The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-06
Tbc Californian.
AGRICULTURAL.
FRUIT STEALING.
From 10 Country Gentleman !


fri, stealing: and the loss Of some new and
rar. specimens of kind. which he has pr"
cured a. great pains and expense, and watch
I'd over for years. is much greater loss thar
IL money had been stolen from his porkrt
book. We have no: seen any card on the
subject more to the point than the following
~h,ch ha- jn,t fallen into our hands. and
which WA, printed and loS'ed up as we arr
informed. with trri!-dv beneficial results
Dr. Whippo rs author. has long held sever
al .iistin,ui> he'd otilr,> Of t!us. in Prnn-yiva
MIA, and among the rest that of Chiei Engl
neer on the canals Of tha, State
"3l.n, women and boy 81 wsnt 10 say a
word to YOU. mean Won who come INTO IN,
orchard, especially on Sunday. and carry oil
NV fruit. OF what next will You rob me-
There is nothin. ! would spare more rrlnc
family than NV :rut-there il nothing that
has cost me so much time !or. and money
and no'ling have in ny possession value
20 highly Upon what principle you come
70 rob I'VE Of it ] do Lot Ike to De robbed
Mt al-on vour account a. vel As nv own
but. it you rob ne, take solncth'n. that
would more willingly sIare--take my none.
or the grain on. C my barn. But woul'i
not advise ven to do even :ia' because 1t Is
wrong. and viii co.t YOU mor- obtained IN
th. way than if Won worked for it, and Oh
tair.cd !, honestly Honesty is the best poll
cv, and 50 yon will fine il, let NE assure YOU
"Ihe law against stealing fruit 's very Sc.
we're. as any of you will find Ivy inquiry and
know of a number of individual, who nj !l>'
be punished in a way they little expect, if ]
would put the law in force. But abstain
for the ;,re<e~.. and ,ha!l only resort to the
Law when every other means have failed. If
any doubt nv word with regard to the sever
thence is worn :!rcallbare with these depre-
dations, aud mu. put stop to them 'ome
Aor. CHARLES T. Wulrro."
A CAPITAL ILLr<rHAIION.-l.ieu Gov.
Brown, OF the NV England Farmer. closes
. very sensible article on economy with an
illustration which may be adapted TO other
mcridans than New E.ciand. A.ter stating
that it is rxtravagance-th want of ecoro-
my-which i, driving thousands Of people
from the "bones Of their childhood" to the
West. the governor saws:
"Tbe great want of New En.land farmers
is capitals the money TO cultivate as well
q. thew know how. and as we'll as they can
learn how. to it. Aud probably in no part
Of tho world have an equal numher of farm
rrs so much capital invested in fine clothing,
costly houses. expensive furniture. nice car
riaues, and other luxrrics. that add nothing
to their resources ~ farmers. but draw large
Is upon them for repairs. Perhaps the drift
~ this article NAV be best illustrated and
closed by an example which orurs to our
mind. Among our acquain'anres ar" two
farmers of nearly equal wealth. Some five
years ago the wife %! one of them fixed her
heart upon sofa, Most of her friends had
one, and her snuy little y,,rlor she said 'ookc,!
vacant Bv saving li',le here aud there
eighteen dollars were laid aside, and the d.
sired article wheeled INTO place. The other
family. in like manner. SET their hearts on
some nice fru; trees. Fifty trees cost II,
more money than the .o'A; vet they cost -,
much in IN thrown AWAY. and extra pain,
were taken 10 make tieM grow. They are
beginning. 70 bear Tive or three kind. Of ap.
pies. rs many ofp"ar., and di>h full ofTnin
ces, were gathered from these thrifty tree.
last fall. and W. have seen the lessons upon
them a-ain this spin. Twenty dollar.
would buy the sofa to day two hundred dol
lars might buy the trees. and twice tia. sun
might be refused. But r,mcu.her' we wi>E
to nee a s"od sofa in every farmers house
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EvEEGEFFNS -Piant cvcrsrrc.s arount
vour dwrl,n. lake up h.a!,hv trees i
the sprin. or August. carefully. and So. then
with proper regard 20 the rules Of trans
planting, and they viii rarely f.i! to DO we'll
In rat .hf,ui q! b.. t,k
10 remove 4. much dir; with them A. ,,o.,;
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