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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07
Letter from Philadelphia.
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PIIILN.. Nov. :}r,. 1913.
Dear CUioionjuH:- A curious sc,ur
occurred III the Count "t Oyer and Ter
( miner. during the early past of last
week. James Kimgsmin WIS hrirm
trlrd for the murder of an old man Ia.
the name of Francis Malone. The
prisoner states that Malone attacked
MN. and he. of course. acted in self
defence. BE that aS it may while Mr..
il"N"Iln waS addressing the cor,rt for
the accused. John Malone. = son nf tb.
murdered man. approached the prison
rrS box. and grn>ping Il concealed dirk
would have killed him instantly b.,d
not court officer Namzard prc,,ut.J
the weapon from descending unnu In.
'hragrd mans victim. The prisoner
jumped from the box into the district
Attorneys bar. while IL number of oei
GERS were emdcavorimg To arrest Nh
Iohe' VIII" WaS joined and assisted l.,
his brother Francis. After = dcsr.,.,to
struggle. they succeeded in ,I.,,.;,,.,
them IN tn" dock. The former now
pune" OH his coat and vest. c,id,utI,
'h'lN'lnS for more fight" but the dis
'r''t attorney ended this idle dream
ny suddenly selling him. and with the
,'t'P OF other officers. managed 10 force
MN down stairs. Tongue and yoi,,
Were still free, however. and these he
exercised to the full extent of his pov-
'l' ny making the stairways and halls
ing with curses and threats Of ven
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07

KIT CNE>n\. We suppose the
hardest times will not prevent people
from reading; and this i evidently
the opinion of The publishers ct the life
of that great hunter. scout and guide.
Kit Carson tuI they have lust issued y
book of 600 pages. handsomely printed
and illustrated. which they have 50
much confluence will sell that they hes
Itatc not t" put it upon the market
even the III present times. The book
Is written 10y Dewitt Peters. surgeon
III I'll" ;. army. and Il friend of the
old hero. and the authorship has his
sanction. The book ahoundS in thrill
ing incidents and adventures. WONDER
fnl escapes, and instances OF COURAGE.
GOODNESS and hcroiSm. that will rivct
the attention of all who get look in
side of it. That it gives quite IL full his
tory of Capt. Jack and his brother Mo-
docs and then stronghold in the lava
beds, Is Il matter of some interest inst
now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07
ST. IOHNSBURY ACADEMY.
Dedication of the New Edifice.
An Elegant Building--A Great Throng.
Interesting Exercises

bank, - President smith of Dartmouth
Rev. ~. I. Fuller. Principal.
The dedication of the new It. .IohuS
bury Academy ON Friday evening. De
tohcr 3I~t. drew together Il very larg,
audience. and marked another epoch in
the history of uur town. The occasion
Wis of - much Importance and the cX-
crci~c- of such interest that y" deem {;
full report none t" lengthy for our col
umn>.
The exercises were held in the large
and beautiful hall of the Academy. and
long before the hour appointed, the
room was literally packed with gentle
men and ladies from this and surround
ing towns. Although the largest audi
emrr room in town. this hall WIS found
all To" small for the occasion. not less
than twelve hundred and fifty people
being convened III il 10y actual count.
The stage was occupied h. those " h0
were to take pant in the exercises, the
Trustees of the AradruN. and other
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07

The constant >hut'r- b..
and mills nah,> Tho ".r. ..
Writer t"r all I,h"lju-
enough. We copy - e..
all taken from one dal'~ r..,
Ia compliance with o.,
ti"nS. u mai"it} "i ;h.
shut d"Wn. M"ud.,}. auj st..
hours per day Tor tn, .... .
and shut down again. >.-.,
making hal!-timr. \ r,H..
per cent pen dal "ll ,h, ..-
rmpi"lc> of the Iaur..,..
WIS commenced. Mo-. . 70
pucmcc - of the cuw r,.-
strike. From C"nnc,iv
that the Winston VIII.
lautir runs "uly halt
Plymouth clock shops 0,
running since Saturday. r., .-.
The extensive pump m
W. y l.. Douglass 20, MI.
running only three days A..
cotton manufactures ul y. 4.
in Plaimlicld are now 3d.. r.-
time. and the chances .,
will hr Ho change f.. 3D., -
winter. The New l.mn."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07
The November Elections.

Elections were held in many of tia,
large States ON Tuesday. The vote il
Massachusetts stands rs 900 against
I937OO. last year. GOV. Wa>hhur
suffers just about all This los of G:i.3oO
His vote is cut down neatly umc-half
from I3l 600 to say Homo: while MI
Castor very nearly hGld> the j'.JW
democratic vote of last wear. Gov
WaSllurI> majority will he about
I3.Wn against 900. Il lcIrH About
10000 republicans did not Vote. and
some 10000 changed over to the demo
cratic randidatc. The above figure,
are the Sp,jnqdcid E'p"biic""'~. and il
cans than the official count viii prove.
they are evidently about a. that papcI
wishes them. The Legislature does not
show the same falling on in the rcpuh-
lirau vote. The Senate stands - re-
puLlican> t" ~ democrats. and / indie
prudrmt>: last year. b republicans
and = democrats. The House i diNid-
ed now. 10 republicans. % democrats.
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Gold dropped N"u"'.
lowest point since the 1913.
Stokes WIS >cutru ,d F.
imprisonment At hand ..."
depreciation 10y >iuG >lu- 4
of that sentence l. o '.'.
cigar mandatory. Iu1- II,
such exhaustive ruP.". I'.
damd! murderer i II."'"
.i"nrn in the hospital. ..
energies may he rr,up'
The Rutland Gl"hr ST..
Johns. of ~tak>hnr". twn'
in"Inn. has hrcnmr ru-'''
of his religious belief gle '.
To hclicNr that There .~ .
thinks he has ruined w.'.
10y preaching hi rclnI.''
\ crumplcd little ia.-
criNrd at the Mayors "....'
which contained IINr "'..''
cents. nearly all ia "'''. "''
five cent pieces. ON ..'
ping WAS written "l.lii.'
to go to Il poor girl'. or ."'
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05
The Pleasures of Farming.

DOUBTLESS many who read the above
heading will shrug their SHOULDERS and
say that such pleasures may be talked
about, but are seldom experienced by the
man who gets his living by tilling the soil
AS we lit our eyes from this page. we
look out upon green fields Of grain, luxu-
RANT pastures and heaps of manure scat
tered over fields that are soon to be plOwed
and planted with corn, and all these give
US pleasure, present and prospective In
the grass we see the golden butter and the
rich cream that is to smother the crimson
strawberries and delicious raspberries,
soon to find their place upon our table. 1t
requires no great stretch of imagination to
see golden pumpkins, squashes and mel
Ons rising from those dark heaps of filth
which we term manure, while the bursting
buds and blossoms of fruit trees give
promise of many feast before the season
closes or the year is gone. There is plenty
of hard work to be done before all these
things are secured, but the man who looks
upon the dark side only and takes no
pleasure in his business is certainly unfor-
tunate. The successful man, with scarce
" an exception, is the one who puts his
whole soul and energies into the work
which he has in hand. No matter whether
he is a lawyer, merchant, minister or
farmer, his success in a great measure de
ponds upon the pleasure he takes in his
business or profession.
There is no royal road to wealth or to
fame in this country; all depends upon a
mans industry and careful attention to
whatever he has in hand. There are no
laws or customs which exclude any one
from pleasant occupations; therefore,
every man is free to choose for himself,
and success or failure depends more upon
the capacity of the individual than upon
circumstances.
Asregards the words success and failure.
we do not consider them as synonymous
with wealth or poverty; for man may be
eminently successful and at the same time
be extremely poor, and rice Uersa. Some
of the most noted men that ever lived and
those who enloyed the most pleasure
through life were always poor in purse
We are far from wishing to deprecate the
love or desire to accumulate wealth, but
we do protest against considering it the
chief promoter of happiness.- This is the
idea which we wish to impress upon our
farmers who think they have, and indeed
do have hard lot in life, mainly because
the pleasures which might be enjoyed to-
day are put off to some unknown time in
the future.
The grasping disposition of our people
has probably much to do with their IN
happiness. The farmer purchases more
land than he can either cultivate with
profit or pay for, even if there are no fail
ures in his crops. The idea that cash capital
is required to work farm with profit, even
after it is paid for, seldom enters into the
calculation of our farmers. II man has
a fhn1cand dollars Thousand
desires 70 purchase a farm with it, he ex-
pends the entire amount in land, reserving
nothing for working capital This IS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05
Carpenter in New Orleans.

SENATOR CARPENTER said the right
thing in New Orleans last Tuesday, and
expressed the sentiment of the large ma
jority Of the people of the United States
The Kellogg Administration results from
the laws of Congress and the clear ijuris-
diction Of the United States Court, and
the duty of the citizens Of Louisiana is to
respect the authority of the Administra-
ton until it shall either expire or be law
fully set aside. To revolt by refusing to
pay taxes is to incite ID bloodshed, and is
to ruin what remains of the industrial
prosperity of the State. The Supreme
Court of the United States has decided
that the Federal Court in Louisiana acted
fully within its jurisdiction. Congress
has made the decisions of the District
Courts final in certain cases, and, in 50
doing, has exercised an unqestioned and
unquestionable constitutional power
The Congressional law, through which the
McEnery returns were disregarded, was
deliberately enacted with the intention of
frustrating fraud and injustice of the exact
kind found by the Senatorial committee
to have been perpetrated in the McEnery
election. The only remedies for the con
sequent state of things must be sought in
the good sense of the people of Louisiana
and the action of Congress. The Colfax
massacre and every demonstration of
hostile feeling towards the colOred men,
to protect whom the Congressional law in
question was enacted, can only prejudice
still further the McEnery cause, and can
logically lead to nothing but to justify the
setting aside of the McEnery election,
and so far, to strengthen the position of
the Kellogg administration with Congress-
Senator Carpenter is thus reported ::
" He has heard and believed that slavery
was abolished, but since his arrival in
New Orleans he concluded that slavery
had not been abolished in the hearts of
the people. This opinion was formed
from conversations he had held with in
telligent colOred men, 1t would be a
marvel if there were not a great deal of
truth in this remark. Nor should South
ern white people be censured for not
promptly dismisSing their Unborn and
long-cherished sentiments and changing
their natures. But the General Govern
ment, representing the often and over
whelmingly declared sentiment of the
Nation, must and will do its duty. Com
mon sense should come to the rescue of
every SouthrOn who thinks of precipitat-
ing himself, or of pitting his wits, against
VIC hdIlOlldi w III III lhIo hldttSI anu We Ut
lieve the Southern white masses, especial
ly the more intelligent and better disposed
of them, are fully alive to the dictates of
common sense in the case; but there of
course are inractables too bigoted or too
ignorant to act wisely, and it is with these
that the McEnery demagogues are seeking
to work mischief. They succeed only in
creating resistance ftsile fer any other
purpose than to PROSTATE the business
prosperity of their State, secure their own
defeat, and strengthen their opponents
81. Louis Globe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05

| about on par with a man who would in
vest all his capital in paying rent in ad
| vance on store, and have nothing left
with which to purchase goods. More
| than one-half of the farmers in the West
ern States are at this time heavily in debt,
and why? Simply because they have in
vested too much in land. They have done
| and are doing just what the gamblers in
stocks are doing every day-betting on a
| rise or fall, and putting up small margin
to enable them to control a certain amount
for a certain time. Pleasures must be I'M
certain in any business liable to be affected
by the fluctuations of markets, whether
the articles to be sold are stocks or farm
produce. But if man owns all that he
has in his possession, the rise or fall in
prices seldom brings disastrous results
Now, the farmer who is in debt must
get out; better sell one-half or two-thirds
of his farm and have the remainder clear
of all incumbrance, than continue this
gambling system Of betting on the weather
and future price of grain. Reduce ex-
penses by cutting off interest on mort
cages, labor and implements required to
raise crops the price of which is an I'M
certainty, and then commence putting
what is left in order, taking pleasure in
tnc dDuHudICe VI SOotl tIiHSS WHICH sur
rounds us. Let quality become the stan
dard instead of quantity. Keep none but
the best of animals and give them the
best of care, so that it will be pleasure
to see them grow, work or yield the natu-
raj product of the food consumed In
stead OF raising ten bushels of corn per
acre, make each acre yield one hundred,
and pursue the same system with all
crops, thereby doing away with the neces-
sity Of large farms, especially for men with
little capital. Follow this line until you
reach the fruit and vegetable garden not
forgetting the flowers which are the I'M
mistakable signs of refinement in every
home which they surround
This is no fanciful sketch of impossible
tiles, but plain, practical truth, which it
would be well for every farmer who is
embarrassed financially and finds no pleas
ure in his occupation to heed and the
sooner he begins to put these hints in
practice the quicker will he be able to en-
JOY his possession, whether great or small.
-Ne1o York Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05
A Contrast.

THE old Democratic party was always
esteemed the strongest, most effective DO
iltlcal organization IN the country. Bad
men clung to it because it shielded them
from punishment; deserters feared it be
cause its vengeance never slept and was
sure; partisans loved it because it re-
warded them; opponents dreaded its on
Slaughts because ii was brave, aggressive,
and INSCRIPTIONS. Notwithstanding its
notorious corruption, its shameless venal-
lty, and its utter disregard of principle, it
maintained the virtual control of the
Government from the time of Jackson
lmperlous, dOgmatiC, and sometimes I'M
upulOus-dOwn to Buchanan-vacillat
ing, cowardly, and weak to imbecilitv.
On the ruins OF this organization, which
had plunged the country into civil war,
the Republican party came to the surface
and assumed the conduct of the national
affairs. Its first President entered the
Capital in disguise to avoid the bullet of
the assassin. Upon assuming the duties
OF his office he found treason lurking in
every department of the Government, and
1t was with difficulty that it was driven
from Washington at the point of the bay
onet. The nation became military camp,
ana the Republican party the last hope of
the Union and of liberty No more strik-
ing contrast can be imagined than that
presented by the Democratic party-poi-
Soned by the virus of human bondage,
and blasted by sympathy with treason
and the Republican party-sprung from
the inspiring faith in freedom and equal
rights, neryed by the spectacle of cause
less rebellion, and pushed forward to
victory by the terrible alternative of dis
union and anarchy
The tactics Of the Republican party have
been as different from those Of the Demo
cratic party as the history, principles and
impulses of the two organizations have
been Numerically opposed. If Demo
cratic Official stole money from the Gov.
eminent his otfense was covered by the
party mantle; if Republican office-hoIder
violates his oath of office, and surrenders
his honor to greed for dishonest gain, he
Is exposed, denounced and repudiated bv
the party organization Deserters from
the Democratic party were relentlesslv
followed and remorselessly prosecuted: de
Serfers from the Republican party are
pitied and forgotten in welcoming new re-
crults. The partisanship of the Demo.
cratic party was a cold, calculating greed
loI once ana spoIls; the partisanship OF
Tue republican party is love of principle
and equal ,rights-the inspiration of those
| noble deeds which blotted out slavery and
saved the Republic. Blinded by the ever,
present greed for pelf the Democratic
party recognized no new issues but clunp
dehantly to worn out theories and Rugged
the monstrous delusion Of human bondage
to It's bosom until it was crushed 10 desth
by the national CONFUSION itself pro
voked, Inspired by a great crisis-nc
less than the imminent peril of free insti
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05

tutions-the Republican party rose to the
dignity of patriotism, drove treason and
traitors to the wall, stamped out the re-
belllon, reconstructed the Government,
and marched forward to the victories of
peace. Taking hold Of each new issue as
1t arose, and solving every problem in the
interests Of justice and right, the Republi-
can party has each year more and more
endeared ltselfto the people as an organi-
cation whose counsels are uniformly
guided by wise craftsmanship.
The attitude recently assumed by the
Republican party of Ohio illustrates and
confirms these estimates of the virtue and
strength of the Republican party of the
nation. The resolutions Of its convention
have the true ring of echoes of the voice
OF the people. They 60 right to the
mark. In few brief, concise paragraphs
they plant the Republican party on the
solid foundation of the true principles of
our government; define partisanship not
to include men, but doctrines merely; de-
mand that those who seek our shores from
foreign lands shall be placed more nearly
on an equal footing with native born citi-
zens, by a modification of our naturaliza-
ton laws condemn all officials who par
took of the fruits of the frauds of Credit
Mobilier, and demand the unconditional
repeal of the increase of salary bill; and
last and greatest, meet squarely the one alb
sorbing live question of the day, by imper
atively demanding that in the mana ge-
ment of railways "all abuses, all excessive
rates, all oppressive discrimination against
localities, persons, or interests, shall be
corrected by law, and the people protected
from such wrongs, and all improper and
arbitrary use of the growing power of rail
way and other corporations. "-Chtcago In
teJ-()re1u
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-05
The Value of Timber Trees,

1T will not be long before tree PLANTING
for profit will be a necessity. All over the
country timber is being searched for. and
some kinds of timber bring very large
prices. Among the scarce kinds is the
black walnut. This is now so valuable
that in some districts considerable tact is
| resorted to in order to keep down the price
OF the trees and bring in large profits to
the saw mill proprietors. An Indianapo
lis paper says the way it is done in that
part OF the world is to quietly locate a
saw mill in secluded nook; and after
this has been made secure, an agent quiet
~ goes around from farm to farm and asks
the price OF any fine walnut tree that may
be standing on the property. AS a general
thing the owner has not been educated IN
to the value OF timber, and it is quite like
ly it goes at low offer. The privilege of
letting it stand year is secured, and al
once the buyer takes a machine from his
pocket, blazes a smooth place, and puts
his initials with the date of purchase. and
the tree becomes his-he paving part
cash or all cash, as the case NAV he on
the purchase. Some people, who read the
papers, and thus get an inkling of what a
tree is worth, get very fair prices for the
trees. The average between those who
value trees and those who do not brinps
the price to about $50 per tree.
One agent in a single county in Indiana
has thus quietly bought, in three months
trees to the amount of $4,000. These
people buy walnuts chiefly, but also use
up any timber tree that comes in their
way. Next to walnut, the tulip poplar is
in request.
There is no doubt but, as we have more
than once suggested recently, the time
will soon come when timber planting will
pay handsomely At present, if one has
timber on his farm it hardly enters into
account IN the purchase when sold. But
as soon as there is an evident demand for
timber it will be different, and Young
plantation will be valued as railroad
stocks now are, in proportion to the near
ness of time when a dividend may be
drawn from it. Now railroad share
may be nominally worth $50, but as it
does not pay dividend it sells at perhaps
S25; but as year by year the business of
the road approaches nearer dividend,
the value of the share increases until,
when it earns money over its expenses,
the stock sells above its par figure. And
it will be so with timber trees Now peo-
pie are often afraid to plant for fear, on a
sale, it would not be counted as of any
value. But with this growing appreci-
alton it will be held as any other stock is;
and the nearer it approaches a saleable
size the more will it be valued, and the
more it will bring.
This is a feature which may be en-
couragingly dwelt on, in addition to what
we have recently shown, that it is not so
long as many people suppose before a
plantation comes into actual profit
Formey's Weekly Press.