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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10
The Rutland Railroad Meet
ing.
THE CLEMENT PARTY SUCCESSFUL.

The contest for the control of the
Rutland railroad was decided Wednes-
day in favor of the Clement party, by
an unexpectedly large majority. The
vote stood 81, ,2l4 shares for the Clement
ticket to 1908 for the Page ticket,
| thus giving the former II majority of
l7,I5l shares. John L. Coolidge of
Boston, John w. Stewart of Middle
bury. Charles Clement of Rutland,
James O. Sargent of Boston, Bradley
b. Smalley of Burlington, William
Wells of Burlington, George w. Bar
nard of Boston, Percival w. Clement
of Rutland, George II. Ball of Worccs-
ter, Mass, are the directors chosen.
The defeated board was composed of
the following gentlemen: John T..
Coolidge of Boston, Henry NJ. Whitney
of Boston, John b. Page of Rutland,
George II. Ball of Worcester, f. A.
Birchard of Boston. James w. IIickOk
of Burlington, Edward II. Ripley of
Rutland, w. +. Robinson of Boston,
James II. Williams of Bellows Falls.
The count of votes required the eX-
ercise of Il great deal of labor and care.
The tellers and the opposing lawyers
Ntl z tilSIStN ut II NIlllblll ttSSdIlOll
from ten O'Clock Tuesday night until
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
when the result was declared. Lunch
was carried to the opera house and the
work went on through the night. AT
nine o'clock Wednesday morning the
meeting was adjourned till twelve, and
then again adjourned to three p. IN.
The report of the company for the
year ending July was presented dur
ing the meeting, and was in substance
as follows: Cash on hand, Sl740; cX-
Treasurer Haven's deficiency, S42,7IS
rent due and unpaid, S:}3,0O0; notes
payable, 100000; unpaid dividends
and coupons, 81 ,;}77 800; receipts fol
current year, $500, 900. The directors
report no change in the income of the
road during the year. The payment OF
Il judgment of S27 800 and change III
reckoning the rental explain the neces-
sity for having passed the dividend III
| February. Reports have been sent to
the stockholders concerning irregulari-
ties of the late treasurer. both in the
over issue of stock and misappropria-
ton of money. From the investigation
which began about May ! and whicl
has been continued uninaeruptedly un-
til the present time, it appears the
amount of preferred stock in excess o
the legal amount is 1891 shares and o
common stock 495 shares. In conse
quence of the deficiency in Haven''
cash, no dividend can be made at this
time. 1t is hoped that there may b,
realized from the property of the lat'
treasurer a sum sufficient to reimburs'
the company for the cash deficit, an,
from Haven or the parties who hold tn,
over-issued stock indemnity for thu
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ST. JOINSBURY, VT, FRIDAY AUGUST

| sitiOns in the civil service, but it is to
be extended to all similar positions on
ly by direction of the president, and
the president will act only in Difference
to public sentiment. There are also
large and most important branches OF
the service, such as that which includes
laborers, to which the reformed system
is yet to be adapted, but whose inclu-
sion is demanded by the very purposes
of the reform. Another most impOr-
tant step yet TO be taken is the appli-
cation of the reformed system to mu-
nicipal service, but the especial object
to which the National league will de-
vote it's attention now that the Pendle-
ton bill has become law is the repeal of
the United States statutes which limit
the term of most subordinate officers to
four years, and which result in practi-
cally establishing that term for all of
fees, places and employments in the
service, except such as are specifically
excepted. The constitutional intention
is indisputable that the officer appoint
ed shah as long as he discharges
his duty properly aud satisfactorily.
This view at once draws the line be-
tween political and non-political Off
GERS. Public considerations plainly re-
quire that those who are selected to
represent or carry into effect the gen
eral policy which the country has ap-
proved at the polls shall be friendly to
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and employees of the c. NJ. & st. p. II.
X. company, and especially to A. V. IL.
Carpenter, Esq, general passenger and
ticket agent, and to Charles A. Brown,
Esq, its New England representative,
for the constant and universal atten-
tion paid to our safety and convent
enee all along a line whose comfort and
natural attractions afford in themselves
a constant delight.
Resolved, That our thanks are also
due to H. S. Hughes accompanying
the party over the road by direction of
its officers) for his polite and helpful
attention.
Resolved, That we warmly appreci-
ate the kind and valuable aid rendered
during our stay in Chicago by COmrade
j. l.. Bennett, Esq, the efficient assist
ant acknowledgement of the department
of Illinois.
Resolved, That we return our thanks
to the employees of the Pullman Palace
Car company, whose faithful service
has contributed much to the enjoyment
of all.
Resolved, That the secretary of the
meeting forward copy of these resolu-
tiOns to Charles A. Brown, Esq, at
Boston, Mass, and cause them to be
published in some daily paper in Chi
cagO.
(Signed)
E. NJ. Shaw, department commander,
Maine, G. A. r.
j. C. Linehan, department command
er, New Hampshire, G. A. r.
A. B. Valentine, department COM
mander, Vermont, G. A. X.
G. S. Evans, department commander,
Massachusetts, G. A. r.
P.S. Chase, department commander,
Rhode Island, G. A. r.
Mrs. F. E. Barker, president w. r.
corps. Massachusetts.
l. S. Bangs, j. V. c., G. A. r., chair
man.
S. n. Brown, A. A. G., department
New Hampshire, G. A. R., secretary.
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A Lady's Toast TO Men.

At literary meeting n talented
lady "tOasted" the men as follows :
"God bless 'em. We halve their joys,
double their sorrows, treble their ex-
penses, quadruple their cares, excite
their affections, control their proper
ty, and Out-manGuvre them-in every
thing. This would be very dreary
world without men. In fact, | may
say, without prospect of successful
contradiction, without 'em it would
not be much of world anyhow. We
love 'em and the dear beings can't
help it; we control 'em, and the pre-
cious fellows don't know it. As hus-
bands, they are always convenient,
though not always on hand as beaux,
they are by no means matchless. They
are most agreeable visitors. They
are handy ut state fairs, and indis-
pensable ut oyster saloons. They are
splendid as escorts for some other
fellows wife or sister, and as friends
they are better than women. AS ouI
fathers, they are ineXpressibly grand.
a man may he a failure in business, II
wreck i'll constitution, not enough tO
boast of as a beauty, nothing as Il
legislator for wOmen's rights, and
even not very brilliant as Il member
of the press, but if he is our own faith
er, we overlook his shortcomings,
and cover his peccadillOes with the
divine mantle of charity. Then, a,
our husbands, how we love to parade
them as paragons In the sublim,
language of the inspired poet
Wen lie for them, we1l cry for them
And if we could. we'd hy for them
We'd do anything but die for them"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10
Grand Army Delegates.
PASS RESOLUTIONS OFTHANKS FOR COUR
TESIES EXTENDED DURING THEIR
WESTERN TRIP.

The delegates and associates from
the New England Grand Army posts to
the annual encampment in Denver
have passed the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, the delegates and their as
sOciates from the New England depart
ment of the Grand Army, en- route to
the seventeenth annual encampment at
Denver, Col, have been made the re-
cipients of a most kindly liberality and
unfailing courtesy by the officers,
agents and employees of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad com
pany in their transportation to theil
destination and whereas, these cOur-
tesles and the great pleasure derived
theretrom are warmly appreciated
therefore, nearing the end of the west
ern terminus of the road Sunday morn
ing, July "a, 1883, it is by the delegate,
and their associates assembled for the
purpose
Resolved, That our warmest thank
are sincerely given the officers, agent
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Brother Gardner OH Marriage.

81 understand" began the presi-
dent as the meeting opened in due
form, 'dat quite Il number of de mem
bers oh dis club am guine to be
married dOorin' the summer. OATS
all right, an | wish 'em much Joy,
and shall he glad to witness de obse-
quies of each and every one. But,
want to say few words in gineral.
In de fust place, am you guine to mar
ry for love or fur Il sort of biZness
partnership If you answer fur love,
let me warn you to bc sartin dat you
dOan' mistake de sentiment. Many
young man who thought his heart
torn by love has plunged into matri-
mOny to diskiver dat he simply had
an admiration FUR $50 set of false
teeth and high instep. If yOu an
swer fur sort of business partner
ship, let me warn you not to expect
too much. You won't love the woman,
an she won't trust you. 1t will be Il
sort o hOss trade in which both par
ties will be cheated and both contin-
er to be mad about it. You kin git
along arter fashion, an people who
see her on your arm at II circus won't
know how you fight at home.
If you mus marry, let common
sense have "A show in de transackshun.
DOan' go off yer feet bekase you meet
gal who kin sing like a robbin,
smile like a rose, and jump off street
kyar widout bodering de driver to
stop. A wife will have much to do
besides de singin' and cultivatin'
dimples. If you am guine to marry,
AK yourselves how fur 80 week
will go when divided up fur clothes
and provishuns and house rent and
fewel and incidentals. Befo' you fall
in love wild IA gal who looks too sweet
for anythin' in red plush sacque,
kinder figure on how many such duds
your income would afford her.
BefO' you am all broke up ober a
gal who plays de pianner, talks
French, paints landscapes and reads
poetry, jist sit down and figger who
am to cook yer meat an taters, patch
your clOze, darn yer socks an make
SI2 buy SI5 worth Of things. Befo'
yer let a par o fiashin' eyes an II
cunnin' dimple captivate ye, look
arOun' little an see if de owner has
got temper like a wildcat. Marriage
am IA lottery simply bekase people
take each other unsight and unseen.
Let us now prognOsticate to bizness."
l. Detroit Free Press.
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The Skein We Wind.

If you and l. to-day
Should stop and lay
Our life-work down, and let our hands fall wber'
they will
Fall down to lie quite still
And if some other hand should come, and stOop Il
The threads we carried, so that it could wind,
Beginning where we stopped: if it should come t.
keep
Our life-wOrk going: seek
To carry OIL the good design
Distnctively made yours mine,
What would it ind3
Some work must be doing, true or false;
Some threads we wind some urpose so e1alts
Itself that we look up to it, or down,
AS to a crown
To bow before. and we weave threads
OF different lengths and thckness-some mere
shreds-
And wind them round
Till all the skein of life is bound
Sometimes forgetting at the task
To ask
The value of the threads or choose
Strong stuff to use.
No hand but winds thread;
1t cannot stand quite still till it is dead
But what it spins and winds little skein.
God made each hand for work-not toil-stain
Is required but every hand
Spins though but ropes of sand
If Love should come.
STOPPING above when are done,
To find bright threads
That we have held, that II may spin them longer
tud but shreds
That break when touched how cold
Sad, shivering portionless the hands will hold
The broken strands and know
Fresh cause for woe.
-IGeorge Klingle in Christian Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10

HISTORY SET RIGHT.-The story of
the daring English officer who extin-
deck by putting it in bucket of
water has some minor inaccuracies.
In the first place, no fuse could he ex-
tinguished by water; second, no
shell would be likely to stop long
enough to be picked up; finally, the
Egyptians threw solid shot, but no
shell at all. The facts in the case are
that an English shell lodged in the
tassel of the Khedive's cap, and he
prevented its explosion by calmly
splitting into the fuse hole. Tewfik
tells the tale himself, but it is Tew-
fictitious even for the marines.
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rules that govern promises and conclu-
sions, causes and effects if either good
or bad, the result will be in conformity
with the nature of the deed. Your bad
deeds and good deeds are .juries that
sit upon the destiny of your life and
decide the verdict of happiness or de-
spair.
Some day they will come back to
you.- Breakfast Table.
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St. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing Oct. Q, the mails will close at the
Post Office as follows
Passumpsc Il. L. Way Mail, South, SEQ a. m.
No Danville 900 a. m.
ST j. a L. &. K. k. Way Mail East, 2.l5 p. IL.
st - n L. 4. X. X Way Mail, West, 800 y. m.
Montpelier & w. River, L. r. Way Mail 2.3O =. Il.
Passumpsic L. r. Way Mail. North. 400 p. IN.
West Concord and st. Johnsbury East 500 a. m.
Waterford W Watfd and L. Watfd, 400 p. III.
Boston, New York, Conn. K. Val. Mail 500 p. m.
Collections will be made from the mail boxes
in for the mail south in the morning,
and at 4 p. m. Collections will also be made from
the mail box at corner of Railroad Street and
Eastern Avenue, at : a. III. and 7.3O p. M.
CHAS. L. .EARPENIER ID 7. M
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st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdVeHt-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services at
1880 a. m, l:i5 and 6:30 p. Sabbath School
Il III. Prayer Meetings at 1880 y. IN. SUNDAY Tues.
day and Friday evenings.
Bdptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple Rev.
E. l. Sandford, Pastor. Preaching 1880 =. NJ $.
school Il N. Prayer meeting ESQ. PRAYER meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
Free Bdphst-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
sabbath services, 1890 AN, and $50 p. Sabbath
school at IL NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880.
Church IF the Messidh-( (UniversalistD Eastern
avenue corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
AT 1890 \. NJ, $50 P. NJ Sabbath School at IL NJ
wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
Methodist-Central street. Rev. f. W Culver.
Pastor. Residence next to the Church. sab,
bath services at 1890 A. M, and 63O P NJ Sabbath
school at - NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
1870.
Worth CongregaronqI-Main street, corner of
Church. Rev. Henry w Jones, Pastor Sabbath
at 1870.
South Congregationat-Ma street Rev Ed.
ward L. Fairbanks. Pastor. sabbath services at
1890 A. NJ. and $50 p Sabbath School at II NJ
wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
PresbyteridH Church-Eastern \ venue Rev W .
X. Laird, pastor. Sabbath services at 1890 a. m.
300, $50 =. m Sabbath school at II III. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 7:3O.
ST 1HdreWS-( EpiscopalD Main street Rev
+. ). Fisher Rector. Services ON SUNDAYS at
1890 Il. M, and y. IN. Wednesdays at 7:3O D. NJ
Sunday School at ~ m.
Roman CauOtic-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
BoissOnnault. Parish Priest. Mass : and 10 a. IN :;
Nespers and BenedictiOn at y. III. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. m.
ana =. IN. At LyndOnville same day AT 1870 a. m.
\. N. C. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. NJ. C..
A., Main street, Sunday mornings at $50, Satur-
day at 80 p. Noon meeting every day at
rooms on Eastern avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10

1t is one of the severest tests of
friendship to tell your friend of his
faults. If you are angry with man
or hate him it is not hard to go to
him and stab him with words but
so to love a man that you cannot bear
to see the stain of sin upon him, and
to speak painful truth, through low
ing words, that is friendship. But
few have such friends. Our enemies
usually teach us what we are at the
! point Of the sword.
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Gen. Butler and the Lime-KiIn
| Club.
From the Detroit Free Press. !

Every member of the club seemed to
feel that something unusual was about
to occur. The president and Giveadam
Jones were observed consulting n
dream book in the most careful man
ner; Waydown Beebe opened n new
bottle of red ink with much formali
ty; Samuel Shin walked around with
his hands i'll his pockets and his left
eye drawn down Prof. Slugger Cat
Osh wiped his brow with one hand
and patted Shindig Watkins on the
back with the other; and all in all
even Corduroy Taylor and Elder
ToOts couldn't help but realize that
the usual routine of events was to be
interrupted. At length the president
nodded to the janitOr to sound the
triangle, and when the meeting had
been declared opened he arose and
read the following communication =
Boston, Mass, 1883.
Brother Gardner: Harvard college
has refused to give Gov. Ben. Butler
a title. Can't your club do something
for him in this direction Any hon
ors that you may bestOw will be
heartily appreciated by him and his
Many Friends.
''Gem'len," added the old man as he
laid the document aside, "we will
consider de queshun as befo' de house,
an | should like gineral spreshun of
Opinyun." Sir Isaac Walpole had
heard good deal about Ben. Butler.
Three or four years ago he considered
him tough case, but of late there
were strong reasons to hope for refor-
nation, and he was in favor of en-
cOuraging him with a title. Hon.
John Mulcher didn't know much about
the man, but if title would improve
the looks of his wOOd-cuts in the il
Illustrated papers he should vote for n
title. Elders Smith, Wilson, Davis
and Watson were each in favor of
title. Judges Cadaver, Cahoots, Cram
ton and Jones wanted to know if Ben.
Butler had ever founded a cOlOred or
phan asylum or gone bail for col
ored man charged with stealing Il
mule 3?
Almost every member had inquiries
to make OF suggestions to offer, but
when the matter was put to vote it
was decided to grant title. "Den
de queshun aroses what title to gin
him :" said the president. all. ID.
may mean doctor of divinity, or Il
doctor who doan' know a case of
measels from smallpox. Besides, it's
cheap. N. b., or O. X, or p. s., or
n. g., am common titles dat any man
kin haul in wild fish-line from almost
any wharf. If Gub'ner Butler has
turned to dis club i'll an airnest man
ner, rs | believe he has, we must not
disappint him. We mus gin him IL
title an a legend combined. shall
now purceed to crown him wild ID. S.
o. A. l.. w. Y. G. T S. |. o., which
stands fur, 'Doan' Sot On A Limb
When You Go To Saw 1t orr | not
only believe the title will he heartily
accepted an highly appreciated, but
| shall draw on de gub'ner fur SO to
pay fur de bar'l o. lemonade which
now stands in de ante-room to honor
dis Occashun. We will now take a
recess of seben minits to pay our re-
spects to de aforesaid beverage, an as
dar' am only one dipper I'll start fust."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10

The mastOdon's bones are not so
common but that the finding of new
ones constitutes AN event. Diggers IN
EatOn's gravel pit at Syracuse, n. y,
have uncovered what Prof. Brown of
the university in that city calls the
largest mammoth ever exhumed i'll this
country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10

About twenty-five persons at the
boarding house of Mrs. Lyman at Clin-
ton. Mass, have been attacked with a
painful illness caused by eating canned
blueberries. The bOarders were all af
fected about the same time and within
a few hours after partaking of the ber-
ries
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st. LnhnsI,nrn Athennnm.

Library and Reading -Room,-Frec to all. Oper
from A. NJ. to Il Nj. from to p. M, and from
I" : - Saturday evenings.
Art GdiieTy-Open Tuesdays and Fridays
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Telegraph Office

Western Union and VI. InterndtiOnal-in ST
Johnsbury House Open from a. m, to p. III
sundays, To 10 a m, to p. N. Night messages
ri half rates.
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w. j. BRAY,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
Lumber Yard and Office Opposite
Odd Fellows Block,
r. r. Street, ST. Johnsbury.

All kinds of Building Material for sale. Rough
and Dressed Lumber, Clapboards, Shngle, Lath
Doors, sash and Blinds Brackets Mouldings
Hardware, Nails Lime, Cement and everything
necessary for building at the lowest cash prices
3-tf
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CongregatioHdl-Sunday services at 1915 a. III
and $50 p. m. sabbath school at 100. Wednes
day evening meeting at G3O.
AethodiSt-Suppled by Rev. G. f. Burnham
sunday services at I.30 p. III.
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Complete Heating Apparatus
for SIS.

A large size BOynt0n Furnace in complete repair.
with duplicate CRATE. for s75, and fifty dollars'
worth OF pipe and registers thrown in The fur
mace is nearly neSand was taken out ~ make place
for steam heater. Z. NJ STONE.
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81, cSuhnsbmp Galedunian.
G. NJ. STONE & Co,
ADVANCE rERMs OF rHE CALIFORNIAN
PUBLISHERS

Opposite the Athenaum, St. Johnsbury, VT.
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,IP[A[0[T[O[G[R[A[p[H[s[![l

The undersigned is now prepared to make every
style of Photograph in the most perfect man
ner. 1 shall take special pains to
please those who have been un-
successful in obtaining sat
istactOry pictures
elsewhere.
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" " 77 'I'' u ''77I7 " VIIV 'O'I''
tY' No Outs inserted. No Objectionable advertise
fnents receiUed and nothing but legitimate business
ddDertising solicited
The daily gazette., 1883-04-21
ihe Bad and Worthless

specIsnyy' ,. initiated or cOuntcrJeited. This is
Mtyc y.s, '.ue OF family medicine, and Il is.
he hiynpp.t p.1Ol lhat the remedy initiated is OF
tested ana value. AS soon as it had been
Ep Bite proved by the whole World that
hluabIs t,,,. was the purost best and most
hto.s' s,'. ,alllIy medicine on earth. many imi.
ID which bb'3hg m up and began to steal the notices
Country n,1 ,no press and the people Of the
heyery 'y.u ,sa, expressed the merits of H. B. and
bqse ib", "ay trying to induce suffering inysiIds
Money ,S,l ." II stun instead, expecting to make
Many other. V s,ra Speait and good name of H. B.
hr syIe e'S to started nostrums put up in slmi.
nanes IN 10 u, II b., with variously devised
Nre used " which the word Hep" or "Hops''
hey Tc,a yu IN way to induce people to beIieVe
neiead'"S5 The same as Hop Bitters, All such
their stylo 'vlnedies aies or cures, no matter whnt
With uc wo,a vi namo is, and especially those
@a apy an word M Hop" or "Hopsu in their nam,
aane, uy aro ,' was connected with them or % tbe,'
aAema' limitations or counterfeIts. BeTsr, war;
@tgenulnaoo ao9eh none of them. Use inothinS
sa rr"au Hop Bltters, with a buoob or oIus
aalhin sSn slsa Hops on the white label Trus
AGAINST S.s Sse Druggists and doalers S are vsrnst
ns in limitations or oounssrTSIts,