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

hundred times, that the most sensible
men marry women without sense, is
simply absurd. Nineteen times in
twenty, sensible men choose sensible
women. | grant you that in company
men are very likely to gable and toy
with these over-dressed and forward
creatures but as to going to the altar
with them, they beg to be excused.
Thirdly. Among the men in the
matrimonial market, only very small
number are rich and in America these
very rarely make good husbands. But
the number of those who are beginning
life, who are filled with a noble ambi
ton, who have future, is very large.
These are worth having. But such
viii not, dare not, ask you to join them
while they see you so idle, silly and
gorgeously attired.
Let them see that you are lndustri-
Gus, economical, with habits that Sc
cure health and strength, and your life
is earnest and real, that you are willing
to begin at the beginning of life with
the man yOu marry, then marriage will
become the rule, and not, as now
among certain classes, the exception.
All, if ever the time shall come when
young women have occupations, and
can sustain II healthy, dignitied atti-
tude towards men,-if ever the time
shall come when women are not such
pitiful dependents, then marriage will
become universal, and we shall be
happier, better and nObler.
hear some plucky, spirited young
woman eXclaim
III oil NJ. Il lat
your sermon, as you call it, contains a
good deal of truth but how about the
young men who spend their time drink
ing, smoking, lOafing about Clue
houses, and running after strange wO-
men? | suppose you think they are
perfect angels"
Ny dear friend, have | said anything
in this sermon, or do | say anything i'll
this book, which leads you to suppose
that think men better than women
1t is because believe that in the con-
stitutiOn of the race, you are the foun-
! tain-head of social, moral and religious
influence, that come directly to you.
My mother taught me long ago the
great moral superiority of woman. She
taught me that most of the good and
pure III this world comes from woman.
So far from thinking that man is an
angel, and woman a nothing, and a
bad nothing, the strongest article i'll
my religious creed is, that when wo-
man has been redeemed from the shil-
| ly-shally, lace, ribbon and feather life
into which she has so unhappily drift
ed-when woman shall be restored to
herself-she will be strong enough to
take us men in her arms and carry us
to heaven.
beg you will not suppose that in
my criticisms upon woman L am
prompted by the belief that she needs
special exhortation on her own account.
appeal to her on account of us all,
believing that the most direct and eff
fective way to redeem the race is to
induce woman to lay aside every
weight and the special sins that beset
her, and to run the race with the high
est wOmanly heroism.- Dio Lewis
work. "Our Girls.r
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Rslisinns Readins.
Sometime, Somewhere.

Unanswered yeti The prayer your lips have
pleaded
In agony Of heart these many years
Does faith begin to fail is hope departing,
And think you all in vain those falling tearsi
Say not the father hath not heard your prayer:
You shall have your desire sometime somewhere.
Unanswered yet though when you first presented
This one petition at the Fathers throne
1t seen ed you could not wait the time of asking,
So urgent was your heart to make it known.
Though years have passed since then, do not
despair
The Lord viii answer You sometime, somewhere.
Unanswered yeti Nay, do not say ungranted;
Perhaps your part is not yet wholly done.
The work began when first your prayer ut
tered
And God will finish what he has begun.
If you will keep the incense burning there,
His glory you shall see. sometime somewhere.
Unanswered yeti Faith cannot be unanswered
Hor feet firmly planted on the Rock;
Amid the widest storms she stands undAunted
Nor quails before the loudest thunder shock,
She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer.
And cries 1T shall be done sometime, some
where.
-TRohert BrowDing
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Some years ago II young man from
southern Pennsylvania was on his way
to college, and entering the stage
coach. he found as passengers several
men whose loose talk was chiefly in
ridicule of religion and the Bible. He
himself was not Christian, but was of
a Christian family, and he reverenced
his father and mother and their faith
full piety, which he felt were both the
strength and beauty of his early home.
Panied and provoked by the blasphe-
mics of his fellow travellers, he was ST
lent till he could bear it no longer, and
then he contradicted their statements
and denied and opposed their asser-
tons. Amused at his unexpected
bOldneSs, and thinking to make short
work of the youth, they became more
reckless and imprudent than before
He was not then the keen and practic-
ed debater he afterwards became. but
10y the Christian teaching of his home
and church he had been well informed.
and with his spirit reused and speaking
on the side of truth, he gave them
blow for blow and facts for argu-
ments, till soon they were silenced and
gave up the discussion. At the end of
the stage-route they all entered the
steamboat which was in waiting, and
had not been long on board when one
who had been foremost in opposing
and ridiculing religion came to the
young man and asked, "Have YOU a
stateroom r. 81 have" "Win You let
me share it with you ?" .'Why ~
Because | have a large amount of
money with me, and | am afraid to
sleep with any one do not know, lest
should be murdered for my money.
If you will let me have one of the two
berths shall esteem it "A great favor.
His request was granted. But what a
commentary on his previous words and
his ridicule of the Bible and Chris
tians
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12
Facts Curious and Interesting.

A tree full of birds was struck by
lightning at Greensboro, KY, and $50
of them killed.
Petrified CLAIMS are found in the
Bodie (Cal.) gold district $500 feet
above sea-level and ID feet below the
surface.
Heat and pressure applied to light
cOlored horn render it transparent.
Many kinds of glass when heated be-
come crystalline and more or less
Opaque.
CaOutchoHc is the product of trees,
and is a milky sap which exudes from
the trunk.
Nut-galls are eXcrescences on the
leaves and stalks of the oak, made by
the gall wasp to deposit her eggs.
A manufacturer of chemical instru-
ments in Paris has made ivory flexible
for probes and tubes by sleeping it
in oil.
Wood has been preserved three
thousand years i'll Egyptian tombs
where it has been exposed only to dry
air.
Yeast loses much of its fermenting
power by pressure or being washed
with water. 1t becomes inactive when
heated, either alone or with water.
Caffeone, the aromatic principle of
coffee, is so strong that an almost i'm
ponderable quantity is sufficient to
aromatic more than quart of water.
The loss of weight in an egg during
incuhotion is found tn he the same in n
given time as that of the egg if left to
itself, so that it would seem to result
from simple drying.
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St. OHNsBURY AeADEMY.

Rev. H. T. FULLER, Phi D., Principal,
Teacher cf Latin, Greek, and Mental Science.
CHARLES E. PUTNEY, A. M,
Teacher Of Latin and Greek.
SOLOMON n. BRACKET, A. M,
Teacher Of Natural Science and Higher Mathematics
Miss L. JENNY COLBY,
Teacher Of Latin, French and English Literature.
Miss MARY E. CUMMINGS,
Teacher Of Mathematics and English.
Miss ABBY F. MITCHELL,
Teacher Of German, History and English.
Madame EMMA MARIE,
Teacher Of French.
Miss ORRIS PADDOCK,
Teacher Of Instrumental Music
Miss TIRZAH M. GUY,
Teacher Of Drdicing
WENDELL P. STAFFORD,
Teacher Of EIOcutiOn.
Teacher of PeamdnSeip.
Three of the classes in Dartmouth College were
last year led by students who fitted here.
The next year will begin THURSDAY, AUG
UST 80 1881. For Catalogue further infOrma-
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Mr.. Fuller will be at Peaks Island. Portland
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The ancients manufactured cloth
from the asbestos to wrap about the
bodies of the dead on the pyre. In
modern times one use of it is for gloves
with which to hold red hot erucibles.
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A paper in Chicago having said that
that city uses 20, 000, 900 gallons of wa
ter daily, the Baltimore american re-
marks that "half of that amount is
made into beer, and the other half is
used to scald the bristles off of hogs"
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19
How the RussIans--Keep Warm.

The Russians have q great knack Of max
ing their winters pleasant. You feel nothing
OF the cold in those tightly-bu houses where
all doors and windows are doubled, and
where the rooms are kept warm by big stoves
hidden in the walls. There is no damp in a
Russian house, and the inmates may dress
indoors in the lightest Of CARDS, which cor
trast oddly with the mass of furs and wraps
which they don when going out. A Russian
can afford to run no risk Of exposure when
he leaves the house for a walk or drive. He
covers his head and ears with a fur bonnet,
his feet and legs with felt boots lined with
wool or fur, which are drawn over the ordi-
nary boots and trousers, and reach up to the
with fur collar, lining and cuffs he buries
his hands in a pair Of fngerless gloves Of
seal or bear skin. Thus equipped, and with
the collar of his coat raised all around SO
that it mufdes him up to the eyes. the Rus
sian exposes only his nose to the cold air
and he takes care frequently to give that or
gan a little rub to keep the circulation going.
A stranger, who is apt to forget the precau-
ton, would often get his nose frozen if it
were not for the courtesy of the Russians,
who will always warn him if they see his
nose WHITENING" and will, unbidden, help
him to chafe it vigorously with snow.
In Russian cities walking is just possible
for men during winter, but hardly so for la
dies. The women of the lower order wear
knee boots those of the shopkeeping class
seldom venture out at all those of the aris-
tocracy 60 out in sleighs. The sleighs are by
no means pleasant vehicles for nervous peo-
pie, for the Kalmuck coachmen drive them
at such a terrific pace that they frequently
capsize but persons not destitute of pluck
find their motion most enjoyable. 1t must be
added that to be spilled out of q Russian
sleigh is tantamount only to getting q rough
tumble onto a soft mattress, for the very
thick furs in which the victim is sure to be
wrapped will be enough to break the tall.
The houses and. novels Of the Russian
working classes are as well warmed as those
Of the aristocracy. A stove is always the
principal item of furniture in them, and these
c~onveniences are used to sleep on as well as
cook in. The mujick, having no bed, curls
himself up on his stove at his time for going
TO rest; sometimes he may be found creeping
right into the stove and enjoying the delight
of a vapOr bath.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19
THE RIVER S.

grandmother, Madam de Breuil, who recog-
nized the visitor, whom she had not seen for
years. It was Madame Jerome Bonaparte.
The marquise said: I hear that you are mar
RED to an Italian prince. No. she replied
haughtily, lam Madame Bonaparte, and I
will die Madame Bonaparte. The woman
married to my husband is not his wife. 1
am
I saw Joseph Bonaparte many times; he
once came to visit the marquise. ! have Of
ten heard my grandmother say he was one OF
the most unassumiag men she ever met, and
Jerome acted like a boy. It was difficult for
him to become dignifed when occasion de-
manded."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19
The Beginning of UeLessep'S Luck
.rPall Mall Gazette. i

"@@m e all MD UdACttC.l #Z .
The Empress was the Isabella the Catholic
of the Suez scheme. But for the Spanish
ardor with which she sustained it the Isthmus
would still divide the Red from the Mediter-
ranean Sea. s'Your head, she said Speak
ing, Of course, in q fgure) to Comte Walew-
ski, :sdepends on the skill you show in help
ing my cousin to cut his canal
M. de Lessep's father, who was descended
from the architect of the Cathedral of Edin-
burgh, was sent with Lncien Bonaparte to
Madrid, because he had been brought up
at Bayonne and could talk Spanish as we'll as
French. Lucien was the first Ambassador
named to the Court Of Charles ~. by Napo-
leon. His mission was to obtain the retroces-
sion Of Louisiana, which Louis XIV. had
allowed to slip from his hands. NJ. de Les
seps the elder went about always with him,
and was the soul Of his diplomacy. The
New Orleans affair brought him into rela-
tons with the United States c%onsuls, t4,e NEST
intelligent Of whom was Mr.. kirkpatrick, who
was ID business at Malaga. M. de Lesseps
proceeded to that town, and. assisted BY Mr.
Kirkpatrick, who like himself was Of Scotch
origin-but less remotely-studied the re-
sources of Andalusia and the political condi.
zion of the south of Spain. They were
drawn closer together by q romantic affai1
which spirang up. A notable Of the PROV
ince, Senior Grevigney, had two very pretty
daughters, with q Of whom the consul fel
ia love. The French diplomat became enam
ored Of the youngest, and as Lucien Bona
parte was il high favor at the Court Of Mad
rid her father allowed her to marry M d
Lesseps, with whom she went to reside u
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19

Paris, where, in 1904, she gave birth to Ferd-
patrick, and was the mother Of the Comtesse
de Montijo, who was drawn by her De Les
seps kindred to winter in Paris when her
daughters had grown up. Thus you see"
great events have in E~eucAainement des chooses
depended upon my fathers early knowledge
Of the Spanish tongue"
Another 'shinge event" which led to the
elder Lesseps having OWNED in a poor and
unlettered Turkish officer, Mehemet Ali, a
vast genius and the mar who was to break
down the power of the Mamelukes. The
French diplomat reported in this sense to bis
government, and was instructed to be guided
by bis own judgment in bringing the officer
forward. M. de Leseeps invited the Turk to
his house, and showed himself in various
ways his friend. But suddenly the officer
withdrew from his company and kept him.
self out of TIE way. When Mehemet was a
great man he said to III. Ferdinand de Les
-
seps: .Your father must have been puzzled
to think what my reason was for keeping
aloof from him after ] had accepted so much
kindness. 1t was this. A silver knife and
fork, / heard the servants say, had been stol-
en- from his table at a dinner to which I went.
I was so poor that l fancied | would pass in
his eyes for being the thief, and never dared
after to return" Soon after Mehemet had
related this anecdote he asked M. Ferdinand
de Lesseps to allow Prince Said, his son, to
pass his afternoons at the French Consulate,
in order that he might pick up the French
that was spoken there. The boy grew fond
" attached to the intelligent and very kind
hearted diplomat. When he was Viceroy,
and the Suez concession was asked for, he
gave NJ. de Lesseps a carte blanche.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19
a SNOWFLAKE.

Once he sang of summer,
Nothing but the summer;
Now he sings of winter,
Of winter bleak and drear:
ust because there's fallen
4 snowflake on his forehead,
He must go and fancy
tbs winter all the year!
Smyrna times., 1881-07-13

Rev. John Cummings, ID. D., whose
death occurred last week in London, Eng,
was quarter of a century ago one of the
most eloquent preachers in London, and
he was widely known in this country, es-
pecially among the Presbyterians, by his
writings upon the scriptural prophecies.
OF late years he became something of an
enthusiast upon the subject of the ''millen-
ium," and his influence as a preacher and
theologian greatly declined. He was a
man of great learning and has left his
mark upon the religious world. Although
he spent most of his life in London, he
was Scotchman by birth, and was born
at Aberdeenshire in 1910.
Smyrna times., 1881-07-13

GRAIN GAMBLING ILLEGAL IN MICHI-
GAN.-The Supreme Court of Michigan
has just rendered an important decision in
a grain gambling case. One party having
lent another money, with agreement to
share the profits, in attempt to get up a
corner on wheat, the lender sued to re-
cover the money back. The Court held
that such combinations entered into, to
artificially affect the price of any necessity
of life, are illegal, and any money advan-
ced in the purchase of such contract can
not be recovered.
Smyrna times., 1881-07-13

TURNING PEAS INTO CHEEsE.-Accord-
ing to DIR. Lyon Playfair, of the cheese
principle in milk there is only pounds
to the 100 of milk, while in beans and
peas there is 20 pounds to the 100.
Cheeses are made from peas in China, and
are exposed for sale in the markets of that
country, where they are esteemed by the
people, but to our palates they are insipid,
because they do not contain butter fats.
But" says DIR. Playfair, 81 look for
ward to the day when cheeses will be
made from beans, peas and lentils, and
after being mixed with good oleomarga-
rine may form palatable and very econOm-
ical cheescs."
Smyrna times., 1881-07-13

How THE NEWS WAS RECEIvED.-The
Springfield Republican calls attention to
the fact that there are several striking
points in the way in which the attempted
assassination of President Garfield is re-
ceived and interpreted. First, it is almost
universally received as an authoritative
and providential summons of the nation
to the reformation of the patronage, of
the evils of placc-seeking and place-g Civ
ing, and of bossing by aid of official place.
Second, the calamity is deplored at the
South as heartily as at the North. Third,
the response is for the most part intelli-
gent and sympathetic, showing that 'the
united states of the world" is not dis
tant idea. The world is now at peace fol-
the first time in some years.
Smyrna times., 1881-07-13

spring will grow and bloom in spite of
weeds and chickens.
I would place Dianthus ID. Chinensis)
at the head of our list, if it would always
stand our winters without protection.
Plant a few anyhow, and pick off lots of
the flowers.
The Double Hollyhock (Althea rosea,)
Is such desirable flower, opening up an
entirely new field of beauty to those un-
acquainted with it, and is so easily grown
and cared for, that our list would be in
complete without it, 1t is Il biennial.
Protect it from hogs and cattle with a
little brush, and hoe once or twice year
Many persons have never seen good
Double HollyhOck, and l want to tell
them that it is as much superior to the old
single flower as tea rose is to u sunhow-
er. They grow three or four feet high,
and bloom Il long time. The roots of the
best specimens should be divided every
fall. Treat seeds the same as Sweet Will
liams.
We will add Petunias to the list. They
are ANIMALS, but need little care. Spade
over ii bare spot, SOW the seed, cover with
little brush and let them go. They will
grow up through the brush, and bloom all
summer. If the bed is cleared Off and
dug over early the next spring, enough
seed will come up to cover it and make it
beautiful the whole season.
The last on our list is Perennial Peas.
(Latherus,) a pretty climber and lovely
flower Place them where there is no
grass, and where the vines can find sup
port, either brush, twine or sticks, and
they will take care of themselves. They
die down to the ground every winter, but
start again in the spring, growing ten or
twelve feet high and blooming nearly all
summer. 1t is so easily grown the clus-
habit of the plant SO neat, that i; is we'll
nigh Indispensable.
could add many beautiful and dcsira-
bic flowers to the foregoing list, but nearly
all have some falling or require consider
able attention, and am writing for the
especial benefit OF those persons who
dearly love flowers, and have SO little
time to spare for their culture The list
is large enough to make any bare ant
desolate front yard cheerful and home
like. They are all desirable flowers, anC
such as can easily be protected from
chickens and hogs-the chief enemies O
many poor woman's flower garden.