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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
The Last GladitOriaI Fight in
the Coliseum.

In 404 HonOrius was emperor. At
that time, in the remote deserts of
Lydia, there dwelt an obscure monk
named Telemachus. He had heard of
these awful scenes in the far-Of' Coli
scum at Rome. Depend upon it, they
lost nothing by their transit across the
Mediterranean in the hands of Greek
and Roman sailors. In the baths and
municipalities of Alexandria, in the
Jewries of Cyrene, in the mouth of
every Inherent eastern stOryteller, the
festive massacres of the Coliseum
would doubtless be clothed in cOlOrs
truly appalling, yet scarcely more APP
palling than the truth. Telemachus
brOOded over these horrors until his
mission dawned upon him. He was
ordained by heaven to put an end to
the slaughter of human beings i'll the
Coliseum. He made his way to Rome.
He entered the Coliseum with the
throng at the time the gladiators were
parading in front of the emperor with
uplifted swords and the wild mockery
of homage -"MOrituri tie salutantn
Elbowing his way to the barrier, he
leaped over at the moment when the
cOmbatants rushed at each other, threw
himself between them, bidding them,
in the name of Christ to desist. To
blank establishment succeeded imperial
contempt and popular fury. Telema-
chus fell slain by the swords of the
gladiators. Legend may adOrn the
tale and fancy fill out the picture, but
the solid fact remains never
was another gladitOrial fight in the
Coliseum. One heroic soul had caught
the flow of popular feeling that had
already begun to set in the direction OF
humanity, and turned it. He had en-
bodied by his act and cOnsecrated by
his death the sentiment that already
lay timidly in the hearts of thousands
in that great city of Rome.-IGOOd
Words
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
Training for Girls.

In these days every middle-class
mother ought to train her girls to do
something which is of marketable
value. As it is, they are often not
even trained for marriage. They know
nothing about house work.
servants, buying, selling, health of chill
dren, their own health, economy meth
cd, neatness, Order-all is happy go
lucky with them. | hail the better
system of education prevalent ut our
high schools and others under govern
ment inspection; but technical training
of all kinds for girls is quite left out.
If girl doesn't marry, she ought to he
able to turn her hand To something.
Our social feeling is quite false upon
this question. Everything is mira dig.
Young ladies with nothing year may
do all sorts of things for their amuse-
ment but they must not do the very
same things systematically for money.
For instance, girl will paint her own
bedroom doors with flowers i'll panels,
will pick out the cornice of her mothers
drawing room, or will gid her picture
frames but suggest that she should
train herself as a house high-art deco
ratOr, and she would no more sit upon
a ladder in some one else's house and
pick out the cornice, or paint flower
wreath on the ceiling for money, than
she would fly. That would be mira
dig! Therefore, girls are out from
many industries for which they might
qualify themselves, and turn to in an
emergency London Truth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
A Minneapolis Land Agent.
THE ENERGY WITH WHICH He BUILDS
CITY STREET IN THE OPEN PRAIRIE.

THE ENERGY WITH WHICH HE BUILDS
A CITY STREET IN THE OPEN PRAIRIE.
Perhaps after the tremendous swift
ness and force of the maelstrOm of
business, the most noticeable feature
of the city is the great number of its
real estate nts-handsOme, we'll
dressed and gentlemanly men-and the
size and cOstliness of real estate rooms
and headquarters. These agents are
the ones who make the loud noise
about Minneapolis and its growth,
beauty and prosperity. They are
everywhere, know everything and
everybody, and are interested in al
most every enterprise. They discover
a stranger in ten minutes and in thirty
minutes learn where he is from, how
much he is worth, how often he has
failed, what is his business, where he
intends to locate and whether he will
buy Minneapolis property. They
wheedle the street car companies into
building lines, blocks and miles out on
the prairies beyond Il house or habita-
ton, and then buy and plat the farm
lands adjoining, erect tenement houses
on them and commence a terrific blow
about Smiths or Jones new addition.
While riding out across the unfenced
prairies three miles beyond the city, |
came across two men. One had his
pocket full of signs and the other
carried an axe and bundle of
sticks. After pacing around for a time
in the grass, the man with a
Ratchet drove a stake and the other
man pulled forth and tackled on it ::
This house and lot for sale or rent on
easy terms" Accosting him | ex-
claimed: "Man alive, what do YOU
mean by putting up such a sign on an
unknown prairie? There isn't a house
or street within a mile of here"
Looking up pityingly, and drawing a
roll of paper from his pocket, the agent
replied "Here is the plan for seven
room house. This afternoon twenty
four men will begin its construction.
Here is a contract for its lease already
signed at S25 per month, and a week
from next Saturday the tenant will
move in. His name is Herrick. III
sell you lot fronting this double track
street car line on this broad avenue for
$1,000. Cheap as dirt. Next week
you can refuse $4,000 for your prop
erty."
Catching breath, protested: "Broad
avenue Double track street car line
Great King, this is an open prairie. 1t
has never even been ploughed."
But from the other pocket jumped
another roll of papers. ''Here is the
plat of street / had recorded this
morning, and here is a petition for
street car line. In sixty days you will
have both. Here | have deed all
filled out except signing, and | can
make this lot right over to you. Wen
get witnesses down town"
"YOur lot" timidly suggested, lis
small, only sixteen feet"
''Small," yelled Herrick in a tragic
and injured voice. ''Do you call six
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16

teen feet small Why You can build
a three-story house on that lot, and that
is large enough for anybody" At this
| cut the horse and galloped away
through the grass, lest | should be-
come victim to Herrick's blandlsh-
ments and schemes
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
FISTULA AND PILES

Cured without the Use Of the Knife.
WILLIAM READ tM.D. Harvard Is42.l and
ROBERT NJ. READ. IN. d., Harvard, 1916, offices,
Evans House. l75 fremont st., Boston give special
attention TO the treatment of Fistula Piles and all
Diseases of the rectum, without detention from
business. Abundant references given. Pamphlets
sent on application. Office HOuTs-lI a. m. to 4
O'Clock, =. m. Except Sundays.) tFeb54
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16

To such degree of popularity have
the Jerseys attained in this country,
that anything bearing on her early
history, the customs of the people who
raised them before many were import
ed, the farms wherein they grazed,-
all have a great degree of interest to
stockmen of to-day. In the history of
stock improvement, there is nothing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
The Jersey AT Home.

HOW THE COW Is BRED AND FED IN
HER NATIVE ISLAND.
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PATENTS.
r. H r ID d Y .

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No. &c 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
RENTING one dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washington. No agency IN the United States pos
superior facilities for obtaining Patents or
dcertdiniHg the pdtentdbitity of intentions. X. II.
EDDY Solicitor of Patents.
EsTIMONIALs.
Il regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom | have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable OF securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent Of
fce.'-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner of
Patents"
Boston, October 10. 1876.
r II. EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir you procured for
me, in 1910, my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me in hundreds of cases and
procured many patents reissues and extensions
have occasionally employed the best agencies in
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, but
still give yOn almost the whole of my business in
your line and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, Jan. |. Iss3.-1y
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UNDER FLANNELs
Marriage Certificates

For Clergymen TO give the parties. On plaip pa
per. also Autographs card. From three cents
to 20 cents each. CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
T All. and WINTER OF 1881.
{. B. MERRIAM & CO..
On Wednesday, Oct 10, shall open large and complete
stock of Dress Goods,
cLoAKs AND SMALL WARES,

just purchased in New York and Boston markets
fall trade of 1888 This being first fall in bust
goods all of purchase and of and
desirable styles These goods have been purchased for cash
and will be offered at correspondingy low prices. We
would call the attention of all of the specaItes
mentioned below
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
Dress Goods Department.

In this department showing many fabrics and
shades such satin soies shuddah cloths cashmere and
fannes in fine all wool goods also full stocks of low and
assortment of Henrietta Cloths Drap DeAma Ottomans
Corduretes, India Serge Satin Meveleaux, Beges and
Cashmeres, in which show exceptional values
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
SILKS AND VELVETS.

In this department purchases have been very large and
complete and offering black silks at $lO0, $l.25,
$5O ST. 49, $780, So 25 So So 90 and $3.50 per yard
the celebrated production of R. Savoe Co. and Guno e.
Co. We invite inspection of this stock feeling very
den show superior goods low prices In veves
purchases made August previous the advance
in prices and therefore enabled offer veves old
prices We invite the closest inspection of this stock and
prices Also full of satins and colored silks
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-11-16
CROSBY'S
INVALID BEDSTEAD.
HALL & BALCH'S,

where they can be purchased OF rented on reas
able terms.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
Personal Points.

W. II. Wheaton and wife. of Reynolds,
were in the city over Sunday
Mr.. Alvin Connolly has returned home
from the Garden city.
Mr.. S. Whitney, of Keokuk, was in the
city today.
Dr.. J. W. Stewart and wife are ex-
pected home this week.
MIR. David Stephens is home from Cedar
county, Iowa, to remain few days
MIR. p NJ. Crockett, of Long View stock
farm, near Coal Valley, was in the city
today.
Mr.. John Miller, formerly member Of
the drug firm of Miller &c Rathburn,
Milan, will leave for Missouri tomorrow
Springfield Register: W. H. Gest, a
member of the Rock Island bar, is stop.
ping at the Leland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer J. Lowry, and
Miss Bessie Harper, have returned from
their trip to Chicago.
Mr.. r. A. Linehan, one of the best
travelling statesmen for ]. & M. Rosenfeld
is in the city to remain short time
Mr.. L. E. Senseman, of Harrisburg, Pa,
arrived in the city Saturday morning, and
is visiting at the residence of Mr.. 7. II
Thomas
Mr.. r. A. Donaldson and wife wen
out to Rural yesterday to pay farewell
visit to Mr.. Donaldson's family. who vii
leave for Missouri this week.
Conductor j. G.. Stanton, of the Chica-
CO. Burlington & Quincy road, is out tt
Denver on visit. When he returns
home look out for big stories.
County Clerk Donaldson returned from
Morrison on Saturday, where he had beef
to make the final adjustment of tn,
boundary line taxes. County Clerl
Payne viii yet be compelled to pa,
another visit here before the work i
completed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
EDUCATIONAL.
The Trl.eities Organize q Principals
Association.


The public school superintendent of
Davenport Rock Island and Moline, with
their principals, held meeting on Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose of organ
izing an association for the mutual benefit
of our public schools The direct object
win be the discussion of educational
methods, and school management, which
viii yield the most beneficial results to the
scholars The meeting took place at the
t old high school building in Davenport,
with the following educators in attend
anee:
Rock Islands. s. Kemble, superin-
tendent of city schools ]. II. Southwell,
county superintendent; w. Fl. Hatch,
principal of high school; Miss Fleta Muse,
principal of building No. !; and G. R.
Hsusel. teacher of music; VIII F. Muse,
of Milan.
Moline-W. S. Mack, superintendent of
Moline schools; N. d. Morrill,, principal
of high school; H. D. Hatch, principal of
building No. 2; Miss Tague, principal of
No. /.
Davenport High school, G. E. STRAIT
ton; No /, S. E. Higgins; No. 8. Mrs NJ.
B. Seyeran; No. a. J. j. Nagel; No. 5, j.
NJ DeArmond; No. 2. Fl. T. Bushnell;
No. s, j. N. Mcbride; No. 10, Miss NJ
Griswold training school. Miss j. S.
Thompson.
It was decided to elect president,
secretary, and an executive committee OF
three. consisting of the president of the
association, and one member from each
side of the river Also regular meeting
on the second Saturday of every school
month Mr.. J. B. Young, superintendent
of the Davenport schools, was elected
president; Will F. Muse, of Milan, secre-
rotary; and Messrs. W. a. Hatch, of this
city. and ]. J. Nagel, of Davenport. mem,
bers of the executive committee.
Superintendent Kemble and Mack
made a few brief remarks, which were
well received. They spoke of the benefits
to be derived from an association of the
character in which the members would
all work together to secure a thorough
and systematic course of teaching.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
Mitsa rrnu. wilan.

Regular correspondence to the Argus
MILAN. Oct. &c. NJ. Dickson re.
turned from the Garden city on Satur
day.
County Superintendent Southwell was
on the streets today. shaking hands with
old acquaintance.
Chas. Owens, principal Of the Carbon
| Cliff school, was in town Friday night.
He gives glowing accounts of his burg
business. the school and everything else
| is flourishing.
James First during the last few days,
has been out west, and made arrange
ments to ship two car loads of light
wagons and buggies. He is one of the
firm who knows how to sell goods.
Friday evening the young gents were
in their glory, each one with rosette
and a picadilIy collar to attend surprise
party at Chester McMichaers, three miles
| in the country. Everything was gotten
up in systematic style, preparatory to
going out; they all arrived about half
| past eight. There were many comments
on Mr.. Emery Snider's efficiency in the
way the oysters were gotten up. The
games were of the highest order with
dancing. Mr.. Lowell deserves credit for the
amount of music he furnished, and Miss
Lizzie Honens for her mlny fine waltzes.
She elected much praise for her accom-
plishments. The party returned in the
wee small hours, and all were pleased
with the many eonrtesies they received at
the hands of Mr. and Mrs. McMichael
FRENCH.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22

The quotations in Chicago today were
as follows: November wheat, 91s; 923
May, 94i November corn, 49,, year,
454; December, 45s; May 4Ss. November
oats, 27S: November pork, S1O474
January. $10.93t. November lard, 81. 40
January, $7.374. November ribs, So. so
January, $685.. Hog receipts, $4,000
light, S4.75 to S5.25; mixed, $4.25 tC
$4.7O; heavy, SAT- to $500.
The ruling prices on Market Squar
today were: Hay 81 to 50; potatoes, q
to SO cents; oats, 30 TO 81 cents; old corn
60 cents; new corn, 40 to As cents. A
large amount of produce was brought tt
town.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
A Drunken Driver.

AL Tate Is engaged by Chris Miller 10
drive his ice wagon. Tate got drunk
today and came down Second avenue with
the horses on dead run, and nearly run
over two or three persons. Mayor Mott
'telephoned to the police headquarters to
have the fellow arrested. Chief of Po-
lice Miller and Officer McCabe started
after the fellow, who had gone across the
slough. They at length came up to him,
he having come to stand still, being
unable to go any further, the wagon
tongue being broken. He was very drunk
and was taken to the Armory to sober of.
1t is surprising that he did not commit
more damage, as he drove very reck-
lessly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
$40 and Costs.

The case of Lewis Martin against
Robert Mitchell, Harry Moore, Henry
Taylor and Thomas Jewell, for disturbing
the peace, was finally disposed of on Sat
urday afternoon. The trial attracted
about all the colored people in town, who
watched the proceedings with much in
terest. One of them, James Gardner, thu
big barber under the Rock Island house
was SO much interested in the case thai
he interrupted the court several times,
whereupon Squire Chopper ordered hin
out of the room under the penalty of be-
ing arrested tor contempt of court, if HI
remained. Gardner accordingly skip
ped, and the trial went on States At
torney Parmenter conducted the prose
cutiOn, and NJ NJ. Sturgeon for thu
defense. Each of the defendants were
fined $40 and costs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
Prohibition IN Ohio.

The Dayton, Ohio, Democrat, has the
following sensible article on the result of
the vote on the prohibition amendment in
that State:
The battle has been fought and the
result announced. The second amend
ment prohibition has been defeated by q
majority of about 10000 Ii is not prob
able, that the question of prohibition will
soon again be presented to the people,
unless indeed, the Republican party
should obtain control of Ohio, and that is
not at all probable at any time in the near
future. The prohibition people who have
not taken time to think possibly do not
realize how near the people of Ohio came
to doing that which was fartherest from
their Acknowledgements free trade
in liquor in this State, and this without
securing enc single advantage that they
desired, but which, on the other
hand, would have killed the goose that
laid the golden egg. In the history of
every state in the union where ''prohibi-
ton" has been adopted, that as much or
more liquor is sold and drank since pro-
the result has been practical free trade"
in shat commodity, oHtlawed as it is. In
Ohio the result would have been the same,
particularly in the larger cities But this
is not ALL Sixty of millions of dollars are
| invested in breweries and distilleries in
Ohio, and the business of brewing and
distlIing IN all its branches including
grain, labor, etc, amounts per year in
round numbers TO 5000, 100000. All of
this capital would have been wiped out
by prohibition, and would have made a
big hole on the tax duplicate of the state.
Sixty millions of taxable property
is a great deal, but the paralysis of q
business amounting to $500, 000. 900 would
be much more. Thus it will be seen that
if the second amendmept had carried. and
it came within one in every ten votes of
carrying, the people of Ohio would have
destroyed not only $e0.000,0 O0 of capital
and business amounting to 5000, 900, 600
per year, but they would have secured
also absolute free trade in liquor. In
other words, they would lave placed
themselves in the position of the man
who, In cropping trees. climbed ont upon
a limb and sawed il off between himself
and the body of the tree. They would
have killed the goose that laid the golden
egg without getting the egg. The ad-
vocates of prohibition are an impracticable
people.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22

Fails & Mona branch. No reason Is made
public for these dismissaIs.
The first sleeper Of the new Grand
Transcontinental line, made up OF the
Frisco. Atchison, Atlantic and Pacific
and Southern and Central Pacific roads,
left the st. Louis Union Depot Saturday
as part Of the Frisco night express. The
first sleeper was the Hector, one OF the
finest Pullmans that runs into the depot,
and she had fair complement OF way
and through passengers on hand when
the train pulled ont. On Thursday after
noon next the Hector viii be in Sar
Francisco, after a run, as the platform
single reads, "of 2,440 miles"
1t is expected that June /, 1884, will b.
q great day with the American railroad
world, for on that day The capitals of the
two great republics of America will b
formally connected by the completion Of
the Mexican Central Railway. Twill be
the consummation of another noticeable
eivilizing act of railways.
For some time the construction of the
proposed Springfield and Southern railroad
in Illinois has been at a standstill, but
work is to be resumed at once by large
construction company which is backed by
New York and st. Louis capitalists
Mr.. ]. r. Ripley, of the Chicago, Bar
lington & Quincy. in this city. has been
appointed assistant general freight agent
of the Wabash, wee c. L. Wellington,
promoted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
The Smart Boy.

There are some very smart youths in
the country nowadays. A smart boy
is good thing to have in the family, il
he docs not get too smart for any earth
" use; but when he becomes so full Of
his own Importance that he looks upon
his father and mother as old fogies, and
thinks himself insulted if they offer to
restrain him, the best thing they can do
is to take him to the coal shed and adj
minister dose of buggy whip that will
cause him to revere the memory of his
greatest grandmother for seventeen days
and sixteen nights, and as soon as he
begins to show signs of forgetfulness,
the dose should be repeated.
Whenever a boy begins to stay out
nights and neglect his business and for
gets his duty to obey his parents, it is
time to draw line, and the best place
to draw it is across his shoulders or Just
below the fms of his bobtailed coat.
Of course the boy will interpose numer-
Gus objections to this mode of treat
ment; but the more he objects, the closer
should the rein be drawn If his par
ents don't teach him the true distinc-
ton between dudeism and gentility,
somebody else will. Some old man,
who remembers how Abraham Lincoln
danced to tho music of an apple tree
sprout, will conclude that the smart boy
is cut out for a President, and viii want
to give him some primary lessons in the
chief executive business, and that boy
win come home with the nose bleed and
slice of beefsteak on his eye, and wish
he had not been born until all Of the
men that remember the incidents OF
Lincolnis early life were dead The
smart boy is all right SO long as he
knows who is running the ranch and has
the authority to order oourt-martiali
but until that idea is firmly fastened in
the bump on his Uranium, known M
memory" he is like SOME people we
know of-he wants to be watched pretty
close. - The Boomerang.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
New Snlky PloW.

B. d. Bnford & Company's new no
Landslide sulky plOw, won a substantial
victory at trial test on Saturday. The
exhibition took place on the farm of Mr.
Love near Orion, and large number OF
farmers were present. The new sulky,
after thorough trial, was found to run
third higher cutting 16-inch furrow
than q two horse pillow at the same
width. ItwiA also do better work, the
average for the sulky being 40s. and fol
the walking ploW 600.