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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Hub Nc.

Passing along Broadway, some time ago.
a vehicle WIS arrested by some slight ob>,ruc
ton, and the horses were rot quite able to
start it; the driver SAW at oncc that but a
very little aid Was needed, and turning to
another Jchu. who WAS coming behind him.
said. "iIub ne. Mipmnie!" The other SAW as
instantly what was required, and. without 4
moments hesitation or stop. 50 guided his
own horses as to make the hub of his own
carriage strike lightly a;Ain>t that of the
ether, and each giving his own animals :.
touch Of the whip, both carriages moved on
almost as easily as i. nothing mad happened.
How many times in the great Broadway o.
life might men "hub' one another without
incommodiny themselves. \ friendly act
done, an oblig CATION incurred, some future act
of kint II, S. provoked atthc expense Of i word
or only a single moments time. The most
of us regard omnibus drivers as rather rough
specimens Of humanity but ever since the
IHCiuCHt 0oo\C ItIsitCt!. We nave seen Il lnOrdl
beauty i'll the odd expression" "Hub NE. sLip-
m0tc. When 4 man takes new >papcr or
a periodical, he usually becomes attached to
it. begins to feel that its editor is his friend
and as often as the publication comes, he de-
rlycS from the work of its editor some in
tcrcstinT item of news, some amusing state
mcnt. or some profitable idea or suggestion.
This is repeated a dozen, fifty, or hundreds
of times Il year. for which the dollar two, or
five, of subscription price is no compensation
sinEly. Under the circumstances, then, VIC
appeal to each reader of this article. in behalf
of any publication which he receives, to help
it to Il new subscriber, as often as an oppor-
tunity is afforded, by single word of appro-
baton or solicitation. There are many per
sons who have so much milk of human kind
ness in them, that they would take paper
rather than refuse; and for that courtesy YOU
have chances of doing them service. Just III
proportion to the real worth of the publication
commended. To each present subscriber OF
our Journal we venture the appeal, with
some confidence :-"llUB ME, sIIIrMATE.
JOurnW Of Uealih.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Mrs. Lofty and I.

Mrs. Lofty keeps carriage,
SO do |;
She has dapple-grays to draw it,
None have ];
She's no proudcr with her coachman
Than am
With my blue eyed. laughing baby,
Trundling BY.
| hide his face lest she should sec
The cherub boy, and envy ne
Her fine husband has white fingers,
Mine has not
He could give his bride palace
Mine 4 cot.
Hers comes home beneath the starlight
Nc'cr cares she:
Mine comes in the purple twilight,
Kisses me,
And pravS that He who turns lifc's sands
Will hold his loved ones in His hands.
Mrs. Lofty has her jewels.
SO have |;
She wears hers upon her bosom,
Inside |;
She will leave hers at Deaths portal,
By-and-by;
l shall bear my treasure with me
When die.
For | have love. and she has gold
She counts her wcalth-lninc cant be told
She has those who love hcr-station,
None haveI:
But I've one true heart beside me-
Glad am l.
Id not change it for kingdom,
No, notI |.
God will weigh it in his balance.
By-and-by.
And the difference define
'Twixt Mrs. Lofty's wealth and mine
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Temperance.
From the st. Adams Messenger.


A movement started in this village few
weeks since, to obtain signatures to the pledge
of total abstinence from all Intoxicating drinks
has been attended with remarkable success.
Public sentiment seems to be very generally
on the right side, and decidedly sustains the
efforts which have been made to revive the
influence of voluntary pledge associations to
object aimed at is not to discard the law res
pecting the traffic in intoxicating drinks, but
rather to create a hcalthful tone of public
feeling by calling attention to the ravagcs OF
intempcrance in the community. and to check
if possible a further sacrifice of victims to this
fiery Molock The best of laws arc compara-
lively powcrlcss to effect any good, unless
the the beneficial results to be secured by
them, are duly appreciated. Let public SEN
timent be right on any given subject. and a
due execution of the law relating to that sub
jcct, follows almost as a matter of course.
1t would seem, that no very long labored
course Of argument could be essential at the
present time to awaken and sustain renewed
efforts to promote the general cause OF tenn
perance. The question is ore emincntly
practical. ard in its various bearings upon
the we'll being of the community. generally
comes homes to the heart Of every candid and
rejecting man, whichever may be his OWL
views as to the best mode of meeting it. Tha,
something must be done and that speedily
has for some time been the prevalent feeling
among those who long ago enlisted in tn,
work OF the temperance reform, to rescue ant
save the young from the fearful power of tn,
Intoxicating cup. We trust that the work
has commenced in earnest in the right drcc
ton, and will We doubt not be thorough,
prosecuted. Total abstinence from all tha
intoXicatcS. are ;hc watch words. and Il good!
ly number arc rallying at the call.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

CURE FOR STAMMERING-At every syllable
pronounced, tap at the same time with the
finger. BY so doing the most invcterate
stammerer will be surprised to find he can
pronounce quite tiuently, and by long and
constant practice, he will pronounce perfectly
we'll This may be explained in two ways
either by a sympathetic consentancous action
of the nerves of voluntary motion in the fin
ger, and in those of the tongue, which is the
most probable or it may be that the move
ment of the finger distracts the attention o.
the individual from his speech, and allows
free action of the nerves concerned in articu
l;ition.-Scientifc american.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

LAPLAND MAHRIAGEs.-Every Laplander,
however poor, has dozen or two deer and
the focks ofa Lapp CrGsus sometimes amount
to two thousand head As soon as young
lady is born-aftcr having been duly rolled
in the snow-she is lowered by her father
with certain number Of deer, which are i'm
mcdiatcly branded with her initials, and
thenceforth kept apart as her especial proper
ty. In proportion as they increase and null
tiply does her chance improve of making a
good match. Lapp courtships are conducted
pretty much in the same fashion as in other
parts of the world. The aspirant, as soon as
he discovers that he has lost his heart, goes
off in search Of friend and a bottle of BRAN
dy. The friend enters the tent, and opens,
simultaneously. the brandy and his business
while the lover remains outside. engaged in
hcWing wood, or some other mcnial employ
mcnt. If. after the brandy and the proposal
have been duly discussed. the eloquence of
his friend prevails, he is himself called into
the conclave and the young people are allow
ed TO rub noses. The bride then accepts
from her suitor present of a reindeer
tongue, and tie espousals are considered
concluded. The marriage does not take place
for two Or three years afterwards and during
the interval the intended is obliged to labor
in the service of his father-in-l law.-Loro
Dubun's Letters from High Lotitudcs.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

~ These are the times when the advice
of the sagacious Micawbcr "comcs home tc
mems business and bOsoms:'
My advice, Copperfeld, you know. An
nual income-twenty pounds. Annual ex'
penditure nineteen six; :esult-happiness
Annual income-twcnty pounds. Annual
expenditure-twenty pounds, ought and six
result-misery. The blossom s blighted
tine leaf is withered; the god of day goes
down upon the dreary scene, and, in short
YOU are forever hoored"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Miss FLORA MCFLIMsEY IN ENGLAND.-In
letter from the daughter of noble lord in
ENGLAND 10 4 friend IN this city she sars.

letter from the daughter of noble lord in
England to friend i'll this city, she says:
"Is Miss Flora McFlimscy meant to repre-
sent a person in the highest class of life :?
For YOU know, in England the subject of
dress is one that is quite ignored in good So
ciety. We remark that such person may
dress WELL or the contrary, but any lady who
talked d great deal, or even showed that she
thought a great deal about dress, would be
set down as bore; and, as we express it,
would be sent to Coventry.
We take it for granted than the art of
dress comes naturally to 4 lady-lke mind,
and requires 10 thought or effort conse-
quently any one too smart is generally set
down as a person with bad taste and vulgar.
That is how we settle things here, and VIC
should not stand Miss Flora for an hour.
Our papers have of late written great deal
about ladies' dress, and very rightly too
for the present fashion is absurd or unnatu.
rail-"
What do our Miss Floras say to that ~
Y. Post.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

UNRULY LAWYERS SENT TO JAIL BY TIE
INDIGNANT CorEr.-Judgc Claggctt, of the
first Judicial District in Iowa, made a rule
that lawyers who had cases in court, should
not leave without notice. This did not please
them. And to put his honor out of countc,
nance they would get up, one after another
and say with long faces and juvenile accent
"please thir, may go out:?' His honor
bore this as long as he could, when he had
them all put to Jail. The Burlington Hawk
eye says that mo public ediicc, not excepting
the penitentiarv, ever contained so much la
tent rascality as the Madison jail when filled
with the lawyers Of the district"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

On GENDEE.-Punch slanderously SAYS
The sun is called masculine from its support
ing and sustaining the moon, and finding her
the whercwithal to shine away as she does of
a night, and from his being obliged to keep
such family of stars. The moon is feminine
because she is constantly changing, just like
a ship blown about by every wind. The
church is feminine, because she is married to
the State, and time is masculine because he
is tritied with by the ladies.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

u a young widow who edits paper i'll
a neighborins State says: I'VE do not look
quite as we'll as usual to-day, ON account of
the non-arriyal of the mails"
- Mrs Partington inquiries what kind Of
razors are employed in shaving notes. Mr..
Pic respectfully informs her that they are
generally raiscrs of money.
C. A judge in Indiana threatened to fine
lawyer for contempt of court, Il have ex
pressed no contempt for the court" SAID tht
lawyer; ION the contrary, have careful!
concealed my feelings"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
Rain.

My love took shelter under the tree
From rain, the summer rain;
And |, by low, made bold and free,
Took shelter with her in the lea
OF the wide. high-Sprcading chestnut tree,
And blessed the rain. the rain.
Quoth |. "Do>t think the storm will pass :"
Quoth she. Il III but silly lass"
Quoth |, True love hath rainbow light"
Quoth she. "Most beautiful and bright"
Quoth |. My love is hard totcll."
Quoth she. Come close, I'll listen well.
Oh rain oh rain
Oh blessed rain.
No sunshine ever shall come again
SO dear to me as that stormy rain
-(UJri,S NacLuu
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
JOB PRINTING.

Our Printing establishment was never in better
condition than now, and increased attention will
be given to this branch of business. We keep
constantly on hand Paper and Card Stock and arc
now prepared to print IIandbills. Programmes.
Auction Bills. Bill Heads. Labels. Circulars. Bu>i
and W cdding Cards. &c, &C., at short notice.
Orders by mail will be carefully attended to. and
the work forwarded with despatch.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

UGII.-In looking over the schedule Ct
articles to be presented to the different Indian
tribes, for which the Secretary of the Interior
invites proposals, we observe the item "i~o
hudred dozen scalping knees" Our hand
went up involuntarily to the "place where
the hair ought to be."-Dut|er county, Olto,
Telegroph.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

KIND WoElS.-Thcv never blister the
tongue or lips. And we have never heard of
ary mental trouble arising from this quarter
Though they do not cost much. vet they ac-
comphsh much. They help ones own good
nature and good will. Soft words soften our
own soul. Angry words are fuel to the flame
Of wrath, and make it burn more ticrcrly.
Kind words make other people good naturcd.
Cold words freeze people, and hot words
scorch them. and bitter wor,..s make them bit
ter. and wrathful words make them wrathtul.
There is such Il rush of all other kinds of
words in our dav, that it seems desirable to
give kind words chance among them. There
are vain words, and idle words. and hastv
words, and spitcful words, and silly words
and empty words, and profane words, and
boistcrous words, and warlike words. Kind
words also produce their own image on men 5
souls. And IA beautiful image it is. They
soothe and quiet, and comfort the hcarcr.
They shame him out of his sour, morosc, un-
kind feelings. We have not vet begun to
use kind words in such abundance as they
ought to be uscd.-Pasc0l.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

~ The following is given as the defni-
ton of the word "widow :"-"Onc who knows
whafs what, and is dcsirous Of further IN
formation on the same subject"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

MOMENTS IN llEAvlN-Thcrc are moments
when every spr!; that hath brcathcd eternal
life. feels in the presence of some great and
unknown power. Ia the cool evening. the
>had y noon. or the lcNy morning. all and
every one hath felt that some power above
the earth was near. y silent spell sheds DER
the spirit a foret,ste Of Heavens jov.
Thoughts come as rays Of light Illuminating
the cell within. and pccring out over the
lovely landscape. reveal beauties that were
never seen before.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

~ The oldest mnemonic curiosity is that
of woman who never knows her own age,
but knows to halt an hour that of her female
friends!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

- The following story is told by the Mo-
bile Tribune, of Judge Hawkins, the repre-
sentative to Congress from the State of Flor
ida-a man. by the way, brimful Of genuine
wit. During the war with the Florida lndi-
ans he commanded volunteer company On
one occasion they fell upon party of the en-
cmy corcealcd in swamp. The Captain
sprung upon log, with more valor than
discretion) waived his sword, and cheered his
men to the charge. Just then he was shot
down. One of his officers ran to ask him if
he was much hurt. Not very badly" said
Hawkins, "just enough to send me to Con-
gress." The prediction has now been veri-
fled.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

- The tolics. vices. and consequent mis-
cries of nutituLc>. displayed ina newspaper,
are SO many admonitior> and warnings, so
many bcaconS. continually burning. to turn
others from the rocks on which they have
been hirwrcckcd.-Eishop Horne.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

Mr.. SKINFIINT'S GcoDNES>.-W Mr..
SkinAint. of Bcanvillc. died, there was quite
a sensation in town about it, The bell was
tolled, and the only flag in town-that which
belonged to the tavcrn-was hung union
down for twcntv-four hours His praise was
i'll every ones mouth, though why they pra;s-
cd him no one could say. except that he was
worth great deal of money. This was be-
fore Mrs. Darlington moved from Beanville
We have lost great man. ma am said the
minister. calling upon her; so portlv. so pub
!ic-spirtcd. so-So-rich. .Ah. YES respond
ed the cstimablc dane, with 4 tear of regret
in her eye, his goodness was past finding out
it was. said she, raising her hand as if
Reckoning down a large word by which to
express herself loudly; it was intinitc>imal
and his right hand never knew what his left
hand did, nor anybody else. for that matter.
He was such an excellent man. The minis
ter coughcd at the infnite>imal goodness, bu,
he saw how kindly it was intended and said
nothing. g.-BoSton Ga:cttc.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

PAYING SMALL DEBTs LLuSrHiTEp.-A
Fredcricksbursh merchant went to Caroline
Court, on Il certain occasion. with 800
note Of a certain denomination. Shortly at-
ter he got on the green he paid it over to a
farmer. The farmer soon discharged an in
dcbtednesS to some one else and thus tie
note kept on its mission of liquidation until
near the heel Of the evening" when it was
again paid back to the same merchant who
took it there. and he brought it back to Fred
eriehsbHfsh. Having the curiosity to trace
its working, he found that $1,000 worth of
debts had been paid by that 500 note in d
single DISCRIMINATING UnuiA
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
The Home of Charlotte Bronte.

On arriving ut Bradford, one of the mos,
populous and smoky of the many populous
and smoky manufacturing towns of Yorkshire
was told Haworth was but ten miles distant
and prefcrring to make the journey on foot
soon found myself beyond the suburbs of the
town, and out of the suffocating influence OF
its smoke. The first thing which was to be
done was to find which was the Haworth
road. and to this end l made enquiries of a
native respecting the locality of the Mecca OF
my pilgrimage IIaworth, the home of Char.
lottc Brontc.
Il know nowt of it," he replied, and the!
bcckoning to some of his companions Inform
ed them that "ta young man wanted to find
out more than he could tell him If himscl.
SO | again asked which was the road to IIa-
worth.
"IIaworth ?-IIaworth ?" said native No.
>, doubtingly. Il don't know nowt of it
but praps you mean Otley?"
NV, dSSuICu iiiIl ul'l IOl Ilcdi OtlCN
but IIaworth a village about ten miles from,
4 Bradford. At this they all shook their heads
and third native suggested Skipton; but
the suggestion was not received with favor.
Fearing that my pronunciation of the name
might not be correct. asked if they knew OF
IIayworth but they did not know IIayworth
Perhaps they knew lIyworth No, they were
equally ignorant of Hywor,h 1t might be
lIceworth, then suggested; but they had
no, the rcmotcst idc. o. Ilccworth. then
tried IIowor;h without effect, and even
went so far in the lis. Of vowel sounds as t,
fccblv ar.iculatc I.uwor:h Here one of tn,
natives, who had been for some time in decl
brown study. said that p'raps the gentlcma,
mean, lIorth. sad i; was very probable
and the speaker adding something ahou
Ilorth. on the moorS / assured him that i
was the place, and received directions to %
two miles or more to the Bar-gatc, and thcl
turned short to the left. when one >cntcntiou
native made general observation to the c.
fec; that if body wanted to 90 to lIorth
why d:dn', body say he wanted to 90 It
llor,h at oncet and be done with it, appar
emily quite oblviouS of the fact that the bod
had been irving very hard to say so for SOM
time.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-27
Congress.

l SOuBIobb.
Washington, Jan. b4-The Sere cant al
Arms arrived here last night from Phila-
delphia, having in custody Mr.. Chester, who
was taken to the house in which Mr.. 81
monitor is confined.
SENATE MIR. Wilson presented the
credentials Of Mr.. Sumner, Senator from
Massachusetts, for six years from the 4th
Of March next,
The Senate proceeded to the con sdera
ton of bills relative to the District Of Go.
lumbia.
DIR, Fesenden presented the credentials
OF Amos Nourae Of Maine, 10 fill the yhcan-
cy occasioned by the resignation OF Nj.
Hamin. Mr. Nourae then appeared and
was qualified,
The Senate then passed sundry private
bills of no generalin interest,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.-Mr. Wakeman presented q
petition from many merchants Of New
York asking the Importation Of sugar free
Of duty,
The Sergeent-at-Arms brought Mr.
Chester before the House, and a resolution
was adopted, on motion Of Mr.. Kelsey, chi
ling on the witness to furnish any excuse
why he did not appear before the select
committee.
Alter debate, it was determined Mr..
Chester should answer in writing, under
oath.
Mr. Wade by request of the select com
mittee, asked leave to offer resolution that
Mr.. Chester be discharged from Custody al
ter he shall have appeared before the select
rf.V NIT IA ay.d fall II
questions which may be put to him by said
committed
Mr.. Stevens-I object until hear wha,
his answ ers,
Tho Segeant-at Arms then retired with
his prisoner and private bills were consld.
cred till adjournment.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-27
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