctor, and may be the means
of thoroughly convincing him in regard
to how far a man can safely make a
fool of himself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Education and Employment.
Cornar,a cornmercial COLLEGE

Comers Commerclal CoheBe
is the Oldest inatitution of its class In America ~
still continues to give superior instruslon ,r al
the Commercial Branches over W. ,i,shia
dred of its Graduate were assisted 70 s9itaple
EMPLOYMENT last wear which youehes for lts
high standing with business men Send Ior 'o -
catalogue. 866 Washington st'' c" y"
Beach St, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

Sitting Bull and his tribe have sur
rendered, but there are Indians enough
left to give the government any amount
of trouble. just now the Apaches are
committing outrages i'll New Mexico,
and detachment of cavalry has been
sent to look after them. The Apaches
are murderously inclined, and are in
ducing other tribes to join them in
their depredations. The red man is
troublesome property, and judging
from late dispatches, there are not
soldiers enough in New Mexico to take
care of him as he deserves. The gov
eminent will have plenty of work for
some time to come, i'll trying to restrain
the savages, and protect its citizens III
the Indian country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

One Indian has just been killed who
ought to have been allowed to live
some time yet. We refer to Spotted
Tail, the distinguished Sioux, who was
called the greatest and wisest of all
the American Indians. He long ago
recognized the uselessness of the strug-
gle of his race against the whites, and
instead of perpetually fighting, as
Sitting Bull has done, he has acqui-
esced in the arrangements made for
him and his braves by the government.
He has been of great service to the
government in its dealings with the
red men, and could not well he spared.
He was shot dead in quarrel with
Crow Dog the other day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

Hartmann, who confesses to have
laid mine for the destruction of the
Gar of Russia in December, 1879, and
against whom there has been some
strong evidence since obtained, is now
in New York city and openly boasts of
his crime. There is no eXtradition
treaty between Russia and this cOun-
try, but the Tribune and other jour
mails advocate the arrest and delivery
of this king slayer to the Russian gov
eminent. Certainly it seems rather
poor policy to allow self-confessed
criminal the freedom of the country
and the opportunity to disseminate his
murderous views and teach people the
art of killing prominent men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TARRANTS
settler APERIENT,

IT'S only cold" has sent thousands TO pre.
allure graves. cold stops up the avenues Of III 9
sysIten' anu disease must result. Neglected most
Nole li remedies must be used to remove the OBJ
strnctlon. Taken timely a few dnses nf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Iarrant's Settler Aperient

vii carry of naturally the cause Of the suffering
anu save Gays months, or even years Of suffering
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Great Assortment

Rings Sleeve Buttons Bar Pins Seal Charms,
LOckets, Bracelets, Etc at lowest
possible prices.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-16

her withered face white with indignation.
Suddenly there was strange, glad cry
from the wrathy lady, and in answer te
the words. Eddie, my boy!' some one
said "Mother!'' and then Mrs. Merton
went back to explain matters to the aston
ished ladies.
''My brother came to-day, and in his
travelling he came by chance upon Edgar
Winters. Edgar is travelling with the the.
atre troupe that is here, and they being
friends, Luke brought Edgar here, and
sent for Mrs. Winters; but she came be-
fore my note reached her,"
The ladies now began to feel ashamed,
but they were generous. Miss Aramintha
said:
-s'If Pm the bearer of scandal again it
slant be about you. Mrs. Merten."
All hardness seemed melted out OF Mrs
Withers' nature as she returned to the sit
tlng-rOom.
81 want you to forgive me if you can.
Mrs. Merton. came here to-day to de-
nounce you, and on circumstantial evil
dence only; but l III be your friend in the
future, remember that.''
The ladies by turns apologized for hav-
ing troubled her SO much.
sob, Pm getting ueed to be minister's
wife, and don't mind such things, you
know
Perhaps this last remark was ungra-
cious; but it was true to her, and thereaf-
ter one minister g wife was not made the
subject of ill-natured gossips.-W averly
M0qazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-16

APPEAL TO MOTHERS. If you are evel
to accomplish something in life it is be
cause you are accomplishing something
now. so many women say, AFTER my
house and grounds are in perfect order,
after we have become rich, after I have
secured perfect health, then 1 intend to
give more time to my husband and chill
dren, to society and philanthropy, and life
rounds itself into an inglorious aftermath
1t is as suicidal to postpone happiness and
usefulness as it is for mother to leave
her children to nurse all their early years
and expect to win their deepest love after
ward. The present days, the present hours
are rich with glorious opportunity for wo-
men to render royal service to the home,
the State and nation. There is "blessed
work to be done, blessed worked, with
blessed wages, :" and it is pitiful to see wo-
men of education, of experience, women
who believe in Immortality, bending all
their energies to shopping excursions and
the matching of ribbons, and saying to all
the vast interests that vitality affect the
happiness of millions. "Bide your time,
wait. know children are starving and
the hearts of women are breaking, fathers
and mothers wall in agony over dishonored
sons and daughters, red handed crime and
SANDER endanger alike the innocent and
guilty. The world needs help, number me
among the helpers. 1 will 60 to work soon,
but then, you know, have not decided
upon the shape and shade of my fall bon
net. Mrs. Herbert IN Inter- Ocean.