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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

HALTER BREAKING THE Corr. We
take the colt when three weeks old. and
put IL hcadhalttr of soft material that
will not cut INT" his tender skin, and 81
made that the check pieces will not
draw into his eyes when he pulls back
OF struggles; and when this is done
quietly and gently, with pleasant words
and KIND carcs>eS, we step out in front
of him, and planting ourselves Squarelv
;" that lac shall not with all his efforts
move us from our tracks, pull steadily
on the halter, saying, all the time,
while the pressure on him is being in
creased: "Comc, sir, come - Some
times the colt will come, Welding read
lily To the pressure; in which ease pat
him kindly. 81 as to make him feel that
he has done the right thing: and then
step forward, and repeat the slight press
ure and the kind command. In many
cases We have found this enough the
colt was "haltcI broke" before Won knew
it. one might SAY. But more often as
soon as the little fellow felt the pressure
of the pull upon the halter, he wonld
''sct back, resisting with all his strength
W hen tins Is he cast, stand firm sim
ply hold Nour own. Don't twitch him,
or "yank him about, OF drag him for
ward violently. Let him pull. Every
m"meit is eXhaustin" his strength. and
increasing the pain he feels by reason
of the halter bands being drawn into
him ; and, after Il few seco; ,ls of resist
ance. discouraged. and unable to endure
the pain his own effort is causing him.
he Will give one great wrench, rear up,
and plunge toward YOU. The pressure
and the pain are RENTED and stand
ing 10y your side, Your arm over his
m"iStcued neck, and kindly patting him
he learns this sweet lesson that near
ness to the one that is leading him
means absence of pain. This once I'M
delstood 10y the colt. He is thorough
~ haltcr-hroke. With this, he has also
got another idea, that you are strong
CT than he. Had you tied him to post
and let him ''pull it out" IT, the phrase
is, he would have got no such idea ::
the post ol tree, not man. would
have been his master. Or, had Won
waited until he WAS IL year. or even
six months old. he would have been
stronger than YOU, and he would have
found it out. too. In his first match
against man. man would have been
heateu-.ur. Narrays Goidpn RuIe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
To Builders and Lumber Dealers

III" subscriber has completed his new mill ia
Victory. AMI L. nov prepared Ia furnish lumber
ami dimension timber ot almost all kinds. His
trees Al" Large. and he furnish long and heavy
timber Tor especial purposes. The subscriber haV
M been IN the business more than thirty wears
hattrrS himself hr understands what builders
want and h' can I'LL bills speedily and sari~tacr"
rlN. DANIEL Colby
st. JuhnshuTN. MaN 1 I-1I .Itf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

COMMON SENSE IN TREE PRuNING.-
There appears to Ice. her. and there, ii
return to common >cI,>, ideas about
pruning fruit trees. We have had all
soIt> OF theories and much time has
been spent III aIguirg the question of
summer, III spIIug. II winter pruning
Now broadly speaking ii tree should
not hc pluncd at all. That Is to SAY. it
should Ice allowed Ia grow naturally
The careful pomolugI>t will see when
Il tree l. sending out Nouug branches
which, III progress at time. are likely to
Interfere with each other : these, are
taken out 81 earl ' that the term pruning
III It's Ordinary >cnSt. does not apply to
the operation. Some folks tear ont the
middle limbs To let the sun in. some cut
the roots to promote hearing and the
early rlpcning of fruit. Nor Is it To he
denied that the object is gained in both
cases. But that is not the whole ques-
ton. The purpose Is or ought to he, to
grow tree III It's greatest perfection.
and To last for its natural life. OF course
there l. such Il thing as aiding nature :;
II Is, III fact, about all there is in hoIti-
culture or medicine: but giving good
conditions does not 10y any means i'm
ply amputation either for tlec or man.
1t Will probably I've found in the long
run that extra forcing and heroic cut
ting are alike objectionable. Had we
time and taste. the rubbing of of the
bud "i the likely to he uncoutl, limb
would suffice FOR all trimming. Old
trees, like old folks, Ito not readily form
new graces, and are sure To he hurt,
when even bad but accustomed habits
are ludelN hewn away. Proritiencc
JOurnui
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
St. Johnsbury, VT.

We represent sound and reliable. Companies both
stock and mutual and ar" prepared place, risks
AT reasonable" and equitable rates III American or
English Companies of und"ubted responsibility.
We guarantee prompt and honorable settlements
with policy h"lic i'll case al loss
W. chdrd' NJ" tte FOR IolicisS rsHsCdiS transfers.
'rrineH IN Stock Companies.
We invite parties seeking Insurance Ia call upon
us "r address us 10y letter confident that by 80
d"lng They Will consult their own interests and i'll
all matters entrusted Ia - pledge our best eff
forts Ia observe public patronage
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
PIANOS and ORGANS

SHOREY \ BAILEY arr. G.pl Accents far tn.
MASON 4 HAMLlN ORGANS, in Northern VI
and y. H., and are constantly receiving improved
and attractive styles containing their stops
''Seraphuni, ''VoN Celeste Vol a amour M
Piano Harp which gives the finest orchestral
effect Combining these world renowned Instru.
ments, with our tine stock OF organs from j. Est.y
y Co. and the Geo. Woods & Co.'S Piano and or
gan combined gives our customers an opportunity
for selection which cannot be- found els.w here in
done.
SHOREY g. BAILEY.
Foot Eastern Ave. st. Johnsbury Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

We would take the liberty to advise our patrons
to come early, and have something made up for
the hot weather Don't wait until some hot day ill
July before you order a light suit
ST Johnsbury. VI. March 81 ls76
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
$25 90 to $50 90.

Spring overcoats from SIS to 81 90 Pants from
s. 10 Ia Sl5 w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
From Wedron.

| WeSSrS. Edt0rS-Here is a beautiful little
town or station" sheltered by trees, from
which the winter storms fall away quietly
To a stranger this quaint, quiet town, q
peaceful hamlet buried in arboreal beauty, is
splendid, Tall trees meet the eye, forest
crowned cedars on the hillsides, the shrlll
whistle Of the locomotive breaks the silence
and you almost think Wedron waking from
dream. In the beautiful scenery around
and about as you look on the sunshine and
peacefulness, you feel like sitting down
among the quiet stiffness TO write up com.
munication for your paper with no other
help but Gods sunshine about. You feel that
two evenings from the seven are well spen,
looking up the river and from the falling
sunshine up the valley, where there are more
sermons than my simple pen can trace, more
of beauty, power and His everlasting love
than pen or tongue can trace. On this black.
ened log | sit listening TO the murmur of the
stream the quaint chIrping sound of bird
and squirrel, and thro' the long, dense quiet
stiffness, how fully II speaks TO me of Gods
handiwork and his power. The sounds
creeps down into my heart, and there is a
holer love for the wondrous power that is
speaking. Were one of the preaching ones
should find sermon in the woods, the con.
gregalion and Christians birds and squirrels
l bad almost forgotten l was talking of We'd.
ron, Messrs. Editors, IN the scenes before me.
Say, go try il. Sermonize with birds and
trees, the old familiar spots and places that
greeted you in the early years, when no sta
ton or screaming whistle flew up the valley
with its heavy sound. Yes, Wedron is in ap
pearance beautiful, and one may say,
All, here it is, the dear old place,
Unchanged thro' all these years
How like some sweet, familiar face
Ny childhood scenes appear.
The grand old trees beside the way
Still spread their branches wide,
The river wanders as Of yore
With sweetly murmuring tide.
June 10Th, 1879. MARY -.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
COB INGERsOLL's SPEECH.

The best speech made during the sitting
Of the recent republican national convention
at Cincipnat and indeed one of the best
speeches ever made. is said to have been that
OF Robert Ingcrsoll of this state, when he
put IN nomination the name of James G..
such speech one must hear 1.-THE words
themselves are without the soul that the
speaker infused IN their utterancc, yet de,
nuded of that all.impOrtant element, they
read we'll and one familiar with Ingersoll's
style OF utterance can at least imagine the
kind of enthusiasm they would be likely to
en- gender. Following is the Chicago Times
report of lis speech
Massachusetts may be satisfied with the
loyalty of Benjamin Ii. Bris,ow. So am L.
| Applause. But if any man nominated by
this convention cannot carry the state of
Massachusetts | am not satisfied with the
loyalty of that state. Cheers, applause and
laughter III the nominee of this convention
cannot carry the grand old commonwealth of
Massachusetts, by 5000 majority | would adj
wise them to sell out Fanueil hall as demo
cratic headquarters. Cheers and laughter.
would advise them 10 take from Bunker
hill that old monument of glory. The re-
publcans of the United States demand as
their leader in the great contest OF 1870 man
OF intellect, a man of integrity cheers "a
man of wellknown and approved political
opinion. lCheers.l They demand Il states
man; they demand reiormer, after as well
as before The election cheersl; they de-
mand politician in the highest and broad.
est and best sense OF that word cheers /;
they demand man acquainted with public
affairs, with the wants of the people, with
not only the requirements OF the hour but
with the demands of the iutur. they demand
a man broad enough TO comprehend the rela.
tons of this government 10 the other nations
of the th-[applausel; they demand
man well vorsed in the powers, duties, and
prerogatves of each and every department of
this government-[applausel they demand
man who will sacredly preserve the financial
honor of the United States-Icheersl; one
who knows enough TO know thatthe national
debt mus, be paid through the prosperity of
this people, one who knows enough 10 know
tina, all the financial theories IN the world
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
LAME HETTY.

| am the foreman Of large hosicrs cs,ab
Ilshment IN New York. am forty years
Olu, ana never was particularly handsome
10 look al. don't suppose my manners are
especially fascinating either, Tor the girls
call me, as am given 10 understand, "Old
Crusty and bear" Not that mean to be
cross, but some people haven't the agreeable
ways of others.
have sat behind the tall desk in Tame and
buttonbells nineteen yeas. I've seen a good
many curious phases of life within that time
but the most curious of all happened 10 nv.
sell personally that Is preciselylwhat am
going 70 tell you about.
VI wouldn't have had it happen for five
dollars said Dennison.
Dennison had charge of the outofdoor,
department.; and he came in, on that We,
drizzly, February evening, to stand by tn,
cheeriul IRE In my room. We had not light
go the gas yet; the press and hurry of worl
were over LOT The day, and il was very quie
and pleasant In the rec SHINE of the fire.
was sitting on my tall stool, biting the feathe
end OF quill pen, aud NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o
scarce know what
What has happened now" said /
ITS Lame Hetty," replied Dennlson. "Twt
rolls OF work missing, and He,ty declare
she brought 'em here"
laid down the goose-quill Lame He;t,
had been in my thoughts, somehow, all tina
rainy twilight, just as people and things vii
take possession of your brain at times, an,
you can't help yourself. a soiteyed, low
voiced girl, who walked with crutch, an,
always wore delicate grays and dove color,
knew her from the throng because of ,h
tap, tap" of her crutch, and used always /
speak TO her when | saw her standing In Ii
long line OF girls who waited, or Saturda
night, TO deliver theE work and receive thei
pay.
That's bad" said /.
"Ten dollars worth Of Shirts" said Dem
Son-"erder shirts, too, and that makes
worse. I'm sorry tor the girl; she had pre-
~ face Of her own, and always liked hel
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
THE STRANDED SHIP,

Just beyond the harbor bar,
Where the waves are tipped with white
Lies the old Ship fairer far
Than the moonbcams Of tonight.
See the frightening shadows creep
Der the old hulk, water-worn:
still upon her broken peak
Floats her banner, sadly torn.
IN and out her port holes grim,
Rush the angry waves with glee:
And the song they ceaseless sing
is the triumph Of the sea.
old hulk hcwn from Norway's pines
Strong by hands of giants made
could tell you how she ran
Many viglant blockade.
IN the gloom Of night she struck,
When the ocean gale was high;
Hear the crested waves TO night
Sing her doletul lullaby,
could tell you how she sailed
Like queen, the azure deep;
How the saly0s of her guns
Startled nations from their sleep
Once among the icebergs grim,
Proudly sailed yon stranded ship:
Twice in balmy southern seas
Did she give the foe the slip
You can hear the widest tales
All along this beaten shore;
1t Is said that in her hold
sleeps her gallant commodore,
Thus our voyage Of life nay end
Just beyond our natal slips;
On the breakers We may lie,
Side by side-two stranded ships!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
What the suez Canal is Doing.

New York Times: NJ De Lesseps has re.
turned from his five months trip TO Egypt
He has ascertained that Port Said is not like.
ly to be filled in with sand, as predicted, the
work done by the dredging machines las,
year being still open. In winter, when the
Bitter lakes are full, a tide sets into the canal
which turns the current toward the Medit
terranean. In summer when the level of the
lakes has been lowered by evaporation, the
current turns in the opposite direction
Formerly rain was unknown on this part OF
the Red sea, but since the building OF the
canal showers have fallen regularly about
once fortnight. The result has been to start
vegetation up, even on the AsiatiC side, in the
most wonderful manner. Civilization, there
fore, changes the climate as well as the face
OF the country, and If things go on as they
have begun, the sands Of the isthmus Will be
covered with forests in another fifty years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24

Says Good Words: When we are told that
the unburned ends of cigars are picked up
anu solu Tor the purpose Of making cigar.
cites, we are mightily struck with the deliOer.
ate destruction, not 10 say waste. that goes
on every day and night in the London docks,
in the very centre OF which, we nre informed,
is all enormous kiln, which has long Chin.
ney, known popularity as the queens tobacco
pipe, tor the reason that all forfeited tobacco
aud cigars and other articles said TO be TOO
bad for sale are consigned TO it, We are told
that carloads of the odOrturous weed are
carried to the kiln every day 10 be consumed
lille we conserve cigar ends, this seems
like straining at gnat and swallowing a
camel. II is impossible To believe that all
this tobacco can be worthless. Even if il
were sold for manure, it would be better Than
turning it into ashes. The NAV of this fur.
mace is OmnyOrous. Tobacco is indeed Its
chief meal, but every perishable article upon
which duty has not been paid Is consumed
This certainly Is nothing less than disgrace
ful that good food should be so destroyed,
while the poor people in the nelghborhOod
are starving; but this of course we may ex-
pect from the cruel mercies of government
department, which was never known to have
bowels OF compassion for any one. "On one
OCCASION" says Mr.. Simmonds, 1900 Austria.
llau MAINS we're SuleTeu W !clnalll, uullClpul'
ing Ae removal OF the duty; when 1t did
COME eft the customs would not allow them
to be removed, and they were allowed TO re-
main until they were so damaged as to be
unstable" Nevertheless the attendants up.
on the oven made merry upon the hams,
which were cooked ready for their breakfast.
Tea, we are told, is not now burned, because
on one occasion load set the chimney. stack
on fire. One would have thought that a
chimney sweeper would have removed this
difficulty; but the ways of officials are in
scrutablc But what shall we say to the fact
that on one occasion the queens pipe smoked
away thirteen thousand pairs OF damaged
French gloves? On another occasion a large
number of foreign watches, said to be of gold,
were condemned as spurious, broken up and
burned. Surely for the purposes of keeping
time, watch IN a sham gold case would be
useful, and may have been sold for the bene-
fit Of the public revenue; but this was not
permitted, but what little gold there was up
on them was sold with the ashes, which were
of for manure. In France the to-
baCcO refuse is used for manure and making
sheep-wash, and in the other docks in Lon
don condemned goods are buried until they
are partly rotten, when they are dug up and
sold as manure. Possibly some one will find
out for the custom-house authorities some
more moderate use than the fields for the
assortment that her majesty con-
sumes in her pipe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
Rights of Volunteer Fire Companies,

The Supreme Court of PENNSYLVANIA has
decided that a fire company has certain lc
gal rights in the apparatus which may be I'm
der its CONTROL and that the municipality can
not take possession of the property so long as
it is rlghtfully used. The case originated in
Bethlehem borough, where suit was brought
| by the borough authorities to get possession
of the Perseverance fire apparatus. The prop.
erty had been acquired by the company
through donations obtained in various ways
and was for the benefit of the public-to pro.
tect the town against loss from fire. The
court hold that, within the limits OF its char.
ter, the company had all the rights of cor
poratlon. 1t held the legal title to the prop
erty. Yet it held it in trust for the uses and
purposes of its creation That was for the
protection of the property of their fellow cit
zens from fire 1t had no right to dlvest it
of that general trust nor to divert it from
that general purpose. 1t may in good faith
dispose of any specific article using the pro.
ceedS thereof in the acquisition of new er
improved apparatus, TO be used for the psr.
pose mentioned in Its charter. In whatever
form the company changes the property the
trust still inheres. 1t canno. sell it and di-
vide the proceeds among its members. The
company held It's property subject to the So.
pervisory power of a court 0fequity. 1t is not
gwen To the borough authorities to decide
that the company has forfeited all lis rights
to the possession and custody Of the proper
ty 1t holds in trust, and therefore has no rights
entitled to respect. The borough may pur-
chase and own fire engines and apparatus, or
1t may appropriate money as a donation to
fire company to assist in their purchase.
What the borough owns herself she may
take possession of and controal or sell il;
what an Incorporated company owns the
borough cannot controal IN that manner.
Whatever may be subscribed or otherwise do.
mated is given to the corporation, to be used
by it for the object and purpose declared in
its character. The rights of ceStui gut trust
therein mus, be protected and enforced in and
through the courts. The fire company Is the
legal custodian of the property, sod Is enti.
tied to notice and hearing befor' - rights
shall be impaired.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
THE MOTHERS CRADLE SONG.
By SARAH DoUDNEY.

81 SARAH DoUDNEY.
sing him cradic.song,
Tender and low;
Tell him how Jesus came
Long, long ago;
Came as a little one,
Lowry and mild,
Gods own eternal Son,
Yet Mays child.
Long years may come and pass,
And there shall be
Under the church-yard grass
Slumber for thee;
Yet shall thy song live on
Still In his life,
Sweeter when thou art gone
Out Of the strife.
sorrow will come with time,
Faith may grow cold;
Truth, like Il silver chime,
Calls TO the fold;
Calls to the rowing sheep,
Gone far astray,)
Come, and thy Lord shall keep
Spoilers away"
Say not the words are weak,
Scorned for the wise;
Doth MOI the Master speak
In lowly guisc:
He shall thy weakness make
Holy and strong,
ana thy poor song shall wake
\ Sweeter song.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24

4 gentleman from Pennsylvania, on his
way to Sterling, took the night train from
Chicago After boarding the train he remem.
bers nothing more till he found himself
walking on the track about halfpast Thurs.
day morning, between Creston and Rochelle.
He has no knowledge of how he came there,
but thinks he must have walked of TIE car
while ASLEEP, and that even the fall did not
awake him; his face WAS badly scratched,
but otherwise he was uuiniurcd; he left his
overcOut and hat III the cur.-AUroru Uer0ld
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24

LEMON PIE.-One cup boiling water, one
tablespoon corn starch, one cup sugar, juice
and grated rlne of one lemon, butter size OF
an egg; take this from the stove and add one
egg well beaten. To be made with an upper
crust.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
AFTER YEARS OF ABSENCE, THE OLD
MAN RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE VII
JAGE---HIS STORY.
By EDGAR W. COLLINS.

Few were my years OF Joy, LAD,
But oh, so dear to me,
Are the many sacred memories
That spring up in my heart,
That all the old time tide of love
Adown my pale cheeks start,
And all my stagnant blood
Leaps back upon my heart,
In thrills Of ecstacy.
Upon bright May morning. lad,
In youths serene spring time
When the fragrant breath of summer
Swept over wood and field
On the fowere- odored air,
The grand old church-bell, pealed
Out majestic music, as maldel's heart
And mine, were being bound and sealed
In bonds of love divine.
We started life in yon old house,
Whose very ancient halls
We're decked with all the ornaments
That comfort could demand,
And the parlors, too, were handsome, lad,
As any in the land,
And vast amount of splcndor
From the skillful artists hand,
Adorned the polished walls
But, alas! there came messenger,
Direct from God on high,
And broke the chain that bound to earth
Ny true and only love.
Bestowing on her spotless soul,
The wings of Noah's dove,
And now she scars aloof from me,
In realms OF light, above
Life's changing sky.
Al my story's caused the briny tear
To course thy youthful cheek;
But though It's hard to be deprived
Of love SO pure and bright
As that which dwelt within the heart
Of her | mourn tonight;
trust to Christ, the Comforter,
To make my burden light, ...
And give the peace seek.
And when the welcome summons
From shores beyond is given,
The old time bell, for me. my lad,
mournful dirge will toll;
And then at last, with her love,
Ny weary earth-worn soul
viii gladly answer present
IS my Master calls the roll
OF His redeemed in Heaven.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24
W a r { N o v S { /.

UKINS, RANDALL & STEPHENS, Manu-
IL facturers OF CHICAGO WHITE LINE. Wood burnei.
Oflce at Lime Works. Broadway and Eernillloi
streets Srestor H. W. II. Lukins. Streator; j. W han
dali, Batavia; 5. Stephens. Aurora decl%-U
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-24

ZINE PoCkEr 200 KS, PORT
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