St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-03

JHc poor reporter II was ouhuaS
morning. The keys were miles away.
After some hours an Eruption was
made on the scene of the supposed
culprit's exploits. He had escaped. A
hole in snowheap revealed his like
ness after fashion. The reporter had
got clear, like all his tribe, but what
an experience
As usual, the industrious labOrer has
kept keen eye open AS to when he
could squeeze his employer, and we
have had another strike. This time it
WAS the STRENGTHENING cartmen.
STRENGTHENING carts are peculiar in
stitution. They are not inviting in
appearance, and there is no great sur
plus on hand, so that when the cartmen
demanded more money for their use
they practically had the contractors at
their mercy. These poor men had to
clean the city or lose their contracts.
They have begun as if they meant to
keep it up, to give us cleaner New
York than the oldest inhabtant can
remember, but it didn't seem AS if
they'd make IA cent themselves for their
trouble. In some countries labOrers
cannot play these pranks. They are
hired at fixed prices for fixed terms,
and cannot change under penalty of
fine and imprisonment. don't believe
in strikes.
suppose you've seen the last Cent?
ry. What Il wonderful magazine that
has grown to be We have correspond
ents far over the sea, and several of
them take it and comment on its excel
lencies in every letter he receives. John
Bull, in fact, seems aStOnished at the
publication. which so thoroughly
eclipses any home production in the
same line. | don't know how many
copies of the Century are sold here,
but the sale in the rest of the world is
enough to keep any ordinary publisher
happy. 1t has wonderful circulation,
and deserves it. For one thing it is
the pioneer of the distinctive and revO-
lutiOnary American school of wood en-
craving, and its literary merits are
fully equal to the artistic.
-
suasion has been locked up for earning
her living in mems clothes. She gave
as her reason the fact that she earned
more money so costumed. No one has
IL word to say against her character in
any respect, and she has been open to
any amount of close sitting in the pub
licity of the court house. Her counsel
got her out on hdbeds corpus, but she
was rearrested as vagrant before
leaving the court room on warrant
issued by the spiteful DOgberry, who
had been checked in his first move of
persecution. 1t is probable before he
gets through he'll wish he had dropped
the case like hot potato at first, for
the girl is beginning to hit back, and
reason for hunting her down is becOm-
ing very apparent.
The Emigration Commission is on
its last legs. Their money has finally
given out. Their tax on the steamship
people, or head money, has been de-
clared unconstitutional, and they can't
collect it. They are mOrtgaged up to
the eyes as to their real estate. 1t does
seem unfair that the general govern
ment will not provide for the care of
the immigrants whose advent enriches
the whole country. New York has
hitherto paid all the expenses attend
ing their arrival, and now seems to
have tired of it, Our future guests
will, as of old, become the prey of
landsharks, and embittered against the
country before they've been in it two
days. The Emigration Commission
has been great institution. Willy
w q
ont at the World fire, and died from
cold contracted while looking at it.
Artists. whether of music or paint
ing, or boxing, are VIGOROUSLY sensi-
tive people when they agree to do
anything, they always disagree before
they get through. Just now the water
color people are at it, hammer and
tongs. At the last exhibition, great
many pictures were rejected. The
irate daubers got mad, hired hall,
and opened an opposition display. |
don't pretend to say whether the sore
heads were justified in their wrath. 1t
certainly is convenient when sore
heads can practically paint out their
affections. But the Water Color SOci-
ETY., quite promising institution, is
rent in twain, and as even the sore
heads rejected some of their own pic
lures, the secessionists seem to have
begun minor splits already. By and
by, each will be on his own hook.
Shakespeare, | believe, remarks that
Il private is sometimes hanged for
what i'll a captain is considered quite
the prOpah capah. The Herald has
another revelation. 1t is of the cold
bloOded murderOus cruelty at the state
prisons, where prisoners are ground to
death to earn money for contractors.
Joe Coburn, the prize fighter, has ii
good time up there, it seems; but 9th
er prisoners of less murderOus capacity
have been tortured to death by scores.
Among others was killed, it seems,
"Gentleman joe" the young man who
had once been "A chOrister i'll Trinity
Church, and was imprisoned for his
eccentric habit of writing anonymous
letters to DR.. Dix and other clergymen.
His antics were an idiotic imitation of
Theodore Hooks, at which all England
laughed. He never stole a dollar or
starved, padded" and driven to death
in Sing Sing. "Oh DR.. Dix!r were
the poor fellows last words.
One of our most energetic congress-
men, and great friend to the deserv-
ing soldier, is Hon. and Rev. J. Hyatt
Smith, of Brooklyn. The cases he
takes up are generally sound and get
through quickly. In fact, but one fail
ure is recorded, and that was when he
inadvertently sent one of his sermons
in together with lot of pension
claims. 1t was returned with the en-
dOrsement, eve can't act on this
case RADIX.
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