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

j. Tomcco PolsoSous' Some Eve years
since o gentleman in Philadelphia, At the
tcad Of one Of the most extensive and veal.
thy backing houses In this country, literally
died ot starvation lie was an inveterslo
smokcr aud was seldom without a cigar Ia
Do, mouth even during business hours. The
habit contracted ia early life, led to ths suio
of "a cigar whether lighted or not, permitting
Ils mo.'tcued and ehcwed surface 10 remain
under hs tongue, This was pursued for
ycars, and it resulted 10 imprognating tho
gland beneath the tongue, which terminated
in c1uccrous alterations. At first II was not
regarded with any anxiety, but inflammation
was an attendant evil and the immediate
cause OF death The roots Of the tongue ul-
crraicd, and tho throat sympathized with
thcm, until il was almost impossible to swal-
loV or breathe. The only nourishment Ia
ken flr some months previous TO his death
was Of % liquid character even that at last
could not bc received, 40 swollen aud inHam-
ed was the sea. Of the disorder, Death from
starvation and suaoeation finally closed the
scene, the victim being otherwise in perfect
health, except greatly cmaeiated.-N Y. OJ-
,Trcr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

TIM VICTIMS or W D0N rENs,-l'cv
af tllose who toaa the morning Journal from
hand 20 hand over the eggs oud toast, Who
eagerly bite at ~ latest news and expect TO
find in the editorial columns comments on
rpws only born from the lightning ag hour
before have any conception Of the secplo,a
care, the prompt.tudc Of huUd, the iu.lu1w
Of Information the rapidiy Of wii. and wear
oi brain required from those who do them
this anonymous aud Visible service, II thc
press Boz the protector Of civilization, 0s Of
eourc We ull know and preach up day hy
day, IL is often u most cold, cruel and uu-
grateful tyraut 20 10 own ministers, Like
She revolution, lhp press doyours Co. children,
and with greedy icr1ci,y ptopauoucd 60
the caruc,tUcss uud success with which h
works for the benefit Of the outer WORLD
Year by ycar We toll Of its victims A, we
look back through the dian light of "a fcv
years the forms OF men who have dropt away
from this cuntcstg gather almost into crowd.
Some Of them were persons who Nigh, uu-
der other forms Of literary activity have
raised for themselves great regulations, and
all Of them wore gentlemen o. excellent cul-
urc and good natural abilities. ihry took
the task that lay before them, ln the end,
even the strong hand and strong brain sue
eumbcd. Late hours, the draughs, colIr
noise aud eloscuc,s Of a pduling-oiI.ec, the
inecssaut s,ain Of thought ond toll Of hand,
exhausted the physical poaesA of endurance.
Baylr ST, John is the latest, q, Doc WAS one of
the best, og these victims Of a ei,,.iliug and
roEopouuug Press -ioHioH ihu,auL
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
NIornI Government.

lie who check, a child with tenor
BOT alone commits Au cTtuI
Bat q great and moral wrong.
Give 10 play aud never fear iti
Active lfr is NO drtcCti
Never. never break its spirit,
Curb 10 only 60 direct
would you stop tho flowing river
Thinking it Wolud cease 20 Auw z
Onward IL mur, iiow forever;
Better teach it where 90 go.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

ToucHNG GLAsss IS DHNEiNo.-A wri-
ter in the historical Maglsuc for November
thus attempts TO explain the origin Of the
habit Of touching glasses 10 drinking.
"One branch Of my ancestry VIVA Scotch.
and devoted odhcrcut, of Charles Stuart
While boy, my father possessed a hc1Ny
cut.and-t thrust, baskcthiited sword which
one Of, the Richardson family, my fathers
maternal ancestor, had used at Cullodcn. --
From him this tradition descended to the
family as to touching glasses.
When, after the failure of the expedition
Of the so-callcd Preicndcr, Prince Charles, in
-lSl5, that prince crossed TO France, his sup
porters were besot with spies on every hand.
it frequently happened that they were placed
in situations, when they could not with safe
ty, refuse to respond TO the common tanst
The health ofthe King 1t was uudefstord
between the faithful, that when the king was
drunk, It was the king DER the water : ind
to express this, symbolically, one glass was
passed over another. This, in time, was mod.
fled to the silent touching Of the glasses. In
the lower part of South Carolina and in Nir-
ginia, generally settled with cavaliers, the
habit has prevailed aud spread wherever their
descendants have gone in the South and
West EFT is the habit of men to-day. in
drinking, to touch glasses invariably, but
never knew the custom explained by any one
else. You may rely upon this being its true
exposition"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

OEloNAL plan or TYING HoRsrs-Bar-
row. 10 his Visit to Iceland" mentions ra-
thcr curious but ehectual plan, in practice
among the lcclhndcrs OF wing their horses
which is believed to be peculiar to the island.
They tie the head Of horse to the tail of an
other and the head of this tne TO the tail of
the former Under these circumstances, il
the animals are disposed to move, it will only
bc possible in a circle, and even then there
must be an agreement to turn their heads the
same way.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

TwENTr-FouR DOLLARS WoRTH-ONCE
The whole island Of Mnnhnttan--thc whole
city Of New York--was originally bought Of
the Indians for twsnty-four dollars Miss
Booth in her admirable new book, "Ihe His
tory Of the City OF New York. thus records
she historical fact;
On the fourth Of May 1920, Peter Mi
mutt, the new Director, arrived at Manhattan
in the ship S,a New, commended by Adrien
Joyis. 10 hiS credit be il said, that the frat
act Of his administration was 20 secure pos
session Of Manhattan by lawful purchase .-
Soon after bis arrival hc bought the whole
island Of the Indians, for the Dutch West
India Company, fot The cum of suty guild
sr,. or tueuD four dollars. The isiaud vac
6hten miles in length, und from about o.
quarter ofo hlIs ta ipD miles M breadth aud
sss estimated 90 ryutaiu twenty-five thsss
suI acfes
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
RATES or ADVERTIBIN0,
jon PRINTING.

Our Printing establishment 10 iu better condir
tiuu now than ever before, aud with Increased "a
cilities, We shall give increased attention 90 this
branch ~ business. We keep constantly on hand
Paper aud Gard htncs, and are HuW prepared 90
print Posters, liAndbus, fr0Wammca, Auction
bilR, 1911 Heads, Labels, Circulars, husiness and
Wrddlng Cards, Sc, Sc, at short notice,
Orders by mail will be- carefully attended 20, aud
the work forwarded with dospAtch,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

TINS llAH,-As 70 men, We say, when the
hair begins 90 fll OUT the best plan Ia TO
have. it eut short, give Il good brushing
with d moderately hard brush while the hair
la dry then wash il well with warm soap
auds, and rob into the scalp, about the roots
pi t.e halls, e little bay rom, brandy OF cam
phDrValrr DO these twice month-the
brushing of the scalp may be proGlnbly done
twice week, Damp the hair with water ev-
cy time lhe toilet 10 made Nothing ever
made is better Tor the hair than pure 6oft wa.
tyr n lhc scalp Is kept clean IN the way We
have named, The use Of oils, or pomatums,
OF grease Of any Kind is ruinous 10 the hair
ol man or woman, We consider IL a filthy
practice, almost universal though Il be, for Il
gathers dust and dJi, and soils Whatever il
touches Nothing but pure soft water should
ever be allowed on lhe heads Of our children.
lt ia different practice that robs our women
of their most beautiful ornament long bsfore
IacIr prime, The hair Of our daughters
should be kept within twainehss, until their
twelfth year
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

STARTLING LETTERS The following letters
are said not to have been found in one of old
Browns "Gzrprt Bags"
EGYPT, 1889
Dear Brown IL will try and be home in
time for our little affair in Virginia. pro-
pose bringing company Of Zouayes to as
sist us. Go on in your glorious work /
send 81 Yours
W. II. SEWARD.
CLEVELAND, 1859.
Dear SIR will be at Harper's Ferry
with 2O,000 republicans in time to carry out
our plan. Senator Wade will shoot the pres
ident End Grow will blow up the capitol It's
all right. Nuns the word, Yours,
]. RIG.
Dear Brown IL will be on hand with
Governor Banks and the Massachusetts mi
litia- Don't be frightened. | enclose 81
Horace G. says he won't fight, but send a
copy Of the Tribune" gratis. On to victory.
Yours WILSON.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26
Aaenta for mo Cnledonlan.

~ ln any of the above, or iu other towns
payments may be- made, whom more convenient
IL the FnstmasteTs thereof OF the amount ahy
b. sont ditcctl 90 this office but Ne must iusist
on settlements every year.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26

~ A mon who won't take paper be-
chusI b5 coo borrow oDs. ,has invented o. ma.
,hlns With vbith So Dlut ih.s d.uuer By the
smoke ri bic He.gbDors "A 4muey
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
NORTGAGEE,S SALE.

WHEREAS, Lyman Eldridge, on the I'd
w day of August, A. d. 1858, executed and
delivered to David Whitaker, his mortgage,
with a power of sale therein contained. first
giving thirty days notice in some paper publish
ed in the County of Doniphan,) conveying to
the said David Whitaker the following desert
bed real property, situated and lying in the
County of Doniphan. Territory of Kansas, to
wit: The South half ofthe Northwest Quarter
of Section No. Twenty, (20,) in Township No.
Four az South, of Range No. Twenty Six (26)
East, in Kansas Territory, containing eighty
acres, more or less; and Lots Nos. One and
Two, q and 81 in Block Two Hundred and
Eighty-Seven, (2S7,) in the Doniphan Town
Extension, with all and singular the appurte-
nanccs thereunto belonging, or in any wise ap-
pertaining, to secure the said David Whitaker
in the payment of promissory note, executed
by the said Lyman Eldridge to the said David
Whitaker, on the ID day of August, A. ID.
1858, for the sum of One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars, and due six months from date, with in
terest at the rate of five per cent. per month
from date until paid: and whereas, said note
now remains due and unpaid, Now, therefore,
by virtue of the power in me vested, will, on
Saturday, June 25th, 1859, in the town of Troy,
Dominican County, Kansas Territory, in front OF
the Court House door, sell said described pre-
misses, for cash in hand, to the highest and best
bidder, to satisfy said note with interest. said
sale to take place between the hours of o.
clock, A. NJ, and o'clock, P. NJ, of said day.
DAVID WHITAKER.
Nav 10, l659-3w.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Michael Byrd. by his Deed Of
w Trust, dated the tenth day of November
Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Eight, and recor-
ded in the Office of Recorder of Deeds, for the
County of Doniphan, in the Territory of Kansas
in Book C, page 8, did convey to the Under
signed Trustee, the following lots or parcels oil
land, lying and being in the County of Doni.
phan, Territory of Kansas, to wit: Lots mum.
bered thirteen l3) and fourteen, (l4) in Block
forty mine, (49) and Lots numbered four az
and FIVE, (5) IN Block fifty, (50) and Lot num-
bcred one, ~ in Block fifty, i5O) in the Town
of White Cloud, Kansas Territory; which said
conveyance was in trust, however, to secure the
payment Of certain notes therein particularly
described; And whereas, it is provided in said
Deed, that if said notes shall not be well and
truly paid on or before the first day of April,
1859, the said party Of the second part may pro-
coed to sell the property above described, or
any part thereof: And whereas, said notes have
not been paid as provided by said Deed of Trust;
Now, therefore, |, Samuel Word, Trustee as
aforesaid, at the request of the holder of said
notes, and in pursuance and by authority of the
said Deed of Trust, do hereby give notice, that
on Friday, the LIST day of July, A. d. 1859,
between the hours of ten o'clock, in the fore
noon, and five O'Clock, in the afternoon of said
day, at the front door of the store house of b.
+. Ruffner & Co., in the town of White Cloud
Doniphan County, Kansas Territory, will pro-
coed to sell the above described property to the
highest bidder, at public vendue, for cash in
hand, IN order to pay and satisfy all amounts
remaining unpaid and due on the notes afore-
said, together with the cost and expenses Of ex-
ecuting this trust.
SAMUEL WORD, Trustee.
June ., lS59-tds.
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for the "Chief," and the most influential and
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States and the Canadas. They are authorized
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J. S. POST, General Newspaper, Advcr-
Using and Subscription Agent, second story,
northwest corner Of Chestnut and Third Sts.,
st. Louis, is our authorized Agent in that citv'
and is empowered to contract at our regular
rates, and receipt for US.
Messrs. ROUNDS & LANGDON, of Chica.
go, are our authorized Agents for that city.
CHICHESTER & SANFORD, Proprietors
OF the Merchants Advertising, Commission and
collecting Agency, are Agents for this paper,
in the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
In the First District Court of Kansas
Territory, Sitting in and for Doniphan
County-September Term, A. ID. 1889.
Vernon C.. Drain
Vernon C. Drain


John d. Farquharson.
ON this day came the plaintiff, Vernon C.
~ Drain, by his attorneys, and filed an affi-
davit, stating that the defendant, John d. Far
quharson, could not be served with process in
this Territory; it is therefore ordered by the
Clerk in vacation, that the defendant be mott
fed, by publication being made in the White
Cloud Chief, newspaper published in White
Cloud, DOniphan County, and Territory afore-
said, for six successive weeks, of the tendency
of this suit, the object of which is to obtain
judgment for the sum Of Three Hundred Dol
lars, with interest from the 9th day Of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1857, it being the amount due the
plaintiff from the said defendant, &C.; and that
his property has been attached to pay the said
sum, and that unless he plead, answer or de-
muir to the plaintiff s petition fled in this cause,
within the time prescribed by law, Judgment
will be rendered against him, and his property
sold to pay the same.
Witness, Jas. R. Whitehead. Clerk of said
Court, with the seal thereof aaixed, at my Of
flee, in Troy, this Dist day of April, A. d. 1859
JAS. X. WHITEHEAD, Clerk.
By SAM'L D. BENIGHT, d. C.
May 5, 1S59-6w.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16

Towss IN KANSAS AND NE A.,
R1Eh Every available and unavalIa-
snIskA.-Lah'o Missouri river, above st.
BE ste o. !. dii a with the melancholy
Joseph . II paper towns. 1t is a sad
remains . q the energies wasted, hopes
gh 70 Ds5el legitimate ID fruits Of spseula-
bl''teedTL - II the Wondering Castles on
tr' G iSas, impress tho traveller with a
tbs Rhlne . a.. for the lofty battlements
feIIag u ssPritOrs, the dilapidated towns
' 1lI lsuI Missouri afford a more salutary
Of tnS - tbe wild speculation of incOn-
';1srats enterprise
S, w. that the financial distress has
=; SV ths bottom of these enterprises and
tIler 1;' afr the law of nature, that towns
'nd Ji"nsudent upon the growth of the
&C ., wv i is to be hoped that the home
f, .Iin9 emigrant viii not be again delu-
,'' 1LE ,be enthusiasms or misrepresen-
a ,;. y Of the speculator. White Cloud
t'iU lava Point are the only live towns
' '9or 81 St. Joseph. The energy and pub
=, n.Y an;rit Of White Cloud, Its facilities
is ,rrsJe and nearness to the valleys of
y, Walnut and Nemaha, must place it
t Us all rivalry as the town of North
~ ~ Kansas. Rulo might once have been
slI t,rmidablo rival. but the absence of
: Element on the Half-breed tract, and
=; ;' sbort sighted policy in failing to seek
- ..,nactious with the interior country and
.'rns, has sunk Rulo almost beyond the
hope Of redemption
WinnebagO has a beautiful situation,
t,t 4 has also yielded to the pressure,
ri like Rulo contains more houses than
'.s,pants. AragO is filling up with
Gsrman colOnists st. Stephen gives
.,ms evidences of progress and contains
:,ne citizens of dauntless energy and en-
,,rnrise. This County needs a river point
,ni few extensive business houses and
newspaper of discretion and ability
ro1lI soon effect this consummation.-
Falls City BrOad-Are.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16

The Census LAw.-The attention Of
The Assessors Of the different Townships
throughout the Territory, is called to the
census law.
The census is required to be taken in
III. several Counties in the Territory by
the Assessors at the time of making the
assessment.
Where the assessors have not qualified
snl are not performing their duties under
the Law, the Township Boards ought, I'M
meliately, to appoint new Assessors and
brwml the appointment to the Governor,
% that they may be commissioned and
perform their duty. Each County which
i.Is to have proper census Of its in
Eabtants, will suffer from the want of it
in making the apportionment for the
State Legislature by the Constitutional
Convention which assemblies at Wyan-
dotte next month.
The last apportionmcnt was made upon
a detective census, and, never having
been remedieI, was the cause of such IA
Misrepresentation in the last Legislature.
Three Counties had. majority in the
House, and three Counties had a major
iy in the Council. The apportionment
for the coming Legislative Assembly was
made under the influence and the appor-
toHment for the Constitutional Conven-
ton also. The consequences is an I'M
equal representation. Counties which poll
1000 votes have one representative, while
others which poll l.200 votes have three.
If those Counties wish to be properly
represented they must show satisfactorily
70 the convention the amount of popula-
don Of each.-Herald Of Freedom.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
vs.. Attachment.


Abraham X. Sill.
ON this day came the plaintiff, Robert
~ Flickinger, by his attorney, Albert Perry
and filed an affidavit, stating that the defend.
ant, Abraham r. Sill, could not be served with
a process in this Territory; it is therefore or.
dered by the Clerk in vacation, that the defen
dant he notified, by publication being made in
the Kansas Chief, a newspaper published in the
city of White Cloud, in said County and Terri
tory, for six successive weeks, of the tendency
of this suit, the object of which is to obtain
judgment for the sum of Four Hundred and
Ninety Four Dollars, (S49l,) with interest on
Sixty Dollars $500 from the 22d day of De-
cember, A. d. 1857, and interest on Sixty -Four
Dollars ($6I) from July 2Ist, A. d. 1858, and
interest on One Hundred Dollars (Sl00) from
December ODD, A. D. 1851, it being the amount
due the plaintiff from the defendant at various
times, &c; and that his property has been at
tached to pay the said sum; and that unless he
plead, answer or demur to the plaintiffs petit
ton filed in this cause, within the time prescri-
bed by law. judgment will be rendered against
him. and his property sold to pay the same.
Witness, Jas. r. Whitehead, Clerk of said
Court, with the seal thereof affixed, at my Of
fee. in the town of Troy, this 9Th day of June,
A. ID. 1889.
JAS. Il. WHITEHEAD, Clerk.
By SAM'L ID. BENIGHT, ID. c.
Junc I6 lS59-6w
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
MARRIAGE GuIDEI

VOuNG'S GREAT PHYSIOLOGICAL
l. WORK, or, Every one his own Doctor
Being Private Instructor for married persons
or those about to marry, both male and female.
In everything concerning the physiology and
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new discoveries never before given in the Eng
lish language, by WIN. YOUNG, NJ. ID. This
is really valuable and interesting work. 1t is
written in plain language for the general reader
and is illustrated with upwards Of one hundred
engravings. All young married people, or those
contemplating marriage, and having the least
impediment t. married life, should read this
book. 1t discloses secrets that every one should
be acquainted with. Still it is book that must
be locked up and not lie about the house. II
will be sent to any one on the receipt OF twenty
five cents. Address DIR. WIN. YOUNG, No.
4l6 Spruce St., above Fourth, Philadelphia
march 10, '59-ly.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that letters
/ of administration on the Estate of Abra-
ham Price, deceased, were granted to the I'M
dcrsigned, on the 4th day Of juno, 1859, by the
Probate Court of Nemaha County, K. T. All
persons having claims against said Estate, arc
required to exhibit them, for allowance, to the
Administrator, within one year after the date
of said letters, or they may be precludcd from
any benefit of said Estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within three years from the
date of said letters, they will be forever barred
JOHN S. RODGERS, Administrator.
June l6. IS59-3wE