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Encouraging Auvsre.
iPhilnlrl Ia a Call.

"You want to watch out for al
very carefully at first was the al C,
given a northern Invalid on his arrival
in lorida, "but after You have been
here a few weeks it won't so much
matter"
"Why not" was the question. Why
should be more cautious at one time
than another?"
Because, was the reply, after you
have been here little while you will
have grown too thin to be an object of
interest to alligators. They only want
fresh arrivals"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16
a apsrssMaa Whs o.svea Wss Gpss.
Burilngtou Pre~ praAt

A little child. who was playing near hon.
FIRE. suddenly tripped and fsll Into tho namsa
A sportsman happsn~f 10 b. pss~ins. and
his high bred dog jumped into tbs Aamss
and pulled the child cut Ths frantic moshsr
came swooping down from the houss srssam-
ing;
"ls no hurti Il he hurtr'
Dang II. yes. ma'smF sacisinsed tse
sport.man. who arrived st tho spcs Just -
fore shs did; -dou = you - the fsa,hsring 10
all bur Z Oh his sailf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16
Stephen 4. Douglas.

lDtH. IOOTt
Judge Douglas was a man of great
ability. His mind was capable of grasp
ing, analyZing and calculating the most
abstract and difficult subjects. either in
the science of law or that of govern.
ment. To these qualities was added o
courageous vigor. a manly holiness
which characterized all his efforts, and
which enabled him to stand up against
the shareholders power. He expected
b. have been nominated for president
in 1852. and again in 1856. when the
combined courtesies of Franklin Pierce
and Jefferson Davis secured his sup.
port for the administration of the
former; but after Buchanans inau-
guration breach ensued. IL beg you
to remember" said buchanan to
Douglas, when their difficulties COM
menced, "the fate of Talmadge and Rives
who undertook to oppose the head of
the party to which they belonged. "
"Mr. President" exclaimed Douglas,
detiantly, Il beg You to remember that
Gen. Jackson is dead"
From that day he had to fight the ad-
ministration on the one side and the
Republicans of Illinois. headed by Lin
coin, on the other. n 1860 he would
have been satisfied with the Charleston
platform and James Guthrie OF
Kentucky as a compromise candidate
1t was the fear of this that made the
dismonists put breckenridge into the
fight, against his wishes and his will,
but he could not shake of his political
entanglements. When hostilities were
declared, he found his efforts to save
the Union washed out in blood. Hal
his life heen spared, he would undoubt-
edly have stood by his cd antagonist,
President Lincoln. as defender of the
Union. He died when young man,
disappointed and broken-hearted, but
no public man at Washington-no, not
one-has left behind him more devoted
friends than Stephen A. Douglas.
\.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

French Philosophy: What is want
ing in woman Is the intermediate senti-
ment between love and hate; she knows
nothing of that weapon of the strong
man, Indifference.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

Fh'lai'lp C.il Never \ ct ,
man Shen Be H. down II ~ cowar,lly
Never A'cs man when lac Ia up. III
r.rkl.s.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

u 10 saii that ~h.a the zulus wish 10 ss-
pssas snrpfls~ tsinglsd with admiration tbsy
va'ssiy ssy. = vas saly bsu ~ day'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

Lime-kiln Club: "I hold dat de
term strictly honest has no longer any
meanin'. Nobody looks fur it, and il
anybody diskivers it he wonders WHY
de pusson hasn't gone to de lunatic
asylum or de poo house."
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A Nile Mudfish's Long Nap.
harpefS w eeKiy. ]
g..

Rev. ]. G. Wood possessed for four years
large lump of dry Nile mud. hole in one of
its sides showing that mudfish was within
it. The other day he carefully cut the lump
open, and found the inhahitant in good con-
dition, doubled up, with its tail over its head,
just as when it went to sleep more than
twenty years AGO.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

Rochefoucauld: Perfect valor consists in
doing without witnesses all We should he
capable Of dol & before the world.
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A PICTURE.
Lewis Morris

Long Nolling surges Of a falling sea,
Smiting the sheer cliffs OF an unknown
shore;
And 10y fanged rock. swaying helplessly
A mast with broken cordage-nothing mora
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-16

r. Weir MITCHELL It's AWAY. best 10 live
In The day that h with ~
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cloud suddenly appeared above the great Ne
vada table lands. The wind veerei to the
north Its speed and ours increased. Our
captains nneasiness grew evident a
moisture like dew began to freeze over us.
We began TO sink rapidly. Clearly we were
in train for experiences of u most unex-
pscted sort
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Our Washington Letter.

FEBRUARY 9, 1884.
The weeks record in Congress is
easily made up. The Senate talked
about the new Congressional library
building and the removal of the Naval
monument, near the west entrance of
the Capitol grounds, discussed the
questions of Mexican land grant titles,
pleuro-pneumonia among cattle and
copyright.
Mr.. MOrrison's tariff bill reached the
House early in the week That body
spent two days in fruitless debate on
its new rules aud parliamentary pro-
cedure defeated the proposition to
exclude lobbying exmembers from the
House floor defeated a scheme for
mingling Indignation and pleasure in
a proposed excursion to the Arkansas
hot springs to investigate the wicked
contractors and enjoy the baths and
listened to Representative Bedford
plead ludicrOusly for clerks to aid poor
but honest Congressman to attend to
public business.
The western press association me-
morialized Congress to reduce postage
on transient newspapers to one cent
for four ounces, and new bill present
ed in the House provides for furnishing
by fine every person in the District of
Columbia or in any territory of the
United States, who shall advertise any
lottery tickets OF share in the sale of
lottery tickets.
Among bills favorably reported from
this week, were several in
behalf of the working classes notably
one from the Senate committee on Ed
ucatiOn and Labor, providing that
eight hours shall constitute davis
labor for workmen and mechanics in
employ, and that laborers
shall be paid per hour, one eighth of
the wages paid per day. The subject
of labor reminds me of large mass
meeting of working men which | at
tended at Lincoln hall the other night.
The auditorium was crowded and the
platform occupied by representatives
of various labor organizations. There
were ringing speeches in defense of the
rights of labor, and long list of reso-
buttons were adopted. The first speak
er was Mr.. Foster of Boston, the wide
Iy known labor advocate. In the
course of his remarks, he said that the
labor saving machinery threw ten thou
sand American workmen out of en-
ploymeut yearly. That, though Con-
yress had ignored the workingman,
bodies would be compelled
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
The Governor Question.
THE FREE PRESS ROOMS FOR NICHOLS,
As ENPECTED.

This seemed, few days since, to be /
in fair way TO settle itself, by gem
eral concentration of opinion, in favor .
Hon. Frederick Billings. How gladly .
we should welcome such a result. we
need not say. Mr.. Billings refusal to |
allow further use of his name has of
course materially changed the outlook, /
and if he adhers to it, will of course
compel his numerous friends to post
pone for time the hope of welcoming
him to the chief magistracy of our
commonwealth. We trust that mt
most it will be only a POstpoDement.
In the new aspect of the canvass,
the names most often mentioned are
those of Gov. Barstow, Hon. Geo.
Nichols of Mortified, Lient. Gov.
Pingree, and Gen. w. w. Grout-a
list in selecting from which no serious
mistake could he made. There has
been no governor since the adoption
| of the biennial system whom we would
not have been glad to see reelected
and Governor BarstOw-whose admin
| istration has been second to none in
dignity and success-certainly forms
no exception to that desire. If there
should be a living chance to break the
one term rule with him, or any sub
seuuent governor, we shall for one be
on the watch for it, and hope to see
the effort made. But we know that
Gov. Barstow does not expect any
thing of the kind, and that the invet-
crate and unwise practice of the state
at present offers small hope of success
in such an endeavor. The other three
are well known and worthy Vermont
ers, identified with the name and III
terests of the state, and having hosts
of mutual friends, who could cordially
support either of them. As between
them, we do not believe the state con-
vention can do better than to place
: the name of DR.. Nichols at the head 81
the ticket. He is a strong and work
ing republican, his personal character
is without blemish, his long experience
as secretary of state-an office which
e he has held for some twenty years
during which its duties have been in
creased and made much more response
=, BILE, largely on account of the especia
j accuracy, fidelity and ability will
= which he has performed them
4 given him familiarity with stat'
o. affairs which perhaps no other maj
in the state can equal. His re
marksbly wide. acquaintance, con
e sentative tendencies and cOurteou
V bearing, are added qualifications. Hi
name is not IA new one. He was wide
y ly talked of four years ago and coul'
II in all probability have had the nomin
Ii alton if he had cared to press himsel
d forward. We have good reason to be
4 lieve that he would not have been
candidate NOW ~ AGAINST MIR. RIIlluU u
As the latter has Withdrawn his name
we are authorized to say that Dl
Nichols name will be presented to tn
state convention, and probably II
stronger name can be taken into 1t.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

The cheapness of this kind of literature
makes it accessible tn all, and the
taste for it strengthens by what it feeds
on.
The avidity for reading is on the in
crease. The next generation will read
more largely than the present. The
young are the most constant patrons
of libraries. Statistics show that four
fifths of the books drawn from the
Boston public library were classed as
juveniles and fiction. This too in the
Athens of America. Juvenile litera-
ture found in a well ordered library is
largely fiction of the realistic order.
1t purpOrts to present the experiences
of children in real life; its end is
chiefly to entertain. 1t may and
does sometimes instruct. Lately 1t
has assumed the form of travels and is
fragmentarily descriptive of localities,
customs and manners. 1t is good read
! ing for children if not taken III too
large doses But gradually the taste
should be led up to a higher plane, to
| books which because they instruct
more need not entertain less-till the
! instruction itself becomes the highest
entertainment When this point is
reached the child will have attained q
position from which he will not bt
tempted back into the unhealthy fields
of morbid and sensational literature
and will have developed a taste fol
reading which will result in generous
education and a liberal culture.
Whether this so desirable end is t.
be attained will depend largely upoi
whether the child during the perio'
his traits are forming, is properly di
rected. If parents have not the time
or do not feel themselves cOmpeten
for the task, those ministering at tn
Athenaum we feel sure will gladl
render them any needed assistance
In this way the purposes the founde
of Atheneum had in view when he 5
generously endowed it, may be NOR
fully realized.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Annual or Biennial.

People who read late letter from
Frederick Billings on state politics
must have noticed, with more or less
surprise, that he partially committed
himself to IA return to annual sessions
of the state legislature. We say sur
prise, because Mr.. Billings is rated as
"A progressive man, while to turn back
To annual sessions, of the legislature
would he contrary to the sentiment of
the present time. We give elsewhere
the experience of prominent men III
twelve different states, most OF which
have changed from annual to biennial
sessions. II will he noted that this
testimony is in almost every case from
governors of states linen who have
had experience in the matter of which
they speak. Their words therefore
h"rt tthni84Tf YflG4r uovermor.
Several papers in this state have
been giving considerable attention OF
late to the question of who is to be our
next governor. There seemed to be a
few weeks ago more than usual unan-
unity for Frederick Billings. Since
his letter written to Judge Barrett
some assume that he is now out of the
question and are therefore earnestly
casting about for another man. The
North Star comes out for Gen. Circuit,
the Windsor journal foI Lieut.. Gov.
Pingrce, and the Burlington Free Press
for DIR. Nichols-all good men and
true, no doubt but if there is any
general desire that Mr.. Billings be the
standard-bearer this fall, why not
nominate him? There is little ques-
ton but what Mr.. Billings would ac-
cept the position if nominated, and no
question at all but that he wonld make
All excellent executive His letter to
Judge Barrett should go tor nothing
He could hardly have written less il
the Judge wrote him with the intention
of drawing his fire, as everything
seems To indicate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

went to Montreal on a wedding tour.
The day after the marriage, Miss Liz
zie Williams attached the grooms in
terest in the Riverside slate mills,
claiming $4,000 for breach of promise.
Miss Williams says Greer promised to
marry her next June.
Clay \. Dickinson of Middlebury,
while passing along Main street Fri
day night. was run into by bOb-sled
loaded with boys, Knocked down and
injured quite severely, it being about
three hours before lrc recovered con
seriousness. 1t is feared that he is hurt
internally.
Julius Hallgcrten, the New Yorker
who left S50,0O0 to Dartmouth college,
was German Jew, aud was led to
make the gift through an acquaint-
anceship with Prof. Henry h. Parker
begun several years since at Bermuda
and continued at Prof. Parker's Ham
over home.
At Scranton, Pa, Mrs. James Ste
vcuson went To a dentist to have her
teeth extracted, accompanied by her
family physician. An annsthetic was
administered, being equal parts of
chlorOform and ether. Two minutes
after the last, the 10th tooth was ex-
tracted, the lady fell back in the chair
and died.
When nine little boys on IA sled
broke through the ice on the Schuyl-
kill ut Philadelphia the other day and
the crowd present proved helpless,
brave John Hogan jumped into the
water and threw out upon firm lee all
the little fellows but one alive and un-
hurt Hogan is hard working, hon
est fellow of %, and Il five cent sub
scriptiOn has been started for him i'll
the city
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
What 10 Read and How TO
Read il.

In point of educational advantages
St Johnsbury is, we believe, second to
no village in New England. With a
well organized and efficiently conduct
ed system of public schools, Including
instead of the ordinary high school
with its limited resources of one or two
teachers,-the advantages of one of the
best academies, equipped with its large
corps of thoroughly educated and ex-
perienced teachers, there is afforded
to every child an opportunity for a
thorough education. and all this with
out money and without price. That
Is, it costs no more to have it than it
does not To have it.
SO much for the school education, of
which there is no lack of appreciation.
But the very best education one gets
l. that he gets after he leaves school.
This education comes from reading.
The intelligent man is always the
reading man. The reading man is not
suit depends upon what you read and
how you read it.
Reading is the supplemental educa-
ton and should have its curriculum as
we'll as the school. Not fixed and
unyielding curriculum, but flexible
enough to adapt itself to each individ-
ual capacity and taste. The young
need to be directed in their reading.
There Is SO much to read aud so much
to know, one needs to utilize his power
and his time to the best purpose to do
even the little he may. The respon-
sibility If this direction must rest
largely with parents aud older mem
bers of the family.
The influence of books, next to per
sonal association, is the most potent
influence in shaping a career. Most
of the crimes committed by boys can
be traced To the influence of bad books.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
General News.

The Gay Head Indian fund at Bos-
ton has reached S3,404.
A Bethel grocer found the other day
that rats had bored into the bottom OF
one of his barrels of -four and eaten all
the contents.
In Minneapolis gang of "Jesse
James Juniors" took johnny Nolan to
barn and hanged him. He was
found struggling in the death throes
and cut down.
The Boston Globe, in answer to
many requests, has taken in hand Il
popular subscription for il memorial to
Wendell Phillips, in the shape of ii
statue on Boston Common.
A twelve years old son of James
Hunter fell 40 feet while sliding down
the balnster at the high school build
ing in Gardiner, Mass, Saturday and
was probably fatally injured.
James Hassett stabbed il young son
of Mrs. Tim Hayes in ii brawl at her
house in Bellows Falls, inhicting Sc
we're cash in the head He also stab
bed Thomas Costello slightly. Hassett
was fined so.
<Ab CilColtAf NllSo I-lLLfC lDltN I'll.
years old. while laboring under tenn
pOrary alteration of mind, plunged Il
long needle into her bosom the other
day, from the effects of which she
died.
The Vermont conference committee
on the observance of the centennial of
American MethOdism meet at Montpe-
iIer on Feb. 10, To arrange for appro-
pirate Observances iii this state during
1854.
Byron Stone, thirty years of age,
died very suddenly at Springfield, only
a few hours after his return from II
ball of the previous evening. He was
taken with hemOrrhage at the mouth
aud nose, and lived but short time.
William j. Lambert, mail carrier be-
tween the post office and the railroad
station, was arrested and lodged III
Burlington Jail by United States Mar
shall William w. Henry, on the 9TH
inst, on charge of robbing the mails.
w. NJ. Graham's barn was burned
last week Monday evening, at Green's
bOTO. he hay, grain, moving ma
chine and lumber wagon were burned.
The breaking of Il Kerosene lantern was
the cause, as usual.
While a prayer meeting was being
held at William Twombly's at Barton
Landing on Friday evening lamp
aud in her attempt to put out
the flames, Mrs. TwOmbly's clothing
took fire and only by prompt effort
was IL sad accident prevented.
The Burlington Free Press is in
formed that reformed landlord" has
written a book entitled "Horrors of
Hotel Life" Three chapters are de
voted to bed bugs and two to hash.
His conscience don't trouble him about
the rates he charged.
Mrs. James ). Brown of Plymouth {
Notch broke off an apple limb late last
fall and pnt it into IA flower pot to tie /
her Gala to. A short time ago it be |
gan to leave out, and last week it bios |!
somed, having three lunches of bios /
SONS on it.
Thomas Greer and Matte COrkey of /
Fairhaven were married last week and !
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

to answer the demands of labor He |
said preparations were now being made |
to organize an international1abor union
which would be the most command
ing body in the world, and that the
bone and muscle of the country would
in that way meet the organizations of
capitalists. He alleged that all taxes
we're paid by the working classes, and
that even the thirty six pairs of white
kid gloves furnished Senators to attend
the funeral of one man were paid for
by the hOrny-handed toiler. The next
speaker was Mr.. Mcguire, master work
man of the Knights of Labor of New
York. He animadverted sarcastically
upon politicians, who, he said claimed
that laborers need no intellect, no NOR
atty nor heart. He thought Congress
men should be numbered so it can be
known when they are in their seats
attending to business.
| DIR. Thomas next addressed the
meeting saying unless congress enacted
laws to prevent the importation of
foreign pauper labor into the United
States, a revolutionary war would
shake the country. He spoke of the
power of the laboring classes in the
next political campaign, and advocated
the enforcement of the eight-hOur law
Another speaker followed, and al
these remarks were interspersed with
applause and music by the band.
The first levee of the season wa:
held at the White House Tuesday even
ing. 1t was the most notable crush o
the season and during the two hours
, of its continuance nearly three thou
sand people shook hands with thu
president, who wore a crimson ros'
bud boutonniere with his evening suit
) and white kid gloves which were wei
grimmed before the hand shaking wa
half over. A striking feature of tn
! scene was a party of six Flathead In
= dams in their bright blankets, feathers
+ spangles and war paint, who presente
r vivid picture of barbarism contem
e plating standardization as they stoo
Z in line against the wall of the Blu
t room facing the receiving party.
q A party of Illinois journalists cam
r and went during the week. In a bod
o they saw the sights at Washington
G were banqueted by the cOngression'
e delegation from that state, figured
:, the Presidents reception, and visite
it the tomb of Washington in Unite
e States war vessel. OBSERVER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

fell from this cause to-day. The con-
tributions are slow in coming in. They
have now reached about S25, 600, eX-
elusive of $4,000 appropriated 10y the
council.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. l2.-No
such suffering as at present has ever
been caused by high water on the
Kanawha river. At Buffalo half the
town is submerged. At Leon Place
two hundred people under water are
suffering from food and clothing. At
Point Pleasant town of 1000 inhabi-
tants there is not a foot of ground not
mt least six feet under water o..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
wendell Phillips at Montpelier.

A few years ago we heard Mr.
Phillips, in lecture here, tell about
the Garrison mob and in the course
of his talk the uncOmpromising and
Outspoken nature of the man came out
After setting forth the deformity in
Boston he paused an instant before
passing to another matter, and with
just enough of gesture to indicate his
audience said, "You mobbed a man
here that same day" And we doubt
not that Phillips in his own mind as
by his words, held his Montpelier
audience to blame for the mobbing of
May thirty five years or more before,
and despised them as we'll as their
ancestors for it Montpelier Free
man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
st. John.bury. Vt. Thursday. Feb. IA. 1854.

Last evenings paper represented the
floods in the Ohio valley as worse and
worse A telegram to the mayor of
Boston from Portsmouth says that
town of 1900 souls is entirely sub
merged. The water at Cincinnati was
90 feet and eight inches Wednesday,
and rising. This means devastation,
deprivation, sickness and death to II
wide territory. The extent of the
calamity cannot he estimated.