St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-17

dies, if he does die, victim to his
Imagination.
Owing to the excitement on this sub
iect now existing the dog pound nuis-
amce is at its height and the cruelties
practiced mt that place are enough to
make bleed less tender hearts than that
of Mr.. Bcrgh. OF the dogs supposed to
be smothercd 10y carbolic gas there are
dozens that are not half killed and that
have to he finished 10y Il knock on the
head. The ). i. G. A., we were told.
wanted to establish II dog hospital in
this city similar to the one in Philadcl-
phia and would have borne all the cx-
pcnScS themselves if the city would
have given the land for the purpose.
The authorities probably not seeing any
political gain to he made by the dona-
ton politely declined. Then Mr.. Bcrgh
proposed that covered carts he sent out
every morning between three and six
o'clock and all the dogs found running
the streets should he picked up and
taken Ia the pound, as it was natural to
suppose that none but owncrlcss crra-
lures would be about at that time. But
even tins proposition met with diSf:Ivor
and all hours of the day and night men
and boys may he seen running down
lncklcSS dogs. The dogs killed bv the
u n \ I
form of prus>ic acid which causes death
in less than two minutes.
ANOTHER EXCITEMENT PREDICTED.
The Superintendent of the =. i. G. a.
says that while people are CROWN" rx-
cited over Il false alarm of hVdrophobia
they are ncglccting to notice the equal
~ fatal disease of "landcrS among the
horses. This gentleman SANS that this
disease is unusually prevalent Just now
and that Il large number of cases are.
brought daily to his notice There is
more cause for alarm about the CLAN
dcr>. said he Ia your correspondent.
ethan about hNdr"ph"hia. for if N"u see
Il mad dog coming Nou get ont of his
WAY Without loss of time. hut Won have
no warming of glandrr> The finest
looking horse may have this disease
without N"ur knowing it. and if you
happen To pass one on the street and il
Sn""Z,> and Nou breathe Il drop of the
.. Il
slightest cut on V"ur hand nr face there
l. no hope for N"u. 1t is the Supcrim-
trnd"mt,S prediction that the CHAMBERS
will follow Ildr"ph"LiI aS "a local r\-
citrmrul, and that it will occasion more
well founded alarm.
CRY HOTELS IN II MINER.
However large may Ice the profits OF
New York iIndl"r,S in winter the, crI-
taiulN aIr very small in summer Hotels
AT this time of the wear aIc deserted
Villages ON Il small scale Although
prices .Ir reduced t" persons h" board
hN the Week. guests of that sort are.
few. The best business j. done at this
season among southern and western
people pIs>in" through the city on their
WAY I" sea shore or mountains. la The
ease of such transient visitors there j.
no reduction in the rate of board. sum
mrr prices in New York boarding
houses. even the most fashionable. are
81 moderate that it pays one in many
WaN> I" stay in tnWIt during the warm
weather.. Large airy rooms in pleasant
localities. opposite parks and in cool.
wide streets. are to Ice had ior about q
fourth less than those little air-tight
bedrooms i"r which American summer
resorts are rated. Persons often won
der ut advertisements of furnished
houses to let in the city for the summer
months. What Il foolish thin" they SAY
when every body wants t" get into the
country. 1t l. not such i foolish thing
after all, for there are two CLASSES of
people Ii" Irr ready To rent houses
Just at that time. FII>t. those " ho are
h"nr,ln" At hotels and want more room
t" spread themselves in during the
warm Weather. and second. men who
com" from other places T." ~cttl, III New
"rk and want To have plenty of time
t" look around for Il h"u$, before buy
Ing. These houses are ALWAYS rented
cheap. for a> II general thing Il mau
would rather have his house occupied
10y respectable people than To stand
vacant. Il prey To must. damp ana bug
lars.
CITY OF WIpoWEES.
One "l our city papers had Il heart
rcndiug editorial the other d:lN ON th,
subject nf summer WidourrS." II wa>
written NOT without tears. and We doubt
not tc;riullN read 10y many brothers in
bereavement WidovcrS whose wives
had NOT altogether departed this life.
but had gone to the watcIiu. places.
We know some of theS, untortunltrS
There Is a vacant and restless look IN
their eyes not easily mistaken. And
We have heard their confessions of dis
comfort. indigestion. loneliness and de