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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
Jersey Cattle.

W.. l.>" - lat" aeon some criticisms
upon the jersey cattle i'll one or two of
the county papers. \ farmer of this
county. who has had considerable cX-
pericnce in milking and raising this
stock. gives us the following commum-
cation. y good many readers of the
Cdledonidn who have had experience.
know his statements to he correct:
The jersey, Attorney, or Guernsey.
are Il distinct breed of cattle found on
the channel islands. between England
and France. As mixers they are gen
tie, giving good quantity of the very
richest milk. and making more butter.
and of Il better quality than any other
breeds. All who have tested them
agree in this. and as to their being cross.
as says the Woodstock Age and the
reporter, never were cattle more gentle,
or less inclined to get out of pasture
than the Jerseys. Having had expert
ence with them. say the bulls are not
worse than other breeds but when a
man plays with Il calf he intends keep
ing for a bull, he may find him at two
or three years old wishing to find Il
match for himself at play, and soon he
come cross.
The Jerseys take on fat as easy as
any breeds when not giving milk, and
their beef is of the very best quality,
and their size is large enough for COWS.
They mature Young. and many of the
heiiers have been allowed to come in
at from ID to II months old and when
so young the size is kept much smaller
than it would he if allowed to go to
two or three years old before giving
milk.
Their hides make the best leather.
being thin, soft and of even thickness :;
and the tanner makes a kind of leather
from their hides that turn water when
worn for boots, and is as soft as Il piece
of calf-skin. The calves are very easy
to learn to take their milk from pail,
their first meal. They are good feeders,
always ready to take their feed at meal
time.
We never have tested them as oxen.
but as mixers, for beef. as good keep
ers, and as butter producers, they can
not be surpassed.
a VERMONT FARMER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
University of Vermont and State Ag,
ricultural College.

Rev. Spencer Marsh. who WAS ap-
poiuted Professor of Modern Languages
hy the Trustees at Commencement, ac-
cepts tho position Mr.. Marsh Is now
in Europe. pertccting himself IN Ger
man and French. and will assume the
duties of his protessoIShip i'll january.
Mr.. VIM. &. simmons, OF New p"I'
II. l.. has been appointed temporarily
to the chair of Greek, made vacant ny
the resignation of Prof. Haynes. Mr..
simmons is IL graduate of Harvard, oil
the class of 1866. and is endorsed by
the Cambridge Faculty, as one OF the
finest classical scholars they have even
sent out.
Lieut.. James f. Bell, LIST Artillery,
recently detailed 10y the War Depart
ment a. Professor of Military Science
and Tactics in this University. is cX-
pected to report for duty at or near the
opening of the fall term. lie VIII. III
addition to his duties as military IN
s;ructor. render assistance i'll the De
partmcmt of Civil Engineering.
Prof. Collier. now i'll Vienna as i
member of the Scientific Corps. VIII
return to the University i'll time To he
gin the term with his classes.
The fall term opens September 18TH
The prospects are that the Freshman
class viii he unusually large. FREE
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

then tell them they must pay more or
they can't have the road The La
noble Valley Road has been built thus
far without any exhibition of that par
ticular kind of nerve"
The Montpelier Waterman has
leader upon the late tragedy ut that
place in which it discusses deliberately
and learnedlv of love, jealousy and
murder: There is something very
singular in this passion of sexual love,
to lead so often to murder and suicide,
when it is thwarted or crazed. There
is scarcely day in the year that the
press does not record some story OF
murder caused by jealous love, or sui
eide in consequence of unrequited at
lection. In man the passion is terribly
active and intense. 1t cannot bear re-
straints of difficulties or rivalry. The
least action against its course throws
his heart into perfect tempest of tur-
bulent and angry feeling. Then jeal-
ousv catches him like Il fever and rides
him like destiny, and heaven has no
afiliction that tries him like the wOm-
an he loves. Her innocence, her arti-
fees to please, her most pleasant words,
are turned into the fuel of his Jealous
affection After speaking of the ep-
idemic of crime, and the diffusion of
the contagion by the press in its de-
tailed publication of tragedies, it says ::
Men are rarely kept from crime by
the knowledge of its consequences.
And it remains for religion, or for soci-
al science, or for both, to find some
thing that shall prevent the abnormal
action of the human passions, and Sc
cure society from the preparation of
these strange crimes. Wise and
thoughtful men are looking earnestly
into these questions, and they furnish
Il problem of vast Importance to hui
mainly. 1t is possible that neither the
pulpit. nor the press, nor the State.
has vet reached the true idea or princi-
pie 10y which society is to be guarded
from the eruptions of human passion"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
Soldier Reunions.
THE TENTH VERMONT.

The reunion of the members of the
Tenth Vermont Regiment occurred at
Waterbury last Thursday. The meet
ing was held at the Waterbury Hotel
and continued long after midnight.
The officers of the society were elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
Gen. w. W. Henry, President. Bur
lington.
Surgeon Willard A. Childs, Vice-Prcs-
idcnt. MoocrS. y. Y.
Scrgt. Will. \. Chaplin. Secretary,
Liverpool, y. Y.
Lieut.. Fl. w. Kingsley, Treasurer.
Rutland.
Executive Committee. Gen. W. W.
Henry. Capt. George F.. Davis. Milton
Washhurn.
The reunion adjourned to meet at
Burlington i'll connection with the ren-
eral reunion of soldiers the last week
i'll August, 1874.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

of his parish, Little "toddles" scarce
" able to tell who they are, lisping
ANY letter ?" and if yea, their bright
faces light up and beam with joyful
appreciation almost sufficient to drown
a world of sorrow. Is it not a feast
Five decades $50 to speak, of these
faithful little errand children in twelve
wears Nor will we omit an incident
of what for time was most impress
sive. A fathers life blood ebbed away
at Port Hudson and he counted among
the dead. No such tidings however
are disclosed to his two little children
who for weeks daily call and-''Any
letter from my papa And when
weeks after it is ascertained that the
father is but severely wounded, and
still later when safely he returns to his
wife and these little ones. how great
is the compensation
Such are but few of the notes that
crowd upon us as we gladly, but APP
preciatingly we trust, bid to official
postal life final farewell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
Letter from Philadelphia.

The Childrcn'> Free Excursions, which
commenced on the eth of June. ended
on the 10Th of August During that
time there was seventeen excursions {;
the smallest number of participants ON
any single occasion being So. and the
largest 1912. The whole number of
participants on the seventeen eXcur-
>ions being 20.2l3. OF this number. the
generality were infants and children
under six years of age. Owing to the
excellent management of the managers.
not IL single accident occurred during
the season, and many poor. poverty
stricken mother and child. tendrrly
cherish the memories of the happy times
enjoyed on the Free Excursions.
Miss Anna F. Dickinson, the great
Philadelphia lecturer. who is now trav-
cling in Colorado, recently rode to the
top of Pixies Peak accompanied by Mr..
+. :. Nettlcton. chief of the Rio Grande
Railway land department, her brother.
the Rev. John Dickinson. and Ralph
is the first person that ever made the
ascent on horseback. and hitherto the
feat was considered impossible ON the
following day she lccturcd ut Colorad"
Springs on Joan of Arc"
TETIA Moss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
THE EIGHTH VERMONT.

The reunion of the Sth Vermont Reg
iment at White River Junction. on the
2d inst, was Il grand success There.
were present just one hundred mem
herS of the gallant old regiment. and
those who know the warm attachment
and strong bond of sympathy existing
between its members and their old com
mander, Col. ). Thomas, will scarcely
need to he told that it was very inter
esting and enjoyable occasion.
General Thomas was reelected Pres
ident. with three Nice-Presidents DIR.
Ferrin, of Essex, the old Hospital Stew
ard, was elected Secretary and Treasur-
er, with one assistant Father Blake.
Chaplain j. b. Mead, F. Z. Smith and
w. w. Lynde, Executive Committee.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting
in two years.
To attend this reunion members of
the old regiment had come from Louisi-
ana. South Carolina. Illinois. and other
distant States, showing the interest felt
to see again the faces of their old COM
rades.
Songs, camp fire stories and reminis-
cences succeeded each other for three
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
How it Feels to be Free.

A. n. Swain, Esq, of the Bellows
Falls Times, has been postmaster at
that place for twelve years past. He
has just turned over the Office to his
successor, and this is the way he talks
in his last paper about the freedom he
feels:
One of the people again, No more
suspected of the last lost letter, No
more the whisperings of unfounded
suspicious against faithful clerks. No
more waiting delayed trains but thirty
seven and d-haIf minutes late! No
more sympathies excited by billet -doux
with mittens in them No more
passing missives of business disappoint-
ments, or sadder yet, of death tidings
to those whose anxiety may be greater
than the dread reality. And yet if Ell
Their of these duties are trials they
have their full compensation in but "a
single duty, for while always pleasant
to be the medium of news of business
success or convalescence of friends. no
postmaster has duty so pleasant as
that of waiting upon the little children
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
In Memorian.

We honeste tiller of We soile."-Old Play.
In the agricultural musings and hints
of the Georges, Virgil descants upon
the merits of farming, and the happi-
ness of the eager farmer. Horace. too.
sings the praises of the .0ssidm dgrjco-
lac" Cicero bids that man rejoice.
public life to the peaceful labor of the
husbandman.
In all ages since
Adam digged and Eve span"
statesmen and warriors, wise men and
other men, have resorted to acres or an
ell of Mother Earth. to sweat away
aches and anxiety, or to forget wicked
ness and the world. All honor then to
the profession of the farmer. The
honest farmer we will say, for that ad-
iectivc seems as indissOlubly connected
with its common noun farmer, as wages
with work.
And how can men be else than honest
when in constant communion with ma
ture through her visible forms %
What should they know of cheating.
stealing, lying? Does the sun ever
shine upon their grain without furnish
ing it warmth Or the clouds bring
rain without enlivening their grass 4
spring is never wanting in which to
SOW, nor an autumn in which to reap.
Nature is honest. Hence have we ..ve
hOneste tiller of We sole" Shall we not
thank nature for enabling us to prefix
''honeste" to so large class of our
fallen humanity?
But mine is the part of the mourner !;
and with reason does my cOuntenance
grow mournful and my soul become
cast down. Alas, Nature has deceived
man at last! Over the hills to the
northwest lies fair farm, the inhabt-
ants whereof have witnessed some fla
grant failure on Natures part. Did the
clouds gather and refuse their rain, or
the sun rise thirty minutes late by the
Connecticut clock Did the hens crow,
or the smoke come down the chimney
We know not. Let us not inquire into
Natures awful crime,
But the result The matron of that
shocked and hlighted household sailed
forth with cherished offspring and per
picked soul to Gull the bristling black
berry, which tickle nature still had
allowed to fulfill the blossoms promise.
With troubled spirit she bore the we'll
filled pals past meadow and wood.
displaying the pleasing result of Ma
lures THAT arch deceiver's y kind la
Dor. She entered this innocent village.
firm in its faith in I'VE honeste tiller,''
and over various thresholds disposed of
her toothsome load; at one appeared
the mistress pleasant face. spared but
a moment from busy household cares.
and the agitated agricultural dame sold
a modicum of her fruit and went her
way. Rejoicing? Most certainly.
What though, 10y mistake, she has
received twenty dollars instead of two,
and has uttered not a word" What
though she is driving homewards with
eighteen stolen dollars in her unmoved
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
The Nathan Murder.

From some things that have trans
pired since our last paper WAS printed,
we are led to thlnk there may hc some
ching to the confession of Irving after
all This is one rumor:
NEW \ OkK, September =
The story of Irving. the confessed
murderer of Benjamin Na,hau il gain
ing ground. every day. a> il j. found To
he borne out i'll many important partic-
ularS. Superintendent of Police MatSrll
of this city Informed Il Mercury Reporter.
yesterday. that developments had been
made which gave promise that the mur-
der mystery would he speedily solved.
1t was possible. he said. that Irving
might Vet he brought to this city. 1t is
aSccItained that two brothers of Irving
are i'll business i'll this city. both of
whom bear good character and hold a
respectable position i'll society. One of
them WAS questioned. yesterday. when
he said that his brother. John L. Irving.
was long ago diSuwned by his family.
Captain Kennedy admits that he now
attaches much Importance to Irving'S
statements. He has discovered ihat Ir-
wing was not i'll Jail when the murder
occurred. and the fact that the family
and friends of the murdered man assert
that Mr.. Nathan had Il memorandum
book, that Irving must have seen, salts
tieS him that if he did not actually par-
tlclpatc Ill the assassination. he i
cognizant of all the facts. 1t is now
learned that the police, after a long
search. found tn" residence of Mrs. II
wing. the wife of Irving, the California
prisoner. last night. Nothing of impor-
lance has been elected from her vet
concerning the Nathan murder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

pocket. What though in her Makers
ewes she is no better than Il thief Does
conscience trouble her. Thinks she of
returning the money! Oh, foolish
Questioner Did not hen crow this
morning and the sun rise late ? Has
not Nature deceived her and shall she
he honest? o Nature, quOusque tan
dem, How long wilt thou abuse our
confidence. To prison, thou deceitful
Jade, and on thy cell-door shalt be en-
graved, "Hic jacet We honeste tiller!"
A MOURNER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
The Proposed Aerial VOYAGE

mere are strange IIImorS of a bad
mitch III the translantic balloon enter
prise. 1t Is said that Prof. Wise is
much dissatisfied with the manner i'm
winch the balloon and some apparatus
nave been constructed. The principal
defeat OF which he complains is the
tact that the strips of muslin which
form the globe are Scwcd together with
cotton thread. instead of silk thread
thus increasing the danger of the seams
ripping when exposed to high winds
ana rough Weather. 1t is quite certain
that Prof. Wise has threatened moi tn
go on the proposed trip at all. and
some of his friends claim that he is not
morally bound to fulfill the conditions
OF his contract. y gentleman named
FORD, who has been relied upon as one
OF the cNpcdltioniSts, Is now undecided
as to whether he will go or not. Don
aldSoh. however, said to-day that 50
lar us he himself was concerned he
should go up with the balloon. no mat
ter what the course of Wise and Ford
may he IN the matter. If Wise. Ford
and Donaldson all 20 on the trin ,
fourth man will still be wanted. nix
fourth man has not yet been selected
5" laf as Is known to outsiders. This
fourth man, it was intended. should he
some experienced mariner.
The men who have furnished tba
capital for the enterprise are, however
piucky and persistent, and if any one
or more of the party who have been
announced to go should at the Last
moment back out, other volunteers viii
probably he enlisted to ACCOMPANY
Prof. Donaldson. The balloon AMI
apparatus, which were Yesterday taxi
to the Capitoline Grounds, BrookIvn
were visited by quite large number
OF people to-day, and the deepest inter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

ost wos manifested. Prof. Wise was
NOT present. but Donaldson was there
s,,nrrintcnding the final preparations
mr.,iJ,,nn seemed somewhat gloomy
and rcticent. but in his conversation
with ranortrrs expressed his firm be
lief in the success of the enterprise
The balloon was inflated with com
mnn air this evening, the air beng
mmn,uaJ in with a steam engine and
f"rce pump, in order to test r 1Hr
Strength of the cloth and seams. ms
nrrIiminnrv and experimental initiation
r %a1 Completed at o'clock. and there
were no signs of a breaking or giving
w,v of the fabric. Many of the visit
ors came from out of town. being any
ions TO avoid the crowd of Tuesday ana
Wednesday. Ncm York Despdfc" 10
journal Of9H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
Terrible Revenge for Devilish Act

Peter .Jcaunctt. tati'er of little glil
outraged 10y james CARAVAN eat Mus
kcrnm. Mich. on Monday. went To the
iail on Saturday and asked permission
To sec the prisoner, which was granted.
Jcanmett then stepped t" the door OF
the cell where the villain WAS confined.
took 4 pistol from his cap and shot Car
rivan in the head. Jcannctt was then
taken before Justice lIoyt. and admit
ted to bail. The f;ict- III the case are
as follows: Last Monday. Caravan en-
ticrd littlr girl only nine years old.
into the woods. where he kept her all
night. tnully outragimg her person.
Search WAS made tor the child 10y the
alarmed parents. but IN vain. At day
light the tcud let her 60. and she came
home. barely able /" walk. Caravan
was arrested ON Tuesday and lodged
in Jail. The little girl died the follow
ing morning. Tie outrage created
great excitement and Indignation at
Mu>kcg"n. Itwa>tvalcd that the excited
crowd would force an entrance to tn"
iail and kill Caravan. who is still liN-
ing. The governor has ordered Il com
p#ny of militia from Grand Rapids for
any emergency.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

item had extensive circulation. with
much sympathy for the unfortunate
'.young lady" Like many before him.
the perpctrator of the above joke, when
he found no one saw the point felt
called upon to explain. which he did in
ii very few days, stating to the effect
that Miss NJ. o. Docquc. who was so
severely injured had fully recovered.
(think of broken legs healing in IA
week y and had resumed her position,
but. as was feared it is found that she
has no idea of the value of articles, and
insists on standing in front of her EN-
ployer'S store and offering cigars and
tobacco to every one thar passes. This
is accounted for on the ground that her
brain was. seriously injured" That we
call adding insult to injury" How
are you, MOdOc
THE NEW st. ALBANS DAILY-The
stock amounting to S3O,OOO has been
subscribed foI the new daily paper at
st. Adams, and at recent meeting OF
the Stockholders McSSrS. F. Stewart
Stranahan, John W. Newton and Park
Davis, were appointed managers. The
business ability of these gentleman is a
guarantee that the new paper will be
first class in its appointments. 1t Is I'M
derStuod that the first number will APP
pear about the first of November
Free Press.
The mother who advised her daugh-
ter not to learn to dance because when
young she had danced, and now saw
the folly of it, was met by the reply
that she wanted to see the folly of it
too. So it is i'll other things; good
many people have to learn by expert
ence the folly of starting newspapers
where the market is already overstock-
ed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12
The Geneva Award.
FIFTEEN AND A-HALF MILLION pol
LNE> PAID OVER.

A>HINGTON. Sept. q. 1913.
An historical event of national impur-
lance occurred here to-day which i
likely To find conspicuous place in the
nations history. About ten o'clock Sill
Edward Thornton. accompanied 10y Mr.
Archibald. British Consul General at
New York. called on Secretary Fish at
the State Department and handed over
To him Il coin certificate representing
fifteen and unc-half millions gold. the
amount awarded to the l'nitcd States
10y the Geneva Arbitration. The trans
Ter "t the money WAS not accompanied
10y any formal speeches OF addresses.
hut WAS done III Il business like way.
Secretary Fish wrote out Il receipt in
tulI for payment of the money. which
he handed over to Minister Thornton.
ana thus Il great controversy between
Nv" nations WAS settled, in Il financial
point OF View. After Il few minutes
conversation the British Minister and
Consul General took their drpartuIr
looking III Il very happy frame Of mind
NJ twelve o'clock Secretary Fish. ac-
companicd 10y Assistant Secretary of
state. j. Bancroft Davis. dove To the
Treasury Department and handed over
the com certificate to Secretary Rich
ard>on. taking his receipt therefor. The
latter Is 10y law required To invest the
money IN five per cent. registered bonds
I" await further action of Congress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

nj M Il 'ldlilI'iIj'
Gen. Phil >hclidau ua>.r ..
House. White Mountains. @.
last.
Nice-PrcSidcnt Wilson Dr.,
the White Mountains. Hi be-
Times to improve.
Saturday forenoon child ,,..
of age WAS burned to death. 10.
taking fire from matchr- 49,
she WAS playing.
The New York Errups
that familiarity with dctaiDa'
does not serve to shield the
81 dcadens the public >cu>i,l.r.
there is some danger Of ne '
trust money coming Ia toe cot,
one of the ordinary risks ct H.,
all public monetary Institute,
The ColvOcoreS>eS iu>uiH.
will he tried at Bridgeport. Co.,
month. The insurance romIa' Pa
that Capt. Colvocorc>>r>. 49,.
found dead at Bridgeport ucu
years ago. committed sulr,dc .
that the heavy INSURANCE o.
might he paid to his fricnd,
case is one of considerable 3D..
in the courts.
The following are the ..
which have been offered 10y rh'
of the New Hampshire Agri..-
cicty for the finest children r
to he exhibited on the >rco,.
the State fair ut Manchester.
finest baby under six months
gold necklace for the fines
tween the ages of twelve 3D..
months old. Il gold cup tu -.
beautiful twins. pan of -
for the child with the rcd,ir>' B.
gardle>s of temper. Il ten .o.
piece.
1t is said To he ditliruit
burnt district in Boston. uu..
pletcly are the buildings un"
of erection ohlitcratil- Ih
the great contidglurIru. J.
many portions of the dl>-.,
10y the sight Of rhaurd lee
that one is convinced at l.r ..