St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

adjacent highlands, which are without
doubt, the healthiest section of the
United States. In all the highlands OF
the peninsula, there is not single reg
ular practicing physician, or need Of
one. The clear, balmy pine breezes
are redolent with restorative vigOr and
health. Pulmonary disease meets al
antidote with every inhalation. Even
if you allow nothing for the effects Of
the pine, the fact that a person of weak
lungs or constitution can be cut of doors
almost every day in the year, must be
of great benefit, compared with the fact
that in Vermont one must breath heated
air for about six months out of twelve
The soil, climate, and rainfall are emf
nently favorable to the raising of fruits
and vegetables, if person will only
fertilize, and not try to cover toe much
ground.
The following have been raised about
here the past year: Oranges, lemons
figs, mulberries, plums, grapes, straw
berries, sugar cane, tomatoes, sweet and
Irish potatoes, peas, peanuts, cucum-
bers, cabbages, turnips and beans. Also
some corn, bananas and guavas. Bees
are quite profitable. Port had two
swarms last year and now has eight
Mr.. North at Welaka, raised last year,
about forty bushels of scuppernong
grapes, which he made into wine. Mr..
Geo. Squires, about half mile from
me, has fine garden, with nearly all
kinds of vegetables now growing in it,
with no fertilizer but muck. NewbOld
has a great quantity of vegetables
growing in his grove, but his goats he
says destroy them as fast as they grow.
Geo. Otterson has an orange tree, nine
years from the sour stump, that bore
last year $500 oranges by actual count.
Padgett raised large lot of peaches.
Priest raised 10 barrels of syrup from
one acre of sugar cane, worth $25 per
barrel, on hamw ock land, with no fer
tilizer. Two crops of Irish potatoes
have been raised in one year, at the
rate of one hundred and twenty-five
bushels per acre, per crop, while Others
got nothing. OF course there are some
failures, but people have to learn the
climate and soil. There are some fail
ures in crops every where.
NOT AT HOME.
heard a story the other day, which
illustrates the manners of the native
white inhabitants, generally called
Crackers" A gentleman had some
business with person who lived up
the Ochlawaha river, by the name of
Barber. Procuring a horse at Palatka
he started across the country horseback.
Having ridden twenty or thirty miles
through the "pine barren" aud getting
us he supposed near where the person
lived that he wanted to see, he met a
man on horseback, with two dogs, and
dOuble-barre shotgun. The follow
ing conversation ensued:
Good morning" said the gentleman.
"GOod evening, sir" said the Cracker.
''Can you tell me if there is person
living around here by the name of Bar
Der ~
'TheIe used to be a man round here
by the name of Jack Barber, but reck
on he amt at home now, sir"
"If he is not at home, do you know
where he is now 2"
81 don't know where he is now, sir,
but reckon he amt at home, SIR"
"What makes you think he amt at
home now?"
''What makes me think he amt at
home? Stranger, know he amt"
GLOW do you know he amt at homer"
GLOW do l know he amt at home
Sir, do you see this ere gum Well, he
and | had little difficulty about some
cattle, and about three hours ago put
twenty buck shot from each barrel,
plump through him, sir. don't know
wheIe he is now, but | know he amt at
home"
1t is presumed that "the subsequent
proceedings interested the man no
more"
Mr.. B. Putnam Calhoun, lawyer,
and grandson of the great John c.,
residing at Palatka, was married last
week, to Miss Julia Peterman.
Yours truly,
HORACE K. IDE.