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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07
The Faithful Workman.

Several years ago large number o
men were employed not far from Bos
ton to fill some unsightly saltwater
flats and raise them above tide water
One day-it was at IL o'clock in the
fOrenoOn-the contractor went out tC
where separate gang were at work in
building sea-wall, and when he
reached the spot he found a solitary
man busy on the face of the wall. He
had bucket of cement and trowel
and was engaged in "pOinting" the
wall-that is, neatly filling in the
seams and interstices with bits of stone
and cement. 1t was nice work and re-
quired competent workman. But
why was this man here alone
"Where are the rest of the work
men ?"
sit is ii o'clock, sir; and they've
gone over to old Cafferty's after their
beer"
Don't you ever go with them ~
"NO, sir. In the first place, don't
want the beer, I'm better off without
it. And, in the next place, | can't
make it seem quite right to take time
that is not mine"
"YOu are right, young man-perfect-
ly right" And then the contractor look
ed the workman over more critically.
He was yOung-nOt more than two or
three-and- twenty ; a strong, well-knit,
handsome youth, with an intelligent
face, and an eye as bright as sap
phire.
'Tell me, my friend" the contractor
pursued, after his survey, 'if you have
fixed upon this course from any princi-
ple-that is, if you have a reason for
it."
The workman looked for few mo-
ments little puzzled. He did not at
first catch the contractors meaning
But presently his face frightened, and
he seemed to grow taller as he answer
ed =
"Ah, l see. You mean to ask me if
| do this because | think it is right ?"
The gentleman nodded, whereupOn
the other went on =
"Why, no, sir-I can't say it's ex-
actly that. I'd do right anyhow, sim
ply because it is right; but | do this
because | want, one of these days, to
be sOmebody-tO succeed in business
to do something better than working
on level with a gang of navvies."
eyes, yes" nodded the contractor,
81 think we now understand one an
other. Do you know who | am ?"
"NO, sir"
"Well, think | once hired the man
that hired you. HOwever-yOu know
where your contractors Office-where
the pay-master'S Office-is ~
eyes, sir"
"Then, my man, do you call there
this evening, half an hour after you
have quit work here"
At the appointed time our young
workman presented himself at the of
flee, where he found, first, that it was
his employer who had spoken with him
that forenoon and second, he found
that said employer, or contractor, was
in want of a trusty agent into whose
hauds he could cOnsign the entire |
charge of overlooking the wOrkmen I
and the work. in less than year the |
young man owned stock in the enter
prise, and in 10 years from that day lie
was one of the leading citizens of New
England's metropolis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07
A Curious Clock.

Mr.. S. Holton, a jeweler and watch
maker of Middlebury, has recently
constructed curious clock, which acts
out to perfection the assassination of
President Garfield. The machine is a
common cuckoo clock, under which is
a miniature depot. At one window is
a ticket agent dealing out tickets,
while at another a telegraph operator
seems busy at his work, and truckmen,
porters, train dispatchers, etc, are all
flying around as natural as life. All
of these figures are of wood, about two
inches long. At the end of each hour
the cuckoo announces the fact, and
Immediately Garfield appears on the
platform on which the scene is enacted,
accompanied by Mr.. Blaine. Guiteau
is seen to follow him, having just alight-
ed from a truck wagon, and as he fires
at the President the latter falls. Just
then train of cars come dashing in,
and i'll the confusion all the principal
actors are carried into the depot out of
sight. After the train dispatcher has
given the signal and the train has
gone, small door at the left opens
and clergyman appears, book in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07

of welcome. Help was near. NV first
/ feeling was one of amazement, and be-
fore | had recovered from it heard q
rifle shot and then another and anoth,
er. The whole pack broke into a Joy
GUS baying. | cooked my rifle with
my benumbed hands and fired all the
remaining cartridges into the air.
tried to shout but could not utter a
sound. My head reeled and fell from
the rock.
| remained full month at Mr.. But
ler's hOspitable rancho before | was
able to return to the post. He and
two of his neighbOrs had been out af-
ter black tails and were caught in the
blizzard, but knowing that they must
reach home or run the risk of being
showed up i'll the hills, they boldly
faced it, and fortunate thing for me
they did so. They saw the wolves de-
vOuring my mare and took the back
trail expecting to find my mangled
body. When they discovered me ly-
ing there behind that rock surrounded
by my bleeding hounds no words
could express their astOnishment.
Close by there were seven dead wolves
and three disabled ones that were try
ing to crawl off. These they shot.
That these dead and wounded mem
bers of the pack were not devOured by
their comrades was owing to the fierce
ness with which my brave dogs fought
them. They were badly cut up, but
they received the same kind nursing
that did, and here they are as ready
for fight as they ever were. Do you
know now why everybody in the fort
thinks so much of my body-guard,
Harry ?"
l thought | did Harry CastlemOn,
in Our Continent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07

And you do not feel bit better
when your assistant informs you that
in two weeks you will be able to fly
down steep hills, with your legs hang
ing languidly over your ears.
When your time is up, your soul is
filled with balmy pictures of peace and
happiness, and you promise faithfully
to be on hand for lesson the next
day. And then, when you arrive at
the desk of the cashier. that individu-
al says:
"HOw long were you on the floor ~
'Flfty-tive minutes" you reply.
"Then you have five minutes more"
NO" you respond; 81 was on the
bicyle the other five minutes"
And then you leave, vowing that the
next time you want to fall on the floor
and wallOw in the dust like midsum-
mer hen becalmed under currant
bush, you will do it right at home in
the kitchen, and you conclude to let
your children look on, so that if you
come to grief and they laugh, you can
take the edge off your grief and be
made comparatively happy by pad
ding them around with clothes pole.
- X. X. NJ, in Puck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07
The Cost of Living.

The rise in the cost of living which
has made this winter rather severe for
those who have to count the cost of
raw materials is not likely to be relax
ed for six months at least. The def
cheney in the cereal crop of the coun-
try is so manifest that there is now
little hope of any softening of prices in
these staples. The receipts at the lake
ports from August | 1881, to March Is,
1852, were, of wheat 81 100000, or
about half the average, of corn u, ,0O0,-
600 bushels, or above the average, and
of oats about the same as usual but
the supply of corn back in the country
is admittedly less than last year, when
at this time there was 25,000, 900 bush
els of crib corn in the West. On the
price of corn depends that of the Ork
products, and this class of provisions
is very firmly held. The visible sup
ply of wheat is l3,400,000 bushels, as
compared with 22,90O, 900 at the same
date i'll 1881 of corn II ,S42 900 as
against 10, l00,0 900; of oats | 5000 as
against B. 200. For the eight months
ending February 26, the total exporta-
ton of wheat from the country was
72,0O0,0O0 bushels, as against I07 ,0O0,-
900 bushels for the same time last
year. This does not fully represent
the shortage i'll the Mississippi valley,
as the Pacific coast expectation has
been very large. Into the cost of liv-
ing i'll this community, the price of corn
enters more than that of wheat, as upon
the former depends the cost of meat,
milk, poultry and pork products. In
home grown produce, prices are such
that everybody who can cultivate
piece of ground, this year, should do
so. Some of our farmers by the way
who have held back their potatoes ex-
pecting to get ! 80 bushel for them
will he disappointed, now that the
pauper potatoes of Europe have come
q our relief Springfield Republican,
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PATENTS.
r.. H. F. ID d Y g.

No 10 State Street, opposite Kilby Street Boston.
secures patents in the United States also in
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries
copies OF the claims of any Patent furnished by
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EDDY. Solicitor of Patents
TEsTIA AONIALs
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Commissioner of Patents
Inventors cannot employ a person more trust
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Patents
Boston. October ls Is76
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your line and advise others To employ You.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. l. l5S2.-1y
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VOLUME 45---NUMBER 1882.

hand, in the act of reading a funeral
service, while at the same time anoth
er door at the right opens and Guiteau
appears on the gallows. The clergy
man retires, and shortly after the gal
lows disappears with Guiteau, and the
door closes. This is acted ont ut the
end of each hour and takes about three
minutes. Mr.. Holton is quite novel
inventor, but this seems To be the mas
terpiece and has to be seen to be fully
appreciated.
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st. Johnsbury Post Office.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAIL,

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAUs
Boston aud intermediate offices Arrive 4l5 II
H.. Close $50 and S:2O m.
Boston through mail. Arrive 2:I7 a III. Close
500 m.
New York and the West. Arrive 2:l7 and II:OO
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IN.
Close AIS III.
Portland and the East. Arrive 800 p III. Close
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Waterford. Arrive $50 III. Close 4:OOpm
North Danville. Arrive $50 a III. Close 1000
M.
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury Arrive
400 a Close 4:l5 M.
CHAS. p. CARPENTER. I'd Z. NJ.
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East st. JOhnsbury.
st. Johnsbury Athen@um.

Library and Reading ROOm,-Free to all. Ope1
from A. N. to II NJ from to P. M and from
to - Saturday evenings.
Art Gdllery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
CHARLES A WILLARD Librarian.
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Telegraph Office.

Western Union and ". InterndtiOnaL-in ST.
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St. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdVent-PaddOck Village. Sabbath Services al
1890 a IN. las and $50 p. IN. Sabbath School 1.
m Prayer Meetings at 7:3O p IN. Sunday, Tuesday
and Friday evenings.
Baptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple Rev
+. 4. Sandford Pastor. Preaching 1880 J. NJ S
school IL N. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880.
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect
Rev H. Lockhart Pastor. Sabbath services, 1890
A. NJ. and 6:3O p NJ. Sabbath School at 10 NJ PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Church Of the Messidh-t q UniversalistJ Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev. b. NJ. TillOt-
son, Pastor. Sabbath services at las P. N.
Sabbath School at IL NJ. Wednesday evening meet
ing at 1870.
Methodist-Central street. Rev. E. S Locke.
Pastor. Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A. NJ. and 6:3O P NJ Sabbath
school at IL NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
7:3O.
North Congregational-Main street. corner of
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones, Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. M and $50 p. N. Sabbath
school at las P. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
Al 7:3O
South Congregational-AIain street Rev. Ed
ward I. Fairbanks. Pastor sabbath services at
1890 NJ, aud $50 P. M. Sabbath School at IL NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30.
Presbyterian Chureh-Rev. W R. Laird pas.
tor; Services at Presbyterian Hall, every Sab
bath at 1880 a. m 300 p. m. Sabbath school 200.
Prayer meeting 6;30 Bible reading Wednesday
evening 1870
st. AndreW's-( Episcopal) Main street, Rev
f. ). Fisher, Rector. Services Sundays at
1890 a m, and p. Wednesdays at 7:3O p. M.
Sunday School, at u III.
Roman CdthOlic-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
Boissonnault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. IN :;
Nespers and BenedctiOn at p. m. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. m
and p. III. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a. III.
~ O. A.-Meetings at the rooms of the Y NJ.
&. A Browns Building, Main Street SUNDAY
mornings at 9:3O, Saturday evenings at 73O.
East st. JOhnsbury.
al De- ID
Sunday services at 10 As a. m. and 6 80 p. III. Sab
bath school at l2.OO. Wednesday evening meeting
at $50.
hethodist.-Rev. L. c. Dickinson, Pastor. Sun
day services at 80 d. m
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Handsome Jack-How can a man lie
and maintain his reputation ? Have a
reputation of being liar.
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JnfeLs.

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Grarelers' 6nide.

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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01
ISlam's Extremity.

New York Times.
Within the past few years the foes of Islam
have been closing in upon it on every side
with unwonted and formidable rapidity. Before
Russia's advance the bounds Of Mohamme-
danism in Asia have shrunk away beyond the
Oxus, while in Europe they have receded from
the Danube to the Balkan. England has an
nexed Cyprus, France has occupied Tunis.
The redcoats and pith helmets that march
under the banner of the Empress of India"
are seen amid the sands of Beloochistan and
the rocks of the Bolan Pass. Counting the
100000 Mohammedans Of British India,
the $1,000 900 of Russian Turkestan. the
;, soc, 600 of Algeria and Tunis, a full third of
the rs, ooo, 900 souls that people the Mosem
world are already in direct subsection to Chris
tan rulers. And now, it would seem, Egypt
itself is to follow-Egypt, the loss of which
would separate Syria from Tripoli, cut off the
Mosems Of inland Africa from their brethren
of the coast, and leave all the surrounding
MusSulman communities in the condition Of
limb whose notary nerve has been severed.
Under such circumstances the followers Of the
prophet may well be anxious and excited
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

A Long Branch girl wears a $1,000 ring
while bathing.
Lotta. the actress, is kicking the surf at
Ocean Bench.
Miss Edwina Booth, the daughter of Edwin
Booth, is to marry Newport gentleman this
fall.
Capt. Henry E. Wrigley, of Philadelphia,
formerly Of the engineer corps of the regular
army, is dead.
Isabella, ex-queen of Spain, has grown
tired of the French capital, and is going back
to her old realm.
Judge Richard c. l.. Moncure, president Of
the Virginia supreme coort OF appeals, aged
II years, is dead.
Prof. Benjamin Nicely. superinten lent of the
Atlanta public schools, has been elected pres
ident of the Middle Georgia college.
Col. Ingersoll's lectures are being translated
into Japanese by Buddhists to counteract the
influence of the Christian missionaries.
The citizens Of Washington are going to
erect statue Of Grribaldi as soon as funds
can be raised by picnics and other entertain
RentS.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01
RAILWAY NEWS.

Gen. w. 7. Sherman has announced that
he will retire from active service next Novem-
Der. He will make St. Louis his home.
The Galveston, Houston and Henderson
folks are busily engaged in the work of relay
ing track on their line, and otherwise general
ly improving for the winters business.
The surveying corps of the Santa Fe are at
work on the Houston branch. They are re-
qured to build into that city within twelve
months, else their right of way is forfeited.
BEAUMONT Enterprise; Shipment of iron
and ties to Taylor's bayou was commenced on
Thursday, and racklaying from the bayou to
Sabine Pass will be started right away. There
is not mile Of grade to complete, and the
dredgeboats are hard at wore to that end. The
grade from here to the pass is in excellent
condition and we'll sanded.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01
GUITEAU AGAIN.

The doctors are quarreling about Guiteau
again. Whatever conclusion they may come
to, if any at all, the assassin will remain the
great physiological phenomenon of the pres
ent century. Many Years will have passed
before the public mind is settled to one con-
victon. His mental unsoundness will proba-
bly, be much more readily conceded than his
responsibility. This unsoundness, condi-
ton not incompatible with considerable mental
ability, was indicated by the absence of any
appreciate motive, the public manner of Il
killing, precluding all chance of escape, the
reason he gave for his act, the surrendering to
the authorities, his want of hope of pecuniary
or political gain and his conduct in Jail and
during the trial, all united with the antecedent
history of pro6tless, unstable but really not
vicious life, the baneful influence surrounding
him in the Oneida community, and the hered-
itary eccentricity of the whole Guiteau family
Yet many questions remain unanswered which
are sufficient to excite in psychological ex-
pert desire to more perfectly understand the
strange man. If be granted that he was in
sane, there yet remains the fact that he had a
greater appreciation of his cline and its pen
atty than is common to the insane mind, yet
no nearer perfect than that of iadfeld, who,
when tried for shooting al King George, in the
Drury Lane theatre, was adjudged insane and
acquitted 1t isof little moment that Guiteau was
hanged. but of great moment what principles
Of psychologist s the standards of responsible
i,y for crime, the case has left US as the results
Of investigation by competent authorities.
With respect of Dr. Spitzka's theory that a
want of craniaI symmetry indicates an unbal-
anced mind, it may be Of interest to know
that some years ago the heads of Ben Butler,
Bayard and many other di,tinguishe men
were examined in Washington and found to be
l.ss symmetrical than the head of the negro
i,n;tor of the capitol. Still the doctors wran-
g! while the skeleton of Guiteau is bleach
ing and the corpse Of Garfield is mouldering.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01


London Telegraph.
Among the "reminiscences of Rouget de
pIsle is the following curious and interesting
anecdote: Rouget de pIse had one brother,
who entered the French army at an early age.
rose slowly to the rank of brigadier- general,
and then, as the French phase hath it. 'took
his retreat" early in the reign of the citizen
king. One, day, happening to be in CONVEX
saton with Nine. Dolomieu, one of = ueen
Marie Amelie's ladies in waiting, she asked
him: "How is it. my dear general, that you
were peasioned before getting divisional rank?
Surely you were brigadier for a long tine :?
What can be the cause of your having been
forgotten, first by the restoration and then by
Louis Philippe?' Family matters, madam, y
replied the general; "family matters. Alas .
| have niece who has done me no end OF
harm" "A niece. who is she ~ "My poor
brothers daughter" Indeed! Did your
brother leave daughter behind him - "les,
madam-the 'Marseillaise | have never
been forgiven her existence ~
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-01
Texas and st Louis Railway.

1t is expected that the Texas and st: Louis
narrow guage will be completed from the Mis-
sssippi river to Waco within thirty days. 1t
has entered into favorable contract, with lines
at its northern terminus, by which it will reach
St. Louis and Chicago 1t will be met at Mt.
Pleasant by the Marshall and Northwestern,
now building ncrthward from Marshall. To its
grade the grades of the Arkansas and Midland
and the Batesvile and Brinkly have been
made to conform. A valuable feeder to it
will be the Beebe and Clarendon road. 10
build which a company has been organized.