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Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
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Allison-Wiskiniski calls his wife "Needle." Ballison-Whyi Allison-Be- cause she's true to the pole.-Kate Fields Washington.
 Baulso-How did you manage to get through that crowda I had to wait for half an hour Cumso-I was smoking that cigar you gave me.-Life's Calendar.
 Governess to small boy (aged si1)-Now George, what are seven times nine? No answer. Governess-Come, you told me right yesterday. George (shsrply)-Well, it's what told you it was yesterday Life.
 She-Dear me, Walter, these are terri ble things you tell me about Arthur How do you happen to know so much of himi He Ia rival of Arthur's for her hand)- Why, Daisy, Pm his best friend.-Har- per's Bszar.
 McCorkle-I saw Jaysmith driving with married woman yesterday.
 McCrackle-Oh, that's nothing.
 McCorkle-But it was his own wife.
 McCrackle (astonished) d)-Yo don't say sol Brooklyn Life.
 Mrs. Gazzam (as she came in from church)-Sometimes it is very hard work to listen to Dr. Thirdly's sermons.
 Gazzam-That's the reason I don't go lO l uOh OSiloNC III "oAhlAS oA Sunday.-Harper's Bazar.
 Hicks-We've got something new at our house-a machine to wash dishes. Wicks And how does it worka Hicks-Beauti- fully. It breaks on an average of fye dishes day. Fact; you would hardly know it from hired girl.-Boston Tran script
 Phrenologist-Your bump of imagina- ton is abnormally large, sir. You should write poetry. Visitor-I do write poetry. Only yesterday took poem to an editor and that bump where you are feeling is where he hit me. Don't bear omit so hard.-Tid-Bits.
 A matter of opinion-G ran'ps, heard Miss Gushington tell Clara yesterday that Dr. Tenderboy was perfect duck. That's not right-is it? "I don't know that it's altogether wrong, my dear. There are lots of people who term him regular quack!'-Fun.
 Mr. Moriarity Gust aroused from bliss ful oblivion)-It's moigty swate things Mulvaney, but Oi understand their impti- ness now. Yell niver hoy another chance | to hoide burrud in box to call me a cuckoo just because it's wan o'clock.-New York Herald.
 "These questions of precedence are very embarrassing. don't know who should 1 go into dinner first, Mrs. General Port l Warden Robinson or Mrs. Deputy Fish | Commissioner Jones. What on earth shall do." "Well, mamma, should open the folding doors and let them enter four abreast. ."-Life. l Captains wife ito her husband Arthur. love, want you to give Jack good dress, ing down tomorrow morning. Captain What for?~ I am perfectly satisfied with the fellow. She-Well, you know, he has got to beat tue carpets tomorrow, and ht
 strikes ever so much harder when he ii
 in bad emper.-Schwabische Dorfzei
 tung.
 The Rev. Whangdoodle Baxter has the
 most hourishing Sunday-school in Austin
 He asked one of the pupils: ''Who is dat
 mysterious bein' from whom muffin an
 hid, who sees and knows ebery ding
 what happensa I axed yer dat queshuI
 last Sunday, and now wants de answer.
 "1 knows hit. My fodder tole me de righ
 answer" said one boy. "Well, den, wh'
 does yer fodder say am dat mysteriou
 being who knows all things what hap
 pens7' "De foshman ob de gran jury. Texas Siftings.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A fire that is not quenched. A mine near Lansford, Pennsylvania, has been on fire for the last thirty years.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
CAUGHT BY A DEVIL FISH.
A Sailor Has a Narrow Escape from a
 Horrible Death.
From the San Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner.I
 The schooner James Townsend, which sr- rived from Fort Bragg today, brought news of the extremely unpleasant experience George Barnes had with a devil fish at the place named recently.
 Barnes, accompanied by Q fisherman, was searching for sea eggs, and 8 fine abalone shell partly covered by a rock catching his eye he determined to secure the prize. Barnes, who was barefooted, stepped into the water to obtain a good purchase on the rock when his left ankle was seized by one of the tentacles of big octopus The sur prised explorer made nasty effort to draw his imprisoned foot away, but more deadly in their grip than the nippsrs of police man are the long, flexible feelers of the devil fish and soon three or four more ten tacles of the submerged monster were Tapped around Barnes foot and leg, while his hips and waist were encircled in the slimy embrace of the monster.
 Barnes used every exertion to either free | himself or else land the octopus up on the beach, but his strength gave out and he | would soon have sSccumbed to the fsh's | vise-like hold and been drawn into the ses
 had not his companion noticed his sad | plight and hastened to his rescue. The fisherman applied hatchet and {
 huge knife with good effect, and soon sect | ions, of tentacles were severed from tht
 devil fish and dropped in the tide, squirm | ing like eels. The wholesale carving of it,
 feelers proved to much for the octopus, ,an6 its several holds on Barnes leg relaxed ana | he was allowed to recover from the frigh | and weakness induced by the unpleasant adventure.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
OUR CORN IN EUROPE.

The prejudice which exists in Europe beings is astonishing, but it exists. A few years ago a member of poorhouse board in the city of Glasgow proposed to substitute Indian corn for @ more expen- storm of denunoiation by the mere sugges- tion, so that at the ensuing election he was overwhelmingly defeated as an inhu- man oyerseer who desired to thrust on the defenceless paupers food which was well known to be fit only for cattle and swine. And @ similar feeling prevails in other parts of Europe.
 Colonel Charles J. Murphy has been try ing to do something to overcome this prejudice, and he has had some success. He built "corn palace" at the Edinburgh International exhibition, giving practical demonstration of the use and value of corn as human food, furnishing it in various forms at nominal rates and dis tributing cooking receipts and other kin dred information concerning it. A jury of food experts awarded silver medal to the exhibit, this mark of appreciation be- ing the highest obtainable by breadstuf. It is said that very few of the many peo- pie who tasted the various preparations at Edinburg failed to express their liking for the cereal. MT. Gladstone, to whom a sample of corn bread was sent, wrote that it suited his taste perfectly. A second exhibition, this time at Glasgow, was es- tablished with similar success, and subse- quently Colonel Murphy was sent to Ger many for further investigation. From that country he reports that the outlook is very fattering, number of govern ment officials having been interested in the matter, and the cordial cooperation of the American minister having been secured. He recommends that, so far as practicable, exhibitions, simi- lar in their general character to those at Edinburgh and Glasgow, be inaugurated, and further that prominent grocery houses in the larger cities be utilized for the same pur- pose, a competent cook being put in charge of small exhibition at such estab- ishments, where visitors may be shown in practical manner precisely how corn may be prepared as food and how it tastes.
 These are sensible suggestions and they should be acted upon. We have great deal of corn to sell, and the Europeans would do we'll for themselves and for us too by buying some of it.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

that were good for robbing. MT. and Mrs. Clarke were the leaders of the gang. They lived in one of the suburbs, were highly respected by all their neighbors, and were extensively invited to parties, dinners, etc.
 At the recent international Congress of Hygiene the comparative mortality of per- sons in various professions between the ages of 25 and 65 was rated as follows: Ecclesiastics, 100; gardeners, 100; farmers, IA; grocers, 139; fishermen, 143; cabinet makers, 14s; lawyers, 152; workers in silk, 152; mechanics, 155; merchants, 15S; clothiers, 159; miners, 160: shoemakers, 166; commercial travellers, I'll; bakers, 172; millers, 172; upholsterers, 17S; masons, 174; blacksmiths, 175; clerks, 179; road laborers, 1s5; workers in wool, 1S6; gunsmiths, 1S6; tailors, 1S9; matters, 192; printers, 193; workers in cotton, 193; physicians, 2O2; stone quarry men, 262; binders, BIO; butchers, 211; glassmakers, 214; plumbers, painters, etc., 216; cutters, 2S9; brewers, 245; cab drivers, 267; wine merchants. 274; potters, BOA; Cornwall miners, 331; weavers, 43S; hotel boys, S97.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
English Manufactures at the Worlds
From the Electrical Review.l

Fair.
 From the Electrical Review.l
 Enelishmen who have read the modern history of their own country must be aware that there was time when English manufactures commanded the markets of the world, and this in consequence of both excellence and comparative cheapness. Masters were not then hampered at every turn by the restrictions of trade unionism, a power which, entirely justifable in itself has, in the hands of interruptions and ig- norant demagogues, well nigh driven le- gitimate trade from our shores, so that as manufacturing power England, instead of being pre-eminent, is now scarcely able to hold her own in the face of American, German and other competition. What have Mir. John Burns and others of his ilk to say to this undeniable factl These gen. tlenen seek to raise the wages of those for whom they fight, and they leave to chance the probability of the increased selling price which must be put upon the wares manufactured, soaring away customers. For in the majority of cases competition is so keen that tine small margin of profit which remains after everything has been paid for, only enriches the manufacturer when an immense volume of business is done, and the increase in wages simply wipes out the margin, and leaves practical Iy nothing for the master-who has built up the business-to work for. In the meantime the Continental manufacturer, who can command cheap labor, sells cheap ly, and the foreign consumer naturally prefers to buy non-English goods cheap rather than English goods dear, provided | he gets the article he requires. Trade | thus leaves our shores, and having once done so, it does not return again, and those who were employed in the particular ! industry find that their occupation is gone, and that they must look elsewhere for work, which they may have great dificul- | ty in finding. In fact, for insisting on | having, say, twenty shillings a week | when more than twenty-five shillings re- duces the masters profit to practically nothing, the men, with wives and families to keep, find that their receipts often dwindle down to zero, while their hero and bensfaotor, MT. John Burns, sits com fortably by his freside devising further schemes of improvement for his fellow creaturesl This, in a few words, is the
 whole gist of the matter.
 Our contemporary, Industries, remarks
 that the Americans are, to some extent, ex.
 ercised as to the probability of many Eng fish firms declining the exhibit extensively
 at Chicago, and there is, no doubt, ths
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
Christmas Eve.

All night long the pine trees wait, Dark heads bowed in solemn state, Wondering what may be the fate
 Of little Norway Spruce. Little Norway Spruce who stood Only lately in the wood. Did they take him for his good
 They who bore him offs Little Norway Spruce so trim, 1.-the, and free, and strong of limbl All the pines were proud of him!
 Now his place is bare. All that night the little tree In the dark stood patiently, Far away from forest free,
 Laden for the morn. Chained and laden, but intent, On the pines his thoughts were bent, They might tell him what it meant,
 If he coulc but go! Morning came. The children. "Seel Oh, our glorious Christmas treel" Gifts for everyone had he;
 Then he understood. M. M. D. in December St. Nicholas.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

Is unexampled in shoe trade history. M. Bristol & Sons are selling out. Our con nection with the new Bristol Shoe Manu- featuring Company" on Orange street makes this imperative. Our entire stock of boots and shoes must be out of our store within the next six weeks. $30, ,000 worth of boots and shoes must be sold. Former prices knocked out, positively. This sacrifice beats them all.
 Friday morning, December 11th, our prices will be cut all along the line, and bargains unheard of will be offered.
 We determined after 30 years of business to manufacture and sell our own goods, and as Q consequence our Bristol Shoe Manufacturing company was organized last month. It's finished product is now ready for our disposition. We must use our own new shoes and therefore must clean out all other makes.
 The consideration for cost or former prices is out of the question. 'Twould be folly to look elsewhere for shoes of the same grade at our prices. Raw leather cannot be bought as cheap. We mention few of our unapproachable bargains:
 Ladies' Pat. Tip Button, value $1.50; now 90 cents. ..
 Ladies' $25O Pat. Tip Button Shoes, now $1.65.
 Ladies' $S.5O Fine Kid Shoes, $2.65.
 Ladies' s. 50 Fine Wauk Button, $2.75.
 Nisses' at general discount.
 Children's Shoes-big bargains. .
 Mems Shoes that were $4, now $9 90.
 Mems Boots, $3; worth now $1. 50.
 Mems Rubber Boots, first quality $2.2O
 Boys' Rubber Boots, first quality, $1.75
 Youths sizes, $1 .25. --.-t
 Mems 8. 50 Pure Gum Boots, $2.50.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
8nttrna1 aud Gnmrier.
NERDLEssLY SCARED.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
 lished in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

All aboard for Alaskal A Denver ex- plorer named J. H. Ferguson gives a won derful account of what he saw in Alaska. In his party went a photographer and as- sayer, MT. H. s. Maui and United States Deputy Surveyor Lauthboro. Speckled trout and ptarmigan were among the deli caeies they found in profusion, with sage cock, ruffed grouse, swan, geese and ducks of all sorts. There are as yet few sports men to thin out the game, and an Esqui- mau readily swaps salmon a yard long for ships biscuit when he can. Asbes- tos, malachite and plumbago, all valuable and sonoros minerals, were among MT. Ferguson's finds. and he actually found out in addition that the natives shoot sil- yer bullets, made from native silver, in their guns.
 At the next assizss in London the trial of new kind of thieves promises to be interesting. Their rlethod was to visit unoccupied houses irl the outskirts of the city in the day tine. They drove up in elegant carriages, and when they found nobody at home the house was marked. In the night they came in wagon, broke into the house and carted off their booty. When it turned out that they were nis- taken, and that parties were in the house, they simply offered to sell photographs and albums. One of the members rode { bicycle, and took his notes of the houses
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

If medicine could keep pace with sur gery it would be much to the advantage of the human race. Recently two cases of idiocy in Cincinnati, resulting from re- tarded skull growth, were cured by sur gical operation followed by trephining. Capable surgeons believe that all similar cases can now be cured
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
CAUTION.

The greatest care should be taken in preparing medicine for the sick. It has been taken in the distilation of the articles known as c. O. Taylor Old Bourbon or c. O. Taylor Pure Rye, bottled by c. H. Graves Sons, and for sale by all lead ing Druggists and Grocers. Physicians can safely prescribe them. C. H. GRAVES & SONS, Enla nrnnriatnrK Rnsfnn Mass
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

Trouble in Canada. The Roman Catho- lies of Manitoba appealed to the Supreme court to compel the province to maintain their separate schools. The court granted the appeal on the ground that the church had moral right to separate schools un- der the terms of the establishm ent of the province. And now, of course, the Epis- copal church has appealed for a similar privilege. The government of the domin- ion is carrying the Catholic matter to the privy council in England.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16

Whose wife will she be in Heaven? A Providence woman has married her seventh husband. He is brother of the first and fifth. One of the husbands was the under taker who buried the previous man.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
M. BRISTOL & SONS,
 SS4 Chapel Street. .zs

The English Dessicated Soups can be had of A. A. Wayne X Co.,, IT India s., fsoston, Sole Agent for New Eng I.nd atates. Write to Q. Anketell, 28 GO. William St., New York, for auartcr pound tin, making from to nuarfe delicious soup. Postpaid, S5c. A good investment for 2 small Antlmv O6ddWlmo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27

a trout breakfast al Undercloffe this
morning after which they were driven
to the scale works and around thwn
little to the depot. They left on a
special train at $50.
1t was large day for St. Johns
bury.
When our people really got to deco
rating, they made a business of it.
The scene at night was fairy-like.
Nothing could have been prettier.
A good many of the visitors did
not expect to see such fine display
parade, decorations and all but they
entered into the spirit ofthe occasion
and enjoyed every minute off it.
All nature smiled on President Har-
rison and the sunset was the finest
seen this season. For at least Is
minutes the western sky was ablaze
with glory.
1t was the biggest parade that the
presidential party has met with, out
side of Bennington.
The train bearing the presidential
party was special one composed of
a combination baggage and mail car,
the Wagner dining car Ellsmere and
Elk. Gov. Smiths private car Bellevue,
all drawn by engine Ethan Allen. 1t
was magnificent train and was
viewed by large number of admir-
ing people. 1t was on time and in
charge of the Boston and Maine
officials
The committees in charge are to
be congratulated on the result of
their labors
St. Johnsbury public spirit paid
the official decorator" $3.50; this
does not include what citizens did
for themselves in that direction.
Manager Sibley and his assistants
had their hands full until after mid
night in disposing of the press mat
ter resulting from the visit of the
president. Two extra operators
came up from White River Junction,
and three New York and two Boston
circuits were kept warm, so that
the matter was handled without de-
lay.
The presidential party left this
morning for White River Junction.
where they will attend the Horse
Breeders Meeting; thence to Proc
tor, where Secretary Proctor will
entertain the President
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27
WEDDING BELLS.

Edgar F. Elliot and Hattie c.
Vance were married Wednesday even
ing, August 10, at the home of the
brides mother on Pearl street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr.. Hoyt in the presence of a few
family friends and neighbors. The
bride looked lovely in a dress of
cream silk, and choice flowers and
beautiful gifts gave testimony of es-
TEEN and good wishes. Among the
gifts were silver cake basket, pickle
jar, butter dish. pie knife, berry
spoon, butter knife, table knives and
forks. spoons, salt and pepper
shaker, daylight lamp, glass water
set, rose jar, silk quilts and several
pieces of beautiful damask linen.
After refreshments were served the
happy couple took the express for a
short journey among the Franconla
Mountains, after which they will re-
turn to their home at No. 10 Pearl
street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27

The new catalogue of Child's
Business College, Springfield, Mass,
is work of art. 1t contains pictures
of the different departments, of the
principal, and of some of the former
graduates, together with rates of
tuition, facilities, advantages etc.
If the catalogue is an index to the
school, this is good place to acquire
the principles OF a thorough business
education.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27
RECENT DEATHS.
Wiley.

Mrs. Mary (Bingham) Wiley, a
former resident of this village. died
Wednesday. Aug. 10, at the advanced
age of 81 years. She was born in
Concord, being the Youngest child,
and an only daughter, in family of
ten children The family of her
father, (E. Warner Bingham),
was one Of the early settlers
in the town Among the descend
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27
INTERESTING RELICS.

w. N. and Miss Mary E. Blanch-
ard of Peacham are great-great
grandchildren of Gen. Stark, and
they were among the attendants on
the Bennington centennial. They
are the possessors of some interesting
relics in the shape of the sword taken
from the Hessians at the battle of
Bennington, and a wedding dress
and ear jewel worn by Mollie Stark.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27

ants of this we'll known family are
the Hon. Harry Bingham and George
Bingham of Littleton, n H. When
quite young she commenced the
Christian life and continued faithful
until death. She enjoyed the con-
fidence and esteem of those favored
with her acquaintance. AS the time
of her departure seemed near, she
often expressed a desire to depart,
assured it would be gain. For the
last few months she lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. S. Williams,
where she received the kind atten-
lions of the family and of her other
children, and where she quietly fell
asleep in Jesus. With a family of
seven children, five are living name
ly, Danforth, Tracy and Mrs. Will
Hams of this town, Riley Wiley of
Iowa, and Mrs. Green of Derby. \
husband and two daughters had
gone before, to give her welcome
in the home of the blest. The funer-
al services were attended at the
house of Mr.. Williams, conducted
by Rev. M c. Henderson. The
burial service was rendered impress
sive, as the sons and a grandson so
tenderly committed to the grave the
remains of a devoted Christian
mother. H.
Miss Verde NJ Celley, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Celley,
passed to the higher life Sunday
evening, after a long and painful i'll
ness, in the Oath year of her age.
Verde was one who naturally had
cheerful disposition, was ever cordial
and friendly with all, and was truly
esteemed by her associates. To her
the home circle was the dearest place
in the world, and her love for
parents and brothers was unfeigned.
Her courage while in the sick room
was truly remarkable, and her cheer
full view of life pleasure to her
friends as we'll as to herself. Her
faith in God was sincere and earnest,
and she faltered not in the Christian
faith through all those long, weary
months. She expected to meet the
loving ones gone before, and was
prepared and anxious to go when
the summons should come So
strong was her faith in Gods promises
that fear did not abide with her
She made preparations beforehand
for her departure and as she neared
the border land she felt that the
Morning was coming" and soon
her spirit took it's flight to the land
of peace and rest. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning at her late
home, Rev. E. A. Hoyt of the Uni
versalist church conducted the SER
vices, while the services at the grave
were conducted by the Daughters of
Rebekah, of which Miss Celley was
member She was also a charter
member of the Ladies' Aid society.
The flowers at her funeral were
elaborate and evinced the affection
in which she was held by her numerous
friends There was a crown from
the Universalist society, wreath
and anchor and column from the
ladies of Summervile, a star from
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, crescent
from the Daughters of Rebekah,
wreath from the Ladies Aid society
and Maltese cross from the
Woman's Relief Corps. P.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-27
RICHARD GIBSON HURT.

Richard E. Gibson, who was as
sisting in firing the cannon, was
quite seriously injured by a prema-
ture explosion. His hands were
burned and his eyes somewhat in
jured, but it is thought that sight
will not be lost. George w. Bonett
had a narrow escape.