St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-05-19
GIeaningS.

A good many stories of the highest
courage and devotion to duty come
from railroad trains. In Minnesota
the other day a passenger train came |
upon a broken rail, and Stein, the en-
gineer, and Markley, the fireman, in
stead of trying to save themselves by |
jumping, stayed on the engine, re-
versed it and put on the brakes. The |
train was stopped with not a passen
ger hurt, out Stein was instantly killed
and Markley so injured that he cannot
recover.
A COOP MANS WIsH.-When | am
laid down in the grave, freely confess
to YOU that | would rather have some
one in his manhood stand over me and
say, "There lies one who was real
friend to me, and privately warned me
of the dangers of the yOung-nO one
knew it, but he aided me in the time
of need owe what | am to him ;" or
would rather have some widow, with
choking utterance, telling her children,
There is your friend and mine-he
visited me in my affection, and found
you, my son, an employer, and you,
my daughter, a happy home in a Vlrtu-
Gus family - | say would rather that
such persons would stand at my grave
than to have erected over it the most
beautiful marble DR.. Sharp.
One often hears in the street remarks
about this person or that being badly
Cleft but it has been reserved for Il
school boy i'll this city to demonstrate
to what an extent one may suffer such
fortune. He went out of town one
Monday morning to visit "A youthful
friend, and was strictly enioined to
return on the following Saturday even
ing. He had-tO quote from one of his
letters to his family-''a red hot time"
and when Saturday came around he
packed up his trunk with great reluct-
ance and amid loud expressions of re-
greet from his friend that he must re-
turn so soon. He had to drive about
three miles to catch the train, and al
though cOnscientiously using all the
speed he could, he arrived at the sta
ton about five minutes after the cars
| had departed. He accordingly went
to the nearest telegraph office, and, to
allay the anxiety which his nOn-ap-
pearance might occasion ut home, com
piled and dispatched the following
message "Missed the train will be
back next Thursday" This is consid-
cred by his family the worst case OF
being cleft" ON record.
ABUSE OF THE PARDONING POwER.-
| In his annual message to the New \ Ork
legislature, Gov. Cornell made some
very iudicious observations on the
pardoning of criminals by the eXecu-
tive, IA power which has been greatly
abused in years past. When il man
has had fair trial, and has been legal
ly convicted, there is no prOpriety i'll a
governor or president renting the
sentence to please his friends. Gov
COrnelfs suggestions are enforced by Il
subsequent statement made by him tC
the senate, that he had granted nc
pardon during the last year. We are
glad there is one man who is willing
to sustain the regular administration
of the law. The discovery of new
evidence, the health of the prisoner
and other circumstances, may make {
pardon proper ; but in ninety mine
cases ont of hundred the pardon il
sought on grounds that have no bear
ing Oh the question.
A good cigar is perfect panacea il
its place, doubtless, but by common
consent the smoker is ruled off the
front and rear platform of the street
car. Now who will rule him off the
sidewalk? The sidewalk is NOR,
democratic than the street-car. L
does not belong to the smoker, 1t be
longs to everybody, yet the smoker
monopolizes this, too. 1t is not Onl!
his smoke, but his ashes and his baC
breath that tyranniZe the common
thorOughfares of the world Philadel
phia Times.
Fowls are classed as old after the,
have passed the first mOulting period
which usually happens when they ar
Is or l5 months old. Most of the Asi
atics cannot be kept prOtitably afte
they reach this age, and it is doubtful
if any breed lays as well after as be
fore.
Probably the largest COW in TIN
world is owned by Martin S. States, o
Granville, White county, Ill. She i
seven years old and weighs 3,OO'
pounds, Ia hands high, l0i feet lons
, from the nose to the end of the tail,
feet 9 inches around the girth, 26 inche
around the forearm, and 81 inche
across the hips.
There are hundreds of farmers il
New England, that would have bette
filled pocket-bOoks, if they would keel
more sheep and less dog.
! Nonsense the hint that any minis
! ter is likely to get into trouble iron
ordinary parish visits, because he is $
apt to find only the women at home
Let him only behave with proper re
serve and dignity and he needs no ac
; cident insurance policy to warrant hi
safety but let him be a fool, and g
round greeting the young women wit
''holy kiss and making long visit
where he ought to make short ones
. and his business becomes far NOR
2 dangerous than that of a GlOuceste
: sailor COngregatiOnalist.