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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10

university could make available its
libraries, its dormitories, and its now
large corps of learned and devoted pro-
fessors and instructors, to those who
would be glad to spend few days, or
a longer time, in an intellectual atmos-
phere, and in the company of scholarly
men, and thereby gain inspiration and
guidance in their personal studies and
their vacations of whatever character
The benefits obtained might be some
what analogous to those sought and
provided in the retreats now being
wisely maintained by many churches for
the spiritual improvement of their men,
bers. The president felt sure that here
was an opportunity for the university
which it ought to seize and make much
OF
Vermont may be small state on the
map, but in intellectual growth she has
kept pace with the other New England
states, The influence of Middlebury
College and the University of Vermont
has contributed largely to this culture,
and the loyal alumni of both institu-
tons, as well as all other Vermonters
IAN point with pride to two successful
college presidents. DR.. Thomas and DR..
Buckham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Her First Sight of Lincoln.
Yours very truly,
A. LINCOLN.

The following simple incident is from a
resident OF our community, whose hus-
band was a captain in the regular
army It's gwen here, almost precisely
as She told it, as one Of those little side
lights Of which there are many, which
illumne the life Of our great president.
at was at the Union couvalescent
camp at Alexandria, Virginia, had
gone there with my husband, an officer
IN the army, in the interest OF nephew
who had been five months in the hos
pital and for whom we hoped to get
THROUGH. One hundred were brought IN
each morning for examination. OF these
70 were sent back to duty, rs we're
returned to the hospital, % were given
discharge and % were sent home on
iurlough. II was our hope that the
nephew might be amongst these latter.
There have, of course. been many places
as sad, but It certainly seemed to one
VINO was living through those painful
times that there could he no sights So
distressing as were to be seen in this
camp. AS ! waited my husband came
70 me and, calling attention to a prour
OF men approaching the camp said
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
A Mothers Gratitude,

One day Thaddeus Stevens called with
an elderly woman, in great trouble,
whose son had been in the army but for
some offense had been court.martialed
and sentenced to death. There were
some extenuating circumstances, and
after full hearing the president turned
to the representative and said: "Mr.
Stevens, do you think this is a case
which will warrant my interference"
Il do" said Mr.. Stevens. Then" re-
turned Mr.. Lincoln, II will pardon
him The gratitude of the mother was
too deep tor expression, save by her
tears, and not word was said between
her and Mr.. Stevens until they were half
way down the stairs on the passage out,
when she suddenly broke forth in an ex
cited manner with the words II knew
it was a copperhead lie" What do
you refer to, madam" asked Mr..
Stevens. why" replied the mother,
they told me he was an ugly-looking
man. He is the handsomest man ever
saw in my iie.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Indication Ends.

You can eat anything your stomach
Graves without fear of case of Indiges-
ton or Dyspepsia, or that your food will
terment or sour on your stomach if you
will occasionally take little Diapepsin
after eating
Your meals will taste good, and any
thing you eat will be digested; nothing
can ferment or turn into acid or poison
or stomach gas, which causes Belching,
Dizziness, feeling of iulness after eat
ing, Nausea. Indigestion Qike lump of
lead in stomach), Biliousness, Heart
burn, Water brash. Pain in stomach and
intestines or other symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are abso-
lutely unknown where this effective
remedy is used. Diapepsin really does
all the work of healthy stomach. 1t
digests your meals when your stomach
can't. Each triangule will digest all the
food you can eat and leave nothing to
terment or sour.
Get large 50-cent case of Pape's Dia.
pepsin from your druggist and start
taking today and by tomorrow you will
actually brag about your healthy,
strong Stomach. for you then can eat
ANYTHING and everything you want
without the slightest discomfort or
misery, and every particle of impurity
and Gas that is in your stomach and in
testines is gong to be carried away
without the use of laxatives or any
other assistance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Middlebury and the U. V. M.

The winter season brings the college
alumni closer together, and the gradu-
ates OF our two higher institutions of
learning have recently held their annual
reunions.
The graduates of Middebury met at
the Waldorf Astoria in New York, and
the speakers were Former Congressman
Little6ed Of Maine, Governor Prouty,
PROT Richard McLaurn, the president
elect of the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology, and President Thomas.
The latter said he rather enjoyed raising
money for college, as there is enough
difficulty about it to give the game a
lively zest. Continuing he said
There is such a thing as the higher
begging That is President Elot's kind.
You don't catch him complaining of
being kicked out of Offices He does not
beg at Offices but he makes Harvard
worth millions to this nation, and the
millions flow into Harvard's treasury.
u'h EC'hH W HIdhC MluulCDuTy worth
million to the people of Vermont and
to the boys of this city who ought to
have country education and then will
get my million"
President Thomas said the income OIL
Middlebury has been increased one. third
since his Inauguration last June and that
the fund of 100000 started by con
ditional gift of DR.. D. X. Pearsons O
Chicago was nearly secured.
The same week the New England
Alumni Association of the Universit,
OF Vermont met at Young's Hotel il
Boston. President Buckham was tn,
principal speaker and characterized thu
year as a memorable one in the histor,
OF the university.
Among the plans for the still furthe
development of the university alon,
lines of usefulness, the president sketche,
scheme for making more available t,
nonresident students and scholars es
peclally to teachers, the large resource
OF the university which are now bu
scantily used He promised, with til
help Of his colleagues, shortly to propos
and commend plan which he has bee
tor some time meditating, whereby tn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
The Panama Canal.

While President-elect Taft was at the
Canal Zone last week it was announced
by the army engineers who are building
the canal that the big ditch would be
finished in 1915. Just now the Gatun
dam is presenting some very difficult
problems, but the engineers expect to
conquer them and deliver to Uncle Sam
the greatest canal in the world. The
total expense of the undertaking will far
exceed the original estimate, but it will
be worth all it cost in money and human
lives. The whole isthmus of Panama is
strewn with the bodies of those who
have lost their lives in the last 100 years
in vain endeavor to connect the two
oceans, but the United States is going to
complete the work and the mortality
will be reduced to a minimum because of
the improved sanitary conditions at the
Canal Zone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
New Penal System for Washington.

Readers of the CALIFORNIAN may recall
that announcement was made in these
columns last summer that President
Roosevelt had appointed Judge Wendell
p Stafford chairman of a commission
to investigate conditions in the penal
institutions of the District of Columbia.
That commission has just made an
exhaustive report which covers nearly
two pages in the Washington papers.
The President has also made this report
the subject of a special message to Con-
gress, urging them to adopt the pro-
baton system recommended by the
commission and to build new penal in
situations in the District of Column
bia. Besides Judge Stafford the COM
mission included Robert V. La Dow.
superintendent of federal prisons. and
John ]. Esdon, one of Washington's
most philosophical citizens. Ofour dis
tingushed townsman the President said,
Judge Stafford, the chairman of the
commission who consented to serve
only from the highest sense of public
duty, has gained his knowledge from his
experience in court, eight years of which
have been upon the bench, and two
years in the criminal court of the
District"
All residents of Washington have
known for years of the disgraceful con-
dition of their jail and the commission
very properly ascribes Congress the
responsibility tor the conditions which it
thus epitomizes
That men and women should be sent
to these narrow and crowded cells, the
with the guilty, the first offend
er with the hardened criminal in one
promiscuous assembly, to corrupt and
be corrupted by each other, the lazy to
be humored and fostered in their laziness,
the industrious to be deprived of every
form OF employment, to be fed like
beasts and maintained at the public
Chdi SN hOl OHiy Will no prospect Oh
in their condition. but with
the moral certainty that they will come
out far worse than thew went in, is fact
that has become a stencil in the nostris
OF the whole community and ought to |
be felt as shame and a disgrace to the
whole nation whose representatives are
for its existence"
In their carefully prepared report the !
recommend an entire refor-
nation of the penal system of the
District, urging the adoption of six
practical propositions: Jail to be used
only as house of dentention, a proba-
ton system dealing with the offender
without confinement, a reformatory,
a workhouse, confinement in the federal
prison for the worst offenders, carefully
guarded parole law in these prisons.
The report of the commission is a most
contribution to our penal
literature, aside from it's special interests
to all in the District of Columbia. 1t
ought to be widely read and it's valuable
adopted by prison boards
wherever possible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10

1t is great record of the battleship
Vermont, by which it has won the bat
tie efficiency flag among all the battle
ships in the fleet that today started for
home on its extraordinary trip around
the world, 1t has gunnery score which
has never been equaled'in practice any
where else, and the concentration and
effort demanded to win it shows how
high a rank is occupied by all the men
behind the guns in this .. S. navy.
While we hope that we may never have
to hight with these guns, the efficiency is
the thing. 1t was one great object OF
such greatcruise as has just been taken,
and 1t is a tremendous satisfaction to
lind it was thoroughly won.-[ Boston
Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Let Vermont TrvIt.

BY all means let us try Senator Bever-
idge's experimental test of the parcels
post IN tour counties, and let those coun-
ties be in Vermont. Through the fore
sight and good sense of then Congress
man II. Henry Powers Vermont was one
OF the earliest and most thorough exper
imenters with the rural free delivery of
mail and she can afford to be just as
much OF pioneer in this next business.
Inc parcels post system is as certain to
be instituted eventually in this country
as the sun is to rise and set, as we say.
When the people appreciate perhaps a
little more keenly the nature of the inter
ests that are standing between them
ana such an Improvement in the postal
service, the required law will come with
a snap that will make somebody sit up
and take notice.-[St. Albans Messenger
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Abraham Lincoln.

The following verses from the Boston
Post were written by Lucius a. Bassett
of Boston, a former Vermonter, who fell
in love with Lincoln when as a soldier
in the union army, he heard the martyred
president make his second inaugural ad.
dress:
When manhood towers in any age or cline,
And DER illumines cen "A noble state,
With lofty aspirations, deed sublime,
True unto God and what he did create;
The earth revives by goodly influence,
Sad hearts are cheercd and happiness
reclaim.
Thus rosemary gives to sweet remembrance
The illustrious worth in Abraham Lincoln's
name
The cruel war came madly in his time,
When Just upraised to nations president,
His peace Of heart to mind reserved no prime
But peoples will and strie's arbitrament;
Soldiers by hundred thousands fought,
His love they knew and loved him well in
turn
Alas! when peace was close to vision
The martyred Lincoln slept within his urn.
They see him yet the patriot soldiers spared
From battles blast and multitude Of years;
Earnestly watching, as they warlike Jared,
And giving cheer through lines OF
volunteers;
Behold exalted purpose in his eyes
Would heaven-imbued mortality the same,
And trace his glory upward to the skies,
With reverent love for Abraham Lincoln's
name.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
PRESS COMMENT.
Howe of St. JOhnsbury Strong Member.

One of the strongest members in the
session of the general assembly just
closed was Charles D. Watson, the Rep
resentative from St. Adams City. y
' He was presented as candidate
for election to the Superior bench and
the fact that he received the largest num-
Der of votes on the first ballot showed
his strength among the members. His
modesty made him many friends and we
are sure that were it not for the fact that
his city already had a member on the
bench he would have been elected. Mr.
Watson is Democrat, but there were
no politics in any OF his actions during
the entire session. We might here add
the same about other Democratic men,
bers, namely: Howe of st. Johnsburv,
Button of st. Adams town. Brown of
Wilmington, and Senator Kennedy of
Chittenden county-all were strong men
and invariably put state interests above
party feelings Morrlsville News &
Citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
About Proctor Academy.
Provo, Utah, Jan. 20, 1909
NrnNEaN,r EnV-.,re,

Provo, Utah, Jan. 20, 1909
My DEAR VERMONT FRIENDS:
Look out upon your own beautiful
hills through strong held-glass and
you will see the mountains about Provo
as see them. Here the great mountains
are near and high and all about US. Like
big kind friends they protect us from the
fierce winds that are driving across the
plains just the other side. We are in a
beautiful quiet valley. A little way west
from the city Lake Utah stretches its
miles of sweet clear water.
wish | could tell you the Joy | felt
when the day after | arrived | walked
beside the stream of clear water that
rushes down from the canyon into the
lake. For whole year had seen only
muddy water, a muddy river fed by
muddy arroyos.
But you want to hear about Proctor
Academy. The first thing | heard about
it when | came here was that it was
planning to celebrate its silver anniver-
sary. 1t has lived 25 years and has
grown from a baby school of a few
little children to a big strong influential
academy.
Proctor Academy's building has been
greatly in need of repair. When, just
before the anniversary, Mr.. Goodwin,
our principal, told some of the men OF
the city that Mr.. Tead had sent a tele.
gram saying that some money had been
given for repairing the building and that
he hoped that we could soon have a
dormitory, the people thought they
would like to help. So. unknown to
Mr.. Goodwin, they made the gifts in
silver, and the evening of the anniver.
sary reception a man came to the. front
and opening a bag poured out upon the
table $4,000 in silver. Then another
man said he was carrying a heavy
burden that he wished to be relieved
from and coming to the table he opened
a Larger bag and out rolled 1897 no.
Others added to this and the whole
amount of silver on that table was
$llloOO, the gift of the people Of
frovo to Proctor Academy. In present.
ing this gift the words of appreciation
tor what Proctor Academy had beer
ana Is to the people here, added doubly
to this gift, and made us teachers fee
more than ever that we must give on,
best servicetO thi school
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10

In these days of ephemeral literature
it is refreshing to know that good books
are still read According to the London
book-shop news Dickens and Thackeray
were the authors whose books were in
the greatest demand through the holi-
days. And one great American house,
the Harpers, reports that the works OF
these two writers were the best sellers
in their shop. Be the person young or
old. he is missing the best in English lit
erature if he does not intimately ac-
quaint himself with the kindly satire OF
William Makepeace Thackeray and the
keen humor OF Charles Dickens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10
Letter from W. H. Preston.

The CALIFORNIAN has received the tol
lowing letter from W. H. Preston which
will be read with interest by his many
St. Johnsbury friends:
Editor CALIFORNIAN:
| was asked several times before leav
ing home to write to friends through The
CALIFORNIAN. This | will now try to do
1t is now little over three months since
we folded our tent" in the good ole
town OF st. Johnsbury in the good old
state OF Vermont and started for the
good new state of California. Our jour
ney was full OF interest to us all, young
and old. 1t is great trip and ought to
be taken by everyone whether to Calitor-
MIA or to any other state of the Pacific
Coast, that one may see and know lit
tie of this great country of ours
The vicinity in which we are stopping
is comparatively new to the orange IN
dustry and is being rapidly developed.
Many acres OF orange trees are being set
out each year Those in fruit are BRING
ing good returns. We arrived when the
orange crop was being harvested and
saw thousands of boxes being taken
to the packing houses to be packed
and shipped to all parts of the United
States. The oranges on my sons prem
ises are still on the trees and are ripe and
delicious. The orange tree in full fruit
is truly thing OF beauty"
We read il the eastern papers of 20 de-
grees below zero and of snow and ice.
Twenty-six above zero is the coolest here
and we sit out of doors often in the sun
shine and if one is at labor off comes his
coat and vest. | never spaded garden
and planted seeds January 18th till this
winter(O.
The rainy season is now on and it can
rain here as well as in Vermont. Our
weather here for January is much like
May in Vermont. The hills and whole
country are green. Hills? Yes. While
we are in the great San Joaquin Valley
yet we look to the east directly onto the
foothills and the high mountains of the
Sierra Nevada arrange and we can see miles
on miles of mountains covered with
snow, many of the peaks twice as high
as Mt. Washington. A most beautiful
sight at all seasons of the year. Oranges,
lemons and grape fruit are grown near
the foothills and farther out peaches,
apricots, prunes, grapes and the like
toward the mountains. Apples and veg
etables are grown everywhere, but all
these depend upon irrigation.
We all are and have been very we'll
We are located in very pleasant house
on one OF the main streets of the town,
with lawn OF green grass in front, with
orange, lemon, peach, apricot, and nee
tarine trees and grape vines in the prem
ises, the orange trees are full of fruit now,
and plenty OF good water, A little fire
takes off the chill in the cool weather.
The cost Of living is higher than with
you except fuel and meat, fuel because it
axes less, and meat because it is raised
in this vicinity. We see snow every day
but not flake falls here.
We remember all the old friends at
home and often wish we could shake |
your hand and would if we had an arm
long enough.
With regards to all,
W. H. PRESTON.
Exeter, Cal, Jan. 81, 1909.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-10

| There comes the President. 1t was
easy without further direction to single
the much talked about man from out the
company No one could mistake him.
The tall, spare figure, made to seem
much taller by the very plain and
strangely high hat, and the awkward,
swinging gaia gait at which army
men, schooled to erect and precise car
rage, were wont to smile-were very
marked indications. BY his side walked
a man who was destined as a General
to be his chief reliance in bringing the
terrible war to a close, but at the time
only a captain, u. S. Grant. 1t was the
Presidents habit to come down to the
hospital camp each morning when the
men were brought up for examination
and often 10 give a personal attention
to certain cases. AS he came nearer, my
back was toward him. Ere long heard
a voice directly behind me, and, turning
about, found myself almost face to face
with him 1t was my first real sight of
Lincoln and never shall forget it. No
one. | believe, who ever looked into his |
countenance could forget the sight. 1t |
was the saddest face | have ever been |
to see-indescribabl sad. |
Not only the eyes, in which was pathos
Of an infinite depth but in every line
and feature was sadness written, saw
him on other occasions, | saw his coun-
when his great spirit had left
he wearied body as it lay in state, but
always was there this look of an mex.
1ressible sadness. Yet it was not a
adness to appal and depress one, but,
hough it cut you to the heart, it was
with a great kindness. And
his kindness was even more evidenced
n his voice as | heard him conversing
t was but a moment that he waited |
nd then he passed on and down into {
he camp.
1t matters little perhaps what dispo-
ition was made of the nephew's case.
Tut MANY, many times have thought
the sad, gentle, kindly Lincoln could i
ave seen him after five months in the ,
osptal, that little nephew, a mere boy,
'ould not have some weeks later
ropped dead on sentinel duty and t
18th rife in hand"