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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-10-20
An IDLE LDYL.

a Summer afternoon She stood By the garden
cute: He leaned against the lCceping-icillolO a
short distance away.
just then upon golden flower
A butterfly alighted
3 And waved It's wings about as though
Exceedingly delighted.
And so it should have been. The day
Was very warm and sunny,
And all the insects whirred and whizzed,
They found such lots of honey.
She slyly caught it in her hand,
And while it gently h )lding
he languidly approached and gave
Her an aesthetic scolding.
How can you soY Fiel let it go,
The gem of flying thinglets,
A lesson bearing everywhere
OF Beauty on its winglets."
"Oh, certainly, I'll set it Free
IL 1t will give you pleasure
To see it fly she said, and soon
OH flew the airy treasure.
a fctD moments after. He sat beneath the ho,.,,,-
si.chic pine. She regarded him from the steps
Of the porch.
"Beholdl how amber grows the grass"
He murmured. "Soon the reaper
viii come" when on his ear there fell
A many-legged creeper.
Upon his feet he quickly sprang,
And to the ground ne dashed It.
"a horrid caterpillar OH"
He shudd'ring cried, and smashed it,
"Ah mel ali wOei How could you so?'
She sighed. THE wretched onelet"
ltwas of some bright butterfly
A daughterlet or sonlet"
-4hdIU1rct EUtfnge, in HdIpeI"s MagdzinS.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-10-20
PITH AND POINT.

"A crocodile shuts It's Jaws with a
force of i,540 pounds, II you don't be-
lieve il, get In and weigh II when Il
comes dawn. BurliNgtoa HaOkege.
Anew style Of stocking \ called
Voltaire Sockrates would kavS been
better name We never did admire a
stocking with tare at the end Of it,
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
IAN exchange correspondent asks:
us there anything that can be burned
TO keep away mosquitoesPh Oh, yes.
Burn the mosquitoes. That will keep
them away. -Norristown Herald.
The Concord School Of Philosophy
has not yet determined how woman
should act when her hands are in the
dough-pan and an aggressive fly lights
on her nose Philadelphia Bulletin.
Yes, there Is music Ia bagplpe.
there Is no doubt about that. But the
music gets such terrible squeezing in
coming through the narrow tubes, its
agonized screams are the only sounds
which reach the ear.
Tim glad Billy had the sense TO
marry q settled old maid, said Grand
ma Winkum at the wedding. Goals is
hity-tity, and widders is kinder over
ruin and upsettin. Old maids Is
kinder thankful and willin' TO please"
---Oarstidndt Work.
Two women were recently seen
pricing bingham In a shop. One re-
marked TO the other on the label 10 the
goods; "See the American eagle and
the motto IL pluribus unum;' that 3 the
French for In time of peace prepare for
war. ~ Boston Advertiser.
This is the way mean editor tries
to crush a man who thinks he possesses
the ''divine afllatus:n IAN esteemed
citizen, who is sending about fifteen
pages Of original poetry every day, is
respectfully informed that II he doesn't
let up, one Of his pieces, with his full
name attached. will be published This
warning IL given In the interest 81 his
family and friends. M CONNER
cial advertiser,
-ssWhat do they have that fiaM up
there forp" asked the visitor AZ ths State
House, looking At the ancient cod which
hangs from the ceiling a 1he AouAa
| chamber. "It's nn old gupela4 QI "
replied the Boston man. taal Tie t
| has sort Of ENpfe4fAY1 kll&2 NikN# NN
the legislators Y Ana Yel
the visitor. III am not nliAta So. al
Of your laws afe codsdetied Tbs aas
ton man fell into aeWooh, and when l
came to, he promised never to try q
gull q countryman again. Bos On I<'afl.
script.
"A Natural Concln Ions
BY Jovel this rnasn n On rgeia1 sIate
| There's untN|NE II tNN iI1r + IH I4 - ~
| When cama IN less |ttl f4aa p{i ls11
And then the HlHf teQ ali K'aNt "a MN
Where are my e'gne ARA nlftf AN
there
IT'S, hung ttpfr sNe Dee Hultn tnFo1e
To that dark onlEzs which zoe Il where
Tho shirt 8hQlia Ne IRA HgAhnEr 0vcN4oNfs
had another eleeS1nE. slfa sure
Ahai Ny Wa1nt pr '13E, with pfc|.eh lftc
The stocking ue8El 5lIoW, where EtHtift
1t IL my tslla. NJ @ 8 WAteh f8 nANeo
shoe upon f1t kf fnN. Ih1f' good
My haiti ~ iAe O 81 Be l41f
And IN Il kf6 iAK - III asfI.H IL
And dffppNd' lHA1E4d ~ IA tNH NN Adore
It's quite enonH 70 make IN RH1#HI NIar,
Especially The znQ 1|uE 81 he Gas
Show me the wretch uI2N Mhlt Nts a5ieol
Eatered my ropm NNe Hsixed "a lpR@ ~ l3f
) fhat. 'I'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-10-20
-Bricks impregnated at a hiph ten

Bricks impregnated at high.tem-
perature with asphalt are being sue
cessfully used in Berlin for street pave
ment. By driving out the air and
water with heat, bricks will take up
from fifteen to twenty per cent. of btu.
men, and the porous, brittle material
becomes durable and elastic under pres
sure. The bricks are then put end
ways on a beton bed and set with hot
tar. 1t is said that the rough usage
which the pavement made of these
bricks will stand is astonishing.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-10-20

The Piute Indians on the Pyramid
Lake Reservation in Nevada have dug
FIVE miles of ditch for irrigating pur-
poses this year. and will raise 1000
bushels of wheat this summer. A
number of the children are attending
the boarding school which was begun
last fall by direction of the Govern
nent- Chicago Inter Ocean
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Every Rose has its Thorn.

Our democratic friends don't find
smooth sailing in some of those states
where they have lately come into pow
er. Notably this is the case in New
bigger contract to fulfill in the govern
ment of the Empire state than in the
direction of affairs in the city of Buffa
10. Many good mayors are spoiled to
make poor governors. The Sun and
the World are prodding him with sharp
sticks, and altogether his path does not
seem to he strewed with flowers. Add
ed to this the injudicious attempts of
his friends to create ''bOomn for him
as presidential candidate, and well
may it be said that Uneasy lies the
head that directs the affairs of state"
In Massachusetts Governor Butler is
fixing his gaze so lovingly upon the
White House in the distance that many
democrats are already beginning to
feel that they have taken to their bo
SONS that which will sting them by
and by. That old reliable democratic
paper, the venerable Post, indicates
this feeling by indirect and unsatisfac-
tory references to the governors ambi-
ton. Governor Butler could never be
elected president, if he should receive
the distinction of the democratic nOmi-
nation but he would be able to make
trouble for his new political allies, and
make it uncomfortably warm for who
ever might be the nominee.
In Connecticut Governor Waller was
confronted at the outset by the bug
bear of contested election. 1t was
also alleged by one of his supporters
that he had been promised an appoint
ment by the incoming governor, but
that the appointment had been given
to another. There was such hungry
crowd of otfice-seekers that it would
not have been strange if Waller had
promised more appointments than he
had offices to fill. A party out of Of
flee for "A number of years become like
pack of famished wolves, each intent
on its prey, trampling upon and re-
gardless of the rights of others.
In the midst of their rejoicing the
democrats find that every rose has its
thorn. But if they succeed in extract
ing the honey without coming i'll con-
tact with the sharp points of the thOrns,
they will have better luck than now
warranted 10y their history i'll the past.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19

removal from living issues as COM
pletely as abolition, for instance, has
been all turn on commission made
up of men familiar with the public
service, alive to its needs. of such
strength, ability and integrity as to
command public respect. Such men
can make the reform live; lesser men
will discredit by their failure, not the
reform, but the administration which
selected them Philadelphia Press.
FIRES IN HOTELS.
Considered as a fire risk, in the Opin-
ion of underwriters, the average hotel
is from eight to ten times more likely
to burn than the average brick or stone
dwelling house 1t has been
more than once pointed out that the
all but universal use of elevators in
our large hotels is a serious draw back
in case of fire. Many persons who live
for weeks and months i'll a hotel do not
know where the stair-cases are located !;
and, if they know of the location of
one, they are wholly unaware of other
means of exit. To most per-
sons, the possibility of such catas-
trOphe never suggests itself, and hence.
if it comes, they are wholly at the
mercy of circumstances, and, in the
excitement of the moment, are quite as
likely to act wrongly as rightly.
But suppose IA fire were to suddenly
break out on the lower floors of one
of several of the large hotels in this
city, and, shooting upward through the
numerous openings and well holes,
were to fill the upper corridors with
flames and smoke, before the guests,
asleep in their beds, were informed of
their danger. Starting up, they open
the doors of their rooms, only to find
the hallway chOked with IA dense cloud
of smoke, rendering sight impossible,
while the angry crackle of the fire
gives warning of its rapid approach.
At such moment there are very few
who could be expected to cautiously
weigh the various chances of escape.
One well acquainted with all the stair
cases, or with the location of an eXte-
riOr fire escape, would no doubt care
fully feel his way toward the avenue of
exit which seemed least exposed to the
flames but those less informed, or
more excited, would probably shut the
doors of their rooms, open the windows
and shout for help. The best equipped
department could not in an hour rescue
by means of ladders one hundred and
fifty or more people from as many
different rooms, though it is to be
hoped that no firemen in this part of
the country would manage the blankets
or jumping cloths they held out to re-
ceive those who dropped from the win
dows in the criminally careless man
ner of the firemen of Milwaukee,
Boston Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Death of Lot Nj. Morrill,.

Senator Morrill, of Maine died at
Washington on Wednesday of last
week. Mr.. Morrill, has had con-
spicuous and creditable political ca
reer. Born at Belgrade, Me-, in 1915
and beginning the practice of law in
1889, he entered the Maine legislature
in 1854. He was governor of his state
in 1858, 80 and go, and in 1861 was
chosen to fill out the term in the Uni
ted States senate of Hannibal Hamlin,
who had been raised to the vice-presi-
dency. He served the full term, end
ing in 1869, and then succeeded Will
liam Pitt FeSsenden, but resigned in
1877 to become secretary of the treasu-
ry. On retiring from that post he was
appointed to the collectorship of the
port of Portland. He has been too i'll
to attend to his duties there for some
weeks. His brother. Arson p, who
was also governor of Maine one year,
is still living.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Another Hotel Fire.
FOUR LIVES LOST.

A fire broke out on Sunday morning
in the Planters hotel, st. Louis. 1t
originated in the kitchen and extended
to the pantry, stOreroOm and the ser
wants quarters. These were all in Il
building detached from the hotel,
which was uninjured. One servant
have broken limbs. Great excitement
prevailed among the guests of the
hotel when the alarm was given and
nearly all the guests escaped in their
night clothes. The weather was in
tenseIy cold and the tiremen were
greatly hindered. The loss will not
exceed 100000.
The upper floors of the building
where tie fire occurred were occupied
by seventy servants. The fire started
close to a narrow stairway and was
carried to the roof by the draft, cut
ting off escape by that means and
forming a barricade which prevented
the men sleeping in the south half from
reaching another stairway at the north
end. Hence these unfOrtunates were
almost smOthered by the smoke, were
compelled to climb ont on a frame
structure abutting over an alley and
thence to jump or lower themselves by
pulleys rugged for hosting supplies.
One man was seen to start down the
stairway before the fire reached the
third floor, and an hour later his
crisped corpse was found near the foot
of the stairs. Another employee was
found dead on a smoking mattress i'll
his bed. The female help all escaped
by the north end stairway, save one
who broke her ankle i'll jumping to the
roof of the shed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Death of Clark Mills, the
SCULPTOR.

Clark Mills, the sculptor, who died
in Washington, Friday, was sixty
seven years old, and native of Onon-
daga county, n. Y. His first impor-
tant work was bust of Calhoun. In
lS4S he was invited to furnish a design
for an equestrian statue of jackson,
for Lafayette square, Washington.
His design being accepted, he finished
a fullsized model in plaster, introduc-
ing a novel pose, for the centre of
gravity was so arranged that the statue
rested wholly on the hind feet of the
horse. A successful cast was obtained
in 1852, and the statue set up in 1853.
1t was completed at loss to the artist
of $1,000, but congress made him a
grant of $50, 200. At the same session
the sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for colossal statue of Washington,
which was inaugurated on Feb. D.,
1860 Mr.. Mills also east the colossal
statue of Liberty which surmounts the
dome of the capitol, from Crawford's
designs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
What Caused Geo. =. MarSh's
Death.

A Florence Otaly) correspondent of
the New York Nation charges that the
United States government is response
BILE for fastening the death of Minister
George p. Marsh, having removed his
secretary of legation, Mr.. Wurtz, upon
whom he had so largely depended in
the recent years which found his pow
ers of endurance failing. Under pre-
text of economy, says this correspond
ent, congressional committee, taking
advantage of Senator Edmunds' forced
absence, and in spirit of hostility to
Mr.. Marsh, cOncOcted the scheme which
appointed in place of Mr.. Wurtz, a
person who was commissioned to act
both as cOnsul-g general and secretary.
Mr.. Marsh felt keenly the indignity of
this procedure, which he interpreted
as a malicious blow at himself and the
shock, together with the increased
work which fell upon him, was too great
for endurance. The Italian govern
ment, moreover, refused to recognize
two officers in one person, and the sue
cessOr of so competent and faithful an
officer as Mr.. Wurtz finds himself sim
ply the secretary, while the consulate
is occupied by local banker of some
what unsavOry antecedents. 1t is to
be regretted that so serious a charge
can be made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19

home ut the age of twelve years be
cause his father wanted to appre ntice
him to trade. He had changed his
name from Bemis to Fisher, and had
lived during the nine years of his alb
sence within fifty miles of home, and
yet had never been heard from.
OF the members of the Massachusetts
Legislature, just assembled, the follow
ing are natives of Vermont: Senator
Foster E. Swift, born in Chester, and
now living in North Adams Repre-
sentative Nelson H. Bixby of Adams,
born in Halifax ; Representative Geo.
l.. HuntOOn of Lowell, born in Albany;
Representative Halsey j. Boardman of
Boston, born in Norwich Representa-
tive Horace w. Bush of West Brook
field, born i'll Montgomery. Edgar Jay
Sherman of Lawrence, the attorney
general, was born in Weathersfield.
Bennington Banner: ''Many of our
citizens are expressing wish to see
the battle monument before they die.
And this reminds us that there is a
cOunter-current setting in-from the
outside too. From several sources of
late, inquiries have come to our ears
concerning why the monument is not
begun. Five years have passed since
the thing was started, men who have
subscribed are dead and dying, and the
impression is gaining strength that
something is wrong in the association
or responsible for the delay. These
things are talked. What have the
members of the association to say?
A funny incident occurred on our
streets the other afternoon. l.. ID.
Taft drove down the street and turned
to drive through the arch, when his
horse suddenly bolted down. the steps
of an underground 'dive." Many men
seem to know no better than to 90 into
grOg-shOps, but the horse has been
supposed to be an animal of more in
telligence. A similar affair happened
at another saloon some years since. A
man hitched his horse, went in and
was transacting his business, when the
horse, with one leap, cleared himself
from the buggy, went through the open
door into the back room, walked
around screen and put his nose on his
masters shOulder.-[ Montpelier Watch
man
Amasa Bowen of Barnard the other
night quietly peeped into a room in
his house occupied by peddler named
Andy Clark, to which his wife had
gone on an errand, and then got a rifle
and pistol. Upon applying at the
door second time he was struck a
heavy blow between the eyes, and
both Clark and Mrs. Bowen seized him
and tried to take the rifle away. Bow
en- got his arms free, however, and
laid about him with dubbed gun until
he was master of the situation and the
gun itself was broken. Then he went
to Il neighbours and remarked that there
were two cOrpses at his house and he
"wanted help to lay them out" Both
the injured persons recovered their
senses, however, and are likely to get
well. Mrs. Bowen had an ear cut near
ly off and a leg broken, and was other
wise hurt, while Clark had two great
gashes in his head and face. No ar
rest was made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Terrible Fire in a Circus The
atFe.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERSON.
persisted.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERSONS
persisted.
During a performance in a circus
theatre at Berditscheff, in Russian
Poland, on Saturday, fire broke out
in the building. Over $50 persons
persisted. The fire broke out towards
the end of the performance and was
caused by careless handling of fire
works on the stage. The curtain be-
came ignited and the flames quickly
spread to the walls and roof. The
members of the orchestra were the first
victims, and the audience, numbering
800 persons, rushed to the front door,
but it opened inward and as the crowd
pressed forward it was rendered use
less. A rush was then made to the
two side doors, both of which were
nailed up, thus compelling the people
to take to the windows, from which
many sprang into the street with their
clothes a sheet of flames. The fire
brigade arrived within half-hOur but
it was impossible to extinguish the
flames as the water was frozen. The
fire lasted two hours. Eye witnesses
state that when the doors finally opened
mass of burning persons was visible
within. Two clowns, believed to
be Englishmen, persisted. A man
whose wife and three children persisted
stabbed IA member of the merchants
guild in the street and tried to cut his
own throat. 1t is supposed that the
murdered man had abandoned the as
sailant's wife and children to effect his
own escape.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Public Opinion.

THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
President Arthur, if he appoints the
right men on the civil service commits
sion, will be chiefly remembered in
American history, not as man who
succeeded a slain president, but as a
president who planted living reform
on the grave of dead and buried
abnse. The success of the new reform,
It's acceptance as fact accomplished in
the next presidential campaign, its
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
Editorial Notes.

Nv Hii'i 10 a IN Jun = man
The man who would live long keeps
the lamp of life well filled.
It's cold day for any one in this
climate, whatever he does.
Joseph Cook tersely says that death
ends probation.
Beechcr's star is beginning to dim.
The zenith of his glory was attained
years ago.
Life is IA ceaseless round of toll.
When Il man gets to the top of the
ladder, he then goes down on the other
side.
Oscar Wilde thought the Atlantic
ocean was not much of pond. Should
think he would feel uneasy that such a
small sheet of water is all that is be
tween him and DreXel.
Mrs. Langtry's beauty is in the color
of her cheek. In this she is distin-
guished from the advertising agent,
who is known by the adamantine char
acter of his cheek.
Lillian Russell is the American
"Jersey Lily" A good actress, twill
be a card for her, with no Gebhardt
acting the poodle.
IT'S a fortunate editor who can wear
Il libel suit.
ex-governor Sprague proposes to re-
enter political life by and by. May the
public he spared this last act of his
folly.
Before we condemn fellow mortal,
let us put ourselves i'll his place.
With the thermometer below zero
Vermonters will be interested in know
ing that a Connecticut girl picked two
full-blown pansies in IA garden the
other day. A difference in distance of
less than 300 miles.
Some one has said that the eyes are
the windows of the soul. And it is
useless to drop the curtain of deceit
over them.
Now let the men make their humblest
apologies to the women. The census
reveals the fact that the former spend
more money Oh dress than the latter.
Husbands, now look out for applica-
tions for new dresses.
Why don't some enterprising insur-
ance man insure people against fires in
hotels, or would the losses ruin the
company SUCH policies would be
more popular just now than travellers
accident policies.
Mrs. Langtry passed much of her
time on roller-skates in Chicago.
Twill yield her more fun than passing
it on the stage.
Anna Dickinson commenced her the
atrical career in the play of "A Crown
of Thorns." Poor Anna has proved it
to be too real.
Rev. DR.. George b. Spaulding of Do
yer, n. H., ends the contest between
the Dover and Manchester churches for
his services by deciding to accept the
call to Manchester, where he will COM
mence his duties in two weeks.
The Boston Post properly calls it the
benjamin F. Jackson banquet
1t is reported that Butler is to APP
point Major McCatferty of Worcester
strong Butler advocate and a Butler
delegate to the Cincinnati convention
to be judge of Boston court. That
is going out of ones way with ven
geance to reward ones friends.
1t is reported that Governor Waller
is TO offer the post of insurance COM
missioner to the editor of the New
Haven Register, TO whose earnest ad-
vocacy in the columns of the paper and
personal work Waller owes his nOmi-
nation. Rewarding ones friends is a
correct principle, but this course in a
state executive is open to inst censure
The ratio of divorces to marriages in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
II. Johnsbury. VT. Friday. Jan. 10. 1888.

The Vermont editor who spread him
self at the banquet at Boston is catch
ing it right and left for his "'hifalutin"
speech, in which he pronounced for the
latter-day hero of New Orleans in
terms strangely ut variance with the
sentiments expressed in the columns
of his paper The spirit of the occa-
sion must have been strong to confuse
the speaker into crediting Vermont
with five electoral votes when it only
has four.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
CLOSING OUT
SALE
T. G. Fletcher Zoos

Previous to our regular in
ventory we wish to reduce our
stock as low as possible. In
order to do so we offer our
entire stock at reduced prices.
Our stock is one of the largest
and most attractive in the
county.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19

Office for ten years, and said that as
there was no republican member in
that district, he recommended Rich,
who. be thinks. will be confirmed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
lDRESS GOODS

A large stock of Black and
Colored Dress Goods, with
Pushes, Velvet and Trim
mings to match, at great re-
duction in prices.