The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-20

est look, "A splendid assortment, sir
Step in sir. Every price, sir, and every
style The cheapest in the city, SIR Are
they clean p TO he sure Step in. SIR
Then, resumed the countrvmen. with
perfect gravity, put one on. for you need
n! The rage of the Jew may he imag-
med. As the countryman turned upon his
heel and quietly pursued his way.-Ne,r
York Paper
WHISKY AND NEwsparERs.-A rlass
Of whisky is manufactured from perhaps
a dozen grains of washed corn. the value
of which Is too small TO he estimated. A
pint of this mixture sells at retail for -
cents, and if good brand, is considered
by its consumers well worth the money.
1t is drunk off in a minute or two. il
fires the brain, rouses the passion, Sharpens
the appetite, and deranges and weakens
the physical system. 1t is gone. and swol-
len eyes, parched lips. and aching heads
are IFS followers. On the same sideboard
upon which this is served lies newspaper,
the new white paper of which cost about
two cents This Is covered with a hum
dred thousand types; If brings intelligence
from the four quarters of the globe: it
has in its clearly printed columns all that
Is strange or new al home: ii tells YOU the
state of the markets: gives account OF the
war: the execution of the last murderer.
the last steamboat explosion or disaster,
articles on philosophy, government, relig-
ion. etc.-and Vet, for all this. the News
paper costs less than the glass of grog, the
Juice of few grains of corn. It Is no
less strange than true that there is large
portion of the community who think the
corn-luiee cheap and the newspaper dear.
and the printer has hard work TO collect
his dimes, when the liqror-dealers are paid
cheerfully. How Is this l. the body a
better paymaster than the head Are
things Of the moment more'prized than
things of the future, Is the transient
tickling of the stomach of more conse-
quenee than the Improvement of the mind
and the information that is essential 10 a
rational beinge Ii this had its real value.
would not a newspaper be worth many
pints of whisky British Standard
Some r;lscally tobaceoniSts in Philadel-
phia make practice of mixing large
quantities of sumac. which costs abunt
three cents a pound. with their tobacco.
and sell ii thus adulterated As the genu-
Inc article. Smokers using this compound
soon find themselves suffering from cancer
and liberation of the throat, mouth and
tongue.
e. An effort will be made at the ap-
preaching session of the New York LegiS-
lature 10 make il n penal offen~e 10 def;ace
trees. rocks and bridges with advertise
mentS of patent medicines and other wares
equally worthless Such an act ought 10
he passed 10y every LEGISLATURE in the land,
The finest scenery up the Hudson. the
most picturesque spots al The White Noun
fsliIS. and the trees and bridges un the
Ifavorite walks and drives around our large
cities. are all def:lcei bv these horrible
advertisements. The proprieiors of these
worthless no>1rumS. who hire men to go
around and deserraie nature I'm her sweet
eSt and choicest hooks. ought 10 pay
rounlly for IL Nature belongs 10 God
and Gods children. and not to patent
melicine venders--Seriayried R,psli,cla
e Daniel Webster has an aneedoie of
old Father Ses.rl. the minister OF ms boy
hood, which Is too good 10 he lost 1t
was customary then 10 wear buckskin
breeches IN cold weather One SUNDAY
morning in the autumn, Father Searle
brought hi> breeches down from the gar
ret but the waSps had taken possession
during the summer. and were having 4
nice time in them Bv ,lint of effort he
cot out the intrullers, and dressed for
meeting But while reading the Scrip
tureS 10 the CONGREGATION. he felt DAGGER
from one of the enragcd. small waiSted
fellows. AMI jumped around the pulpit
Iapping his thighs, But the more he
slapped and danced the more he roi Siunr.
The people tholght him crazy; i,ui he
explained the matter 10y saving: '-Brrth-
rem, don't be alarmed; The word of the
Lord Is in my mouth. but the devil i IN
my breecheS--' Webster always told it
with great glee TO his friends
Water isn't fashionable beverage for
drinking Your friends health. hut il Is 4
capital one for drinking your own
Samho had been whipped for stealing
his masters onions One day he brought
in skunk in hi arms, SAYS be. ~Alassa.
here's de chap DAT steal de onions. Whew
smell him bret'..''
Who is quarterrna~ter The MAN who
gives the poor soldier. one quarter. and
keeps the rest himself
The UNITY OF TIE NATION IN PER
rErrITr--Rer. Joseph T. Thompson. ID.
ID. OF New York. IN Il recent letter TO the
publishers OF the new Illustrated edition
OF Webster Unabridged. has the following
parasraPh:-
The production of such volume in
these years of war is marvel of enter
prise, had almost said miracle of faith.
Your foundry has forged weapons hardly
less important than those of the arsenal
for securing the unity of the nation in
perpetuity one people. one country. one