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A Boys Belief.

EVA BEST.
1t isn't much fun a.living
If grandpa says what's true,
That this is the jollicst time o'lfc
That I'm a-passing through.
I'm fraid he can't remember,
It's been so awful long.
Tn sure if he c0uM lecolk'ct
He'd knon that he was wrong.
Did he ever have, I wonder,
A sister just like mine,
Who'd take his skates, or break his kite,
Or tangle up his twinc?
Did he ever chop the kinding,
Or fetch in coal or wood
Or offer to turn the wr,ngcr?
Ii lIc did he was awful good!
In summer, it's "weed the garden"
In winter it's "shovcl the snow; "
For there isn't single season
But has its work, you know.
And then, when u fellows tired,
And hopes he may just sit still,
It's "bring me pail of water. son,
From the spring ut the foot of the hill.
How can grandpa remember
A fellows grief or joy?
Tween you and me, don't believe
He ever ,oos boy.
Is this the jolicst time o life?
Believe 1t never can;
Nor that it's as nice to bc n hoy
AS really grown up man.
-Uarpe,'s Y0uny People
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-08-07
FIRE INSURANCE.
--O:O--
Fred'k White, Agent,
Mechanicstown. Md.
FOR THE

UTUAL FIRE
Insurance Company OF Carroll County, Nd,
established 1870. All persons desiring to IN
sure their property from loss ly fire, hy call
ing in person at my office in Mcchanicstown
or by writing to me can ascertain the charges
and any information they desire in reference
reinsurance in said Companies.
FRED'K WHITE
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Mechanrbwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday August l. $780,

marks upon the card, letters began to
be formed, and as l leaned forward
with breathless interest, l saw the pal.
lid hand write with perfect distinct
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-08-07
A CARD.
DR.. HIRAM BUHRMAN,

DIN. II flN NJ Do II NWNN,
physician and surgeon, takes pleasure in an
nonncing to the citizens of Mrchanicstown
and vicinity that he has located here in the
practice of medicine. For the present he
may be found at his Residence, opposite the
Lutheran church.
He would further add that he has come to
stay and hopes by strict and uprlgM de1~'t
ment to merit the confidence and support of
Il discerning public.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-08-07
H n II I'D w A II E
GEORGE ". S1ocKsDALE'S.

Both Wholesale and Retail:
All kinds of Building. Hardware.
Carpenter Tools, Blacksmith Tools,
and different other kinds
HEA DO U A r L b r S
for meat cutters and Suffers Full line Of
Paints and Oils Woodenware, Groceries,
Salt, etc.
FEEDS OF ALL KIND.
l also have a splendid variety of Notions,
Gum Coats, Dongola Leather Coats,
Tobacco and Cigars. Also full stock of all
kinds of Lumber on hand.
All sizes of Coal at yard and will deliver to
any part of the town.
Call and See for Yourself. Remember We vii!
not be Vndegsold.
YOURS TRULY,
Geo. w. St0CkSdale.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
THE VERMONT SENA TORS.

Senator Morrill, will be 80 years
old on the 14th of April. His friends
keep the day in mind, for he keeps
them in remembrance, by giving a
birthday party. No two in the soma
torial circle have been growing old
SO gracefully as Senator and Mrs.
Morrill, Theirs is beautiful, serene
life, untouched by political disap-
pointments and undisturbed by So
cial ambitions, holding its own
steadily, against all the upheavals of
new people and new riches. Some
one has said: "Official society is
made up of broken sentences" Well,
thereare few houses where the best
pieces are to be found Senator
Morrill's house is one of them In
it's atmosphere of culture and repose
there is ever time to put the pieces
together, and get out of them some
thing higher and more satisfying
than is to be extracted from the gen
eral official swim" Senator Nor
rill has been in continuous congress
sional service almost 35 years-35
years on the next 4th of March when
he will have been % years a senator
of the United States. He had served
- years in the House, and without
any break, went directly from the
House to the Senate, making, all
told. Sc years of service. And what
a clear record it is-from first to last,
all through-clean, faithful and in
dustrious Senator Morrill, does not
look his years. From a strangers
point of gallery view, it would be a
question which of the Vermont sena-
ators was the older, Mr. Morrill, or
Mr.. Edmunds Mr.. Edmunds' hair
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
PRESS COMMENTS.
COMFORTING to Editor Shepard


1t seems to be the curious policy OF
Gen. Harrison's administration to
send out of the country the most
eminent and ablest of the republican
journalists. For this evenings edi-
ton of the Mail and Express we
venture to suggest the text here sub
joined: And l, even | only. am
left. u Kings, xix, 10. 1t is better
to be right than to be president, and
sometimes it is better to be left than
to be minister. We commend this
consolatory sentiment to Col. Shep-
ard New York Sun.
Treatment of Dead Beats.
The following expression of grief
over an event very familiar to coun-
try publishers is taken from the Lud-
low Tribune:
We are torn again with grief be-
cause l.. A. Underwood has left IVES
ton, owing us some So The
postmaster there explains where
abOutS unknown" but Underwood
can't run away from himself and the
consciousness that the man who
deliberately beats a friend out of an
honest obligation is a mean cuss.
He may be Underwood or under the
daisies, but his reputation will fol-
low him and give him away as surely
as the odor of skunk
BY the way, we have often Won
dered whether this class of beats
couldn' beput out of existence if pub
fishers generally would insert their
name and address under an appropri-
ate heading. A little cooperation
among publishers would help in the
matter Press and Printer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.

The proposed railroad from Wood
stock to Rutland, an extension of the
present road from White River Junc-
ton to Woodstock, seems likely to be
built ere long Water power, lumber
and valuable mineral deposits are
abundant all through the towns
which would be intersected
Albert l.. Johnson, inventor of the
Johnson switch and other useful rail
way appliances, dropped dead in New
York Feb l s of heart disease
1t is stated to be no longer a secret
that the Boston & Maine has effected
an understanding with the Delaware
& Hudson railroad whereby the lat
ter, as soon as it comes into the pos
session of the Rutland system, will
make connection with the Boston
& Maine by building link from
some point on the Rutland route OF
ClaremOnt.
The Manchester Locomotive works
have nearly completed for the Con
cord & Montreal railroad the two
largest engines ever built in that
city. They are ten-wheeled passen-
ger locomotives to be used on the
White Mountain division, where, on
account of steep grades, two engines
are now required for heavy trains.
The Brattleboro Phoenix says that
the Valley and New London North
ern roads are handling an unusual
quantity of freight at the present
time, much of it Minneapolis business
delivered to the Central Vermont
road by the great 500 and Canadian
Pacific lines. For some time past the
number of cars received from the
north has averaged $50 a day.
The Laconia Car company is busily
engaged in filling contract with the
Boston & Maine railroad for large
lot of way freight cars, and havejust
received an order for fifty fiat freight
cars for the Concord & Montreal
railroad.
The passenger and freight trains
on the Central Vermont are being
furnished with Jackson's self-igniting
fusee signals for use by brakemen in
warning, at night, an approaching
train of any trouble in the move
mentS of their own trains.
The Canadian Atlantic railroad
steel bridge over the ST. Lawrence
river between Coteau Landing and
Valleyfeld, which was opened for
use last week, occupied 10 months
and 10 days in the construction.
There are II fixed spans-one of
them 139 feet, two of 175 feet, 10 of
OF feet, and four 223 feet each,
while the swing bridge covers 355
feet and the main channel The
islands that intersect the bridge are
Giroux island, 9O5 feet, and Round
island, 1920 feet. The whole struc-
ture is a mile and three-quarters in
length
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
THE PRESIDENT"S ACTIVE SYM
Pa THY.

1t has been the fashion, with very
little foundation in fact, to speak of
President Harrison as a man of chill
ed blood and lacking in human SYM
pathv. His acts this week in respect
to the bereavement of members of his
political family, not only give the lie
to all such imputations, but in the
opinion of the average citizen will
outweigh a thousand cold-shoulder
ings of political bosses and all the
chilly finger tips extended to impor-
tunate office-seekers. President Har-
rison went himself, with his wife, in
stead of sending a clerk, or a letter
of coincidence, to the Borrowing
Blaines; knelt at the bedside of Sec
rotary Tracy, with his coat off, la
boring with his own hands to restore
him to consciousness. 1t was a
thoughtful thing and genuinely sym
pathetic to take the remains of Mrs.
and Miss Tracy to the White House,
there to be prepared for burial, and
the president gave a GROWING evil
dence of his considerable kindness in
dismissing the rest of his household
and remaining up until 1.3O at night
after that long, long day, to meet
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

than that, $4,000 copies have been
sold in England, and French and
Danish translations have had a large
sale. Looking Backward" must
now be a long lap ahead of ben
Hur" which at last accounts had
sold something over 100000, and is
edging up to Uncle Toms Cabin, -
which has had a circulation in Amer
lea of something like half a million.
The poet Winters recent poem,
1.-The Captains Well" will be his
last one he says. The publishers
sent him a check for 81 900 the other
day in payment, which greatly sur
prised him. In his acknowled gment.
he enthusiastically said that it was
all the more welcome as it enables
him to perform certain small chart
ties he had in mind.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards new book
is ready for the publisher. The plot
is new A successful mechanic tries
many kinds of life and phases of
thought, then settles down in the
Elsmere brotherhood. The book is
reported to show deep thought, like
NODeIl EiS1neTe, out is also Sa10,
by those who have had access to the
proof sheets, to be much heavier
reading.
The publications of the past year,
according to the "Publishers' Week
ly," numbered 4O14-a falling off of
617volumes as compared with 1888.
The principal classes are these: Fic-
tiOu $40. law 40. juveniles
3SS; theology, 1868; education,
319; biography, 17S; poetry and
drama, III; political and social
science, 1877; medicine, 157; trav-
els, 1879; history, 40.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
BRIroNs NEVER WILL BE SLAVES

Mrs Bob Bull was the wife of a
British workman, and she got up at
f O'clOck in the morning.
Must rise early" she said, ''to see
| that my man has his breakfast"
So she lighted the fire, and put the
kettle on to boil, and laid the cloth,
and swept out the rooms. Then
| down came Bob rather in q bad hui
NOR, because he had been late over
night at the Cock and Bottle" de-
tanned Gas he explained to his Wife
| by a discussion about the rights OF
| labor.
"Of course" said Mrs Bull; land
why shouldn you, after hard day.
work, enjoy yourself?'
But Bob contented that he had not
enjoyed himself, although he had I'M
doubtedly expended two shillings
and eightpence upon refreshments.
What Bob wanted to know was why
| there was a button off his coat, and
why his waistcoat had not been
properly mended.
"Well, | was busy with the chill
dren's things" replied Mrs. Bob
but will put all straight when you
| nave gone TO WOrK.
Gone to work, indeedW grumbled
Bob. Yes, it's l that does all the
work, and worse luck to it -
The moment Bob was out of the
house Mrs. Bob got the children up
and dressed them, and gave them
their breakfasts and sent them off to
school. When they were gone she
"tidied up" and dressed the baby.
| Then she did one of 1.-The bits Of wash
ing" that came from family in
whose service she had been before she
married Bob, and that family's con-
nection. And this occupied her fully,
what with soaking and managing
and ironing, until it was time to
carry Bob his dinner. In the pauses
of her work she had been able to cook
it, and it was quite ready to go with
her when she was prepared to take
it. 1t was a long walk lin the rain
| to Bob place of work, and it seemed
| longer because she could not leave
the baby. But both got there, and
the dinner. without any accident.
And then Mrs. Bob hurried back to
give the children, now home from
school, their midday meal. And
Mrs. Bob had plenty of work to do
afterward. She had to mend and to
scrub and to sweep and to sew. She
was not off her legs for a moment,
and had she been a weaker woman
she would have been thoroughly done
up. Then came the children's even
ing toilet and the cooking of Bob's
supper Herlord and master entered
in due course, and she helped him off
with his coat, and (when he had fin
ished his food lighted his pipe for
| him.
'Mended my clothes ~ asked Bob.
"Of course have"
"And washed my linen, and druv
nails into my boots, and baked the
bread, and picked the walnuts, and
all the rest of it ?"
Yes, Bob, l have done them all
every one of them
This put Bob into better temper,
and he took an evening paper and
| began to read.
Il say" said he; what do you
think They have got white slaves
in Turkey"
You don't say so, Bob!" replied
Mrs. Bob, lost in amazement. Then
she said, as she paused tidying up
the room, ''Ah! they wouldn't allow
anything of that sort in England !
would they Bob ?"
And Bob, smoking his pipe and
spra wiling before the fire, agreed with
| her London Punch
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

is much the winter, and his head is
much the balder, though he is not
quite 60. He has been senator one
year, one month and one day longer
than Mr. Morrill,, having been APP
pointed to fill an unexpired term be-
fore elected to the Senate. But he
had no service in the House. On the
9Th of next April, Senator Edmunds
will have been a senator of the United
States "a years. And what clean
record too-clean, faithful and indus
trious The Vermont senator's own
their Washington houses-not great
houses, but attractive, homelike
homes. Kate Foote in the indie
pendent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
SHEAR NONSENSE.

News of the eaSOn-Neuralgla and
pneumonia Boston Bulletin.
The wings of the house were sur
prised when the chimney fue. -
Binghamton Republican.
The Chicago owl says: ITO wit,
to who" The Boston owl says
''To wit, to whom. = Life.
A Financial Truth: "Some men
don't need all the vowels." why
not ?" Because they can go
through life on the o u Com-
mercial Advertiser.
did you go to the seance last
night :" Yes" Did the spirits
materialize ?" "No; but the medium
told some.'' Told some what ?''
material lies. y New York Sun.
"Oh, Would l Were a Bird" she
sang. And the young man leaned
his head YEARLY upon his hand, and
murmured-"W Would you were, and
the window was open r'- Burling-
ton Free Press.
A Saint Adams miss of some eight
years stretched her weary limbs upon
the sofa at home the other day and
thus complained to her mother: 20
do feel miserable. feel just like a
democrat or a hypocrite-which is it,
mamma ~
1t is said that a rather pompons
minister once met P. T. Barnum, the
circus manager, and said to him,
"Mr. Barnum, you and | have met
before on the temperance platform,
and hope we shall meet in heaven"
1--WE SHALL" replied Barnum, conf
IDENTIFY, IF you're there"
He was a man noted for his Ches-
terheldian address and had been very
ill. You were at deaths door," re
marked the doctor as his patient be
gan to mend Really, DOCTOR" re-
piled the man of the world DO
do you know whether I-ah-left my
card p Harper's Bazaar
Bobby has been imparting to the
minister the important and cheerful
information that his father has got a
new set of false teeth. Indeed, Bob
by" replied the minister, indulgent-
ly; land what will he do with the
old set ?" "Oh, l s'pose," replied
Bobby, "they'll cut 'em down and
make me wear EN-.
Caught too soon.-The small boy
of clergyman III Portland, Me-, was
detected by his mother in the act OF
'ornamenting" with his jack-knife a
costly inlaid table by a deeply cut
carving of his idea of a steamboat.
A day or two after the lady saw him
from the door looking with admiring
eyes at his partially completed work
and heard him sigh: 81 wish | had
got the smoke-stack on before she
licked me-"
The so-called Tower building on
lower Broadway, New York, is a
marvel of construction, its narrow
front of about twenty feet being car
ried to height of eleven stories
Riding up in the elevator passenger
said to the man at the cable: This
building runs pretty nearup to where
the angels are" His reply was a
sumner He said: Yes, sir; right
up to the angels. Mr.. Gabriel, sir,
lives on the eleventh floor. He's the
janitor, sir. - Rochester Democrat.
Matilda Greenfield avn't do yo'
washin no mo- arfter today, ma am,
kase Use gwine ter be mahied. Mrs.
Mildly-Indeed, Matilda. am really
very glad of it on your account. But
l hope you give the matter careful
consideration, Matilda, and that you
fully realize the Importance of the
step you are about to take. Matilda
Deed does, ma am, deed l does !;
kase | ben mahied fO' times already.
an | realizes jess how car'ful pus-
son has ter be bout dis marryin' biz
ness Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Thomas S. Townsend has compiled
from newspapers and periodicals,
during the past twenty-eight years,
nearly 100 volumes relating to the
late civil war The work has cost
$25 900, the newspapers and maya
zines from which the articles were
taken alone costing $4,000. The
collection comprises 10000 pages or
100000 columns. Mr.. Townsend
values the collection at $4,000 and
is trying to sell it to Columbia col
lege.
Edward Bellamy's Looking Back
ward" passed its 3O1st thousand in
January and is still selling at the rate
of a thousand copies day More
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Travellers Guide.
Boston q Maine r. R., Pa--ump-ic Di,

IKAINS GOING SOUTH, LEAVE
West Burke, 8 81 a M 9 90, II so pm
Lyndonville, IL 10, 20, AZ m, IL,
5 20, . 80 pm
Lyndon, s As a m, 8 25. 35 pm
St Johnsbury, IL 80, 81, 9 OF m, 30,
Passumpsic, Il 81. IA m. OF. 10 IL
E. Barnet, Q "a M 6 %, 10 27pm
Barnet, ~ 50, 81 m, 6 80, 10 80 m
McIndoes 90, SO m, 6 so. 10 45 p
TRAINS GOING NORTH, LEAVE
McIndoes, so, 10 40 a m, 2 So, O5,
% m.
Barnet, 2 Sc, 10 so m, 4 II, Z % pm
E. Barnet, so, II 90 m, + Z p
Passumpsic, 10. II II m, %
st. Johnsbury, O4, 90, II 30 m, 1 g.
80, so pm
st. J. Centre, II SO m, 4 40 p m
Lyndon, 1 SO a m, 50 I'm
Lyndonville 81, 3 40 m, 2 80, 3 SO,
5 O6, 10
West Burke. 8 SO a m, II 55, 25, &c p m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

the stricken secretary's son, and
make him welcome as his personal
guest. There is touch of old-fash-
Toned neighborless about all this
which will touch the heart of the
country-[M NJ. P Handy's Letter in
North American
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

One of the longest hog trains that
ever arrived here from the West
steamed into st. Adams depot, &C
cording to the Messenger. 1t con-
sisted of SO loaded cars, and was
brought in from ST. Johns by two
mogul engines. Among the Sc cars
were II of the Central's new hog
cars, made in Detroit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
81. j ohnsbury a. Lake ChampIain II. 4
z

TRAINS GOING WEST, LEAVE
Iunenburg, 90 m, O5, II 4Opm
N Concord, II O5, 90 m, 33 p m
w. Concord, IL IS, Il M 3 90 pm
St. Johns'by E.: II "a, % m, 3 20 p m
St. Johnsbury, 10 m, 30, 40 p
DanvilIe, So a m, 3 So, 35 pm
Walden 8 80 m, II, 6 IL p m
E. Hardwick, o OF m, + 40, % m
Hardwick o 10 m, + So, 81 p m
TRAINS GOING EAST, LEAVE
Hardwick, 5 IL m, O5, 1pm
E Hardwick, 6 90 a m, 2 II, 90 p
Walden, OS a m, 2 IS, 20 m
Danville 90 a m, OF, 4S pm
St Iohnsb'y, As, 6 80 a m, 2 35, + As p m
E. St. ], Is m, 46. 05 p m
W. Concord, 80 a m, So, 3 20 p m
N Concord, 9 Il m, Oh, 50 p m
Lunenburg, ar. 40 m, 30, 6 so p m
Stops when signalled-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
ViCkS' Floral Guide,


The Pioneer Seed Catalogue of America,
contains complete list of Vegetables, Flowers,
Bulbs, Potatoes and Small Fruits, with de
scriptions and prices. Many new and Gle
giant Illustrations handsome colored plate :
MOE inches, and frontiSpiece. Spec1al cash
prizes $1,000. 90; see Floral Guide. Every
person who owns a foot of land or cultivates
plant should have copy Mailed on re-
Ceipt of 10 cents which amount may be de
Quoted from first order. Pure Stocks full
measure. prices low for honest goods.
JAMES WICK, Scotsman, Rochester n. y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
NORTHWEST
Guaranty Loan Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
L. F. MENACE, President.

VICE PRESIDENTS.
THOMAS LOWRY, ~ J. DEAN
w. s. STREETER.
F. I. PERCINAI., Sec'Y. a o. RIDER, Treas.
DIRECTORS.
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w. ID. Washburn, Pres. NJ. :. Ste NJ. * a.
R'y Co.
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E w. Herrick of Herrick Brothers.
A ]. Dean, former Cashier Security Bank.
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Clinton Morrison, Pres. Farmers x Mechan-
les Savings Bank.
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c. II. Petit of Petit, Christian Il Co.
Joseph Dean of Security Bank.
II. L. Fletcher. Treas. Minneapolis * Pacific
Railway Company
VIM H. Eustis, Treas North American Tele-
graph Company
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William s. Strceter-
Conservative investments for sale includ-
ing 6 per cent , year bonds in denominations
$50. 500, $500, $1,000 and $1,000. Short
time collateral paper and First Mortgages
city property and Improved Farms
New Feature, inStalment bonds. Please
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Lawyers and Justices
NEW BLANKS.

Warrant of Commitment to House of Cor
rection and Justice Executions. New and
approved forms. For sale at Californian
Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

The city of Burlington was 25
years old last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

THOMAS LOWRY, y. J. DEAN
w. =. STREETER.
F. ]. PERCIVAL, Sec'y. y. O. RIDER, Treas.