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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

The ST. Louis Bulletin of the second inst finds
fault with the weather in that region. 1t says:--
"Yesladay it was cold as the prospects of Maty
Van Buren, and tho day before, as warm as the
feeling for Old Tip
Major Noah says, ''1fh he were to ask an office
of Pres ident Martin Van Buren,, he Should prefer
that of Quaiternaster in Florida The Major
has head of a quartermaser who was sensible O.
nough resign and who, on salary of forty dol
lars a month retired with fortune Of $50, 0C0 !"
Crops IN OHro.-The Columbus State Journal
of the 9th inst says: 1.-The wheat harvest com
-ncnced last week in this and the adjoining opun
ties 1t promises more than an average yicld, and
of an excellent quality far as our enquiries have
Tended" spsl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

the decks for ncon--Iet the signals be prepared
the magazine opened-tho guns pointed and every
man at hs post ciownng victory is at hand
victory Of the People the JanIzaries of IA
corrupt Administrations What mansisl there who
is not ambitious TO come in for share of the tr
umph'
But it will be victory that will cost effort and
sacrifice Every friend Of Liberty, Of good Gov
eminent, aud Of the sovereignty of tho People,
must he full ~ awake to the importance Of doing all
ho possibly can to swell tho lido Of resistance
against tho tyranny oftho national administration
Then 60 to work-every man, wonK, WORK, till
the victory is won. ..
In the language Of the Patriot, we say to all who
seek deliverance from orpression-"Where are
your Committees of Vigilance? They should not
rest nor sleep whilo there is gopo left open a
stone unturned that can advance tho cause Of Do
mocracy. external Vigilance should be our mot
tour ralIying cry REDEEM THE COUN TRY.
Committee men, eoery mum, destir yourSeiues--cir.
cu0te the docaments-taik, reason aoith: eoery body
b Digitant-be 0ctiDc--pGrscocye."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

~ Wool, Van Buren, in his last Message SAID
the Sub Treasury had been in practical operation,
about one year. Wool since the last year has fall
en- about 40 per cent. If the Sub Treasury Bill
continues in operation 3years, how much will wool
be worth then? 1t Is rapidly declining TO tho Cuba
and Spanish "standard prices"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

The Alexandra Gazette says, two have &C
counts Of the harvests in all the Southern and most
of the Middle States. The crops, every where, as
far as heard from, may be said to be good. There
are particular local exceptions-but upon the
whole the supply Off grain of all sorts will be album
dant.
"Many people say resemble Lord Byron, sara
long haired dandy, at one of our fashionable no
tells "Well," said uncle Nick, al think you 90,
in some respects, for see you wear your shirt col
lar wrong side out, and get drunk gin. -
Times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28


MIR EDIroR:-I noticed in the last North Star
an article headed "Tippecanoe Clubs" in which
the writer desgnedly or ignoranty misrepresents
the objects and proceedings of the association bear
ing that name in this village, and lest his holy hor-
ror for these "conbnations against the govern
ment," as he is pleased 10 call them should incline
bis readers TO form erroneous opinion of the OBJ
ject or design of this association wish 10 inform
the ostens5le editor of the Star rather clique
OF federal office holders who manage and conduct
it, that the object of this association is tho discus.
sion Of the prominent questions issue be.
tween the political parties, and that respect
ful invitation has been extended 10 an Of either no
litcal party who disposed to attend and pnrti-
cipae In the discussions-all our future meetings
will be conducted in this manner. Now, it is sub
miued to a candid community whether there IL
any thing oery alarming any individual who,
Is DESTROYS Of obtaining information and
calculates to be his judge of the fitness and
proprieiy OF measures and wishes TO have commu.
nifty rightly Informed upon these subects-or
whether the writer Of the article alluded to has not
conjured up thousand frigh,ful images which OK.
list only IN his imagination.
l have not the least doubt but those who are in
favor of the dissemination of correct political nfor
nation will approve Of associations of this kind,
and the extreme soicitude which is manifested in
this article to prevent Young Men attending the
meetings shows concusivey that they have
confidence the justice Of the cause in which they
are engaged AMI are afraid TO have the supporters
of this corrupt and proaigate administration hear its
abuses exposed. No just ever shrinks from
investigation, and mono who have confidence in
the Justice Of the cause which they are engaged
are unwilling those who concur with them in sem
timent should hear tho arguments Of an opponent.
And where exists the similarity of those meet
ings to the Hartford Convention Westinghouse
Benevolent Societies? Surely, the gentleman must
have comparison "iarge," and possess mighty
stretch Of fancy 10 trace the least; but would he
keep more in tho sphere of sober truth it is presum
ed that his good Of not wofully perverted)
would fail to point him to certain meetings Of
our political opponents held in this village, OF al
very suspicious character, TO say the least, and
bearing strong resemblance to the Hartford and
Washington Juntos of old---not holden regularly,
but occasionally as circumstances may requirement
openly but secretly, and with closed doors
| tains-not to discuss questions in which tho whole
people are concerned, but to gIoat the i'll got
ten spoiIs of party, and devise retain pos
session of those spos.
A Member Of the Danoilc Tippeeanoe Club,
July 25, 1870
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

uJ'lF the "iiuge Paw lawyer C'huge paw, o
dear y wishes MS To publish the names of his friends
that erected the images on the 4h in this town. we
Will do 1t. We have their names and the evidence,
and they are the repued leaders of tho Van Buren,
party in this Town.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

The Somerset, (Me) Journal says, that Wool is
selling for little moro than half the price of last
season Doesn = this look little like hard times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

SEE, fourth page, how you are taxed
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-28

FOR STANDARDIZATION COUNTY.
w ALT Err II ARV Ely,
f. LII A S Il E Nj / S S, u.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

A BLoopIEss DUEL.-The Boston Mercantile
Journ.l gives the particulars of duel which re-
Gently came off al LancssIer, Mass The cha'len-
ger wss a young gentleman belonging to New
York, student at the Literary Institution in Ian.
caster Mass The challenged was resident OF the
village. The ,illoger having right to the choice
of weapons, selected cowhides. to which The chal-
lengeI demuued. Pistols were at length fixed
upon, and at the agsI fire the vlager fell. The
challenger bade him long COOL night, and with all
prope, and usual marks Of con'rition, made tracks
for New York. The deed man got uP aud went to
breakfast having made preVlous arranSst.sn'' WIN
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

ship. His children are late at school,
and their books are torn and dirty. He
has no enterprise, and is sure TO have
no money, or if he must have it, makes
great sacrifice to get it; and as he is
slack in his payments, and buys alto
gether on credit, he purchases every
thing at a dear rate. You will see the
smoke come out of his chimney long
after daylight in winter. His horse
stable is not daily cleansed, nor his
horse curried. Boards, shingles, and
clapboards are to be seen off his build
ings, month after month without being
replaced, and his windows are full of
rags. He feeds his hogs and his hor-
ses with whole grain. If his lambs die,
or the wool comes off his sheep, he
does not think it is for want of care or
food. He is generally great borrow
er, and seldom returns the thing bor-
rowed. He is poor husband, poor
father, a poor neighbor, poor citizen,
and poor christian.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

The Maine Cultivator, an excellent
agricultural paper, published at Hal
lowell, Maine, short time since gave
an account of the recent discovery re-
spccting the transmutation OF the Gill
flower tubers into potatoes. Mr.. Cole
man, the agricultural commissioner of
Massachusetts, having expressed some
doubts in relation to the facts, the cdi-
tor of the Cultvator, in his reply, from
which the following is extracted, saws {:
The facts in relation to this singular
production are those. Mr.. Smiley, a
farmer of Augusta, and known to be an
honest and worthy man, gathered half
a dozen of the lateral tubers that pro-
lccted from the stem of the Gilliilower,
which was cultivated by the females OF
his family, and preserved them over
winter. The next spring he prepared
bed and planted them out in a single
drill, the location of each seed being in
dicated by small stick thrust into the
earth by the side of each tubcr. He
watched for their termination by dig
ging down to them. In due time he saw
sprouted. These sprouts he watched
from time to time till they broke ground
after which he cultivated them careful
/ ly. On pulling them up in autumn, he
found half peck of good sized pota>
toes attached TO the roots. He says
there can be " no mistake" of the fact
Every liability to mistake, he can salts
factorily obviate. The lady from whom
the seeds were obtained had noticed
the same results under her culture. A
nelghboring farmer had tried the same
experiment, with the same results. All
these are responsible and very credible
witnesses. Now what shall we say
that they were all mistaken! 4! This
they will not believe. They know bet.
ter. Such denial, indeed, might be an
easy way to dispose of the subject; bu,
it will not satisfy reasonable demand
in the case. We know nature plays
strange freaks sometimes. New spe
cies sometimes start out from strange
parents.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
Roots for Cattle.

Have you a good stock of mangel
wurtsels and carrots in your cellar, fof
your milk cows the coming winter! If
you have you are a wise and lucky
man. If you have not. it is too late
now TO provide them, but make your
calculations to sow the seeds of them
literally next spring. You will never
complain that you have too many of
such roots for your stock. Cows, oxen,
horses and sheep actually need green
food in winter as much as in summer !;
but, brought 10 this climate, this neccs.
sity cannot be provided for unless you
seasonably supply their natural wants
with a liberal supply of nutricious
roots. 1t is an absolute cruelty to keep
stock on dry hay six months in a
year. Maine Cultivator.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
FROM Tus MAINE CULTIVATION
Signs of u For Farmer.

He grazes his moving land late in
the SPrlEg. Some of his COWS are
much past their prime. He neglects to
Keep the dung and ground from the sills
of his buildings. He sows and plants
his land till it is exhausted before he
thinks of manuring. He keeps too
much stock, and many of them are un-
ruly. He has place for nothing and
nothing in its place. If he wants gm-
blet, chiSel or hammer, he cannot
find it. He seldom does any thing in
stormy weather, or in an evening. You
will often perhaps hear of his being in
the bar room talking of hard times.
Although he has been on a piece OF
land twenty years, ask him for grated
apples, and he will tell you that he
could not raise them for he never had
any luck. His Incidence and careless,
ness subject him to many accidents,
He loses cider for want of a hoop; his
plough breaks in his hurry to get
in his seed in season because il
was not housed, and in harvest
time, when he is at work on a distant
part of his farm, the hogs break into
his garden, for want of small repair
in his fence. He always feels in a hur
r., yet in his busiest day he will stoI
and talk till he has wearied your pa
tience lie is seldom neat in his per
son, and generally late at public wor
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

SINGULAR OnIGIN oF FIRE.--Anhraote coal
should be wei broken. Cavities in it contain gases
sealed up, the expios on from which may be most
disastrous. The cotton mill of Mr.. =. Holhlook,
of Nor oIthbridee, Mass, which was burned on the
l3h ult, involving a loss of 100000 to,k fire in
working hous, from a slight explosion stove
was opened to rel leni.h The frc--lho explosion
took pIacc-a spark was thrown umong the cot on
and the building burned down
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
From The Baltimore Ocean.
A Chance for Cllips.

Vell, Mr.. Clipper, ere ham,
Just from across the vorler,
To see the land of Huncle Sam,
And Brought my wife and dorer.
I've got me hin a sorry fix,
They tell me tits the fashion
To talk hof nough, but politics,
Aud put Won IN passion.
Now he cant he a Democrat,
And sing hout "clear the dgeins,"
No, | must I've a vg, that's flt,
Because my name is Viggns.
Now Mrs. Virgins, she's a ,ig,
A Wig hof the first vorier,
And says that | must show hout big,
To marry hoff my doter.
My dorter's name is Hsdalino,
She's now and then romantic,
But ven she bis'ui, then she's fin",
So proud, harist icraiic.
She struts just like a turkey cock,
The way they struts is shocking,
Ven they stes another cock,
Red petticoat, or stocking.
And ven she walks she's like q queen,
Like nightingale she sings,
b'lieve she would hang been,
Ad she been born With wings.
] wants TO marry her-hut mum:
Hit must not pas your lips,
Hunto that poct-bu I've dumb,
Your corr,spoI dent, "CHirs."
WILLIAM VIGGlNS.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
oThe Man with n Poker.0


The horrible disease called mania potu caused
by too free use of ardent spirits, is thus jocosey
corrupted by The bloods about town, and whenever
a ruo,, miserable wretch is seen with glazed eyes
and shiverng limbs stacg ring ong taking wild.
ly on every thing that cJm's uppefmosl in his ma
ginaiou, it is said that the "man with a poAer" 10
af Ter him.
A few nights since an unfor rtunate victim t, this
dreadful complaint staggered from low tipping
shop, where he had in vain endeavurcd to per ade
the bir.keeper to give him glass of raw rum, ia
order that his sy stem might I've restored, b. said.
to its natural equilibrium" AID placed himself
gainst lamp-post, The only friend lie could claim
at that silent hour of the night. Here he stood cry
ing piteousIy, his hali-destricied imagination CO.
ju,ng up thousand strange fan,asies.which seem
to beckon him to the charne h use.
"Thore's two of u.s." sad he, "the ca, and me-
the cats a. black as hell and she keeps her claws
"a tened in my neck. Ha! ha! it makes me
laugh; that fellow said just now the man with
poker after me-and If he'd ony give me o,s
glass. i, W uld have driven him away. He didn't
say any thing about the black cat-it's been follow
ing me since six o'clock this morning, and
its 60, hold Of me. There used 10 be two cats, hut
one Iii led the other, and if only had gun, think
| could kill the black ca. | mean 10 60 into lhe
Texan service, they are all homes, men .here--hut
here the streets are filled with thieves and muric
crs; there are yards and scorpions crawling up
my pan,aoons now--hurnt brandy won't save NJ
fart tharo' hat t.ll dab
again; he's going to stick me, aid there are no po-
lice officers near. Watch 4! watch!'
The cry ofthe mi era!lc being brought the watc'
man to his side, and pointing TO pump on tie
opposite side he continued
''Do You see, watch 1-,hat man has been dog.
have my b!ood-csn' you arrest him ii will al~
pear against him."
"Pshaw - sal the watchman, "ihal's the man
10Th poker. There is only one person tha, eau
arrest him, and that is de Iih"
"How savage he looks and his loag black aim
with his clenched fist at the end oft"
Go over to him, friend" said the watch, "mske
frends with hint is true he may throw cold wa
ter on your hopes, but he is beloved by the tempe
rate and Stunned by suckers
''He will murder mel" '-.'
"Pe.haps not. He is of natures doctors :
desperate cases he treats with severity"
"WiIl he take of the cat, the lizards and the
pions''
"Yes-he will drive them all away"
If | knew that would go and shake hands
with him. wonder if he'll treat me to glass Of
whiekey =
Mot exactly. Have you any homel I"
"None-but the market house, and there alt
snakes there with two heads"
"Wel-you had better so with me you shaI
! have good warm lodgings"
Here the humane guardisn of the nigh, took III.
poor fellow by the arm, and by occasionally hume
ring his concei's, got him to the watch house
where he was taken care Of for the ngh,-BaAi
more Ocean.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
| RECIPE. |


Take clean Jumps of well burnt lime,
(say five or six quarts,) slack the same
with hot water in tub, covered, TO
keep in the steam,) pass it in the fluid
form through fine seive; add ones
fourth of pound of whiting or burnt
alum, pulverized; one pound of good
sugar; three pints of rice flour, made
into a thin and well boiled paste, and
one pound of clean glue, dissolved by
first soaking it well, and then putting it
into small kettle, which should again
be put into a larger one filled with wa
Ter, and placed over slow fire. Add
five gallons of hot water to the whole
mixture.
This wash is applied, where particu-
lar neatneSS is required, with pains
tcr's brush. 1t must be put on while
warm, if upon the outside of the build
ing-it within doors cold. 1t will re-
tain its brilliancy for many years.
There is nothing of the kind that will
compare with it. About one pint OF
this mixture will cover a square yard
upon the outside of house, if properly
adplied. If a larger quantity than five
gallons is wanted, the same proportions
must be observed in preparing. Color
ing matter may be added, to give it any
required shade.
VIII some one try it, and communi>
cate the result.
Gcnesee Farmer.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
Asorara Musical PnoDlcr.-A boy named

ASoraEa Musical PRoDIer.-A boy named
Anton Rubens,cin, has set all Paris on the qH piue
with his wonderful command ON The piano. He is
only nine Yeas Of age, and yet falherge, Lz, and
all other pianiss before him hide their diminished
heads. He is German bat beyond all oompah-
son the cicvere.t ns'umenialst Of his agr) in the
world. The charm Of Rubenseiu's performances is
ihs-,he feeling and intellg nee which he blends
with the extraordinary facility which makes the
marvel of the execution. No difficulty dsan.s him,
and he plays any pieces at sight.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
Salt for Animals,

The importance of furnishing salt 10
domestic animals, does not appear to
be sufficiently understood. Though all
are aware of the avidity with which
animals eat ii when given them: OF its
value for animals in medicinal point
Of view, the following fact, stated by
the celebrated Curwcn, must be deems
ed decisive:
Before commenced giving my cat
lie salt, my tarrier's bill averaged So
pounds per annuln, (or more than $50
dollars,) and since | have used salt,
have never paid in any one year over
five shillings.'
Where cattle have access to sheds,
troughs with constant supply of salt
in them, should be kept for their use.
Where they must be sailed in the fields
troughs should be placed, and salt sup
piled frequently. There will, in exposed
troughs always be more or less from
rain, but that should not prevent sup>
ply.-It has been found an excellent
practice where sheep alone come to the
troughs, to put little tar on the bottom
and sprinkle the salt upon it. In this
way small portion of the tar is taken
with the salt, and is not only found con-
ducive to health, but rubbed in this way
over the nose serve TO prevent the at
tacks of the Estrus owls or shecp-fy.
Albany Cutivator.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

The LOVES or RoYALTY.-It is lit
tie singular that the King of Holland
and the Queen Regent of Spain, have
both abdicatcd their thrones on account
OF marrying beneath their rank. They
have, however, shown good sense in
the movement, as they both retire from
the cares ofroyaIty with large fortunes,
According 10 the Paris National the
King of Holland has about 33 millions
of dollars in the funds. He has been
king 25 years, SO that he has saved
more than million of dollars a year.
The same paper says it is not known
what amount Queen Christina has
saved. but is reported to be large.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

A CIoARI>T.-A man named Painter, residing
in Philadelphia county, says he has smoked ten ci
gars per day for the last sixty years, making IN all
a con ,umpton Of two hundred and rty'f 'fHu' thou
sand and five Gig rs which, at cen, spi ce, would
amount to S2,ii0 05. But if we pu, the cigars at
three cents apiece which is fair average for good
ones, the amount will be only seven thousand three
hundr,d and twenty dollars and fifteen ccnis !
What lesson upon luxuies!
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

A HUMAN MossTEu.-A man IN Philadelphia,
given to inempeIance, lately took the cradle cra-
81, bed, &c. in which his infant had been sleeping,
and sod them fol liquor. He was seen staggering
through the street, in the rain, with the cradle on
his back. May he he brought TO see the error OF
his way. Such a man (snd there are too many Ike
him should have Iest Rehher day nor night Is ii
possible that human nature can become 80 lost to
Ne primitive noblenes,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12

HEAVY Observation-Disclosures has
given a total poll of not less than l2O,-
600 votes which is an increase of near
y 10000 over any previous ballot.
New York has given at least 100000
which is an increase of $4,000 over
any former vote. Pennsylvania has
given 100000, which is more by 40,>
COO than she ever gave before. The
other states haqe mostly increased in
like proportion.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
IN. ". Journal of Com.

The Maine Cultvator says: When
Governor Porter, Of Pennsylvania,
and his Secretary counted the votes of
that State for Presidential Electors, he
invited four gentlemen-two of each
political party, to be present and witt
ness the counting-a pretty fair and i'm
partial as well as polite conduct, we
should say.