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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23


The clover having gone, there was no
secoud crop to cut in 1866, and for this
reason the experiment ended with the
fifth moving.
From these statements we' have the
wonderful fact developed that two BUSH
els OF plaster-of-paris produced nearly
two and a halt tuns of hay, and that
three bushels of salt produced 1927
pounds of hay, over and above the guam
tity produced on the unmanured land
! 1t is true that 20 loads of horse and 20
loads OF cow manure each produced more
hay than the plaster or the salt, and they
evidently were benetitting the timothy
! hay more at the end of the trial than
either the salt or plaster. Many farm
ers suppose that plaster does no good to
timothy grass, while there is no dispute
as to the usefulness of barn yard manure
on this grass. These experiments 20 to
show that plaster does greatly promote
the growth of timothy. Had clover
seed been sown on this land, when the
clover began to fail, applying it to only
part OF each piece of land, some light
would have been cast on the obscure
point of the manner in which plaster per-
forms lis work. 1t ,caS ,,so,on ION cLorer-
plants that lie only t,cO yelrs. When they
die. will newly-sown clover-seed be bene-
fitted by plaster sown before the second
crop OF clover-seed was sown? Our own
experience leads Us to think not
1t is worthy of being noted that this
College land was not poor, for .the un-
manured portion gave an average annual
yield Of nearly tun and a-half per
acre.
The wood ashes disappoint US, prov
ing to be OF less comparative value than
had been supposed but they certainly
showed that they were worth too much
to be sold for any price usually paid for
them.
These experiments might have result
ed differently on different .soil, and it
would be quite unsafe to accept the re-
suits as applicable to all soils and locali-
ties. But they must be applicable, at
least in part, to a very large proportion
of our country.
Let us see how the College farm may
be benefited by the knowledge derived
from this trial of manures. BY using
two bushels of plaster to the acre On their
pastures and meadows, the cow manure
made on the farm may be nearly doubled.
Ii plaster is costly, salt is not and it
may be used. Salt combined with muck
would make the fields wonderfully pro-
| ductive. But in view of the cost of
handling and applying the muck, the
salt alone may be the cheapest manure.
What is true at Lansing, Michigan, is
true of many other places and certainly
there are few districts of country in
which salt Or plaster would not be found
of great value in increasing the hay
crop.
The grass crop is the basis of all i'm
provement, wherever it can be be made
to grow well. Good crops of grass once
obtained, barn yard manrre follows as
its product, and improvement thence
forth becomes comparatively easy.
Before farmers purchase extensively of
manIres, COS ing from $40 to 500 tun,
it would be well to determine by trials,
easily made with sufficient accuracy to
satisfy the maker, whether he has not
the means nearer home, and at much
lower prices, and of undoubted purity, to
make their farms more productive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23

\ good description of a boarding house
was given by an old typo, since gone to
his long and we trust tappy home said
he; The vermin were the size of the
wash basin, and they had the impudence
to insist in helping me OH with my pants;
and the rats kept me awake all night
playing on .Iim's fife, and dancing cotil-
Ions ard hornpipes-and one of them got
me by the nose, hauled me out of bed,
and made me call Oft the dance"
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VOLUME 32-NUMBER 1856
ing carefully weighed as before. The
result was:

ing carefully weighed as before. The
result was:
/ No. l, gave Lac pounds.
No. ., gave 1906 pounds, manured with plaster
No. 3, gave 2.9II pounds manured with wood -.shes
No. l. gave S,So6 pounds, manured with puverized
No. O. gave 29T5 pounds, manured with salt an muck
| No. G. gave 246T pounds manursd with salt.
No. gave 2,6IS pounds manured with horse manure
No. :, gave 2, $50 pounds, manured with manure
The year 1865 is reported as follows
The pieces of land numbered from /
to 8, containing each i5-1OO of an acre,
remain as last year after the removal of
the crop, u7thom a,.y additional fertilizers
hat7ny bee" applied. Cutting commenced.
the first crop, July :, and hauled the
last OF it into the barn the 18th. Rain
injured this crop some, but the weighing
was carefully done. The result was:
No. l. no manure, gave per acre, 1850 n,s
No. = plastered, 1888 ne
No. 3, wood ashes, 2644 rs
No. 4, 20 load= Of muck avis IDS
No. s, 70 loads muck and bu.hels sat s6s. he
No. 6, 3 bushel- salt, s5ll n.
No. :, ~ loads horse manure, ssI4 ns
No 5, 20 loads COW manure, 3311 Ds
The changes that have taken place in
the yield are worthy of examination.
The second crop of 1865 was cut and
drawn between the 9TH and til days of
October, and gave:
No, l, no manure, per acre, $50 rs
No. = plaster, per acre, 1900 ns
No > ashes, per acre, l,lGg Ds
No. 1, muck, per acre, llsT rs
No. 3 muck and salt, 1876 r,s
No. q, 1 bushels salt, 1,1i7 hs
No. :, 20 loads horse manure, 2,l56 lbs
No. :, 20 loads manure, Abb ns
In this fourth cutting the horse and
cow manure show to great advantage,
but the fact must not be overlooked that
the unmanured piece is far behind any
other piece.
No additional fertilizers were applied,
and in 1866 the clover had nearly all dis
appeared, the crops being in the main
Timothy grass. The crop was cut on
the llth, and drawn on the 18th day of
July. The result was:
No. l, manure gave, 1855 II.
No 4, pastered, 1870 Il.
No. }, wood ash--. I6o2 n-
No. /, muck l.1>U ns
No. 5, muck and salt, 2.l57 ns
No. c, salt, 24sl ns
No :, horse manure, 1900 It's
No. :, msnure, 1888 u.
The clover is now gone, and the timo-
thy shows that it was helped in every
case by the fertilizer. The three bushels
of salt does it more good at cutting of
this fifth crop, than does the 20 loads OF
COW manure, but not SO much as the 20
loads Of horse manure.
The whole five crops are summed up
as follows:
Tot. Yield, Tot. Gain, Tot. Gain.
per acre, in per acre in per cent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23
iH the IHIiHei.

Didn't know Flynn
Flynn OF Virginia.
Long a. he's been var
Lorh'ce here. stranger.
Whar hey ynu been:
Here in This tunnel
He WAS my pardner-
That same Tom Flynn.
Working together.
In wind and weather.
Day out and in.
Didn't know Flynn,
WclI-ihat is queer,
Why it'> 4 sin
70 think OF Tom Flynn;
Ium with hi> cheer.
Tom without fear
Stranger. look var,
Thar in the Iril;.
Earh 80 the wall.
He held the timberS
Ready to fail:
Then in the darkness
heard him CALI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23

The school girl once more-"AIary.
do you say your prayers morning and
evening ~ NO, miss, don't" 'Whv.
Mary, are you not afraid TO 20 to sleep
IN the dark without asking God to take
care OF you and watch over you until
the morning - NO, miss, amt
afraid. cause | sleep in the middle"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23

y pupil in defamation, having been
told to gesticulate according to the sense,
IN beginning piece with The comet
lifts his fiery tail, )" innocently raised his
coat tail, and looked around for applause.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23

An irrepressible five year old, compell-
ed to keep quiet on Sunday, approaches
his austere papa with the quaint words,
PA, let's have a little spiritual fun
Beyond which the father could make no
appeal,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-23

is that marble ~ said a gentleman,
pointing to the bust Of Kentucky's great
statesman, recently, in New York store.
''No, sir, that is Clay" quickly replied
the dealer.
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Greensboro.

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"ShnHe IOur Boots, Sir ?''
BY T. :. ARTHUR.

The voice was childish and sweet-ton-
ed but Il little unsteady. The man glanc-
ed down from under the brim of an old
iclt hat that had once been white. and
and a pair Of soft, large eyes looked up
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T . s.. ID. a.
.. }i.l... IT. .'uAu-.ury. VI.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
Jenny Liud and MendeIss"hn'


Madame Eliza Polko, in her recently pub
lished "Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn-
Bartholdy," tells this story OF the composer
and the Swedish nightingale:
JENNY Lind, who was staying with her con-
nections the Brockhaus family, had received
deputation from the directors of the Ge-
wandhaus concerts, in grateful acknowledge
ment of her services, followed by a torchlioht
serenade, as tribute to the admired singer.
in which SO large portion of the public were
intereSIeo, tnat the spacious courtyard of the
procAnaus mansion was entirely filed. We
Ders "JuDel Overture" was performed, sue
ceedeo by various song. Quite perplexed by
this ovation, Jenny Lind asked Mendelssohn
Mnat sne ought to do with these people p
Mendelssohn advised her TO go down and
tnank them herself in few words, if she
Wlsned to cause real pleasure to the musici-
ans. "Very well,' said she, after pause, II
VIII 90 to them, but you must accompany
me, and speak for me-"
Mendelssohn instantly offered her his arm,
and escorted her into the circle of perform
ers, who greeted the appearance of their two
Iavorltes together with burst of applause.
Mendelssohn then spoke as follows: "Gen-
tlemen! You must not think that am Men
delssohn, for at this moment | am JENNY
LIND, and as such thank you from the bot
Tom OF my heart for your delightful surprise.
Having now. however, fulfilled my honorable
commission am again transformed into the
Leipzig music director, and in that capacity
say, Long live Jenny Lind.9
tnousandfold echoes responded to this
call, the charming and ready manner in
which he bad addressed them exciting the
most lively enthusiasm, however eagerly
FIR .ulein Lind protested against such mode
OF fulfilling her commission. The singers dis
persed to the strairs of Mendessohn's "Wald-
lied"
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
Portland & Kennebec R. r.
Winter Arransement, Dee. ., IsGs.

pEs9 Passenger Trains leave Portland daily
E8fs.stSat ]. TO- p. NJ. for stations on this line
ard for Bangor, Newport, Dexter and Stations on
Maine Central railroad; Also Tor Lewiston Farnl-
ington and stations on the Androseoggin r. X,
Passengers for Bangor, Newport, Dexter and sta
tions the Maine Central X. r. viii change cars at
Kendal's Mills; the fare is the same by this route
as via the Maine Central Road.
Leave Portland for Bath, and intermediate sta
tons daily, except Saturdays, at $50 P M,
Leave Portland for Bath snd Augusta on Satur-
days at SIS T. M.
PASSENGER trains are due at Portland from Skow-
hegan, Bangor and Augusta daily at 225 p. NJ, aud
from Bath daily at $50 A. NJ,
az ns low by this route to Lewiston, Waterville,
hendaIrs Mil and Bangor as by the Maine Central
r0auI ana tickets purchased in Boston for Maine
Sentral are good for passage on this line.
Passengers rom Bangor, Newport, Dexter &C. will
purchase tickets to Kendalls Mills onlv and after
taking the cars on this road the Couduefor will flr-
nsh tickets and make the fare the same throuoh 10
Portland or Boston as via the Maine Central road.
Stages for Rockland connect at Bath; and for Bet
fast at Augusta, leaving daily arrival Of train from
Boston, leaving at7.30 a. M; and for SOlon Ansop
NorTidgewock, Athens and Moose Head Lake n
Skowhegan, and for China. East and North Vassal .
bore at VassalbOro'; for Unity at Kendalls MilPs
and for Canasn at Pishon's Ferry.
W. HATCH, g1porfntendens.
Augusta, Nov. 28, 1868. dee3-dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
Important Certificate.
Communicated by a phxsician1


Some months ago was called to attend a lady of
William nsburg, N. Y, who had long been suffering
from troublesome uterine disease Its presence was
marked by constant vaginal discharge, Sometimes
OF watery consistency and sometimes OF creamy and
muc0-purulent. She had been under treatment for
some time, but constantly grew worse. Vaginal ex-
animation disclosed extensive induration and ulcer
alton of the cervix uteri. The uterine intlammation
which was evidently assuming chronic FORM was
also aggravated by lOng-standing constipation nall
pltation OF the heart night-sweats cough Door an
petite, and almost daily faintings. She tainted fo
entire lnsensibility during one of my first visits
commenced, OF course, by such active local treat
ment as the liberation demanded. and then annlied
myself to recuperation of the general health IL
was mconyenient TO see her trequentlv and excent
70 marx the healing OF the ulcers IN the early STAGES
visted ner only every other week. For tonic and
consttutl0nal lnvigorant Dodd's Nervine only was
prescribed l had some time before become ac-
qualnted with Its properties, and knew of nothing
more safe or satisfactory in its probable effects And
i Ine result compieIeiy lusthed my expectation In
less than fortnight the bowels had become Tree and
regular In their movements, the night-sweats sap-
peared, and appetite began to grow The faintinp
spells became less frequent, and soon ceased alto
getner. IN another fortnight there was no more
cough the vaginal discharge was sensibly diminish
ing, sleep was normal and refreshing, and the gem
eral health decidedly improved What remains Is
soon toid. The patient continued the use of the
iNervlne, land no other medicine) for some weeks
longer, Wnen my further attendance was not re-
CURED. Since her recovery have seen her but once
She seems perfectly well. Her ioy over Restored
nealth Is naturally enough most enthusiastic She
never before had medicine give her such comfort
and such appetite-and such sleep-and such cour
aSe-and such strength. She wouldn't try to keen
house again without 1t, &C., SC. 1t is nv opinion
that the Nervne is the best tonic and Corrective Of
tne female zation that has ever under nv
observation. shall not tail to continue Is use in
all similar cases. and the profession know thew are
numerous enough. T-77 - -
For sale by all Druggists. Price, One Dollar, sw
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER
FALL ARRANGEMENT.

EssgAE5l On and after Wednesday. Nov. 4
4S22Szts 1853 trains viii run as follows:
Pasaenger trains leave Saco River for Portland ct
$50 and 800 A. NJ, and $40 p. b. Leave POrtlaad
tor Saco River T.15 A. M, 200 and $50 P. NJ
Freight trains Leave Saco River 60. NJ; Portlapi
1215P. NJ.
B-The Dummy connects at Saco River with tho
7.15 NJ and p N tram tor Center Waterborouob
South Waterborough and Alfred
Stages ooIneos AZ &c shaul for Rss. tlorbe, -
Sisndila, ssesp Falls, Baldwin, DennarS, Gebaro |,
5rIdstOn Loyeil, Hiram, BroHnleld, Fryehars..
ter Erssdon, Madison, and Eaton, II. II.
At Buxton Conter for West Buxton, Bonav-Esyis
south Li1lington, Limingtoa, L5nsg,ss, Ney1si I,
PArsonsfiold aud ceaipee.
Atsseosrapps for scuth Wiadhaza. Wiedas5a n: 1
and EeFsh WirGhaIn, daily. -
By order OF the Prosldsnt.
Portland, Nov. 2, 1863. dti
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
Poetry.
song of the skater.
An.r The manner Of 7snnyson.

After the manner Of 1ennyson.
with many a curve the ice fret,
yi,h many a clean-cut figure;
The keen uortheaster forget,
And laugh at winters rig0r.
turn, / twist, wheel about.
The "outside edge" doat on;
IIush on with merry shout,
Then like swallow float on.
clatter, clatter, as skate,
My heel Of stee loud ringing;
Inc lake circumnavigate,
some wintry carol singing.
field my arms, throw back my head,
And Ger the ice I'm flying;
My pulses throb, my cheeks are red,
Seem old Time deiying.
slip, slide, rush, I glide, r
I dash along like lightning;
1 see-and that but leeds my pride
Some timid ones Pm irightning.
But on, and on, till in a glow;
L think 'twould tire me never,
mat men might come and men might go,
batld skate on forever!
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the subscTi-
- ~ Der has been duly appointed and taken upon
himself the trust of Administrator OF the Estate Of
NEWELL A. FOSTER, late of Portland,
IN IN the County of Cumberland, deceased and given
ponds as the law directs. An persons having de-
an9s upon the estate OF said deceased required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
NATHAN WEBB, Admir-.
Portland Dec 2sd, 1865
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For all the purposes of Laxative

c. Perhaps no one medi.
AHD cine is so universally re-
% quired by everybody as
W acathartlc, nor was ever
0e=y1A any before so universal
N-@@=1zzzz4S6 ly adopted into use, in
ye g. Il: !;::: I: :;!: 4!
y - son is, that it is more re.
Is - - liable and far more effec.
- - tual remedy than any
other Those who have
tried it, know that it cured them those who have
not know that it cures their neghbors and friends,
and all know that what it does once it does always
that it never fails through any fault or neglected.
Its composition. We have thousands upon thou
sands of certificates of their remarkable cures of the
following complaints, but such cures are known in
every neighborhood, and we need not publish them.
Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates;
containing neither caloDel or any deleterious drug
they may be taken with safety by anybody. Their
sugar coating preserves them ever fresh and makes
them pleasant to take, while being purely vegetable
no harm can arise from their use in any quantity.
They operate by their powerful influence on the
internal viScera to purify the blood and stimulate it
into healthy action remove the distractions of the
stomach, bowels, liver, and other organs of the
body restoring their irregular action to health and
by Correcting, wherever they exist, such derange-
nients as are the first origin of disease
Minute directions are given in the wrapper on
the box for the following complaints, which these
PiHs rapidly cure:-
For Dyspepsia or Indigestion, ListIess-
mess, LanguOr and LOss Of Appetite, they
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stoml-
acil and restore its healthy tone and action.
FOR Liver Complaint and its various symp-
toms, Asiii0us Headache, Sick Headache.
Saunuice or Green Sickness, BiiiOus
S0nc and uiliOus Fevers, they should be ju.
taken for each case, to correct the diseased
acuon or remove the Instructions which cause it.
For kysenfery or DiarrhOea, but one mild
dose is generally required
FOR Atheumatisnn, &aOut, Gravel, PALM.
fation of the Heart, Pain i'm the Side,
BACK and 11Oins, they should be Continuously
taken, as required to change the diseased action of
ne ii system With such change those Complaints
disappear.
For Dropsy and DrOpsica1 SweIIings they
snonia @ pc taken n large and frequent doses to pro.
duce the effect of a drastic purge.
Fof suppression q large dose should be taken
as it produces the desired effect by sympathy.
AS a. Din1er Pin, take one or two PiUs to pro-
motc digestion and relieve the stomach.
AN occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite,
and nyigorates the system. Hence it is often adj
One who feels tolerably WELL often finds that dose
Of these PiIs makes him feel decidedly better from
Their cleansing and rcnovatng effect on the diges.
1--WE apparatus. ~.
DR. u. G. AVER 6 co., Practical Chemists,
LOWELL. MASS, U. s. a.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
BOARD AND ROOMS.

Board
1.-TWO Rooms to let, with OF without board, in q
Il private family pleasantly 10 .ated, within a few
minutes walk of the P. o.
Address 1. S, Portland, Post Office. dc3l-dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
LADIES' pa
IN poor
Is HEATTH

prescribed for the numerous and distressing ALL
ments known as FEMALE COMPLAINTS, is
Dodd's Nervine and Invigorator. Headache Pain in
the Back and Limbs, Palpitation of the Heart,
Faintness, Loss of Appetite, Bearing-down Pain,
rTSsra.iop Of Strength Retained Excessive IRE
guar or rain1ul Menses = all yield to its magic
It Is all but infallible. It is also most valuable to
ladies who are experiencing the change incident to
advanced years Then 1t is that constitutional mall
aides make their appearance any be lurking about
tne system, and give caste to remaining DAYS.
Oodds Nefyine and lnvigorator greatly assists 1a-
lure at TINS important period, maintaining the yigor
and tranquility Of early life, and carrying them with
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
BOscdO6n College.
Medical Department.

ical School of Maine, will commence February
18th, and continue l6 weeks. m
Faculty of Instruction ,s aall
SAMUEL HARRIS, d. D., President Of the Col
lege. - n m =,
< J.SgTENNEY, LII. d, Lecturer ON Medical Juris-
prudence. 2 III -7aT7
+. L 7. DANA. M. D, Professor of the Theory and
Practice OF Medicine. TT'N7' :
w: @. ROBINSON, M. d. Professor of Materia
Medica and Therapeutics.
&c. L, FORD, M. d, Professor of Anatomy and
Physiology. flI7i-7 : . :
s G. Z. BRACKETT, M. d. Professor OF Chemistry
and Pharmacy. ai7E w ~
W. W. GREENE, M. D, Professor of Surgery.
i. Ill. JEWETT, M. d, Professor of Obstetrics
and Diseases OF Women and Children.
Chemistry. a l1Tl'7 4 n :
J: B. SEVEY; M. D, Demonstration of Anatomy.
Circulars containing full information will be Ior-
Warded on application to the Secretary. coy
@. +. BRACKETT, M. D., Sec'y.
Brunswick, Me-, Nov. 1868. fsb2eod&w3w
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
GRAND TRUHK RAILWAY
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

Il
CgEzHa On and after Monday, Sept 2t 1898.
~ Strains viii as follows from Indis
street Station, Portland:
Express Train for Lewiston and South Paris con-
Meeting at South Paris with mixed train for Gorham
at ITO A NJ.
Express and Mail Train for Bangor, Montreal, Que
bee and the West at Ito P. NJ.
Local Train for South Paris and internsdIats ,ta
tons, at 5,P. n.
No baggage can be received or checked after time
above stated.
Trains Will arrive as follows:-
From South Paris and Lewiston, at SIN A M
From Bangor, Montreal, Quebec and
the West, at 016P M
Local Train from South Paris aad In N-'
termediate stations, at sOOPM
Ey- Sleeping Cars on all night Trains,
The Company are not responsible tor baggage to
any amount excesdng $50 in value tand that person
ell unless notice given, and paid for al the rata ~
one passenger for every $500 additiona value
c. ,. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
H. BAILEY, Local Superintendent.
Portland, Sept 10, 1868. atf
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08
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