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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-29

o. A disease called the "Strangcr's Few
err has made It's appearance in Charleston,
:. C.,nnd included III the weekly bin ormor.
lnlliy ARE six deaths from that complaint. 1t
is brought ou mostly 10y exposure and irpru.
donce.
O. = 4 young man named Phillip Petunu
died at one of the Wheeling COTTON factories
lie was bitten by raj Two weeks before on
the chin. His fhcc swclled to n irighlfur ex-
tent; remedies failed, aud he died in torture
a. An lrishman,ou arriving in This couu.
try, took fancy to the Yankee girls, aud
wrote to his wife: dear Nurnh-fhrsr
melancholy lines nre to inform you that
died yesterday, nnd hope you nrc enjoying
the same blessing recommcud to you To
marry Jemmy o. Roukr, aud take good care
OF the childcr. Ffom your uiltclouate hus.
band I'LL DEATH
a. The steamship Severn had arrived n,
New Orleans, from Brazos, bringing Mr. CIT
ford, Minister al Mexico, aud the news Of
The death of Gen. Purcdcs
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-06-15
The Mothers Fatal Mistake.

Who among the children Of men requires so
much wisdom as the mother of family! The
statesman requires wisdom that he NAV so ad-
wise or direct as 10 secure the happiness aud pros
perity of the nation: but should one statesman
act unwlseIy, another NAV step in 10 repair The
evil, and so his country may be saved from i'm.
pending ruin. The merchant needs wisdom.
and foresight, and tact, that he NAV guide his
affairs with dlscreton-but should his plans be
all frustrated, and riches make themselves wings,
and fly away at one period of his life, he may
have them restored at another so at the close of
his life he may have his family in ease and com
fort. The farmer needs wisdom in cuIIvatng
his land or arranging his stock, so as to bring
him the best return for his labor and toll; but
should he fail one year to realize his hopes, the
next may make up the deficiency. The nav-
gator needs wisdom TO guide his lrai bark over
the trackless deep, so that he may escape the
rocks, and qulck-sands, and whirlpoos which
may be 10 his way; bur should he be unforlu.
nate and become u wreck, he has a chance OF
being saved by holding on 10 the rigging or es.
Gaping in his boat, and in this painful situation
may find tmel aid from another voyager. But
the mother! if SHE makes q mistake in her
mighty work, the probability is that il will prove
fatal. Her little bark, which has Jus, been
launched upon The ocean Of life, will find many
rocks, and quick-sands, and whirlpooIs in its
way-she, The mother, is 10 be the pilot for the
most important part of the voyage, and if she
fails to guide ii Alright, dreadful will be the wreck
when ii dashes over the precipice of time into
eternity. There will be no kind band; no re-
turning season to repair the injury; the work is
done, and done badly; and eternity will echo
and re.echo the dreadful tale of child lost
through its mothers neglect!
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i Melting StOrY.

One winter evening country sorekeeper in
the Green Mountain State was about closing his
door for the night, and while standing in the
snow outside, bulIing up the window shutters,
saw through the glass ounging, worthless fell
low, within grab pound of fresh butter from
the shelf, and conceal it i'll his hat.
The act was no sooner detected than the re.
venge was hit upon, and very few minutes
found the Green Mountains store keeper at once
indulging his appetite for fun to the fullest ex.
tent, and paying off the thief with lacetious
sort of torture, for which he would have gained
premium from the old inquisition.
IL say Selh!" said the store keeper, coming
in and closing the door after him slipping his
hand over his shoulders, and the snow off his
feet.
Seth had his hand on the door and his hat
upon his head and the roll Of butter in his hat,
anxious to make his exit as soon as possible.
4 saw Seth, sit down; reckon now on such,
an eternal night as this, a little something warm
wouIden't hurt fellow"
Seth felt very uncertain; he had the butter,
and was exceedingly anxousto be off, but the
temptation of something warm sadly interlored
with his resolution to go.
This hesitation, however, was soon settled
by the right owner of the butter taking Seth by
the shoulders and planting him in a seat close to
the stove, where he was in such manner cor
uered in by the boxes and barrels, that while
the grocer stood before him there was no posi-
biIy ofgetting out, and right in this very place,
sure enough, the store keeper sat down.
Seth, we'll have lirtle warm Santa Cruz"
said the grocer, as he opened the stove door and
stuffed in as many sticks as the place would ad-
nit; without it, you'd freeze going home such
night as this"
Seth already felt the butter settling down cIo-
ser to his hair, and he jumped up declaring he
] must 60.
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Hogs in Orchards,

In answer 10 some inquiries made by a cor
respondent OF the Massachusetts PIowman, re.
speclng an orchard OF natural fruit trees, Mr..
Buckmlnser, says, leI the trees be grated with
kinds Of fruHthaI Xvi Il be worth hsomethingat home
and that will bring good price in the market.
As 10 letIlDg his hogs run in his orchard, we
say they are the best kind OF stock that can be
placed there; though if the soil is so free from
rocks that he can easily pIow il, this may be a
better course. There IS some danger thar hogs
will tear The bark from young trees. And some
hogs will tear il from Oh ones. But when there
is large range for hogs there is less danger
Apple trees generally flourish better in rocky
soil than any where; and as it is very important
TO keep the soil Of an orchard open and loose,
hogs might do Ihe business better than pillow.
We have seen orchards very thrifty with no
other tilIage than what they received from tho
snouls of hogs, and no other manure than the
hogs afforded. The only objection 10 admitting
hogs into an orchard is the risk of their tearing
off the bark. One important service performed
by hogs is the eaIing of the windfas thai con-
tain the apple worms. These worms seem TO
be increasing, and we may yet find ii expedient
10 lei in the hogs, even though it may be neces-
sary TO watch them, or to place some kind Of
defence around each tree.
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Preservation of Peach Trees.

As the best method Of preventing the desfruc.
ton Of peach trees by borers, is a matter of pub
lie interest, in the different sections of the coun-
Try, will give my plan of preventing their raw
ages in young trees, and for expellng Them from
old ones. asceuaned several years ago, that
sulphur is more offensive to mos. kind of in.
secls, than any other substance with which
was acquainted. When applied TO fruit trees il
lasts longer aud is more permanent in its opera
lion than anything have tried. Peach trees
are often attacked by the worm in the nursery,
which may easily be known by blackish ap-
pearance, with eXuded gum on the stem near
the ground and OH the roofs. When the young
trees are taken from The nursery for transplant
ing, they must carefully be examined, and the
worms removed with a long bradawl or knife.-
Then rub over their upper roofs and about six
inches OF the lower par of their stems with a
mixture of any common oil or grease and the
flour of sulphur, well incorporated by stirring.
Sprinkle tablespoonful Of clear sulphur IN the
bottom OF the holes, and then plant the trees in
the usual way. In order to expel The borer
from old trees, take glmIet, or brace and
bit, and bore three or four small holes in each
tree near The ground, and bill them with flour of
sulphur with the aid of quill. also remove
the earth from about the roots of the trees, as
far as they are attacked by the worms then
apply the mixture of oil and sulphur as direct
ed for young trees, replace the earth and the
process is complete. Both of these modes
are cheap, easy in their application, and, as far
as have ried them, have proved efeclual.-
Farmers Library.
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WHOLE NUMBER "a.

MOT all you have had something warm
Seth; come. I've gotta story to tell you too: 81,
down now aud Seth was again pushed inlo his
seat BY his cunning gormenGor.
"Ohl rs 100 darned hos here said the psly
Ihiei' attempting 70 rise.
..'SE down don't Be iu such piaguy hurry
fs'ored the grocer, pushing him back in his
char.
But I've got the COWS to fodder. and the
wood 10 sPii', ! must be going" said the per,e.
cuIed chap,
bu! you mustn't tear yourself away. Seth.
10 this manner. Si' dowL, el the COWS take
care Of themselves. acd keep your5elrcool: YOU
appear 10 BE- a liue fidgeIy," said rhe rogui,b
grocer, wnh a wicked leer.
The next thing was the production Of two
smoking glasses Of hot run Ioidy, the very
sight ol "hIch, in Seth 5 presenI situation would
have made the hair stand erect upon his head.
had u not been well oiled down by the butter.
"Sesh' Ill give you toast. now, aud YOU
can butter II YOURSELF said the grocer, wnh an
ar OF such consummBie simplicity, ina. Door
Seth believed himself unsuspected. .Seth.
here's-here's Christmas goose, well roasted.
ehl tell you, is ,he greatest eating in crea.
uon And Seth don't you never use hogs fat.
or common cooking buIIer, 10 baisIe il with
come, take year batter-l mean, SeIh, take
your IodJy."
Poor Seth now began to smoke, as well ss
melt, and his mouth was herme,ricaIly sealed
up, as though he had been born dumb. Streak
after streak Of the buuer came porng from an.
der his haI, and his Handkerchief vas already
soaked with the greasy overflow.
Talking away, as ii nothing was the mater.
the grocer kept stufing the wood into the stove.
while poor Seth sal bolt upright with MS back
against the counter, and knees almost touching
the red furnace before:
"Pogny cold night, this" said the grocer.
"Why, Seth, you seem to persprre as if YOU
were warm! Why don't you take your ha. off!
Here. let me pur your hat awayi"
mol" exclaimed poor Seth at last. with
sPasmodIc effort to get his tongue loose, clipping
both hands upon his hat. mo must 90:
let me out; amt wel) let me 60"
A greasy cataract was now pouring down the
poor mans tace ana neck, and soaking INTO his
clothes, and trckling down his body into his
very boots, so thai no was literally ia balh of
oil.
"Well good night, Seth," said the humorous
Fermonter. "if ycu will gol" and adding. as he
darted out Of the door" say, reckon the fun
I've had out of you is worth min e-pence. so /
shan'' charge you for that pound Of butter in
your hat"
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Tom COrWln and George Lippard.

They say at Washington that Corwin's evee
is always as we'll attended as any in the city,
and that strangers coming thither always call on
him as one of the"hons." Among others, Lip
pard, the writer of raw-head and bloody bones
stories, and who conducted kind of piratcaI
sheet during the Presidential campaign, (which
he abused Corwin without stint, called upon him
a month or two since and introduced himself
with the easy and confident air of patron
Said Lppard, smiling
"Gov. Corwin, my name is Lippard, George
Lippard, of Philadelphia, whom you have prob.
ably heard of,-very glad lc makeyour acquain.
tance, sir. | blackguarded you Il good deal last
year."
Corwin, with one of his peculiar looks) "Ah!
Well Mr. LipPard, you look very much like a
blackguard"
LIppard was shut up, and left.
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Horticultural.
Insects (Iphis) on Planls and Trees.

Much injury IS done TO Young fruit trees and
many kinds Of garden plants 10 this climate by
aphls or plant lice. We have tried various
means Of projection buI found none Of them en-
sy aud ehecIual. The following from The Prai.
ue Farmer Is new 70 Us and looks plausible:
MY first remedy was a strong infusion OF
Iobacco-say four ounces 10 SIX quarts Of water.
This was p,aced 10 a suitable vessel. which was
held by another person, whilst | carefully bent
down tho limbs. oae OF Two al a Time, aud I'M
mersed the ends oil lncIn in the infusion. A
lew Trees were treated in this manner. The
insects we're killed By ,he tobacco infusion: but
thought the effect on the young shools and
tender caves rainier injurious.
Whilst relecnug on Iho subject, remember.
ed having read Ihas lhe bilisy principle was de.
slrucGiye 10 InsecL. seized Inc idea and re-.
solved 10 ry il. The bl,Ier selected was the
common quassia OF tbs shops, as being cheaD
aud intensely biIer. Hall pound Of the quas-
sla chips were boued lor lew minutes in six
quarts Oi waler. When Inc decocliOn was cold,
II was used 10 The same way as the tobacco in-
fusion, win complete success, and without anv
apparent INJURY 10 Ihe leaves or new GROWTH
All the insects thai were wet with LIQUID were
killed. Many oil my young gsecdinCappe-Hees
That looked SO miserable three weeks ago, are
now sending ou! IhrIlIy growth, which con-
tfasss pleasantly with the biackened and curIed
foliage below, which was nearly destroyed by
the wUOd.louse."
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THE SONGS OF YORE.

Alas! the good old songs of yore
Have gone quite out of date
Surpassed by "Old Virginia's shore,"
And the "North CMolina State.''
No more are heard the pleasing notes
Of "Coming through the Rye
But turn you where you may, you'll hear
susanna don't you cry"
To sing the song of "Home Sweet Home"
A girl could not be led;
But ask her for some "favorite tune"
She'll strike up Uncle Ned;"
Then finishof with "Buffalo Gals"
Or ell e with dearest Mae;"
Forgetting that she ever knew
Some more heart-breathing lay.
Oh, give to me the songs of yore,
That come warm from the heart;
That make each pulse throb with delight,
And bid the passions start.
Sing me the song of "Hours that were,"
I'll crave not what belongs
To the list of "nigger"-pshaw!-T mean
Of fashionable songs.
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From the Ohio Cultirator.
Striped Bugs.

Mr.. BATEHAM: In answer TO L. S. Notes in
quiries in relation to the striped bug, | have to
say 10 him and allthe world besides, lhatthrough
the advice and counsel of lady in your city,
Mrs. John Burr,l was enabled after they had
destroyed one half Of my first planting in the
spring of l848, 10 expel them from my garden
so cfEectually, as to preserve the balance of the
first and the entire second planting. As soon as
the plants break the ground in coming up, take
an old pail or convenient vessel that will hold
four quarts of lime, fill it with good air Stacked
lime well pulyerized, take with the thumb and
twofngers, say about oretea-spoonfuI,a ,andsprin-
kle it on each plant ana on the ground around
the stem, aud ii friend Notes bugs have no bet
ter relish for lime than mine had, they will be
among the missing.
When made the first application, my vines
were covered with countless myriads Of the stri-
ped jackets, and such scattering and scamper-
ing as there was among the bugs, was truly a
musng. 1t will be necessary TO give the pans
a new sprinkiing as often as The rain may wash
it of. Il is better to make the application when
the dew is on, US the lime will sick to The plants
| better. I. CURTlss.
! Clintonyille, May S, i849
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The contrary, are considered wishing 10 continue
Ueir subscriptions.
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u.em until all arearages are paid.
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papeE from the Offices TO which they are cent, they
afe held responsible I'LL they have settled their
bills aud ordered their paper discontinued.
II subscribers remove 10 other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper Is sent to
The former direction, they are held responsible.
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PuRgent Reply.

The friends of gradual emancipation in Ken.
lucky are convassing the State with great indus
Try, and we hope with effect.
AT late discussion in Woodford county, Rev.
Mr.. Waller, clergyman who is pro.slavery
candidate for the Convention, undertook the
somewhat difficult task of proving slavery a
divine institution. He abored to prove thai
slavery had the direct approval and sanction OIL
Jehovah.
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SPEAKING OUT IN CHURcH.-A young lady of
this city, who is engaged, and will shortly be
married to gallant son of Neptune, visited the
Mariners church on Sunday last During the
sermon the pastor discoursed eoquenty and
with much carnestness of manner on the trials,
dangers, and temptations which follow the pro-
fession of sailor, he concluded by asking the
following question:
sis there one who thinks anything of him
who wears a tarpaulin hat, blue jacket, or a
pair of trowsers made of duck-n short is there
any one who cares aught for a poor sailor!"
A little girl, sister of this young lady, who
was sitting by her, Immediately Jumped up, and
looking archly at her sister, said in a tone loud
enough for every one to hear
''Yes sir, "Beck" does"
The audience were convulsed with laughter;
the minister bit his lips, and concluded the SER
vices by requesting the congregation to unite
with him in prayer Tribune.
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From the Pittsburgh Gazette.
STAND UP.

Standup ifthOu art right!
God made thy spirit free
Then learn to know that spirits might,
And be what's best to be.
Fear not the scorner's smile
Fear not the artful knave;
Defy them as the rock-bound isle
Defies the tempest wave.
Stand up, if thou art right!
Thy days are sweeping past
They haste like meteors of the night,
Along the azure vast.
What work remains for thee,
Thy heart it best can tell;
Then stand erect, for thou art free:
o learn to labor we'll!
Stand up, for this is right!
All nature cries. awake!
Thy Spartan nerve amid the fight
Some tyrant's lance may break.
Let towards faint with fear,
But spread the truth abroad
Sow it far, and sow it near,
And leave the rest to God.
Stand up as Tell hath stood!
And like the Switzer's just,
Thy name will live beside the good
When all thy bones are dust!
Thy monument, that love
Which fills the Freeman's heart
The Phenix fire that mounts above
When Death puts out the rest!
Standup if thou art right!
With happy words and strong!
Plead in darkness-speak in light,
Or pour thy thoughts in song.
Stand up! you best know how,
BY prose, by speech, or rhyme,
The thoughts you breathe shall quicken no
And vibrate through all time.
J. K. H.
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Select pOetrp.
From GOdey's Lady's look.
HOPELESS LOVE.
BY W. II. cAREw.

My hopes, sweet lady, and their chain,
Are broken by thy sad decree;
Andhere at midnight's silent wane,
breathe my blighted love for thee.
From yOn celestial dome of night,
Through dreamy clouds with peerless eyes
The spirit stars are glnting bright,
Like diamonds scattered Ger the skies.
Though all on high is pure and bright,
The things of earth look dark to me;
And if my forehead wears no light,
'Tis shaded with the thought of thee.
Thou art the spirit of my Tyre,
The Sappho smeet to whom belong
The gift of angels, and the power
To charm within the realms of song.
IT'S bliss to part as we have met,
The few sweet words that thou hast spoken
Shall cheer me till my star hath set,
Though every link of life be broken
'Tis sweet to feel that all I've lost
May linger still in mem'ry's sky;
Twill soothe awhile the pang it cost,
And lull my hearts lamenting sigh.
Oh! think of this when time hath flung
A veil of sadness o'er my name,
Think of the love that ever clung
To thee with an undying flame
Recall the bright and social hours
That blessed us with their golden wing,
That kissed the rosy lips of flowers,
And taught the gentle birds to sing.
In thy sweet home when first we met,
Where first my heart to thine did thrill,
Where every hope of life was set,
My spirit fingers with thee still
There have listened to thy voice,
Till from mine ear it cannot fade,
Have felt each sleeping nerve rejoice
With music that thy fingers made.
Where shall | go to mourn thee less!-
Where pleasure revels mid the gay!
All, no! Alas forgetlulness,
Mirth cannot teach the heart alway.
To me thou vert lovely dream,
A lone, bright star in beings sky
That lends awhile its tender beam,
Then leaves the saddened heart to sigh.
And so farewell, sweet lady; yet
Remember earth contains one heart
That clings to thee with fond regret
Then let us not as strangers part,
Though deep and mourntul is the thought
That we may never meet again:
With coldness had thy lips been fraught,
Pride would have hushedm bosom pain.
Ch! would that we had met in time,
In earlier days and favored hours,
When peace and joy and hopes were mine,
And life young path was strewn with tiowr'
But now 'twere vain to check the grief
Slow ranking in my bosom's core,
l only find in sighs relief,
To think that we may meet no more.
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Thos. I. Marshall replied to him, and all who
have ever heard him speak and understand his
peculiar manner, can imagine the effect Of bis
brief reply:
The gentleman" says Mr.. Marshall, "has
attempted 10 prove thar the blessing Of heaven
rests upon the institution Of slavery.
Ihare too much respect for n.y God 10 attempt
to detead HIN from such a slanaer.
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Her SWEET VILLA wife once kissed her
husband, and said she, "My own sweet Will,
how dearly love thee!" Who ever knew la
dy good or i'll, who did not dearly love her own
sweet will?
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ApubIic meeting has been called at Pittsburg
for ,he purpose of adopting measures for the re-
lief Of the sufferers by the late fire at st, Louis.
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MltsrellQlleolts.

The RETORT DISCoURTEoUs.-At conven-
ton of cergymen, not long since, it was propo-
sed by one of the members, after they had din
ed, that each man should entertain the company
with some interesting remarks, Among the rest
one drew upon his fancy and related a dream.
In his dream he went to heaven, and he descri-
bed the golden streets, the river of life etc. etc.
As he concluded one of the divines, who was
somewhat noted for his penurious and money
saving habits, stepped up TO the narrator and in
qulred iOcosely:
well, did you see anything of me in your
dream!'
Yes, did,
1ndeed! what was doingl'
You were on your knees
Praying, was Il
mo, scraping up the god!'
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Select Gale.

B Y c L A R A E.

CHAPTER /.
There are swftho in life-strong rushing hours,
That do the work Of tempests in their might.
Mas HEMAEs.