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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
Beware Of Fly Poison.

Whatever the annoyance of flies in
the house, do not use fly poison. This
is sold under the deceptive name of
Cobalt to be mixed with sweetened
water and set about the rooms to at
tract the flies. 1t kills the flies-but it
kills children also. We have known
of two distressing deaths from this
cause, and it should be generally
known, that the powder sold under
that name is not cobalt at all, but is
really metallic arsenic, and a most
deadly poison. There should be "A Sc
we're penalty for selling this most de-
structive agent under the false name
of Cobalt Do not use it, either as
Cobalt or in the shape of Fly pa
per" A dark paper is sold labeled,
''fiy paper with directions to put a
piece i'll a plate and keep it moist
This paper is impregnated with the
same deadly arsenic. In Europe a
still more dangerous Fly paper is sold
which has been soaked in the deadly
cyanide of potassium. Avoid them all
The sticky fiy-paper, which the makers
call Catch 'em Alive Oh :" is any com
mon paper upon which is spread a
thick varnish made by melting togeth-
er rosin and linseed-oil it is not dan
gerous, and acts only mechanically, by
cruelty holding the insects fast until
they die. Quassia is said to be poison
GUS to flies; we have not had occasion
TO try it, but have no doubt of its eff
cacy. A strong tea made of this
sweetened with molasses, may be ex-
posed in plates without fear of danger
Ii is said that strong green tea, vel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
A Famous Runner.

The st. Nicholas for June gives the
following story about a runner, which
needs to be verified:
The pedestrian feats of the present
day are cast into the shade by the re-
corded exploits of Ernst Mensen, a
Norwegian sailor in the English navy,
early in the present century. Mensen
first attracted attention by running
from London to Portsmouth in nine
hours, and soon after he ran from Lon
don to Liverpool in thirty-twO hours.
Having distinguished himself at the
battle of NavarinO, in 1897, he left the
navy and became professional runner.
After winning a number of matches he
undertook the feat of running from
Paris to Moscow. Starting from the
Place VendOme at O'Clock in the after
noon of June IL, 1881, he entered the
Kremlin at 10 o'clock A. VI. on June %,
having accomplished the distance l 200
miles, i'll thirteen days and eighteen
hours. The employment of Mensen as
courier extraordinary soon became
popular amusement in European
courts. He ran from country to cOun-
try, bearing messages of cOngratula-
ton or coincidence, and dispatches $,
and always beat mounted cOuriers
when matched against them. He new
er walked, but invariably ran, his only
refreshment being one biscuit and an
ounce of raspberry syrup per day, and
two short rests of ten or fifteen min
utes each in twenty-four hours. These
rests he took standing, and leaning
against a tree or other support and
at such times he covered his face
with his handkerchief and slept. AT
ter the nap, he pursued his way as
much refreshed as though he had slept
for hours. In 1896, while in the EN-
ploy of the East India Company, Men
sen was charged with the conveying of
dispatches from Calcutta to CONSTANT
nople through Central Asia. The dis
lance is 5,6l5 miles, which the mes
senger accomplished in fifty-nine days,
or in One-third of the time made by
the swiftest caravan. At last he was
employed to discover the source of the
Nile. Setting out from Silesia May ii ,
1913, he ran to Jerusalem, and thence
to Cairo, and up the western bank OF
the river into Upper Egypt. Here, just
outside the village of Syang, he was
seen to stop and rest, leaning against
a palm tree, his face covered with a
handkerchief. He rested so long that
some persons tried to wake him: but
they tried in vain, for he was dead.
He was buried at the foot of the tree,
and it was years before his friends in
Europe knew what fate had befallen
him."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
Gleanings.

The latest victim of the little toy
pistol is a Nantucket girl, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. S. NJ. Raymond, who has
Just died from lOckiaw caused by two
pistol wads shot into her forehead.
A strike, and a successful strike al
| that, is reported from the Pittsburg
penitentiary. The daily task of shoe
making was increased somewhat, and
all hands stopped work. They were
put in dungeons, deprived of tobacco,
etc, kept for "A week, and then put at
work again with the old ''scale" OF
tasks.
Tommy White, aged seven, was sit
| ting on a windOwsill in the fourth stO-
ry of building in New York, with a
baby sister of seven months in his
arms, when the blinds opened sudden
ly, and both fell to the sidewalk. The
baby was killed, and Tommy badly in
jured.
Pittsburg iron manufacturers now
say that the strike will be ended by
the surrender of the men in three OF
four weeks, and that even then it will
he impossible to give work to all from
the extreme dulness of trade. The
strikers protest that no failure of the
kind is possible, but the indications
are that their lines will soon begin to
break.
The death rate of Boston for the past
year was 22.67 per thousand, against
23.53 for 1881. The average rate fol-
the II years ending 1881, was 23.SS
During the year there were 65 cases OF
smallpox, ~ of the patients being I'M
vaccinated. All but three of the I'M
vaccinated died, against deaths
among the SO vaccinated. The board
of health recommend that children OF
10 years be vaccinated on graduation
from the public schools. OF l7O6 cases
of diphtheria, 601 were fatal.
Journalism is the grave of genius,
said young DOwnes, who is to be &
newspaper man, in his highly finished
college the other day. "Of all horned
CATTLE" said Horace Greeley, "delivel
me from college graduate"
1t is said that one of the most effect
i've remedies for frost bites is to rut
the affected part, after the frost ha:
been extracted by the application OF
water, with Il paste made of equa
parts of lard and gunpowder.
Within year or two several college
presidents and their faculties have had
serious fallings-Out, the strife between
President Bartlett and the faculty Of
Dartmouth College having been one OF
the most noted cases. 1t is now re-
ported that there is grave misunder,
standing between President Potter and
the faculty of Union College, and there
is a prospect the rupture may become
irreparable. The University of Ne
braska is another institution in which
there is a conflict between president
and professors. The cause of the strif,
is chiefly a difference of theological
opinion, and the state authorities are
soon to decide whether several infide
professors or an orthodox presiden
must step down and out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
The Highwayman and Clerk.
A PRACTICAL LESSON IN CIVIL sERvIC
REFORM-AN APT ILLUSTRATION,

REEORM-AN APT ILLUSTRATION.
A few years ago, says the New York
Tribune, a faithful department clerk
at Washington was given Il two months
furlough, and made a trip to Europe.
One evening, as he was slowly saunter-
ing along in a romantic byway of Sici-
ly, picturesque native suddenly
seized his horses reins, and addressed
him substantially as follows: Excuse
me, my dear sir, but | notice that you
wear pretty jewel in your shirt, and
| feel warranted in entertaining the
belief that so tine-loOking a gentleman
carries a pOcketbOOk inclining to en-
bOnpOint. Now, while absolutely dis
claiming any intention of hurting your
feelings or putting you to the slightest
Inconvenience, | beg leave casually to
direct your attention to the fact that
this pistol which carry is loaded, and
that | was never known to miss my
man. l may add to you in confidence
and you will be glad to hear it if you
are interested, as | am sure you are, in
informing yourself in regard to the pc
culiar customs of the countries through
which you travel-that have frequent
ly cut off the ears and noses of gentle
men who declined to respond to "a sim
liar invitation In telling this thrill
ing tale of adventure beyond the seas,
the department clerk always stopped
at this point, being evidently overcome
by his emotions. And when his deeply
interested auditors urged him to pro.
coed, he merely remarked in a cool,
collected, f-handed manner: "Well,
there is very little more to tell.
glanced into the pistol barrel held close
to my head; | noted the cleaning
knife that the fellow carried at his
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14

Office in Bank Block, Main Street, St. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14

sweetened, acts as a poison to flies.
With regard to the destruction of the
mosquitoes that may enter the house,
we should be disposed to make trial
of the Persian insect powder, pyre-
thrum. A small quantity of this burn
ed in a closed bedroom, has been
found to destroy every mosquito. In
France, pastilles made of this powder,
are used for this purpose. The same
end may be accomplished by sprink-
ling some of the powder upon few
live Goals, on a shovel or in any safe
vessel. The powder is perfectly harm
less to all but insect life.-[Agricultu-
rist
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
$4,000 REWARD.

VIII be paid for the detection and conviction Of
any person selling or dealing in any bogus, coun-
terfeit imitation HOP BITrRRs especially Bitters
or preparations with the word Hop Hops in their
name or connected Herewith, that is intended TO
mislead and cheat the public, or for any prepars-
ton put in any form, pretending 70 be the same
Hop Btters. The genuine have cluster Of Green
Hops notice this printed on the white label and
are the purest and best medicine on earth, espes-
tally for Kidney, Liver and Nervous Diseases Be
ware of all others. and Of all pretended formulas
or recipes Of Hop Bitters published in papers or
for sale, they frauds and swindles WhOsv-
sr deals in any but the genuine will be prosecuted
HoP BTrTKRs MFG. Co,
454s Roehsstsr, n. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
Wine af the White House.

President Arthur, by serving wine
at his state dinners, has taken a long
stride dOwnwards, which cannot help
proving most disastrous and degrading
to our nation. In taking such a step
he has struck in the face the efforts be-
ing put forth by the temperance work
ers ''tO save the boys He has not
shown decent respect for the noble
precedents of those through whose in
tluence wine was kept out of the eX-
ecutive mansion for five years. He
has trampled under foot the will OF
our best people who are working tor
the redemption of our fair land from
the curse of rum. He has placed the
rum power to great advantage by Civ
ing it his support and protection
What lover of liberty, purity and truth
can look upon this act of the president
without blush of shame? We dc
not question his right to drink; he
can drink till he dies, but he has no
right as our president to call Bacchus
to preside over the feasts of the White
House he has no right to thus insult
the people of this great nation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14

waist thought of the way a bullet
in in my brain would feel, and of the
figure I'd cut at Washington without
my ears and nose; and then in a low,
firm voice, trembling with generosity,
l informed my companion that | pro-
posed making him a voluntary cOntri-
hutton"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
st. cSumsburp Galedunia1l
Happy Women.

Impatient women, as you wait
In cheerful homes tonight TO hear
The sound Of steps, that soon or late,
Shall come ~ musis TO your ear,
Fsrget yourselves little while,
And think in pity Of the pain
OF women who will never smile
To hear n coming step again;
With babes that in their cradle sleep,
Or cling to you in perfect trust,
Think Of the mothers left TO weep
Their babies lying in the dust;
And when the step you wait for GENES,
And all your world 10 full Of light,
o women safe in happy homes,
Pray for all lonesome souls tonight
-Phe6s Odry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
OVER 800 IN USE.

1t has a tights shutting and easily operated gate
gives more power for the water used. and will Last
longer than any other Turbine. illustrated pam
pblet and catalogue, with prices, sent free, by
BURNHAN BROTHERS, York, Pa,
or B. D. WHITNEY, Gardiner, Ne. tJsns3
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
The Liquor Traffic Slavery.

Official reports from various parts of
the state and nation, through half a
century past, attribute seven-eighths
of the poverty of the people to their
use of Intoxicating drinks. The dram
shops are the active agents of destruc-
ton to the people and government, ev-
erywhere making ''the rich richer and
the poor poorer" Abolish the liquor
crime, and seven eighths of the whole
work of labor reform is ended. If we
would prevent this baneful aggrega-
ton of wealth i'll the hands of the few,
we must aid and protect the many i'll
acquiring and holding property. The
most cruel, oppressive and destructive
form of capital slavery which is crush
ing the laboring masses i'll our country
and throughout the civilized world is
that of the liquor traffic. Prohibit
this great crime against God and the
people. Stop this enormous waste OF
the fruits of labor. Give back to the
lab0ring men the ten thousand millions
of dollars of which they have been
robbed in the last ten years by that
stupendous robber and destroyer OF
the people, the liquor traffic, or save
that amount for them through the next
ten years, and they will be instantly
transformed into capitalists. They
will all have homes their own for theiI
families, and will become owners of a
large part of the corporate wealth OF
the country. Thus the present dan
gerous issues between capital and labor
will he safely and permanently settled
in favor of labor, on the right basis OF
honesty, justice, law and orders Sc
lected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
DAUCHY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
RUPTURE.

Its Relief and Cure as certain a, day follows day
by DR.. shsrmsn's method, with safety from the
dangers Of strangulation and without the injury
trasses intiist. Those wishing proofs should send
10 ssnts for his book containing likenesses Of bad
cases before and after cure also endorsements of
professional gentlemen, Ministers, Merchants
Farmers and others who have been sured Trusse,
and Rupture or later affect the nervous and
mental system, bring on organic diseases, impoten
cy, destroy energy and social desires, making the
young old and the old useless, New York Office,
a5I Broadway. Days for consultation each week,
are Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Philadel-
phia, sO2 Walnut St., Wednesday, Thursdays and
Fridays, every other week, after June. Boston
q MIX Sd, closed till September.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22

creed a thin tneism is scarcely discernable. and
who says he does not pray or believe in prayer to
assert that the hand of earth Is stretched useless
ly to Heaven and ''the prayer dies upon the
lips of faith?" Against that desolate and despair
Ing assertion is arrayed the triumphant and salts
factory experience of a mighty host of praying
people of the ages-people as intelligent anG more
intelligent than Mr.. Ingersol. who know that
they have not prayed in vain.-Courier Journal.
OUR advice to the sO6 is to '.sing small" They
were beaten at Chicago, and deserved to be
beaten. They stood together in their defeat, bat
surely it is no great glory to them that they did
not run away. We have no doubt that all this
dinner and medal nonsense is thoroughly dis
tasteful to General Grant, to Mr.. Conkling, TO
President Arthur and to the Others who foolishly
became leaders in the third term movement last
year. These gentlemen have long ago seen that
they blundered, and 1t can not be pleasant to
them to have their blunder and defeat brought
once more eonspicuously before the public. to
cause renewed ndicule. These medal makers
are simply the superserviceable friends from
whom men of sense want always to be saved
New York Herald.
SENATOR BLAIR is mentioned as one OF the most
absent minded of men. He was invited by Seaa-
tyr Davis to dinner at Welcker's the other even
ing, and while walkinee In a dreamy manner
along the corridor, saw a merry party IN private
dining room and entered, Captain Eads who
host Immediately making room for him. The
Senator enjoyed the little dinner and when 1t
was concluded moved from the room with the
others. Then there fell upon his ears, the Phila-
delpnia Press says. the talk and Laughter of an
other dinner party in the hotel. What party is
THAR" asked the Senator. "Yice President Davis.
SIR" was the reply. The Senator from New
Hampshire pulled his hat down over his eyes and
went home. The next day he apologized to Judge
Davis for not being present ct his party.
CAPTAIN DANIEL KADAcsI. who died the other
dsv at Klausenberg in his 1O2d year. was the last
survivor of the military escort that accompanied
the first Emperor Napoleon to Elba. Four years
before the conclusion of the eighteenth century
he entered the Austrian Army as a cadet. and
served with distinction throughout the wars
waged by the Holy Alliance against France. For
acts of valcr at the battle of Wsgram he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of First Lieutenant; but. al
though he remained in the service until 1876, he
only obtained one additional step, and event
uslly retired on Captains pension at the close
of a thirty years military career. While his reg
iment was quartered in Tuscany. then an Aus
trian Duchy. he became very intimate with
Giovanni Masta Ferretti, at that time handsome
young officer in the Pontifcal Cavalry, sud sub
sequently Pope under the tile of Plus TX Cap
tain Kadacsi, in speaking of his forme- friend
Feretti, was won't to describe him as good
natured, sentimental lad obviously unit for a
soldiers life, and the butt of his more spirited
and vivacious comrades"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
Hanged for Theft.

ATHENS, Ga, Feb. 14-An account OF one
of the most extraordinary lynchings on re-
cord is just received from Guinnet County,
this State, the victim of the mob's vengeance
being a negro named VIM. Smeal, whose
only crime was that of stealing horses. The
negro was employed to work on the planta-
ton of Mr.. Tom billiard, prominent
planter. and was said to be an industrious
man, with bad reputation, however, as a
thief
Some time last week horse was stolen
in the neighborhood, and suspicion was at
once fixed upon the negro So, upon Sun
day night a number of men organized
themselves and resolved to inAict what they
considered proper punishment upon the
suspected man. They proceeded in a body
to M. billiards. place. broke open the cabin
where the negro made his home, and carried
him out
They then took turns in beating the poor
wretch until he confessed the theft and
piloted the mob to where the stolen morse
was tied up in the woods. But the negro S
punishment did not end with this, as the
mod at once procured trace chain from a
wagon, put it around the miserable man
neck and hanged him to blackjack tree,
near the Jefferson and Lawrencevilie Road,
where be was found hanging yesterday
morning dead. There is much indignation
over this atrocious act and the perpetra-
tors will be made to feel the law il they
can be discovered
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
Soteldo's Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Feb 15.--rhe funeral of A.
NJ. Soteldo took place this afternoon from
mis- late residence on Iowa Circle. Every
available space In the lower part of the
house was occupied, and many were COM
PEELED TO remain outside. Many costly and
beautiful noral emblems were appropriately
arranged about the casket A large column
and cross from the Baltimore American.
with which journal Soteldo was formerly
connected, attracted special notice. Besides
the professional associates of Soteldo, nearly
every Washington bureau being represent
ed. there were a number of Representa-
tiyes of Congress and other prominent Gov
eminent officers present. The following
gentlemen acted as pail bearers: F. C. Bick-
fort, New York Tribune; Harry A Good
win, Washington Star; William C. Mcbride,
Cincinnati Enquirer; Walter Allen, Boston
Advertiser; General II. " Boynton, Gin
cinnati Gazettee; p. 2. Degraw. New York
Associated Press; Colonel L. q. Washington,
New Orleans Picayune, and Major John NJ
Carson, formerly of the New York Times
The services We're conducted by Rev. Father
Hughes. The remains were deposited in
the receiving vault at Mt Oliyet Cemetery.
The final interment will be in Spring Grove
Cemetery, Cincinnati, o.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
Bullion Certificates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Snowden, of the
Philadelphia Mint. was before the House
Committee on Coinage to-day in reference
to the extension of that Mint, and in the
course of the discussion upon coinage sew
orally he recommended instead of estab-
fishing Branch Minis the Superintendents
of the Assay Offices be authorized by the
Government to issue bullion certificates for
bullion deposited there. His recommended
tons were that Superintendent of Assay
Offices be empowered to receive both gold
and silver bullion on deposit and issue to
depositors certificates in amounts of SO and
upwards therefor, payable to bearer. and
that these certificates shall at once enter the
general circulation of the country Snow
den said this would be muck cheaper than
establishing Branch Minis and would serve
substantially the same purpose. The sug-
gestion met with decided favor in the minds
of the Committee. Snowden was asked If
he did not think the issuance of these GER
tifcates would not bring silver up to par
with gold and he replied in the affirmative.
The Committee will give this subject due
attention