The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-01

shOddy miss who bathed in mineral
spring at one of the most famous summer
resorts. thinking that. ;.> at Newport, il
was the ri ght thing 10 do. When the
drinkers came 10 the spring 10 lmbihe. the
sight of her iioundering in the wafer with
her pet dog created some CONSERVATION.
A French editor has given tie following
amusing description Of the effect of IN ad-
vertisement: The first time man >ces an
advertisement he takes no notice OF il. The
second time he looks at the name, the
third time h. looks al the price the fourth
time he reads it, the fifth time H. >pe:ks
Of il to his wife. the sixth time he huv~.
The Digger Indians nave an iniallih!c
remedy for the small pox. When one
has ii, lie closes the door OF hi hut. Kills
his dog, and then shoots himself,
A sample OF the fall >iyle of bonnets
which has arrived III New York from
Paris Is described a. an awkward. unat-
tractivc coal->cuttle >haped affair, possess
ing no commemorate feature whatever.
To avoid the exposure AMI identity OF
person, the ladies at Newport have intro
duced the fashion of wearin" masks IN the
water. These are made of thin white cot
ton cloth. fitting tightly Ia the face. with
places cut for the mouth and eyes The
disguise is perfect.
The Berkshire County Mass Earle.
moved bv the list of crimes of various
kinds appearing in its local column. very
conci>ely remarks If the devil isn't al
large now. he never was: he Is continual
" moving up and down the earth stopping
at Pi,tsiield both WAYS as he goe-.) not
only seeking whom he may devour, but
always devouring somebody"
! Dean Richmond who runs the New
York Central railroad and the New York
democratic party. is 4 great >wearer He
cut down the WAGES of his railroad en-
ployes lately, and an Indignant committee
of them telesraphed To him that they
would not vote the democratic ticket If
their pay MAS not kept up 10 their old
standard Deans reply was. The DEM
ocratic party has gone TO he'll and You
may GO there too The truth plainly
spoken.
The cholera is steadily marching west
ward. Ii was, according TO tie last re-
port, at Marseille>. Franco. and u week
or two more will probably bring il 10
England. a prevailing belief exists that
all external influences, such a. quarantine
and similar regulations TO shut ii OUT. are
Intellectual
The gossips will have it that Robert
Lincoln, son Of the late president. Is short
ly to marry a daughter of Secretary Har-
Ian.
The American Publishing Company. of
Hartford. CT. have sold of Albert d.
Richardson's book. entitled '.'rhe Field.
the Dungeon, and the Escape nearly
20, 900 copies, and the sales are still IN
creasing.
An exchange says: "A biz thing on Il
very small scale is the Old Testament
written perfectly legible on a single common
page of foolscap. Matthew Mattison of
New York has done it," The man wears
foors-cap who believes that story
A woman on Long Island gave the CEN
sus man the names of twenty OF her chill
dren, and said she couldn't just then re-
member the names of two or three more
Meerschaum pipes which retail at a
high figure are made in New York at an
expense of five cents apiece. Just satu-
rate carbonate of magnesia in cilieate OF
soda or soluble glaSs-that's the way they
do it.
The \. Y. Tribune is printed on bam-
boo paper, and very handsomely it looks
It's readers, however, complimentary are
afraid of being bamJoo-zled.
Mrs. Grundy presents this reminis-
cence of Cahning:" Why can persons
occupied in Canning Fruit stow away
more of it than anybody else /! Because
they Can.
Ketchum is well named He did catch
'em extensively.
Josh Billings says: 81 was once axed
if believed in the final salvation of men.
and said did-but let Inc pick the men,,