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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
Al Introduction,

On Tuesday evening the Row il. vs. Bee.
cher delivered h.s lecture, "lhs Bargain Ma-
kep," 10 bio own church, 20 o very crowded
audience. 10 Mr Theodore lilluu, iha eli-
lor ofIhe Independent Was asa.gued thc doe
y Of introducing lhe stranger 20 bio aull-
eHro, Mr, l,llou said
"Ihe lecturer insists upon being intro
ducpd. y Laughter This / suppose ia from
natural mode,ly ILauRhlcrl hei, perhaps,
! ought % say word explanatory lu order
that be- may not come before sou Rs % per
feet stranger ! would, therefore, state that
be- 10 from LllChhpd, Connecticut and is %
minister som daughter Sow ministers
sons, you know, ore prOyrrh.4llY dlslGc.lurd
% follow the good example of their fathers,
80 will tell you O. query story that ] heard
from Lilchheld, by ihc hidr ul 900 old house,
iu that old town, there stood % birch tree,
which, when II reached tbe hight Of lhe frg.
oud story pot forth, ono spring, branch
that grew though an open window into lhp
room The window Of the AlrY chamber wac
not shut down, and tree was allowed 90 grow,
uuu, at lu6t q robin came and built meet lH
the baugh. inside Of lhc house Now, ns
am crsdIbly informed, O. prominent early
branch N ttf iirffhfT family Wp lnt branch
of birch laughter introduced, ] believe
on the fathers aide. 'Grrli lauFhtrrl a.
all events, il has been hluied chat it wls thr
birch that fret brought our llleul 40 church,
Applause and hugWrrI Bot having been
Ihus vigorously CoaNrl boz, bc found lhc
church 40 good place lhlt be- hui.l bis ucfl
in Il. and has been singing there ever since,
lGroat applausol I viii uu) add further
lhat bee haa been ior some time pact preach.
Ing iu ths ucghhorhood, with % view 90 %
call and settlement lu new church on Mon.
ngue llighm" ,Groat l4ughterl
Mr Becchcr w6s then received with loud
applause, and reloued hy saying that Mr.
lL,on would himself lecture iu brooklyn
next week, and that he lMr 49, would lhr
20 be- present 90 julroduerh,m, daughter
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
Prom me rflIs Romsugs u AflsmAs ward
Chapter III.-Thc Pirut Foilcd.

Sixteen long and weary years has slapst
since seems uHrroNAtcd iu the laTt, chapter
took place, a noble ship is sailing from
phmUCc 90 Amouhy threw tho Navba,h
Cunuwl, A Pirut ship il ia hot pursoot y
thc.Sary Jane. The clp,iug Of The S. J
looks iatcogcd Is as though hc had lost all OF
bis paruQly, The pirut n clost ou him be-
s about giving in, when fine looking tcl.
Ter n russit butcs and q bullulcr oycrcut
rushc, forrud and see TO the captain, sez hc,
"Od mani SO down btarrs, Retire 20 the
ToG7'~' '''1'.' o." '-"" "'"-"" "f 'h.
"Owdashus cusw scd tho captain, "away
with thee, on I ehall do murderer"
"Scuccly' says the noble irllcr and hc
drew dimurd hil,cd buIcJack and cut the
captiugs he'd off,
90 that shood lis 10 become a dcd bod, ?"
said tAc oaptiug, as hc fell 20 the deck, Ilc
expired shortly afterwards, being fatally kill
"pcpcl" 4" sed the nobel fellcr "Imc luke
de- Moses"
"Od hoss, mcthinks thow art BLOWN Z" scl
youth Of 40 summers, and the luke cut of
HE he'd likewise,
"Dont print eny verses on my dcth in the
nooscpupers,' scrcamcd the untortnt Young
man AS he fell dead on the deck, "fur ic yer
do lie haunt yer"
"Pcpcl" continBered Nc Jukc, 81 alone
kin save you from yon blud9y aud unprinci-
pied piruts. What hoe 1Hcrc 4 peck Of
otes" The otss was -immejitly hTaWt. The
Juke took them and brayely mountin the jb-
poop he thru them onto the towpath. In a
minnit the leading hoss hitcht TO the pirut
botc, come along, stopt, and commenced for
to devowr the otes
The driver swore and holercd at him ter
rible but he wouldn't bulge inch. Accn.
while the SorY Jane, her hosscs ON the clean
jump, was FAST lcayn the Pirut ship,
"Onet again do ! escape dethl" said the
Jukc between hig clencht teeth still on the
jibpoop., e.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
A Cannon Ball in the Hat.

An anonymous writer, generally supposed
90 be the Rev Henry Ward Beether, after
describing how, when q boy, be stole = cau-
non bali from the Navy Yard a. Charestawn,
Mass, and with much trepidalion, and more
headache, carried II away Ia that universal
pocket Of youth, his hat, winds up with the
iolloeinR reflections which, though philosoph-
leally trite, ars conveyed with much force aud
freshness
When / reached home had nothing 10 do
with my shot did not dare 10 show ID iu
the hoIse nor tell where ] got IL, and after
ono or tyo solitary rolls, ] gave it away on
the same day TO- Prince Streeter
liul, after OIL, that sHp0under rolled a
good deal of sense into my skull think it
was the last thing that I ever stole, Except
Ing little matter OF heart, nov and thenJ
and Il gave me notion Of the folly Of COW
citing more than YOU can enjoy which has
made my whole lie happier IL was rather q
severe mode Of catechslng, but ethics rub
bed 10 with ala pound sh0t are better than
none a. all.
Hut / seo men doing the same things-go;
ing into underground and dirty yaulls and
gathering UP wealth, which will, when got,
roll round their heads like ball and be not
q whit softer because IL h gold instead of
tom though there is not man IN Wall
Street who will believe that,
have tccn man put himselfto every hu-
initiation 90 win proud woman who has
been born above him, and when be- got her,
bee walked all theIsst Of his lifo with a can
non-hall in hil hat
! have seen young men enrich themselves
by pleasure 100 the same wise way, spafiug no
pulus, and scrupliug at no sacrifice of puuci,
pie, fgr the sake, NJ last, of carrying a bur
den which no man can bear
All the world are busy in stiying Tor things
that give little pleasure and bring much oarei
and am accustomed, in all my walks among
men, noticing their ways aud their folly, to
think, there Is a man stealing q cannon ball 3
or there's man with ball on his head
know IL by the way be- walks The money
which "a clerk purloibt iur bis pocket, az last
gots into his hat Ike q cannon ball Pride,
bad temper, scldshue,s, evil passions, will
roll a man, as II be- had a bah on his head :
And ten thousand men in New York will die
this year, and as each one falls, his hat will
come Of. and out will roll an iron .bnll which
FOR years he has worn out his strength in car
ying,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

CHEWING GuM.-Triaing as the subject
may appear Yet it is Of importance. II Il ia
u' importance 20 have sound teeth in middle
.1!p aHa old age, proper pfecaulion must bc
used in childhood The habit Of chewing
gum is like applying small air pumps to the
b1sc, ot the teeth. When the gum is sepa-
rated from thc tooth, it forms vacuum be-
tween Itself and the tooth, and the conse-
Qurucr is yiolant strain on the dental
nerves. The bad results may not show
themselves Immediately but the boy or girl
who iudugts in the habit may calculate on
having rotten teeth when in the prime Of life.
Nor is this all, The habit, like tobacco
chewing induces an unnatural flow of the
hmors toward the mouth, where il must be
rIrrtrd as sali,s. This is bad enough, where
10 can be elected, but when, from sickness or
other causes, the habit must bc discontinued,
The result may be, aud no doubt has been fa-
tul. Let young. persons and their parents
take hdd.-- B,7a'sisick Telegraph.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

HEATING NEw MLR.-The Da,symans
Record, an unprelending but useful little
sheet, published at Little Falls, n, ", has
lately published several valuable articles on
dairy management II giyesthe opinion that
the heating Of new milk to near the boiling
point, just Afler il il drawn from the COW, Is
preferable TO allowing It to stand Tor time
before heating, and thinks both butter and
cheese ars improved in favor by so doing,
because the animal odou which arc objee.
tionable would be expelled" ;" and goes on 20
say thA, "tasteleu and leathery" cheese il
caused by manufacturing under too high q
temperature rather than from high heating
bcfore manufacturing.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
Whal's In a Name !

The Springfield 'I,epublieau has CORES
pondenl in Iowa who lells things 10 mighty
pleasant way. The following description Of
little episode on journey is sample Of
bis quality
took breakfast at Moreau, and liule in
eident took place there which will not scru-
pie 20 relate, was seated abne 90 my break
fast, anfH'lttle maid was stationed near o.
table % minister 20 my necessities, The 3
bon had evidently been pied when this child
was 'set up and in consequence abe had
been made the peTpleEed posaessor Ci pair
Of Halfc ones, which, though they emphaSlzed
her expression greatly, did not add much 20
its pertpiouity, supposed the little grl Was
looking ~ me, though it vas dIiilcull % tell
whether her glanoea we're irteuded ior ms,
or Tor a three story clock which stood 10 the
opposite corner Of the roomI but ! veuiured
% address her i-
Myself-'Good morning, si'i what IL your
name p
Small Girl-1dI-LirIy-Elsabeth SIR
M.-'Ah, that's pretty name, Lazy :
what's your other name p
S, G,-tBlu'hing deeply, looked down but
answered not a word.
NJ fEnoounRngIyl-'LiTz pdai, dear p
5, G,-tln evident torture, Wriggled and
gasped, but still was silenLl
pointedly lyl-'What ID your last name,
Elizabeth p
y, G.-Tubba'
The dear little ehRl No wonder sho
writhed and twisted, No wonder her name
stuck In her throat and damned up her Vt
terance II that ancestor Of hers, who, by
his glutony or his stoldity, earned Tor him
seli and his descendants this hateful ooguo-
men, could have seen the misery into which
he had plunged this little innocent girl, would
peatAnce plisd the child, aud 40 ! asked
her, DO you belong in this hotne, Lilzy p
NO air. abe replied 'they,e took ms,' And
so f-Scevod that they had took aud hoop.
ed the liitle Tubbs, and seemed 70 be using
her for slop purposes mostly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
Sunday Pig Dinners.

Pigs don't eat "surday dinners" They
treat every day alike, and eat every dsy, a.
least, when they can get H. until they don't
want % eat any more Man ID the only AMI
NAL 10 nature who eats more than he wants,
Oh far as our knowledge Of natural history
informs us
We have much less muscular aud mental
exercise on Sundays than on week days,
hence, much less wear and tear and waste,
therefore O PropoHonably less need for sup
ply Tor repairs, Multilldes make the dinner
Tor Sunday most sumpluous Of the week,
A3h artificial tempters Of the appetite TO
boot II 10 no wonder, then, that on Sunday
afternoon, we are a nation of gorged anaeon-
das, too sleepy to see, too stupid 10 think
and too lazy 10 move,
The boH Sunday dinner-besl for the bo,
dy aud best for the soul-is half glass Of
water, a piece Of bread and butter and a slice
Of cold meat Thus doing, while our ser
wants will bless us, our ministers will preach
20 listening congregations, and not to sleep
i1F huikH,
Meanwhile u any one desires o. any Tins
10 get up an crtcmporaueous amateur ehole-
rgmorbus performance, let him take nap
on the floor soon after hearty dinner The
lowest part Of a room being the coolest, a
person sleeping gets chilled on the outside,
checking al eNhalations and driving the
drains inwards, 20 Gud vent In the manner
just named. To oergymcn who ohiciate in
the morning aud afternoon, the advice Is Civ.
cn 10 rat nothing ut all beyond an apple or
two, or an orange, or a piece. Of bread and
butter, with a cupN Nof warm drink between
the services, they will then be able to preach
easier 10 themselves and more proGtably TO
their hearers because It requires less phy yieal
effort and the mind is more active.
We personally know two western elcrg,
men, equally eminent, aud deseryedly oeeu.
pying positions Of high responsibility-one
eats nothing between the services, the other
dimes on strong tea-the former We have
never known TO bee IN, the latter has u dan
gcrous attack Of sickness every year or two,
and is very often complaining between iim,A
-HuNs journal Of Heulh.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

O." The New York Tribune, Times and
Herald contained, one day last week, new ud.
vcr,iscmcn,s yielding an aggregate of S23oo.
This is the way the metropolitan press "a
supported, and this the way the metropolitan
merchants make their fortunes.
A WOMAN PASSING As A MAN PoR FoRrY
NEARs.--A most extraordinary revelation
was made at an inquest recently, before the
coroner Cor Stafford, England. The body of
a supposed man wasfound in the sluice at
Mode Wheel, or the river lrwell and in the
evening an inquest was held. On inquiry, il
was found that the deceased, who went by
the name of Harry Stokes, was in fact wo-
man that she had worked as q brick-setter
for about quarter Of century; that she
had been twice married during that period;
hnd kept beer shop in Manchester during
the carly part of her career, but in every way
conducted herself as a man. This female
Harry had "Horn the breccheS' good while.
a Coon OsE--Springfield is the abode Of
q detachment uf young "tye pointersr-sona
OF Erin who arr employed IN the Cab shop.
On Tuesday evening one Of them discovered
what he supposud To be "hno poodle dog
lllck and hte spotted all over. the pur.y III
NE crnturr' aud proceeded 70 catch and en-
trace thf poodle" quite uhcCtiOnatciy. when
De- suddsuiy rcunquished hih hold with the
cry ui hs ot.. y4i me rTru. me eyes
2i fttr Fou,Ny.-Aud fats the matter wid
yc'
van p-surs aud thf iittle dog scratched
m' eyes IQll ui tsJd oh. me eyer. uic eyes,
tf =. T. uYgI.4atUg Bs'li sf-dh Ergg
90. tuE siruHg vftf bftafh suflts
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

NEW Book FOR AMERICAN WOMEN. The
very extensive publishing house Of Brown,
Taggord & Chase have recently published Il
new edition Of Mrs. Cornelius Houskeep-
er's Fricnd.' We are glad to know that the
sale Of the work has been commensurate with
its merits. The following LETTER from lady
widely known in literary circles expresses
the opinion Of hundreds Of housekeepers
As see you have published n new and
improved edition Of Mrs. Cornelius House
Keepers Friend thought perhaps an unso-
licited notice from one whose friend il has
been for some years, might be Of service
Three years ago / exchanged literary life
for the more practical duties Of farmers
wife at the West. had several cook books
which will not name, as substitute for ex-
ptriencc, That OF Mrs. Cornelius have
found worth all the rest. | have often rec
commended il to friends, but never lent it, as
| could not do without it a single day It's
especial value consists in the economy of its
receipts and the minuteness of tho, directions
given. 81 have often thought thatjf ! were
rich, would make present Of copy TO ey-
cry ysung friend who became housekeeper.
The present edition ia great Improvement
on the previous ones in beauty and utility
should be glad to see you announce the sale
of many thousands Of copies
a WESTERN FARMERS WIFE"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

IF~ A writer in Once Week, gives the
following account Of the death Of the great
Pitt;-"Pitt died at his house ON Putney
Heath near the spot where Canning and Cas-.
tlereagh fought their duel, and ia very ne
elected state, none of his family or friends
being with him at the time. One, who wns
sincerely attached to him, hearing pf his IN.
hess, rode from London TO sec him. Arriy-
ing at his house, be rang the bell at the en-.
trance gate, but no one cnmc Dnmouu,iug,
be made his way 10 the hall door, and repeat.
edly raug the bell which no one answered
lie ihcn entered the house and wandered
sbout, ull at IaE be- discovered plu au bed
dead and entirely n,F',cicd u nsgg.
posed. tho, such vas bls poverty be- boa na,
been able 70 puy ilr pagys NJ bic se1aat..
and that they bod lbseaglsl t,Aag vh
Chem vhst tlsy could"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

Az INIuIN1- 'ur SLAVERY ExrLAINup-
Tho Providence Journal gives the following
explanation Of an incident which recently
happened 800 that city Of which the daughter
OF o slave woman was the heroine;
4 story, originating, We believe, out Of the
cts, and repeated by various newspaper cor.
respondents IN Providence, has gained eur
rrucy that girl, nearly white, and OF some
personal attractions, bad been enucgd from
bad been made upon her as a slave. and she
was about 90 bc sold, The facts are these
4 gentleman in New Orleans owned negro
c'ud which be- brought here, thus yoluntari.
ly making her free. The mother, who re-
Wa,rvd iu New Orleans. fell into bad ways Of
living and made rcp,hlcd attempts to induce
the daughter 10 JoN her These we're resist
cd 10y the friends Of the girL bu, utsv months
ago the mother came 20 Providence with two
other culurrd people, and partly by persua-
sion and partly 10y force, succeeded in carry
ing her OIL The widow lady. in whose house
she was ut service, was suck ia bed, and
could offer no ehcotual opposition, and her
former master, who had freed her and who
had always bclricndcd her, was in Cuba
Returning to New Orleans, she became by
the law OF Louisiana The slave Of her former
master, although he had once rclinquishcd
his ownership over her and he was hy the
same law made responsible for her sonducL
All efforts to induce her TO cone back were
in vain. She preferred the price which her
dusky charms could purchase there to the
drudgery OF honest service here. As the on.
ly way to relieve himself Of the legal respon-
sbility which this singular case OF fugitive
slave had involved him in, he instructed his
agent to sell her to her own mother and for
any price which the mother, knowing that
she was the only purchaser, might see ht to
give It not being his expectation that any
thing but nominal amount would be paid
for her, and not his intention TO appropriate
even that to his own use"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

BRTNG Up YOUR CHILDREN TO 10 SOM,
rnNG.-A great aim in family discipline, re-.
marks the Philadelphia North American
should be to provide for each Of the juveniles
some line OF pursuit which will give them a
sense OF their usefulness and necessity TO the
household. This feeling, properly inHillcd
into their minds will make them members Of
society valuable to others and happy in them.
scFes. The Creator, who makes nothing in
\a1, does not in vain send human beings in-
~ the world, If they would only find their
places and fill them. Idle men and wo.
men are the banu Of any community. They
are not simply clogs upon society but be.
come sooner or later, the causes Of its crime
and poverty, its fOtiy and rItrdy6gaHct. ~
plain English, every family motto should read
"Be somebody. Do something, Bear your
own load"
FRESH AIR.-Give your children plenty Of
fresh air. Let them snuff il until it sends
the rosy current of life dancing loyfully 10
their temples. Air is so cheap, and so good
and 40 necessary with all that every child
should have free access to il. Horace Mann
beautifully says, "To put children on a short
allowance Of fresh air is as foolish as it would
have been for Noah during the deluge, to
have put his family on short allowance Of
water. Since God has poured out an atmos
phere Of ffty miles deep it is enough to
make a miser weep to see our children stint.
ed in breath"
o. Mechanics have long puzzled them
selves over the question, "Why will a water
wheel do uore work at night than by day,
other circumstances being equal pit being
conceded by large majority Of those who
have worked by water power that such was
the case. The question Yns recently discuss
ed in the Scientific Amer3an, which admitted
the fact" as undeniable, though unaccounta-
BILE. One OF its correspondents, however, in
stituted a series Of careful experiments upon
the subject, ard the result showed a very
small fraction in favor Of the performance of
the wheels in the day time.
AN INDIANS CoMNENT.-When Governor
Tallmadge came out TO Fond du Lac then Il
territory, his new home was graced by seve-
raj growu-up daughters. The Indians we're
there and Whereabouts" at the time, and fre-
quently were met by members Of the Govern
or's family. IL was an era ia female dress
when the hustle was a desired accession of
grace and outline, but new to the aSorigines.
A grave old chief one day was asked what
he thought Of the Governors daughters
"Pretty squaws, nice white squaws, pity 'um
backs broke" What would the old chief say
now in these modern days Of widespread
crinoline p Chicago Press.
~ The fret locomotive used in 49,. ooun.
Try was the John Bull which was placed up
on the Albany and Schenectady Rsilroad
soon afler Il was completed. IL nov belongs
10 the Albany Iron Works, end j. kept an d
curiosity II could run about twenty miles
ln hour.
~ Hy0ur horse seems Inclined 20 rub
.he hair from bic maine and TAIL take d kfusb
Ind Wafh The pHrts rubbed frat With strong
sga bads. sud then With stlt aud water. il
~il kll tie humof. aud be val rub no more
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

PLEASANT ANECDoTE.---We find the follow
ing anecdotc in the Editors Drawer or
Harper's Magazine for November
1--WE have in our county" says a corres-
pondent, "a certain individual who two or
three years ago gloried in the name and title
Of Squire Bull The Squire was man Of
consequence in our little community, especi-
ally IN his own estimation, and generally
managed to have hand in everything going
on Of public character. On the occasion Of
the celebration Of the anniversary Of our in
dependence, Squire Bull was chosen marshal
of the day. Ia lieu OF instrumentul music,
choir Of amateur Tocalists was engaged for
the occasion. The young orator Of the day
was waiting the preliminAres, when the mar
shul arose in all the dignity and pomp Of his
two fold Office, aud said ia bold tone, "The
ordinance will be seated while we have music
from the core"
Or a French editor gives the following
amusing description Of the effect Of ca adyer-
ussmcuf. "lhn hrst time man sees Hn ad-
,rrllsomrnt he takes no Houcs Of il the sec
oud time be looks az tLe name , tho third
umo Do, locke az tbo price the fourth time
hs reads it the hrL time he speaks ol 4 %
Llt vio. and tbs s.Iih umt hs buyt"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

FLAn IALK-hey Henry Clay Dean, eI-
chaplain 20 tho a. 5. Senate, gets many hard
kuDrks Zoo che course Of his political canvass
ofthe West Here 10 q specimen brick, throwa
hy the editor of lhe Burlington Qowa) Havk
Iye.-
"ihe Row harkguari, Clay Dean, pr.
chasei % a9whIde Saturday evening, and tried
90 make bis democratic friends believe be- was
FlHlug ior us, lIs need not wear out shoe
IJtlr Zoo hunting for the editor Of this pa
frr ile can always be found at the Office
during usual business hours and for the most
plrl until late ~ night Deans grievance.
Vc suppose was the notice u DF. Eadss re-
l.ramaul from the Fort Madison PlaindealeT,
boz which We said that Iads was the most
abandoned, God-fonakeu villain Ia the State
Of Iowa, not eacepting d. Farmer aud Clay
Dean, 30 iar as We made an exception Ia
favor " Dean, We isko IL back, Filthy aud
dsgusuu8 Ha bic person, vain, deprived, and
vicious Zoo mud-at once bully and a cow
ard, having none ~ those virtues or graces
which adoru o gentleman, gIoging IN infamy
and rejoicing 10 hIs own shame, the school
fog scandal agd vice eaunotproduee his equalI
our Ials and peuiiendares will be searched
in Vain 90 hua h.s peer W. are al The oDies
Uom iooorl 90 he momHghW til 10 o'clock al
myiL"