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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-23
New Books.

LITTLE Folks EVERY DAY Book
This little volume contains rhymes
and illustrations for every day in the
year. 1t is one of the cutest little vol
umes we have seen in many day, and
will make the little folks eyes sparkle
with delight. Edited by Amanda B.
Harris, and published by d. LothrOp
& Co., Boston. For sale at all book
stores.
"AUToGRAPH BIRTHDAY Book
! This little book is the choicest in the
holiday collection. The poets Long
fellow and Whittier have each poem
appropriate to a different month. Mrs.
| Whitney, VIII. Carleton, Thomas Bal
ley Aldrich and other American poets
whose sweet notes you love to listen
so, have told in rhyme that which is
sweetest to be said about every month
i'll the year, accompanied by illustra-
tiOns emblematical of the month.
There are three hundred and sixty -siX
conduct mOttOes-One for every day III
the year. Gleanings from the richest
thoughts of our best thinkers. Besides
these Miss Harris has made the finest
selection of poems, each bearing the
name of its author. This little volume
is beautifully illustrated, and bound in
bevelled boards with Illuminated cover
and gilt edges. 1t has a pretty from
tispiece. ID. LOthrOp & Co., Publish
ers. Price Sl.00.
Among the illustrated calendars for
the coming year which are now max
ing their appearance, that published
by ID. LothrOp & Co., (price 80 cents. }
is by all odds the handsOmest and most
original i'll appearance. 1t is called
Day after Day, and has been very
carefully prepared by Rev. Asa Bull
lard. The name of the day of the week
and the date appear on the left hand
side of the different slips or leaves in
large, fanciful characters, while the
other side is occupied with a sacred
and secular proverb, making one of
each for every day in the year.
WaltOn's Vermont Register for 1882
is received, it being the Goth number
of this Annual. Some new feature is
added each year; this time it is the
Lakes and Ponds. Their size and sit
uatiOn are given, which, with the new
map of Vermont and New Hampshire,
is worth the price of the book Every
family should have one if they would
keep posted on Vermont matters. Price
Is cents for sale at Howard & Row
ellis.
The regular edition of st. Nicholas
in England is now eight thousand cop
les. Ten thousand copies of the
Christmas number are being sold there
The History of Spain. d. Lothrop
& Co., Boston. Price l.50. This is a
valuable addition to Lothrop's Library
of Entertaining History, the author,
Prof. James A. Harrison having writ
ten from personal observation of the
country described, and also from spec
ial study of the same. Much of the
early history of Spain is given, CLEAN
ed from the best authorities. The
book is finely illustrated and hand
somely bound.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-23
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-23
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT THE ST. ALBANs
RAID.

Hal 10 SAID ABOlI The 81. ALBA Ms
RAID.
Barton Monitor: The temperance
people have made it so hot for the rum
selling hotel keepers of st. Adams,
that they have boarded up their doors
and closed the hotels-better no hotels
than that they shOnld be run against
the interests of good society and in de
tiance of the laws of the state.
Newport Express: These hotel men
and stable keepers say "unless you al
low us to break the law of the state we
cannot live" The people should an
swer at once ''then die" Any bust
ness that cannot be conducted in con-
fOrmity with law and order has no
right to exist, and any maudlin sympa-
thy or whining over the supposed in
jury to the business interests of the
place through the closing of these
hotels should meet with the prompt
contempt it deserves. If the business
of the place is legitimate it will not be
injured if it is illegitimate it deserves
to be injured.
Private dispatch: Bellows Falls,
Dec. I9.-TO the temperance people of
st. Adams: The temperance people
of Bellows Falls sendeth greeting
"Hold the fort" Stand for the right.
We are with you for temperance, law
and right }. o. SPRING.
A report having been circulated that
the Swanton committee had told the
hotel keepers that they would not be
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CL0AKS AND DOLMANS.
DRESS GOODS.

20 ps; Wide Black Csshmeres so, 60 65, rs, as cts
and 81 90 a yard
10 ps. Col. all Wool French Serges a in. wide so
cts. yard
Is ps. Col. Flannel Dress Goods, so cts to slS5 a
yard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-23
SATURDAY, Dec. 10, 1881.

When we shall display to our friends
and customers the largest and most
comprehensive assortment of Holt
day Goods selected by lis personally
in New York and Boston, ever seen
in this section. We shall place spec
ial bargains in every department,
making it for the interest of every
one to visit our establishment during
this Grand Holiday Sale. The fol-
lowing are few of the leading at
fractions.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
Questions About the Sabbath
LOUISA COURT House. V

1oOlSA SOURT VA.
Mcssrs. Editors.-The Sabbath question is
one concerning which the masses of the people
are almost entirely ignorant. Indeed very few
persons among religionists have given the sub.
ject any attention.
desire to ask few questions on the subject.
not with view to controversy, but for the sole
purpose of obtaining information.
l. Is the law in the Decalogue binding on us
in this age?
2. If SO, why do we not keep the seventh day,
Saturday.
.. What seripte~Gl authority is there for a
change from the secenh to the 6rsts
4. In fact, has there been any change at all
Were not all the typical and ceremonial insttu.
tlons and ordinances Of the Patriarchal and Jew
ish ages abolished by the death of Christ? See
Rom vii: 1-6, Gal. iii: 1925, Heb. viii: 6-13,
etc.
b. Are not the Sabbath day and the Lords
day-the seventh day and the first day-two
different and distinct days, commemorative OF
two entirely distinct events? Does any one in
deed, keep the Sabbath day according to the
rules ordained by the Almighty for its observ-
ance by the Jews
Very Respectfully, L. A. CUTLER.
An answer to the questions will be found on
our editorial page.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
A Card from DR.. Mutually.
LEXINGTON. VA Inlu OF

LEXINGTON, VA, July 9th, 1881.
nessrS. Editors,-The statement made in con
necton with my name in the Richmond Vhiq
of yesterday is an utter Misrepresentation. To
convince you of this it is only necessary to lay
before you the plan of the discourse which l
did deliver in Lexington, Va by invitation of
the Good Templars of this town on the 17th inst.
The theme was Drunkenness So far, and only
SO far was the item referred to in the Wing, a
true account of my discourse. discussed Dr,tnk,
enness-1st. In relation to the State, showing
that 1t is a crime, and ought to be dealt with as
crime; I'd. In relation to the Philanthropist,
showing that suitable recreation and means of
proper excitement ought to be provided for the
young 3D. In relation to the Church, presenting
the duty of Christians to those in danger ofbecom-
ing drunkards and to those who have fallen into
the horrible snare. Let any one compare this
with the discourse described in the Whiq as hay
ing been delivered by me at the same time and
place as the above plan was elaborated, and he
will be convinced that 1 am perfectly correct
when pronounce the statement in the Wing to
be an ugly fiction. l am, gentlemen,
Your humble servant and friend,
FRANCIS p MULLALLY.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern PRESBYTERIAN.

Suffolk Church, Va.-The readers of the
Central, and especially those who responded so
literally to the card of DR.. T. D. Witherspoon,
asking aid for the Suffolk church, will be pleased,
no doubt, to learn that this church will be ready
for our use in few week. All who see the
building pronounce 1t a model little church, our
building committee have added pastors study
and session-room to the building. Although
the entire $500 called for in DIR. Witherspoon's S
card has not been raised, (something over $50
yet lacking0 it is proper to say that with COM
mendable promptness all that was promised has
been paid.
l will add that our church has been further
encouraged by the addition of five new mem.
bers, four of these heads of families. We hope
very soon to be able to extend to you, Messrs.
Editors and those who have furnished help to
Suffolk church, an invitation to be present at
the dedicatory services.
Your faithfully, L. f. ScorT.
Rev. j. r. Graham, d. D., of Winchester,
Va, with a party of ladies, including Mrs.
Graham spent the Sabbath, July 31st, in Lex
ington, Va, being on a visit to the family of
Hon. J. R. Tucker, the uncle of Mrs. Graham.
DIR. Graham preached in the Presbyterian church
morning and night The sermons were models
in every respect; such sermons as pastor
would desire visiting brother to preach in his
pulpit. CoRREsPoNDENr.
Rev. DR.. Read, of Richmond, preached
at the Rockbridge Alum Springs last Sunday.
A correspondent writes, "The morning was
lovely, and the parlors porches, and halls were
crowded to hear him. The l.. M. doxology was
first sung then DR.. Read offered short invo.
catory prayer; read the first and second lessons.
and offered most touching prayer. His petit
tions for the President, his family, the country.
ETC., brought tears to the eyes of many, and he
concluded with the Lords prayer, in which
hundreds united with him. Then without
book he recited the hymn commencing, 40
could l speak the matchless worth" and all
arose and sang. His text was 'Yo are complete
in Him.. The sermon produced profound SEN
sation and the people have been talking about
it ever since
Rev. James B. Converse, formerly editor
of the Christian Observer, and for the last two
years the evangelist of Holston and Knoxville
Presbyteries. has accepted, subject to the an
proval Of the Presbytery, pastoral calls from the
Blountsville, New Bethel, and Pleasant Grove
churches in the western part of Sullivan county.
Tenn. They form large field Of missionary
labor. His address is Blountsville, Sullivan
county, Tenn.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03

The failure of the Porte to make
good its promises to either effect or permit a
junction Of its railway system with that of Aus
tria, has been followed by the promised forward
movement on the part of the latter country. 1t
will be remembered that, some weeks ago
Austria made peremptory demand for the
promised concessions, accompanied with a hint
that troops would be posted in such a II amer
as to cut Turkey in two in the event of re
fusal The Porte procrastinated as usual. and
last week Austria occupied Novi Bazaar as the
initial step in carrying out her threat. The
movement was made ostensibly, to stop existing
brigandage, but really to force the Porte to
grant the railway privileges promised. The oc-
cupation once made, however, it will be strange
if Austria does not make it a basis for a further
advance upon Salonica, and ultimately upon
Constantinople. The Porte may protest. but
Austria knows right well that her hope of EN-.
pire lies south Of the Danube. Slowly but surely
she is crawling toward the Dardanelles willing
that her northern provinces should fall into the
hands Of Germany if only she may gain posses
sion of the remnants Of the Ottoman Empire
Interior
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
Notes Of Travel.

The exigencies of protracted invalid
ity necessitated sudden exodus from the
fearful temperature OF the heated term
which re ted, like sirocco, on the burn
ing pavements of the beautiful "fower
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
Central presbpterian.
OFFICE:
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TERM S:

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payments may be made to local agents wher-
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the party sending it.
Obituaries charged at FIVE cents line. The
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the Office.
Communications and letters on business should
be addressed to CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN, Box
81, Richmond Va.
Richardson & Southall
Editors and Proprietors
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
SPON NOE.
Letter from Massachusetts,.

MARTHA's VINEYARD, Mass
Jnlv q, 1881.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03

Never associate with bad company have good
company OF none.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03

Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va, as
second-class matter.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
PERsONAL ANn IdrERAnY.

Mr.. Carlyle's niece intimates pretty
strongly that the publication OF tho
/" "reminiscences was solemnly for
bidden by her uncle. except upon con. Z
ditons which were not fulSllediby Mr. !
Eroude. ...s4
Key. pr. Stephen II, Tyng, Jr,, has q
resigned the rectorship of Holy Trinity
Church, New York City, and will soon
sail for Paris. He will act yhile,abroad.
as the representative on the Continent
of a life insurance company ~
The manuscript Of ''Holy Willie's
PRAYER" by Robert Burns, three pages
of foOns-oap, brought nearly one hun
dred and fifty dollars in Edinburgh in
April, and letter Of Sir Walter Scotts
over ten dollars
ea---Neither poet, historian, nor aoyol. d
ist was present at the 4uneraI OF Lord
Beaconsheld; neither Tennyson nor
Browning, Froudo nor Green, Trollope
nor Blackmore stood beside the grave
OF the brilliant writer, himself the son
OF a distinguished man Of letters.
Nearly all the persons present were (
peers. t@A ~ NeA ~
lin COMMUNICATION of the Crown
Princes wedding, the Emperor OF Aus
tria has founded twenty-five scholar
ships of 800 gold lorins each at various
high schools, and. in the name OF the
Crown Prince, has given 100, 600 florins
IN rents for the free admission OF ten
pupils to7establisliments for the educa-E
ton of officers daughters. asau6 sdt
- Patience,n Gilbert and Sulliyan's
last production seems even q greater
success than the "Pinafore" The plot,
which is most ingeniously complicated
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

as mot a gownsman; therefore. lewd,
vulgar fellow The writer in Notes
and QiteyTes continues as follows: 81
should attribute to Thackeray's own
genius the wider application of the OPP
probrious term and to the popularity of
his 'Snob Papers which appeared
originally in Puneha dozen wears or so
later, the general adoption Of it. 1t
appears that in some American colleges
the word was still used rs lately as 1856
to designate to~nsman as opposed to
q student. So Louis Globe Democrat.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
The Rat.

/
The rat belongs to the genus ms;
consequently there is always a Mus
where the rat IS.
K The ras is q aqpadrupe,f. II you viii
notice il, quadtupeds genefaity hsve
I four legs. Not all rats, however. The
I printer ray has but two. He is probably
the exception which proves the rule.
He furnishes his own rule. bv the way.
The rat is likewise rodent, and you
VIII invariably find rowof dents where
he has been.
Om Hibernian assistant suggests that
you will also find poison where the rats
bane.
There are many kinds OF rats. There
IS, The black rat, the brown rat and the
ltan-colored rat. This last is GENERALLY
| called the rattan, and is known TO all
bad little BOYS.
The brown rat belonged originally in
Asia. Again our Irish friend says you
Gao aiae yer mind on that score.
The brown rat always drives TIE
black rat before him, He does his woik
up brown. .......,
Then there is the wharf rat. Thess
are the kind which 90 wharf TO sea.
hiSV IhS NdtoI idl- water IdJ II no
10 be suFei Eap 1aH7ia aaa
Another variety is the Norway rat
He will Norway through big timber in
one night, sssa g5.e
You remember what the young rat
saws, 4" Hear me gnaw, mar
Some people hate a rat rs bad as
snake. The rattlcsnake awoman outdf
her seat in an instant This variety is
probably the jumping rat.
The ladies are afraid of a rat, ami
yet YOU will find him quietly reposing
in n lady's hair.
Then there is the musk rat. Peopls
often speak of smelling a rat ItmusS
kill a fellow to smell this ratfor an hour
Such are hour sentiments" all read
ers say, The scent / meant is the scent
of the musk rat
The cat is great rat catcher She
never lets therat catch her asleep.
There is also German rat He is
cousin German to the Norway rat, AMI
therefore germane TO the subject. Yon
can watch germ any time in Germany.
The rat takes toll of everything edi.
bic. You have seen the rat hole. Alter
the whole rat has disappeared the rat
hole remains.
The rat will steal anything he can
get hold Of The rat tail is all steel, AMI
makes a good iile.
Rats are fond of cheese, but when
they get caught in trap thev find it
not just the cheese after all. The rats
are the original rrappists.
The rat viii eat pie. Hence he is
called pie rat
/ think I've shown no little ratiocina-
tion in handling this subject and hope
my readers will ratiiy all that has been
said. an s-at rss5
But let me add "A few words about the
mouse. He is necessary to the grand
mice en- scene.
The mouse comes from Europe.
Would that he might ya-mouse back
again.
He wears no whiskers;. simply a
mouse tache.
The mouse has soaly tail There
are many scaly tales told about him.
There are field mice, rock mice,
meadow mice and white mice. There
is quite a lot of them, but the worst
mouse is the mouse quito. He is quite
a host in himself - Boston Transcript
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
HUMOROUS.

When the Oil City Derricb man put 30
on his last years white vest he found a
roll of bills in one of the pockets
amounting TO about $l20, which he had
forgotten. Il, S. None of them were q.
receipted. - Philadelphia Bulletin.
-" Men oftenjump at conclusions
says the proverb. So do dogs We
saw dog jump at the conclusion of a.
cat, which was sticking through the
opening of q partly closed door, and it
made more disturbance than church
scandal. L. Oshkosh AdOdnce
Last evening a Whitehall chap,
dressed in his best clothes and lavender
pants, was on his way to see his sweet.
heart. when an old bell-wether went
for him and butted him head over
heels into mudpuddle. His visit was
postponed on account of the wether.- 9i
Whitehall Times. r BG rloG l4
An aboriginal epic:
Sitting Bun has waywnrd daughter.
Win ihe s9mnolent name Of "seeping
Who elopcd with brave when sho shouldn't
other bucks had In vainhesouEht her
To marry them-to be their sluaw,t0
But the maiden said they needn't tawto
Her ON the subject, nor ask her pa to-
Aspire TO the fia5d of asieeplng wster"
--nghd,eE Fk,RieD Register
Americans know how TO advertise.
A druggist IN country town had
patent medicine he wanted TO intro.
duoe. He hired woman 10 play sick e6
for a week, Then he got somebody 10
whisper it in the sewing-society that
Mrs. Rinket did not want it known for
the world, but really It wasn't the doc.
tor, but that very vulgar patent medi- saf
cine, " Cazalia, that cured her. And
in two days every woman inrtown had .ta
bought bottle TO see what il was like. ts,l
- Boston Post -
-Amiable husband. who has iust fin
ished moving" Where are my Slip
pers, dear?' Wife They came along
with the third load, and that load went 3
to the garrett Husband - Andwhere -
is my pipep Wife,. You'll ind itsin sss
one of the barrels Of eroekery In the t9is
cellar Husband" And where Is my
comb and hair brushF' Wife, "Jane
packed themin the kitchen stove with
The ehildren's shoes Husband, men
tally soIiloquizing --s9What a woman
my wife isp She never went to college, q
aud YET she knows everything. = -77'Arook- =
lqH EdqSe ial ns4a so
gns3tN stps@
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
Amusing Blnndelrs.

Blunders on public occasions are often
as mortlying as they are amnsings At
q military dinner in Ireland, tho follow
ing was on the toast-hst: ',May the
man who has lost one eye in the glori-
Gus service of his beloved country
never see distress with the other" But
the person whose duty it was TO read
the toast, accidentally omitted the
word - Distress" which completely
changed the sentiment. and caused no
end Of meuiment by the blun5ler.
Another instance may be quoted, il
only 10 show how careful people should
be IN expressing themselves on public
occasions. KS
A church I'm South London had been
erected, when dinner was given, at
the conclusion of which the health Of
the builder was proposed, whenhe rath-
er automatically replied that he was
'more fitted for the scaifold than for
public speaking" 5sa.a
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
G4 QDo YotR BEsE.

fffff II Havc YOU tsiie3 to-day, Good Heal
O. hNM IT'S no cause fnr SORROW
Try aRniri the clouds may part
forhRps may nurt t0,m1rr0w
NHNa u yot H0 q brave. sfrOng man,
EHf fuuwih do the brst ysii can.
Hh@N pnNDtir beet auI leaye tue relt
G4&H 4iieiluf may come tomorrow
Have YOU lsist ynur land or Q5ld?
That Z no cause FOR sighing;
a One hfiRht hour doth oil infnd
Mnny q scVr's denyiugf,
nf r lie not wt'art or downcast.
-Paticiico hH is the glite az last"
E ju ynlir bcst. and icave the rpst,
Andncvcr giye ~ trying
i,iCn OF p3nr. be iili a man;
Wuaf na H8lie fstter.
serstrt. Do.1hp FafY brsL YDu can,
ssEa q .flhg5hHiN SolEdpibelfff, 3
wy aat So ~ Itrhnst
q lsa vapta ags isEth sfpat.
e ll4n't Hulphlh. cccry gain
4 ~ u nIH dng Jnlr liest 20 b.Ncr
ANCHSF MILLS.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

3 "A Peabody (Aiass) pet cat in "a
enrying shop went TO sleep inside a
large ny wheel, and was caught mapping
when the engine was started. She
came out without q scratch alter eleven
hours after travelling two hundred and
seventy miles
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

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