The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-25
IL Friday an Unlucky Dnye

frowncd upon As dawn of i'll omen. Aro
though the pre- judice is less prevalent now
than it was of yore, when superstition had
general sway, yet there are many, even IL
this matter OF fact ace Of ours, who wouid
undertaking of mOmcntoaS import. And how
many brave mariners. whose hearts lnGual!-
Ing could meet the widest fury of their ocean
home. would blanch to even bend their sail.
on Friday. But to show with how murl,
reason this feeling is indulscd, let us exam
inc the following important facts in connec-
ton with our new settlement and Greatnes:
As a nation, and we will see how little cause
we Americans have to dread thc fatal dav
Ga FRIDAY, August 2l, 1892. christopher
Columbus sailed on bis great VOYAGE of dis
coverv.
On Friday, October -, 1892, he first di.
covered land
On Friday, January i. 1893. he sailed on
his return to Spain, which if he hal moi
reached in safety, the happy result would
never have been made known which led to
the settlement on this vast continent.
On FRIDAY. March -, 1893, he arrived a,
Paos in safety.
On FRIDAY. Nov. % 1893 he arrived a,
Ili>paniola. IN his second vova.e TO America
Ga Friday, June -, 1874. he. though un-
known to himself, discovered the continent
of America.
Ga Friday. March ). 1896. Henry VIII
Of Eng land. gave to John CABOT his c,mm;.-
sion. which led to the discovery of North
America. This is the first American ta;e
paper in England.
On FRIDAY, September :. ljG5. Mciendrz
founded ST Augustine. the "!d.>: town in the
United States. hv more than forty wears.
/ On Friday, Nov. 10. 1920. the Ma,il ,wcr
with the pilgrims male t!.e hsrhor OF Prov
lncetown. And on the sane day they >i.n
ed that august compact. the tore-unncr Of
our .ioriouS constitution.
On FRIDAY. Dec %. 1920. the Pilgrims
made thrr final landin. at pivmuu'h Ro.k
On Friday. Feb. -. Gcorre Washing
ton. the Father of American Freedom. wa.
born.
On Fril,v, .june l6, Bunker IIl! wa.
seized and fortified.
On Frilav. October :. Ia. the Surren
der Of Sara'o-a wa, made. wh.h hal such
power and influence in inducinr France I,
declare f,r our cause
Ga Friday. Sept. %. 1.So, the treason o,
Arnold was lad bare, which saved Us Iron
destruction.
On Fr!av. October 70 l.sl. the surran
der at Yorktown. the rrpwu::l. glory of III.
American arms. orcarrp1
On Friday, Jn'y :. l..6. thr motion il
CnnGrr~> was NAL. X J I'm A!ams. 5. IN 4
C! by Richard iIrn~y Lee. that tn. I'nit
States Co!unie, Were. ani o. Il ri.ht on.I.t /,
be-, free and independent.
Thus. by numerous -Nlm.,l.s ". So. N
however II NAV b.. with other nations. Amer
lran> need never dr-,l - h--in on Friia,
any undertaking. however mcmea;ous 1t ma,
be.-.No.JoN Br,tcD,.
EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF SrErN,; II,
The Troy Times of the 9Th. reronn:s :
singular trial Of strength. which took p,,-,
IN that city on Saturday evrring betwee,
James Mi:i>nn, 1.-THE east iron man an.
Professor Carl. tn. stro:.,p., man in Amer
lea. The challenge for a trial Of strcnrt!
sent by Carl, havin. been accepted, lar.,
assembly witnessed the performance
" Previous 20 the trial. Professor C,rl wy,
an rA'iii'i'ipn OF magic AMI vrn'-iio ;G:,..
performed his celebrated .uitar ani dr.i
solos. balanced sixteen chairs u2on his chin
) AM performed other fats calling :br an ev
erci>e o. strength. which must have rrar.-,
, HIM somewhat. Mr. Madison then .npr,r.,
he'll All anvil weighing two hun!-e, ar.,
, fourteen pounds upon his breast. while tw.
men struck upon 1t with s.ei-rs; held n
anvil upon each knee; broke number O,
stones with his Est: bent bar OF iron oi
an inch thick by striking it over hi. arm
and held an anvil weighing about two hand
: red pounds upon each arm. while men >tru /
upon 1t with slsdges Professor Carl the:
appeared. held al anvil upon his breast: ben
, The bar Of iron alinos: double upon his arm
held the anvils u>cn his arms. &C., for Ion.
er period than Mr. Maii.on had done. III,
then took 'lie large flint stones which Ia,
been rejected by his rival. and hammers,
them to pieces. 81 sisnalizin. his perform,nc,
t by cracking in TWO dag stone about lars
t enough to serve a. stepping block for door
1 Alter tins he held one of the heavy anvil
t over his head for forty one seconds; LITE
j. sixty pound weight upon his little fin-e
, and swung it around his head, and held tw
men on his hair while he whired them abou,
top fashion, until their Zee; struck out At =,
t angle c: forty five degrees.
t Mr.. Madison WAS then called out b.
t the audience, and requested to give an ac
t count of himself. lie excused himself i
l the matter of the stones by saying that hi
| rival was In constan, practice, while he ha
t not broken stone for year. Being URGE
to swing the weight about his head, he dc
t cllned to do Il, Oh the score of inability. an
t as Professor Carl had not held the anvil. o.
his knee. In short, lie virtually acknowl.ds
ed himself whipped man."
+ SIN SHoRTENs LiFE.-Every form of .i
5 tends to precipitate the ruin of the trans
I gressor. 1t haStens the final catastrophe.
Not violent passion can man indulge whic
: does not tear his heartstrinss. How ofte
e has sudden excess of rage broken the .od
3 ed bow! Of life! What a warning acains
all evil ways! Why in such haste to put the,
: selves out of the world, when bevond it the
s can anticipate only the blsckness of dark
{; ness Have they not suffered enough in th
world, that they are SO impatient to rush il
to another still! more miserable VIII the
, not be contented till they are dead and eon
1 aye, dead and damned On the other han
: every Christian virtue tends to pro,ono =
Z wall IN Sunotop b,.~,.