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MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER g. 1873

these papers. and then vote whether the
sentence shall stand or whether it shall
be commuted to Imprisonment for life. II
they affirm the sentence, the Governor is
sues the warrant for the execution: but,
as might De expected, this has happened
only once IN four years
IHE Nation has found, by an inspection
OF the directory" of the last Congress,
that OF 81 Senators and Representatives,
only about 81 We're graduates of colleges.
AS TO states, "the most notable is North
Carolina, for six of her nine members are
college men, which is the highest proper
ton to be found in Congress, and all of
them are graduates of the State University.
The three great States, Notwithstanding
their wealth and the number of their col.
leges, have about one-fourth each. New
York, out of 33; Pennsylvania, 6 out of
70; Ohio, out of 21; New England is not
much better, having less than half; and
ten States, extending in age from Mary
land and Delaware to Texas and Nevada,
have not single graduate. AS between
the North and South and the East and
West, not much can be said, for North
Carolina and Nebraska are the only States
which come up to the proportion of two
thirds"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06
The Money Value Of Men.

In spite of the fact that some of our
fellowmortals are popularity pronounced
not to be worth the rope to hang them
with, still every man may be said to have
a considerable value that can be proved
and expressed in figures. OF course this
is true only provided men are worth what
they cost and what they have cost DR..
r. Ludtge has recently published an ex-
tremely interesting article on "The Money
Value of Man. From this it appears that,
bearing in mind the relative ratio of NOR
tality, and transferring the expenses Of
children that die before they can earn
anything to the survivors, the bringing
up of laborer's child, at the age of three,
has cost 339 thalers; at six, 705; at nine,
1,120; at twelve, 1880; and at fifteen,
2,119 thalers. Among the higher classes,
divided by the writer into the mercantile
and the learned professions, the proper
tions are as follows: At five years the
embryo merchant already has cost 1853
thalers; at ten, 2, $50 thalers; at fifteen,
4,23S; and at twenty, the age at which
his education may be looked upon as
finished, and when the young business
man enters upon his real career, he repre-
sents the sum of G, 6,495 thalers spent upon
him. In the case of young man who
devotes himself to learned profession,
his education is not finished till
he reaches his twenty-fifth year,
so that the amount spent on his
education runs up to 10,3SS
thalers From these figures some very
interesting differences may be drawn. To
cover the interest of the capital spent on a
young savant the head of a high school, a
lawyer, or theologian, yearly salary of
500 thalers is not quite sufficient. 1t also
follows from these calculations that, CON-
paratively speaking, the laboring classes
are decidedly more favored than the 9TH
ers. For from the age of fifteen, or GER
tainly from eighteen Including the term
Of pprenticeship), the young laborer re-
ceives wages fully equalling the interest
on the capital invested in his education
2, ,1e0 thalers-whiie the professional man
must wait till thirty to earn the same rate
of interest on the capital spent on his edu.
cation. The merchants earnings are
about in proportion to his expenses In
the lower classes a girls education costs
about as much as boys, whilst among
the higher ranks, considering her educa
ton finished with her twentieth year, a
girl will have caused her father an ex-
pense of 5,196 thalers. According to the
census of 1871, the population of the Ger
man Empire is about Al 900 900, the hall
being males. Without fear Of being fal
| astray, we may allow about seventy five
per cent. OF the population to the laborinG
| classes, leaving twenty five per cent. tC
| the upper classes, including some millior
of professional men. Applying the mum
bers given above, the money value of tht
| population of the German Empire amount
TO 1850, 100000 thalers.-N. 7. World
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NUMBER As.

at them again with a clothes pole, and
missed them again, although he made
another pole by hitting that on stone.
Anyone who has helped to drive one or
two pigs will readily understand the
number of articles that passed through
the air, and the style of cenver-
sation the man kept up during
the chase. Finally, he got one Of
the animals in corner, and being by
this time utterly regardless of personal
appearances or consequences, threw him.
self upon the brute, neatly scraping the
fence with the top Of his head, and fall
ing upon the pig in such way as to hold
in abeyance every one of his muscles ex-
cept those in the throat. These were at
once put in active operation, and the man
for moment thought he had captured a
planning Then he raised slowly,
keeping tight hold of the animal, and
getting on his feet, and the pig in his
arms, struck out for the pen, preceded
by his wife and the other woman, and
closely and anxiously observed by all the
neighbors for half mile around. In this
way the procession laboriously moved;
the pig, having worked its head to within
two inches of the mans ear, was pouring
therein a tale of unparalleled distress,
which, if not calculated 10 melt the
stoutest heart actually threatened to
split open the stoutest head. The
man was utterly powerless to
remedy the horror, having both
hands engaged, and could only twist his
ear a little out of range, and scream at the
top of his voice his plans for the future
of "them hogs" On reaching the pen,
and while in the act of dumping the
bowling viper over the side, the woman
next door made an unfortunate discovery.
Their hogs were in the pen; the truants
were hers. The man, who was still hold
ing the pig, and might have, with reason,
taken prominent part in the debate, con-
tented himself by merely using some
strong eXclamatiOns, and then trudged
around to the other pen, where he arrived
after much unlooked-for tribulation, and
again hoisted the bowling monster up to
the top, when the woman next door made
another and still more remarkable discov-
cry. Her pigs were in the pen. whats
that? ?" screamed the man, who was so
fixed he could not very well see into the
pen, and was obliged to lift his voice to
make himself heard above the din. Them
amt my pigs" screamed the woman.
why amt they?" he yelled. "'Cause
my pigs are here" she shrieked back. 1t
is needless to say that the strange animals
were urged out of that garden without the
use of subterfuge Ne,rs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06
Penning a Pig.

Two FAMILIES in Slawson have had an
experience somewhat similar to that suf-
fered by Mr. Coblcigh several weeks ago.
These families live in double house, and
each had pen with two pigs. Last Fri
dav the woman in one part discovered
that her two pigs were free from their pen,
and looking after geological specimens at
the foot of the yard. She also discovered
at the same time that the gate to cab
bage-yard adjoining was open, and that
the pigs might at any moment become
ravished by a view of the glories within
Her husband being away, she hurrledly
secured the gate, and then set about to re-
turn the truants by the following ingeni-
Gus plan: Taking a shovelful of corn, she
approacbed as close to the animals as pos
sible. and, holding the tempting morsel
near enough for them to learn its inviting
character. She screwed her face into an
expression of winning sweetness, and
backed slowly toward the pen. 1t was a
beautiful illustration Of woman's faith,
and we regret TO write that 1t dId not
work. The pigs took one snuff at the
contents of the shovel, just to show that
they took some interest in the matter, and,
being convinced thereby that there was
nothing injurious in the experiment, 1eil
to roofing about again with renewed fer.
| vor. The nearer the woman came to the
pen the straighter her face grew, and
presently lost every vestige OF solIcltude
and assumed instead an expression Of me
dunn ferocity. What she might have
done will never be known, as a
this iuncture her husband made hi.
| appearance on the back stoop, and
her eye resting upon him, sb.
commenced TO apostrophise him il
the language married people alone ar
adopts at. After requesting somebody Il
| show him the idiot who had let thos
hogs out, that he might punch his head
he drove straight at the truants, ant
missed them, of course. Then he drov
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06

A chap who, after coming to rail
road crossing the other day and reading
the sign, Look out for the locomotive"
climbed to the top, and, gazing down the
track, wanted to know "Where in thunder
the old thing was"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06

John Paul says that when man
walks squarely up to the clergyman who
married him three years before, takes him
by the hand cordially, and, without
word of reproach, inquiries after his
health, it is useless for any to maintain
that Christian forgiveness is thing. OF
the past, and does not enter largely INTO
that mans character, or that the heroic
virtues have all disappeared from earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06

In CEYLoN, the marriage ceremony is
performed by tying the couple together BY
the thumbs In this country they are
usually put together by the ears.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06
VOLUME XVI.
Poetry.
NO VENBER MORNING.
BY CELIA THAXTHE.

BY CELIA THAXTEI
ROARING the wild Southwestern
Fills the wide heavens with its clamor
Ploughlng the ocean and smiting
lhe iand Ike pondroUs hammer.
Lo how the vast grey spaces
Nrestle and roll and thunder
Blllow piled upon bllow,
closing and tearing asunder
As i the deep ragged with the anger
Of hosts of the fabulous krakenl
And the firm house shudders and trernbles
Beaten, DuHeted shaken.
Battles the gull with the tempest,
Struggling and wavering and faltering
Soaring and striving and sinking,
Turning, Its high COZ -se altering.
Down thr ough the cloudy heaven
Notes from the wild geese are falling
Cries like harsh bell-tones are ringing
Echoing, changing, and calling.
Plunges the schooner land-ward
Swiftly the long seas crossing
Closc-reefed. seeking the harbor
nan lost IN The spray she Is tossing.
A rift in the roof of yaporl
And stormy sunshine is streaming
To color the grey, wild water
Like chrysoRrase, green and cleaning.
Cold and tempestuous ocean,
Ragged rock, brine-sweut and lonely
Grasp OF The long, bitter winter
IAese things to gladden. me only
Love, dost th9u wait for me in some rich land
Where the gold orange hangs in odorous calm .
Where the clear waters kiss the floWcry strand,
Bordered with shining sand and groves Of palm!
Aud while this bitter morning breaks for me.
Draws TO lis close thy warm, delicious dav:
Lights, .colors, perfumes, music. JOY for thee
For me the cold, wild sea, the cloudy grey.
Rises tht req moon in thy tranquil Sky,
Plashc the fountain with its silver talk
And as / ie evening wind begins to sigh
Thy sr Get girls shape steals down the garder
walk.
white robe glimmering through the scented
Lingering beneath the starry jasmine SPRAYS
" mere tIy thlck-clustered roses breathe of musk.
sudden gush of ssng thy light steps stays.
That was the nightingale! o love Of mine,
hear II thou my voice IN that pathetic song
sinking in passionate cadences divine
Painting and falling with its rapture strong:
! stretch my arms to thee through all the cold
through all the dark, across the weary space
Between Us and thy slender form fold
And gaze into the wonder OF thy face
PHre brow, the moonbeam touches tender eyes
Splendid with feeling, delicate smiling mouth.
And heavy siiken hair that darkly lies
soft-as the twilight clouds in thy sweet South.
Q beautiful my love, i n vain seek
To hold the heavenly dream that fades from me
needs must wake, with salt spray on my cheek
tIung from the fury Of this northern sea.
.ScribRer'S for NOgenber
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26
Estates.
rs ESTATE.

JOHN g. PAUL'S ESTATE
D STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT I. 81:
In Probate Court. held at the Probate once IN
81 Jnbnsburv, in said District on tn" 18th day "f
December A. ID. 1873. ...,a
thLv A PauI administrative upon the estate
,r In 4: PauI late of CIrOtOn in SAID dis
trict deceased. presents her administration ac
count for examination and allowance ana mak's
application for decree OF distribution anu pa'''"h
of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon il is ordered by said coIrt, that s;in
of said court to be- held at the probate "ihc" IN
81. Johnsburv on the 9Th day of jan \ ID. -
for hearing and decision thereon Ana II Is Iur'nr
ordered that notice hereof he given to all persons
Interested by publication of the same three weeks
successivelv in the Caledonian, newspaper pup
lished at ST .IOhnsbury, previous to sad time ap
pointed for hearing that they may appear at sad
time and place and show cause, II any they may
have why said account should not he allowed anu
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest. -
HENRY FRENCH. Register.
4 trup cuny of record.-Attest
q9lOI HENRY FRENCH. Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

The stringency is at an end. There
is money enough. The rate is reason
ably low. The street is full of bulls.
with scarcely a bear. n further intla-
ton will excite speculation and drain
off the resources of the country from
legitimate channels of industry and
traffic to questionable enterprises. And
the effect of this unnatural stimulation
at the present time, before the country
has fully recovered from the conse-
quences of the recent prostration, will
he intellectually disastrous. If We can
not have resumption, let us have moth
ing and Il good deal of it, until we are
strong enough to bear further inunda-
ton from the paper mills.-NeW York
Graphic.
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Adventures on a Canal Boat.

George looked about among the pas
sengeIS who were beginning To come on
deck. and noticed Il mum>tIuIl>ly fat
man whose bulk nearly filled the com
pani"n-w way where he stood
Half dozen of lis little fellows will
have t" =" forward. To trim the boat. if
he stays aft" said hoyish voice at
Gcorge's side.
The speaker WAS Il lad almost a head
shorter than himself. and may he Il wear
or tw" younger, but with Il bright, hon
est face, which expressed good deal of
quiet selt-reliance and tirmness of char
acter George, VIII" had seen little of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

lance, | yelled to the steersman that he'd
better lay up for me next time. But |
was careful never to get on that boat
again. From j. T. Trowbridge's Story
IN St. Nicholas for January.
Don't ABUSE THE OLD HoRsE.-The
N.E. Farmer saws: The cold winter is
coming, hay is high, and grain costs the
dollars. and many old horses if they
could speak. would say, 1--WE dread the
winter" If the old faithful servant
that has worked for you so many years
is not quite as strong or quite as fleet as
in years gone by, perhaps he is worth
as much to you as to any body. Good
care and generous feeding will make
even an old horse more valuable than If
starved or abused. If your business re-
quires younger and smarter horse flesh,
keep the old one for the women or chill
dren to drive. Old acquaintance are
often safer than new ones. If you can
not keep both, give the old one to some
old farmer. who you know will he kind
to him, with the promise that he shall
not trade him off to some brutal master,
but will keep him lis long us he is worth
keeping, and then kindly lay him away
where he will be beyond the reach of
hunger, cold or pain. Many an old
horse, if he knew his situation, would
thank his owner to take away his life us
Il burden too heavy to bear. We have
got into the habit of being both too
careless and too cruel to old horses i'll
this country. We owe it to them us
our servants. us we'll us to ourselves us
human beings, that we see to it that our
horses are not necessarily abused or
neglected us soon as they begin to show
the signs of old age.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26
FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
LOT nj the corner of summer and Winter streets.
Also, two three vacant lots On Spring street
j \. HADLEY
st .Johnsbury July Is 1873. 77tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

THE STATE PIISON.-The Windsor
Journal says that the board of Prison
Directors, Hon. J. W. liartshorn of
Lunemhurg, Hon. VIM. X. Shedd of
Newhmy, and Hon. c. f. Houghton of
Bennington, made their annual official
visit to the State Prison. this week
They found Seventy-seven convictS, of
which three were females and nearly
all busy and vigorous ut their work, as
If there were no panic outside of the
walls" Notwithstanding the reduced
number of convictS and the cost of extra
repairs made in the buildings. the re
cciptS. under the good management of
the Directors and Superintendent. ex-
coed the expenses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

Five farms for sale. from to Il miles from ST
.InlIsbury. Some of them can he exchanged for
real estate in tins village Prices from Il 400 Ia
g. 900 Enquire "f GEO. ". CARR,
-Itf ~ JohushmrV.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

FISH IN THE CONNECTICUT. - We
hope for great results from the con
struction of the Eiolyoke tish-way to
manifest themselves ut an early day.
The Connecticut is the hest adapted
river on the Atlantic coast for the prop
agation and preservation of salmon and
shad it is the longest, the most broken
by rapids. the coolest at its sources,
and contains the clcarest and purest Wa
ter 1t was long ago the natural spawn
ing ground and birthplace of salmon,
and only became depleted 10y those
CAUSES inscpalahle from increasing pop
ulation. and ignorant and insufficient
legislation. Now for live Years past
the fishery officers have proved emf
ncntly satisfactory and encouraging.
sage from the ocean TO its mountain
sources, the salmon and shad will have
full langr. They can plant their seed
al lihitum on chosen spots. returning
periodically To their native spawning
grounds -amd with both fish and ova
protected 10y judiciouS laws and watch
tul wardcns, they must continue to i'll
crease and multiply until the heart OF
every angler is made glad. and the poor
leap t"l JOY at the abundance. Forrest
dod Stream.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26
Keep Out the Cold

!. H. HULL'S Patent Weather strips are :" con
-trurtrd a. cumIltrlN Clu~'. every aperture
about windows and doors. thus PREVENTING
th, COLD MR. from! ENTERING. They are tit
ted closely /" every part 81 the dpni and window
and supplied ~ it'll st -,rrN~. =" That IA cast OF
any -hrinkag,.. -W,.liu- 81 doors. "I hrIyIug 10y
action of frost. THEY CAN 81 IlniIILNED AT
ANY TINE. And h'--Ii'.- This mriiI- Of pressure
against thu, windows and d"ur-. they supplied
with spiral springs. which constantly press them
against th,. SANE. Another GREAT ADNAN
AGE OF THESE >Il,il> j. that THEY PRE-
VENT NOISE 10y >hUttiu- doors. In" amount Of
fuel saved IN one season hS application "t thc-,.
strips anI unr room NlIL MORE THAN
TWICE PAY TIE ENPEN~F 1t kept on
through the SUMMED they will set a and
ri.ctu.l AGENT AGAINST the entrance ct dust lh"s'
strips manufactured IN any desired SIZES 10
~IlI I>IONlES These STRIPS ar, mHnuiI"
turrd by !. II. MIL. ia tn" shop opposite the
Ja-~,u-,r depot y .I"hIi-hirN. VI. I" whom AL
orders should lee. addressed. Al orders will hr
promptly and satisfactorily filled STATE County
and town RIGHTS tor sl- Address
II. HI IL.
- Inln~hurl VI 9lrf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26

There is scarcely any disease in which purgative
medicines are not more OF less required, and much
sickness and suffering might be prevented were
they more generally used. No person feel
well while costive hapit Of body prevails; be
sides it generates serious and often fatal dis
eases which might have been avoided by timely
and judicious of DR.. Pierces Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets, or Sugar Coated Concentrated Root
and Herbal Juice, Anti Bilious Granules These
little Pellets unlike every other cathartic produce
such a secondary tonic effect upon the bowels Ia
bring about permanent healthy action and in
crease their peristalic motions. Price p cents a
vial bV all druggists 7l2
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26


WRITING BY Proxy. Many amusing
stories are told at Washington about
the writing of speeches. addresses. and
letters to constituents for members of
Congress 10y impccuniouS corre>pnnd
cnt. One of the most amusing i the
adoption of an anti-Slavery letter de
nuunCing he conduct of Chaplain Sliccr.
of the Senate, toward some recovered
fu"iliVcS. 10y an honorable member from
Albany. who signed his name to it. and
sent it t" the Evening Journal of that
city. When it came back to Washing
ton IN print. chaplain SliceT went for
the >igucr in the Union. and he was
Obliged O." su To- the writer of the letter
T." r,pl. +" the attack upon it. When
thu %. - written. II WAS 81 savage
that Albanian Congressman was
ii:l ''j u appear III print ; but Il
g,, o now IN the United States
- &c -"t hold "i II. signed the Repre-
.ri'LtIN''- name Ia II, and sent it to
~. New York Tribune. Its appearance
terrified the apparent >lgmer. and for
weeks hc ~mrakcd up /" the Capitol
thy"uGlI sid" streets, Ia enter 10y Il base
mcE, door. Another story is told of IL
corr, ~p"ndcnt VIII" sold two copies of Il
speech advocating protection to two
representatives. each one of whom read
II. az Il different time from the other
during an evening session. As neither
one heard the other. the duplication
was not discovered until the remarks of
the two honorable gentlemen appeared
i'll the next mornings edition of the
Daily Globe. the only difference being
the name of the speaker .-Harper'~
Mdgd-iHe for January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-26
House and Land for Sale !

The suhscT her dr-rin" to =" south viii sell AT a
bargain his place consisting OF Il new li"u~" and
Barn with fifteen acres of land. situated one half
mil, from thu. VILLAGE of West Concord. .n the road
leading To Concord Corner. Never failing water
running. I" buildings. For further particulars
address ". W OSiiOOD West Concord. VI.
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DIR. CEMOk'S NINT ~

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StFpr"fhH-l-. 10" -,.'....
Restegc. she - .':'I> :'is.. 81 H,..'7'.
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RemoyPS = SI,t3-..' 90 . '"...
,v. 'l.t- .t-u U, De-
Gives i,ssG.. IOS uNI.'J 7.y'u.
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Desirable Place For Sale.

| offer NV place for sale, situated on central
street corner Of Spring. The buildings i'll thor
ough repair and the place is central, pleasant ana
every way desirable.
\ portion of the purchase money can remain On
mnrtga Wit d. /. Mc''h-hi n
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for Sale.
WOOD FOR SALE !

have a large lot of nice Wood, all sorted rock
NanIr and red Birch. IL inches and ! feet wood,
inr}udinn 100 cords of dry stove wood Also, 4 IT.
y,nnJ nf ali kinds and will sell and deliver any
kind As low or lower than you can huy elsewhere.
Please call at NV stable and will contract Tor
what you want 'Eh|i No
ST 1ohnsbury Oct -. 1873. 9ltl