St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-16

| was the verdict of the Texas farmers,
and the ladies, too, were very compll-
mentary. At the conclusion, many hun
;!reds sought an introduction, the ladies
leading the column in force. Not sin
gle political reference was couched in the
address.
Boys will be boys, although they are
| about to be made Bachelors of Arts.
We have thought that there was a value
in all statistics, but now we are puzzled.
The secretary Of the class on the point OF
graduation ut Dartmouth College an
nounccs that the tallcst man in the class
is feet , inches high; ihc shortest, d
feet 3 inches; average, . feet 81 inches.
The heaviest man weighs 200 pounds :;
the lightest, 10 pounds; average. $50
pounds. Then, as to religion. there aIe
80 Congrcgationalists, 10 Epistoi,alians,
an! then follow the following cxtraordi-
nary Christian sects: Christianity, Meth
OdiSt, Free Love, , each Univcrsalist,
Presbyterian, Liberal, iIardshell, Nor
mon, Anti Roman Catholic, Ccsmopoli-
tan, Dcist, each, with who have IL
preference" As for beard>, there are ,,
who wear tie mu-tachc: wEo wear
hair on the chin: side and mustachc. : :;
elm and muslache, : tuzz, ! nonv,
20 Tie following faur,s are also in
tcrc>iin2 ''Ma;Iimonial pro>p' c;s-l.n-
gagcd, Il; trcmhlm2'y hopeful, . ; ca
ciiablc. / rhIc@.nalir, t. on the fence,
) ; sentimental, S j Mt wish t. be en-
.aa,d, can't oct engaged, , :; licking
for money, , tol h2auiy, l 3; married,
soft thing, "
An elderly Euglishman, having dis
covered that he had exhausted his fort
unc, adopted an ingenious plan to be
cared for comfortably during the remain
der of his life. lie kept his bankrupt
condition a profound secret but, still
having the reputation OF a millionaire,
he made his will, leaving liberal sums 10
his relatives, friends, and various chart
ties. by his friends and the philanthropy
isis he was consequently made welcome,
being generously entertained at their
homes until the day of his death. \
superb funeral was furnished, and then
his will was read. The bcquest were
made as had been promised; but when
the estate was administered upon, it was
found to be wholly valuclcss, and tho
disappointed heirs became very disrt-
spectful to the memory OF the deceased.
a gang of New York sharpers have
been victimzing the farmers along the
Hudson by what is known as the ''clotl
dodge" which was worked in the follow
ing manner: They went around by twos
and, upon coming TO a house, one would
90 in and offer for sale piece of cloth
at very low price. If he sold the cloth
there, his pal would reach the house soon
after he left it, and ask the inmates
whether a man had sold them any cloth.
When the cloth was shown to the second
conner, he would instantly claim il, say
ING that Ii had been stolen from linn, and
the purchasers, to avoid b,ing implicat-
ed in any trouble, would, Of course, sur
rcndcr the cloth, and lose what they had
paid for it.
There is li,tlc weed which sJmctimcs
crccps into our canals and rivers, which
seems very insignificant ut first. iut If
left TO itself it grows 50 fast, and lis rope
like stems became 80 matted, that it Sc
riously binders navigation. Just such
multiplying evil Is one secret sin suf-
fcrcd to take root in the heart