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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-06
FOR SALE.

Ny place in st. .Tnhnsbury consisting of twenty
five acres Of good land and buildings in perfect
repair. Within thirty minutes drive of Seal,
Works. Hoe Factory Postotfce and Academy
Part Of purchase money left mortgage if desired
For price. etc. apply To PIERCE & JONES, st
JOhnsburY Centre. OF owner,
d. ID. JONES. 10 Dickinson ST.
3033- BnghamtOn, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-06

D. q. Frost, one of Massachusetts
reformed liquor dealers, began series
of gospel temperance lectures at Music
hall Tuesday evening and intends to
hold forth every night for a week OF
two. Mr.. Frost seems to be an earnest,
honest worker and gives an interesting
talk He is assisted by Miss Ida l..
Hastings of Springfield, VT, who sings
all kinds of songs. She has n good
voice and uses it well, although giving
too much operate "twirl' to the gospel
hymns to get the best effect. A contri-
button is taken up at the end of each
session.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-06
Toral Qrns.

1t was neatly done, wasn't it
There wasn't word said about Tia
own school system.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-06

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-06

e.. T.. Kirk has slaughtered pair
of cattle raised 10y +. +. Allen ot this
town that dressed over 500 pounds.
They made the hest looking beef We
have seen in 81. Johnshury market t"l
long time.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05
How Fish are Spread.

BY a pre-conceived notion of what
should be the geographical distribution
of the fishes, and other animals as well,
systematic" writers gravely assert
that in such river such fish is found,
but that it never wanders either to the
eastward or westward. Perhaps origin
ally this was true of our rivers, as the
river itself determined the range of
specific variation that has ultimately
come about; but no river could retain
all the species that originated in it..
There are too many possible ways by
which fish can be safely transported
long distances for us to assert that
none of them have operated in stocking
a neghboring stream with species not
native and to the manner born. There
is undoubted evidence en- record of
whirlwinds gathering up immense
numbers of minute fish and landing
them miles away. Hhese showers Of
fishes, frogs, and even salamanders,
are not unknown, even if they are UNI
common; and strange would it be ii all
such wind transported species should
fall upon dry ground, and never into
the water. Fertilized eggs, too, can
likewise be blown a long distance even
over low ranges Of hills which some
times separate river valleys, and SO
give rise 20 a race of fishes that pre-
viously were unknown in the locality.
Eggs, too, might readily adhere to the
mud that often clings 70 the feet of
wading birds, and would thus be gent
" replaced in q distant river. miles
away from that in which they were
deposited by the parent fish. The pres
ent extensive system of canals also has
tended to mingIe the icnthyic faunas
of our various river systems. And
when all these possible, probable and
actual conditions are considered, it need
excite no wonder if in any one of our
rivers or its tributaries we now find
occasional individuals Of unsupported
species.-Dr. G. C.. Abbott.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

81 pretty women. but Quebec can
beat her il that respect. Have you
noticed how easily our Quebec girls
climb the steep city streetsq When
they are ascending . sidewalk that
slopes upward u an apparent angle d
thirty degrees they don't seem to mind
il. They don't Lag. they don't get out
Of breath, they don't stagger from one
side of the walk TO the other. They Just
go up Is lightly and gracefully as
any lady can walk across parlor floor.
You cant do It and keep pace with
them, unless you've been brought up
here They'd tire you out before you
got half way from Breakneck Steps to
Dufferin Terrace. The exercise they
get is partly the secret Of their good
looks.
'Then, there's another thing that
helps. They're out of doors half the
time. On a pleasant evening the ter
race, that broad plank promenade
which stretches for a quarter of a
mile along the top of the precipice
under the brow of Cape Diamond. is
crowded with them. strolling in pairs
or groups, chatting, laughing, and
perhaps flirting a little. You don't
mind that, do you? Well, look what
pleasure ground it is. Two hundred
feet above the waters Of the st. Law
renee, and facing one of the very
finest views in the world, as every
body admits. which extends from Port
Levi down the river to Cape Tour
ment, and from the gorge of Mont
morenci far back among the Lauren
tian Mountains. You can't blame us
Quebeckers for being proud of it
And there's where the Quebec girls
breathe the pure air that puts roses in
their checks and the snap into their
eyes. Yes, sir, steep streets and
plenty of fresh air, and, perhaps, the
subtle influence of a world-famous
landscape, form the chief secret of the
beauty of our girls"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

The way some people talk about
..salt air might lead others to believe
that there might be process invented
of extracting salt from the atmosphere.
Butthis is an abuse and not the proper
use of language Did salt actually
exist in the atmosphere our lungs
would be in pretty pickle. Salt is q
mineral substance and exists in air
about as much as iron or gold or brick
bats do. The .'salt air" so much talked
about is remarkable chiefly rs coming
from the ocean. where by contact with
wave and spray it has been robbed OF
all its impurities and Is simply ocean
air. It's contaminated by none Of the
impure gases or exhalations from earth.
Being at the level Of the ocean it i
much denser than on mountain tons
and coming many miles across the OK.
panse Of ocean it Is perceptibly differ
ent from the breezes that sweep prairie
| forest and mountain. ~Salt air. i Il
absurdity. II : simply ocean air
| Atlantic Ctr Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05
sharp-sIghled Indiana.

One Of the most curious trasts OF the
Ayan Indians is their powersof seeing
the motion Of fish in water. The
Yukon Is very muddy, 50 MUGS 50 that
when an ordinary pint cupis tiled with
II nothing can be seen until She sedi-
rnent has settled. The watessis ten to
twelve feet deep and the river Nide. Yet
when a solitary salmon comea up this
river, its coming is notified. is position
identified, and it is often caught in a
hand-net. Some person, centrally an
old squaw, is on the lookout IL front of
the huts on the bank. At her call a
man runs to the beach. pickf up his
canoe, paddle, and net, and guided at
first chiefly by the advice Of tbs Indians
who gather on the shore, but as ne APP
proaches relying more on himself puts
the canoe into the proper position, and
while be regulates its movements with
his left hand, he plnnges the pet to the
bottom with the right.
When it is remembered Shat the
mouth oe the net has an area of only
about two square feet. the power to
catch a solitary salmon by thrilsting it
directly into its course. seems naost mi
raculous. No white man could see any
evidence of the motion of the sssh, yet
the natives assert that motion.is COM
municated from the bottom othe top.
Out of seven attempts watShed by
Lieut.. Schwatka, two were successful,
though the fish were swimming from
$50 to 800 yards from the bank. Sew
eral hundred fishes caught in shis way
were in their houses and on thSlr scat
feelings. Science.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

threads ol silver on white and gold
bEorades. instead 81 tie pearl-colored
satins formerly worn.
rho richest imported dinner dresses
are II princesse shape il the back.
having the waist and train in con-
tinuous breadths, while the front Ct
the waist is = basque. and the front Of
the skirt Is without drapery.
Chuddah is a fine India wooIlen
goods that is woven il zigzag lines or
stripes; the word. however. really
means shawl. and is the name given
small India shawIs Of pale blue. dark
red, gray. or the fashionable cream
white.
The soft "Tndia" silks. both English
and American, viii be much used this
winter for evening costumes. especially
in combination with velvet Meth
ing Grapes so we'll and they are not
costly.
Little mantles of lace made up over
the costliest materials, or of the won
derfully beautiful brocaded stuffs, are
to be worn under the large mantles,
which one is supposed to throw off
when one enters friends parlor
Some Of the new cloth mantles are
almost covered with braiding. The
borders are very small figures set close
together, and the braid of which these
are made is cut off and fringed out, in
stead of being sewed out of sight some
where.
A cluster of ostrich tips on one side
of the top and knot of the material
on the other constitute the sole trim
ming of many of the pretty bonnets
made to wear with costumes. This
trimming must not be massed on one
side. under the penalty of making the
bonnet look like relic of the past.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

It Is understood that gentleman
who desires to marry wears plain or
chased gold ring upon the first finger
of the left or heart hand. When he
becomes engaged the ring passes to the
second finger After marriage it pas
sed to third finger. If, however. the
gentleman desires his lady friends to
clearly understand that he is not sin
the market" and does not wish to
marry at all, he wears the signet upon
his little finger. This will inform all
ladies' that he is beyond reach With
the ladies plain or chased gold ring
on the little finger of the left hand in
dicates mot engaged" or ready for an
offer. When engaged the ring passes
TO the third finger of the right hand
When married the third finger of the
lefC hand receives the ring. When
Ia young lady desires to defy
all suitors she places rings one
on the first and one on the fourth
finger. A writer on the subject of
rings says: Though the ring of gold
has long been looked upon as as ne
cessity in the marriage ceremony, it is
by no means indispensable, and civil
marriages may be contracted without
it. The Puritans abolished the ring,
or, rather, tried to do SO; they looked
upon its use as superstitious and of
heather origin. Quakers generally
object to the ring on account of it hea-
then origin, but the ladies of that per-
suasion have shown a decided prefer
ence for its continuance on account of
the invidious position n which a mar
ried lady might be placed for the want
of it. Wedding rings are placed ON the
left hand to tipify obedience. The
converse is probably the reason why
he engaged band is placed on the third
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

There are no homely girls in
Quebec" . native-born Canadian said
to visitor to the ancient citadel city
OF Canada /" have often stood at q
window and watched for one in the
throng passing On tho sidewalks, but I
have never yet seen = Quebec girl
who could be described IS ugly. /
don't claim that they are al absolutely
beautiful: but there IS something il
che clear. invigorating air, and perhaps
il the soil and surroundings Of this
LOFTY and rocky city, that gives them
spafkling eyes brilliant compilations
ana elasticity Of atep. Montreal Is full
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05
LADIES' DEPARTmKNT.


Mrs Grey was il Paris Last month,
and she tells me that the most enor-
nous crinolettes are worn there. Now,
who shall say that French women
have better taste than We haveg She
also saw several ladies wearing regular
all-aronnd crInolipes. and says they
looked quite TOO hideous. She rather
liked the way the Parisiennes treated
their necks, the frilIing Of Iisse or color
being abandoned and piece of white
crepe Iisse dotted with colors being
tied in front and lace pin thrust
through it, London Truth.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05
why the Needle Points to the eoIe.

Passing on to the scientific subjects,
Prof. Virgins was asked his sAeory
regarding the reason why the magnet
ic needle always pointed towafa the
North Pole. The professor ssld he
believed it was caused by the psrpet-
ual current Of electricity runninssover
the earth's surface from east s6sxest.
for it was well known that 4 iesdle
swung freely within a wiEe coil
through which an electric currEnt is
sent win invariably place itself sross
the current. This wouldbe gtaater
toward the equator. where the eSrth's
diameter is greatest. for in both 1olate
and prolaIe spheroids electricity col
lects at the extremities of the glsatest
diameter. Brooklyn Union
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05
Pronunciation Of American Nslnes

Without commencing upon the
Tagliaferos ('Tollivers') of Virginia
there are the Cecils pronounced Sysls
or Syssls) the Champeneys (ChSuneys)
Rollestones (Rallstons). Leigh Lees
Lays, and oftentimes Lyes). tbs Tim
berlakes (Timliks), the kshuests
(Ashetts), the Blounts (BlunSs), the
Eloarts (Allests), AuchtenDanchcs
(Arbois), and the Kers (KareA). A
family rejoiced in the name Of Polly
The eldest son, an unkempt south OF
10. was called George Washington
Polly. But the name was alwags writ
ten Pauline. Then the nama Ralph
was always RATE, and the name Helena
was accented on the first syllable--an
English custom, but one not uSllal in
the North.
/. IN Kentucky. Tennessee and HIissis.
sippi, many other names occurss5 often
Of French, Spanish or Indian Neriva-
ton, which assume peculiar dialectal
form. There is Beauchamp (pranoun.
ced Beechum), Daughty (looty).
DOckery sometimes spelt Daeksry. a
contraction it is said. of the French
Du Cherie). Des Moulin (DeEalin)
Dupuy (Dupee). Pevensey Psssey),
and many others which assume NOR
or less variety in expression anEs pro-
nunciation. -NesO York Critic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

4 Japanese lady Of the nobility late.
u buried her favorite cat in n,Snow
white colin. covered with d gcf9eous
with silk palL The mistress assd q
large contingent Of female moasners
followed the remains. Priests sHant-
ing solemn litany met the bieas and
escorted Il to the grave.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

An exchange says that the Rpsians
are g fond 81 sea that ther contiptn so
pass hot walter through the ezhans ia tea
leaves long after they have LOST lSou.f
oI ilapartino their taste thefotl In
other uufsls tho Russians nEk so bid -
ten lhak they will drink plain bet 4ssfer
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-05

Fashion Notes.
Bonnets of cloth. felt and velvet are
made to match dresses.
Small shoulder capes of fur will be
worn again this winter.
Both embroidered and plain linen
standing collars are extensively worn.
Beaded fronts for black silk dresses
ire seen again in new and elegant de-
igns.
The Directoire styles with large
Rvers are used for basques of rich
esses.
Green is the prevailing color in i'm
rted bonnets for the winter.
FALCON, velvet bands and wings
ust in velvet loops are the trim
ngs for felt hats.
Uncut or Ottoman velvet is the fab
chosen this season for many ele
bit wedding dresses.
White China Grape makes suitable
sdding dress for bride who is wear
mourning.
Braid, feathers and fur trimmings
o the most popular with cloth and
shmere jackets.
Velvet ribbon loops and. a bunch of
athers directly in front are almost
only trimmings seen on round hats.
Jackets and mantles Of the dress
aterial are worn with cloth and with
lvet dresses, but not with silk or
lin.
A new lace is called the s.Marquise.
is designed to rival the Escurial of
t year. and is both snowy and dur
lie.
When the train is made fun and
uffant, the drapery is now very high
the tournure, like the draping of
ort suits.
Very young brides, who consider
elvet too heavy and elderly Looking
refer white satin, or else very lus-
Gus Ottoman repped silk
The best seal fur Is short, thick,
close and not marred by stroking. The
Alaska skins arc considered the most
but the more delicate Shetland
seal IS the finest.
A dark myrtle velvet hat has its
brim arched. not sharply pointed, and
partly covered inside near the face with
= cluster Of fine piping folds Of bril-
liant coquelicot red velvet.
a novelty IN velvet round hats Is tc
have the top of the crown quite soft
Is. II to indent it with pleasure. and e
cover the sides 81 the crown with
gathered velvet forming tuO puffs al
around it
Widows on the occasion of theil
second marriage usually wear whit.
satin with the tigures wrought II th.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
ATTENTIONS N,BUslNEssMEN

We call the attention Of business
men, outside of our county TO onr
paper % q medium for advertising.
We are situstsd here in . county
which produces mainly precious
metals. and copper and lead. These
We export, and the men. who produce
them are clustered in groups or
camps here and there throughout
tho connty. These men use, in their
daily subsistence and in their bust
ness operations. articles imported
from outside. Our paper is circu
lated weekly TO al these camps, and
must, Of necessity, be . good means
Of advertising 70 the different local
ities. tho goods and wares which they
consume. II must Be obvious that Il
would be 10 the advantage Of mer-
chants, wlao sell and ship such things
- clothing. canned food, household
utensils, mining machinery, tools
and such other articles a. are needed
here. TO advertise with us. We be.
lieve that We could advantage our
advertisers more than the equivalent
of the cost TO them. Try the experl
ment-
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
TRANSPORTATION.

Cheap transportation is one Of tho
economic pr,blems Of the age, and
it's inland solution lies in the multi
plicstion Of railroads. A railrosd
creates trade and trade begets com
petition, and competition reduces
rates. The 6rst railroad constructed
through . country must be paid high
rates, just ss the FIRST grocer who
comes into now cJnntry must re-
ceive high prices. 1t is in the nature
OF things for capital 10 take no ven-
tnres unless the compensation is
with the risk. and,
what 10 true Of individual, is true Of
aggregated eap,tal. Who would oh
ject today 10 paving Q smelter at
Mineral Park two dollars per ton
more than we pay at Pueblo or Ben
soni And one smelter Proftsbly en-
ployed here would induce the con-
stTuction Of others, and this would
continue urtii tnsr rsass wore as low
as consistent with profit, and II would
be Just 30 With railroads, give them
encouragement, sssistauce, il neces-
sary, treat them fairly, and they will
be built, juia as many Of them % can
be built and run, and pay q reason.
able interest on the cost Of construc-
ton and running.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28

WITH sach claim, full Of faith IN its
richsssa doing the assessment work
year aftse yssr, 10 hold his title, o.
ehIoeiding feSbly st other tunes. Only
scratching tbs surfses, and working
and waiting i'hrough . weary wssts
Ok time, till st Lest exhausted be gives
mp IN despair and ssss . bonsnxs
pass from his hands TO enrich others.
A h;ns fssbly worked 10 . short road
10 ruin. Lat others in ON these
CLAIMS on reasonable terms, the half
OF Ten thoasssd dollars realized. 10
better than tie whole Of . million Of
which one can obtain nothing. Make
known 10 the world Of capital, Whist
you have. give . reasonable, unexsg-
geratsd description Of ils vslue. sell
for . fair prits and you can interest
others with Jon.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
TnE sMAReN CASE.

Judge Sullivan, after an anylitical
review Of the evidence in the case Of
Sarah Althea Sharon W. William
Sharon, which has attracted so much
public attention for months past. has
rendered his decision, which in sub
stance is, that the parties were msr-
ried, by the contract Of August 18th,
1880, and that Ssrsh have Q decree
Of divorce as prayed for in her com
plsint, and that she take the lawful
proportion Of the community property
BY the law ofCalifoynia,a a wife obtain
ing q divorce for desertion shall be
entitled TO one half OF tho common
property. Sarah hes made q good
fight, and il the Supreme Court sus.
tain the Court below, ss we believe
IT will, she need not suffer for the
common necsssaries Of life.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
NEW ExCHANtsEA.

We wero pleased to add to our list
Of exchanges, last week, the Downsy
Signal and La Cronica. The Signal
is weekly published at Downsy
City, Los Angeles county, Cal. and
for news, purity Of tone, and ability
IN its editorials 10 equal 10 any other
paper published on the coast.
LsCrouies 10 also weekly, publish
cd in the city Of Los Angeles, CAL, in
the Spanish language. IL 10 owned
BY Publishing company. and 10 IN
der the management OF 8. A. dc Car
dons- This paper ranks high among
the publications of the coast. We
recommend it to those of our citizens
who read the Spanish.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
PUBLISH OUR REsoURCEs

From the Rocky Mountain Mining
Review, published st Denver, Col, .
paper which We are proud n 6nd
among our exchanges, We copy The
following:
Tho people Of Arizona are begin
ming 10 feel the Importance Of sdver
tising their mineral. agricultural and
grazing resources. They are learn
ing that IL 10 not enough that the
people Of the Pacific slope know Of
their wealth. and that the capital
with which h, develop 1t must event
ually come from the East. The move
10 in the night direction and must re-
suit advantss,eously for Arizona"
The foregoing article has references
10 the accounts contained in the VI.
rious papers 81 the Territory, Of the
mining operations going on in the
vicinity Of the places Of publication
Of tho seversl papers, many extracts
from which were published in the
paper from which We made the above
clipping. A'uong said extracts there
was little reiating 10 mining in our
county, and this. because there is lit
tie published concerning us. We
desire TO correct this, but we can do
1T only with the assistance Of our
mining men. We invite, 10 his end,
reliable cominunications from men
engaged in Iaining In the different
sections Of oar county, informing M
Of their operations.
Mohave County miner., 1884-12-28
UTAH ITEMS.

Salt Lake, December 23.-A De-
luty Marshal to-day went TO q house
where it was supposed Q lawyer
named Miner, sgl.inst whom he had
q wsrrent for polygamy, was hiding
The church organ tonight refsn to
the officer as - burly rufsn" and
"a prowling msrsuder" who was
seeking 10 invade the privacy Of .
household, and q, standing on the
same footing ~ . burglar who
might properly bs filed with buck
shot. 1t advises tho people TO
"stand on their rights" and fight
the devil with FIRE.
Hyrum A. Neibsur, IL years Of sge,
and Hyrum Neibaur, ns father,
stsrtsd from Strawberry valley for
thsir home in Heber valley in 9 bad
snowstorm. Tho father arrived
nearly dead from the cold, but the
boy has not got irs and 10 supposed
to bs frozen to death.
All tho trains are badly behind
time on account ef the storm. The
Union Pscine is -sc-en hours late on
tbs 9d inst.