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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

How rHE fAsKEE CuRED THE DUTcH-
MANS Doc OF bTEALIN0 SHEEP.--Abner
was quiet, poaceAbls sort Of a Yankee, who
had lived on the same farm onwhieh his fathers
bad lived before him, and was generally con
sidered a pretty cute sort OF iallOw---always
ready with n trick, wheneVeE u was OF the
eAst utility yet when he did play any OF
bis tricks, it was done In such an innocent
manner, that his victim could do no better
than take Ia all in good part.
Nov, IL 90 happened that one Of Abner's
neighboru sold farm to a toleFably green
looking specimen Of DutohmAn--ons Of tho
real unintelligent stupid sort Won Ylom
behlopsh had dog, ~ Dutehmen often do,
who was little less unintelligen than his mas
ter, aud who had, since leaving his "iAder.
land" become sufficiently civilized, not only
20 appropriate the soil ~ common stock. hut
thAd progressed 40 far In the good work as 20
obtain his dinners from the neighbour sheep
folds on the same principle
When Abner discovered this propensity in
the canine department Of the DntohmAns .
family, he called over 10 his new neigh
bors 10 enter complaint, which mission he nc
complished in the beat naturod manner in tho
word.
wall, Won, your dog Blitrens been kill.
ing my sheepp
"Ya, dat Is baeo--bad-he ish Won goot tog.
va, dat ish bad
"Sartain its bad, an you'll have to stop
i'm"
''fa, dat is alias goot but iah weis nichL"
"What's that you sayY lie tods nickcd.---
Wall, now look here, old ioller, nickin'a no
use. Crop I'm; cut the tail oil close-chock
up tow his rump. 1hAt'll cure i'm" ~
"Nat ish dat Z" exclaimed the DutchmAn,
while faint ray Of intelligence crept over
his features. "la, dat ish goot, dat cure
Won eheepsteal. eh 2"
"Sartain IL will he'll never touch sheep
meat again in the world !" said Abner, grave
ly.
"Den come init me lie Won nifty goot tog.
There Blitzen--lilitzcn come right here
you Won sheep-ateal rashcull---I chop your
tail in won two pieces" o.,
Tho dog obcyed the summons, and his mas
ter tied his feet fore and att, for fear of acoi-
dent; and placing the tail in the Yank ee =
hand, requested him TO lay il across n large
stick Of wood
"Chock up said Abner, NJ he drew the
butt ofthc tail close over the log
"la, dat ish right. Now YOU Won tam ticf-
sheep, learns you peter luck" said Won
| Viom Schlopsh, as he raised the axe. IL do
acended aud NJ IL did so. Abnar. with charnc-
tcrlstic presence Of mind, gave a sudden Jerk
and brought Blitzon's head over the log,
and the head rolled over the othes. side
"Wall, ! swow e. said Abnor, with apparent
astonshmont, as he dropped the hdadloss
trunk Of the dog; that was lcetle too close. {"
.Aline- cot tLexGlaimed the putchrnnn: ..goii
sIiDst cut 'i'n Of he,Drong etd."--Nonpdrea
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
FIRE INSURANCE.

We have received the annual report Of tho
o'---""t Mutual Fire Insurance Company
company since utgt'-.- ---aot 6scal vcar h,.
policies, covering by insurance pTt'pv. =. ...'s
the amount of S., ,sss,iSl. The number of
policies issued the past year was 1915 more
than the average issue, aud considerably
more than double the issue of the preceding
year-adding largely TO tho number of Poli'
cies in force, and increasing the capital from
S622,oO0 to $4,000, and furnishing addition
al proof 10 the public Of the strength and sta
bility Of this old and welI-established compa-
NY.
It appears that nine assessments have been
laid the present year amounting in all to SAL
49,, ,92--mnking 81 per cent on the prem-
um notes We make the following extract
from the report:
This Company has been in operation twen-
ty four years and issued to Aug. 1, 1851, 3d.
5ss policies. insuring property TO the amount
of sac, ,53l .65S. They have settled and paid
losses to the amount Of S502,e09, and have
now at risk S9,75l,4ll; policies IN force, H.
700 and premium notes on which assess
ments are made TO pay losses, S662,079 o.
The average amount at risk has been SO ,OOO,-
600, and the average yearly amount OF losses
So, 900, which is less than ono fourth Of one
per cent per year ON the amount at risk
Gazette.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
A GREAT MISTAKE.

There is, in many families. an impression
that the boys soon grow beyond q molLer's
couttol or influence, and that, while il is ex-
leeted that the girls should still be obedient
70 their mother, the sons must at n certain
age be len TO the father. Thus insensibly they
aS = Swsy % and ,dfhiipS that they are above the
other cares, and the boys aip8tPsL ieels that
ed. This is the influential cause OF the ruli
OF thousands OF iaInilies Probably there rs
not one who will read this page, who cannot
recall TO mind many illustrations OF the truth
of this statement. Here is q lost son dying
in the forecasue of a ship, far away upon the
ocean. Why is he there, far from has own
pleasant fresde aud the love of home Be
cause his mother rolinquished her control D
yer her boy. Here is a mutilated corpse up
| on the blood-stained fields of Mexico. Inc
| form is that of graceful youth, whose tail
cheek is hardly Drowned by the southern sun
Why has this young man. plunged into tht
/ bull-doa scenes OF human butchery, and com,
| 10 this untimely and d'sgracetul death Ii II
because his mother did not try to retain tha
influence which mother only can exert. The
idea is n totally erroneous Que, that son 10y
nature feels that there rs an inierionty IN 4
| woman, and that il is not manly to obey hi
mother. The natural feeling Is just the re
verse, and iudicious mother can retain con
| troll over son as long as she can OYER I
daughter. Indeed, a we'll educated son feel
a pride in being obedient To his mother
There is a chivAlrous feeling, a senso OF hon
! or, connected with such submission which 4
highly pleasurable TO every ingenious mind
Napoleon, who was one OF the keencst of Oh
servers, attributed the formation OF his char
acter TO his mothers influence. 1.-The man,
said he, lis what his mother makes him.
France wants mothers" .JoA" >. {. 40
J bnu .p
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

diaiely applied, Il very useful 10 removing
stains from either cotton, linen or woolen
goods This should be afterwards rinsed out
aith hnii water For midesed linen, nll
aud sour butteuhlk rabbed over the stains,
and exposing the goods 20 the sun,a few tImas
repeated, Is an eneciaal remedy. Spots from
iron rist Ars Rvuenlly removed BY applying
the jHine Of a lenon, For ihe removal oT igk
'poH' MILK iboroaghly rubbed on and rinsed
out with pure cold water, Il a pretty certain
remedy,--NeW IOrL 7Tlbsae.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

c. Gen Scott would make aSgallant NOM
inee, but there are several weak spots about
him.---M q. Bee.
Yes,ono of his arms is very much withered
from its having been shattered bya ball from
the enemy at the Battle of Bridgewatsr. 1t
has boen one of his weak spots for more than
thirty years.
He has Also'several' other weak spots about
him. of the same character, and from sim
liar cause, having been so manglod in anoth'
erof tho battles which he fought upon our
northern frontier during the last war with
England, that he had TO be carried on litter
from the scene of strife to the town of Utica
in an almost dying state. Yes, Old Chip ha;
several weak spots about him. that's true
enough Washington (i'a) Commonwealth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

indicate that the wheat crop Of the present
year viii be the heaviest ever takan from ihs
earth in the western sulteA, In Ohio the
crop is-a very large one. In New York. In
DIANA Michigan, aud Wisconsin, the yield is
also very large, and the wheat Of the very
best quality In Michigan, particularly, ths
yield exceeds anything ever known even in
that State
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
srThe ROndout- { N, Y } GoariSr records

Sr-The Rondout N, W Goerisr records.
the following singular case =.
rAbout,a a month ago, the daughter ofa cit
izen Of Napanoch, Ulster CO., fell into deep
sleap, at about nid-day, without any previous
moniIion. lasting an unusual Time; and since
then fccurrent attacks have followed at in
tervals, one of whicb,au apparently profound
a a,umbpr, iAsted-within four hours of six days
Duringall this pcriud ofseeP, about wine
giass OF milk was all the nutriment which
could De administered. Every effort to n
lnouse-her from thesu torpors fails. save with
remarkable exception. The voice Of a ttpr-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

around r. where by being fed on royal jelly,
n bocomss queen.
This q truly a wonderful provision Of ma.
ture, hHll probably has no parallel, Without
s'el' remark able arrangements tb1s interesting
insect might soon beoomepxtinct lor if r.
reparably deprived Of their royal member, the
whole family foruAke their toils give up their
yonng, roam about in alarm. rehising 10 eat,
and Ia a iew days they all die.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

". b. PALMER Il authorized 10 receive Advsr-
SlssmsRp and Subscriptions at his ofiioes In Bos-
ton. Nan York, and PhiiadsphlA, s. NJ. PErrRS-
OIL & 90. are also authorised 10 do tho same for
ua In Boston,
'tsntion, must be post paid
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

REMEDY FOR STAINS, Self cotton or
linen goods, as linen, towels, Ssc., berome
stained from fruit, tart, jelIies or jams. apply
Immediately common table salt. This, ifweIl
rubbed nm i,eiure the stain becomes dry, will
generally remove it, or Will keep the article
damp until by the usual process Of washing is
will disappear lP0re cider vinegar if inunc-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

E1r AT the boarding house Of Jno. Carr,
I9o Prince street, New York, ten persons
were poisoned Sunday, including MIR Carr
and his wife. The latter and one of her chill
dren have since died, as also child belong
ing TO one of the boarders. The remaining
seven are in doubtful condition. The poi
soning was the result Of accident, Mrs Carr
having put arsenic into the pudding in mis-
take.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

Law or DIVORCE N CALIFoENrA.-0n
the trial Of a divorce Gaze in California, the
District Judge Farwel charged the jury in
Substance as follows
'AIarriage is a uiyi contract, and subject to-
ALI the conditions OF other civil contraeLs; and
can be enisyed into and broken at ne picasUre
dT Itg -UHTfies ftr1rtSrircs: If the jury ara of
opinion that an engagement was entered into
10 separate. and the defendant afterwards re-.
fused 20 do so,they mnst fad for the plaintiff.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

ES- On "Wednesday last the annual con.
vention OF instructors Of the Deaf and Dumb
met at Hartford, CT A preject-was Rdyo-
Gated for establishing a high school for this
unfortunate class. ftwas only in 1917 that
the first acheol Ior this-elsss was established
now there are no less the" aleVen in the u
nitcd States, all in highly prosperous con
diton.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

mer pastor Of the church NJ NapanOeh APP
pears 70 arouse Consciousness, and With some
eHertion on bis part, the spell u broken for a
time The case seems 20 battle all medical
SIXTH thHs far ile girl 10 about IS years sf
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
THE CALEDONIAN,
nY a. Q. cHApWIoK.

TERMs-silt9 per annum, II paid within the
year. sa,po, II Paymsut be delayed beyond thar
time. NJ paper discontinued until all auearpges
ARE paid, except Al The option of the Publisher,
ADyHHTIsEnKNrs inserted At the usual prices
Transient Advertisements must be paid for In Al
vance, Advertisements should be INA cd the mum
bsro tlnisa 10 be Inserted othsrwiss they will be
'eoniinaad until forbid Tor at ths option u as pub
1ishaf,) and charged accordingly
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
Joe PRINTING.

iV.4NDBkLLS, BLANKS, CARDS, Sc. Sc
'phnisd In ths nsaieat manner At the csledoniar
Once.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

THE WHrAr ef,or- or isSi.---Tbe reports
FROM the grain-growiug parts Of the Union
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

very honest appearing preacher from
tho south-wea lo'lPcd with mo for a night.
and on hearing that church, which suffered
Instrumental music had been blessed with a
revival, ho related lhe following designing
20 show Ia what a6horroncs such thinga afu
held whore lao resided -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10
The Submarine TrlcgrnnL.

The preparations for laying down the sub
marine telegraph between England and France
are rapidly advancing. 1t is thought that the
great difficulty, the prevention Of TIE wires
against being broken or ground off on the bot
tom, will now be overcome The line OF com
muncatlon consists of four copper wires OF the
thickness of an ordinary bell wire, cased III
gutta percha, and twlned with corresponding
number of hempen strands stepped in mix
tllrc Of tar ald tullow into rope of aboat an
inch diameter. Another str; I'd similarly pre-
pared is wound transversly round this, and fin
ally ten wires of galvanized iron, about Il third
OF an inch thick, are twlned round this central
core, and form solid, and, at the same time
flexible casing. The Whole, when thus COM
plcted, has the appearance Of an ordinary Al III.
metallic cable. The machicnery by which
tins IS effected IL extremely simple, and the
! work proceeds, night and day, with the utmost
! reg lIarity \ huge coil is thus being formed
III enc continuous piece, at the rate of about d
miles day and will finally attain the length
Of 81 miles. The weight of the entire rope
when finished, it is estimated, will be from l1C
to loO tuns. From time to time, as the work
proceeds, Il galvanic current Is passed through
the wires and their connecting power is tested
by galvanometcr
The engineers whohave undertaken to carry
ont the necessary measures for establishing thu
submarine telegraph, have recently been en-
gagged i'll exploringthc coast i'll the neighbor
hood Of Caltrs, for the purpose Of selecting the
most advantageous point toward which to dl
rect the line of communication. The starting
point on the English coast which has been fix
ed upon as the most hdvanta gcous, on accoun
OF the nature Of the beach and the compare
+ tive freedom from the danger of ships anchor
ing in the INN edate vicinity is the South Fore
land. The line will be conducted down shat
} in the cliff, and along short tunnel, communl
eating with it at right angles to the beach
r where it is proposed to bury it at some consid
cradle depth beneath the single, to the loves
level of cbb-tide.
, The spot selected on the French coast, fc
similar reasons, is situated about four miles t
. the south Of Calais, near the village of Sunr
gate. The beach at this point consists entlrel
!. of sand, and ridge Of sand hills. The lin
q from the South torCand TO Sanngatc. althoug
not the shortest that could be drawn bctwcc
Q the two coasts, is that which presents the few
4 est chances of accident. The points at the tw
!. extremes are those where the low Waterman
n is nearest the high, and the character Of tn
bed Of the channel. lying between, far IA
! can be ascertalned by careful soundings, otfe
n no peculiarites likely to affect the integrity
= the conducting line.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10
GTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER TO- 1851


VIE the Subscribers, having been ap-
w pointed by the Honorable the Probate Court Tor
the District OF Chittenden, commissioners to receive
examine aud adjust the claims N demands OF all
persons, against the estnte Ut Isaac Higbee late OF
Shelbume in said District, deceased, represented in
solvent, and also all claims and demands exhibited
offset thereto; und Sin months from the day oi ne
date hereof, beng allowed by,snd Court tOr that pur-
pose do therefore hereby give tce that We will
attend TO the business OF our appointment, Ut me
dwelling OF Mrs Anna Higbec in ShebGrne IN snid
District, on the first Mondays OF January and Feb
rnnry next at lOoclo"k. a. VI on each OF said US
DIte |, this % day of Au rus. A. d lSjl.l
WILLIAM II FRENCH, ro,,r,;ss;one,s
SIDNEY ). FERRE,
1.v1
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10
WIN. w. ssuck,s Estate.

WE, the subscrlbers, having been aP.
w pointed by the Hon. Probnt Court for the
Disrict ot Lamoie, Commissioners to receive, ek-
anime, and adjust, all claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate OF Vim. W Buck late OF
Cambridge, in said District, deceased represented
nsoIvent, and the term OF siY months from the
twenty-ffth day OF August, 1851, being allowed by
said Court to the creditors OF said deceased 10 eH-
hbit and prove their respective claims before us,
we hereby give notice that we will attend TO the
duties OF our appointment ut the dwellinghorse OF
Widow Laura Buck, in Cambridge in said District,
on the first Saturday of November and February
next at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon each OF said
days. NORMAN ATW GOD, ! Commls-
JOHN WOODRUFF, }sionrrs
Cambridge 4 ugust 2j 1851 wl3w3
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10

and when Thomas Peoley cried, Three cheers
for True Duncan! all Joined in a hearty hurra.
The teacher then said My boys, am glad
you know what is right, and that you approve
it; though am afraid some of you could not
have done it.
Learn from this that nothing can make n
'alsehood necessary Suppose Duncan had la
ken your evil advice, and come to me With g
lie; it would have been instantly detected, fol
| was witness Of what passed.
trust he has been governed in this by Q
sense OF right, and exhort you TO follow his
example
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10
TRUE DUNCAN AND THE CAT.

Once there was little boy named Duncan.
The boys used to call him True Duncan, be-
cause he never would tell lie.
One day he was playing with an axe IN the
yard of the school, and while he was chopplng
stick, the teachers cat, Tabby, came along.
Duncan let the axe fall right on poor Tab
bys head, and killed her.
What to do he did not know. She was
pet OF the masters, and used to sit OH a cush-
ion at his side, while he was hearing his les
sons.
Duncan stood and looked at the dead crca.
ture- HIS face grew red, and the tears stood
IN his eyes
All the boys came running up, and every one
had something to say. One Of them whispered
20 the Others and said:
Now, fellows, we shall see whether Duncan
can make up lib as well as the rest of us,
Not he" said Thomas Peoey, who was Dun
cans friend. Not he; III warrant you, Dun
can will be as true as gold
John Jones stepped up, and taking The cat
by the tail, said:
Here, boys, I'll Just fling her into the alley
and we can tell Mr.. Cole that the butcher :
dog killed her; you know he worried her last
week.
Several Of them thought this would do very
we'll Dut duncan IOOheu 1ullt angry. his
face sweed, and his cheeks grew redder than
before.
No p said he no. Do you think would
he for such a creature as that 1t would DO a
lie, LIE
And each time he said the wcrd, his voice
grew louder.
Then he picked up the poor thing in hi,
arms, and carried it into the school room anC
the boys followed to see what would happen.
The master looked up and said, What il
this? My faithful mouser dead2 Who coulC
have done me such an inlury?'
All we're silent for a little while. As soor
as Duncan could get his voice, he said
Mr.. Cole, am very sorry-but here is tn,
truth. can't lie, sir-I killed Tabby But
am very sorry for it. | ought To have beef
careful, for saw her rubbing her side agains
the log. am very sorry, indeed, sir
Every one expected to see Mr.. Cole TAX
down his long rattan. But he put on a pleas
ant smile and said
Duncan, you are brave boy! saw an
heard all that passed from my window ABOVE
! had rather lose hundred cats than miss sucI
an example OF truth and honor in my school.
Your best reward is what you now feel il
your own conscience but beg you to accep
this handsome penknife, as token of my ap
probation.
Duncan took out his handkerchief and wine
his eyes.
! he boys could no longer refrain themselves
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Death Of one Of Burns Iierioncs.

Died, at Grccnock, on Saturday, the 30th
August Mrs. Findlay rclict of Robert Flndlay
Esq, Of the exc Sc. In ordinary circumstnn
ces, the departure from this life of respccta-
bic lady, ripe in years, would not have afford
ed matter OF general interest, but 1t happens
that the deceased was one of the very few per-
sons surviving to our own times who intimately
knew the peasant bard in the first flush Of
his genius and manhood, and by whom her
name and charms have been welded to I'M
mortal verse. She was the divine" Miss
MARYLAND, thus noticed in the Bellies of Maui
chine
In Mauchline their dweIls six proper young bellies,
The pride q the place and It's ne ghboihood a,
Their carriage aud dress stranger would guess,
In London or Paris they'd gotten II a.
Miss Miller is fine, Miss Markands divine,
Miss Smith she has wit, and Miss Betty is Draw,
There's beauty and fortune to get wi Miss Morton.
But Armours the Jewel for me o them "a.
Miss MARYLAND became the wife Of Mr..
FindIay, officer of excise, tarboton, gentle
man who was appointed to instruct the bard in
the mysteries of guaging. The connection
thus formed between Burns aud findav led to
the introduction of the latter to Miss MARYLAND
and his subsequent marriage to her in Septem-
Der of the same year. Mr.. Fndlay, who was
native of the ncghboring parish Carmunnock
removed with his wife TO Grccnock in 1882
where he resided till his death, which took
| place Oh the 9Th Of April, 1884, in the S0tl
year Of his age. Fndlay was not only the in,
structor but the friend of Burns, and he was
altogether gentleman whose many excellent
qualities caused him to be regarded by the bare
with the highest esteem and the utmost conf
dcncc.
When we consider that sxty-fve years hav,
elapsed since Burns wrote the lines quoted
above, and that the SIX MauchiAe bellies wer'
then in the pride Of opening womanhood, it il
surprising that two of them, who have Offer
listened TO the living accents of the inspircC
peasant still survive. The fate of life of TN
six bellies were as follows: Miss Helen Nil
Ter, the first named became the wife of Burn
friend, Or. Mackenzie, medical gentleman i
Mauchline. latterly in Irvine Miss MARKHAM
we have already spoken of; Miss Jean Smt
was married 10 Mr.. Candsh, successful teach
or in Edinburgh, md became the mother of tn
eminent divine; Miss Betty Miller becan
the wife OF Mr.. Tempeton, in Mauchline an
Miss Morton married Mr.. Patterson, cloth me
chant in the same village. OF the fate an
history Of " bonnie Jean" (Armour) we nee
not speak. The survivors are Mrs. Pattersc
and Mrs. Candsh.- Giasgou Herald.