St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
Editorial Notes.


pronounced by its owner. People were
at sea long time in regard to the pro
nunciation of the name of Garfield's
assassin until newspaper paragraph
set them right, and the solution defied
all rules of photography. There is an
equal lack of knowledge respecting the
pronunciation of two names now very
prominently before the American pub
lie. The name of Egypt's political add
venturer, who is causing SO much
trouble in eastern affairs, is pronounced
"Arahbi," with the accent on the sec
ond syllable, and that of the famous
English beauty, Mrs. Langtry, who is
creating such a furOre in American
theatrical circles, is pronounced
"Longtree."
The following good thing is said of
the reliability of the news in "patent
sheet" newspapers. An Ohio paper of
Aug. Is, 1882, had these: "Gen.
Garfield, correspondent notes, now
receives hundreds of newspapers with
the articles marked referring to him.
He is gaining an experience as an ex
change reader, and all kinds of expert
ence are needed as the head of a great
nation" "Gen. Garibaldi's
health has been entirely restored by
his residence on the GenOese coast.
He frequently visits the villages along
the shore i'll canoe or small boat.
His friends believe that he will live
ten years longer at least" "YOu pays
your money and you takes your choice"
General Hancock thus expresses his
opinion of President Arthur: "Gen-
eral Arthur is one of the most charm
ing gentlemen | ever met, and he is a
very wise and able President"
A New Haven band lately played
the "Walley Malley March" on the
green in that city at the public ex
pense, and the band is being justly
censured by the Elm City papers. The
young rake has been shown enough
attention without being thus honored.
The memory of the poet Longfellow
is to be honOred by the placing of his
bust in Westminster Abbey, London,
an honor which falls to the lot of few
Americans.
Whittier said "If woman lost us
Eden, such as she alone restores it."
The last words of Ben Hill as he
neared deaths door were spoken to his
pastor and were "Almost home"
1t is unpleasant to be walking
around on some other mans leg. An
English pauper was furnished a wood
en- leg by the board of guardians.
Whether he was dissatisfied with it
or whether he parted with it to obtain
means to indulge his rotations, he sold
it, and he has been sentenced to one
months hard labor in jail for having
sold it.
The Albany Journal figures up sala-
ries amounting to S29, $50, 900, and two
per cent of that amount is S5S7 900.
Quite a campaign item.
At the institute fair which opened in
Boston on Wednesday, there are rep
reservations from twenty-seven states
and three foreign countries.
An exchange which uses ''patent-
sheet" excuses hardness in publication
by saying that the paper for the edition
did not arrive. That is one of the
beauties of having one side of the
paper printed in New York or Boston.
One of our exchanges speaks of T.
Dewitt Talmage, whom the editor
had the privilege of hearing, as ga
heavily built man." and then said that
he "sat under him." He must have
been very much impressed by the pull
pit orator.
Prof. Perry of Williams college has
returned from tour to Colorado and
Nebraska, and in recent address
upon the protective tariff system he
attacked protection and said the centre
of the free trade agitation is removed
from New York to Iowa, which state
had now taken the lead in the work
with Nebraska following close behind
He thinks the principle of protection is
doomed.
The Wheeling CIV. Val Intelligen-
Ger calls Hancock county in that state
''the little republican Vermont of West
Virginia"
Candid is the admission from the
New York World that "the trouble
with the democratic party is that the
people do not believe its pretensiOns
and there is no denying that it ha;
given them excuses for distrusting it,
All government employees in the
state of Louisiana have received a cir,
cular requesting the payment of a five
per cent. assessment on their salaries
to aid in carrying the congressional
elections in that state.
The governor of Texas has issued {
proclamation stating that there are 5Ot
cases of yellow fever at Brownsville
| with an increase of from seventy Il
one hundred per day, and that the ne,