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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

took passage 10y an OK team towards
the last of the winter for the home in
the Wilderness
The home thus sought when made
WAS entered hN IL haSS-wood slab door.
whose Wou'icu Latch Was lifted by IL
sting hung outside. On one side hung
HE mop IN one corner was the bed. III
another tin" pantry and then the fam
lily chest. thc gouId> for bringing water
and th" gun for more earnest work.
with many other things. made up ot
the: show of household goods.
The speaker dcsrlib"d the logging
bees AN. the i'"rntiiul provision made
h,y tn" COED dame of the house of the
helpers: m"">c meat. bear steak AMI
the like began the course and the in
rvitahlc pumpkin pie closed it. In
those Years thcr" WAS less ardent spirits
used than came to he the order nt il
somewhat later day. Preachers came
through the settlements on t"ul>.
SclI"nl> were early established.
Weddings IN lhc>r cabins were great
events. bat lnilcqucnt bcciI>" tn" girl
were scarce. Nathan Green. of -. Al
" - - :" town. but questioned.
SAID II VAS true there were Eut three
ANA ON" "f those WIS Il >quaW. The
speaker described IN early wedding.
where the hIitlc1room went with his
oxen through three feet of SNOW. and.
alter jolly wedding. took his bride
home Though he dark woods upon the
''"N sled"
The dress of the period Was some
thing like this: Coat of WOODEN. cnl"IcI
with huttrr:ut bark. fastened II, Il belt :
hrrrchr> "f huck~kin: cap. vn"IriI "r
i"N->kiu and mncc.~iI~ nt moose hi.lr.
The "ldta>hi"nc,i quilting frolic MAS
described. The Women hrgau tn a>-
~cnhIc tnr tl, finishing of the Uuilr
soon after noon and tongues and needles
moved lively. Towards niyht the lords
at creation began I" assemble il! THEN
hes; and thrir '.Is.>t" worn nn uuli
rrlr "ccl~i"n~ would last indefinitely .
W hen they were dome with the quill
they went I" damrin". and they made
DOWNRIGHT phN steal rNcitiom Of th,.i!
rendering OF Il good old con tIa-dIurr.
he speaker evidently d"c>rr't fancy
m"drIn Waiting. and his audience hi
ihcl applause testified their lppI rN.l
"t his description nt tliD old f.l~hun,i
iIddlrI> movements and words.
Frequently pr"plc were lost. and it
i told of lost children that the, ,,r,
visited and utG"u,hrd il, hig hll,l, do,
with >hag., hair maj stood un thci.
hind legs. Gli~t mills were >rarrr. Th-
catamuuur- plenty aud Il Terrible animal.
1t i unlike other fierce. hc,>r>. Was not
afraid "t fire. The speaker told of d,
hunter VIII" one night rmcampcd hl Il
stream DrIn>, vhi,b v., =, I,n.,ul v.,.
ahnni to lie dow, for jh,. ri.ht. n hen
he hraid the leaves lu-tlin" ON the
opposite side. Of rh.. water. IIrvarrhrd
ana SIN Two nlariuu eyes. me- fired and
heard Il splash; h,. r,ln1.lrd and con
rlud,d ovair till mnIuluu before huut-
in. IN his n:Im,.. which L,. then tnuud
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
JofrLs.
The Two Anchors

II was IL gallant sailor man
Had Just come hom" from SEA
And a. PASSED him IN tn, town
liz, san. Nh"y :, /" me-
stopped and saw knew the mnn-
Had known him from a hoy
And So answered. sailor like,
'\vasl ," 10 his "AhoN :"
mad" son. for him "n- day
His ship vas then il -i.i.'
Tile iiiil, anchor nu the left.
The Great one un the right.
-nNr ms nand II hearty nip.
50 N"u ale back again
They SAY yen hav, been piI.,iIu.
Upon th. Spanish Mann.
on was it some rich Imiiaman
I"u r"bhrd of all her pearls
Of course N"u hdv,. hrcI, breaking hearts
uf pool KHnakn urls
'NhrrrNrr have been hr~aid
Il kept my ship IN sight
4 lac hItl,. luch"r "n Tho lrft
Ia. ..rrHt one "n the rI.ht.
L heard last night that YOU wrrr IN
/ walked th. wharN,- I" daN.
Eut -.tw II" ship that l,",h,i lik, N"ur-
Whrrr dos ih, GOOD ship la>
A.rut t" -" on board "i her.
imd You shall said he.
'-Eur rhrr, :,rr many thin-~ t" Il"
" hen "n, comes h"Iu,. from sea
h"u know thu SON N"u uldr fer M
SIM It morn aud night
Ih, hitl, anrh"r "u tL, lett
Ih, gI,.ii ur,,. "n Ih, ri-ht
iui h"N = l"ur sc Il,. and litrlr"
,'"nn. h"rn, Nth m, be- said
e" ou. COON III i"ll"W >"u-
followed where h,. led.
IL, hrd q, PHEASANT httl'- h"u~'.
Th,. d""r wn- open " iic
And =, tin. l""i th'. d,sirr-t face
y dr,irt "ur rn-d''
lie hu-@rd hi, vie and child hr SAN
Ills ~pIrIt', wrIr =" h-ht
.rh. Huh, anch"r uu th. Itt
Ihr treat "II,. un TIA, ri.ht
Twas supper time. and w al down
Ih, sailors ~ ii,. and child
And h' and lac ln"Lri Al them
And l,"l,,d at me. and ~nil,d
I thinh ut this when am i"s-rd
UI'"u tn. Storm, foam
And though 4 Thousand LEAGUES avn.
Am anch"rrd h,r,. at home
Then .iNI. each Il Kiss hr SAID
Il SO, III dreams ar NIGHT
This little anchor "n my left
This gI'.tt rnr "u my right.
l. II. >ruuuNEI,
IFI,cr> Ndgd-iHs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
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Insurance. I.ife.D ~'' f'l|''
....l y. .rn.r, !;iilr"ad street.
ir"u "u!i,I"r ami Machini-t.
.. o.. ~. .. \"rlh ,ud. l.. Il. ~ticrt.
u.'l,urry aud Fancy '.n"d-.
-.Ht.. Vain Street.
Merchant Iaiior~.
'...'.'p ltiIt,ill' liI"ck L. K. ~trrrt.
i'h"t"Grapn~.
.... trl,p rtl"d"ni,n Flock. Mann street.
Fr,u..r~ and Publishers.
-lnNIN CO. C.tl,,i"ui.m El"ck. Nam II.
>t.,,.~ and Tin Ware.
... 30 'll.E g. l.~rrrn Avenue.
... AuOpETIT I.lilr"ad street.
.".., Il-t'r i,crur.
u'l',.-. /. w"IrN aud T"N-.
..'s .pN Il.l.. 'rl,i"uiau l;l i Mann -
# .tr. EIiirn1d street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
Mark Twain's Cold.

Grammar Srhuol in New York in the
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ur,.s,,rf nt ,our Cumu,,.,,r,nEi,.II;;} i" ''
,Is,. iut tLr .,unnyiur anal ,..>.,ti,u.
| illness which sill h,u,rS .,hnrt u,. t,-
u,tbrr with sam. h,,.ii,,.>s .,,.,,.r..n,,.,,t.
will nr,y,,,t TLr iIIu,.. IN ,I,i,l, /
refer i , s,,cr,. ,,IL which It,,L i,
New York last WINTER Iruiun tI. Irrtur,.
season. prrbons tL,. recital ut how I
fried 10 curc his cold ma, hr of iut,,
est and ma, s,.r>, instead ,f tL,. few,
remarks \on 80 uolitrl, asked me to
make Ia the friends and ruril>
The first time | h,..slu To ~urrI,.. =
friend told me To- 20 and hathr my feet
i'm hot water and 90 tn bed. did 81.
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rrt M and take, cold ShnN,r-h,iL |
did that also. Within TN, huIIr. another
friend uS>Ircd mn. thai If WIS nnlirl ;,
feed Il cold and >taIlra fever. | hld
both. 50 | Thought il best to fill my
self up for the cold. amd let the fr, ,rr
>taIvr awhile. In a east. of this Kind /
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

\ TmnIGmT FoE MOTHERS AHoI.r
TrHNcco. Certain ladies OF the super
fine. superficial type, We confess, some
Times trouble H. Il little hl dispatching
the mighty ~ il> of tobacco 10y Il mere
>trok, of mnnchIlancr. Il toss of the
head. "r II >cm>clr>> laugh. "Oh, my
husband smokes Il little" said one of
these ladies To u>, ''hut hc smokes the
hr>r ci".n>. and if lac does nothing worse
| shall not Trouble him about it," This
lady ai1iict> Gods world with five, crca-
lures III the shape "f SONS and daugh-
tri> they are pale, lank. lean. ScIaggl
and trcmllnu>: she never investigated
the carI>r of this family dcfnrmitN and
disease: She does not consider that to
Iac"n l. u rank poi>nn thai her huS-
band was poisoned from head to foot
when she married him; that hc poison
ed her, and she poisoned her children,
and that TIA" virll~ inhcrcs like iud,Iihle
ink, al the hue of the Ethiopian. Her.
Gc". TraSk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

death. / he object oi the murderer il
committing his double crime seems t,
lII>" been the gaining of Il snail for
tame "hIch his second wife pn>~rS,'rd.
A Confederate Story.
I'M iLiTLE THAT CNI SID \ pE~EETIoN
At 4 recent p"Iitiral gathering il
Iu>"unIlI. Ala. Gen. Cullen A. Hattl,
related the follow irg touching >tnry il
the course of hi> speech
lDurInG the winter nf l-ii:i-6I il Wa.
NY fortune tu hr President of one, %
the rc"uIt~-mItial of he army of North
"Iu Nir.iuia. Duc bleak Dcrcmh,l
uulnlug. while the snow covered til,
%r"und aud the Winds hoWlrd arnIiu,
"ri camp. left my hINnuI:,c fire tn at
tend tit' session nt TIA" court. W'mdiu.
t"I miles along uncertain paths. i at
Icu.ti arrived at th, count ground a
R"urd oak thuirh. pai after daN Il
had h"cu "ur dutl to try the gallnnI
~"Idir.> "i that aImN. charged Will
Nl"itti"n> "t military law but never
lId "u any pI,N iuu> "rra>in hrcr
greeted 10y such anxious spectators u,
"i that morning awaited the opening
"t the r"GIt. Cas-. after ease WAS di>
l'">"d al. and Al length the r:>r "t
20" t"lIi"'i"I.rt' STATES ". Edward
'""Pri Ms called chdI",.. dr>"Itiou
\ low mulmur rose spontaneously from
TIA" BATTLES" carried spectators. ~ ~ l"uug
artillery mlu rn>r from the pri>umcr
h"'r"h. ana IN rr~p"m~,. tn the question
"HHlitN. "r n"t guilty ,! answered
Mot guilty.
trr Iudg" Advocate Wl> proceeding
t""l'u ihr pr">rrIitI"ii. "hrn the court
"'>'I ln% ma the prisoner Wa> M
"'i h'i'd hi '"'II'>rI. lntrip">rd and m
H"ll"d "l lhr accused. Wv II" i \""l
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counsel. Surprising that II was hl>
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

ahd ihu> retained within the state and
preserved here for reference ;IS fully a>
though they had taken rhcir position
among the Immediate po>ScsSionS of the
Historical Society.
he most important part of this col
lection WAS that which contained very
fall files of early newspapers. The first
eighteen wears oi the Vermont Gazette
printed at Bennington, were included
III these files these volumes of the
GaHctt" extending from l1S:} to lSOl.
There were also complete files of the
Windsor paper, the Journal. from l7-:i
to ISL, and flies of the Rutland papers
from I192 to IS0I. Here il may Ice
noted that We have Il copy of the Yer
mont Gazette al Green mountain Post
Boy. the first Vermont new >papcr.
printed ut Westminster the copy is
one "i No. : of the paper. and hears
date April2 ISL. The purchase above
referred tr. added t" files already pos
<,1ad imhI "thI.lwin" I, %"4laMd, gives
parrr> extending from I1S:i /" the pres
.:.''' ".r'i PmI> them where they
belong. IN the State Capitol. Nj. Root
deserves the thanks of NclmortrI~. for
h" refused Il larger sum of munry than
he received. fer the reason that he.
Wished the papers tn remain IN the.
state.
understand that the Stevens papers
:" called. being manuscript copies "t
documents of great Vulu". are now in
New \ olk City in the ru~todN of Col.
Rash {. llaW kiG>. and ii i highly de
~il.illc that some means hc taken tn
secure them tnr the state where. they
property belong and where they will Il"
the most good. Vermont ought NOT t"
add her rnrl, history to hri list of rx-
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
The Sunday School Convention.

cttulnHS Ol tIlt convention Dl sunday
School Workers at Bradford last week
Below i an abstract of the excellent
report of the State Srcrctar, \. W.
butlcr. together with the closing cNcr-
ci>''>. which We copy from the Opjnion
y. VI. But'"l. See. at thc Workers.
then gave his annual report. From
that "" %1thcr the follow ing facts in
regard t" the rnrll history "t Suu,Ia,
schools IN thu state. and THEN present
condition In l-tr} Rev. David Suthrr-
Land. Il Scotch minister nttcrvard,
personality known la many of uur read
crS came I" this c"uutIN and settled
in Bath. y. II. In .Iauuarl l-Wi. Ii,
organized u sunday school in his oWI
parish. Tins WIS scott followed II, on,
OF tW" other sch""i> in his own and al
joining towns. In all probability tin.
WIS the iir-t Sabbath school in New
England. if not in the United Statc~
The imtc'r>I in Bible study there mani
tested. soon spread To varinu> town, H.
\cImnut. In ISL. u school Wa~ ui-
ganiIcd in Concord. Tin. iil>r school i.
Orleans county. Va~ IN Gu.cu~huru. Oi
"IuiI.d III l-ll. il, col. N-.rit.l WASH
bum. in his own huu>c Another Nj
formed in Craft t~hury the same Nc.l.
The fist >'.hnnl in Caledonia county
WIS in llardWirk. in l-ll. The iil>t il
Orange county. Wis formed in Il school
house in \cvhurl. l. LID. In Wind
ham county. one Na> gathered in West
county. were formed in Wc>ttnrd and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

hi eminent iGdgr said Ia Il jury who
hid PASSED a -ir"plc~> night in their
room. umahl" to agree ON Il verdict,
"GrntIcrn"n. | am surprised that you
cannot agree III this ease. could agree
either way in five minutes"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

Mnk VAIN writes t"a lecture agent:
~ our offer OF S:a),OOu to lecture fifty
nights does not tempt me. have run
about the world long enough mean
t" live and die at home. if starve at it.
love Hom. hut | cannot lecture any
more"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

"Itu' h' The
NY ] NANIFACTTEINii co.
l!ti
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

. l.I' i'ill ~ICINN \ 81 EG EON
.... .ud it,~Id,uc,. Nam street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23

81. .rNN'I.I:IIiD Dealer in
.h \ \ II / \ti GOO u :
N. .rru and White t'und~. Ac.
..H iuEE,ErfEII- \ SPECIALLY.
uur ". ftiurrD II .Iuhn~hurN VI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-17
NINETEENTH WARD.
A Soup House in East Finy-seventh


A Soup House in East Fity-seventh
street.
The Relief Committee OF the Sparta Club have
opened soup Kitchen at No. l56 East Fifty-seventh
street, between Third and Lexington avenues OPP
posite the Court House. and they ask the coopera-
ton the citizens of the Nineteenth ward in the
good work they engaged in. This committee
have been actively engaged In raising and dis
trIbutng funds Tor relieving the poor OF the ward
for the last two mouths and they ind the demand
for help Increasing every hour. There are hun
dreds OF people LII the ward who are without 1OOd
or Iuei, and most OF the suffering falls on women
and children, and immediate relief Is necessary.
Tue committee Will be happy to receive donations
of beef, PORK, fish. bread, coffee, rice, beans and
vegetables Of ALI kinds. Donatlons OF money Will
be very acceptably received by the Treasurer, Mr..
John Davidson, President Of the Manufacturers and
Builders Bank, corner Third avenue and Fifty
seventh street.
The committee have already received valuable
aid from the Murray Hill Amateur Dramatic Asso-
citation, and several ladies and gentlemen are now
engaged IN soliciting aid Tor the above purpose. A
portion Of the committee Will be on duty every
day.
tickets will be issued to the charitablv disposed
at ten cents each which can be given to applicants
Tor relief at your door, and can be procured OF
either of the committee and at the above place.
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Cost OF Charitable Collections.
NEW YORK Feb L. 1874.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1874.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
AS communications % the poor and the asso-
Citations int lded to relieve them appear to be
order allow me to give you lew facts, which, II
you consider OF use, trust you will publish. have
been since January l. or about, collector Tor the
New York Association for the Improvement Of the
Condition OF the Poor, during which time have
collected ior them, principally from old sub
scrlpers lit oeng next to impossible to obtain
new the sum of $500, and have received for my
services $55-ten per cent Of the amount
i Sg and Fnans BY ,Se 4aedy KIND
OF labor, the idea was suggested to me by a friend
to apply for donation rom the seventh regiment,
whose ball occurred the night before did so, oy
applying TO their Colonel Two days after the Jete,
and was the first applicant Nearly q month
elapsed before the gilt was made public, during
which time mad told the secretary OF the associa-
ton what had done and obtained promise from
him that II the gilt was sent IN should be remem-
bered. The action OF the regiment and their large
donation need not be mentioned, as all are Ia
mlllar with 1t. on my Application to the secretary
for the promised reward It was denied, with the
remark that my request was "al moon
snine," that others had solicited the donation
and that 1t was the express agreement
OF the donors that no agent should receive any
thing out OF it. Now, Mr.. Editor, so lar this may
look like an attempt to make parade OF private
grief; but such is not my Intention. IL is to CON-
pare the above with the well known fact that q
pet agent OF this association Is receiving from
3d. 700 to $4,000 year for his services, commls-
sons paid Tor collecting from the richest men IN
the city. consistency, thou art indeed jewel.u
give you my Iull name and residence, winch you
are welcome TO publish, and can substantiale my
statements by proof II wanted. Hoping these
facts may throw some light on the subject OF pub
lie associations Tor the relief OF the DOOR, and
give the liberal donors some idea OF their manage
ment, remain, very sincerely yours,
i. +. WILLIS,
No. % Abingdon square, New YORK.
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The Helping Hand Of Charity Held
Out to the Poor.
BRAVE HEARTS TO THE FRONT.
Sub,tantial Aid and Thoughtful Assistance
for The Musical Family.
SORROW TURNED INTO JOY.
More Illustrations Of Professional
Philanthropy.

The way to do good Is being learned with asst
duty and thorougnness by many who have hith-
erto only tried IL spasmodicaly, and also by those
whose nature and whose largeness OF heart qualify
them to learn the way very quickly. The two
columns OF communications that are published to-
day IN reference to the destitute poor OF this
city show a side OF human nature that induces a
strong faith in the perfectlblty OF mankind
These times OF adversely educating all OF US to
put our spare wealth 70 noble uses. Though much
has been done, and done nobly and We'll there IS
still room enough lor all who can do anything In
this noble and good work.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-17
TWENTY SECOND WARD.
Opening OF q Soup House In Manhattan
VILE.

committee OF ladies give notice that they have
secured rooms in 10th street, near Broadway,
which have been hired and supplied with neces-
sary furniture. and, II means are provided 1t Is
proposed to give each applicant breakfast OF
bread and hot coffee, between nine and O'Clock
A. NJ, and dinner OF soup between four and five
O'Clock p. M. In this case 1t Is especially true that
.'HR GIVES TWICE WHO GIVES QUICKLY.n
The charitable are earnestly requested to aid IN
the work by gifts OF supplies, which will be re-.
ceived at the soup house, l2gth street, near Broad
way, or by donations OF money, which may he
handed to the members OF the Executive Com
mittee.
Offers OF assistance in the work OF the house are
solicited
The Executive Committee are Mrs. Vernon
Brown, Mrs. Alfred whitman, Mrs. q. +. Alvord,
Mrs ID. L. Baker, Mrs. s. A. kodenstein, Mrs. Rich
ard Vose, Mrs. A. smith, Mrs. d. y. Temann, Mrs.
stein.
one hundred and twenty meals were given out
on the arst day 1t was open.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A RAIL CAB.

Coroner Eickhon was yesterday called to hold an
inquest on the body oil an unknowp mar. appar-
emily German, about forty-fve yeafs o. age. hva
feet Six inches In height who was knocked down
and run over, at the corner Of Hester street and
the Bowery, on Sunday evening" by car NO. % Of
the Third avenue line, and crushed to death. De-
ceased wore brown overcoat and pants, drah
vest fur cap, CATER shoes, gray and wnlte under'
shirt and white muslin shirt, He had lark hair.
but was slightly bald. The remains were sent ia
the AQrgue for Identification.
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THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EIGHTH
AVENUE RAILROAD.

Coroner woltman yesterday held an inquest in
the case of Mr.. James Lynch. the man who was
killed on the 9th inst by being run over In Hudson
street, near Charlton, by car No. 8 OF the Eighth
Avenue Railroad Company, full particulars OF
which have heretofore appeared in the HERALD.
From the evidence presented the Jury found that
the occurrence was accidental Deceased, VINO
had long Deen resident OF Tobyhanna, Pa, was
nuy-tw0 years oil age, and native oil this city.