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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
The Vegetable Kingdom QuizzicnIIy
C0nsjdered.

Read what Captain JOB Prest, in his won
derfui Adventures says of the veSetabI.
kingdom:
The term e2etable-sometmes gronounc
ed we.etanIe-ls probably derived trom tn,
peculiar long and pointed form of this de
scrpton OF esculents, hence originally call
ed w-dg eatable, and now refined in the
present form.
Annual Towering plants resemble whales
as they come up to blow.
Flowers are very warIike in their di.posi
tlon, and ever armed with pistils.
They are migratory in their habits, 70,
wherever they may winter, they are sure tc
leave in the Spring. most of them very DO
lite and fuIl of boughs.
Like dandl-s, the coating of many trees is
their most valuable portion. Cork trees, fol
instance.
Grain and seeds are not considered dan
serous except when anout to shoot.
Several trees, like watch dogs, are valued
mostly tor their bark.
A little bark will make rope, but i. takes
large pile OF wood for cord
Though there are no vegetable beaux.
there are number Of spruce trees.
It's considered only right and proper to
ak trees before you fell them.
., Fruit trees have military characteristics.
When young they are trained; have many
Kernels and their shoots are straight.
Gra'n must be treated like infants; when
the head bends it must be Graded; and
threshlng is resorted 10. to fit 1t for use.
lares are mostly found with smaller grains
which require sowing.
Great indulgence in fruit is dangerous
and too free use melons produces melon
collie effect.
Old maids are fond of pears-but cannot
spd1re any reference to dates.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

CousINlNG.-A country gentleman lately
arrived at Boston, and Immediately repai, ed
to the house of relative lady who had mar.
r'ed merchant of that city. The parties
we're glad to see him, and invited him to make
their house his home, as he declared his in.
tention Of remaining in that CITY only day
or two. The husband of the iadv, anxious ia
show his attention to relative and friend of
his wife. took the gentleman's horse to a liv.
cry stable in Hanover street.
Finally his visits became a visitation. and
the merchant. after lapse of eleven DAYS,
found. besides lodging and boarding the gen.
tleman. pretty considerable bill had run IN
at the livery stable. Acc 'rdingly he went to
the man who ke It the i,verv stable and told
him when the gentlem IN took his horse he
would pay the bill.
Very good. said the stable keeper, Il un
derstand you.s
Accordingly. in . short time. the country
gentleman went to the stable and ordered his
horse to be got ready. The bill, Of course.
was presented to him.
49,, said the gentlemen, 'Mr. .-, nv
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
a New Swindle-.Thc Indy and the Lu.
matte Clerk.

A corresp p,ndent of the Independence
Beige gives the following account of an ince-
nious swindIe committed By woman in the
city of Toulouse
"A very elegantly dressed .alv few dia-s
ago entered one the most fashionable shop.
of Toulouse. in quest of articles Indispensable
for the toilet of lady q Ia made. A rirh car
riase waited at the door. and everything about
the la'lv was calculated to inspire the great
est confidence
1.-The shopping was soon done and the bill
presented. Iii. wrll,' said the lady, send
one Of your clerks with me h. shall he paid,
anil the carriage shall bring him hack
"A clerk is soon really the carriage moves
on. and after short ride. stops before large
bull ling. The door is opened, and the lady
and the clerk enter a parior. After few
minutes delay. a gentleman of very re,r.r,a-
bic appearance enters, and receives then:
| cordially.
"'Take charge of MonSieur-I will soon
return. saws the lady, and leaves In two
minutes the noise of carriage wheels i. heard.
line younS man. thus left alone wish IN.
gentleman. becomes impatient, and exrlaims,
Pay me. If Won please For WHAT For
the shawls and dresses. Won know .B. not
so hasty, nv youn. friend: I'll answer For
what : For your convalescence - calm
yourself
The clerk thought that he was speaking
TO The lady's brother, when, in reality. he vas
addressing Dr. D., a celebrated, nhx.;.
cian ofiuna'ics. The lady had paid the doctor
visit shortly before making her bargain,
and had consulted him. and solicited his aid
IN favor OF her yonns brother, who was men.
tally deranged- She had given him full ac.
count of the mania of her brother, who she
told him believed himselffo be the clerk of
some merchant, and wonld continually de-
mand money for shawls and dresses, which he
had sold on account o! his EMPLOYER DIR. u.
brlieving that he vas with a luna,ir, treat,
him as such. The clerk asks for his money :
the doctor offers him room. AT last the
young man works himself into a passion, and
screams most fearfulv. This confirms the
doctors suspicious, and he i. contemplating
treating his patient 10 shower baths, when
the clerk demands paper and ink, proposing
to write to his employer.
"lhe Doctor agrees, thinking 20 di scover
, some new symptoms. The letter i. written
and despatched; half an hour afterwards. the
; merchant arrives. and an explanation ensu~s.
1.-The success of the plot was complete.
The beautiful lady could not be found"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

ENGLISH re. AMERICAN Girls. The
English S'rl spends more than one half of
her waking hours in physical amusement-
which tend to develop. invieoratc, and ripen
the bodily powers. She rides, walks. drives.
rows upon the water, runs, dan,r., pIay..
sings, jumps the rope, throws the ball, hnrls
the qno'ts, draws the bow. keeps up the shut
'lecork and all this wi,hou, having it pressed
forever upon her mind that she i. Thereby
wasting her time. She does this every dav
until It becomes habit she will follow IN
through life. Her frame. as natural conse-
quence IS larger, her muscular system better
developed, her nervous system in better sub.
ordination. her strength more enduring, and
the whole tone of her mind healthier.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

Defence OF HOOPs.-Now we have
proved that hoops are useful by showing that
they are healthy, convenient and economical
but they are useful in another way, too. You
know the gentleman are very fond of kissing
US ladies. Now it was always bad enough to
be kissed by gentleman, minus mous:ache
but it is worse to be kissed by them now that
their mouth is entirely surrounded by bristles.
When it is necessary to use flesh brush Oh
our faces, we prefer to buy one of the right
kind, and not take the greasy, hair appen-
dages Of latter.day gentleman's uper lip
and chin. But we are the weaker sex, MIR.
Editor, and the gentlemen are so headstronS
that all our resistance would be like chatf
scattered to the wind, and we must submit to
having our faces we'll brushed and creased,
could we not invent something to keep the
gentlemen at proper distance. So here come
the hoops to our assistance, and they have
proved themselves really useful. So, say
what you will, We intend to wear them until
We find something to suit US better.-Dollar
Newspaper.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

The Philadelphia chess players have
beaten the New Workers in game that has
been gong on TOR year.
My DEAR" said wife to her husband,
"'did you ever read OF the plague in Lon
don 2" No, don't want to read of it it
is enough to have a plague in my own
house
Paddy was summoned to Court for re.
fusine to pay his Doctors bill: Judge
"Why do you refuse to pay?" Paddy
"What fos should | pay-sure did he give
me anything but some emetics, and the devil
a one could l keep on my stomach at all, at
ALL"
The LATEST THING oUT.-A "highly
accomplished and intelligent housewife" on
the Kenebec keeps "henery." When she
mixes Cayenne ptpper with the food of her
l6 hens, every alternate day, she gets IL to
IA eggs every morning, and when she does
not mix in the cayenne she gets only or 10
eggs DAY. 80 says the writer IN the Bos-
ton Transcript.
The GREAT ToBAcCo CONTROVERSY
Clara (emphaticaLIy)-"I don't care what
you say Frank shall always think it a
nasty. odius, dirty, filthy, disgusting and
most Objectionable hablt!.'
Fri"k-"HAw! Now I'm really surprised,
Clara, to hear such clever girl as you are
running down smokin. in such strong Ian.
suase-tor IT'S admitted BY all sensible peo-
pie you know, that it's the abuse of tobacco
tha''s wrong"
h!ch little bit Of sophistry completely
vahquishes Clara.-Puneh.
There have been many definitions of a
gentleman, but the prettest and most poetic
is given by lady.-"A gentleman is a hu.
man being combining woman's tenderness
With mans courage"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
relative will nav this"

relative will pay this"
VERY good. sir said the stable keeper,
''please to get an order from Mr., it will
be the same as money"
The horse was pnt up again. and down
went the country gentleman to Long Wharf
where the merchant kept.
"Wcli." said he. =! am going now"
Are YOU ?" said the gentleman, ..well. 200 d
bye. sir"
"Weil, ahont my horse: the man said the
bill must be paid i"r his keeping"
We'll. suppose that is all right. sir"
"Yes-weil, but you know I'm your wife's
cousin"
"les." said the merchant, Il know you are
but your horse ia NJ ~
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
Archbishop Tillotson III.

- Archbishop Tillotson, the able.s
preacher of his day, thus sets forth the follv
OF the majority of mankind: "Many men
pass fifty or sixty years in the world: and
when they are just about going out of it
they beth'nk themselves, and step back. a. i.
were to DO something which they had all the
while forgot, viz: the main business Sor
which they came into too world, to repent
OF their sins, and reform their lives, and mako
their Peace with God, and in time prepare
toY eternitv.''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
SPRINGS WELCOME.
From the Rutland Herald.

From the Rutland Herald.
Come into the meadows, Kate,
At the rosy hour Of dawn.
Come into the meadows. Kate,
For the snow is well nigh gone,
And together we'll trip, together we'll wait,
Together we'll tread the lawn.
Come HE to the wild woods Kate,
For the violet peeps to-day!
Come HE to the wild woods, Kate,
From labor and pain away.
And what will we care when the sun grows late
For there we'll be happy and gay.
Come roam in the deep grove, Kate,
The Jsssamines branch we'll prune;
Come roam in the deep grove, Kate;
For the birds are all in tune.
IT'S April to-day, and with rapid rate
Mays coming and quick twill be June.
Come down by the brOoklet, Kate,
For it murmurs a song for thee
Come down by the broOklet, Kate,
For il mnrr""rs another for 'ne:
N sung f,I tiIo lo~r,. ,OiIS M ii's hatV,
Aud a song for the heart that's Tree.
Come walk in the garden. Kate,
For its clad no more in gloom,
Come walk in the garden, Kate.
For the flowers begin to bloom,
And their freshness AMI fairness shall ne er abate
Till thev wither in wintry tomb.
Come visit my bower, Kate,
And I'll deck thv waving hair.
COme visit my bower. Kate,
AnG III twine wreath, how fair
A beautiful wreath, befirtng the fate,
Of arbutus and violets rare.
Come s,ze at the blue .kv, Kate,
At the silent hour of night.
Come gaze at the blue sky, Kate.
Bespauyied with Stars so bright:
Each star Il lamp to guide to tn. gate
Which lead, to the world Of light.
Come glance at the bright sum- Kate,
A. he mounts the azure sky.
Come glance at the bright sun, hate,
For he II fall ere long and die
And so too shall we, but a happier state
Awaits Us, We hope, on high.
Come ponder this short life, Kate.
For il fits away. how fast!
Come ponder this shor: life. Kate,
For its wears will sOOn he past;
So we'll seek for treasure, a holy estate,
And mansion in heaven at last
CARoLUS.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
Don't play chess with a widow.

-'One hears an immense deal about sle-
ga TENDER said Lord Brougham, upon one
occasion but upon my word, l never heard
Of anything legal yet that was not very hard
instead of tender
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11

Wind up your conduct like a watch
once every day, examining minutely wheth
er yol are "fast" or "slow."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
;Galeaonian Sob OFFICE.

Increased facilities are now offered at the Caledo
nian Job Cffice for those who wish for
UANDBILLs, AUCTION BILLS,
CONCERT BILLS, ORDERS ExERcIR
PROGRANNES, Rs FOR >CHoOLS y
ENVELOPES, ACApEMIEs,
BLANKS. BILL HEADS.
BLANK NOTES, BUSINESS CARDS,
LABELS, CIRCULARS. &C.. &c.
0JAli orders by mail or otherwise. viii re, E "
prompt attention: {. ". STONE & CO
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23
ADVERTISEMENT.
qs NEGROES CURED.

AND A COTTON CROP SAVEDH
The following unsolicited letter from a Sou.
thern gentleman and planter, is of universal
interest:
CLAYTON, Ala, March 10, 1856.
DR.. RHODES Dear Sir-In justice to you |
make this statement of facts. Your Fever and
Ague Medicine is without doubt the best article
ever put forth for the cure of that troublesome
disease. On my plantation were Twenty-Eight
cases in the month of October, mostly my cotton
pickers. | tried q%uinine; it had no positive effect.
| began to despair of saving my cotton crop. My
neighbor, Mr.. John Fl. Miller, had tried your
medicine he told me to get it, and Immediately
commenced using it; my hands took it without
losing a day, and got well almost with the first
dose. 1t worked like a Charm. ! never in my
life have seen anything to operate SO sanitiyely.
| sent to Columbus, Ga, and got a fresh supply,
and shall never be without it, if l can find it in
the country. Very Respectfully. Yours,
THOMAS EFORD.
De Wits Pain RelteUer is the only sur
cure for all external and internal pain.
W. B. CHAPLIN, General Agent, Providence,
Rhode Island.
For sale by all druggists generally. je20-3m
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

Om1NoUs.-The load of the 'war horse" in
the third Congressional District is evidently
increasing. The IberviIle G4zete of the 10Th
whose columns have hitherto been graced with
the name of T. G. Davidson for Congress,
comes to US with the name of L. J. Sigur in
his stead! The Southern Sentinel. published
in the same place, and of Know Nothing pros
~clivities, has run up the same name aIso!-
Rather ominous this, we should say, for the
aforesaid "war horse' of Democracy. Reck,
on he's spayened, and deemed unfit for SER
vice.
We notice also the Pointe Coupee Echo, the
Lake Providence Herald and the Clinton Dem.
ocrat, have all run up the Sigur flag. We be-
Iieve there are but four papers in the District
that now support Davidson.-Bultetin
Men are naturally aVerse to supporting a
man who has none of those noble and bright
qualities of manhood which adorn and dignity
a public trust, To support a mar for an ele-
vated position, we. want TO see in him qualities
at least above the ordinary level-and one
whose antecedents have never outraged those
principles upon which alonehouorable and res
ponsible positions should he attained. .s
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

According TO the determination formed last
week, (Which cannot fail we think to be in ac1
cordance with the appreciation Of our subscri-
bers and the public generally we commence
to-day to issue our paper on Wednesdays in
stead Of Saturdays. This plan will be partic-
ularly acceptable to those who take both pa
pers. In consequence of this change, it has
not been in our power to present as well filled
a paper to our patrons as we would desire to
do and the hurry consequent has greatly mars
red the interest of our editorial columns, n de-
partment in the publication Of a newspaper
which can never be well done ifhurriedly done.
Having got through with this change, or the
trouble attending ii, we trust thst we will sail
on in future "with clear sky and a spanking
breeze" and be welcome visitor to all.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

them the opportunity to put down nefarious
demagogueism and rebuke the impairment In
reference of influential intermeddlers-it gave
the hope that from the moment his pame was
proclaimed by the Convention, that moment
the principle of Southern Rights in Louisiana
took something like substance and shape!
1t is fully evident that Mr.. SIGUR is more
acceptable to the Democracy of the District
than his venerable opponent and we feel con"
fdent that this fact will become so palapable
in the course of a week or two, that the name
of "DAvIDsoN," for what chance it has of sues
cess, or the harm itlwill do, will become a
dead cock in the pitt"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

The RIGHT LANeUAGE.-The following is
the conclusion of Gen. Pillows late address
TO the people of Tennessee. Southern men
Everywhere are awakening to the necessity Of
adopting the principle which he here AYERS shall
guide him, if elected TO the U. 8. Senate:
In regard to the course of conduct I shall
ADOPT y honored with your confidence, | have
only to say, that I think I have given proof
enough of love Of county 10 satisfy YOU, that
will never Intentionally prove faithiess 10 the
trust Teposed in me.
Upon the great question which now threats
ems the Union Of the States, ] declare INV at.
tachnent to the Union to be second only to the
rights secured by the Constitution 10 the States
Upon this great question ] have no furlber
concessions to grant, no more compromises to
make. Iconsider the South as already driren
TO The WGH. Further, she ought not, can not.
shalt not retreat with my concurrence.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

ALL FOR SIGUR!-We believe that all the
parish candidates nominated by the parish Dem
ocratic Convention, save perhaps one, are for
Sigur. This is pretty good evidence of the
feeling Of the people generally. Not only are
the candidates for him. but a victory will roll
up on the I'd of November 10 this parish, as
will show pretty conclusiyely that all the Peo.
pie are for Sigur. One gentleman, residing on
the opposite side of the river, and whose BUSH
ness position enables him to Judge correctly of
the sentiments of the people on that side, sta
ted to US that he would give a dollar for every
vote over twenty that Davidson gets on that
aide Of the river! The truth is, notwithstan-
ding what correspondents may write, Sigur will
get a majority here in November that will ex-
coed belief, if indications heretofore relied on
previous to former elections have any weight
now.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

g local items are at a discount at present.
We have nothing strange to record. The
weather, as everybody knows, has been pecu.
Iiarly wintry fur the last week, at least during
the nights and mornings. The cane is ripen-
ing rapidly, and our planters we imagine, will
grinding about the last Of next
month-not earlier we think. There are some
cases Of fever, but our own is yet comparative
Iy healthy. Money carce-everybody, as usu
al, grumbling. Lots of marriages in high life
about to com off. MiIliners busy, and fathers
and husbands unloosening their purse strings
with that happiness alone known to this ia
vored class! More anon.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

MAP OF Pr. CoUPEE, w. Baron RoUeE AND
IBERv1LLE.-We have hitherto spoken Of this
Map, which is expected to be Issued to subscri~
bers in February, 1858, by A. ]. Powell and
R, H. Bradford. Those gentlemen are well
known TO be fully competent TO the work they
have undertaken, which will supply a want long
feh and they have good cause to expect a lib
eral encouragement from the public. This, if
offered r'em, will perhaps enable them to IN
der'ake similar maps for other parishes in the
State. The o'a now in preparation will be
neatly Autographs, mounted on rollers, bound
and vanished, at TIN price of ten dollars per
copy, payable on deltery. Communications
about the Map, should b addressed to A. ].
Powell, Donaldsonville, La.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

EVERY VoTE ON CROSSE TETE.-ln our isS
sue of the 18th, speaking Of the Bayou Crosse
Tete in this parish in connection with its sup
port of Mr.. Sigur, We gave the remark OF q
friend, who "did not believe that a single man
on the Bayou will vote against him" meaning
Mr.. Sigur. His opinion was predicated, doubt~
less, upon the unanimous support Of that gen.
tIeman which he had personally met with on
the Bayou. We merely gave his own express
sion, and we have no doubt that the gentle"
man considered that he was folly authorized
to make it. from the fact stated. Our friend
of the Sugar Planter, however, after quoting
the remark, tells US to 'try again"-as much
as to say, 'let's see how big a lie you can tell
next time" Does H. doubt our word in the
matter?
We have also received a communication
from Crosse Tete (for which we have not
room) denying, as our cotemporary denied, that
Sigur will get all the votes on Crosse Tete.-
The writer is q friend of Watterston's. we
do not pretend that Mr.. Sigur will get all the
votes on the Bayou, but his friends are san
guine that he will get majority never Hitherto
exceeded. So, let that settle the matter. II
the Americans and old line Wings are not vo-
ting for Mr.. Sigur on Crosse Tete, we can pos
sitiyely assert they ARE voting for him here.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

RETURNING TO IRn,AND.-A correspondent
Of The Boston Post, noticing. the CONTEMPLATED
closing ofthe factories at Lowell, Mass, saws
that during the last month mee t4an seven
hundred Of the Irish population 1--we pnrcbased
return tickets TO Liverpool. attFcted Nv the
improved and improving state of gricuItvral
interest in the Emerald Isle.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

" We call the especial attention of our
readers to the advertisement of "CLARRs Pa.
TENT ENAMELED, THREAD" The surface Of
this thread is enameled by a newly patented
process, which gives it the smoothness and
pliancy Of silk. while it possesses the strength
of linen. 1t is in all respects the best thread,
boH for hand and machine sewing ever manu-
f%acture' We would strongly advise our lady
friends to g've it a trial.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-23

The ADVOCATE. This paper of last Satur4
day says that it has seen the report of the
speech which Mr., Sigur delivered in this town,
and regrets "that the reporter in this effort
did not perform his task more deliberately and
successfully" The reporter himself was so
perfectly convinced Of the feebleness of the
"%etort," thai he was 10th to see it appear in
print at all and apoIogized for ii BY saying
be felt show tame and unsatisfactory the re-
view must read by those who were 10 attens
dance" And again be says, "for the failure on
our part to do full justice to Mr.. Sigur's eff
fort, va might offer an excellent excuse-but
it is unnecessary"
So it seems that The reporter himself was
as we'll aware of the inefficiency of the review
as was tho Advocate; bis main desire was 10
give . faithful picture Of the enthusiasm in IA
yor of Mr.i Sigur ia that he succeeded, but
which our contemporary doubtless thought it
was polite NOT to publish ia connection with
the balance.