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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Cincinnati and Philadelphia.

We last week gave the speech of Sen
ator Trumbull at the anti-Grant mass
meeting at New York, that our readers
might see the argument of perhaps the
ablest man i'll the Cincinnati movement,
III favor of Liberal Republcanism."
We this week give copious extracts
from Senator Wilson's speech ut the
same place il week later. in which he
answers some of Mr.. Trllmbull's points
of objection to the present adminiStra-
ton, to us il seems very ctfectually.
But however the arguments of Mr.. Will
son may strike the general reader, the
spirit of the man must he commended
for the fairness and gentlemanly man
ner in which he treats the men who
have heretofore been shining lights in
the Republican organization. but who
are now facing towards Cincinnati.
But the friends of the present add
ministratiOn are not all like MIR. Wilson.
There is ring of impracticable and I'M
polite men, in Washington and ont of
it, who are not content to let President
Grant and his administration rest upon
their merits, hut are so full of adulation
and eXtravagant praise as to he simply
ridiculous. This invites men who know
that the President has vulnerable points.
and who also know that his admins
tration has not been above criticism. to
prick the bubbles. That MAIDS the New
York Times, Morton, Conkling Il Co.,
and they respond with sore heads, :"
"Democrats, ""traitors." etc. Trmbull.
Greeley, Schurz. y Co., are men who,
with all their faults. have II tolerahlc
Use of the English language, both i'll
speaking aud writing. and so this war
of words is kept up.
All this does no good. The anti-ad-
ministratiOn Republicans can show up
things that do not bear close scrutiny.
The Grant champions can shout ''sore-
heads" Meanwhile some of the strong
est and best men i'll the Republican
party. and quite Il number of the ablest
papers in the country. are every day
growing further and further removed
from the organization as represented 10y
the administration. lfthey are deter
mined to 90. let them go: hut it never
pays very well. and looks much worse,
to kick ones best friends because they
do not fully agree with YOU.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Woods New Iron Mower

This Mower is of the same weight and general
principle of construction : the Wood Frame Now
er. Its p"culiarites are: lst-The few bolts used
IN the Machine. 2d-All Of the principal journals
are emery ground and perfect. 3d-The boxes ar.
all of the best composition brass inserted in iron
cpal bearings oiled with patent oiler attached
t" each box and consequently needs but little attru
tion from the rider BY these improvements tn.
draft is lessened one-third. and is now much the
ightest draft mower made. The durability far
exceeds any other mower and will cost OHs-halt
as much for repairs Tor a term of fifteen wears a.
any other mower made in the world. In the few
wears W"nd'S has made Harvesting Machines h,.
has sold l:'231l. and is weekly now manufacturing
go Machines for the present season.
Mr.. Wouds shops cover eight acres of ground
employ about nine hundred men most of which arr.
experienced mechanics
These Mowers. also Reapers and Dropp-r tui
sale at the Steam Mill building near the depot Il
.Iuhn>hury. Vt. by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

And now | will make Il prediction,
and that prediction is this: that if the
nominees mt Cincinnati are not sup
ported by the democratic party, they
will not have an electoral vote i'll the
Union but if they are supported by
the democratic party, then we VIII car
ry from % to 30 of the states OF the
Union.
Gentlemen. | would say another
thing though it might not he very
modest have looked into the faces OF
as many men III public meetings as any
other man, and | think | have some
little knowledge of public men. In
IS6O. stated before the election how
the states would stand. and | didn't
miss one. In 1864 | missed one, and ]
missed one in 1868, and that was the
state of New York. | didn't calculate =;
| didn't fully comprehend the counting
power of Tammany Hall. Laughter.
Now. the republican party numbers
}.:5OO. 900 of voters. and - of the 81
states. on fair. square and honest
vote. are republican, too. If there Is
IL combination ut CinclnnatI-and !
don't care on whom they make tive
will take more democratic votes than
they will take republican votes. The
nominees of Philadelphia will he elect
ed. Applause make that prcdIc-
ton here tonight, and say to every
man III America that my voice can
reach through the press, join hands
and let each one of lis do our whole
duty. Let us he as firm as the eternal
hills and let lis he kind and comcilia-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
For Sale or Rent !
THE WILLOUGHBY LAKE HOUSE

situated at the head of Willoughby Lake six miles
from the West Burke station on the passumpsi,
Railroad.
The House is in good repair and, except furnl
tuft, ready for the coming season. viii also be-
sold with it, if the purchaser desires, large lot
timbered land, well located, and convenient tnT
numbering.
rising. almost perpendicularly, 5000 feet ON either
side, is pronounced by the tourist. as it really
one of the most charming places of summer resort
i'll all New England.
The party now owning this property has other
business and will sell low and on such time shall
suit the purchaser. Apply to the subscriber at
Mechanics Falls, Maine or to David n. Trul
West Burke w. or W. w Grout, Barton, VT.
A. c DENNISON, Proprietor.
April Is 1872 1915
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
NOTICE FOR ENAMINATIOS FOR APP
HOINTMENT TO ANNAPOLIS.

There is vacancy in the Naval academy at
Annapolis of Cadet Midshipman from the second
district OF Vermont. ! have invited Hon Benz. H.
steele, Of IIartland \. y. swain. ESD, of Bellows
Fails Col Roswell Farnham of Bradford, and y.
+. Rankin, Esq, Of st J"hnsbury, to act as a
committee tn examine all applicants for the place
and Ia meet for that purpose at hite River June
zion on the 10Th dav of NAV next. Applicants
must liz, over fourteen and under eighteen years of
age of good moral character sound ply steal health.
aud capable at passing a satisfactory examination
IN reading writing spelling. arithmetic, geography
and English grammar. | shall appoint whoever
said committee report passing the most -atisfIc-
tory examination
Candidates for admission to the Naval Academy
VIII" report by the 18th Of June will then b" "N
aminrd and admitted if found qualified IT they d"
not report by that day they are not examined 81
admitted until September.
| will send a cnpy of TN, regulations To any
who NAV request. which will give I'll" require
ments more in detail. | request all the papers III
the District Ia publish this notice ana can attention
To- il. 1t NE T. iol.ANi.
\N,.Linrtnn A,ril In ll-l6
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Democrats at Cincinnati.

As the tdlcdOHjdh said last week. the
moving spirits of Cincinnati are likely
to he genuine, dyrd-in-the demo
Gratis. For instance. Gen. W. b. Thorn
as of Pennsylvania thus frees his mind ::
When once in Cincinnati. he S,Ns. he
proposes doing all he can to XIII tie Re
p"biicm party" "OW object is to de
feat President Grant and any Republi
can nominee" Surely, this is explicit
enough.
And the New York lIorid, the lead
ing democratic paper i'll the country.
undoubtedly speaks by the book when
it SAYS: "A candidate of the type of
Charles Francis Adams would he spon-
taneouSlN adopted by the democratic
party, because, besides possessing the
requisite elevation OF character. and
public experience. he has never insult
ed or atfronted his political opponents.
has never played the demagogue. nor
done anything unworthy the dignity of
IL statesman. Democrats cannot afford
to go out of their party and pick up Il
secOnd-rate candidate: hut it would he
no sacrifice of democratic pride to sup
port the ablest statesman of the com
try, even though he has never vet act
ed with the democratic party"
If the New York World. and the
party it represented during the war
and for few years after. is going to
have a hand i'll the deal at Cincinnati.
Republicans had better keep away.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
The Length of the School Year.

The editor of the CdIedonian evident
ly doubts the wisdom of the vote pass
ed ut the last village school meeting.
whereby the next school year is made
to consist of thirty eight weeks instead
of thirty three. At least the issue of
April II says that the average length
of the school year i'll Massachusetts is
thirty-three weeks, and, from this fact.
infrrs that to be us large part of the
year as children can safely he confined
i'll the school room.
1t may he admitted that many chill
dren are injured 10y too close and con-
tinuouS application to study, by con-
tinement within doors. and by the ner-
vous exhaustion produced by the high
pressure system of instruction. But is
the remedy to he found in concentra-
ting into thirty-three weeks the work
that can properly be done only in thirty
eight or forty Is it the better way to
urge and stimulate our children to the
utmost for six hours day, for thirty
three weeks, or to accomplish the same
work i'll thirty eight weeks of five hours
day. Do the children need fourteen
weeks vacation at one time, in the sum-
mer, including the whole of June. the
best month in the whole year for study I?
Would it he good for the booty of child
TO lie IDLE for six consecutive weeks
The m'nd needs and demands regular
exercise as much as the body. Do not
work 1t too long at a time, let its op-
portumties for rest be frequent, do not
excite it to undue activity. but give it
something to do ctten. let it have time
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

Mr.. Tlumhull told Us that one set of
men in the South We're kept out of office
and another kept in: now. gentlemen.
they have got nearly twenty rebel col
omcl>. and generals. and men who >crN-
ed in the rebel armies. whose diSIhili-
ties were removed. 10y us elected into
office. and they were elected. and Gen.
Grant i'll his message recommended the
removal of their disabilities to the
House of representatives. and the
House. 10y an almost unanimous vote
decided Ia remove them. 1t came to
tEc Senate. and Mr.. sumner proposed
81 put in th, bill Il provision of civil
rights, 81 hat when We removed dis
abilities and gave amnesty t" the old
slave masters. We should rive protcc-
ton to the poor freedmen: and voted
for it. and others did 50. and it WAS put
III tn" bill. and when it WAS in it the
Jill was lost 10y Il vote of 81 to -. and
and Mir. Trumbmll and MIR. Upton. " no
propose to 90 To Cincinnati tOr am
mc>tl. then voted against amnesty. and
if they had voted for it il would have
PASSED the Senate of the nilcd States.
Now. gentlemen. have another word
on that point. Mr.. Trrmhull knew
very well that "" have been struggling
To get Though the HOUSE. for several
week, Il civil rights hill. and we have
t'"ih civil rights and amnesty before
the House. and have been working to
pat both bills Though. and | expect We
will 1t" it. Applause. will advert
a. one other matter. Mr. Trumhull told
lis he is going to Cincinnati To get civil
service reform. Why. the president of
til" | ntcd States appointed Il commits
sion. at the head of which was Your
eminent fcllow-riliZrI. George Curtis.
applause. That commission has been
sitting for months. They reported Il
partial plan. which did not work pr,c-
tically: and now they have agreed tn II
practical plan l." carry out those ideas
of civil service reform. and to- day Gen.
Grant has proclaimed them to the
country. Cheers.
These men tell y"u they will go to
Cincinnati for civil service reform.
say I" You Tonight. that all through
these three years past the departments
at Washington have been struggling
night and day to improve THEN condi-
ton. and they have succeeded in doing
50. and never had we such good clerks
or have our offices i'll the city of Wash
ngt"n been a> well filled as they are
now. Applause.
MILITARY MEN IN OFFICE.
But there is another matter about
which Mr.. Trumbull told us. | want to
call your attention to that, too. He
told You 1t was contrary to law for mil
itary men to discharge civil duties.
am sorry that he told You that. for it is
not the fact. We did not pass any such
law. We have law that will not allow
military men to he appointed to civil
offices, but we have no law to prevent
men i'll the army being detailed to civil
duties. Mr.. Trumbull complained that
we have an army officer that brought
us the presidents messages laughter;
if he looked into the history of the
country he would find that it was done
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Saw Mill and Houses for Sale.

The subscriber desiring I" 90 West. offers f,r
Sa. all his real estate situated in East l. nduIl
consisting Of saw Mill. with circular board
~hinglr and lith. machine.
\ Frame dwelling" house and barn. and about g
acres Of land in ward and round pond.
Also. another large House new. modern 81
II stories l6X2y and l6X22 with ell lcX3O : good
rooms below, and 4 large chambers. good sized
barn. of land with good orchard on tn
same. More land will be sold if wanted.
The above property is about 30 rods from schunl
house. and ON a good road. Plenty of lumber can
he obtained near by Part pay down and liberal
terms for remainder.
1916 II. II. MORGAN, Lyndon. Vi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Cutting done for others to make
AUCTION!
Farm & Persona! Propertv at AuCtiC

Farm & Persona! Property at Auction
APRIL "a L. VI. The subscriber WISHING ."
change his business offers his farm for sale known
Is the Atwood farm, situated in Burk,. thu road
leading from Burke Hollow to Lyndon said flrr
i Pleasantly located. with good buildings viii
living water at house and barns. and suitably dI
Nided int" pasturing and tillage with a wood l"
ana sugar orchard also apple orchard of over q
hundred trees. part of them grated fruit, in hr't
lng, with plums. cherries red white and black en-
rants black Taspbcrlics. blackbcrrie and straw
berries. Also. at the same time and place. good
work horse | COW. IL good sheep. shutc. 3 swarm~
bees. new lumber wagon. buggy wagon, sleigh
| onc-hurSe sled. plnws. haIrows, shuvels. forks.
and MANY other things too numerous Ia mention.
Also dairy tools and u lot of household furniture.
stoves. chairs tables. &c. sc. sale positive.
Terms made known at time of sale.
\. K. HENDRICK.
Burke. april IL, l-12. 1918
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

DR.. EGGLEsTON's LOVE STORY.-We
commence this week the publication of
DR.. EgglestOn's new love story. 1t is
thought it will surpass in interest his
"HOOsier SchOOlmaster.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

n A liberal extract from Mr.. Will
lard's speech i'll the House few days
ago, appears OH the fourth page.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

\ year ago the leading Republican
paper of Chicago was the Tribune. and
the leading Democratic organ was the
Times. To-day both papers profess to
favor the Cincinnati movement the
Tribune because it means the disruption.
final and complete, of the Democratic
party the Times because it means the
restoration of the Democracy to power
and pelf. Which is mistaken?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

WRONG AGAIN.-lt is mean enough
to distort ones words from their real
meaning it is worse yet To impugn
ones motives. If the 4rgus had read
attentively the CdledOnidn it would
have found that it had made favorable
mention of the Wells River Railroad :
and if it had read our thoughts it might
have known that we in common with
the people of all this north eastern sec
ton of Vermont will greatly rejoice in
the completion of the Montpelier and
Wells River Railroad, as thereby more
than sixty miles of distance between us
and the state capital will he obliterated.
So do not stop to find fault with vour
neighbors, but hurry up that railroad.
The public are quite tired of going one
hundred and twenty miles to the state
capital when it is only thirty five miles
away.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

An NcIINEIrAHLE EXPLANATION.
If the Washington correspondents did
not write something. their letters would
not he worth much. The one who az
counts for the hostility in the Senate to
the bill empowering the President I" re
tire woIn-out supreme court justices nm
full pay. was evidently hard put tor
tmbcJ 1t is we'll known. he SAYS. that
the chief justice would he glad to re
tire upon such conditions. II is also
known that MesSl'S. Cnnkling. Edmund>
and Howe are. all three. waiting TO
step into his shoes. And vet they show
the most determined rcpugnamcr to Il
measure the probable effect of which
would he to make Il Vacancy. The rca-
son for this strange conduct i that the
salaries of the Justices have been in
creased since these gentlemen entered
upon their present term III the Senate:
and that there is law forhiddng the
appointment of amy senator or repre-
sentative to an office the salary of
which has been Increased during the
same term. That is to say. Cunkling
and Howe will not lie eligible until df-
ter March ! of next wear. while Ed
mmdS will have to wait until lS1J.
Naturally. they prefer that the yemera-
bile justices should stick until they
themselves are i'll position to catch
the gowns rs they fall.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

Many people who cannot square ID
circle. can get round Il square meal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

Money is great lever in the affair
of man: 50 great Il lever that some OF
us can never keep it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

\ WICKED HoAX.-Our readers will
remember an item which went the
rounds of the papers to the effect that
a family of four persons died in East
Hanover from eating oysters in which
were discovered parasites similar to the
trichinT which has infested pork. The
asserts that it was an April fool hoax
\ person who will start such story as
that deserves to take his turn at Il Del
aware whipping-post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26

the ODD of February, 1860, he was In.
vetted Brigadier General for gallnt
and meritorious service, and on the Igrb
of May 1860, was appointed Brigade
General.
He commanded a cavalry brigade -,
Winchester and at Cedar Creek IL,
which battle his old regiment. the H.,
Vermont, took twenty-three piece, ,f
artilery-the heaviest capture ever
made by one regiment in the war-a,,J
was in command under Sherid.u,
throughout the rest of the war. nm +,
the surrender of Lee at Appomarto,
Court House. After that he was in con,
mand of il division stationed mean
Washington, till mustered ont of I'M.
service. He came home Il Brevet Ma
ior General of Volunteers, and with =.
clean and honorable Il record as an,
soldier that Vermont sent to the wal.
In IS66 Gen. Wells was elected Ad
| iutant and Inspector General of Yer
mont. succeeding Gen. i. L. Washhuu
| in that office. which he has held up To
his present appointment. For several
wears past Gen. Wells has been IL resi-
/ dent of this city, and IL member of thu.
firm of Henry Il Co, wholesale dlug
merchants. His personal standing i
high, as ii man of integrity. good scn>,..
correct habits and unblemiShed charac-
| ter. and his appointment will he gcncr-
ally accepted, throughout the State. A.
one .'emincntly fit to he made"
DEATH OF \ Prominent DIVINE
Rev. DR.. George b. Idle, pastor of the
First Baptist church OF Springfield.
Mass. died suddenly of heart di>ca,,..
Tuesday night. He was born i'll Gov
entry. Vermont, in the year Ic0l, and
has labored successfully i'll the ministry
for over forty years. as pastor OF the
FIRST Baptist church ut Albany. rI.
| Federal Street Baptist church at B">
ton. the First church at Philadelphia
and for the past twenty Years has had
charge of the First Baptist church in
Springfield. DIR. Idle WAS Il man of linz.
education and great ability, and his los
is deeply felt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-18
The IS Poet OF the SierraS.V

If Joaquin Miller should peradven.
ture be cast, after death, into that very
unpleasant region of fire and birthstone
of which we used to hear so much, he
may find some consolation in the
knowledge that he has already suffered
more than hell's worst fury. The wife
he has scorned is lecturing about him.
She has made her deLm in San Fran
CISCO she proposes to make her fare
well bow at Boston, after speaking at
all intermediate points. Her sketch is
not fattering one. She tells how her
husband, in his anxiety to resemble
Byron, not only let his hair and shirt
collar grow, but drank gin.and water,
affected deformed foot and a limp,
and dipped into dissipation She re.
counts the story of the dog.bite which
Joaquin proudly paraded as the scar of
bullet wound. She coniides to the
public that the poet OF the Sierras left
for London with $4,000, and left his
wife and three children to starve in
Portland, Oregon. She S VS. that he
wrote to +" Maud" one of their daugh-
tiers, that he would send her magnif-
cent gold locket and chain, which
came, after some months delay, quaint.
ly fashioned Of the purest brass.
Finally, Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller
stabs her luckless ex-spouse cruelty by
declaring that he writes poetry by first
selecting euphonieus words" from
Webster's Dictionary, and then getting
rhymes for them from the Rhymine
Dictionary, and then filing up the
lines with the requisite number Of syl-
lables. After all, however, this mechan-
ical method is no worse than that which
Edgar Allan Poe avowed that he EN-.
ployed in composing the Raven
Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-18
The Power of Comprehension.

1t was said of Thoreau, we believe,
that he could take up any given num-
Der of lead pencils without counting.
A celebrated trapper once assured US
that he could tell us how many balls he
had in his bullet pouch by placing his
hand on it, and without stopping to
the number OF bullets instantly, with
out counting, as you pronounce O. word
without spelling it," Southey was &C.
custOmed to take in the substance of
book in turning the leaves over contin-
uously, glancing down the pages.
Houdan, the magician, trained himself
to quickness Of perception when boy,
by running past showwindow at full
speed, and then trying to tell what was
IN 1t. We once met man on canal
boat who was amusing himself by going
from passenger to passenger and telling
almost every one where he had seen
them before, on such a train, in such
hotel, in such street, giving date and
place to people with whom lie had never
exchanged word. The training of the
faculties in particular directions is car
ried to a marvellous extreme by woods
men, trappers, and men who guess the
weight of animals. Perhaps the most
remarkable instances are the markers
who leap from log to log ut the mouth
of a boom, standing on the floating log
and translating instantly an old mark
into new one, remembering what
equivalent to give for each of hundred
marks, and chopping it on the log in
the time that it floats its length. 1t is
said that Thoreau knew the relative
order of the Towering of all the plants
in the Concord woods, and knew the
note of every bird, and thousand out
of.the-way things beside.-HearA and
Home.