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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
She Mixed those Washings Up.

A certain young lady left the house
where she boards in Boston for days
visit i'll the country, and as it was
Monday she left directions with the
lady of the house to give the washer
woman her weeks washing when she
called. The washing was done up in
Il newspaper, and that was the only
bundle of the kind in the room, so
there could be no mistake. On her
return in the latter part of the after
noon she discovered that her washing
had not been taken. Furthermore,
there appeared to he trouble in the
house, and the sulphurOus odOr of pro-
family pervaded the atmosphere. A
young man who occupied II room on
the floor below her was raving up and
down, vainly seeking for a costume
which he had hired for n masquerade
party on that night. She heard him
declare that he had left it in his room
rolled up in newspaper; that it was
gone, and he was just $25 and IA good
time out by the loss of it. The young
lady Immediately tumbled to the true
state of things. Her washerwoman
had got into the wrong room and taken
the suit instead of the bundle of soiled
clothes. She volunteered this explain
alton to the young man and he agreed
to escort her to the house of the Of
Tending washerwoman and recover the
property.
The house was found after considera-
ble search, but no one appeared to be
| at nome. They pounded the door of
the little hut, it was some distance out
of the city, but got no response. At
length they walked around to the back
door, and there in the yard they saw
to their horror the costume suspended
from Il clothes line, having been washed
and hung out to dry. 1t had lost its
original brightness, and not only this,
but its original size. 1t had been in
tended for a man six feet high, and
had shrunk in the wash till it wouldn't
go on Il small boy. The colors had
run together, and plumes and spangles
were in the last stages of dilapidation
from contact with the scrubbing- board.
An exclamation that was almost an
oath burst from the young mans lips,
but just at that moment the washer
woman appeared in the door. ooh,
what did you do it for ? Didn't you
know better2 What did you think |
could do with those things exclaimed
the young lady. "Now, you don't say p
was the reply. "Ain't they yourn ? |
thought they was the queerest looking
under-clothing ever did see, but you
can't tell nothing about fashions nova
daVsn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

these letters to he extremely grave
things to him, and the smiles of his
friends are rather CHASTITY when they
now try to make light of them.
How, then, did the letters come outP
Mulligan's testimony, being telegraph
ed all over the country, created a
tremendous sensation. There was a
universal outcry. 1t became clear to
Mr.. Blaine that the further conceal
ment of these letters was impossible.
1t was sure death. There was still a
desperate chance in apparent audacity.
The highly exciting scene is still re-
membered as he himself read them to
the house of representatives. But he
who coOlly reads the printed proceed
ings of that day will find some very
curious and characteristic things. Mr.
Blaine did not permit the letters
which he read to pass into the hands
of the officers of the house, so that
their contents might have been verified.
He promptly put them into his own
pocket again and carried them away.
And, secondly, in reading them to the
house, he deXterously mixed letters of
different periods and about different
subjects together, so that no listener
could on the spot make head or tail to
them.
Thus Mr.. Blaine could prevent the
house from verifying the letters and
from mt once understanding their full
import. But he could not prevent the
letters as actually read from being
subsequently arranged according to
dates and subjects and compared with
fln taS rlnn
became clear, and with it their mean
ing. What is that meaningP What
does it signify when speaker of the
house of representatives writes to a
bu Siness man that he (the speaker)
wants profitable interest in an enter
prise, the value of which has been,
and may again be, affected by ac s
of the same Legislative body over
which that speaker presides, and in
which he exercises great power when
that speaker says he 'feels that he
shall not prove Il dead-head in the en-
terprise if he once embarks in it," and
that he "sees various channels in
which he knows he can be useful -
and when, finally, the desired prOfita-
ble interest not being forthcoming, he
points to IN exercise of his power as
speaker by which, even "without
knowing it," he did great favor to
the party from which he asks that
profitable interest, thus pointing di-
rectly at the field upon which he can
make himself most useful What does
this mean ? On its very face it means
one of the highest and most powerful
officers in the government marketing
his official power for private gain. 1t
means official po,uer offering itself for
prostitution to make money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

Adyent-Paddock Village sabbath Services at
1890 4. m. l:45 and $50 p. Sabbath SchOo
II III. Prayer Meetings at 7:3O p. m. Sunday Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Baptist-Railroad Street Corner Map.e Rev
L. l. Sandford, Pastor. Preaching 1880 = NJ. :
School IL N. Prayer meeting 6:30. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7;i0.
Free BGpdst-Main Street. Corner Prospect
sabbath services, 1920 AN and $50 NJ. Sabbath
School at 10 NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1870 Rev. ID. II. Adams. pastor.
Church Of the Bessiah-t tUniversalist) Eastern
avenue corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
at las, $50 P. NJ Sabbath School at I2:3O p N
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880. Rev. G. w
jenkins, pastor.
Methodist-Central street. Rev. E. W. Culver
Pastor. Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A NJ. and $50 NJ. Sabbath
school at - Wednesday evening meeting at
1870.
North COngregdtional-Main street corner o
Church. Rev. Henry w. Jones, Pastor. Sabbatl
services at 1890 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath
school at las p. NJ Wednesday evening meeting
at 7:30.
South Congregdtional-Main street. Rev Ed
ward L. Fairbanks Pastor. sabbath services al
1890 A NJ, and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath School at Il NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 1870.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev W
X. Laird, pastor. sabbath services at 1880 a. N.
and $50 p. m. Sabbath school at - N. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 7:30.
st. AndreW'S-t tEpscopalJ Main street, Rev
L. =. Fisher, Rector. Services on Sundays a
1880 a. IN. and , p. Wednesdays at 1880 p. IA
sunday school at IL m.
Roman CdthOlie-Cherry Street. Rev. j. a
Boissonnault Parish Priest Mass : and 10 a. m
Vespers and BenedictiOu at p. IN. On tn
second sunday of the month, service at $50 III.
and p. III. \ Lyndonville same day at 1890 a III
Y. II. @. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. NJ.
\, Main street, Sunday mornings at $50, Satur
day evenings at 7.30. Young Mems meeting Sun
day at $50 p. m. Noon meeting every day a
rooms on Main street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
The Tammany ProdigaI.


"Mr. Kelly, will you tell me conf
dentially why you don't pitch in and
help the democrats 2"
''I'm going to when the time comes"
''But why did you go out of the
party in the first place p
"YOung man, there was once lad
who ran away from home in n milf"
"What of it ?"
''He stayed away long enough for
his folks to think he was gone for
good"
"What has that to do with the case ?"
"Young man, when that laI came
back home they were so glad to see
him they gave him the fattest calf on
the farm
And Mr.. Kelly looked over toward
the city buildings and walked on
Chicago News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
An EVentfuI Career.

For richness of biographical material
st. John of the prohibitionists leads all
the rest. He ran away from his father
in Indiana at the age of IL; was IL
husband at 10 and a widower ut 20 ;
became one of the rough -and-tumble
pioneers of the California gold dig
gings, and once ran barefOoted over ice
and frozen ground for two days with
an anxious party of Indians after him I;
started for South America and was
wrecked without clothes or coin among
the Sandwich islands turned up as u
country lawyer in Illinois; served in
the army through the war, and got the
rank of colonel, and finally "struck it"
in the rum politics of Kansas.
II springfield Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
The BaSi,fuI Boy.

Robert recently mustered enough
courage to escort n girl home from an
evening party ut the breakfast table.
next morning his father asked -
''Well, my son, did you go home
with any of the girls last night g'
yes" said Bob.
"Who was she ?r
Robert hesitated, but finally blurted
out
81 thought it was Annie Warren,
hut when we got to the turn of the
road she went into Ella Hams house"
= Milton On. " Patriot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
VOLUME 48---NUMBER 2455

inches in depth, for long distance,
his machine carrying 10 pounds of
mud. He met many Indians on the
road, but was not molested by them
Utica Herald, Jnly %.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
ST. Lnhnshnry Centre.

Oongregdtionot-Rev. j. T. Closson Pastor. sun
day services at II A. NJ, and 500 P N. Sabbath
School at l2 NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
73O 2.
MsthodiSt-Rev W. A. Evans, Pastor. Sunday
Services at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ. Sunday School at
IL N. Thursday evening meeting at 7.3O.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

COngregdtondL-Rev. j. n. Walker, Sunday
services at IO.45 a. and $50 p sabbath
school at Zoo. Wednesday evening meeting at
700
Methodist.-Supplied by Rev. F. W. Culver
sunday seIv vices at 1.30 p.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
ST. LEON SPRINGS.

Tourists and invalids who are desirons of visit
ing the famed St Leon Springs after June 3Oth can
purchase at the different stations OF the Passump-
sic Railway. excursion tickets to that place and
return good until Oct 31st.
J. K. GILMAN, Pres and Manager,
tOet- l. st. Leon Spring Co
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

The future queen of the Netherlands
will be one of the richest women in
Europe, being heiress to the 81 900 900
of her late brother and the vast private
possessions of her father, the present
king.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

MaiL-Leaves W. R. Junction 81 p. IN. McIn-
does 4.05, Barnet Al, Passumpsic 4.2s, St Johns
bury 43s 1t. J. Centre l. -, Lyndon 4.59 Lyndon.
vile 5O1 w. Burke 526, arrives Newport $40 p. IN.
Day Erpress-Leaves Wells River - p. m.
Barnet 20 st. Johnsbury 3.u3. Lyndonville 3 -
arrives Newport IS p m.
Night EIDTess.-Leaves W. X. Junction - 3j a
m, st JOhnsbury > A., Newport $40, arrives Sher-
brooke 725 n. IN.
AeeonmOddtOn.-Leaves W. Il. Junction 745 a
m, Mclndoes 10 10, Barnet 1917, PasSumpsc 10 80
81. JOhnsbury 1919, st. j. Centre loss, Lyndon
llG9 LyndOnvile HIS. West Burke II Sc arrives
Newport 10 So p.
". Y Erpress-Leaves W. r. Junction 5 40 pm.
Wells River 7O4, st. ,JohnSbury 7.4S LyndODvile
S.2l, arrives Newport Q. 20 p.
TRAINS MOVING SOUTH.
MdiI-Leaves Newport $40 a m. West Burke
$50, Lyndonville SIS, Ly ndon sis st. J. Centre
$50, st. Johnsbury ~ Passumpsic $50, Barnet
gOs. MclndOes 9.l5, arrives w. K. Junction IL 90
a.
Day EIpress.-Leaves Newport .15 y. m. Lyn-
donville %, st JOhnsbury 2.46 Barnet 3.Oi. pm.
Night Erpress-Leaves Newport - p. m,
Lyndonvile LOG a NJ. st Johnsbury "a a.
Erpress.-Leaves Newport 1915 D. m, West
bury II -, Barnet l25 sd a.
HiIed.-Leave. LyndOnville 80 p. IN, Lyndon
5.35, st. j. Centre $50, St JOhusbury 61O, Pas
sumpsic G25. Barnet 652 McIndOes 7.21 p. m.
N. Y. Erpress-Leaves Newport $40 a. m.
West Burke 9.3g, LyudOnville 9.54, St JOhnsbury
IO,I2, Barnet 1913 a. M.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

Library aud Reading RoOm,-Free to all. Open
from 4. NJ. to II NJ; from To =. NJ, and from
to / = saturday evenings.
Art GailSrU-OPen Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Telegraph Omce.

Western Union and VI IHtsrRdtional-in ST.
Johnsbury House. Open from : a. nj, to p. m.
sundays . to 10 an ; to p. IN. Night messages
at halfrates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Grarelers' 6uidr.
st. Johnsbury a. Lake ChampIain Railroad.
June 80. 1884
TRAINS MOVING EAST.

had-Leaves Maquam ga a. m. z. Hardwck
l.l2 p m, Danville 10, arrives St Johnsbury
, 40 p. IN. leaves St Johnsbury 800 D. m. Z. st.
Johnsbury 31l West Concord 322 arrives Lunen-
burg 400 p. m.
E1pTess.-Loaves Maguam 4 30 p. m. z. Hard
wick sos, Danvile 900, arrives st. Johnsbury
$50 p. m.
Aized-Leaves Hyde Park AIS a m, Z. Hard
wick Gus, Danvile 755 arrives St Johnsbury 5 35
a. IN, leaves st. JOhnsbury 1000 a and 500 pm,
+. st JohDsbuTy 40 - a. m. and 5.22 p. m, West
Concord 10 ~ n m. and 5.42 p. M, arrives Lunen-
burg at 200 m and 65j p
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
NGd-Leaves LunenburC 90 p. IN, West Con
cord 35, Z. st. Johnsburv ? a. st JOhnsbury Is
Danville 3.46, f. Hardwick 437, arrives Maquam
755 p. IN.
E1press.-Leaves St Johnsbury .45 4 m, Dan
vile 9ls 4. Hartlwick 1914 arrives Maquam Las
y.
MiIed-Leaves Lunenburg GEO a. m and 20 p.
m, West Concord : Is a. and 5. ~ p. m, F. st.
Johnsbury 9 0i n IN. aud : - p. arrives St
JOhnsbury o. an and 6 ~ p m. Leaves st Johns
ubry for Hyde Park at ass p m, Danville : So, e
HaTdwick 7.S2, arrives Hyde Park at 915 p IN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

The agricultural department esti
mates that the wheat crop this yeaI
will be ASS, 500 900 bushels.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Wire Staples and Punches.

just the thing tor fastening together legal docs
4 the CalsdSnian ofEos. II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Bicycles Oh Sidewalks.

Rev. r. E. Macduffy, n Cleveland
clergyman, was recently arrested in
that city for riding bicycle on the
sidewalk. He pleaded guilty, but ex
planned that the street was in bad
order, compelling him therefore to
take to the walk, and said in extenua-
ton of his offense: "My parish is
very large one. | am often called to
the bedside of a sick or dying person,
and must get there as fast as | can. |
hope | am law-abiding citizen, but
when | receive call of this kind am
going to respond at all hazards. |
consider that in following my calling
as a minister am obeying the call of
humanity, Il higher law, even though |
violate the law made by man" In
fining the reverend gentleman, the
Justice said: "When the laws of hu-
manity, or higher laws, as you call
them, conflict with the laws of this
state and city, the higher laws are
going to come off second best. | re-
spect your calling-it is a noble one f;
but the laws, to enforce which | am
placed here, are applicable to every
body, without distinction as to person
or occupation. For the present, I'll
stand by the ordinance. My advice to
you is 'to keep in the middle of the
road If you take to the sidewalk
you must go afOot."
Since the fall of the United States
hotel in Washington it appears that
several other buildings in that city
have long been under suspicion as
unsafe. Some of them, including two
| theatres and one or more churches
have been officially condemned, and
people are now calmly waiting fOr
them to drop. A dispatch of Friday
says that the building leased by the
| government for the Indian office is toe
weak to hold up the heavy files anC
records that are being carried into it
/ and that the clerks are trembling will
fear. The inspector of buildings hai
pronounced the upper part of thu
building unsafe, but as neither thu
Indian commissioner nor the secretary
of the interior is in Washington, til,
work of loading up the death traI
goes on.
The agricultural department esti
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
ST. c9uhnsburp Galrdunian.
G. NJ. STONE (S co,

Opp ,s,te the Atheneum, St. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

AUGUSTA Me-, Oct. T. leoS
Ny Dear Sir: spoke to you a short time ago
about point of interest to your railroad company
that occurred at the last session of congress.
1t on the last night of the session, when the
bill renewing the land grant to the state of Arkan
sas for the Little Rock road reached. and j u
liam of Indiana chairman of the public lands COM
mittee and by right entitled to the floor, attempt
ed to put on the bill, as an amendment, the Ere
mont FL Paso scheme-a scheme probably well
known to Mr.. Caldwell. The house thin, and
the lobby in the Fremont interest had the thing
all set up, and Julians amendment was likely to
prevail if brought to vote. Roots and other
mem bers from Arkansas who were doing their
best for their bill ito which there seemed 70 be
no Objectionl, were in despair, for it well
known that the senate hostile to the Fremont
scheme and if the Arkansas bill had gone back %
/ the senate with Juhan's amendment, the whole
thing would have gone on the table and slept the
sleep of death.
In this dilemma, Roots came 10 me to know what
on earth he could do under the rules for he said
was vital 70 his constituents that the bill should
| pass. told him that Julians amendment was en-
1rely out OF order because not germane; but ht
had not sufficient confidence in his knowledge o.
! the rules to make the point but he said Gen Lo
gan was opposed 70 the Fremont scheme anf
| would probably make the point sent my pag'
TO Gen Logan with the suggestion, and he at one'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

AUGUSTA, June %. 1869.
NV Dear Mr.. Fisher: thank you for the arti-
Gle from Mr.. Lewis 1t is good in itself and will
do good. He writes like a man of large iufelli-
gence and comprehension. Your offer TO admit me
to participation in the railroad enterprise is
in every respect generous as could expect or
desire. 1 thsnk you very sincerely for it, and in
this connection wish to make a suggestion of
somewhat selfish character. 1t is this You spoke
Of Mr.. Caldwels offer TO dispose of share of his
interest TO me. If he really des res to do wish
he would make the proposition definite, that
could know Just what to depend on. Perhaps, if
he waits till the full development of the enter
prise, he may grow reluctant to part with the
share, and L do not by this mean any distrust of
him. l do not feel that shall prove deadhead in
the enterprise if once embark in it. / see vari-
GUS channels in which 1 know / be useful.
Very hastily and sincerely your friend,
i RI
, 1884-05-17

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Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
saT a RRO Wabash Avenue, Chicago. IN
, 1884-05-17

At the first meeting Of the new
City Council some time ago an en-
thusiastic disposition was apparent
among all Of the members to make
a stringent law prohibiting the run
ming of sewerage or the dumping of
garbage into the river above the
falls. It is not possible that the
Council has lost all interest in this
matter, yet no steps have, been taken
to enforce the prohibition Of this
great evil. Let any of our solons
stroll along the banks of the river
on the south side, east of the first
bridge and their feelings will be
shocked at the appearance of things,
and very probably, If they are NUM-
bered among the unfortunates COM
PEELED to use river water, their st jm-
achs will also undergo an upheavl l
In that part OF town are several Chin.
ese wash houses and the villainOus
slops from those nasty places are
permitted to run into and mingle
with the river polluting the water
and making it totally unfit even to
wash in, much less to use as a bever-
age. A stop should be put to this at
once. It's continuance is certain to
breed sickness, besides, even were
the waters not used for domestic
purposes, II turns beautiful stream
Of water into a cess pool, and a cor
rupt, oderlferous, unsightly sewer.
, 1884-05-17
A MOmentRry shadow.

The wealthy and extensive cor
poratiOn known as the "Montana
Improvement Company" had the
misfortune to be precipitated in a
little trouble this week, out Of which
it has extracted itself without loss
or injury. Any corporation, com
pany or firm is liable to meet with
annoyances In business, and this
little transaction that at first had
every appearance Of n calamity to
those not posted regarding the sol
vency Of the company, turns out to
be a mere trihe. The Montana I'M
provement Company Is n corporation
engaged in the lumber business in
Idaho and Montana, and have u
capital equal to S2,OOO,0OO. 1t has
lumber yards at various points in
the northwest, amopg which are
Sprague, Cheney and Spokane Falls.
This company has had numerous
transactions with d. w. Small, an
old mill man and a gentleman ex-
tensively known in the upper coun-
try. Mr.. Small had a claim on the
Montana company, and for reasons
best known to himself, attached the
yards at Sprague, Cheney and SpO-
kane Falls late Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Stone, the resident manager,
was at a loss to know what to do,
being unable to secure the necessary
bonds. Tuesday Mr.. Hammond, of
Deer Lodge. and Mr.. Eddy, Of Mis-
soula, both connected with the COM
pany, arrived in this city with
$4,000 cash to indemnify any parties
who might go on the bonds. Secur-
ity was at last found and the yards
released. The amount Of indebted
ness is only $500, an amount that
the company stand ready to meet
when the bill is satisfactorily ex-
plOined The attachment In this
city did not effect the business Of the
yard, as new ground was leased on
the north side Ct the track and some
ten cars Of lumber Immediately un-
loaded.