The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-13

put up the $1,000 forfeiture for the 5000 trot
with e Ethan Allen" Whether the owners
of the latter horse have come up to the
scratch" is not known. The owners and
hackers of Young Morrill, show real grit.
and faith in their horse
- Washington was not much given 10
testing. but once during the debate on the
establishment of a Federal Army. he moved
in amendment 10 resolution limiting il 10
5000 men. that no enemy should ever invade
the country with over two thousand soldiers
The laughter that ensued smothercd the res
olution.
- The hog disease has broken out in the
vicinity of Providence. X. l.. and large
number of the porcine animals have fallen
victims. Arrangements have been made for
an examination into the cause of the maladv.
AMI ri" brewers in the vicinity. if anv there
he. must look out for thin :, Ives
- \ Virginia jury being unable to agree
on verdict in land suit. last month. pro-
posed compromise whereby the land should
he sold and its proceeds divided between
the litigantS. each of whom was TO paw his
own costs this was agreed to. but the costs.
unfortunately, are more than the land is
worth.
- The proprietor> of the indianapolis
Sentinel saved $50 by buving a boiler made
of cheap British iron instead of the hes,
American plate The first time it was put
into use it exploded. killing two men and
DESTROYING Sla.ooO worth of property. The
proprietor> think the saving of the $50 was
not very judicious economy.
20 Rev. J. \. Smith. editor Of the Chica-
60 times. was lately visited by a party of
friends. and did not discover. until they had
made good their escape, that they had left
behind purse Of three hmared dollars and
dee'i. for a residence in the southern part of
the CITY
AEovE STEALING.-"Billy. how did YOU
lose YOUR tinger?'
Easily enough" said Billv.
Il suppose so. but how"
Il guess you'd lost vour'n if il had been
where mine was"
THAT don't answer nv question"
well, if YOU must know" said Billy,
" had to cut it off or else steal the trap"
4 NOVEL MATCH-A match was recently
made in Albany. New York. between two
horses as to which would eat four quarts of
oats in the shortest space of time. The time
occupied by the winning nag" was just
five minutes and forty seconds.
20 All sorts of objections are raised TO,
the new cents. the most serious being the
fact that children swallow them and are in
jured by the corrosive nature of the metals.
There is one use that the coin NAV be put 10:
it weighs just one hundredth of pound. and
ladies who 60 into nice decimals in compound
ing temptations for the table. NAV find them
useful
- In China when man commits suicide
they Immediately hang whoever. by offending
or thwarting him, has been the cause ofthe
rash deed and give the goods of the offender
to the family Of the suicide so that many
of the gentlemen of failing health and slender
means. manage to get insulted by rich man
hang themselves, and have the pleasing as
surancc that their families will be handsome
" provided for. Pleasant sort of life insur-
ance, and China is great country.
PROLIFIC There is a man in White coui-
tv, Illinois, who has wife that has borne
him sixteen children the first SIX came by
twos, the succeeding nine by threes-whle
the last one, poor helpless. lonely thing
came into this world without company
Sixteen children at seven births.-Ol"ey
Times.
THE Usual RATEs.-A Western editor
and his wife were walking out in the bright
moonlight, one evening. The wife was OF an
exceedingly poetical nature, and said to her
nate--Notice that moon-how bright, and
.alm, and beautiful" Couldn't think OF
noticing it." returned the editor, for anything
ess than the usual rates-a dollar and nifty
.ents for twelve lines