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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25
How to Write TO Soldiers.

Write cheerfully. Do not enter into long
discussions about the miseries of soldering.
We know what the hardships are. and are
not, far better than you do. l would not
check the expression of proper sympathy
but We are disposed to whine too
much anyhow, and when you start the tune
at home we are sure to join in full chorus.
Write long letters, and don't leave any
cold, blank spots on the sheet, like little
patches of snow. Interline and crossline ii
as much as You please, SO that when you get
through the regular course of the sheet YOU
will have some nice titbits for dessert.
Write about particulars rs-we have enough
Generals here. Tell US how many kittens
tumble over the floor; how many calves bawl
at the barn; whether Towsers sore foot i:
we'll yet or not; what kind of dress little
Mary has got; who took sister Ann sleighins
last snow; and, above all, who goes home
from singing school with --, of course
We won't mention her name; but you oughr
to Go so, just as if YOU didn't know anything
about it. And don't forget to speak of church
and Sabbath school, prayer meetings, ant
what YOU talk about Sabbath evenings, ant
what new hymn you sing.
/ And thus, having furnished the colors, ou
Imagination takes the brush and goes tt
painting. and her finishing stroke is alway
returning soldier bov all covered with scar
and glory; and when she has laid away he
brush, sleep unpins the curtain and cover
up the picture of the dear old home.-A sold
ier boy IN the army.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

FEED BONES To THE HESs-If YOU take
fresh bones from the kitchen, and With
sledse, on rock, or any natural or artificial
anvil, pound them up into snail pieces, hens
will eat them ravenolsly, and not only viii
they digest the bones and make better ma
nure OF them than can be made in any other
way, but they Will be themselves greatly ben
Gifted by them; they viii lay throughout the
season with much greater regularity than
otherwise, and will fatten on the marrow
within, and the fat and muscle will adhere to
the bones.-The Homestead.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

"a Prentice SAYS: The New Orleans
Delta compares the southern rebellion to An
t;rus, who, as often as Hercules felled him TO
the earth, gathered strength from his contact
with ii and sprang up refreshed for the en-
counter. But the Delta should remember
that Hercules, after discovering his enemy's
secret, ceased to knoeF him down, and, hold
ing him up in the air, choked him to death.
And thus We have 10 treat the rebel cause in
the person of lis champions-elevate them
between heaven and earth and choke the
breath out of them"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25
II There was an accident of a most thrill

I There was an accident of most thrill
ing nature at Gen McClellan's headquarters
near Yorktown on Friday. Gen Fitz John
Porter assembled in the balloon, for the pur-
pose of making reconnaissance. When
nigh up the rope broke, and off tloated the
balloon, directly over the eneny's entrench-
ments. The officer was considered to be in
evitably lost. The hearts that were wrung
with the hardness and strangeness Of his fate,
were suddenly cheered as we'll as amazed
with the spectacle of the return of the balloon
over our own camps. 1t had ascended to a
counter current of air, and was waited, with
its precious freight back to safety: Once a
gain over his own troops, the soldier aero
naut pulled the valve and discharged the gas
from the balloon, and came down to earth
"by the run," entirely unharmed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25
CEINOLINE DOOMED.-It will cause a

CRINoLINE DooMED.-It will cause a fut-
ter amongst the ladies to learn that crinolne
is condemned. A meeting has been held in
the all-powerful region of Tyburnia, and the
verdict is that crinoline is "inconvenient, ri
diculous and highly dangerous" The meet
ing was presided over by gentleman, but
ladies of"high position" were present, a lady
secretary, and several others of her sex, and
the powerful name of Lord Palmerston, to-
gether with other "high authorities" were
quoted in favor of the object fer which the
meeting was convened In fact, the "anti-
crinoline movement" was fairly inaugrated,
and there is little doubt that the monster
has received serious blow-Lond0n Times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

UNMARRIED WoMtN.-l speculate much
on the existence of unmarried and neyer-to-
be-married women, nowadays; and | have
already got to the point of considering tha,
there is no more respectable character on this
earth than an unmarried woman, who ma kes
her way through life quietly, perseverins ly
without support Of husband or brother; and
having attained the age of forty-fve or up
wards, retains in her possession a well-regu-
lated mind, disposition to enjoy simple
pleasures, and fortitude to support inevitable
pains, sympathy with the sufferings of others,
and willingness to relieve want as far as her
means sextend.-Charlotte Bronte.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

R A jolly fellow had an office next to
doctors. One day gentleman of the old
fegy sehoo. blundered into the wrong shop.
~Dr y. in?' Don't live here said T., who
was in full scribble over some important pa
pers. without looking up. "Oh, thou ght
this was his Office" Next door, ~Pray,
SIR. can You tell me has the doctor many pa
tients?" Not living The old gentleman
was never Leard of in The vicinity again.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

r. as your father at home?" inquired
man of the little girl who admitted him. "Is
your name Bill "Some people call me So.
replied he. Then he is not at home, for I
heard him tell John, if any bill came, to say
he was not at home"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

r The preternatural desire of the
Southern cfivalry to die sin the last ditch,
has divided itself between prospecting" for
said ditch,and the procurement of substitutes
to do their dying when the ditch is found.
From $500 to $500 is offered for substitutes
for those who have vowed and sworn. time
and time again that their greatest happiness
could only be the meeting of the Yankees
"foot to foot and eye to eye.'-Jomnal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

G "Mother," said Ike Partington, "did
you know that the Iron Horse has but one
ear"
"One ear: merciful gracious, enid, what
do you mean"
"Why, the engineer, Of course"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

C. 1t may be matter worthy of remem-
brance that in New Hampshire, on the third
week in April, 1852, the farmers were haul
ing wood to the railway stations on the top
OF the snow, across lots, without regard to
roads or fences.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

g In ore Of the Portsmouth public
schools, recently, boy reading in the New
Testament rendered one verse thus: This
is the hair comb let US kill him."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

u Michelet, the French author, saws .
~Ensiand was always a mystery to me until
L visited it l found it a great sand bank
enveloped in fog. The fog fed the grass, the
grass fed the sheep, the sheep fed the men"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

w Prentice asks why is Gen Floyd like
one one Of the loyal generals upon the Poto-
mac? Because be is a General Hooker.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

Prof E. D. Sanborn, n,formerly of Dartmouth
college, writes from St Louis that Flag-Ofi
Ger Foote prays as though God did every
thing and fights as though man did every.
thing.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25

q AS "Shiloh" signifies "deliverance,"
some people are willing, on account of its
appropriateness, to accept it in lieu Of "Pitts-
burg Landing" as the name Of the great bat
tle-ield on the Tennessee.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

THE DRAFT. IN MILwAUKEE.-The scene
attending the draft in Milwaukee fs described
Is in high degree exciting. Several thou
sand people were gathered around the place
whsFe the drawing was made, among whom
were many women, Ill listening withintense
anxiety when the names of the drafted ones
were read. The wivz5 sisters and mothers
Of those whose names were announced, wept
aloud and wrung thsirsshands in anguish,
while men themselves generally looked -sor-
rowful, though some Of them took it very
good -natnredly, submitting to the decree Of
fate without murmur. - Hi3a ssii - 90
= The peculiarities Of human nature were
strikingly illustrated on this occasion. After
the drafted names had ~. been read, those
who escaped manifested their JOY in cheers
and rsvelry, in the presence Of the weeping
women and down-cast sonscripts. Such d
mar gyaH av o2 R#Gf ~ s-,.aai,;ss4 )
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

The aggregate majority of the six Repub-
lican Congressman in this State, is 1924;
over thousand more than was cast for the
Republican State ticket. The majority in
the Dubuque District Is largest, and in the
Mahaska District the least. Mr.. Kasson's
majority is, numerically, the third in the list
The whole majority for the Republican Dis
trict Judges is "a ,024 This Is stnpendcus
10 vote Of 1l6,000. The sggregate mai.
ority for Republican District Attorneys Is
2O.942. For District Judges, Hons. ]. F.
Dillon and E. II. Williams had no serious
opposition, and for District Attorney,
McGlathery in the Tenth was in the same
favorable condition. The Tories succeeded
in Carrying but one Judicial District; and that
was done on the war record Of Col. b. II.
Trimble. The Colonel was wounded At Pea
Ridge, andsympathy put him through, albeit
he stated publidyl that the object of Gen,
Curtis army in invading Arkansas was !" to
steal niggers and cotton !"-D Dssmoins, Reg
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

- The day after the late election, 1 Dem
ocratic newspaper in New York covered it,
bullet'n-bosrd with the following announce
ments:, "sSee Indiana J, zee Ohio; go Penn
sylva!la Seymour" A friend of ours,
stepping up to the bulletin, wrote underneath
=" Ss-esah !"-lN ?. LNdYesdSat.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

The business community of New York
has concluded not to accept postage stamps
as change, after November 10Th. 80 -
Pack mules will be used to q great extent
this winter 70 carry subsistence. The cavalry
will be supplied at once. 2a fa}r saGf.e !
It has leaked out that at least Ii, 900 mel,
who received bounties from New York city
have deserted. Hence the necessity for q
Strikes are occurring in different cities East,
in consequence Of the increased price of liy-
ing. Employers are, very sensibly, agreeing
to the reasonable advances.
I Upwards of seven thousand collectors, dep.
uty collectors, assessors and assistant asses
sors are now engaged in the collection of the
internal revenue In the loyal States. .3rad a
A Maine paper gives an account Of an aged
preacher-ninety-fiv years old-who has
lately bloomed out with s'new hair-the hair
of his youth--new teeth, and new eyes," '4
A cheese was exhibited at the late New
York State Agricultural Fair which weighed
1880 pounds, and was manufactured in
single day, in one curd, from the milk of 900
cows. .t '
Many capitalists are, it, is said purchasing
diamonds and jewelry - the best and safest
manner in which they can invest their money
Married ladies' strongly advise such invest
ments on the part their husbands. 5s5gs sas
There is said to be great scarcity Of
steamboat hands on the Missouri River. The
steamboats, are paying City dollars month
for such deck hands as they can get, and
they are scarce at that ' 7i''''i ''i . ,i7f'i
Charles Heidsick, the champagne merchant
who was corked up by General Butler at
Ship Island, for some treason, is said to be the
cause Of those important dispatches from
the French Government" 7vsfcv4 sse5a
| In the q. s. Supreme Court at Washing
ton, the black silk robes are abolished, the
new members being averse to them. and at the
next session the judges will sit in simple
broadcloth. ss1 COL f7a 83l Vte 2
Major Gen. Mitchell, who recently died ct
Port Royal, was the inventor of the as.ronom-
| ical clock, now in use in all the observatories
Of the world-an invaluable mechanism for
securing accuracy in the record Of observa,
ttions. - =. - = 81. :
/ In December, 1860, q lady purchased four
dresses, Of . merchant in Grand street. New
York, and vas arrested on suspicion Of having
lsecreted some goods upon her person. She
was undressed for examination and the affair
threw her into . ft Of sickness. Afterward
lshe sued for damages for false imprisonment.
The jury 90 Saturday found verdict for
Iplaintif' awarding $4,000 damages, and the
Court added ~ extra allowance Of $10O. ~
Il
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

Number Of men actually raised by the State ~
above, ,.--.---.------------:. 45ss;
Deduct those raised since Aug. 18th, 1862, for VI
cid regiments, Observation-Disclosures 9s
l.itl Sst7 ti5tT fS1ft is ls-sYf T sff, -
Men furnished for regim .nts other than old 4505s
than for old regimsnts,- Al4ot
0verplus of men voluntarily furnished by coun.
ties, In excssa for regiments other tnan Old, 1856
Number of men actually raised ~ above, 45sss
Deduct overplus shove volunteer service, 865s
~ ~ ii t245 10 fi e5gge9 u slssl
Add number Of required for old reslmsnts, 7071
Total quota of State under all calls, 1890. 494O5
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

QUOTAS OF IOWA UNDER FEDERAL CALLS. -
Call for 8 months ca, ,OO0) vols, 49,. 264S
"e" 100000 volunteers, 1857
July 2, 1852, call for 300, 900 vols, 10670
Aug. 4, !" call for 100000 men Ito
q be drafted, but vols. accepted }. .1o570
Total for volunteers, ..............41 .41400
Aug. 18, 1862, call for men for old regis. 8OO5
Total, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ......... .49405
No. of men under call for old regiments, 8005
g t" furnished since Aug. IS, '62, 934
q 10 ssgil.a ca isN II Is ri
q Number required, ............... 7O71
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28
- Am v.a Quiet /, Cen Gr.n.,. -, d.n.,, l.,r !.

r. All WAS quiet i Gen. Grants depart
mept On the 18th. The opposing armies were,
forty miles apart, Gen. Grant has recsived
aptholty from Gen, Halleqk 70 uss his dis
srsdop "a conducting the campaign, The
Int S;sit quiet wid not Be long maintained. -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

Advices have besn received sncs the computations Of
the above abls OF additional furnished by dclin
Quent counties follows and which be deducted
nom the number required In the etls Il will be seen
that tho county of Lucas 10 not to this call when
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

a THAr L1szL Su1r.-Ws have secured the
services Of Henry Clay Dean, Esq., !, to, assist
US in the defense Of tho ibel case bY the; Jous-
aAL on the Courier. It will probably Be
tried at the Janusry torn of the DISTRICT
Court. We have directed our attorney to fls
. eros, demand Of $4,000 damages, on &C.
count Of the journal calling us : "tfaitor 2
end melting the mob @ y destroy our Office. .
0eufsH. ssa :.I,is.ssaa sssss8ssI .rz3aisos Is,
Dean and Thayri aRw~sbile frasrwm.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

QUOTAS OF COUNTIES. q
Ln 494O6 men, asd D;stsibUtion omosg
} delinquent Oossntjss Of tic nSsber +
20 rsqxirsd for the old Rsgi- . R'ss
al nssnfs, (7071.)
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

e. The frauds in the New York Custom
House, which were at first stated at 1926, 900,
are now found to reach 100000 and proba-
bly, 81 900 900. 3sa5 j !.
There was collusion, it appears, between
brokers and clerks in the Custom Huse, by
which false invoices were substituted for the
genuine documents. One thousand Of the
latter were found in possession Of single
broker. The clerks detected SO far, were old
employees, who were retained by the present
collector, M. Barney. ~ -,tt ...- -, +
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

? azaT sasss fsgnaa NEW s1oRK, NOV. II. Q.
A Petersburg dispatch Of tia 18th, to
Richmond papess, says ths enlmy, suppossd
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

+ WASHINGTON, w Nov ~. ~
The Navy Department has been informed
Of the captnre, by the schooner Halsyin the
Nassau river, Of the schooner Wave, laden
with turpentine and cotton. ssoss,ssi
The Daylight boarded the Racer, of Nassau,
N. p, of Wilmington The crew of the lat
ter made their escape, and afterwards inef-
fectually fred upon the boats crew Of the
Daylight. .r- ,.,..., assa - s.,
The racer had to be abandoned, in conse-
quence, but her cargo, consisting principally
Of sait, was saved. ~ % asffsa 07A.H
It u ascertained from other dispatches that
the expedition which fired the Alleghanian
was led by Lieut.. Wood, formerly Of the q,
s. Navy. Several Of the incendiaries have
been csptvred, one of whom confessed be was
the rebel pilot Of the expedition. nj sd Z
Gen. Fitz John Porter's trial is delayed by
the nonrar1ival Of witnesses. = nss
: a.af ssesi3,e New sYoRk, Nov. q. !
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

b The Herald has Fernandino letter, Of the
10th, giving an account of the bombardment
of St. Marys, by the gunboat Mohawk. -
Troops landed were fired upon by the rebels,
Fwounding one man. The rebels mustered
strongly, whereupon the Mohawk fred shells
for twenty minutes into the town. She stop
ped as boat bearing a flag Of truce approach
ed the ship. A Lieutenant went ashore with
her, on whose return the ship hauled off, in
tending to return to Fernandino, when the
rebels fired volley Of musketry upon her. -
The Mohawk then returned abreast the town
and kept up fire for near half an hour. reduc-
ing the place to ashes. Almost every house
was injured; q; ysqs o, s.;es,;f2 go u
|o Previous to firing upon the town the Sec
ond time, the Captain Of the Mohawk invited
all women aboard his ship, but they declined.
No guns were aimed at the house IN which
they ensconsed themselves. ,a bsga5 "a GA
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-27
The Lame. Halt and Blind.

- The Richmond Examiner makes very
bad showing of the condition of the spool
people" of the Old Dominion, as well as
of the courage and chivalry of the F. F
VS.. It says:
'sThe muster rolls just handed in to the
Colonels of the 9th and 10th regiments
are the most ridiculous curious documents
it has ever been our luck to encounter. In
their anxiety to get clear of militia duty,
hundreds of the men have attached to
their names the record of some premature
injury or horrible distemper. The rolls
are thus made complete catalogues of all
the ills that flesh is heir to. The great
number of one-eyed and deaf men, the
prevalence of chronic dianhea, and rheu-
ma.ism in all its varieties, is truly astonish-
ing.
Some parties, who perhaps, could think
of no particular Affections, have stated in
general and comprehensive terms, that
they were physically disabled" and in
"bad bealth." One gentleman, who VOW
ed himself hypocbondriac, actually ap-
pended bis will and oodicil to bis segna-
ture. Great numbers have signed them
selves exempted by The Governor and
numerous citizens, though only perhaps
making pair of shoes for clerk in the
Treasury Department have followed their
names with the imposing announcement,
"employed on Government works"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-27
Nashville Secesh Press.

The Nashville Patriot suspended when
Floyd run. 1t has been issue by one Of
the old proprietors and editors since Gen
Buell. took possession of the city, but the
few numbers have been so reasonable that
the traitor took the hint administered by
personal visit from Military Governor
Johnson, and again abdicated in favor OF
the jour printer who viii doubtless prove
more loyal. The Patriot of the l sth states
that the printing establishment has been
leased to the employees in the office, and
that neither of the former editors or pro-
prietors will have any further connection
with its publications. A forced but SEN
sible conclusion.
The Nashville Banner which held fast
for the Union until the State was forced
out by the rebel leaders, is again pretty
fair Union journal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-27
Items from the South.

From the New Orleans papers we take
few paragraphs of interest:
Our latest accounts from Nashville are
to the effect that the Federals have arrest
ed about fifty prominent Southern men as
prisoners, the object being to intimidate
and strike terror among Southern sympa-
tnizers Buell. ard Foote had formed juno.
tion, having nineteen gunboats and some
fifty thousand men.
We learn by way of Florence that the
Federal guuboats are making frequent WIS.,
its up the Tennessee river. They fire.
quenily accompany transports and trading
boats, with signs out, in glaring letters,
"For Peace" The Federals profess much
friendship, and afford the people the op-
portunity to buy good coffee at ten cents a
pound, bacon at six cents a pound, and
other articles in proportion.
A gentleman just from Paducah reports
that the Federals have upwards of one.
hundred thousand troops between Cairo
and that place. He says that last Wednes-
day, while at Paducah, he saw forty steam
boats loaded With troops leare there
They went up the Tennessee river short
distance, and then returned and started
down the Mississippi. All the gunboats,
except two, were disabled in the fight at
Fort Donelson. They admit their loss to
be twelve thousand, while others estimate
If as high as twenty thousand.