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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
Editorial Notes.

Many man is physically sound who
is unable to go loan.
Now that the tariff bill has passed, a
great many never can tell you what
their politics are.
Now, old Mr.. Month of March. put in
a new reed and blow away on the same
old tune.
"I'll have yOu to understand that my
money bought those horses" said a
wealthy and strOng-minded Connect
cut wife to her husband, as he trotted
the gray equines to the stable flecked
with foam from excessive driving. II
am aware of that" said his lordship,
who certainly adored her wealth to
some extent, land your money bought
me, too Grand allegory, Greek fire,
blue lights, etc.
A great sufferer paused suddenly in
his groaning and began using emphat-
ic language. Probably did it to break
the moan-otony.
A Glasgow maiden fell from "A win
dow on "A party of musicians who were
rendering her "A serenade, leaning over
so far that she lost her balance. She
evidently wished to change the key to
b fiat.
As weather breeder Virgins is not
a success. He tried to get up big
rain storm, and it has rained nothing
since but newspaper bricks on his poor,
defenseless head.
Lone Fisherman A sure cure for the
in-seine is to turn the net over and
dump the suckers back into the water
again.
Most of the good resolutions made
the first of January have been fractur-
ed. Considerable must be allowed for
breakage i'll matters of this kind.
Some men never have justice meted
out to them except when they are on a
jury and are locked up.
A paper says the Indians are now
cultivating the banana crop. This is a
branch of business they will slip up
on.
The trouble with much of the So
called flood for thought lies in the
fact of its being so difficult to get at the
grub.
The Boston Post, referring to the
marriage of David Davis, says che has
joined the fusion party = and the
Herald says che is an independent par
ty no longer
The Rhode Island republicans have
nominated a new man for governor
Augustus o. Bourne. After the cleo
ton the paragrapher may say that
Sprague's chances for being governor
have gone to that Bourne from
whence no governor returns. We are
glad to see one state convention that
met, transacted its business and ad-
iourned without going through the
mockery of passing resolutions that
mean nothing.
Murat Halstead wants to know if Ohio
cannot furnish man to represent the
Butler and Sprague idea of politics.
In that land of statesmen, such an APP
peal should not be made in vain.
Governor Butler is doing big bust
ness in vetOes. He has scored another.
Fifteen thousand persons attended a
testimonial benefit to John L. Sullivan,
the bruiser, in Mechanics hall, Boston,
Monday evening. The contest was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
or THE
Merchants National Bank.

at st. Johnsbury, in the State of Vermont at
the close of business
MARCH I3, 1888
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts 1924 733 GA
U. ). Bonds to secure circulation I5O OOO "a
Due from approved reserve agents. 20 4ss Al
Due from other National Banks 727s IA
Real estate furniture, and fixtures "a 600 90
Current expenses and taxes paid GIG 03
Checks and other cash items 727 u
Bills of other Banks 7g5 M
Nickels and pennies 2q6 "a
Specie, 7O0O M
Legal tender notes, 5000 90
Redemption fund with o. S Treasurer $50 90
Total s646,9 85 %
Capital stock paid in, $500 900 90
Surplus fund On OO0 00
ChulVldeI prohts, L. GA ~
National Bank Notes outstanding 1885 900 90
DIVIDENDS unpaid, IOI4 %
Individual deposits subject to check, $50. s67 A
Demand certificates of deposit 20 al4 az
Due TO other National Banks sos "a
Total, s646, 9s5 %
STATE OF VERMONT, County of Caledonia, IS.
l. WILLIAM 5. STRRETER Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. WILLIAM 5. STREETER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2lst day
OF March, 1888 WILLIAM 5. BOYNTON,
Notary Public
COrrect-Attest:
FREDERICK FLETCHER,
c. T. A. HUMPHREY Directors
II. Z. FOLSOM,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

A case very similar to the still mys-
teriOus murder of Mrs. Bell in Boston
occurred in WATERFOWL, about eight
miles from Boston, Sunday night. Mrs.
Carleton, a respectable lady, living
near Norwood park, in that town, was
brutally murdered in her own doorway
by some person at present unknown.
1t has been learned that a person rang
the dOor-bell at 7.3O p. m, and that
Mrs. Carleton went to the door, when
the man stepped inside. The murder
was undoubtedly committed immedi-
ately afterward, as Mrs. Carleton's
daughter, going down stairs to see who
the visitor was, stepped upon her mo-
theirs body lying at the foot of the
stairs. The murderer used a large
piece of rock, beating in his victims
skull in a horrible manner. Mrs.
Carleton's husband is liquor dealer in
Boston. There has been trouble be
tween him and his wife, and he has
not been home for ten days. Mrs.
Carleton was thirty years old. She
had two children, and was far adj
vanced in pregnancy. She had been
married about six years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

The Rhode Island democratic con-
vention on Tuesday went through the
form of nominating Ex-Governor
Sprague as their candidate for governor
IA plan that had previously been cut
and dried. Sprague having a majority
of the votes ON the informal ballot, was
nominated lay a rising vote, and to the
credit of the democrats of that state,
be il said, there were seven men who
had the courage and loyalty to their
convictions To stand up and be counted
against the humiliation of making such
a man their standard bearer 1t is
this make-shift policy which disgusts
sensible democrats. and stamps the
party as having no policy but the de
sire to acquire power at whatever cost
to self-respect and principle. In an
other column are printed some news
paper expressions on the disgrace of
this latest and browning phase of But
lerlsm a. transplanted from the Bay
state tO the Rhode Island plantations
IL is one of the series of events con-
cocted by the scheming Butler To pave
the way for his nomination for the
presidency. 1t has been proved that
it is quite an easy matter 10 Butlerize
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, but
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
DA UCHYS ADVERTISEMENTS
OF ANOTHER AGE.
Supplanted by a Better Article
Certain Old Things are Done AWAY

Certain Old Things Done Away.
Union Telegraph building on Broadway New York
are exhibited the coarse crude and clumsy instru-
ments Of the infancy Of the telegraph. They are
only relics now. More perfect machinery has
superseded them
Years ago what is now styled the old fashioned
porous plaster did some good service There was
then nothing better of the kind. Now all that is
changed Science and study have gone deeper into
the secrets of medicine and produced BENSON'S
CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER which embodies
all the excelences thus far possible in an external
remedy The old plasters were slow-the Capcine
10 rapid they were uneertain-the CapciDe is sure
Cheaper articles bear similar names Be careful
therefore that some thrifty druggist does not de-
oeive you. In the centre Of the genuine is cut the
word CAPCINE. Price q cents, Seabury &
johnson, Chemists, New York. s2Js5
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

On the POultney river between the
town of West Haven and the state OF
New York may be seen one of the most
picturesque waterfalls in New Eng
land. In high water the river pours
over the limestone lodges more than
eighty feet to the basin below, about
sixty feet of which is one unbroken
sheet of water. The roaring of these
falls is heard for a great distance 4;
when the water is low the entire chr
rent of the river passes through a sub
terranean channel and the direct river
bed is dry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

when it comes to spreading Butlerism
out over the whole country. there Will
not be enough of it to accomplish this
stupendous undertaking.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Boston celebrated st. Patrick's day
Saturday in the old style, a procession
parading the streets and marching be-
fore the state-hOuse for review by Gov,
Butler. The procession was not so
long nor was there so much show as in
former years. The streets were crowd
ed with people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

A dull heavy explosion that shook
the ground for blocks around, startled
the people in the vicinity of Appleton
street. Boston, Saturday forenoon.
Those in the immediate neighborhood
saw the street and sidewalk suddenly
thrown into the air, and the windows
and other debris came flying outward.
One passer-by was hurled several feet
into the street and was left badly in
iured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
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.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
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, 1883-03-23
CALF SKIN n svxEaS


land New York and Canadian village. Cash fur.
nshed Experienced buyers preferred, but live.
active farmers boys sometimes make best buyers.
Address, ts5 C. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

A Connecticut clergyman of the Con-
gregational denomination highly hon
ored Governor Buffers Fast-day proc
Iamation, which he characterized as an
'.admirable Christian paper" in pref
crcnce to that issued by Governor
Waller, which he declared to be a
'dwarf proclamation, reprehensibly
curt and fippant." That clergyman's
faith is not confined to things spiritual,
but comprises some things with which
he Ought to he more conversant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Governor Buffers advice to the
Massachusetts convicts does not seem
to have been attended with the best of
results. He adopted the very novel
idea of treating them as men and put
ting them on their honor, and, as
might have been expected from jail
birds, they have not been very ready
to adopt the governors suggestions.
The first sensation under the regime of
Buffers warden took place on Thurs
day, when one convict stabbed another
in the side and arm with shoe-knife
which he had secretcd, the result, it is
supposed, of an old feud that had ex-
listed between them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

~ DM(IOn James River Va, in a Northern
n d n W Nsettlement Illustrated circular free
i nllIlUJ. F. MANCHA, Claremont. Va les
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23
Day G00Ds Department,

Is complete and contains
many bargains just received.
10000 yards Standard Prints,
best quality at 5 cents per
yard, Handkerchiefs, Kid
Gloves, Hosiery and Under
wear, Worsted Goods, ShawIs
and Skirts, Ribbons and Laces,
COrsets, Lamps, Window
Shades, Wall Paper, Rugs,
Yarns of all kinds, full stock
Of Housekeeping Goods in our
line, Carpets, Of every de-
scription.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

The Nebraska Legislature has taken
an advance step. 1t has passed bill
providing that one of the two assistant
physicians of the state asylum, Tor the
insane shall bc woman. They hold
their terms for six years. The avenues
of the public as well a. industrial and
professional service are gradually be
ing opened for plucky women.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Yale college would seem to he a nur-
sery for ree-traders. The Hartford
Courant, General Hawley's organ, has
looked up statistics concerning the tar
i'll principles of the graduates of that
college, and finds that its speculation,
that more of the Yale students were
protectionists than free-traders, cannot
be substantiated by the facts. The fig
urcs show that of the graduates since
1870. 945 were for free-trade and 34l
for protection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Pawtucket, X. l., boasts of being
''the biggest town i'll the country"
having Il town government. This
feeling of initiation characterizes its
people in all their walks, and they do
nothing by halves. One of its school
ma'ams recently assumed the charge
of what is called "a bad school" and
she asserted her pedagoguic authority
in wholesale and impartial manner.
One of the scholars committed the of
fence of whistling, and as no one with
the fear of telling an untruth before
him stepped forward and followed the
example of the Father of his Country
10y saying, II cannot tell IA lie | did
it with my little mouth - she was I'M
der the necessity of whipping all the
fifty seven pupils. that the one who
whistled and would not confess might
not escape. She feruled the little ones
lightly, but on the broad palms of the
older ones, she spared neither hands
nor ferule, Us she believed they de
served it on general principles. Her
motto was "Hunt the rascal down
Let no guilty boy escape ~
We print on the first page an article
from the Savannah Telegram, under
the heading of "A Crazy SYSTEM"
which term it applies to Onr system of
graded schools. 1t cites IA case of Il
girl whose death, the physician states,
was caused 10y "Over-study." These
exceptional" cases are altogether too
common. There is too much ground
for the Telegram's criticisms. While
we are not among those who think that
no progress has been made over the
schools of the past, we are still of the
opinion that in the desire to place the
schools on high plane, the ground
sought to be covered is too broad for
the length of time assigned. The age
at which scholars leave graded and
high schools has been wonderfully low
fItu' Tue gam Ill JlHle otllS more tlldn
equalled by the loss of physical if not
mental powers. The evil results of this
overcoming and examining are so APP
parent that people are becoming alarm
ed, and say, abolish the graded school
and give us the school of our fathers
This il rushing to the other extreme, it
is true but it is human nature to go to
the opposite extreme from the one of
which complaint is made. To solve
this perpleNing problem will call for
the best thought aud wisdom of our ed
ucatoTs.
The Rhode Island democratic con
!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Bolton. Mass, March 90 1872
We had heard the praises of King Juniper Tar
Cough Balsam" for some time before procured
a stock since then the demand has been more
than for any other medicine for the disease il is
recommended 10 cure. Respectfully yours
q. b. NEWTON & co.
Price IS and Is cents per bottle. Sold by j A.
PAQUET s. co, Railroad Street. tTun22 60
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Try Morse's Liver Pills; they are mild in action.
and most etfectual of any Pills in the market
Railroad Street tiun22 "a
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Confined to house five weeks"

Confined to house five weeks"
Clinton Mass, Sept. l. 1892.
After being confined to the house for five weeks
with very bad COLI upon my lungs coughing
violently greater part of the time and irving
all the different kinds of medicine / procured a
35 cent bottle of Kings Juniper Tar Cough Bal
sam its effect was wonderful; almost the first
dose produced relief, and before two thirds of the
bottle was gone it effected "A permanent cure No
family afford to be without it.
Respectfully, X. X. DIAS
Price, 81 and - cents per bottle Sold by j. A
q co, Railroad Street tJun22 50
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when you need Physic."

&7oA WEEK. sl2 a day at home easily made
Uf Costly Outfit free Address
t2amars3 TRUE c., Augusta Maine.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-22
How the World Went Right Along.
Bear who had made himself believe

a Bear who had made himself believe
that he had the worst luck of any ami
NAL in creation, Was crawling through
the woods one day len he met Ser
pent, who inquired: 4.
(Which way now, my Friend2'
81 am going to find some spot where
I can retire from the World The World
has not used me right, and in revenge |
will desert it.
IL wouldn't do that.
.But will. can no longer trust
ANYBODY. [ have been cheated, lied to
and misused until have no faith left.
will now retire within myself, and if
any CONFUSION of Nature takes place
the country must not blame me for it. |
have borne all that one Bear can be ex-.
pected to put up with. "
Bruin went his way until he found a
Lonely spot, and he then craWled into q
hole and began listening for the Crack
of Doom It made him feel good to think
that the World was turning itself bot
tom side mp because he had absented
himself from sight and search, and he
was determined not to yield until after
several thousand terror-stricken people
had come to him with tears in their
eyes.
Much to Bruins surprise the night
passed like all other nights. No one
appeared during tho forenoon to plead
with him, and the afternoon passed
without an Earthquake or Tornado. He
momentarily expected the advent OF a
crowd to plead with him to come back
to the Word and have faith and conf
dence, but the crowd didn't show up.
After il long and hungry night Bruin
began to weaken. After much argument
with himself he crawled out of his den
and was sneaking through the woods
when he met Hare.
rs the World yet standing?" asked
the Bear.
..Certainly, never more solid since I
can remember. =
And is any one searching for nle?"
Not that / know of. =
Everything goes on just the same,
ehp''
Just the same.
And ddn t. you hear that had lost
all faith in human nature, and retired
from the World?''
Never heard word of it. Tra-la,
old man; I'm Off. -
The Bear sat down on a thistle and
thought the matter over for a few min
utes. and then arose and made a bee
line for his usual hunts, telling every
animal he met on the way that he had
been off on fishing excursion.
MORAL.
The cynic who fiatters himself that
he is revenging ON the world by with
drawing his company forgets that he
will be obliged to associate with him.
sch. Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-22
Terrible Predicament.

Messrs. Il. S. Early and S. E. Hines,
who have just completed a saW-mill in
the mountains above Wolf Creek, East
Tennessee, furnished the following par
ticulars of a recent grounding hunt:
A few mornings ago q man living
near Wolf Creek was attracted by the
barking of his dogs, and going to where
they had freed on the side of the noun
tain he found his game in a hollow log
lying upon the ground with the entrance
uphill. He procured long pole to
reach the game, but this being too short,
he craWled in to lengthen the pole and
hung his toes over the end of the log.
In this position he lost his hold, and
down he won't into the log on top Of the
grounding, and q lively fight began.
The mans superior strength prevailed,
but not till he had been bitten in eleven
places and badly scratched and scared.
But the trouble had not ended, but the
man had, and wrong end down at that,
but he could not crawl backward uphill,
SO he was prisoner. and in a critical.
not to say ridiculous position, with no
means of escape. Fortunately, at this
frightful juncture, the family became
uneasy and went out to see what had
happened. and were Mortified at the
discovery. Finally. after round OF
cursing. praying and crying, the victim
was cut out Of the log and .'set right
side up" clothed and in his right mind,
but the ground hog was dead. - Chat
tdao0g1 Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-22
Jay Gould's Time.

Several weeks ago, when Jay Gould
was in Little Rock, he was visited in his
special car by strange-l looking, oddly
dressed man. I. Mr.. Could said the
visitor, Z. will you be generous enough
to give me ten minutes Of your timer
Yes said the millionaire, in dry,
last-year sort of voice. Ten minutes,
thank you, sir; write the checkP"
What check?'' said the millionaire. in
kind of last-month voice. $ Perhaps
I'd better explain. A noted mathema-
tician has calculated your income to DE
81 per second. With you. of course,
time is money, face value. Now. you
have given me ten minutes, amounting,
you see, to $500. Have you got the
money about you, or will you give me a
check?'' Tho millionaire looked at the
man in silence FL do the fair thing.
Make it $500. Hanged if / don't be
easy with you, make it $400blame it.
say 5000 Mr.. Gould looked long and
inquiringly at the man, but didn't smile.
Arkansas IrGrsler.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-22
Western Stories Outdone.

Newspapers in the West and South
have of late enjoyed monopoly of re-
marhable stories of snakes and other
desirable specimens of natural history.
That the North may not be left behind
in this respect, let us consider the moral
teachings which are presented by the
Summer 3oarder and the FreshWater
Clam. Three years ago the boarder in
question, while straying along the bed
of a stream that had been left partially
bare by excessive drought, discovered,
lying upon the sand, cOnchiferous,
bivalvular mollusk-vatlg. clam-which
seemed to be in the last gasp from ex-
haustion and thirst The kind hearted
stranger, plying the sore strait of the
unhappy bivalye, Mt once took it up and
cast it into q deep part of the stream
and then went his way, speedily forget
ting the incident. A week ago, how
ever, as he was enjoying his vacation.
and sitting near the spot where the
above described event took place, he
perceived clam laboriously climbing
out Of the water and dragging itself
over the sand. Arrived. with much ex-
ertion, at the feet of the amazed OBJ
server, the clam opened its shell and
disclosed a pearl as large as a hazel
nut, which the gentleman did not hest
tate to appropriate. Thereupon the
clam, smiling clear way around to its
back hinge, returned to the water and
disappeared with a gurgle of satisfac-
ton. This affecting incident. besides
showing that even the humblest works
Of creation are capable of noble emo
tons. teaches us the fine moral that we
should always be kind to animals, in
which respect it is much to be pre-
ferrcd to the Southern and Western
yarns referred to. which seem devised
simply to entertain the minds Of the
frivolous, and convey no edifying lesson
at all. Boston Journal.