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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
] MAY NOT LOVE THEE.

IL nav not love thcc-but within my heart,
When night and darkness set my spirit free.
Ard sit mu>ing from the world apart,
There is a low. deep voice that tells of thee.
Iha- voice is sweet and mournful as the tone
Gf far -Eoan music hear, in sleep,
Or the wild cadence of a spirit lone
O'cr the hr,>hcd Wat,rs of the midnight deep
| NAV not love thcc-but thy blessed look
Forever haun,> my soul when thou art far
1t glanccs upward from each mOonlit brook.
And rlownNard from each bright and holy star
lis irlagcI in each flower that lifts its eve
~ morn to greet the sunshine and the dew,
And in each fairy cloud that wander> by,
Floating i'll beauty o 'cr the mountain blue.
! NAV not love thec-but thy gentle words
t'an stir within my soul its font of tears.
And wake the echo of my hearts deep chords,
Like some sweet melody of early wears.
| may no, love thce-but thy ima"c seems
\ loving radiance to my spirit given,
For oh, picture thee in all my dreams
Of bliss on earth and blcsscdness in Heaven !"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
Bathing.

Once a week is often enough for. Il decent
white man to wash himself all over: and
whether H. Summer or Winter that ought to
be done with soap, warm water and a hogs
hair brush. in a room showing at least seven
tv degrees Fahrenheit.
Baths should be- taken carly in the morning
for it is then that the system possesses the
power of reaction in the highest degree. Any
kind Of bath is dangerous soon after meal.
or soon after tatiguinS exercise. No man or
woman should take a bath at the close of the
:iav. unless by the advice of a family phy>i
clan. Many Il man. in attempting to cheat
his doctor out of fee. has cheated him
self out of his life: ave. it is done every day.
The best. safest. cheapest and more univcr
sally accessible mode of keeping the surface
Of the body clean, besides the once a week
washing with soap. warm water. and hogs
hair brush. is as follows -
As soon aS Won get out of bed in the morn
ing. wash Your face. hands. neck and breast {:
then. IN the same basin Of water. put YOUR
feet at once for about a minute, rubbing them
bri>klv all the time: then. with the towel.
which has been dampcncd by wiping the face.
feet. &C.. wipe the whole body well. fast and
hard. mouth shut. breast projecting. Let the
whole thing be done within five minutes.
At ght when Won 90 to bed. and whcncv-
cr YOU get out Of bed during the night. or
when YOU find yourself wakctul or restless.
spend from two to five minutes in rubbing
your whole body with your hands, as far as
YOU can reach in every direction. Thi; has
tendency to preserve that softneSs and mo-
biltv of skin which too frequent washing will
always destroy.
That precautions are necessary. in conncc-
ton with the bathroom. is ilnprcssively sig
niicd in the death of an American lady of re-
lincment and position. lately. after taking
bath soon after dinner of Surgeon Hume.
while alone in a warm BATH and of an emf
nent New Yorker, under similar circumstan-
ccs. all within a year.-H"Ns JomnM IF
HcaIth.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
THE GIRI. WITH THE CALICO DRESS.
BY ROBERT JOSSELYN.

BY ROBERT JOsSELYN.
\ fig for your uppcr-tcn girls
With their vclvct> and satinS and laceS,
Their diamonds and rubc> and pearls,
And their miliinCr figures and faces;
They NAV shine at a party or ball,
Emblazoncd with half they possess.
Bat give me i'll place Of them all,
Nv girl with the calico dress.
She is plump as a partridge. and fair
As the rose III its earliest bloom:
Her teeth with ivory comparc.
And her breath with The clover perfume,
Her step is rs free and is light
As the flwn's whom the hunters hard press.
And her eve is a soft and Is bright,
My girl with the calico dress.
Your tandicS and foplng> NAV snecr,
At her simple and modest attire,
But the charms She permits TO appear,
Would set the whole iccbcrg> on fire.
She can dancc-hut She never allows
The hugginc. the squeeze and carcSS,
She is saving al IL st for her spouse,
Nv girI with the calico dress.
She is cheerful. warm-hcartcd and true,
And Kind to her father and mother;
she studies how much she can do
For her sweet little sister and brother.
II YOU want 4 companion for life.
10 comfort cnlivcn and bless.
She is Just the right sort for a wife,
Ny girl with the calico dress.
[IickhaV MSs.) Sentinel.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
Religious Intelligence.

There are a few inveterate hunkers in the
church OF the Puritans, New York, and the
recent effective sermons by DR.. Cheeveragainst
the bred Scott decision, have aroused con-
siderable i'll feeling. 1t has manifested it.
self i'll written request from sixteen of the
society that DIR. Chccvcr would resign his pas
toratc, and 10 longer torment them before
their time DIR. Chcever laid the document
before the church, which at once passed res
oIutlon sustaining their pastor and urging
hlm to continue TO speak the truth boldly.
The receipts of the principal religious
and benevolent organizations for 1856 and
1851 are compared in the following table =
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
A Word About tho Sexes

The prudence and affections that forhi,l>
free and genial intercourse between the sexes
in that period of li!c when their minds and
hearts are being moulded as tie, will remain
forever; the miserable. dtsricablc spccula-
tons as to their loves and firtations: the
pucrlc. and had almost said Igurcnt ideas.
as to the tendencies cf their intercourse all
these. | think. arise from minds ard hearts
wholly wanting to trur elevation. SO the
high and noble thoughts. generous
and sincere friendship that should have
place in the society of the Young. and
carr. their pure and honest influence into
the Years of after life. are rcvcnscd upon So
clctv IN the pulling ideas of even children l.
bout love and social intercourse: instead of
turning the inevitable IDEAS of Young hearts
INTO the current of marly and womanlv re-
gard, the oldrr ones smile and >impcr little
about their early loves. until children think
ltquite cunning 10 have tiirtation
And awkward boys, instead of acquiring
case and grace in female society. grow up
intomcn who present atruly pitiablc spectacle
of mixed stcrnncss and unmanly Stiffness of
passions that are beneath contempt, and
hc>ltancy as to how even poitcncss may be
received. Girls. too. commit everlasting abb
surdities by treating men with coldrcss be-
cause they do not want their love. or macin-
ing few decent civilitics the precursor of
proposal
As matters 90 now. John may not walk up
to Mary IN public pace and talk with her.
because the girls and old women will begin
to speak of his "attcntions.' Lawrence
may not ramble over the hills with Kate with
no other thoughts in his mind or in hers but
a love Of the beautiful in nature. and an ap-
probation of each others taste, Lccaa>e Mrs.
Brown or Arabelia Smith WI report a.. ~tn-
gagcmcnt before evening. Lawrence NAV
not take Lucy on delightful drive or lend
books to Jane. or 60 with her to lecture or
to friends lcvee. without giving rise to slly
tanclcs IN some ones brain. If calm reason
or severe criticisms. or scathing sarcasm.
could effect change. they should each and
all be tried.
| know-for have not read human inn
pulses without purposc-that Il better condi-
ton of things might be brought about. but
the secret of ctlccting it is not discovered
lhlS IS no work for the religious moralist or
for the cold acute philosophcr-it is for the
sun OF an enlarged, genial, social enrichment
to scatter these mists; and when matters are
men'ied IN the ordinary routine of life. far
worse matters will come under these b;ttcr
influences the clear sunlight of healthy
morality will shine down into many . sink
OF pollution. and put to shame its inma,cs
who can live in the damp gas-lit cells and in
TIE 1oul air; mistress loving Rochestcrs will
become vlrtue-loving men, and women Will
DE ike the Angel of the Apologize, who sat
at mans right hand to record his good dcods
IN a trne and loving heart, and bear to the
great Judge an account of him that woud
bring him salvation.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
"Old PuSillanimous."

"Now he is withcrcd, and cid, and mean
'o' once he was handsome. and young. and
mean. He has had Il peculiar historv-ro,
peculiar: no doubt if he was this dav com
pciled to render an account of his life. j
would be long succession of dcspcr,t,
struggles with temptations of various sizes
IN which he was whipped every time-rcr
ular' thus commences the description. !,
the Home Jommal, of an imaginary character
whom the writer christens "Old pus;,,,,;
NOUS one of the numerous family Of tb,
" Pusllanimi.' Was there ever = finer do
scrlptlon, in so few words, Of the path tb,,
inc sfey-headed, miscrly, sanctimonious hvp
oc'lte has trodGen, to become what he Is than
'ha'--'a succession of struggles with tempta.
'l'n' IN winch he r"s chipped erery time >
an ana VIC might add, expected to be whipped
'me-servers of all sorts, and apolorists fo,
Sill IN Church and State, are those whose good
conscience lies beneath the heel of exped;en.
cy' An honest mans the nohlcst work q,
"oo Is true, because man can be such only
as ne whips the devil reglar," and the v;cto
ry makes him strong and noble.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

WHAT Is AND WHAT MNllr BE.-RounJ
about what is, lies whole mysterious world
OF what might be-a psychological romance
OF posSlblll'lcs and things that do not hap
pen. by going out a few minutes sooner or
later by stopping to speak with friend at a
corner, by meeting this man man or that, or
ny turning down this street instead of the
other we may let slip some great occasion of
good or avoid some impending evil, by which
the whole current of our lives would have
been changed. There is no possible solution
to the dark enigma but the one word. "Proy-
idence'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

WORKING WITH Cob" Work. for # ;<
God that worketh in YOU This beautiful
union of holy fear, and vet holy courage, Of
entire dependence upon God, and vet unabat-
ed and jealous diligence to make our calling
and election sure" is attainable only, nav. I
might say Ineligible only to spiritual mind,
Not that there is any incxplicabe mystery in
thelr connection; men are continually acting
IN the affairs of life in the same way. They
clear the ground, SOW their crops, 60 through
all the tolls of husbandry with unremitting
d'llsence' and show they can do no more !:
they watch for the increase, they think of It.
they talk OF it with the deepest interest, while
let 1t is undeniable th,.; they cannot make a
single blade of wheat to spring up, or bear
produce. The sun must shine upon it the
ram must water it, the Garth must neurish il .
they car command none cf these Bvpyo,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

AN OBJECTION TO R.ILKOADS.-At a ball
recently given at the Hotel de Vile in Paris,
a group. among which was the Secretary of
Feruk khau. were discussing the merits of
the Euphrates Valley Railroad. Your coun-
try said a lady to the Secretary. "wil then
be very near to us. YES. if the project
be accomplished" "Do YOU doubt its ac-
complishmcnt - The difficulties of exccu-
ton are very great and numerous" Ger
tainly but the English engineers will surmount
them "Oh' - replied the young Persian,
with an ar of cunning. there is one against
winch Their science must fall all these deS-
ertS are peopcd with ostrioheS." wei, ."
," ell these birds. yoI know. digest iron :;
they will eat the road up" General cxcl.
nation, IN which the Persian wa. declared
spiritual farrew,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
How THE RC.p CAME TO JI,I-I, <

How THE BEAR CAME TO HAVE \ SHORT
T>II~-A Norwegian fable satisfactorily ac-
counts for the short tail of the bear The
bear. it seems. was once met by the fox who
carried load of fish, and who in answer to
the question how Re had obtained them. re
piled that he had caught them by angling
The bear expressed desire to know an art
so useful: when the fox informed him that
he had on y to make a hole i'll the ice and in
scrt his tail. You must stop long enough.
and not mind if it hurt YOU a little (Said the
friendly advisory, for sensation of pain is
sure sign that YOU have a bite. The longer
the time, the more the fish. Ne, Hrtheless.
when YOU have good strong bite, be sure
YOU pull out" The crcdulous bear followed
the instructions and kept his tail in the hole
till it was frozen fast When he pulled. the
end of the tail came Off and hence the short
ness of the arpcndage at the prc>cn, day
Frosers Nnynzine.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

BEAUTIFUL COMrLMrNT-Stcclc no;d tbo
finest compliment to woman that pcrhaps
was was ever offered. Of one whom Conyrcvc
had also admired and celebrated. he saws that
ITO have loved her was a liberal education. =
"liow often" he says, dc,licating a volume
to hs wife. has your tenderness removed pain
from my sick hcad-hcw often anguish from
my afflicted heart. If there are such beings
as guardian angels, they are thus employed.
l cannot believe one Of them to be more GOOD
IN inclination, or more charming in form.than
nv wife
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
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 are
now prepared to print Handbills. Programmes.
Auction Bills. Bill Heads. Labels. Circulars. Busi-
ness and W cdding Cards &c. Nc. 1T short notice.
Orders bv mai. viii be CAREFUL, attended to. and
the work forwarded with DESPATCH
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

" a kind-hearted editor out West saws
"lf we have offended any man in the short
'o' brilliant course of our career, let him
send US new hat and say nothing about T. =.
lhe foregoing shows the possession Of a die
position not only forgr,ng hut ferce,,;,o
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
EXCELLrECT OF CHRIST.

He is path, if any be miSlcd
He is a robe. if any naked be;
If any chance to hunger. he is bread;
If any he bOndman he is free;
If any be but weak. how stIong is he!
To dead men life he is to sick men health;
TO blind men sight. and to the needy wealth.
y pleasure without loss trcarure without stealth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
From the New York Ledger.

AS distant lands beyond the sea.
When friends go thence. draw nigh.
SO Heaven. when friends have hithcr gone,
Draws nearer from the sky.
And as those lands the dcarer grow.
When friends are long away,
SO Heaven itself. through love ones dead,
Grows dearer day by day.
Heaven is not far from those who see
With the pure spirits sight.
But near, and in the very hearts
Of those who see Alright.
January. 1851. c. ID. STUART.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

y SrMovS FoIlY.-Therc is no greater
bunder than of doing 4 service so rs to dc
serve no thanks. If YOU mean to DO kind
action. do it in kindly manner; there would
not he half the ingrattudc of which so many
respectable people complain. if the good turns
they delight to chronicle were not so mixed
up with the troublesome. the disasrccablc
or the selfish. as to seem but bad work done
at high wages. Necessity. or the determine
ton to get on by any means. NAV induce a
man to accept such services; but imagine
that he will hold them i'll grateful remcm-
brancc is about as rational as it would be for
a merchant to expect some lasting memorial
OF gratitude for the wheat he had sold at fam
inc prices.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
THE ISLAND PRINCESS.

A Romance Of shc Old asad New World.
BY EMMA u. 4. y. soCTHwOHTH,
Author OF The Lost Hriress. Tho Deserted Wife,
Tho Missing Bride " Retri5ution.' etc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

- The Cincinnati Gazette saws that some
IN that region are so apprchcn>ive about the
visit OF the comet. that they are packing up
md getting ready TO move. Where ,o3
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

3 The best bank ever known is b,nl
OF earth; 1t never refuses % discount to hon
est labor. And the best shure is the nlow
share, on which dividends arc alvav l;bar.l
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
Curiosities of the Bible.

Ihe following curious calculations were as
certained by an English gentleman residing
at Amsterdam, \. d., 1772; also by another
gentleman, who made similar calculation \.
d., IT'S; and they arc said to have taken
each gentleman nearly three years in the in
vcstiSation:-
The Old Testament contains 80 books, 900
chapters, 23.2l4 verses, 592, ,439 words, and
2.72S. 100 letters. The middle book of the
Old Testament is Proverbs the middle verse
is the second of Chronicles, Goth chapter, be-
tween the 18th and 18th verses The long
est book of the Old, is Isaiah. having G6 chap
tcrs the longest chapter, Psalms l 10. having
116 verses; shortest chapter, Psalms III,
having two verses; longest verse, Esther, 18th
chapter and 9th verse, having 80 words and
1921 letters: shortest verse, lst Chronicles and
18th verse, having 3 words and - letters
The word land occurs in the Old Testa-
mcnt 81, ,543 times ; the word Jehovah or Lord
occurs 6,Sj5 times; the word Reverend oc-
ours but once in the Bible. namely. Psalms
ial in coffin was Joseph. in Genesis. 9TH
chapter and 26th verse. The 10Th chapter
of I'd book of Kings. and 377th of Isaiah. are
alike The 2lSt verse of the eth chapter of
Ezra contains the alphabet, and J being as
Il, lo, s. L. l,,c
10 chapters. and neither Lord nor God is
to be found therein The Sth. 10Th 2lSt and
3lst verses of the 10th Psalm are alike
There are no words or names in the Bible of
more than six svlablcs The two finest chap
tcrs in the Bible to read. are the ID chapter
of job and the o6th of Acts
The .\pocrypha (not in>pircd.l contains lS3
chapters. 6.OSl verses. ard lj2,lS5 words.
The New Testament contains 26 books. 2G0
chapters. 1853 verses. 1929 words. S5S-
$50 letters The middle book of the New
Testament is the I'd Epis,lc to Thcssalonians ::
the middle verse is Acts. l1th chapter and
81" >''>' ,"' 'o''- '''N VI '"'
i'S''''''''.' /, '''''.,N' "''''''S ''''l''''>
>horte>, book. I'd Epi>.le of John. having one
el'"E''f i'''S'>' ''''i''''' i'"Nc 'h' ISL ha'-
ny '' verses >'''''>' e'''p''f' IN r'l'i>'i''
"i '"i''' ~ ''''p'''' 'N NIX ~ verses SNORT
est verse |, n'N'!''''''> -''h 'I'p'eF AT" i'h
VERSE; n"' ''S ie''''S al" "ofo>' Inc
"''u anu ''."'> III '''' NC" testament
i'''>f ''''''>. Now mere cN''i'' III 'i' ~
chaP''f of :" limo'h!' Is me name "l "faio-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

sort of dead reckoning. said to Miss Spry, an
other of the party, that if that boy was her she
guessed he'd have to take some.-Boston
SatW}ay Ercning Gdzette.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30

1856. 1871
American Bible society," 1893 81 S14I sos
American Tract society, 4lj6W 42O ~
Am. Il. {. of Foreign missions, Us 700 ;}O1 BIS
Pres. Board of Foreign 2Ol.933 POS. 7GS
Am. Home mission society. l93,5iS 10000
Am. and Foreign Chris. Union, $500 IS DOG
Am. and Foreign Bible society, 1868 II .OOO
Am. Baptist home Miss. society, 5O.:4l Al ,:JO7
:Ahi. Antl->lavcry society. $4,000 $4,000
Ladies Home mission society, 9.a57 81 ~
y. \. State colonization society, 1898 &c or,
Female Guardian society, 27,925 3O.3I,
y. \. Sunday school union, 10000 lj.j3S
Scamcn' Friend society, oo.oS3 - so
PcaSc Five Points Mission, 10000 20 OOO
American Abolition Society, 5000 & :A6
\ Dung Men Chris. AsSociat'n, 3.9l-
Female Maglalen society, 5000 1884
Am. Congregational Union. 1000 294j
lnhrmary tor women \ children, 5000
American Temperance Union, ljS7 1904
Society for amcliorating the con-
dltion of the Jews. 1000 10000
Children's Aid society, lO.I6i II .l4o
systematic bcneticcnce society," Il1c
Society for education Of colorcd
children, GO
Total, Sl,156,672 Sl.972 sos
increase OF 1874 over 1896. SID. lit;
There are said to be 600 900 Christians
III 'io -Aii'tiiitC empire OI AocUln, NINA, VINO
are now suffering serious prosecutions. under
the cruel king lsu Due,
Key. Mr.. Bushnell, who has had thirteen
years experience as Il missionary in Africa,
says that there are fourteen thousand church
members N different parts of that country.
that the capacity Of the African seen in his
own land is far higher than We estimate it
here. that the internal slave trade is ONLY a
consequence of the external. and that there
is 10 reason to believe that slavery existed
at all in Africa prior to its introduction into
Christian land.
A little Girl of - or Is. at .Arabkir.
among the Armcnians in Turkey. who has
learned to read the New Testament, and has
become Jealous convert. is boldly preaching
not only to the members of her own house.
but to ahorcrs at work.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-12
ANOTHER VERSION uY THE REVOLT.

ANOTHER vKRsJOK Ur THE REVOLT.
An outbreak occurred oD Sunday morning eng Sing
Drisos, which fcrsnassiy did MOI head any d. ar0us
results appears thai conspiracy has been oraanizans
arDoee the convics for some time pact, the riugIsaS
Of which wes q man named Dunn, undergoing
Q second term Of pcarosvasios for crime committed
In this city. By means Ut Dos@ handed round In she
workshops everything prepared, ana merely await
The signal from the srob oonsprasor, whsh si9nl war
given between eight and nine O'Clock sunday mwning
whht The variour gangs were going In 70 breakfast
The gang J stoDe quarters pacing the quadrangle,
cry from them, and forthwith thirty W forty
ttarted OIL Resching the railroad track, WHOM lie
b eating directly through she pr~on gro nd- they dc
scendeo the WALL aud through tho tunnel towards The
village at the p # their speed Long conlnansnt h'w
had told upon ther OF enduranco anu wsan
they had gos Cd some Two or three hundred yxs iron
they kept up ,heiv peculiar cry, which a.rassed
the attention 0 the people 10 the village, VINO rushed Tor
ward nng the rail track and, with little resistance, Sc
cured the fugitves Another party Of conyics PIT se
wards the river, and meeting with guard they drove
him from his post with stones but their retreat was sosn
cut off, and they all eventually captured Nome ol
the prison. doubtless being afraid Of the guardhouse and
the nHenen II contained.
whiia breakfast being eaten In the dining room,
three or four convicts commenced an attack upon
the head keeper, whom they goa down and com
renCed pummehng, whist hundreds OF men a,
the Tables looked calmly on Mr.. Beardsley, the
vover, the sssailanp Immediately drew OIL After the
meal concluded, and the men were returning across
he quadrangle, Of them cried out "Nows the time
boys and prepared To start OIL but an obcer stepped
up and discharged psto vt hs breast. The man inme
da,e fell out soon got up unhur, ~ the psol Was no,
loaded with ball.
Of the establishment the last two days. account Of he
eese Dunn having received the nhcton twice With The
Cr0op hoe full in biz face. Al tho last accounts ne WA
passing his time in tho "dark coll, and tho prison was