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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
WretcIed Handwriting.

Nothing is easier than to acquire a
good handwriting, yet it is a rare ac-
cOmplishment. A correspondent of
The Manchester Examiner says that he
once received from Dean Stanley the
most inscrutahle epistle he ever be-
held. 1t was written upon poor blue
paper and in two kinds of ink, the
latter portion in black and the former
in ink about the color of brown vine
gar. The writing had thin, timid,
scratchy look, and suggested the
thought that it had been written with
an old pen with only one prong, or
with the point of an old stocking
needle. There were no distinct letters
as such, but series of nervous pecks
at the paper with something smearcd
with ink. ''I tried over and over
again for several days" says the cor
respondent, ''to decipher the missive,
but to no purpose. | procured mag
nifying- glass, and was simply dismayed
at the result. | held it up to a strong
gas-light. and tried to read the front
through the back and the back through
the front. ! tried to read it perpen-
dicularly, horizontally, and from each
of the four corners diagonally, and ut
last flung myself full length upon the
hearthrug, spread the tantalizing doc
ument upon the fender, and sought "A
friendly revelation from the glow of
the fire, but in vain. AS a last re-
source | took it to clever schOOlmas-
ter, who, after looking carefully over
it from beginning to end, somewhat
discouraged me by asking me who it
was from and what it was about. He
labored at it more or less for five
weeks, and then gravely assured me
that the man who could read such
writing was not yet born"
1t is so simple matter to acquire a
good handwriting, that it is surpris-
ing so many will persist in writing so
as to defy any one to read without
close study. We reject many cOntri-
buttons because we cannot read them
easily If the attention is required to
the writing, the mind cannot properly
Judge of the sentiment and style. We
are, therefore, unable, after having
gone over an article badly written, to
know whether it is worth printing OF
not. OF course we lay it aside
IObseTVer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24

pearance betokens the most abiect
poverty.
Turn out of the main thoroughfare
and into the dimly lighted back streets
and you come upon scene after scene
to the grim, grotesque horror of which
only the pencil of Dore could do
justice. Women with hideous, dis
torted faces are rolling from side to
side, shrieking alOud snatches of pop
ular songs, plentifully interlarded with
the vilest expressions. Men as drunk
as themselves meet them; there is
short Interchange of ribald iests and
foul oaths, then quarrel and a shower
of blows. Down from one dark court
rings a cry of murder, and woman,
her face hideously gashed, makes
across the narrow road pursued by a
bowling madman. 1t is only drunk
en- husband having a row with his
wife. Far into the small hours such
cries will ring here, now that of an
injured wife, now that of a drunken
fool trapped into den of infamy to be
robbed and hurled into the street by
the professional bully who resides on
the premises. AS you pass the open
doors of some of the houses, you may
hear. a heavy thud and groan, and
then stiffness. 1t is only drunken
man, who, staggering up the staircase
to his attic, has missed his footing and
fallen heavily.
Spend any Saturday night you like in
a slum, and then say If ne-tenth of the
habitual horrors of the drunken night
have been catalogued here. And all
these people who have spent 80 much
i'll drink are undoubtedly among the
class included in the description, ''the
abiect poor"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
ST. Johnsbury Church Directory.

AdUeHt-Paddock Village. sabbath Services at
1880 a. m. l:ij and G:30 p. IN. Sabbath School
II III. Prayer Meetings at 1880 p. M Sunday, Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Baptist Railroad Street Corner Map.e. Rev.
L. I. Sandiord, Pastor. Preaching 1880 4. NJ. :.
School II NJ. Prayer meeting $50. PRAYER meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Free Bdptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
sabbath services 1890 AN, and 6:30 NJ. Sabbath
school at II NJ Prayer meeting Wednesday even
inG at 7:3O. Rev. D. IL. Adams. pastor.
Church Of the MeSSidh-t tUnversalist) Eastern
avenue. corner Cherry street Sabbath services
at lij $50 p. NJ. Sabbath School at 1890 P. NJ.
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. M, and $50 +. NJ. Sabbath
school at 10 Wednesday evening meeting al
7:3O.
North OongregationdE-Mai street corner OF
Church. Rev Henry W. Jones. Pastor. sabbath
services at 1890 A. N. and G:30 p. NJ. Sabbath
School at las 2. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
at 730.
South Congregational-Ma street. Rev. Ed
ward T. Fairbanks. Pastor. Sabbath services al
1890 A NJ, and $50 P. M. Sabbath School at L. NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev W .
r. Laird. pastor. Sabbath services at 1880 a.
and $50 p IN. Sabbath school at l2 M Praye
meeting Wednesday evening 1870.
81. 4hdreW's-C EpiscopalD Main street, Rev.
+. ;. Fisher, Rector. Services sundays at
1880 a. m and p. m. Wednesdays at 7:3O p. m.
sunday School, at l2 IN.
Roman CATH ie-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
Boissonnaut Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. IN
NespeTs and benedctiun at y. On the
second sunday of the month service at $50 a. M,
and p M. At Lyndonville same day at 1890 a. u.
!. n Q. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. NJ. C.
\, Main street, Sunday mornings at $50, Satur-
day Al so p. M. Noon meeting every day at
rooms on Main street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
A Mean Trick.

Probably the meanest trick that was
ever played on n white man was played
last week, in New York, and the fact
that there is no vigilance committee
there is the only reason the perpetra
tors of the trick are alive.
A business man had just purchased
a new stiff hat, and he went into Il sa
loon with half dozen of his friends to
fit the hat on his head. They all took
beer. and passed the hat around SO
that all could see it. One of the mean
est men that ever held II country Office
went to the bar tender and had thin
slice of Limberger cheese cut off, aud
when the party were looking at the
frescoed ceiling through beer glasses,
this wicked person slipped the cheese
under the sweat-leather of the hat, and
the man put it on aud walked out.
The man who owned the hat was
one of your nervous people, who is al
ways complaining of being sick, and
one who feels as though some dreadful
disease was going to take possession of
him and carry him off. He went back
to his place of business, took off his
hat and laid it on the table, and pro-
ceeded to answer some letters. He
thought he detected smell, and when
his partner asked him if he didn't feel
sick, he said he believed lie did. The
man turned pale, and said he guessed
he woTlld go home. He met man on
the sidewalk who said the air was full
of miasma, and in the street car a man
who SIT next to him moved away to the
end of the car, and asked him if he had
Just come from Chicago. The man
with the hat said lie had not, when the
stranger said they We're having II great
deal of small pOX there, and he guessed
he would get out and walk, and be
pulled the bell and jumped off A cold
perspiratiOn broke out on the forehead
of the man with the new bat, and hr
took it off to wipe his forehead, when
the whole piece of cheese seemed to roll
over and breathe, and he came near
flinting away. He got home. and his
wife met and asked him What was tile
He said he believed lDortifica-
tiQu had set in, and she took one Whit
rs he took off his hat, aud said she
should think it had.
"Where did you get into it2 said
she. ......
"Get into it ?" said the man ''T have
not got into anything, but some deadly
disease has got hold of me, aud shall
not live
She told him if any disease that
smelled like that had got hold of him
and was going to be chronic, she felt as
though he would be burden to him
self if he lived very long; She got his
clothes of, soaked his feet in mustard
water, aud he slept.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
Risks in Adopting Babies.

Strangers from the country are often
taken in by the women who advertise
beautiful babies for adoption. This is
another vile of the arch enemy OF
mankind. There are at least one
hundred places in this city where you
will be shown infants of aristOcratic
parentage You will be told that this
little oue's father is dead and its mother
is obliged to break up her home and go
out sewing, or TO work behind "a
counter, or some such nonsense. You
will he told that another little ones
father went to Europe and has not
been heard from, and that in his alb.
sence his wife gave birth to the dear
little baby and then died, leaving the
infant to the care of the she wolf,
who advertises it for adoption, and
who tells you the romance. The truth
is much simpler. The babies are SER
want girls babies, fallen wOmen's ba-
bies, shop girls babies, the progeny of
crime and idIeness and folly and ig-
norance. Choke down your tender
heart if you feel it rising, button up
your fine feelings and keep your hand
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
VOLUME 47---NUMBER 2426.

on yonr pOcket-book when you hear of
these of gentle lineage. | know a man
who gave his heart, purse and emotions
full sway in such case and on two
occasions. His experience should be a
strange babies. He is n farmer iE the
central part of New York state. He
married his neighbor's daughter, as
farmers are apt to do, and she bore no
children. Years passed by and his
wife's sister died in childbirth His
wife took the dear little pledge to her
own home and cared for it, and pres
emily its father died. Then the farmer
and his wife adopted tho babo and
gave it their family name 'In for a
penny, in for a pound" says the prov
erb, so the farmer presently came to
New York, read about baby for
adoption and carried home what he
thought was daughter of the top
crust of knickerbOcker stock. Then
he had two girl babies and they had
his sterling family name. In few
years back he came to New York, read
about still another high-bOrn babe and
lugged that home. This time it was n
boy that took his name. Well, that
was twenty Years ago. That boy is
about the worst youth of the county.
Despite his careful moral breeding,
despite a fond foster-mother's tender
and pious care, despite pure surround
ings and the best example of virtue
and rectitude in his home companions
and tutors, he is as low wretch as
breathes. Not only is he a thief and
drunkard, but he is foul and base
scamp as well. The first girl, the
farmers niece, is Il sweet and charming
woman, the fond wife of well-to do
professional man. The other child,
the first babe of choice parentage
picked up in New York, is singular
study. She is a good young woman,
bright of wit, devoted to her foster
parents, well informed and fond of
study. But she is built like horse.
She has enormous bones: she has the
hands and feet of a giantess her skin
is rough and coarse and leather-like !;
her voice is the voice of COW with
cold. No one seems to have gotten
over the first shock her appearance
produces, consequently she seems
likely to die an old maid, though in
all that makes up true wOmanhoOd she
is the equal Of the salt of the earth,
from whom the old farmer at first
thought she had sprung,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
He Was the Man.

1t was on Il western railroad. The
conductor had been his rounds, and
taken seat beside a very quiet and
unassuming passenger.
"Pretty full train,r finally observed
the passenger.
"Yes.'
"Road reems to be doing a good
business"
''Oh, the road makes plenty of
money, but"
'But what ?" asked the passenger as
the other hesitated.
"Bad management. 1t is the worst
managed line in this whole country"
"ls that so ?n
'"That's so. The board of officials
might know how to run a side show to
a circus, but they can't tackle Il rail
road"
''Who is the biggest fool in the lot ?"
"Well, the superintendent is.n
"I'm glad of that" said the passen-
ger, as his face lighted up. 81 was
afraid you would say it was the presi-
dent"
Suppose had p
"Why, I'm the man."-[Wall Street
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24

Be patient with your friends. They
are neither Omniscient nor OmnipOtent.
They cannot see your heart, and may
misunderstood You. They cannot
know what is best for YOU, and NAV
select what is worst. Their arms are
short and they may not he able to
reach what you ask. What if they
also lack purity of purpose and tenacity
of affection do You not also lack
these graceS? Patience is your refuge.
Endure, and in enduring conquer them,
and if not them, then at least yourself.
Above all, be patient with your be-
loved. Love is tho best thing on
earth, but it is to be handled tenderly,
and impatience is nurse that kills it.
Be patient with your pains and cares.
We know it is easy to say and hard to
do. But, dear child, you must be pa
tient. These things are killed by en-
during them, and made strong to bite
and sting by feeding them with your
frets and fears. There is no pain or
care that can last long. None of them
shall enter the city of God. A little
while and you shall leave behind you
the whole troop of bowling troubles,
and forget in your first sweet hour of
rest that such things We're on the earth.
Be patient with your deferred hopes.
The heart is sick, no doubt, but sick
hearts must take the tonic of patience.
During the last year there has been
falling off in immigration from all
European countries except Ireland and
Hungary, the most conspicuous rcduc-
tion being in the number arriving from
Sweden. The movement of population
from that country to the United States
has always been somewhat mysterious
in its causes, and the sudden falling off
witnessed last year is equally lineXpli-
cable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
News.

"Pa," said little fellow TO his un-
shaven father, ''your chin looks like
the wheel in music box"
Why is it that when church is
burned, nothing is so difficult to save
as the organ? Because the fire engine
cannot play upon it.
The mate of a ship, at the critical
moment of storm, shouted out "Let
go the topsail halyards ~ Il amt II
touching 'em. sir" was the reply of a
newly shipped sailor.
A good cow never gives up, she
gives down. The Merchant Travel
er. Oh, no! she gives milk Grit.
Its the goose that gives down
Hoosier.
There is difference between Christ
mas and the Fourth of July. Christ
mas comes but once year. and when
it comes it brings good chez. The
Fourth of July brings three cheers and
il tiger.
The New York Christian Witness
published the Ten commandments tho
other week, and now Texas papers are
re-printing them under the head line
of ''Pearls of thought" credited to The
Witness.
A lady writes to know what is the
best way to preserve a piano. The
best way to preserve the piano is to
cut it in quarters, take out the core,
and boil the pieces till they are about
half done. Then make syrup of
sugar and pour it over the pieces, after
which they may he put up in cans or
jars. Pianos preserved in this way
will keep all winter.
She had ordered nothing but vegeta-
bles, and was eating them vigorously,
when little old Lady seated next to
her-one of those busybodies ever anx-
ious to he pleasant-smiled and inter
negatively said, vegetarian ~ "Nd,"
said the. other; in quick response,
"Unit;trian Pm from BOston-arc
you ?" One of those grand old Bcetli0-
ven laughs without words went rOund
the table Hotel Mail.
New servant: al like it here, mum.
1t seems lust like my old bOme.r Mis-
tress "Indecd! Did you ever live in
n house as large as this ~ New ser
vant: "Oh, no Twas not speaking Of
the house, | was thinking how nice
that noise up stairs sounds. Itreminds
me Of home all the time" Mistress:
"Oh you mean that hammering.
That is my daughter. She is devoted
10 repoitss6 work in brass, II is very
fashionable now and she has quite
talent that way. But how can that re-
mind you of your home Where did
yon live p New servant "Next door
tJ.a boiler factory. num-"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
NIimnesota's Arctic Weather.

The weather is the only subject at
present that | can dilate on. 1t is
something far beyond your ken. For
over three weeks it has been intensely
cold-seldom above zero, and often
down to BOO and 400 below. Every
thing is frozen solid as rock. The
sun has shOne pretty brightly during
most of the time, but don't imagine
any warmth in it. The sun dogs are
brilliant on both sides of ito warn
one to expect nipping weather. We
have sufficient snow to 90 in "bOhs," 9"
but it is very seldom that one dares
venture abroad. The winds are some
thing terrible. The Saturday before
Christmas | went to Morris on business,
and | was never us cold in all my life.
The last three days and nights have
been very cold, but last night beat
everything. Our bedroom is next to
the sitting room, where we tried to
keep up a good fire all night, but it
did not warm us Il particle. The ther-
mOmeter in this room with the fire
went down to 30 above zero. All the
plants are frozen the water in the
birds drinking cup IA solid lump of ice,
and the bottle of medicine, etc, frozen
completely. This is the state of things
where Il fire was kept up. Imagine
what it must have been where there
was no fire. The bread in the closet
was like a frozen brick butter, meat,
milk, etc, in the same state; all had
to be thawed out before we could get
anything to eat. This is the daily
state of everything III the cooking line,
with the exception of potatoes, which
are in the cellar, and 80 far have es-
capped. If we want bucket of water,
before it reaches the house it is ice. Ii
is too cold to send often for the mail.
= Stevens county correspondence in
Philadelphia Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24

The man slept and dreamed that
small pox flag was hung in front of his
house, and that he was riding i'm a
butcher wagon to the pest house. The
wife sent for a doctor, and when the
man of pills arrived she told him all
about the case. The doctor picked IN
the patients new hat, tried it on, and
gave a sniff. He said the hat was
picked before it was ripe. The doctor
and the wife held post mortem exam
ination of the hat, and found the slice
of Limberger.
"Few and short were the prayers
they said" The doctor brought to the
bedside the hat, opened mp the sweat
leather, and showed the dying man
what it was that smelled so, and told
him he was as we'll as any man in the
city. The last we saw of the odorifer-
ous citizen, he was trying to bribe the
bar tender to tell him which one of
those pelicans it was that put that slice
Of cheese in his hat lining CONNER
cial Travellers Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
ST. .IOhnshurN Centre.

Con9rsgdtiOHGE-Rev j. T. Closson, Pastor. sun
day services at II a. M, and 500 p. NJ. Sabbath
School at le NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
7.3O Z. NJ
Msth0dist-Rev. W. \. Evans Pastor. Sunday
Services at IL A. M. and Z. N. Sunday School at
II NJ. Thursday evening meeting at $50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24

CoHgregatioHdE-Sunday services at 1915 a. M.
and $50 p. IN. Sabbath school at 1900 Wednes
day evening meeting at $50.
UethodiSt.-Supplied by Rev. G. f. Burnham.
sunday services at 30 y. III.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
st. Johmsbury Athenmum.

Library and Reading RoOm,-Free to all. Open
from > 4. NJ. to u NJ; from to 2. NJ, and from
10 IL Saturday evenings.
Art Gdtery-Opeu Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
Ielepranh Office.

Western Union and VI InternGtiOndl-in St.
JOhnsbury House. Open from "a. m, to p III.
sundays to 10 m, ; to p. M. Night messages
at half rates
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
St. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing Oct = the mails will close at the
Post Office As follows:
PaSsumpSic K. K. Way Mail, South, Q 90 a. n.
No Danville 900 a. M.
st. j. a l.. G. X. X. Way Mail East 30 p. III.
st j. Il l.. &. X. k. Way Mail, West, go y.
PasSumpsic X. r. Way Mail. North, 40 y.
West Concord and st. JOhnsbury East 900 a.
Waterford, W. Watfd and l. Wat'fd. 40 p. III.
Boston, New York. Conn. X. Val. Mail. 500 p. IN.
Northern and Montreal mail 500 p. III.
Mail will be colleeted from the boxes at Paddock
village and Railroad street at : 90 a IN. and 5 ;
y. Box at Railroad street will he visited ! 81
y. m. usual
CHAS. p. CARPENTER, L. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-24
1NEWI DENIAL ROOMS.

DIR. q. r. SETTLEToS. has opened Dental
Rooms in Walkers Block, Main street and is pre-
pared to do all work Of tue profsssou in tho-sugh
and satisfactory manner and st reasonable rates
Office hours from a N. to p. m. g0E
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BLOCKED PAPER.

Letter aud BIZ heads printed sRd blocked in The
most approved style st tue GaledopA Tan Ofic-. Call
and see samples. II
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Gilt edged. IN boxes or cases very neat. jus
The thing every lady wants. Call and see them
CALEDoS1AN OFFICE.
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Justices Record in Criminal Cases.
Nice Calling Cards.

new blank for Justice Of the Peace just
printed aud FOR sale at the CALIFORNIAN OF
fICE n
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ST. cJuhmsburp (alrdOnian.
G. NJ. STONE & Co,
PUBLISHERS.

Opposite the Athenaum, St. Johnsbury, VT.
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GrarrIrrs' 6uide.
81. Johnsbury & Lake ChampIain Railroad.
July I6. 1888.

Passumpsic RaiIroad.---Dec. 10. 1888.
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]pIH[0[TIo[aIR[AIp[H[sI!D

The undersigned is now prepared to make every
style of Photograph in the most perfect man
ner. / shall take special pains to
please those who have been
successful in obtaining sat
isiaCtOry pictures
elsewhere.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

Land Office at Aberdeen, OAK, "A pf;l 81 rs84.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
proof in support Of has claim and that said rrodf will
be made before the register receiver o. TIE u. ST
land Office at Aberdcen OAK, on May rz 1884, viz;
FRRp S. PRATT,
He No Or, for the or Of sec tI 13s, 61
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his con-
tinuors iesidcnceupon and cultivation ofsaid land.
viz: Riley Powell, Henry bunker: Fred Strong, all
Of Rondel, Brown CO., Dak. and Frank z. BoynGon,
Of Aberdeen, Brown CO., Oak
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
Come West.


Whether You are a mechanic or lss-
borer there is better chance in the
west than iii the oyefcrowded east.
Suppose you are worth 81, 900 and have
good job, remember the day is coming
when your muscle viii require rest and
your brain d respite. Money, like for
tune, is fckie, aud man in his declining
years should have ahome. This home
is offered you free in this neighborhood.
Absolute possession Of the soil is the
only true independence for a .laboring
man. There are millions Of energetic,
intelligent and industrious men III the
east and in the older countries who do
not own enough land to afford them d
grave. Liberty without independence
Is rather an ideal affair. II may be all
right to.haye the privilege Of being an.
American citizen with security for Life
and property. Bnt personal liberty can
only exist with the land owner, or to
those who are. beyond the caprices and
win of employers and landlords. Fair
bank News.