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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

Last Saturday was the warmest dry
that we have any record OF IN April. In
this town mercury arose rs high as 50 o
in the shade, aml in one or two cases to
81 :. Ii Is quite remarkable that just
three years AGO that very day mercury
stood at zero in this place, and the sleigh
in@ iirst-rttc. Both are extreme cases,
and are as noticeable, the one for cold
and the other for heat, ~ any We remem-
Der 10 have on record.
The heat was marked all over the
country Saturday. They claim one case
OF sun stroke in New York And the
telegraph reports the cause OF Il serious
railroad accident ut Rcadviilc. Mass, Gn
which two ears were hurled from the
track and many passengers inIurc.D to
the spreading Of the rails by heat. Ii
such is the case, people had better aban-
don travel by rail through the summer
months Under the head OF DOG day
weather in April" the B2sto" JomDH
says:
1t is doubtful if even the oldest in
habtanl" can recollcct 4 season when we
had weather So intensely warm aS that
experienced in this vicinity, AMI, in fact,
Judging from our tclceraphic reports, all
over the Atlantic coast, last Saturday
Friday was an unusually warm day for
April, but it was cool aS compared with
Saturday, when the heat became intense,
and was all the more oppressive from the
fact that lis sudden approach found ev-
cry one with winter or spring clothing
on, and unpreparcd for - sudden 4 trans
ition from frigid to Il torrid zone. Fat
ana lean people alike swcltercd. All
sought the shady side OF the street, and
there even the Thermometer indicated
So :. We have no reliable record of
the hight reached by the mercury in the
sun, but ii i variou-ly placed at %
and 100 >. A. late as o'clccl, Satur-
day evening the thermometer on the
south side of The journal Office indicated
81 ,; but soon after that hour a sudden
change in the atmosphere was apparent,
for the wind had shifted from southwest
to that point Q! the compass - much
dreaded at this season of the year, cspcc-
tally by invalids-ca~t. In less than IN
hour after the first grateful breeze had
been felt, the mercury had fallen twenty
,lnnrcps
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

\ Coon FINANCIAL RECuED.-Thc
first two years of Gen. Grants admins
tlatlon present Il very good financial
showing, compared with the two prcvi-
Gus years. The revenue Of the govern
ment was increased So, 0OO,O 900, while,
in the same time, there was decrease in
expenditure Of Sl26, 100, 900, making Il
net gain of So 100000, by which
amount, nearly, the public debt has been
decreased in these two year,. The SAY
ing of interest by this decrease il nearly
Sl2,000,000 a year, or one million 4
month. These figures are Ike charity,
in their ability 10 cover multitude of
sins, and Gov. Boutwell, and Gen. Grant
can make a good deal Of Roadway against
their critics with such Il capital
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

ILLUSTRATED Christian WEEKLY.-
This is the title of a new eight-page pa
per, published by the American Tract
Society, New York; Rev. Lyman Alb
bolt, editor. The first number contains
on the first page an admirable picture al
Ter Detallle symholizing the spirit of the
nineteenth century on the third page Il
letter from "Rusticus' ON Trvipn Tx.
perlmen;s, and a practical religious arti-
Gle by DIR. ii. &. Weston on Esrhcr's
Resolution on the fourth and fifth pages
ali article on City Missions with three
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

IMPORTANT RAILROAD PRoJECT-It
is stated that negotiations are going on
for the lease Of the Northern, n. H., r..
r., TO the Vermont Central Railroad. in
order To secure another link in the con-
templatcd grand trunk route from Chica-
go TO Boston Via the lakes, O2dcn-burg,
White River Junction and CDncnrd.
Should this measure BE- arranged, its
terms will he submitted to the slockhpld
ers of the Northern Railroad at the an
nual meeting next m lnlII.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

DIED on IIoMrsICKNrss.- Eddie Co.
ann, Il lad of fifteen, died lately in Or
lean" of inconsistencies lie was the son
of the Rev. Gcor2c Coann, who has long
been 4 missionary in Persia Mr.. Co.
ann visited this country some seven years
since, accompanied 10y his family. AMI it
was ut that time proposed that the boy
should be left in America, but the idea
of the separation from his mother was 50
painful TO him that it WAS abandoned.
and he rctured with his parents to Per-
sia. \ short time ago, however, Mr..
Cuann, considering it advisable that his
son should have the benefits of an Amer
lean education. prevailed upon the boy
To be sent to his friends in this country,
and lac has, since his arrival, resided
with his grandmother in the West. lie
was soon taken ill with Il mysterious dis
ease, which was finally pronounced home
sickness, and of which he died
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14
Respectfully yours,
JESSE BISuor,
Com. Of school district No. Ii.
81. Jphn,bury, April IL, ISL.
.VcctiHg Of SchO0i !SHpcriHfeaFcHrs

In accordance with the statute passed
at the last session of the legislature, a
nalOriiy of the school supcrintcnIcnts OF
Caledonia County met at the jury room,
i'll 81. .Johnsbury, April | |, at 10 o'clock
A, NJ DR.. John III. French, the Sacre-
tary Of the State Beard of Edn alton, at
whose call the meeting convened, was
appointed chairman and Rev J. =. Hum
phrcy scribe.
The first business which came before
the mcclin" was the subject of cXamina-
ton of teachers in the public schools
Upon this subject, after discussion, the
following resolution was passed. viz. :
EtSotrtd, that the examination of teach
crs be conducted by trrdtcH questions and
answers, and that 4 written list Of five
questions each on arithmetic, geography,
grammar, and nitcd States and Yer
mont history, be adopted for the spring
year and that the superin:cndcnts
also examine orally in their discretion.
1t was then voted that the spring
examination Of teachers he held through
out the county, on Saturday, April %.
ut . o'clock, \. Nj, and that the fall cN-
animation he held ON Saturday. Nov
Is, nj o o'clock, \. NJ.
The next subject To which the attrn-
ton of the meeting was directed was the
Teachers Institute. which i 10 he held
in the early part OF the next winter. The
iollowin" persons were appointed = com
mittce Ia select n place for the next In
stiiutc T.. ". Smith, East BnrIc; A.
VI. Heath, Groton; T. y. Granger,
Lyndon. Ut Is requested hat if any
towns in the county desire the next ~,--
sion of the Institute, correspondence lie
opened upon that subject with any OF tlc
above named 9cnllrmcn.)
Attcr designating committee to pre-
pare list of written questions for the
examination Of teachers, which commit
tee were required 10 report in the after
noon, the meeting alIourncI to | ] o'clock
L.
Having met after adjournment, the
committee on questions reported Il liz; of
10 qucsiious-20 for The spring cXamin-
alton and % for the fall. This list was
adopted after discussion 10y the meeting
After tins it was voted that tn standard
for license in written public cxtmin-
ton be NJ least GJ per ccmt-In writ
ten private examination 50 per cent
that in history the standard be, in a pub
lie examination 30 per ccnt.-in phi
waite examination Gj per cent. Much
stress was laid upon the the p"5hj exam
nation hy the secretary OF the >upcrin-
tcndents, and all teachers are urged to
escape the rigors of 4 prir,n trial, By
awaiting themselves Of the more lcnicnt
requirements OF Il public one. The meet
inc then dissolved. SCRIBE
y. B-l'he place for the examination
Of teachers in the different towns of the
county will be seasonably designated
Teachers coming TO the examination are
requested TO provide themselves with
toolscap paper and pencils.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

did not offer 70 protect me or the BOY
from the great peril Mr.. PAGE claims We
were in. ask no sympathy irom men
who will thus encourage their children
TO break the rules of school. but 1t ewes
me much satisfaction TO say that the dis
trict go votcrs) have shown their conf
drnce in me ut their last annual meeting.
If Mr.. PAGE and his voucher, Mr. Chap,
man, have any designs TO impeach Mr.
Humphreys report | hope they will dc
so soon. The Page boys were expelled
next morning and no scholars left by re-
quest of their parents but those from Mr.
Chapman's house
There was peace afterwards. | think
that parents may well feel sore who thu:
try to break down and ruin the reputa
ton of Il young teacher. They shoulC
recollect, however, that at the same time
they are running their own chil!rcn.
hope shall not be compelled to bolster
up my own or my sons cause by "yaths'
or 10y GREAT professions. Of lo,in. ''ih'
truth" and opposing ''lic-," bot Leave Tho
puhlic the true verdict.
Respectfully yours,
JESSE BIsIof,
Com. Of school district No Ii.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

and after the restoration in 1914, the
communal council lad little power, even
where it existed. But during the :!rSt
revolution. the commune of Paris rose
suddenly to great influence. 1t was in
this body that Danton ana Robespicrfc
found their first powerful adhercnts, and
it was in the name of the commune that
the revolution OF August 10, 1872, and
the September masSacrcS Immediately
following. wcr. effected. Since that
time it has been enough TO give the mod
crate citizens OF Paris a shudlcr, only to
speak Of the commune, but ut every
successive revolution the popular demand
has been iur its establishment. On
the other hand, the first ambition OF
Louis Napoleon, on becoming president
Of the republic in 1878, was to obtain
the power Of terminating the mayors OF
the communcs, who, collectively, tolm
the communal council. As soon, there
fore, a. lie was overlhrown, last Scptcm-
| Der, the demand was made in Paris for
communal elections, in order 10 place
the government of Paris and the other
cities in the hands Of the people them
selves. The new government ut first
promised 20 hold these elections, but they
continually put them oil, during the siege
OF Paris and the government Of liners,
on assuming power iii February, still neg
Irctrd tD establish the c0unCi! of the com
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

-" The speech of Senator Morrill, on
the Santo Domingo question might serve
rs Il moici in the discussion now going
ON IN the Senate, He opposes anncxa-
ton Tor reasons which appear to him sat
i>lac!ory, and has not word to say i'm
pu@nlng the motives of others, or cndeav-
oring to catch the worthless applause of
the Galleries by flashes Of irony and sar
casm. Such reserve and moderation it
is impossible not to approve, even in 4
Senate that includes Mr.. Davis among
its members and endured for years the
inebriate drawings of Saul-bury.-.N.
y Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

CoM~-Ibere Is good news that the
coal strike is near It's end. The miners
have exhausted their savings, and in all
probability work will he resumed this
week. 1t is desirable in every way that
some plan should be hit upon to avoid
these periodically recurring conflicts be-
tween labor and capital. las any bet
ter one been suggested than the establish
ng oi Il permanent board of arbitration,
in which the employers and tie employ
ed shall he equally represented, whose
decisions shall he final The expert
mcmt has been made on both sides of the
water with the most gratifying results.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

There has been all that in favor OF Presi-
dent Grant and his well earned popu-
larity, in spite Of his D0minicanism, con-
stitutes tic entire strength, and the back
bone OF the measure. InindOrSed by
Lin, may not venture TO say it would
not have had or have a corporal's guard
OF supporters? To me. rs well rs 10
some others, it would have given pccul-
lar pleasure to have been able TO support
the measure because of the couDtenancc
lent 10 it by the present administration,
of whose integrity Of purpose have not
a shadow OF doubt; but it was and is n
question in It's scope beyond the life of
any party and far above all parties, and
my responsibility began at the point
where that of the executive most proper
ly leaves off.
Senator Morrill, did not pay much at
tenton to the report Of the commission
crs indeed his remarks were prepared Ill
advance Of lis appearance; but to Inn
as to the public lis General character was
already familiar,-:lnd he met the qucs-
ton ON other and broader grounds than
the special points OF their inquiry. Look
in. over the whole subject, IN detail and
in general. he comes to the conclusion
| that san Domingo has no such value Tor
trade, for naval protection, CT Ter any
other cause, that we should find profit
in anncxin9 il; while hc objects 10 adj
hitting such Il population, and urges thai
by pursuing policy of annexation, sucl
as Mr.. Seward left as Il legacy TO Gen
Grants administration, we shall still lnr-
thcr incur thu suspicion ana ill-will OF
our ncighbors in this hemisphere. ll'
shows that We have had trouble will
Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Peru
Brazil and Paraguay, and now have
quarrclS on hand with Canada and Hay
Ii, and lie insists that we shall cease an
nexaiion for awhile, and cultivate friend
slip with our sister nations. If we are
TO annex anything, however, lei II he
Canada, OF which he says APPLY:
At the north there is Il country inter
locked and dovetailed to our northern
boundary, throughout it, whole ma2m!ii-
cent extent, with i people Of kindred
stock ami tongue, which, without money
and without price, anu win iIi'r own
consent, VIII at some ''ine surrey snow
perhaps in Inc second Term 81 ven;
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to'' ''', , ~, ,,;'' ,a,,,l;
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VIII DC ''7-Hi'd' ""''c ""' Wv" "'' mo-
he fctaf"t", nui Pt1hai'r H'A"' IA"I'
complete ih'' Won!I ir'l'tt .o""r up,
on All parties. '''iiI9h rt',i'.''''i'l' ana
bIot "uI Inc lG'E'' 81 ''.' N''',''hi'.
10 ahneN HM '''i''i'"'' lac Shows
Wo''.t L'N!'E increase "''' ''\'H' anu 1t
would - aA~"fd 10 suppose tIl'' C"''H-
Try WitI''Gi AN acre G.! p.'".'' 'a''H-, o.
one huhir'l ana twenty or one l''!"df'''
ana siNty ilI"n-;'hd poor dominican Nri
AMI women, "narr"-'"m'd ami uh"i'-
mn l" i''''' com! OF "n''" H'''h' 'h'
the public debt. The taN would all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14
VIM -NcTSpUprrS are RcUd.

y late number OF the New ENGLAND
Homestead has few words on subject
that W. lave frequently alluded to. hut
the writer takes new view OF the ease.
Hear lin:
There may have Iyrn time, years
AGO, when some sensible p1npl. would
say III don't pay 10 ADVERTISE and be-
IlG>c what they were saylng. Er that
a. it may, those days are no mere.
In some way or other, Il sort of pungrnt,
readable, and in fact really imtrrc,iin.
and entertaining method of calling a;lrn-
ton t. hu-imcs~, has taken the place ri
the old dull, and carefully wor,lei cards
formerly printed 10y merchants. Ne
woman buys Il dress or Il illsr carl,
without first finding out who advcrliScs
thtm, and the advertisements are -
wordcd and displayed nowadays that
it is Il pleasure 10 search for what you
want. Let the editor llttcr himself, if
he will, that people buy the paper TO see
what he has 10 say on sCmc grave, and
learned topir, but there are writers for
it beside the editor, who interest the
readers, and they are the men who write
the advertisements. People must read
the local columns, and would like TO see
what the editor says cditorially, of the
state of the country, but they must first
run over the advertisements. To see what
is new and strange, who hts fresh goods,
and what are the prevailing styles who
has Il house for sale, or to let, where to
get insured and where to buy groceries
All these things are OF great Importance,
and people do not pass them by unnoticcd
by any means.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

LATEST FROM ALNsKt.-Ah, what
will they discover in Alaska n Vt Al
ready We have had coal, grapes, cold,
silver, cnppe:, tomatoes. POTATOES, turS.
fish, aid about everything In he found
elsewhere in any part of this world. Now
we read with rapture of the finding in
this blessed land of millions OF pounds OF
FOSSIL ivory" which is wosih 81 per ID
in San Francisco. Now !or guano :.
Ne are sure HAT there must he @uanp in
Alaska. Now for a soap mine II
there isn't Il soap mine i'll Alaska We
shall he much surprised. Now for mares
nests, 1t there are none of these in
Alaska full OF promising young colts, We
shall be much disappointed. And has
there been any search for milk and hon
cy ~. y. Tribune
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

\ NEEN0NrEE As>INAiED EY TIE
kU-kIJN .-lniormati@n WAS received in
Rutland on Thursday, hy telegram from
Tallahassee to the H.aH, that John &.
Dickinson Of Marianne, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, and Republican leader OF
West Florida. was aSSlS-inatcl by the
Ku-kIux Khan ON Monday night last in
the streets of that town. Mr.. Dickinson
was native OF Benson, and was Il line
officer OF the Seventh Vt. Vols, in the
war After Icing mustered out he Ic.
tmnrl To the South, Ioratin" in Marian
ne, Florida, where he l;,I just been ad-
mIttrd Ia the lar. lie WAS Secretary OF
the Senate Of Florida and Clerk of the
Superior Court. He had attained idle
influence in the political circles of lhc
State.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

original drawings; an article by DR..
VIM. Adams on the late DIR. Thomas III.
Skinner, with an accompanying portrait,
and a cartoon Ly T. u. Rossitcr as beau
tiful i'll treatment a. it is ORIGINAL in de-
sign, entitled The Kingdom Of God is
within yoa. The last page, devoted to
the children, contains poem by Mr.. c.
C. Darwin entitled Waiting for Papa,
with an illustration, and a tale OF the
Siege of Strasburg by the author OF 'Jes-
sica's First Prayer. There i also poem
by DIR. S. II. Tyng on Light at Evening
Tine, and an admirable article, My TN
Gle Tohy's mistake, by Mrs. NJ. A. Hal
lock. which will certainly be acceptable
to the wives and ought TO be to the hus-
bands a paper on Malmai5on by DIR. c.
: Robin ON, late pastor of the American
clarcl at Paris, one of series Of arli-
Giles from hi> pm on life in France, most
OF which will be illustrated am article
on the Two builders, containing fool for
the reflection OF Sabbath school teachers,
10 be followed by others in the same vein
on the Words of Jesus: beside, editorial
and Other matter The terms are bni
- a year
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-14

rz- Here is an item Of interest to those
about building. We copy from the
Woodstock Standard: The plastic
slate" roof on Pauls portion of the Bank
Block and also On Frccman'S store has
proved Il poor thing and Is now being re-
placed with tin.
Arizona citizen., 1871-05-27

THE conspiracy at Camp Apache recalls an incident in Gen. Crooks history. It occurred about fifteen years ago, when he was stationed with a handful of regulars near the Klamath Reservation. The h. dians were found to be censpiring with view 10 murdering every white person and stealing accordingly, roundabout. They even set the morning for the work to com mence, and were already going in,' when they suddenly discovered the young west Pointer set across every avenue of escape Those Indians that survived that cross fire, took no farther stock in conspiracles.
 Here was a chance to have taught these Apaches the most salutary lesson they ever got, but the opportunity was lost for want of a man to improve it.
Arizona citizen., 1871-05-27
The News Of the World.

Our paper being too small to give the general news with any satisfaction, we omit it almost entirely, and devote the space accordingly to things local.
 The two great centers of attraction now, are Paris and Washington-the French trying to take their chief city from the French; and the High Joint Commission at Washington trying to settle the Alabama Claims question: sometimes styled the 'Beef-Joint Con- mission from the number of dinners.
 Now, we have beef-joint' treaties in Arizona going on all the time, that just discount that Washington outfit. And our war with the Commune tor Reds') of Arizona, will stand-off that frog-eating affair any day in the week.
 The fact is, London Washington and Paris are all too far away from Prescott, Tucson and Tubac, to ever amount 10 much; and just now they ain t worthy of mention in connection.
Arizona citizen., 1871-05-27
G Let Every Tub Stand on Its own
 BottOm.''

So far are we from agreeing with the proverb that Republics are un- grateful that we verify belitve there are thousands of criminals constantly being let off with a reprieve and good rations who should have been let down with rope. The world, too, Is much better than it gets credit for. With all its shams and slowneSS to see the truth, the deserving usually get their due. The newspaper press, which can make and uumake men, as 1t were, Is found to be nearer correct in the end than it at first appears. 1t would much rather record actions than ln- dulge in comments, for the public Is a great maw always hungry for news. There is most money ill news, and least "unpleasantness' in dealing 1t out. There never is a good deed performed that the press does not sooner or later award just mention. Its fault if any is in overpraise through this hurry for news. The military is in cur minds eye now. It is there we look-when we look rightly-as a general thing, for the more meritorious or ridiculous in the line heroic. Cloth, etc. seem to conspire with or against a man, all the more. It is useless for the congre- oation. much less the smaller circle of white neck ties, to think of washing a fallen minister's dirty linen and keep inc. it white before the world. The sooner the fault is known and change takes place, the better for all hands.
 We want no one to say that our l:te strictures on the military outfit ill Arizona will tend to demoralize that institution any farther; as whole It couldn't be done. We have generally mentioned names ill that particular. knowing that there are many good officers who can't do any good from the very nature of things. But like those in every sphere of life, be satisfied with your innocent food, raiment, &c. and bide your time.
 This is not the first and most disa- greeable duty we have had to perform in this line. For instance, that Idaho siege, where the officer commanding was worthless ill every respect; the savages killed over two hundred trav- elers alone on one road in one year. Post commanders seemed benumbed, except in one instance where a Major (now on duty in Arizona) threatened to bring his howitzer to town and de- stroy the 'd-n printing-office.' That would have been relief both ways, for change. A few months after wards, however, Gen. Crook dropped m there quietly. as an Apache, and soon demonstrated to the Major that his half company of soldiers could get a hundred miles away from camp in the snow, and go through a rancheria of nearly hundred Indians, when the mercury was below zero. The Major has been our well-wisher ever since.
 We have not lost all hope ill the case of our friend Col. Green, and that his two hundred and fifty soldiers are but to look at and protect hostile savages We shall labor with him. He may yet experience light. And we may all be happy yet. But every tub must stand on its own bottom.
Arizona citizen., 1871-05-27

THE Yuma correspondent of The San Diego Union calls Stoneman "The Cardiff Giant" This is the heaviest hit on the plaster-of-P Paris humbug we have yet seen. The Army-and- Navy Journal, by the way, says Stoneman is chalked for the Retired List-which means forever shelved. Curiosities arc consolidating perhaps under the old order consolidating regiments such are the delays of red-tape!