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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-04
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TIE TEMPTED CHIMNEY SWEEP.

y little chnncyswcepcr was once set to
sweep chimney ina large house. 1t was
the chimney Of a ladv's dressing room The
little boy went up the chimney, climbed to
the top, scraring down the SCOT as he went +:
and when his job was done, came down A.
gain into the room. There was no one there
when he came down, and he looked around
The room before "oins down stairs. On the
lady's table lay Il gold watch. and the little
boy went near to loo, at it. think he took,
1t into his hand, but | am not sure. Rut
whether he did this ornot, while he was look
lns at it, Tie thought came into his mind that
he could steal it, and hide it in his SCOT bar
and that when he got away. he could sell it
bra good deal Of money. I;nt another thour!.t
came INTO his mind. lie thought Of those
words, ''1hou, God, Sccst me-" and he Lur.t
INTO tears. and prayed aloud that God would
forgive his wicked thought, and keep him
from BEN. thief. lie then went down stairs
Ah that was the turning point in that little
boys life; for, though he did not know if. he
ht. been seen and heard all the while. The
l'!.. "a' III The room next to the dressing
room, and saw The boy look at the watch, and
heard the words that he had PRAYED. II he
had taken TIE watch, the lady would most
likely hav" had him sent to prison a. thief.
But is he did not take it. when he tbourht H..
could have done 50 unseen : but as no hal
prayed to God for help in this time of trial.
She felt kindly towards him, had him put to a
good trade, ard he became rich, and, what is
better, crew UP to be Il GOOD man.
Now. | have only three short remarks TO
maze about this story. The first is. that the
little chimncv->wccpcr ought not to have
gone to look at the watch. By so doinr he
put himself in great danger of being a thief.
The nest 'A:n" S,that such turning points are
not rare to any otus. only We 90 not ofien see
them. The boy did not know, at that time.
that 1t would depend upon how he bore ,ha,
t.iti. whether he should be Il wicked and lost
boy and man from flat tinc. or an homes,
Toy and a -o,"i nan. The last remark is.
t".st though tiod suffers Us to he tried. that
We may Know what is in our hearts. H.. is al.
ways near 10 Us. TO help us il we ak Him. as
he was near and DID be-! hi, little bow. VIII
!,on think o; this Til In7.i~g Paint
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L HI i CALEDON Nj n.
Connecticut & Passampsic Rivers Railroad

Connecticut & Passampsic Rivers Railroa d
E{ists a:,ksEz F7Es;s a,;I;!lI Lo1Iv
81 = ~ Ast1l Is ~. 81 4SsA
F1LL IND HINTIH lRR iNGEWNT
[ lIor"ing a'd EcWing Train Ni>c"n';nue1.
IN anI after Monday, Sept t. 1874, hut one
" Passenger Tram will run each way daily Sun
days cXccrfc.il
Leave st. Joln.lurv for the south, $40 AN.
Arriving ~ ". Il. Junction. at 12.lj IN.
This Train connects N Wells River with tram of,
the Boston. Concord and Montreal Road for the Fast
and III White River Junction with the trains Of the
Northern and VI Central Roads for the East. South
and West Bellows Falls vi .h the trains of the
Chc>h"r and Rutland Roads also with the Vermont
Aacv Road for Springfield. Hartford and y. York.
Passengers ly t!i~ train arrive at Boston at g. and
and New Ior.; ut HIM
Train North will leave W +. junction a. 9 90 ".
or on the arrival # the trains from Boston and
Springfield. Ms. which leave tho-,. cities ut 80
a NJ. arriving a. 81. J"lln~urv u: 4.l5 T.. NJ.
Passengers for the la>>UmI,>ic or White Noun
tam Hna!- and Stagc- North from 81. .I"n>l,,rv
'll>' take III" trains leaving above. i'm order I"
get through the same 'lav. Connections made
N Wells River by the down and up trains of the
White Mountain Railroad from and 20 I.ittc,on and
Intermediate STATIONS. ROBERT HALE. Sup't
81. Johns bury. AUG. 2f. 1S:,l. >.:;tf
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IRON EsL.ANER.

"h'h 'icF have recently pat in operation which
'cr"pahe OF l'"n'nr twenty feet in length. FORK
''-' l,n"H III Wi and i"rtv-t1vo niche, in ,le,;i,
with which they are prepared with cx,er;o,co'i
""fkMrn :" q" amy ol'> Of blaming 1T short rnt;,o
I" fnc ,!lr" satisfaction of their customers. Tho
nave 'i,o IN connection with their business exrcr
"'crI Pattern Makers, and can supply orders in
ne Saw 'l'll. Board and Cupboard PIaner. and
'"'h'ih@ h"ciIIn" c'lcrtc with this establishments
"r !" "lrF"I'"h ;hI constantly prepared with cx
>t''"fH~hurv. Y: july :. 1874 ss.,f
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The Boston Papier Mache Co.

take pleasure IN saving to Tie people Of this
try. that they have two large factories in the
manufacture of Paper MaclIc Orn:mcnt>-and are
prcparcdto execute orders I" any design at s|or,
notice Our work ha, been tullv tested. and is now
preferred! both TO-. il hc#Utv. and durability and
clcHIn"->. over al kinds Of carved work from
which il is difficult nr even the most practical eve
:" distinguish il. We now PREPARED 70 speak
Of the u-c rf PAPER Mach". not II u matter Of con
lecture o. .ruc--Work. lat a~a rralitv
"" would refer part icI.,arIv the new and beau
tul church recently luilt in !.rXhurv iv the Dn.!
ley ~, It l;rIti, Society," where our Gothic work
may be seen i'll l1nnrl~. Crrkct- H">ct,,S an,
ii"wcr- il front Of t;a!lc,v-!.r.e Arches. Cross
Cr'~<r:. Ia.tirm"n-. Columns &c.. for Srrccn-
fatera, :. Finra!-. Norman Roses. Cap for pulpit
and ii Tie "rrin gallery may be seen one of Mc>>r.
S;ulncE- y COS lHr.c" organs, orn:,mcntcd entire
wiki Paper M:chc. Al>" t" Il I:irrr number of 81
CENT private hrlI-c> in This city aud vicinity
!0'!r !I ami tiFII~r fgv tT..>u,t. ftrr..rr X t-.
eight bU L by j. y. Turner 4 Co. Chief Ju~tic,
SllW'> E"l~c on Mount Vernon Street. and Il l:rc,
number Of others furnished both iI-i, ,,l,. on: a,I
t. The Ships cabins Of Daniel Webster. Stafford
~r'. H,n"t the Ocean. Herald If :hc Morning.
Ho-."n Ii.ii' Sc.
Architect, and other, u>c the Paper I!acllc IN
preference" 10 Any ether lnr,.t1l. We invite M
I" call N our irr E"om>. Museum EU:h!iae>, a
a!iI - Fremont !. Boston, md EXAMINE Ills lew
AZ cl" rl-ci - lli';iuf tor carved woe! r'~t.r
and r'ini'" iii',, oriH al work. Dr- ur, ,,,i,t
" attended TO- Ailrc-~ E">r"N i'AruE N>,III>r
Go. - an! y; r,ruriI' I. Hu-:rn S1titr-:uI
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THE PLACE TO BUY

w n Fra''> Wool >a:y Irlr,. N..,,.:,...,
where may l." found a,I ;,-~o!iinc,r II Saw, md
r;il""; al" Carpenters U,:,l AMI Eul.i t;.,,o,
Which WI! he -'id i"''':'lct al The ovc-,pr.."-.
Order irill':i ) attended TO-
, MAECl : rEATT.
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stand rrc-cnn-
u nirnt for il cur
atlVr bower in all
the Ii> eases for
which IL l. recon-
nlcli.ln.i u>unlly
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Pap;cr Machc.

IT Is Tie best aHa most durable MATERIAL known
y for Picture Frames. Corn'cc~ Brackets, House
Caps. Capi.o,>. Consoles. window CorniccS and all
kii- al House Ornaments: centre pieces for Cell
ingS. Ill 'zrS IN prices. which lr sent to any
part II The country. an! any CARPENTER can put
them ny in 4 l." men ait>. without creating any
,!ut o. Dirt NJ" h.oci, Letters for SIGNS. Gilt
M"u'!inc- AID torII:cc> III ship cabins. Ship Caps.
both PLAIN and ornamental. ornamc,tcd Pila-tcrs
&c. it viii lot crack in any heat of climate or Of
furnace. nor 'warp.' Fer give. in any way
team be rU' ."'!. >ar ell. planned. and turned by
a .athr. il can hc nailed and screwed! ant is Il non
conductor Of heat
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GLAD NEWS!
GOODS ARE CHEAP!

|E'lIE subscriber has Inst returned tr,,, ,,.,l..
= win Il ch"lr" selection Of Fall and UTut,r
',""> witch h" offers IT better i,r-ir, ,l,.u over
E"au''!ii' Cashmere. Bay STATE. Emrir. and T,,ct
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CELEBR lTED CATHOLIrON.

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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

No man or woman is fully educated if no
accustomed to manual labor. Whatever ac-
complishmen's they possess, whatever Their
mental training, deduction must be made fo
;gnorsnc zee of that important branch.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
CITY PRINTING

Our friend of the Express is not pleased with
the bid made by the Proprietors of this paper
for the printing, and he expressed the hope that
the Council will hold them strictly to the con-
tract One would infer that contracts may be
disregarded at pleasure, but however this may
be with the Proprietor of the Express it is not
doctrine which the Tribune can subscribe -
dubuque Tribune.
Oqr exceedingly tender footed neighbor of
the Tribune is entirely mistaken, when he sup
poses that we were dspleased with that paper S
getting the printing. All the ectioneering
tha, we did was for the Tribune, though we are
frank to admit, had we known, that the change
of proprietors, was to SO thoroughly change the
professional character of the establishment,
that what was considered worth hundred and
fifty dollars year ago, is anxiously sought for
at ONE CENT now, we should have saved our
time and breath
Az to the insinuation about violating contracts,
we knew of 10 enc in this vicinity to whom it
applies.
The Tribune may we'll boast that it never
has violated contract, for it is beyond our
knowledge il it has ever be lore been placed in a
position where It could, at least far the city
Printing is concerned.
No, Mr.. Editor, you are entirely in error
when you think that we were dspleased at
your receiving the printing. We were nearly
as well atisfied before, as after the meeting of
the Copncil, that you would get it and we em-
brace this opportunity to express the hope that
you will have good time doing the work.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
REHABILITATION.
THE HAWKEYE TRUE TO IT'S FAITH

In speaking of James w. Grimes, the con-
yention which nominated him and the men who
support him, the Eawkeye says:
Ye are traitors, Judas lscariots, men who
have been bought and sold by the mammon of
the unrig hteousness of abolitionism, and we will
no longer consider you of us, unless you forth
with denounce this base coalition to destroy our
party existence, to overturn our liberties as a
people, and transplant in their stead anarchy,
misrule, and all their concomitant eyils. These
resolutions show what the design of their organi.
cation is to overturn the whig and democratic
parties. Hear what Gerrtt Smith said on the
floor of that convention, addressing these fiery
factionists, ss You have left behind you a deep
and impossible gulf, between yourselves, and
these ACCUSED PARTIES" (Meaning the whig
and democratic parlies) "Cries we will never
60 to them, they must come 70 u.s." And you
have done it, poor simple ones! ye Bro5ainags
ne hemers Of ,c.0d, ye drapers of acater, of
Giddings, of Gerritt Smith, of Samuel s.
Howe, and Simeon Waters Ye have parted
the garment of @hlg principles for secessionism
or abolitionisn, and ye now working under
tasks, under the Pharaohs in the kiins making
bricks, in your attempt to elect Mr.. Grimes to
be chief in your synagogues, but you will find
that you have neither straD nor mortar; and
will be compelled after the ides of August, to
60 and eat your pottage with Fred Douglas
and those other worthless, to whom you have
bowed down, Badl like to worship. This plat
form of the Abolitionists, upon which they en-
dorse Mr.. Grimes, by your advocacy Of their
enlargement virtually becomes also yours !;
therefore gentlemen cling to it fondly' Let
your motto be, "rule rum as that was and is
now theirs; but know this zoe ,ciI meet you all
at Phuippi.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
THE COUNTY CONVENTIONS

Let us say word or two upon the subject of
the County Convention
In order to ensure success in the August
election, it is essentially important that the
democracy should bring forward its best and
purest men for office We want men of known
integrity and uncompromsing political fidelity
We have such men and it is the solemn duty of
every democrat to lend his aid TO bring them
into the field With such selections there is no
possible chance for the democracy to be van.
qashed. We know of no better or surer course
to bring about this result, than for every demo.
crat in the County to be present and participate
in the primary meetings. This will insure the
selection of good men to act as delegates to the
County Convention, the result of whose delb-
eratons the democracy may rely upon with the
utmost confidence. Let Us all endeavor by
watchfulness and care TO select such men.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
THE CITY PRINTING.

By the casting vote of the Mayor, the city
printing was given te- the pzoPrieiors of the
Dubuque Tribune. Their bid was ONE CENT
tor one years printing.
We observe an inconsistency in the course OF
the Mayor, as compared with his course las,
year upon this question. After the adoption OF
aresoution last year to give the printn to the
iowest bidder, the Mayor went for giving it to
the Herald, its bid being $l00, and against u,
when our bid was less than $50. Upon the
principle of giving it to the highest bidder, we
elaip that Mayor Farley, to be consistent
should have gone for us this year, as our bid
was the highest on the list
As the proprietors of the Tribune have agreed
to do the printing for ONE CENT, we nope the
Council will hold them strictly 10 the con-
tract.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
,ITY OF DUBUQUE,
AN EXTRAORDINARY ESTIMATE.


| In the coarse of an article Opposing the
holding of meetings in the State for the pur-
pose OF backing up our Congressional Delega.
ton in The position they have assumed upon
| the subject of railroad grant to the State and
,discountenancing the plans and schemes of out
siders at Washington to defeat grant for the
state, the Auxiliary Wing Print, estimates the
time lost in ''discassing and planning the Rail
road policy Of Mis State at 100000 days in the
aggregate and the money spent in paying er.
psnses Of persons ,oho haze attended Railroad
meetings. during the last fire years, at half a
million OF dollars"
We are really surprised at the enormous
amount here presented We neyer could have
believed that THEE HUNDRED THOUSAND DAYS
and HALF MILLION OF DOLLARS had been
wasted in this business, had we not seen it in
print and especially in that print, which claims
to be par erceiteace for its accuracy. Only
think of it fellow citizens, what a set of asses
you have made of yourselves, You have spent
900 days and $5O0OO0 and still have not
even the skeleton of a road to show for your
outlay Why, you ought really to be ashamed
of yourselves.
But, we would like to know how these sa-
gacious gentlemen arrive at their conclusions.
Where is the data Assuming that there are
1868 days in the year and that the people have
been engaged in this wasteful extravaganza for
fire gears, it would require the constant services,
Sundays not excepted, of more than l64 per-
aons, at daily cost per man of between 81 50
and 50, to make up the half million of dollars.
Candidly and seriously we do not believe the
Auxiliarys figures are correct. We cannot be-
eve that there has been over 10000 days and
$3.50, 900 wasted ip this railroad business; that
s., leaving out of the estimate all routes which
DO not belong strictly to the State policy
-oads.
Hoping that the labored statistical article of
he Auxiliary Print, will not deter those who
eel an interest in procuring grant for the
State and whose duty it is to second the efforts
If the Delegation, from assembling together
Ind expressing their wishes in the matter, we
axe leave of the subject for the present.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
OLE 4f'tfklq Crprpss.
BY VIM. II. MERRITT.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1854
COL. BENTON.S SPEECH.

The long anticipated speech of Col T. II
Benton, of Mo has at length arrived. 1t is
strong, bold and fearless declaration of the
| views of old Bullian upon the Nebraska ques-
ton. Its sallies Of humor and sarcasm are in.
tended to be severe upon the administration an6
Senator Douglas. There is one prominen,
characteristic about this speech. here is about
which, if we did not see the authors name ap-
pended to it, we could trace with unerring GER
tainty its paternity. 1t is its egotism. This
has been the besetting weakness ofCol Benton
1t appears in his speeches, his writings and
his conversations. 1t is the same whether on
the floor of Congress, in the political meeting
or in the circle of his private friends In what
ever capacity, position, or relation of life, that
one leading, controlling, ever present idea of
personal superiority rises up boldly to command
the spectators notice. Old age oniy seems to
sharpen the appetite for self laudation and to
effectually obliterate the screen which middle
age had erected to protect it from public notice
In view of this all perradAag and all derouring
passion, it is not surprising tha, SO great and so
pure a man should have fallen from his high
estate. Mankind admire modesty, whether
they practice it or not. That man is only truly
great, when he can realize his own insigni6-
canoe and his complete dependence upon the
which surround him. Probably
no man lives at this day, who has more vigor
Gus mind and comprehensive understanding,
who is animated by more profound thought or
more lefty conception; who has read more, or
treasured up what he has read better; who has
studied nature, nations and the economy of
government with better appreciation of the
benefits to be derived from the study; who en-.
joys purer and loftier conception of " hat con-
sttu es statesman and great man; yet even
Col. Benton, like other great men who have
gone before him, is not sufficiently great to dis
cover, or conceal his weakness. With a mas
sive intellect, he is in some respects the victim
ofthe baser passions. And while his arguments
against the assagc of the Nebraska Bill, might
be the strongest which human thought and in
genuty could bring into the discussion of a
luesloh, TIE uHmistdkeaoie lEulcations OF pau
feeling towards the administration and the
Senator who introduced this Bill, tends te Gre
ate dstrust of the motives which have promp
ted and animate d the speaker.
IT this venerable statssmas1 thinks, by uniting
with the opposition and throwing his influence
against the administration to crush il, in our
udgmeat be will be disappointed. The task is
4 hurculian one, demanding more mental and
physical power than he can possibly combine
and concentrate against the administration. !
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

Col Mig, the general agent of the Chicago
and Rock Island railroad company passed up on
the Galena last evening for st Paul, on bust
ness for the company. The Col. is wide awake
for the companies interests and they have done
we'll TO secure his services.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
LATEST NEWS.

a The Arabia brought news, that the Spa.
pish GoTernment had made full preparations in
the case Of the Black Ha,y;or outrage At
Havana. Nss.s'
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

EXCITEMENT IN LouIsviLLE.-On Friday
night, the residence of Nathan Wolfe, of Louis.
vile, was pelted with rotten eggs. He was
one Of the counsel in the Ward case. An in
d;snation meeting was to be held on Saturday
night, to express the public dsapproba!ion o.
the course of Mr.. w.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

u We are indebted to Mr.. Mckinley, of
the firm of Smith and Mckinley, for the ab-
stract of the Supreme Court opinion pubshe d
in the Express to day, touching the Dubuq Ie
claim case The article will be read with
much interest by our citizens, for which they
will feel duly thankful, as also ourselve, to this
pe n,leman
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

A Congregational pastor in Connecticut write
to one of the editors of the New York Journal
of Commerce as follows:
s.You may he glad to know that ,oas not
one of the 5000 clergy. who signed the protest
yainst the Nebraska bill. So far as l have
examined the subject, your views meet my
approval. | cannot consent to vote Just be-
cause many-yea, most of my clerical eompan
ions choose to ret excited But | should not
have signed protes. the other wav, simply be-
cause know too little Of the subject, to cast an
independent judgment, and too much ofthe pa
pers TO trust most of their reasonings."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

vETo OF THE INDECENT lssANE BILL
The Telegraph announces the veto of the In
digent Insane Bill and we are glad of it. 1t is
but another name for T" distribution Of the pro-
something to say upon this subject 10 morrow.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

"Sr PAUL DAILY DEMOCRAT We have
received the first No. Of the 'sSt. Paul Daily
Democrat" 1t is fine specimen of a daily
paper. Its editorial department is well con-
Quoted aud its mechanical execution is no,
excelled. We hope the proprietor may be
bountifully rewarded for his enterprise.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

ARRIVAL OF THE PAcIFIc.-.7deance in
Breadstnfs.-TheS Steamship Pacific arrived ct
New York May lst, with Liverpool dates to
the 19;h Flour had further advanced. Wes-
tern Canal 39s, and OHIO and similar descrip-
tions, 40s Corn, 40s TO Ais. This is about
Is on flour and the same on corn.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

= While boring the Artesan well in New
Orleans, the auger struck upon the trunk of a
cypress tree lying distance of $50 feet below
the surface of the ground, and also below sever.
al firm beds of blue clay, one OF which was
over thirty feet in thickness.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

ACcoUNTED FoR.-The New Haven Regis
ter says this unreasonable weather can only be
accounted for, ol the supposiIon that the per-
sons in search of Sir John Franklin have gone
through the Northwest passage, and neglected
to shut the door after them.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

CUBA-lMPoRTANr INTELLIGENcE-t is
said that the Captain General of Cuba has in
his possession decree of the home govern
ment, emancipating every slave in the island,
and that he is only deferred from publishing it,
by the state OF affairs in Europe