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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19
PUT DOWN THE BRAKES.

No matter how well the tracki IL laid,
No matter how strong the engine Is made,
When you find it Is running ON the down
ward grade,
Put down the brakes
II the demon of drink has entered the soul,
Andhis power Sgetting beyond your control,
And draggleS you on to II terrible goal,
Put down the brakes
Arc you running in debt by living too fast
DO you look back with shame on proitleSs
pass,
And feel that your ruin Is coming at last?
Put down the brakes?
Whether for knowledge. for honor or gain,
You are fast wearing out your body aud brain
Till nature no longer can bear the strain,
Put down the brakes!
The human Is weak, since Adams fall,
Beware how you yield to the appetite's call,
&" Be temperate in all things" was practiced
by Paul;
Put down the brakes!
An, n terrible thing Is human life!
It's track with many danger is rife;
Do you seek for the victOr's crown in the
strife?
Put down the brakes!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19
Sleeping Flowers.

Almost all flowers sleep during the
night The marigold goes to bed
with the sun, and with him rises
weeping. Many plants are SO scnsi-
tive that they close their leaves dur
ing the passing of Il cloud The dan,
delion opens Mt five or six in the
morning, and shuts up at nine in the
evening. The goat's-bc wakes at
three i'll the morning, and shut at
five or six in the evening The En-
glish daisy shuts up its blossom in
the morning, and OPENS its "day's
eye to meet the early beams OF the
morning sun. The crocus, tulip and
many other, close their blossom at
different hours toward, evening. The
ivy leavcd lettuce opens at eight in
morning, and closes forever at four in
the afternoon. The night.ilowering
ccreou5 turns night into day. 1t be-
gins to expand its magnificent sweet
scented blossoms in the twilight; it
is full-blown ut midnight, and closes,
never to open again, ut the dawn Of
day In d clover field not IL leaf
opens till after sunrise. Those plants
which seem to be awake nll night
have been called the bats and owls
of tho vegetable Kingdom
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

The Boston Times has had l,3UO
answers to its $1,000 problem, re,
ouiring to know how long it will
take n locomotive to run 100 miles,
provided it goes 80 miles the hrst
hour, 25 the next, IL the next, and
so on. Of course the offer was
eminently safe, rs the problem in
wolves an infinite progression, for
ever leaving remainder to be d.-
videl; or, as one OF the mathema
ticians puts it, we have the startling
PROPOSE ion that a body may move
to yards II stationary point, alway0
keep i'll motion and never reach 1t.
Yet most OF the replies purported t.
give the exact time the locomotly
would reach the end Of its Journey
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

People are proud TO condemn in
others what they practice in them
selves WITHOUT scruple. PIutarch tells
of wolf who, peeping into a hut
where a couple of shepherds where
regailing themselves with II Joint of
mutton, exclaimed, "What clamor
they would have raised if they bal
caught me ut such banquet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

HEAVY fires are now raging in th3
woods below Richmond Virginia,
and cover an area of from l,5OO to
1000 acres. The fields of grass OF
this years growth, in their dry and
parched condition from the drought,
we're burned over like stubble, and
two horses were consumed iii the
progress of the flames.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

Is EVERY pursuit, whatever gives
strength and energy to the mind Of
man, experience teaches to be favor
able to the interest of piety, know
ledge and virtue; in every pursuit,
on the contrary, whatever enfeebles
or limits the power of the mind, the
same experience ever SHOWS to be
hostile to the best interest of human
lie.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

TIE commissioner on internal rev
enue has decided that the tax on
bankers and brokers sales of gold
and securities is repealed after De-
tOber |.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19

MkMpms has made arrangements
for the accumulation of 100000
expected visitors to her Exposition
in October,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
The Stokes Trial.

The result of the three weeks trial
of Stokes for the murder of Fisk. has
taken the public mind 10y surprise. fnr
the general expectation wa>. that he
would he convicted of the crime with
which he WAS charged. The long delay
Ill bringing the accused Ia trial. which
the arts and cNpcdicntS of his earlier
counsel secured. has doubtless had its
effect i'll bringing about the state of
affairs which made Il disagreement pos
>ihle. At the time when the crime was
committed. the idea that amy honest
jury could have hesitated as to their
verdict. would have been perfectly pre-
postcrouS. There WAS then IL Just and
keen appreciation in the public mind
of the bold and audaciouS character of
the act and had this case been tried
then. no one doubts that Il verdict of
guilty would have been promptly rem
dercd.
1t Is Il matter of serious consideration
whether public Justice should he foilcd
10y the intcrpoSition of dilatorN pro
cccdingS, instituted tor the purpose of
creating undue chances for the prisoner
to escape the effects of his crime
Stokes may we'll he congratulated ON
the success of his counsel in securing
the all-important element of time to
diminish the certainty of his conN lotion
They did their best for their client III
this regard. though they subsequently
gave up his east; and he may thank
their efforts that his subsequent counsel
We're enabled To secure IL disagreement
Of the jury.
The later counsel exhibited in his he
half all the skill, learning and tact of
the profession To procure his acuuiltal.
and built up Il fabric of defence which
was marvcll"us to the public. and II"
less 81 to himself. The ingenious theory
of opium poisoning 10y the attendant
surgeons. the attrihution of insanity.
the pretencc of killing in Sclf-dctrncr.
were all piled with skill and aSSiduity.
But the brief. calm, discriminating
charge of Judge Imgraham left them no
ground to stand upon. and put before
the jury the whole of that complicated
case with the single question standing
out, whether the killing was prcmcdi-
tated or not
Upon this point it appears the Jury
were divided. Il large majority of their
number finding that the act WAS done
with consciousness and will. and the
others being in doubt upon that point.
In such case the law mercitully gives
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
Among Our Exchanges.

The Montpelier UdtchmdH. noticing
the meeting and organization of the
Republican state Committee. SAYS:
The particular object of the meeting
the coming State and Presidential cam
paign. and secure the more than usual
Triumphant Republican majority i'll Yer
mont at the coming election. The Com
mittee evidently intend. 50 far as their
official acts are concerned. to inauguratc
II vigorous campaign. and if they are
seconded 10y the Republicans of the
State. a> they should hr. the m"rtitica-
ton. which senator Carpenter limited at
in his speech III Burlington. of having
the Republican majority III Vermont
reduced this fall. will he aNcrtrd.
The Republicans of Burlington. held
a grand ratification meeting at Burliug
ton last week. Monday evening. The
demonstration was Il successful one. and
no such gathering has been Witnessed
in lclO. The arrangements c0ntcmplat
ed speaking i'll the park 10y Hon. Matt.
II. Carpenter, of Wisconsin. Hon. l.. +.
Chittenden of New ork, and other
prominent gentlemen. and the whole To
conclude with superb turch-light pro
cesSion. There we've present large dele
Colchester. Richford and other towns
in Vermont. supplemented 10y boat
load of enthusiastic Grant men from
PlattSburgh and kecSrville, y. Y. with
an occasional sturdy Grant Democrat.
who had no stomach for billed crow.
sandwiched i'll among them. Several
bands of music cnliNcncd the exercises
of the evening 10y their patriotic and
stirring music, and banners and trans
palcmce> and illuminatiom> cleaned
forth and ~honc ont brightly on all sides.
The stand tor the speakers was near the
Court House. facing the square. Gov.
Underwood presided. and made few
brief remarks. aS he came forward to
imtr"ducc the first speaker of the eve
ming Hon. Matt II. Carpenter. Il son of
Vermont hut Il t. :. Senator from " is
consin. The speaker was greeted with
hearty applause. and spoke i'll his hap
picst vein. Hon. l.. T.. Chttcndcn. ii
one time Register of the /. :. Treasury
under Lincoln. was next introduced.
and madca spirited and effective speech.
Repeated cheers for Grant and Wilson
followed this speech, and then the torch
light procession was formed and made
the tour of the principal streets of the
city. 1t WAS brilliant and imposing
affair. and many private residences.
stores and public buildings along the
line of march were handsomely illmm-
mated.
In reviewing the address of the Lib
elal Republicans of Vermont, the St
Alhams Messenger we'll says: NO honest
man believes that President Grant is
guilty of Grimes and we undertake to
say that he has administered the GOV
eminent with as watchful and tender
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
What We Are Fighting.

Gov. Hawley has Il pretty plain and
direct way of putting things. as many
of our readers know. y late number
of his paper shows up the ISSUES of the
parties as follows:
We did not fight the South alone i'll
the war. but the Democratic party. 1t
was that organization which we had
most to fear all the time. 1t was that
organization which prolonged the war.
and to which the rebels constantly look
ed for ultimate help. 1t WAS that old
organization. unchanged and unchangc-
able which as late as lr6l declared the
war for the Union IA failure. 1t Is
that organization which has resisted
every step of justice and REIMBURSEMENT
since. 1t opposed the emtranchisemcnt
of the negroes North and South; 1t has
resisted all the amendments made nee
eSSary hy the war: ii has done all it
could to impair the credit of the coun-
try with regard to the sacred public
debt. This long and always disgrace
full record of the Democratic party was
ample reason for the demand for its
abandonment and di>mtcglition. 1t
IL lldu gone To pieces. anu It's tltllItHl>
had reformed i'll new parties with new
purposes. the country might have had
confidence in its talk of reform. There
might have been II new adjustment of
parties North and South. differing. but
only differing upon the new i>>rc>. But
nothing of this >nIt occurred. The Dem
oclacV retained it, old organization in
all its old vignr. 1t came ont of its tenn
polaly alliance in Missouri, for instance.
better disciplined lis Il party than ever.
1t l. to-day. IN Connecticut. more COM
pact and iii better party training than
" hen it met III convention III Middle
town during the war and refused L"
cheer tor the victory (annollnccd while
ii was III >,.>>inmD At Roanoke Island.
il, which tum:icctirut regiments had
been conspicuous for gallantrN. In
stead Ut giving way III ANY respect. II
has tl, Uncomfortable impItdcmcc /" de
mamd tId1 t!l, Erpuhlican party shall
di~iand L"adc,! with crimes against
the country. ami with NOT one good
thing i'll it, record tur twenty wears.
il comes forward and asks that the gov q
eminent he transferred Ia it, hands.
UdrftDCH (OHTtiHt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
The Vermont State Fair.

The twenty-second annual fair of the
Wool Growers Association will he held
on the grounds of the Caledonia County
Agricultural Society ut st. JohnShury.
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. September 10th, llth. 18th and
18th, lS72. The premiums i'll most of
the classes have been revised and i'll
creased. The premiums on horses and
cattle have been extended at great eX-
pensc to the society. and have been 50
arranged as to tend to bring out Il large
display of the best animals in the State
The grounds are situated on an ell
ovation about il mile from the village
of st. Johnsbury. overlooking the Pas
Sumpsic valley, attording one of the tin
est panoramas of New England scenery.
The buildings and appurtenances are
sufficiently cOmmodiouS and extensive
to meet all the requirements of the eA-
hibition. The grounds are accessible t"
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
Lees Army Coming North Again

Mr.. Theodore lilton has Received
letter from Il young man III BaltiIuo,..
stating that Il number of Young ,Iru,.
Gratis from the southern border Stat.
who had served in Lees army. prun,-
to form Il campaign club for Iirc,h.
and Brown. with uniform of re, T.,
travel through the northern >ta,,,
They propose to call themselves tL
Ida Greeley GrryS." after the hrroir,.
of the campaign. Mr.. Grceley'> d;ugI
ter. and he asks of Mr.. Tirum. ~
special friend of Mr.. Greeley. if the. idle.
will meet with the appreciation OF ",
Greeley and his daughter. Tiltnn asked
Mr.. Greeley what lac Thought of il. o,.
Saturday. AT Chappaqrra. and the cid
gentleman seemed rather pleased. hlr
he SAID. suppose You ask Ida" TIL
ton accordingly asked Ida. She Ma,
frightened at first and dtmurrcd. hur
on thinking the matter over Il moment
mod,>ily acknowledged the grcal homo,
the cliValric Southrums proposed IL ,io
her aS the daughter of their standard
bearer. and gave her willing cnlr>,.lr
1t is supposed that the Ida GrcrI,,
GleH> will Ice IL sort of flying club To-
give zcSt To tn" campaign in the North
10y the Infusion of the Young Southr.a
element. 1t will certainly ne Il lil,L
feature. and rs Miss Ida Greeley prom.
i>cS to bc Il real heroine in the FIGHT. IL,
is probable that more of such clubs ~ III
he formed in her honor all over the
country. 1T * il good thing. said
Tiltum. "What we need i tu shuttle
tb,. North and Snuth tnr,t L.r. .,.,..,,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26

people of whom the author evidently
writes from actual observation. Justin
Mccarthy contributes another of his i'll
imitable biographical essays-thiS time
upon Rev. Chas. Kingsley. Vas st.
Peter erer at Rome ? is Il carefully writ
ten discussion of Il question which few
readers have ever asked themselves.
In Pdrudise is IL charmingly fresh and
natural sketch of IL New England coul-
try village. in the form of narrative.
Jds. GOr3On BenncH'S ScintIdfOns. con-
trihuted by IL prominent \. \. editor. Is
largely made up of striking quotations
from the HcraId in its early days. The
Poctical. Scientific. and Literary De
partmentS are quite up to the high
standard of the magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
Lake Winnipesaukee and North Con-
way.

The newspaper men of New Hamp-
excursion last week. The company
met at W peterborough gentlemen and
ladies. ninety strong Monday eve
ming. The larger portion of the party
reached that point from the Wier>. 10y
the steamer Lady of the Lake. Capt. +
Bickfurd. The sail on this lake, always
delightful. was peculiarly grateful on
this Monday evening. after the intense
heat of the afternoon. The atmosphere
was slightly haZy, but the nearer ranges
of mountains We're set out III bold re-
lief against the evening sky. The
Lady" touched at Centre Harbor and
Diamond Island. reaching W olttborougll
little past eight. Here at the Pavilion
hotel quite II large delegation of the
same party We're found. VIII" reached
this point few hours earlier by way
of Alton Bay and the new steamer Mt.
Washington.
After tea. nearly the whole party
accepted the invitation ot Capt. Bick-
ford of the Lady" for II moonlight
excursion. The hour and a-half spent
III winding in and ont among the mumer-
ous islands of the lake. was soon over
and it WAS Il charming ride.
Tuesday morning the most of the
party went on board the new and hand
some steamer. Mt. Washington. Capt.
\. Wiggim. and went some ten OF twelve
miles south To Alton Bay. At this point
are the somewhat noted and very tX-
tcnsive camp grounds nfthe Advcnti>t>.
They are in II beautiful oak grove. not
two minutes walk from the railroad
station. and consist of Il little village OF
wooden houses, skeletons for tents. IL
large ampitheatre filled with wooden
benches, little chapcls. etc. etc. The
larger portion of the cNcursionist> wan
drrcd through these grounds. while Il
few went to the hotels When the
peterborough tor dinner
At three p. VI, the eNcuI>ionists took
carriages fur the western end of the
W olfrh"rough branch railroad. now
nearly completed. and riding east three
miles. found Il special train standing on
the track waiting for them BY this
train they were conveyed to SanhOrn :
station. on the Great Falls and Conway
II. r., at which point the excursion train
was attached to the afternoon express
from Boston. and whirled up to North
Conway, Il distance of about forty miles
A. the train neaIed North Conway. the
views of the mountains on the west.
between the beholder and the setting
sun, were very grand ESPECIALLY was
this true of 'Chocoruar aud some of its
immediate neighbOrs,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26

evening. was grand success. The
meeting was one of the largest and most
eminently respectable political gather
ingS which ever assembled in New York.
No flaming posters or pathetic appeals
i'll the newspapers were resorted to III
order that a crowd might he in attend
ance, the simple announcement of the
meeting being sufficient to fill the hall
at an early hour. Jackson ;. Schultz
presided, and i'll few pertinent remarks
introduced the orator of the evening.
Hon. Roscoe Conkling, who made an
able and eloquent defence of President
Grant and his administrative acts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26

the doubt in favor of the accused. ami
the conscientious action of the minor,
cannot he questioned. Upon ann,h...
trial it is probable that the matter 81,
prcmcditatIon will he made to :I>>,,,,
more prominence in the evidence and
iii the lah"rS of the prosecuting office,
and upon Il fuller development of the
facts and arguments hearing upon tL.,
point. the result of Il new jury : d.Iu,
elali"nS will he likely t" he unaniIr,,..
and fatal to the assassin. - HoSfoy ,,LL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
The Humors of the Campaign.

The Chicag" Post prints the follow
ing IL an advance copy of Mr.. Gr'.clrl'~
letter of acceptance of the Baltimore
nomination
NEW York. July ~. Gentlemen Of
the Democratic ConrchtioH: 1t is the
happic>t moment of my life when am
informed of my nomination To the Pres
idcncy 10y such Il lot of thieves. pimp>
and hlacklcg> as You are. ~ | have
before remarked. y"u hate school h"u
>eS. and where they are pretty thin ynu
are pretty thick. lou are propagatcd
i'll sinks of imiquitN. and hcgottrm i'll te>
tcIing rum holes: therefore. your APP
probation thrills my bosom with pride.
| ioathc Your COMMUNICATING presence.
aS | said before. You fill the .iail> and
Republicans support them. a. | said i'll
the Tib"nc of last September. As |
said on january :. lists. every one who
ch"o>c> t" live 10y pugilism. or gam
bling. or harlotrN. with nearly every
keeper OF Il tipping house. Is politically
Il Democrat. y purely selfish interest at
taches the lrWd. ruttianlN. criminal and
dangerous GLASSES 10 the Democratic
party. 10y the instinct of Selt-prescrNa-
ton. Therefore. my heart throhs with
delight at this manifestation of of
UIere his pen failed with emotion.
Recovering himself. he proceeded y
lou have not elected me to anything
very often. (Laughtcr.) 1t seems to
me good deal like staying home. Be
cause. as recently SAID in the TIjbHHc.
point where ynu please to an election
district which YOU will pronounce
morally rotten given up III great
part to dchauchrrN and whose
voters mainly >uhSiSt 10y keeping pol
icy offices. gambling houses. gr"g shops.
and darker dcnS of intImy. and that
district will give II Large majority for
what it STYLES itself the Democratic
party. Then y0u see yourselves. boys.
a> III IL glass. This is IL most suspicious
moment. | hope Republicans will NOT
doubt my sincerity when east myself
into the embraces of such Il set of Jail
birds a~ You aht. Now then. all to
G"thcr. let is move forward earnestly
for reform. Yours. cnntcmptu"usly. but
u,.VOtcdl\
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26
Attempt to Assassinate the King and
Queen of Spain.

MADRID. July l9-6 4. VI. AT mid
night last night. a. the King and Qurr.
were returning from the Palace gard,r
to the Palace. five men. convenient
posted i'll Arnal street. fired upon ID,
carriage. Its occupants were uninjurcd
One of the aS>a>>im> was immediate.
killed 10y an attendant of the royal pa.
ty. and two others captured. Great H..
digmation is every where expressed 1T
the cowartllN deed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-26

regard for the rights of the people. as
any other President since the first.
When they talk about his riding rough
shOd' they doubtless refer to the eXecu-
ton of the reconstruction laws Ill the
South, where. i'll the first Years of his
administration, military measures had
to he resorted To for the preservation of
peace. But are they not willing To al
low that when he took the Executive
chair he found that unhappy section OF
the country almost III chaotic state p!
Are they ObliviouS to the fact that or
ganizcd bands sought to prevent the
exercise of civil and political rights by
the large class whom the new Amend
meutS had Just elevated to citizenship,
and whom the laws of Congress required
the President to protect And if amy
undue severity or any mistakes char
acteriZcd his administration in this re-
Spect which We very much doubt
they unwilling to allow some little
measure of palliation on account of the
disturbed condition of the country and
the hostile spirit which loudly threaten
ed another out break Probably not.
because violent partiSanShip knows no
reason. but we believe that the mildcst
hammered man who ever lived, the
greatest statesman. even the great and
good Washington. could not have oc-
cupicd his place and erred less.
The Springfield Republican thus chides
some of our state exchanges: The I'M
pleasantncss in Vermont over the gu
hernatorial question. is not quite over
yet. it would seem. The Woodstock
.StdnddJd virtually calls Mr.. Converse Il
hoarl headed. tricky. Misunderstanding
old otiice-scrkcr. The II. Albans Mes
SeHgcr retort> that this is the howl of
disappointment and the angry >narlin"
of revenge. Also that trickcrN is IL
far from Julius Converse as California
from Vermont We submit to the
brethren that this is not the way To roll
up an overwhelming majority for Gen.
Grant.
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Ben. Nam"lr" and G"I"IAi Hmnum.
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