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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07
The Second District Member.

\ writer from the staff of the y. Y.
Times has been through on state. and
has written political and g">Sipy letters
To that paper. from which We extract u
paragraph OF two:
have been in Int tw" of the conn
ties of Judge Pnand'> district. In them
there were few Indications ot Il wish tor
change. Judge steele. who made the.
contest two years ago. l. dead. steele
was Young. brilliant and magnetic, and
from the very hc%innin" "t Judge Poi
and'S term. WIS marked foI the next
vacaLry. His mantle fell upon II" one
and while there is Il good deal of hos
tility to Poland. it lacks concentration.
and has no leader. The ohlrctiunS
made to his return are that he wears Il
blue coat with brass buttons. that he is
not ;iS wise aS he looks. that he makes
money 10y piactiSim" his profession he
fore the supreme Court. and that he Sc
cured the passage of the press gag
law" as that act is called under which
the courts Of Washington are expected
to Try and punish papers all over the
country for >Iandcrimg politicians. The
last charge is new. the others are old.
The Hat denial of judy" Poland of ANY
thought or intention To reach the new :
papers with that bill. 81 any knowledge
of such Il purpose on the part of others.
and the opinion find universally en-
trrtaincd 10y lawyers with whom | have
conVcrScd, that no new power Whatever
is given To the courts 10y the act. seems
to have weakened the force of this al
gument against him.
1t is claimed III his favor that he has
more ability than any man proposed
against him, and that his experience
and length of service have secured him
position and Influence which the State
cannot afford at this time to lose. This
is the argument which will carry both
Judge Poland and Mr. Willard back to
the House. 1t is an argument that adj
dresses itself both to the good Scu>,
and pride of this people, and they ac-
N
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07
The New Postal Law.

The new law relative to newspapers
passed at the last session of Congress.
provides that after the first of July.
1874, all newspapers shall he sent tn
subscribers, free. within the county in
which the paper is published. 1t also
provides that after January |, 1873. all
newspaper postage shall he paid in aid
vance at the rate of two cents per
pound. the same 10 he paid 10y the pub
fisher of the paper in bulk. An impor-
tant feature of this new law to the
public is this Merchandise rates. for
merlN two cents for two ounces weight
not to exceed twelve ounccs-:lre now
one cent for tw" ounces. and weight of
packages extended to four pounds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07
What is the Issue ?

Congressman Willard is reported To
have said in IL recent speech that with
EdmundS and Morrill, III the Senate. and
Poland III the House, Vermont cNertcd
as much influence upon the national
legislation as the state of New York
This is probably not an cXtrayagant
statement. 1t has always been the
policy of Vermont, us it has been of
Massachusetts. to keep her true and
tried men III places of responsibility and
trust 1t is thus that Massachusetts
and Vermont have held their own in
influence. notwithstanding the numcI-
zeal insiIniic;incc OF their DELEGATIONS.
II is only thus that New England can
III the future coumtcr-halanrc the IN
cTeaSing representation which til, Vest
must have. Nearly two-thirdS of the
present Congress we've new members at
the last Session. ont of this large num-
her but one man made amy mark, and
he had distinguished himself as il man
of marked ability and extraordinary
culture at home.
The truth is that not one man in il
hundred who goes to Congress is crer
hedIH from, and hardly one i'll Il thou
sand gains any distinction till after sev-
eral years service. Is it wise then to
exchange IL representative who has won
high distinction and whose influence is
felt i'll all important legislation for any
man who is unf,icd. and especially for
men who after Il score and ten of Years
OF active life have not been able to i'm
press those who know them that they
possess any superiority over the major
ity of men in their own communities.
This is the question which the voters
of the Second District decide at the
caucuScS on Saturday next. The issue
is made and decided them-not at the
polls III September. Don't forget this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

within the compass of men in private,
as well as public stations. Another
part can only be attained, or ut least
thoroughly attained, by actual expert
ence in the station which requires the
use of it. The period of service ought,
therefore, to bear some proportion to
the extent of practical knowledge,
requisite to the due performance of the
service" If these words had force in
1859, what shall we say of the necessity
of skilled Legislators now that we num-
Der thirty-five states with varied rights,
interests and pursuits; with different
laws, institutions, and climates with II
complex population, an enlarged com
mcrce and IL worldwide diplomacy?
But there are special reasons which
call for ability and honesty in the next
Congress. 1t is generally conceded that
its Democratic element will he larger
than that of the present Congress.
Again, the withdrawal of Dawes, Hoop
cr and the brothers IIoar makes IL gap
in the Republican ranks that only New
England can fill, and which demands
the ripeSt experience it has to give.
The ovcrshadowing question of the
currency, pregnant as it is with national
honor and prosperity, or with meritcd
disgrace and disaster; the Civil Rights
bill, involving the equality of race
before the law, the possibility of its Gle
walton to il more intelligent citizenship
these and kindred questions which
the remaining session of this Con
grcsS may not dispose of, Should not he
left to the mercy of incXpericnce.
If its present delegation is returned,
we belicve it will he the privilege of
this state to WELD II larger proportion
ate influence, 81 far as the chairman
ships of committees is concerned. than
any other state in the Union. \ new
member. though an Anak among his
native hills. can have but little intlu
rncc during his first and second term.
Say what You will, the iron dcSpotism
of the House knows no other rule but
length of service in its posts of inllU-
cmcc.
Although New England contributes
but Il small fraction OF the members of
the House. if she will follow the prccc-
de.ts of the fathers she may retain Il
real asccndcncy. And if Vermont. re
memhcring her PrcntiS~. Everett. Sladc.
Hall. Colamer and Footc. shall choose
to pcrpctuatc their influence and retain
her prestige in the national councils.
her course Is clear. HAMILTON.
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Theories of Charles Ross's Abduction.

The theory of the detectives concern
ing the abduction of Charles Ross has
hr"n declared, with what authority we
Know not. 10y Il correspondent of the
New York World. He saws that about
the middle of June eight men arrived
III germantown, "StcnSihly us agents
Tor dorchester nursery. five of them
driving III huggieS. which they said they.
had hired in Camden. y. j.. the other
three, tw" days later. by rail. They
kept ihelr horses in Il barn. themselves
III Il hotel, drove ont ever, dnv viii
,'leir samples, but seemed to care much
less about diSpoSing of their frees than
about getting information concerning
the wealth and business of residents Of
germantown. On June 30 Il woman
ana Nv" children came to the hotel. and
were represented as appuricnanccS of
one Oh the men who went off the next
aaN with them, expressing his intention
~ SEM thcm to England. He came
BACK at night three of the men went
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Personal Items.

DIR. W. II. Lord of Montpelier is sum-
mcring ut York. Maine.
Geo. II. Bigclow. Esq. of the Bur
lington Free Press staff. has left that
paper.
Judge ID. \. Smallcy of Burlington.
had Il slight stroke of paralysis. and
Judge Woodruff opened the L. =. court
at Windsor last week.
DIR. Kitrhcll. formerly of Middlrhury
college. has returned home, after spend
in" Il year in California.
Mr.. G.. w. IIoitt. Principal of the
high school in Nashua y. H.. has de
clincd the appointment of Principal of
the Montpelier grammar school.
The Rev. :. l.. Eastman has been
chosen professor "t ancient languages
at the Vermont Methodist Seminary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07
AT PEAKS ISLAND

We find the headquarters of the st.
Johnsbury people. They have erected
very comfortable two-stOry house
among the trees, and put up their card
on the front of the piazza. reaching
nearly the whole length of the building,
hearing the words, ''St. JOhnsbury, Yer
mont" | don't know as | can describe
their condition to You any better than
by giving You the name they bear here,
which is, Happy Family" This house
is now occupied by Messrs. Miller, Rob
erts, Woodruff. and Ingham, and their
families. Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson, Mrs.
f. Underwood and child, and myself
occupy rooms in IL house near by. and
all of lis are getting the full benefit of
the sea hrceZcs.
This Island is about =! miles long
and one wide; is fresh and green. with
nice evergreen woods, which make it Il
very desirable place for camping ont.
At present there are about 80 tents
pitched here, which are occupied by
both old and young.
There are seven hotels here. which
will accommodate over 300 guests, be
sides quite II number of boarding houses.
At this time they are not crowded.
a RAINY DAY
Is not what tcntcrs-out and picnic
parties like. but nevertheless they will
come, and to-day many old and Young
on this Island have had to give up their
out door sports on that account. The
morning promised quite fair, aud the
boats brought down Il large number
from the city. but they were full rs
happy To get back home as they were
in the anticipation of il gooI days
sport. We have little reason to com
plain of the weather though. for with
the exception of this day i has been
fine for 10 or H. DAYS.
ADJUSTMENTS
Here consist of boating. fishing. GRO
quct. billiards. bowling. gathering shells
WI INV Nt.
MooNLIGIIT ENCUESIuNS.
Tuesday evening 10y invitation of II
friend. we had the pleasure Of II moon
light excursion down the bay. Getting
aboard the steamer .'Gazellr." under
the management of Capt. Oliver. Il man
well adapted t" the position. We found
Il party Of about 200, with il good glcc
club who made Il merry evening of it.
IT. JniIN~HUHNITES CoDFI>UI>G.
To-day. tJuly :D.) NcSsrs. Woodruff.
ln"ham. Miller. and Davis. Joined Il
party and went fishing fol cod. We
run out about twelve miles and had he
finest days sport of the season. The
party caught 10 fish. mostly rock cod.
the weight of which WIS about $40 lbs.
| WIS the only one Of the party who
WAS much sick. Mr. lnmIam hr"an to
look Il little white. but soon got over
it. Notwithstanding the sickness. had
fine sport with the rest.
ON the whole think the 81. j. pcn-
Pile are enjoying life ut Peaks Island
first rate. and that another season will
find m",r of them here. Hoping to hr
ON, of the party. | remain
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

The future of the Republican party
depends largely upon the wisdom and
~agacity of the nth Congress. Tn"
caucu>oS of this week will decide viz
tuallN the influence of this district in
that body. Never before in the thist6.
~ of the party has it been in SO great
danger from lack of Skillt'ul 1eadership
III the halls of Congress. Our district
has power t" avert in part this danger,
In the return of Judge Poland the
House will secure the services of one
whose ability. experience and cand"r
have won its c,atidcncr. and given him
Il foremost place upon its floor.
What other representative of fnur
terms has Il prnudcr record than that
which is marked 10y the punishment of
km kluN. the arr;iignmcnt of the Credit
Mnbilicr corporation, the attempt to
bring to justice the men who have
made Arkansas the scene OF lcgalizcd
fraud and violence. and Il rcSolutc lead
rr>hip of those members of the House
who would have the Geneva award
distributed. not for the qualification of
Interested sea board constituencies, hut
according t" such principles of law and
Justice as shall secure to HE nation, and
recommend to the world. in the fullest
manner. the moral victory of Arhitra-
ton?
That he is the man of the Revision.
that he has been 50 largely instrumental
i'll giving the country Il code of law
more simple and concise than the Plum-
ian digest, the Napolconic code or the
hope of the English law rciormcrS. is. !
of itself. enough To commend him to the |
Snifra%rS of all VIII" believe in reward |
ing merit and f:lithfulncsS. Ifcertanty
and cirarn"SS of law are elements in |
the expense of its administration and
the protection of innocence. Lord |
Brou"ham's words are not uniting for
an American citizen. at was the boast /
of Augustus. that he found Rome of brick |
nohlcr will he the sovcreign's boast when
he shall have it to say, that he found |
law dear and left il cheap; found it IL
sealed book. left il II living letter:
found it the patrim"ny of the rich, left
il the inheritance of the poor: found il
the two-cdged sword of craft and op-
preston. left it the staff of honesty and
the shield of innocence"
When in addition to these conspicu-
devotion to the interests of his constitm-
rnts. his prompt discharge of every
legislative duty, his constant attendance
upon the sessions of the House in mark
ed contrast to many, his wide acquaint-
ance with public men and affairs. his
large influence among his colleagues
and the foremost position he would he
sure to receive upon the formation of Il
new Congress. we cannot but feel the
district will honor itself in honoring
him.
Madison tells us in the Fcdcralist
that .No man can he Il competent
legislator. who does not add, to an up
right intention and Il sound Judgment.
a certain degree of knowledge of the
subjects on which he is to legislate. A
part of this knowledge may he acquired
by means of information, which lies
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07
DR.. Bacon on the Scands.

DIR. Bacon WIS iutyl,irardm Pa
day. and said H. rcportrd
II Nh. M"ull"n has known f..
Years that Nr. Hccchcr j. .n', ..
been c"mIp"mndiug q frloI.
time and if Brrrhcl j. rund,..
ought 1" =" With him tu >rr. r.
If he knew Mr.. Brcchl 10 ,r ir.,.
then why has Mr.. M"ulrul h,r. .,
F.rc scamp. one Nrrj & ..l .
have settled it. The uu.-r -,'.,,
Mr.. Bcechcr. in my iud-ma. q.
Moultnn i one of hi cIuuir, y.
have been willing in trru &c.. a
dcncc in Nj. Bccch"I. T." 81. ...
immcmorial maxim. ~ mu +, L.
10y the company lac keeps. 4 I'll
ian minister should hr Kind n,.-
are brought int" contact uirLtn
he has no right To ch"">r dl..r.
a~>nciatc>.
My belief i that toI the pa,.
years Thc"dnic IiIr"u ht~ har,
ling t" lay tins cgy. and Used
lecture as Il prctrA'. ur il BIZ
too hard on Nj. Triton. WHOM
not wish to mi<iudgr. let me ii. .
clSion for bringing the Whole
before the public. When / d.
my l..tu,. iii .t I,..., q. ,
scandal concerning Nh. Hrrrhri .
mated i'll Mrs. Tiltou. hid hrH.
orally that his name had been .,.
eel with several ladies. and # 0a,'
fore to the scandals generally u
to the particular one r"uc,,un
Iilton and his wife that lrtr'r
tclt that forbcaraucc Nigh %, .
90 far and that it was about m
Mr.. Becchcr and Plymouth Cam
silence his aSSailantS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

Republican Caucus.

The Republican VOTERS of 81. I"hnsbury, re
gucstrd meet nj the Town hall i'll said st. Johns
bury saturday. the 9Th day of August. I-7i. at
o'clock L. NJ, for the purpose at rlrctimg seven
delegates to attend the Republican Congress
iona Convention to he held at White River June
ton on the 18th day ot August, \. u. lS7i.
EMERSON HALL, ,r
j. W. LEWIS ''''
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MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT KEENE.-The
twcnty->ec"nd annual musical festival
of the Cheshire county musical society
will he held ut keenc. \. H.. Aug. IL
u. The following artists will he pres
ent Conductors, Dudley Buck and
+. IL. Bailey soprano, Mrs. J. NJ. Os-
good c"ntIalto, Mrs. Barry tenor.
James Whitney basSo. J. F. Rudolph
son. The Temple QuaItette and Bee
thoven Quintcttc Club will also be
present. Pianist. Mrs. VI. ID. Shepard
This society has the reputation of get
ting up the finest musical festivals in
these two states. and if we can Judge
from the talent advertised. the coming
one will he no exception. NJ. r. Tot
tingham. Esq, of keene, is president.
and l.. G.. Doolittle, Esq. secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

a negro named March. VIII" j.
day night. outraged Il Il.}ru". .
"a. in DE soto parish. l.l-. ".' .
sued 10y IL party of ludD-mi OIL
captured. tir2 neat mo-. .'-.
promptly >trun" al 'n' ''''
4 vigilance r"uruIlrr."
men has been t"tm'i 90 Ne.
and other places in ha'-'
hanging of horse thrc''>. ..'
ready begun work. Thurm'.
IIoShrook. Bill Hi"nh>..a.a ,
Smith. were hanged ucal Wen.
Thursday night. and made COM
involving other parties.
Franz Bcndrl. the plJn'>.. "..
one of the artists 1T the l1>'
jubilee in Boston. died Lately &" ...
fever ut Berlin. at the 80 "i I'..
\ horrid story i todd Of two
birmingham. England. Nh" .
younger boy into 81 r"raI '''''
SurccSSivclN. he t'i.. r-''l
10y swimming away and 'lj.".-
the water. The Last Iimr. l.' 90.
mur,lrrrr> went in themselves ".
their victim under the va'o
died
London ha, r\pclicurrd a -''
sudden raiu-t tail. To- dl~''..'
net rnlif,c in rllrl,'G rh"
hrr.h N,.r IIa.Lur.. a".
h,J ,n ,...,,,. ,urnir. fol 10000.
, in" d !" cease hn '",,' aIi,'. m., h.
v,t,r ,L, furniture IN the I"'r
i, thn Lnu... H.,til,a au,H'. I.'
n ,n ', ne , HIT, ,,,,'-, ,m,-. 81
leu 50 '.,i'N an, .. .i,l. Of he ,r@ "
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About that Little Trade; or, How Den
ison Came to be a Candidate

When it became apparent that Meade
was not going To make much of il run.
the opponent, of Judge Poland dropped
him and sought out Denisom. Meade
abandoned. desired to withdraw in favor
of Dcnison. The prospect of success
was not sufficiently hattering to induce
Denison to enter the lists. Nor could
he he induced to do 50 until better terms
were offered. Meade, to let himself
down easy, then proposes to continue
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Fishing in Canada.

LAX" Simcoc IirGion-Tr"ut Fi-hing-IIow to
keep oil tn" M"squit"rs-How to keep tn"
Fish ON LAX" C"uchichinG Canada :
Curse.
Edjfor TdIcdonjdn Fifty miles north
ot the cltN of Toronto one comes To the
southern margin of Il nest of lakes
Within an area of Il hundred miles
square there are 1T least forty perhaps
fifty "t these. The largest is Lake Sim
c"r. thirtN-tivr miles long and half as
broad. whose waters empty northward
Though narrow strait intS4 Eske
C"urhirhing. twelve miles dlOsS and
thence through severn River into Geor1
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07

g. +. BENTON, Guildhall senator.
". !, + S 81, Bl"omtield Asst. .Judg,,
W. II. HARTSHORN, Guildhall, Judge of Probate
q. W. HARTSHORN Canaan States Attorney
: T.. CIRCUIT, West Concord Sheriff.
J. II. BENTON. Maidstone. High Baiiff.
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heicee the atmospIl.

hencf the atmosphere Is
exceedingly bricing aaishe nights uni
fnrmly cool. The lsihdiabaat theasouth-
crn half of these lakes ID either low and
mar>hy "rrl~r rolling prairie, ,bu. north
ward the surface is more broken, and
there crop out cliffs of red Laurentaiu
granite. and high pIatcauS undcrlaid
with limestone
The Doctor and |. no mighty hunters.
but enthusiastic disciples of Izaak Wal
ton. and generally successful in our
quest. have been for some time plan
ming Il trip together and after Il little
consultation dctcrmir ed t" explore this
locality. Ten hours 10y rail. via Sus-
pension Bridge and Toronto. brought
us from Buffalo To our headquarters at
Queens Hotel. OIIla. Now we could
troll on the lake for muScalongc on black
cmptying into Georgian Bay for trout.
There WAS II hesitation in our choice.
For Il weary brain and Il sluggish body.
know of no antidnte more speedy and
complete, than trout fishing. Long
Branch or Saratoga. Niagara or Nh
port, Il Sca-Sh"rc camp or boarding in
the mountains is well enough for sum
mering, but if from books and pen. es-
cape is possible only for fortnight and
thnr,. IL nnnl.,.1 3,
physical system. give me trout brook
and tackle, Il box of hard tack. with Il
blt of pork or pail of butter and all the
fresh milk | can get from the farmers
cows. Mosquitoes, flies, and gnats are
of II" account if one has along IL small
bottle containing mixture of oil pen
nyr"yal, oil of tar. olive oil and civ
ccrlnc. Apply il few drops occasionally
t" ears and hands and insects keep off.
Neither is the lotion offensive.
Friday morning we chartered il horse
and buggy and drove twenty miles to IA
stream which was reported to us us Il
habitat of our favoritc game. Once or
twice on the way we stopped to try IL
mill pond or creek, just for seasoning.
and, thus delayed, found at il farm
house IL most excellent lunch of bread
and milk and IL feed for our stiti-le"rcd
pony. The first sight of the Sturgeon
did not appear propitious. 1t seemed
too mucky for trout and too bushv
either for wading OF pleasant marchin"
on the margin. But if hidden hooks.
barricadeS of old logs, and denSest firing
ing of aldcrs were Indicative of our
prey. there they must he. And there
we found them. Work for three or four
hours that afternoon, IL considerable
part of Saturday, and Monday morning
procured lis over three hundred fine.
fat speckle-backs. Then our ice wan
ed and we must back to our hotel for a
fresh supply. Neither of lis can bear
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TIE WAY To GET HERE.


The nearest route from ST. bloomsbury
to this place is 10y way of Wells River
to northumberland. y. H.. and then b\
the Grand Trunk to Portland. \ very
pleasant route is 10y the way of Boston
Taking the train at 81. j. on the Pas
SumpSic Il. r., one cannot fail to Sc,
that the public are fast availing them
selves of the advantages that road of
ferS for travel from Boston To Montreal.
as the long and heavily loaded pasSen
ger trains testify. The present manage
ment are sparing no pains to make this
and business purposes.
FROM BOSTON To PORTLAND,
One can come 10y rail or boat aS they
choose, for about the same money We
came over the Boston \ Maine Il r..
which is probably. the best equipped
road in New England. and makes the
fastest time; the running time from
Boston to Portland. II6 miles. being
four hours.
AFTER YOU GET To PORTLAND
You will find iirSt-claSs line of
small steamers that run to the Island,
every two hours. They are run to az
commodatc the public, and the : per
cent dividends yearly on the stock. and
the laying aside quite II large fund he
side, are pretty good evidences of the
satisfaction they give.
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Letter from Portland Harbor.

PEAKS ISLAND. July -. 1871.
Dean cal: Perhaps Il short letter
from this point may not hc without in
tcrcSt to your readers. inasmuch a> quite
II number of the citizens of 81. Johns
bury are making this Island IL Temporal
ry home, hoping thereby t" improve
health and find a,nu>cmcnt.s In the
first place perhaps | will say Il w"rd
about
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4 Narrow E-rNpE

\ MARROW ESCAPE. some D."
ag" Young doctor in HIchio1
riding with Il friend. shot Of
crow ON Il rock near the uu,
bullet struck the rock and.
hit youn" woman VIA" na, s..
near farm house and lrIIrd .r
ground. Examination Showed
had struck her just above 'a,
but the force being ncarlA >w"
not inflicted amy injury.