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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
PREPARED FOR BURIAL.

The remains of the dead general
were placed in the casket Wednesday
suit of black broadclOth was placed
upon the remains. the coat being the
Prince Albert cut. A white linen
standing collar circles the neck and a
black silk scarf is tied in Il plain bow
at the throat. The act of tying the
silk bows of the slippers was probably
the last personal service Harrison NAV
do for his late master. Col. Fred Grant
approached the casket where it rested
beneath the black draped canopy and
leaning above it some moments, studied
the face of his father in silence. Then
taking in his own the right hand of the
General which lay upon his breast,
Col Grant placed upon the third finger
a plain gold ring. He then drew forth
a small packet of mementoes which he
himself placed ia the breast pocket of
the coat about the remains. The cas-
ket was sealed by the turning down of
90 screws that press the glass down in
to its fittings aud which thus render
the casket air tight.
The packet placed by Col. Grant up
Oh the person of the dead general
Wednesday was letter written by
Mrs. Grant. 1t acknowledged the fare |
well letter of the general found in his !
coat-pocket after death, and added a |
until both should meet in "A |
better world. The ring placed on the |
generals finger was one that Mrs. |
Grant had given him, but for which in
life his finger had grown too small
During Thursdays storm the light
ming visited Mt. McGregor. Two of
icers, Col W. B. Beck, and Gen. H.
r. jackson, were struck by lightning.
Or. Douglas attended them. The |
lightning entered the Grant cottage
through the roof and tore of the plas-
.ering. The electric light above the
,asket was also put out.
As there had been numerous minors
'fioat to the effect that the emI,aiming
process had been "A failure, an exami-
Iation was made of the remains Fri lay
light, which showed that the results
It the embalming were entirely salts .
actOry. II
Among the floral offerings sent to |
he Grant cottage is a magnificent me- :
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
ST. NICHOLAS.

The four serial stories now running
in this popular magazine have proved
very entertaining to both young and
old. w. NJ. Baker, E. p. Roe, j. II.
TrOw bridge and Lieut.. Schwatka are
the authors of these serials, and un-
doubtedly the most instructive writer
is the last mentioned who writes about
"The Children of the Coldr Frank
Stockton has u story in this issue and
Mary HallOck FoOte takes lis to the
ocean in the poem, ga Constitutional
on the Beach" The frontispiece by
X. b. Birch illustrates the story emit
tied Little Dame Fortune" and tells
how an artist made his fortune by find
ing runaway girl. In the May
number of this magazine there appear
ed an illustration by Mr.. Beard called
Fifteen Owners Wanted" and prizes
were offered for the correct solution of
the puzzle. The August number gave
the solution of the picture and the
awards of the committee. Over four
thousand children had sent anwers to
the picture, but only one had given
correct answer and the first prize was
awarded to -year-Old Scotch boy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
ARE
U. S. BONDS SAFE?

Any conservative capitalist will reply TO this
question follows The FACE Of the Bond is safe,
the PREMIUM is not safe. We recommend ~ the
safest securities, First Mortgages Improved
Western Farms, and can furnish application,
carefully selected and approved First Mortgage
Coupon Bonds Improved Western Farms in
amounts from $500 to $4,000. Principal and in
terest coupons, payable the day of maturity at
Third National Bank. New York are Bankable at
par at any Bank in the United States Interest
seven per cent payable semi annually. CORES
pOndence solicited. Circulars giving full particu-
lars mailed to any address on application TO
WILLIAM $. STREETER
Off st. JOhnsbury. VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
st. John Sb11ru Eao+

George f.. Goodall has returned
from the West. He says that Mime
apoiis is wide awake city with its
many mills and fine residences. The
Nicollet house caught on fire while he
WAS there, burning the ell and the sup
ports to the cupola, letting it fall
through the ceiling into the dining
room.
Rev. MIR. Adams did not preach here
last Sunday as previously announced.
but Will preach next Sunday; subject.
The Man with One Talent.
Mrs: Antipas Harrington is boarding
with John Spaulding. ..-
Prof. McCurdy and family of Ando-
yer are ut home on n vacation.
The Methodist pulpit was supplied
last Sunday by Mr.. Switser Of the
Young Mems Christian association.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
FOR SALE.
Farm at Auction
Saturday, August %. at In m

VIII sell my farm as above. with or without ,I,o
crops or will divide the farm, selling tb h,'yi,; se
WITH 40 acres, and IS acres by ITSELF tn ss
1es two miles east Of st. Joh1sbury Cenarv iaI am
aoor inllss from 81 Johnsbury depot There :;
two farms. 'HFNDNv ' ne use OF
st. Johnsbury, Aug. 5 III L. L.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
Caledonia Fair.

fatally injured. The killed number
eight and the injured about 60.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
The Dead Hero.
Funeral at Mt. McGregor-Lying in State
at Albany and New York.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of General Grant, at Mt Nc
Gregor, were held Tuesday forenoon.
In the afternoon the body was taken to
Albany, where it lay in state in the
capitol. Yesterday it was borne to
New York and now lies in state in the
city hall. On Saturday the grand pro-
cessiOn will escort the body to River
side park, and it will be placed in the
receiving tomb and have military
guard until "A permanent tomb is pro-
Vided.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
General News.
MAUD s. BEATS HER RECORD.

NtI y >. hECCKD.
At Cleveland, Ohio, last Thursday,
MAUD s." made mile in 2.05a, i'm
the presence of 10000 people. This
beats her previous record by half a
second aud is one second aud a half
faster than the best mile ever trotted
by any other horse. Her time by quar-
ters was 328, | :O4A. 354.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

terrific cyclone sweeping up the
Delaware river Monday afternoon
struck Philadelphia near Greenwich
Point, demolishing portion of the
works of the Pennsylvania salt manu-
featuring company and injuring sever
al employees. 1t then took a course
across the river, wrecking the river
steamer Major Reybold, and the ferry
boat Peerless. The storm blew the
pilot, Emery Townsend and Captain
Eugene Reybold of the steamer Rey-
bold into the river, drowning the form
er and painfully injuring the captain.
The Peerless WAS swept clean almost
to the waters edge. Several buildings
on the Jersey shore were demolished.
In It's ravages in Camden scores of
dwelling houses We're uurOofed and
some of them blown down, and the
damage to the business property along
the river is enormous. Hundreds Of
families were rendered homeless and
several persons were killed outright or
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
Wells River.


Cyrus Scott, Jr., was buried on SIM
day, having been sick for more than a
year with consumption.
One of our farmers had sonnd an
pies the first of August, which were
put into his cellar last October.
An excursion runs from this place Ia
Wiilsborough Point. via burlington
and Lake Champlain, next Thursday
the 18th.
Some of our people who went on the
Sunday excursion tn. the Jefferson
slide report tire presence of some pas-
sengers otherwise than agreeable.
Liquor seems TO lie always and every
where All accompaniment OF any at
tempt to convert the Sabbath into the
holiday which it is in Europe
DIR. Shattnck has removed into the
south tenement ia Baldwin's block,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
ALUM
.oooW LON a
For Sale.

piaiS arm located in st j ohnsbnrv hrtwrel DR.
each a anu the Ceutre village about mile -
A1SI ". 100 acres mostly pasture
HENRY ROSS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06
The August Magazines.
THE CENTURY.

The historical articles in the mid
summer number of this magazine are
above the average. The frontispiece
is an engraving of William Lloyd Gar
risOn, and there are valuable articles
on this hero in the magazine, one by
Col. T. w. Higginson, and another en-
titled "Garrison's Origin and Early
Life" written by two of his relatives.
Gen. Fitz John Porter contributes the
war article, giving an account of the
battle at Malvern Hill, the last of the
seven days battles. Warren Lee GOss
in ''Recollections of "a Private" de-
scribes the retreat from the Chicka-
hOmiuy. In this number Mr.. HOwells
ends his interesting story, "The Rise
of Silas Lapham," and starts an illus
trated article on science. An interest
ing article by Henry Eckfort entitled,
Camp Grindstone," turns ont to be
the account of the fifth annual meeting
of the American Canoe Association at
the Thousand Islands. "The Indian
Country describing the position and
condition of the Indians in Indian Ter
ritory is timely when we consider the
Outrages of the Oklahoma |'bOOmers''
and the cattle kings. In "HOtel Keep
ing-Past and Present" are found mauv
facts of interest to all concerning this
important business.
HARPER's. -..
The frontispiece for this number is
drawn by Abbey illustrating Austin
DObson's love poem. Very bright and
seasOnable is Mrs. Sandham's article,
"A Trip on the Ottawa" which is
beautifully illustrated by her husband.
Mr.. j. c. Boards "DecOrative Senti-
ment in Birds" is not only handsome
ly illustrated article--containings seven
pictures in Mr.. Boards best style-but
full of novel and curious information.
Edwin A. Cnrley contributes timely
article on the ''SOcial Democrats in the
Reichstag," which shows the recent
of socialism in Germany.
and is illustrated with portraits of the
most prominent parliamentary leaders
of the mOvement-Bebel, Liebknecht,
VOllmar, and others. The article on
English and American Railways is very
entertaining, affording characteristic
subjects for some very effective pic
lures by Reinhart, McCutcheon, and
Alfred Parsons. Among the summer
articles besides those already mention
ed is IA bright aud attractive paper 10y
A. a. Hayes, entitled "a New England
Colony in New York." treating the
Hamptons of Long Island with some
charming illustrations by w. Il. Smed-
ley. A brief paper on "Aix les Bains"
contains much interesting information,
valuable to travellers in
search of health. In the Easy Chair
Mr.. George William Curtis discusses
two recent and notable books of gossip
about London society the late Victor
Hugo; the Bartholdi Statue and 9th
er timely topics. Mr.. Charles Dudley
Warner introduces an interesting
Drawer, with quaint chapter on
: Keeping up with the Fashion" All
he editorial departments are well sus
aimed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06

L.
S35 in hands of committee for dis
cretIonary premiums. No single pre-
MUM to exceed So. Committee, VIM.
Clement, j. G. Hovey, James Trefren.
POULTRY.
$50 in committees hands for eiiscre
tiOnary premiums. Committee, A. A.
Annis, Z. l.. Stevens, A. A. Miller.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Best lot garden vegetables 2, 80, l.
Best show of fall apples 10 varieties
20 specimens of each kind I.5O, ], 30.
Winter apples, same 9umber varie-
ties aud specimens as above so, 1, 80.
Two more varieties OF pears rs.
Best variety of plans IS, 80.
Best half bushel beets 30.
Best three pumpkins 90
Largest pumpkin %.
Best three squashes 80.
Largest squash %.
Best three cabbage heads 50.
Largest cabbage head %.
Best peek beans 80.
Best peck peas so:
Best peck tomatoes 50.
Best basket grapes 80.
Best cauliffOwers 80. !
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-24
BACK AGAIN.

The chill SHOWS fingered, the spring was late,
It seemed weariful while to wait
For warmth, and fragrance, and song, and
flowers,
And balmy airs and delicious showers.
But we bided our time, and with patient eyes
We watched the slow relenting skies,
TIL at last one April morning we woke
To find we were free Of the winters yoke,
And rush OF wings through the rushing rain
Told us the birds were back again.
A Joyous tnmult we heard aloft--
Clear, ripping music and futterings soft.
SO light OF heart and so light Of wing,
All hope Of summer delight of spring,
They seemed to utter with voices sweet
Upborne on their airy pinions fleet.
Dainty delicate, lovely thingsl
Would that my thoughts, like you, had wings
To match your grace, your charm, your cheer,
Your fine, melodious atmospheric
Precious and beautiful gifts of God,
Scattered through heaven and earth abroad
Who, ungrateful, would do you wrong,
Check your flight and your golden songl
o friendly spirits o sweet, sweet birdsi
Would could put my welcome in words
Fit for such singers as you to hear,
sky-born minstrels and poets dear!
Celia Tharter, IN 81. Nicholas for april.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-24
Photographic Tests OF Wine.

A Marseilles newspaper describes an
experiment which demonstrates that
it is possible to employ photography
to test the quality of wines. A mer-
chant in that city had photograph
made of some wine that lie had re-
ceived from Algeria. Photography
reveals chemical alterations in VINE
by the changes ir its crystals or in its
colors. If the wine has been weak
ened with water or fortified with alco-
hol, the appearance of the crystals
will be evidence of 1t. Not only is
photography useful in detecting DIS
eased or doctored wine, but il will re-
veal the presence of fuchsine and 9TH
er coloring matters, and also indicate
its age, its condition and the locality
of its production. Wine is subject to
kind of internal movement of change,
with age and temperature, and by
photographing a wine q: different
periods OF its life the successive stages
through which it passes can be re-
vcaled. This is n statement made by
lie PetH MnrSealais. and if all that it
claims is practicable a sort of revolu-
ton in the wine business ought in time
to be tho result of Introducing pho
Geographic tests of the condition and
quality of different vintages. If
adulterated and spurious wines can be
detected with scientific certainty. it is
a very Important discovery. San
Francisco Alta.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-24

| he meant; then he continued earnest
", looking down into the clear eyes
lifted so fearlessly to his: 81 feel as il
1 was looking into the eyes of my wife.
Am l mistakenp" The last words
were breathed rather than uttered,
and then she understood, and the
flame color mounted over the delicate
features once more, and she said quiet
ly: "Do look so much like your
wife?'
He was baffled, and for moment
knew not what to ssy, then rallied
and said:
''She has gone into the future. l
don't know what or where that life
may be, and 1 am lost and lonely
without her. / want that which has
gone out of my life, and / believe YOU
can supply that want. You are alone
in the world. and 1 can make your
life pleasanter, / am sure"
1t was temptation, such as only
homeless ones can understand; but,
after moment, she shook her head,
and then, reading the questioning look
in those keen gray eyes, she said, while
the color deepened in her face.
81 loved once, and have loved ever
since, and it would not be right for
me to marry any one, feeling as 1 do"
The door opened, and the brakeman
called out the name of the place where
she was to stop, and the next mo-
nents were spent in gathering to-
yether her belongings. He helped her
'ff the train, and grasped her hand
heartily as he stood one instant there:
81 shall always remember you and
Tour happy way of looking at life, and
Tour faith will help me;' and then
lie swung on to the slowly moving
rain, and she walked away in the
,loaming, tear or two falling as she
bought of the lonely days to come.
tara Collins, IN The Current
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-24
A Boys Essay on Cats.

There's several kind of cats-blacb
cats and white, and pole-cats and
Pinafore cats and Kilkenny cats and
newspaper cats. l knowed of Il fell
low once who owned newspaper cal
that he said could eat more'n any
other cat this side the walls of Jeri-
,ho. And when they wanted to know
what his cat had ever eat, he said it
had eat up whole governors letter
On civil service reform, and then asked
for more. And the people said, "Oh
my! there isn't another such cat be-
aeath the shining Sun. 1t ought 70
be put in glass case and fed On
spring poetry till it dies lamented and
the cold winds chant their reky Wins
over its honored grave"
But another fellow vowed by all the
stars in the azure doam he'd find a
newspaper cat that'd eat more in q
day than that cat could eat in week
Of Sundays. And finely he found one
that looked like he could eat up the
whole British museum, and he took it
to his Office next day to try what it
could do. And he hadn't more'n sat
down in his editorial chair than sub
sditor came running in pale and
peaked, with newspaper in his hand,
and he says, says he, "Here's two let
ters from Ohio, proving that that Kan
sas man never wrote these letters
they said he'd been bribed to write.
The men we thought he wrote to says
they hadn't never seen anything of the
kind. Wat'll we doP'
The editor he trembled like q Reid
shaken by the wind, and he says, ''Put
EN- on my desk; then tie that cat loose
and We'll look out of the window"
The sub-editor he did as he was told,
and that cat, sir, just made one bound,
then there was a faint rustic, and
when the editor turned round again
with an anxious eye the letter was no
where to be seen, and the eat was
its teeth with his fountain
pen.
"But there's worse letters than
those" says the sub-editor- Here's
two from the national prohibition COM
nittee, showing that the Kansas chap
eft Ohio because they told him to. and
came to New York just as they had
for him to do more'n a
month before, and" "Shut up" says
he editor, "and bring me file" "a
lie of whatp" says the sub-editor, 'of
he Tribune OF of the Times or Of
Bring me a three-cornered rat-tail |
ile," roars the editor, ''and file that
ats teeth so sharp you can't see the
Joint" says the sub-editor, and he
ushes off for a file. "S'tice it to say
hem letters followed after the others
81 do like to be fair" says the edi-
Or. when l publish a SANDER
gainst man like to give the evil
ence on the other side. But how in
he name of rain, rheumatism and re-
ellion can 1 give to printer copy
lat's IN my oflice-cat's belly? Now
re there any more letters on handp"
Not this morning." says the SUBJ
1itor. "Then lock this cat up in the
ault and give her last years directory
, amuse herself with. And mind you
haven't seen the proof of my editor
i on Fair Play in Southern Poll
cs. )"
| know lots moro about cats, but l
uess nuff's as good as feast.-Tae
|
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-13
James Lick's Monument to Key.

GElmira ADVERTISER.
James Lick was not perfect--no man is in this
world-but he was as near heaven in life most
men are. He was eccentric and odd, but he had
pretty good heart Considerable wonder has
been expressed that ne should have left be-
quest for building monument to the memory of
the author of the Star Spangled Banner" But
the explanation is easy. In the early days of
the rebellion some girls in a theater company in
to vary the entertainment, but were hssed off
the stage by lot of rebel sympathizers who hap
pened to fill the upper tier. The fact was re-
ported in the papers the next morn
ing, accompanied by the announcement
of the manager of the theater that
the ''Star Spanged Banner would be sung
that evening, and that the singers would be
protected. The theater packed in every
part by Union men, with a, very slight sprink-
ling of secessionists. After the farce, which
was to precedethe main play. of the evening, the
curtain was rupg up and the singers appeared
bearing beautiful flag, and largely reinforced
from the previous evening. The greeting which
went up from that hacked assent blage was
something no one will ever forget who heard it.
The cheering lasted fully ten minutes, and it
seemed as though it would literally split the
Stating on the roof. The singers were recalled
four times. and the rest of the evening was
taken up with applause and the rendering of
were present crouched down in their seats and
kept as still as mice. James Lick was in that
memorable audience, and no man cheered or
shouted more enthusiastically than he. The
next morning he wrote in his note book, to be
inserted in his will: For monument to the
memory of Francis Scott Key, author of Star
Spanged Banner $25, ,000.D
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-13
A Way to Preserve Small Fruits.
ew York Commercial Advertiser

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Now that the small fruits are becoming more
abundant, preserving will be the order of the
day. Housekeepers who dislike the tedious old
fruit, will appreciate the two following
recipes, no fire being needed in their prepara-
ton. The first is for 'tutti frutti,n and has
been repeatedly tested with unvarying success
The second is from an English correspondent:
L. Put one quart of white preserv-
two-gallon stone jar that has tightly
fitting top. Then, for every pound of fruit in
prime condition and perfectly dry which you put
In the brandy or arrac, use three-qIarters of q
pound of granulated sugar: stir every day So that
the sugar will be dissolved. using clean wooden
spoon kept for the purpose. Every sort of fruit
may be used, beginning with straw berries and
ending with plums. Be sure and have at least
one pound of black cherries, as they make the
color of the preserve very rich. Strawberries.
raspberries, blackberries, apricots, cherries.
(sweet and souri,, peaches plums, are all used,
and, if you like, currants and grapes. Plums
and grapes should be peeled and seeded apricots
and peaches peeled and cut in quarters or
eighths, or dice; cherries also must be
seeded. The jar must be kept in COOL dry
place. and the daily stirring must never be for
gotten, for that is the secret of success You
may use as much of one sort of fruit as you like,
and it may be put in from day to day just as you
happen to have it. Half the quantity of spirits
may be used. The preserve will be ready for
use within week after the last fruit is put in
and will keep for a number of months We
have found it good eight months after making.
2. Take some pure white vinegar and mix with
it granulated sugar until syrup is formed
quite free from acidity. Pour this syrup into
fruit, gathered in dry weather. Cover the jars
tight and put them In a dry place. The co Nts
will keep for six or eight months and the r
of the fruit will be excellent
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-13
An Extraordinary Locality.
San Bernardino Index.

Palm City, new colony situated about four
miles from Seven Palms station on the Southern
Pacific railroad and about fifty miles east of
this place. is rapidly growing into prominence as
a producer of the earliest fruits in the State AS
an evidence of this we have before us some ex-
tremely luscious, large, fine figs which were
grown there and presented to the Index by John
McCallum. From him we learn that grapes will
be ripe early this month. The first crop of figs
has been ripe since the lst of May The trees
will bear two more crops this year, and some
may bear fourth crop, put it will be only seat,
tering Watermelons now almost of full
growth and will be ready for market in two
weeks more. Bananas and pineapples are grow
ing finely and give promise of being a success
financially as well as hortieulturally. which they
have not been anywhere else in the State. Palm
City certainly takes. the lead for the earliest
fruits, and there must soon be q large colony
built up, as, with the high prices for early vege-