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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
PATENTS.
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No. 10 State Street, opposite Kilby Street Boston
Secures patents in the United States; also in
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries.
Copies ot the claims of any Patent furnished by
remittng one dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washington. No agency IA the United States pos
superior facilities for obtaining Patents
deeTtdiHiHg the pGtentGbhty Of intentions. X. Ii.
EDDY. solicitor of Patents.
TEsTIMONI
Il regard Mr.. Eddy of the most successful
aud capable practitioners with whom / have had
official intercourse. CHAS MASON.
Commissioner of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent OF
ice EDMUND KE, late Commissioner OF
Patents
Boston. October 10, lS76.
K. II. EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir You procured fol
me, in ls4O. my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and ad vised me in hundreds of and
procured many patents, reissues and extensions
have occasionally employed the best agencies in
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, but
still give ynu almost the whole of my business IN
your line and advise others to employ you
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. /, lss2-ly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
A Chinese Festival.

The great annual festival ''to prOpi
tiate the evil spirits came off at the
cemetery on Aug. "a, writes a cores
pondent from San Francisco. Their
dogma is held by all sects, viz: Dew
lis visit the graves and torment the
souls of the departed. But salvation
may be obtained by propitiatory sacri-
fees. All Chinatown had been, for a
week, preparing for the festival, roast
ing pigs and ducks and confectioning
delicacies. Long lines of carriages
proceeded to the cemetery, and good
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

him, and set forth for the palace.
While he drew the Sultan out Mr..
Chamberlain took notes. This meet
ing had two results-the famous inter
view in the Herald and the comforting
of the order of Osmanli upon Mr.. Ben
nett. who is now Bennett Bey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

Western Union and VI. InternGtionGl-in ST.
Johnsbury House Open from a. m, to p III
sundays, to 10 a. m, to p. III. Night messages
at half rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

ARTIFICIAL NOsEs.-Although the
making of Il new nose for Il person de
priVcd of his natural organ of smelling
has been repeatedly undertaken with
success, it is a nice and difficult opera
ton; and an attempt just made in
Vienna by Prof Billroth, one of the
most distinguished surgeons of Austria,
to supply a soldier who had been
frightfully mutilated in Bosnia, with
an artificial nose, has attracted much
attention. The material for the new
organ was taken from the skin of the
forehead. The operation is reported
to have been entirely successful, and,
with supplementary shaping process,
is expected to result in nose that
cannot be distinguished from a natural
one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
St. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing June 26, the mails will close at the
Post Office follows
PassumpsIc X. X Way Mail, South, : 20 a. IN.
No. Danvillc $50 IA. III
St j. a l.. e. r. X. Way Mail East, $50 a. N.
Boston, n Y. and Central VT X. X. Mail.
New York Express, $50 a. IN.
st. j. a l.. G. r. K. Way Mail, West 2.3O p. m.
Montpelier & w. River X. X. Way Mail 23O p. m.
PassumpsiC X. k. Way Mail. North, 400 p. IN.
West Concord and St Johnsbury East. 400 p III.
Waterford, W. Watf'd and L. Watfd 400 p. N.
Boston, New York, Conn. X. Val. Mail, 500 p. III.
Central Vermont X. X. Way Mail 500 p. m.
Mail To 20 south On the New York Express, clos
ing at $50 M, must be brought to the Post
Office. Collections will be made from the mail boxes
III season for the first mail south i'll the morning,
and at p. III. Collections will also be made from
the mail box at corner of Railroad Street and
Eastern Avenue, at 9 n. IN. and 7.3O p. m.
CHAS L. CARPENTER, I'd, L. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

A pretty story about the Princess
Eugene, sister of the King of Sweden 4:
She recently sold her diamonds to raise
funds in order to complete hospital
in which she is Interested. When Wis
iting this hospital, after its completion,
a suffering inmate wept tears of graft
tude as she stood by his side, and the
princess exclaimed "Ah now | see
my diamonds again"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

Members of the first Congress were
paid by the states. Massachusetts, paid
- day and expenses, New Hamp-
shire a guinea "A day, servant and
two horses, Rhode Island 40 shillings
a day, North Carolina $50 a year,
South Carolina 900 a year, and Geor-
gia fIOO month for actual service.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

A remarkable case for the doctors is
that of 5. II. Robson of Greenville, o.,
who has in IA few months turned as
black as IA coal. He is a son of white
parents, twenty-seven years old, and
the change is caused by the disease
called melariOsis, which causes the
appearance of small tumors all over
the body. The disease Is rare, ana no
case is known in which the color of the
skin has been 50 changed. The disease
is fatal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
THE VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Only g. per cent Assessment 1882.
\ list of the assessments of the members of said
Company in st. Johnsbury, Concord and Victory.
also the reports are in my hands, and am prepar-
ed to give the COmpany's receipts ON payment of
assessments Ia me. W. G. LEWIS, Agent,
st. Johnshury, Vt. Sept l, 1852. 1856
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

The Christian at Work says woman's
dress is too elaborate, and lays it to
the sewing machine, which makes the
tucks, frills and furbelOws so easy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

st. Johnsbury Athenmum.

Library and Reading RoOm,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ. to II NJ. from to p. M and from
I to : - Saturday evenings.
Art GaIlery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

The salary of teachers in the public
schools of France is rarely more than
S5 per week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
Passumpsic Railroad.---June 20, 1882.
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st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdVent-Paddock Village. sabbath Services at
1890 a IN. las and 6:3O p. m. Sabbath School II
M. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p. IN. Sunday, Tuesday
and Friday evenings
Bdptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple. Rev.
+. I. Sandford, Pastor. Preaching 1880 ;. NJ. S.
School II N. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ng Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
Rev. IL. LOckhaTt, Pastor. Sabbath services, 1890
A. NJ, and $50 r N. sabbath School at II NJ Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 73O.
Church Of the MessiGh-t tUniversalistJ Eastern
avenue corner Cherry street Rev b. NJ TiIlot
son Pastor. Sabbath services at las P NJ.
Sabbath School at II N Wednesday evening meet
ing AT 7:3O.
Methodist-Central street. Rev. T. W. Culver
Pastor Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1880 A M, and $50 NJ. Sabbath
School at ~ NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
7;3O.
North Conqregational-Ma street, corner of
Church. Rev. Henry W Jones, Pastor. sabbath
services at 1880 A M, and $3.50 p. NJ. Sabbath
School at las P. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
at 7:jO.
South CongregdtionaI-Main street Rev Ed
ward I. Fairbanks Pastor. Sabbath services at
1880 A N, and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath School at II Nj.
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:3O.
Presbyterian Chureh-Rev. w. K. Laird pas
tor. Services at Presbyterian Hall, every Sab
bath at 1880 a. m, 800 p N. sabbath school 200.
evening 1880.
st 4ndreD's-( (Episcopal) Main street Rev.
f. ;. Fisher, Rector. Services ON Sundays at
1880 a m, and p m Wednesdays at 1880 p. NJ.
sunday School, at 10 IN.
Roman Cdtholic-Cherry Street. Rev. J. A.
BOssonnault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a IN ;
Nespers and Benediction at p. III. On the
second sunday of the month, service at $50 a. M.
and p. III. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a N.
Y. H O. A.-Meetings at the rooms of the Y. NJ.
G. A, Eastern Avenue, Sunday mornings at 9:3O,
Saturday evenings at 1870.
East st. JOhnsbury.
COHgregGtiOnGl.-Rev. F. b. Phelps Pastor
sunday services at 10. A a IN and 30 p. M. Sab
bath school at 1900 Wednesday evening meeting
at $50.
Hethodist.-Rev. L. c. Dickinson Pastor. sun
daV services at !. 80 d. m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
ST. cJOmsbmp Galrdunian.
G. NJ. STONE IL Co,
ADVANCE TERMS OF THE cALEDoSrAS:
PUBLISHERS.

opponte the Atheneum, St. Johnsbury, VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

THE OCTOBER CENTURY will contain
two hitherto unpublished portraits of
Lincoln. One, engraved by Cole, and
the frontispiece of the number, is Il
copy of an ambrotype taken in Spring
field, Illinois, in 1850, two days after
Lincoln's nomination. The original
was made in the presence of ex-Gov-
crnor Marcus l.. Ward, of New Jersey
who kindly lent it to the magazine
and gives its history in an accompany
ing letter. 1t is said to he very re-
markable picture, showing better than
any other some of Mr.. Lincoln's no
blest qualities. The second portrait
(probably the last ever made of him
is in remarkable contrast, showing the
features of President Lincoln as they
appeared IA few weeks before his death
The same number has an intercstin.
contribution from Frank b. Carpenter
on GLOW Lincoln was Nominated,
containing, it is said, much that is new
to history.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15
An Incident Of Emerson.

Some twenty years ago Emerson adj
dressed literary society, during com
mencement, at Middlebury, VT, and
when he ended the president called
upon clergyman to conclude the ser
vice with prayer. Then arose Yam
kee minister, who stepped into the pull
pit Mr.. Emerson had just left and ut
tered IA remarkable prayer, of which
this was il sentence "We beseech thee,
o Lord, to deliver us from ever hear
ing any more such transcendental non
sense as we have just listened to from
the sacred desk" After the benedic-
ton Mr.. Emerson asked his next neigh
Dor the name of the officiating clergy
man, and when falteringly answered
with gentle simplicity remarked, ale
seemed conscientious, plain-spoken
man." and went on his peaceful way
The minister was the Rev. Stephen
Martindale, the Congrcgationalist min
lister of Wallingford, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-15

n No Outs inserted. No objectionable advertise
Hnsnts reeeiped and nothing but legitimate business
adUeTtsing solicited.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06

I once visited a public school At re-
cess little tellow came up and spoke
to the teacher. As he turned to 20
down the platform the master said,
"That is boy l can trust; he never
failed me-" | followed him with my
eye aud looked at Linn when he took his
seat after recess. He hal a fine, open,
manly face. l Thought good deal
about the masters remark. What o
character that boy had earne, He
had alrraly gotten what would be worth
more to him than fortune. 1t would
be passport into the best firm in the
city, and, what is better, into the couti-
d. nee and respect OF tie whole COM
munitv I wonder if the boys know
how soon they are rated by other peo-
pie? Every boy in the neighborhood
is known, and opinions are formed of
him u; he has q character favorable or
unfavorable. 4 boy Of whom the mas
ter can say, 81 can tiust him he never
failed me-" will never want employment.
The fidelity, promptness aid industry
which he shows at school are in demand
everywhere and priced everywhere. He
who is faithful in little will be faithful
in much. --Band u Hope.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06
THE PARROT WDSDERED.

Two sailors went with q tame parrot
to show in Toxic, where q Japanese
was giving an exhibition Of sligat-of-
hand, interpreted with acrobatic feats.
At the cad Of each trick the sailors
would say: "Now, isn't that clever |
Wonder what he'll do next?"
With each act of the performance
their establishment increased, and they
kept muttering: Wonder what he'll
do next?"
The psrrot heard this exclamation 90
often that he picked 1t up off hand, as it
were.
Presently the Japanese undertook to
keep in the air number of bamboo
sticks ignited at both ends, but, having
his attention distracted by a movement
in the audience, he allowed one of tn
sti ks to drop. Unfortunately it fell
upon heap of fire hackers, bombs, etc.
which exploded, blew cut the walls,
blew of the roof, scattered the audience
in ali directions, and sent the parrot,
minus its tail feathers aud one eye, about
400 yards.
As the bird came down with flop, il
shrieked: Wasn't that clever! Won.
der what he'll do next?"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06

Flour was formerly made by simply
grinding wheat at one operation to the
finest possible -four, aud then separating
by sleeves the -four from the bran, ne
cessarily grinding in much of the bran
with hour and discoioring it, while much
of the very best material was separated
with the bran ard lost. The latter com.
mon method is to grind very coarsely
the wheat several times, using strong
blasts of air between each grinding to
separate the bran from the graduated
interior portion, and at last crush it to
the floor, reli we'd of all the bran. The
new el.c,r,c method consists N passing
the middlings under revolving hard-rubs
Der cylinders, electrified by contact with
sheepskin. The particles OF bran fy up
10 meet the rubber, from which they
are turned off in side channel, the pn-
ritie,i nii.'irg, freed fsonl bran, passing
through ru lers to become fine -four.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06


Many li,tle folks wonder how seed
grows. Some boys and girls have taken
up the seed after planting it in the
ground, and thereby prevented it from
. taking root. We may, however, see the
roots shoots, & out ON the hyacinths
and other bulbs that we grow in glasses
in our windows, and in this way We may
see other seeds sprout and shoot
A gentleman, to crafty his little sons,
took glass 'unbl, r, around Which lie
tied u hi, of eommon lace, allowing tue
lace to hang or drop down in the center
Of the glass. He tnen put enough water
in tine glass to cov,r the lower part OF
the lace, and in this hollow he dropped
two sweet peas. The little boys were
told to look at them every day and they
would learn what was gong on under
ground with similar seeds.
Next morn the boys hurried from the
breakfast-rtoul to look at the glass with
the peas in tie south window. They
found that, while they were tas5 asleep.
the little Irown skins had burst, and a
tiny White spro'tt was seen ON the sl,le
of the pea. The ittlc sprouts soon
grew long enough 10 reach Though the
holes in tn lGc,, AID Oh the top If the
p sas two ,ittla green leaves were seen.
LII time, the boys saw the waita
bottom OF tie glass, Will the green
leaves grew large and gave way 10 u
stalk or stem. In thu, way most see-i Is
may be seen TO gov. school
Visitor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06
H1ar fLc A,0i.lf Grt.fn.

As Kitty Coleman am Maggie W ir
were gong to school, one nuru.ng, Kit
ty said:
Il was over ut Uncle FIR d's, last Sat
urday, and came near staying ,ou late.
We had such fun that did not notice
how near the sun was sett,ng. and | WAS
very much afraid I might meet q
TRAMP"
"Dil you meet any one?" inquired
Maggie.
mo one but Johnnie G ties /; he vas
com ny down the hi Nhis;line, and with
great hig waterm' l"n under his arm l
was scared at FIRST, but, when l saw who
it was, Ig over it.
At recess Maggie said to Merry Ford !:
ext told me tt,ai she saw Johnnie
Gates carrying big atermeion home
Saturday evening. Wonder where he
got it, and what he is going to do with
it?' Before school Mary whispered to
Sallie Bates "Johnny Gates was seen
carrying q big watermeion Saturday
evening. I wonder ii he got it hon.
estiy ?"
"Mr. Harris melon-pa was robbed
about that time; maybe tal's where 1t
came from" answ, red SaiIle.
At noon S ,llie told Susan and Jennie
81 know something, and I'll tell you
If you won't breathe it to snul.
"Oh, no, we WON'T" cried both girls
in one breath "what is it ?"
Why, johnnie Gates robbed Mr..
liar q melon. patch one night last
week"
Ooh, dear, isn't that awful 2"exclaimed
Susie.
~ always thouaht that Johnnie was
not so much better than the rest II US.
for all he made believe he was SO hon.
est, said Jennie.
"He couldn't have done il alone. =
Sa.he said.
Whereupon Jennie FASTENED to Z
group OF school children who were IN
the house and told them: Johnnie
q ties and lot Of other boys had
robbed Mr.. Harris melon patch and de.
slroyed all they could not carry away.
just at that moment johnnie himseli
oame in whistling, and looking like any
thing but thief.
ooh. girls git together quick ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06
THE COLORADD DESERT.

Mr.. Joseph F. James, who spent some
four weeks In travelling over the Color
ado desert, in California, gives rat Ter
an unpromising account Of it in HI
article communicated by him to tho
Popular Science Month,y.
che desert occupies almost the whole
Of the large county of San Diego. 1t is
some 80 miles long and fifty m les
wide, AMI the Southern Pacific railroad
runs through is center. At abont sixty
miles fir in Los Angeles the abroad en-
counters very heavy erale, 100 to ITO
feet to the mile, and it continues for
twenty two miles. At the summit,
known as San Go gonna pass, begins the
descent into the desert, and every mile
brings you to q more iesolate country.
At Whitewater Station, twenty miles
from the summit, the desert begins in
earnest. FIRST few flowers enliven tho
scene. Large G'1OtheyB, three or four
inches in diameter, grow on small stalks
five or SIX inches in height. Large plants
of Ado ia martina, with clusters OF
brilliant purple flowers. spread over the
ground. A it'll, Gttiu co. tcDnoni),
with whltu cololla and yellow center,
adds it's beauty to the scene; and tho
shrub, Layr a ~ cicann, or "creosote
plant" with yellow fl wers aud STICKY
leaves anil branches, remiads you OF tue
forests you have left behind.
D,riug the seven miles to the next
station. Sc en- Pa ms, the vegetation
gradually thins out Progressing be-
yond this the fl 'wers disappear, aud the
Cacti pred inmate; and further On these
are replaced Ivy the stunted grease
wood" Fiuallv, even the latter van
ishes, and when Dos Pa mas is reached
we come to cou try where there is ab-
solute'y nothing in the shape Vi vegeta-
ton. Every one knows how q well-kept
field looks when it has been plowed and
narrowed und cultivated until pot stick
nor stone nor weed shows itself above
GROUND. In der to form picture Of
this part of the Colorado desert. imagine
field such as this extending for miles
and miles, level as hoor, with no signs
of lite visible, and nc indications Of
mars presence save tile railroad track
and the telegraph poles. Imagine the
ground covered with an incrustation Of
alkali, which, when stepped on, breaks
and lets one sink ankle-deep into soil ~
soft and fine as powder. Picture gale
of wind bio wing over the waste. the ali
filed with fine parti les Of sand, the sun
obscured, and no objects visible 100 feet
away, and you will have formed faint
idea Of the worst aspect Of the desert II
is hard to imagine anything 30 fearful y
the reality and, unless one can see the
ground, and feel the sand, and ex
perience heat OF 100 degrees in thu
sun, We can have only poor concep
ton of the desert.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06
TIE err AND COUNTRY

The Rev. r. bert Collyer male the re.
mark on one occasion that nuri g his
twenty years res dcnce in Chicago he
bad not known OF q single man who had
come prominently to the front in any
pursuit who vas born and brsd in large
city. All the leadisg men i'll every call.
ing-Judges, lawyers, clergymen, edit
ora, merchants, and SO on had been
reared in the country. away from the
follies, the vices and the enervating in
huences that are known to exist in all
large towns. The New York Times takes
mp the same subject. and says:
" Fashion reduces all young men and
women to the same duh and uninterest-
ing level. New York is an old city. II
has produced generations Of men. How
few Of them have ever made their mark,
hare OF elsewherel 1t cannot 10 said
tLas they 60 into other parts Of the
country and there develop the higher
forms Of manhood. They are never heard
OF except in the aggregate. concrete
form Of our fellow citizens How much
of . man is due to qualities born in him,
and how much to Inns early environment,
no philosopher has been able to tell us;
but it is impossible to conceive of q
sagacious intellect like that of Lincoln.
ora glorious mind like Webster's, emerg-
ing from the false glitter and noisy COM
motion Of the city. We think of Wash.
ington, the patrician sage, pacing among
the stately oaks of old Virginia. of JET
ferson in his country seat, and of John
Adams tilling his farm i'll Massachusetts.
These men, it is true, flourished il q
time when there we're NO big cities in
the United States. But later on we see
Lincoln, Grant and Garfield reaching
the topmost round of fame's ladder from
the obscurity OF country homes. Not
one American President from first to last
was born in CITY,"