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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04
American Bar Association.

The fifth annual meeting of this as
ISOLATION will be held at Saratoga, on
the Sth inst, continuing until the | tn.
The exercises will be in the following
order: Tuesday evening, Sth, memo
rial address upon the late president of
the association, Hon. Clarkson n. Pot
ter, deceased. Address of the presi-
dent, by Francis Herman of New York
acting president. Wednesday morn
ing, 9th, annual address, by Alexander
r. Lawton of Georgia, election of mem
bers, etc. Wednesday evening, IA pa
per on "The Doctrine of Primitive
Damages and its E iects upon the
Ethics of the Profession" by Gustave
kGlner of Illinois, and a paper by L.
NJ. Rose of Arkansas, on "The Titles
of Statutes" Thursday morning, IA
paper by Thomas j. Semmes of New
Orleans, Louisiana, "The Civil Law as
Transplanted in louisiana" Election
of officers, etc. Thursday evening de-
bate on report of special committee
upon the condition of business in the
United States supreme court, and rem
edies proposed to remove the delays at
present incident thereto. Friday, Il
paper by Isaac NJ Jordan of Ohio on
"Trial by Jury-Its defects and theil
Remedies" In the evening the annual
dinner will be given at the Grand
Union. The vice-president for Yer
mont is Hon. Daniel Roberts; the To-
cal council, Norman Paul, Esq, OF
Woodstock, Hon. Wheelock 6. Yea
zey. Hon. L. p. Poland is chairman OF
the executive committee of the associa-
ton and John H. Mimms is stenO-
grapher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

Good for pantry shelves, putting under carpets
and doing up bundles, for sale at so cents hun
dred, at this office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

The voters of Caledonia county
should remember the county conven-
ton to be held IN this place two weeks
from yesterday, and also remember
that the best men are needed in all the
offices. The shrewdest and ablest
lawyer is needed as States Attorney,
for he has to deal with the shrewdest
and most vicious of the criminal class
The same is true of the Sheriff. In
fact, a good motto in all this business
is, Get the best Men are riding
and writing throughout the county
these days in the interest of this and
that candidate. Let the voters see to
it that they are not imposed upon.
1t is pleasant to note the improved
sentiment Of many papers and people
i'll the South. There is not evidently
that general antipathy towards the
North and Northern people which ma
ny suppose still exists. The Galveston
(Texas) News, perhaps the most in
tiuential newspaper south of Louisville,
has these words 1.-The death of Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln places the country
in mourning for the relict of the most
reyered, if not the most remarkable,
President since Washington" What
better words than these could be ex-
pected from Southern Democratic
newspaper about the President who
put down the Rebellion
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

The deaths for the twenty -four hours
in New York, ending Sunday noon,
were 200; of these, ia were children
under five years.
At Newark, o., Mrs. Emma Young,
queen of the gypsies, died Friday, and
will be buried with great gypsy cere-
monies.
Vermont fairs will be held as fol-
lows: State fair in Burlington, Sep
TENDER I2I5: Addison county fair at
Middlebury, September 6-e; union
exhibition at st. Adams, August 81
September l: Dog River Valley at
Mortified, September 1921 ; POultney
industrial at South Poultney, Septem-
Der 1923; Rupert at West Rupert,
September 1928.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

st. Nicholas has made the August
issue a great travel number. Its sto-
ries and articles deal of persons and
things all over the world. And the
stay -at-home folk can pick out a cool
corner, when they find one, and go to
Norway and Turkey, from Egypt to
Lake George, without any of the worry
and Inconvenience of boats and trains,
of stages, sledges, or camels. Hjalmar
Hjorth Boyesen tells GLOW Burt went
matchmaking" in Norway; Miss Luz
cretia p. Hale, of "Mrs. Peterkin in
Egypt" David Ker contributes elias
sans Watermelon" Turkish tale.
Paul Forts story, "The Mysterious
Barrel" contains some capital yarns
by an old sea captain, GLOW a HoOsier
Boy Saw the Tower of Pisa" is not on
ly interesting and exciting, but true.
Beside these is il sailor boy story of an
American lad who went to Portugal
and took part in bull-fight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

CANADA SNUBBED. A special from
London says that the following are the
words used by the Earl of Kimberly in
reply to the address adopted by the
Canadian parliament relating to Irish
affairs: ''Her Majesty will always
gladly receive the advice of the parlia-
ment of Canada in all matters relating
to the Dominion and the administra-
ton of its affairs, but in respect to the
question referred to in the address,
Her Majesty will in accordance with
the constitution of this country have
regard to the advice of the imperial
parliament and ministers, to whom all
matters relating to the affairs of the
United Kingdom exclusively apper-
tain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

Persons DESTROYS of taking one more papers
Ir periodicals will save money and trouble by
lering them in connection with the CdLedonidn.
The OdIedOHidn will be sent for 1882 with any OF
The below named publications follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
SHORTENED LIE IN THE HUMAN FACE
From orr Homes

FTvn Orr Homes
The maturity of man, calculated by the com
pleted condition of the skeleton, is twcnty-ODo
wears. Twenty years multiplied by hye-lOo
yeaTs-Is therefore the natural duration OF the fe
of man this estimate, and, with certain natura
limited range, may he accepted as the true ana tul
Duration But when the actual value of LIE Is
taken it is found to present, IN tins country an
average of foTtytwo years 50 that there are grand
agencies at work which arc reducing the national
life to a very low value. II the inquirer enter
further INTO the matter he will observe that the
grand agencies leading to this reduced value of life
must be III some way removable, lecause they are
not always i'll action 10 reduce every form OF life to
the same level of duration. He Will discover that
the domestic animals which surround us, If we do
not kill them outright by hard labor, prlyatlon on
exposure to the vcsSitudes of seasons are so much
longer lived than are. that they exist, practc-
ally &c their full term with as much exacttude as
we exist to the first of orr second stage OF existence.
Or, to put the matter in another lgh he VIII dis
cover that II our lower domestic animals were 10
die in the Same ratio that we die. their duration OF
life as it is now known would be reduced nearly
to half hat it 49, The dog would have an average
term OF eight years. and other animals similar re-
duced term of life. Such observations as these VIII
lead the sanitaran to find Uniform object IN his
labor lie will ask what is the reason why man,
who holds all the knowledge and skill above the
brute creation should have so LITTLE control over his
own destiny that he cannot control 1t III respect to
health and life we'll the inferior creature
which compared with himself, has neither reason
nor skill. lie will wonder III vain so long as he
looks simply ut the general fact lie Will not won
der at all when he proceeds to an analysis OF all the
details upon which that general fact depends.
In the first place he will learn from an analysis OF
the data he may collect, that man Is the subject OF
many moro diseases than the inferior animals are
that he suffers from certain diseases OF the mind
incidental To his possession of mental organization
superior altogether to theirs, and from which dis
eases they are exempt; that he suffers from some
diseases springng from human vices from which
the lower animals also exempt that he suffers
from SOHO Contagious Diseases from
WbIOh they are eIemptj that he suffers
from some diseases connected with industrial pur-
suits from which they are eXempt that lie suffers
from indugcnccs III certain luXurles OF deadly
kind from which they are exempt; that he suffers
from various accidents from which they are ex-
empt that he suffers from hereditary taints of dis
ease from which they are exempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
CLEFER CROWS.
ryvn Mis-, Birds unocaien Tracks in Japan"

Fy,r Miss Birds Un5caen Tracks in Japan"
have not said anything about the crows which
are feature OF Yezo, and one which the colonsts
wonld willingly dispense with. There are millions
of them and III many places they break the silence
of the silent land with a Babel OF noisy discords
They are everywhere and have attained degree
of most objectionable impertinence, mingled with
GINNING ami sagacty which almost put them on
level with man in some circumstances FIVE OF
them were so mpudent as to alIght on two OF my
horses, and so be ierried across the lurapugawa.
In the inn garden at Morl saw dog eating
piece of in the presence of several of these
covetous birds. They evidently said good deal TO
each other the subject, and now and then one or
two of them tried to pull the meat away from him.
which he resented. At last big strong crow
ceeted III tearing off piece, with which he re-
turned to the pine where the Others were congIe-
gated. and alter much earnest speech they all sur
rounded the dog, and the leading rd dexterOusly
dropped the small piece OF meat within reach OF his
mouth when he Immediately snapped at il, letting
90 the big piece unwsey for a second, on which
two of the crows flew away with il TO the pine. and
with much luttering and harity they all ate. or
rather gorged it, the deceived dog looking vacant
and bewldered for moment, after which he sat
under the tree and barked at them namely.
A gentleman told me that he saw dog holding
piece of meat i'll like manner in the presence of
three crows, which also yany tried to tear 1t from
him and after consultation they separated, two
going as near as they dared to the meat, while tho
third gave the tail bite sharp enough 10 make the
dog turn round with a squeal, on which the other
villains seized the meat. and the three fed
trumphantly upon 1t on the top OF wall. In many
places they are so aggressive as to destroy crops,
unless they are protected by netting. They as
scmble on the sore backs Of horses 8nd pick them
into holes and are mischievous in many ways.
They arc very late in going 10 roost and arc early
astir in the morning. and arc SO bold that they
often came d" with many a stately illrt and huttcr"
into the verandah wjere ! was sitting. never
watched an asscmblage of them for any length OF
time without being convinced that there was
Nestor among them to lead their movements.
Along the sea-shore they very amusing. Tor they
9take the air" in the evening seated on sandbanks
facing the wind, with their mouths open. They
are threatening to devOur the settlers and crusade
is Just now being waged against them, but their
name is Legion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
THE CROTON SUPPLY.

In a recent number of Science, Mr. Michcls,
the Editor sets forth at length his views n the
water supply Of this city. The article is Illus
trated with maps of the CrotOn watershed, and
enlarged microscopic views of various veget-
able forms found In the water. The quantity
of water furnished by the present reservoirs
Mr. Michels believes to be ample for all legiti-
mate purposes. What is wanted is not so
much an additional reservoir as IL better dStri-
button of the present supply. Mr.. Michels
favors tie cstern system, as adopted III Lon
don and other places. Under this system every
householder has one or more clserns which are
filed twice daily, and he pays in proportion TO
the quantity of water used-an amount which
is easily ascertained. The tendency OF such a
system is to encourage economy III the use or
water, while from a sanitary point OF view the
comparison would be III favor OF allowing the
Impurities in the water 10 suOslde Ill cisterns
before use.
As to the quality of the water furnished Mr..
Mchels is very emphatic, and his view may DO
inferred from his recommendation TO boil and
filter the water before using il for drinking
purposes His opinion of the present plan of
storing the water is given in this closing para
graph of the article: We consider" he says,
the method of storing the water supply of u
city in shallow, marshy lakes, Ia fever and
maiarioas districts, 10 be wrong in principle,
and that radical change in the management
of the water supply OF New York City, rather
than an expensive extension of il, TO be the
most prudent course TO adopt at the present
moment"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
TWlSTFD-LEAF PATTERN.

Cast on fifteen for each pattern
LIST row Knit 2 together. knit g. over. knit 2 tog
over knit l. over. knit tog. over. knit 3, knit 2,
tog. Repeal.
I'd row Pull. Every alternate row is purled.
Ord row: Like LIST
9th row, Knit 2 tog.. knit 2, over. knit 2 tog.
over. knit 3. over. knit toy, over. knit 2, KIN '
2 tog. Repeat.
7th row; Knit toy. knit l, over. knit tog.,
over knit g. over knit toy. ovnr, knit l. knit 2,
tog. Repeat.
knit T. over. knit 2 tog, over, knit tog. Repeat.
lib row. Knit !, over. knit tOe.. over, knit
8 knit toy, knit 4. over. knit tog over, knit
log Repeat from =, and at the end of the row In
stead Of knitting 2 together. knit plain.
18th row Knit l, over, knit tog., over. knit
g. knit toy. knit toR., knit 8. over knit tog
over. Repeat
18th row Like the 18th.
18th row Knit g 'over knit 2 toe., over. knit 2,
knit log, knit tog.. knit 2 over. knit toy.
over knit 8. Repeat from and end the row with
] plain instead of 3.
18th row: Knit 3, over, knit tog, over knit 1,
Init 2 tog, knit toy, knit l. over. knit toy.
over knit s. Repeat from End the row with 2
plain instead of 8.
2lst row: Knit 4, over knit toy, over knit
tog knit toy, over. knit tog, over, knit z. Re
peat from . End the row with 3 plain instead Of T.
23d row: Emit 2 tog, knit 8, over. knit 2 toy,
over. knit log, over. knit tOg- over, knit 4.
Repeat.
oath row, Purl and go back to LIST row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
Washington, midnight
Light at time Of discovery is taken as unity.
A CHEAP VOLTATC CELL

In paper read recently before the Glasgow
Philosophical Society, is a description of a new
and cheap form of voltaic cell, which, though
not thoroughly tested, promises TO be useful
Take arnold timed iron can-One that has con-
tanned preserved meats answers well-and
place within it porous cell, made preferably
of carthenware, though a diaphragm OF can
vas will answer Pack the space around the
porous cell with iron behring's or filings. which
may be swept from the floor of an engineers
workshop. Fill the cell with solution of com
mcrca potassium hydroxldc. Insert strip Of
common zinc in the solution, connect the zinc
and can with the wires of an electric bell, and
IA powerful current is at once indicated. The
alkaline solution should be carefully preserved
from the air by an alright stopper to the cell
or other contrivance, but the iron bOrlngs
should be fully exposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
SMYRNA INSERTION.

Cast on % stitches. Knit across plain,
LIST row: Knit II, over twice, narrow knit /, over
twice, narrow. knit g.
ID row Same as first CI'he over twice through
ont the whole pattern makes l stitch when knitted ;
] loon is knitted the other dropped. 1t makes tho
work more open, as in the Smyrna lace pattern.)
Sd row : Knit Is, over twice, narrow. knit !, over
twice, narrow. knit 5.
4th Same third.
9th row: Knit Ia, over twice, narrow knit 1, over
twice, MARROW, knit q.
9th Same 5Jh
9TH row: Knit Is. over twice, narrow. knit l. over
twloe. narrow, knit 3.
Sth Same as 9TH.
9th row Knit l6 over twice, narrow, knit l, over
twice, narrow. KNIT 2
10th row Same as 9th
18th row Knit ii, narrow. over twice, narrow.
knit l. over twice, knit 4.
18th Same as nth
18th row Knit l3, narrow, over twiCe. narrow,
knit l. OVER twice knit 8.
18th Same as 18th
18th row Knit IL, narrow, over twice, narrow.
knit l. over twice knit g,
18th row Same as 18th.
18th row Knit Il, narrow, over twice, narrow,
knit l, over twice knit z.
18th Same as 18th
Commence again at Sd row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
SCRAP BAG,

TECHNICAL JSsrEUCTIONs.-We have received
many inquiries TO the practical methods OF maxi
fng the many stitches referred TO In this depart
Inent, and intend TO publish in a few week series
OF illustrated articles showing the man
Ter Of working. They will Dc made as
SIMPLE and comprehensive as possible
Ind vii afterward be reprinted In Extra fOrl1.
The principal stitches used have been repeatedly
explained ia this department, bnt the new sub
scribers who are constantly becoming acquainted
with its value need the Instructions which arc
sometimes necessarily crowded out
Mrs. +. :. WIS CAP.-The directions for this cap
viii be reprinted IN the Extra which is tO appear
shortly and will then be easily obtaiDable by our
tDquirlng Subscribers
Aunt Mays LACE.--Mrs J. L. l. writes; My
Gster and have knitted many pretty designs given
end would nov like to make some return 10 tic
fair knitters. | send herewith Il specimen and
directions for edge unlike anything have yet seen.
Il is my sisters design and We call it Aunt Marys
Lace
Cast on / ] stitches
lst row. Knit 2, over twice, narrow, knit 2.
I'd row: Thread around needle, purl together.
knit z purl 1, knit.
Cd row Knit 6. narrow. over twice. knft2. over
bvice knit 8.
<th row, Thread around needle. pur together.
k1dt 2, puri /. narrow, knit 1, purl ], knit o.
9th rows Knit o, narrow. over twice, marrow,
kzptZ, ovor twice, knit y.
Oh row 1; Tired around needle, purl 2 together
Paney, puri l, kett 2 marrow, parl !, narrow,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION

Nonsense the hint that any minister is likely 20
Get into trouble from ordinary parish visits because
he is so apt to find only the women at home: Lea
him only behave with proper reserve and dignity
and he needs no accident insurance policy to war
rant his safety but let him be fool, and go around
greeting the young women with - Il holy kiss" and
making long visits where he ought TO mako shors
ones aud his business becomes far more dangerous
than that of Gloucester sail0r.-lrhe CoDgrega'
ti0nast.
The bill to obstruct polygamy has become law.
Whatever the wit of man do TO make this vico
an offence and nuisance is now done and u nc.
mains for the authorities OF the Territories and
States to enforce it, IL has boon thought that tbs
Mormons themselves would anticipate The action OK
Congress and abolish the forms Of polygamy, so as
TO render themselves not liable to the penalties u
the law. They probably VIII nave . fresh reyela.
ton shortly with ingenious evasion or substi.
tute for their resources OF invention arc far fr I'M
being exhausted. They will devise some plan by
der some other name. Indeed, they Will be practi-
cal difficulties in the way of the enforcement OF the
Law now passes. The great penalty is the prohibi-
ton of any polygamiSt from holding Office or vot-
ing al any election. This DISTINGUISHES the man
who undertakes 70 have more than one wife nj
time. IL is a righteous law. An American citizen
must not be polyganist, and continue to have tho
common rights OF a citizen. This Is n tremendous
blow Ii this law Is sustained and made operative,
the present form OF Poiygnaiy TiI soGn pass away
ed is the best evidence that tho sentiment of tho
country fully sustains it, Tie New-f York Observer
To place upon our statutes an enactment that
prohibits the immigration OF all Chinese laborers.
skilled unslled Is to end forever tho iniiuencs
of America among the nations of the earth. Russia,
Roumania the Barbary States, Chill, Peru. aud
every little principalty, will class America among
the shams OF civilization, and Will persecute, crush.
sell and barter human beings who dare TO think or
who humbly ask areturn for faithful work. Amcri-
ca which saved Christian missionaries from savage
mobs and pagan tribunals which sympathizes with
industrious and innocent Hebrews plundered and
maltreated IN Russian cities, must henceforth drop
into the rank from which spain Is emerging, must
belle the history of century. proclaim liberty
throughout the land unto all the Inhabitants there
of pealed forth the bell Of Independence Hall In
l776 "What is all this worth How many votes
can my party makep are ~ DO the tests for legis-
laionon human liberty In lSs2I-tThc Jewiah
Messenger.
Nothing Is moro demoralizing than eAmhlinQ
Church rafies are the devils internal machinosl
| they como in like harmless anusoments, but thai
appeal to the same passion which fls the gambltn}
saloon and the policy shopt Art raios, like Churel
raflies arc Satan coming as az sngel Of lght-Ck&
New York Christian Advocate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
CONSERVATION OF SOLAR ENERGY.


DR.. C. w. Siemens, whose name has, OF late
been closely connected with electrical develop
ments read paper the other day before Tue
London Royal Society on the CONSERVATION .,
solar energy, in which some novel views WIZ
propounded According to Pouillet ana other
experimenters, the heat radiated from the sun
is equivalent to that which would De plouueeeu
by the combustion every thirtY-six hours o G
mass of coal as great as the eaIlh VI ' WI
vast amount of radiant heat only ths 20 NJ ~
ionth part is intercepted by tue planets, sno
rest passes into space and appears 10 he aoso
lutely wasted Notwithstanding the enormous
loss of heat the suns temperature has not ~
mnished sensibly for centuries, HOY Is this
heat kept up One theory Is that tne sun Is
fed with "A steady stream OF metcOrS. AnoIHeI
is that the heat is sustained 10y solar contIlc3
tion-that the sun in fact feeds upon ltselI anu
will in time be burnt ont. . =, IL.
DR.. Siemens is dissatisfied with Doth thcso
hypothesis, and propounds new one: ne Us
shines that ipterplanetary and interstellar
space is filed with gaSes,-hydrOgen, oxygen
and compounds of carbon. OWING to the hlSn
rotatve velocity of the equatorial regions Oh
the sun, that body acts upon the gases sur
rounding 1t very much IKE luse it'li VI, H.
ing them in at the poles and throwing out inc
products of combustion like n huge wave AT
the EQUATOR Tho indraught of gases at the
poles take fire rs they reach the photospnere,
and produce intense heat ana ilghC aS tney
spread over the surface on their way TO the
suns cdcatoI. The products OF comouSuoh
chiefly aqueous vapor and carbon compounds
are driven into the interplanetary space,
where. in a highly rarifcd state, they are ms
socated by the action of radiant Eeat, ana are
ready TO be again drawn into the sun. On 'his
hypothesis there is no waste OF solar energy,
and no danger Of the diminution and ilnai ex-
tinction of the SANS light and heat. Moreover,
DR.. Siemens maintains, his hypothesis explains
that mysterious appearance, the zodlacal ilSht'
as well aS those pulling bodies, the comets
DR.. Siemcns thus sums up the fundamental
conditions of his theory; /. That aqueous
vapor and carbon compounds are present III
stellar or interplanetary space; 2. That these
gaseous compounds are capable OF being us
ISOLATED by radiant solar energy while IN a
state of extreme attenuation. ). That these
ASSOCIATED vapors are capable of being com
pressed into the solar photoSphcrc by Il process
of interchange with an equal amount OF reaSSo,
ciated vapors, this interchange being ELECTED
hy the centrifugal action of the sun Itself. Ii
these conditions lie adds could be subStan-
tiated, we should gain the satisfaction that
our solar system would no lOnge; impress US
with the idea of prOdTous waste through DIS
sipation of energy into space, but rather with
that of well-ordGred self-sustaining action, cap
able of perpetuating solar radiation to tue re-
hottest future.