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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09
WIT AND HUMOR.

Truth is violated by falsehood and
it may be equally outraged by silence.
-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

Why are crab apples sourf oh,
be-cores they is.-Washington Hat
chet.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

One of the stories passed down
about Governor Kent illustrates his
lively sense of humor. After his
election rs governor he started for
Augusta in a stage coach. They
stopped at tavern OH the way, and
the governor asked the driver to 90
in and buy him cigar. The govern
or did not ask him to light it, but he
came out of the tavern with the
cigar in his mouth, putting and hold
ing match to the other end. After
he got the cigar going he took it from
his mouth and handed it to the gov
ernor. Kent turning with a depreca-
tory gesture. IL guess not" he said.
II might have done it before election,
but couldn't do it now."-Lewistown
Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

"You say there is no timber on the
cattle rangesf" asked the professor.
"Not a bush," replied the cowboy,
mot a twig." mo coal; no drift
wood in the streams no fuel of any
kindf" mot chip" was the re-
ply. "Tben how do you cook your
meals ?" "On the range" calmly re-
piled the good cowboy. And the
professor was just going to ask what
range when he suddenly remembered
that it was time to wind his watch
Ex.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
SOME LATE NEWS ITEMS.

President Cleveland's vacation is about over and
he will get out of the Adirondacks before Saturday
Senator MOrgan's Of lbama went canoeing
with lady at Washington Tuesday, the canoe
capsized and both were drowned.
Col b. b. Smaley has assumed his duties col.
ectOr OF Vermont. He has re-appOinted Is depu-
ties and appointed 16 democrats.
There is a report that the Western Union tele.
graph operators have agreed general strike
Sept. Is.
At the Newman Spring Hotel, summer resort,
near Red Bank n. j. George Curry, young ply
stefan. belonging to a wealthy family, because of
unrequted affection. shot Miss Susie WestcOtt a
lady visitor at the hotel, and then killed himself
Miss Westeott was unhurt, the ball aimed at her
heart glancing harmlessy from her corset stees.
Two daughters of c. F. Holtz millionaire wine
night through the carelessness of a druggist who
used morphine instead of quinine in filling pre-
scriptiOn. They both died. The druggist took a
similar powder himself, hoping to end his life, but
he will recover His explanation of his fatal blum
der was, there were a number of gentlemen in the
store talking business to me. paying atten-
ton to them and in my abstraction lifted the
wrong bottle from the shelf"
A 10 years-od son of Gen. o. o. Howard attempt
ed suicide by shooting, Wednesday in Yellow stone
park. AT last accounts his chances for recovery
were very slim. Cause, unrequited affection.
Twenty-Five telephone subscribers at Merrimac
Mass, have ordered their instruments taken out
because of the advance in rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
Dartmouth College.

The New York Times lately had an
article upon Dartmouth college and
its new professOrship of law and polit-
zeal science which is of interest to the
readers of The CaledOnian as Dart
mouth has been a favOrite college here
abouts. Our people now have an ad-
ditional interest in it because of the
st. JOhnsbury man who. is called to
James F. Colby, Esq. After saying
that the college has "taken il good step
forward" the Times speaks of Mr..
Colby in a most tiattering manner.
"PrOf. Colby has been closely identi-
fled recently with Yale college, and
there are many of the best friends of
that college who will echo a statement
made by a Yale alumnus: yale is max
ing a big mistake in allowing Dart
mouth or any other college to take
Colby Men who best understand
Yale's real condition will most appre-
ciate this declaration. When couple
of years ago, Prof. Theodore S. Wool
sey, on account of the illness of his
wife had to leave New England for the
West, it was Prof. Colby who took up
his work of instruction in international
law in the Yale law school. When
Dean Wayland, of the same depart
ment left New Haven for long jour
ney, it was to Prof. Colby that he com
mitted much of his most important
work, as did Gen. Francis A. Walker
when he quit his political economy
lectures in the Sheffield scientific school
of Yale to take up the work of the ma
tiOnal census, before he accepted the
presidency of BOstOn's school of tech
nology. And when President Cleve-
land surprised Judge Phelps by ask
ing him to accept the post of Minister
at the court of ST. James, Judge Phelps
turned at once to request Prof. Colby
to take charge of his Kent professor
ship of law in Yale's academic depart
ment. In the very best sense James
F. Colby is IA gentleman, cultured, gra-
ciOuS and honest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
Lyndon.
A BEAR AT LARGE.

r. Pages boys were sent one day
last week to drive some sheep out OF
the field into the pasture; when near
the woods bear suddenly arose out
of some haZel-nut bushes quite close to
them and it was doubtful for short
time which were the more frightened,
but Bruin prepared to give them a
welcome embrace, advancing erectly
with outstretched fore arms. The
boys thought they were wanted at the
house and ran home faster than they
ever thought they could run before.
Rock says he evil catch him before
long :" he caught a very large one on
the mountain two years ago, and has
seen one or two within year.
Chas. Cans moved on Monday to
GrovetOn, N. H., having to vacate his
tenement for p. G. Hartwell, who will
soon move back to his old home.
A. C. Gleason returned from Boston
last week.
HI. Wertheim went to New York
Wednesday to buy his fall and winter
stock of clothing.
Hon. E. Russell of Lawrence, Kan
sas, is visiting with Editor Chase. Mr..
luSSelI is IL broker anu also lnUereSIeu
in cattle raising.
w. L. Quimby and Phil Thompson
return to Dartmouth college to-day,
Will as senior and Phil as sOph.
E. b. Chase enters with the ''freshies"
and will soon be taught the ways of
the college boys.
Miss Emily Chase went easily and
peacefully to rest Sunday at 5 o'clock
p. IN. In her death the church loses a
faithful and efficient member and her
loss is mourned by the entire commu-
nifty, especially the poor, for she was
very mindful of and benevolent to
them, giving continuously to them of
those things which would be for their
best good and comfort. When in
formed by the physicians several
months ago that she could no more go
out from her room, she said, "what
will become of my poor patients ?" She
was in the habit of making them week
ly visits and offerings, and it seemed
one of her most pleasant duties and
she thought of them and of their COM
fort more than of herself.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
America the Best.

America can learn nothing of Eu-
rope; Europe must come to school
here. You have the tallest monument,
you have the biggest waterfall, You
have the highest tariff of any country
in the world" said James Russell Low
ell in a neat little speech at Ashfeld,
Mass, last Friday. Laughter" is
frequently interpOlated in the publish
ed reports of the speech, but it was by
no means a string of funny stories.
Mr.. Lowell, in coming back to his
old home, gently rebukes those who
have minated that Il man could live
eight years out of America without
really preferring Europe, and declares
that such an intimation implies a very
unworthy distrust in thes powers OF
America to inspire affection. He de
scribed his first walk over the New
England hills after his return from
England and quoted with remarkable
"Entreat me not to leave thee nor to
depart from following after thee, for
whittier thou goest | will go; where
thou Invest will live, and where thou
diest there will die also"
There was a touch of criticism in
his remark that he noticed good
many changes in coming home. "There
has been "A great growth in luxury" he
said, ''inevitable, suppose and which
may have good in it-mOre good, per-
haps, than can. see" He noticed al
so chow much more prosperous the
farms looked" and then spoke of the
''plain living and high thinking of the
New England of years ago and what it
had done and is still doing.
Mr.. Lowell touched on politics Il lit
tie, rather leaning To the independent
side and speaking a good word for
civil service reform and the progress
the people are making in their knOwl-
edge of government. sit is to- me-" he
said, "a very refreshing thing to find
that the old happy go-lucky feeling
about our institutions has very good
chance of passing away. We
are particular how our boots are made,
but about our constitutions we trust
in the Lord" Again he remarked that
no country that allows itself to be
governed for moment by its black
guards is safe.
1t is pleasant to have our friends
come back after long absences and tell
us that the country is progressing, and
pleasanter still to know that there is
no other country quite equal to Amer
lea, and no part of America quite equal
to New England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03

Sowles and Albert Sowles. In the
civil suits the pleadings are generally
closed. In some cases evidence is to
be taken and in some executions are
to be levied. The October term of the
United States circuit court looms up
in the near future and IL plain men
and an honest judge are to be met face
to face.
Something must be done. Some
thing is done, and the remedy for the
ills of defendants and respondents is
very simple and effective. A pool is
formed, political influence is purchas-
ed, the screws applied to the appoint
ing power, aud the commission of the
receiver is ''revoked" by the controller,
and this without any notice of criticism
or complaint or even of the customary
trumped-up Charges" The next
step is to be the removal of the district
attorney. The poor depOsitors have
lifted up their voices in rage and de-
spair, and there is no one to comfort
them. This is not the first time that
"Offense's gilded hand has showed by
Justice" but it is the rankest instance
in the history of Vermont. The new
receiver is G.. w. Writers of Hilton,
lawyer, agent of the Central Vermont
railroad company, and for many years
past attorney for o. II. Burton, one of
the indicted directors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03

By right kind of men | meant men
friendly to civil service reform, and
with backbone to stand out against the
opposition they would encounter from
the democratic spOilsmen. Such OPP
position must necessarily be very great,
for the larger part of that party still
cling TO the old Jacksonian principle in
regard to appointments. But Presl-
dent Cleveland has not about him the
men who would help him in adhering
to civil service reform. The majority
of his cabinet are unfavOrable to it.
"Now it is impossible for one man
to investigate the details concerned in
each appointment. The President
cannot know himself the circumstances
of one per cent. of the appointments he
makes. There would not be time
enough, if he worked twenty four
hours day, for him to attend person
ally to them all. Hence the difficulty
of carrying out this principle when the
president and his advisers do not
agree in regard to it. Thus it is that
at the present time a man is removed
on some speciOus charges and another
appointment made without the truth
or the falsity of the charges being
known or even investigated. | think
there is no doubt that gradually these
changes will continue until the policy
and practice of the administration have
degenerated into spOils system.
There is no donbt that if the Senate
had not been republican the change
would have come already. If the SEN
ate had been democratic it would not
have adjourned when it did, but would
have stayed over n month or more, and
there would have been ii clean sweep"
In speaking of his attitude i'll the
senate in regard to the appointments
not i'm accordance with the principle of
civil service reform, taking as an in
stance the case of Gen. Wells and the
Burlington cOllectOrship, the senator
said "Well, SO far as that is concern
ed, any one who knows me and my
course in years past, knows that have
always been, and am still, Il friend and
advocate of civil service reform. He
knows, too, that | should oppose any
departure from that principle i'll the
matter of appointments, whether the
person Immediately concerned be IL
friend or in entire stranger, whether
he be from Vermont or from Texas"
The Springfield Republican i'll COM
menting on this interview says:
Although Mr.. Edmunds's faith in the
future of the administration is slight,
it is noticeable that he does not follow
Sherman in going back to fight over
the rebellion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
The Rebels are on Top"

a week or two before the great sol
dier died, Gen. Buckner of the confed
crate army, who surrendered to Gen
Grant at Fort DOnelsOn, made a visit
to his magnanimOus captOr. There on
the top of the mount, face to face with
death, with his steps already in the
valley of the shadow, the dying hero
pcnciled some memorable words ON
his tablet which he handed to his
former enemy. They should be kept
within easy reach of every patriot, il
not in his memory. The words were
these:
have witnessed since my sickness
Just what | wished tn see ever since
the war-harmony and good feeling
between the sections. | have always
cOntended that il there had been no
body left but the soldiers we could
have had peace in a year, and-and
ARE the only two that | know of
who do not seem to be satisfied on the
Southern side. We have some on
ours who failed To accomplish as much
"a they wished, or who did not get
warmed up to the fight until il was all
over, who have not had quite full sat
isfaction. The great majority, too, of
those who did not 90 into the war have
long since grown tired of the long con-
trOversy. We may now we'll look for
ward to perpetual peace ut home and
a national strength that will screen us
against any foreign complications. |
believe myself that the war was worth
all ii cost us, fearful as that was. Since
IT was over | have visited every state
in Europe and "a number in the East.
/ know, rs did not know before. the
value of our Inheritance.
Before the grass has grown over
Gen. Grants grave, even before the
eulogies are all said, there has been
another notable utteranee. This time
at Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Senator John
Sherman opened the republican cam
paign in that state with a presentation
of the issues between the two parties
in which among other things he made
use Of the expression which heads this
article. The expression CRATES harshly
SO soon after the hush caused by the
great sorrow on Mt. McGregOr. Nor
was this the only unfortunate utter
ance of the great senator, but il is
enough to show that there are those
who, unlike Grant, will not forget that
the war was over great while ago,
and that the party that would carry
the thinking, progressive men of to-
day must face no longer backward but
forward. IL is now "A time for patriots,
not partisans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
Public Opinion.
SENATOR SHERMAN ON REBEL:


If John Sherman and his party did
not wish or intend that the white peo-
pie of the South should resume their
duties and meet their responsibilities
rs citizens, why did they force them to
remain in the Union ? If they consid-
cred that joining the republican party,
or acquiescing forever in any rule
which it might see fit to impose upon
the states of the South, were essential
conditions of the reconstruction of the
Union, why did they not enact them in
an amendment to the constitution? 1t
is stultifying puerility for Mr.. Sherman
to cry out against the former rebels for
performing the duties and claiming the
rights of citizens in holding office, when
they were compelled by force of arms
to resume their citizenship and had
their disabilities removed by a repub
lican congress, for the express purpose
of opening the way to the service of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
Removal of Receiver Roberts.

The removal of Daniel Roberts from
the receivership of the First National
bank of st. Adams is the sensation oil
the week in northern Vermont. The
action of the controller of currency,
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, in thus remov-
ing an efficient and honest man, is un-
explained. All those who desired to
see the affairs of the bank settled in Il
straightforward way have been well
pleased with the work done by Mr..
Roberts. A Burlington correspondent
of the Springfield Republican reviews
the case in very pithy letter headed
.'The Second st. Adams Raid" He
declares that the indicted directors,
O. A. Benton, f. A. SOwles and Albert
SOwles, secured the removal of the re-
ceiver. But we will let him tell us his
own story
In the gloomy days of our civil war
IA squad of rebel cavaliers fell upon the
village of st. Adams, terrOriZed a few
of the citizens, robbed the First nation
al bank of some of its funds, and rode
gayly of. The capital of the bank was
thereby somewhat impaired, but the
depositors suffered no loss. But the
officers of the plundered institution eX
hausted the science of mechanics to de-
wise appliances in the way of cOmpli
Gated bolts and bars and combination
locks to prevent the possibility that
thieves should ever again break
through and steal. Unhappily, the
same pains were not taken to prevent
the pilfering of thieves within. The
bank officers nsed the funds of the
bank in gambling operations on Wall
street with the usual result, and the
bank closed its doors about Il year and
"A half since. The failure was a very
bad one, and the only hope of the de-
pOsitOrs was i'll the vigorous and hon
est application of legal remedies in
their behalf against the debtors of the
bank, and particularly against the Of
ficers who wrecked it. 1t was hoped
that this was secured by the appoint
ment as receiver of Daniel Roberts of
Burlington, whose high standing and
untiinching integrity have been un-
questioned during practice of over
80 years at the Vermont bar. By di-
rection of the controller of the curren-
cy, suits were begun against the direc-
tors not only to enforce their promises
to pay, but also upon their liability to
the depOsitOrs for an honest admins
tration of their trust as directors. By
of the department of justice
at Washington, indictments were pre-
ferred by the United States district at
torney and true bills found by the |
grand jury which are now pending
against Oscar A. Benton, Edward A. :
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
Presentatiou Of Account.

GTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT -
= In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, in said District, the 31st day of
Aug, a. ID. 1855.
John Z. Willard, executor Of the last viii
and Testament of Rufus ID. Wilson. late of sutton in
said district, deceased presents bis mnistratiOn
account for examination and allowance and makes
application for decree of distribution and parti-
ton of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, il is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to a
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in
said ST. JOhnsbury, on the 10Th day of Sept.
4. ID. 1885, for hearing and decision thereon and
it is further ordered that notice hereof he given
all persons interested, by publication of the
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Californian,
printed at St Johnsbury, previous
TO said time appointed for hearing. that they may
appear at said time and place and show cause, If
any they may have why said account should not
be allowed. and such decree made.
By the Court. Attest
1912 WALTER +. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03

Hampshire. Rev. Edgar Morse occu-
pied the pulpit last Sabbath.
James BOrland has purchased the
pasture and woodland north of this
village which belonged to Warren San
born, for $500.
The graded school commenced on
Monday, with Miss Sarah Bagby of St
Johnsbury as principal and Miss Jen-
ME Ranney of Concord, assistant.
Mrs. S. G. Woolson of Montpelier is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Cook
of this village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
st. Johnsbury Centre.

The village schools begin next Mon
day with Miss Batchelder and Miss
lnez Sargent as teachers.
The creditors of Cook s. Wiley have
all signed off for thirty cents on a
dollar.
Ephraim Lamprey and family and
A. b. Merchant and family have NOV
ed to Luther Benefits store
Last Saturday evening, it being the
fifth anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
II. MorrilI's wedding, the relatives and
friends gave them a genuine surprise.
The evening was spent pleasantly.
The company was served with cake
and ice cream, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. were invited into the parlOr
where they found new sofa, easy
chair and a marbletOp centre table.
Rev. Mr.. Grover presented these arti-
cles and wished them many happy re-
turns of the day. Mr.. NJ. thanked tile
people in a pleasing manner and the
company separated feeling that they
had spent an enjoyable evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-03
West Concord.

An incident connected with the
burning of the Harvey & Higgins mill
a short time since is worthy of mem
ton. During the fire, when two or
three hundred people were standing
about, the boiler burst, hurting frag-
ments thirty or forty rods, but fortu-
nately hitting no one.
Luther Russell, station agent at
North Concord, whom the associated
press dispatch killed while coupling
cars last week, is about and on duty
again, though pretty lame and sore.