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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

The recent marriage at Buffalo, re-
corded by Us, of Mr.. Dcville and Miss
Damn, has resulted after weeks hon
eymoon, in ;tAe DeviIIe's departure with
$3.50 belonging to his bride, who is left
disconsoIate, and spends her time III re-
peating her maiden name.-Detroa Ifl-
hume
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

In the codicil to Thaddeus Stevens
will is the following proviso Il bought
John Shurtz' property at sheritf's sale
much below its value. | only want m
own-all except $500, the proceeds OF il
and the interest, ! direct shall be return
ed to the estate"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
Early Cut Hay for Mich Cotcs IN.
Winter.

At a meeting of the Crattsbury farm
ers' club, Feb. /, Mrs. y. Scott pre-
sented a churning OF butter-eleven los
from the cream oi one cow in six davs-
nice and yellow as that made in June.
MIR. \. Scott read a paper on the time of
cutting grass, as follows:
The best mode | have found yet to cut
hay, is to commence about the 10th Of
June, and finish on the 25th OF June if l
can; sometimes the weather prevents,
so cannot finish until the first days OF
July. The quality of hay cut the last
days of June is not worth but about
one-half as much as hay cut previous to
the 18th day of June. When the herds
grass puts out its heads in the last days
OF June, three or four inches of the butts
have become hard and woody, and the
nutrimcnt OF the grass is rapidly leaving
the stalk. Hay cut the last days of June
and the first OF July, | do not feed my
cattle until am obliged to.
The grass cut from the 10th to the 18th
produced the butter presented you this
evening by Mrs. Scott. from an ordinary
COW, and quite understood This COW
consumes twenty pounds of hay per day,
and at $50 ton costs twenty cents per
day, and yields in return one and one
;alf pounds Of butter per day, rs that
will he about the average for the winter.
Then deduct the one-half pound to pay
for milking, churning. &c.. and you have
one pound oi butter worth iitty cents,
anL sate at any time AZ forty, for % cents
worth OF hay,
Now will you consider the above fg-
ures, and MAKE W your minds to lay
aside old customs and adopt bette, one,
that Will be sure to give you two to one,
instead .. feeding twenty cents worth Of
hay per Hay, and getting nothing in r.
,urn but your stock in the spring, with
ou: any gain!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

time before she could get calm enough to
speak.
Il want TO talk with you, Hetty," she
said, at length, as she sat down and
comp Jsed herself. The binding tears
dried out of her eyes. and she fixed them
wistfully on the womans face.
What are you going to do ," Ah,
that was .he hardest of all questions to
answer.
IIetty's eyes rested for little while on
the woman's face, and then dropped to
the floor. Raising them quickly, after
moment, she replied
If they'll only let me keep baby, Mrs.
Wilder" The thought of his being
taken away came back so wildly to the
mind of Hctty that she could not bear
it. Her lips quivered, and she burst
again into tears.
Il thought you were going TO keep
him." said the neichbor
Mrs Florence wants him, and says
she'll take care of him just as if he WAS
her own
Il don't know that remarked the
neighbor. "If Mrs. Florence will take
him
It's very kind in her. said IIetty,
interrupting the sentence, land | am sure
she would bc good to him. But, indeed,
Mrs Wilder, | can't let him 60. | feel
Just as if l should die if they were to
take him away. You don't know how
| DO love him..
But you are SO young, ietty. AL
most child yourself You can't take
care of baby And then who is to be
housekeeper p
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over and over again-and Mary and |
can do it all" said Hetty.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

How To PRESERVE FEurr TREES
FROM THE MIcE -Thou-and of yourg
trees are destroyed annually by those lit
tie pesiiterous Scamps. They seldom tail
to 1--WE me their compliments, and in
such manner, too, rs 10 ntttIe my
temper Just i little | have wrapped
my trees with paper AMI twinr, plough
cd the ground late III autumn, and ctcau-
ed the grass carefully away from around
the trees: yet those little thieves steal
into my orchard and garden, and very
coolly gird!c my choicest trees. | put my
wits to work, TO devise some sure remedy
that would be cheap and quickly done.
Take equal parts of pine-tar and fish oil,
mix together thoroughly by warming,
then take brush AMI put on the trees
close to the ground and twelve or fifteen
inches up around the body. IL will not
lnjure the trees, and there Will be no
more trouble with mice. tried the cN-
pertinent on fifty trees last winter, and
it worked like charm. Ny trees never
were more thrifty than during the pre-
sent season.-Dr Nchois, IN Jo,Ura of'
Chemistry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
4 Nan tCHO Died OF q Joke.

Charley Coe, of Cleveland, now pro-
prietor of the Cleveland Touring mills,
(and the man, 10y the way, to whom
.'Artemus Ward dedicated his first
book, styling him in his characteristic,
warln-hearted way, "a friend all the
year roun1,") once lost valuable dog
Thinking that he might have got on
board of the Buffalo boat and been car
ried off, az he was about the dock good
deal, Coe wrote TO Fred. Emmons, then
in Buffalo, to Institu:, search for the
dog. Weeks passed without word
from Fred Being in Buffalo one day,
Mr.. Coe met Fred. who said he had been
searching for the dog ever since the re-
ceipt of hi, letter, but without any sue
cess thus far.
Il have, however," said Fred ga
little bill that l would Ike you to settle
if convenient"
He thcreupon produced 4 bill, which
ran, (and it Is running yet, we reckon),
about as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
Very respectfully,
HENRY HARDING.

1t took no more to show what rick
had been played on me- You may be-
lieve have seldom told that love story.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

tore open the letter eagerly. 1t con-
tained these words:
S.R-For your preference, [ am much
obliged; but the law forbids gentlelen
marrying each other. BY the time this
reaches you, [ will be on board the West
India steamer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09

Charley Coe., Esq,
To Fred. Emmons, DR.
To one weeks board at American, s. 90
To one weeks board at Mansion
House, > 90
To one weeks board at Unit'd States 5 90
To three meals at Red Jacket" l 80
TO three meals at ''Terrapin.'' 80
To three meal, at Boomers, > 90
To Sundry meals at various reStau-
rants, 1000
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
WIN, A. BAKER,
OLIVER T. BROWN,

CLAIM AGENT,
ATToESES ANp 'uUSsELLoR AT LAW.
Eas II. JOhushury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
F. B. GAGE, ARTIST,

Il 81. JOHN>BUKG PORTRAIT GALLERY:
4-..r.tyies. Mliinotype- and life-sze photographs
Retter and cheaper than elsewhere
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
DANIEL Q. WOODRUFF,

Manufacturer of
s. SHEET IRON, BRASS AND COPPER WARES,
, . dealer in STOVES, Hollow Ware, Yankee No
q .s E:c. Railroad street, 81. Johnsbury. VT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
The Use Of Tobacco.

While preaching. for many years,
at the South, | noticed that men ana
women sat on opposite sides of the
country churches and on asking
reason for it, was told that the men
used tobacco 50 freely, that the wo-
men could not sit with them, with,
out having their dresses greatly
soiled with tobacco spittle. In
some regions at the South, too, wo-
men use snuff freely in the way of
dipping" as it is called a box of
snuff being often dipped into, with
small brushes, made by chewing
black gum wood. until nothing but
strong woody fibers are left, and
then this snuff Is freely and often rub.
bed on the teeth. This habit is also
INDUCED in by young girls at school,
and in the case of ladies of the first
standing leads, at times, to the con-
firmed habit of chewing tobacco. A
well known female author, in writ
ing recently of smoking, as making
men stupid and irritable, separating
item from the refining influences of
female society at home. and the clubs
abroad, and in leading them to in
temperance, said, that she would not
give the toss of q cent for choice
between an Incorporate husband and
one excessively addicted to the use
OF tobacco.
The tendencies of tobacco produc-
es blindness, by its effects on the OPP
tic nerve, is we'll established. Of
thirty seven blind persons in Lon
don, whose cases were examined
with special reference to this point,
it was found that thirty-one ofthem
had used tobacco freely. A very
prominent divine, whose name /
might give, died in the prime of life,
from what is known as prime can
cancer, on the lip, caused by the al
most constant use of a clay tobacco
pipe, absorbing the moisture and
causing fatal disease. Our Savior
said "Whoso loveth houses or
lands more than me, is not worthy
of me" If instead Of houses and
lands, be had said pipes or CT
CARS, are there not many of his dis.
ciples now, who would follow no
more after him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
Frivolity from Ignorance.

1t is ignorance which renders wo>
men frivolous. When they arrive
at a certain age, without habits of
application, they can not acquire a
taste for it; whatever is serious APP
pears to them sad whatever de-
mands continued attention fatigues
them. The inclination for amuse>
ment, which is strong in youth, and
the example of persons of the same
age, have inspired them with the
dread of an orderly and laborious
life, They do not understand the
Importance of domestic occupations,
unless their mothers have taken pains
to instruct them. In this state of
things q girl abandons herself to in
dolence, which is a languor Of the
soul. She accustoms herself TO sleep
a third more than is necessary for
her health. Too much sleep enfeeb>
les her, and renders her delicate,
whereas moderate sleep and regular
exercise would produce gayety and
strength. Idleness and weakness
being united il ignorance, there arts
es tIom this union taste for pernic.
ious amusement. Girls brought up
in this way have an ill-regulated inn
agination. Their curiosity, not be.
ing directed to substantial things, is
turned toward vain and dangerous
objects. They read books which
nourish their vanity. Their minds
become visionary, and are spoiled for
common life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
THE HERALD.
Surgical Separation of the Siamese
Twins, Chang and Eng.

The scientific world, and especi-
ally that portion oft who have made
the study OF medicine and surgery
their profession cannot fail to be in
tensely interested in the fact which
has recently come to our knowledge,
of the determination of Chang and
Eng, the Siamese twins, to submit to
surgical operation for the purpose
OF discovering the wonderful link
that has so long bound them togeth-
err Each of them is now the father
of nine children. The reason for
their determination, Ut this late day.
to call in the art of surgery TO pro
duce an entire physical separation, is.
that having reached such an adganc>
ed age (titty~nine years. they are
fearful that one may become the sub.
ject of disease, which prove fatal to
both.
We understand they contemplate
visiting Paris for the purpose of bav-
ing the operation performed.-N Y
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
Furnishing Children.

In multitues of cases parents have
made hasty and furious and utterly
groundless charges against child,
which has so taken it aback that it
could make no reply, and this has
been taken as a tacit confession of
guilt, and the next question proposed
in fury is, 'what did you do it for?"
And TIE child being thus confused
and more alarmed cannot summon
presence Of mind and composure
enough to make denial, and as the
only alternative bursts into kind of
hysterical crying. Many parents are
Of such temperament that, when q
child cannot be induced to utter
word under scolding, they become
more enraged, and utter threats
which are a disgrace to civilization
we have heard them, ourselves, from
affectionate, indulgent and Christian
parents, ''I'll knock you down with
log of wood" "I'll break every bone
in your body" "I'll beat you within
an inch of your life" and other SINH,
lar beastialitics of expression from
educated, civilized minds at least
they passed for such in the great
world.
There is one safe rule always APP,
plicable in the reproof of children !;
never speak so loud to them that a
third person, ten feet away, could
hear what was said. Any angry feel
ing is intesified by loud atterance.
Another good rule is, do not reproye
or correct child in the presence Of
third person, Or if so, let it be done
in soft, low, affectionate tone. A
third precaution, and it is not mi-
nor one either, is, do not reprove on
the instant wait few hours, if not
till next day, or better stillin most ca
ses, defer it until the occasion is about
to occur when the fault might likely
be repeated. Any intelligent and obs
servant housekeeper knows that if
steak is put on the table this morn,
ing burnt to a crisp, that bouncing
up from the table and running into a
kitchen, and blazing away at the
cook is neither ladyhke, nor wise. nor
polite. But next morning just before
the steak is about to be cooked, be
in the kitchen, and ask that it be
not overdone as yesterday, with
some word OF encouragement -
whatever servant is not managed in
this way had better be dismissed.
Now children are as ignorant as SER
wants the minds OF both are weak
and may easily be made pcrverse
alike. Be assured, reader, that if
you make it an infexible rule never
to scold above whisper, you will
never outrage your child's feelings,
nor fracture its skull by blow dealt
in ungovernable fury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
Development of the Lungs.

Much has been said and written
upon diet, eating and drinking, but
scarcely notice by any writer up
on breathing or the manner of breath.
ing. Multitudes, and especially la
dies in easy circumstances, contract
a vicious and destructive mode of
breathing. They Suppress their
breathing and contract the habit OF
short quick breathing, not carrying
the breath half way down the chest,
and scarcely expanding the lower
portion of the chest at all. Laclng
the bottom of the chest also greatly
increases this evil, and confirms
bad habit OF breathing. Children
that move about great deal in the
open air, and in no way laced, breath
deep and full in the bottom of the
chest, and every part Of it. So also
with most out door laborers, and
persons who take great deal Of ex,
crcise in the open air, because the
lungs give US the power OF action,
and the more exercise we take, es>
pecially out of doors, the larger the
lungs become, and the less liable to
disease. If at the table, let it be
high, raised up nearly TO the armpits,
SO as not to require you to stoop
you will find the employment much
easier--not one half so fatiguing
whilst the form of the chest and
symmetry of the figure will remain per.
feet You have noticed that vast
number of tall ladies stoop, while a
great many short ones remain strait.
This arises, we think from the table
at which they sit or work, or occupy
themselves, or study, being of me-
dunn hight-for n short one. This
should be CAREFUL corrected and re,
garded, so that each lady may oc~
cupy herself at the table to suit her,
and thus prevent the possibility or
necessity of STOPPING. 1t will be as
we'll not to remain too long in Sit
ting position, but to raise occasional-
ly, and thus relieve the body from its
bending position. The arms could
be moved about from time to time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
Estate OF kirkpatrick.

q TATE WISCONSIN, In Probate Grant county
- Grant County, court June Term, 1868
Present, VIM. MeGonigal, County Judge. In the mat
ter of the guardianship of the minor heirs of George
W. and Rachel kirkpatrick, deceased.
On this I'D day Of June, 1865, upon reading and fl
ing thepetiton of Elizabeth Woodward said county
stating that the parents of said minor heirs both de-
ceased intestae in said Grant county, and that it IS
cessary to have guardian appointed to said minor
heirs and praying that she be appointed such guardian
1t is ordered that said application be heard before
the Judge ofths court at the Probate Office in Lancas
ter In said county Saturday the 18th day of July
D. 1865 at o'clock in the afterROon Of said day.
And it is further ordered that notice of said appli
cation and healng be given all persons interested
in said estate by publication OF copy OF this order
for 81 weeks successfully prior TO said day of
hearing in the Grant County HERALD, weekly news
paper printed at Lancaster III said county. Avs
BY the Court WM. McG0NIGAL, County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
Sheriff SaIe--COburn.

- TATE OF WISCONSIN, ! IS Circuit Court of Grant
~ Grant county. county,Wis.
Julius C. Cole as. Jonathan Cobprn.
By virtue of writ of execution issued out of the
above named court in favor of Julius c. Cole prf and
against Jonathan Coburn deft directed and deliy-
ered and for want of goods and chatels of the deen-
dant whereon to levy have by the direction of the
PLAINTIFF attorney levied upon all the right title and
interest which the said defendant had the 9th day
OF March, 1861 or has since acquired in and to the
following described real estate, to-wt
The west half Of south quarter eff Section six 6
Town four, Range one in Grant county, Wisconsin,
which said real estate will the 18th day Of August
1863 at the hour of 10 O'Clock the forenoon said
day offer for SALE and will sell the highest bidder
for cash. at the front door of the house. the
village of Lancaster, Grant county, Wisconsin, said
will be made to satisfy said execution and costs.
JAMES cox, Sheriff
Dated sher7s Office, Lancaster Wis, July 9Th 1863
j. ALLEN BARBER, Plf Atty. 5w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
SummOIIs-GiIberI.

CSTArE or WISCONSIN, Circuit Court in aud for
= County sf Grant IS Grant County. Wis
Action for Divorce.
William Gilbert Angelina Gilbert
The State Of Wisconsin TO the defendant here named
You are hereby summoned and required TO answer
the compaintn this action which hath been filed in the
office of the clerk the Circuit Court Grant County
at the court house in the village of Lancaster said
county and 70 copy Of your the said
complaint the subscriber his office in the viii
lage of Lancaster, Wisconsin, within twenty days after
the service hereof exclusive the day of service
and If you FIJI. to the complaint aforesaid
within he time aforesaid the Plaintif in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief dema nded in the
Complaint. j. ALLEN BARBER
3wG* plaintiffs Atty
Lancaster Wis
Dated June 18th 1865
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Circuit Court for Grant
~ county.
Isaac D. De Kussy ana Edward De Russy es Garit "
Dennlston, Samuel Drain, Thomas Carthew, John Al
tizer Wi liam Coonrod, John X. Jackson job Slack
David " ilkinson, , ohm Grieves, William Butler John
Fortney James c Clark, Bentley Rawson, and Jonas
Rawson.
The State of Wisconsin, TO the defendants abore named
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint IN this action, copy of which was filed in
the once OF the clerk OF said court Lancaster in said
county June lst 1868 and to your
70 the SAID complaint the subscribers their ose in
the city of Oshkosh, County of Wnnebago and State
OF Wisconsin aforesaid within twenty days after
the service hereof exclusive of the day of such ryce
and If you fail to the said complaint within the
time aforesaid the plaintiffs in this action win apply to
the court for the relief demanded in the complaint
Dated this first day OF June, A. D. 1868.
FELKER & WEISBROD
5wf Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14

GA very laxative little girl
used often to annoy her mother by
making remarks about visitors that
came to the house On one occa-
sion gentleman was expected
whose nose had been accidentally
fattened nearly to his face. The
mother cautioned the child to say
nothing about this feature. Imag-
inc her CONSERVATION when the little
one suddenly exclaimed "Ma, you
told me to say nothing about Mr..
Smiths nose. Why, he has INT got
any
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
ROAD MEETING NOTICE.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.

The inhabitants and electors of the Town of ancas
ter in the county of Grant hereby notified that
Special Town Meeting will be held said town the
Court House in the village of Lancaster in said town
Saturday the 18th day of july 1865 to convene be-
tween the hours OF aud two O'Clock in the after
of said day fsr the following purposes to wit:
To vote taxes for building and repairing Bridges in
said Town.
To vote taxes for repairing Highways III said Town.
To enlarge rescind any or ali appropriations made
at the last annual Town Meeting for building repair
ing and constructing Roads and Bridges in said Town
To employ competent Superintendent to expend
Road and Bridge funds and to do all other necessary
things in order to construct Roads and Bridges in said
Town.
request for such meeting having been duly made TO
the undersigned by twelve qualified voters of such
Town, specifying therein the purposes above forth
as the object of such meeting
VIM. E. SL0AT
5w2 Town Clerk
Dated Lancaster this LIST day of July A. D. 1865.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14

sa- Great excitement prevails in
the southwestern part OF Colorado
Territory over new and very rich
gold discoveries. That Territory
promises gold and silver product of
500, 900, 900 this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-14
IMPROVED FARM for SALE.

offer my valuable farm fer sale, containing eighty
acres all of which is under the plow, except small
pasture, orchard and barn lot There is commodions
and substantial frame dwelling house. 2S by 20ft 10
it. high with kitchen apartment loft. by 20ft; cstern
attached Good cellar under main building eeress in
side and outside) wash house and wood house rs it.
from kitchen Good barn. stables, carriage house. wagon
sheds and other buildings of suitable dimensions for
such place The farm situated or 5 miles south
east of Plsteville the Platteve and Galena road
and is in what is generally known the Hunting ton
and Robins settlement. The farmis in good state of
cultivation and unquestionaby very nice place. For
further particulars apply to Mr. George Huntington
to Mrs Allen Burktt the premises p o. at Platte
vile. 5m3 July 1868