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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-01
FOR SALE.

valuable residence just outside of the vll,aaJ lie
OF. JOhnsbury, between Fairbanks village i IN
Ialr ground, with twenty acres of land aujJIiipp
tne premises. Buildings new and in good con'g 10
1000 spring of water the place and rum aitt
the mouse and barn, and garden, well stGGEtTI
small fruits. ALEX. STEW Al #
ST. JohnsburY, Nov 26, 1877.
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NsefnI aud Curious.
Hsvy % Learn - swim.

H4W - Learn - 0Whns
Every boy and girl should learn to swim. A
following suggestions. By obedience TO which the
art ofswimnfng may b readily scqairsd:
When / was boy, learned TO swim By means
of swimming board. This 10 the safest method
possible. II corks are used, they may slip from
around the breast down beneath the body, throw
ing the head below the surface, and putting the
weaIer in danger Of drowning.
Some country boys get two bladders and then
tie them together with . short cord, and use
these as supports. They are the most dangerous
things possible for boy to have.
Tho board is perfectly safe, and one may learn
to swim in very short time by using one. It
should be over four feet long, over . foot wide,
and two inches thick, made Of soft white pine
or cedar.
To use it, Q boy wsdss into the water mp to
his shoulders, then, taking hold of the end Of
the board, he pushes it before him towards the
bank, and not into deeper water-springs for
ward with his feet, and throws himself fiat upon
the water.
This movement carries him along few feet
He then draws up both his legs Mt the same time,
keeping the knees As far apart as possible, and
then strikes out with both feet, not straight
backward, but sideways, just rs q frog does.
The stroke is slowly, and is repeated again,
drawing mp the legs slowly and steadily. The
board keeps the head above water. When the
leg stroke has been learned, one hand is taken
from the board and the hand stroke learned, oil
the chin may be rested on the board, while the
stroke is taken with both hands.
This is q very good plan, rs it compels the
swimmer to keep his hands under the " alter,
which he should always do. By and by, the
board may he pushed ahead, and the young swim
mer may swim after it, always keeping it within
reach. When q number of boys 60 to swim
they should always have two or three of these
boards with them for use in case of any acct
dent.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04
Death 20 Cabbage Rup,.

For the last five years, 1 have not lost a Gu
eumber, or melon vine, or cabbage plant. Get a
barrel, with few gallons of gas tar in it; pour
water on the tar; always have il ready when
needed, and when the bugs appear, give them q
liberal drink of the tar water from garden.
sprinkler, or otherwise and if the rain washes il
OIL and they return repeat the Dose 1t will also
destroy the Colorado potato beetle, and brighten
tne Old long potato bug worse than a threshing
with brush. Five years ago this summer, both
Kinds appeared on my late potatoes, and 1 wa
tered with the tar water. The next day all the
Coloradoes that had been well protected from
the sprinkling, were dead, and the others, though
their name was legion, were all gone. and have
never seen one of them on the farm since. Lam
aware that many will look upon this with indif.
ference because it is so cheap and simple reme-
dy. Such should always suffer both by their
-ewn and their neighbors' bugs, as they frequent.
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waning Windows.

1t is not an easy thing to wash windows 50
that they will look clear and well polished, and
if soap suds are used, it is quite impossible to do
it. The old-fsshioned way of taking out all the
windows, and washing them in soap snds, and
setting them aside to dry, after the snds have
been rnsed off, is to be sure, the easiest way Of
cleaning them, but it is also the worst way to
make them look clear and bright. First brrsh
them of well with SPONGE or brush that comes
for the purpose, and then wrap q bit Of cloth
about q harp-ponted stick, and wipe ont the
dust that adheres to the corners then take some
weak tea, boiling hot, and add to ita tablespoon
full of alcohol and q few drops of aqua ammonia,
or q bit of carbonate of ammoni, the size of an
English walnut. Dip piece of sponge or old
flannel, or of canton flannel, into it, and rub the
glass one way only until it shines clear. Wipe
II off with another cloth, rubbing it until we'll
polished. Newspapers made of rags are mnch
better than cotton cloth for washing aud wiping
windows and mirrors, but papers chiefly composed
of wood pulp are the worst things that can be
used, as they cover them with a linty substance.
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Cultivate Your Orchard.

Flow and cultivate your orchards, young and
old. Do not SOW small grain and grass, but plant
to corn, potatoes, and other hoed crops Sowed
grain and grass grow the early part of the seas.
on, the same time the trees grow, then the crop
is taken off, and sometimes the warm rains Of
August and September will start the trees to .
late growth, greatly to their damage. Not SO
with corn or potatoes their growth is mostly in
July and August, the time We wish to check the
growth of the trees. Therefore, do not plow the
orchards after July until near cold weather /;
then It is often beneficial to destroy insects and
to mellow the ground through winter. Bnck.
wheat is an excellent orchard crop. Harvest it
where the ground is rich, but where the orchard
needs fertility and mulching let it fall to the
ground and rot. Mulch the ground under the
trees, not close around the body, but under the
limbs-Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

British presidents in our courts are consider.
ed standard authorities for reference on doubt
fnl points of law. The late Judge Daniels, OF
Virginia, used to tell with great glee, how
when young man on the circuit, he saved
clients life, solely because the opposite counsel
quoted from British authorities. 1t occurred
during the last war, when the English squadron
under Admiral Cockburn was ascending the Pc.
tomac river, burning and plundering the villages
along its banks, negro man was arranged for
the murder of one of his own color the offence
was clearly proved, aud the only chance for his
escape was slight informality in the indict.
ment. The prosecuting attorney, in reply to
Mr.. Daniels defence of his client, quoted from
British authorities, showing clearly that the
ground taken by the latter was untenable
While he was quoting and speaking at inter-
the British squadron. Daniels rose to answer !;
and with great tact seized hold of the strong
point of his opponents cause, turning it com :
pletely against him.
"Gentlemen," said he, to the justices on the
bench, 'the prosecuting attorney quotes OIL this
occasion British authorities! British authori-
ties, gentlemen! Can there be any one in his
court room except himself so dead to feelings of
patriotism, rs Mt snch q moment to listen to
British authorities, when British cannon is
shaking the very walls of this court house to
their foundationf pause for a replyf"
Up jumped one of the justices, highly excited
at this appeal, and thus addressed the prosecut-
ing attorney: "Look here, Mr.. A., you had
better strike B line from this court house, with
your British authorities, I'll commit YOU
Prisoner, you can go! Crier, adjourn the court /!
British authorities be id"
The prosecuting attorney was struck all in o
heap at these EXTRA judicial proceedings, and re-
signed his Office the very next day.
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Who Drove the British ON, Of New YerI

Who Drove the British out Of New York.
In one of the little villages of Westchester
County, lived an old fellow somewhat fond of
his glass of toddy, and of hanging around the
bsr-rooms of the village taverns to hear the Cos
sip, and occasionally ''indulge," aud sometimes
to an excess of which he was afterwards very
much ashamed of. He went by the name Of
"Old SAM" and was really very entertaining
parsonage. He had seen Gen. Washington. and
was, according to his own story, the cause of til
British evacuating the city.
'Come, SAM" some village tavern lounper
would say, "tell us about your driving the Brit
ish ont Of New York"
"Well, now, Squire, don't exactly say that I
did do it, but I'll give you the facts, and Won can
draw your own conclusions: You see, the British
was in New York, and l knew, and We ali felt
that they had been there long enough and for
one, was determined they shouldn't be there
any longer. One night, after We had been talk
ing about it for some time, before going to, bed,
l said to our folks: II shall ride to the city in
the morning, and be there before daybresk. and
/ shall 60 armedw went right out to the sta
bic with lantern, three hours before daylight,
saddled our old white mare, put two loaded pis.
tolls in the holsters of the saddle, aud took NV
fathers sword that he carried at Bunker Hill.
and got into New York early in the moruin =.
and-the British had leftr
'They had evacuated the city, do you mean to
sayr '' y
81 mean to say they had retrested-1oue-run
away! Now, don't mean to say that the Brit
ish knew that was coming but do say that Il
looked very much like it!
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Ths fnu Of the Ching.
A TALE OF TIE FOURTH.

my son. thus spoke IN ancient man.
Whose bead with years were gray
I've some advice TO give you for
This Independence Day."
"A hundred years -" Yes. srand-dsd.
Have heard all that before;
Twas then the Bird Of Freedom squayked
First on Columbian shore"
MY son. II with such disrespect ="
Cheese it old SIRE" he cried
The while he placed his fingers on
His nose, and spread them wide.
well, let 1t pass. " the old man said;
Il see that must deal
With you a. IL you were the man
That you most surely feel"
Let's skip the hundred year asone,
Let's skip the Ratchet small;
Let's skip the Bunker man. his hill
And exc old Faneul Hall"
you are an aged man 70 skip
So lively" quoth the child;
Come. get you deftly to yur tale,
And you'll not be reviled.
YES, I am old"-he dropped tear
But look on yonder wall:
There hang the mnsket and the sword
grasped At Freedoms call
And look yoa there, above them both.
What d0et thou see 2" he cried.
The child. he WINGED. for there he soon
A catonine-tails spied.
This aged arm hath muscle vet
Which ran q captain through,
Sufficient for to use the strap
On such a snip as you"
Tho boy he meekly safe him down
Upon little stool,
And put his finger in his mouth,
As he had been at school.
II zee your cato -nine-tails, sir;
know your strength Of arm;
here will sit, nor stir Bit
Lest me you do HARM"
IT'S well, my child now list to me:
Tomorrow Is the Fourth,
And flags will wave. and cannon roar,
From farthest South TO North.
And foolish little boys like You
The cracker loud would fire,
And burn both house and barn and all
OF each the boys his sire
'Your cannon and your drum loathe,
That bang before my door,
And wake me from my carly dreams,
All at the hour of four.
You burn your precious fingers of,
Blow out your eyes guess
You SINCE your little sisters hair,
You burn your mammas dress
No longer this shall be,
Or you at night the consequence
Shall find, across my knee
The child, his face was very long:
He knew that grandsire's arm,
And all the might with which at night
1t swung his back to warm.
Nay, grandsire all my money!
Will spend for noiseless joy.
As candyn-here his eye he winked,
That willy little boy.
Next night two men upon . board
They bore his little frame;
His eyes were out, and gone his thumb.
He could not speak his name.
For, oh ! that little fraud he lied;
He took his grandsire in.
And spent for cannon, powder, balls.
His chink-which was q sin.
They laid him in the cold, cold earth
The moral left behind:
That wicked boys will come to grief,
Who have not wisdom's mind.
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The Author Of Political rr.-.,..

"Cadmus," casually remarked Stanley Mat
thews' private secretary, ''Cadmas invented, or
rather introduced letters
'Show him to me-" shouted tAe Senator
"Let me at him! Where is hef That's the man
I've been looking for! Show him to me, say
Where is hef"
"He is dead, !" stammered the sstonished and
frightened secretary. "He died before the last
election"
"Oh, baffied of my revenge ~ stormed the great
Senator. "Who was the villsinf Who was this
vile wretch who invented letters Ohio man ~
"N-no," stammered the poos secretary, al be-
heve not. He died in IllyTium."
"Ah-h-hw said the Senator with Q terrible
snarl, "lowa man; Fayette County I see, by
heaven; see; the Hs-ksyc did It. Revenge,
revengew
Sends verbal message b. the President, who
recklessly puts it dowD in his note-book.-Bsr-
tsgtoH Harkeye.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

CURES FOR HovEN OR BLoATING.-The home
remedies for this disease are strong solution of
salt water, or tablespoonful of saleratus in a
pint OF water or new milk, with a proportion of
tar equal to one-sxth of the milk. to he piyen in
the form of drench. Or take a tabIespoonful
OF spirits of hartshorn, for an OK or a COW, or a
teaspoonful for sheep and dilute with water or
milk This remedy acts by decomposiug the gas
generated in the stomach. The chloride of lime
is frequently found effectual in bad cases, adj
ministered in small quantity of water. The
doses of chlornated lime being from three to four
drachms. Used in wine, it effectua LIZ nentraIizes
the carbureted hydrogen gas. In its action the
chlorine quets the lime and unites with the nv
arogen ana forms substance-muriatic acid
with which the new unites, and the result is :.
harmless substaDce-muriate of lime.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

PLANTING CUCUMBERs.-The month of Juue il
. good season for planting cucunbers for pickles.
They need rich soil, and should be planted in
nils some eight feet apart. A score of seeds NAV
be planted in hill and covered an inch deep
margin FOR any casualty of worm or insect. as
three or four vines left in each hill is an ample
number TO cover the ground and secure the best
yield. Frequent showers and frequent hoeine are
indispensable In the culture of this vegetable.
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in thick paper sacks, such as millers use to put
flour in, made Of thick manila paper. Wrap the
ham in several thicknesses of old paper of any
kind, to keep the moisture from striking through
and spelling the sack. Tie up tightly first,
twisting the top around well, and then hang it
anywhere; the fy will not find its way into the
ham. This paper is strong enough to bear the
weight of the ham. A 25-pound sack, costing
from 8 to cents, 10 large enough, and will last
from three to i've years. Hams served in this
way will keep all summer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

LEMON SYRUP.-Press your hand on the lemon
and roll it back and forth briskly on the table,
to make it squeeze more easily; then press the
juice into bowl or tumbler-never into tin /;
strain out all the seeds, as they give bad taste.
Remove all the pulp from the peels and boil in
water-a pint for u dozen pulps-to extract the
acid. A few minutes boiling is enough then
strain the water with the juice of the lemon, put
a pound Of white sugar to . pint Of The juice !;
boil ten minutes, bottle it. and your lemonade
is ready. Put q tablespoonful or two of this
lemon syrup in glass Of water, and You have a
cooling, healthful drink.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

The impurities that make water injnrious Ia
the health arc organic matters, such - ar,
abundantly supplied by barn-yards, drains, and
cemeteries, whore the decay of animal and vege.
table substance 10 going on. Some families who
live on farms and who fancy they are drinking
the best of water, are, in fact constantly imbi-
bling poison that will appear, perhaps, in the
dreaded form Of diphtheria or typhoid fever
Scientific Aneyjcss
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATIsM.-A very simple
relief for neuralgia is to boil o small handful of
lobelia in half pint of water till the strength is
out of the herb, then strain it off and add tea
spoonful of fine salt. Wiring cloths out of the
liquid as hot possible, and spread over the
part affected. 1t acts like charm. Change the
then cover the place with a soft, dry covering,
till perspration is over, to prevent taking cold.
Rheumatism can often be relieved by application
to the painful parts, of cloths wet in q weak SOL
ution of sal soda water. II there is infiamma-
tion in the joints, the cure is very quick. The
wash should he lukewarn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

REMOVING A GLASS SToPPER.-Let alone al
and put drop or two Of glycerine in the crevics
around the stopper. Set il aside, and for On
hour or two forget all about it. When you de-
give 1t little twist, you will be surprised to ses
how kindly it yields to mild persuasion, like q
balky horse.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

CUBEB BERRIES FOR CATARRH, &c.-A now
remedy for cataarh is, crushed cubeb berries,
smoked in pipe, emitting the smoke through
the nose after few trials this will be easy to
do. If the nose is stopped up 80 that it is almost
impossible to breathe, ono pipefui will make the
head rs clear a. q bell. For sore throat, asthma,
and bronchitis, swallowing the smoke effects i'm
mediate relief. 1t is the best remedy in the
world for offensive breath, and will make the
most foul breath pure and sweet Sufferers from
that horrible disease-ulceratcd cataarh-will
find this remedy unequale6, and months use
will cure the most obstinate case. single trial
will convince any one. Eating the uncrushed
berries is also good for sorethroat and all bron-
chial complaints. After smoking do not expose
yourself to cold air for Mt least fifteen minutes.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

CORN FODDER FOR CATTLE.-A farmer of Stark
County reports some interesting experiments
with sowed fodder corn He believes that ona
acre of fodder corn will produce as much good
cattle food as three or four acres of hay. In the
experiments reported, the yield was Eve tons of
dried fodder per acre. The seed-the common
corn-was sowed the first week in June, at the
rate of two bushels per acre. There was no cuI.
tivation, and the stalks were cut when the low
or joints turned a bright yellow color, or about
September 1. For this q selfrake reaping ma
chine was used, and the stalks were bound into
sheaves and allowed to stand about ten DAYS,
when three were bound in smaller bundles aud
shocked. The fodder cannot be housed, but is
allowed to stand in the field until used. IL ia
argued that this crop will succeed where hay
Will not, and that as forage crop it has no su-
perior.-Akron Arqns
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

HE RAKE Is Batter THAN THE HoE.-The
often been referred to in these colnmns and az
no time Is its utility more manifest than now.
when the hot weather brings the later wee IA on
in great profusion. With a long-toothed. wide
rake, the surface can be stirred very rapidly and
TINS WIN 30 disturb the terminating weeds that
the sun will soon finish them. The freouent nss
OF tho rake will save much hoeing.-Am. 40.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

IT is noticed BY travellers that South Ameri.
cans arc putting on more style than they used
to. They now dip the thumb and forefnger into
the meat dish. Whereas twenty wear. 40 th az
made dive with both hands
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

DIR. G. F. WATERS, of Boston, has found in the
juice Of the milkweed . remedy for suppurating
wounds. The time of healing varied from "a to
Sc hours but in each instance new skin formed
completely across. The Doctor states that the
only essential point is to dry the wounded sur.
face gently and thoroughly with blotting paper
before Supplying the milkwsed juice. After the
juice is applied, and while the healing is in pro.
gress, . piece of plotting paper is used to cover
the surface
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

To destroy bugs on squashes or cucumbe,
vines, dissolve tablespoonful of saltpeter in a
paiiful OF water put one pint of this around
each bill, shaping the earth so that it will not
spread much, and the thing is done. Use more
saltpeter If you can afford it; it is good for veg
row In the earth at night and fail to rise in the
morning. 1t is also good to kill the "gruby in
peach trees-only use twice as much, say quart
or two on each tree f"-'
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CANTOR FOR FLowERs.-Camphori s used to
strengthen blooming house plants. It has about
the same effect on the petals of the flower that
amonia does to the foliage.
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dents have become frightened about black val.
nut trees. They believe them injurious to trees
growing near them. Others growing under or
even close to them, suffer, because the walnut il
q gross feeder, and takes all the catabIes to its
own table bat it has no ill effect in anv otbsr
way. We have known of walnut trees of i'm
mense age and size, within fifty feet of Old annie
trees, and both apparently well satisfied Win
their companions. WIN
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TEA LEAVES ron POULnCEs-An eminent
medical man in India strongly recommends poul-
tices Of tea leaves, moistened with hot water, ~
preferable to other remedies, in tho first stages
Of bruises and scalds.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-04

RHEUBARB PHONE cupfnl chopped rhubarb,
one eupful sugar, one egg, one tablespoonful Of
-four to every three cupsful Of rind, one lemon
grated.