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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
SQUIBS.

An Irishman wrote home to his
friends over the briny that in this
blessed land everybody is so honest. "a
reward has to be offered for thieves.
A needle was recently found in an
egg laid by a Philadelphia hen. This
should teach hens not to hold needles
in their mouths.-[ NOrristown Herald.
A homesick small boy who was sent
away to school wrote to his father the
following letter: 'Dear father-Life is
short let us spend it together. Your
affectionate son."
The japanese type-setter's case is 60
feet long, and it is estimated that even
when he is out of sorts he runs Ia
miles in setting up the account of an
ordinary dog fight Burlington Free
Press.
Joe Howard declares that he never
saw bed bug. This is not strange. A
man may be converted into war map
by the pesky critters, and yet never
lay eyes on one of them Burlington
Free Press.
A disguised Boston paper says Miss
Charles Egbert CraddOck Murfree is to
marry raw-bsned Tennessee noun
taineer. Does it want her to marry a
man whose bones have been cooked
Il New Orleans Picayune.
Last Christmas eve Mr.. j. went
up stairs to see if the children had
hung up their stockings for Santa
Claus, and found that little Fred had
pinned his up in prominent place
with slip of paper attached, contain
ing this suggestive sentence "The
Lord lOveth IA cheerful giver."
Condemned murderer Ito lawyer)-
You said you could get sentence OF
imprisonment for life, and here l am
to be hanged next month. Lawyer
That's all right. You will be impris-
Oned for life, and you won't have to
drag out any long, dreadful years in
Jail. Be reasonable, man. New York
Times.
"Useful Things to Know About
Steam Boilers" is the title of a book
just published. One of the most use
full things TO know about steam boil
er is the exact minute it is going to
burst, SO that a person may get out of
the way few minutes before the ex-
plosion takes place but this informa-
ton doesn't appear in the book. i Nor
ristOwn Herald.
A New Observation-Disclosures you
stop long in London, Cholly 2" Chol-
ly-"Just long enough to get my hat
blocked and title" Gus-'A title 2"
Cholly-"Yes. An sAmerican can get
his hat blocked and title in London
for los. while he waits. Amazing place,
that London."-[ New York Times.
eyes," said the new pastor, "you
have very fine auditorium, and the
pulpit is artistic both in conception
and workmanship. So far, so good !;
and with a stage properly fitted up in
the chapel and good dancing floor
and the proper cooking materials, 1
don't see why we may not make this a
thriving, wide-awake church, and ac-
complish no end of good."-[ Boston
Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
VERMONT NEWS.
An Eccentric Beauest.

The will of the late Thaddeus F
Stewart of South Burlington contains
the following beQuest: 81 will to the
Vermont conference of the Methodist
church 5000 in trust to be kept at in
terest and the interest to be applied as
follows: At each annual session of
said Vermont conference that body
shall appoint one of its members on
the first Sunday of June in each and
every year to repair to my grave in
Green Mount cemetery or in any place
where may be buried within the state
of Vermont, and standing at or on my
grave preach full and free salvation
to all that may attend to hear. The
stewards of said conference shall pay
to the preacher that shall preach such
annual sermon at my grave the sum of
ten dollars. 1t shall be the duty of
such preacher as may be appointed to
preach such animal sermon to give due
and timely notice of the hour when he
will preach to the churches and COM
munity that they may attend"
Proceedings in the Mason Case.
The frequent pOstpOnement of the
Mrs. Harriet E. Mason poisoning hear
ing at Rutland causes much unfavor-
able comment and criticism. Some
charge the delay to the governments
attorneys, who, it is said, are infiu-
enced by persons who would rather
not have the case continued farther.
1t is claimed that embalming fluid was
poured into the body of Mr.. Mason so
that an analysis for evidence of poison
would be useless but others claim
that the fluid was only used upon the
surface of the body. So the states at
torney is led to say that he doubts
whether it would be of use to exhume
and analyze these bodies suspected of
being poisoned by Mrs. Mason. A
special to the Boston Globe saws :
"Some one has caused a guardian to
be appointed over the young widow of
Don c. Parker, in the person of E. III.
Gibsen, to whom the life insurance of
$1,000 has been paid. This is a pecu-
liar proceeding, and one that excites
much comment in various quarters.
This, together with the frequent post
pOnements of the hearing, and the fail
ure of the prosecution to proceed, and
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the information conveyed to the pub
lie that the defense are not ready with
their evidence, as well as the anxiety
of DIR. John A. Mead, the attending
physician, and other influential parties
in the matter, lead the people to say
that things are being unnecessarily
delayed"
At an adjourned village meeting at
Newport last Saturday the trustees re-
ported that good sewer system could
be put in for $1,000. A tax of so cents
on the dollar was voted for that pur-
pose.
w. r. Clement of Morrisville, 80
years old, fell last Friday and broke
one hip bone in such manner that
the fracture cannot be reduced. His
wife, over 80 years old, is very ill with
pneumonia.
The quarterly convention of the
Vermont state association of spiritual
lists will be held at West Burke Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, June A,
and 6. Eight speakers have been en-
gagged and others are expected.
ID. w. G. Blanchard of Braintree
drew load of ashes into his barn re-
Gently letting it stand over night on
the floor. The next morning he dis
covered that the wagon was on fire,
the flames streaming up several feet.
d. G. Linsley, manager of the Cana
da Atlantic railroad, has just arranged
for fast express to run between Otta-
wa and Boston, connected with New
York via Rouses Point. Already
| freight trains are running over the
road and passenger trains will be ready
to begin some time in June.
Frederick NJ. Palmer, the Boston
physician who jumped from the Port
| land steamer last week and was
drowned with his four years old grand
child, was the Brattleboro postmaster
during Folks administration. He was
the originator of the first American
postage stamp which was engraved by
Thomas Chubbuck of Springfield, for
the postmaster's personal use. These
stamps were in use long before the
government decided to use stamps for
the prepayment of postage. Palmer
stamps now bring a fabulous price,
one having been recently sold for $l45
while few years ago one sold for $500
at auction. DR.. Palmer married for
his first wife the youngest daughter OF
the late Judge Asa Reyes of Brattle e.
bOrO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
ST. Johnsbury Church Directory

Adpent-Paddock Village. Sabbath Services at
l0:3O a. m, las and $3.50 p. M. Sabbath School
II NJ Prayer Meetings at 1850 y. m. Sunday Tues
day and Friday evenings.
BGptiSt-Railroad Street Corner Maple. Rev
L. L. Sandtord, Pastor. Preaching 1850 4. M. 5
School IL NJ Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing w ednesday evening at 1850
Free Baphst-Main Street. Corner Prospect
SABBATH services 1850 AN, and $50 z. NJ. Sabbath
School at II NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880. Rev. u. ID. Adams, pastor.
Church Of the MeSSiah-( Universalist.) Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
at LAS P. NJ, $50 p. M. Sabbath School at 1901
"Wednesday evening meeting at 1870.
MethOdiSt-Central street. Rev. L. L. Beemau
Pastor. residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1880 M, and $50 M. Sabbath
School at II 90. Wednesday evening meeting al
1880.
North CongregationGl-Main street. corner OF
Church. Rev. Chas NJ. LamsOn, Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1O:3O A. M, and $3.50 p M Sabbath
School at las P. M. Wednesday evening meeting
| at 1880.
South Congregational-Adain street. Rev Ed
ward L. Fairbanks, Pastor. sabbath services al
1880 A. NJ, and $3.50 P. N. Sabbath School IL NJ
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev. W
H. Laird, Pastor. Sabbath services at 1880 a. IN
and $50 p. m. Sabbath school at IL m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
st. Andrea0s-(E piscopal) Main street, Rev
+. ). Fisher, Rector Services Sundays al
1880 a. m, and p. Wednesdays at 1880 D. m
Sunday School, at 12 m
Roman CathoEic-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A
Bolssonnault, Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a.
second Sunday of the month"; service at $50 a. III.
and p m. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a. m
z. IL. @. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. NJ. C.
A, Eastern Ave, Sunday mornings at $780, Satur
day at $50 p. m. Building opposite Soldiers
Monument
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
DOING UP A FLY SCREEN MAN.

He had a simple fly screen under his
arm, and he turned aside and entered
little shoe shop on Lafayette street
east.
81 vIras VERY busy to-day said the
| cobbler, as he looked up.
Dyes, l suppose SO, and SO are the
f1ies," was the reply. "My friend have
you given any thought to the momen-
toas query: Shall / Keep the Flies
Out or in This Summer
81 hat to get dis boot done in half an
hour"
exactly, and l don't propose to
| hinder you. / am taking orders for
fly screens. You can peg, peg away,
while we talk, talk fly screens"
al dom vhant sOme."
"That is to say, you propose to sit
in this shop all summer and encourage
the visits of winged insects. Do you
know how much time man loses in
four months in striking at flies 2"
81 dom figure up on him."
"Of course you don't, but l have.
You will lose just two days in every
month. That's eight days thrown
away, and not a fly killed. Now,
| then"
81 dom vhant some fly screens"
"That is, you think you don't. How
many cubic feet of air do you think
comes through that door in four
months 7"
"Maype six"
"Maype millions! How much dust
do you suppose accompanies that air p
81 vhas very busy"
exactly, but more than two bush
| oil oI 6uOt aptap thiS Shnp hu NOV n1
that door and you inhale at least malt
of it. How many microbes accompany
the dust 2"
''Dis shop vhas under mortgage, you
see."
'That's all right, but for 10 hours a
day you inhale 100 cholera microbes an
hour"
"Und maybe l moot AWAY to Chica-
go in June"
Suppose you do. A fly screen door
is portable property. There are flies
and dust and microbes in Chicago as
well as Detroit. Do you want to die
of cholera 2"
eff die it vhas all right. If 1 live
| hat to work all der time. | vhas a
great handt to be alone in my shop"
"Certainly you are, but the question
remains: Shall flies light on you OF
nOt9 l will make you door"
81 vhas VERY busy"
"Don't doubt it, but you owe some
thing to yourself. Two dollars and a
half will buy the door complete, and l
want to tell you that our"
"Great heafens go AWAY! l vhas
busy l doan' want some doors
dean vhant some fly screensw
"YOu don't! If you don't want a
door why did you encourage me9 Why
did you take quarter of an hour of
my valuable time? Do you suppose l
can stop and figure up cubic feet of air
and bushels of dust and numbers OF
microbes to crafty idle curiosity 2"
81 like you to go AWAY ~
"Well, Tll go. Why didn't you say
so at first7 What have 1 done to you
that you should want to injure me by
rObbing me of my time9 Your con-
duct is outrageous, sir-grossly out
rageOus !"
The shoemaker jumped and locked
the door as soon as the man was out.
For a moment they glared at each
other through the dusty glass, and then
the fly screen man said:
otis shameful case, and I'll keep
an eye on you! 1t is just such trifiing
conduct as yours, sir, which has
brought this country to where it is.
Why didn't you tell me when 1 came
in that you didn't want a fly screen
door, Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
A TRAIN IN A CYCLONE.


An Express Train Passes Through a Tor
nado.
A Pennsylvania dispatch says: The
Chicago express on the Fort Wayne
railroad had rough experience pass
ing through the tornado which struck
eastern Ohio recently. The lightning
flashed continuously from the time the
train left Fort Wayne at 8 p. NJ, and
the rain descended almost steadily I'M
til Lima, Ohio, was passed. The la
dies, of whom quite number were on
the train, were greatly frightened,
while the gentlemen were too much
scared to be of much service to them.
The train passed Forest, Ohio, 229
miles west of Pittsburg, at 25 minutes
to Ii o'clock. About three miles from
Kirby the storm was at its height
Suddenly there was a dull roar in the
distance, and then "a cyclone tore across
the level plain on the south side of the
track, and catching a large tree, tore
it up by the roots and flung it across
the cars One limb struck the locOmO
tive and caught the cOwcatcher, while
another fell on the platform and steps
of the first car and demolished it. 9th
er branches smashed in the windows
along the three ordinary cars and the
two Pullman sleepers. Telegraph
poles came down at the same time, and
rocks and bushes flew through the all
in fearful scurry. The car windows
were smashed to pieces, cracked and
splintered, and the glass flew in every
direction. The train kept Oh the rails,
and the engineer, applying the air
brakes, brought it to a standstill with
in 200 wards. Every passenger was in
paroxysm of fear. The storm con-
tinued. The air was still filed with
flying branches and stones, while the
flashes of electricity, liberated from
the clouds, intensified the scene.
Though every window in the sleep
ers ''Badonn and "Salamanisn was frac-
tured and almost every pane in the
other coaches smashed, it is remark
able that very few passengers were
hurt. Mr.. G. G. Bow, a merchant of
Canton, O., was in his berth in the
sleeper "Salamaliis," when the tree
shivered the glass above him, and he
received one piece under the right eye
with such force that the eye was liter
ally cut out. A lady in the same car,
who refused to give her name, was also
cut, though not so seriously, in the
face. A few others had their hands
cut.
The roofs of the cars were not much
damaged, but the locomotive boiler
was denied in several places, and the
smoke stack was knocked off. After
about an hours delay the train started
again, and i'm due time reached Cres-
tine without further accident.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
Truth from a Singular Quarter.

The intelligent workmen employed
in large establishments in different
sections of the country, some years
since thought they had grievances
When they presented the matter to
their employers they were peremptO-
rily discharged, and ignorant Poles,
Bohemians, Hungarians, ETC., imported
to take their places. For a time this
worked we'll. The men thus imported,
who came to this country simply as
machines, acted as if they were ma
chimes, and worked for very low
wages. But their ignorance made
them just the ones to become the tools
of designing dem agogues.-f Montpe-
lier Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27

has no man who can fill Mr.. Edmunds's
place in the senate-for that matter we
know of no state that has such man,
land to supplant him with another
of inferior ability and in the main with
no better claim to the republican con-
fidence and support, would be mis-
take which Vermont is too great
state to commit and is too small to af-
ford Troy Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27

Monsieur lie Baron--'I hat ask your
mamma and she gif her consent-aDd
now err Miss Bullion-"I
am so glad but won't it be funny to
call you papa Z"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27

In the second district, which is rep
resented by Gen. w. w. Grout, there
is little or no disposition to make a
change in the next election. During
his two terms i'll Congress, Mr.. GrOut
has developed qualities which show
him to be one of the few really able
men of whom the eastern side of the
state can boast. There is by no means
among the republicans of the second
district the same unanimity and en-
thusiasm for Mr.. Grout as is expressed
in the first district for Governor Stew
art, but there seems to be no desire, so
far at least as the next election is con-
cerned, to bring forward a candidate
against him, and his nomination and
reelection are almost certain.-[ Mont
pelier dispatch to Boston Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
ST. JOhnsbury AthenRuI

st. JOhnsbury Athen8um.
Library and Reading Room, Free to all. Opel
from A. NJ. to II M; from to P. M, and iron
to 12 Saturday evenings.
Art GalLeru-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
What 1t Does /:

1t protects against adversely in business.
1t is a protection Tor lite insurance policies.
1t is an investment and a protection combined.
1t is better than U. 5. Governments, and equally
secure.
1t protects dependent ones against the contin-
gency of death.
1t is a SAFE and desirable investment and
within the reach of all.
1t guarantees that a certain amount of money,
with interest, will be accumulated in a specified
time
The amount that life insurance would cost should
be credited profit the Bond as it takes the
place of such insurance
The instruments paid like deposits made in a
Savings Bank aid returned to the Bond holder
at his option.
The Bond natures at a specified time, at pre-
vious death for its face value, and guarantees a
definite sum in cash any year after the first.
The instruments paid on the Bond can be used in
vantage to those who may at any time need all the
money they car command or raise.
The 100000 policies, representing 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
or JeOpardized.
The Bond affords the very best security, and is
negotiable the same any other bond stock.
Under this Bond you PAY you go. Stop
without loss. Stop with profit, or continue TOR
greater profit"
CALL AT BLoDGETTs',
113 Eastern Avenue,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
P. D. BLODGETT E. cos.
Instalment Bond.
The National Life Insurance Co.,
OF VERMONT,

Issues Installment Bonds for 81, 900 each which
run from 10 to 40 years.
This Bond can be purchased by either Annual,
Semi Annual or Quarterly Instalments.
If the purchaser at any time discon tinues his in
staments the Company will redeem the Bond for
the stipulated sum expressed upon its face.
In event of the death of bOndhOlder the unpaid
instruments are cancelled, aud the Bond falls due
and is payable in full to his legal representatives.
The Bond Is payable to the purchaser at an age
when he is more likely to be dependent upon others
than others upon him, and upon which payment
may cease 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"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
St. JohnshurY Centre.

Congregationa-Rev. N. w. Grover, Pastor. Sun
day services at IL A. M, and 600 p NJ. Sabbath
School at IL M. Wednesday evening meeting al
30 P. M
Methodist-Rev. j. W. Bems, Pastor. Sunday
Services at 10:45 A. M and $50 p NJ Sunday School
at II NJ Thursday evening meeting at 100.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
PATENTS.

r.. H. E d D Y,
No. 76 State Street. opposite Kilby Street Boston
Secures patents in the United States also
Great Britain France and other foreign countries
Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by
remitting dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washing on. No agency in The United States pos
superior facilities for obtaining Patents or
acertaining the pGtentabiity of Intentions. r. d.
EDDY, Solicitor of Patents
TESTIA ONIALS.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom 1 have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner of Patents
Inventors cannot employ a person more trust
worthy more capable of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent OF
ice."-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner of
Patents
Boston, October I9, 1876
r. 81. EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir: you procured for
me, in 1910, my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me in hundreds of cases. and
procured many patents, reissues and extensions.
have occasionally employed the best agencies in
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, but
still give yOu almost the whole of my business, in
your line and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, Jan. /. 1eS6.-1y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
Look Forward, and not Backward.

Republicans of the present day and
generation cannot be always quarrel
ing over that which has gone before.
1t is no part of political wisdom to be
forever tanning the embers of hatred
and observation-disclosures, and raking over
the dead Goals of the past to find some
thing with which to rekindle the pas
sions of former campaigns. Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
East st. bloomsbury


COngregationaL-Rev. j. n. Walker. Sunday
services at 1915 a. m. and $50 p. m. Sabbath
school at 1900. Wednesday evening meeting at
700.
MethOdist.-Supplied. Sunday services at LAS
.. IN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-27
FARM FOR SALE.

The william Stearns farm is offered for sale.
This farm is situated in the western part Of st.
Johnsbury, three-fouTths of mile from GOss HOl-
low and six miles from the village of St JohBsbury
the same contains 100 of choice land with
buildings thereon, with a Sugar orchard of 60
trees, Apple orchard of 80 trees choice grated
fruit. Running water at house aud barn. Also ls
acres of pasture and woodland, part cedar. one
half mile from said farm Also 30 acres pasture
and wood land. mile from said farm in the
town Of Lyndon. The same will be sold altogether
or in lots 70 suit purchaser.
3R6 sIAs RANDALL AdmiBist'r
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L
Miss Haywood helped him pick 'em
out. The other woman don't suspect
thing"
"What other woman 7"
"Why, the woman Mr.. Lynde is GO
ing to marry. She lives down in
Maine. She thinks after the wedding
on Christmas she's coming with Mr.
Lynde to his boarding house but in
stead of that, sir, he's going to fetch
her right home to his bully cottage
I'll bet she'll be surprised"
Mr.. Coleman dropped back upon the
pillow with an expression Raphael
might have despaired of reproducing
He lay there few minutes rejecting,
then sat bolt upright, his towel begirt
head in bold relief against the ma
hOgany headboard.
"BlOw out the lamp, Harry, please
draw up the curtains, and hand me
my writing desk on the table. III
give you dollar if you'll carry a mes
sage to Miss Haywood for me this
morning"
"Bless my soul, Coleman, you're a:
tough as pine knot !" exclaimed the
doctor, boiling in as his patient sealed
the note. "YOu had ague enough last
night to shake a sensitive mortal int
the grave, and here you're up and at.
tending to business. Let's feel your
pulse. Rapid yet, but softer. If you're
prudent you'll he out in few days.
Harry rushed off on his errand, and
delivered Mr.. COleman's billet into the
hands of Miss Rue herself, who in his
private opinion looked very sober and
red-eyed.
The missive ran as follows:
"DEAR RUE: I've been having q
chill, one of the bona fide castanet or
der. 1 hope you'll do me the favor tc
believe it was coming on at your
house. If raved furiOusly and be-
haved worse than a savage, as l know