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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-25

their meeting on Thursday night, accepted, some
whit reluctantly, the resignation Of Benjamin
Ogle Tayloe, Esq as president, owing to bis deli
though his zeal is undated. John Kennedy
esq was unanimously elected president, and DR.
Noble Young, esq l., second vice president, Dr.
Thomas Clayton being the first The club 10
daily receiving the most encouraging accounts
from all parts Of the country, and they begin to
feel a confidence that by union of the conser va
tive forces Of the country, Bell and Everett will
be elected by the people.-Intelligcnesr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-25

CENTRAL 6uARpHorsK cAsKs.-John Murphy
was arrested as fugitive from the Asylum, and
dismissed upon the payment Of 81 is, old fine and
costs. Ann Cavanagh, young and handsome
girl Of II years, was brought in for being drunk
and disorderly; she was s'sent down. for 60 days
The dreadful effects Of intemperanee are plainly
discerned in the condition OF this young girl and
her family. The examining justice says this Is
the third time she has been TO the Asylum, and al
one time she met there with her father and three
brothers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-25

Tine You've CATHOLICS FRIEND SOCIETIES OF
washi ngton and Baltimore announce grand so
cial picnic at Annapolis Junction, on Thursday
the Goth inst II viii no doubt be splendid af-
fair For full particulars, see advertisement In
another column.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06

81 of the singers and the exulting pride of
The bystanders Of celestial origin. That i:
booty 3 one will ask, and others, How 20,
likee dat p What you tinkee dat::' 'Meri
can side can sing so booty'' To all whiel
it must be your invariabl. rule to give tn.
expected answers or YOU will Immediately b.
involved in discussion in their horrible lin
90, called pidgeon English, Of which yon ar.
sure to have the worst, for there are too ma
ny against YOU.
So long as Chinese songstress can keel
herself surrounded ny listeners she will sing
and l believe really that singing in Chimes,
town, like the reveille and tattoo of Grear
Britain around. the world, never ceases. Ih.
favorite hour is just at the close of twilight
When ali else is still and silence would rely,
with darkness, howls and sqneals begin t,
float upon the air-at first low and indistinc'
but soon loud, confused and piercing. Al
most every other door step is thronged with
noisy musicians Oour pardon, Euterpe,) ant
their eager and admring listeners. From
windows and easements come the tones of
more delicate and retired singers beautifyin,
a select party within. Every group has al
least one infant phenomenon, the gentle ca
dence of whose voice is occasionally heard
followed by exclamations of astonishmen
and delight, repeated perhaps for the hun
Iredth time. Be the the theme of any sons
plaintive or gay the tune seems to be mucl
the same, and at times hideous chorus vii
startle you into the belief that fends are le
loose upon the earth.-Knickerbocker.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06

In the "Recollec,ions of Washington,
just published BY Derby & Jackson, occurs
the following anecdnte:
"The song of Hail Columbia, adapted il.
MEASURE to the Presidents March. was writ
ten by Joseph Hopkinson of Philadelphia. in
1893. At that time war with France was ex-
pected, and patriotic feeling pervaded the
community, Mr.. Fox, ia Young singer and
actor, called upon Mr.. Hopkinson one morn.
ing, and said, Tomorrow evening is appoin-
ted for my benefit at the theatre. Not a SIN
gle box has been taken. and fear there vii,
he thin house.. If YOU will write me some
patriotic verses to the tune fthe President's
March, feel sure of full house. Several
people about the theatre have attempted it.
but they have come to the conclusion that i,
cannot be done. Yet think YOU NAV sue.
ceed.' Mr.. Hspkinson retired to his study
wrote the frst verse and chorus, and submit
ted them to Mrs. .Hopkinson, who sang then,
to harpschord accompaniment The time
and the words harmorized. The song was
soon finished, and that evening the Young
actor received it. The next morning the
theatre placarGs announced that Mr.. Fox
would give new patriotic song The house
was crowded. the song was snng-the laudi
ence vas delighted-eight times it was call
ed for and repeated, and when sung the
ninth time the whole audience stool up and
Joined in the chorus. Night after night,
Hail Columbia was applauded in the thea
tre; and in few days it was the universa
song of the boys in our streets. Such was
the origin of our National song, Hail Col
umbia.'"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06

he done away with. spared, therefore. nei-
ther pains nor money to this end. The po-
lice were set to work: reward was offered
| for the person who had committed the out
rage; and all passengers through the street
in question upon that morning, between ten
and quarter past ten, were exhorted to Come
forward and witness to any peculiar appear
ance visible at that time and place. All,
however, was in vain, until about fortnigh,
afierward. The subject was by that time a.
voided by US as much as possible, while the
Ladies' were present; but one forenoon, while
my son and were speaking oft as the maid
was laying the luncheon-clo,n, he suddenly
| observed -
"Do you know, father, have been think
ing good deal about the odd appearance of
that horrible mans head, and have come 10
the conclusion that it was not bald at all, but
shared"
Good" said l. "l'm pretty sure, my lad,
you're right; and in that case, he m lst have
been an escaped lunatic. This gives US a
Clue"
"Please, sir" interrupted the maid with a
courtsey, "Mr. John Stokes, at No. %, av ad
is cad shaved lately for scarlet fever"
"For scarlet fever" cried I.."Eureka, En-.
reka!" and clspped my hat on, and rushed
off to No. % like lunatic myself.
Mr.. John Stokes was still grievously ill.,
and not to be seen by anybody but his law
yer, said the servant.
sand am not his lawer, my good man :
Can't you sse?"
So went up, as had conjectured would
be the case, The third story..he same in which
was our own sitling-room in No. 10. Poor
Mr. John Stokes VAS lying in bed-and luck
lily, fast asleep-with the identical shaved
head and scarlet face that had been SO in
pressed upon al: our memories.
: "He has been delirious for days, poor fel-
low said the nurse land it would BE- a
pity to wake him for any business matter
would it no,?"
/ said that it would be great pity, and
that it WIS not to be thought Of; and then
asked whether the sick man was ever left a.
lone.
! "Never, sir"
"Are you quite sure of that ~ said l, Sc
verelv.
well, sir, l may say never that is, ex
cept just for my going down stairs for his
breakfast"
And what time does he breakfast ?"
well. sir, about ten o'clock"
between ten and quarter past, sup.
poser
"ies, sir" replied the astonished nurse
just So.
The window nearest our house was.
found, unbo.ted. |, was clear that Mr.. John
Stokes-who aeterward got We'll of his fever
and, | hope. recovered his hair-was the APP
partition that had so spoiled our breakfast
fortnight ago, and set our disestions wrong
ever since.
The only mystery remaining was how eve,
in dellrium. human feet could have gone SC
swiftly and surely upon that narrow ledge a
long the fronts Of three broad houses, ant
how they could fhave remained invisible t,
any eyes save ours.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Death of DIR. Luther Jewett.

The following tribute to the memory Of
the late Dr. Jewett we find in the Lowell
Citizen, and is from the pen Of Hon. c. L.
Knapp. late Member of Congress from Mas
sachusetts:
The Caledonian of St. Johnsbury, w., re.
cords the decease of Hon. Luther Jewetf, at
the advanced age Of s. years. The deceased
had been long resident of St. Johnsbury,
and by his high order of talent and exerlpla-
ry character exer:ed wide and salutary in
huence in the community. In 1917 he rep
resented the northwestern district of Yer
mont in Congress, entering that body while
Daniel Webster was in his second term, the
two members occupying seats side BY side
In 1929 DIR. Jewett finding his health too
much impaired to admit of the exposure in
cident to mis- profession, embarked in the pub
Icaton of the Farmers Herald. In the ed
itorial conduct of that journal he exhibited
great ability and tact as a writer. 1t was
our fortune to make his acquaintance during
the first year Of his new enterprise, having
succeeded the late William I. Porter latter
wards of the Spirit of the Times, New York;
as foreman in his office. In May, 1880, Mr..
Webster visited St. Johnsbury while on an
excursion to Caledonia county. On this oe-
casion the distinguished statesman called at
the Herald Office to pay his respects to his
old companion in public life. They had not
met for many long year and the greeting
was marked by the cordiality Of old friend
ships still cherished by each. Here for the
first time We saw the great defender Of the
constitution, then in his prime. The failing
health of Dr. .'ewett, in year or two after
wards obliged him to abandon newspaper
cares, and his journal was succeeded by that
which is still published in the :arifty village,
and now announces his demise.
To us the name of Luther Jewett will al
ways recall some Of the most pleasant memo
ries of life. He was eminently good and
scrupulously just ir all his ways. In a de-
Tghtful village, unsurpassed for its pictur-
esque beauty by any in New England, his
bright example has coutrii ed largely for
half century in the development of its char
acter for enterprise as we'll as for moral and
intellectual elevation. On revisiting the
town some three years since, We sought out
the venerable old man at his retired home,
and found him then so feeble that he scarce
ly ventured from his door. His snowy locks
and patriarchal mein lent impressiveness to
his words as he conversed of current events
with the zest of one who was never content
to be a mere spectator of the worlds pro-
gress. 1t was our last meeting. We lef:
him
"--in green old age
And looking like the oak, worn but still steady
Amidst the elements. while younger trees
: Fell fast around him"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Sectarianism running away with Religion

A striking instance Of earnest contentio,
for the faith has just cccnrred in a small
neishborhood in Geauga county. Ohio. Tn
three deacons, PRESBYTERIAN, Methodist anG
Baptist, concluded to start evening meeting,
in the village school house. They could MOI
agree which denomination should hold the
first meeting. They wrangled over the mat
ter until the dander of each deacon arose I.
fever heat. and each vowed he would hold q
meeting the very next evening which hap
pened to be Friday last, and on that evening
at early candle light the school house was
crowded with Methodists, Presbyterians.
Baptists, and several worlds people. The
Presbyterian commenced reading cstechis.n
the Baptist at the same time arose and COM
menced reading tract on immersion. tht
Methodist at the same time struck up an ola
fashioned hymn. shouting it forth at the to-,
of his lungs. The effect was ludicrous. i,
apparently struck the mixed congregation Sc
for hey all commenced laughing The Bap-
list was ~heezy. He sank exhausted into
his seat, while the Presbyterian and Metho-
dist continued. All at once the ludicrcus-
ness OF the scene struck the Baptist, and ht
udul ged in protracted horse laugh. This
di>plea>ed the Presbyterian and forgetting
himself he dealt the Baptist stunning blow
under the right ear. The Methodist threw
his hymn book down and rushed to the Bap-
lists rescue. He arrived just in time to re,
ceive the Presb, b,terians iron fist between his
eyes. The Baptist and Methodist rallied
and together attacked the Presbyterian. hu,
he was too much for them. The scene tha,
ensued begsars description. Chairs were O
verturned. Window glass was broken. Wo
men shrieked. Men yelled. The service,
soor came to a close, and the war has been
adjouratd from the school house to tn.
court room and is now under judicial treat
ment.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Chinese Music.

The musical scale of the Chinese consists
Of orly FIVE notes, instead of seven, and their
music is not written on five lines like ours.
but in perpendicular columns, like the char
aciers in heir books. The elevation or de-
preston of tones is indicated by distinctive
names. They have no semi tones, and hence
arises tedious monotony of sound. There
is said to be resemblance between the Chi
nese melodies and the ancient Scottish airs.
If this be so Scottish music in the DAYS of
Ossian must have been much ruder than it
has ever yet been represented, for of all the
unearthly sounds, Chinese singing is the
most unearthly. There is no noise like it
Those who have attended genuine Chinese
theatrical performance have had specimen
of how much the men acquit themselves in
song, but Chinese music can only be heard
to perfection by slrolling through the narrow
streets of a Chinese town. Men, women and
children all strain their voices to the utmost
pitch and give out sort of double fortified
squeaking falsetto. The singers are usually
accompanied by the viola, and sometimes by
the pig skin drum likewise. Ones tympa-
mum throbs aud thrdms as though a dozen
fairies were beating upon it. Yet the Chi.
nese have their Jenny Linds, Crisis and Sun.
tags. their Lablaches and Tamburinis. They
have their infant phenomena too, who if
they keep their lungs whole until arriving a,
mature age, certainly deserve that name
You are frequently called upon to admire
what in another place than a Chinese town
you would suppose to be an imitation of the
piteous complaints of pig jammed under a
gate, being all the time in state of nervou.
excitement lest the warbler should break &
blood vessel.
Unlike our private singers at home the
Chinese neeed no pressing to favor compa
ny with song. On the contrary the per
formances are generally voluntary, and thu
performers never give the excuse Of cough
or co!G. In tr1,h slight cold is rather al
improvement upon their style. The willing
ness with which they entertain you in :hi
respect is only equallsd by the evident vani
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Averting Disease.

The very instant the scientific engineer
observes anything is wrong on ship, or train
or engine, he cuts off the supply of steam, SO
the very moment there is any sensation a.
bout the body sufficiently decided to a,trac,
the attention unpleasantly. that very moment
should all supply of food be cut off. not an
atom should be swallowed lat least until there
has been time to ascertain the nature of the
trouble.
If cutting off the supply of steam rs net
adequate to the rectitcation Of the mischief
the next step taken is to work off the steam
already generated, so if abstinence from food
is not sufficient to remove given symptom
or ailmert, means should be taken to dimin-
lsh the amount of that which the food previ-
ously eaten has made, that is blood, inclu-
ding waste.
Pain is blessing-it is the great life-pre-
server-it is the faithful, >leepless sentinel
which gives prompt warning that harm is be-
ing done. All pain is experienced through
the nerves, they telegraph it to the brain,
and there the mind takes note of it. Pain
is the result of pressure on or against a
nerve, that pressure is made by blood-ves.
sci in close proximity. \ blood-vessel is
distensible, like an india rubber life preser-
ver-both may be full and We. may be fuller
In health each blood-vessel is moderated,
t1ll--but the very moment disease or harm
or violence, by blow or cut or otherwise
comes to any part of the body. nature be,
comes alarmed as it were, and sends more
blood there to repair the injury-much more
than was usually required-that additional
quantity distends the blood vessels and gives
disquiet or actual pain. In these cases the
increased quantity of blood is called inham
nation, and if there is not this increased
flow to the injured part there is no healing
and that part dies unless some stimulating
application is made.
But pain comes in another way. If mar
eats too much or is constipated or by som,
other means makes his blood impure, it be
comes thiekened thereby, and does not flow
through its channels as freely as it should
hence it accumulates, dams up, congests, dis
tending the veins, which in their turn max,
pressure on some adjoining nerve, and giv'
dull pain. This congestion in the arterie
gives pricking pain.
/ Pain, then is the result of more blood be
ing determined to the part where that pair
is than naturally belongs to it. The eviden
alternative is diminish the quantity Of bloot
either at the point of ailment or in the bod.
in general. Thus it is that mustard plas
ter applied near painful spot, by withdraw
ing the blood to itself,gives instantaneous re
lief Opening vein will Go the same thing
and so, but not as expeditiously, will an,
purgative medicine, because that BY all thes
things, BY diminishing the amount of flui,
as to the whole body, each particular part j
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Woman Sympathy in Men Matters.

A very important subject is touched by a
correspondent Of the Count'y Gentleman,
who thus writes:
did it ever occur to the ladies how much
aid and comfort they might furnish their has
bands and brothers by toking an interest in
their lobo,s, inquirng as to the success of
experiments. mmt momitesti"g that sympathy
Mm we uU feel tie need Of? Nothing sweet
ems toll like sympathy. The reward of the
farmers labor is not bread alone; it is the
appreciation Of heaven, his own self-respect
and lasl Y. the approval cf his fellow men
and especially the better-halt of creation.-
The tournament is rot the only place " here
women can incite 10 action and reward the
victor. Would that they felt their power
and exerted it on the farmer as we'll as they
do on the orator and warrior. Farming can
never take its true rank among the occupa
,ons OF our country till the women properly
appreciate it, and are ready to lend d hand
aid heart TO the farmer as TO the merchant
and professional man. The contrast between
our country and England in this respect i:
striking. The duchess aud the Queen her
self take an interest III all that relates to the
ad, ancement Of the farming interest, and d,
not # el it beneath their dignity to notice al
improved Durham or SoulEDown: Where
as, asked the daughter Of one Of our farm
ers short time since about beautiful calf
of her father, and she had never seen it,
She had heard her father speak of such
calf. but had not felt interested enough in i
to look at it. How can man feel much en-
,hu>iasm in his labors when the results of
his efforts are so little appreciated? Th
women wish us to admire their trim fgnres
and we love TO do it, and to gain our admi
ration they contract here and expand there
till the human form divine is los, in tn
multiplicity of folds and adornments. Th.
call upon US to admire the chef-d'Turre Of
their tiny hands. ',he love OF bonnet. AIT
We never fail to pronounce 1t beautltu!.charm
ing, bewitchng; but when we ask them il
return to look at sleek Suffolk, or fnel
developed Short Horn, they turn uptheir no
ses as though these things we're vulgar an
beneath their attention. We can nerer ca
ped our sons to grow up uith lore OF az
,iculiue till its merits are better appreciate
Ly tie mothers and sisters.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06

proportionably relieved. On the same prin-
ciple is it that good swet is good for any
pain and affords more or less relief. Eric
ton does the same, even # it is performed
with SO soft thing as the human hand. for
any rubbing reddens, that is, attracts blood
to the part rubbed, and thus diminishes the
amount Of pain at the spot where there is too
much blood.
But the safer, more certain and durable
method of relieving pain is to do it in the
natural way, without the violence of the lam
Get or the blister plaster or the purgative-
and that is by diminishing the amount Of
blood in the body. by cutting of the supply
Of its manufacture. The blood is made cut
of the food We eat, and it is just as easy to
make world out of nothing as to make any
more blood in the body without eating more.
Ceasing to eat would be Of itself q negative
remedy-its only effect would be not to in
crease the pain, but natures forces are al
ways in operation, she is constantly engaged
in unloading the body Of its surplus fluids
unloading it in million places at the same
time, and in a million ways, every pore Of
the skin, at every instant of our existence, 10
!ischarging its portion of the substance Of
the body in the shape of insensible per,pira-
lion, and besides this,every breath We breathe.
every emotion of the mind, every movement
Of muscle, down to the crook of finger or
wink Of an eye, is at the expense Of atoms Of
the bod y it contains less, weighs less than
At the instant before. Thus it is that il any
pain We instantly stop eating and thus stop
adding to the quantity of blood already in
the body, nature will perform the other part
md diminish the quantity of blood every
instant. So that the great remedy for pain
is to lie still, wait and do nothing-tae very
course which blind instinct, by the wise and
loving Father of US all, points out to wound
ed bird and beast that they may get well q
gain.
The greet thing then to do in order to
ward off serious disease land sickness never
comes without friendly premonition in the
distance, only that in our stupidity or heed.
lesness we very often fail to make a note
of ip is simply to observe and profit by these
three things.
l. The instant We become conscious Of
any unpleasant sensation in the body, cease
eiting.
.. Keep warm.
g. Be STILL
These are applicable and safe in all cases
sometimes more speedy result is attained
if instead of being quiet the patient would
by moderate exercise keep up gentle per-
spira;ion for several hours. And an obser-
want person will seldom fail to discover that
he who relies on judcious abstinence and
moderate exercise for the removal of his
symptoms. will find in due time in multitude
of cases that the remedy will become more
and more efficient with increasing intervals
of need for its application until at length .
man is not sick at all and life goes out like
snuff of candle or as gently as the dying
embers on the hearth.-HaWs journal Of
Health.