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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

Twain paused, looked inquirirgly at his
hearers and remarked that the applause
should come in at this point. 1t came
in. Mr.. Twain resumed his culogy. !
Look at Cleopatra look at Desdrmona :.
look at Lucretia Borgia, Disapproba-
ton expressed. ''Well," Sad Mr..
Twain scratching his head doubtfully,
Suppose we let Lucretia slide Look
at Joyce Heath, lool, ut Mother Eve,
| repeat, sir, look at the illustrious names
of history Look at the Widow Machrce, !,
Look at Lucy Stone, Look at Elizabeth
Cady Stanton !, Look at George Francis
Train, Great laughter. And, sir, |
say with bowed head and deepest vcner-
alton, look at Mother Washington. She
raised boy that could not lic-couH not
he. Applause. But he never had any
chance. 1t might have been different if
he had belonged to a newspaper CORES
pondent's club. Laughter, groan>, hiss
es, cries of ''put him out" Mark looked
around placidly upon his excited audi
ence, and resumed.
l repeat, sir, that in whatsoever posi-
ton you place 4 woman, she is an orna-
ment to society, and Il treasure to the
world. As a sweetheart, she has few
fequals and 10 superors- laughter AS
cousin she is convenient ; as Il wealthy
grandmother, with an incurablc distem-
per, she is precious as Il wet nurse she
ha. no equal among men Laughter.
What, sir, would the people of thi,
earth be, without woman !-I'hcy would
be scarce, sir. Then let US cherish har-
let us protect her-let us give her our
support. our encouragement, our sympa-
thy-ourselves if we get chance.
Laughter.
But, jje>tin% aside. Mr.. President,
woman is lovely, gracious, kind Of heart,
beautiful-worthy of all respect, OF all
esteem, of all Difference. No, any here
will refuse to drink her health right cor
daily, for each and every one Of IL ha-
personally known, and loved, and honor.
ed, the very best OF them all-his own
mother = Applause.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
Mark Ticatn's EuIOOy of WOn,an.

At the Washington Correspondent
Club anniversary, Mr.. Clemens, better
known as Mark Twain, responded to the
toast: "NNoman, the pride Of the pro-
fessions and the jewel of ours" lie said:
MIR. President: i do not know why
| should have been singled out to receive
the greatest distinction of the evening
for 50 the office of replying to the toast
to woman has been regarded in every
age. TApplause. l do not know why
| have received tits distinction, unless it
be that | am trifie less homely than the
other members of the Club. But, be
this as it may, Mr.. President, am proud
of the position, and you could not have
chosen any one who would have accept
ed it more GLADLY, or labored with hear
tier good will to do the subject justice,
than |. Because, sir, | love the sex.-
love all the women, sir, irrespective o.
age or color.
Human intelligence cannot estimate
what we owe to woman, Sir. She sews
Oh our buttons, laughter she mends oul
clothes, daughter she ropes us in at the
fairs-she confides in US; she tells u.
whatever she can find out about the littlC
private affairs of the neighbors, she give
US good advice, and plenty of it-sh'
gives us piece Of her mind, sometime
all of it-she soothes our aching brow
she bears our children. In all rcla
tions of life, sir, it is but just ant
grateful tribute to woman to say of he
that she is brick.
Great laughter.
Wheresoever you place woman, SIR
in whatsoever position or estate-she
an ornament to that place she occupies
and treasure to the world. Here MI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

TRICHIN-E.-llaving had trichina in
my family last spring, and knowing its
terrible effects (having lost my wife and
one child with it, | thought to write an
account of the working of the disease III
its early stages thinking, perhaps, others
may be profited by a knowledge oft, for
if taken in time, it may be cured by ac-
tive cathartics, often repeated, SO as TO
carry them out of the stomach. [ pur-
chased on the first of March, ham Of
grocer, of which we all ate raw. ate
piece about rs large as an old-fa>hioned
cent ; the first effects were felt in four
of five DAYS in soreness in the muscles,
with no pain except when we moved,
then nausea and vomiting, with some di-
arrhGa. These are the first symptoms
after these, in the course of as many
more days, the eyes will become much
swelled and sore, and painful upon COM
ing to the light. My wife lived only
two weeks after the swelling of the eyes:
the son, t years old, lived 4 day or two
longer; another son, s years old, began
to recover at the end OF about four weeks
and is now nearly well. My soreness left
me in about forty days, and now l am
nearly we'll Another son of Is years
has been exceedingly sore for about two
months and he is very week and ema
ciated, but is better his soreness is not
all gone yet. Cooked meat will not give
the trichinn, as our school teacher ate of
it four or five times, and was not affected
for it was cookcd.-J. VI HGyH, IotrD,
-Wch, M ". Y. Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

''DRINK DEEP, OR TASTE NOT. An
agricultural contemporary illustrates the
evil of IA little learning" - too little.
He publishes a receipt which he says IS
worth a whole years subscription. In
it he tells how TO tre>hen rancid butter
by the use Of 80 drops OF chloride Of
lime" Chloride of lime Is solid sub
stance.-Again, speaking Of the treat
ment of swelled LEGS in horses, he prints,
The proper treatment tUr such cases IS
Il low diet and laNitive medicine. In
some cases | have sometimes sacrificed
the affected lee, but this is only adviSa-
ble in the early and acute stage OF the at
tack" Probably. Veterinary surgeons
sometimes scarity limb i'll such a case,
and this, no doubt, is what our friend
would have told his readers if he had on
ly known it, But the climax occurs in
the same paper, where, concerning the
overteeding of Young colts with corn, we
read-"Ihe abuse of u wholesome bevcr-
age has interdicted its use. Oats, the
natural food and tavoritc beverage of the
horse, has never been found to produce
deletcrious effects After that, Aker-
man, you can take our hat - or any
other beverage You likc.-EIyrtsS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
IoRIGISAI..l
The Camera.

Among the many mansions, one
The Dreamer saw. whose crystal wall
Gathers all
To focus that is ever done
Among the children of the fall;
All that concerns the doom of men
Result of deed, word, tho't or pen,
Bet wrong or right,
Done day or night,
Well fixed upon moving screen.
Each action in its proper hue
BY this omniscient view
Is kept, and shall be seen-
Yea. seen and read
When He shall come to Judge the quick
and dead.
This Angel-Camera discerns
The look, the heart, with equal ease;
Most clearly sees
The Guardians as they help and watt
All influences or small or great
Into the picture burns =
Each several life correctly drawn
From very dawn,
And at the last
\ shadow or golden light is east
As-gOod or baG-the influence goes on.
The Dreamer saw while in gallery pacing
Where many scene,
Oi meadow green,
And mountain bold.
And people young and old.
Was pictured by the lens with its steady
gazing;
And he-the man of art.
And genial heart
Was pointing its impartial eye
From out his window high
Upon the busy city's mart.
An Angel raised the vail, maybe,
| 70 let the Dreamer's soul one moment see
How thcy above
Make record OF these scenes OF mortal
grief and love;
To make him feel, aud fear, how great tn.
| woe
| When all above. below,
Shall see that picture scroll
Unroll-unroll-
Disclosing to the world assembled there
Written in arts clear character,
Much that. if ROtc revealed. he could moi
bear.
The Angel raised the vail. maybe.
That-soul, the Dreamer might declare Il
thee.
7hg life. wrong, right.
Is photographed complete in Heaven
own fadeless light.
And thou (and aID
Shalt see ii move along the Judgment wall
And unless thou repent betimes.
And CHRIST with his own blood eXpung'
thy crimes.
Twill read so to thy heart
Thou scarce wilt need that He should sa,,
to thee, "Depart.' P.B. F.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
EentitatiOH.

The great Importance Of ventilation in
our sitting and sleeping rooms, in our
schools and public halls, is not sufficient
ly appreciated, 1t is startling to learn
the amount of carbonic acid emitted
from the lungs of our person, or from :,
single gas burner enough TO poison the
whole atmosphere of Il good sized room
in very brief period of time. Two
many persons think that winter temper
ature demands the exclusion OF fresh air
to make their apartments warm and
comfortable, wien the fact that in the
cold season we consume more oxygen
and consequently exhale a greater guam
tity Of the poisonous carbonic acid gas,
should lead to directly opposite course,
4 bedroom IN uuaer requires more centtla-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

MEssEs. l.. TUCkEH y SoN-Nutiriug
an article headed Horse" and givin.
the statistics of horses in Vermont tor
the year 1866, (39.222D which. COM
pared with the year 1850. (G9.u7l.l
shows Il decrease of over 30 per cent. |
am moved to write you Il lew Inns ON
the horse question.
While Vermont has given much at
teniion 10 the Improvement OF her sheep.
and has succeeded So tar that no one con-
vcrSamt with the whole matter would un-
dertake to scratch out with Il pra
what has been accomplished by long
years of close study and iudlciou> cross
ing and breeding, our horses have lr.u
decreasing in number. AMI J fear ,c.cn-
Grating in those qualities that make q
valuable horse. 1t is true, we have 4
few fine sFccim,ns remaining, hut
when we look back fifteen or twenty
years, we had then many more gool ~to J,
horses than we now have. and il w-s- no
uncommon thing at that time to find four
or five pairs of nice matched carlit-'
and western Vermont.
| am convinced that great improve
ment may and ought to he made in tho
horses of Vermont, and much j. vet +,
be made in the horses of Vermont, aul
much /. vet to be learned in my opinion.
in regard To the best manner oi rai~in.
them | WAS in conversation few wear,
ago with the late Col. O.vi~. Il celebrated
cattle raiser of 81. LIwrrnrc county. y
Y. who said to me that lie could Liv,
me the whole secret of success in proluc.
Ing good cattle, in Il very irw words
which were rs follows: ''Gtt Il zoo,
| breed. and make them comfortable
neither let them want for food. nor >uiItI
with heat, cold or wet. Bat in my cN
periencc in raising horses Tor the la
Twenty-Five years, the sane rule will no
apply unless the horse Is connortabl
where the horned animal would die
have no question but that better horse
can be produced by exposure out OF doors
away from sheds or barns, during III,
whole time Of their growth, getting thei
feed in the way nature designed thr,
should, than can be produced by tn
commonly practiccd way. The hor=
will generally grow larger, much bette
developed, more hardy and healthy, an
less liable to disease or accident, beside
saving much expense in the way {
fodder. l took from 4 pasture thrice
horses and colts on the ll:h day Of Iii
month, that up to that time had ha
nothing but grass, ut which time
could not see that any OF them had 10,
flesh, unless three or four brccdin
and had it not been for these mares. the
might still be in the sane pasture, bu
fearing that the colts might. by remain
ing longer on the mares, injurc the neN
foal, | took them up to separate then
There is no trouble or difficulty i'll pas
uring cattle and horses here i'll Vernon
from nine TO ten months of the year
all seasons, and most years longer. +,
the last twenty years | have had fro;
ten to twenty work horses and colts tha
have run out, and they have not cor
sumed an average of 800 pounds OF foe
der to the animal.
l would like to be one Of eight or te
to invest $4,000 in a farm near Il
lake, and devote it exclusively to pre-
ducing something better in the way ,
hcrses, than We now have. Ezra MEEC
81 Saelbtun, VI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

TRoUs,EAU FOR BRlDEGKUoM.-Re-
Gently we published some estimates which
had been made out by competent per-
sons for brides trousscau. SomcUa ~
mindful that there are two parties to 4
marriage, and that the less conspicuous
than necessary one may need looking at
ter little, has made out tn following
estimate for what he calls ''hundrcl
dollar trou-Seau for bridegroom." We
do not know how correct it may be as to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

Mrs Mary a. Reasler was murdered
by Catharine Hurley in the third hall OF
the insane asylum at Augusta, Maine
Sunday forenoon, where the two were
confined together. When discovered,
Miss Hurley had hold of her victims
hair, and was beating her head against
the floor She had been insane only SIN
weeks and previously exhibited no signs
of violence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
VOLUME 81 NUMBER 1897.

first legislature under this act, and said
legislature shall meet at the time now
fixed by law for the meeting of the legis-
lative assembly Of Colorado Territory
Approved March so, 1867.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
An Act extending to the State of Ne
braska the Provisions of an Act relat
;u,r O., k,,r;.,,lturrI C,IIog,o-

An Act to provide in Part for grading
the Public Grounds, and for other
Purposes.
b it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the sum OF twenty thousand dollars Is
hereby appropriated. out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise approprla-
ted, TO be expended by the Secretary OF
the Interior under the supervision of the
architect OF the Capitol extension, in
grading, filling up, removing buildings,
and improving the public grounds and
streets around the Caption.
Sc. ,. And he it further enacted,
That all repairs and alter asions Of the
Capitol building shall be made uhder the
direction and supervision Of the ar
chitect of the Capitol extension.
Approved, March 80. 1867.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
800 90
Total

LIFE ISsURANCE.-We learn that the
late Hon. James Il. Cahoon, of Portland
Maine, had a policy on his life in the
Great Mutual Lie Insurance Company
OF New York at the agency of AIeS>rs.
w. d. Little x Co., which since it was
issued has nearly doubled in amount by
the dividends added thereto, which afe
more than the premiums paid thereon,
showing the advantage of insuring with
this company rs an investment.
The late Capt. Charles c. Sturdivant,
of Cumberland, who recently died at
Pensacola of yellow fever, WAS al-o in
sured in the same company, and not
withstanding lie had forfeited his policy
by being in an unhealthy port at the
time of his decease, the company have
decided to pay the policy; thus giving
renewed evidence of their liberal and
honorable dealings.-CHarStitm Mirror.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

NFII HUr-A whole brood of tinan-
cial fallacics is scattered by this short
paragraph from the Nation
If the great want of the time be
more @recnbacks, and if the more there
are issued the better off we shall he, il is
hard to see why Congress need be 50
much afraid of the Southcrners claiming
compensation for their slaves aud for
other damage suffered during the war.
What harm could possibly result from
issuing enough paper money, when once
the printing press is in motion, TO satisfy
them ? 1t would either revive industry
ut the South, or, better still, make in
dustry unnecessary, and would dliiuse
contentment through Il great many re
gions which are now the seats OF strife
and heartburning. Is it worthy OF
practical men to keep the South impov-
erished, merely by way of vengeance,
when one wagon-load OF engraved paper
would maks its people happy and pros
porous %
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

Paris recently distributed 47,937 ra-
tions to the poor of the city in a single
day Nearly three quarters of the amount
was bread.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

An Act supplementary to an Act emit
tied An Act making Appropriations
Tor sundry Civil Expenses OF the Gov.
crnmcnt tor the Year ending June thir,
~. eighteen hundred and siXty-eight.
and for other purposes" passed March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the concluding proviso of section ten OF
the act described in the title hereof shall
not be held to prevent the necessary
printing, as heretofore done, in til,
Treasury Department and the bureau,
thereof, by their own employees but
the number OF persons employed in this
service shall not be increased.
Approved, July -, 1867.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
THE MAN

VINO couldn't trust lis feelings doubt did business
'- principle Speaking of ca h reminds US thet you
Lnot nv RI your spare cash more profit bly, han in
'-kln6 one of CASINOS SPRING MATTRESSES
.Ad LOl NILS. A fine Assortment of nice Coveu just
'SelNsd' Gall and ses them, Eastern Avenue st. J.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

An Act for the Support in Part of the
National Soldiers and Sailors Orphan
Home in the District of Columbia.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America i'll Congress assembled, That
there be, and is hereby appropriated, out
Of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to: the support in
part of the National Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphan Home, in the District of
Columbia, organized under an act of the
twenty-ttth OF July, eighteen hundred
and sixty-siX, amended by the act of the
twenty-second of February, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seven, to be expended un-
der the direction of the officers of said in
stitution, five thousand dollars
Approved, March 80, 1867.
An Act extending to the State of Ne
braska the Provisions of an Act relat-
Ing TO Agricultural Colleges.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the grant made by law of the second day
Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
to each State, of land equal TO thirty
thousand acres for each of its senators
and representatives in Congress, for the
purpose Of establishing agricultural col
lcgcS, is extended to the State of Ne.
braska in the same manner as if Nebras
ka had been a State of the Union at the
date of the passage Of said law.
Approved March 30, 1867.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
NANUFACTURING PURPOSES
A MAN CUT WEST

In 4, scrti = gale ot wind eaid "a low d,,. wa.
lht with LI- ICth 'pcu, luIuc con let,iy n
slDc cut We advise h' Tn To lie turned frum Their
cct.Isc : i tho, ut 20 nee and ,rdcr
ere q IA>SlNC'S SIi,iNG MATTRESSES and
Lot NGi:. l,u th,u he ,Iilio table these Ion,
.It,r evenings, sleep vel Ia, O,ld ilt-.
New-York tribune., 1868-09-05

between two Republicans running for Congress IN the
NNNILIth District 10 was feared mar tma personhi
quarrel would into the present campaign, ana weak
en- II endanger the District But wise oOuhsels pre-
vailed and the friends OF the rival contestants nave
agreed 10 support Judge Noah Davis who has consented
TO run. This patriotic action s equivalent 10 thousand
votes in the District.
Livingston County. New-YOrk, has chosen
Is IS Congessona! delegates all N favor OF le noa "a
ton OF the Hon VIM H. Kelsey Ontario has chosen Us
u delegates, all In favor Of the Hon. VIM H. lamport
ihee delegates from Yates can therefore nolnsS nl
Iamport, aud four from Yates nominate Mr. Kelsey
ates she presents candidate OF her own can nenl
% nis the candidate OF either Ontario or Livingston nha
wednesday next.
The Republican Congressional quarrel in the
&Ath District terminated on Tuesday at Franklin
Inc conferees from Mercer Crawford, Venango, and
Clarion held new conference at which the name Of the
Hon H. c. johnson was withdrawn by that gentleman
Tor the sake OF harmony. G. W. Gil1an ESQ., OF Venan
go County, then made the Republican nominee, he
being Of the candidates ior whom the people OF the
District had voted directly. T. NJ Deirance of Mercer
.ouhy Is INC Democrat candidate. The District gives
from 1000 to 5000 Republican majority.
The Republican Convention of the Third
Congressional District Of NeWJersey, met at SOmeryille
Col Scranton elected temporary Chairman The perine
nen organization effected after adjournment, by
electing Col Scranton Presidents and VcePresident,
aud Secretary from each county Col Scranton addressed
te Convention IN some wellchosen remarks when the
Committees Rules and Resolutions reported, when
nominations were called for. Hunerdon led OH by nam
ing Hon. Amos Clark. IT,. OF Union County; hiddesex,
Somerset and Warren followed and Union County also
named MI Clark No further action was deemed neces
sary and amid loud cheers Mr Clark nominated by
acclamatOn. Senator Clark OF Union. is emphaticaly
working man taken politically ia business view. He
was elected In 1866 to Union County which had
heretofore given Democratic mOrites ranging from 800
down The prestige of his name and the well worked
plan Of that campaign secured for the Republicans the
election OF both members OF the Assembly that year
the county Active, energetic aud determined win,
the Republicans of the Third District have put IN tho
field whose will be a tower OF strength. and
II the Third District s not carried by tho Republicans
this Fall IL will not be because of lack OF effort or hard
work Speeches were made by DR. Gilbert OF Union, Mr
Van Fleet OF Huntcrdon Mr. shipman OF Warren, and
the most enthusiastic held for years Amid cheers for
Grant aud C0fax, Blair and Clark, the Convention al
iOurned