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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-05-05
South American Habits.

The politeness of the Argentines is
nnequaled. OF course they have a
great many little formal phrases which
mean nothing, but which, nevertheless,
create il pleasant atmosphere. Every
one lives there ''in order to serve you" ."
They are all ''your servants" You adj
mire an article belonging to one of
them-''it is at your disposal" You
receive IA note-it is dated from La casa
de Ud-your house. Even the children
lisp the little formal phrases in the
most charming way imaginable-the
are born polite. You pay a visit-ev-
cry one in the room, known and un-
known to you, rise and remain stand
ing until you are seated; the same
ceremony takes place when you leave.
And these forms are Just as rigidly ad-
hered to by the lower order. You en-
ter rancho and are received by the
mistress of it with as much SavOire-
faire as if she were queen of society.
They are pleasure loving people.
Every town has its plaza or park, sur
rounded 10y wide graveled walks that
in Catamarca are shaded by orange,
pepper and willow trees, and border
Gu ny olcdnucI pldnlS WHICH DlOSSOln
all the year round. Comfortable bench
es are stationed at intervals, and in the
center of the plaza there is a kiOska or
PagOda, where on Sunday and Thurs
day nights, and on the evenings of eV-
cry church and national feast days,
throughout the year, the military band
discOurses sweet music, both classical
and popular. And here, on these nights
assemble the people, los ricos Y los
pobres, la categoria Y los plebes-
(rich and poor, high and low and
walk or, seated, partake of coffee OF
beer perhaps, brought from theil
homes. They are very fond of music,
and have often heard even gauchos,
who had strayed i'll from the country,
applaud with great gustO Il selection
from "La Semiramiden or "Los Hugo
notes." presented for the first time
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ST. JOHNSBURY, VT, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1882.

cific slope. Slowly and carefully the
train crept down the declivity, winding
into this ravine and out around that
point of the mountain, until one grew
dizzy and bewildered. Was there any
danger ? At the foot of the mountain
| interviewed the engineer. What is
the peculiar risk over this mountain
road /? That the train will get away.
Won't the air brakes hold it any where ?
Yankee-like he replied, what if the
hose bursts? Well, what if it should
If the train once gets a start, no power
can stop it. Wouldn't the brakemen
hold it There are three brakemen
to train, but in my opinion they could
not hold the train with all the help of
the engineer, if it once got the advan-
tage. So much for the engineers sto-
ry. The rate of speed over the noun
tain range averages only ten miles an
hour, while frequently it is no faster
than IA man can walk. This care great
ly reduces the risk.
Through the canon of the Arkansas
and over the Rockeys at Marshall Pass,
are two very different scenes. Which
do consider the grandest and best
Do not ask me with the little | have
seen of this world | could not afford to
omit either. c. NJ. 5.
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SquibS.

He was sitting in the parlOr with her,
when a rooster crowed in the yard, and,
leaning over he said: "Chanticleer."
81 wish You would" she replied; "I'm
as sleepy as can be-" He cleared.
That is bon ton family indeed OH
Fifth Avenue, New York, who call the
servant who washes and takes care of
the dishes, "Our minister to China"
An eminent scientist says that when
a lady cannot sit down without her
nose becoming red, it shows that there
is imperfect circulation of the blood,
caused by tight lacing. Same with
gentlemen. A red nose is IA sure sign
of tightness somewhere.
GLOW do they say pig in German ?"
asked an Englishman of an American,
as the vessel neared Antwerp. "You
needn't say anything" replied the
American "you will be recognized
without explanation"
The MOrnOns announce their inten-
ton of ''relying on God" That was
Guiteau's scheme but it didn't work.
A little fellow who knew Mother
Goose better than he knew his Bible,
was asked in his class, "Who were
thrown into the fiery furnace ?" This
was too much for him. The answer
came promptly "Shadrach, Meshach
and Abednego." This was mortifca-
ton to the little fellow. and when the
next question came, "WhO put them
in? he answered with jump, Little
Johnny Green"
81 don't see the use of these arctic
expeditions" remarked Mrs. Miggs,
peevishly. "They only get lost and
keep folks looking for them who might
be better employed" ''Perhaps you
don't see the use of them now," reioined
Mr.. Mlggs, i'll tone expressive of con
tempt for his wife's ignorance. But if
we have to pay two cents a pound
for ice next summer, you'll wish that
Benefits attempt to organize an indie
pendent consumers anti-mOnOpOly ice
company at the north pole had sue
ceeded.," Brooklyn Eagle.
A Washington pension agent was
almost paralyzed with astOnishment
the other day when he found veteran
of the late war who had sustained il
permanent injury while in the army,
and had not applied for pension.
The veteran had cut an artery in his
wris while opening "A bottle of whiskey
stolen from the cOloners headquarters,
and he said he didn't know wound of
that character entitled him to il pen
sion. The agent soon convinced him
of his error, and in il few days he will
receive 81, 800 back pension, minus
81 100 pocketed by the agent.
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A charming correspondent of the
Forest and Stream writes truly: If
anglers are not born, but made, We
must insist upon il belief i'll innate
taste. We have seen sturdy boy
content to stand and dangle cord
with naked hook-by the hour-along
IA brooklet in which there has never
been il iish-at least within the memo
ry of man. Who has not seen the boy
content with fishing in pail of water
or in a pool formed by IA summer show
err Did the resemblance never strike
you, my angling friend, between these
early manifestations on the part of the
boy and those of his sister with her
doll 7 Whence come they? The sticl,
and string are put into the boys hands
and he is told to fish, you say the doll
is placed i'll the child's arms with some
like saying. Very good Are they
not apt? But sticks and strings are
common playthings with the boy and
can be put to hundreds of uses in his
games. Yet he chooses this particular
way, and that too in manner not the
easiest or most natural to his tender
years. Is it not born in his bone, sin
ew, and spirit ? Comes it not down
through line of generations from the
days when, as JuVenal has it; "A chill
cavern furnished il scanty dwelling and
enclosed under a common shelter the
fire and household goods, the cattle and
the owners; when the world was new,
and the sky freshly created, and men.
born out of the Tiven oak or moulded
out of clay, had no parents" when men
sought existence from the forests and
the watersG
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SpOOpendyke Starts "A FIRE.

"Mr. Spoopendyke :" called Mrs.
Spoopendyke from the head of the
stairs the morning after the sardines
had been disposed of. "Mr. Spoopen-
dyke ~ she called, in a shrill falsetto.
The only answer from the bed was
loud snore.
'Mr Spoop-'
"Well, holler again ~ yelled Mr..
Spoopendyke, springing up in bed.
"What ails you Think Pm deaf out
of one ear and can't hear out of the
other Think /"
'Why, no, my dear, but | thought
you might be asleep. You know
called you twice before you answered.
| don't think you heard me-"
did hear you, too, but | thought it
was Il tishhorn. All it would take to
make steam whistle of you would be
locomotive to put you on. Do you
want anything p
The fire in the furnace has gone
out" said Mrs. 5.
"Oh, has it ?n yelled Mr.. $, and he
dropped over and laid his nose against
the cold wall. "What has it gone out
| for, to take Il walk ? S'pose Pm going
to get up and start it at this time of
night ?"
But it's six o'clock, and I've been
up an hour"
Mr.. Spoopendyke bounced out of
bed, caught up his coat, and tried to
get his feet into the sleeves.
Mrs. 5. went down stairs to get the
kindling. Presently Mr. 5. came down
and stalked to the woodshed. A few
minutes after he called to his wife to
know where she kept the saw.
"Why, where did you put it when
you had it last
"Oh, dug II hole i'll the garden and
buried it, then planted cabbage
over its grave. Don't think ! swal-
lowed it, do You Oh, you've got it,
have You ? Where did you find it
Here, give it to me-" and he grabbed it
and sawed his fingers across the teeth
to see how sharp it was. Every tooth
left its mark. He dropped it on his
toes with Il yell of despair, and howled
and danced around the room us if he
had ii small dog ut his heels.
''Did you hurt you, dear ?" asked
Mrs. s., sympathetically.
"No, of course it didn't hurt. I'm
Just dancing to keep warm, Just trying
to work off my spirits, you know"
And with terrible grin he grabbed
his saw and started to file it. just as
the family were sitting down to break
fast Mr.. ). walked i'll with ii basket of
charcoal and his saw.
''COme into breakfast" said his wife,
Il have started the fire"
''Why, have you, my dear Where
did you get the kindling ?"
81 split up board found in the
barn.
''The deuce you did you'll ruin me
yet. Did you know that was black
walnut, and paid dollar for it9 Oh
you ought to have been Il business
man. All it would take to make Jay
Gould of you would he a hatful of
United States bonds and few rail
roads"
And Mr.. S. helped himself to plate
of beefsteak, and let his food stop his
mouth Brooklyn Eagle.
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st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdreHt-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services at
1890 IN. las and $50 y. m. Sabbath School IL
IN. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p. III. Sunday, Tuesday
and Friday evenings.
Baptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple. Rev.
+. 4. Sandtord Pastor. Preaching 1890 ,. NJ. 5.
School II NJ. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
Ing Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
Free Bdptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
Rev. H. Lockhart Pastor. Sabbath services, 1890
A. and $50 p. N. Sabbath School at IL NJ. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evening at 730.
Church Of the Messidh-( (Universalist.) Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev b. III. TillOt-
son, Pastor. Sabbath services at las P. NJ
Sabbath School at IL NJ. Wednesday evening meet
ing at 7:,iO.
Menodist-Central street. Rev. Z. $. Locke
Pastor. Residence next 10 the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A. M and $50 NJ. Sabbath
school at II NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
7:3O.
North CongregdtionGL-Main street corner OF
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones, Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1870 A. NJ and $50 p NJ Sabbath
school at las P NJ Wednesday evening meeting
at 7:3O.
South Congrsgational-Main street. Rev. Ed
ward L. Fairbanks Pastor sabbath services at
1880 A. NJ, and $50 z. N. Sabbath School at IL NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
PresbyteriGn Church-Rev. w. K. Laird pas
tor Services at Presbyterian Hall every Sab
bath 1880 u. IN, 800 p. M. Sabbath school 300
Prayer meeting 6:30. Bible reading Wednesday
evening 7:3O.
81 AndreWs-(E Epscopal,J Main street, Rev.
+. ). Fisher Rector. Services Sundays at
1880 a. IN, and p. W Wednesdays at 7:30 D. M
sunday School at l2 III.
Roman OdthOlie-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
BoissOnuault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. Ill
Nespers and Benediction at p. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 u. H..
and p III. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a. m.
Y. N. Q. A.-Meetiugs at the rooms of the Y. NJ
{. A, Browns Building, Main Street Sunday
mornings at $50 Saturday evenings at 1880.
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the stranger, whose loud voice had
awakened his baby terror, was out OF
sight; but poor little Dilly's heart was
sore with disappointment and fear.
She had failed in the scheme that she
had thought promised so fairly. No
hood nor shoes had she seen, after all
her bravery in venturing into that
dreadful store and who could tell how
angry her father might be ? She stole
sly glances up under the old hat; but
she only saw sober, downcast face,
and he said nothing, not even when
they had reached home. He hunted
up some fuel and made better fire
and then sat down before it, with his
head between his hands, and left the
children to their own devices.
But two weeks later Dilly complet-
ed the story, cOntidentially, to Freddy
Burr.
"See here ~ she said, pushing the
toes of IA pair of stout new shoes
through the fence.
"Where did you get 'em ?" asked
Freddy.
"And see here" continued Dilly,
bobbing up for an instant, to show the
hood that covered her yellow hair and
touching it significantly with her fin
ger.
"Where did you get 'em 9' repeated
Freddy.
"My pa worked and bought 'em, and
brought 'em home and they didn't
get into nObody's barrel" explained
Dilly, with great pride and little re-
gard for grammar. Then she pressed
her small face close against the fence,
for prolonged interview.
''Iou see, the billennium has come
to our house"
''The what ?" questioned bewildered
Freddy.
"The billennium. It's pretty long
word" said billy, complacen;ly "but
it means good times. Anyhow, that's
what MA called it and | guess she
knows. 1t was just this way, Freddy
Burr. When you told me Mr. Barney
had all our nice things down to his
store, III barrel, | Just went right
down there, and asked him for EN-
me and Toddles."
"You didn'tr' exclaimed Mortified
Freddy.
"Did, too - declared Dilly, with an
emphatic nod. "Well, he wouldn't
give me one of 'em, and he was just
as cross as anything. SO, then, my pa
got up from the stove and walked
home with us. He didn't scold bit
but he Just sat down before the fire.
this way, and thinked and thinked and
thinked. At last, he put his hand III
one pocket, but there wasn't anything
there and then he put it III the other,
and found ten cents, and bought some
meat for supper. Then, when ma
came home, he talked to her, and they
both cried-I don't know what for,
less it was cause we couldn't get the
things out of that old barrel. And ma
hugged and kissed me most to death
that night, she did.
'Well, my pa got some work the
next day, and brought home some
money; and now he has found place
to work every day. He bought all
these things, and he says his little boy
and girl shall have things like other
folks. So, now you'll know what the
billennium means, Freddy Burr, when
anybody asks yOu; and you can tell
'em Dilly Keene splained it to yOu."-
Kate Hamilton, i'll Independent.
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St. Johnsbury Post Office.


AkhIVAL AND DKfARTURE OF NAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive 4:l5 u
Close $3.50 and 500 a III.
Boston through mail Arrive 2:17 IN. Close
500 m
New York and the West. Arrive 2:17 and II:OO
a m, and Ais III. Close $3.50 and 500 III, and 500
Newport and the North. Arrive 900 a IN.
Close i:l5 N.
Portland and the East. Arrive 300 p IN. Close
$3.50 III.
Swanton and intermediate Offices Arrive 1915
a IN. Close AIS pm
Waterford Arrive SEQ III. Close 400 IN.
North Danville. Arrive $50 a III. Close 1000
a IN
West Concord and East St Johnsbury Arrive
900 a III. Close i:I5 IN.
CHAS. =. CARPENTER. I'd. p. NJ.
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PATENTS.
r.. ii r. ID d Y 9.

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Secures patents in the United States; also in
Great Britain France and other foreign countries
Copies OF the claims of any Patent furnished by-
remitung one dollar Assignments recorded at
Washington. No agency IA hs United States pos
superior fdeIlities for obtaining Pdtents or
GeeTtdiTiHg the pdteRtdbili.y Of iruentious r.
EDDY solicitor of Patents
TEsTIA AoNIALs.
i regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom i have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner Of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ q person more trust
worthy OF more capable Of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent OF
dceN-EDMUND BURKE, late Commi ssioner OF
Patents"
Boston. October l9, 1876.
X h. EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir: you procured for
me, in ls40. my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me in hundreds Of cases and
procured many patents reissues and extensions.
nave occasionally employed the best agencies IN
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S"ut hhe and advise others 10 employ you.
Yours truly GEORGE DRAPER.
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The wife of Senator Bingham used
to tell pleasant story of the time
when her husband was trying to get
votes in the Pennsylvania legislature
He gave dinner party to a number of
the members, one of whom managed to
break plate-One of an exquisite set
of Sevres of great value. The unhap-
py guest fell into an agony which Mrs.
Bingham at once sOOthed by saying,
with careless air: at is of no sort of
consequence, for this ware is exceed
ingly brittle and breaks very easily {;
just loOk"-and to illustrate her state
ment she took up another of the price
less plates and placidly broke it into
bits with a knife. Fresh plates were
brought, and the clumsy member was
so pleased and relieved that, as soon
as might be, he voted for the husband
of this woman of tact.
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For the Caledonian.
The Trailing Arbutus.

Beautiful child of the snow and the sum
Warm is thy welcome, bright, delicate one;
So sweet, it must be that some easterly breeze
Has brought thee rich fragrance from spiciest seas
Pink from the sunset and white from the snow
Pretty one. dainty one, where dost thou growl
am from the hillsides, where Nature, the queen,
Is doffing her gray dress and donning the green;
She has turned her white robes into ribbons of blue
And with green fringe is trimming her costume
anew.
Pert Iassels she's making; and over and over,
She brings out bright buttons Of daisies and
clover
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-05-05

The inability of lawyer to answer
a question directly is illustrated by
recent exchange of letters between the
Chicago lawyer, Emery A. Storrs, and
a friend. The latter asked Mr.. Storrs
whether his first name was emery" or
Emory" and Mr.. Storrs began his re-
ply by saying: "My signature hereun-
to appended will settle the e and o
question:" and then he wrote three
pages about social and political mat
ters, at the end of which were these
words: 'Yours truly, Storrs."
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Library and Reading ROOm,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ. to II M; from 2 to p. M and from
I to l-2 Saturday evenings.
Art Gdllery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
CHARLES 4. WILLARD, Librarian.
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The supreme court of the state of
Indiana has decided that playing bill
lizards or pool, where the loser pays
for the game, is gambling, and the
proprietor is liable for keeping gam
bling house. The decision is based on
the theory that the hire of table,
which is the amount charged for the
games, is wagered on the skill of the
players, and so considered, there is no
difference between that and any other
wagering of money.
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Telegraph Office.

Western Union and VI. Intsrndtiondl-in ST.
JOhnsbury House. Open from a. M to 9 p. III.
sundays to 10 I'm, to p. u Night messages
at half rates.
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COngregdtiOnGl.-Rev. +. b. Phelps Pastor
Sunday services at 10 45 a. III. and 6 30 D. m Sab
bath school at 1900. Wednesday evening meeting
at . 30
Methodist.-Rev. L. c. Dickinson Pastor. Sun
day services at 30 y. m
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DufrLs.

ST. JoHNsBURY HOUSE,
u uN STREET, ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt
JERRY DREW, Proprietor.
AVENUE HOUSE.
RAILROAD STREET. ST. JoHNsBuRY. Vt
q. ". r. CONVERSE Proprietor.
COTTAGE HOTEL
RICHARD b. FLINT, Proprietor.
UNION HOUSE,
LrSDOSvILLE, VERMONT
L. F. SHONYO, Proprietor.
Desraby located, just opposite passenger depot
\ good livery stable connected with the house.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
BRoADwAY NEW YORK
A hrst-clAss house in every particular.
HITCHCOCK. DARLING & co. Proprietors.
THE BRUNSWICK,
BoYLsTON STREET Boston
The finest appointed hotel in New England.
AMOS BARNES Il CO, Proprietors.
THE GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL,
CHICAGO.
hrst-elas- hotel in every respect with 800 rooms
priet0rs.
sAAL M TURNER TYLER b. GAskKLL.
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
Portland Ne
Situated y the very centre Of the City. The best
located House for business men. Heated by
steAm Table set with the best the market
affords.
W. Ii MCDONALD. Proprietor.
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Grarelers Guide.
st. Johnsbury a Lake Champlain Railroad.
July 4, 1881.

PassumPsic Railroad 10, 1881.
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-22
lRONDALE, W. r.
Ed. Posi- ISrELLI0ENCER:

I'D. Posi- ISTELLIGENCER:
At last, after good deal of unnecessa-
~ delay in backing and filling by certain
parties owning land here, the Puget
Sound Iron Company have succeeded III
securing the right of way and the water
right with a good title to sufficient
area of land to justify tho company in
making permanent location for their
iron works at this place, which will make
this one of the llvsliest places on the
Sound, and without doubt will soon be-
come one of the leading towns, posses
sing as it does all of the natural advan-
tages by water and land that could be-
desired to build up place. The only
drawback to the place will be of aper-
sonal nature, which it il to be hoped
will be looked at in a sensible and
business light instead Of driving people
away from the place. Every induce
msnt will be held out to encourage peo-
pie to settle here. The furnace to be
built by the Puget Sound Iron Company
will have capacity of about 40 tons
every twenty-four hours, and will be
built On the latest and best approved
plans, and will be one of the finest
structures of the kind known to modern
science. The old furnace and sheds
have been removed to mako room for
she new furnace, which will be built on
tho top of the bluff instead of on the
beach, whore the old furnace stood.
There will DO about 700 tons Of stone
used for the foundation for the furnace
and machinery. An soon AZ the mate
rial and tools arrive the work will be
pushed forward with all possible dis
patch, May success and prosperity
crown this undertaking. Success is
doubly insured from the fact that the
of the works are under the
supervision of Mr.. White,
gentleman who has had large experience
in the building of furnaces and has a
thorough practical knowledge Of the
business. ID.