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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Seaside HighWaymem.

For years it has been a matter OF
strife between seaside proprietOrs as to
who should have the largest sea-ser-
pent reported in the ocean opposite
their respective hotels. The style
seems to have changed somewhat
Now it is a veritable fiesh-and- blood
highwayman. Bar HaIbor, at Mount
Desert, Me-, is the place that is getting
the gratuitous advertising this season,
on account of buck board containing
several men and women having been
halted in midst of a dense thicket by a
highwayman while ascending Green
mountain. He did it with all the chiv-
airy with which Claude Duval, the not
ed highwayman of England, has been
invested, and CALAMITY informed the
females that he did not trouble ladies,
when one of them informed him that
she had left her watch at the hotel
He made the driver alight and hold
the horse and covered the two gentle
men with revolver and PAIR OF hrm
steel-gray eyes while he relieved them
of their money and watches, and then
covered them until they passed out OF
sight. The path of the excursiOnist
does not seem to be always a flOwery
one. The avenues to the island are
closely guarded, $1,000 reward has
been offered, and the island has been
secured by persons in quest of the
foot pad, but with no real success
One man who was arrested has been
discharged. Last year the White
mountains had a highway robbery, but
il was not conducted on the genteel
principles that characterized the one
at Bar HarbOr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Convention Echoes.

The ring is "bust."
Did anybody hear anything drap?
1t is a long road that has no turn.
The mills of the gods grind slow but
they grind exceeding fine.
Gentlemen of the ring you have had
your little sport at the expense of the
CaledOnidn. The tables now are turned.
The voters of Caledonia county are
getting their eyes open.
This is a funeral at which there are
few mOurners.
If the bosses had not been blind they
could have seen the handwriting on
the wall.
1t is safe to predict that the next
mass county convention will be run as
mass convention. The gag don't
work worth cent.
1t required the attendance of over
forty men from Hardwick to break the
Judevine ring, but it was days work
well done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
The Biennial Farce.

1t is the last straw that breaks the
camel's back. That straw was piled
upon the Republican party of Caledo-
mia county last Wednesday by the
bosses who have run the politics of the
county for twenty years and the result
is given elsewhere. The absurdity of
calling a mass convention and then del
egating all the power to four men from
each town is too ridiculous to write a
bout. The cheap clap trap and drivel
INDUCED in by the bosses and their
strikers is not worth reporting. They
carried their point before dinner, but
when they brought in their nomination
the "mass convention" kicked. The
result might have been foreseen any
time for the past four years. 1t was
only question of time and forbearance.
The voters of Caledonia county are not
to be hood winked and humbugged
always. The ring is broken. From
this time on the bosses from Burke,
Wheelock, GrOton and Hardwick rule
the republican party no more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Republican Nominations.
Temperance Convention.

Whereas. the Republican Convention Of CaledO-
mia county, holden at St Johnsbury, August 10th,
has ignored the wishes Of the temperance element
of said county, therefore, we the legal voters of
said county, who believe in fair deal and honest
count, hereby issue a call for Mass Temperance
Convention TO be held at st. JOhnsbury, Monday,
Aug 2sth at Il.OO O'Clock a. m, TO nominate a
Temperance ticket to be voted for at the next cleo
ton
W. L. Pearl W. p. Houghton. Henry Blake,
Charles Cobb, L. c. Grandy q. II. Smalley, c. NJ.
Stone, +. h. Phelps, II. 5. Wright, L. F. Brown.
D. Carpenter T. j. Stone, F. N Brown Z. H.
Stone, Z. Allen, J. Ward, A. A. Pierce, j. Pierce,
George p. Ide W II. McGaney, c. d. wilcomb,
o. w. Newell Geo 7. Blodgett, Geo. X. Drew.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

Mrs. DIR. Fales of Waterbury has a
years has produced more than twenty
five blossoms, and now has thirty
five buds.
Foster Grow, who had IA second at
tack of paralysis a few days ago in
Chelsea, cannot recover, it is thought.
He is prominent citizen and well
known in this section.
Chas. J.King of Lisbon, n. H., trav-
cling agent of the Boston, Concord
and Montreal railroad, was drowned
at Newport on Thursday night. In get
ting off the Southeastern train in the
darkness at eleven o'clock he fell
through the bridge over which the train
was stopped. The body was recovered
in about an hour.
Col. Asa Wentworth of Bellows Falls
died last Monday, from the illness in
duced by broken hip. He was born
in Alstead, n. H., April 4, 1877, and
represented his native town in the New
| Hampshire legislature during the years
1928, '29 and 80. Soon afterwards he
removed to Bellows Falls and repre-
sented Rockingham in the state legis-
lature in 1888, 1889, I84S, IS49, 1852,
1853 and 1856.
Ellis Buell., aged eighty, was fright
fully gOred by an ugly bull at Bristol,
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Buell. went
into the barn and let the bull loose.
AS soon as the bull got his liberty he
attacked Mr.. Buell., and made an open
ing in his left side with his horn, Just
below the heart, and another opening
just above the left hip, besides bruising
his side and back. Mr.. Buell. was alive
on Friday, but the doctor says he can
not survive his injuries. Mr.. Buell. is
a great uncle of Postmaster Derby OF
Burlington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Notice TO Subscribers.

The JolIO'cing postal is sample =
Gents: Instead Of sending the CaledO-
please send to Old Orchard. After that,
send as before" These orders are so
numerous and mUOLre so much expense,
that ,oe are Obliged to charge the small
sum Of ten cents per change, Ohich sum,
subscribers wiH please remit Uhen order
ing the change.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

The Lancaster On. H. Republican
has issued neat pamphlet containing
series of editorials which recently
appeared in that paper, on "The Po-
litical Situation, Past, Present and
E,,t,,r.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Commencing July II, 1882.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT 50
= In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St JOhnsbury, in said District, the l4th day Of
August A. ID. 1882.
Edward p. Allen administrator upon the estate
Of Marion j. Hoyt late Of st. JOhnsbuTy In said dis
trict deceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance and makes applieA-
ton for decree Of distribution and partition of the
estate Of said deceased
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred To a SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in said
ST. JOhnsbury, on the It'll day of Sept, A. d. lee2,
for hearing and decision thereon: And II ~ further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
Interested by publication Of the same three weeks
suecessvely in the Caledonian n newspaper pub
lisbed at St Johnsbury previous To said time ap
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
6me and place and show cause, II any they may
have why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
SIS HENRY FRENCH. ReRister.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

While the Lake View house coach
was standing in front of the hotel AT
Ausable Chasm, Monday morning, two
of the passengers Ia gentleman and
LADY, having entered and the driver
having entered the hotel for a short
time, the horses became frightened
and backed down an enbankment near
by, killing the lady passenger and in
juring the gentleman, and also killing
both horses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

When a young lady asked to look at
a parasOl, the clerk said "Will you
please give the shade you want 7" ~
expect the parasOl to give the shade l
want" said the young lady.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

Kansas is progressive state. The
republicans have nominated st. John
for governor, take strong ground in
favor of temperance and woman suf-
frage, decry mOnopolies, advocate
strict supervision over railroads, hear
tily endorse the presidents veto of the
river and harbor bill, and nominated a
colored man for state auditor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

The postal regulations in Canada
are very favorable to women, mas
much as they do not permit "A postmas-
ter to deliver letters addressed to a
wife to her husband. This places
woman on an equality with man with
respect to mail matter, and will pre-
vent any inquisitive intermeddling
with correspondence. The sisters are
fast getting their rights.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

The reformers of Quincy, Mass, ad-
dressed letter to Governor Long ask
ing for his views upon the question of
civil service reform. The governor
has replied in letter in which he ex-
presses himself in favor of legislation
which shall separate the routine civil
service from party politics, and which
shall provide by law for some such
competitive or other system as will
throw the clerical and mechanical
work of the great public departments
open to those who are most meritori-
Gus and most competent to do it, with
trial on probation and promotion
when deserved. He thinks recommen-
dations to Office are entirely proper and
are the only means open to an honest
applicant under the present system.
This puts the governor on record in
favor of civil service reform, and will
draw to his support for the guberna-
torial nomination some of those who
might have been led to give their sup
port to other candidates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

The number of immigrants from Eu-
rope to the United States the past yeal
was 7S9, 003.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

A paragraph is going the rounds of
the papers to the effect that the Will
limantic Comm linen company
whose thread is world wide, only
equaled by the celebrated Coats thread
has issued orders to the effect that it
will hereafter hire no hands who can
not read and write, and that such per
sons already in their employ will be
discharged after July 1, 1883, if at that
time they have not learned how. This
may seem arbitrary, and in fact it is
so; yet this company have the same
right to exact the reading and writing
qualification of the people they en-
ploy as require any other. They en-
ploy large number of men, women
and children, and the result upon the
culture of the people of the town can
not be overestimated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18
Last
Chance

Preparatory to moving, we
will close our ENTIRE stock at
a great sacrifice.
During the next ten days
we will sell special lines of
goods at an immense reduc-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

Gardiner, Me-, must be very neal
Utopia. The editor of the Home
Journal has received check for sub
scriptions to the paper from a former
resident which had been seven years
overdue. He stated that he had sent
checks to all whom he owed, whose
accounts he considered correct. He
went through bankruptcy some years
since, not to get rid of his debts, but
that he might not be harassed by his
creditors till he was able to pay them.
Such honesty in these days is certainly
rare, when swindling is common and
when people fail in business as the
most successful way of making money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18

Worcester, Mass, is likely to have an
interesting question over the matter of
observance of Sunday. The proprietor
of BigelOw's garden, in which are given
Sunday concerts, having been prose
cuted and fined, that gentleman has
announced his determination to file
complaints against the prOprietOrs and
editor of the Daily Spy, on account of
their Monday morning paper,-the
greater part of the work of which is
done on Sunday,-the Worcester and
Shrewsbury rail road and IA boatman
on one of the city parks, for doing bus
mess on the Lords day. If these cases
should come to trial, the proceedings
will he awaited with great deal of in
terest.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-13
Appointments i'm the German Army.

It IS only exceptionally and @ reward
 for distinguished bravery in action that Ger man no1-com nissioned officers are promoted
 officers. Appointments of this kind are SO rare that it may be laid down rule that 8 non-commissioned officer cannot hope to re- ceive commission He is content with his position and IS looked up to by the mass of the people. Such is not the case, however
 with the Porte Epee Fahnrich. This catego- ry of non commissioned officers is entirely distinct from the others. The Porte Epee- Fahnrich are, in fact, all aspirant officers
 and the rank that they hold is the first step that all must take who desire to enter the corps of officers of the German army. This grade is conferred, in proportion to the num- Der of vacancies, on young men who have been six months in active service, who can produce certificate of excellence in studies from certain specified seats of public instruc- tion, or who have passed successfully a pre- scribed examination before a military con- mission sitting at Berlin. In order to be ad- mitted to this examination an applicant must either be a cadet or must have enlisted as an 00a1atagestr that is, an aspirant to the posi- tion of an officer, and as claimant, by this title, to the enjoyment of certain privileges attaching to this particular condition. These privileges vary according to the corps; 8 certain latitude is allowed to the colonels in the treatment of the 0g07at0geatTS who are in principle only enlisted men. In Germany the term cadet is applied to student at the military schools that have been established to insure the filling of vacancies among the officers of the army. These schools are nine in number, of which seven are in Prussia, one at Dresden for the Saxon army, and one at Munich for the Bavarian army. Of the seven Prussian schools, six are only primary; they do not finish the education of their scholars who, at fifteen years of age, are all sent to the principal school established at Lichterfeld. The cadet schools all receive the pupils at ten years of age and upward
 the latter can enter only after an examina- tion whose scope varies with the age of the applicant. Although these schools have a military organization, the time spent there is not counted as effective service consequent ly, at the expiration of the required number of years of study, the cadets are distributed
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-13
A Salvation Army Wedding.

Mr. William Bremwell Booth, ''chief of staff " of the Salvation army. was married yesterday to Miss Florence Eleanor Scpsr, who has been associated with Miss Booth in the Paris work of the army. The ceremony was performed by General Booth in the large hall of the army at Clapton. Although ad mission was by ticket, and charge of one shilling per head made, the hall was crowd ed, as many 5000 persons being present, probably three fourths of whom were wo- men. Many of both sexes wore the sober dress of the army, which was in contrast to the fashionable attire of 8 number of ladies preser a At II o'clock the Generals proces- sion was met by the band, which played with moro vigor than melody, "Strike, oh strike for victory.'' Mrs. Booth, the Misses Booth the bridegroom and other relatives were with the General and they were accompanied by the majors of the army from all parts of this country and Paris The audience rose on the entrance of the procession and waved their handkerchiefs and uttered vociferously the exclamations peculiar to the army. One enthusiast, applying scripture in 8 startling fashion, hoisted placard with tho words as the General and his friends had taken their places on the platform the brides pro- cession arrived. The bride, who was sup ported by her father, was dressed simply and quietly her sole adornment being flower in her breast and the badge of the the army army; 1T The @
  hymn and prayer, interspersed with running comments by the General.
 Having placed the bride and bridegroom on his left and right respectively, MT. Booth read the marriage service which was almost similar to that used by the Church of Eng land. One distinct innovation, however, was the pledge to do nothing to prevent him doing OF giving anything in his heart to do or give to help the Salvation army, and to promote his constant self sacrifice to the sal vation of the world" This VOW each mat 8 severally, the bride uttering the words in a most composed and distinct manner. A the hands and the placing of the ring on the finger. The General having declared the parties duly and lawfully married, the Rev. Mir Ryder, clergyman of the church of England offered up prayer, and was fol- lowed by Mrs. Booth. The General teen made another speech, in which he spoke of the marriage pledge and guarantees Of the perpetuity of the movement. It was not, he said, intended to make the general ship of the army hereditary, but it would be assuring to friends who contributed to their support to know that if he passed away his son would step into his place. Referring to the demand that the property of the army should be placed under trustees, he said he was anxious to conserve all its properties for the purposes for which they had been given, and they were all as truly settled on trust as they could possibly be.
 A collection was then made toward the purchase fund of the Grecian theatre, the General bluntly observing that those who wished to give wedding present to his son would best do it in this fashion. Short ad- dresses and more singing followed, and the meeting afterward dispersed.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-13
V0ltaire.

Voltaire was beyond doubt a very great artist and thinker, but there was ever a harlequin side to his life. This must be kr own if you would arrive at any sound aspirations were ever for truth, justice and liberty; but his adventures are more like those of Policinello than any which occur in real life. I am always of ten minds about Voltaire in reading his life or his writings You are one moment full of ad- miration; the next you are inclined to throw the book down in a fit of disgust, more probably of laughter. The man was b1ndle of inconsistencies. He was the sublime and the ridiculous bound up in a single volume. It is only by taking stock of the society in which he lived that you can form an idea of the man. I have said the eighteenth century in France was an age without religious faith or political prin
 ciple; it was an age of highly polished man. ners, but without decency or honesty. If Voltaire-more shame to him wrote 'La Pucelle," fine ladies were ever craving for 8 sight of it. They would read it in society, not handle it in the shamefaced way of mod
 ern ladies, who slip 8 French novel with 0 yellow paper cover under the cushion of the sofa when visitors are announced. They re
 jolced in the dirt. In Germany or France it was the same thing. Serene margravines and princesses enjoyed 'sLa PucelIe.' Our own fine people (reulember Walter Scott's Story aoout Nrs. Apbre Behn) were not so very pure in tE cir talk or their reading but I doubt if translation of this Maid of Or leans after Voltaire's fashion could have been read aloud even then to select circle, or later, in Horace Walpole's set. Of course
 there were good women in France, but the tide set desperately against them. The French fine ladies thieved and cheated at Marie Leezinska's or ct Marie Antoinette's table. They were constantly caught playing knavish tricks. for which, had they been mon, they would most righteously have been kicked out of the room at Monaco in our day. Merciec writes s'Les femmes du rang le plus distingue trichent quelqusfois au jeu avec uns tranquille audace; elles ont en meme temps refronteris de dire celui don't elles ont place pargens sur une carte qui gagne qu'elles mont pas mis-" Scandals such as these occur at all times and in all countries, but in the Paris of the eighteenth century they were of every day occurrence amid the women of society. Mlle de IFS
 pinasse would not have cheated, probably, nor Mme Geoffrin, nor Mme d'Epinay, nor Mime. d'Houdetot nor score of others of whom we know something, but the bulk of the women did SO. Decency or honesty was not in them.-1He Ni1aeteenth Century.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-13

among the regiments of the different arms of the service where they commence by serv-
 ing aix months as 1listed men under the
 same conditions the drGntdgeurs. Once
 that they have been appointed Porte Epee-
 Fahnrich, the aspirant officers, whether
 dets or aeantagenHs must pass through one
 of the war schools CIriegsschulen) of the
 German Empire in order to be promoted
 officers. It is only after five months service
 at least with the rank of ensign porte epee, and, consequently. after eleven months of active service, that they can be sent to the war schools. There nine of these schools the course of studies is from nine to ten | months. On leaving, the students go to 1 Berlin to undergo before the military com | mission sitting in that city new examina- l tion that decides their fitness for the grade of l second lieutenant. But before promotion 1 they must stand another test they must be l accepted by the corps of officers they desire l to join. In each regiment the officers as- | sembled, with the colonel presiding, decide 1 upon the suitablsness of the candidate as re- l gards character, honor, social standing, &c.
 Finally, for the special branches, artillery or l engineers, officers must pass through the
 school of application at Berlin, where the l duration of the course is two years.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-13
New York Proarce Market.

New York Proarce Market.
 NEW Yonx. Nov. Il. FLOUR Unchanged State, s Z5a$7 50; Ohio, S3 s5a7 % western, S3 25a7 %; southern $4 sales, IS, 800 barre s. WHEAT-1sa2sc. lower dull and heavy; Mo- 1 white, sl os; sales. 24,0Go bushels No ? red for November S1 O7a1 074 5000 bushels do for Decem- her $1 O9a1 09A sO,000 bushels do for year. $1 O7 16OOOO bushels do for January, $1 Hal 5 A GOO bushels do for February $1 13a1 l31 receipts 172- 900 bushels
 CORN-About Ac lower less sctfve: mixed western I'D for spot Sla9ac do for futures, 62aas5 sales, 4So, COG bushels eipts, 9,450 bushels. SATS-Unch nged sales. sO 900 bushels including No for D. cember 43ac. do. for January, 44c. re- csipts 26350 bushels.
 B BERT Unchanged. PORK-Qaiet spot now mess, S22 25 LARD-A shade higher steam rendered SIP 52k sales. 200 tierces. creamery SIC. SUGAE-Dull. EOLASSES-Quiet.
 PETKOIEUM-Firm
 RICE- Ftrra.
 COFFEE-Steady. FREIGHTS-Firm. SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE- Dull at 53Mc. ROsIN-Steady at S1 87]Ia1 95. TALLOW- Steady at 8aac.