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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-10
Note and Comment.

William Z. Chandler, it is announced,
will not be Il candidate for L. 5. Scna-
tor from New Hampshire.
The Republican refers to jeff Davis
as ''the. arch-rebcl." There is nothing
like calling things by their right names.
Three Canadian newspapers, the st.
Catharine News, Quebec Mercury and
st. Johns Globc,-have come out in
favor of annexation or independ-
ence"
Ex-Prcsidcnt Hayes refers to Conk-
ling as ''monomaniac on the subject
of his own importance" Mr.. Hayes
had some experience with the New
York Senator.
Geo. William Curtis sees, in the re-
cent events at Albany, an increase in
the power of those New York Rcpubli-
cans who are not in sympathy with
the degrading political system which
Conkling represents.
The last Hdrper's Weekly has a car
toon in which are represented two
polling places, before one of which
stands Chester a. Arthur proflering
Conkling and Platt votes to typical
ward voters of New York. Below the
cartoon is the line, "The Vice president
of the United States" No further
comment is needed. The picture is
unpleasantly suggestive.
The Tribune thinks few men would
be willing to sit up with a corpse rs
long as Platt is doing.
Robertson, the collector of the port
of New York, has 1900 offices at his
disposal. That's some inducement for
fight 10y the Conklingites.
Plat has a new name-"Me Too"
Now it is Conkling and ''me too"
The Ohio state campaign is attract
ing some attention, and it Is limited
that the Republicans there have some
work before them.
The Primate is liable to become the
private.
Mr.. Wheeler is a very quiet man.
and people laugh goodnaturedly about
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Vermont News.

William Abbott, of East Cabot, has
Il curiosity in the shape of twin heifcrs
so closely matched that it is almost inn
possible to tell them apart.
Miss l.. Howard, of Fairhaven, aged
Is, took Is grains of morphine, and
died.
William Jaquitt's saw mill and chair
shop at Weston was burned on Fri
day afternoon. Loss heavy; no in
Surance.
The army worm is appearing in the
country about Rutland.
Another slate mill will be erected
this month at Fairhaven.
President Buckham of the Univer-
sity of Vermont is to deliver the adj
dress before the graduating class OF
Barre Academy the afternoon of Sun
day, June Il.
Ex-President Hayes has received
from Il Dummerston man a receipt
written by his uncle, Roger Birchard,
who kept Il store there about 1912.
A new worm is destroying the
young corn in Addison County.
Many of the town clerks having neg
lected to forward lists of grand and
petit jurors to the county clerk within
10 days after their selection at the
freemen's meeting, the jurors for the
June term of the Addison county court
have been drawn from only 10 of the
23 towns.
The general has issued
an order providing for the establish
ment of free delivery service at Bur
lington, with four carriers.
Allie Chambers house and out
buildings were burned recently at
Derby Centre. Nothing was saved
insured for 500. Dr. II. II. Blanch-
ards office was also burned; unin-
sured probable loss on the whole,
$500.
The supply woodshed of the Pas
sumpsic railroad at Newport was
entirely consumed on the 3D.. One
hundred cords of wood outside were
burned. The new car house caught
fire, but was saved. Loss about $1,000.
In Burlington, Henry Parker, pro
prictor of ROwe's hotel, has been fined
$50 and costs for selling liquor.
Henry Goodsell of Isle La Motto has
sold his quarry of gray marble to Mr..
Hayward of burlington, for $1,000.
Judge Wheeler has rendered decis-
ion in the Stewart will case, which
debars ex-Judge Barrett from acting
in the case for a discOntinuance in be-
half of the plaintiff, Alexander Stewart.
1t will he tried at the October term of
the United States court in Rutland.
At West Jamaica on the ID, a three
year-old son of A. p. Clough fell from
a loaded OK cart in which he was
riding, and the wheel passing over his
head, he was instantly killed.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire
insurance company has laid an assess
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Public Opinion.
HUNT EN- ALL DOWN.


The Administration has done one
thing which must recommend itself to
all parties of whatever political faith.
In its determination to expose the star
route frauds and punish those instru-
mental in swindling the government
out of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, it is pursuing Il policy of the ut
most Importance to the whole country.
Thus far the efforts to force General
Garfield and Mr.. james to discontinue
their pursuit of the rascals have ut
terly failed. Brady was in hopes that
the Hubbell letter would drive them
off, but his conspiracy was so trans
parent that no one attached the slight
est importance to it as duplicating the
President in any unhallowed scene.
Nor have the conspirators been any
more successful in involving Secretary
Blaine. Having had nothing whatever
to do with the mcanny gang, the
charges against him fall to the ground.
- Rochester Democrat.
GIVE Us MORE OF IT.
The Methodist society in Mendon.
has put up about ii dozen good horse
sheds at the church. That is practi-
cal religion, and worth a dozen eXhor-
tations on ''falling from grace" or
sanctificatiOn. A man who will hitch
his horse to fence in cold winter
day and do it for years, while he goes
inside the meeting house to talk about
''faith" and ''love," "sanctification"
and election" lacks some essential
feature of the gospel of Christ. The
world wants more of the Christianity
which builds horse sheds, pays 100
cents on the dollar, treats the horses
kindly, cares for the stock, and is not
domineering in the family.-[Ver
Tribune.
PLAIN PEOPLE VS.. CONKLING.
Plain people who have their own
ideas in regard to what is becoming
are of the opinion that the Offices
pecially the Office which one has volun-
tarily surrendered should seek the
man, not the man the office. That is
not Mr.. COnkling's opinion. He can
see nothing vulgar and scandalous in
opening headquarters in Albany and
in standing, hat in hand, at the doors
of the Legislature, crooking the preg-
nant hinges of his knees to senators
and assemblymen that 'vindicatiOn"
may follow fawning.- Albany Journal.
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GUS alarmist having started the story
that machine had been invented to
polish uppers mt "a large profit in ten
shakes of lambs tail for a cent pair,
the boys were disheartened, utterly
cast down, bewildered, and wilted.
They went to the docks to refresh by
swimming, and underwent divers
strikes from policemen stationed there
to protect public decency. The junk
men have also been on the rampage
because ''thim Eyetallyuns does be
givin' ungodly big prices for rags, bad
scran to thin. Sure. they don't make
a livin' profit and dcstlroy the bust
ness. The Aldermen will have to in
teIfere.n The fact is. the old mOnOpO-
lists, with their hideously clanking
bells, have experienced competition
and it puzzles them. They will prob
ably strike too. And the brigands (no
misnomer in many cases) will probably
strike back. Our streets can not be
made much dirtier if strewn with the
disiOinted remains of the whole frater-
nifty, and they will not be so noisy.
Decoration Day turned out to be, as
predicted, a glorious holiday. Even
the retail trades-peOple closed i'll the
afternoon, and everybody was out of
doors. Every means of transportation
was taxed to its utmost capacity. for
i'll Gotham and outlying resorts three
millions at least were on the move.
! The day was hot, so hot that the pa
rades were curtailed and several sol
diers were Frustrated by sunstrOke, but
it was tempered by Il delightful breeze,
and was thoroughly enjoyed by the
vast host of pleasure seekers who sank
to sleep the night of the Both thorough
ly tuckered out. OF course every one
that could, ''took inn one or other of
the parades and then adjourned to the
parks OF beaches or fishing grounds OF
up the Hudson or somewhere, and
loafcd so far as lOating is practicable i'll
throngS. Some even superadded the
theater by way of windup. The At
lantic Yacht Club turned out in fine
style, and lots of other yachtmen made
a ladies' day of it. 1t was great hOli-
day. I'm sorry to say the tiremen,
whom | generally have a good word
for, didn't enjoy it; they had promised
to turn out, but sulkcd because they
weren't put ut the head of the process
sion before the regulars and veterans.
They stayed in their engine houses saw
age.
| heard an Englishman remark yes
tcrday that you're such IA laundering
big country, You know, that your crops
may always be good. If you lose ZEN
here, you know, you get 'em some
where else True for him. We heard
Il great deal about the ravages of flood
and frost and began to think we'd hav,
no Strawberries, no peaches, no any
thing. | don't know where the thing,
come from, but we get them in increas
ing abundance every year. As t.
1 Strawberries, | never saw SO many, Ol
i'll the popular varieties of such size
color or flavor, and the peaches are be
ginning thus early to pour i'll upon us
Truly it is II magnificent country, anc
the immigrants who have poured il
for the last month at the astounding
rate of 900 day will help to build i
up still more. We shall soon bea
Russia in population if we go on in thi
way. RADIN.
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The Best Men for Office.
ITS EFFECT ON THE TEMPERANCE cAUs

ITS EFFECT ON THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
DR.. T. H. HOskins of Newport makes
these timely suggestions in one of his
late letters
"There is a visible stiffening of the
temperance sentiment in the state, as
elsewhere i'll New England, and de
termination manifest to enforce the
laws more vigorously. The moment
such Il movement is started the pres
sure of ObstructiOnism i'll the official
class grand jurors, official attorneys,
Justices and minor officials, is strongly
felt. This class wants the traffic kept
alive rs source of personal profit.
They regard it as Il sort of family COW,
to he regularly MIXED into their pals,
but they naturally object to making
beef of so valuable a dairy animal. 1t
is daily being pressed home to the
minds of good citizens that more care
must he taken III the selection of Oul
minor public functiOnarics. The nom
nations have been for years in the
hands of trading ring in each town
and county, who adjust their mutual
claims as well as they can with an
occasional bolt such as sense of I'M
fairness or an inOrdinate greed may
suggcst), but under all circumstances
the people are kept on the outside,
with the sole function of registering al
the polls the private dickers of the
rings. l think this state of things is
nearing its end. The people are be
ing slowly educated up to the point OF
understanding just how these matters
are, and to a determination for reform
from the school district up.n
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The Newest New Testament.

The revised Testament continues to
meet with criticism both friendly and
unliIvOrable but as more thoughtful
consideration is given it the friendly
criticism apparently predOminates.
The majority Of the clergy look upon
it as, on the whole, a palmer rendering
of the Scripture, more nearly correct
than the old version, in which many
errors had thoughtlcssly been made.
Occasionally Il clergyman is found who
denounces the revision in unmcasured
terms and such IA one is Rev. DR..
Talmage, of Brooklyn. On Sunday
last, during his sermon, he spoke of
! the work as defamation and II pro-
| fanatiOn, and an outrage on religion /;
and went SO far as to take an oath of
allegiance to the old version and de
clare that he would not use the new i'll
pulpit, family or study. DIR. Talmage
claims that the revision was made
without authority. But Talmagc
rants easily, and his extreme views
on this subject will not be acquicsced
in 10y any save those with whom he
and his tactics are favorites. The
moderate, thoughtful criticism will
prevail.
The leading religious papers of the
country agree in pronouncing the work
IA valuable one, and cordially recon-
mend careful examination of it, and
the use of it along with the old YER
sion to which we have become at
tached The Christian at Work speaks
thus moderately of the matter:
"Prof. Fisher, of the New Haven
Divinity School, compares the task
assumed by the revisers of the author
Used English Bible ito the retouching
of the painting of an old master, which
has been damaged 10y time. 1t is but
fair to say that a revision is all that
| has been attempted. We have our
dear old Bible still, changed in some
! features, but yet the same that we have
read from our earliest days. 1t has
| been repaired so as not to mar its
beauty and not to destroy the original
unity of design. The scholar
will need it, for it will give new
zest to his study of the Scripture. With
all its defects. it makes Gods message
to man clear"
And the London Record pronounccs
on it as follows:
"Finality cannot he awarded to the
present revision, as it is the translation
of untinal text. a welcome to the re
viscd is not a farewell to the author
lied version. Let it come as young
CT brother, not to disinhcrit, but to
support: as Il suifragan, not to dis
place, but to render help; as Il col
league, not to supersedc, but to
strengthen
As the novelty wears off, opinions in
regard to the new version will mod
crate; and although there are few who
will substitute it for the present Bible,
no one but extremists will refuse it Il
place in thought and study.
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have degraded the high office in which
he was placed. Nobody who has
watched his course at Albany will de-
ny this; and in resigning he would do
a great deal more wisely than he has
ever done since he was elected. 1t was
remarked To Us the other day that one
trait in Arthur deserved appreciation
that of gratitude to the man who has
made him all that he is. While great
many of Conkling's beneficiaries, it
was suggested. had turned against him
and sought to punish his sulkiness,
Chester A. Arthur remained faithful,
and is striving to save his chief from
defeat Gratitude is a beautiful in
gredient of mans makeup, but this
argument will not save the Vice-presi-
dent from general condemnation in his
present course. Grant that he is faith
full to Conkling; he is treacherous to-
wards the people of the country. They
placed him where he is, not to give him
opportunity to battle for Conllling, OF
any other man or faction, but to hold
i'll trust the public interests committed
to him. He has betrayed that trust.
He was never fit to hold it and by his
present degradation of it the party is
rewarded for STOPPING to Conkling
will in his nomination. If Arthur can
not forget that he is Conkling's tool, he
had better step down and out. Albany
furnishes better field for the exercise
of his talents than does the Vice-presi-
dcncy. The nation does not want
wire pullers, mere ward politicians OF
''gratefulr tools in its high places.
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ment on its premium notes of 81 per
cent. to pay losses andexpenses for the
year ending March 81.
The Vermont Baptist Sunday school
Convention closed a two-days' meeting
at Brattleboro on the I'd. The officers
for the ensuing year are Rev. c. Hib
bard, of Rutland, president Col. J. J.
Estey of BrattleborO, vice-president !;
Rev. j. NJ. Hill of Windsor, secretary !;
w. w. Sprague of st. Johnsbury,
treasurer. After the usual devotional
exercises, routine business was trans
acted. j. J. Estey, G. c. Noble of ST.
Adams and Prof. Barber of Burlington
were chosen as committees for Vermont
to arrange for general Sunday school
convention at birmingham, Mass, this
summer. The next meeting is expect
ed to be held at Rutland.
Gov. Farnham has commissioned
Col. Il. 5. Peck of Burlington Adjutant
and Inspector General of the state, in
place of Gen. James S. Peck, recently
appointed postmaster at Montpelier,
and who rendered resignation of this
state Office on his accession to the post
mastership, June first. The appoint
ment is good one.
Gov. Farnham has recently com
missioned Hon. Isaac NJ. Cushman OF
Irasburg to be Probate Judge for Or
leans county, vice l.. Ii. Thompson
resigned.
A big raid was made on the Rutland
rumsellers Saturday, and the business
will be stopped until they get time tc
order new supply.
The state grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows meets at Highgate Springs on the
Odd.
John Morse's eight-years- son
was killed by IA freight train mt South
ROyalton on the 9th.
Rev. j. c. McCollom has resigned
the passionate of the Congregational
church ut East Arlington, and accept
ed a call from Post Mills.
A tinsmith named Edgar X. Shedd
fell from the roof of barn in Bethe
Tuesday night, distance of thirty feet
to the ground, killing him instantly
his neck being broken by the fall
Shedd was 30 years old and leaves q
WIFE
A Swanton man named Record wa,
terribly gored by Il bull on Tuesday
and is now in critical condition.
A five-years'- daughter of Isaac
Cummings, of Vergennes, has been
drowned by the capsizing of Il boat.
The annual convention of the Epis
copal diocese of Vermont has Just beeI
held ut Burlington.
The grand Temple of Honor held it,
18th annual session ut Montpelier
Wednesday, the annual session of til,
inner grand temple coming the follow
ing day.
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News of the Week.



William johnson, doorkeeper who
has been in the Senate employ for 40
years, has just died.
The star route investigation is pro-
ceeding slowly each day. The experts
employed by the government are de-
voting their whole time to it. AttOr-
ney General MacVeagh seldom gives
less than three hours daily to an ex-
animation of the cases. Mr.. MacVeagh
intends that the evidence in each case
shall he as nearly perfect as possible
before presentation to the grand jury.
and Will take extraordinary pains to
avoid IA corrupt grand jury or packed
petit jury. Special agents, whose APP
pointments have never been made
public, are visiting all the great routes
where the largest frauds are known to
have been perpetrated.
1t is proposed to effect a reform in
the Post Office department in Wash
ington by making it more difficult for
clerks to connivc with dishonest con
tractors.
1t is expected that the government
officers who have been investigating
the Morey-letter fraud will soon he
able to fix the conspiracy and forgery
where it justly belongs. Prominent
Democrats are known to be implicated.
1t is estimated that the new postal
card contract will save the government
one million dollars i'll four years.
The latest in the star route business
is a route in the far West, where SS5,-
562 will be saved annually, without
loss to the people living on the route.
A general order has been issued by
the Postmaster General declaring
samples of -four or other powdered
substance unavailable except when put
up in transparent bags made of parch-
ment paper or similar material, and
sealed so that no particles can sift
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The situation at Albany has not
changed materially. Conkling and
Plat have decided to stick till snow
flies, if necessary. and will try to force
an adjournment and appeal to the PEG
pie of the state. 1t is very evident that
they have found vindication more of a
job than they hargaincd for, and we
cannot see any prospect of an immcdi-
ate election of anybody. The admin
istratiOn men are full of pluck and con
fidence, however. and claim that Conk-
ling can not he reelected. and that two
senators of different stripe will he
elected this week. Ii has been limited
and denied too-that Grant is to go
to Albany and help his manager" but
if he is at all wise he will not do any
such thing. The latest accounts show
that Conkling is losing ground, the add
ministration men are happy, and De
pew's prospects are bright. 1t is time
the farce was endcd-time that COnk-
ling and .'Me Too were taught that to
resign is poor way to maintain sena-
torial dignity.
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Harper's Weekly on woman suffrage
elf there should lac no taxation without
representation, they are taxpayers,
and therefore entitled to a voice. II
the suffrage should 90 with intelli-
gcnce, they are quite rs intelligent as
men. But they do not wish
To vote. If million of wo-
men should vote on the question OF
acknowledgements. the result would he
very instructive"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-10

Way back in the days of Washing
ton there was such thing rs ''Scna-
torial courtesy which entertained re-
spect for the President, and did not I'M
dcrtakc to set up for itself III opposition
to the will of the Executive and did
not "'rcsigm." The following is given
rs II ease in point: In 1871 George
Cabot, Il senator from Massachusetts
wrote Il letter to President Washington
recommending II constituent for il con
sulship. In closing the commumica-
ton, Mr.. Cabot observes that ''il any
apology is necessary for this freedom
| hope it may not he deemed INSULT
cient that know personally the higl
character of the house to which the ap-
plicant belongs
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Generally Condemned.

Our Vice president, who is now Civ
ing a public exhibition at Albany ot
what is detestible in high official, i,
being hit on all sides by the press-and
deserves it, too. The Springfield Re
publican speaks ont pretty plainly and
tells Mr. Arthur he ought TO resign
thinks that his nomination was "A dis
grace to the party and his actions since
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1t is said that Conkling's wife does
not want him to re-enter political life.
1t looks just now as though there
were quite "A number of voters whose
wishes are similar to Mrs. Conkling's,
in that respect.
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Farmers, Look Here !!

have the agency for the Yankee Horse Rake
the best rake in for the north part of Caledonia
county, also for Lyndon, st. JOhnsbury, Barnet,
Waterford and Concord, and have a full supply
of the rakes ordered. l also have a full line of
Moving Machine repairs, scythes sections
guards rivets and castings for the machines in
this section. l also agent for the New Model
Buckeye, the lghtest and best mower in Please
send in your orders early that they may be filed.
Prices very low for all the above.
H. A. BLAKE.
Sutton, June 3, 1881. 1898
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1t has been some time since the pub
lie have been startled by the report
that somebody had fallen heir to untold
wealth, left by some kindly disposed
relative in far-otf country. But the
mOnotony has been broken, and now
it is said that Frank Winklcr of Full
ton, Ohio, has, together with five
brothers and sister, fallen heir to
Si5,0OO, 900 left 10y brother who was
Il diamond merchant at the Cape OF
Good Hope 1t is rather refreshing
to know that this last big thing from
Ohio is more financial than political
The majority of contributions from
that state of late have been Presidents
and cabinet officers.
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Your every effort for the true ad-
vancement of the South and To make
elections real and fair, has my whole
heart and deserves the cooperation of
Republicans evcrywhere.-C onkling
to Malone.
Very kind in Mr.. Conkmg! But
Malone can not really reciprocate by
twitting the ex-senator of making
"every effort for the true advancement
of the" North. Nor is he succeeding
very well in advancing himself.
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UPHOLSTERINC.

Having secured the services of a first-class up
holsterer from Boston, 1 prepared to do all
kinds of uphOlstering in a wOrkmanlke manner
and at reasonable rates.
Parlor suits and nice upholstering in the latest
styles.
ISAAC II. SWITSER.
Eastern Avenue St JOhnsbury. s4tf