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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
Reading Of Fiction.


Just how much and what kind of
fiction shall be given a place on the
shelves of public libraries is question
that has puzzled the arrangements of
many of these institutions, and it is as
far from settlement as ever. The sta
tistics show that the greater proportion
of books taken from any library are
fiction. Shall this reading of fiction
Ice encouraged, i'll order that a taste
for general reading may be formed,
which may lead to better class OF
literature, is the point to be determin-
ed. 4 writer in the Burlington Free
Press has lengthy article Oh the de
crease in the number of patrons of the
Fletcher Free library of that city. He
SAYS that the trustees of the library
Joined in the cry against the worthless
ness and RIGHTEOUSNESS of light reading
three or four years ago and withdrew
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
The Failure Of the strike.

Capital and Labor should not he an
tagonistic. This country cannot de
vclop its best without capital, and it
certainly cannot flourish without
abundant labor. The offices of labor
and capital are mutual consequently
they should he on the very best terms.
For this reason strikes are to he re-
grrtted. They sour the laborer toward
the capitalist; they tend to make cap
ital arrogant and overbearing. They
serve tn drive apart these two impor-
world instead of unifying them. The
sense of an intelligent community is
against strikes in general, not only for
the reasons above given, but on the
ground that the people of this country
are free and independent, and if they
are not satisfied with the pay they re-
ceive they can go elsewhere. This, as
a rule. is tue. The case of the tele
graphers is an exception. The Western
Union telegraph company make the
prices for this country. While black
smith, machinist, carpenter, printer,
or almost any other mechanic or arti-
san. not satisfied with his wages, can
20 elsewhere in an open market, Il
telegrapher must accept the terms the
monopoly make OF change his business.
This is one reason that the sympathies
of tle people and the press of this
country Except that owned by the
monopoly have been with the striking
telegraphers. They have failed in
their efforts because Jay Gould y Co.
have millions of money to fight with,
while their laborers are dependent on
their daily or nightly toll for the bread
they eat. The monopoly has triumph
ed, but if the signs do not fail it is a
victory which must sooner or later
result in defeat. Government should
run the telegraph as it does the mails,
and unless congressman are bribed
with the monopoly's millions we look
for action in this direction the very
next session
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24

The building was handsomely deco
rated. The object of the triennial
committee in giving this ball in ad-
vance of the official proceedings was
to raise money to provide for after
expenses. The receipts are estimated
at S|,OOO, representing about $4,000
net.
Poles are set for telephone extern
sion from CamptOn Village up the Penn
igewasset valley to Woodstock. About
six miles will be open by September
| mt cost of $1,000. The prospect is
that it will be extended to the end of
the Pemigewasset railroad. about the
same distance, to North Woodstock
also to Rumney, eight miles northwest
from Plymouth.
AS showing the extent of leprosv in
the Hawaiian islands, the figures re-
ceived from Honolulu state that the
number of lepers admitted to the
Hawaiian asylum between the years
1865 and 1879 was ,S27. 1t is believ-
ed that these figures do not represent
all the cases, and that in the more I'M
settled parts of the islands the disease
exists to Il great extent.
Forgotten his precepts: 1t is stated
that DR.. NJ. Nj. Hedges, mt one time a
Sunday school teacher at Newburg,
n. Y, who won Sl5O,OOO from
Francis Weed i'll game of
poker last year, has sold his trotting
horse Tony Newell, to c. NJ. Reed of
Erie, Penn, for $4,000. This young
gelding has won about dozen races
this year. DR.. Hedges paid $4,000 for
the horse last February.
Mr.. Houghton of Boston says en-
phatically in relation to the dismissal
from the postOfiice department at
Washington of Clerk Thomas b. King
of Tennessee, on charge that he shared
with Houghton, Miffiin & Co. of Bos-
ton, publishers of the POSTAL Guide"
the profits on all pages above the num-
Der specified in the contract, that there
has been no dishonest dealings by the
firm with the government.
Charles w. Drew, secretary and
treasurer of the Lowell, Mass, Mutual
Insurance company, went to California
a short time ago Ostensibly to take a
vacation. A letter received from him
acknowledges that he is defaulter of
the company's funds to about 81 900 OF
1000. This was the first known of
his shortcomings. He has borne an eX-
cellent reputation and has wife and
four children, two of whom are with
him.
. Commissioner Evans has rendered a
decision in the case of Hostetters bit
tiers. He has caused an analysis of the
compound to be made. The analysis
shows that the bitters are composed O
81 parts slater, doctors name for Ordi-
nary poison, we suppose,) - part.
whisky and four parts f1avoring. The
commissioner holds that when the bev-
erage is sold in good faith as medi-
cine it shall pay no tax, but when sold
as a drink it must pay Il tax the sam,
as when whisky is retailed. Probably
all dealers will now swear they sell il
to get people drunk
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
The Remington Monument.

The Bennington Battle monument
trustees have reported favOrably on the
design of Prof. Weir of Yale college.
The monument will stand about sixty
feet high, resting on an elevated foun-
dation of ten feet in height. The di-
ameter of the base will be twenty five
or thirty feet, and will be made of
rough granite from New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Vermont. Next
above this will be two finished granite
blocks containing inscriptions, figures,
etc. Upon these stands the solid stone
column supporting a grand statue of
bronze i'll which there is no personality,
but which is a figure of the patriot
soldier ready for duty in defending his
home and country. Around the base
will be four bronze figures. The de-
sign is not intended to be architectural
but statuesque. 1t will be located near
the old stone house on Bennington
hill, and will be surrounded with an
enclosure of 200 feet in diameter. The
finance committee report the amount
of money subscribed and appropriated
thus far to be So, 600.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
General Personals.

Frederick Douglass is spending
portion of the summer in Maine.
Mrs. H. B. Stowe is about to begin a
new story, which will be entitled "Or-
ange Blossoms"
d. L. Moody, the Evangelist, will
begin a series of revival meetings in
Baltimore on September Is.
Miss Maud, n daughter of Julia Ward
Howe, is the author of the new society
sketch, "a Newport Aquarelle."
w. G. Seelye, Il son of President
Seelye, of Amherst college, has been
elected to the chair of Greek i'll Iowa
college.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier, formerly
of Boston, has accepted Il call to the
Free Christian church in Kentishtown,
England.
d. L. Moody, the evangelist, will go
to Ireland about the end of September,
and expects to spend the winter i'll
England.
DR.. Calvin Ellis has resigned his
position as Dean of the Harvard Med
ical school, post which he has held
for nearly Il quarter of Il century.
Professor William Henry Green, of
Princeton college, is mentioned as a
probable successor of DIR. Cattell in the
presidency of Lafayette college.
Moody and Sankey have never taken
dollar of the S4OO,0OO profits on their
hymn book. The money has been paid
over to Il committee and devoted to
charity.
+. G.. Stedman, the poet banker, OF
New York, has suspended. Liabilities
100000. His son Frederick caused
the trouble 10y specializing during his
fathers temporary absence.
Col. Carroll ID. Wright, chief of the
bureau of statistics of labor, has been
elected dean of the department of in
dustrial economy and trade of the
Chautauqua school of theology.
DR.. Lapham has retired from the
agricultural editorShip of the Maine
Farmer, a position which he has filled
with great ability for series of years.
Ill health compelled this move.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, the
well-knOwn American writer, spends
six months of every year in London,
going over regularly III the spring and
returning to this country in the au-
tumn.
The donor of $I0,0OO to the library
fund of Olivet college, the Congrega-
tionalist states, was the late Mrs. Lucy
+. futile, of Guilfo.d, Conn. She
made the gift as memorial of heI
son, Willy Sage futile, whose name il
will bear.
Rev. DR.. John O. Fisle has just sew
cred his relations with his church in
Bath, Me-, after a long and honorable
service of forty years. During that
time he has preached lilo sermons
otficiated at 300 funerals, and solcm-
nized 500 marriages.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
AT swANTON.
Death of jeremiah Black.

Judge Jeremiah S. Black died on
Sunday morning. He was born in
Somerset county, Pennsylvania, Jan
uary 10, 1910, and at the age of twenty
was admitted to the bar. In 1912 he
was made Judge in the judicial dis
trict where he was best known, and
had attained distinction. He was elect
ed to the bench of the supreme court
of Pennsylvania in 1851, and chosen its
chief justice. Three years afterward
he was reelected. In 1857 President
Buchanan appointed him attorney gen.
eral of the United States, and in 1860
he became secretary of state in the
Buchanan administration. He was an
able constitutional lawyer, has written
largely for periodicals, and has been in
active practice at the bar of the SUI
preme court. Among the miscellane-
Gus productions of his pen is defense
of Christianity against the attacks OF
Robert IngersOll, which attracted much
attention at the time. Shortly before
the judge died he said to his wife
GLOW can | fear to cross the dark river
when my father waits for me on the
other Shore" and added, "WOuld
were as comfortable about all leave
behind unfinished in this world" He
then brcathed an earnest prayer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
Political.

EX-GOv. William g. Holden of North
Carolina announces his withdrawal
from the republican party.
Mr. Bruce, the colored register of the
treasury, will make twenty-five
speeches for the republicans in Ohio.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Joel
Parker will accept the democratic
nomination for governor of New Jersey
if it is rendered him.
The Massachusetts prohibitiOnists
will hold their state convention in BOs-
ton, Sept. 20.-The democrats will
meet at Springfield, Sept. %.
A Burmann was nominated by the
Minnesota democratic central commit
tee for governor in place of w. w.
McNair, who declined. r.BurmamB
accepts the nomination.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24

American says: ''The time has come,
in our opinion, when the democracy of
the south should not only appear in
full force at the national convention,
but appear prepared to press, with due
respect, the convictions of southern
democrats as to both men and meas
ures.n
The telegraph monopoly must go.
Senator Edmunds has declared himself
in favor of government telegraph,
and will introduce bill to that effect
on the meeting of Congress and ask for
its immediate consideration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
A Decision in u Civil Rights
Case.


A decision was rendered by Judge
Mills at Washington, ID. c., on Satur-
day, in the civil rights case of Rev.
Geo. II. Smith, cOlOred, of Norwich,
CT against Jas. w. Bell, proprietor of
II restaurant. The ground of com
plant was that Bell denied the accom-
mediation of his restaurant to the
plaintiff on account of the latter's
color, and suit was brought to enforce
the criminal provisions of the act of
March |, 1875. The court holds that
under the common law an innkeeper is
bound to take in and receive all trav-
elers and wayfaTers, and that by the
act of March LIST it is made a INSIDE
meanOr to discriminate against trav
eler on account of race and color, re-
gardless of any previous condition of
servitude. The restaurant keeper has
the right to establish certain regula-
tions as to the hours for meals and to
designate certain places or seats for
customers, but such hours and seats
must be the same for all, or if any dis
elimination be made it must be made
upon some principle or for some reason
that the law recognizes as just and
reasonable, and not on account of color,
race or previous condition of servitude.
All guests of an inn must be given
equal privileges, and places designated
for them must be accessible to all re-
spectacle persons at a uniform rate of
charge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
state Personals.
John w. Terry has been commission.
ed postmaster at Fairlee.

John w. Terry has been commission
ed postmaster at Fairlee.
n. B. Phillips and wife of Barre re-
Gently celebrated their golden wedding
Rev. Willis Smith of East Clarendon
has accepted call from Fulton City,
Iowa.
Miss Eta F. Morse of Newfane has
been engaged as preceptress of Brad
ford academy.
Rev. d. S. Estes of the Baptist
church, Nergennes, cOntemplates re-
moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
Hon. Ira Hill of Isle La Motto cele-
brated his ninetieth birthday recently,
by taking an excursion on the Rein
deer to Queen City Park.
S. F. Tower of Hyde Park, Mass, a
member of the senior class at Dart
mouth college, has been engaged to
teach the Chelsea academy during the
next two terms.
Governor BarstOw has appointed the
Hon. ID. E. Nicholson delegate to the
educational convention, to be held at
Louisville next month during the
Southern exposition.
Rev. Alva E. Carpenter, of the do
cese of Rhode Island, has been called
to the rectorship of the st. Stephens
Episcopal church of Middlebury, and
has accepted the call.
Milton Brooks died at Brooksville
New Haven) Friday morning. He
was the last of the three Brooks broth
ers, who about forty years ago began
the manufacture of axes in BrOoksville.
Amos w. Tewksbury, senior member
of the well-knOwn firm of A. Tewks-
bury & Sons, of West Randolph, died
the 10th. Mr.. Tewksbury has been
engaged in the mercantile business
some siXty-three years. He was an
upright business man, Il leading mem
Der of the Congregational church, and
highly esteemed citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
.IIOpcIc>SIy Bound TO the
stake

over the above caption a late mum
Der of Puck, Il noted satirical paper,
has a striking colorcd cartoon repre-
senting Il workman bound to Il stake
which is labelled monopoly" while
underneath him is piled Il heap of
wood, the end of each particular log
representing the face of some noted
monopolist from JAY Gould up. From
each individual mouth is issuing red
hot flames which are blown directly
upon the writing form of the work
man. II is a telling and timely picture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
Press Comments on the Strike


The truth is that the business of tel
egraphing properly belongs to women,
and any sympathy the public has to
spare in the matter is due to the wo
men whom these young fellows keep
out of it, or to the women now in it,
whose wages their competition keeps
down. In England the women in the
government service are rapidly taking
hold of the telegraph offices. For all
but the great offices, where the pressure
of long dispatches is severe, they are
amply qualified for the work. New
York Evening Post.
SOWING TO THE WIND.
The telegraph strike is over. Capt.
tai has won. Monopoly is triumphant.
Labor is routed. Half a dozen rich
men have made their point. A few
thousand much poorer people return to
work at barely make both ends meet
wages. They return crushed, sullen
and with little less faith than before
in this world and possibly the next.
1t is one of those victories which heap
up wrath against the day of wrath
and the successful sowing of wind
from which is to be reaped in time
whirlwind.-[N New York Graphic.
THE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE 1T.
But the strike has been extremely
useful by impressing upon the public
mind the absolute necessity of a gov
eminent telegraph line to afford that
competition which cannot otherwise
be got, and which is now more than
ever before seen to be necessary to
protect the public against the most
serious interruption of business. 1t
will need all the lobbying influence of
Il combination of powerful corporations
and monOpolies to prevent the next
congress from authorizing the estab
lishment of government telegraph
New York Herald.
THE "FOOLIsH" STRIKERS.
The strikers have tried the old and
favorite remedy, the one established
by centuries of precedent on the part
of capital, to accomplish their end and
have failed. They have combined, as
capital always has; they have worked
up their organization and taken their
resolution i'll secret as capital does
daily, and they have tried to corner
the market for their labor, as capitalists
try to corner the market for their ser
vices and products. We fail to see in
short a single device resorted to bv the
strikers. down TO the point of Iine-cut-
tine. which is not resorted TO in most
of The directors' norIors and sunerin-
tendants, Offices Of the country Rnt
they have tailed as the maninnIators
of Tork and wheat corners. of tbe tam
ning trade and of railroads often fail
If they were all in one firm or corpo-
ration the bulIetin boards of the conn
fry wouId frown with the dismal tidinqs
nf ..anotber great failure $ an assionee
would he a6nointed creditors wonId
meet, Investigate the concern" and
report vacuity of assets. and croakers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
DIN Probate Court held at the Probate Office in ST
Johnsbury, the 23d day of August a. ID.
1893.
Daniel 5. Townsend guardian of POppea Parker,
an insane person of Burke. in said district makes
application To said Court for license to sell the
whole of the real estate of his said ward to wit
Being about fifteen and One-half acres of land in
Sutton, in said district conveyed to the said
Poppea Parker by decd, and two acres in Sutton
aforesaid, and one-half of land with the
buildings thereon. in Burke, in said district,
decreed TO the said POppea Parker by the Probate
Court, in accordance with the last Will and
Testament of Joseph Parker, late of Burke
in said district deceased, she being the resid
uary egatee, under said instrument, repre-
seniing that it would be conducive to the
interest of his said ward to sell the whole of the
real estate aforesaid for the purpose Of putting
the proceeds of such sale at interest or investing
the same in stocks other real estate.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court that said
application come under consideration and be heard
the 9Th day OF September A. ID. 1888. at the Pro
bate Office, in St. Johnsbury and it is further order
ed that all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of this application and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the CaledOniAn
printed st. Johnsbury before said time of hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place,
and if they see cause object thereto.
By the Court, Attest,
SO WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
More Business Failures.

Silas Merchant, manufacturer of
ice machine and water pipes ut Cincin-
natl, has assigned, with assets at
Sl5O,OO0, and liabilities not in excess
of 100000.
Joseph F. Paul & Co., extensive
lumber dealers of Boston, have tempo
rarily suspended because of their ina
bility to meet large note which came
due. Paul is largely interested in the
Boston sewing machine company, re-
Gently established
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
? CENTS PER YARD.

These Ginghams were formerly sold at
II cents per yard, but to close them at
once we make the above generous offer.
500 Pieces Print, all of the best quail
ity, mt ) cents per yard.
This is the last lot of these prints we
shall have this season.
20 Pieces All Wool Cashmeres at 3sc
per yard.
20 Pieces French All Wool Foules at
l5 cents per yard.
We have made special prices in these
two lots of dress goods to close them
quick. They are all new goods pur-
chased during the past thirty days.
500 pairs Ladies' Hose, all colors ut SC
per pair.
500 pairs of Ladies' Hose, &" Zoe
per pair.
2j boz. Ladies' Gauze Vests at Ijc
each.
This is the greatest bargain of the
season
The very best Ladies' and Misses
Rubber Circulars for $1.OO.
all sizes, ever offered in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
NEW GLOVES,
NEW GLOVES,
BEST STOCK IN TOWN.

We shall make some very close
prices in our Carpet and Crockery De-
partments, rs the most active seasons
trade we have had in years, and
to further increase our sales during
July and August, we think it best to
make such actual and substantial re-
auctions i'll prices as will induce our
customers to purchase also, having
bought i'll larger qantities and ut
lower prices, we can offer greater bar
gains for the next sixty days than ever
known in this section.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
PURE INDIA TEAS.

Absolutely pure. They contain spurious eI-
hausted leaves. No chemicals colOring matter
used in their preparation. Very valuable for mix
ing with weaker China Teas. They contain a very
high percentage Of Extract. They are cultivated
under the supervision of foreigners, upon the most
approved methods The leaf is manipulated by
machinery giving uniformity Of appearance
throughout entire pluckings. They retain their
valuable qualities for an unusual length OF time.
JOHN e. PHILLIPS g. Co, 1870 Water St, New
York. Agents Of the Calcutta Tea Syndicate. TOT
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DAUCHY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
ROOKS-2 TONS A DAY.

OVER 100000 VOLUMES READY. The
choicest literature Of the world often the best
editions published 1OO-page catalogue free. Low
est prices ever known NOT sold by dealers.
Sent for examination before payment, on evidence
of good faith. JOHN Il. ALDEN, Publisher, Il
Vesey Street n. Y. p. o. Box 1871. ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
Drowning at Burlington.

The body of T. F. GriswOld, we'll
known citizen of Burlington, was found
floating in the water off Rock Point
institute early last Wednesday even
ing. The discovery was made by two
young lads, who took the body ashore,
and it was soon identified. The Young
man had been missing since Tuesday,
but no alarm was felt in regard to
him. The circumstances of the drown
ing are shrouded in mystery, but there
are no evidences or suspicious of foul
play. Mr.. GriswOld was unmarried
and lived with a widowed mother and
sister. With the old insurance firm of
;. Il X. S. Wires he was clerk for
many years, literally growing up with
the business. When that agency was
discontinued, nearly ten years ago, Mr..
GriswOld became Il member of the firm
which succeeded to its business-that
of Griswold * Frissell. About a wear
and half ago he retired from business,
being in very poor health. He was 33
years old.
AT SwANTON.
A drowning accident occurred mt
SwantOn Thursday morning, in which
Joseph Brothers, a French boy about
twelve Years old, was the victim. 1t
seems that deceased, in company with
his mother and several others, were on
their way to the marsh after blueber-
ries; and while crossing the St. J. and
L. c. X. r. bridge, about eight a. M,
the deceased, who was somewhat be
hind the rest, fell through the bridge
into the water. Nobody saw him fall
but IL splash was heard, and search
revealed his lifeless body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
T.C.FLETCHER & CO.,
Closing Out Sale /!

As a special attraction for July and
August, we offer $50 pieces Bates, Ian
caster and other standard Ginghams
ut the low price of