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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24
Nj

A headlOng man is not a man with a
long head.-[W Washington Critic.
"What's this, waiter 2" RAILROAD
soup" ''Queer name for soup" eyes,
sir stocks been watered."
You can generally tell "a tree by its
bark. Especially is this so of the dog
wood tree.-[Yonkers Statesman.
A Cape Cod farmer says: "This
larnin' ev'ry girl to play on the plan
ner, and ev'ry boy to be a bOokkeeper,
will make pertaters $5 a bushel afOre
many years."
A dealer in one of the interior towns
of Ohio advertises ''ShamrOck Coal"
If coal must have rocks at all, of course
sham rocks are Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle Telegraph.
Woman Ito tramp)-And if L give
you a nice plate of hash you promise
to saw some wood Tramp-Yes, I'M.
Woman (doubtfully)-I don't know
whether l can put confidence ill you or
not. Tramp (reprOachfully)- You
ought to, ma'am. L have confidence
enough in you to eat the hash.-lHar-
per's Bazaar.
A tramp received a plate of nicely
frozen ice-cream ron the hand of a
generous Maine woman at Bangor the
other day and at once handed back the
spoon. "Oh L don't suspect you of
wanting to steal the SPOON" said the
woman. 81 don't for a moment sup
pose you do, my dear madam" replied
the tramp, "but it is not correct form
to eat hard desserts with a spoon L
am from Boston and should prefer a
fork.n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24

"No, candidly, l do not. Mr.. Conk-
ling was Just at the head of his profess
sion, and l don't think he would have
accepted the nomination."
"Do you intend to enter the field
again Z"
"Most assuredly not. | nm over here
for rest and comfort and am through
with politics for awhile"
"What chance do you think there is
for nomination for Sherman, Hill and
others Z"
"They are secondary. Ofcourse, those
least thought of may be chosen, but l
think the race will be between Depew
and Cleveland"
"Do you think Depew would fill such
a high office a~cceptably 2"
eyes, Chauncey NJ. Depew is able.
active and has brilliant qualities, but
outside of all these he is true, staunch,
good hearted and conscientious"
"Would you support him if he were
nominated 7"
eyes, certainly. He is a very good
friend of mine, and l should feel l was
doing right in giving him my support"
"But would you be able to take part
in an active canvassq Some newspa-
pers have made you out very sick"
ooh, yes, l know, but then l would
much rather be sick on paper than in
reality"
"Then you have not been very i'll 7"
"Not at all. Do | look very sickly 2"
inquired Mr.. Blaine with a smile.
"Then you consider Mr.. Depew's
chance as good as anybody's
eyes, L certainly do"
Mr.. Blaine talked in a hale, hearty
style and looks the picture of what he
is a healthy man in mind and body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24
BLAINE INTERVIEWED AGAIN.

He Thinks Depew Will BE Nominated
The Buffalo News has published the
following interview with Mr. Blaine
taken by its staff correspondent in
Genoa, April 81:
"What do you think of Chauncey NJ.
Depew for president, Mr.. Blaine 7"
81 think he is a good man, very good
indeed"
"Do you think he can secure the re-
publican nomination for 1888 q"
ayes, l think very likely he will
succeed in doing So"
"Will Mr.. Cleveland be re-nominat-
ed by the democratic side Z"
eyes, / think so. He seems to have
given general satisfaction to the dem
Ocrats."
"Do you think Mr.. Depew would
run against Mr.. Cleveland I"
"Well, [ am not prepared to say.
MIR. Depew, if he accepts the republic
a nomination, will be forced to give
up his position as president of the New
York Central road, which is a very lu-
crative one, for one that is not. That
is, it is in n way, but whatever the
position is worth you are told you are
expected to spend SO much of it any
way"
"DO you think Mr.. Conkling had any
idea or desire for the presidency in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24

Denver the central depot and d%istribut-
ing point for a large portion of the
West. Our line is 300 miles shorter to
the coast than any that Chicago has.
Denver is not having such a "boom" as
some of her neighbors have (unfortu-
nately) had; she is growing very fast,
but to no unhealthy degree. The real
estate market is active but is not in
fated. The chamber of m re-
port for 1888 shows that so to rs per
cent. of the sales of lots and lands are
for building purposes and other i'm
prOvements. C. II. s.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24
UPHOLSTERaNC.
State Normal School. Johnson. vt.

The school for teachers. Terms of 20 weeks
each begin the first Tuesday of Sept. and the see
ond Tuesday of Feb. Free scholarship. Send for
catalogue. tjul. 20
a. H. CAMPBELL. A. NJ, Principal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-17
FOR THE LADIES.

"A lady ordered cloak of q tailor and refused
TO pay for 1t on the ground Of a mi5fIt The tailor
has taken an action which will be decided in the
Circuit Court, and he claims that the cloak was made
according TO measurement, but that when 10 was
ready the lady wore unusually large hustle,
hence the alleged nsiit. The court viii have to
decide the question TO the regulation size of a
bustlc-NOHtreut Gazette.
- Mrs Hayes is an early riser. She gets through
much Of her daily pile Of correspondence before
The Shah of Persia has requested the ladies Of
his harem to learn the piano, and promises prizes
for proficiency.
The power Of Imagination was illustrated last
Monday IN Jersey City III 8 remarkable manner.
Mrs. Roach, an elderly woman, was sitting in the
doorway of her house when she saw a run
ming past her, closely pursued by couple Of
policemen. just when lac gOtoppOsite Mrs. Roach ;
house Of the policemen fired a shot al the iugi-
tive. When Mrs. Roach heard the shot she fell
She was put to bed, doctors were summoned, but
they were all poweriess 10 convince her that she
lad not been shot. She does not think exactly
that she Is going to die, but Is convinced that she Is
very seriously hurt
"A wedding took place at st. Paul, MINI, last
week where the groom was over six feet tail and
the bride little over two feet IN hight. During
the ceremony the girl stood on g chair her head
just reaching TO the groonns shoulder.
- Every heart has It's Was; some have their
Were, for plurality Of Vases constitute the We're
Ii there be To BE 10 take the place of the IS the
hungeTlng heart tlmiSEes aud dies.-thicugO AefcS-
- e, bangles with mOn0gTaus are pretty well
out of fashion now although we still have 20 make
q few every month. But the thing just at present
seems TO be the photograph bangle. Here's one,
which will give you good idea Of how Ut
them would look on lady's bracelet. Its just the
same the old-style bangle you see, except that
instead of having his monogram on the polished
side of the coin the giver has his photograph in
deiibly printed on it. The phOtOgraphing can be
done any metal although, of course, silver and
gold are most IN demand for this purpose The
idea is novel one, and viii, doubt, be popular
with the fair sex, who are thus enabled literally 10
have their admirers " on string Je'Celsr IN
,JetCgieT's HeekLg
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

"A Jerusalem correspondent writes that the
Holy City is fast becoming again the city of the
Jews. Ia 1880 there were not more than 5000 Jews
there; there more than $4,000 Recent
Russian prosecutions have led thousands to make
their homes there, and although the Turkish Gov
ernment forbid all Jews who are not residents of
Jerusalem to remain longer than 50 days, yet a
judiciOus application of bribes enables them to
stay there as long they please without mOiesta-
tion. Wealthy Jews have built hospitals and
founded homes, and many of the refugees, who are
Door live from the charity of their brethren.
If the Emperor Frederick should get well the
Sultan will take small part of the credit 10 him
self for he has sent the Emperor collar consisting
of nine hazelnuts, with inscriptions from the KO-
ran, over which the dervishes and sheiks of the
palace had prayed, and which, as the Sultan as
sured Frederick would cure him without doubt.
"A Marietta, Ga, cat was recently put IN bag
and carried in a buggy seven miles from home, and
then turned loose in the woods 1t returned al
once to the house from which il had been taken
"A great prodigy of memory was Daniel AIc-
Cartney who died in an Iowa poOrhouse last Win
ter. He could repeat 200 hymns verbatim, and re-
membered what he had eaten for eakfast, dinner
and supper for 40 years back. He could raise any
number under 40 to its sixth power instantly. And
even if given a number above 40 as for instance 50
he would give it its sixth power, 1876 g5l 9O $751; ia
a very few minutes.
A monumental statue Of Gen. Grant is pres
entity to be erected at Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan.
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a period IS =. or - y ~.
The numerals are

In ordinary telegraphing these characters
are made by sending short, sharp wave of
electricity over the wire, which at the receiv-
ing end is made to temporarily attract mag
net, on the point Of which is a needle that
records the simple dot as the tape Of paper
passes mechanically over the needle. In actual
practice this has been changed, the operator
being able to distinguish from the sound Of the
short and long stroke of the quickly-moying
armature which is the dot and which is the dash.
This is sound reading The same principle is
applied in long and short blast on steam
whistle or tog-hoEn, or a double sound in quick
succession for dash and single short one for
dot IN the discharge of artillery.
In visual or motion signaling with flag or
other convenient object, the dot is represented
by quick motion to the right, and dash by
a quick motion to the left front motion sig
nihes pause or stop.
Color signaling by rockets at night or by
display of flags on masthead where the roll
ing motion OF a vessel prevents the use of right
and left hags) is carried on by the white light
being the dot aud the red light being the dash,
while blue answers for the stop.
In cipher or secret communications, Of course
a certain system is agreed upon. which is only
limited in extent by the variety Of the combi-
nations or changes that can be made IN the two
figures or their multiple.
The use or practice Of one Of these methods
Of quiet communication may serve TO answer
as one Of the explanations of the phenomenon
of mind-rcading, which seems to so greatly
puzzle and interest the people nowadays
Any two persons familiar with the code can
rapidly converse with each other by a simple
contact of their bodies. II may be their hands
their feet only touch each other to enable
them TO quietly and rapidly communicate with
each other in the dark, by simply pressing or
touching short for the dot and long for the
dash. So a blindfolded man may lead one with
his eyes open by steering him with signal
pres5ures Of the hand.
For this reason when you play poker with a
crowd of old army signal operators / would ad-
not meet under the table, and if their eyelids
seem to wink too much, as if the light affected
/ them, look out for signals that way.
! During the prevalence of yellow fever in the
! South, a telegraph operator was attacked with
| the dreadful disease. His associates being afraid
| to 20 near him, the dying man signaled his
| gOod-by in M0rsc's characters from his bedroom
! window.
a partially -paTalyzed person, or one unable
to make use Of his tongue, may by the aid of
! this system readily signal his condition by
gentle pressure Of the fingers as the doctor feels
| his pulse.
! There are a thousand ways in which the sys-
TEN may be made useful; there is an increasing
| interest in the subject, not only in our own Army
and Navy, but in that Of other nations; and in
detailing our use Of it during the war l feel
that it is proper that we old soldiers should Law
claim to all the credit Of originating and first
applying the system.
To be continued
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-17
SCIENTIFIC CHAT.

The inventors seem to have been spending q
great deal Of talent labOrsaving implements foI
bar-rooms of late. The big city drinking saloons
constantly rushed with business have Hecessitated
the saving of time by machinery in every way pos
sible Corlls are now pulled by machinery, ice is
ground in machines that closely resemble coffee
mills lemons are squeezed in ingenious presses
measures of a fixed size are provided for gauging
the right amount OF liquor for cocktail automatic
printing presses instantly turn out checks of the
denominations in demand, special tools have been
made to pull the bungs from beer-kegs, and II is
becoming difficult to see any room left for new in
yentions.
The Sweetwater dam just completed at San
Diego CAL at a cost of SSOOOJ9 is said to be % feet
higher than any dam in the Anited States. 1t Is q
feet from its base to its crest.
American enterprise is felt at Hernosaud
Sweden, which has just been provided with the
most northern electric light station in the world
The lamps there are lighted at go o'clock in the
afternoon, and put out at 1915 o'clock at night
Electrical ReUieW.
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Ernm Ererrnhere-

Throwing dice is considered shaky busi-
ness.-AtoH Telegraph.
Cats are the poets Of the lower animals. They
alone cultivate the mews.-Pitts5urg Chronicle.
The handler the appointments of a tavern
the greater its n-cOnyenieuces.-De Detroit Free
Press.
hew and cry usually follows the small boys
acquisition Of a pocket knife Binghami0a
Leader.
The organ is supplied with stops, but, un-
fortunately, the piano has none.-R0chsstsr
Post Express.
Should earthquakes be referred to as real
estate movements or matters in connection
with ground rents '?-BOsioa Courier
Woman is mau's counselor" says a divine.
Perhaps that explains why her fees are so no.
toriOusly high.-BiHghamt0a Republican.
1t is curious fact that, although women talk
about four times as fast as men, il takes them
eight times as long to tell a thing.-BHriiHgioa
Free Press.
There are rumors of Panslavist uprising in
Russia. The cooks must be on a strike They
are certainly pan-slaYists.-C0l Columbus o. Jour
nal.
A contemporary states that women with
| hobbies are apt to be boTes." Men afflicted that
/ way are not accorded the benefit of the doubt.
| Chicago Inter Ocean.
| of the Lehigh Valley Railroad the assistant to
| the manager is a yeritable % fat boy" few
evenings ago a traveller was questioning this
! official about a certain train nearly due. "Oh.
| yes" he replied, &" that train is always late
! once in while. ."-RqiiUay RerieW
No, Henery; no, can't conscience no pat
| tim o the big pertaters atop o. the bar'l-
| faint honest; but LthOughtfullyl ye might
! shake the bar'l awhile, sos't them little unsll
rattle daown inter the holes. That'T be a-giv.
! in extry good measure 'spose but there
amt nOthin' like bein' honest, Henery."-
/ HqrpeT's Weekly.
| a certain style of shoe button IS called Old
! Maids Wedding because it never comes Of
/ Shoe and Leather Reporter.
If your hat blows off in the street follow ii
| placidly and with gentle dignity. Somebody
/ else will chase it for you.-HarpeT's Bazar.
"What made the tower of Pisa lean p asked
! the school committeeman Of the candidate for
teacher he was examining, and the young man
answered absentmindedly " don't know, sir
l am sure, unless it may have spent a Winter
in District No, H. boarding round. ."-,SOmsrgiH
Journal
A tree is like the man in hurry. When ht
leaves he makes good use Of his limbs ION
kers Statesman.
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Legislative Proceedings.

There was a great row going on inside the
house, and policeman rushed up to small
boy sitting quietly on the fence in front.
Whats the matter up there?" asked the
cop.
Oh. nothin'," was the assuring reply, "only
pap and man."
But they are fighting"
Chestnut; but faint bad. You see, me and
pap organized Trust agin the old lady, and
she's legislatin' in there now to burst IL"
"What are you doing out here?"
Pm stayin' away so there won't be a quo
rum. while pap does the flibusterin There,
hear him holler? I guess the majority is
scorin' anot her point" and the boy got down
and cautiously peeped through the window,
while the policeman leaned up against the
fence and waited.
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A Connecticut Way.
- ~ Z
bridgeport Ne,0s.l

A Greenfield Hill man, who visited Bridge
port on Thursday, was noticed feeling in his
pockets, and finally said i've lost $50.
must have taken it home last night and slowed
it away under the carpet or under a brick
somewhere and have forgotten where put it,"
friend suggested that that was rather queer
spot to hide money in "0h that's nothing"
he said, found $500 ina warming pan the
other day / find it handy occasionally to
come across money in this way. l know a
wO-se case than that
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His Reason.

A great many years ago. after Judge Tuley
had served his country in the Mexican war, he
concluded to settle i'll Santa Fe and hang out
his law card. He was soon associated with the
State Attorney, and began the prosecution of
evil doers A Mexican had killed his man. He
was a fine specimen physically, and Mr., Tuley
became somewhat interested in him. Tell
me-" he said one day, why did you kill that
man 2" The Mexican shrugged his shoulders
and replied with all of the brayado imaginable: j:
" For grandenr, Signor, for grandeur
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ADAAANNCsAs
TChica0O Tribune.

"Do YOU always use the word whilst Mr..
Bobson ?" inquired the managing editor, look
ing over the local columns of the morning
issue.
"Yes, sir" replied the new reporter; 81
think it's rather a more elegant word than
while" l5 e.
"After this week. Mr.. Bobson" said the man
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Of a Hnmorous Nature.
[Nel0 York Sun. /

Some people have an idea that the word
funny" is synonymous with the word
"strange."
eyes" sighed the widow Hendricks to her
caller, poor John left the house in the morn
ing as we'll as he ever was in his life. AT noon
word was brought that he had been run over
by a milk wagon and killed"
"Ah, yes; /" responded the caller with deep
feeling, we know not at what moment we
may be called away Isn't it funny!"
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HaUe you asked all your dcquaiHtaaces to
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRLBUEE2
Buot do so at once, to gjge tie poper more
power IN ehampioaing the cause Of the UeteraHs.
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Quickly Disposed Of.
.TNelV York Sun. ]

NelD IOFs sum-
Judge Ito pri8oner)-You admit the shoot
ing?
Prisoner-Oh, yes, your Honor. / shot him
until he looked like slice Of schweitzer
cheese.
Judge-What was the proyocation?
Prisoner-He was carrying an umbrella hor-
izoutally up the stairs of the elevated road.
Judge-Justiiable homicide. Call the next
case,
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the only
champion the soldiers haze among tie great pa
perS Of the country. The best 1oay to HeLp al
geteraa8 is 6y getting ii more subscribers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-17
The Sermon Question

Curate (muscal But why do you object to
having a hymn during collection?
Rector (practical) We'll, you see, preach a
good sermon which l calculate should move
the people to an average Of half a crown each
but find during a long hymn they seem to
cool down, aud it barely brings shilling a
head
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An ExtraYagant Yankee.

The story of the Cape Cod youth who spent
a week in finding l0cents on the estTeetin Boston,
has brought the Listener another story of a
Cape Cod boy, who must have been a relative
of that one. He happened to be visiting in
Boston, good while ago, on the 4th of July,
aud went out on the Common to see the sights.
He returned in an hour or two, looking rather
rueful.
What's the matter, Silas?" he was asked.
Gosh all hemlocks /" he exclaimed; this
is the most extravagant place l ever see."
g. What has happened?"
"Wal, you know that quarter of dollar you
give me this morning?"
Eyes. Well?"
Spent it, by hokey, all but % cents slap
dash for molasses cakes"
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Hare yOa asked all yOter acquGiataaees to
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE?
# not, do so at once, to giue the paper more
pOlCer ia champioRingt the cause Of the CeteraRS.
Anticipating Profanity.
Detroit Free Press.
"Mr. Darringer, that is rather tough
chicken. Do you intend to carve it?"
Certainly my love"
"Then won't you please carve it before you
say grace?"
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Hare yOu asked all y0ur acquaiataaces to
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRLBUNE2
II not, do so at once, to giCe The paper more
polUer IN champioRiag tie cause Of The reteran8.
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aging editor, making a memorandum. "you
may work in the janitorial department for
whilst"
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Wonders Of Progress.
fnE,nLu TfFg.yy,y

Returned Prodigal lin Vermont)-I used to
live here, but everything is 50 changed / can't
find my way. Can you direct me to Bullfrog
Hollow, Mud Pond OF Skeeter Swamp? If /
can get to any one Of them l can strike the old
road to the farm.
Native-It's lucky thing you met me, for
hardly any one knows them places by the old
names. You're Daddy DOodle's boy, amt you ?
Yes"
The old man'll be glad to see We. He's sold
most o the farm to city folks, and is livin' on
his money, but he's in the old house yet Just
you follow this bridal path to Prospect Terrace,
then 90 around Crystal Lake to the Garden OF
the Gods an yOnll strike the road leading past
the Palisades summer Hotel. Just throw a
handkerchief over y'r face when ye enter the
Garden of the Gods. That useter be Skeeter
swamp"
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Ltcfg aiaa uhO i0Ore tie blue, and eUery
f5iea.sj q his should take THE NAIIONAL
TRIBUNE II giees more and better atatter
than sa,y other family Weekly paper, a,,d eosts
0sly tae cents q week.
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No other preparation so meets the wants of a
debiltated system as Ayers Sarsaparlla.
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~ the Regular Army. Ia this way
was accomplished Tor myself Is viii
hereafter Gen. Burnside being re.
from command bad practically upset an
ruler calculations as 70 his recommeuda-
Acu ] returned 70 camp at the expiration
my time ] found there had been considerable
rchauge about the personnel Of headquarters.
Tbs W@s principally among the staff officers
and did nOt affect the sub0riiHates very much.
excEHl tlat the new staff officers had their per
s0nal iay0rtes 70 put into these soft snaps at
headquarters. There was no Civil Service in
that army then. The fact Of my being teleg-
TaPaer and signal and cipher man absolved me
from amy Of these personal selections
~ that time q good, reliable expert telegra-
pher WAS looked upon by General officers with
something akin 10 reverence. It's not that
wy now. Expert telegrapheTs have become
quite common. Bat during the war they were
excused ir0Ia the draft and IN other ways es-
periallg favored on account OF their kuoWledgo
OF the mysterious art j was. therefore. on
this account entirely independent OF every
body, aud as the regular civilian operators
did al! the routine work /, as au enlist
90 man. subject only 10 the military, had
q comparatively easy time OF it. / per
feeted myself IN the Signal Service codes
and in the uses Of the fags aud glasses. Nearly
eFeEy day ! made lree-and-easy visits 10 tie