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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

enumerated. But the field of thor
oughly UNDERSTANDABLE fiction is broad
enough for any one who does not make
literature a special study.
The chief function of the novel to
the grown-up reader is recreation
amusement. If he selects .judiciously,
he gets much more. He may have
Herewith intellectual and spiritual
growth. For the child it may serve
another purpose also. 1t may help. him
in acquiring a taste for reading, which
when acquired may be directed to
more profitable fields of literature.
The transition from the recital of
imaginary experiences of imaginary
persons to the actual experience
of real persons is easy and the
stages of progress may be passed al
most unconsciously by the child, for
the novel so far as it is true to nature
is imaginary biography.
A good biography of an eminent
person is among the most profitable OF
books 1t is in some sort the essence
of all other literature. 1t gives the
key to history. One cannot read the
biography of DIR. Chalmers or Baroness
BunsOn without raising himself to a
higher plain. There are few books
which can do so much for a child as
Marshall's Life of Washington. A
iudicious selection of books of this
kind will soon improve the taste of a
reader so that there will be very little
danger of his falling back upon the
inane works of a mere story-teller
There is another bridge over this
chasm. There is u class of books called
historical novels, which combine some
history with more fiction. Several o.
Scott's of this class will readily attract
child Ivanh0e, The Talisman, Ken
ilworth and Quenten, Durward. Bull
wer too has some vigorous work IL
this line. The Last of the BarOns
Rienzi, The Last Days of POmpeii
There is also series of works by
Louisa Muhlbach coming somewhat
within this category, not over robust
in their mental texture but which viii
serve us well enough in this transition
period and give the reader taste fol
history while he was only seeking tt
crafty his taste for fiction
We do not wish to he understood a:
advocating or even justifying the read
ing of fiction as steady mental diet
Quite the reverse, We have said VIVA
F we have said of it's uses and functions
us we suggested at the outset, because
it was too strongly entrenched to b,
driven from the field and because W,
believe it may be made subservient t.
the great end to which literature min
listers. BETA.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
Vermont News.
DING ON. A RAN. AT NEWPORT,

RIDING ON RAIL. AT NEWPORT.
On Monday evening procession
marched from the depot up Main to
Lake street esoortinga young man rid
ing rail, cheering his journey with the
martial music of "John Browns body
1t seems the fellow had been hanging
around the station for some time, max
ing himself familiar with whatever I'M
protected ladies Ire could find and had
become a tirst-class nuisance. The
boys called him ont just after dark and
gave him the ride as above. ending il
with pitching him into "a tub of water
and threatening him with duckiug in
! the lake if he PERSISTED in his ways.
We wish that now the good work has
begun some means might be devised ia
rid the depot of many other loafers
that congregate there. What goes by
the name of the "Gents' Room" is SO
| foul with tobacco smoke aud saliva and
profane and vulgar talk that re-
spectacle man gets out of il as soon as
he can. If the railroad officials wish ia
retain the good will of the travelling
public they will do well to have IL gen
eral cleaning out here before summer
visitors arrive. Let strict rules bt
made and enforced against all loafers
4 Newport Express. ....-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
Judge DOrr.

Editor CaledonidR.-I see you men
ton Judges. NJ. Dorr of Rutland for
Acknowledgements Having just at
tanned the voting age, am not very
familiar with those not now iu active
politics. But | want to cast my first
ballot for an HneNceptional ticket and
wish yOu would tell me something
about Judge Dorr.
YoUNG REPUBLICAN,.
We are glad to see that voters-and
especially the younger ones-are be
ginning to inquire about the men pro-
posed for office Lack of independ-
ence both in thought aud action has
made such queries very rare IN the
Green Mountain state. And so it is
with pleasure that we respond to
Young Republican"
Judge ). VI. Dorr was for many years
one of the most prominent men i'll
Vermont politics, but of late has taken
no active part, although his interest
has been maintained. During the
Fremont campaign he was one of the
radical one hundred" of New York,
who were instrumental in forming the
republican party. That was the first
campaign in which he took active
part, aud in it he was well known as
a straightforward, forcible speaker.
Soon after coming to Vermont he was
made one of the council of censOrs
and Notwithstanding the fact that this
position was something of sinecure,
| he began work at once for the aboli-
ton of that body, which lie considered
worthless. He also advocated bien-
NAL sessions and elections At first he
worked almost alone, but his views
finally prevailed and excellent results
| have followed
Judge Dorr has served three several
terms in the house of representatives
and one or two in the senate. His
course WIS crcditable throughout. He
was known as a fearless, hard working
legislator, a capital talker and a good
debater. As chairman of the ways
and means committee he did good ser
vice He urged the establishment oi
the state reform school and it was 10y
his suggestion that Gov. Dillingham;
brought the attention of the legisla-
4 ture to the matter in his message. He
woEked for it in the senate and with
the assistance of Rev. Aaron G.. Pease
III the house, he carried it through
He has also been side judge and was a
Lincoln electnr.
These are some of the points that
mark Judge DORIS career. He has al
ways held old-fashioned IDEAS about
) the relation of the Office to the man
and if he is nominated it will be
thrjili.h no effort of his, for he wa.
never; known to do stroke of work t.
further his own particular interests
r Moreover he is opposed TO all clique.
and rings, independent, experienced
and safe. We take pleasure in com.
mending to Young Republican" anC
all others who want the best man fOl
lieutenant governor Judge s. VI Dor
2 of Rutland.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

We have pointed out in these col
umns the past two weeks how the pol
itics of this county has been manipula-
ted the past six years Ivy few men in
the interest of political ring, and that
said ring has traded the Offices, not to
the men best able To fill them, but to
those who would return the favor in
kind.
The same scheme is being worked
up for the coming election, and the
fact that they have succeeded hereto
fore not only makes them bold and ar
rogant, but this being presidential
year when every republican is expect
ed Ia vote the regular ticket at the
September election so as to give an i'm
pulse To the states that hold elections
later, it will I've reckOned doubly sure
that any man who can get the nomina-
ton at the convention will have an
easy walk-Over.
Right here is the danger. The law
abiding. God-iearing. temperance SEN
timent of Caledonia county is in the
majority. VIII it allow crafty men to
again name the men for their suffrage
without protest and revoltf We have
pointed ont the illusive steps they
take-the calling of a mass convention
and then resolving 1t into "a delegate
convention which they pack with del
egates brought for that very purpose
denying the right of ballot-r0ping
in respectable men in st. Johnsbury to
argue against the right of representa-
ton according 10 the number of repub-
lican votes east--and by every kind of
cheap clap-trap getting unfit men
nominated and then endorsed by the
respectable portion of the community.
Voters of Caledonia county If there
are any men fit for your sufirages, who
cannot DE bought, who cannot be
frightened. who have the ability and
disposition to execute the laws, isn't it
about time they were put in nomina-
ton and eleeted7 Haven't we had
rumsellers on the bench and rum
drinkers Ia execute the probibitory
law about long enough -....
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
The Best Fiction.

What we have said Of fiction and its
place in literature was said of fiction
in its best estate the ideal novel. Of
the five thousand books said to be pub
lished annually in the English Ian
guage, large portion are novels. Few
of these are worthy to be read. In
literature nothing can be Indifferent.
What is not profitable must from the
nature of the case be not simply I'M
profitable, but positively bad. The
mind cannot be occupied with what
does not give it healthful exercise
without deterioration. No reading is
of value which does not keep the mind
on the alert. And by alertness we
don't mean mere curiosity as to how
the story teller is going to dispose of
activity which induces thought and re-
Election or excites healthful emotions.
In this department of literature
writers of the first order of intellect
whose books may safely be put into
the hands of young readers may almost
be counted on ones fingers. Earliest
and foremost among these is Scott, of
whom Sidney Lanier recently said,
"Whom we have all known from our
childhood as among the most hale and
strengthening waters in which the
young soul ever bathed." Dickens,
Thackeray, and greater than either,
George Elliot, Bulwer, Madam de Stael,
Disraeli, Tongue, Freytag, Hawthorne,
Charles Kingsley, Richter, Cooper,
Erkman- Chartrani. Mrs. Burnett, Tur-
genef, Bjornson and a few more
would complete the list of nOvelists of
the first rank.
The realistic school, which under
cover of the name of science, claiming
to give "A scientific representation of
human nature and human passions,
while they do in fact but give their
own Interpretation of natures of their
own creating, placed i'll circumstances
and conditions of their own inventing,
have somehow always led downward
to faint and corruption-an unworthy
mission for true science. And although
this school numbers among its disci-
Piles writer's of the highest intellectual
gifts and literary attainment and cul-
ture, it must as q whole be excluded
from the society of the names we have
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
NOie and Comment.

In view of the fact that Grant, Ward
Il Co have just failed in New York
for about ten millions it is rather fun
ny to read that Col. Fred and Ulysses
declined to admit Jesse Grant to the
6rm on account of his "lack of business
experience
1t is now said that there was really
scheme among Gen. Grants friends
TO spring him upon tue Chicago con-
vention in the event of a deadlock.
Bob IngersOll was prominent law
yer in defending the star route thieves
and he must have had this famous
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
General News.
DEATH OF A rHILANTHRoPIsr

DEATH OF PHILANTHROPIST.
John F. Slater, who became famous
as philanthropist two years ago by
giving a million dollars for the educa-
ton of the colOred race in the South,
died at his home in Norwich, CT, Fri
day at about 6S years of age. Mr..
Slaters father and uncle were practical
cotton spinners who came to this
country from England. Both brothers
connected themselves with the Provi-
dence firm of Almy Il Brown, intro
duced valuable machinery and were
pioneers of cotton manufacture. They
founded Statewide. r. l., and largely
developed the industries of Webster,
Mass, Hopeville, r. l., and Jewett
City, CT. John Slater's sons, John F.
and William s., succeeding to their
fathers business in lS43, subsequently,
bought out their uncle's heirs, and in
1872 divided the property, John f.
Slater taking the Connecticut mills.
Mr.. Slater constantly interested him
self in beneticent enterprises, being
one of those sensible rich men who
make sure Of the worthy use of their
money by giving it while they live.
He was especially interested in educa-
ton, regarding the teaching of the col
Ored race as of the greatest Importance
to the nation, and after taking great
pains to acquaint himself with their
needs and condition, gave a round mil
lion for their education.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

The principal objection to eiecting
Col. Plngree gnvernor-md perhaps
the only Oueis the danger of estab-
fishing a precedent of taking the gov
ernOr from the lieutenani's chair. Such
IA precedent once established will have
to he broken 10y the people or all spOn-
taneity and enthusiasm for the nomi-
nation of governor will be destroyed
and the principal thought and care will
be centerrd upon the nomination OF
lieutenant governor. And this para
graph must not he considered as any
reflection upon our present worthy
lieutenant governor or any lieutenant
who has heretofore succeeded to the
governorship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

The fact that EX-GOv. Proctor OF
Rutland has purchased the old Pro- tor
homestead at Proctorsville, gives the
political gossips capital which they use
to this effect-that the governor in
tends moving over this side of the
state long enough to get natnralized
with his weather eye on Senator Nor
rill's seat. Well, Senator Morril'>
mantle might fall or a much poorer
man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

Delegate Henry Ballard may be for
Blaine personally in preference to Ed
munds, but he will not dare to show it
in the convention, for his political hash
in Vermont would lac apt to lack sea
soning in the future. There can. be M
doubt that Mr.. Ballard will vote right.
1t is for his interest to do so, as it Is
for the interests of his colleagues, some
of whom care considerably less for Ed
munds than tor themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
A PRovTDENTIAL ESCAPE.

There was narrow. escape from Il
terrible accident at Mrs. John T..
Drew's house, yesterday. A boarder
had Just vacated his room aud in max
ing the usual clearing up three large
sticks of giant powder were found. No
one knew, however, what it was, aud
the little girl proposed throwing it into
the stove. Mrs. Drew assented, hut
suggested that it would be well to wait
until certain other things were done.
These accomplished, Mrs. Drew was on
the point of tossing the explosive into
the stove, when, fortunately enough, a
telegram was received from the board
er, giving Il caution about the giant
powder. There was sufficient guam
tity of the terrible explosive to blow
up nearly the whole Fifth ward and
had the telegram been only II few mo-
ments belated there would certainly
have been n dreadful casualty.-Bur-
lington Free Press, l4th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
81. ,Tohn.bury. Vt, Thursday. May 10. 1874.

The Burlington Clipper confesses its
inability 10 tell whether the CdledOBiGn
is Kaleidoscope OF chameleon. But
nobody ever donbted that the Clipper
was a hand organ Turned 10y crank.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

Charles O'COnor, the celebrated law
yer, died on Monday. Mr.. O'Conor
was native of New York city. He
was born in 1904, the son of an Irish
gentleman of fine culture. His parents
were members of the Catholic church.
tn which their son has been attached
throughout his long life. He did not
receive a university education, but the
surroundings of his life during boy
hood favored precocity and strength
i'll the development of his mental
powers. He was under age when ad-
United to the bar, soon made his mark
among the lawyers of New York, and
before he was 30 years old had won dis
tinctiOn among them. Twenty years
later his fame was national. In ma
ture middle age Mr.. O'Conor married
one of his clients, Il widow of the Liv-
ingston family. The match was un-
fortunate, she being Protestant, and
their opinions and tastes being in other
matters than religion opposite and
disagreeing. After time they sepa-
rated but the husband retained an
atfectiOnate memory of the lady whom
he had married, expressed in tears
when the news of her death reached
him. Mr.. O'Connr had no children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
HOSIERY

Will he opened March 3lst. We have
purchased the finest line of Hosiery
ever shown by us, representing the
latest novelties in variety and styles at
reasonable prices.
Our new Spring Stock of Baldwin
and Lumkin
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

The feeling is-Or rather, we may
say. the proposed principle of action is
that because Mr.. Pingree's friends
have brought him out. and because Mr..
Nichols has virtually promised him an
unoppOsed nomination and election,
there is no reason why this should be
accepted as a iiuality and the people
have no real voice in the NATTER
lBrattleboro PheniN.
The Phenix seems to he stretching
point here. There was nothing in
Col. Pingree's letter to indicate such Il
feeling and nothing has developed in
the canvass as yet tn show that he has
any such expectation. Col. Pingree
cannot he held responsible for DIR.
Nichols's mode of withdrawal. And
vet if the Phenix has better man in
view, the field is still open. We have
heard no one mentioned since the
withdrawal of Billings. whom we pre-
fer to Col. Pingree.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

The Springfield Republican has had
"A man mp among the Vermont hills
prying around for points After
getting what he considers pretty reli-
able information, he goes home and
writes: Ormsbee of Brandon has mat
tiers fixed in the good old way for
nomination to the acknowledgement
orship, and the west part of the state
abounds with men quite able and de
serving who are not in the ''fiXing''
business. Aud it is clear that DR..
Nichols will he pressed by the machine
for his old place again-the Argus
talks about the wrong of .'humiliating'
him 10y refusing to again give him Il
particularly comfortable office which
he has held time out of mind. and
other indications point in the same di-
rcction. The independent should by
all means go to the convention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

ne great organ dG MUSIC HAL, Dos
ton is to be taken ont.
A mormon missionary has been con-
demned to a months imprisonment at
Vienna.
Holmes and Broken, the American
dynamiters, were sent to Jail for six
months at Halifax, n. S.
The statue of Chief Justice Marshall
was unveiled at Washington Saturday
with appropriate ceremonies.
The New York Tribune estimates
the liabilities of Grant & Ward at
about SIO,0OO,OOO.
Charley Ford, one of the notorious
Ford brothers who killed Jesse James,
has shot himself dead at Richmond,
Mo.
Mason, who was charged with the
murder of Tilton, his brother-in- law at
Pittsfield, n. H., was acquitted. The
plea was self-defense.
Ten thousand people are said to he
homeless i'll Louisiana on account of
recent heavy floods in some portions of
the state.
1t is an open New Hampshire secret
that ex-senator Rollins could be per-
suaded to occupy the seat of Henry w.
Blair, whose term will expire next
March.
Minneapolis has established $500
license fee and fixed "salOon limit"
outside of which no beer can he sold,
and it is thought that the two pro-
visions will kill off 200 rum shops.
The loss of steamer State of Florida
has alarmed many people who were
intending to make the trip to Europe,
and numerous orders for staterooms
have been Cancelled.
The steamer City of Portland of the
international Line, running between
Portland and st. John n. b., went
ashore early Thursday morning off
ROckland, Me-, and will prove a total
wreck. No lives were lost She was
insured for $4,000 and valued at
1925, 900.
The excitement in Pittsield, n. H.,
over the acquittal of Mason for killing
ing was held in the town hall Saturday
night and resolutions were adopted
eulogizing the character of TiltOn and
cOndemning the iury's verdict.
Judge Doyle of st. Albaus has been
fined 5000 and sentenced to three
months imprisonment at Rutland for
twenty-five second Offenses against the
liquor law. He was also fined 800
and costs for keeping nuisance" and
given three hundred days in the work
house as an alternative.
Franklin p. Norris, a Concord law
yer, starved to death Thursday night.
He had been a telegraph operator in
the South, but was failure as law
yer. He had desk room III the Office of
some older attorneys, slept on lounge
and boarded himself. They knew he
was poor, but no one thought he was
50 low as not to have enough to eat.
Some crackers and water were found in
his room.
At Dover, n. H., terrific thunder
storm accompanied deluging rain Fri
day morning. A farm house and barn
at Elliott, Me-, were burned by light
ning.-At Epping, the Bunker building
and the Stickney building in which
were p0stOflice and Masonic hall, the
Storms building aud a barn were struck
by lightning Friday and consumed.
Loss $4,000. John MardeD, an iu-
valid, was burned to death
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
BOOTS AND SHOES
Spring Carpetings

Just received in Mems, Boys, Youths
and Misses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

Mr.. Edmunds has sat in the senate
for eighteen years. In all that time he
has made not merely a negatively
stainless record, but he has been
known to all men as the most nncOm-
promising, vigilant and energetic OPP
ponents of jobs of all kinds. During
all these years Senator Edmunds has
been the terror of that whole gang of
jobbers with whom Mr.. Blaine during
his own six years. service as speaker
held such intimate relations that at
the close of his last term he did not
even reject or resent the public gift
FROM the liking of the Lobby Tor Rex
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

There is more work for ring oppo-
nents to do. The Montpelier Argus,
Gov. Smiths democratic organ and the
champion of the rum cause, sorrowful-
ly wonders if republicans will insist
that Nichols vacate the Office of secre-
tary of state Il Richford Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15

just received this week. Remember
we take the lead on outside garments.
Our styles cannot he surpassed and our
prices the lowest
New Spring and Summer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-15
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT

Is complete. We have an extra
large line of Black Dress Goods with
orr usual assortment of Colored Dress
Goods in all the new prevailing colors.
Some very handsome patterns in com.
bination Suitings. A large stock of