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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
Cigarette Smoking.

There does not seem to be any spe-
cial harm in cigarette smoking. The
roll of tobacco is so little that it looks
as if it could hurt nobody. Perhaps it
is Just because there is so little genu-
inc clean tobacco in ordinary cigarettes
that they are So injurious. And they
are not so small as they look. Break
one, and put the alleged tobacco in it
into pipe of ordinary size, and you
will find the pipe nearly full. Yet
thousands of boys and young men
smoke from 10 to 30 cigarettes Il day,
and think they are not exceeding rea-
sonable limits.
Major Houston of the Marine Corps,
who is in charge Of the Washington
navy yard barracks, says that One-tifth
of all the boys examined are rejected
on account of heart disease. His first
question to Il boy who desires to enlist
is, ado YOU smoke p The almost in
variable response is ''No sir.n but the
tcll-tale discoloration of the fingers
frequently shows the truth.
The surgeons say that cigarette
smoking by boys produces heart dis
ease, and that III % cases out of 100
the rejection of would-be apprentices
on account of this defect comes from
the excessive use of the milder form of
the weed. This is remarkable state
mcnt, but coming as it does from so
high an authority, it cannot be denied.
In some of our down town stores
and Offices is posted this notice, ''Do
not smoke cigarettes here The no
tice is printed-a fact which of itself
shows that considerable number of
these signs is required. To one who
dislikcs tobacco and the smell of it in
any form, all smoke may seem alike
distasteful; but there is about cigar
cite smoke Il sort of insinuating, sick
ishly sweet sort of an OdOr that is pc
culiarly offensive. This may be due
to the opium with which so many of
the made cigarettes are favored but
whatever its cause, it is evidence that
even tobacco and paper. The con-
sumption of cigarettes is almost entire
~ 10y boys and young men under % !:
and that is one of the great evils of
them. 1t is SO easy to learn to smoke
that scores contract the habit who
never would undertake but once to
smoke cigar. Boys have no business
to smoke. The physiological effect of
tobacco is to deter the change of tissue
which is necessary to growth and if Il
boy begins young enough to smoke, he
is pretty sure to stunt himself. Cigar
cites are nothing but an injury to their
consumers and Il nuisance to every body
else n. Y. Mail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
The State Press.
THE TIME FOR INDEPENDENTS.

IVIN
Throughout Vermont, thoughtful
m en- are beginning to recognize the
necessity of union of the indepen-
dent voters against the consolidated
ring that seeks to control both parties.
The republican and democratic 'boss-
es" are leagued together to exercise
and perpetuate their power.
There is no better time for independent,
anti-riug voters to organize than the
present. Mark every man known to
be allied to the ring and its democratic
annex. See to it that no such one re-
ceives the support of IL town caucus,
either democratic or republican, If
possible. Bolt every nomination to
Office of machine politicians.-[Swan-
ton Sentry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
BRAINERD FREE AGAIN.

BRAINERD FREE AGAIN.
Lawrence Brainerd, the st. Adams
banker, who was on the way East in
charge of detectives, escaped from
them at Minneapolis last week We'd
nesday night. One of the detectives
went to get tickets. and when the 9TH
er turned his back for moment Brain
erd disappeared. No traces could be
found of him, though search was in
stantly made. 1t is supposed he had
friends, who followed him and aided
in making the escape. The affair caus-
ed IL sensation. The Boston detectives
claim that Detectives O'Connor OF St.
Paul and Page of Chicago, connivcd at
the escape, while the latter say that
they had Il writ of habeas corpus but
failed to find their man. The affair is
looked upon rs sharp practice in some
quarters. 1t is understood at Winni
peg that Brainerd is hiding in that
city. Great Indignation is manifested
at the disclosure that he was picked
up Oh the streets, pistol put to his
head and then forced into Il carriage.
subsequently it is said, he was driven
to CrookstOn, Mimi, in close carriage,
making ITO miles the first day. The
arrest of two men in Winnipeg, said to
be mixed up in the kidnapping, was
expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
ParkeF'S Tonic.

If You are a lawyer, minister or business man ex-
hausted by mental strain an xious cares do not
take intoxicating stimulants, but use Parker's
Tonic.
If you have dyspepsia, rheumatism Kidney or
Urinary Complaints, or if You troubled with a
disorder of the lungs. stomach. bowels, blood
nerves you can be cured by Parker's Tonic.
I2-I5 HISCOX & co, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
Concerning SMALLPOX.

Ignorance in Montreal is seriously
interfering with the efforts of the au-
thorities to protect the city and pre-
vent the spread of smallpox. In the
meantime the disease is gradually get
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
Woman Suffrage in New York.

Hamilton Wilcox of l46 Broadway,
New York, has made the interesting
and perhaps important discovery that
the women of that state now have the
legal right to vOte-in short that there
is nothing in the constitution or laws
of the state excluding women from vot-
ing. He proposes, together with all
friends of woman suffrage, to make the
most of his discovery, and after an
nouncing the fact makes this appeal:
But to make this known and under
stood involves much toll and cost
When New York's women use the bal
lot, they will break the way for all
women. We have state of six mil
lions of people to deal with, the great
est American commonwealth. More
than one million of New York women
are entitled to vote. The next three
months will be the greatest opportun-
ty woman suffrage has ever had. If
women's votes are cast in November,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
News of the Week.

David Streeter of Franconia, II, ac-
cidentally shot himself in the head
while hunting Wednesday and died in
few minutes
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
LA Bells

Furnished in large or small lots and desirable
styles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17
LETTER HEADS

In the most desirable styles for business men, kept
hand and will be printed cheap good
stock and good work can he furnished.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-17

ENVELOPES
Furnished and printed. Any style furnished par
ties may wish, and business men will consult
their interests by giving a call for
this line of goods
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

The steady march Of improve
ments is kept mp i'll Eaton Rouge
without ign OF slaCke1tlng Its
pace.-[CapttoIian Advocate.
Judge VIM. H. Seymour is slowly
recovering from the serious injuries
received at the disaster near the
RoSt plantation on the Miss. Valley
Railroad. He is now able by the
aid of crutches tn move around the
house and enjoys his rations with a
hearty zest.-I Algiers Advertiser.
The people of New Orleans should
feel ashamed of themselves. The
Mexican band played gratuitously
for most all their club and society
entertainments during the exposi
ton period, and on their return TO
the city last Sunday gave concert
for benefit of the band. There were
only few present, and the city
press claim to account for it by
reason of the high price of admiS-
sion. Shame!-[ st. Mary Review.
Hon. Warren EaSton, Superiu-
tendrnt of Public Education, has
prepared d 81 cular to presidents OF
parish sch00l boards, advising the
appropriation Of suitable amounts
to enable the parish superintendent
to place the school advantages of
their respective parishes properly
before the public at the approach
ing North, Central and South
American Exposition He also
urges them to do sill in their power
to enlist all classes in the prepara-
ton of school work for exhibition.
Some of the Negroes in this parish
are already trying to sell corn.
They will sell it this fall for forty
and fifty cents per bnshel, and next
spring buy corn OH credit (if they
CAM for one dollar per busheI.
Truly the majority of the cOlored
people in the South manage as
badly to-day AS they did twenty
FIVE years ago when freed from S}av-
cry. If they do not learn to provide
for the morrow, the race, for all time
to come, will be slaves to that worst
Of all slavery-abject poverty.
i Town Talk.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

The HERALD has been favored with circn-
lar issued by Mr.. IN. H. Harris, Commits
siOner of immigration, who calls attention to
the attractive exhibit TO be made by the State
Bureau of Immigration at the approaching
American Exposition. Ample space has been
assigned, and Col. Boyd, the Louisiana ON
missioner, has appealed to the Press the
Police Juries and the citizens of the State
generally to assist in making such display of
our resources as will be certain to attract
immigration and prove pleasing to visitors,
The issues of the mammoth edi-
tons of the Times Democrat and
Picayane, of New Orleans, on the
first of September were magnificent
specimens of journalism, showing
the progressive spirit of the mana.
gers of these two great Southern
papers. They contained large
amount of useful and valuable in
formation and statistics.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12
HAHNvlLLE, SEPTIC, 1885.
ADVERTISING RATES.
NEWS ITEMS.

-o-O-o-
Blucher's sword has lately sold
for "a.
The Great Eastern will be sold at
auction in October.
John Roach, retires from his
financial wreck with $3,00O,00O.
Cotton worms are damaging the
crop in East Carroll parish very
badly.
There are about 125 men en-
ployed in the shops of the Missis-
sippi Valley at Vicksburg.
"Work hard and keep clean" is
the advice Of a noted physician to
those who would ward off the chol-
, era.
The Morgan railroad carries cot
(, ton from Alexandria to. New Or
leans ior $1,75 a bale--as cheap as
by river.
Gov, McEnery signed the death
warrants of Patrick Ford and John
Murphy, to be executed on Friday,
November 10th, 1885.
During the seven years ending
June 80, 1885, foreign immigrants
arrived at the port Of New Orleans
to the number of 20,617.
1t is said that violin played
among a flock ofgeese will start them
to dancing. Every one who has
attended ball is aware of this fact.
Some of the parishes of the State
have begun to move in the matter
of preparing for representation in
the New Orleans Exposition next
winter.
The Mexican Band which has
been dlscoursing such sweet music
at New Orleans for several months
past, left for Mexico on Tuesday
afternoon.
Louisiana has total area of 49,.
79Osqnare miles, or 26, 105, 900 acres.
This State extends down TO $50 50f
north latitude, and its northern
boundary is 80.
A bed of iron ore has been discov-
cred in st. Landry parish, said to
be very valuable; aud it is said
superior white marble has been
found in that parish.
The examinations of applicants
for scholarships to the Peabody
Normal School will be held in Sep
TENDER instead of December az
announced in one of the New Or
leans papers.
The death list OF New Orleans,
this week, contained the names of
four prominent citizens to wit: Col.
j. b. Walton, DIR. Armand MERCER,
Joseph A. Quintero and A. j.
: Gomila.
Judge Rightor, of New Orleans,
returned home from Annapolis,
Md, where he has been to see his
son, (who was appointed by our
Congressman, Michael Ham, to the
Military Academy there.
Washington aud Lee University
has received large endOwments from
Northern and Southern philanthro.
pists. The productive endowment
amounts to 100000, and when all
is realized it will reach 100000.
Chicago has called for 10000
square feet of surface for her exhib-
its at the new Exposition. Her
experience at the last one has con-
WINGED her that money thus spent is
a prudent and safe Investment.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

THIS PAPER Fys h teq CSs q RsE S 81 eso
vertisng Bureau 40 Spruce ST., where advertising
contracts may be mnde for 1t IN NEW XOHAs
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12
Police Jury.
Proceedings of their Last Meeting.

HAHNvILLE, St,Charles Parish,
Monday, Sept. 9TH, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment; were present MessrS.
]. L. 8outte and E. LeBreton,
absent, Messrs. Sarpy, st. Martin
and Brou. There being no quorum
present the Police Jury adjourned
to Monday, September 14th, 1884.
j. 9. TRlCIF,
Secretary Police jury
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

accommodations handed IN later than
Wednesday evening, will lay over until the
week following.
10 All communications must be written on
one side of the paper.
s.I The full name and address of the wri-
ter must accompany each communication, not
for publication, but as matter Of good faith.
~ Communications of II personal charac
tor will not be recognized, unless from res.
ponsible parties In such cases charge Of
~ 50 asduare will be made.
EY1 We cordially lnvitec from
eli parts of this and neighboring parishes.
~ News and interesting local items res
pectfuly solicited.
TO- OUR READERS CAN HELP US
greatly, if. when writing to or buying goods
from our advertisers, they will simply Say
they saw their cards in this paper.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

The Mabel Comeaux from Point
HoumaS, had the blue ribbon trip,
thus far, 1927 sacks rough rice.
The Mabel was offered more sacks
but being short handed was COM
PEELED to refuse them.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

OUR ADVERTISING RATES
Are Very Moderate. send fOr PrIces.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12

If your hands cannot be nsefully
employed, attend to the cultivation
of your mind.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-12
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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-05

tho fr;.nd,ess woman who stood before her
had a., Individuality into which she could
81 said what thought BEST" Maud said
somewhat awilNardly. Then, recovering
herself. .'Your addre', repaired my
blunde,s."
MAKE yourself easy" Vanity answered,
-osun,;no her amused look Your brother
viii have no need to consider prudence or
ANYTHING else. would not marry him it he
asked me-"
"What!' exclaimed Maud Neville. She
was fated to forget herself in this CONVERSE
ton. "Not marry, Toni!
For. remember, reader, Tom was tit for
An earl's daughter. Maud always said So
And Tom might have all earrs daughter If
he tried. Maud said that too. Hence the
accents in which she exclaimed, mot ma rly
Tom!'
mo" Vanity said cleverly; II would not
marry Tom"
II love somebody else."
DO tell me-forgive me for asking. Is he
handsome"
Handsome! O, more than handsome-to
me-"
Vanity breathed sigh.
s.Is he richF' Maud inquired, not with
empty curiosity, but with affectionate inter.
est such as sister might show.
: mo, poor-quite poor in eyes Like yours.
~ hope be knows what he has WOMB cried
Maud II hope he will treasure your
He is my fancy" Vanity answered light.
". He was-i mean he is-the man l took
a fancy TO-"
..You choose to talk in that ,vsy," Maud
Neville said; ''but yours must be deep, true
heart"
Vanity listened to these admiring words
with composure, but Maud could not refrain
from again expressing surprise
$50 you would not have married my
brother il he had asked your
mo- indeed" Vanity answered laugh
ingly. shocking taste, I know, but
would not"
"And that only shows what good heart
yours must be-" Maud said, once again al
lowing her admiration Of her brother to out
weigh all other considerations. II hope you
will be happy il your love"
Vanity could say nothing in reply. But
she had her own secret locked in her breast.
The strength o. Ter purpose, tho conviction
that her wrongs in tina past justified her
present schemes, enabled her to accept Maud
Neville's congratulations with perfect calm
ness. Vanity was law unto herself.
But another and a mghtier hand than
Der own will was to tasn.on her future.
That very night the smallpox laid Ler lowl
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-05
VANITY HARDW ARE.
BIZ ALAN MUIR.

arranged here A yell orderl flower gar
den, toward the enh OF October, in genial
year when summer fingered long. In the
midst Of the garden n large, low house, with
q long yeranda in front, and above the
veranda a balcony Maud Neville standing
lelow, talking with Vanity Hardware in
hale-whispers, lest by any chance the small
ears inside should hear.
BESIDES these two pretty women, third
figure often appears Tom Pembroke liked
a morning cigar, and his habit had been to
smoke it while walking in the kitchen gar
den. consulting with an old gardener who
had known him from child. All Of sud-
So sure as Maud began to talk with Vanity
about the sick child, 50 surely would Tom
be seen idling round the garden with his
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-05
CHAPTER XII,
MAUD NEVILLE IN A FIX,

NAV" NEvAALG IN ~ FIX.
Mistress Maud Neville was PROMPTED bv
humane desire to keep the heart Of her
brother in safety and to guide his affections
Alright This desire frequently possesses
active and high minded matrons, and from
it unspeakable benefits accrue to humanity.
After one OF these morning encounters be-.
tween grasspl0t and balcony. when Vanity
Lad retired-
'tSit down here, Toan," said Maud, intli-
eating garden seat; "what a pleasant cigar
YOU are smoking this ,norning!'
''Glad you like it," Tom said, being weak
ON the subject oil cigars II bought a tho,,-
sand Yesterday. l fancy know good
cigar"
This is quite fragrant the innocent
young n,atron said. $50 agreeable in the
open air."
Our dragon sat down, aud in the spirit Of
courtesy disposed himself SO that he should
come between the wind aud his sister, I'm.
der this arrangement Maud winked a little
two or three times, but on the whole she
bore it Very well.
Nov, Master Tom," Maud said playfully.
shave you counted up the hearts you have
broken since you came down herer'
''Oh, don't know about that" the dra-
COON replied, looking not illpleased with
himself. II really don't give NV mind to it
NOT nucs:. ym. know. Ma,,dey.'
''Still, YOU must admit Maud NOW
spoke with the air OF 4 woman of, saw. fiftv.
five; gra"e experienced, one who had long
looked lii" IN the face--''vou must admit
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-05

singular interest. '" new Ia
The sister looked from the end Of a,
upon the delirious girl. 'a VI the bed
~ you live" she said, speakin,
poor wandering child, I will trv : aloud
you that there IS another love than H.. Teach
Vanity heard the words, and . nus
still wandering: ' answered.
"Dh, Willie, it is too late novv
'Oh' our Father" the sister cr;aa g.
this child's beauty, and then raise i %u "slay
he Thine Tor evermore!' "ef upb
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-05

So sn'e'N ,could Tom be seen idling around
the garden.
cigar, and taking an opportunity of raising
his hat to Vanity, whom everybody there
treated as a lady without knowing why.
OF course Maud saw it all; and coming
over Vanity's strange manner in her
mind, she res scnably concluded that the
beautiful stranger, having observed how
the soldier admired her, was elated at
her conquest, and yet fearful Of the
event. 1T is not to be wondered at" Maud
said to herself; ''of course she feels pleased"
But Maud felt that she must warn her brother
to be careful. She loved her brother above
every human creature except her husband and
her children; but still. Maud knew what men
are, and she was plucky woman, who a.
ways said her say. She determined to tell
Tom plainly that this sort Of thing would
never do. Ono fact pushed, and yet pleased
her, too For several mornings she watched
this 'by-play. and she could not but acouit
Vanity Of artful behavior. Not flirting
glance, not bit Of affected coyness, NO at
tempt to kill with retreatinx eye as she loft
tho balcony. The very way in which Vanity
returned Toms salute was so frank and
open that Maud, who had been bit Of q
dirt in her time, confessed to herself that
under NO possible system, however willy,
could Vanity be trying to fascinats this fas-
cinating soldier.
But the cause Of her complete Indifference
was beyond Maud Neville's ken, Vanity
was infatuated about Willie Snow; in spite
of his misconduct she bved him more than
ever. This was silly and weak of Vanity;
but consider, reader, how few stories would
be written it few people were not silly and
weak; and rememb"r how frail il the heart
Of woman. Shall We wonder il now and
again ono of that sex does 60 right down
mad over an unworthy love! Even the mas
culine heart is not secure against such de-
fusion. The masculine heart, we all know,
Is d near perfection as possible; and yet
duke, millionaire, scholar or q philoso-
phsr has been known to surrender his heart
to some charmer whom every person of
common sense has pronounced utterly I'M
worthy, and the charmer has been known to
hold the heart against all Corners. We need
not forgive Vanity, but we may consider in
what company she travels the road of way
ward affection. Her madness was at lesst
sincere. Vanity Thought nothing Of the
handsome dragon for whose admiration
several girls Of rank and fortune were sigh
ing. She would not turn her head for another
glance, all because her heart was full Of
Willie Snow, weak Willie Snow, the man
whom she still called her own, and whom
she believed had been given to her in a
solemn and tender hour beneath the saffron
skies, and tn ,he music of the dying evening
wind
''And She" Vanity murmured, with an
accent ct intense scorn, Twas married to him
i'll camp parish church, with clerk
twangng the responses through his uose!''
Fer Vanity could express her rebellious
feelings wittily enough, and she did not fully
understand the danger she was in.