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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-05

THE maritime arm of China is at present
weak, but there are signs that it viii not long
continue to be So Recently the Chinese gov
eminent entered into contract with the Vulcan
Shipbuilding company, at Stettin, for the con-
struction of a double-turreted frigate of the
same class as the Grosser- Kurfurst She will
carry five guns of about 32-centimetre calibse
This formidable vessel is to be finished in about
IS months. Although from our situation and
other circumstances, it win hardly pay foreign
power to attack or blockade our ports, might it
not be well for congress to take such measures
as will enable our engf neers-shipbuildin and
navigation generally are becoming more and
more matters of engineering day by day-to
provide foreign nations, which are apparently
arraylng themselves for mortal conflict with
the material fer the onset. and at the same
time (even If nc men of war-of-war are built
for our own government furnish to the world
an irresistible demonstration of what our peo-
pie can do III All emergency quite possible in
deed, but hardly probable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
Worms.

An original composition i'll English,
by young pupil in our Yokohama
school in Japan
Worms are of many kinds, but the
caterpillar is the ugliest of all. 1t does
great injury to the plants and flowers
by devOuring their tender leaves and
petals. In the spring, after it has eat
en- the tender leaves of the tree, for
some time it hides itself i'll some quiet
place. First it throws off its hairy
covering, then its body becomes
smooth, and then it is called a chrysa-
lis; and few days after it turns into a
butterfly, which we love to see flying
among the flowers. BY this wonderful
change of the caterpillar, we can learn
an excellent lesson, | think. Our life
on earth is just like the caterpillar be-
fore it changes into a chrysalis, be-
cause the hair of the caterpillar makes
it ugly so our sins make us defiled be-
fore our Heavenly Father. But when
we lay aside our great burden of sins
and rise up to that beautiful world,
then we shall be prettier than butter
fly, living i'll city whose foundation
is everlasting, and its beautiful gates
are of pearl of greatest price. We shall
wander about the city with its living
flowers, as butterflies fly about the
earthly flowers. One day we shall lay
aside these frail bodies of ours, like
them Missionary Link.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
"As We Forgive"

A story is told of certain nObleman
of Alexandria, who complained bit
terly to the bishop of that city of his
enemies. While in the midst of his
tale, the bell sounded for prayers, and
bishop and nObleman dropped on their
knees-the former leading in the Lords
Prayer, and the latter leaving for the
time his story untold. When the
bishop came to the petition, ''FOrgive
us our trespasses," he stopped sudden
ly, leaving the other to go on alone.
The nobleman attempted to continue,
but, startled by the sound of his own
unaccompanied voice, and recalled by
his companions silence to the signiti
canoe of the petition, stammered,
ceased praying, and rose from his
knees hopeless man, until he after
wards found hope in a better DISPOSE
ton toward his neighbor. 1t is an easy
thing to say it is difficult, sometimes,
to say it understandingly. If we stop
at this petition when we are repeating
the Lords Prayer until we have taken
in the idea of it, how many will go on 7
- Baptist Flag.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
Rslisions Rsadins.


Ii takes more strength To be weak
than to be strong and the highest ex-
ercise of strength is to refrain from ex
ercising strength. The lowest exhibit
of great strength is the senseless show
of strength in a brute. The grandest
exhibit of strength the world has ever
seen is the strength which was shown
by the Mighty Son of God, when he
humbled himself into the likeness of
man, and became helpless babe with
a life of suffering and a death of shame
before him. And no grander exhibit
of strength was made in all that life of
voluntary and triumphant weakness,
than when the strong one stood as one
weak, oppressed and afflicted, opening
not his mouth in complaint or rebuke,
when the faintest whisper from those
closed lips could have brought more
than twelve legions of angels for his
rescue and defense According as we
are willing to be weak at the call of
God, and as we have strength to be
weak when weakness is our duty, do
we soar above the level of the brutes,
and approach the spirit of him whose
strength was made perfect in weak
ness.
enduring wife to speak out in prOtesta-
ton or reprOach, when suffering under
brutal husbands injustice or neglect,
than to repress all show of strength
even strength of deep feeling-and to
bear in accomplishing weakness the
trials of her sad lot. Yet that strength,
which the patient wife shows in her
refusal to show her strength, is the
power which finally brings many a
husbands hard heart into softened
subsection, and which in every instance
gives glow of glory to the strongly
weak and sanity woman. In the
strongest man, the compressed lip and
the pallid cheek, which tell of deter
mined purpose to neither speak nor
strike under the bitterest prOvOcatiOn,
are signs of greater strength than could
be exhibited in the biting tongue of his
sarcasm, or the arm uplifted for a mer-
tied castigation. Then it is that we
realize that che that is slow to anger
is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a
city"
1t is in everyday life that we find
the duty of being weak when we would
like to he strong, and that we find how
much more strength it takes to be weak
than it takes to he strong. We must
be quiet when we want to he active /;
we must he silent when we want to
speak out we must just wait, and do
nothing but wait, when it seems that
unless I'VE do something more than
wait we shall die. Daily and hourly
the word of God comes to us anew :
"In quietness and confidence shall be
your strength :" and ain your patience
possess We your souls" Well for us 1t
is when we have come to that strength
of faith which enables us to say, each
for himself: "Most gladly therefore
will rather glory in my intirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon
me. Therefore | take pleasure in in
tirmties, in reproaches, in necessities,
in prosecutions, in distresses, for
Christs sake: for when | am weak
then am | strong."-[Sunday School
Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
QenrperaTre.
striker stoves Strength.

Striker Stowe was tall, powerful
ScOtchnan, whose position as "BOss
Striker at the steel works made him
generally known. Nearly all of the
men in his department were hard
drinkers, and he was no exception to
the rule. But one day it was announc-
ed among the workmen that he had be
come religious, and sure enough, when
pressed to take drink he said:
al shall never drink mair, lads; Ma
droonkard can inherit the kingdom o
Cod
The knowing ones smiled and said
"Wait bit. Wait until hot weather
until July. When he gets as dry as
a gravel-pit he will give in. He can't
help it."
But right through the hottest months
he tOiled, the sweat pouring off in
streams; yet he seemed never to be
tempted to drink. Finally, as | was
taking the mems time, one evening,
stopped and spoke with him. "Stowe,r
said /, ''you used to take considerable
liouor. Don't you miss it 7"
Eyes" said he emphatically.
"How do you manage TO keep away
from it ~ fWeel, just this way. Ii is
now tan o'clock, isn't it r
ayes"
"Weel, to-day is the twentieth o the
month. From seven till eight, | asked
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
TObaccO-A Parable.

Then shall the kingdom of Satan be
likened to grain of tobacco seed
which, though exceeding small, being
cast into the ground, grew, and became
great plant; and spread its leaves
rank and broad, so that huge and vile
worms formed a habitation thereon.
And it came to pass, in the course of
time, that the son of man looked upon
it, and thought it beautiful to look
upon, and much to be desired to make
lads look big and manly. So they put
forth their hands, and did chew thereof.
And some it did make sick, and others
to vOmit most filthy. And it further
came to pass that those who chewed it
became weak and unmanly, and said
we are enslaved and can't cease
from chewing it. And the mouths of
all that were enslaved became foul and
they were seized with a violent spit
ting and they did spit, even in ladies'
parlOrs, and in the house of the Lord
of Hosts. And the saints of the Most
High were greatly plagued thereby.
And in the course of time it came also
to pass that others snutfed it, and they
were taken suddenly with fits, and
they did sneeze with a great and
mighty sneeze, insOmuch that their
eyes filed with tears, and they did
look exceedingly silly. And yet others
cunningly wrought the leaves thereof
into rolls, and did set fire to the one
end thereof, and did suck vehemently
at the other end thereof, and did look
very grave and calflike, and the smoke
of their torment assembled up forever
and ever.
And the cultivation thereof became
a great and mighty business on the
earth, and the merchantmen waxed
rich by the commerce thereof. And
it came to pass that the saints of the
Most High detiled themselves there
with; even the poor who could not buy
shoes nor bread nor books for their lit
tie ones, spent their money for it. And
the Lord was greatly displeased there
with, and said: "Wherefore this waste,
and why do these little ones lack bread
and shoes and bOOksP Turn now your
fields into corn and wheat, and put
this evil thing far from you, and be
separate, and detile not yourselves any
more, and. | will bless you and cause
my face to shine on you"
But with one accord they all ex-
claimed:
ave can not cease from chewing,
snuffing, and putting, we are slaves"
II Christian Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
Shorts.

Indian corn, or maize, will not ripen
in England, which is one reason why
so much attention is paid there to root
crops.
No farmer can afford to keep through
the winter a fowl or an animal so poor
that it won't sell. The place for such
is in the bone heap.
1t will pay to winter a large flock OF
pullets, but they must have a warm
place to live in, warm food portion
of the time to eat, plenty of drink and
gravel, more or less meat. and some
kind of green food. If y GU can't give
them these, don't try the business.
Mr.. H. Woodruff of Rutland, Yer
mont, tells the biggest Oat story yet,
having raised upon two acres of land
and threshed one hundred and ninety
three and one-half bushels of oats-Or
ninety-one and three-fOurths bushels
to the acre. They were measured from
the thresher and weighed thirty eight
and one-half pounds to the bushel. The
oats were of the White Schooner varie-
ty the seed came from Hamburg, Ger
many, through the agricultural depart
ment at Washington.
Our best farmers are beginning to
learn, and, in fact, many of them have
already learned, that the time spent in
destroying weeds in the autumn is well
spent, and that if they would save time
in cultivating hOed crops they must
keep the weeds from seeding as much
as possible in all parts of the farm; a
little carelessness in this respect will
soon cover "A farm with weed seeds. A
single root of milkweed in a field, il
left unmolested, will spread over and
take possession of large field in few
years. Lewiston Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18

that the Lord would halp me. He did
so an put down a dot on the calen-
dar, right near the twenty. From eight
till nine he KEEP me, and | put down
another dot. From nine till tan he's
KEEP me, an moo gle him the glory as
| put down the third dot. just as
mark these, pray, 20 Lord halp me
halp me to fight it off for another hour "
GLOW long shall you keep this up y
| inquired.
"All o. my life" was the earnest re-
ply. alt keeps me sac full o. peace an
happiness that wOuldna gle it up for
anything. 1t is just as if he took me
by the hand and said, 'Wark AVA,
Striker Stowe, I'm wi We. Dinna' be
fearful. You teek care o. yeer regular
wark an III see to the dell an the
thirst, an they shallna trouble ye.'"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
Petition for Divorce.

To the Honorable County Court next TO be held
at st. JOhnshury, within and for the county OF
Caledonia ON the first Tuesday in December, A. ID.
1851, comes your petitioner Melvina q. CoOchier of
Newark IN the county of Caledonia and respect
fully represents that she has for the six years last
past resided in said county of Caledonia, and that
ON the Sd day of July \. ID. 1875 at Burke in said
county she was lawfully married unto one David
T.. Coocher by Rev L. ID. Leavitt a minister of
the Gospel She further represents that she lived
with said David Z. in Burke aforesaid his wife
as long as he remained in this State and that she
has always kept and faithfully performed her
mar rage vows unto the said David p, but that
the said David p, wholly disregarding his duty to
her in this regard has not kept his marriage vows,
but on the 18th day of February, A. ID. 1876, at
at Burke aforesaid wifully, and without just
cause deserted the petitioner and left her and has
remained away from her in regions 10 her I'M
known, without the State of Vermont from thence
hitherto and during all said period has never
habited with her furnished her with any food
raiment. She further shows that there has been
born of said marriage one child, named Royal A.
COOchier, of the age of five years. Wherefore
she prays that the bonds of matrimony between
her and the said David Z. COOcher may be dis
solved, and that she may have the custody of said
minor child and 50 she will ever pray.
MELvINA o. COOCHIER.
Subscribed and sworn to this 2sth day Of October,
A. ID. 1881 before me-
HENRY c. IDE Master in Chancery.
STATE OF VERMONT, } The foregoing petit
scented to me, and il having been made to appear
that the defendant therein named is without the
State of Vermont, in parts unknown, it is hereby
oruereu tnat s'Ou DaNlu T. COochler Do summoned
to appear at the County Court next to be held at
st. Johnsbury within and for the county OF Gale
donna the first Tuesday in December A. ID.
1881, to answer to the foregoing petition for a
divorce, by publication of the said petition with
this order, for three successive weeks in the st.
JOhnsbury CALEDONIAN newspaper published at
st Johnsbury aforesaid the last of which publica-
tons shall be at least twenty days before the first
day of said Court
Given under my hand at Montpelier this 3lst day
of October, A. ID. 1881.
JONATHAN ROSS,
Judge of the Supreme Court.
BELDEN e. IDE, Attorneys. 1912
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
A Blacksmith Preacher.

Ransom Durham, of Bryant's Pond
Me-, the veteran black smith preacher, al
the advanced age of a years, seems as
clipper physically, and as sound, doc
trinally, as he was quarter-century
ago, when he dispensed the gospel
each Sabbath at the Union meeting
house, in South Auburn. Think of a
man, "a years old, sharpening tools all
summer, for a garg of stone-cutters
Yet this is what Mr.. Durham has done
the past season, working on the ledge
at Bryant's Pond, by which he earned
5000. He is tall, erect, stOut-armed
broad shouldered, goodsouled and
jovial gentleman of the old school, and
likes to crack jokes with younger men.
"I'm not learned man." he says,
"and amt much on doctrine, but I'm a
straight Baptist and preach the Bible"
For many years he has both preached
the gospel and worked at his trade OF
blacksmithing.
Mr.. Durham enjoys relating story
of a supreme court judge who heard
him preach one Sunday and with whom
he dined at a friends house on the
same day. After complimenting him
on his sermon, the judge remarked :
''Iour face looks very familiar to me.
| think have seen you BEFORE
shouldn't wonder,r drily replied
Mr.. Durham. "It's only a blacksmith
you heard to-day. I've shod your
horse a good many times ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
GOOD ADVICE.

In this changeable climate we are so liable to
sudden colds that frequently run into lung fever
deep seated cough that it is but the dictate of
prudence to have Hatchs Mixture on hand to 3
lieve and cure at once. Many live remote from a
doctor a drug store, and not able to send at
once for the medicine, meanwhile domestic RENE
dies do not reach the case and the disease makes
rapid progress which requires time and energetic
action to avert. This could have been prevented
by the free of Hatch's Mixture at the first.
WhOoping cough spasms may be almost entirely
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ture. Group can be broken up and the child in a
gestion a hard cough broken up and healed at
once. This is why emphatic in our ad-
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ON hand; it will save many case of severe sick
ness. Do not sleep until you have procured bot
tie of Hatch's Mixture and a box of Hatchs Man.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
agricultural.
Sailing Wheat.

During the dry weather last spring |
sOwed salt on three-fOurths of my
wheat field. The ground was full of
cracks and very hard, wheat about six
inches high. When this wheat was
harvested the fourth not sailed was
materially the poorest, both in quality
and quantity. Amount of salt sown,
at the rate of two bushels per acre. |
think the salt drew and retained moist
ure.
Wheat this year in Ohio is generally
plump and nice. At present writing is
mostly threshed. Probable yield three
fOurths of a crop, compared with last
year. Secretary Chamberlain will soon
have bulletins scattered all over the
country then the exact result will be
known Ohio Farmer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
Books for Christmas.
w. B. CLARK & CARRUTH
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As we buy in large quantities for cash. are
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Whenever you wish book, no matter what. or
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Valuable Farm For Sale at Bargain

Contains 200 acres land consisting of tillage pas
ture and woodland under good state of cultivation
cuts 40 tons hay $50 bushels oats and other crops
3 good barns, house. woOdshed, granary. aud hog
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FOR SALE.

The farm of the late James Gibson, situated in
the east part of Ryegate. miles from Mclndoes
Falls Contains $50 acres divided into tllage,
pasture, and heavy wood land Good buildings,
and desirable place for any one wanting good
farm. For further particulars enquire Of
MRS JAMES GIBSON.
McIndoes Falls, VT, Nov. l, 1891. 1O-ls
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
DR.. IRA HATCH'S FEBRIFUGE
COUGH MIXTURE.

The old standard remedy for Coughs, Colds In
huenza, Group, Whooping Cough Asthma, Lung
Fever, Congestion of the Lungs, etc. The very
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18
AUCTION BILLS.

Orders Tor auction bills by morning mails can
usually be filed and returned evening trains
same day. Our facilities for Half and Whole Sheet
Posters are better than ever, at
CALIFORNIA; OFFICE.
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w. j. BRAY,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
r. r. Street, st. Johnsbury.

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In Insolvency.

Notice is hereby given that ON the 4th day of
November. A. ID. 1881, / duly appointed
signee of the estate of Harris Lynds, of Pea
cham, in the county and district of Caledonia and
State of Vermont, an insolvent debtor.
lib GEO. i. BLAIR.
Date d at Barnet the 9Th day of November A d.
1881.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18

Our ancestors the monkeys, were not
so ignorant, after all. They were all
educated in the higher branches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-18

CtTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate Court holden at the Probate Office
in St Johnsbury, the 9Th day OF Noyem'r, A. ID.
1881.
Amasa o. Harris executor of the last will and
testament Of Levi l.. HOughtOn, late Of Lyndon
in said district deceased presents his adminstra-
ton account for examination and allowance and
makes application for a decree Of distribution and
partition Of the estate Of said deceased.
Whereupon, 1t il ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a ses-
said st. JOhnsbury the 30th day Of November
A. ID. 1871 for hearing and decision thereon and
10 all persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully In the CaIed0nian- a
newspaper printed at st; Jolnsbury, previous
10 said time appointed for hearing. that they may
any they may have, why said account should NOT
be allowed, aud such decree made
By the Court, Attest.
lib HENRY FRENCH. Register.
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