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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Our New York "Radix'' Letter.
New YORK, DEC. 81, 1883.

NEW YORK, DEC. 81, 1888.
Before you get another of my letters
Christmas will have come. Your read
ers have become old friends of RADIx
1t is number of years since we first
were acquainted, and hearty and most
cordial are the compliments of the
season | send. | shake your hands in
the spirit with a grip of exceeding
friendliness. May our shadows never
be less, and may many n happy Yule
tide befall us one and all.
The world is better for Christmas.
and each succeeding year seems to
show a growth in its humanizing OBJ
servance. Even sOulless corporations
have of late shown symptoms of hav-
ing something warm in their COM
positions, and the domestic house
keeper has found the most extraor-
binary competition in the markets
from the most unexpected sources
We may not care slam if the
French take AMMAN, nor if in Ton
quin they don't get bean, but it
is "A serious matter when we intend to
make raid on Turkey to find that the
milk of human kindness has dubbed
forth in desert places and that several
FL Maedis are buying by wholesale and
putting up the price. But so it is.
For instance, Austin Corbin, of the
Long Island railroad, presents every
man, woman, and child connected
with the road a turkey. That cap
lures over 2OO0 birds. The Brooklyn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Narrow Escape from a Bad Ac-
cident.

The pullman train from Boston to
Portland, Me-, over the Eastern rail-
road had narrow escape from a terri
BILE accident at Greenland depot Mon
day night. 1t consisted of two bag
gage, one mail and five passenger cars
and two locomotives, and was running
ut high speed. AS it struck the switch
near the station the switch-rod broke,
and both engines passed over in safe
ty, but the coupling between the rear
engine and the baggage car broke and
the train was thrown into the lOcomO-
tive of freight train, which was side
tracked. The engine, the two baggage
cars and the mail car were completely
wrecked and the track was strewn Rith
debris. The passengers felt 'oniy a
slight shock and freight brakeman
was slightly injured. The loss will be
about S25, 900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
The Norwood Property.

The Norwood property has been for
mally transferred TO Receiver Rich for
the benefit of the Trust company vic
tins. 1t will he remembered that the
property was bid off by A. o. Brainerd
for Sl66, 800. This scheme seems to
have fallen through, and the property
was decided by the assignee and other
parties in interest to Mr.. Brainerd, he
in turn transferring it to Receiver Rich.
The preferred creditors, whose claims
amounted to 1927 900, were unwilling
to wait longer for their cash, so the re-
ceiver gave mortgage on the proper
ty to that amount, to satisfy these
claims st. Adams Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
The Mormon Question.

A contemporary thus summarizes the
way the Mormon question was treated
at the New England dinner in Brook
lyn last week: Mr.. Beecher declared
that rs II Pilgrim, and not Puritan,
lac did not believe in restrictive laws
but in moral reform in great repub-
lie of mixed people you must wait I'M
til reason and moral suasion have lifted
men up to Il higher plane. Rev. DR..
Newman, on the other hand, would
have Congress lcgislate against poly
gamy, declare Delegate Cannon ineli-
gihlc to Il seat i'll its body, and that's
all. He did say that "the Mormons
dream of universal empire, and regard
the authority of the church superior to
that of the United States. The smart
things of the talk were as usual said by
Mr.. Beecher, who desired to know how
You were going to get hold of poly
gamy. did You ever" he asked, "see
a cat try to eat wasp2 That repre-
scnts the government at Washington
trying to eat the Mormon question.
She mumbles at it; she darts at it ;
but on the whole, she doesn't chew it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Squeezing the Irish.

The Irish laborers on the streets and
railroads, in the mills and kitchens of
America, are to be raided once more
on behalf of Mr.. Parnell. The Irish
national league of the state of New
York have resolved to raise S25, 200 by
next st. Patrick's day to present to
poor Parnell, who was man of proper
ty to start with, and has just had
Sl00,O00 given him by the Irish of Ire
land. An extensive committee has
been appointed. and those who don't
want to do hard work in the cause are
requested to say so and get out of the
list. The name of 'Hon. A. 5. Sui
livan" at the head of the New York
contingent is bit of surprise, as
that gentleman is about as far from be-
ing professional freshman as any
other American is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Vermont School Statistics for the
Year Ending March 81, Iss3.
abstract by Sup't Dart. ]

iAos1ract oy sup Dartt.l
Number of school districts, 233O
Number of public schools, 1853
Average number of days of
school in the year, I3I
Number of different scholars
enrolled in the public
schools, 72S42
Number of scholars between
five and twenty years of
age enrolled, PISS
Average daily attendance, 46lI2
Number of days attendance
to each scholar enrolled, So
Number of scholars attending
private schools, $3.50
Number of male teachers, 500
Number of female teachers, 3745
Numbers of teachers who had
attended IA Vermont nor
NAL school, SOS
Average wages per week for
male teachers, 1912
Average wages per week for
female teachers, Asa
Amount raised by town tax
for school purposes, l56,973.I9
Amount raised by district tax
for school purposes, 375, 09S. 03
Amount received from rent
of lands, 9,422. "a
Amount received from other
sources, 7,II6.69
Total revenue for school pur-
poses, 54S, 6I0.4j
Amount paid for teachers
wages, 4O4, 247 At
Amount paid for fuel 81. I53.5
Amount paid for repairs, 34,071 .93
Amount paid for new build
ings, 56,65I.I4
Amount paid for new furni-
ture, 9,I34. 46
Amount paid for incidentals, 22,O3l 30
4Otal expenditure for school
purposes, 500, 2S9.Sl
Appropriations to normal
schools. 10000
Comparing the above with the re-
port for the previous year, ending
March 3lst, 1882, it is found that the
number of schools has increased 81,
the average number of days of school
has increased I-2; the number OF
scholars enrolled between the ages OF
five and twenty years has decreased
9l3.
There has been decrease in the
number of male teachers of I03, and an
increase in the number of female teach
ers of %.
The wages of male teachers have in
creased 81. 90 per month, and of female
teachers $l.0S per month.
The total receipts for school purposes
increased S57 1891 and the total ex-
penditure increased SIS, Il.76.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
MONDAY, DEG. 10, 1888.
"At Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year"

We shall display this the largest and finest stock
of HOLIDAY GOODS, both useful and ornamental that
we have exhibited We have special bargains every
department. making it for the interest of every one to visit
Among fancy articles Plush and Leather Toilet
Sets, Bags Jewely Photo and Autograph Albums Calen-
Glars, Pacques Ink Stands Picture Frames Vienna Gilt and
Leather Goods, Wall Pockets, Broom Cases. Mirrors large
variety of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

heart The moderate drinker has no
influence over the Incorporate. Total
abstinence is the only safe guard. AL
cohol paralyzes not stimulates, as is
shown by recent Investigations. If
Christian men would unite they could
Danish intempeTauce
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

Frank James's bail on charge of
atrocious murder was fixed at $1,000 bv
the Missouri judge, but it is refreshing
to know that even that was not forth
coming. c. F. Taylor, who interested
himself in James's behalf in the matter.
is identified as "Fletch" Taylor. a
prominent and loud-mouthed partici-
pant with Quantrell in the Lawrence
massacre, where $50 persons were muir
dered in cold blood.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

J. L. Clark, a drummer for A New
York Jeweler, was robbed in Waterbu-
ry, Ct, while exhibiting his goods in
the store of ID. c. CollenIer & Co. of
a tray containing from $1,000 to 5000
worth of chains, etc. He thinks he
was followed by two men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Ready-Made Clothing.

have lust received a new and fine stock of
Ready Made Clothing, which will be sold CHEAP
for CASH. W. +. KELLEY.
st J0hpsbury Centre Oct g. I5s3 lott
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

The annual meeting of the once fla
nous Plymouth church at Brooklyn
this year was of funereal aspect. OF
the more than two thousand members
only sixty were present. The reports
show the sunday school at a standstill
and the contributions rs falling off one
half Mr. Beecher allows that he is
losing his power in his church, and
He realizes what is the universal eXpe-
riencc that in ones life seventy is not
forty five.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

The truth about the manner in which
the colored people are ruled in most of
the southern states appears from time
To time in various generally
however of Il barbarous if not tragical
character, but Senator Vance tells an
amusing story of white man tried i'll
NarIL Carolina for stealing chickens
egro before a jury composed OF
was made foreman, and when the jury
came in answered the clerk: "Ilave
you agreed upon ii verdict ?" eyes,
sah.~ "What is it ?" DE jury am
gone democratic. sab, and de prisoner
am not guilty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Toys, Dolls and Games.
BOOK S,

Fine and elegantly bound, also large Chidrens
Books all at weIknown low prices Christmas Cards
Lace and made Lace Goods.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
CARPETS.

We have very choice patterns to be else
where If you have an idea of buying carpet don't fail
to stock. Elegant Tapestry Smyrna and Velvet
Rugs, Oil Cloths and Hassocks prices to suit Fancy
Library Lamps Elegant Brass Ones Parlor and Student
Lamps in great variety.
Crockery and Glassware Fancy China Ware, Tea Sets,
Cups and Saucers Chamber Sets in Oriental and Antique
styles, Vases, Decorated China Ware &c.
Remember this special grand sale will take place
Christmas opening, Monday, December TO- All
daily invited to attend whether wishing purchase not
believing you will be repaid for your visit Come early;
you will not hesitate to buy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

Toys, Dolls and Games,
BOOK S,
Fine and elegantly bound also large assortment Chlrens
Books, all well-known low prices Christmas Cards.
Lace and made Lace Goods.
HANDKERCHIEFS,
magnificent line embracing all the newest and novel de-
signs Special bargains i'll Al-Sik Handkerchief at so
CENTS IS cents and ST. Ladies' Initial and emmed Stitched
Handkerchief Embroidered Corners and Coored Borders
IS Doz Ladies Hemmed, A-Lnen Handkerchief at s. TO-
15 20 and rs cents
Chidren's Picture Iandkerchefs fine assor-
men of Handkerchefs in fancy boxes suitable holiday
present
We have goods to sell; will sell them and keep
things lively at the cost of profits What wllwe do
OUR CLOAK AND SHAWL DEPT?
Well make large reductions prices We have purchased
within few days quite large number Of GARMENTS,
which will also be sold the reductions as our former
stock Not last years garment in stock all and
Stylish
30 Misses and Chdrens CIoaks, to IA years. $3.50
nicely trimmed beautiful goods former price S. s..
at S25, former prices $50 to $50.
| Lot above $50. former prices S25 to S2S
| " Is 20 %,
- 15to *
90 Awoo Long ShawIs, Plain Fancy Paids $3.50,
former price St.
90 above at $3.50 former price $3.50.
30 $3.50 formerly $3.50 extra quality
We realize the fact that New Years. which is practi-
cay the end Of the garment and shawl season. is close
hand consequently in order stimulate trade have
made large reductions in prices. Anyone want of
garment or shawl cannot afford pass stock by.
10 Pieces Turkey Red Damask soc per yd Fast coIors
30 Pairs Gray Blankets pounds, $l25, cheap at $3.50
80 Pairs 200 $50
Case Ladies' Vests and Pans all finished seams at BIB
cents. Considered bargain at 30 cents.
90 Doz Ladies' Fancy Wool Hose all Sizes zoe cheap
% Pieces alwoo French FouIa Dress Goods 40 inches
wide shades, at 45c per yd, cheap &c per yd
% Pieces Cashmere Dress Goods, IS inches wide new
shades, at 3Sc per yd, cheap at SOC. per yd.
10 Pieces alwoo Dress Fanels inches wide very de-
sirable color at Soc per yd, former price ST. per yd
Worsted Goods, Hoods, Mittens, Nubias, CATERS and
Scarfs
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
The Dangers OF Vegetarian Diet.

The wife of the celebrated DR.. Tan
ner has lately taken up her abode in
France, having obtained divorce from
her eccentric husband under the follow
ing circumstances: DR.. Tanner. it ap-
pears, is peculiarly addicted to extra
ordinary fancies; and, some time since,
he thought that he had found out that
the human character becomes modified
according to the food taken by the indi-
vidual. and especially in relation to the
vegetables consumed. Carrots, he
AYERS, make people fdgety and sly; tur-
nips produce extreme amiability;
whilst prolonged diet of French beans
induces great irritability of temper.
The carrying out of this theory has
brought great trouble into DR.. Tanners
home. He made heavy wager on the
question with some friends, and expert
mented on Mrs. Tanner with French
beans, giving her to eat about three
pounds of this vegetable daily. 1t is
not altogether to be wondered at ii,
after such regimen, Mrs. Tanner be-
came rather more irritable than was
perhaps contemplated, and threw a jug
at DR.. Tanners head. The doctor, how
ever, gained his bet; and, more thor
oughly convinced than ever OF the truth
of his theory. put his wife on the turnip
diet, so as to make her as amiable as
she was before tie French bean regi-
men. This time. however, the result
was not so strictly in accordance with
the theory. Mrs. Tanner objected to
be any longer subject for these vege-
tartan experiments; sued for divorce.
and. what is more singular. obtained it.
British Medical Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
Teads and Frogs.

"Early in the spring the marshes re-
sound with vocal noises, which many of
you have doubtless been told were male
by frogs. l tell you. however," said
Prof Bickmore to his attentive audience
Of school-teachers at the Museum of
Natural History Saturday, "that these
sounds most always come from the
threats of toads, not frogs" Only the
male toad sings, and. when visitors to
the country seat themselves on door
steps in the pleasant evenings of May
and June to listen to the singing of the
frogs in q neighboring mill-pond. they
are in reality listening to the singing Of
male toads. The curious process of
natural development in frogs and toads
was fully described and illustrated by
Prof. Bickmore. Toads lay their eggs
on the leaves of trees or plants that
grow in the water or by the edge OF
ponds. When rains come the eggs
are washed into the water, and
there they undergo successive
changes, until from little black balls
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
Early Ignorance.

Prof. Moses Colt Tyler, of Cornell,
late of Michigan University, deliv-
cred an interesting lecture in Bath
at the Peabody Institute, the other
evening, upon the Physical Sciences
of Our Colonial Fathers" in the course
of which he brought out some very
curious and amusing facts. For long
time it was believed that this country
was an island, and is so referred to in
some of the early charters. The great
ignorance of mineralogy which then
prevailed led to many absurd errors.
Shiploads of dark ore carried to England
turned out to be nothing but iron
pyrites; oyster shells were eagerly
searched for pearls; the New England
farmer anxiously examined every stone
turned up by his plowshare. The prin-
ciple of determining the characters of
minerals by their chemical properties
was not known until the middle of the
eighteenth century. Botany and the
fora were studied to discover natures
remedy for disease. Sir Dr. Digby
gave the following prescription for fever
and ague: ''Pare the nails of the patient,
put them in bag. then tie the bag
around the neck of an eel, and put the
eel in a tub of water The eel viii die
and the patient will get we'll" Prof.
Tyler discussed Franklin's great dis
coveries in electricity. their great effect
and the superstitions they had to battle.
bringing his subject to the formation or
the Philosophical Society by Franklin
Detroit Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
Tiger and Leopard Skins.

A dealer in carpets, rugs, 1ap-robes.
and similar lines of goods advertised
tiger and leopard skins for sale.
"Well, that ad. will have to come
out" he said to Sun reporter who
called at his store. eve haven't any
tiger and leopard skins now. and shan't
have any more till next summer, and
may be not till next fall. They are hard
to get. Tiger skins come from India
1 understand there is law under W hich
the skins of tigers slain belong to the
raiah or native ruler of the district in
which they are killed, and that traders
have to get them from these rulers.
They come in small lots, say twenty-five
at time. and nearly all in such lot
are skins of the cheetah, and not of the
Bengal tiger. The skins come rolled
and tied up, are not cured. and are not
such objects as fastidious bachelor
would care to have among the rugs on
his parlor floor, or to wrap around any
lady whom he might take driving on one
of the uptown roads. The FUR is matted
down and the skin has an offensive odor.
They have to be cured here till the skin
is pliable and without odor. and the iur
assumes its natural appearance. Then
they are lined and trimmed. This work
depends upon whether they are to be
used as lap robes Or as rugs Skins of
the leopard and the eheetah are too
small for robes, and so they are pieced
out on all sides by goat skins. Thus
they are valuable. selling for
thirty dollars or more. But the skins
of royal Bengal tigers bring prices pro-
portionate to their scarcity and their
size. They are large enough for full
sized lap robe, and the fur is very
heavy. When designed for robes the
heads are prepared especially. Big
glass eyes, greenish in color, and made
to look like the eyes of living tiger.
are put in the sockets, and the mouth
is colored red. A moustache.' which
corresponds to the 'smellers' of a cat.
is put on The skin is provided with a
costly lining. Robes of this sort are
very rare, and they cost about sixty dol
lars. IN T. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12
An Examination in Geography.

We present the following authentic
written examination in geography by .
pupil in second middle class in New
England city. which. it is unnecessary
to say, is not Lowell Do what they
may, our teachers will never equal this
extraordinary exhibition:
l. Name and locate three large cities
in New England.
Answer. Boston, philadelphia and bal
timore.
2. Locate Mt. Katahdin. Mt. Desert.
Mt. Washington. (Teacher seems to
think that Mt. Desert is Mountain.)
Ans. Mt. Desert is on the baltimore
railroad Erie Canal is on the hunting
ten Mount Washington is on the parks
burg river.
3. What are the principal exports Of
New England?
Ans. The principal exports of new en-.
gland is the things you send out any
where.
4. Name FIVE large rivers of New En-.
gland.
Ans Hudson river baltimore river
and the James river and California river
and the Ohio river.
5. Which State ranks first in com.
merce? Mining? Fisheries? Manu-.
featuring? Ship-building?
Ans. Massachusetts is the union in
commerce, mining ranks next in COM
merce, fisheries ranks next in com.
merce and ship-building rank next in
commerce.
6. Name two bays on the coast OF
New England and three on the coast oil
the Middle Atlantic States.
Ans. atlantic bay and the hudson
bay and the new jersey bay. New York
and philadelphia
z. What two names are often given
to New Hampshire?
Ans. Vermont and Massachusetts.
8. What city on the Conn. in the
southern part of Mass?
Ans. Newhampshire.
9. Name the Middle Atlantic States,
and give their capitals.
Ans. the middle states is situat on
the merric river north eastern part of
the state.
10. Locate Buffalo, Brooklyn, Wor-
cester, Philadelphia, New Bedford.
Ans. Locate is situated on the hud-
son north western part of the state.
brooklen is on the ohio railroad north
part Of the state. buffalo is in the east
ern part of the state Worcester is on the
northern part of the state philadelphia
is on the east part of the state and new
bedford is on the eastern part of the
state.-LOCeH (NdSS.) Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-12

they take on the form of small animate
objects something the shape of q tad
pole. The development then rapidly
continues until full growth is attained
At first toads and frogs live on animal
food, but as they approach their normal
condition they evince a fondness for
vegetable food as we'll Animal feeders
have very simple and straight alimen.
tary canals. while in vegetable feeders
the alimentary canals assume compli-
Gated form. Not only are the changes
in form among frogs and toads very
curious, but sometimes they grow
smaller after arriving at full growth.
Most of the toads have tongues, but not
all OF them. The tongues are attached
to the anterior part of the mouth, and
point down the throat A toad takes
its food into the mouth by quick mo-
ton of the tongue, somewhat resembling
the swapping of whip. A frogs skin.
the lecturer explained, is always smooth
and soft, while toafs skin is covered
with disagreeable looking excresences.
These excresences are filled with an
acrid fluid of whitish color. which in q
measure protects the toads from the
storks and other birds and beasts that
prey upon the frogs. Snakes are the
tOads' worst enemies. A small snake
can swallow very large toad.
Prof Bickmore called attention to a
singular kind of toad that was found in
the northern part of South America.
When the female lays her eggs the male
toad takes them in his hand, one by
one, and places them carefully upon
the mothers back. A soft glutinous
secretion in the skin causes the eggs to
firmly adhere and gradually they sink
into the females back and are covered
over by a thin skin. In due time the
heads and arms of young toads make
their way through this thin skin, and
complete birth soon follows. The Pro-
lessor gave large number of interest
ing illustrations of creatures belonging
to the class of Batrachians, and extract
ed great deal of instructive and en-
tertaining matter from brief study OF
fossils and fossilized footprints in the
mud of ages gone by.-M y Tfmes