St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-03
Humorous.

\ man in Oregon has a calf with
wings. He keeps it clnincd in order
to prevent Il rise in veal.
\ ruIoIcd man at an Atlanta prayer
meeting had hi> drvoliom> curtailcd by
knccliug down with Il pistol in his
pocket.
Il wonder what causes my eyes To
hc 81 weak" said Il fop to Il gentleman.
"Thcl are III ii weak place. replied the
latter.
Levi Brown. of Poy gan. Michigan,
Thought he could hold a playful Young
hull hy the tail. hut his " iduW now says
''hc never could stick to anything ten
minutes in his life
\ gushing poet asks i'll the first line
of Il recent ctfuSium ''liow many
weary pilgrims lie ;" We give it up;
I1ut experience has taught lis that there
are Il good many.
There WAS once an independent old
lady who. speaking of Adams naming
all tlI,' animals. said She didn't think he
dc>clN Nrd any credit for naming the pig
amy one would know what to call
him.
the executor of the estate of IL deceased
patient. asked. ''Dn ynu wish to have
my bill sworn t" - No" replied the
executor: 1.-THE death of the deceased is
sufficient evidence that you attended
him professionally"
y poor music teacher WAS giving Il
lessen to the son OF Il rich banker, in
presence of the latter. On the pupils
making mistake. the teacher exclaimed
cnrr1ctically. Wrong. quite wrong"
Then. tuning to the father he added
But beautiful
y country paper says: Zone of our
customers. about to depart to the West,
desires to sell u sitting in one of the
most eligible grocclics in town. The
stove is one oi' the most powerful in the
market. and the cracker and sugar bar
rel alr within easy distance"
When Il irllcr j. to" lazy to work, he
paints his name over his door. and calls
il Il tavern. ;,ud AZ like as not he makes
the whole hcighholh"nd is lazy as him
self
\ Cincinnati youth advrrtiScs for Il
situation. saving that: Nv nrk is not 50
much of IN object us good wages"
old Bittcr>map thinks the lock jaw
anon" the female st'N is not rs common
Us it might he to advantage.
Il canm"t imagine" said an alderman,
''WhN my vhi>kcr> turn gray 80 much
sooner than the hair of my head" BE
cau~r." observed Il hystandcr. "you
have worked 81 mach harder with your
jaws than with Your brains
SINGULAR CIECTM>TNNCE. - Some
twelve wears ago or thcrcabOutS. the
Wdlpolc bank of New Hampshire WAS
broken open and robbed of 81, 900.
One Man l.. ShinbOrn Was arrested,
tried. convicted and sentenced to ten
vcaIS in the State Prison AT Concord.
After serving nine months he made his
escape in Il very singular manner, 1t
WAS believed through the agency of the
junior warden of the prison, who was
arrested "n suspicion. tried 10y Il jury
any acquitted. Ii afterwards appear
cd that MIN l.. Shimhurm was no less Il
parsonage than the notorious RulOif,
who WIS hung at Bimghamptnn, y. Y,
recently. for robbery and murder. Dur
in" the construction of the vault of the
Adams National Bank. North Adams,
this same Rulolf alias Max l.. Shimhorn
was seen on the ground intcutly watch
ing the maS0n- upon two different oc-
ca>iomS. hy Il New Hampshire man who
was present at the trial of Shinborn.
This is stated to us as Il fact 10y the
gentleman who >aW RuIotf and knew
him. and whose word We cannot doubt.
But for his untmcly taking off Rulot1
might possibly have tested the stS1.esh
of the vault of the Adams National
Bank EutIund HrrdId.
y fearful storm swept over all the
western part of Michigan on Saturday
and Sumday-thc worst in depth of snow,
high winds and intense cold known for
wears. The thermometer ranged from
d to 20 degrees below zero.
Another ease where ardent spirits
sent Il once happy man to jail, recently
occurred i'll Pennsylvania. \ police
court judge WAS so drunk that he said
thirty days." instead of five dollars
and costs" aS he intended.
The maple interest of Vermont now
exceeds that of the wool.