The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-27
Why is kissing your sweetheart. I'll

eating soup with a fork Because ii
takes 4 long time TO GET enough of ii
Suppo>ing the ornithological emblem OF
the United States was taken sick. why
would ii be contrary 10 law /! Because it
would be III elgis (illegaD-
Beg pardon. sir, but havn't you been
round the Horn Av. nv, shipmate
more'n a million of 'em. Hold on. a Sec
ond. and you'll see me round this one"
We are told that like cures like" We
wish our clever homeopaths would invent
Il much more valuable system 10 society
by which dislikes should cure diSlikes. y
-Pmch.
A gravc>tone in the cemetery of New
burvport marks the rcSting-place of an
c>timablc lady, who. according TO the in
scription. twas in Il state of health sud-
denly summoned TO the skies. and snatchel
from We eager embrace of her friends bv
swallowing Pee AT her OWE table. when
in a few hours she swectly breathed her
soul away"
Capt. 5. S Wright recently received a
letter from Canada. directed as follows {:
I" Mr.. ES>es> Write. Northampton" That
is about equal TO the one for .Sm Bur. -
sent to Simeon Buffers bookstore in this
town. many years ago. Not being able
to determine what the order meant. If w:S
returned TO the maker. who took If in As
constituent. saving. Cant read, Gam
B-u-x. Psalm Books That's PLAIN
enough. ."-Nor;hanlpt0n Courier
To PREVENT Mosquitoes FROM BIT
ING-At this season. when the MOSQUITOES
are so troublesome. 4 simple recipe 10 pre-
vent presenting their bills" may be ac-
ceptable: Take a few pounds of ro>in, a
little pitch, little glue, and little lard.
and L" bile 'em:" stir and boil il until il
Is about as thick aS "guavy Jelly" ihen
apply while hot TO the body The mos
quitoes will fly on TO you and stick. and
You can take penknife in your right
hand and cut their heads off al leisure
Legal phr;lseology is always round
about and sometimes absurily awkward.
Even now grand !lurieS indict men for kill
ING. cutting. stabbing. shooting, smashing.
crushing, punching. hitting and hurting
dead men. with columbia,ls. rifled cannon.
swords. howitzers. popgunS. pistols. axes-
slung- shot. ard so forth and 80 forth. mcv-
ed and inStigated 10y the devil, and not
having before their eyes the fear OF God :
and all this nonsense in a case where a
man has killed another 10y cutting his
throat. As an instance of "corrowners
quest " writing. we note that only few
years ago jury in Connecticut, in a case
of death from unknown cause, returned as
follows: "That the said John Jones came
to his death, at the time and place afore-
said. by the visitation of the aforesaid
God"
Fifty millions year-that is about what
New-England pays in internal revenu,
taxes TO the Governmcnt-the exact fir
ures are Si1 ,552 ,560-and of that amount
Massachusetts, pays S2S, 1928 Prct
ty well, thinks Il local paper. for section
which lIoratio Seymour and his sci pro-
posed to leave out in the cold.
GSAPEs.-A letter in the October MIN.
Der of the IIorticulturist states that there
are 5000 acres on the shores and island.
of Lake Erie devoted TO the culture OF ilc
grape. The crop this year, lac says, on
5000 acres, will average two and one-half
tons to the acre. This will give L. ,500,-
900 pounds, which at an average price oi
seven cents per pound will be 81, 225 900,
or $3.50 per acre. A very profitable bus
inesS.
Henry Ward Beecher made speech in
Philadelphia, on Wednesday evening, il
which he pressed this point home TO hi:
hearers :-.' There must not be one court
for white men and another court for black