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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
PROHIBITION LAWS THE SAME AS
OTHER LAWS.
A Little Common Sense Needed.
Greenfield Gazette.

Notwithstanding the prohibitOry
amendment in Rhode Island, it seems
very difficult to prevent the sale of in
toxicating drinks. The drunkards re-
fuse to be made temperate by act OF
Legislature. One of the Providence pa
pers reminds the police daily that
liquor is being sold in the city and they
must know where it is. At WOOnsOck-
ct, ON Sunday, they had a "tidal wave
of drunkenness" and the saloons were
open at night. All this shows that
something besides prohibitory law is
necessary to bring about the millen-
ium.-[Springfeld Union.
If the logic of the above is good as
applied to the liquor question it is
good as applied to any others. Muir
der is prohibited, but murders are
frequent; stealing is prohibited, but
stealing is common adultery is pro-
hibited, but adultery has not ceased ;
gambling is prohibited, but gambling
dens are numerous hundreds of things
are prohibited, but our courts and pri-
sons are eloquent witnesses that the
laws do not prohibit. Why not stop
making laws and repeal all we have,
offering as an excuse that something
besides prohibitory law is necessary
to bring about the millennium ~ The
fact is no prohibitOry law absolutely
prohibits. Murder, arson, theft, adul-
terry are not stopped by declaring by
law that they must stop. But these
crimes are less numerous on account of
the law. If less liquor is sold under
prohibition than under some other
plan, then prohibition in respect to
other crimes is going TO repress those
crimes. License-law people waste
their time in reiterating that prOhibi-
ton does not prohibit. Let them ad-
dress themselves to showing that it is
less effective than license or some 9TH
er system, if they are really in earnest
to have iquOr-selling stopped, not
make the foolish mistake of condemn
ing law for not doing what no law
ever did do and no law ever will do,
namely, absolutely stop the thing it is
designed to prohibit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
A Question of Rights.
Sprinnfeld Republican.

There is good deal of cheap talk
about the employment of "spotters" in
liquor cases. The men who sell rum i'm
defiance or evasion of the statutes dis
play no fine sense of honor such as de-
serves consideration at the hands of
anybody. They do their work under
cover. This cover is made as tight as
may be so that the uniformed police
officer cannot penetrate it. Then
members of the city government pro-
fanely declare that they will allow no
money to be spent in hiring men to
uncover the DISCUSSES set up by the
free rum clubs. The unlicensed rum
seller asks "What are you going to do
about it ?"-and the member of the
city government answers very prompt
ly, "NOthing."
But his way is not the way of good
sense and of decency. Think of it.
The rights of licensed dealers are in
vaded, youth are debauched, all the
safeguards placed around an evil traffic
are broken down and the laws are set
at naught, and yet nothing must be
done about it Here's ga pretty how
dye do" indeed. 1t is time to teach
the liquor clubs and some of the city
fathers that the public good is supreme
over all other considerations. The
evil of the liquor clubs will be correct
ed if it takes popular subscription to
furnish the funds necessary to expose
the deeds of the men who are defying
public sentiment and making the law
of no effect. Meantime the authorities
are making progress. The people will
''get there"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

Ieacnef: hans, name three beasts
of prey.-Hans: Two lions and a tiger.
Herman.
Office boy Ito editor) There is a
man outside what says that he has
bill he wants to present.
Editor-Say to him that his manu-
script is respectfully declined.
81 think l wear twos," she simpered
to the shoemaker; edo L not 2"
eyes, ma'am," said the honest deal
er, "yOu wear twos." Then, under his
breath "One on each foot"
Student eve treated the patient in
the most approved way" Doctor ::
allow ~ Student: "Well, we put him
on milk diet, then we put him on wine,
then we put him on the electrical
treatment, then we put him on quinine
and nOw-"Doctor: "You will put
him on ice."- Hotel Mail.
What is home without fashion pa
per? Here we pick up one of these
valuable journals, and this is the first
item of important information which
meets the inquiring eye: "Hair is worn
on top of the head" So glad to learn
so much. We always supposed it was
worn on the sOles of the feet Bur-
dette.
allow bright your eyes are this
mornlngw remarked Spicer to Miss
Freshtonstall, who has just returned
from the seashOre. at is the sea air,
Mr.. Spicer," said the young lady, with
fresh sparkle of her brilliant Orbs.
"Ah yes, | see-salt-air diamonds ~
sighed Seth as he thOughtfully kicked
the st. Bernard mastiff off the piazza
and placed chair for the divinity.
'Doctor, my son William is not we'll
He has not got any appetite and he
complains of headache and general de-
bility." "My dear madame, the best
| thing is to try a simple household rem
edy." "What household remedy do
you suggest, Doctor ?" "Deprive him
of his latch key so he will be obliged
to stay at home after dark."-[Siftings.
"Hello, Charley What's up7 Never
saw you looking so jolly and happy in
the world"
"My best girl just got married"
SCOT married! Why, man, is that
anything to be gay and festive over
You ought to be in the last stages of
melancholy"
"That's all right. You see Pm the
fellow she married. I'll take little
syrup in mine."-[ Merchant Traveller.
81 can't imagine what the trouble is
with that cow" said New Yorker
who is giving his attention to amateur
| farming this season.
"She looks all right" commented a
neighbor.
"Yes, she looks all right" agreed
the New Yorker, ''but the doocid crit
ter won't give down her milk. When
| bought her month ago she gave
twenty-four quarts a day +; now Pm
lucky to get five. And it isn't because
she doesn't get MIXED often enough"
added the puzzled amateur. ''NOt a
day passes don't milk that COW half a
dozen times at least"
''The born poet" truly remarks Miss
Cleveland, "has no agony in his song"
Indeed, no. 1t is the poor wretch who
listens to his song who lies awake and
means for the chloroform.-[B urdette.
A butcher, having been blessed with
twins, thus wrote to his parents "ln
the greatest haste / make known to
you that we have just had twins.
More next time. Yours, etc. Berlin
Papers.
Chicago proposes to celebrate the
4O0th anniversary of the discovery of
America, by holding a Worlds Fair. !
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
FOOIishness Run Mad.
Baltimore Daily Ne,os.

There is no law to prevent men from
risking their lives by jumping from
high bridges or from precipices, or by
going through Niagara rapids, or over
the falls themselves if they want to,
and as a fatal termination of any OF
these experiments only removes rath-
er extraordinary fool from the great
fraternity of fools there is no serious
harm in the business. Perhaps it
would be best if there were such law,
but after all, if the principle were ex-
tended it would multiply and compli-
cate the policing of the world in a very
inconvenient manner. For of course it
would become apparent that all Arctic
explorers must be arrested and put in
to Jail or under bonds nobody could
be allowed to climb the Matterhorn, or
to cross the Atlantic in row boat, or
to be umpire in base ball game,-in
short human activity would have to be
hampered beyond endurance. But
when Forepaugh proposes to send a
four-year- Morgan colt on tight
rope over Niagara river below the falls
that ought to be stopped, and there is
a law for tiff there isn't what is Mr..
Bergh living for f-[Springfeld Re
publican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
John Replies to James.

At a temperance camp-meeting at
MOnsey, N. Y, Wednesday, Ex-GOv.
st. John made a speech, in which he
replied to Mr.. Blaine's Sebago lake adj
dress, so far as it related to the prohi-
bitionists. Speaking of Mr.. Blaine's
charge that the man who votes with
the third party only throws his moral
and political influence in favor of the
democracy, st. John said:
"That is original and entertaining.
Turn the government of Maine over to
democrats! Why, we propose to
smash both parties into smithereens.
Down in Kentucky they accuse us OF
trying to wreck the democratic party
and in Maine they say we're trying to
smash the republicans. 1t is amusing
to see this great republican giant when
the little prohibition giant-killer sticks
the pins of truth and right into its
great shins it is amusing to see it,
say, jumping up and down and whin-
ing, Don't stick them into me. Go
stick them into the democrats Mr..
Blaine says our party has secured the
cooperation of the on-keeper and
of all men who wish to keep 5000, 600
of cOlOred people in the south distran-
chised and oppressed. That is untrue.
The prOhibitiOnists never cOalesced
with any of these. Every salOOnkeep-
er, distiller and brewer is in the parties
headed by James G. Blaine and GrOve Ell
Cleveland"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
A BAD DISEASE.
Soldier Blake in Barton Monitor.

There is a sort of political disease
known and recognized in this section
of the state as the Luther Baker sort,
that is unlike anything else in Yer
mont, unless it may be found here and
there in Franklin county. 1t is not
indigenous in this locality but starts
up now and then under certain mala-
rious conditions. In New York city,
Chicago, Cincinnati and in some re-
mote western localities, there is much
more of it. 1t is something of a con-
tagious character, though not easily
taken, or badly infectious. A victim
once ill with it is hard sick with symp-
toms of mania, and periodical raving
spells that seem dangerous. The dis
ease has appeared in this section, soon
after somebody from Franklin county
has spent a night in quiet locality,
and usually attacks the family, or
the head of the family, with whom the
infected person found hospitality. Sew
eral men who ordinarily exercise fair
Judgment and may be called quite lev
ell headed have gone into raving spells
and manifested dangerous symptoms
since the breaking out of the disease.
Those who have accidentally come in
contact WIFI al SOIIlcWIldO DO-
litical fugleman named Baker, well
known as long ago as the corrupt pO-
litical campaign under Barlow, have
had the misfortune to spread the dis
ease to which we refer in different To-
calities. We regret that the quaran-
tine regulations which were maintain
ed during the smallpox epidemic are
not in force at present.
In war times one of the most das-
tardly crimes of the wickedest men of
the south was the shipment of rags and
filthy matter, which had been infected
with smallpox and yellow fever virus,
into the great cities. These mad men
who are trying to poison public senti-
ment in this section are resOrting to a
similar method by circulating large
numbers of papers and rags under the
title of the Rutland Telegram the ST.
Adams Messenger; the Vermont
Waterman and the Argus. These
sheets abound in essays, discussions,
false statements, suspicious and Opin-
ions, originated, circulated, copied and
re-cOpied by one another, in regard to
the disease which show how little OF
dinarily intelligent people know when
afflicted with mania. 1t is confident
ly believed that the early fIOsts i'll
September will effectually destroy all
signs of the Franklin county disease in
this region.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
September Wide Awake.

The September Wide Awake is ami
mated and varied. A Mexican poem
by F. l.. Stealey, introduces the Span
ish Companeras, who are depicted
graphically in the frOntispiece. In a
fully illustrated ballad written by Mrs.
S. M. B. Pratt at Queenstown little
Irish "Would- be Emigrants" are char
acterized. al Enfant Terrible Turk"
is shown by Hon. S. S. Cox, United
States Minister to Turkey, to be not
such a terrible child, after all, but a
sweet, modest youngster until he is
taught evil by his elders. In Mrs.
Sherwood's "ROyal Girls and Royal
Courts" the young folks at Sandring-
ham are noticed by Mrs. Sherwood !;
"Some Indian Children" are described
by Mrs. NJ. c. Norton, old English
children form the subject of Mr..
Brooks's historical paper and M. E. BIS
Children of Twelve Centuries form the
subjects of four portraits. There are
many additional pleasant sketches and
stories, one of the brightest of which is
by @. Hamlen. ID. LOthrOp & Co.,
publishers, Boston. For sale by all
booksellers. Three dollars a year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
State and National Politics and
Comments.
The Real Question About the Com
mission.
RelLO,os Faus Tymes

The question is not now whether
there shall be such commission, as
all parties have this year spoken in
favor of it, but whether it shall be one
of efficiency OF inefficiency. So far as
no efficiency is concerned we have had
enough of that for many years in the
nominal office of railroad commissions
er. More than half of the states al
the present time have railroad CON-
missions, and perhaps there is no bet
ter model for study than that of Mas
sachusetts. At all events the interests
of the people shOnld be first provided
for, and no great corporation should
be allowed to stand in the way of any
legislation for such purpose. Let this
matter be thought of in the pending
election.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

Senator FTys's Speech at the opening Of the Main
Campaign.

Senator Frys's Speech at the opening Of the Main.
Campaign.
What next defeated us The repub-
licans did it. What kind of republi-
cans ? Mugwumps. What are mug
wumps Men who thought the re-
publican party had done an immoral
thing in nominating James G. Blaine
for president of the United States.
Men who thought they were better
than the majority of the men in the
republican party. Men like Carl
Schurz, George William Curtis and
Henry Ward Beecher, who were toe
good to vote for James G. Blaine.
tell you to look carefully at every ian
who thinks he is better than the ma
jority of the voters. If you see a man
marching through the streets marked,
al am an honest man." distrust him al
once. You take a magnificent bridal
dress with its ribbons and splendid
laces, and put it on exhibition with a
little ink spot on its skirt and you will
find plenty of men and women who
will see nothing but that ink spot. &C
into a magnificent cathedral in one oil
the cities of Europe, with its beautiful
paintings and stained glass windows,
and If in one of the windows a small
hole has been broken by a careless
boy, those people would see that hole
and nothing more. Now the people OF
this country, with an exquisite fidelity
to the best interest of the nation, saw
the little bit of a smirch on the skirt OF
Mr.. Blaine's coat and, therefore, voted
that Mr.. Cleveland, a man who was
smirched from head to foot, should be
president. Laughter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
A Railroad Commission Most ImpOr-
tant.
Brattletoro Phrnir, Aug. 81.

BratdebOrO Ph0ni1, Aug. %.
A railroad commission as a bare alb
stractiOn, or as a tool of the corpora
tons, could not have prevented either
of the recent accidents at BrattlebOro,
but the probability is, decidedly, that
if an efficient commission had been in
existence in the state it would have
had such moral and stimulating effect
on the railroad companies that they
would have felt themselves compelled
to such prudent care and oversight OF
their roads and bridges that neither OF
them would have happened.
The tone of the Argus shows, what we
have all along suspected, that the sud-
den conversion of it and the railroad
attorneys to the need of a commission,
is an evidence that, while there will
be no opposition to the passage of a
railroad commission law, the real work
of the railroad people will be done in
trying to secure an act which is emas-
culated of all compulsory force at the
start, and in making sure, if possible,
that the men composing the commits
sion shall have no ideas on the subject
except such as they imbibe from rail-
road sources. Look out that your town
representatives are not men who can
be wheedled or hoodwinked into COM
pliance with any such scheme.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
A Solid Chunk of Frozen Truth.
Rutland Herald, Rep.

Then he lSenator Fryel gave anoth-
er cause for Blaine's defeat-the de-
lection of the prOhibitiOnists, some OF
the leaders of whom he said deliber-
ately are "unblushing, impudent scOun-
drels, who are helped by the demo-
cratic party to defeat the republican
party" Whether this is true or not
we question its wisdom. If the repub-
lican party would win next time, il
must cease calling names, come up to
its Old-time high standards, merit the
confidence of the best men, and thus
make it impossible for bad men in
shining garments to mislead any con
siderable number.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

This is eminently proper. 1t is pretty
generally understood by this time that
the principal object of Columbus in
discovering America was to find a
place large enough to hold Chicago
[Norristown Herald.
The conversation had turned in a
newspaper Office on the resurrection of
Lazarus.
"We shall not see any repetition of
some one.
'No, indeed" replied DR.. X, who
made too much progress for that"
fudge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
Senator Evarts' Narrow Escape.

We gave briefly an account in the
last Caledonian of the fatal accident at
Windsor and the narrow escape OF
Senator Evarts, which occurred on
Wednesday evening. Below are full
particulars
Senator Evarts, Charles c. Perkins,
a well-knOwn resident of Boston, and
Miss Jennie Matthews, daughter of
Judge Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati,
were out riding Wednesday afternoon,
having come from the senator's farm.
While crossing the dixie about 80 one
horse being restless, the cOachman,
Roberts, refined him up, when the bit
parted and the bride came off, which
set the horses into a run. The coach
man jumped, and in trying to catch
the horses was thrown down the en-
bankment. The horses kept on at a
fearful pace and while turning sharp
corner, all were thrown out. Mr.. Per-
kins, striking a stone, was killed in
stantly, Mr.. Evarts received a slight
scalp wound and Miss Matthews was
somewhat bruised, but no bones were
broken. Mr.. Perkins was on a visit to
his son, E. C.. Perkins, who married
Senator Eyarts' daughter. From the
route taken by the horses, after the
bride broke it is miraculous that all
were not killed.
Charles Callahan Perkins graduated
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

from Harvard in 1843, and studied
music and painting in Italy for 10
years. He had been president of the
Handel and Haydn society, a member
of the school board and of the Massa-
chusetts historical society, and was
one of the few American members of
the institute of France. Mr.. Perkins
was prominently interested in the in
PRODUCTION of music into the public
schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
TeIepraDh Office.

Western Union and vt. International, No
Central ST., Union Block, open from 7.3O a. till
p. IN. Sundays to 10 a. and to p. m. And
at Ticket Office Railroad station open frOre a. m
till 2 o'clock next morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
East ST. Johnshurx.

COngregatiOnGL-Rev. Joel +. Whitney. Sunday
school at 12.0O Wednesday evening meeting a
100.
Methodist.-Supplied. Sunday services at Ia
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
St. Jobnsburv Atbenaum

Library and Reading ROome,-Free to all. Oper
from A. M to II M; from 2 to p. NJ. and from
to 1-2 Saturday evenings.
Art Gauyv-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
ST. Johnsbury Church Directory

AdUent-Paddock Village. Rev. l.. W. Smith
Sabbath Services at 1890 a. m. las and $3.50 p. NJ
N. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BaptiSt-Rairoad Street. Corner Maple. Rev.
E. L. Sandford, Pastor. Preaching 1880 4. NJ. 5.
School II M. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
Rev. f. E. Dawson, pastor. Sabbath services 1880
AM and $50 p NJ. Sabbath School at IL M Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
Church Of the MeSsiah-( Universalist.) Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev. K. A. Hoyt,
pastor. Sabbath services at las P. NJ, $50 P.
Sabbath School at 1900. Wednesday evening
meeting at 1880.
MethodiSt-Central street. Rev. - -
Pastor Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1920 A. NJ, and $3.50 p. Sabbath
School at II 90. Wednesday evening meeting at
1880.
North COngregatiOnaL-Main street, corner of
Church. Rev Chas. M. Lamson, Pastor. Sabbath
School at las P M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1870.
South Congregational-Main street Rev. Ed
ward L. Fairbanks Pastor. Sabbath services at
1890 A. NJ and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath School at II NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev. w.
X. Laird, Pastor Sabbath services at 1880 a. m.
and $50 p. Sabbath school at IL IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1890
St. AndreW'S-( Episcopal,) Main street, Rev
- Rector. Services Sundays at
1920 a. m, and p. m. Wednesdays at 1880 p. M.
Sunday School, at II m.
Roman OathoLic-Cherry Street Rev. j. A.
BoissOnnault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. m !;
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a. M,
and p. IN. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a. m.
Y. IL. G. A.-Meetings at the nall of the Y. M. c.
A, Eastern Ave-, Sunday mornings at $780, Satur-
day evenings at 7.30. Young Mems meeting Sun
day at $50 p. IN. Building opposite Soldiers
Monument.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
st. Johnsbury Centre

OOngregatiOnaI-Rev N. w. Grover, Pastor. Sun
day services at IL A. M, and 600 P. M. Sabbath
School at II NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
30 NJ.
Methodist-Rev. P. N. Granger Pastor. Sunday
Services at 10:45 A. M. and 500 Sunday School
at II M Thursday evening meeting at 700.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

1t is proposed to label all oleomarga-
rine "stuffed goat" which means bogus
butter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
Golden Medical Discovery.

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the fount-
ain of health, by using Dr.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery, and good digestion, fair skin buOyant
spirits, vital strength, and sOundness of cOnsttu-
ton will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery all humors,
from the common pimple blotch or eruption to the
worst Scrofula or blood poison. Especially has it
proven its efficacy in curing Saltrheum or letter,
HipjOint Disease, ScrOfulOus Sores and Swellings,
Enlarged Glands, Fever Sores and Eating Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consumption
(whic his Scrofula of the lungs) by its wonderful
blood purifying, invigOratng and nutritive proper
ties. For weak lungs, splitting of blood, shOrtness
of breath, bronchitis, severe colds, asthma and
kindred affections, it is a sovereign remedy. 1t
promptly cures the severest coughs.
For torpid liver, biliousness, "Liv3r Com
plant" dyspepsia, and Indigestion tits unequal
led remedy Sold by druggists.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets-Anti- Bilious and Cathartic.
Csc. vial, by druggists.
TUNE 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02
WEDDING
STATION cry

Wedding Cabinets Embossed Cards with Plain
Gilt Beveled Edges, Combination Tied Cards,
Laced Cards Invitation Cards, Paper, Envelopes
etc. etc. Call and see samples
AT THIS OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-02

State election next Tuesday.