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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

To mE noYa.-lf you Indulge in the de-
ghtiul exercise Of skating, remember three
thipFs
!, Don't indulge In any foolish ambition IA
be more daring than your plAymatss. II the
ice be weak az any spot, keep away from IL.
To venture unneeeasarily into danger IL not
courage but reoklessness. Better destroy
your skates than allow them 10 become your
temptation into rashnrss.
H. Use skates that are a. short a. you can
comfortably wear Most boys bay skates al
together too loug the csn,equsnee II, that
every sweep forwards requires more cxertion
than would be otherwise necessary, for TO IN
The body upon point three inches from the
toe ~ much harder Than ht one inch. The
louRrr the skate iron forward the more too
the loaAeaiaF Of the heel enik, and the IA
Iigue 20 tho ankle, With the skates OF the
proper length, the strain Of moving on will
come -oearly under the ball Of the foot, whore
il comes in walking.
III. Take off your skates every half hour.
TO give the blood chance to circulate other
wise, by the compression Of tho tackle. the
eoldnr0 Of your feet will rob your exercise
of half It's pleasure, Besides, IL isn't neees-
sary 10 have 40 many straps 10 bind the fee,
"a some do.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22
ZOE rRINTINa.

Our Printing establishment was never la better
condition Than nov, aud Increased attention will
b. given % this branch ,of business We Keep
constantly ON hand Paper and Card stock, aud are
nav prepared 10 print iiandbills, Programmes,
Auction bills, Bin Heads, labels, Circulars, Bust
hefs and ~ eddng Cards, Sc, &o,, AZ short notice,
Orders by mail will be- carefully attended 20, aud
tht work forwarded with despAteh,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

To MAKE RUrrER CoME.--D. Of Allegan.
inquiries how TO make butter come, Withhold
.,el'aFHieg tRe psettaLlaag hours 2a. If he
will adopt nay rule, which never fails, his la.
bors will be very much relieved. To churu-
ing Of four or five gallons of cream, put in a
tablespoonful Of saleratus or soda, and less
in proportion. Too much Injuries the solidly
of the butter. have known good solid but.
ter made 10y putting the cream in bag. or
flour sack, and covering 1t six --it,ht inches
with dirt-in the morning the butter will be
ready to work, minus the bultcr-milk, but
in this case the pigs will lose their break.
fast.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

rv Wneu Young men have nothing to
live upon~-hut loverthey commonly full IN
love and get mnrried-just as il hugging and
kissing were substitute FOR mutton chops
and frieA.eed mnckerel
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22
Phunnygraphs,

A high rent--a hole ia the crown of your
hat.
There is a man who lahors under the tlrlu.
sion that Hon" before u mans name stands
for honest.
"Whos there ?" said patrol TO passing
figure, one dark night. "lt's !, patrol, don't
-ha afraid ;" kindly replied an old woman.
Not long since u gentleman in Greenfield
was alarmed in the night by the domestic,
one of the products of "Erin's green fields,
who in great trrpidatinn announced that
robbers were plundering the house, for she
heard great noise and "Smelt the mat cnps
1t turned out that hard 10y the hack door, the
dog had killed skunk. No wonder Biddy
"smclt the mateheS"
"You look as though YOU were beside
Yourself" said \ wag 80 a fop standing by n
donkey.
A good strong adhesive plaster to make
busy.bodies stick TO their own business is
much needed.
"She isn't all that my fnucy pnintedr bit
torly exclaimed u rejected lovers "and worse
than that, she isn't all that she paints her
self"
WARM RECBPTIoN.
Rustcus wrote n letter to his love,
And filled il full of warm and cen desire;
He hoped TO raise fdme-Rnd 40 he did;
The lady put his nonsense In heNre
A gentleman met half-witted lad in the
road, and placing in one Of his hands six
pence and penny, asked him which of the
two he would choose The lad replied that
"he wouldn't be greedy he'd take the small.
est"
Drown Of baltimore writes to the Bos-
ton Post :--"Soourning in the elegant aud
most hospitnble nnnsion of DIR. H---s. last
week, was auditor OF the following dialogue
between the doctor and his Youngest dnugh-
ter beautiful child of siS or seven years.
The father was winding his watch. when he
'aid. plnyiully. to the girl, Let me wind your
nose up Mo- said the child, Il don't want
my nose wound up, for ] don't ,raH Il To rUn
eli ddyr There vas some merrimrnt for n
lew moments, in that circle, albeit il was
Sunday"
EPIoRAM.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

IR nose VINO are ulHpoHcN 20 complain
hecause every number of weekly paper I
not prepared To their exact liking, will d,
we'll TO read the following
An Editors Trials.
How often we think. when reading the news.
An editor could always please YOU iEhc chose
Hut such paper az this why all must ARtce,
That a thing ~ less interest they never did see
But Sir Critic, reflect, ere you make noise on
That one mans meat u another mans poison,
And lest you persist Ia your steady deniAls,
Wen give you few Of an editors trials,
First pretty young lady, sprghny and fair.
With paper in hand skps up 20 the chair
And, hastily rlancing o'cr all that she saw,
She thrusts it aside With muttertd "Fshaw,"
NOmATTiaguH here
think u quite queer,
When there's ever many,
They don't publish any.
-HAs.'G pasily-.- And battles,
Sketches, And sicges,
Aud tales, And lawsuits,
without ending. ApcndnR
hut no picnlcs, ~ c0urrrts. ur r1rtirs for me,
sues tTaAA upnn paper never did SEQ.
Next. a grave politician, who Win dignity grows,
Adjusts his gold sprctAcles over his nose,
Taxes huge pinch 81 snuH before he proceeds,
Then opens the paper and leisutcly reads,
Aud speeches, or House,
Aud foreign or railways
And saws, a. he reads the last column ~ war,
What strange Kind of people these editors are,
Those hurthc rhymes aud love stories To- print -
II would do any good would give them hint.
Now a prim old maid the paper cspics,
And holding IL carefully ol from her eyes,
And frequently muttcring LA :" aud "Du tell ~
She manages some way to read very vel
The marriages, @c t"nhcrie''
Accidents, murders
euiailns All in
Deaths, urrstu.
And Finishes, wonder what sort ~ hlunder
Tho whole community must bc under,
To support a p1per whose point II 80 small
She wonders how sone people read Il At all.
Ncyt. an angry Contributor, eagct for fame,
Vushr. into the slncium 60 loudly complain,
,,Im mined sir. funcd--my success, sir IL DER,
So many mistars were never heard Of before
IooE here. AZ al, Sonnet Addressed to My Lady.
You'yr made A Bonnet ana Dress Tor Baby =
JOINT talk my writing,
And say IL was that,
You re an editor, sir,
Hut no gcnt-thAi is fiat"
The f,rme,complains that his crop ~ neg cctcd.
While so tuch time Is spent In guessing who'll
he iCctcd;
The minitcr saws IL should be more scdatc,
And nopo much wasted IN matters Of state
And thousands Of other
Complaints are made known,
Which tho editors back
Has to bear alone.
pu,hc wort oft Is. that they all Join In saving.
SUI paper as this he can print without paying.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

Of tbs threatening musksL Perhaps il was
merely his better nature touched by that
smile. know not how this was, hut do
knov that the ZouaVs, lsyiug down hs mus
ket on the ground, secured the child on his
back With his lurbsn. and then rushed for
ward on his way. The poor baby was thus
borne through the thiokest Of the lrg', but Il
seemed to have charmed life, Tbs balls
whistlsd harmles'y by~ilI snd though that
night the brave ZolSye was found lying on
hls face, with ball through his brain. the
child was asleep aud uuhaTmsd, Il was sub
ment, and Is yet alive, - Sketches Of Aigeria
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22
Agenta for Tho Oaledonian.

IT la any ~ the above, or in other towns,
paymeuts may be made, when more convenient,
10 the p0stmastrrs thereof, or the amount may
be sent directly 90 this Office but we must Insist
ON settlements rvcry yrsr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22
anriruIturaI.

DISTINGUISHED ARmyAL-John Gregory
of Northhed has imported from IIa.s..ssl,
Mo, thorough bred short horn BULL that IA
a wondor 10 live Yankees, His name Il "sL
Patrick" named by tho Shakers on Paris
/ IIill, Ky., who raised him. When calf he
was bought by Wm r. Samuel Of Hannibal,
and taken 20 Missouri, where he has taken
seven premiums, be having taken uur when
q calf In Kentucky, Ito weighs $500, girls
7 feet 10 Inches, measuring feet from his
horns 70 his tail, and Il o feet around his
shoulders aud bdiket, He ia not In high
flesh, but IL % smooth and handsome az
sucking calf lis cost was not hr from sew
on hundred dollars Montpelier Watch
man.
Vastly ~ uIE BABN-YARD,-1hs Country
Gentleman states that the common evil of
turkeys slraying from home may be prevent,
cd by an appeal TO their vanity, They will
not leave the yard In which they are put II
"trip oC red funnel IL liyd around the wing
long enough TO trail on the ground. The re-
eeip, il simple aud easily usd, and, II effect.
i've would prove of grea, benefit 10 removing
- source Of annoyance 10 the turkey breeder,
The vanity of tho fowl Is probably affected
10y this meanA, as he wouldn't run the risk
Of seeing strangers With such drag upon his
dignity"
Hoes -IIodnty Parsons of West Spring.
field IA months ago had litter Of pig, hich
have turned cut we'll as a family One Mil.
ed Ia October last weighed l5O and the 9TH
crs Of more recent dc,easc weighed 40, 4O7,
and 5Oi. The ono not heard from Is owned
b., DR.. suokney of Chicopec, and NJ last &C.
counts vas doing well. Harvey Mgrrick Of
West Wilmington, c., says the Homestead.
killed pix on the 2Olh ut. that was ten
months and sS days old, snd weighed 19s
pounds dressed lie gained 6lo pound,
every day Of his lie. There i a difference
Ia breeds, but We should like "a know how
the above hogs were fed TIC farmers of
the dairy sections Of New York grow their
pigs on whey, and ht them on corn aud bar.
ley, and they have great pork, We suspect
neither barley nor whey we're used on Mes.rs
Parsons or Mrrricks pigs They have
breed in Maine that ARE very peculiar, rcsem,
bling long crooked rul They stand zap on
their fore legs, and 1T the same time lio down .
With their hind, making long, gentle spiral .
Several experiments have been made to know
~ what age they would mature aud be ready .
}" f''irni b"i ~" h'a-a oot ha,inr been
known but about a dozen years, tho case l.
not yet decided Two things have been
EARNED by the trjal-ihnt the, are so consli.
uted IA to ro able 10 cat IN thiuy-sx hours
'uthcirnI Ia sustain them thirty and that At.
rr few years the bark Of the pork is three
ourths Of an inch thick They have a ycr,
thrill voice, which can be heard distinctly
rEsiirs4 l.-=-,l ili.. s.A..!l af esas.
between sieam'Nhist!c aud telegraph
wire. They are no relation to the shark
'reed at the West, or the qus.hpys OF the =
.oasL-SPringdeId Rcp"Liicoa.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

QUITE 4 FLOCK or GEfsE- In a recent is
sue Of the Toledo Blade, We observe the
statement that sir thousand geese might have
been seen at Winchester, on the Beliofantline
road, few days since, "gobhling up corn pre-.
parntory TO being sent to the New York mar.
kSL' The Blade remarks THE owner
has already driven into one car 500 Of these
doomed victims to mans appetite, The
goose.driver paid from fifteen to twenty cents
each, and calculated to get his money back
by the sale of the feathers, so that whatever
may be received in New York. where they
are sold by weight. for the pluckcd birds,
would be clear profit. The dcalcr-who
must be speculative lankee-has agents in
almost eveer. farming locality in the West.
lie must be well posted on the goose ques
tion."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

I.v- The result of all traveling-"Xelll
an, glad to get home agsin,"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

Fee simple and simple foe,
And all the fees in tail
Arc nothing when compared with thee,
Thou hest bf Eses-Efemalsl l
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

~ Those who are disposed 10 complain
herausc every number of "a weekly paper is
not prepared To their exact liking, will do
we'll TO read the following;
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
New and Extensive stock Of
HARDWARE.

HAVING now eomplctedmy Spring purchases
and In possession Ola new and spacious ware
house, am prepared to furnish to my friends
and trans; en- t purchasers large and well Sc
Icctel stock of Goods.
Sly assortment ofTron, (rolled and hammer
ed - Steel, Nails, SPIKES. Stoves, sheet Iron,
lead Pipe Pig Lead, &C., is very complete.
rnd lam adding daily.
Builder win lind n great variety Of Locks.
Hinges, Screws and carpenters every descrip-
ton of Flames and other Tools.
Also-BLACKsMITH' TOOLS, such as Bel
lows, Vices, Anvils, Hammers and ButTesses.
/ have all the different descripti' ms OF spades
Shovels, Hoes, Axes, IIatchets, Chiseis, Saws,
Sc.
It's my intention, now that have m album
lance of warehouse room, always to keep on
band a, full supply of all articles in the Hard
ware line. at much reduced prices, tor cash
or TO punctual dealers Mt short dates.
have 4 fin" stock Of TABLE AND POCk-
EFT Gun LERY, and having imported my Ia
Bile Cutlery direct from sheffield, will sell at II
much lower price than any house in che city.
j. W. MAGRUDER,
Corner BALTIC. and Mechanic streets.
Cumberland, Nd, March II, ls59-y.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10

WATERING TREES AND rLANrs. when
1t is necessary to do this, do not just
sprinkle the surface of the ground, this
is "only an aggrsvation' to the thirsty
roots, aud it leaves the ground in Il bad
state, hard and dry. Instead of this,
remove the surface soil several inches
deep, and give the roots thorough
soaking, then return the top soil. and
mulch it with straw, leaves. tanbark, or
any suck porous material ; this will pre-
vent the baking of the ground, and will
keep the soil moist for long timc.
The usual method of dsshing water on
the top of the ground is almost useless
Very little Of the water SO applied reach
es the roots of the tree. But. carefully
put into the ground, as we have men
toned, it will really answer some pur-
pose.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
9armera' Department.
"TIRED OF FARMING. ,

A few months ago, q man who had
been farmer from his early life. came
to tee city to buy stoves to sell again. -
Said he to the Stove dealer, 1.-THE weevil
begins to infest the wheat. and all things
considered, am tired of farming and
SO have sold s,y farm" The stove deal
er remarked, that he thought within him-
self, that Just like as not the farmer
would find weevil in the heart OF the
new business and soit proved, for when
the day arrived Oh which the note was
natured given for the stoves, tho old
farmer, now turned traaesman, confess
ed that he had not been able to sell his
stoves that he had most Of them On
hand
"Tired Of farming" the mes. indie
pendent business u u.an can engage in;
because, forsooth, there arc dis ppont-
ments, and perplexities, and trials, ard
vexations, attending it. Remember
you who are the tlllers Of the soil, that
your cares and troubles and anylties are
Few and far between, compared by those
suffered by commercial men. # your
chances to become rich are not 50 inyi-
ting and profitable as those Of the trades
man, bear in mind that the dangers of
becoming very poor and destitute are
far less. Famine ard abject poverty
seldom overtake the farmer, or haunt
him in their ghostIy visits. He lives on
the high tsble-land of promise. rising far
above the murky region of want and des-
tituton. His children can say there is
bread enough in our fathers house, and
q piece to spare to the hungry of other
less fortunate callings.
Tired of f,rming.' Surprising you
are? What is to be done IN such Il case?
Do you expect to ind employment with
out trials and perplcXitiesy If so, You
are doomed to disappointment. There
ia no vocation in this world that will cy
'cmpt those who do engage therein, from
cares end fears and yexasons. So if |
you are tired of farming, the best way
is to get rested just as soon as you can,
and prosecute anew the business for
which you were early trained, and which
if diligently followed, will yield good
supply of all the neccssaries and comforts
of life, together with opfort mites for
moral and mental culture.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10

The Agricultural Bureau of the Uni
ted States Patent Ollice is in n receipt
of a letter from Il correspon lent at San
Francisco relative TO the production OF
wheat in California He says illat wheat,
which up to 1852 grew wei! and came
out clean, has. sincc thst period, been
subject to smet No remely has been
found except the introduction of new
seed from distant countries. ard even
this seed becomes subject to smut late
ly, u new species Of wheat from Sonoru
has been introduced, which is less sub
ject to smut, is very prolific, and rircn~
early. 1t is believed .kat this wheat
will do to SOW in the Atlantic States rs
soon as the snow has disappeared.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
DECLINE GF AGRICULTURE.

But few people are aware of the I'M
snense falling oil in the staple agricultural
products of the older State, as exhibited
by the census reports. New England,
for instance, in 1910, raised over 2 600, =
600 bushels of wheat, but in 1850 she
yielded but 900, 0O0--a decline of fifty
per cent, i'll ten years. The population
in the meantime had considerably in
creased There has been u considerable
decline, undoubtedly, since 1850. The
four States of Tennessee, Kentucky,
Georgia and Alabama, which raised r.
900, 900 bushels of wheat in 1910, raised
but 5 1900, 600 bushels in 1850. The
number Of sheep in the State of New
York had decreased SO that there were
nearly 800, 900 less than there were
thirty ytars ago. Within period of
five years the decrease has been nearly
ifty per cent, while the decrease in the
number of horses, cows, and swine is a
bove fifteen per cent. In 1915 the pro-
duct of wheat was 13,391,770 bushels.
1t has steadily declined siuce, and the
product of the past year did not exceed
5000, 600 bushels.
The older sections of our country arc
becoming more and more dependent up
on the granary of the northwest for their
supplies Of leading agricultural products.
Their lands is getting worn out and UNI
productive, and tire people are turning
their attention to manufactures and COM
mercc. Iu time, scientific fsrc llture.
directed by the resource of wealth, will
reclaim, in all OF its old fertility, those
districts; but for the present they must
look elsewhere, in Il measure, for the
great supplies of the staff Of life. The
opening of new Territories. soon to be-
come States, in TIE West, is the great
est of blessings to the old Atlantic States,
not only as relieving them of cousidera-
BILE population they eau well spare, but
us assisting to keep down the price OF
agricultural products to reasonable
figure.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
New Books! New Books!

lust published and for sale by Andrews 4
y Swart4welder, under St: Nicholas Hotel,
Baltimore St., Cumberland. Md.
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NY Thirty Years out of the SEN
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The Cavaliers Novelty q. ?. Il.
james, l.25
The Art Of eXt"mpore speaking, LOO
Memoirs 1.-THE Empress Catherine
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Irvnp's life of Washington vol " 200
Ber Sylvcster's Word by the au-
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The Pillar of Fire, by Rev. J. II.
Ingrnham. LIS
Love me Little Love me Long, by
Charles Read, LOO
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June %. 1859.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
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4uessrs. Heaiey &c SAriper.
Gentlemen :-AboutThank sgiying
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80 that was "a complete cripple, not being able
to move myself without the most excrutiatiue
pain. Iprocured bottle ofyour valuable Lini-
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was able to walk about and in six weeks eur
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l cheeriullyrecommen your Liniment as be-
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JAS. SULLIVAN.
Cumberland, Feb le 1858
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VIM. R. BEALL & CO.,

Chewing and Smoking Tobacco,
PIPES, SNUFF, MATCHES, Sc,
Baltimore Street, near the Rail!oad DEPOT
CUHBERLAND, ND.
OETgRN their THINKS for the patronage here
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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
THE REMEDY again Triumphant.

CUMBERLAND, Feb. Is, 1858.
hes1s. Hcuiey d Shricer,
Gentlemen 81 have mi de use o.
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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
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