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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
The New Tax Law.

The tax bill which passed the Legis-
laturc, is simple, aud we think will
prove TO be an effective and beneficial
measure. 1t attempts no sweeping
change of our tax system and sets in
motion no new and complicated ma
chinery, the practical operation of
which might he doubtful. 1t is design
cd to make effective the present law
which, us has been said a thousand
times, is very good law, if it were on
ly enforced according to its plain and
undisputed purport.
The new law requires the listers to
set all taxable property in the lists at
one per cent. of its true cash value,
apprising the same at such figures as
they would apprise it sin payment of
just debt, due from solvent debtor,
having regard to the current value of
such property, and the sales thereof,
other than auction sales, in the locality
where it is situated.n That is substan-
tally the present law. The present
law, however, attaches no penalty, for
disobedience of the law on the part of
lister. The new law attaches a PEN
atty. The new law requires from ecery
taxpayer Il sworn list or inventory of
his taxable property, real and personal,
and it permits ne deduction for debts
owing, unless the taxpayer specifies in
his statement the debts for which he
claims a deduction, with the name and
residence of the person or persons to
whom such debts are owing. The tax
payer must also make oath that he has
not created any fictitious debt, or dis
posed of any property for the purpose
OF evadlng the law, or affecting the
amount of his list. The taxpayer may
appeal from the apprisaI of the lists, to
the selectmen; but if it appears that he
has wltully violated any of the provis-
ions Of the act, they shall grant him no
relief.
If taxpayer refuses to hand in a
sworn list, or the list he hands in is not
true statement of his taxable proper
ty, the listers may ascertain his proper
ty as well as they can, and shall ap-
praise it at its full value, and shall then
double it, and set him in the list at
double the amount he would have been
taxed Oh, had he made an honest list.
\ taxpayer who makes and swears to a
false list, is to be held guilty of perjury
and punished accordingly.
The listers must swear that they have
appraised all the taxable property at its
true value in money, and if they swear
falsely, they shall he held guilty of per-
jury and be punished therefor; and
any lister who accepts an unsworn in
ventory from any taxpayer, or corpora
tion, or who neglects or refuses to do
his duty under the law, is made liable
to penalty of 5000 for each unsworn
inventory received, or for each Beg.nctl
or refusal, to he forfeited to the town
or city. new apprisal of real estate
is to be made next April in connection
with the Gew annual list of personal
property. This will enable the listers
to start square throughout the State,
and to make the lists fair and right, rs
regards both real and personal estate.
Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
The Railroad Commissioner sinecure.

The Vermont Legislature, in its
choice of a new railroad commissioner,
seems to have made almost as great an
error as it did in its rejection of Judge
Barrett. The extent of the railroads
of that State, aud the great influence
which they are well known to exercise
in all kinds of legislation, would seem
to require that the commissioner should
he Il man well acquainted with the
practical workings of our railroad sys-
TEN, and should also be Il man of tried
and unquestioned strength of chaI acter.
Wayne Bailey, the new commissioner,
certainly does not possess the first
requisite, and nothing is known as to
his claims for the second. A lawyer by
profession, and at present register of
probate for the Rutland district and as
sistant doOr-keeper of the House, his
only recommendation seems to have
been that he was so unfortunate as to
have both hands blown off 10y the pre-
mature discharge of a cannon while
celebrating the election of President
Grant in 1872. This is a sufficient
voucher for his republicaHism, but is no
good reason why be should he elected
to position of such potential import
ance as that of Railroad Commissioner.
The fact that he received purse of SI7I
from sympathizing Legislators on the
last night of the session does not tend
to increase ones estimate of his indie
pendenee of character, 1t wonld have
been as well it the Legislature had
| abolished the office altogether. "a was
attempied.-SpringfeId Republican.
The Republican labOrs under the de
lusion that the office of railroad com
missioner is one of some consequence
/ in this State. That is not the case.
Whatever may be the amount of Mr.
Bailey's experience, capacity and char
aeter, il is certain that he has enough to
he railroad commissioner. The office i.
absolutely without power, authority oI
consequence. The roads give the com
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missioner no information that they
would not cheerfully give to the public
without him. He has no control or in
fuence over the roads, and nobody
would ever know that there was such
an office or officer if it were not for the
appearance of a report from him (Which
nobody reads or cares anything about)
i'll the volume of reports of State off
GERS and the biennial little stir about
abolishing the office. The Office would
not he retained day if the small sala-
ry came from the public treasury. The
railroads are willing to pay it because
they prefer an actual nominal supervis-
ion to a possible real supervision on the
part of the State, such as might be at
tempted, if the present farce of super
vision was done away with. The office
amounts simple TO Iequisition on the
railroads to give some clever fellow or
object of sympathy a salary of 5000
and passes over their roads and Mr..
Bailey, who commended himself to the
members by his attention and courtesy
as dOorkeeper, rs well as by his mis-
fortune, may as well have it as any
body.-BUriiRgtOn Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
Passnmpsic RaiIroad.- November 20. 1880
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

Adrent-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services al
1890 las and 6:lO p. III. Sabbath School /:
m. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p III. Sunday, Tuesday
and Friday evenings.
Baptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple Rev
+. I. Sandford Pastor. Preaching 1880 A NJ. s
School II NJ Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880.
Free BdptiSt-Main Street. Corner Prospect
Rev. G. ). Frost, Pastor. Residence at Mrs. John
Il. Chubbs Spring st sabbath services, 1890 A
NJ and $50 r NJ. sabbath School at IL NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
Church Of the HessiGh-t tTrniversalst) Eastern
avenue. corner Cherry street. Rev. T. NJ. Tillot-
sou, Pastor. Sabbath services at I:i5 z. NJ
sabbath School at IL NJ. Wednesday evening meet
ing at 7::0.
.HeLiodist-Central street Rev. E. S Locke.
Pastor Residence head of Summer street. Sab
bath services at 1880 A. M, and $50 p NJ. Sabbath
school at IL NJ. Wednesday evening meeting al
1870.
North Congregational-Ma street. corner OF
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones' Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. NJ, and $50 z. 81. Sabbath
School at las =. Nj. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1870.
South Congregational-Main street Rev. Ed
ward I. Fairbanks. Pastor. sabbath services al
1880 A NJ, and 6:sC +. M. Sabbath School at IL NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:3O.
PreSbytcridn Church-Rev w. r. Laird pas
tor. Services at Presbyterian Hall, every Sab
bath at 1870 a IN, 300 y. Sabbath school 200
Prayer meeting G;3O. Bible reading Wednesday
evening 1880.
81. Andre,o's-( Episcopall Main street Rev
n. f. Putnam, Rector. Services sundays al
1890 a m and =. M. Holy days and Fridays al
a. IN. Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School
at $3.50 p.
Roman Cdtholie-Cherry Street. Rev. j. \
Boissonnanlt. Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. m
Vespcrs and Benediction at =. M. On TIN
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. n.
and p. m. At Lyndonville same day AT 1890 a. NJ
T. II. @. 4.-Meetings at the rooms of the Y. NJ
C. A., browns Building. Main Street Sunda,
9efraHks a 20 >'.!nqay sxenIAEs a. ,issssSsl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
SQuibs.

Georgia man named his mule Lot
ta, and the next day it kicked a wagon
in IL different directions at once.
A Boston artist claims to have paint
ed an orange peel on the sidewalk SO
naturally that six fat men slipped up
on it before the deception was discover
ed Hartford Evening Post.
A woman can now get the ell part of
an education by attending the Harvard
Annex"
a professor asked his class, "What is
the aurOraP" a student, hesitatng, re-
piled: "Professor, | did know, but
have forgotten" "That is sad, very
sad, - rejoined the professor ''The only
man in the world that ever knew has
forgotten ="
In case of fire insurance is the best
policy.
One of the bitterest experiences of
this life is found in dose of quinine.
There is no truth to the statement
that the head of Il pin prevents it from
going too far. If yOu don't believe us,
sit upon pin.-GPOst.
A South End man shook a bandker-
chief full of peanut shucks out of IA win
dow, and "A gal across the way took it
for handkerchief Irritation proposal,
and has sued him for breach of promise.
Man is nowhere safe.
Several farmers in Wisconsin. who
not long ago complied with importuni-
ties to sign temperance pledge, are
being astonisbed by the presentation of
promlssOry notes promising to paw cash
instead OF to practice total abstinence.
We have received IA story entitled.
"a Dark Deed which is respectfully
declined. The first chapter opens with,
''It is midnight" This is all right. 1t
is often midnight-at least seven times
ina week but the author forgot to add
land silence brooded over the citv.-
This is fatal oversight. Silence al
ways broOds over the city when il is
midnight in works of fiction-but no.
where else. We can't print story in
which silence doesn't brood at midnight.
Il Norristown Herald.
The doctors danghter-sT declare
you're dreadful lunatic, Mrs. McCiz-
ZOm. | do believe you thiuk nobody
will he saved bat yon and your minis
ter Old lady-"Aweel. my dear.
awliIes | hae my doobts aboot the
meeuister !'-[ Punch.
This is getting to be a well-pa,ided
world. There are orse-pads, foot-pads,
hip-pads, liver-pads, baek-pads, kid
ney pads, lung pads and stomacli-pads.
aud it is expected that somebody will
get up a pad for bald heads. As the
Dutchman might say, ''Dis is too pad.r
| L Worcester Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
For Their Sake.

Because Of little low-laid heads all crowned
With golden hair.
ForevermOro all fair young brows to me
halo wear:
l kiss them reverently.-alas l know
The stains bear.
Because of dear but clOse-shut holy eyes
OF heavens own blue,
All little eyes do fill my own with tears.
Whate'er their hue;
And mOtherly l gaze their innocent
Clear depths into.
Because of little pallid lips which once
My name did call,
No childish voice, in vain appeal, upon
My ear doth fall
| count it all my joy their joys to share
And sorrows small.
Because of little dimpled cherished hands
Which folded lie.
All little hands henceforth to me do have
pleading cry;
l clasp them they were small wandering birds
Lured home to fly.
Because of little death cold feet for earth's
Rough roads unmeet,
I'd journey leagues to save from sin or harm
Such little feet;
And count the lowlest service done for them
So sacred-sweet!
Mary X. Field
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
VOLUME 44---NUMBER 2267.

How much estimation has n man for
himself when lie preys on society No I;
a whipping is the best kind of moral
suasion you can give il criminal. Some
want to take the confirmed criminal by
the hand as soon as he comes out of
prison and do something for him-per
haps give him an office, perhaps send
him to Congress but they should not
do that. For many bad men are al
ready in office. The best thing you
can do to a man who has served Il term
in prison is to get him sent off where
he is not known and let him try life
anew: there is no chance for him where
he is known. and any attempted refor-
nation based on the suppositiOn that
there is, is false and injurious.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
st. Johnsbury Post Office.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive 4:iO !
m. Close g.}D a IN.
Boston through mail. Arrive 217 III. Clos,
SEQ y
New York and the West. Arrive 2:17 a IN and
1906 and 4:i0 y m. Close $50 a m and 500 p m.
Newport and the North. Arrive I0:l5 a IN
Close 800 m.
Portland and the East. Arrive 300 p III. Clos,
$3.50 M.
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive 1O1;
a Close 400 IN.
Waterford. Arrive 500 IN. Close 800 III.
North Danville. Arrive $50 a Close 1890
West Concord and East St. Johnsbury Arrive
lOl5 III. Close 4: III.
CHAS p CARPENTER. 2d, p. NJ
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November 10, 1880.

EFFECT OF SMOKING IN TENDER
YEARs.-One of the English medical
journals records the observations of a
phy ysician who has been investigating
with great thoroughuess the effect OF
tobacco smoking on boys. He took for
this purpose thirty-eight bsEs from
nine to fifteen years and ca~9ully ex-
amined them. In twenty seven he
discovered injurious traces of the habit.
In twenty-five there were various dis
orders Of the circulation and digestion,
palpitation of the heart and more OF
less taste for strong drink. In twelve
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Trarrlrrs' 6nide.
1T. Johnsbury a Lake ChampIain Railroad.
November 20, 1880.
TRINs MovfNG

MAIL-Leaves SwantOn 500 a. m, Cambridge
junction s05 Hardwick Els, East Hardwick s..S
Greensboro SIS, Walden 9.O3. Danville 9.26 st.
Johnsbury arrive 1000 leave lO4O East IT. Johns
bury 1854, West Concord IL .0I. Miles Pond IL n
East Concord .33, arrives at Lunenburg u.45,
Portland at 5.51 p. m.
EXPRESS-Leaves SwantOn 535 p. m, Cam
bridge Junction 7.02, Hardwick s25 Fast Hard
wick s.3-, Greensboro { &c. Walden 91O Danyille
9.29, arrive st. Johnsbury 1000 p. III.
MIXED-S. JohHsbury to LtnenJurg-Leaves
st. Johnsbury iI6 p. IN, Z. st. JohnsbuTy sos W.
Concord 5.=5, Miles Pond O5, L. Concord GA ar
rive Lunenburg 6.I5 p. IN.
TRAINs MOVING WEST.
MAlL-Leaves Portland : - a. m. Lunenburg
b. p. IN, East Concord Ia, Miles Pond 1.56,
West Concord 2.l7 East St Johnsbury . % arrive
St Johnsbury 240 leaves AS Danville 500 Wal
den 5.44, Greensboro COS. East Hardwick GIG.
Hardwick G.2s. Cambridge junction 7.4s arrives
at Swanton at 9.lO p. IN.
EXPRESS-Leaves st. Johnsbury 645 a. IN.
Danvlle 7.l5. Walden 7.4 Greensboro I sc, r.
iardwick s.Oi, Hardwick SIG, Cambridge
Junction 93I SwantOu II co a.
MIXED-LuHeaturg 10 81. JohnsbuTy-Leaves
Luneuburg 6..I0 a. ID. T.. Concord $50 Miles Pond
70- West Concord 745 +. st Johnsbury SOS, ar
rive St Johnsbury $50 a. IN.
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ST. JOIINSBURY, FRIDAY Z,

of the cases there were frequent bleed
ings of the nose, ten had disturbed
sleep and twelve had slight liberation
of the mucous membrane of the mouth,
which disappeared on ceasing the use
of tobacco for some days. The doctor
treated them all for weakness, but with
little effect, until the smoking was dis
continued, when health and strength
were soon restored.
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st. Jol,nsbury Athennum.

Library and Reading -Room,-Free to all. Open
from \. NJ. to IL Nj. from to +. M and from
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Art Gdllery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
CHARLES \. WILLARD, Librarian.
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Telegraph Office.

Western Union and VI. InterndtiOnal-in st.
Johnsbury House. Open from a. m, to p. III.
sundays, to 10 a. m, to p. m. Night messages
at half rates
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
FOREIGN

j. II. EMMETT, the comedian, broke his
engagement at Liverpool and was placed in
a lunatic asylum.
.lNo. HEFFERMAN, Il prominent Land
leagaer of Cork, has been nabbed under
the coercion act.
THE British residents in Transvaal are
doing their almost to upset the recent set
tlement with the Beers.
THREE farmers living near Roscommon.
Ireland, have been arrested under the CO.
ercion act and taken to Galway
The Marquis Of Salisbury was una. i
mously elected leader of the Conservatives
in the British House Of Lords.
A. K n SCHROEDER, merchants, of Lon
don, have failed for .e5o.000, because of
the suspension of their Amsterdam house.
BRApLAuGH again advanced 10 Tie bar
of the House of Commons to take the oath
as member Of that body. but was again
excluded.
TIE car has issued a manifesto TO the
Russian people e1horting them to extir-
pate rebellion, and assist in the mainten-
ance oforder.
FRENCH journals speak Of the possible
depositions OF the Bey of Tunis and the
usurpation of his brother, who is favor
able TO France.
GERMANY has, it is stated. suggested 10
the other great powers cooperative to in
duce the Porte to promptly transfer con-
eded territory TO Greece
UNDER the new French tariff American
machinery, which formerly paid from Is
TO S6 francs duty, will be admitted at 6
francs, the same as English machinery.
Miss FANNY PARNELL. a sister of the
agitator, addressed the land league of
Boston. Musice was furnished BY a select
chorus of two hundred and fifty voices.
A DUEL will doubtless be fought in
France between Iepere, formerly minister
of the interior, and MsSsol, vice president
of the council general of the department
Of Ioune
THE marriage of the crown prince of
Austria and Princess Stephanie, of Bel
gium, was solemniZed at the church of ST.
Augustine, in Jenna, with the grandest
possible display.
THE English chaplain at Tunis asks sub
scriptions for a memorial window in his
church to John Howard Payne, author OF
Home. Sweet Home" who is buried in
the Protestant cemetery there.
ST. HuAIR. Minister of Foreign Affairs
has issued yellow book on the Tunis-
Algerian imbrogiio, defining the French
view of the matter. France is only doing
in Africa what England has done in India.
| SEVERAL arrests were made in Ireland
under the coercion act. Among the vic
Tins were three men who had previously
been arrested for completely in the shoot.
ing of the boy Farrell, in Dublin, but were
discharged from custody
EXPERIMENTS over the cable between
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Lake Shore train within the limits of Chi

Lake Shore train within the limits of Chi
cago.
AN Irish bailiff employed by Lord Dun
dales, while returning from a wake near
Dokeen, was shot through the lungs by
parties concealed behind hedge.
FIFTY negroes took from Jail at Sparta.
Ia, colored lad who admitted having
committed an outrage on a child, and kill
ed him with shot-guns.
FATHER MAHoNEY, of Erie, Pa, who suf-
fered the exposure of his miracle frauds,
has bee. arrested for forgery and for OBJ,
tanning money under false pretenses.
DANIEL CARPENTER, a negro, residing at
Wilmington, ILL.,. confesses having killed
young man named Wheeler, on the river
bank, but claims to have acted in self-de-
| Tense
FOURTEEN captains of European steam
ships have been indicted bv the United
States grand Jury at New York for carry
ing passengers in excess of the number al
lowed by law.
IT has inst been announced that on
April % pouch of mail from the south
and southwest, containing at least 81 200
in money, was thrown off at Milford Cen
ter, o., and stolen and rifed.
Two men named Hart and Register
fought duel with knives in Sumter
county, Ga., resulting in the death of both
participants. Hart was disemboweled and
died instantly, and Register died four
hours after the afray
CHARLES GREEN, the son of a BROOKLYN
gentleman, who had been kidnapped, was
recovered by the vigilance OF brother
Francis connected with monastery on
the summit of the Allegheny mountains
who forced two tramps TO surrender him.
In the Palmer & Sullivan railroad
camp, near Acambaro. Mexico. Engineer
Sackerider, while laborlng under an at
tack of insanity, killed Engineers Martin
and Jones, when he was dispatched by En-
gineer Filley.
GEORGE w. STEVENS, who attempted the
lie of his father-ln-law, at Cincinnati, has
been captured. The old mans wounds
are healing, and he has entered suit for
$4,000 damages, while the wife has ap-
piled for a divorce.
THE wife of Christian Rapp, principal
OF the Brown street school, at Cincinnati,
has filed a petition for divorce. The couple
eloped when she was Is years of age.
Among other horrible charges is one that
he drove her naked into the street one
winter night. In his cross-petition, Rapp
alleges adultry with Frederick G. Schwartz
who replies by suit for $4,000 for defa-
nation of character.
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Chicago N arkeI.

CHICAGO. May --Flour-Steady and un-
No. Chicago spring. 1.0lH for seller cash
and May; L.O2n@1.0S for seller june and
july 9724 for seller August; No. 3 Chicago
spring, 92o961f, rejected, 7l9Sl. Corn Active
but lower; AZ for seller cash; AK @41I for sell
Ter May; l1s94ll4 for seller June: Al 4 for sell
Ter July; 421 for seller August. 0ats-Fair
demand at lower rates: 3724 for seller cash; 81 *
a371s for seller May; 37's for seller June;
363f for seller July; 2S1a for seller August
Rye Easier 1.1691.l7. Barley-Easier. Pork
Dull, weak and lower, unsettled; l6 so for sell
Ter cash 1915 for seller June; 1850 for seller
July and August. Lard-Actiye, but lower.
very weak 1910 for seller cash and June:
l0.42Ss for seller July; 10.42h 010.45 for seller
August. The "Drover's Journal" reports:
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; shipments, 1900; steady,
fairly active, except in light; which are weak and
easier; mixed packing, $50 $500; light, 525
1890 chiefly 80; some fancy, COZ; choice
heavy, 6 0G6.35. Cattle-Receipts 5. 500; ship
ments s. .7O0 weak, slow, l041 15c lower common
to fair, 5.25o5.60 good to extra, 5S5a6. SO;
butchers, steady and fairly active, 2S5a5 20 :
mainly 3.50a4.00; corn fed Texans, 4.750 500
stockers and feeders plenty l0uI5c lower; com
mon to fair, 3.5094.0O; good to choice, 4256
4.73 Sheep-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 400;
slow and weak; clipped, 325a5.lO fair to g.od
wouled : 515n6 I9Iz