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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Before the Lucifer Match.

Young men and even middle-aged
people, accustomed to the convenience
of the modern luciter- match, can hard
ly imagine the time when the tinder-
box, with its clumsy flint and steel
and broad birthstone matches, was the
only means of procuring IA light. Some
people were more skilful than others
in striking a light and blowing the
spark and match to flame but often
on wintry morning it was weary
work with the servant who had to
kindIe the first fire if the tinder hap
pened to be damp, or worn out, or the
flint and steel sin temper" Indeed,
in many houses rushlight was in some
bedroom or other always burnt, so that
in case of sudden illness, or any disas-
ter, there might be light ready. The
rushlight, having, as its name implies,
il rush wick, was about fifteen inches
long, and was burnt in huge perforat-
ed shade; it was the ''farthing rush
light" which very poor people were
said to use for other purposes than a
night-light. The picture of a half
starved seamstress in her garret would,
in those days, have been incomplete
without the thin rush candle but its
flame was so feeble that | can hardly
fancy any eyes could have served t.
thread a needle by it London So
cietV
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Any More Coming.

He was a well-dressed, pleasant
faced man, and he carried a small black
box in his hands. He entered an in
surance Office with familiar air, walked
up to the sole occupant, who was
writing letter, and began:
Excuse me, sir; but | represent
four different kinds of pads, viz,
Lung"
81 am busy, interrupted the letter
"Viz., Lung, liver, stomach and Kid
ney, and in few days We"
"Didn't | say that | was busy ?"
demanded the citizen, as he put down
his pen.
"You did, sir; and in Il few days we
shall bring out the heart pad, the
throat pad and the ear pad. Excuse
me if sit down. Please let me feel of
your pulse
81 want none of your pads, sir |
am busy, sir, and | want my office to
myself!'
Nevertheless, you do want pad,
and can prove it. A healthy pulse
should not beat over eighty-fve per
minute. I'll bet yours goes to hun
dred. Any one can see that you are
ailing. can sell you a beautiful
stomach pad at reduced rates. How
much do you"
Didn't l say l didn't want any of
your pads, sir"
Correct, you did. Do your lungs
trouble you 2"
"No, sir ~
"Heart all right ?"
ayes, sir ~
clearing good ?"
ayes, sir !"
"Ever have the back ache 2"
"NO, sir !"
"Spleen all right ~
eyes, sir"
"ThrOat bother you ~
"No, sir! tell you | don't want
any of your pads want to he let
right alone! I've got a headache this
morn"
Eureka! Keep still-not a word |!
YOu furnish the capital and I'll put in
my time and we'll bring out head
ache pad Capital idea-rich thought
Go ahead and write your letter, and
I'll be"
The citizen ran to his cane in the
corner, but the pads had walked out
to hunt for ailing humanity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Mental Rest for Children.

Few appreciate the strain that even
two or three hours attendance daily,
and the effort to master two or three
simple lessons, exert on the sensitive
organization of young children. Their
brain and nerves are eXquisitely deli
cate, and it is period of such rapid
growth that the power of nutrition is
taxed in supplying material for the
formation of perfect tissue. The thou
sand objects that daily attract the keen
observation of the child, the new
words and phrases, the nursery rhymes
and tales and games, afford stimulus
enough to quicken the development of
the mental faculties. Abundant out
door exercise, leisurely meal times, and
long hours of unbrOken sleep, are alb
sOlutely necessary to promote appetite,
digestion, and nutrition. The one
thing certain is that any study or any
attendance Mt school before the child
can bear it without effort or fatigue, is
not only useless but hurtful, and will
surely retard the education and lessen
the future vigor and capacity of mind.
- Our Continent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Another View Of the Bell
Question.

The trustees of IA church in New
England recently bought Il new tower
clock. 1t struck the hours and quar-
terS with Il fine musical tone, and it
was the pride of the village. But few
gray headed farmers, who had dOzcd
for many years in the shadow of the old
Westinghouse, resented the clock as
an invasion of their right of quiet.
There was no need of rOusing people.
The noise was public nuisance. The
clock must go.
1t is the habit of Il great many peO
pie to declare that whatever disturbs
them, whatever interferes with their
set habits, whatever irritates their
nerves, or stands in the way of their
convenience, is IA public nuisance, and
ought to he abated by law. Factories,
and-organs, German bands, pianos,
street cries, clocks, railroads, milk
wagons, professions, parrots, tall
buildings, dogs, cats, newsboys, chill
dren's trumpets, and church bells, with
il score of other things necessary or
useful or agreeable to some large part
of the population, are denounced as
nuisances by individuals who are an
noyed by them, and who assume that
what is unpleasant to them is, or ought
to he. considered an injury to the com
munity ut large. If half the complaints
of "public nuiSances' were attended to,
| the life of great city would he brought
to stop. But when men gather to-
| gether in towns they cannot regulate
life just as they please; they must
often sacrifice their own pleasure and
convenience to the pleasure and con
venience of their neighbOrs, simply
because they cannot indulge their own
tastes without al unjust restriction of
another mans liberty. The imaginary
right of quiet, for example, can never
he maintained: although the law i'm
poses certain obviously reasonable
limitations upon the right to make a
noise.
A little agitation has lately arisen in
New York which reminds us of the
protest of the New England farmers.
1t is an agitation against church bells
For many centuries the church bell
has been so closely connected with the
public ceremonies of religion that il
has become almost like part of divine
worship. 1t is endeared to the Christ
ian by hundred sacred associations
and to say nothing of its practical util
T ity it has sentimental value too great
to be overlooked. To our mind there
is something unspeakably impressiv,
in the hundreds of voices which pea
from the stceples, not merely as 4;
summons to the temple, but as me
mento of holy things. If they wer,
hushed, the dead and silent Sunday
. would seem to fall upon the city lik,
curse. And we have no doubt tina
to vast majority of the population
the bells are precious, if not for thei
religious meaning, then at least fO
their poetical suggestions. The sount
has become so far part of our ordinary
life that we never think about it; bu
there are few men in whom they do no
: stir from time to time half-conscioui
) memories of youth, and happiness, ano
} peace, and friends. What poor crea
ture he must he who would put an in
, junction upon the bell which pealet
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

Rev. George NJ. Searle of New York
recently called the attention of the
Harvard observatory to the fact that
the Brooks comet is identical with the
long comet of 1912, saying
that the date of its perihelion passage
is January p, 1884. A computation of
the same nature made at the Harvard
observatory confirms Mr.. Searle's hy-
pothesis. The date of its perihelion
passage is found to be half a day late.
The orbit of the comet of 1912 satisfies
all the observations of the comet dis
covered by Mr.. Brooks, including one
made at Cambridge in September 10.
The orbit of the comet of 1912 has been
thoroughly discussed by Messrs. Schul-
hos and Bassert, and it was computed
that its return would be about Septem-
Der 3, 1884. When it is considered
that this orbit is based upon observa-
tions made seventy years ago, which
were neither numerous nor widely dis
tributed at the time, its accuracy is
remarkable. The period of the comet
Is seventy-One years, four months and
ten days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
SquiDS.

1t is very unlucky to have thirteen
ut table particularly when there is
only enough to satisfy the appetite of
ten Philadelphia Bulletin.
The weather has been phenomenally
cool and it is strongly suspected that
some one slipped a piece of ice down
the suns back Detroit Free Press.
1t is said that Lady Campbell wore
II divided skirt at the Prince of Wales's
ball. A long train, probably, that
somebody had stepped oD.- Burling
ton Free Press.
A savant has discovered that man
descended from the bear. We have
heard before that man ascended from
the bear, and have been shown the tree
where it occurred Marathon Inde-
pendent.
The progenitor of the dude has at
last been discovered, 1t is a white
monkey, native of Siam, which al
ways covers one eye with his paw,
when looking closely at an object
burlington Free Press.
"My case is just here" said citizen
to a lawyer. "The plaintiff will swear
that | hit him. will swear that | did
not. Now, what can you lawyers make
out of that if we go to trial 7" "A
hundred dollars, easy" was the reply.
i Bench and Bar.
Another good man has gone wrong.
Editor GanO of the Watkins Express
has found out that he has "A fast horse
which he valued at $4,000, and has
sent it away to be trained for the race
course. Previous to this discovery Mr..
Gano was respectable citizen. post
master of the village and superintend-
cnt of a Sunday school.
A black woman was carried before a
magistrate for numerically beating her
son, a saddle-colored imp, and the
Judge was delivering "a reprimand,
when the woman broke out with {:
''Jedge, has you eber been IL parent to
wiifless yeller boy like dat ar cub Oh
mine ?" "Never :" calculated the
Judge, with great vehemence, getting
red in the face. "Den don't talk ~
1t may soon be impossible for boy
to acquire a thorough college education
in this country. A recent number of "a
college paper says "There were no
calves, no sheep put in the chapel dur
ing the past year no student broke
into the spring house no hay stacks
were burned down not drunken
yell, not a pistol shot was heard, and
there was no callythump during the
year"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

to our house the next morning to tell
me his broken fuchsia would sprout
again from the root and after awhile
be as good as ever. And | thought
and still think it was most generous In
him to consent when | begged him TO
let me have the broken plant and give
back the perfect one"
~ think so too" said Phil.
"Now, little boy, long after grand
father has gone to where anger and
envy never enter, want you to re-
member how he cOunselled you never
to take offence without good cause, do
not give way to anger, but try to over
come, by the help of the dear Lord who
says: DO good to them which despite
fully use YOU 1t is noble and manly
to cultivate Christ's spirit of forgive =
ness
'There's Harry, now :" cried Phil, as
a bright little boy-face peeped through
the fence pickets. "Wait Il minute,
grandfather, just want to see what
he's doing with that piece of my
Wheel
Harry came up to the piazza.
"See what our Ponto did, Phil" he
said, with il face of concern, holding
up the fragment.
"Did Ponto do it y
eyes, found him playing with this,
and Mike saw him in the water near
your dam. Mike says he's Il water dog.
Papa says he's great overgrOwn pup
that must he shut up if he does any
more mischief"
Lets go down and build another
dam, Harry on"
Both went off on run. But Phil
suddenly dashed back to whisper to
his grandfather:
"rm awful glad didn't spoil his
grape swing. And Pm going to re
member all about the anger-and
things Sydney Dayre i'll New York
Observer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
r his wedding and tolled for his dead

for his wedding and tolled for his dead
child
There are some people, we know,
to whom bell means nothing but
noise and there are some to whom
bell op a church is essentially more
disagreeable than bell on factory.
We believe that the conspicuous per-
son in the recent agitation is the same
gentleman who declared once in pub
lie conference that churches ought to
be taxed for the support of the police
because they were the cause of riots.
But the overwhelming sentiment of
the community seems to be in favor of
the bells, and so far no plausible reason
has been adduced for stopping them.
The New England clock is still strik
ing and the bells of New York, we
think, will go on ringing for many
wears
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Be Careful What You Say


In speaking of a persons faults,
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember, those with homes Of glass
Should seldom throw a stone.
If we have nothing else to do
But talk OF those who sin,
'Tis better that We commence at home,
And from that point begin.
We have no right to Judge a man,
Until he's fairly tried;
Should We not like his company,
We know the world is wide.
Some may have faults-and who has not =
The old as well as young;
Perhaps we may, for aught we know,
Have fifty TO their one.
I'll tell you of a better plan,
And find it works full well;
To try my own defects to cure
Before of others tell;
And though sometimes hope to he
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bid me let
The faults of others go.
Then let Us all when we commence
To slander friend or foe,
Think of the harm one word may do
To those we do not know.
Remember, curses, sometimes, like
Our chickens, ''roOst at home"
Don't speak OF others faults until
We have none of our own.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
st. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing Oct. 9, the mails will close at the
Post Office As follows:
rassumpsc Il. K. Way Mail South, $50 a m.
No Danvillc 900 a IN.
81. j. Il l.. &. X. X Way Mail, East 2.l5 p. m.
1t. j. y l.. G.. K. K. Way Mail, West, 300 p. IN.
Montpelier a W. River, K. K. Way Mail 2.3O y. N.
PassumpSc Il. K. Way Mail. North 400 p. IN
West Concord and st. Jolnsbury East. $50 a III.
Waterford W. Watfd and L. Wat'fd, 400 p.
Boston, New York. Conn. X. Val. Mail, 200 p. N.
Collections will be made from the mail boxes
season for the mail south in the morning,
and at p. m. Collections will also be made from
the mail box at corner of Railroad Street and
Eastern Avenue, at a. IN. and 7.3O p.
CHAS. 2. CARPENIEk. I'd 7. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Frightful Experience Of "a Penn
SyIVania Family.

William Patterson of Buffalo, who is
building basket factory at Howard's
hill. left Bradford, Penn, recently to
drive to the place, accompanied by his
wife and two children. The locality
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Complete Heating Apparatus
for SIS.

A large size Boynton Furnace in complete repair
with duplicate CRATE for s75, and fifty dOllArs
worth of pipe and re gistrT- thrown in" The fur
mace j. nearly new and taken out % make place
for steam heater. Z. NJ. STONE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
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, Single 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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Ielegraph OtiiCI

Western Union and ". InterHGtiOHdl-in 81
Johnsbury House. Open from a. m, to p III
sundays, to 10 a. m, , to p. M Night message
at half rates.
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st. Johnsburx Athenmum.

Library and Reading RooDi,-Frec 10 all. OpeI
from . a. N. to II NJ; from to 7. NJ, and from
to : IL saturday evenings.
Art Galery-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Nice Calling Cards.

"ilt edged. III boxes OF cases. very neat. jus
the thing every lady wants Can apd sr. them
CALEDONIAN OFFICE.
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Justices Record in Criminal Cases.

new blank for Justice Of the Peace. just
lIEE. II
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Railroad 2. 1888.
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdUent-Paddock Village. sabbath Services at
1880 4 m, las and $50 =. M. Sabbath School
Il III. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p. IN. Sunday Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Bdptist-Railroad Street Corner Maple Rev
+. 4 Sandford, Pastor Preaching 1880 IN. $
School - NJ. Prayer meeting 6.3O. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
Free Baptist-Man Street. Corner Prospect
Sabbath services 1890 AN, and $50 Sabbath
school at II n. Prayer meeting Wednesday
n@ at 1880. Rev. ID. H. Adams, pastor.
Church Of the MessiGh-t tUnversalist) Eastern
avenue corner Cherry street Sabbath services
at las. $50 P. NJ. Sabbath school at la;3o p. NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880. Rev. q. W.
jenkins pastor
Mcthodist-Ccntral street. Rev. E W. Culver
Pastor Residence next to the Church. sab
bath services at 1890 A NJ, and $50 Z. NJ. sabbath
school at Il NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
North Congregational-Maiu street corner of
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones, Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. N, and $50 +. NJ. Sabbath
school at las =. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
AT 1:3O.
south CongregatioHal-Main street Rev Ed
ward /. Fairbanks. Pastor. sabbath services at
1880 A NJ. and $50 + NJ. sabbath School at l. M.
Wednesday evening meeting at 1::O.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue Rev W
K. Laird, pastor. sabbath services at 1880 a. M,
800, $50 p. M. sabbath school at II III. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 7;3O.
~. 1HdreO'S-t EPiscopal) Main street Rev.
f. :. Fisher, Rector. Services Sundays at
1880 a M. and , =. m. Wednesdays at 7.3O y. N.
sunday School, at L.
Roman CathoGc-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
.;uissonnault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a IA :
NcSpcrs and Benediction at p. III. On the
SECOND sunday ut the month, service at so a IN,
aud p. III. At LSndunVille same day at 1890 a. IN.
l. H. G. A.-Meetings at the hall the Y. NJ. c.
A.. Main street Sunday mornings at $50, Satur-
day evenings ut 30 Young Mems meeting Sun
day at 5.jU p IN. Noon meeting every day at
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PUBLISHERS

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T'IiI IAIF7 Z" "II'IH'ss HNVI II7'T7 " 1HV VIT'
q No Cuts inserted No objectionable ddUertise
Snts receired and nothing but legitimate bttdnes
fDertisiHg solicited.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-25
The virginia miscegenation Case

DISMISSED IN TIE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT-ANOIHER TEST-CAsE PENDING.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-In the United
States Supreme Court to-day, in the ease OF
John c. Tinsley, plaintiff in error, Us. The
Commonwealth Of Virginia, on motion OF
Mr.. Il. ). Blair, AttoIney-General OF Nir-
ginia, the appeal was dismissed with costs,
pursuant TO sixteenth rule.
rinsley, the plaintiff in error in this case,
who is n colored man, was tried and con-
victed in one OF the State courts OF virginia
for marrying white woman contrary to
TIE law OF that State which prohibits The
intermarriage Of white and black persons.
He brought the case here upon writ OF
error with the intention OF testing the con-
stitutionality OF the Virginia law, but when
the case was called this afternoon he viz
tually allowed it TO 20 against him by de-
fault OF having taken no steps to prosecute
the appeal. An explanation OF his apparent
negligence may perhaps be found in the
fact that the Court now has under consid-
Grafton a case from Alabama which involves
precisely the same question-namely, the
cons,itutionality OF the State law prohibit
ing miscegenation. The Alabama case is
entitled "Tonry Pace aud another against
the State Of Alabama" ap3 also arises out
OF the living together OF negro and Il
white woman.
Tinsley, the plaintiff in error in the case
dismissed this afternoon, probably thought
it unnecessary TO 90 10 the expense OF em-
pIoying counsel to prosecute his appeal
when the principle at issue would shortly
be decided in the case already before the
court
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-25
Virginia News.

The gold fever has broken out again
near Tolersyille.
Alexandria scores the first moccasin
snake of the season.
The Norfolk Landmark says: The Baker
Salvage Company have reports from Their
tug Olive Baker that the schooner Foster,
rerorfed ashore on Smiths island, cannot
be found.
The Gordonsville Gazette is responsible
for the following: In Louisa county, near
Frederickshall, lives an old cOlored
woman who is known TO be one hundred
and six years old, who retains all OF her
faculties except her sight.
The Alexandra Gazette says: The trial
OF Grant White (ncgro) for murder termi-
mated Monday In the Orange County Court
before Jury composed entirely OF negroes.
The Jury brought IN verdict sentencing
White TO the pententiary for six months.
Gentlemen from that city who were pres
ent say that after the trial fight occurred,
which originated in the arrest OF negro
man by one of the county officers, and that
during its continuance knives and pistols
were drawn, men were Knocked down, and
that IN the midst OF the mtlfe the arrested
man escaped.
The alumni Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity residing in Baltimore and vicinity
celebrated General II. Il. Lees birthday
by 4 meeting and banquet. Among those
present were Professor J. j. White, pro
fessor OF Greek at the University: Colonel
William Allan, principal Of McDonough
school; Professor ID. c. LYLE, OF the same
institution; DR.. T. A. Ashby, MeSsrs.
Harold WALSH, George Baker, :. u. Am
men, Rev. w. Strother Jones, and Others.
Speeches were made by Professor White,
Colonel Allan, Mr.. Porter, DR.. Ashby, and
Others. Professor White stated that the
gain Of students ut Washington and Lee
was 20 per cent. on the previous wear. The
productive funds OF the institution have
been more than doubled in the last two
wears. The meteorological and geological
museums, recently added TO the schools
facilities for scientific instruction, and the
completion of the railroad to Lexington,
have contributed materially to its quicken
ed prosperity. Colonel Allan expressed
the opinion that there is no institution OF
learning in the South whose prospects are
brighter for healthy development in the
near future.