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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

Fnday. Nav :,
SfNATE,-Th" Till granting the riirl, :
way and land Ia the Molil,. and Girarl Pal.
road was amended comtnrmallv to the a,b,,.
ami was ordered 10 l. enrr,>>,.J
1h" bill rranting the ri-ht of way A. =,
ald of the Florida, Atlantic y GulfR a;r,,l
was amended, and ordered To lie. en,rross.l
IL" Deficiency hill was then -akcnrr AL
the Collins amendment strongly advocated
~ Mr. Cas- in long >prc, h.
When NJ Cas- ronrlu,lc.l H. r,n,ark, =.
Question was taken upon The n,or;on Of "
Jones. of Tennessee. To- strike ont So ooo
and insert >2j.6oo. which was r.ir.taJl,
yeas y. ray> -.
Mr. Brooke moved Ia strikr ont the rro.
posed allowance. and insert that. Tor IL I'M.
the line shall rec,.iv" the same comr,r,s,ir1
a> at present, and the amount Of postage IT,
ceivcd I.v it.
y gr"at number Of amendments were pro
l'"'"i I'r IT,. opponents Of the grant Int al
w"r" voted down except onr proposed w "
Ru>k. :" the effect tia, The eva ro,s,pn>a-
tom ni"ht Il" discontinued should Congress
=" decade. AFTER December. Isl. which w.s
agreed Ia without division.
The S,'nat.' al;urrncifin Monday.
ll"r-F.-Mr stanton. Of h. from tn
Committee on Printing. mad. a long report
on the subject,
The report states y cti,r' that. in conse-
qUcnr" of the inaiilit, 81 Hamilton to Pc
form hi> contract. contracts wcrr entered n
10 with Mc>Srs Dorcl>on and Armstrong t.
i" the House printing. and GIDEON 4 Ia. +
d" that of the Senate These two firms have
given bonds of S2o. 600 each. for the fai,!t-
performance IF their contracts. The rero-.
concludes with a resolution. affirming ths
power of the Committee to take snch mr,s
urrs a thcv may deem necessary to core:
Tie evils Witch are enumerated in th,i- ..
port.
At'"r dosultorr and cxritine arlafc. n.
consideration of the vote was po,fponcd H.
"Wednesday.
The House then went into Committee On
private bills. and. after some further unin-
portant business, adjourned.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
Ci.EASING WOOL.

,vri..r n No Wop!,toak Ne. makes H.
,o.lp"iut ,'atcmrnt- Il correct. they arr
important: ii NOT Inc errors should H., point
I'll ont:
'-Thr finn % Smith x I;alrom Pr"tors-
,illr who run some - 600 lbs. of wool. at
an AVERAGE Of II ct. per pound, They kept
an c\art account of The oralin@. cleansing,
a.. % the sane. and tie number of wards ct
cq,>irnrrr proiurrr' They also purchased IN
sept about the same amount IN the Boston
market. of Ohio and Penn. wool. at an av-
.ra.. of some two cents less and KEEP: IN rY-
act acroun, Of the whole process rs before.
and to their surprise they found the grading
ofthn latter To- he on" number and a bali I'm
~. and for every 1900 lbs. the product wa
::0b wards more. making over l"no wards III
favor the Boston purchase. and tn" goods
one number and halt finer. with Al actual
difference in favor Of tn" Western wool. oi ri
least Zoe Ter nound Probably a a general
thin" thcrr is not this Wide difference. Sol
onion Wnoilrl of Woni,tock. who uses some
lDoU0o lbs per annrlm. has mostly Tor two
wars past supplied his mill with tn" OHIO
and Penn. wool. and the results OF his cx-
perironts have been similar to those noted
above. learn that ii is now quite difficult
10 sell him Vt or y. H. wool. unless in first
rate order But very few arc aware OF the
great difference in shrinking Of different lots
oiworl. till tested bv actual experiments
Lcmmrx & Willard Of. Brilgrwatcr had the
curiosity. learn. to try the experiment on
some Of the oily. dirty wool. and some Of an
extra clean lot. Grade and price nearly the
srmr log lbs, . ilocccS. (not hurk<) were
taken from the OILY lot and carefully sorted
and clranscl also 3 lbs 9 oz taken from the
light clean lot. prooccith with in ike man
rer-the result was there was ONLY lbs o.
the former. while there remained 81 Of the
latter making ono cost. when for the cards.
: I.ol per pound while the other cost but 30
cents. probably the extremes Of each lot were
the samples tested. The heavy wool was
sad to be WEI! washed by the grower Nov
thce" two samples showed one lot to he worth
very near double the other, vet. Int few buy
crs would begin TO max" 10 cts difference on
the pound, and ifa Independent purchaser
,'o1ld dare to have the lo',lhnSs to make
surll an Offer hrniglI: rest assured h" would
have :hn cnmitv of the seller Now it Is IT
rriv Impossible 10 bny tins oily. dirty wool.
md 90 Justice to Yourself or yopr cmrlover
hen. say, lct It alone til, The real worth Of
t is better unlcr>tool | learned by another
experiment. en- E. Perkins & Co. Of W.
Windsor the folly Of marking sheep. They
informed me that they bought very fine l"'
i wool. containing 49, hceces. from which
hey had clipped from the finest portion Of the
'ercc 40 lbs of tar aud PANT mark. making
otal loss to the Go. of SIG.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

MONDAY. Nav ~
SENATF.-Mr Mallory Offered a resolution
OF lnqnlrv As 10 whether any SpaniarlS have
sustained loss or damage in Louisiana from
the Cuban outbreak and a. 20 the expcdicn-
"v of indemnifvinr them. He explained hi'
resolution. and advocated full indemnity.
The House bill authorizing the Ircisla-
ture of Mississippi TO sell her school Lands,
was passed.
Bills granting lands to Alabama and Flor
la for railroad purposes. were passed.
The Deficiency hill was then taken NJ Ia
question pending being on the amcnln'or:
granting additional aid To the Collins ,tran-
crs.
Mr. Wade, of Ohio opposed the amenlmrn;
and rave his reasons at length
Mr. Rarari followed I'm favor OF III" gran.
Mr. Mallory offered an amcrlmcnr ;ran'
terrlng the contract from the po~, oii.c BE-
rartment, pending which thu >enaie adjourn
ed.
lIor>E,-Mr Cnllom asked the conscuto,
the Hons" for the Introduction Of a resolution
as TO the cSpcdicncv of purchasing NouI:
Vernon for the public use. oli~ici ito
Mr. MrMullcn moved that tn House 20 N
TO Committee on the Homestead h'l- lh
yeas and navs were taken. but no qno-'n.
voting. Mr. Stephens. of Georgia. moved a.
of the House, which was agreed to, and u.
yeas and NAYS were ordered.
The House went into Committee, ard =
lerted the pending amendments. to sfr'a' ~,
"ivin@ liomcstcads free OF cost. and Ilf>s-';
firstly 30 cents. secondly - cents
After several incffcrtrIal attempts toam.h'
the first section of the bill il was suffered y
remain As originally introduced. lhe 'n-
ml'tec then rose.
The House then passed the Senate tn, ~
III" benefit Of the Fayetteville Plank rad,
After an unimportant discussion RAN, ~
a recess for the purpose Of clcanii -'hc Ia
the House adjourned.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
THURSDAY, M.

SENArf--Mr Sumner ur,>rn,si -,
resolutions passed bv the Legislative. NJ, M
sachnsctt>. in favor Of rccon>trurtin- ia: "a
house on Mlnot'S Ledge.
Mr. Badger introduced a ioiir, ~.
granting the right of way and larls INN
Fayetteville and Central Plank E,7'-,,, ID"
The resolution was ordered To- -. re-.
Mr. Hale presented memorial ~ ~
X. II. John. proposing 10 buill a s...,r, .''
sci that can neither sink. I've >,o,.iplrr,l
or he blown un. ~"
Hor>E-Mr Freeman reported ,,-:,..
Railroad bills. which were referred =
Committee of the Whole on the STATE e ;,
Union. VI "'t
Mr. Cllngman's motion Of Yesterday -
commit the resolution on printing. W., ar-,,4
To.
The Homestead I'LL was taken ~, - f..
mlttre of the Whole. and debated s.,
amendments We're offered. When. wi,lsr. A..
posing of the first section. the Comp,;;,,.s -,
and the House adjourned.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

Tne>da1, Ma: L.
SrNATT--Mr Summer presented s''''''
petitions against SUNDAY mails
The Joint resolution authorizing Va
steamer for llarhor defence, in PURSUANT u.
the law authorizing a contract ior thai
purpose with Robert L. stephens. was "a,
mp and Mr. Stockton addressed The N'''a'f ''
rs support. -,
Mr. So kton made a long AMI ira1'.'r
speech on the subject Of harhor defence a.
navy wharvcs. and in conclusion. strong
urged the passage of the resolution :.
Mr. Hantcr moved that the Satlei :
postponed in order TO take ~ the i'il'l'. y,
Bill Ii was accordingly POSTPONED, ana -
Deficiency Bill taken mp and debated. !,
Mr. Mallory amendment Transferring r..
Collins contract from the navy to inc !
Office Department was rejected =
The ,rh;,c; w. TIM re-''-''-'
~,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
WHAT COW SHALL. KEEP!

Nix BRuwS:- wish to keep one COW.
therefore ! want good one. and before a1-
pIying to those that advertise blood stock, |
wish voor advice as to which kind OF blood
COWS are best for mixers. as that would he
the first point in my case. | wish to know
how much milk one would be likely to ave
rage through the year, with gcel keeping
say one from five 10 seven wears old AMI
how long they generally 90 dry, and about
what one can be bought for? with calf bv
blood bull. Please answer these inquiries
As snon as is convenient. and oblige yours,
JAMES THOMPSON.
Nantucket, Feb. 81. 1852.
REMAEks.-A good Allcrn". COW would
probably he the best where the milk * re-
qHircd only for family uSe-say milk for
hrcalmaking, for the table with cream for
the pitcher and for an occasional churning.-
But Attorneys are at present h. h and scarce,
and some other breed NAV be found which
will answer the purpose. Select native
COW four wears old, with small limbs. a rccL
somewhat slender, lean head, small nose and
tail, with 4 well developed bag. reaching con
s.'icra1lv forward and with good sized tcats
\ mildlina sized animal, with bright: livcl,
'6untrnancc. but at the same time gentle
Feed hcrupon upland hay, where ton or Z
ton and half to the acre is cut and give hel
the Stops ofthe family mixed with quart Of
sweet shorts twice a day, and she will prob.
ably yield You an average of four quarts of
milk day for the year. When she is 81,
years old, if kept in the manner described
She may yield YOU an average of six quart;
day for four years. She ought not to 90
dry more than :hrce or four weeks
You can form no reliable opinion bv in
curing. as TO what breed is best for milkine
qualities. One will tell YOU the AYRSHIRE
another the Durham, third the Devon, an,
Il t,.lTtl, o':r native breed. The point is no
settled as 10 wnat creed is best for milk
y. T.. Fapnr
IA IN American gentleman who wa;
'r,rllng in Hungary. writes that there OK
i>,i among the pca>antry a Supcr>itionS rev.
crcnce for koS>uh. Tn belief is cxt,n~;ycl,
entertained. that k9Ssu,h i to ap2car amono
then. next year. clothed with something aki,
20 supernatural powers. which VIII enable
him to overcome his enemies. kos>rth him.
.rl'. cI, rtsins S,nr notion thai he j soon T.
tx, an active part as the leader in a great
rc'"'ntIon. Il Is told. tlet When thc news
n"rhc'! Tie villages u the surrender Of the
Hungarian army and the l.igIh II kossa;h
tic Sunday following, many Of the churches
nr.r closed. the ministers conclulin. th..at if
cod p,rl~..;t''l >"rh thi,.< to i,c .io,rr. seer.
was II" "-c liz rvs>hip;an- h;m. ho><r'.'s
followers ma, be compared II SON" rD>,.,rl>
,~tho-c "a, Nionrr. ard IT,. a.. %, ri ia. l~
!e.r +; j. +. ,..--|',. -, H.ri,.t'r"n.-. ~.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
THE G. ALED o n | A N.

The SPIRITUAL TELEGAPH.-ihe be
levers in the superb humbug-''spIrltual
making the utmost eNer-
tions to propagate knowledge OF their pre-
tenccs. in the United States. and ''mediumS
are multiplying Indefinitely in all directions
The Spiritual Telegraph" is the title OF
paper devoted to the dissemination OF truth
d;rect from the Spirit World just started
in New York, and which has been sent To US.
requesting the favor of place for their froS-
pcctus in our columns. thereby emitting us
to the telegraph" We must refuse th' ia
vor. but this notice if it will be of account TO
them they are perfectly welcome to. AT
first, people were attracted by the novelty OF
the affair; latterlv, the mania has assumed
more fearful aspect. Its tendercirs are I'M
mi>takcahv to second Milcrism. We have
not forgotten that ''rc! gn of terror Some
of the most hcart-rcnding occurrences ever
witnessed in New England were the results of
Miller'S hercsy. business men by thousands,
were crazcd and ruined; hundreds brought
death to themselves BY violence: and thouS-
andS more ofmcn, women and children, were
made frantic:to insanity for years, many for
life, bv the fatal dclusions of 1s43. precipl-
tated bv Observing fancied peculiarities in the
heavens, or bv uncommon thunder stornls.-
We believe the practical results of this spr-
doctrine will he but a rcpeti-
ton of what.succeedcd Millerism. We hope
we mistake hut There i oreat reason
to far Th.ref,ra w. home th,. ..S,,irit-
nal T,Ieoranh" with all is co,diutors will
die if not before their finn, comes. that that
..oooJ t,me" may MT Ls very deem in the
future.
/ 10 hear of individuals becoming crazy and
of their sudden death, or transfer from once
peaceful homes to the mad-house, as the re-
suit of this dcu>ion. is now of frequent occur
rc,ce S,.,r,l, w,.ol ,,,,sos ,l,t wo i,
@"S; ami 1t Is buta few days since one OF the
.',irtin> was placed in the ASYLUM at Brat
tlcLoro' M instead Of ,onut.nancinr in
-. r, =.
"".' way l"'''"''' iei'--' 'i'''' VI any ''''''
"i Ike character, We Woui'! coi>'9h thtm u
the ''ya>'v deep" and never again call them
nm
SuMErmlNG A>rorNpING-Th Locofo-
eos are oc,,;nn mn = dex.Io,,m.,, .o,,.rn;,,o
;, , 80 y.
Cruz to the Capital The object seem, to lie
to pluck laurrlS from the brow ofC;.n. Scott
','>''' - '-'' '''> ''''" ''''''. ""'
',' .'''''' ~ "'' " ''' went u .n'N'''
'''''''' ''',' ~ va won WV HI i'''''I
'''' ~ ,''> ''''
Wv W ''' .'''t'''-''. ""' ''"'''''' vel
'''''' '''', - ~ ''''"' - mas a.
INV ~ ''''' INA
,"' '' '''''' ;" ,'''". '',. ''.' VI '''t amy II
H'A''o h'llthr" |" De "h'->-ahd 'A'v VAN
..I Gen Sect. Will. IN >,.r,i.. and ,,y
''''' are >'r''I ny I" place 'h'' E'h'r> won T.,
III" latter. upon the heals OF mere lHgmlr
in military SCIENCE comnar,l with him. Tia
,,i,., N ,;.x ;.;rv,I,,.,! - no,,,-,r
- ' - - ~ - -
rss" Fla. Canal H.. l,,r CIV ,ho ~,
I,n ~, ~. r.,,
ca Oh lie ll'h ih>t'' unconstitutional by tn
Supreme Court OF New York. The Opinion
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

e The new Mayor of Portland enlorce'
the law of the State for the suppression OF
the liquor traffic with about as much eifrIcn-
cy as did Mayor Dow. He tells the friends
Of the law that if they will notify him of pia-
ces where it is suspected liquors. sold they
need not be to the trouble TO make formal
complaint he will search it ont. There was
general rally of the dealers in, and lovers
OF, the ardent, to elect Mayor Paris, and we
wonder what they think of the manner in
which he cuts of the tap; no, not that-pulls
it out and lets the liquor upon the ground.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

sensation among the congregation. of which
Mr. Randall was a respected membcr.-Bo>-
finn
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
1 bt CaltOunian.

Hero I'll liz. Pre- ;ilr Peoples rights maintain
| nave! hy Influence. and unbrlci by gin-
Here pa.r"r Truth net glorious ,rrccptS draw,
Pledged I" RELIGION Liberty. and Law.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
ST. JOHN SBURY,
SATURDAY, NAY Is, 1889.
FIR ESIIET UPON THE CONNECTICUT

The warm weather the last of last week
started the snow in the woods and upon the
hills in the northern part of New Hampshire
and Vermont, causing pretty rapid rise of
the connecticut. and some damage below us.
The greatest loss We have heard of is that of
the new bridge at Steven village, Barnet
Against this bridge had gathered large
quantity oflogS and rubbish till finally. Tues
day morning, til" bridge yielded, and some
thing Ike a third OF it was swept down stream.
The water above. We are told. fell twelve
inches within fifteen minutes after the break
inc away of the bridge. Several bridges On
the streams tributary to the Connecticut have
also been carried off.
The Connecticut was so high Monday and
Tuesday as to nearly Submcrgc the Railroad
track between Bradford and Newb bury The
water was within Is inches OF the top for
some distance. /, was deemed prudent not
to run over some five miles of it, and paSScn-
gers were taken by on coaches 1t is not
supposed to be damaged to the amount of so
but Yet the dump is ncwi>h where it was
washed ont in the great .rcshct two wears
ago. and 50 saturated with water that it was
considered the safer course not To risk an En-
giue over the road for a few DAYS at this
place. lest il mi.'lt yield to 50 great weight
and cnlan-cr lie and property.
THr CENTRAL Sr"cK. Last week stock
in the Vermont Central Railroad sold ior IL
dollars per share This low point at which
II stood is orra>ioned partly at least. lv tie
numerous rumors that all i not RIGHT some
where hut where nobndv seems To- hroy.-
The Books have been examined. and the A.
counts pronounced correct. Vet all are not
satisfied and another committee has been an
pointed to look into them more THOROUGHLY
still, AMI ascertain. il pn>>;Ilr TIE raj value
If Il" 10 K. It !r1~ been reported that Ger
tan I"adin" stockholders are anxious .nr a still
greater depression Of the stock 50 that when
1t shall reach point sufficiently low thew can
buy up III" whole. The Road, perhaps. in the
hands of owners who hal possessed themselves
Of 4 good share Of the stock at so per share
might soon pay reasonable per cent. and.
eventually. ailnn! larger income. At the
r,r,nt \or.hG,lI n,n..;r,, , ,,,,. !
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
ANOTHER FIRE AT NORTIFIELD

The larG" passenger depot ut Northticld
was burned last Tuesday morning. at about
, o'clock. Several offices of the Central
Railroad Company were in the building in
which were kept books and papers. These.
ii is presumed. Were in safe: II 80. they ar.
doubtless unin iurcd. The fire is SAID to bov,
taken IN small room where stationery was
kept: but how. have not vet learned AZ
ter one or two more fires at NorthG.lJ nco-
Pie Will h""In to suspect. We apprehcnd, tina:
that place is doomed To destruction. or rather
whatever there may bc li-re pclongino TO
ti!" haitr"a: Company. The machine shop
recently DESTROYED was supposed TO have tax
en- from the stationary engine, vet it was at
50 late an hour at nj .ht we should think
SuSplclonS might have been excited that the
fire was the result Of some other causc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hyde, a Nor
mon. has been nominated to the Senate bv the
President as Associate Judge in the Terrific
~ OF Utah. vice Brocchus, resigned. and Mr.
Richards (Mormon) has been nominated Sec
retarv for Utah,vice Harris, resigned. JUDGE
Brandcburgh, of Utah has resigned, but no
one is announced as his successor. b. D..
Harris, Ex-Secretary of Utah, after resirn-
ing his place was rendered the Sccretarysbin
OF New Mexico, which. as we learn from tbo
Brattlcboro Eagle, he declines He has.
probably, seen enough of frontier life II
will be seen that the new appointments are
all from the Mormon>. 1t is evidently the
determination of (iov. Young to have all of
them snch or make trouble. How far it is
the duty OF our Government to submit to sucb
a Requirements may be questionable. Whilst
he governs his tribe he ought not to be al
lowed further dctation.
Us Peter II. Clark. an unmarried deaf
man, agcd p, was instantly killed while
walking on the track of the Atlantic & St.
Lawrence Railroad in Oxford, Ne. Oh Sun
day 'v an engine furnished TO convey two
rii,>lranS :: express to Norway to visit =
H''-"" 'tF@er"ur'. TX u ia, ,'larc.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

PrT N TIE Potatoes COM
mand a price larsc enough to enrich the pro-
Queer; and LARGE enough too. to induce the
farmers TO raise all they conveniently can.
Any surplus can now be disposed of at Bos-
ton or New York. The producers should re-
member +" av"id mixing varieties Plant
each kind by itself. and keep them 50 !. e.
if they design to raise them to send awav.--
They sell better separately than when mixed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

@ k"S>rTII still fingers in the land of
the Pilgrims. He has been busy in making
flying visits to the larger towns in the vicini-
OF BOSTON, making speeches and disposine
oflIungaran Bonds. lie has already dispos-
ed OF $4,000 of them in amount in Ma>sa
rhusetts. and it is supposed some 5000
will be added before he leaves the State
lie Is in clover" and faring better than he
has done at any otherplace. lie is the guest
of the State, invited by the Legislature, and
is making the Revere his head quarters. The
passage of the Maize Law by the Massachu-
sets Legislature may serve as hint to him
to be little more prudent in using or dis
posing of liquors than he was while the guest
of "Cnclc Sam" at Washington
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

q. The rich Mariposa estate, in California
Is at last IN the hands of the LAWYERS. The
sale of it made by Col. Thomas II. Benton.
tor account Of Colonel Fremont. being condi-
tional' IS not accepted by the owner. The
buyer Thomas Denncv Sargent, of Wash
!ngton, now in London. has published card
IN the London Daily News, stating. that he
has flied bill in Chanccrv against the said
fremont, and gives notice toall persons hold
III" leases. or contracts for icascr. from David
iio'imann. that such will be OF no validity
En''>' confirmed l., him. Ihoma: prnnv
N.T.."nt
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s y paper Published at Tifhn. Ohio.
brings rs the information that the Western
heserve Bank j. earning :; per cent per an
nun. lftherc i such Bank in the Reserve
We lmaci.. 'hrrc : r.. much Ct. , ,-crve in
IT,. E,uA
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

E'''' NJ oPEHA1IoN.-A gentleman
OF 'oncord lnforn> Us that his father ahored
upon me l""n House still in Use here (Which
was huiit about 80 ears ago and that when
me frame was ra'>c'l, one of his fingers was
ra"4hf III mortlce, ana 50 injured as to rem
was t1r only physician in these parts Who
frrtrndrd 70 perform surgical operations ard
neither his instruments nor the mode IT n.;;n,,
t""M accorded at all with the Instruments
an. practice oi modern times. lie ordered
h- patient 70 lay his hand upon a block and
III" i'7,ror, with c!.;>cl in one had and nal.
''i i" 90 other, severed the ammcd traomcn,
ir'l' til living member Ever after hrcon,-
'n- ata,r'. 'i.r Lone extended lc,oad the
tr-h \. ":'.i :" continued through the Iit,.t;m.
"f ''''' -'''"'"r. oar informant >nl,Is,.c< tia,
'''' IT, r"'"1 'rra At ~ leg. IT,, >a,nc 80
'" '-.,'' -. ''"u'.: h.,. Icon aIom.d avn,
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-05-06
(PAR ErgENE PELLE'TAN.)

Tn bruit dc guerre a dtia plnsienrs
foiscouru dams le public. Un jour Ia
Erance deyait cntrer Ell Belgiquc, nn
.zn,tre Jour en- Suisse. lie Moniteur a cru
stlevoir dementir of1icieIlement eette ru-
meur. Nous n'avons pas besoin de ce
deineilii pour rassurer nolre esprit. s,orS-
QUE nous vouiens connaitre la verite cn
politiQne, nous consutonss Ia force des
chooses bien pins.q,e Ia volonte des hom-
ines d'Etat. Or, la force dcs chosessnons
dit que la guerrc est impossible.
Isntrer en- Belgique. : en- Suisse sans
provocation. sur I'm simple Pretexte
nais csest dectirer. er a6,upto Ia carte
de lsE.,rope mais c'est METRE Europe
sur pied pour repousser notre aggression; );
mais c'est yioler notre porte une Ioi
de nature, car Ia Belgique eta Snlsse'
nsexistent pas settlement parie ilasard des
traites, mais elles existent encore par
cctte dynamiqneA instructive des peuples
eni intespose tou)ours dos Etats inter-
mediaires entres les grands Etatss pour
Syiter les frottemens c'est soulever en-
fin.sunc guerre s,niversel|e sans autre
6cheance possible pour Ia France,
ID une nouyellc invasion, carl'Ang'eter-
ia dspenserait jasqu'a son dernier ecu
plutat que de laisser notre drapeau Hotter
sur lEscaut, ct isAllemangne ]nsqn'a sa