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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-06
MISSIONS AND LIOTOR.

Seldom has there been a more in
teresting debate in the British House
of Lords than that which took place
a few nights ago on the liquor traffic
in Africa. Complaints have been
made from time to time by the mis-
sionaries III their letters from their
different centers to the Home Boards;
and in various ways and in different
times the boards have brought the
facts before the government. The
results, however, have been small.
1t is only latterly, and partly
through the interpOsitiOn of one of
the native Queens, that the matter
has been seriously looked at by the
upper classes, and by the men in
power Among the more prominent
persons who have interested them
selves i'll the matter is the Duke of
Westminster, who, although he has
not cut himself off from all the enjoy
ments of social life, has come to be a
potent personality i'll moral and re-
ligious circles. The subject to which
we have referred above was brought
before the House of Lords by the
Duke in a speech of much weight. 1t
was shown by the Duke, and by
others who followed in the same
vein, that the European settlements
in Africa, instead of being ''centers of
civilization and light and moral
healthfulness, were really cancerous
sores, thrusting their roots deeper
and deeper into the land, and spread
ing disease and death"
The cause was clearly pointed out.
1t was cheap spirits-gin and some
times rum. Imported, as it was
shown, in large quantities, these fiery
and poisonous compounds, when
brought within the reach of the ma
tives, are eagerly sought after, and
exercise a most demoralizing influ-
ence. Every product of the country
IS brought to the traders to be eX-
changed for them; and, instead of
bales of merchandise, kegs of spirits
are taken into the interior, where
their destructive effects battle all de-
scriptIon. 1t was stated on good
authority, by the Duke and others,
that wherever the spirits were intro
duced cotton goods and other pro-
ducts of civilization ceased to be in
any extensive demand. The appeal
to the government was therefore
based on trade as well as on humani-
tartan considerations 1t was shown
that much good had followed the en-
fOrcement of stringent laws in Zulu
land and other parts. As the result
of the debate the government has
promised to take all possible steps
to remedy the evil.
1t remains to be seen what will be
done. 1t is most certainly one of the
disgraces of this nineteenth century
that we should be building and tear
ing down in this fashion sending
missionaries and sending rum to
heather lands, at one and the same
time.-[New York Mail and Express.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-06

1t is an odd thing that no sooner
has death claimed our friends for his
own than we begin TO say and do a
multitude of things of little use at all
then in comparison to that which
they might have been had they come
IN advance of death. Then out of
hand we flock to the house with of
fers of assistance and prOffers of
friendship; we rob our gardens and
lighthouses and send cut flowers IN
profusion, and funeral wreaths and
crosses and pillows and anchors and
stars to remembrance, and do all we
can, though late, to hide and dis
guise and Sweeten fate But if we
had flocked to the house while the
dead could have been aware OF it
how much pleasure and excitement
and relief from monotonous or lone
some hours our sick friends might
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-06
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
He Was an American.

A thin, delicate looking woman sat
in Chicago horse-car one evening,
and next her sat 8 native of the Queen s
realm. The window behind the Briton
was open, and the cool wind blew in
on the woman, making her shiver. At
last she said, in lady-like way:
"Won't you be kind enough to close
the window behind you, as it makes me
very cold?"
II would hardly have caused the man
any Inconvenience to grant this re-
quest, but he replied, harshly:
II prefer it open. You Americans
can't stand anything; you al seem to
have consumption.
The other passengers in the car were
astounded at his incivility.
Finally a gentlemen rose on the OPP
posite side Of the car, and approaching
the Englishmen with about 22o pounds
ayoirdupois, leaned over him, and,
grasping the window. slammed it with
vigor. Then he remarked: +.
"Now, my friend, if you think all,
Americans are afflicted with consump-,
ton, you just raise that window again.
L am an American"
The little woman blushed, and the
Briton looked out of the window and
thought.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
DRUNKAKDs IN BELGIUM.

DnON AIAnD0 AN AELOlUMs
The country solons who make the
laws of the little commune near Mons,
Belgium, have shown great wisdom in
dealing with drunkards. A few months
ago law was passed making it serious
otfense to be palpably drunk in Belgium.
These local wise men concluded that
the law was to severe, and that they
would content themselves with making
drunkards useful and diminishing
drunkenness at the same time. When
drunkards appear on the streets of this
village the Garde Champetre takes them
politely home. The next morning he
goes to the houses of all those whom he
had found drunk the night before and
presents to each broom for sweeping
the streets. The drunkard is allowed
to choose between working for the com
mune for one day and being prosecuted
for drunkenness. He invariably elects
to sweep the streets. The village
streets are in consequence marvelously
clean, and the sweepers, after swallow
ing more than their natural share Of
dust, pass mental resolutions of sobriety,
and keep them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
"ONLY" n REPORTER,

Although the writings Of newspaper
men are more generally read than those
of any other class ofwriters, it is safe to
say that people know less of those bright
young and old men than about the fol-
lowers of any other trade or profession.
This, perhaps, is but nataral, for report
ers, and most editors, use but little to
their own personal advantage the col
umns which are the medium through
which other men become famous. How
mony people are there in New York who
would never have succeeded, yes more,
would never have been heard of, outside
of an exceedingly limited circle Of &C.
quaintances, had they not been shrewd
enough to utilize their friendship to the
reporters. A notable example OF this is
the case of the little police Judge whose
name appears in the New York papers
more than that of any other person.
From the stories published about this
little justice one would imagine that for
wit and learning he is unsurpassed. The
fact is that the police reporters are re-
sponsible for most OF the wit accredited
to him, and that he is for from being
learned. The whole secret is that the
"!"elge" knows how to treat his friends
-: reporters. Hundreds of instances
might be added to this. Again, how
sorely reporters are misjudged. The
popular idea is that they are rather
shabby, obtrusive, and INSCRIPTIONS
fellows. The idea is changing. however,
and people are beginning to believe that
New York newspaper men include in
their number gentlemen of high culture.
Still there is too much of the old idea
remaining. Here is q case in hand A
city editor of one Of the big dailies had
occasion to introduce into somewhat
select New York family on intimate and
dear friend of his. The editors friends
were charmed with the young man and
spoke Of him afterward in the highest
terms. Later they learned that he was
a reporter. One of the young ladies on
hearing this said: "You do not mean
to say, Mr.. S., that Mr.. B. is only re-
porter?" The information upon the "only"
SO disguised Mr.. s. that he never called |
upon the young lady again. Mr.. B. is
now one of the editors of big New
York daily. Besides, not only is he
graduate of Harvard College and law
school, but he is gentleman in every
sense of the word, and member of one
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
WILL CARLETON'S LUXURIOUS
HOME.

HOME.
Will Carleton, to thousands who
know him only through his writings, is
"the poet af the freside;" to his family
and friends he is the lover of the home
hearth. His early life was passed on
his fathers farm in Michigan, and here,
doubtless, was developed that interest
in the pathos and tragedy of rural do
nestle life which is so strikingly sppar-
ent in his verse.
Some time ago Mr.. Carleton selected
Brooklyn as his place of residence, and
there, in one of the most desirable por-
tions of the city, he has built for him.
self home. It is Q comfortable, al
most luxuriously furnished house,
representing portion of the profits
that have accumulated from the poets
published works. With him lives his
aged mother, and his devotion is di.
vided between her and his wife. He is
not methodical worker, and does not
allow himself to be governed by any sys.
TEN, At times poem will be entirely
outlined in his mind before he sits down
to write it out; at other times he goes
to his desk without the least idea Of
what the effort will result in. With
Mr.. Carleton the construction of Q poem
involves labor and care, and lie never
allows himself to be hurried. He in
variably chooses the morning for literary
work. His desk is in the upper por-
ton Of the house, and here he does his
reading as we'll as his writing.
Mr.. Carleton's evenings are generally
spent at home. He enters but little
into society, preferring the companion
ship Of his family and few intimate
friends, to the most brilliant social as.
semblage.
OF the poems which have made Will
Carleton's name famous: Betsy and ]
Are Out" was the first to appear, in
1871. He received no remuneration from
the newspaper in which the poem was
first printed, but its publication led to
request for poem from New York
publisher. In response to this request,
"Over the Hills to the Poorhouse" was
written during the same wear, and later
appeared Gone with Hanson Man"
Although the author confessed to
fondness for the poems enumerated, his
preference is for "The First Settlers
Story" IF have favorite," he says,
Il think that is my choice"
Mr.. Carleton is 40 years ofage, though
to stranger he happens much younger.
He has an especially youthful counte-
nance, and his laugh is gleeful and in
fictitious. Notwithstanding the gray
tinge that is appearing in his hair, he
has the figure of an athlete, and his
step is Light and quick.-Book Bstye,.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
TIE DUMAS.

Alexandra Cumas has written rather
peculiar chapter on dueling. The bril-
Liant Frenchman takes the position that
modern dueling is too rarely attended
with fatal results. He strongly ap-
proves of an old-fashioned fight where
the men are determined to let death set
tie their differences, because he says
that hatred Is as much part of the hu-
man soul as love. In the old days.
when men went out to fight they meant
business. Also, II seems, they were
much finer men in those days than they
are now. NJ. Dumas instances his ia
Their and grandfather, Of both Of whom
he tells some interesting anecdotes.
His grandfather was Of such astounding
power that when mounted on
horseback he would ride into gymna-
SUM and, grasping the trapeze or the
rings, draw himself up, lifting the horse
between his legs. This sombre-skinned
general would assatedly be regarded as
q Titan among such men as live in
these degenerate days" Nor was the
creator of Monte Cristo7 much behind
his father in athletic powers; and he
was also such an infallible and deadly
shot that we are gravely assured that
the Government was compelled to with
draw the permit granted to him to shoot
in the forest of Compiegne, as the only
of keeping HIN from utterly ex-
the game.--Auarsta Con-
etif2xti01l
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
THE YEAR THAT rs GONE
RECORD OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE
MADE 1T MEMORABLE.

Raj, of It's Distinx uished Dead-schedule
of It's Disasters by Fire, Flood, War, and
nisease-Rai road aud Marine Casualties
Summary Proceedings by Jack Ketch
and Judge Lynch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
ColOrs that Harmonic.

Orange and yellow accord incompar-
ably better than red and orange.
Black never produces bad effect
when it is associated with two lumin-
Gus colors.
Green and blue produce an indiffer-
ent effect, but better when the colors
are deep.
Blue, when placed by the side of
orange, increases the latter's intensity,
and vice versa.
Green and violet, especially when
light, form combination preferable to
green and blue,
Red and blue accord passally, es-
pecially if the red incline rather to q
scarlet than q crimson.
When two colors accord badly to-
gether it is always advantageous to
separate them by white.
While gray never exactly produces
bad effect in its association with two
luminous colors, vet in most cases it's
assortments are dull.
Rcd and yellow accord pretty we'll,
especially if the red be a purple red,
rather than scarlet, and the yellow
rather greenish than orange.
Religious Obligations of Molinmmedans.
Formerly every pious Mussulman
was required to pray fifty times Il day.
Afterward forty-tive prayers were
struck off.
Another Of the daily duties OF Mus
sulman is to battle. The right side had
to be washed first.
Followers of Mohammed are required
to give in aims daily one-tenth of all
they possess.
Mohammedans endeavor yearly to
make pilgrimage to the four sacred
spots of Islam. The pilgrim is counted
tlvery holy man.
Ramaaan is the terrible month Of
weary fasting and nightly feasting.
The month is lunar one, and in 1883
,ee;an May IS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

of the most prominent families in the
city. OF course there is exception to
every rule, and it is to be regretted that
there are still some scoundrelly fellows
engaged upon the stats of leading pa
pers. They are, however, day by day,
growing beautifully less.-New York
Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

A New York ieweler sells watch
as low O. Is cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

so.-~John Henry Meyer at Placerville, Cal.
g DECEMBER,
ll-Asbury Hawkins Mt Riyerhead n Y.
Ebmma. Indian Territory.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
The Years Disasters.

JANUARY. ,,,,a,
H alIc s 3 PERSONS Killed American ship
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

Astoria. On
heir bedroo'
supper f'o'
1t the hot
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

bn;,a,llnne Australian Government commenced
d;via fence OF wire netting 900 miles long to
Eaa rae view South Wales from Queensland to
offers I ~" oo the iackrabbit pests Australia
sn,ss. g!o ,oOo to 0ny one who will discover
asa NMag that will exterminate the pests
Isa-New bedford, Mass. visited two by wcll-
"onned earthquake Shocks
., NOVEMBER.
ro-Mrs. george Hirsch OF Navarro County
two girls eA'eioh ioor ooys ano
cb @Ihs unknown murder fiend of the White
,das iondon district added another to his
"a g.Ihe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania do.
tr; mat disag reement of the jury in murder
caaa.s IL equivalent to IN acquittal, on the
ground ehe that the Federal Constitution declares
I iaa q man cannot more than once be nut in
!eoparoy ct life or limb for the same offense.
4, DECEMBER.
o-fIesident Cleveland ordered the civil ser
VICE Iutes extended so to include persons APP
py,ng Ior positions on postal cars. At Boston,
Mrs. sarah Il. Howe, tho noted woman bank
s%ino!er, was indicted and imprisoned
IA profond sensation was created at Rome
oy me Ropes refusing to bless a number of
1leaals sent from Ireland his Holiness charged
'n !, people OF that country with disobedience
volunteer, the celebrated sire of trotting
nn a! died ut Walnut Grove Orange CountV,
N. u, at the advanced aged of "a yoars
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ekjendtgjorelse 9.

NAET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
60 undertegnede Gouverneur efter
min Tilbagekomst fra Europa after
har overtaget Gouvernementet, og at
den under min Fraverelse %fungeren-
de Vice-G ouverneur, Overdommer
p. n. ANDERSEN, Ridder at Dan
nebrog og Dannebrogsmand paany
har overtaget sit Embede som Over
dommer i den Kongelige Ves'indiske
Landsoverret.
Gouvernementet for de dan>k vestindiske
Ger, ST. Thomas den 26de Januar 1889.
C. H, ARENDRUP.
, 1889-02-02
Publication.

RT is hereby brought to public no
- tice that having returned from
Europe the undersigned Governor
has again taken over the Government
of the Danish West India Islands,
and that Chief Justice P. M.
ANDERSEN, Knight of Dannebrog
and Dannebrogsmand, who during
nv absence acted as Vice Governor
has resumed his office as Judge of the
Upper Court.
government of the Danish West India
Islands, st Thomas, the Goth January 1889.
G.. 81. ARENDRUP.
, 1889-02-02
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partionen i afgangne Sadelmager
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blive fremlagt i en- Skiftesamlingg,
som afholdes her paa Kontoret ONS-
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, 1889-02-02

Translation.
The sun., 1889-11-07
The SUMS Marvellous Election Returns.

1t ts nothing new for The SUN to distance
every other paper In the country In the CON-
pletenesB and accuracy Of its news on the
morning after an election. but rarely, II ever.
has 1t distanced all competitors by 90 far and
80 much as it did yesterday.
New York city and State II had. OF course,
with substantial accuracy. giving in its first
edition complete and correctly footed up
table OF the majorities in every county in the
State
1t contained also the information that Cha
pin had carried Brooklyn by 5000 when other
papers were guessing ho had pulled through
by small majority.
The list OF Senators and Assem- blymen elect
printed in its first edition was full and correct.
1t was the only paper to give accurate returns
from every county in New Jersey.
The showing made by the other papers. vary
ing from the hysterical collection of tabulated
blanks printed In the World to the com para
lively complete tables Of tho Times, In no
case approached In accuracy. extent, or intel
ligibility the story Of results that The Sun
presented to its readers.
1t was In the extent and accuracy Of its re.
turns from distant States, however. that the
enormous superiority OF The SUNS facilities
Tor newsRetting was manifested. TIE SUN In
Its first edition printed more and bettor news
OF the result In the country at large than any
other paper was able to give in Q last edition.
In The Bun alone could the Democrats OF the
country yesterday morning learn that Ohio
had certainly and Iowa almost certainly gone
Democratic and that Massachusetts, was in
great doubt No other paper gave any idea OF
the extent to which Malone had been showed
under. and from half dozen other States.
The SUNS returns were practically complete,
while other papers were merely guessing that
somebody had been elected.
The Sun shines for all all the time, but its
rays are rarely more universal or more bril-
liant than on the morning after an election, no
matter which side has won.