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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
HOW PINS ARE MADE.

1t takes a very delicate and complex
machine to make even SO insignificant
and commonplace an article as il pin.
The New York Post describes the pro-
cess thus:
The pin machine is one of the closest
approaches that mechanics have made
to the dexterity of the human hand.
A small machine, about the hight and
size of IA lady's sewing machine, only
stronger, stands before you. On the
back side a light belt descends from
the long shaft at the ceiling, that
drives all the machines, ranged in rows
on the floor. On the left side of our
machine hangs on II peg IL small reel of
wire, that has been Strengthened by
running through a compound system
of small rollers.
This wire descends, and the end of
it enters the machine. 1t pulls it in
and bites it off 10y inches, necessarily,
I4O bites to IL minute. just as it seizes
each bite, little hammer, with a con-
cave face, hits the end of the wire
three taps, and "npsets" it to II head,
while it grips it i'm counter sunk hole
between its teeth. With an outward
thrust of its tongue, it then lays the
pin sideways in II little groove across
the rim of Il small wheel that slowly
revOlves just under its nose. By the
external pressure of Il stationary hoop,
these pins roll in their places, as they
are carried under two series of small
files, three in each. These files grow
finer toward the end of the series. They
lie at slight inclination on the points
of the pins, and by series of cams,
levers, and springs, are made to play
''like lightning" Thus the pins are
pointed and dropped in little shower
into u box.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
CONCERNING GREETINGS.

w. G.. Prime, writing to the New
York Journal of Commerce, speaks of
lis travels in the Northern section of
Vermont. At "JOe's" pond i'm West
banville he met an old friend whose
Erecting he takes as IA text for the sub
S ect of greetings in general:
1t was strangely quiet spot, and all
3 he world seemed great way OFF.
Therefore it was the more startling
That, as | left the boat and walked up
10 my carriage, voice from another
sarrage, coming down the road, hailed
he with the familiar oriental saluta-
Jon of peace. One meets friends in all
|SDrts of places, but | little thought to
beet just there one with whom / had
Il faveled in Syria years ago.
'Ts it peace 2"
The musical salutatiOn was in keep
5 ng with the scene. Why is it that
English speaking peoples of all the
world have none of those beautiful
Forms of greetings when friends meet {?
1t is because of this great lack in our
language or our customs, that travel
hrs who have been in oriental countries
|hre fond of using oriental salutations.
HFhe American or the Englishman,
when he meets his dearest friend after
long or short separation, in ninety
'Aine cases out of Il hundred asks him,
n How do you do 2" or elbow are you 2"
|Berhaps he varies it by saying, if sur
'hrised, "Why John" Lovers have no
II hOre tender phrase when they meet in
The presence of friends than the same
II How do you do" The physician or
8he clergyman coming to the bedside
'bf the sick man or woman, like all
'ather friends, can only ask, Chow do
GU do to-day" or Chow do you find
Yourself" or some other vague inquiry
4lways beginning with Chow"
b 1t is otherwise i'll parting. We have
good old phrases of benedictiOn which
we use, whether we mean them or not.
Why not some like phrases for salut;l-
ton in meeting, like the old Romans,
"GoOd health to you ;" or best of all,
that salutatiOn which has been used in
the Orient with uninterrupted success
sion for thousands of years, "Peace be
with you"
And here it is worth asking what
were the revisers of the Old Testament
about when they failed to revise the
King james translation of that saluta
ton repeatedly occurring. When tl,s
prophet met the woman whose boy lay
dead at home, he did not greet her il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
P. D. BLODGETT & cos.
Instalment Bond.
The National Life Insurance Co.,

The National Life Insurance Co.,
OF VERMONT,
Issues Installment Bonds for $1,000 each, which
run from 10 to 40 years.
This Bond can be purchased by either Annual,
Semi Annual or Quarterly Instruments.
If the purchaser at any time discOn tinues his in
stalments the Company will redeem the Bond for
the stipulated sum expressed upon its face.
In event of the death of a bOndhOlder the unpaid
instruments are cancelled, aud the Bond falls due
and is payable in full to his legal representatives
The Bond il payable to the purchaser at an age
when he is likely to be dependent upon others
than others upon him, and upon which payment
may at any time without loss
The issuing of this Bond is endorsed by the alb
lest Actuaries of America, one of whom says that
this Company has taken the grandest step in fair
dealing within the history of Life Insurance"
What 1t Does:
1t protects against adversely in business.
1t is protection for lie insurance policies.
1t is an investment and protection combined.
1t is better than U. s. Governments, and equally
as secure.
1t protects dependent ones against the contin-
gency OF DEATH
1t is safe, sure and desirable investment and
within the reach of all.
1t guarantees that a certain amount of money,
time.
The amount that life insurance would cost should
be credited profit on the Bond as it takes the
place of such insurance.
The instruments paid are like deposits made in a
Savings Bank, and are returned to the Bond holder
at his option.
The Bond natures at specified time, at pre-
viOus death for it's face value and guarantees
definite sum in cash any year after the first.
The instruments paid on the Bond can be used in
business by hypothecatng it. This is great ad-
vantage to those who may at any time need all the
money they can command or raise.
The 100000 policies, representing over two bill
lions of dollars of lapsed surrendered insurance
between 1870 and 1880 would have been saved by
these Bonds.
The Bond is not hampered by any conditions or
restrictions and its cash value cannot be impaired
leOpardized.
The Bond affords the very best security, and is
negotiable the same as any other bond or stock.
Under this Bond you PAY you go. Stop
without loss Stop with profit or continue for
greater profit"
CALL AT BLoDGETTS',
113 Eastern Avenue,
ST. JOHNSBURY
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
A WORD TO MOTHERS.

l write to yOu, parents, concerning
the welfare of your children. But es-
pecially do [ write to you, mothers, as
having the greater responsibility in the
bringing up of the little ones and in
the moulding of their characters. The
message | would bring home to you,
one and all, is this: Never brighten
them. Do not, beseech of you, run
the risk of making idiots of them by
filling their young minds with horrors.
Do not attempt to frighten them into
good behavior by solemn warnings of
of mothers use these means to cOerce
their children into obedience. They
fill their infant minds with dire stories
of COLLINS, Ogres, "bOgiemen, raw
head and blO0dy-b bones" and hosts of
other fictitious and terrible characters.
The little ones go about expecting to
find a lurking fiend in every corner.
The practice is not only devoid of com
mon sense, but is absolutely injurious
and dangerous. Many child has been
driven insane through intense fear. So
deeply instilled are these things in
their minds-m mamma would not tell a
lie, you knOw-that it takes years and
years of after life to thoroughly eradi-
cate them.
The writer had kind, good, self
sacrificing mOther--GOd bless her but
she committed this one error in the
bringing up of her children. Many
time [ lay in my crib with covered
head and suffered the most intense
agony of fear; many time | nearly
went into spasms upon being caught
in the dark, which ! imagined peOpled
with strange and fearful beings, and
fraught with unseen dangers for
naughty boys like unto me. And
strange to say these feelings followed
me nearly to manhood, and | believe
they still Turk somewhere in my inner
most nature.
Now, mothers, for the very love you
bear your children, avoid this great
error. Bring them up us near as you
can without the knowledge of fear. If
fear be shown by them at any time,
try to reason it away and show them
that there is no cause for it, if there be
none. Tell them no tales of ghosts,
Ogres, COLLINS, or other imaginary
characters; neither tell them of horri-
ble realities such as Indian atrocities
and the like. Such narratives take a
deeper hold on their young minds than
upon maturer intellects, and many
little one awakes at midnight with the
cold sweat of terror on his brow, from
the effects of some blOOd-curdling tale
he has heard or read before going to
bed.
Make the little folks live as happy us
possible, and so bring them up that in
after life they shall have no cause to
entertain hard feelings towards their
E. HI. Pray, in Good House
keeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
Patience and Tenderness at Home.

If there be patience in the home, and
habitual tenderness, and faithfulness
to life's first duties, these traits will be
likely to live again in the children.
Perhaps there was something in the
home-life of his bOyhood, in his father
and mother, which blOssOmed~ in
Charles Lambs rare chivalrOus devo-
ton to father and mother and sister.
That little household, with the intirm
parents, and the frail sister, stitching
away to help support the family till
that terrible malady seized her, to
awaken only deeper devotion in her
brother, and ella" himself only he
was not ella" then, but II poor clerk
struggling on, with mirthfulness for
others, and pathetic jokes over his own
burdens, was one of the rarest and
richest of homes, and its very poverty
revealed it's wealth. Those words of
his to Coleridge, LET no man think
himself released from the kind chart
ties of relationship, for these shall
bring peace at the last" were suitable
alike for the one to write, and for the
other to heed.-[Olive E. Dana, in
Good housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10


NEW OPTICAL GOODS. NEW TESTS
F. accurately adjusting picaL
Mos City Method sused.
line Steele dandR
GOOdseOn stanlyO hand
NC
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury within and for said District, the
LIST day of Dec A. d. 1886.
George p. Blair, executor of the last Will and
Testament of James GOOdwillie late of Barnet, in
said District, deceased, presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is Orderedlby said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a ses-
sion thereof to be held at the Probate office in said
st. JOhnsbury, on the 22d day of Dec. A. D. 1885
for hearing and decision thereon and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the Caedonian, published at St.
Johnsbury previous to said time appointed for
place, and show cause, if any they may have why
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made.
By the Court, Attest.
1926 WALTER P SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10

the vague phraseology of the English
man or the American, sis it well with
thee Is it well with the child ?" Nor
did she answer with that cold word
"well." He said, "Is it peace with
thee? Is it peace with the child 7" and
she said, with infinite calm and trust,
at is peace"
In correcting positive mistransla-
tiOns in the old version, it is inexpli-
cable that the revisers have failed in
many instances like this to give its
proper value to the salutation which
was used in the most ancient days as
it is used to-day in the East.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
commissioners Notice.

nOROTHY SWASEY'S ESTATE.
~ The subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Dorothy Swasey, late of
Danville in said District deceased, represented
insOlvent and the term of six months from the 18th
day of Nov. 1885, being allowed by said Court to
the creditors of said deceased to exhibit and prove
their respective claims before Give notice,
that will attend to the duties of appoint
ment at the dwelling house of William Russ
low, in Danville, in said District, the 18th
day of December, and the 18th day of May next, at
ten o'clock, in the forenoon each of said days.
oooa IGNa RGTnHth,1 Dpp {COmm'rs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
MATERIALS
FOR FANCY WORK
PreSe mtatiOm of Account.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT SIS
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, in said District, the LIST day OF
Dec, a. ID. 1885.
Moses Nj. Batchelder, Administrator upon the es
tate of Richard B. Haviland, late of Danville, in
said district deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution and parti-
tOn of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in
said st. Johnsbury the 10Th day of Dec.
A. d. 1885, for hearing and decision thereon and
it is further ordered, that notice hereof be given
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian, a
newspaper 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
1895 WALTER p. SMITH Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
BOSTON EVENING RECORD.

The Brightest, Newsiest and Cheapest Daily in
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ones residence place of business in st. Johns
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same terms. Address,
TIA JOSEPH D. CARPENTER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-10
Nice Calling Cards.

Gilt-edged, in boxes cases, very neat. Just
the thing every lady wants. Call and see then
CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
A Cruel Order at this Time.

W. 81. Pettibone, general superintendent of
the Toledo, Cincinnati g. ST. Louis road, under
instructions from John McNulta, has issued the
following circular to employees: ut is apparent
to all persons connected with the movement of
cars and locomotives that the work is hazard
GUS, terminating frequently in accidents, which,
if not fatal results in loss of time that means
diminution of salary. 1t. therefore, behooves
each and every person thus employed to provide
for such contingencies, and to this end it is
ordered that all conductors, brakemen, baggage
men, yardmasters, switchmen, engineers. fire.
men and hostlers, who wish to remain in the
service of the receiver of the IT,, c. e. St L.
railroad after JAN l. 1886, must provide them
selves with accident insurance policy. Ar
rangements have been made with the National
Mutual Accident Association, North American
Accident Insurance Company. Standard Acct
dent Insurance Company, whereby orders will
be accepted by the cashier for monthly or quar-
terly payments of premiums, thus bringing
same within the reach of ali.' The cruelty of
this order, not to put it hArshly, has created a
good deal of ill feeling among the employees a
large per cent. Of whom have for months been
living on mere pittances of money, former
officials of the road not having paid them for
their services 1t would seem cut fair that the
boys should have few months wages paid to
them before outside burdens are imposed upon
them of this character.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
Taking Definite ShaDo-

The definite steps taken within a few days
past booking to the forming Of an organization OF
Western roads to carry out the division of east
bound traffic at points west of the western
serrnini of the trunk lines exciting consider
ahso comment in railroad and business circles,
As ais more comprehensive and seemingly prac-
iie2i than any former efforts in this direction.
Tia Chicago Times, in commenting upon the
scheme says Just under what limitations
ihs Western organization is to act, and what its
scope and power are to be. are not clearly
shadowed forth in the above, as it is worded
very guardedly. But enough is shown to dem
onstrate that the Western roads are To be al
loved some latitude in the government of east-
bound business, and that to them is to be given
the responsibility of central, so far as maintain
ing rates goes; this. OF course by the aid and CO.
operation of the Eastern trunk lines TIE CON
cession IN allowing commissioner to be an
pointed 10 the most important. 1t has ALWAYS
boon just cause of complaint that questions
arsiag In Western territory, local In their origin
sud only understood in the West have been re-
sscred to the trunk-iine commission for settle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
He VIII Accent.

1t is officially stated that George w. Ristine,
traffic manager of the Atlantic e. Pacific road,
has accepted the position of general manager OF
the six consolidated Erie fastfreight lines. He
has big work before him, but his large expert
ence in freight service we'll fits him for it. MIR.
Ristine is some forty years of age. He entered
railroad service June, 1866; to April, 1881, with
Empire Transportation Company; to 1867 clerk
freight Office Erie, Pa; 1867 to April, 1868,
cashier same Office, same place; April l, 1868,
to April l, 1869, agent same place; April, 1869,
to Feb /. 1877, Western superintendent, Cleve-
land; Feb l. 1877, to May, 1879, general freight
agent. and May 1879, to April. 1881, man
ager April l to Dec. 49, 1881, assistant
road Company; Dec. 49, 1881, to Nov. Is. 1882,
railway; Jan. to Oct. 3. 1883, general manager
Texas Il ST. Louis railroad; Nov, 1853 to Dec.
81, 1884 commissioner Transcontinental Associ
alton, composed of the following railroads: Cen
tral Pacific. Union Pacific Northern Pacific,
Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe;
Galveston. Harrisburg e San Antonio; Burling-
ton & Missouri River Texas & Pacific, Atlantic
q Pacific Denver e Rio Grande, Denver 81 Rio
Grande Western and Oregon Railroad Navi-
CATION Company; from Nov. l, 1884 to Dec. 81,
1884, in dual capacity of commissioner Transcon-
tlneBtal Association and traffic manager Allan
tic u Pacific railroad and Atlantic u Pacific
fast-freight line (St. Louis 81 San Francisco,
Atchison, Topeka g. Sante Fe. and Atlantic &
Pacific railways) Nov. l, 1884, to date, traffic
manager, as first above.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
The Observation-Disclosures Wedding.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WABASH, Dec. pa society event took place
at North Manchester, to-day, in the marriage of
Miss lzona B. Arthur, daughter of j. w. Ar
thur, an attorney of that place, and Morton l..
Lotzenhizer rising young merchant The
marriage took place at the elegant home of the
brides parents. on East Fourth street, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. A. NJ. Cummins,
pastor of the U. B. Church. The bride was
charminely attired in dark brown
silk, with ornaments the groom wear
ing an evening suit of corresponding
color. The couple were attended by Messrs.
John Bowman and Samuel Petty. as groomsmen,
and the Misses Rosa Arthur and Ella Hoffman,
Of Roam. as bridesmaids. Miss Arthur wore
brown satin. and Miss Hoffman wine-colored
satin. The gentlemen were in full evening
dress. Among the many guests present from
abroad were Frank Mcconnell and Miss Lula
Singleton, of Wabash; Miss Anna Neff, of Roam
oke City, Va; Miss Bessie johnson. of Lafay-
cite; Miss Susie Fisher. of Denver Misses Rosa
and Lily Prince, of Rantoul, H.; William Baer,
of Warsaw; r. u. Smith. of Jonesboro MIR. and
Mrs. ]. l., Arthur of Sumnlitville; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. j. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kennedy,
Mr. and Mrs. j. Arthur, and Mr. Henry Bow
man, of Roam; Lewis Lotzenhiser and the
Misses Elma and Alice Lotzenhzer of Lake
ton.
An elegant wedding breakfast was served after
the ceremony, the couple leaving the IL
o'clock west bound train for an extended tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Lotzenhizer were the recipients Of
many handsome and valuable presents. The
bride was one of the prettiest and most popular
young society ladies of the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
Adhering to Rates.

Fl. c. Diehl, general freight agent of the L.,
B. & W., returned from Chicago yesterday. He
states that at all points rates doubtless being
maintained ast-bound better than at any time
for years. A meeting of the general freight
agents of the lines interested in Peoria freight
traffic was held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on
Wednesday. There were present representatives
Of the Wabash, Rock Island, Indiana, Blooming
ton q Western, Peoria, Decatur & Evansville,
and Toledo Peoria IL Western roads. The pur-
pose of the gathering to form q committee
to govern east-bound freight traffic out of Peoria,
fashioned upon the Chicago co -nmittee. 1t was
decided best not to take any definite action until
after the meeting of rrunk-line presidents. to be
held here on JAM. An adjournment was there.
fore had, subject 10 the call of the chairman. who
will ascertain the position that other east bound
lines in the West intend to take.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24
Faulty Economy.

The Democratic County Commissioners yes
terday prepared to take up the time warrant for
100000, issued some months ago. due JAN l, by
ordering another issue for $50, 600, to run six
months, at not less than 5 per cent interest 1t
is believed that a $780, 900 warrant for three
months would have been more in the interest of
economy. as within that time the county will
have plenty of funds to pay the warrant AS it
is the suggestion goes forth that the six months
warrant for $50, 900 will run into period when
the county is again short of money. and it will
have to be for the second time renewed