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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-27
CALDERWOOD & CHENEY,
Furniture, Curtain Fixtures, Collins
and Caskets, Etc.

The manufacture of furniture IN this
country has taken a stride during the last
few years which i astonishing to cOntem-
plate The paror and guest chamber are
not now the only well furnished rooms in the
house, but comfort elegance and artistic
beauty may now be seen in the homes of
all, and the makers and dealers in furniture
are the ones to thank for this welcome
change. Its varied and beautiful shapes
add To the attraction Of home, and
on this account, therefore, the business has
grown very rapidly. \ visit to any first
class furniture store is one of real interest,
TO view the handsome designs, and the rich
yet durable and not too expensive sets of
parlor, chamber, dining room and library
furniture. For well selected line of
goods, fresh, rich in ornamentatiOn, dura-
bic in quality, and of the latest styles and
patterns, our readers are recommended to
visit the store Of Caderwood x Cheney.
Furniture, curtain fixtures, upholstering
and repairing neatly and promptly done in
the best manner.
Picture frames made to order.
Special line Of collins and Baskets, robes,
shrouds, habits etc, and hearse furnished
when desired.
The proprietOrS are active and wide
awake, and understand all the requirements
of the business, and are universally acknowl-
edged to be honest, energetic and perSe-
vcring, and of strict probity in all business
transactions.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
A College "Reminiscences.

The Whitehall Times tells good story
of q straight-laced and modest collegian
who had an older sister call at his
rooms. An elderly gentleman called
who had occupied the same room fifty
three years previously. To avoid any
talk among the boys the young man put
his sister in closet to wait till the close
of the visit. The old man came in, say
ing, after the usual greetings: '.The
same old view into the masters garden.
Yes, the same old view. The same old
pictures, too" and he got up and tap
ped the frames; land 1 declare, the
same old sofa. Dear mer' Next he
walked around the room, stopping at
the fireplace. "Same old dmantel-piece!"
Then he got to the closet and turned
the handle. Same DID," He had
just opened the door when he caught
the fluttcr of a petticoat and suddenly
closed it. "Ahr' says he, shaking hfs
head, 'same old games! Same old
games!' ''Sir!' gasped the young man,
''Sir! that's my sister. She-that is"
"Well, l declare! Same old lie! Same
old lier'
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Strange History Of q Will.

One has heard of wills written on
bed-posts, concealed in hay-lofts and
flower-pots, and other possible and i'm
possible places, but probably no will
has ever passed through stranger vicis-
situdes than one admitted to probate by
Sir James Hannen. The testator was
an engineer on board channel steam
er and made his will giving everything
to his wife, and gave her the will also.
Some time afterwards they had quar-
rel. during which she tore the will up
and threw the pieces into the fire. The
husband picked up the pieces and put
them in an envelope labelled "Poison,"
but said he would make a new one.
However, several years afterwards be
died of smallpox on the steamer, andon
his clothes being searched, before burn
ing, the envelope with the pieces of the
will inside it was luckily found and
given TOMS wife. The brand plucked
from the burning has now been pieced
together and will be deposited at Som
erset house, lesson to all time to
wives not to lose their temper too far
if they do not wish also to lose their
husbands property, or to save it only
by lawsuit. Pail Mall Gazette.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
The JAPANESE Tallow Tree.

Mr.. o. N. Denny, United States Con-
sul-General at Shanghai, has sent to q
friend in California, for distribution
throughout the State, a package of the
seeds of the 'tallow tree" which he
thinks will flourish there, with the fol-
lowing interesting description of the
process by which the fruit is prepared
for use: "The nuts grow in clusters and
are gathered in November. When ripe,
the capsule divides and discloses, usual
ly, about three kernels, covered with
pure, hard, white tallow. In preparing
the tallow, the ripe nuts are put into a
wooden cylinder with o perforated bot
tom, and, after ten or fifteen minutes
steaming, the tallow becomes so soft
that it is easily detected from the albu-
men Of the seeds by breaking them with
mallets. It is then separated from the
seed by sitting it through hot sieves.
but, of course, is discolOred from mix
lures with the brown tesla of the seeds,
and in order to strain it and make it
perfectly pure and white, it is poured
into cylinder made of rings of straw
placed one ON top of the other, and put
into rude press, when the tallow is
squeezed through in pure state. From
one hundred and thirty-three pounds of
seed is obtained from forty to fifty
pounds of tallow besides the oil obtain
ed subsequently from the albumen by
grinding, steaming and pressing it. The
tallow is used for variety of purposes
by the Chinese, but more particularly
for making candles, which are burned
in Buddhist worship.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
The Ari.tocraor Of th. Nav World.

Some twenty years ago VIC used TO
hear great deal about ''mudsills" and
"F. +. V.'s"-slang terms implying
that the people Of Virginia. or of the
southern states IN general. were Of more
sristocrstic origin than the people Of
New England, and were accordingly
entitled to look down upon them. I'VE
are the gentlemen of this country"
said Robert Toombs in 1860. This as
sumption was thoroughly baseless. In
point Of fact, the English ancestors of
the Washingtons, the Randolphs, the
Fairfaxes, and the Talbots were no
higher in social position than the fami-
lies of the Winthrops, the Dudleys, the
Millions, and the Saltonstalls. The fore
most families which came to New Eng
land were of precisely the same rank
with the foremost families which came
to Virginia, and in many instances there
was relationship between the former and
the latter. So far as mere names go,
this is well illustrated in BishopMeade's g
list of old Virginia families, in which
occur such names as Allen, Baldwin,
Bradley, Bowdoin, Darlington, Cooper,
Dabney, Davenport, Farley, Gibbon,
Holmes, Hubbard, Lee, Mordon, Meade,
Nelson, Newton. Parker, Russell, Sell
den, Spencer, Talbot, Tyler, Vaughan.
Walton, Ward, Wilcox, and Wythe-ev-
eryone of which is name of frequent
occurrence in New England. Two
thirds of the names in Bishop Meade's
list occur also in "Savage's Dictionary
of the Settlers of New England" Most
of the leaders of the Massachusetts, col
onists were country gentlemen of good
fortune; several of them were either re-
lated or connected by marriage with the
nobility; the greater part of them had
taken degrees at Cambridge, and ac-
cordingly one of the first things that
naturally occurred to them was to found
q new Cambridge in the new world. If
they had remained in England, many of
them would have gone into parliament
with Hampden and Cromwell, and
would have risen to distinction under
the commonwealth. - Harper's Maga-
zine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Anohovies VS.. Oapers.


An Irishman, on being told that he
had insulted man, who might knock
him down unless he apologized, replied,
"Faith! III knock him down first to
show him I'm not afeard, and thin apol-
ogize." "a. Pat was q good representative
of that laundering Celtic impulsiveness
which so often tumbles his countryman
into "hot water when they should
plunge into cooling bath. He was
cousin-G German to an Irish officer,
whose comical blundcr came near hav-
ing tragical ending.
One day, at the mess of British reg
iment, the conversation turned upon
anchovies, small picked fish, relished
by epicures. One of the officers, an
Irishman, remarked that he had seen
them growing in the garden of the Gov
ernor of Malta. His statement was
questioned by brother-officer, who
went so far as to characterize it as alb
surd.
''An' didn't see them with my own
eyes-a beautiful hedge Of 'em, with the
ladies picking 'emp'' retorted the Irish
man, indignant at his statement being
doubted.
"No, you didn't" answered the
doubter, also indignant that such stuff
should be uttered in hispresence. "You
never saw anything of the kind. You
must take us for fools to make such
statement.
AS is usual in such cases, one word
brought on another, until the little mis-
understanding grew into serious quar-
rel, and challenge was given and ac-
cepted. The next morning the two
met to exchange pistol shots.
At the first fire the doubling officer
fell. do you think he's deadp" anx-
iously asked the Irishman of his second.
''By the capers he's cutting, I should
say not" answered his second.
''An' it was capers ye saida I must
make an apology; it was capers meant
and not anchovies at ALP
And with Irish impulsiveness and
real regret he made an apology that
was as satisfactory to the wounded man
as could be expected with the pain of
severe wound in his side. But ''capers''
and "anchovies'' made the point to
many joke in the regiment, for months
afterwards.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Idaho Meanness.

Don't you go there" he said, as he
turned around on the passenger who
announced that he was going through
to Idaho. ''They are the most selfish
people you ever saw" "HowP" "Well,
take my case. 1 ran wildcat under
school house and discovered q rich
mine, and yet they wouldn't let me do
any blasting under there during school
hours for fear of disturbing the children.
had to work at nights altogether, and
they even charged me thirty cents for
breaking the windows" "Indeedm-
"And in another case, where I staked
out claim and three men jumped it,
the Governor refused to issue ammuni-
tion or let the Sheriff move; and do you
know what l had to dop 1 had to dig q
canal from the river, three miles away,
and let the water in to drive the jump
ers out; and even the Coroner who sat
on the bodies made me pay for the cof-
fins, and charged me SIP for a funeral
sermon only sever minutes long! Don't
60 beyond Colorado if you want to be
used WE'LL"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
For Nothing Ever Gould Stop It.

A man erected some kind of new
tangled pumping apparatus for a ranch
er at Paradise Valley, Nevada. The
pumping machine was to be driven by
wind. The other day, when ten-knot
breeze was blowing, the inventor "turn-
ed her loose" In about half an hour
the machine flooded the cattle corral
with water and foated away the butt
end of a hay stack. The ranchman
yelled to his machinist: "Stop her! stop
her!'' but it happened that provision
for stopping was what the inventor had
not thought of. Had it not been that
the well was soon pumped dry the whole
ranch would probably have been wash
ed away. Even after the well was dry
the machine threw mud and gravel SO
wicked that to approach it was unsafe.
The rancher now says: at is a good
pump-a wonderful pump-but it needs
regulator"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
A Sword With A Story.

On Thursday, says the Press of st.
Augustin, Fla, while engaged in tear
ing down a portion of the residence of
Mrs. Faustina Pacetti, preparatory to
making repairs on the same. l.. T. Ca
nova found o sword hidden away be-
tween the rafters of the roof. Upon
making inquiries in relation to the same.
he learned that the sword had been con-
cealed in the place where he found it
for perhaps seventy-five or eighty years.
The story attached to it is interesting,
and we give it as we learned it from the
lips of Mr.. G.
1t would appear that one evening,
while Florida was yet in the possession
of Spain, grand ball was given, at
which was gathered the elite of the city.
One of the ladies present was noted for
her beauty, and her hand was eagerly
sought after by the officers of the gar
rison for the many pleasant dances.
Owing to some misunderstanding she
became engaged to two of the cabel-
leros for the same dance. The conse-
quence was quarrel, which resulted in
the cessation of the music through the
cutting of the strings of the instrument
Hot words and insulting language pass
ed between the officers, and the two re-
paired to the open streets and engaged
in duel in which one of them fell. The
survivor, dropping his sword, fled pre-
cipitately from the spot.
One Of the Pacetti family, boy of
some or years, witnessed the en-
counter, and, running out, picked up
the sword and carried it into the house.
Not wishing to be called upon as wit
ness, the parents of the child concealed
the sword and kept all knowledge of the
same from their neighbors. Thus the
old blade has been in its place for up
ward Of three generations.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Nh, shs Oho.. The H.ndksrhi...

A patient quiet young salesman in
the mems underwear department In q
New York store heaved such q sigh the
other day that q reporter for the Sun
who stood BY inquired what the trouble
was
"Do you see that young lady going
b away there with her motheri" replied
the young salesman. passing q long,
thin, white hand through . poetic head
Of hair. and then pointing TO . chatter
ing. laughing, daiutly-dressed young
woman who was following an enlarged
edition Of herself through the crowded
store.
Lately married." he added. senten.
tiously.
''How do you know thatF'
"See. here are forty eight night-shirts
that have had to pull down from the
shelves above. open, stretch out, and
show her. and that now have to fold
up and put away. And ne'er a sale,
nor even a thank you. She came to me.
with her mother, and. modestly blush
ing, asked to see some night-shirts."
"'Boy's? l asked.
"'No, mems she replied.
II brought down some fine linen ones
but she said they were too small. Then
1 climbed up that step-ladder and got
her numbers SO to ~. She said the lat
ter were the size.
"'Havc you any frilled bosomsp' she
asked.
81 pulled down the latest style in
frills.
"'Haven't you any OF those colored
frill shirts with little pocketsP" she con-
tinued.
II went to the end of the counter. l
climbed up the step-ladder and got
down three boxes of colored number
forty-twos, frilled She examined each
box, pronounced them sweet, priced
them, tossed them all about; then she
turned to her mother and said:
"tMa, which do you think he would
like best, one of these shirts or a silk
handkerchief
"'You know BEST answered her
mother
'She thought for q moment and then
as she trotted of, ! heard her say, i
guess, ma, I'll buy silk handkerchief
He can wear that to church,
"That's so, DEAR ma replied, and
he can't wear colored frill night shirt
to church.
''There they 60 to the silk counter"
added the young salesmen, as he heaved
another sigh from his breast and a shirt
box to the shelf overhead.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
An Ipc;dspt AZ ths War.

Tbere was funeral OF awoman near
New Haven, Ind, recently, says cor
nespOndent OF the CINCINNATI EHqhsrer,
who came near being the cause OF
deal OF bloodshed at one hour Of her
existence. IL 10 fact well known to old
soldiers that Southern women were
very loyal to the Southern cause, and
that their loyalty often led 10 difficulties
betwecn them and the Federal soldiers.
Margaret Wilson was an Alaoamian oy
birth, and firm believer In Southern
rights. When the Union force occu-
pied Memphis she was TO be seen at al
most all hours OF the day engaged In
something which would exasperate the
Yankees
One day In the summer OF 1858 many
prisoners were arriving in Memphis
from Arkansas, and were being guarded
On the levee by some men OF the FIFTY
fourth Ohio. Mrs. wilson came down
IN sight OF the prisoners and their
guards, having with her little rebel
nag, which she waved over her head.
The prisoners saw 1t and began to
cheer it. The Captain saw the cause OF
this sudden outbreak OF loyalty, and
gong up TO the woman, ordered her not
TO display that nag again. But no
sooner nau nc turned from ner tnan sne
pulled the little piece OF painted muslin
from her BOSOM where she had thrust
it when the Captain came up, and Hour
!shec II again. Inc captain turned TO
her, tremoling Win excitement ana an
ger, ana toid her II she dared 10 snow
ner nag again ne shoulu arrest her:
by TINS time there were probably o.
w persons on tne Ievee' attracted oy
me cneerins; every one expected
oioodsheu ana that the rev Union SOLD
Iers would De moooed ana Killed before
assistance couiu come. Inc captain
bestowed some vigorous words on the
onending woman, and again turned TO
ieave her. he had not gone ten steps
pe1ore out came the iIttie nag, ana hiSn
spove ner heaa she nourisnea IL, Inc
ooutnerners cneered as II MS horned
majesty himseli had arrived In their
midst Inc captain turned 10 the OF
1ehding woman, wnite WIN anger, ana;
rusnlhg up 10 ner WIN c'encheu list' hau
SO 1ar iorgotteh hlmseiI rs 10 DC ABOUT
10 striKo ner, anu wouio nave uone SO
nan not Lieutenant "A. y. 1regory, OF
tue 1nirty'secono WISCONSIN, seiHeo MS
arm. O.
Lieutenant gregory; VINO hau just
come up WIN ABOUT thlrty men, then
unoertook 10 arrest ,ne onenuef, ana
sne resisted Win an tne tactics known
70 women. one threw nerselI on tne
grouna-Kickeu' scratcned ana yelleo.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

The San Antonio Times says that
while some handsome fortunes have been
made in the past few years in Texas
by wool growers, the fortunes made in
the wool business are small compared
with the vast fortunes which some men
have made in cattle. John Stone, of
Cook county, Texas, invested $4,000
in cattle in 1879, and after carrying on
the business less than four years, sold
his interest few months since for
$3.50, 900 cash. This large fortune was
not made in the increase of his pur-
chase, he having bought and sold cattle
during the time. The present high
price of beef cattle makes the cattle
business one of the must lucrative in
the State.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Fogg's Pickle Helpmeet,

Fogg says his wife is the most fickle-
minded person he ever saw. The other
day she spoke of Miss Blank as charm
ing young lady and remarkably hand
some woman. "And," said Fogg, II
told her that was just what thought;
that Miss Blank was most delightful
young lady one whose beautiful face one
never tired of gazing upon, and con-
siderable more to the same effect. Well
would you believe it, Mrs. F. suddenly
tackled about and said: oh, she isn't
so very pretty! She's got an awful
homely nose, her mouths mile too
big. and she hasn't got bit of express
sion in her eyes. Then she's got such
a disaereeable way about her."
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

Aristotle recounts the story of a GER
tain man of Lesbos, who bought up all
the oil presses in the country because
through the repeated failure of the olive
crop for several years they had become
useless rubbish. Then, when there
came good year for olives, this man,
owning all the presses, sold them at
prices satisfactory to himself and made
fortune. This seems to us distinct
and typical corner, and it does not in
volve the idea of fictitious transac-
ton.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

An American lady travelling in Ea-
rope was SO shocked by the sight Of tie
corpses in the cemetery building at
Munich that she has been i'll for some
weeks. European. travellers will re-
member the, custom of allowing the
dead to remain, twenty or thirty in one
room, in raised position, with bell
attached to their wrists, that the slight
est movement may ring the alarm.
This is to prevent any one from being
buried alive. These corpses had on
caps and other articles of dress, which
only added to the ghastliness of their
appearance.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Isit Wsrth.the Mensy.

That's the question. Will it pay 70
suffer day after day when . twenty Ave
cent bottle OF Puihams Painless Corn
Extractor will give prompt and perma-
nent ease and comfort. Thousands testi.
~ that Il Is q good investment, and IL you
are Q sufferer from corns. try it. Surs,
safe and painless. Sold BY druggists
everywhere. ~
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Testimony From the Pre.s.

To those afflicted with lung trouble,
hear what w. d. Wilson, of the Ottawa
(Ill.) Times says: "After being disabled
for three months with cough, and lung
trouble, often splitting up blood. can tes-
tify that am cured permanently BY the
nse Of DIR. Bigelow's Positive Cure" A
free trial bottle can be had at d. j.
Humphrey Drug store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

Extract from a letter written to T. j.
Griffiths, editor OF the Y. Drych, week
ly Welch paper of Utica, N. Y: ''As an
encouragement to you, since the adver.
tisement of Kendall's SPAWN Cure first
appeared in your paper many injured
miners have been using it, and in all
cases in and around here it has achieved
wonders. 1t is perfect success among
injured miners. Yours truly. Richard
Owen. Ocean Mines, Pa, April 20,
1SS1.'
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

The season is coming when the follow
ing will be sung to common meter:
''To play crokay the hirelings say,
Ts not hsinous vice;
To play crokay 10 naughty way,
But still 1t seems % nice,
But still II seems so nice,
But still It seems 80 nice.
Then play away, lot the fosiss say
What e'er they will Of vice."
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

If the Improvements in electric light
develop as rapidly in the next twelve
months as they have during the past
year, says Boston paper, person can
drop in to his grocers, and, instead of
ordering dozen of candles or gallon
Of kerosene, send home a package Of
stored illumination in the shape of elec-
tricity.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

Trains run ON Columbus time west of the Ohis
River.
EAST BOUND.-New York Fast Line daily, with,
through Sleepers from Chicago to New York. Sleeps
nag from indianapolis to Wheeling. Wash
fhgton and Baltimore express with through SleepeYs
from Chicago to Baltimore daily. And through
coach from Sandusky to Columbus daily. New York
aad Baltimore Empress daily Newark to New York:
on other Divisions, daily, except Sunday. Sleep
ing Car Chicago Junction to Cumberland. All other
trains daily except Sunday.
Trains run ON Baltimore time east of the Ohio
River.
WEST TB0UND.-Chicago Fast Line daily, with
through Sleepers from New Yorkto Chicago. Chica-
60 express daily. Through sieepers, Baltimore to
chicago and through coach from Columbus TO
Sandusky daily. Chicago mail daily on main line
and C. o. division other divisions daily except
Sunday. Sleeping Car Cumberland to Chicago juno.
and Wheeling to In dianapolis. All other trains
daily except Sunday.
l.. NJ. COLE, G.. T. ~, Baltimore.
WE REpPERr, Pass. Agt, Columbus.
OK. LORD, Gen. Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

A live baby with four arms and
tour legs is being exhibited in Able.
vile county, South Carolina, where it
was born. ...s..,. 10
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

Tho most stylish round hats are tip
tilted over the forehead, the Langtry.
and the odd-leoking Phrygiaa cap BE-
hAg fayorites
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
Louise Michel, the Partisan anarchist,

Louise Michel, the Partisan anarchist,
recently gave her programme for re-
forming the world, as follows: "It is to
tear down the whole social edifice and
begin over again. We must destroy all
government. One half of the world
must NO longer sweat and toll in dark
ness for the rascals who by system of
lying and thieving keep all the good
things of life in their own hands aldsit
In the SUM-"