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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
VOLUME 46---NUMBER 239O.

of gold that the getter may make a dis
play of it, have a better house, and ri
val a neighbOr. 1t is the shOddy pride
of life. 1t is the ape coming ont in the
man. And to suppress this silly seek
ing after show, this sham of wealth,
should be the aim of every honest man.
Simplicity of living is itself power
for good in the community. EXtrava-
gance is vice, corrupting others as
well rs one who indulges in it.
Honest men are not to be obtained
by consulting their tables'of genealogy,
nor the contiguration of their skulls,
nor by paying them more money. The
heart is the seat of all evil. Out of it
proceed those desires that result in
murders and robberies. A profession
of piety is not an insurance against
wrong doing. Some bad men adopt it
as disguise. But the daily life of
good man does speak for itself, and he
who walketh with wise men is wiser.
BY their fruits men are pretty well
known, and very few employers suffer
from peculatiOns or defalcations except
through their own neglect of duty. a
consciousness of being vigilantly over
seen, the assurance of difficulty in
evading detection will prevent cow
ard thief from stealing, and will
strengthen a Weak man in the hour of
temptation.- y. Y. Observer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
The Awakening.

Great things are going on in the
morning. Out i'll the orchards under
the coarse bark of the apple trees
over in the woods beneath the rind of
the birch and the maple, the chestnut
and ash under the dead leaves on the
hillside, where the arbutus is strug-
Cling into life; down in the meadows,
where the brown grasses are brighten
ing; out on the lawn, where the en-
erald is Just beginning to assert itself
over Natures winter wear of sOmbre
gray, without noise or friction or any
visible movement, millions of horse
power are at work. There's stir in
the grave of the crOcus ; the dead
spears of last years lily of the valley
begin to feel IA gentle pressure from
below; in tufts of yellow green grass
blades thrust up their heads roots Of
the dandeliOn rustic i'll anticipation of
Il coming coronation, and on every
fibre of the oak and elm force which
no man may number and no human
power resist is marching straight up
ward.
A great army of sappers and miners
has been hurrOwing under us. 1t is the
same whose hurrying flight we saw in
last OctOber's golden glOries, that hung
upon the sumach its fiery defiance and
Haunted at us yellow and crimson from
birch and maple, as it sullenly fell back
beyond the further ridges of the hills;
the same army that having Stormed
and possessed world, and made its
brief and merry season of carOusal,
went off in highest feather, leaving be
hind all the stOrehouses it had endow-
ed with plenty, all the granarics it had
filled to bursting. The forests bowed
their heads and mOaned, and the world
put on sOmbre garments at its depart
ure. And now it has come back. The
work of its sappers and miners is be
ginning to appear. They are pushing
up their spears in meadow and field;
! they are climbing to the battlements
in forest and orchard. They hover on
the hillsides aud pitch their tents in
the valleys. Their legions are tramp
ing noiseleSsly but constantly into the
tree-tOps, each with its folded banner.
Presently, when each has reached its
station, even to the furthest twig, there
will be IA tiutter in the orchards, and
when the world awakes it will be to
find itself once more possessed, with
the banners waving over it, of the APP
pie and the peach.-lN. Y. Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
WOman's Inhumanity 10 her
Sex.

A young woman who served ont a
sentence of five years in the Maine
state prison, found means of education,
and, becoming thoroughly reformed,
left the prison in appearance Il. lady.
She was employed by dry goods firm
in Portland as saleswOman and gave
perfect satisfaction to her employers,
till one day "A wealthy lady of the place
entered the store and recognized her.
Calling the proprietor aside, she told
him that the girl had been in the
state prison. He replied that he knew
it, but that she had done her duty
faithfully, and that they were well
satisfied with her. "Well," said the
lady, ''if you keep her in your store |
will neither trade with you nor suffer
any of my friends to, if | can help it,
SO the proprietor, rather than lose his
customer, called in the poor girl and
discharged her. A merchant who
would do an act of this kind ought
to be sent to the penitentiary
himself. People, and especially those
who imagine themselves ut the top of
society, are ever ready to cast stone
at those who are compelled to work
for living, and there are few cases on
record where n fallen woman has been
aided III her attemps to rise, while the
annals of the world are filled with the
slander of innocent girls who, in nine
cases out of ten, are more pure and
charitable than their slanderers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
The Strongest Drink.

Water is the strongest drink. 1t
drives mills; it is the drink of lions
and horses, and Samson never drank
anything else. Let young men be tee
totalers if only for ecOnOmy's sake.
The beer money will soon build "A
house. If what goes into the mash-tub
went into the kneading- trough, fami
lies wOuld he better fed and taught.
If what is spent in waste were only
saved against IA rainy day, work houses
would never he built. The man who
spends his money with the publican,
and thinks the landlords bow and
"How do We do, my fine fellow p mean
true respect, is IA perfect simpleton
We don't light fires for the herring's
comfort, but to roast him. Men do not
keep pot-hOuses for labOrers' good il
they do, they certainly miss their aim.
Why then should people drink ''for the
good OF the house p If spend money
for the good of any house, let it he my
own, and not the landlords. 1t is a
bad well into which you must put
water; and the beer-house is "A bad
friend, becaase it takes your all and
leaves you nothing but headaches.
He who calls those his friends who
let him sit and drink by the hour to-
gether is ignOrant-very ignorant.
Why, red lions, and tigers, and eagles,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
What Makes Men Dishonest.

What then is the cause of this great
of dishonesty 7 Is it increas-
ing? If so, there must be some spe-
cific occasion. We are quite sure that
the growing extravaganza in the style
of living has much influence on those
whose incomes are small. The bad eX
ample of rich and fashionable young
men is baleful in its effects on the
youth of moderate means. The men
who have leisure and plenty of money,
making display in equippage, enter
tainments and edifices, which they can
we'll afford, should bear in mind that
they are making an impression on the
public mind, and they should seriously
consider whether they love their neigh
bors as themselves when they silently
and perhaps uncOnsciously lead them
to go and try to do likewise. The
struggle between moderate enjoyment
of life and that ideal which the pros
porous man sets up as the perfection of
earthly happiness is tremendous. and
often ruinOus. To get rich rapidly is
the snare, and into it, to their perdi-
ton, many men fall. To keep up ap-
pearances is the fight of life with thou
sands of families. They will starve to
dress. All this is to the point we are
driving at, in finding the cause of so
much commercial dishonesty, so much
stealing on the part of those who hold
respectable positions in society, and
sometimes in the church. 1t is the
want of contentment with the lot as
signed by Divine Providence the Sc
cret longing to be in what seems to be
better position lust of money not
to be boarded, but to spend greed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
Aunt Sally StOckweII.

Aunt Sally StockwelI, who celebrat-
ed her l04th birthday last week, keeps
a register in which are written the
names of heI visitors, many of whom
come from without the state and have
no acquaintance with the family, but
simply desire to see and converse with
probably the oldest person in Vermont,
if not in New England. The good old
woman, despite her intirmity, is often
quite amusing in her repartee. When
ii well-knOwn Massachusetts man was
about to leave the house the other day,
after an interesting talk with her, he
begged the privilege of kissing her,
that he might relate the circumstance
to his children. "Young man." said
Aunt Sally, shrinking from his ap-
proach with apparent indignation,
''yOung man, have you Il wife at home p
eyes" was the response. "Then con
tent yourself with kissing her" The
visitor Immediately departed without
the coveted honor. About year ago
Aunt Sally's daughters believed that
tobacco was injurious to her health
therefore pennyroyal was substituted,
and she has since pulled its smoke
daily without noticing the change.
Five children of her family of seven
were present at the celebration last
week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
SquibS.

Why is a deacon like hat band
Because he passes round the hat.
Unless the Russian police keep their
eyes open, the coronation of the Gar
will he bang-np affair.
Green apples will soon be here but,
in the meantime, the small boy can
continue to play with the toy pistol.
A bread famine is threatened in vi
emma. This comes of scattering the
Vienna bakeris all over the inhabitable
globe.
If an idea strikes you forcibly rub
arnica on the bruised part, and you
may never be affected in like manner
again.
Mrs. Partington, dear old lady, says
that there are very few people nova
days who suffer from "suggestion of
the brain"
"The demand for spring poetry is
light" remarked the editor as he
touched IA match to IA pile of "word1
that burn"
"What is the worst thing about rich
es ~ asked a teacher. "Their Scarcity
replied IA boy, and he was Immediately
dNdlutu d pllHt'
A Georgia physician who has won Il
great reputation for quick cures, has a
very simple remedy for most diseases.
He tells the patient that IA circus is
coming to town in four days and the
sick man is generally able to be out by
that time 30 1tOn Post.
Gentleman to Waiter: "Bring me
some grammatical and Typographical
errors" Waiter docking puzzled at
/ first, but recovering in Il moment his
usual serenity: eve are just out of
| them, sir" Gentleman "Then what
do you mean by keeping them on your
| bill of fare p
Two dudes had finished their choco-
late in the Cafe Brunswick, New York,
when one of them thus addressed the
waiter: "Waitah howh much is aw
the bill p FIFTY cents, sir" "Yaws,
yaws but the amwount ~ "Why, fifty
cents, | said "Yaws, but don't YOU
see, the amwount in shillings ?"
One of our American missionaries in
! Armenia had lot of Moody and Sank
cy hymn-boOks come through the
mails, but the eagle eyed Inspector OF
the Turkish pOst-office decided that
"HOld the Fort" was intended to en-
courage rebellion and eXpurgated that
inoffensve lyric from every copy.
A red-headed clergyman named Salt
er. was ordained not long ago i'll the
/ Episcopal church. The bishop was
amazed and annoyed to find that the
candidate appeared with jet-black hair,
and rebuked him sharply for dyeing
his hair When the young man eX-
cused himself with the plea that there
was nothing uncanOnical in cOlOring
his hair black, the bishop silenced him
with a crushing reply ''The Psalter
must be read in the churches" 1t must
have been the same bishop who went
into ritualistic church, and shifted
about to smell the incense, and asked {:
"Why is this thus 7"
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"WhiIe Yet il Is To-Day"
We keep caressss locked till love grows ssre a

We keep caresses locked till love grows sere and
old;
And offer after death to faces calm and cold,
The warm and welcome word so seldom given or
heard
Until poor pilgrims sleep beneath the messy
mould
Who in their life time listened long
For well-earned praise sunny song.
Though hearts have bungered sore and for our
blessing bled,
Hedged in by hope deferred by drearness and
dread
We the wistful eye, yet mutely passed it by
Until the waiting numbered with the
dead,
Then bowed in grief amid the gloom
We spoke loves message DER the tomb.
Give willing words to-day; let no glad message
wait
Until the hand of Time has barred the golden gate
Let love iume the lite that struggles in the strife
And fond affections shield turn poisoned barbs OF
Give blessed words of praise to-day
To those who wait beside the way.
For life hath need of these; its passing hours so
brief
Its cypress plumes entwined with every laurel
While twilights cold and gray form part OF every
day,
As gladness turns to gloom or graciousness to
griet
We owe Hopes message each to each
All lessons that true love can teach.
Keep not the love and light from those who toll
and weep
Till ears and eyes are closed in Deaths eternal
Sleep
But grave on every hour the perfeetness and power
OF warm and winning words that stir the troubled
deep
In every tired world weary soul
Ger which the waves of trouble roll.
One message given to-day may dry the falling
tears
Uphold the hungry hearts, drive back the haunt
ing fears,
Arrest some suffering sigh, give strength for by
and-by
And turn to sweetest grace the ministry of years.
Good words in lite may save
They need them not within the grave
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18
He Drove Well.

Some months ago young gentleman
of Tallahassee left the home of his hap
pv boyhoOd days, with no great amount
of cash, and little experience in the
large field which he was voluntarily
and cheerfully entering, and where so
many fail. But he was Young, brave,
and buoyant with hope, and determined
to make a manly struggle for fortune
and fame with the wide, wide world
for his sphere. One fine morning he
landed in the busy emporium of East
Florida. Here he spent several days
in unsuccessful efforts to obtain en-
ployment. Finally, harrassed with the
unpleasant fact that his board bill was
due and unpaid, with not cent i'll his
pocket, he stepped into a business
house, and politely informed gentle
man that he wanted work, and must
have it. ''What can you do ?" in
quired the gentleman. "Anything,"
promptly responded the brave young
man. Pointing to Il dray that stood i'll
front of the door, the gentleman said {:
"Can you drive dray ?" eyes, sir ;"
was the emphatic response. "Ill give
Won $40 month"; The young man
accepted the offer on the spot, mount
ed the dray, and went cheerfully to
work with determination to earn that
$50. At the end of the month his en-
ployer complimented him very highly
for his strict attention to business, and
increased his wages to $50 a month.
When came the end of the second
month the gentleman was satisfied that
he was honest, industrious and deserv-
ing, and for his faithful services the
young man was promoted to a position
in the house, at IA salary of $50 per
month. All honor to this worthy young
man. He only needed an opportunity
to prove his worthiness. He has in
him the material for second Wander
bilt or future governor of Florida.
lTallahaSSee Elnridian.
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and vultures are all creatures of prey,
and why do so many put themselves
within the power of their jaws and tai
OnsP Such as drink and live riotously,
and wonder why their faces are so
blOtchy and their pockets so bare,
would leave off wondering if they had
two grains of wisdom. They might as
well ask an elm tree for pears as look
to loose habits for health and wealth.
Those who go to the public house for
happiness climb a tree to find fish. -
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon.
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Luman S. Norton, who was appoint
ed to the Annapolis naval academy
from Vermont in 1876, where he ranked
among the first in his class, has been
obliged to leave the service by color
blindness, and has gone INTO business
in New York. His father, Luman p.
Norton, for many years prominent
manufacturer of Bennington, has gone
into the insurance business in Bismarck,
Oak.
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st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

4dUent-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services at
1890 a m. Las and 63O p m. Sabbath School
u m Prayer Meetings at 7:3O p, m. Sunday, Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Baptist-Railroad Street Corner Maple Rev
+. 4. SandfOrd, Pastor. Preaching 1890 =. NJ. s.
school II M. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Free Baphst-Man Street. Corner Prospect
Sabbath services 1890 An, and $50 Sabbath
school at l2 NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 7:3O.
Church Of the Messiah-( (UniversalistJ Eastern
avenue corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
at Iu:30 A. NJ. $50 P. NJ Sabbath School at IL NJ
"Wednesday evening meeting at 7;3O.
Methodist-Central street. Rev. Z. W Culver
Pastor. Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A. N, and $3.50 P NJ Sabbath
School at - N. Wednesday evening meeting at
1870.
North CongregationaI-Main street corner Of
Church. Rev. Henry w Jones, Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath
school at las r. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
at 7:3O.
South CongregdtiOHdl-Main street. Rev. Ed
ward I. Fairbanks Pastor. sabbath services at
1890 A NJ. and $50 2. N. Sabbath School at IL NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30.
Presbyteridn Chureh-Rev. W. X. Laird pas
tor; Services at Presbyterian Hall, every Sab
bath at 1890 a. m; 300 p m. Sabbath school 200
Prayer meeting $50. Bible reading Wednesday
evening 1870.
st AndTeWs-( Episcopal) Main street, Rev
+. ). Fisher, Rector. Services on Sundays at
1890 a. m, and ; p. Wednesdays at 7:30 D. M
sunday School at l2 m.
Roman Cathotic-Cherry Street. Rev j. A
BOissonnault. Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. IN
Vespers and Benediction at p. IN. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. m
and p IN. At Lyndonville same day at 1890 a. M
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A, Main street, Sunday mornings at $50, Satur-
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day at $50 p. III. Noon meeting every day at
rooms on Eastern avenue.
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The Osceola times., 1883-01-06

they had heard marvellous stories-the
Eye of Gold
This mine Of poetic name was examin-
ed to the disappointment of the whole
party. Evening had crept on and it was
too late to descend, SO the Colifornians
lighted fire under rock near the sum-
init there to pass the night. A furious
wind was blowing from the neighboring
desert Of Atacama.
Suddenly the wind dropped; an unnat-
ural calm and silence followed Their
came confused murmur, as from a dis
tant, angry crowd Of people, swelling to a
grinding, crushing sound. A slight shiv-
er ran through the solid mountain, sue
ceeded by more positive, rocking mo-
ton. The men g,t upon their feet as
soon as possible but in another moment
all were shaken down.
One of the prospectors says that the
mountain seemed about to sink beneath
them. A horrid roar pcrvaded all space,
and Monte Amargo beloved like the
wind-stirred surface Of the ocean. The
men were seized with dreadful nausea
and an indescribable feeling of despair.
The frightful phenomenon lasted less
than half minute, and when it was
over earth and sky were as peaceful as
ever hue
They had experienced a "trembler,"
said to be worse on the Bitter Mountain
than at any other known place.