St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-05

lantic.
The Wisconsin farmers have harvest
ed their grain crops in good condition,
and the Weld is the largest for twelve
wears The wheat is of better quality
than ever before seen.
Concerning WiSe's balloon project.
the Scientific american says: 'Io us
the probabilities of his success appear
/ to he little better than those OF an IN
dividual. who, in an open boat, without
sail or oars, should attempt to float
across the Atlantic upon the surface of
/ the Gulf stream
! A fireman on the New York Central
Railroad kindled Il fire in il locomotive
recently, and being called away, forgot
the fire for Il time. On remembering it
he FASTENED back. and finding the press
urc-gauge indicating IN enormous
pressure, he WAS overcome by fear and
fell dead.
Only about one-third of the COngre-
gational churches in Vermont pay their
ministers promptly. Sixty-fvc pay
from 800 to $500 thirty-cight pay
: 1000 or more ; thirteen not more than
$500; twenty-five. 5000 or less forty
three. less than $500.
There's Il fellow at Niagara Falls. this
season, that beats Blondin all hollow.
He jumps from rope 100 feet into the
river, holding in Indiaruhber cord that
breaks the force of his fall. and pro-
poses to repeat the performance twice Il
week for the present.
Why will not all roads adopt a thor
ough system of running trains by tcle-
graph, by giving stationmasters the
authority to hold trains until they are
explicitly instructed to dispatch them p
Chicago Tribune.
Who was hit, do You think. when
murderer who was recently hanged. .
said. while standing on the scatfUld, "If
| had received half the attention before .
got into this place thar have since. .
never would have been here.
The parlors of the Twin Mountain
house. which will accommodate an au-
dience of 500. were again crowded to
overlooking, yesterday. to hear Henry
Ward Beechcr preach. The audience
included Il party of 30 from Lancaster.
who chartered Il special excursion train.
The extraordinary feat of swimming
from Falmouth across to Martha's Vine
ward, Il distance of seven and Il half
miles. WAS accomplished. It few days
since. 10y Maurice II. Richardson of
Fitchhurg. Il Harvard graduate of the
present year. i friend accompanied
him i'll boat. but gave him no assist
anCc. He WAS two hoIus and - min
utcS doing it.
Ii may ice Interesting to tourists to
know that the driver of the stage " hirh
WAS recently overturned ou the White
now drives one of the Little
tom stages. which travel the perilnus
Franrnuia road to the Notch.
The following i the response in full
If Richard Grant White to the invita- 4
lion of the G,0phir to accompany Prof. !
" Use i'll his TRANSATLANTIC balloon VOYAGE: d
If could read my nth, clear
To mansions IN the skies
Ia bid farewell to every fear
And with youI gas rrisc"
y heavy shock of earthquakc was II
cit at mission san Jose. Cal. Saturday g
afternoon. causing a good deal of cx- Il
ltcmcnt bur resulting in no damage. "
h" shock was quite heavy at Redwood =
lily and other towns in Santa Clara "
alley south of that point. hut was very II
light i'll san Francisco Il
The Government architect. Mr.. NuI- i
EFT grew protanc in san Francisco to h
ind that the stone of which the new L. Il
:. mint Is hcin" huilt there is coarse. ~
rumhly and every way unfit for its n
lace. Joseph :. Emery i the cheat II,
ne contractor. and a Mr.. StrhhinS the f.
mixing upcrintcndcmt. As near a -
HIlI"n and a half of dollars have al !
'ady been spent on the huilding. the -
l>" Is 4 tritle rough on long-sutiering i
nclc Samuel. -
The Chicago and Alton Railroad ii
"mPany on Monday paid to the LEGAL
"lrs of McS>r>. Smith. Little. DivelbliSs L.
nd FleuGy. who were killed hv the re
'cldent m Lcm"nt. the maximum II
mount IN such cases. The Illinois law hi
TeS the price of 4 human life at >5nOO I'll
hen Ia ken by a railroad. and that y;
mount the company has paid. tn
\ true story: \ lady was stopping
nth her little son NJ Chicago hotel, al
MT he was trcr1ul 1T the dinner table W
ltiI she became eXa>perated and said ";
him III an undcrtOnr: Come with Isl
g mp stairs and will attend to vour Up
Use. Pulling back he hluhhrred out tn
4 voice loud enough to he heard over wi
"St OF the we'll filled dining room aG
say: mother. are y0u going to take
'ur hand or your slipper p"
y certain Prof. Daniels of Vermont so
tempted. recently. I" illustrate tn pa
me friends the rcputcd power rf the ~
man eye over dumb animals by-,u- i'm
ring lot i'll which f,.rorious bull vii
Is grazing. He fixed his eve on the hin
ILL., hut the latter responded hv tossing in.
professor - feet into the air. Fort of
ateIN. he landed on the safe. side of hy
fence. not much hurt. He still as 10
rs mat his theory was all right. and ri
trouble was with the bull. bur has sr,
ven up testing it. n,
How SOME SMART GIRLS Cor Aur VS.
A hAILRoAp.-Thc country will fen VII
! !. lis thanks to two New Jersey Young II,
'ieS WI" have cuchcIcd a railroad fla
hpahy at It's own game. They were ynI
ing TO the seaside. and had II trunks
ing nut the baggage master refused
'neck more than two of them. in :
MIN? them that the rules of the road Ee
owed each passenger one trunk. all Ill
owe that to he paid for at the rate of Tia
eaCh' 1t happened that the fare to lad
II utStlliatlon WAS only 50 cents Sn eve
81 "Ii"nt Young women purchased ~
more tickets, saved - cash. rnt tLoi, exc
l. ms checked on show ing them. and tina
'heT are good till used. the road still va.
Is !nem and their trunks fifteen So A !
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