St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

/ open ANA insert salt. as Is sometimes
done in like cases as Il heroic remedy.
/ This did not apparently do any good.
/ and the hog died. Mr.. Powers hitched
his horse to the dcfunct. and drew him
/ to IL back lot. there to he converted into
manure by the action of nature. Next
morning. while Mr.. Powers was on his
way to the cheese factory. he was ac-
coStcd 10y ncighhor with ii warning to
take his hog ont of the nei ghborS gar
den. To this Mr.. Powers could only
reply that he had no hog that the an
imal was dead. The ncighbor denied
this. and on proceeding to the garden
the hog was found quite vigorously
roofing among the beds, to the intense
disgust of the owner and the delight OF
of Mr.. Powers. How the hog came to
life is mystery for Prof. TNndall.-
RWti0nd Hcrud
\ REMARK CAsE.-A good many
years ago, S;INS the Rutland Herald. i'll
one of Ncrmomt's rural towns Il ease oc-
cured which has seldom. if ever. been
paralrllcd in the history OF litigation.
/ Captain \. shot and killed dog he
/ longing to his ncighbor. Smith. The act
WAS charged upon one e.. and suit
WAS brought to recover damage.
The case WIS tried 10y IL jury before Il
Justice of the peace, and Captain y.
sat a> II Juror. CircumStantiai evidence
. was presented /" prove that &. shot the
dog. and th, jury agreed to return Il
verdict of guilty. Several years after
the Irial Captain \. acknowledged that
he killed the dog and defended his
course III rendering Il verdict OF guilt!
against e.. ON the ground that his jul
roI'> oath required him to decide the
case according to law and evidence.
and ii WAS fairly proved. he said. that
g killed the dog.
\ new rat-catchcr is one of the latest
novelties of the season. When the ma
chime is fairly introduced the var
mint" will he scarce aS grnSSlOppel> III
mid-winrcr. 1t operates on the princi-
pie of the stomach pump. The inren-
tor l. Il retired phN>ciam, ''thc sands
of whose life have nearly" etc. The
trap is placed at the mouth OF the hole.
When it is wound up the suction he
gins. and the rat comes. He may hold
ON to the ground with his teeth. and
hump his back. and paw dirt. and
wants. he comes ont of that hole back
wards. is dragged int" Il back com
/ partmcut. where Il steel glove dra">
his hide of and lays it aside for Il Kid
glove manufacturer. while the carcass
l. pushed into Il little furnace and ere
mated.
CoMrLIMENTNRI. At Fair Oaks.
while standing in Il very tempest of
death. with Iii, sword uplIttcd in com
maud. General q. q. Howard had his
right arm carried away. That NIGHT.
after Howard had suffered amputatiun,
and MAS llIn" spent and rackcd with
pain in Il box car which WIS To take
him To Washington. Gen. Philip krar-
ncN drew near. and looking int" the
caI. said. " lInWard. old boy. | am Sol
~ for You >uIrN with all my heart ;
hut. iloNard. have u>I thought "i
something. w hen Nou get to Wash
m"ton huN Il pain of gloves: send me
the right and keep the left i"r Your
self. and | will divide the cost with
Won; and hereafter We VIII get along
more economically. And. turning
away. kcHrncy muItcrcd. THAT l. bet
ter for him than PRAYING. and then
Howard can beat me PRAYING. ANY
NAY.
TREATMENT OF TIN AGED. \ little
thoughtful attention.. how happy it
makes the old They have nutlivrd
most ut HE friends of THEN early Youth.
How lonely THEN hours. often their
PARTNERS in life have long filled silent
"r;I>c> how often their children they
have followed t" the tomb. They
stand solitary. hcudin% oh their staff.
waiting till the same call SHALL reach
them. How often they must think of
absent. lnmcutrd faces. of the love
which cherished them. and the tears "t
sympathy which fell with theirs. NOW
all are. gone. Why should not he
ynuu" cling around and support them.
cheering their gloom with SONGS and
happy smiles
y WuEp !" THE WISE. \ patron of
il certain newspaper once said to the
Publisher: Mr.. Printer. how i il YOU
have never called on me for pay f"I
Your paper ," 90" said the man of
apes. 1--WE never ask Il gentleman for
money. ''Imdcrd." replied the patron.
''h"N do You ni;llIa%" /" get Il"n" when
they don't pay. ''Why. returned the
editor. after Il certain time we con
cludc that hr i not Il gentleman and
We ask him." "Ol all YES see !:
Nj Editor. please give me Il receipt. 50
and hands him II '. "Makr my name
all right ON Your books.
WHAT \ WESTERN Man THINKS OF
NoNTrELIEE. The following was writ -
ten To ilr II. Louis journal with
;hr aid 0t - powerful microscope we
were cuahlri 10 detect Il little stream
writing along 10y the side of the town.
This i the Onion river. more popularity
known as tn" Win"o>ki. Montpelier is
not - lively place. 1t may not he cN-
actly dead. bat it certainly >lecpcth. Its
population is about 1000. The Capitol
Is Il handsome building. and is said to
cnntain the usual fiattcrimg ma ioIitv of
political trick>tcls. Montpelier is Il de
cidcd temperance town. Vendors of
the ardent are waylaid on dark nights.
knocked in the head. and throHn up
dismal hy-vaNS. What money is found
in their packets goes to 1.-THE cause.
This seemed Il little cruel to lis. until
We tasted some of their liquors. Then
We provided ourselves with clubs. and
got ready for that saloon keeper when
he should 90 down from Jerusalem t"
Jcririn. We cordially recommend the
pr"hihit"ly law in Vermont. Any but
east iron >tnmaclI> demand it,"
y Coon ONE.-A little girl called at
one of our dug stores. and said
'Mother wants ten cents worth of