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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
The Secession Bubble.
LIBBY PRISON.

Richmond Va, May l6
1t is great thing to live in a great me-
tropolis, even if you have to look at it
through barred window, "play checkers
with your nose through a grating" as the
boys call it. (There are no actual bars, how
ever on the windows of our apartment.) 1t
is worth something to see the wealth of the
nation waited on the white wings of COM
merce and laid at the confederate feet CIwo
wood smacks and five canal boats, as well as
one schooner partially laden with lumber,
and one little thing that smoked aft some
thing like steamer, have arrived during the
week of our stay) 1t is worth something to
hear the busy hum of industry around u.s.
CA circular saw is running several hours a
day within few rods Of US, and planning
mill semi Three negro mule
drivers are Hourishitg their wood teams
about the wharf, with vast amount of ex-
citement and buslle, and suspender factory
is running on full time across the street. y
And it really is great sight, without any
joking, to see the airs these rebels put on.
and contrast the grandeur of their talk with
the evident ruin and wretchedness around.
One cannot be within their lines for ever so
short time, even in such circumstances as
ours, without an irresistible feeling that the
secession bubble is on the point of bursting.
know we have talked this way SO long that
it may seem ridiculous, but do believe now
more than ever, that We have ample power
to put down this rebellion utterly and per.
manently. 1t is only from our blunders that
We have failed to Go it long ago. We can
not much longer help it, even with all our
msmanagement, for our enemies are almost
exhausted. The bear has nothing but his
own paws to suck and they are getting to bt
mighty poor nourishment. The whole tall
and actions, buster, swagger and rant of the
high and mighty confederacy seem like the
acting OF tragedy. You can't find the sub
stance Of it under the shadow. 1t is the mos
astonishing thing in the world to me how
the thing has maintained itself as long as i
has. If the Lord hadn't some great plan t.
work out in reference to the settlement 0
the question of slavery on this continent, h
would have let the bubble be pricked lon!
ago. He will not interpose his shield 70
the protection of this airy structure of in
iquity much longer We may be sure. AM
without that special interposition which tn
Lord does use to shield crimes till they ar
fully ripe, it must drop.-D"m Browne i
Republican.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

ton in the arts Of peace, in the pursuit of
science and industry would be impossible
with men who have long made boast of de-
spising industry, and who already begin to
make war the first object Of their study and
their thoughts. Let them, in short, but car
ry out their plans, and We predict confidently
that the generation now growing up would
see this continent between two great military
despotlsms engaged in the intervals between
tremendous wars in interchanging hollow
courtesies from behind million of bayonets;
and with almost every trace of the things of
which we are proudest to-day-osr liberty,
our equality, our industrial energy, our hui
manity, our inteligence-forever oblterated.
There is no thinking man, who reflects on
these things with an honest desire to serve
his county, come what will of his party, who
can avoid the sorrowful conclusion that, cos:
what it may, the fighting has to go or either
until the confederacy is destroyed, root and
branch, or until there are no more left at the
North who think liberty worth defending, Or
his republication which the human race
hopes and has hoped SO much-worth saving.
Every man in the confederate service, from
Davis down, must be made to know that his
death or submission are the ends We aim at,
and that the brayer and more determined We
know him to be, the more firmly decided are
we tha: he and his associates shall either lay
down their arms, or quit the country, or die.
-New York Times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

MRs PARTINGToH on CoMETICs. That's
a new article for bsautifying the complex
ion" said Mrs Bib holding up small bot
tie for Mrs Partington TO look at.
She looked up from ;oeing out a woollen
sock for Ike, and took the bottle in her hand.
"Is it indeed" said she; "well they NAV
get up ever so many rostrums for beautifying
the complexion but depend upon it the less
people have to do with bottles for il the bet
ter. Ny neighbor Mr. Blotch, has been using q
bottle for good mnny years for his COM
plexion, and his nose looks like rupture of
Mount Voeiferous, with the burning lather
running all over the contagious territory"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
Negroes as Soldiers.

We have been permitted TO make use OF
the following extract from letter Of high
ly intelligent and competent officer of Mas
sachusetts regiment at Baton Rouge. The
letter is under date OF April 80, 1868:
And now for the most important feature,
the negro troops. have seen two regiments
of them, and | must say that l have seen
many white regiments that will not compare
with them. They very far exceeded my ex-
peotations. l much prefer them to white
troops. They obey all orders given to them
cheerfully and with alacrity. They drill re-
markably well and their camps ale neat and
clean. One regiment was oiiicered by white
officers entirely, and in the other the field
and staff officers only were white, the officers
of the line being black. The feeling of the
generality of officers here is in favor OF blacks
and if We get as good a set of men as thos,
in the regiments We have seen, we shall be
perfectly satisfied. The feeling here in re.
gard to them is rapidly changing in their IA
vor. We look upon the whole matter as {
fixed fact.
The regiment officere by black officers
thought to be in the best order One Q
them is millionaire and some of them al,
worth over S200000 each. The enlisted
men take great pride and interest in thei
drllling,much more so thar most white troops
They seem to be somewhat disciplined wheI
they first become soldiers, and their natura
pride stimulates them when they become sol
diers to excel as such. l predict very grea
success in raising black troops bere and hop,
| may be fortunate enough to have comman,
Of regiment of them. As to their fghtln:
qualities, there is but Que opinion expresse,
here, and that is that they will fight like dev
lis, because they express but one determine
tion, and that is that they never will be tax
en- prisoners. Thy express longing for
chance, the first chance ever afforded them
to strike for the liberty of their race Wher
is the instance upon record of any nationali
ty of men who would not fight to the dealt
for freedom and you may be sure that thes
regiments will not fail when they meet th
oppressors of their race"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

"The night wind moaned through the
wreck, and dripping water yet hissed from
the still hot iron of the engine, the waves of
the river gurgled and rippled among the
rocks of the shore, and an occasional below
of agony was heard from the cattle cars,
where all the rest of the men were engaged
in releasing the poor creatures; but l sat
there in solemn silence, waiting for him to
die that had been as brother TO me. At
last, just as We heard the approaching en-
gine, and just as the rising sun had begun to
gid and bespangle the purple east, George
opened his eyes gave my hand faint grasp,
and was no more. l stood alone with the
dead man had loved SO in my life, but from
whom death had now separated me-"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

FoOI.sCAP.'-Ererybody knows what
" foclscap paper is +; but few probably know
how 1t came to bear this singular cognomen.
When Charles lst found bis revenues short,
he granted certain privileges, with view TO
recruit them, amounting to monopolies, and
among these was the manufacture of paper,
the exclusive right of which was sold TO Ger
tain parties, who grew rich and enriched the
government also at the expense of those who
were obliged to use paper. AT this time all
English paper bore in water marks the royal
arms. The parliament under Cromwell made
jests of this law in every conceivable man
ner; and, under other indignities to the
memory of king Charles, if was ordered
that the royal arms be removed from the pa
per, and the fools cap and bells " be sub
stituted. These, in their turn, were also re-
moved, when the Rump parliament was pro-
rogued: but paper of the size of the Parlia-
ment Journal still bears the name of fools
cap.T-LORdon Noes and Queries
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
How to Preserve Your Furs.

Furs, says a writer in one of the New
York rapers, who seems TO be throughly
familiar with the subject, should never be
put away for the summer and forgotten, as
they so frequently are; and next TO being
shut up from the air, the greatest enemy is
damp. If from the wearer being exposed to
rain they became wet, they should always be
dried at moderate distance from the fire,
Immediately; and in warm weather, when
not required for wear, they should never be
shut in box or drawer for more that a few
days at time, and every few weeks they
should be shaken and beaten.
The more delicate skins require somewhat
more delicate treatment. The best plan is
probably not to pack furs away, but to lei
them lie in a drawer or wardrobe that is
constantly being opened, so that they meet
the eye frequently, and, being thus often in
sight, 1t is easy, at convenient opportuni-
ties, to have them taken out and beaten; or
at any rate shaken and tossed and thorough
ly exposed to the air. 1t is common to hear
it remarked that the moth gets into furs, as
if the insects actually migrated from one
locality to another; the probability is, how
ever, that furs and woolens are animal sub.
stances, endowed with vital principle
which develops itself into the living organ
isnis through the decay OF lis material shape.
Cleanliness and airing are therefore ab-
solutely essential.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
Coon ADVICE ON SUNpRY SUBJECTs.-

Coon ADVICE ON SUNDRY SUBJECTs.-
Never cut piece out of newspaper until
You have looked on the other side, where
perhaps you may find something more valua-
Die than that which You first intended to ap-
propriate. Never put salt into your soup
before YOU have tasted IL | have known of
gentlemen very much enraged by doing SO.
Never burn your fingers if You can help If.
People burn their fingers every day, when
they might have escaped if they had been
careful. Don't put your feet upon the table.
irue, tie members of congress do SO, but
You are not member of congress. If You
form one of large mixed company, and a
diffdent stranger enters the room and takes
seat among You, say something to him, for
heavens sake, even although it be only,
" Fine evening, sir," Do not let him sit
bolt upright, suffering all the apprehensions
and agonies of bashfulness, without any re-
lief. Ask how he has been; tell him yeu
know his friend, SO and so-anything that
will do TO break the icy stiffness in which
very decent fellows are sometimes frozen on
their debut before a new circle.-Erchanqe
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

A REMEDY FOR SMALL Pox.-Dr Fred
erick w. Morris, resident physician of the
Halifax Visiting Dispensary. n. s., has writ
ten letter to the American Medical Times,
in which he states that the " Sarraconia Pur-
purea," or Indian cup, native plant of Nova
Scotia, is a remedy for small po1 in all its
forms in twelve hours after the patient has
taken the medicine. That " however alarm.
ing and numerous the eruptions, or continent
and frightful they may be, the peculiar action
of the medicine is such that very seldom is a
scar left to tell the story of the disease" |.
either vaccine or varioous is washed with
the efusion of the sarracenia, they are de-
prived of their contagious properties. So
mild is the medicine to the taste that it NAV
be largely mixed with tea and coffee and Civ
en- to connoisseurs in these beverages to
drink without their being aware of the ad-
mixture. The medicine has been successfully
tried in the hospitals of Nova Scotia, and its
use will be continued.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

There is a family in Springfield, Mass. SO
lazy that il takes two of them to chop of q
stick of wood. Siah chops while Jim grunts
and then for change, Jim grunts and Siah
chops.
AT The first stroke of the fire alarm bell
the trained horses of the steam fire engines
in our cities become as excited as ever was q
boy running with his first engine company,
and take their places at the pole of the
steamer, restless, until they get the word
go and seem really to enjoy the dash, and
noise, and roar Of the elements as much as
the men, and stand among the falling sparks
of fire, while the machines are playing, as
unconcerned as if in thsir stalls
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

SHOCKING AOCIDENE-On Tuesday the
18th ult., Mrs Martha w, wife of John L.
Riehey of Northumberland, was burned 10
death her clothes taking fire from a stove
near which she was sitting; and being alone
and before assistance arrived, every particle
of clothing was burned off from her. Yet.
although the whole surface of tie body was
burned as it were to a cinder, she retained
her senses unimpaired for some hours, but al
last gradually sank and finally expired at 5
o'clock Wednesday morning, some fourteen
hours after the accident. Repub-
icaa.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

The following conversation between our
OWE and the rebel p:ckets is reported:
Reb-" Where's Gen Hooker gone ?"
Yankee (who happened 10 be one of the
Brooklyn l4th)-" Gone to attend Stonewall
Jackson's funeral"
This being a little hard on Secssh, he
shouts out again" Has the llih corps stop
ped running yet"
"Oh, yes, they were halted Just after TAX
ing down your Stoneicau. By the way,
don't YOU want our .StOne-man to set him up
again3"
No." replies Reb, " he don't need any
such rdidiating now."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

PUEBLA.-Puebla, City of the angel<.) re-
ported u have been captured by the French,
is the capital of the State of Puebla, &c miles
southeast of the city of Mexico. 1t contains
a population of between sixty and seventy
thousand inhabitants. The houses are chiefly
of stone, with iron balconies and painted
fronts. 1t has a large number of richly en-
dowed religious edifces, three colleges and
numerous manufactures of earthen ware
glass, etc.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

ARrEMuS WARDS LATEsL-'Pfaps you've
seen b. tier poark than this, but Its the best
I've got sez JEFF Davis TO me.
YES sez |, that's putty meen Ham, but
I've seen thunderin site meaner in Wash
ington-'
What kinds that ? he demanded.
'Vallandig-ham.'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

Ofcourse as soon as calico is scarce and
expensive the ladies wish to wear it and
we're there to be a sudden dearth in the
sackeloth and ashes market, there is no
doubt the dear creatures would mist on
clothing themselves in that scriptural but at
present not prevalent style of garment.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
4 BRAVE ENGINEER.

George D. was running the night ex-
press, and was some thirty minutes behind
time, My freight train was waiting on the
switch for him to pass. He came on at about
thirty five miles an hour, as near as | could
Judge, and was watching him all the time.
He was within about three times the length
of his train off the switch. was blowing his
whistle. when saw, and he saw, the switch
man run madly out of his shanty,' grab the
the switch, and turn it so it would lead him
directly into the hind end of my train. |
Jumped, instinctively, to start my engine-I
heard him whistle Cor brakes, and those that
stood near said he reversed his engine-but
my train was too heavy for me to move
quickly. and he was too near to do much
good by reversing. so | soon felt a heavy
conclusion, and knew that he had struck
hard, for, at the other end of forty-hve cars,
it knocked me down, and the jar broke my
engine loose from the train. He might have
Jumped from his engine with comparative
safety, after he saw the switch changed, for
the ground was sandy there and free from
distractions, and he could easily have Jump
ed from the track and escaped with light
bruises. But no Behind him, trusting 10
him, and resting in comparative security,
were hundreds to whom life was as dear as
to him his post was at the head; to the
great law of -preservaton-th mos,
put first in their code of practice-his stern
duty required him to forswear allegiance
and to act on the principle Others first, my
self afterwards SO, with a bravery o
heart, such as is seldom seen in the ranks
Of men, he stuck to his iron steed, trans
formed into the steed of death, and spen
the last moment of the energies of his life
the strength of his last pulse, striving tc
mitigate the sutierings which would follow
the collision. His death was instantaneous
he had no time for regrets at leaving hi
, wife and the friends he loved so dearly
When We found him, one hand grasped tn,
throttle, his engine was reversed, and witt
, the other hand he still held on to the leye
, of the sand-box The whole middle ant
, lower portion of his body was crushed, bu
his head and arms were untouched, and hi
face still wore a resolute, self-sacrifcing ex
preston, such as must have lit up the coun
tenance of Arnold Winklereid, when, erwin,
make way for liberty he threw himself up
on a steaf Of Austrian spears, and broke tn
the columns of his enemies.
The author pays his respects to his aid:
: the fireman and brakesman, and makes then
b. immortal in their humble stations.
THE BRAKEsMAN
Y Reader, were YOU ever on train of car:
moving with the wings of the wind, an
sklmmlng over the ground as rapidly as
, bird flies darting by tree and house, through
2 cuttings, and over embankments Did yo
ever feel sudden jar that almost jerked 20
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

FAREWELL. my son Oh blessed thought.
He cannot go where God is not
And where He is there goodness reigns,
And Love fulhlls what Love ordains
On Northern hills, on Southern plains,
In wintry chills. in summer rains
In deadly conhict-blessed thought
he cannot be where God is not.
-1foassrtpt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

Don't You think my son resembles mes'
inquired an apotheeary, as he introduced his
greasy faced boy to the witty DIR III. Yes
replied the doctor, pretending to scan the
of each" Yes, l think l see
your liniments in his countenance."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

LYMAN F. Cabot's house in Weathersfield
was recently broken into, and Sl,lO0 in bank
bills, certificate of Is shares Exchange
bank stock, and other valuable property
stolen, all of which belonged to Benajah
Dean.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

The conmcdious library building Of the
University of Vermont, at Burlington, was
opened to the public for the first time on
Wednesday
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

from YOUR seat . At the same time, did you
hear a sharp, sudden blast of the whistle,
ringing out as if the hand that pulled it was
nerved by the presence of danger, braced by
terrible anxiety to avoid destruction 1t
frightened you? did it not? But did you
notice the brakesman then? He rushed
madly out of the cars as if he thought the
train was going to destruction surely, and he
wished before the crush came to be out of it.
No, that was not his object. He caught
hold of the brakes, and, with all the force
and energy he was capable of exerting, appli-
ed them to the swiftly revolving wheels and
when you felt the gradual reduction of speed,
under the pressure of the brakes, you begun
to feel easier. But what thought the brakes
man all the time Did he think of the dan
ger ahead If another train was coming
towards them, and they would strike it !?
If disabled engine was on the track, and
fool to whom the task was entrusted had
utSItCleu W SNC yOui tioAi shS si6"
If the driving lain had raised some little
stream, or spark of fire had lodged in
bridge, and the bridge was gone? +? If some
loosened rock had rolled down upon the
track or if the track had slid, or some
wretch, wearing human form over hell
ish soul, had lifted rail, placed tie on
the track, to hurl the engine and cars there
from ?-if any of these things were ahead
and the speed of your train be too great to
stop and 60 plunging into it, did he realize
that he was the first man to be caught !?
That these two cars between which he
stood, straning every nerve to do his share
toward ayerting the catastrophe, would
come together and crush him, as he would
crush a worm beneath his tread ? If he
did, he was doing his duty in that danger
Gus place, risking his life at q pretty cheap
rate-wasn't he And still these men do
this every day for the same price and at the
same risk, while the passengers regard them
as unnecessary evils, who will be continually
banging the DOORS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12

Love of supremacy, miscalled politica
glory, finds most men dishonest, and leaves
al 10.