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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
SECOND DAY.

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and remained so all through the day.
Consequently there was a very great
crowd upon the grounds throughout
the day.
The second day = as given wholly to
the showing of hOrses, although 10y the
rules of the Society the cattle must re-
day. Nevertheless much of the stock
was removed the first night, to the dis
appointment of ii great many who were
not there on Tuesday.
HORSES.
There We're but two entries of draft
horses, and Horace Woods and Horace
Jackson's horses took the two premi-
inns with all ease, without pulling a
pound.
There were six entries of two years
old colts; three of three years old stall
lions eight of four years old stations,
tile ID. B. Gushing horse being follow
ed by ten of his colts.
bllO COltS Oll lIIt lldCh WAS Il
beautiful bay colt two years old in Au-
gust, over Is hands high, and weight
$50 lbs, of fine style and action. He is
owned by New York gentleman, but
kept and trained by b. f. Haviland of
DanVille. He calls him "Duke Alexis
and traces his pedigree right back on
his Sipa1S Sil. thrnnnh npl
Rysdyk's HambletOnian, and on dams
side through Kings Champion, Grin
nell's Champion, Membrane, to import
ed Messenger.
There were eight entries in each class
of roadsters and geldings or mares; five
entries of matched horses, and three
entries of gents matched drivers. In
this latter class B. F. Haviland had the
best pair, but they could draw no pre-
MUM having been entered in another
class.
AFTERNOON-ADDREs BY MIR. Ed
MUNDS.
A little after the hour appointed,
Hon. Geo. F. Edmunds came upon
the ground, accompanied by Judge Po-
land and Gov. Fairbanks, and the st.
Johnsbury Band. He mounted the
platform erected for him opposite the
grand stand, and on being introduced
by Judge Poland, spoke for about forty
minutes in what he called "desultOry
way" taking for his subject, Money.
He showed quite clearly the great fall
lacy and mischief of initiating the cur
rency by means of paper and printing
press, and warned his hearers that a
strong party was growing up, especially
in the south and west, which was Oh
mischief intent in this very line, and
predicted that we should soon be called
upon to resist this most dangerous
scheme. The speaker noted one pecu-
liarity of this paper money project
which is that the poorer and laboring
classes-the very ones it cuts the hard
est-are those most anxious for it
Senator Edmunds spoke without notes
in an easy manner, but without voice
enough for an outdoor audience, and
talked the common sense of every day
life to people who listened attentive
ly and we have no doubt approx &c
heartily. AT the close of his address
Mr.. Edmunds looked about the fail
somewhat, and then dined with Gov
Fairbanks.
COUNTY TROT.
In the county purses, class one
Horace Peck entered "Black Johnny,
A. w. HoughtOn ''Goodenough," Hugh
Moore "Nellie B." Houghton took the
first money, Peck the second, and Moor,
the third. Best time, 2.4O.
Glass two had five entries-F. Leaz el
entered "Marble Dust" A. B. Colby
l 'Lady PEARL" Levi Cole "Crazy Jim,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

PREMIUMS PAID. The premiums
awarded above will be paid members of
the society on application at the Gale
DOMAIN office Saturday, Sept. %, and
each Friday and Saturday thereafter for
three months, after which they revert to
the Society. C. NJ. STONE, Treas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

g Articles not delivered from Floral
Hall will be found at Fayette F.
Fletcher's store on Eastern avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

0lneUy-On6 Vdfl6Il0S-W ID. JOuusOn,
James Flynn, and Others. We think
Henry Robbie had the largest squash-
weighing 46 lbs. Chas. Hoag had a
pumpkin which weighed 20 lbs.
The fruit display was a surprise to
this county this year. There was really
good exhibition. w. F. Gibson show
ed 25 varieties of apples, VIM. Russlow
Is, Milo Hale, eight, w. S. Brock eight,
Albert Danforth very choice pears, etc.
j. c. Mckenzie of Woodstock, exhibited
Al varieties of apples, and eight varie-
ties of pears. 1t was beautiful dis
play of fruit, but was not entered for
premium. There were a few plums
entered by Pettengill of Danville, and
few grapes also on exhibition.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
The products of the kitchen were
numerous and elegant-such as bread.
preserves, canned fruits, .jellies, butter
and cheese, ETC., etc.
FLORAL DISPLAY.
Near the center of the main building
was fine display of rare plants and
floral designs by Mr.. Hearn, gardener
to Gov. Fairbanks. In the center was
large century plant, while on either
side was the dracontium indivisa, a
species of the dragon tree, indigenous
to Australia and kindred climates
There were also two handsome speci-
mems of the maranta zebrina-its name
coming from its zebra-like stripe and
also two specimens of adiantum cunea-
tur-a most beautiful variety of "mai-
den hair" Set in among these choice
and thrifty green plants, like pearls in
a crown, were wreath and cross, made
of exquisite small flowers, studded will
rose buds.
| FLORAL HALL.
There were 200 more entries in this
department than last year, and the pro,
fusion of lady's work, from a bedquilt
and hearth-rug down to the choicest
bit of needle work, was something al
most bewildering. The people il
charge of this department, as well "A:
the committees, had severe task bu
they did the work cheerfully. Besides
the handiwOrk of the ladies in thiss de
partment, several shop keepers ant
others displayed their choice wares
| c.. G.. Bingham diSDlayed n case of good,
from his drug store on the Plain. c. j
Houghton had Il fine display of watches
o. ii. Hale made quite an exhibit o
millinery.
The south west end of the hall wal
occupied by ID. A. Clifford, photograph
er, who besides his usual style of pic
lures, had his new and beautiful chro
linotype photographs on exhibition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

In the county purses, class one,
Horace Peck entered "Black johnny,
A. w. HoughtOn ''GOodenough," Hugh
Moore "Nellie B." Houghton took the
first money, Peck the second, and Moore
the third. Best time, 2.4O.
Glass two had five entries-F. Leaz er
entered "Marble Dust" A. B. Colby
"Lady PEARL" Levi Cole "Crazy JIM"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
DRAFT OXEN.

Considerable interest is always awak-
ened in drawing match, and the one
OH Tuesday, in which several pairs of
cattle competed, drew the crowd. VIM.
ROy's oxen drew the load the farthest,
but lighter pair of cattle, owned by
Jack Miller, won the applause for the
handsome and true way they pulled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
SHEEP.

There was good display of sheep,
both grades and pure bloods. In grades,
James Trefran, J. R. Kiuerson, w. l..
SWEET, II. V. Severance, Hollis Stiles,
p. Y. Parker, VIM. Russlow and j. G
Hovey had exhibits and in fine woods,
C. L. Stevens, l.. d. Stiles, and A. p.
McLaren. E. & Il. Fairbanks s. Co.,
c. L. Stevens and j. Higgins g. Son,
exhibited Cotswolds, while the latter
firm only had South-downs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23

Samuel Smith claims, in the English Nc
chanic, that the following is a correct, sci
entific and practical rule: Well wash the
ceiling by wetting it twice with water, lay
ing on as much as can we'll be fioated on,
then rub the old color up'iwith stumpy
brush and wipe off with large sponge.
When this is done, stop all the cracks with
whiting and plaster of Paris. When dry,
wash II very much stained, when this is
dry, paint those parts with turps, color;
and, if necessary, claircole again. To make
the whitewash, take a dozen pounds of
whiting lin large balls), break them up in
a pail, and cover with water to soak. Dur
ing this Time melt over slow fire four
pounds common size, and at the same time,
with palette knife or small trowel rub up
fine about dessertspoonful of blue-black
with water to fine paste; then pour the
water off the top of the whiting, and with
stick stir in the black; when well mixed,
stir in the melted size and strain. When
cold, it is fit for use. If the jelly is too
sti for use, beat it well up and add a lit
tie cold water. Commence whitewashing
over the window, and so work from the
light; lay off the work into that done, and
not all in one direction, as In painting
Distemper color of any tint may be made
by using any other color instead of the
blue -black-as ocher, chrome, Dutch pink
raw sienna for yelloys and buff; Venetian
red, burnt sienna, Indian red, or purple
brown for reds; celestial blue, ultramarine
indigo for blues; red and blue for purple
gray or lavender; red lead and chrome fol
orange; Brunswick green for green's.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
An Attempt 10 Assassinate Governor
Packard.

An attempt was made on Thursday last
to assassinate Governor Packard, of Louis.
lana. A man by the name of VIM. II.
Weldon, who halls from Philadelphia, and
whose parents reside in that city, endeav-
ored to commit the cowardly deed. We'll
don had been drinking considerable whis-
ky and was drunk at the time. He gained
admittance to the Governors office, drew
pistol from his pocket and pointed it at
Packard's head. The Governor knocked
his hand down and was wounded in the
knee. Weldon was shot in the arm near
the elbow, by some one in the office. He
was at once arrested and lodged in Jail.
Assassination is becoming too common
an occnrrance, and the sooner it is put
down the better. No doubt but that We'll
don had heard that it was the duty of some
one to assassinate Governor Packard, and
that he conceived it would be considered
brave act to commit the crime. He
had been drunk for weeks, and it is gener.
ally supposed that he had been drinking
in order to work up his feeling to commit
the assassination.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
How Lumbermen Live.

Three hundred men will cover and cut a
section of about three miles square, taking
off over go 900 logs, which would measure
about 100000 feet, each season. Work
begins at daylight and ends at dark; and
when the days lengthen or the moon fa-
vors longer twilight or earlier moon the
mtn get the benefit in longer working
hours. On the river, when the drive is
started, work begins at three clock in the
morning and ends at nine, dinner at twelve
supper at five, and tea at nine. The meals
consist of pork and beans, corn bread, mo-
lasses cake and tea or coffee.
No stint is given to mans appetite.
The fare, such as it is, is abundant, mono
tonous, nutritious and cheap. A cook is
provived for every fifty men. The beans
are generally the large white bush, parboin-
ed in pots holding half bushel, then ten
pounds of pork is set in the middle of the
beans in the pot quarter of pint of mo-
lasses poured in, and then the pot is set in
hole surrounded with hot ashes and burn
ing charcoal, the top covered with stone,
over which heavy wood fire is built, and
here they stay from five to eight hours,
coming out most palatable dish. All the
baking is done In rudely. built stone ovens,
which are heated, before the dough is mix
ed, with a good wood fire. The loaves of
biscuit or cake are set upon the hot stones,
and are cooked quickly and thoroughly.
A camp of three hundred men will con-
/ oil hor of bolf n
barrel of meal, one-quarter of a barrel OF
sugar, and five agallon of molasses The
men are encamped in tents, making their
beds of boughs, while their extra clothing,
pair of duck overalls, wooden shirt and
two pairs of woolen socks, is kept in an old
grain sack and used as pillow at night
Sunday in the woods is always day for
sharpening axes, mending sleds, repairing
boots and clothes, setting out a new tenting
spot handler to the cutting in the woods
and all the odd choores which would grow
out of the congregation of SO large body
ofmen. All well-regulated camps exclude
liquor. Being usually fifty to two hundred
miles from any settlement, and the men
not paid until the end of the season, there
is little inducement for any speculator to
peddle rum through the woods, or for the
men to straggle off in search of it,
The consumption of axes and handles is
enormous, an ak lasting a month and q
handle about three weeks. The axes are
sharpened daily, come camps having regu.
lar sharpenera. while others require each
man to keep his own ak in order. The old
axes are never collected for the junk deal
err the distance to ship them being almost
too great to make IT an economical measure
Woodsmen generally consider spruce hard
er on axes than either birch or pine. The
gum which runs out of spruce tree is found
hard enough to chip the edge of the AZ
when striking through Northwestern
L'tmbermen.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
EabOr and Wait.

Honest, upright and fearless conduct
must needs have admirers, though many
people are unable to perceive actual merit,
because they live and move in misty at
mosphere of prejudice. No young man
ought to be cast down because one or more
of his acquaintances are inclined to reject
him and underrate his merits. The time is
sure to come when modest worth will meet
the reward which is its due, and long con-
tinued and patient aspirations will be graft
fed. If young man is disliked and neg
lected by those from whom he ought TO ex-
pect the best of treatment, let him remark
that there are but one, or two, or three out
OF the millions of humanity. While there
IL life there is hope, and those who habitu-
ally ill.treat others may be forced to solicit
favors from the hands Of those upon whom
thay have spent their superciliousness.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
Educating Horses.

If horse is made accustomed from his
early days to have objects hit him on the
heels, back and hips, he will pay no atten-
tion to the giving out of harness,
or of wagon running against him
at an unexpected moment. We once saw an
aged lady, says an exchange, drive high
spirited horse attached to carriage, down
a steep hill, with no hold back straps upon
her harness, and she assured us there was
no danger, for her son accustomed his horse
to all sorts of usages and sights that com.
monty drove the animal into frenzy OF
fear and excitement. a gun can be fired
from the back ofa horse, an umbrella held
over his head, a buffalo robe thrown over
his neck. railroad engine pass close by
his heel bumped with sticks, and the AMI.
NAL take it all as a natural condition Of
things. if only taught by careful manage
ment that he might not be injured thereby
There is a great need of Improvement il
the management of this animal, less beating
wanted, and more education.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
FayOrs

If you want to be happy, never ask a
favor. Give as much as you can, and ifany
are freely offered it is not necessary to be
too proud to take them; but never ask or
stand waiting for any. Who ever asked a
favor at the right time? To be refused is
q woeful stab to ones pride. 1t is even
worse to have favor granted hesitatingly.
We suppose that out of hundred who Pc
tition for the least thing-if it be even an
hour of oftime-wish with burning cheeks and
aching hearts, that they had not done so.
Don't ask favors of your nearest friends.
Do every thing for your self, until you
drop. and then if any one picks you up,
let it be of his own free choice, not from
any groan you utter, But while you can
stand be soldier. Eat your own crust
rather than to feast on anothers dainty
meals: drink cold water rather than anoth-
er's wine The world is full of people
asking favors and people granting them
Love and tenderness should never be put
aside, when its full hands are stretched to-
ward you; but so few love, so few are
tender, that favor asked is apt to be a
crnal milestone around your neck, even il
you gain the thing you want by the asking
AS you cast your bread on the water, and
it returns, so will the favor asked. ifun,
willingly granted, come back to you wher
you least expect or desire it. Favors con
ceded on solicitation are never paid. They
are more costly in the end than an over
paid usurer's bill.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
Munitions of War for Turkey

New HAVEN Feb. 16.-The British
steamship J. B. Walker cleared at this
port to-day for Constantinople with the fol-
lowing cargo for the Turkish Government;
Ten million Snider cartridges, four hun
dred and twenty thousand Winchester car
tridges, five million and eight hundred
Martini cartridges, five million and eight
hundred Martini shells, FIVE million
bullets, thirty-three thousand six hundred
Martini guns, thirty-three thousand Elk
hundred Martini scabbards; the whole
valued at 81 48,60S.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23

From every quarter the daily papers are
filled with all manner Of crime. II is not
rare thing to read of six or eight mur-
ders being committed in one day. There
is remedy for this, and good one; one
that will do more toward putting stop to
1t than any thing else, and that is to hang
every one who commits a cold blooded
murder
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
Fortunes and MisfOrtunes of New
York Gamblers.
Burleigh's New York Letter. |

Burleigh's New York Letter.
Chamberlin, the greatest gambler, has
failed. and failed badly His debts are as
toundlng-S10,000 for meat, $4,000 for
liquors, $4,000 for clothes. The fact is,
Chamberlin's business, as the colored peo-
pie sing, is sometimes up and sometimes
down." One night his bank is loaded down
with gold; the next night he could not buy
box of cigars. Yet the glitter, glare and
glow of the institution, the fine furniture,
the clink of the gold, and the sumptuous
tables-free as a hydrant-do their work
on the unwary as really as if gambling was
paying business. There are men in New
York, however, who follow gambling as a
trade-have done so for years. and have
made money by it. Not one in 10000 could
initiate them. These men live in fine style
in fashionable New York. Their houses
are elegantly furnished and their tables
sumptuously supplied Their business is
unknown, and they pass as brokers'. Their
families move in good society, and occupy
a high priced pew in fashionable church
These men act on rigid rule, from which
they never depart. They do not drink
they smoke sparingly, keep their head
clear, and have command over their nerves
They play every night. They play while
they win, if it is until daylight They
limit their losses. They can lose $50, 500
$500, and not feel it. Blow high or blow
low, they never go beyond this. They be
lieve in luck, and when the luck is agains
them they retire. Out of the thousands O
gamblers not ten have made money owe
the "green cloth"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23

The Cherokees have over eighty common
schools. The Chickasaws have four public
and about ten district schools. The Choc-
taws have two public schools and oyer fifty
district schools. The Creeks have three
public schools and about thirty district
schools.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
Honesty of Women:

The Washington correspondent OF the
Louisville Courier-J ournal, writes: The
detection of another thief in the cash-room
of the Treasury affords me the opportunity
of calling attention to the superiority Of
women over men in resisting temptation.
Since the first greenback was printed the
counting ard putting up OF packages Of
money have devolved entirely upon girls
and matrons. There are few in office now
who have been there from the beginning,
and billions ofdollars have passed through
their hands without the fraction of dol
lar sticking. Have they been rewarded?
No. Numbers of men like Winslow, the
last thief caught, have been appointed by
politician influences at salaries double those
paid woman; and these experienced, tried
and trusted wost man, who cannot be well,
dispensed with. are not only never promot-
ed, but are treated as though they should
be thankful that they are permitted to serve
the government for S75 month. Some
times a package that has been counted by a
woman has been found short in the account
and no matter how innocent the counter
may be, the amount missing is taken from
her months salary. In almost every in.
stance of this kind eventually the thief has
been to be male messenger, or some mar
who received the package from the lady
and abstracted one or two notes"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
A special telegram to the Cincinnati Com.

" "PVVIHI ttIeRrH11 10 INC Clpclnnutl COnl-
mere'dt from New Lexington, says:
On Thursday night, February Is, forty
women made raid on Corbetts saloon. at
Ferrara Heights, ten miles southeast of
here, and totally demolished the institu-
tion, breaking all Of the furniture, bottles.
gla-ser. doors and the front of the building,
and also destroying the entire stock of
iiquors. The women will be arrested on
Saturday. They are the wives and daugh- :
ters Of the most prominent citizens Of The
vicinity.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23
kansas City Times.l
A Terrible Man.

Strange and weird scenes occur in Kansas
towns occasionally. Here is one: When
he went to pay his bill he fell short twenty
cents, SO they showed him out on the street,
when he said: 81 take hnt little here be-
low, but take that little strong. Yes, sir; !
may add that am one of old Solomon s
boys. am related to Sampson by marriage,
and my dollars and cents stand second only
to the Rothschild estate. Whoop! Hur-
rah for Christmas and the good looking
snow! ! am king Of the turf on wheels!
am whale in harness, and used to drive
in the ocean for sea moss! Whoop! Hur-
rah for the Forty fourth Congress and
coons! ! am whole returning board and
part of another! My fists are made of sledge
hammer metal ] weigh sixteen ounces to
the pound, dry measure, of solid kick
knock and appetite. and will bet So, ,900, 900
or half am worth. that ! can whip any
forty men this eide of" -Just here a by.
stander gave him jolt on the jaw with n
three-year old club, which settled the mat
ter for the time being. When our pugilist
was again able to be around, he said mo
bility out West don't amount to much after
all. | always did think one man was Just
az good as another--nnd most Of the time d
good deal better.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23

One OF the saddest sights Of these hard
times is TO zee woman with a five foot
husband trying to alter his pants to fit her
six foot son.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-23

Iglesias, who wants to be President of
Mexico, is a scholar, and has been an edi-
tor.
A Detroit restaurant hangs ont sign of
"free chops" and when the old loafers
come around he shows them an AK and a
wood pile.