St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-02

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the land, on Tuesday appeared before
Judge ChOate, at Salem, Mass, and
took the poor debtors oath. 1t seems
there was not quite enuf vegetation in
her vegetable compound to make it
pay.
Mr.. Bartlett, American missionary at
Talas, city in Asia Minor, near C9s-
aria, writes under date of April lS,
confirming the worst reports of the
famine in that region and giving many
distressing particulars of the cOndi
tion of the people. The American
Board in response to previous appeals
had sent 81 900, but this amount had
proved miserably insufficient.
President Arthur's attendance at re-
cent horse-races at Washington calls
to mind the fact that he is the first
President since Buchanan who has
thus honored the turf. General Grant,
with all his love of driving, never at
tended race while he was President;
not even at Long Branch. But of the
ante -bellum Presidents, Buchanan,
Pierce, Tyler and Van Buren, were
very fond of the turf, and frequently
went to races during their terms of of
fee.
The way to bring down the price of
beef is to do without it. This has
been successfully tried in Chicago,
where, IN account of high prices the
consumption of meats has fallen off at
least one-half. Choice cuts can hard
ly be sold, and in some cases have
been thrown away by the provision
men rather than reduce the price.
The result is that the price of roasts
and chops had sudden tumble i'll
Western cities, and if the people at the
East will Join the beef abstinence pro
cessiOn, the Western producers who
have put up the job on our stOmachs
and pocket books, will find that there
are always two parties to specula-
tion.- -[Springfeld Union.
The late james Wick of Rochester
was born i'll Portsmouth, Eng, and
was playmate of Dickens. 1t is re-
ported that his gifts for charitable OBJ
iccts amounted to over $4,000 IL year.
lie gave S25, 900 of seeds to the suffer
crs by the Kansas grasshopper plague,
and half as much to the Michigan suf-
ferers He set type with Greeley on
the KnickerbOcke and was afterwards
editor of the Genesee Farmer and Hor
ticulturist. On being told that his ill
ness was fatal, his response was
MAN may make blunders, but God
does all things well. | am content to
20. am resigned. God bless You all.
The Lord will take care of you"
A Vermont girl corresponded with a
stranger in California, made Il mar
the continent to get, as she supposed,
ii young and wealthy husband. She
found instead gray and ugly crank,
whose sole property was leaky hut
in lonely canon. His neighbOrs of
fered to pay her fare back home, but
she declined it, and has married him.
Guiteau's recent letter, in which he
demands San unconditional pardon or
nothing" has been characterized by
some persons as arrogant. 1t seems,
however, upon reflection to be the
most modest of his many etfusiOns.
The alternative which he suggests in
the same breath as the unconditional
pardon" should be granted to him by
every one who believes i'll giving pc
titiOner what he ask for. As, in the
case of the decease of Il somewhat pom
| pOus parsonage, an appreciative edi-
tor wrote of him in his obituary that
''his motto in life was to be Caesar or
nobody, and he lived up to it, although
he never was CRSar''-So it is likely
to be recorded of Guiteau, that when
he asked for an unconditional pardon
or nothing he was Immediately accom-
modated but he never got the pardon.
i Boston Journal.
A rich farmer and his wife living
near Walnut Hill, ILL.,, after dwelling
together in Unity for forty years and
becoming responsible for no fewer than
thirteen children, suddenly came to
the surprising conclusion that their
tempers were Incompatible, and ac-
cOrdingly separated. The wife then
brought Il suit for divorce, which came
on trial last week at Mt. Vernon. The
lawyers on both sides during the din
ner recess entered into a most credit
able agreement to reconcile the aged
couple, if it were possible, and the
Judge cordially offered to assist them
During the afternoon session eacE
made Il cOnciliatory speech, affirming
that his client was susceptible to those
kindly sentiments which adOrn hui
manity, and the Judge followed with
IA pathetic admOnitiOn. AT this point
the husband Strengthened himself il
his chair and looked toward his wife
she i'll turn threw IA magnetic glance al
him; they both rose, clasped hands
received the congratulations of tn,
Court, and in two minutes Mr.. anC
Mrs. Thomas A. Moore were drivin.
toward Walnut Hill at pace whicl
astonished the family horse.
A series of condolences observed il
Boston hOrse-car IA few days ago il
thus described by the Journal: "Sev
ell young ladies were perceived in tn,
car, of whom not one had both glove
on, and none were wholly bare-hand
ed. OF these, four had gloves on thei
right hands and three on their left
and in every instance the unglove'
hand lay in the lap above the other
All of the seven bare hands had dia
mOnd rings upon them, and wheneve
: any attentions were needed by tn
hair or raiment of the ladies, in ever,
instance the unglOved hand was EN-
plOyed to bestOw them, and in tin
, necessary movements the stones flash
, ed and glittered very much. An,
) when, as happened in process of time
! the seven young ladies left the cal
2 one after the other, four waved thei
left hands to the conductor to direc
him to stop, and the other three agi
E tated their right hands, and again til
rings sparkled quite copiOusly. Al
2 of which was very curious and inter
\ esting to the scientific mind"
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One of the results of the agreemen
D between the Atlantic cable cOmpanie
is the notice that rates will be double
f after May -. The companies 70
b., some months have been discussin