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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Thrilling Experience at Sea.

The White Star steamship Germanic
which arrived in New York on the Odd
ultimo. had hard trial about 500
miles off the Irish coast on April >,
after starting for this side, and was
obliged to put back, missing her trip.
Captain Kennedy, her commander, a
seaman with forty-twO years of expert
ence. said to Tribune reporter after
his arrival that he will never wonder
again how it happens that stout,
well built vessel puts out to sea and
never is heard of more. He has en-
countered bad storms, but never such
IA sea as the Germanic met on that
Monday morning. If she had not been
good stout ship no one would ever
have known what became of her. Cap
tain Kennedy, when asked if the yes
sci was taken unawares by the waves,
said:
''She was prepared for the storm,
and had been fighting heavy waves for
twenty-fOur hours. l stood here IN
the wheel house mt 10 o'clock, and the
air was so filled with flying spray that
/ could not see distinctly hundred
yards. When the water appeared like
a wall as high as the top of our smoke
it was not more than Il hundred feet
away. We pointed right into it, and
the boat tried hard to ride but she
couldn't do much. She was buried
from stem to stern. You can tell what
water weighs by the result. The winch
for hoisting was wrenched ont and
dashed down through the deck. 1t
weighs a ton, and stove a big hole in
the deck. A sailor was washed over
board The ventilatOrs were all torn
off, the life boats swept away and this
iron railing You see here around the
dock, the wire half an inch thick, was
torn up and twisted like Irvine. ! was
in the wheel house when it was stove
in and was unconscious for a minute
or So. was struck in the head. The
vessel was trembling all over when |
recovered, but was riding the sea we'll
and the worst was past. But my com
passes were gone and the ship was
stripped. Heavy seas were still run
ming and it took three hours to get
turned around and pointed back To the
shore. The cabin was full of wafer.
waist deep, and many passengers and
sailors were hurt. If the hulwarks
had been solid, instead of ratings,
which let the water off more rapidly,
we should have been swamped."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
st. c5ohnsburp GatedOniar.
MY ANSWER.

You say my cross grows none the lighter bearing
Ny grief is only deeper. day by day;
wonder always how my dear is faring,
In those broad streets where little children play
Life till meet aer seems one great forever
None but a mother knows a mothers loss
This be your comfort though you may wear never
Tn crown of wifehood you will not fear its cross
Is it so then and is my life the better
That never children lean upon my knee
That know not their clasps eneircling fetter.
And no warm fireside has its place for me
You say my arms ache 50. once more to hold her,
Nv eyes ache so, to look upon her face.
know some angels love will sure enfold her,
It's my weak self that cOvets still my place
And think you then my heart pains less that never
Have ! held mine own warm against my heart;
That Gods best gift being denied me ever.
My one belonging is my petty art
All friend. what folly DO you not see clearly
The cross will vanish but the crown endures-
Nothing is lost which we have loved dearly,
Tn present is bitter but the past is yours
Miss Ruth Hall in Good Housekeeping
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
How Many Apples did Adam and
Eve Eat?

Answer: Some say Eve and Adam
,, total of ten only. Others figure
out differently, Eve and Adam also !;
total I6. But if Eve 8 and Adam 81,
certainly the total will be 90. Scien-
tific men, however, on the strength of
the theory that the antediluvians were
Il race of giants, reasons something like
this: Eve 81 and Adam So; total 1913.
Wrong again. What could be clearer
than if Eve 81 and Adam SI2, the total
WAS 1913 Then if Eve Sllst and Adam
Sl2, would not the total be 1923 Per
haps, after all, the following is the
true solution Eve SI4 Adam, Adam
1924 Eve; total, 1898. Still another
calculation is possible. If Eve 6l4
Adam, Adam 1922 oblige Eve; total
S2,056. Even this, however, may not
be Il sufficient quantity. For, though
we admit that Eve ga Adam, Adam
when he 8I0l242 keep company total
8,l82, O56. All wrong. Eve when she
0l0l2 many, and probably felt sorry
for it, and her companion. in order to
relieve her grief Sl2. Therefore, Adam,
if he 6lol424Ofy Ewes depressed spir-
its, hence both ate 81 ,S96,O52 apples
Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
1t measured 81 feet from tip to tip.
Hartford Times.
Sensible Advice.

Next TO intemperance in the use of
alcohol and tobacco, place as the
most injurious habit common among
the American people the practice of
self medication by the use of patent
medicines. My counsel concerning
medicine is this: If sick, and the
symptoms are not so alarming as to
demand immediate attention from a
physician, take no medicine, eat moth
ing until the appetite naturally re-
turns, keep warm, and drink plenty of
water, hot or cold. If appetite exists,
reduce the food for few days one
half or two thirds, and make it of a
simple and easily-digested kind. If
the symptoms do not diminish under
this regimen, send for "a sensible doc
tor. In case of a chronic disease, such
as protracted indigestion, signs of lung
disease, unaccOuntable pains in any
part of the body, accompanied by any
general arrangement of the system,
try no experiments upon yourself in
the way of medicine. Take no reme-
dies recommended by others. Pay no
attention to patent medicine advertise
ments, whether of drugs or gas. Be-
lieve no man who says, "I was just as
you are | took SO and so, and got
well, but consult a wise, serious, sue
cessful, and conscientious physician,
tell him all about yourself, and then
do what he tells YOU Common
Sense.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Tenderness in the Home Circle

Unutterably dear to our hearts are
they who sit with It's by the same fire.
side, and bow with us ut the same altar
of prayer yet, alas that we forget
how deep and cruel are the wounds
which careless words intiict, how sharp
is the pain which il thoughtless, un-
feeling act can give! Since it is small
grievances that undermine our dOmes-
tic peace, grievances as small and in
tangible as even the tone of our voices,
yet so broad and deep that no human
line can measure them since it is the
slightest touch which wounds or
soothes, it is befitting that we guard
well our words and ways, our thoughts
and actions, and ponder we'll the things
that concern the life and peace of our
dear ones.
God forbid that we keep back from
the shrines of our homes the gentle
words and loving acts which make
them holy, or that we rudely trample
under our feet the joys that should be
nurtured there u Alice w. Quimby in
ZiOn's Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Fresh Air and Sunlight.

Wherever fresh air and sunlight can
be admitted, this should be freely
done, even ut the cost of extra time
and labor Both will be well eXpend-
ed if, 10y these means, i'll Odors and
lurking fever germs can be destroyed.
The kitchen closet is generally the
repository for Il bewildering number of
crumpled paper bags,--one containing,
perhaps, a handful of rice, another as
much tapioca, Il third, two or three
crackers, and SO on, at ntnitum,
through the endless varieties of brown,
white, loaf and powdered sugars,
meal, macarOni, vermiceli and the
many groceries that are purchased in
small quantities and of which the sur
plus was not enough to Use but too
much To throw away. The empty jars,
from which preserves have been used
during the winter, will do good service
here and the remnants may be sorted
and placed in these, where their ma
ture may be readily seen, and where
they will run Il better chance of being
put to some use than they ever would
in their former state. The same whole
sale cleaning should he gone through
with here. AS the hOusekeeper goes
her rounds she will be disagreeably
surprised to find how much dirt has
been overlooked in the various ''put-
ting to rights" she has ordered during
the winter. And another and still
more painful impression Will be made
when she inspectS the contents of her
china closet and finds that Il cup or a
saucer, plate or a tumbler has mys-
teriously disappeared, leaving nothing
TO explain its absence except, Occa-
sionally, little heap of fragments on
an upper shelf Christine Terhune
Herrick, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Singular Adventure at a Ball.

During a masked ball given at Tu-
rim by the Duke of Aosta recently, the
Marquis de Lusignan appeared in the
costume of RigOletto. His hump con-
cealed an electrical apparatus, the
wires leading to his feet and hands, SO
that when the Marquis politely shook
hands with the ladies or Intentionally
touched other persons with his feet he
communicated electrical shocks which
in the end caused quite panic. The
mystery, on being cleared up, created
great hilarity. Suddenly Lusignan-
Rigoletto jumped about and furiously
gesticulated with his arms and feet,
at the same time shrieking like Il mad
man, which increased the fun of the
situation. But when he was distinctly
heard to shout for help, several rushed
forward and tore off his hump. 1t was
not too soon, for at that moment the
marquis fell insensible to the ground.
The electric wires had got entangled,
and all the force OF the electric current
had entered his body.-[Galignani's
Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
New SWindleS.

Advertisements offering eight and
pleasant employment at home" to eth
er men OF women, have for some little
time appeared i'll nearly every paper
having n large country circulation.
Complaints having been made to the
postofice department by parties who
answered the advertisement that they
had been swindled, an investigation
has been made aud several of the con-
Germs closed up. Instructions and work
would be sent to parties applying, but
at the same time a deposit worth five
or six times the value of the work is
required in advance. When the work
is finished, the company under some
pretext or other refused to accept it,
and would not return the deposit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
A Woman With a Gun.

Mrs. Edward Rawson, of Washington
street, Middleton, has been annoyed
this spring by an eagle which stole her
pigeons and chickens. He was an i'm
pudent bird. After lunching on a choice
spring chicken or delicate snow white
pigeon, he would perch on a fence, pick
his teeth and stare saucily at Mrs.
Rawsen. This made her mad last Tues
day. She ran for doubie-barrel shot
gun, pointed 1T the direction of the bird,
shut her eyes tight, and fired. The
bird, was hit, and is TO be stuffed as
trophy of Mrs. Rawson's Workmanship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
He Stuck the School-master.

The Newburyport Herald gives the
following account of spelling match
as Il "Reminiscences of Dummer Acad-
envy
To vary the monotony the principal,
Mr.. Cleveland, announced that each
boy could select what seemed the
most difficult word in the dictionary.
When my turn came | gave out "es-
calOped." 1t passed perhaps dozen
boys before it was correctly spelled.
And so it went on until Taylor was
reached, for we were arranged alpha
twenty five. He could give us all
points in moving, planting potatoes
and general agriculture. He farmed it
in summer and attended the academy
in winter. Taylor gave out the word
"mardamwazzle" l give it as he gave
it, and the sequel will show how near
ly | am correct III the pronunciation.
The head of the class commenced with
"mardamwazl,n next "mardamwOrzle, :"
next "mardamwazle," and so OH to the
end of the class. Taylor was in high
glee. 1t was now Mr.. Cleyelands
turn. Taylor was jubilant, the boys
were all excited. Boys" said the
preceptor, ~ have taught this school
for twenty-five years, and never have
been obliged to confess my ignor-
ance before my scholars. 1 never met
with the word before. Taylor, are you
sure you found it in your dictionary &?
Bring it to me.n Taylor rapidly turn
ed over the leaves and then triumph
antly pointed to the word. There it
is, sir" said he. The master smiled
nay, more, he laughed outright
very undignitied thing for him to do,
we thought, but excused him after
ward when he said: "Boys, the word
which has puzzled US all is MAIDEN
oiselle.'" We never called that man
Taylor again he was only known as
"Wazzle."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
A Cruel Fashion.

We cannot forbear to speak of a
cruel custom which forces itself upon
our notice at the most inopportune of
all times-when we are administering
the Blessed Sacrament-we mean the
fashion of decorating ladies' bonnets
with birds. Remembering that our
Lord said, not sparrow falls without
the notice of His Father, we cannot
but think with what feelings He must
mark the destruction of some of the
most beautiful of His creatures, sacri-
feed To the god of this world. Per-
haps this is done thoughtlessly. So
much the worse. God expects us to
think, and act in accordance with His
pleasure. We do not believe He can
fail to regard with displeasure the an
of whole races of beautiful
birds to CRAFTY pride.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

reasons they dropped out" Gods
work went on, their own church in
creased, but without their hearty and
personal service. To drop out, is TO
snuff ones self out. 1t is to abdicate
what makes one of worth to Christ and
the world. Dropped out" is the cpl
taph over many Christian who "has
a name to live, but is dead."-[By NJ.
MIG Dana, d. d. in Advance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
A Shrewd Wig Wearer.

The cleverest man heard of for some
time Is he who, becoming bald, had
four wigs made, the hair of one short,
the hair of the next a trifle longer, the
hair of the third longer still, and the
hair of the fourth quite too long for
beauty. He wears eacba week, begin
ning-withl the former. The effect
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

achieved is the same as though his hair
was growing. When he gets to the
long one and has worn it a week he
changes to the shoD one again, and
his friends and acquaintance not in the
secret believe he has visited barber.
-EPhiladelphia Bulletin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Fred Church of BprIinoton bra

Fred Church of Burlington, brake
man on the Rutland division of the
Central Vermont, was knocked from a
freight train by a bridge near Middle
bury, on Thursday, and instantly kill
ed, his body being thrown into the
river. He was As years old and leaves
a wife and three children go +
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
For the Women.
suffrage in michigan.

On the 2lst of May the Michigan
house of representatives passed joint
resolution to submit a woman suffrage
constitutional amendment, by the de-
cisive vote of 81 to- 10. On the same
day the Michigan senate voted upon
the municipal woman suffrage bill. 1t
was lost by a vote of IA 10 Is. A mo-
ton to reconsider the vote was carried
and the bill was tabled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

men, and that bravery, as did Eds,
has brought many sinners to Christ,
and helped the weak.
Boys, are You towards, and are you
afraid of laugh ,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

The Waterbury is a strong, solid watch, winder.
good tmekeeper tested for six days the factory before
is sent out and warranted The nickel silver which
does tarnsh but always remains bright Each watch is
handsome lined box and will be by mail
We pay postage the watch but if you wish registered,
send ten
Remember this that the Waterbury Watch has been greatly
improved in the past years and serviceabe prac
teal keeper a marvel of American ingenuity and
skill and better watch for all practical purposes than
owprced watches of four times its One thousand of
watches made every working day of the year and
many thousands daily by persons every station
life. Under offer every Mechanic Farmer Teacher,
Housekeeper Day aborer and Boy have good time
keeper a very small cost
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
A Valuable Testimony.

The director of the Warner Observatory Rochester, n.
" certfes the value and reliability of the Waterbury
Watch as follows:
OBSERVATORY.
1t gives pleasure express my appreciation not only
the beautiful appearance but also of the keeping quail
the Waterbury Watch. During the past three years
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

have compared the running Of
many of them with not only al
Howard and first-class Swiss
watch, but also during the past
two years with the mean timeI
chronometer of the Warner OBJ
servatory. Fortunately therel
is no longer an excuse for al
man or even a boy to be With
out a watch or late TO shop orr
school. 1t is certainly a mar
vellous advance in the sciencel
of horology- when a warranted
correct time-keeping watch can
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

Young housekeeper: my husband
says you charge too much for your ice.
1t ought to be cheaper we had snch an
uneommonly cold winter" Old ice
man: "Yes'm but you see you get
more for your money" Young house
keeper: allow so :" Old ice man: "1t
friz so tight, mum, that the ice Is un-
commonly solder" Young house
keeper: "Oh, ! see I'll tell my hus-
band.-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

George WashingtOn's rival. "Hello,
Jones, where have You been p accost-
ed Smith as be met Jones with bas-
ket, going up Broadway. "Been fish
ing" ''HOw many You ketch p
didn't catch any" whats that ?''
didn't catch fish, Smith went
right over to JOEes's father-in laws
house and told him that Jones was
wandering around the streets acting
strangely and talking in an incoherent
manner, and that he had better look
after him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

''Daniel," said the president, laying
down his pen and lighting Il fresh CT
gar, ''Daniel, do you see that heavy
ulster of mine hanging up over yOn-
der ?'' ayes, SIR" replied the suaye
secretary. "Well, Daniel, 1 wish you
would present it, with my compli-
ments, to the next Missouri man who
makes application for office" "But
won't it be rather too warm for this
season of the year ?" "Not for him,
Daniel not for him he will find it a
very cold day, Daniel !"-[ New York
Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
CLUB RATES.

For will send copies of the Caedonan year
and Waterbury Watch to the getter up of the club
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

Now is the time of the best local and family
papers Vermont nominal prCe-a paper that will
tell you the truth without partisan prejudice.
In our Job Department we offer first class
work and reasonable prices.
C. M. STONE g. CO..
Publishers the caIedonan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-12
GENERAL NEWS.

Water found in a well near the cotton factory in
Chattanooga, Tenn. has poisoned 40 people,
some Of whom cannot recover. 1t Is thought the
water has been poisoned by some one.
Governor Robinson nominated postmaster
Edward P. Chaplin of Springfield, Mass, yesterday
morning. for Savings Bank Commissioner, in place
of j. Getchell, recently appointed National Bank
Examiner
Typhoid fever and diphtheria have appeared in
Montreal The small poX Is abating.
Il. M. PomerOy, prominent and wealthy cltlZen
of Boston, died last night, aged 20 years. he
built the Central branch of the Union Pacific rail-
road, and was president of that road several
years.
DR.. John NJ. Riggs of Hartford Conn, died yes
terday aged rs. He was widely known, having
won great distinction in his professions was a
member of the American Dental Association and
one of the discoverers of an9stheSia His Will
provides that his body be cremated.
An English syndicate talks OF establishing large
smelling works at FL Paso, Texas.
Octave Laborie, SO years old, laborer on the
Old Colony railroad, was instantly Killed by a
gravel train engine at Gales Crossing, LeominSter,
Mass yesterday. He leaves q wife ana ten
children in New Bedford.
Eight young men, hitherto esteemed respecta-
BILE, were, yesterday, at the present assizes IN
Ottawa, Ont, found guilty of rape and were all
sentenced TO life Imprisonment. The scene in
court while the sentences were being pronounced
was agonizing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-12
REMoRsE AND CONFESSION.
A Convict Acknowledges a Crime an
Innocent Man is Suffering For.

JOLIET ILL.,, Nov. 11.-The murder of DR.. Allen
at Sandwich, ILL.,, six years ago, by burglar,
created widespread interest, William Thomas
of Sandwich young man Of respectable parent
on the evidence of female detective from Chica-
CO. a case was made out agrinst him, and he was
sent to Joliet on seyenteen-years' sentence; The
case has now been revived by the confession of
James Young, a convict at Joliet, serving ten
years. term from Carroll county. Young confesses
that he is the man who murdered DIR. Allen, and
accurately describes the premises where Dr. Al
len lived, and drew diagram of the residence,
showing the location of the room in which he
claims to have had a desperate struggle with DR..
Allen from whose hands he could only escape by
shooting him through the brain. The Circuit
Court Of De KalD county has found an indictment
against Young, and issued a writ OF habeas corpus
for his appearance in court. Sheriff Wood started
for Syracuse with young last evening. William
Thomas, the man who has already been in prison
six years for this murder, has always protested
thai he was innocent of Dr. Aliens murder. The
impression at the penitentiary prevails that
Young is the man who killed Dr. Allen. Young
says that remorse for his past misdeeds compelS
him to confess the murder.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-12
Richmond Notes.

About 24o members and friends of Richmond
Lodge No. Sc, l. 0. o. F., were present at Odd
Fellows Hall, Tuesday evening to celehate the
eighth anniversary of the lodge. The following
order of exercises was carried out:
Calling the lodge to order
Song-Where would be?........ Male Quartette
Prayer by the Chaplain. :............
Calling roll of present membership. ........
Remarks by Noble Grand. ........M. +. Spaulding
Remarks by Past Grand. &. L. W1nslow
Remarks by Grand Master, r. b. Capen, Augusta
Reading-She would be an Odd Fellow
Remarks by Past Grand. ..,......:..... s. w; Jack
Reading-Joe. Miss Hattie Bailey
Defamation. CnaS. Il. LdhcdsleF
Selection from Artemas Wards Lectures by
Past Grand, ........................J y. bdHey.
Song-I think of thee. Male Quartette
The company then adjourned to the dining
room where ample justice was done to an excel
lent supper provided by the wives andlady friends
of the members of the order. On returning to the
hall the male quartette put the company in extra
good humor by singing rollicking college
song. after which Toast Master j. Q. Bailey gave
the following toasts: "Our Order"-"D Daughters
of Rebekah" and 'The Ladies Of Richmond"
Responded to by r. B. Capcn ID. S. Richards and
followed and an encore by the quartette and the
company dispersed to their homes, having passed
a very pleasant evening and enjoyed one of the
best If not the best of the Odd Fellows enjoyable
entertainments.
Frederick Bates, one of Richmonds Oldest citi
zens, had severe fall recently in which one Of
his ribs was fractured and the pleura injured.