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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
An Increasing Business.

Some idea of the growth and present
magnitude of Messrs. Raymond &
Whitcomb's excursion business may be
gained from the fact that in ten months
ending July % of the present year the
firm paid Pullman's Palace a compa-
ny $4,000. This sum vas for sleep
ing cars and dining a r exclusively,
and vas Independent of the passage
money which went to the railroad COM
panies, and also of a considerable
amount that was paid to the Wagner
Sleeping car company for cars run over
certain Eastern lines. The firm has
made contracts for the coming year
whereby all it's California and Mexico
excursions are to have the advantage
of vestibuled trains and a complete
dining car service. Messrs. Raymond
& Whitcomb, by the way, were the
first to run a vestibuled train across
the continent or into Mexico, and also
the first to establish a dining car SER
vice between the East and California
Or across our southern border.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
MISS ALCOTT HAD SEEN 1T.
Saaie joy White in Wide Awake.

NV acquaintance with the late Miss
Louisa AlcOtt was begun in so novel a
fashion that l feel %impelled to tell
about it for the amusement of the
Wide Awake readers. | had come
from a pretty Vermont town to Boston,
ust as Little Women was published,
hnd having it's first wonderful success.
was in one of BOstOn's largest circu-
Batting libraries, beginning to earn my
bwn bread and butter. The Juror for
the new book was entirely unprece-
Rented, and we had over two hundred
copies of it, not me of which was ev-
'er in. The order book was filled with
calls for it, and as fast as a copy came
i'm it was sent out again. One day,
when l had been about a week in the
library, a lady came: in, whose face l
liked very much, and asked me for
something "delightfully funny and
nice" to read. By the merest chance |
bad in my hand a copy of Little Wom-
en that had just been returned to the
library, and that | was about to do up
10 send out again. With a sudden i'm
pulse handed it to the lady, saying,
Finn sure this will please you"
She took it, looked at it a moment,
Inside and out, then threw it aside.
l was astOnished to see the cherished
book treated with disdain, but l man
aged to ask, "Have you read itf"
"T've seen it." was the curt reply.
"DOn't you like it Z" l again YEN
tured.
ats a ridiculous thing" was the
answer.
This was too much for me, and i pro
f ceeded then and there to give a most
eloquent defence of the book, mingled
with a little satire at the taste that
eo1ld find nothing but what was ridic.
nlous tn it.
The lady listened to me without re,
plying, then turned away and sought
the proprietor of the library, and was
soon engaged in earnest conversation
with him. | saw her glance around al
me, and his eyes followed her glance.
She was no doubt complaining of my
impertiDence, and | was sure of re
proof, possibly dismissal. Suddenly
the proprietor burst into a hearty pea
of laughter, in which the lady joined
i don't know why it was, but L felt {
little treasured, and just then l wa,
called to the receiving-desk.
"Do you know who the lady is whom
you were just serving r. asked the CIR
in charge there.
"What, the one talking with Mr.
Loringr
"Yes.n
"NO. I'm sure l DON'T" | answered
"Well, it vas the author of Littl'
Women"
"What not Miss Alcott ~
eyes certainly, Miss Alcott."
"0h, dear! and I've just been abus
ing her because she wouldn't take he
own book"
And that was just what l had beef
doing but it was such an unconsciOu
tribute to her story that Miss AlcOt
regarded it as a compliment and, it i
perhaps needless to say, neither of u
ever forgot our first meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
The Pint of Ale.

A Manchester (England) calico print
er was, on his wedding day, asked by
his wife to allow her two half-pints of
ale a day as her share of extra com
forts. He made the bargain, but not
cheerfully =; for, though a drinker him
self (%fancying, no doubt, that he could
not do we'll withOut,) he would have
preferred a perfectly sober wife. They
both worked hard. John loved his
wife, but he could not break away from
his old associations at the alehOuse (;
and, when not in the factory or at his
meals, he was with his boon cOmpan-
ions. His wife made the small allow
ance meet the housekeeping expenses,
keeping her cottage neat and tidy and
he could not complain that she insisted
upon her daily pint of ale, while he
very likely drank two or three quarts.
They had been married a year., and the
morning of their wedding anniversary
John looked with real pride upon the
neat and cOmely person of his wife ;
and, with a touch of o in his
look and tone, he said,-
"Mary, we've had n o vacation since
we were wed, and, only that L haven't
a penny in the world, we'd take a
jaunt to the village and see the moth
en-"
"WOuld thee like to go John Z" she
asked.
There was a teal with her smile /; for
it touched her heart to hear him speak
tenderly as in the old times.
"If thee'd like to go, John, rll stand
treat"
"Thou stand treat, Mary! Hast got
a fortin left thee Z"
"Nay, but I've got the pint of ale,"
said she.
SCOT what, wife
"The pint Of ale," she repeated.
Thereupon she went to the hearth,
and from beneath one of the stone flags
drew forth a stocking, from which she
poured upon the table the sum of 365
threepences ($22.Sl,) exclaiming,-
"See, John, thee can have the holt
day."
"What is this 7" he asked in maze.
at is my daily pint of ale, john"
He was conscience-stricken as well
as amazed and charmed.
"Mary, hasn't thee had thy share I
Then I'll have no more from this day.
And he was as good as his word.
They had their holiday with the old
mother and Mary's little capital, saw
ed from the "pint of ale," was the
seed from which, as the years rolled
on, grew shop, factory, warehouse,
c~Ountry-seat, and carriage, with health.
happiness, peace, and honor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
An AnecdOte of Emerson.


The story is told of Ralph Waldo
BmersOn-whOse admiratiO of down
light sincerity was a passion, and one
hat covered a multitude of weakness
4s-that on some jubilee occasion he
ave an address in which his icOnoclas-
fc philosophy terribly shocked a min
bier of the old school. When the ban
net came the parsOn whose soul had
been so fearfully disturbed, was called
pom to invoke the Divine blessing.
Rising to the call, his heart was SO full
hat he forgot the DO lnty in his anxiety
10 protest against the heresy to which
be had been compelled tt listen, and
is "blessing" took the form of a viO-
lent diatribe against the soul destroy
ing errors of Mr.. Emerson's address.
While all others had their eyes on the
lecturer, so unexpectedly brought to
the lecturer was wholly OBJ
to the diatribe in his rapt ad-
miratiOn of the parsons genuineness !
why" said he, speaking to the pre-
officer, who a next to him,
''yOur minister here seem TO be a very
man ~ 1t was a merited COM
pliment, though, under the circumstan-
ces, a very cOmical one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
THOSE magnificent flower beds, on

Those magnificent flower beds, on
which the old man eloquent spent
years of thought, fortunes of expert
ence, and thousands of dollars earned
by the sweat of his imperial brow, are
choked with weeds and overrun with
grasses. Already the market price of
the place has fallen to S85,O00, and L
UNDERSTANDABLE fact, / have seen it
stated in print-that an offer of $685.
600, which was refused, will in all
probability never again be made. And
on the heels of this, with what was Gu
riously called an Autobiography"
written by one of his IONS and his SON
in-law, lying as dead as Mark Twain's
own books upon the shelves of the
stores, comes a rumOr that his simple
will is also tt be contested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
Mr.. Beecher's Estate.

Henry Ward Beecher left a compar-
atiVely small fortune. He had an es-
tate in PeekskilI which cost him about
$I50,000. He had insurance policies
which footed up something like $40,
600 or $4,000, and in hot haste his
heirs sold his pictures and books and
all his personal belongings, endeared
to his friends, at all events, by many,
many years of close association with
the dear old man. And now how, does
it stand Z The $3.50, 900 place at Peek
skill has literally gone to seed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27

better get rid of it as soon as possible.
Why, / can't remember any of it. l
once went to hear a wonderful orator,
and he wound up his speech with a
poetical quotation, and | clapped with
all my might. Some one touched me
on the shoulder and said, DO you
know who wrote that Z | said, No, |
don't but it's good 1t seems l had
written it myself. The fault is, l have
written far too mnch. l wish half of
it was in the Red sea-"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
A POSITION

As salesman, with good pay, to any reliable man
furnishing satisfactory references. Apply to
TIL S. A. McOMBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
FURNACES, RANGES,
STOVES And HEATERS
Of all kinds may be found
AT THE OLD STAND 81

[ am agent for all furnaces manufactured by the Boynton
Furnace Co, the Magee Furnace Co., and Walker &; Pratt
Manufacturing Co. Estimates given and contracts made for
all kinds of Furnace, Sheet Iron and Tin work.
l keep in stock the celebrated Magee Mystic Ranges, Ma
gee Parlor Heaters, the West Shore and many other kinds
of Ranges too numerous to mention. [ am constantly taking
in second hand Cook and Parlor Stoves which will be sold
cheap for cash. Tinware, Kitchen Goods, Builders Supplies
and everything usually kept in a first-class Hardware Store.
I am prepared to do all kinds of Plumbing work. First
class Sanitary Water Closets on exhibition at the Store.
Tile Sewer Pipe, Barbed Wire always in stock.
Remember the place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
Passumpsic River.

lsit to St Jobnsbury, VT, my old boyhood home,
, company with my very dear and lifelong boy
pod friend. Horace K Flint. Esq. of Philadelphia,
where we spent a most idyllic week, from
bne 96th to July I'd, 1888. in revisiting the scenes
10 memory dear" and a few old friends who still
main
IThe PassumpSic is a stream to which are linked
Ime of the most delightful and sacred memories
my life. In its waters 1 was baptized Nov. Sd,
81. when q lad of eleven years. S. GRAvEs.I
Ga, Sept 20, 1888.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
He Thought 1t was Good.

To an Englishman who lately visit
ed him, Mr. Whittier expressed his mr.
prise that his guest should know SO
much of his poetry by heart. al won
der" he said, ''thou shouldst burden
thy memory with all that rhyme. 1t
is not well to have too much of it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
Farm for Sale.

One-fourth mile outside the village limits of St.
JOhnsbury, at the head of Pleasant ST., within the
village school district, containing one hundred and
fifty acres, cutting seventy-fve tons of hay, and
very productive for wheat, oats, and all crops
grown in northern Vermont. A thrifty wood lot
at house and barns. Buildings pleasantly situat-
ed, and in all respects a desirable place tor a resi-.
dence and for profitable farming. A portion OF
the purchase money can remain if desired
RICHARD w. PEABODY.
June 20, 1881. 4f
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27
Wind, thou sweet river,

~
Wind forever,
Thy comedy banks between;
Wind beneath thy herdy highlands,
Irvine around thy gem-set islands;
Mirrored in thy sheen. i
Mirthful meadows. misty mountains
Grace thy flow from crystal fountains
Creep beside thy tufts of daisies
Who can sing thy need of praisesG
whO can chant the song thou singest,
Tell the memories that thou bringesti
Where the skimming swallows hover
In the May;
Where the sky and rainy plover
Hides away
Where the maiden apd her lover
Aimlessi stray;
Hand in either hand intwining,
Faltering lips, but eyes divining
Whatthe lips would say.
Ripple over miIk-white pebbles;
Sing thy soft and sylvan trebIesi
Make the whispering PUSHES q%uiveri
o. mybuoyant boyhoOd riverl
AS of yore, evermore
Frolie in thy eoquetry
With the shadows Of thy shore.
Wind and lOiter to the sea
Lose thy beauties in its grandeur,
Lose thy ripples in its roar.
o, sanity river, thou
Didst hear my vow,
So early given
And writ in heaven.
Thy waters sealed the chrism
OF holy baptism
Here, where 1 stood scarce more than child,
The long, long years agOi
Thu calm, sweet Sabbath smiled,
Thy waters murmered low,
In cadence with the hymn and prayer
And to my visioned soul the stair
Was seen,
Tby bosom and the heavens between,
Down which the angels came.
And thou art still the same,
Unchanged, o sweet and sacred stream
Thy song still sings within my heart.
And ever will. Thou art
OF me a part
That is immortal :-0r do 1 now, as
Erst, so oft, but drsam9
Johnsbury, VT, July, 1883.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-27

This nend liz commonly in the guise of a small
child accustomed to cry for the moon \ youth OF
either sex, unframed and thoughtless an indi-
yiduaI whose garments or other personal acces
series are not of the most salub rious sort. or one
of the common animals known to the public rs q
railroad hog
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
CORRALING WILD ELEPHANTS.
How They Are Driven Toward the hhed
dah-The Real DificuIty.

How They Are Driven Toward the hhed-
dah-The Real DifhcuIty.
The herd having been found without its
being alarmed, the next thing is to surround
it at distance by light Gordon OF men and
to guide its unconscious steps toward the
kheddah in which it is to be inclosed and
captured The general idea of q kheddah
may be taken from an open pair of compasses,
of which the round head or hinge represents
the Enclosure into which the elephants are to
be driven; while the outspread arms of the
compass represent the long lines of obstacles
or scares, by which the elephants are pre-
vented from straying to one side or the other,
SO that they advance through the purposely
undisturbed jungle in the center, between the
gradually converging lines of obstacles to-
ward the kheddah or Enclosure already men
toned.
The elephant is timid and cautious ami
NAL. If it meets with any chopped branches
of trees or indications of the presence of man,
or anything to which its eyes are unac-
customed, it will not advance in that direc-
ton. The real difficulty of the hunters lies
in making their lateral lines of obstacles suf
ficiently obvious to the elephants without
alarming them too much At this early
stage of the proceedings not a man should
show himself, lest the wild elephants should
be frightened and make a stampede. The
animal should be left to pride himself on his
own cleverness at having detected signs of
danger, in consequence of which he advances
in what seems a safe direction. But as the
devoted herd gets further and further into
the funnel of the converging lines much
stronger measures have to be adopted. Con-
siderable pressure is put on them from behind
to urge them in the right direction; and 81
multaneously the visible obstacles along the
sides have to be much strengthened and eff
fectively guarded to prevent the herd from
breaking through them.
As the elephants actually approach the
kheddah itself there is no longer any con-
cealment on the part of the hunters. The
firing of guns and the beating of drums and
loud shouts and noises, with long lines of
fires made out of the dried grass and brush
wood which have been collected for this pur
pose, compel the afrightened animals to push
onward until they finally enter the kheddah
itself, where at first all seems comparatively
silent and safe.-Longman's Magazine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Santa Fe Route.

Colorado and Utah excursion rates, com
mencing April lst, 1888 and continuing
sale until September Both, 1888, unless 9th
erwise advised, the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroads will sell tickets to the
following summer resorts, viz: Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad for
SOB round trip Salt Lake and Ogden S45. 80
round trip, tickets good for three months
from date of sale with limit of thirty
days going and returning with stop-over
privileges. The Santa Fe is the only line
having morning and night trains to these
points, also the only stone ballast line be-
tween Wichita and Denver. Its bridges
are all iron and stone, making it the
smoothest, safest and most comfortable
route to the west, besides saving from eight
TO ten hours in time. For further infor-
nation about side trips ETC., call at Union
ticket Office, 122 North Main street, Union
depot, Oak street and Douglas avenue sta
ton. w. ID. MURDOCH,
119-tf Passenger Agent.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Two Old Schnolfellows Meet.

The first day of congress, Rayner, Of Mary
land, sat beside rather rough looking con-
gresham from the south, and he noted that
this member looked at him rather scruti-
nizingly At last he turned to him and said:
"By the way, sir, it seems to me as though
have met you before"
Il don't know" said Rayner; at may be
so, but don't remember you, and the south
ern congressman went back to the congress
sional directory which he was reading. \
moment later, in different tone Of voice, he
turned to Rayner and said;
"By the way, do you remember fellow
who roomed next to you at school, who never
did any work while at college, and who
hasn't done anything to speak OF III the seven
teen years since thenE'
Eyes" replied Rayner, 81 do remember
that there was a mighty lazy fellow who
roomed next to me at college. | know that
be did not do any work while he was there,
but as to his doing any work since then l
don't know, for / haven't heard from INN.
He was good fellow, however, and his name
was-let me see. his name was Charlie
Dougherty, of Florida"
"And," said the southerner, as he slapped
lis hand down on the desk and then handed
it out to Rayner, II am the man" Tableau.
Prank G. Carpenter in New York World D
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Habit of Chewing Snuff.

"Chewing snuff is bad habit, greatly on
the increase in this neighborhood," said
Bowery tobacconist the other day. "Young
women are usually our largest customers.
We buy the snuff specially prepared for
chewing purposes Most of il is made Of half
tobacco and half SALT and the remainder is
prepared by the addition Of various ground
spices.
eve generally sell it in five cent packets.
When our customers get it they Immediately
proceed to make an imitation scoop with q
piece of paper, and fill the space between
their lower lip and teeth with their pur-
chase. As the snuff gets gradually wet with
saliva the watery extract filters into the
mouth through the crevices between the
teeth.
THE effect of the snuff is to make these
women feel dazed and stupid. With single
glass of beer and the requisite quantity Of
snuff the appearance produced is that of
beastly intoxication. l believe the custom
was introduced originally from the south,
where the class of people styled by the col
ored people poor white trash are in the
habit of chewing fibrous piece of wood
which has been previously impregnated with
snuff. New York Evening Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
wnen

You are preparing 10 take n journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary TO
travellers safety and comforts through
ticket that you are positive ~ good and a,
price that you know Is the lowest posi-
bic to be obtained anywhere.
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after,
such as having your baggage checked
through TO destination, sleeping car berths
secured when desired and correct inforua-
ton regarding free reclining chairs. close
connections, union depots, location Of
trains. time, etc.
To have these details attended 10 by
those Of well known reliability, RESPONSE
bility. intelligence and long experience,
you viii do well To call at the Onion ticket
Office. ~ North Main street, and Union
depot. near Oak street. and consul, tbs
employees Of the Atchisoo. Topeka AID
SAINTS Re and -. Louis and Gan Francisco
lines, their authorized agents, representing
the best lines east. west, north or scnts
Four trains daily % the east, all Of them
equipped With Pullman palace sleeping
cars. both morning aud night trains
W. ID. hrRDoCx,
Passenger and Ticket Ag.nt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Cletp Rates

Via the Missouri Pacific railway, the
new short line TO ali Colorado, Utah and
Pacific coast points. Commencing April
1st and continuing thereafter until sep
TENDER 20, round trip tickets viii De sold
via this line 70 Pueblo, Denver. Colorado
Springs and Manitou at $500 10 Ogden
and salt Lake AT $3.50 and other points IA
proportion. Tickets good three months
with limit Of thirty days IN each direction
allowing stop overs az any point. Leaving
Wichita at 80 p. II. passengers have
choice Of elegant new free reclintng chair
cars. the oBiy line having this servicel. or
Pullman bufiett sieepers to Denver. From
Geneseo through TO Denver without
change Quickest time and finest road.
For reservation Of bcrths or any iDforma-
ton call at city ticket Office. No. Ia North
Main street. y. g kEERAS,
f30tf Pass and Tkt Agt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Read. and Order What You should Have, I

comply " I,h the LAW.
Each township trustee should have a
trustees record, road record, poor record
and full set of township records and other
blanks, worth at least S.. Also some sta
tionery.
Each township treasurer should have a
treasurer's record.
Each township clerk should have clerk s
record and warrant book.
Each justice of the peace should have a
civil docket, criminal docket, stray record
transcripts, compiled laws of 1885, and a
full assortment of blanks.
Each constable should have an assort-
ment of blanks.
Each road overseer should have a road
oyerseers account book, receipt book for
receipt book for material used.
The above should be furnished to the
officers of each well regulated township at
the expense of the township.
For sale at the EAGLE Office. Orders
promptly filled by mail or express prepaid
4Stf w25-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
Everybody Takes II

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska rail-
way tSt. Joseph s. Iowa Railroad Co,
lessee, is the best equipped line west of
the Missouri river. Our equipment was
built expressly for this line by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which is guar
antee to the travelling public that it is
strictly first class. You will find all of our
coaches elegantly Upholstered and very
comfortable in every particular. If YOU
are going TO any part of Kansas or Nebras-
ka, or TO any point east, remember you viii
never regret having started right, by tax
ing the Chicago, Kansas 6, Nebraska rail
way. (Rock Island Routel For further
particulars address Jno. Sebastian. G. T. s.
P A, Topeka. Kan. 6O-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-04
NEW THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
Via. Colorado Short Line to Pueblo and Denver
missouri Pacific Railway

Commencing today, Sunday April l
solid trains composed of coaches and Pull
man buffet sleeping cars, will be run daily
between Kansas City and Pueblo and Den
yer, via the Missouri Pacific railway and
Colorado Short line. Leave Kansas City
at $40 a. III. Train leaving Wichita at 3:N
p. M, connects with the train at Geneseo
Kan. For time tables, information and
reservation of sleeping car berths, call az
the city ticket office, l27 Main street. OF
depot Office, corner end and Wichita SITS.
y. C. KEERAN,
diff Passenger and Ticket Agent