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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06
Truth.

The following beautiful illustration of the
simplicity and power of truth, is from the pen
of :. ii. Hammond formerly editor of the
AlAaHr- State RegiSieE- lie Ans nn- eye, Kit
ness of the scene in one of the higher courts
A little girl nine years Of age, was offered
rs witness against prisoner who was on
trial for n felony committed in her fathers
house
=" Now, Emily" said the counsel for the
prisoner, upon her being ofleDId as a witness,
desire to know if you understand the ma
ture of an oath ?"
al don't know what YOU mcan," was the
simple answer.
"Thcre solr Honor" said the counsel, ad-
dressing the Court, "is anything further
necessary. TO demonstrate the validity of
my objection? This witness should be re-
jccIcd. She does not comprehend the nature
Hof an oath.
"Lct us Sec" said the Judge. "Comc here
my daughter"
Assured by the kind tone and manner of
the Judge, the child stepped toward him, and
looked confdingy up in HE face, with a calm
clear eye and in a manner so artless and
frank, that went straight to the heart.
"Did you ever take an oath ?" inquired the
Judge. The little girl stepped back with a
look of horror, and the red blood mantlcd in
n blush all over her face and neck as she an
swered
"No, sir"
She thought he intended to inquire if she
had ever blasphomed.
al do not mean that" said the judge, who
saw her mistake, IL mean were you evcl q
witness before ?"
mo sir ! never was in court before" was
the answer.
lie handed her the Bible open.
+ "Do you know that book ,Say daughter ?"
She looked al Il and answered, "Yes, sir,
it is the Bible"
"Do YOU ever read il ?- he asked.
ayes, sir, every evening.
''Cau ysIu tell me what the Bible is ?" in
quired the Judge
at is the word of the great God" sho an
swercd.
-"Neiii place your hand upon this Bible,
and listen to what sayI" and he repeated
slowly and solemly the oath usually admins
tered to witnesses.
"Now,n said the Judge, "you have sworn
as a witness viii you tell mo what will be-
fail you if you do not tell the truth-9'
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for n M responsible place in public oii'irs
-snughffor and selected on the ground Of
ftness-he should decide whether be owes
lhat duty to the public, and perform Il well
II be does, Office was properly regarded In
the "good old colony times" Then Il was
considered hindrunce 10 business and al-
most or quite hardshipl 80 much 80 that
laws we're passed, in some instances, compeli-
lng men To accept Office, or pay fine. 80
would have you do your duty 90 the public
at pll times, and especially in seeing that
oaicc,scekeu By profession or constant
practice are crowded from the track, and
worthy men puton, TmpulY lITCuMB,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06

ACADEMIES re,,m COMMON SCHOOLS
/ Not from design, not from necessityi and
yet such is the actual working Of the system,
I We have iu Vermont many academies, ,-lcss
would probably be benefit 10 the cause OF
education, They exist both IN our large and
small tDwna, and most Of them are IN session
through the year Those located In towns Of
small population, draw from the district
rohools class of pupils whose uhscnco work
"a serious damage 20 those schools They are
the more forward scholars who are tlms
drawn away and whose prcscnce- seems cs.
sentibl TO the life Of the school out of which
they 90, Their example Is needod 10 awaken
a proper ambition In the school, to exert q
controlling influence in favor Of good order.
iu giving tone and NiGor to school exercises,
both In general aid In detail
We would not advise attention 10 the
"highor branches" while AZ yhe district school,
ot anytrtc iil the commoR English" was
more thoroughly understood than at prc.cnt.
Far better that more advanced pupils have a
daily exercise in the spelng-book, and moro
than ono in reading grammar, geography
and common arithmetic, than leaving those
half mastered To bc found Ia the acadcm,
making trials at French, LAIN, music and
geometry,
Applicants for teaching common school,
are ottuc found deficient In the element, Of
knowledge. than IN moro advanced studies.
] alludc to what may be called spelling
book lessons and the. simplest elements Of
geography grammar and literal spelling aud
pronouncuE the most common words Of our
mother tongue, aud yet some Of these may
have made considerable advances IN Latin.
music and French The elements Of reading
English nrc passed hy while French and Latin
are read and pronounced with tolcrlblc accu-
rncy There seems 20 be an oycrscagcrncss
to launch into the manhood OF knowledge
without passing over the tedious details Of
pupuge aud TO pass hy the school.housc.
whore foundations in education are 10 bc laid
to reach the academy or the college The
district school is thus deserted 10y those very
ones whose presence would give il life aud
character beside acquiring for themselves
habits Of though,mncss in study
At present, many Of our common might hc
called infant schools, and smull az that, vhilo
not few parents are paving tuition for their
children both there uud %, the academy.
/ And what shall be- douc2 shut pp the
door, of the O.. dcmy for the winter term,
and all go fo. thorough ddll under III
teachers, IN tie simple ruHmcu,s of science
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"l shall be shut up iu the tt-to Prsor ~
Ian,verod the child.
"Auyrhug clst 2" asked the Judge.
"l shml never go a. Heaven thc replied,
"liow do you huov lhis ' r'hrd the judge
lng1iu.
The chH6Nloah ht Ehfr and tuuipB
rapidly o. ne cwptrr continuing lhe COM
mnudmoHis, fsut,d % the lnlm rtnn," h.u
shalt not bear tl-r witness against ill
neiFhboF," y harmed that lrioic f'ula
read"
elias nuy one talked With sou about ynur
being sitBtp 10 court here aFlilH THE
mat | m1nTcd nif Judge
"Yes, sirI" me fepirl 'Niy mother hclrH
they wanted me % b a wiuc4a, and last
night ahe called me ~ her room and asked
mo 10 tell her the Ten Commandments, and
then We knerlcd down together and she
prayed that might understand how Wlrkef
II was 10 bear false witness against my heiah
Dor, aud that God would help me, q liitla
child, 10 tell the ruth ~ u was before hu
Aud when came up here with father, she
kissed me and told me 10 remember the
Ninth Commandment, and that God would
hear every word that said"
"Do YOU believe thisP" asked the Judge,
while q Tear glistened n bic cye, and hh lp
quyered with emotion.
"Yes, sr," said the child, with a voice and
manner that showed her conviction OF 10
trulh.waa perfect.
God bless you, my child" snid the Judge,
"yuu have q good mother. This witness g.
competent" he continued "Wtrc | on tngl
for my life, and innocent Of the charge
against me, ] would pray God for such
witnesses ay this Let her bc examined"
She told her I0ry with The simplicity ofu
child, ~ she wus but there was dircctu,is
about II which carried conviction Of ts truth
to every heart She was Tigidly cruss-ey-
amned, The counsel piled her with infinite
and ingenious questioning, but she varied
from her first statement in nothing. The
truth as spoken by that little child was
sublime, fulsehood and perjury had preecd-
ed her testimony. The prisoner had iulrcnch-
cd himself IN lies, I'LL hc deemed himself
mprCguublc, Witnesses had mlsihcd facts
in his favor, and Nilluiny had MANUFACTURED
for him sham defense, hut before hor
testimony, hlschood was scattered like chat.
The liitir child for whom a mother had pul-
cd for strength Ia he giteu her 10 speak IT,
truth ~ IL Was before God, broke the cunuir.
devices Of malurod y.la,ny to pieces like
pottcrb vessel. The slrcdgth that her mothe.
prayed for was given her aud the sublime
and terrible simplicily-tcrriLle mean 90
the prisoner aud his ussociatcs-With which
she spoke was like revelation from Col
himself
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urrom tho Ausuua MONTHLY mr Penrusp
Tho Roliof Of Lucknow.


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Aud tbcn IA would alI bee done.
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NX4.trl ,ith fever iu tho sirue,
And her mind vas wandering
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And I took her head ou my lmrr
uNyhru pf[ father rours ham, fac thp.ulruph
.ie r,id
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Loves Seasons and Roasons,

HY CHAHlrs HACKAY,
loyo my love in spring time,
For beauty frrsh an May,
For checks like early roses,
For rlpa az bright az day
For breath like balm NJ lilies
For smiles like sunrise cleari
love ms love in spring time,
Aud love her all the year
love my love iu summer
fDf promise warm and true,
fur Truth llkr MONDAY throwing
4 light uu old and nrw
FOR wealth ~ bloom aud freshness,
And shady eumiml near
love ms love iH summer,
Aud love her all the year,
love my love la anlumn,
For frult ~ gentle deeds,
Iur wisdom 90 be garuerrd,
70 serve ouf future needs
For virtues ripcuiug ever,
Like hauCsts ull IN ear,
love WN love in autumn,
Aud love her all the year
! hove ms love IN winter,
For charities untold,
For warmth NJ household welcome,
For looks that thaw the cold
Dor harmless mirth and pasliuio,
A. rich a. Christmas chccri
! love my love IN winter,
Aud love her all the year,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06

~ Said old Mrs. Philanthropy, the other
day, nccustiug n prccuciols urchn in The
street, with wardrobe remarkable for It's
ventilaiiug advantages "Buhhy why don't
you 20 home and have your mother sew up
that awful hole IN Your trowscrs "Oh,
you Kit cout, old-Omnn," was the respectful
reply, " our folks is oconomi1ing, and hole
will last longer than patch any day The
old lady's honest sympathy was wasted, while
the youngstcr beat retreat around the cor
ner, displaying flag Of truce in the rear
tR' An editor down SnatA A-saye h-- never
dotted an but once in his life, and that was
in a fight with cotcmporary.
~ A recruit, going through the exercise
of sword cut asked how he should parry.
Never mind that" said the old hussar who
was fencing master to the regiments "you
only out--lct the enemy parry
l-S- The following result Of the omission Of
a comm, is rather lnlicrous. In an inter
cSting article about the inauguration of the
new hospital building in New York, the wri-
ter is made to state that an extensive view is
presented from he .toufh story ct' Tire HUd-
son Hircr
to Copy of an address ola letter remain
ing in the post Office ut Cambridge for pre-
payment
"NIisturs Jmi fins (ruthir
rule rode wuks
bac his hous
Nuten Kornur
AmprcV
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A RARE OFFER

We will furnish Tm CArrposiAS aud thc n.
llnna Ilonfliy, the Sew England Magazine aud
de- last aud best u American MouhI,rs each for
one year on receipt Of $500, the magazine 60 be-
mailed from Boston by rhe pubI'shcra, on heir
own responsibility
A. thc price of lht .iiliaf,o alone BE- three dol
lar,. persons wishing 10 take both can be- furnished
by us atvFrcat reduction,
fru I, 1857. e, " hiuNI GO.
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Swearing.

Profanity is either the hight Of folly or
madness The Being whose name is thus
used with iuc,crcucc either docs or does not
exist. II lie does not, then certainly it is a
piece of utter folly to bc swearing hy nom
entity. f. ga man is greatly in earnest
-hc wishes to give peculiar force and energy
to what he is saying lee wishes to invest il
with peculiar weights and to accomplish this
brings into What hc is saying with great fire.
qucncy, the name oEsohrbody who never
had cNistanro, j. @. --h he swcars roundly
and earnestly by nothing and nobody and
iithis -he-rot avrrctmc1 orthc most ridiculous
folly il is difficult to imagi6c where ii can be
found.--.,
But ON the other hand il lie does exist
if there b. God then we are His creatures
we live ever beneath the notice of His all
seeing eye. We are dependent upon Him
for every blessing We are insects in his
mighty hand, 1ho-word of His that made
us, can unmakc as in moment, or protract
our endless torture. "In his hand our breath
is, and his are all our ways"
Now think of such creatures, sustaining
such relations to such Being, md yet using
his namc with irreyerencc and impicty--n-
voking that holy name in blasphcmyi and
thut too with as much thoughtlessncss and
carclcssncss as they would the name of u
fellow man. If this be not the height of
madness, then is it difficult to imagine whore
it can be found. No other conclusion can
there he reached than that Profanity as was
stated at the outset is the height either of
folly or Springfeid Rcpubiicda.
Hon HEEIs.-lt is stated that the husi.
ness of the chiropodistg has increased at u
most astonishing rate since the fashion OF
wearing high heels has come into vogue So
much strain - thrown upon the great toe
joint, that il not only destroys the natural ac-
ton of the foot butalmost inevitably produ-
ccs inflammation, ending in bunion. Young
ladies suffering with Affections of this charac'
ter will now know the cause hut, as the
"hcel' is considered great addition to neat
gaitcr, we apprchend the chir0podists will
enjoy hourishing for many years to
come.
NVuy' WAS puAuAOu's DAUGHTER LIKE A
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NIAItFH II

One swcetly solemn thought
Gomez 20 me u'er aud o'rri
] .m nearer my home to-day
Than We g,ct bccu before,
Nearer my Fathers house,
Where thr many mansions be,
Nearer thU " ~ white throne,
Nearer the Jasper sea.
NpEicr the bound ollie
Who're wr lay our burdens down
Nearer leaving Wy cross,
Nearer Wearing my crown,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06

4 NuNrl EguISTRlAN FFiT--A eorrcsponl
cut writes that during the last summer "a
Young married lady, residing west Of the
Green Mountains, IN Vermont, discovered
a misehicyou, swine engaged in depreciation,
in the garden, ln the ahscnsc OF The "mcu
folks she sailed forth 90 cxpcl the mtrudcs.
Gruntcr was soon cornCrcd. but there WIS
no hole for his cgrcss The lady pressed
him hard he couldn't leap the fence, b.
couldn't squeeze himself under or through
il. Like great many human towards in
such dilemma, he turned upon his pursucr,
and making full tilt, struck her between
her pedal cXtrcmilirs and would have passed
safely through, had his nose not caught g.
the folds Of her hoopcd ir,s. As Il was,
he took her safely on hi back aud then
commenced a series Of circuits about thr
garden that ri,alcd the best ic0ls Of a circus
ring, At length, ns IL TO complete the simili.
ludc, loop gave way, the lady turned
somcrsnult aud struck thc ground, while hi,
pig,hip made rapid tracks in search of the
hole through which hc had entered tn
forbidden enclosure. Our correspondent
closes by uucring the piggish wish that
"Mh,u ucNt the lady goes To ride,
MAY WC be- tErtc 20 tcc'
-LowH Ncrs.
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Ion pRINTINa.

our Printing establishment was mover lu better
condition thuu NOW, and Increased atf1Hrsr vii
be- ui,ou 90 this branch uf buslucrar We keep
constantly ou hand Paper aud Gard stock, and are
uos prepared 60 print llaudhills, Programme,
Aurtiou Hlls. BHl Heads, Labcls, Cirruars, hubi-
nr.s and Wedding Cards, Ar., So, at short notice.
trderl b., mail nil bee eafeiaiis attended 60. and
the work forwarded Win draWfrh.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06

lS,' a postmaster puzzlng out a very un-
certain suPerseription to AN Irish letter, jo-
cosey remarked to an intelligent son of Erin,
who stood by, thatNhe Irish brought n hard
setof names to this country, That's n fact,
yer honor, replied the Irishman but they
get harder ones after they arrive here
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WHY WAS PHARAoH's DAUGHTER LIKE A
BRoKER P---Because she got little prophet
from the rtts6cs ON the banks,
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lR"At a meeting Of thc friends and be
LEVERS in spiritualism held in this town not
long since, among the relies of the depart
ed, the spirit of Daniel Webster raped itself
into notice. The great statesman, through
the mGdtum--a gray headed believer ac-
knowlodged he had been a great mnn,S that
hG'had committed many errors in the flesh
lie had made many mistakes, in, his social
life, in his diplomatic career, in his political
course, aud .hcrc were some, he was sorry to
say, in his DjcnoHdyB B--A0Thampton Ga
Refte
SAM -IuliuA, -,lhon- Noa missed your dog,
how did YOU find out whur-he went to
- julius. Why, you see Sam, ] was walk
ing at de north end de other day, and saw n
large string oh scsscugcrs hangn' outside de
door Of butchers shop, walked back and
forth lMn- -nr- three tine-,rttd the fourth time
whstlcd--lor, gosh almighty Sam, dc way
dem sassengers curlcd up was kaushun to dis
child | didn't want to hurt de mans feel
ings, but knew what had become Oh dc
dog
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Never, surely, was such scene as that
which followed. Not heart in the rcsidcn-
cy of Lucknow but bowed itself before God.
All, by one simultaneous impulse, fell upon
their knees and nothing was heard but burst
ing sobs, and the murmurcd voice Of prayer.
Then all arose, and there rang out from n
thousand lips grent shout of Joy which re-
sounded far and wide, and lent new vigor to
that blessed pibroch. To-eur chrcr Of God
save the QuCon,' they replied by the we'll
known strain that moves every Scot to tears,
Should oud acquaintance be forgot &c,
After than, nothing else made any impression
on me. scarcely remember what followed.
Jessie wus presented to the general on his
entrance into the fort, and at the officers ban
quet her health was drunk by NIL present
while dhc piper marched round the table,
playing once more the familiar air Of Auid
lang sync.'"
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Rules aud Regulations.

Badges by application to the Secretary.
8. No article can be entered to compete
for more than one premium, except as part
of collection in same class, or among sweep
stakes
10. Each exhibitor will he required to
purchase Badge for which they Will pay
one dollar. The name of the exhibitor will
be written thereon to prevent imposition
This Badge will admit the purchaser during
the Fair and is not transferable.
IL. All Horses, Jacks, and Mules of every
grade, must be in readiness at o'clock on
Thursday, i'll order to enter into n grand
cavalclde, and be walked around the ring.
II. When a majority of Judges on any
class are present they shall constitute a
quorum, and be authorized TO award pre-
miums. The first on the list of those pres
ent shall be chairman.
l3. Sheds and pens will be provided for
the accommodation of stock, but exhibitors
will be required to furnish bedding and
feed.
ii. The Executive Committee viii ap-
point sufficient number of persons to at
tend TO the arrangement of articles and
preserve order and protect property.
Is Glass No. and Glass No. Z, in Di-
vision c, will be shown on track on the Isl
day, and Glass No. 3 and No. 4. in Division
G, on I'd day. Glass No. . and Glass No. 6.
Division c, as also Fire Engines. on Sd day
/. Tickets of admission can be had at the
Trcasurers Office on the Fair Grounds.
2. Price Of tickets will be so cents for a
two-horse carriage, 25 cents for one-horsc
carriage, but no one riding in the same viii
be admitted without an admission ticket
For an adult - cts, children 10 cts
3. All articles intended for exhibition
must be entered on the Secretary's Books
prior To o clock ~ ". Friday October i 5th
and the person so entering must state in
what division and class the articles are to be
entered.
4. The awarding Committees or Judges
will bc called at o'clock on Thursday Oct
l4th, in front of the Executive Office when
all vacancies will be filed. They will be
furnished with list of the articles to be
examined, aud will report the awards 10 the
Secretary on or before 10 o'clock on Sdtur-
day October 10th.
;. The Premiums will be proclaimed and
paid from the stand at 10 o'clock A. NJ Sat
urday, but all premiums not called for IN
IuIig uayo VIII III oonS.ucI'u loi'iteu II
the Society.
g. No premium will be awarded on any
article where there is no competition, only
at the discretion Of the Committee.
z. No article viii bc taken from the Fair
, Grounds without the PERMISSION of the EX-
eCutiye Committee.
! &. Awarding Committees or Judges OF
award will be presented with appropriate
f. MAlDL0W, Prcs'L
Il. IORNBGOOk, Sec'y
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SIi1, fJZ n
STEPHEN c. WHEELER, Sec'y.

III
STEPHEN C. WHEELER, Sec'y.
IL WILLIAM STREET,
New York, March, 1857
AT the request of the President and BoaId of Di-
rectors of the knickcrbocker Life Insurance Conf
pany, certify that the mode of computing present
value of the Policies employed by the Secretary Of
the Company is scientifically correct, and in
cor!ance with the prescriptions of the charter. L
also certify, that have compared the list of poll
cies furnished me by the President as on the books
of the Company with valuation tables sufficiently
test the turacy Of the results given by the Secre-
tary and find the values stated within TO be nu-
meTicaly correct That is to saw. the present val
of the future risk of the Office ON all outstanding
policies, the difference between the present value
of future premiums 10 be paid on them is SI3,957 To-
The total value of policies, the holders OF which
are entitled to dividends, is SIS, DIT O2.
And il the surplus Is correctly stated at 3l2 a.
the difference between this and the present value Of
the future risk of the Company existing policies,
after deucng 10 per cent Of il for the relief fund,
is the proper amount for dividend, to-wt: S2iGlO97.
The true principle of dividend is to assign TO each
policy holder who has insured on the mutual pan
share proportional 10 the present value Of his poll
cy, which Ii the true value Of his inseTCst stock
holder of the Company. This share amounts TO 10
per cent of the present value of the policy.
CHARLES w. uACkLEY.
February 18th, 1857.
As Agent for the above Company, am prepared
10 issue Policies, the most favorable terms Pam
Itlcts giving ell desirable information, be had
on application. WM. L. PAGE.
Evansville, April 9th, 1sjs.-ly.