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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Lawyer Jones as His Own Collector.

A case with no money in it is poor
encouragement for q lawyer who is ex-
pected by his client to twin at all
hazards A handsome retainer is a
big inducement for n lawyer to see his
client get the big end of a suit 4; yet
there are times when hard work is
done for little or no pay, according to
the means and situation of the person
in need of legal advice. AS many kind
and generous dispositions can be found
in the legal fraternity as in any other
profession, yet the heart of II lawyer is
generally supposed to be tenacious
and unrelenting. Sometimes lawyer
will take a case where there isn't a
probability of getting a dollar out of
it, and yet it may be made productive
of little money as the case proceeds.
We don't say that there wasn't a
small retaining fee in the case to be
here related, but we do tell the story
for what amusement it will cause. 1t
was in Glastonbury no later than last
week. Mr.. Samuel +. Jones of this
city, was counsel for a man accused by
woman. Plaintiffs counsel was Mr..
Goslee, gentleman highly respected
and a friend of Mr.. Jones. During the
hearing of the case Mr.. Jones wanted
to show that the woman had received
money from the defendant, and the
claim was set up that she borrowed
this money. The woman denied it.
Then ensued the following colloquy:
"YOu took $50 from this man didn't
you?"
eyes sir!"
"You borrowed it 2"
"NO, sir, he handed me the money"
"Well, you took it didn't you I"
eyes, sir"
"Is it your money or his 2"
at is his money"
"Where is it, have you used it p
"No, sir; have it with me now"
"Let me see it," said Mr.. Jones.
The woman displayed a purse and
took from it roll of bills.
"You say this is not your money and
that you did not borrow it. If that is
so you can have no objection to return
ing it," remarked Mr.. Jones.
81 am willing to give it up; have
no right to it,"
"Let me count it, if you please"
said Mr.. Jones, as he reached out his
hand for the money. There were two
twenties and one ten.
GAS this money is not yours and you
have no right to it," spoke Mr.. Jones,
"Pll take care of it," and to the dis
may of plaintiffs counsel, Mr.. Jones
folded the bills and placed them in his
pocket.
Perhaps Mr.. GOslee was quite as
well paid for his services as was Mr..
Jones for his, but it is pretty certain
that 1.-THE Hartford lawyer made
prompt collection of his bill. We
doubt if, among all the shrewd schemes
of Mr.. Jones, he ever executed more
cunning one than this Hartford COu-
rant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Time 1t Was Stopped.

A large number of young men from
our New England colleges are employ
ed every season as walters in summer
hotels. In most all of these liquors
are furnished the guests and the wait
ers handle the bottles. Thus the col
lege student becomes for the time, but
little else than bar tender. This is
not only demOralizing to the student,
it is wicked in itself. "Woe unto him
that giveth his neighbOr drink !"
The student is brought into contact
with drinking customs in their least
Objectionable form. He sees gentle
manly, respectable appearing people
drink, some of them members OF
churches-people whom they are oblig-
ed to please, on whose generosity they
are dependent for fair wages. This
contact with drinking customs is liable
to blunt existing repugnance to drink
ing, which is too often the entering
wedge to personal tippling.
Then there is the temptation to
drink. They are exposed to the fumes
of liquor; they see the sparkling wine;
they see it quaffed with relish by the
guests they frequently remove half
filed glasses from the table, and in
many cases actually drain them them
selves, and thus acquire an appetite
for alcohol.
Let the Office of waiter, so far as it
includes the giving of drink to others,
be branded as infamous, alongside of
that of bartender and rumseller; and
let parents and college presidents and
professors see that the young men I'M
der their care be no longer exposed to
the unnecessary temptations and the
depraving influence of engaging tenn
porarily in the rum traffic [COngre-
oatiOnalist
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Friends of Colleges Alarmed.

Collector Saltonstail, who presided
at the Harvard commencement dinner,
confessed his anxiety at "the growth
of luxury and extravaganza among the
students" Part of it was due to the
times, but he thought parents had
something to do with it, and said:
mot only has the old simplicity OF
life vanished, and habits of economy
so important to the sons of the rich as
well as to those of moderate means,
been destroyed, but much of that kind
ly feeling which used to exist between
members of class has been lost.
Brothers, 1 speak plainly on this sub
ject, because | consider it an evil
which cannot be remedied by faculty
or Overseers, but only by the good
sense and united action of those who
send their sons hither. 1t is, know,
impossible to return to the simplicity
and cordial feeling of former college
days, for it must be within the college
walls much as it is outside of them"
President Eliot in the course of his
remarks denied that the average Har-
ward man is rich mans son. In fact
the majority of the students are sons
of persons of moderate wealth, and not
one in ten can properly be called rich,
while one in five is aided from the
scholarships of beneficiary funds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Why Do You Swear?

Does it do you any good Are you
wiser, more brave, more of gentle
man, more to be believed or trusted
or are you more of man, because you
swear ?
Does it show that railroad con-
ductor, brakeman, engineer, or fire.
man, is more attentive to his duties, or
better fitted for his place when he
swears 2 Do the hands on the road,
men in the employ, or stockholders of
a company feel that all things will go
well because the superintendent swears.
When colonies, captains, and other
military officers pour out Oaths with
every order, does it qualify them bet
ter to command, or add dignity to
their station ? Will soldiers who
swear at every little thing, have the
confidence of their officers in the day
of battle
Do boys in the streets, day-laborers,
wagOners, carriers, stage drivers, me-
chanics in their shops and at home,
gain anything by swearing ?
Do merchants on Change, in count
ing-rOOms, at auction, In bank, at a
trade, in n-sailOrs, cap
tains, custom house Officers-senatOrs,
congressmen-men in public offices, in
general, state and city governments,
from the highest to the lOwest-judges,
lawyers, clerks, sheriffs, cOnstables,
police officers-gain anything, or do
their duty better by swearing
A man may steal to satisfy his hun
ger, liar may hope to gain by de-
ceiving another, a glutton or drunkard
gratifies his appetite; but what profit
or qualification can there be to any
man in swearingq An old writer
said, "MOst sinners serve the devil for
pay, but swearers serve the devil gra-
tio
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
CALIFORNIA ORANGE GROWERS

The California orange growers a few
years ago found their industry being
ruined Just as that of our maple sugar
makers is now. Some of the markets
were glutted with their produce, while
it was impossible to obtain any of it in
others, the reputation of their finer
grade of fruit had been lost by the
fraudulent marking of other goods, so
that all confidence in being able to
purchase what was represented was
gone in the cities, and their business
had become profitless.
Then, having some far-sighted lead
ership, they went to work and formed
fruit growers association, with a CEN
trail organization, working through
branches in each county or district, to
control the shipment and selling of the
fruit, see that it was properly classified
and divided, to be sold for what it was,
that it was shipped only in proper
quantities and at proper intervals to
the centres of consumption and sale.
As a result the carloads that used to
rot for want of sale, are now regularly
disposed of at remunerative prices, the
market is steady, the business has be-
come very profitable to the farmers
engaged in it, and the expenses of reg
ulating it so we'll are trifiing, far less
than the commissions used to be, when
there were no returns at all, or very
unreliable ones.
This is what the Vermont sugar
makers must do if they expect to res
cue this important industry from its
constantly increasing depression. Both
the matter of markets and the protec
ton of honest grades of sugar from the
fraudulent compounds of glucose, need
attention. This is illustrated by a let
ter received by BrattleborO grocer
from New York physician the other
day. The physici said he had been
recommended to the grocer by a mu-
tual friend, and he wanted to buy a
few gallons of maple syrup. He didn't
care what he paid for it, but he wanted
the "genuine, pure article" which he
said it was impossible to find in New
York.
Now if there was any pure sugar or
syrup in New York, an organization
such as we have suggested could as
sure him where he could get it. If
there was none, such an organization
is certainly necessary to see that it is
supplied.
This is matter which the state
grange ought by all means to take
hold Of Windham County Reformer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
DEATH OF DAISY EASTMAN.

A correspondent of the Topeka,
Kansas, Capital, has the following
about a death mentioned in the last
paper:
Many hearts are throbbing in SYM
pathy with DR.. and Mrs. Eastman,
whose little daughter, Margaret, died
Wednesday, June %, just at the close
of day.
Dear little bright-eyed Daisy was a
rarely good, happy and beautiful child,
winning love from all who knew her,
and young as she was, leaves a blessed
memory. Through long and anxious
days and nights of wasting fever, earn
est prayers for the restoration of the
little sufferer went up from hearts and
homes throughout the city, but God
took her from our sight, unclasping
the clinging hands, though keeping
still "unbroken the bond which nature
gives" between parent and child,
brother and sister, friend and friend.
The last of March Doctor and Mrs
Eastman went on California trip hop
ing that the health of the latter might
be improved. In this they were not
disappointed, and returning the last of
April, stopped at Las Vegas Hot
Springs, a noted health resort in New
Mexico, seven thousand feet above the
level of the sea, that Mrs. Eastman
might be still further benefited by the
baths. AS Doctor Eastman could not
longer remain away from his duties,
he had his little daughter, Margaret,
come to the springs to remain with her
mamma for company, and leaving
them there returned to Topeka April
81. The day he left Hot Springs, it
was raining furiOusly, which resulted
in very high water in the stream run
ming through the place, carrying away
bridges and Obstructing the outlet of
the sewer from the hotel.
The weather came on very hot and
the water was doubtless contaminated
with sewage and the air laden with
sewer-gas. This resulted in an cpl
demic of typhoid fever so severe and
general that nearly all the guests were
stricken, more or less severely, and of
seventy workmen employed in rebuild
ing the Montezuma hotel, forty were
sick.
The existence of this sickness and
the probable cause, was suppressed as
much as possible, and Mrs. Eastman
knew nothing of it till Margaret was
taken sick and she lherself attacked
few days later. Nor did she even then
learn what the character of the sick
ness was but found that people were
leaving as fast as they could, and as
soon as she and Margaret were able
they returned to Topeka. After reach
ing home Mrs. Eastman was very sick
for eight or ten days, but Margaret
was, at first, supposed to be convalesc-
ing. After few days, however, her
disease increased and the characters
ties of typhoid fever became apparent.
1t was still hoped by the friends and
the physicians in attendance that she
could be carried through, but the dis
ease had too firm hold upon her deli
cate organization and she passed away
at six o'clock on the evening of June
23, aged eight years and ten months.
The president has signed the Fitz
TAh II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
THE TELEPHONE IN LONDON.

Scene-The hall of the Senior Par
thenon club. Enter Mr.. WalfOrd Shocks,
hurriedly.
Mr.. Walford Shocks Ito hall porter)
Any letters
Hall Porter latter leisurely looking
through papers taken from pigeon
hOle)-No sir.
Mr.. WalfOrd Shocks lin dismay)-
Not letter nor a telegram
Hall Porter (again searching packet)
No, sir; no letter and no telegram.
Mr.. Walford Shocks (emphatically)
Dear me! Suddenly Are we on
the telephone2
Hall Porter-Yes, sir; only it isn't
used very often. There's the book of
numbers, and you go in there. (He
points to a semi-glazed cupbOard.)
Mr.. Walford Shocks latter hurriedly
consulting list)-Ah! here we are.
Two million seven hundred and four.
(Rings excitedly by touching the knob,
then shouts through the recovery Are
you there?
Indistinct Female Voice latter long
pause)-Did you ring?
Mr.. Walford Shocks Indignantly
Did ring! Why, 1 have been-(sud-
holds "a receiver to his earl By JOve,
she has cut me off! Violently rings
again.)
Indistinct Female Voice latter a
longer pause)-Did you ringq
Mr.. Walford Shocks (wary of losing
another chance)-TwO million seven
hundred and four
Indistinct Female VOice-Two mill
ion seventy Our2
Mr.. Walford Shocks (angrily)-
two million seven hundred and four!
Indistinct Female VOice-What
Mr.. Walford Shocks (shouting) two
million seven hundred and four!
Indistinct Female Voice Il can't
hear you.
Mr.. Walford Snooks-I said-By
Jove, am cut off again Pushes the
button bell viciOusly). Oh, L can't
stand this
Indistinct Female Voice latter a
pause)-Did you ring?
Mr.. Walford Shocks Gmploringly)-l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08

said two million seven hundred and
four. Please, two million seven hun
dred and four.
Indistinct Female Voice = Well, /
will see if l can get you put on.
Mr.. Walford Shocks (moved almost
to tears) Thank you.
(He waits for 10 minutes and then
rings, but in broken spirited fash
ion.)
Indistinct Female Voice CATER a
pause)-Did you ring?
Mr.. Walford Shocks (rOused once
more to fury)-Did ring! Why hang
it There i-she has cut me off again!
Listens with the receiver
Harsh Male Voice (suddenly through
the telephone)-Arey You there
Mr.. Walford Shocks gratefully
Yes Are you Charlie Tremlet
Harsh Male Voice las before) What :
l can't hear what you are saying.
Mr.. Walford Shocks Slowly
you Mister Charles Trem-let2
Harsh Male Voice-Eh 2 Are you
there?
Mr.. Walford Snooks--Who are you {?
Harsh Male VOice-Patent Cucum-
Der company. Two million and seven
ty-four. Patent Cucumber company 2
Is it about the spoiled cOcOanut con-
signment?
Mr.. Walford Shocks (furious)-She
has put me on the wrong number, after
all Shouting through the telephOne).
don't want you It's a mistake.
don't want you
Harsh Male Voice (mildly)- Eth 2
Are you there
Mr.. WalfOrd Shocks Indignantly
rings belD--Two million seven hun
dred and four! Two million seven
hundred and fouri
Indistinct Female Voice-Did you
ring2
Mr.. Walford Shocks Cooling over
with rage, but keeping his temper)-
Two million seven hundred and four !!
Please Two million seven hundred
and four!
He listens intently. |
Mild Male Voice latter long pause. }
Are you thereq
Mr.. Walford Snooks-Yes. Will
you please tell Mr.. Tremlet that | can't
get the stalls for Saturday at the Pa
lais Royal. So we must go to Paris to-
night, and had better dine together at
the club. Tell him, please, that he
had better bring his portmanteau with
him, to save time, and
Mild Male VOice-Are you there 2
| can't hear a word you are saying, if
you are talking.
Mr.. Walford Shocks (angrily)-It's
too bad Are you there's
CHEEKY Voice (suddenly)-Yes, l am
here-Charley Tremlet.
Mr.. Walford Shocks (overjOyed)-
Can you hear me-
CHEEKY Voice. quite distinctly
Well, what is it?
Mr.. WalfOrd SnOOks-Well, Charley,
l was saying that can't get tickets for
the Palais Royal for Saturday.
CHEEKY Voice-Yes. Keep on talk
ing or they will cut us off.
Mr.. Walford SnoOks-Well, l was
saying
Imperious Female Voice-Now then
have you done?
Mr.. Walford Shocks Gmploringly)-
Don't cut us off. Well, as | was say
ing - Suddenly becoming conscious
that the connection had been severely
Hang it all This is too bad
Attacks the bell furiOusly for five
minutes.
Indistinct Female Voice-Did you
ring7
Mr.. Walford Shocks Indignantly -
Did ring? had better write what
| want to say Ueaves box and mo-
tons messenger to follow him.) And
this is progress ! Punch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Music in Churches.

The action of the general assembly
of the united Presbyterian church of
North America in deciding to permit
the use of musical instruments i'm pub
lie worship recalls the fact that it is
only a few years since nearly all the
protestant churches were i'm accord
upon the question that musical instru-
ments should not be used in the pub
lie services of the church. Down in
Vermont less than fifty years ago it
took a Congregational society, whose
corn crib church was perched upon
the very summit of the bleakest hill
anywhere about the village, and near
ly half mile outside it's limits, some
weeks to decide whether or not it was
orthodox to place stove in the church
for the comfort of the congregation
through the winter, and it nearly cost
the pastor his place that he favored it.
In those days small stove in the en-
try furnished the Goals which the wo-
men put in their foOt-stOves while the
rest of the congregation shivered until
the twentieth knot had been spun in
the minister's yarn.
But the question of instrumental
music has been far more stubbornly
fought-the organ, especially, being
regarded as a device of Satan. The
writer remembers hearing the Rev.
DIR. StauntOn of the Protestant EpiscO-
pal church, who was a musician of no
inferior merit as we'll as a divine of
great abilities, tell of the battle he
fought in city in central New York
of which he was the rector. Some of
his congregation agreed with him that
the church shOuld have an organ and
privately purse was raised and the
organ purchased and shipped. Before
its arrival one of the vestrymen heard
of it, aud when it was landed from the
canal boat he mounted the case and
declared "that ungodly box of whistles
should never go into that church,
But the doctor triumphed and the
whistles went in.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
SQUIBS.

JOnes-If you want to see a nice
piece of work, Smith, go and see the
carved dogs at the De SnOb's house.
Beautiful, | assure you. Smith No,
thank you, Jones; L have all the cary
ed dogs and hashed cats | can attend
to at my boarding house, Lowell
Citizen.
Bob Ingersoll recently was talking
with an old cOlOred woman in Wash
ington upon religious matters. ado
you really believe, Aunty," said he,
"that people are made out of dust p
eyes, sab ; the Bible says dey is, an
so b'lieves it," "But what is done
in wet weather, when there is nothing
but mud 2" "Den | s'pects dey make
infiduls on SIGH truck" Puck.
A very enjoyable concert was given
in small provincial town. Among
the performers was il popular tenor
singer, who was announced by the
programme as prepared to sing an
aria, ''Sound an Alarm" by Handel.
This he sang with strong effect, and
was Mortified the next day to perceive
in the local paper the statement that
he had ''sung with great taste and ex-
preston a fine song by Handel entitled,
''Maria, Sound an Alarm."-[English
Exchange.
Brother George Girls did you hear
what sad thing happened to Fred
Jones, yesterday ? Girls Tin alarm) +:
Not What is it Brother g.: The
poor fellow had to have his arm taken
off. Girls: Oh ! how terrible How
did it happen7 Brother g.: Well, it
happened on the tennis ground. He
was sitting by Mrs. Smith; they were
then alone, when suddenly he put his
arm around her. Girls: Well; go OH.
What then What happened Broth
er g.: Well, it was then it had to be
taken Off Life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08

Yet with all the growing liberality
of churches nowadays upon this ques-
ton, it may be doubted if any evan
gelical church would tolerate violin,
for instance, in its choir, and even d
cOrnet in church choir in this county
of Cook has been most severely and
bitterly criticised within six months.
There is a strong as well as weak
side to this conservatism, and so long
as the church is as punctillious about
nom essentials it will, with the same
jealous care, guard against innovations
in "the more weighty matters of the
aw."-[ Chicago News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
GUARDIANS Notice.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, SIS
y In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
ST. Johnsbury, in said District, the 22d day of
June A. ID. 1886.
William II. III. Davis, guardian of Rosetta NJ.
Kittredge of Walden, in said district. an insane
person, makes application to said Court for license
said ward, to wit About ninety acres of land with
dwelling house and out buildings thereon, situate
IN Walden aforesaid, representing that the sale
thereof for the purpose of putting the proceeds of
such sale at interest or investing the in stocks
real estate, would be beneficial to said ward:
WhereupOn it is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to a session thereof to be
held at the Probate Office, in said St JOhnsbury,
the 10th day of July, A. ID. 1856, for hear
ing and decision thereon and it is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof, by
publication of notice of said application and order
thereon, three weeks successfully fin The CaledO-
Man, printed at St. JOhnsbury, before said time of
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and if they see cause object thereto.
By the Court, Attest,
52-54 WALTER Z. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
Presentation of Account.

SITATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT SIS
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, in said District on the 22d day OF
June, A. d. 1856.
James COwles, Administrator de bonis non, upon
the estate of Cynthia F. Douglass, late of Peaeham
ton account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to SEES
sion thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
said st. Johnsbury, the 10th day of July
A. d. 1886, for herring and decision thereon and
it is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the
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
52-54 WALTER 2. SMITH. Judge.