The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-12-05

amy collins which lie in their way, TO make place for
the new corners; the wood il used for fuel, or il tho
coffin is Lead is sold, and tho half persisted remains
consigned to the sewer or gutter. Sometimes tho
grave diggers nightly nice and fhstidious.
One said before the committees; 't 10 not pleasant
to chop away, when it is not fit 1.-THE colnl to chop
away; when the body is decayed, 1t does not matter
taking that away" The same witness related
horrid incident In answer to the question: Is your
father inferred in certain grave yard he replied,
eyes, he is: did not him to be buried there"
Did any thing occur TO his remains ! saw them
chopping the head of his coffin away. ! should not
have known If had not have seen the head with the
teeth; knew by the teeth; one tooth WIS knocked
out, and another splintered. knew it was my
fathers head, and told them to sopand they laugh
ed" Could anything be denorazing than so
brutal practice in the capital of christian nation
An incident cquaing any thing in the tragedies of
EurPidcs, thus narrated before the committee
By digger. 81 dug grave on Sunday evening on
purpose to get ready for the Monday that Sunday
evening rancd, and was strange in the ground a,
the time aud when went monday morning,
finished my work and was trying the length of the
grave to see if it was long enough and wide enough
so that should not have to 90 down again. and while
| was in there the ground gave way, and body
turned right over, and the two arms came cusping
mo round the neck she had gloves on, and stockings,
and white flannel, but no head =" The body came
tumbIing upon you' eyes, just as | was kneel;ng
down it very stout body, and the force she
came with, knocked my head agniust a body.
underneath, and was very much frightened at the
time" This body fell from out of the side Of the
grave, you were digging at the bottom eyes,
from the side'' Out of the coffin? "It had never
been in coffin; it Is supposed that he took tho head
of for the purpose Of sale''
But we must stop with this recital too horrid for
the endurance of our own nerves. proceed and
which is introduced the hand, for the purpose
oil showing the pebased condition of the lower classes
in England, and the ardening influence of their cit
stances upon their moral and social feelings and on
the other,to encourage the growing disposition our
country TO give not only to the city, but to every
town and village It's Mount Auburn; ts own quiet
neat, and ornamented grave yard where the bones of
our friends may remain undisturbed where the heart
may be solnced and improved by frequent visits and
where in the and security Of the dust of the de-
parted, we may be reminded ofthe importance which
God himself attaches TO it.-CoRg. Journal.
Preserving Eggs,-It would be quite valuable
discovery to farmers in the neighborhood Of a large
market, as well as to household economy, if cheap
and easy method ofprcservng eggs could be prac,ised
whereby the price would be more equalized through
the various seasons Of the year. Reumeur, the in.
ventor Of the thermometer which bears his name
tried many experiments for this purpose and found
that the cheapest and most efeciual method was to
apply oil or grease with which they were rubbed or
into which they dipped. lie found that they
were preserved quite well by the thinnest layer Of
fat as by the thickest coang so that every part of
the shell (Which porous and admits airy was covered
All sorts of grease oil, he found well adapted to
preserve and keep them in this way he says for nine
months, as fresh and good as the day they laid
MARRIAGE FEES IN COON SKINS.
The Richmond Compiler has correspondent. who
is travelling out west, who is taking notes of all
he sees and hears. He relates the following anec-
dote, as it was told to him at wedding party:
'The conversation turned on the 'hard times and
to rally the groom remarked that times were so hard
in Virginia that people though loving S matri
monally disposed could not get married But our land
lord remarked that the years 1921 and 22 in Indiana
and Kentucky were still harder if possible; for he
had then 10 perform the marriage ceremony, and take
his fees in "coon skinsr-thnt twelve skins was HE
regular price, and he a halter by trade, and it
soon became known that he would marry for coon
skins, he did large business, both at hating and
marrying MANY a runaway couple said the ex-
Squire, 'from Kentucky, have married for coon
skins They frequently brought them,' continued
he, son horseback, rolled and tied behind them, like
great coat We all in a roar of laughter and
thought him joking; but he affirmed it to be literally
true, that he married al least 80 couple for coon
skins and that he had more marriage ceremonies o
perform than any othor justice, from this circum-
stance-or rather, TO his words, Il got all
the marrying, because would take coon SKINS"
lF YOU WANT your PorAToEs DUG BRING
'EM ON THE New York Evening Post says that
plough, to dig potatoes, attracted much attention
at the recent Fair in that city 1t is the Invention Of
young of Schenectady, and is represented 10 be
capable of digging in a complete and clean manner G
acres per day, say, 1900 to 1000 bushels with the
ease n single hand with the hoe will dig so
bushels day. The importance of this machine may
be known, when it is considered that the potato crop