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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02
Rest for Tired and Sick Nerves
THE NERVINE.
Prospect Street, Burlington, VT.
DIR a Il WII ARDS

Establishment devoted exclusively to the
treatment of nervous and (mild) mental dis
eases Called also the REST CURE" be
cause the 3 Weir Mitchell Rest Treatment
Is here made speciality.
Dr. Willard was the superintendent and
resident physician of Mary Fletcher hospital
Tor nearly six years 1t was his long expert
ence there that induced him to esta blish this
home for those nervous invalids who must
needs leave the work and worry of their own
homes, but could find in a general hospital no
provision made for their special needs His
sanitarium Is entirely new, beautifully Iocat-
ed, with the lake and mountains in plain
sight, and provided with all needed conven-
fences and medical appliances Heating is by
the hot-water system Ventilation is Sc
cured by numerous fire-placeS- All the pa
tents rooms can have the sun. Special pains
has been taken with the plumbing DR. Viii
lard resides with his patients, and is conf
dent that they will here find a quiet spot and
everything needed for their comfort and re-
covery. He refers by permission to Bishop
Bissell of Vermont, Pres. Dwight of Yale
Pres Buckham and Drs. GrinneI1, Wheeler
and Witthaus of University of Vermont, Rev
DR. Bliss and Hon c. G. Benedict of Burling-
ton The nurses here employed have received
special training. Board from So to SO a
week. Other expenses reasonable Send for
circular INCH 21
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02
4 TEMPERANCE SERMON.

The following story IS told of Gen
eral Harrison in connection with a
public dinner given him on one Occa-
sion: AT the close of the dinner one
of the gentlemen drank his health
The General pledged his by drinking
water Another offered toast and
said: General will you not favor
me by taking a glass of wine The
General, in a very gentlemanly way,
asked to be excused. He was again
urged to join i'll a glass of wine,
This was too much. He rose from
his seat and said: Gentlemen,
have twice refused to partake of the
wine cup; hope that will be suffi-
cient. Though you press the matter
ever SO much, not drop shall pass
my lips | made a resolve when
started in life that | would avoid
strong drink That VOW have new
er broken. | am one of class of
young men who graduated together.
Sixteen members of my class now fill
drunkards graves, and all from the
perniciOus habit of wine-drinking.
owe my health, my happiness and
prosperity TO that resolution -
zI/iou'S Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02
PRESS COMMENTS.
Juror John Culver.

The Manchester Union comes to
the defence of John Culver, the Yer
mont iurvman in the Cronin case,
after this fashion: The virulent war
fare upon Juryman John Culver of
the Cronin Jury still continues and he
has received over 100 letters, many
of them threatening him with death
and nearly all warning him to leave
the country. SO far has this gone
that Mr.. Culver's friends, receiving
no sympathy from the states attOr-
nev and prosecuting officers, have
secured private detectives to hunt
down the men who write such
threatening letters. We are glad to
learn that the attempt to make this
luryman an object of vengeance has
had the effect to turn the public mind,
which at first was inclined to cenSure
him. If man is TO be assassinated
for acting up to his best judgment and
returning q verdict in accordance
with his ideas of Justice as based upon
the evidence, then the whole system
of jury trials falls to the ground
Culver may have erred, for to err is
human, and he was but human, but
II liz dNl1O ~ HIS OdlI anu nlS lOOd
ofdutv under that oath he is entitled
to respect as an honest, God-fearing
man and to every protection from
all the authorities of the city and
state.
Temperance Sentiment Wont Down.
The Iowa prohibitionists have
never been reconciled to the supreme
court decision of two years ago,
denying their right to stop by state
law the Importation of liquors from
other states by transported ton COM
panieS, and so Senator Wilson has
brought forward a bill in Congress
making it unlawful for any such
company to carry into q state every
article of commerce whose manufac-
ture and sale are prohibited by the
state. This proposal is open to the
chief objection urged by the supreme
court against the Iowa statute in
question-that it would open the
way to an unlimited interference on
the part of the states with the free
dom of interstate commerce. The
court was divided III this opinion,
however, and q decision in the Yer
mont Jug case" which will come
up for hearing next month, is
greatly needed to clear the position
of the court of all doubt and uncer-
tainty on this question.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02

Without what The Caledonian of course There need Of
doing without for costs but three week Caledonia and
Essex Countess and who cannot three week from
present useless expenditure That you may
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02
MOTHERS.
BY MRS. F. L. BALLARD.

ny MRs- r l. BALLARD-
One mother. once. when her encircIing
Grew powerless to shield her child from
harm.
Move a frai1 basket of the trembling reed.
And. strengthening it with loving art. she
laid
Him helpless. thus beside the rivers brin,
Trusting that God would keep and care for
him
Since then all mothers. taught by her, have
known
Gods care is larger. better than their own.
They weave their trembling faith into ark.
And strengthen with their prayers the tiny
bark.
And trust their growing children thus to him
Who saved the lad beside the rivers brim.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02
CHILDS' BUSINESS COLLEGE.


WINTER term begins Monday, Dec. .
1889 Applicant for admission should be
made at once as the entering class is double
that of any previous term Young men and
young women educate yourselves for bust
that pays. Hundreds of our students
are holding good paying positions. School
of shorthand and typewriting. Send for il
uStrated catalogue 31-42+
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02

Henry Ward Beecher's place, Bos-
cobel. has been sold to Thomas NJ
Stewart, proprietor of a steam car
pet renovating works in New York
city, for SIS, 900, whichis only $4,000
more than it cost to build the house.
The place cost Mr.. Beecher over
4 5000 900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02

When the Emperor OF Brazil visited
Veto Hugo, the poet asked him
what European countries he cOnsid-
cred the most fortunate Dom Pedro
at once answered: Switzerland,
France and Scotland" And what
reason do you assign for this p
''The fact that Switzerland IS an old
republic. that France has accomplish
ed a republican evolution, and that
Scotland has republican form of
church government
The Republican., 1890-06-14
Tho Division OF CloRds.

For practical purposes clouds are di-
vided into four classes, cumulus, stratus.
cirrus and nimbus. Meteorologists,
however, recognize many differences OF
form in each class. Abercromble gives
these ten principal varieties, with their
mean height in summer at Upsala, Swe-
den: Cirrus (pure wispy cloud), $4,000
feet; cirro-stratus (thin, high, wispy, or
striated sheet cloud of all sorts), $4,000
feet; cirro-cumulus (feecy cloud at high
leve), 10000 feet; strato-cirrus Ia SINH
lar cloud to the cirro-stratus, but at a
low leveD, $4,000 feet; cumulo-cirrns
(feecy cloud at low leveD, $4,000 feet;
strato-cumulus (extended lumpy CLOUDY,
6,0OO feet; cumulus (pure rocky cloud),
1000 feet at the base; cumulo-nimbus
(rocky rain cloud), 200 feet at the
base; nimbus Glow rain cloud), 4,50O
feet; stratus (pure sheet CLOUDY, 1000
feet.-Boston Budget.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Cholly Peachblow-"Ow! say, bah
bah, that razor pulls" Barber icon
temptuously)-"Pulls what?"-N. Y
Sun.
She latter conjugal tiff)-'T won
der if there are any men in Heaven?'
He cit is sad to think, dear, that this
will always be matter of conjecture
with you. ."-Philadelphia Press.
You may charge this" said Jay
smith, indicating watch he had Sc
lected. ''You seem to mistake it for a
gun," replied the jeweler, as he placed
| it back in the Case.-Judge.
-He(pathetically)-"All great men
have smoked, my dear" She with ami
mation)-"O, if you will only swear off
until you are great, shall be qCite con-
tent"
Wife (reading)-"He it tells about
q man ninety-two years old who brings
up all the coal and chops all the wood
used in the family. What do you think
of that?" Husband (contemptuously)-
''Well, he must be foolr'-Lowell
Citizen.
AT the boarding house Bet
terdaies- Mamma, | wish Mr.. Margin
would not help himself with his fork. :"
Mrs. Betterdaies (consolingly)-''Don't
mind it, dear; he never eats with it,
Detroit Free Press.
-Stager-"The critics have been very
complimentary to me. They all say
that in my last performance deserve a
word of praise" Gall-''Yes, so 1 see;
but notice that none of them give it to
ou."-Boston Transcript.
-Lady-''Sir you should introduce a
little change in your style of dancing"
Gent-"How do you mean, Mademoi-
selle?" Lady-"You might occasionally
step on my left foot; the right one has
had enou !h."-London It'd Bits.
AT Soiree-Miss Gushlere-''How
torturing, how fearful the thought must
be for a great singer to know that she
has lost her voice!" Mr.. Praclere-''It
is much more torturing when she doesn't
know it."-Harvard Lampoon.
Physician (refectively)-'H' m! The
case is one, think, that will yield to a
mild stimulant. Let me see your
tongue, madam, if you please" Hus-
band of patient( hastily y)-"Doctor, her
tongue doesn't need any stimulating"
Chicago Tribune.
Miss Nuborder-"I believe / will
work nice motto and pre- sent it to Mrs.
Hashcroft to hang up in the dining
room. Can't you suggest something, Mr..
Billings?" Billings-'Open your mouth
and shut your eyes. ."-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
IL will be a sister to you," she said.
NO" he replied sadly; I've got one
sister who wears my neckties, borrows
car-fare, loses my hair brush, puts tides
all over the furniture in my room, and
| expects me to take her to the theater
twice week. l think III go out into
the world and forget you."-Washington
Post.
-''Mr. Scribbleton, have compli-
ment for you" ''Indeed?" Eyes; a
friend of mine, Miss Belle Pepperton,
says that you are developing very marked
| literary tastes" 80, indeed said Scrib-
bleton, with sad smile: lit wasn't
more than an hour since that | told Miss
Pepperton that l hadn't written any
| thing for over a month"
The Republican., 1890-06-14
TOM SMITH KICKED.
A Denver Man Who Knew How to Fight
for His Reputation.

LOT hepuIatlOns
One day in the years gone by, when |
was on the editorial staff of a struggling
Denver daily, man came tramping up
stairs with a copy of our last issue in
his hand, and said:
Gentlemen, want to know who writ
this piece about me-"
1t was an item copied from a San
Francisco paper in regard to the hang
ing of man named Tom Smith by a
vigilance committee, and the editor
looked it over and replied:
"This wasn't writ about you. 1t is
about Tom Smith who was hanged in
California"
That's NE. I'm Tom Smith"
''But you are not that Tom Smith. 1t
tells how he was cut down and buried"
"Makes no difference to me; I'm Tom
Smith, and it is all lie about my being
hanged" growled the visitor.
Cant there be any other Tom Smith
besides you?" demanded the editor.
''Never heard of any. That was writ
to slur me-"
"You are mistaken, man. Can't you
see that we copied it from San Fran
cisco paper"
"Well, that's all the same to me. The
idea was to ruin my reputation in this
town, and I've come up to lick both OF
you"
He was proceeding to doit when lame
compositor came in and shot him
through the left leg, but even after that
he chewed the old mans ear to a pulp
and broke two of my fingers. N. Y. Sun.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
Extraordinary Phenomenon,

An extraordinary phenomenon popu-
larly called kamaitachi is reported from
Kitakomagori Yamanashi Ken, in Japan,
says the Nichi Nichi Shimbun. Scien-
lists assign its cause to vacuum due to
atmospheric changes, while the villagers
think it to be the work of devils. The
circumstances giving rise to the above
theories are as follows: A man suddenly
falls down while walking in the open
air or in a house when slit in the flesh
from one inch to one inch and half in
length and about an inch in depth is
found, the place principally attacked
being the legs. At the time not much
pain is felt, but half an hour afterward
the pain increases as the blood begins
to flow. The wounds are said to be very
difficult to cure.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
The Ruling Passion.

Minister (consolingly)-Don't weep,
Mrs. Smith. l hope your dear husband
is in Heaven.
Widow Smith, don't know, sir,
whether he is in Heaven or not, for his
tombstone is not engraved yet and 1
have not read his obituary in the news
papers. But (brightening up little)
I'll have card of thanks published,
thanking those who assisted him during
his illness.
Minister-That is unnecessary. 1t
was simply an act of humanity. 1t was
their duty. Never feel obliged to any
one for any thing, unless it be for some
thing that duty and humanity did not
require any one to perform.
Widow Smith-But it's the fashion to
publish card of thanks, and now that |
am q widow it behooves me to follow
the fashions pretty closely for the next
year or two. And won't 1 give him a
dandy funeral?-Arcola Record.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
A NIGHT OF HORROR.
Imprisoned Miners Watch a Wall OF
Water Creep Upon Them.


Water Creep Upon Them.
The Egypt coal mine, near Egypt Sta
ton, N. c., is the only coal mine in
North Carolina and has usually forty
laborers employed in it.
The pit is $50 feet deep, and there is
only one cage used to draw out the men.
During one afternoon this cage was
caught by slight cavern about mid
way between the top and bottom of the
only shaft, thus rendering useless the
only means by which the laborers could
get out.
At first nobody knew what to do.
Wives, mothers and children of the i'm
prisoned men gathered about the mine,
and their cries of agony could be heard
mile away.
1t was known that the water rose very
rapidly in the mine, and with the ma.
chinery blocked there was no way pos
sible to pump it out. The miners would,
therefore, soon drown if not rescued
No voice could penetrate the depths, and
no sound could be heard from below.
Night came on, but there were nc
prospects of rescue. At last Samuel A.
Henzsey, the president of the coal mine
company, got some men to work, and
throughout the long hours while they
tried to loosen the machinery mothers
walked up and down weeping and carry
ing babies in their arms.
Midnight came, but nobody thought
of sleeping just before daybreak some
men were lowered down to the fastened
cage and cut hole in it.
The glad tidings were sentup that the
men were alive. Soon ropes were let
down, and one by one they were pulled
out. All were alive, but had the rescue
been delayed few hours all would have
been drowned, as the water in the mine
had risen four feet and would have soon
covered the head of every man. They
| were all wet, cold and half-starved.
1--WE did not expect to be rescued at
all" remarked an old man. 1--WE felt
sure that the mine had caved in at the
| top, and not man of us ever expected
to be taken out of that pit alive. We
| huddled close together, and spent the
time in singing and praying.
ssWe knew at the rate the water was
rising on us that it would only be mat
ter of few hours before we would all
drown" he added, land it required lot
of talk and persuasion to keep some of
| the men from lying down in the water
and drowning before the water was
three feet deep. We then made bar
gain to stand on our feet just as long as
we could, and when we could stand no
longer we had agreed to all lie down in
the water at the same time and die. 1t
was an awful time, and l think we all
suffered the horrors of hundred deaths. '
N. Y. Morning Journal.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
THE OLD FIREPLACE.

You may talk about your furnace Ares
That warm year city homes,
And tell me how the heat aspires,
And through the building roans;
HTis handy, I'll admit, to push
A little iron wheel,
And let the ghost OF summer out
About the room to steal.
But oh, I'd love to see once more
My fathers big fireplace,
To hear tho old logs sing and roar,
And watch tho dodging sparks outpour
And up the chimney chase.
Your modern CRATES nice affair;
When full OF hIacite,
1t lends the room q pleasant air
On any winters night
The glowing Goals flowerbed-
Lilies and crimson pin.ks,
And 'mong them mary an cline eye
Peeps through AM; winks and blinks.
But oh, l long to See once more
My fathers old fire. place;
To watch the shadows flicker DER
My mothers Whitley sanded floor,
And round the ceiling race!
These patent parlor stoves are fine,
And charm away the Chill
With windows whence the light may shine
The room with cheer to fill.
Some people love to boast about
Our stylish modern ways,
And thank the Lord who cast their lines
In these progressive days.
But oh, that might be once more
Beside the old fireplace!
To see the flect-winged flames upsoar
And watch the flashes on the floor
Entwine and interlace.
Hearty and iovial fires were those
loved so when bog.
They tinted darkness like the rose
And warmed the heart with Joy.
They chuckled in an undo rtone,
They cackled whistled, laughed,
They burned so bright, the cares of life
Flew upward in the draughtl
And oh, I'd love to be once more
B esidc tho old fireplace;
To browse upon the sanded floor
And find my mother bending o'er
With lovC-light on her facet
George Horton, in Chicago Herald
The Republican., 1890-06-14
CRUSTY MARK TWAIN.
The Humorist Is Soar, But Worth All OF
Two Million Dollars.

Two Million Dollars.
Mark Twain's success in life seems to
have made him crusty and sour. Years
ago, when he was struggling for fame
and fortune on tho Pacific coast, those
who knew him said he was warm-hearted
and cordial. But he is certainly far
from that now. When he comes to New
York, as he often does, he evades news
paper reporters, and if by any chance
these industrious gentlemen manage to
waylay him and seek an interview on
any topic, the great humorist is not only
reticent, but ugly and disagreeable.
Perhaps to those he knows he is more
friendly. At any rate, the reporters
now steer clear of him. They never
bother him when he comes to the city,
and he is left alone in his glory.
saw him on the street while ago,
dressed in dark business suit. He has
an attractive face, a splendid head, set
upon pair of strong shoulders. His
eyes are clear and his mouth denotes
great firmness. His hair is silvering
gra dually, although there is an abund-
ance OF it. His mustache is reddish and
his eyebrows are heavy,
Mr.. Clemens lives in style in Hart
ford, Ct His home is ON Pennington
avenue. 1t is house luxuriously fur
nished and filled with rare pictures and
books. The occupant of the house ad-
joining is Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
and not far away is the home of Charles
Dudley Warner. Mr.. Clemens never
talks about his books except to those
whom he knows intimately. But there
is one topic that he is willing to discuss
at any time, and that is international
copyright. In fact, it may be said that
he is crank on the subject. His books
sell we'll. '1nnocents Abroad" the
most successful of all his literary ven
lures, has steady sale, and his fortune
is estimated by those who know him to
be considerably over 81, 900, 900. Some
times fun pays.-N, Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

Old Mr.. Singleton-Now, remember,
my boy, don't let that young wife Of
yours get the upper hand. just as
soon as a woman can manage man she
begins to despise him." you know.
Young Mr.. Doubloon (wearily) -
Ye-e-es, know; but just as soon as a
woman finds she can't manage a man she
begins to make it hot for him. Puck.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

Mrs. Rambo-Is your mother at home,
Thomas?
Tommy Dodd-No, ma'am; she's out.
Mrs Rambo-How unfortunate! Tell
1er shall call again tomorrow, will
Tou?
Tommy Dodd-Yes'm, I'll tell her, but
It won't do any good. / heard her say
that she was always out when you called
-Lippincotts.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
He Could Go ou. Nut Once.

First Woman-You ought to got your
husband to take you to the - Theater.
There is an excellent play there.
Second Woman-Is it four-act play?
First Woman-No: only two.
Second Woman-~Then he wouldn't
Ro.-Munsy's Weekly.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

Working Up Sensation.-Reporter
IL have q great scheme" City Ed
itor (eagerly)-"What is it?" Reporter
LET me have twenty-five dollars and
I'll write up threc-column sensation
on How 1t Feels to Have Now Suit"
-Clothier and Furnisher.
The Republican., 1890-06-14
Says the Southern Medical World:

"Mother's Friend" is growing in favor
throughout the Seth and is highly recon-
mended by physicians. We consider it in
dispensable to those who know they must
pass through the ordeal OF childbirth
Write Bradteld Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga, for
particulars. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

WOMAN is mans superior in a great many
ways, and the worst of it is she knows it.
-Somerville Journal.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

NJ. l. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists, Cou-
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure is the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they
ever sold. Druggists sell it, 75c.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

Clerical Advice,-A rather plain lady
asks the opinion Of her minister: SIS It
a sin to feel tride of vanity when I
am called handsome by gentleman ?"
Not a sin for you, my child, but ter
rlole responsibility hangs upon the
gentleman. ."-Philadelphia Times.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

Sir Norels Free, will be sent by Cragln &C
Co., Philada, Pa, to any one in the U. s: or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF 70
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
of novels on circulars around each bar.
The Republican., 1890-06-14

ALWAYS discount what a man says when
mad. About temper sent will do.-Smith,
Gray & Co.'s Monthly.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02
rHE NEW ANri-LorrERY LAW.


People need to be very careful how
they, use the mails to send letters to
the Louisiana Lottery now. The new
Lottery law not only prohibits the
Lottery Company from using the
mails but also prohibits individuals
from sending through the maiis an
kind of matter to the Company, up der
pain OF heevy fine and iapriseu' nent.
Il is against the Law also for apy
newspaper or other, public alton to
publish lottery advertisements. The
fine is 81 ,0oA for each offence. The
law went into operation Sept. 25th,
and one newspaper has already been
indicted for Eve separate offenses
! against the law, that being the number
OF issues Of the paper containing the
lottery advertisement since the passage
of the law.
The pious Wannamaker, who bought
his place as Post Master General,
might now turn his attention to some
of the NortherA lakes and swindles
that are SO thick around him. Wheat,
The postmaster of the House, has Just
confessed 30 carrying on wholesale
swindling right under the nose If the
gSoas John; but Wheat is Republi
CAP and a Northern swindIe and there
fore will be dealt with gently.
The rascal Raum, who has Just been
whitewashed by Republican inves-
tigating committee, which the New
York Tribune said he needed badly to
cover up his jobbery and rascality, is
a swindlsr of the first magnitude.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02

AS it is well known, Charlotte
does large amount OF business with
foreign markets, but one of the moot
notable transactions in her history oc-
cured yesterday. A whole train of
about twenty-five to thirty cars. loaded
exclusively with cptton-seed oil started
for New York to be exported, and 800
barrels more will BE- shipped to day.
Two thousand barre's of oil is about
100000 gallons. TIE shipment goes
from the Charlotte OH and FertiliN I
works.-Charlotte Cho..icle.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02
r. LEOPOLD,
WINSTON, N. c..
PAY YOURTAXESi

l will attend at the following times andN
places for the purpose of receiving the-taxess