St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-20
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mortgage their six dogs last week to get
a barrel of flour The case is pitiable.
y dog with two tails was seen in Ger
mhn'oWi, the other day. One belonged
To an ON. and WI> carried in the mouth
of the canine
y Sioux city hotel has black and
tan dog that killed thousand rats in Il
month. This is Il good puff for the dog.
but is hard on the hotcl
I'm exchange says: Keep an eve
out for the early resumption of paw
mcnt. Both of our eyes are already
ont looking for it. and 81 are our ell
bows
Eli Love. of Wayne County. Ohio,
rlllhbcd Il tree I" shake ont IL coon.
! he dogs heard something drop and
went Tor II, hut ii was not the coon. 1t
was Eli.
One can Judge something of the pa
uenCc of lioo>icIS from the statement of
AN Indiana paper that twenty men
handled over thirtN-iivc cords of wood
to get 1T IL rabbit.
y san Franciscan being annoyed bv
Il mudpuddle in the street. reported
that he had lost il so piece therein.
Whcrrup"n the pool was speedily emp
tied 10y eager seekers after the money
Some one has been looking over the
records of the Legislature of West Vir-
gIniI and finds that at its last session il
passed Il law To prevent the owner of
hogs from running at large"
y reporter on an Iowa paper wro.e:
c>tcrdal morning. Winter and Spring
kissed each other in the sunrise. and
each spread lis choicest favor on the
purple air. He was married next dav.
An editor. VIII" speaks with the air of
Il man who has discovered new fact by
experience. says that the new wav to
prevent bleeding 1T the nose is to keep
\"Hl nose out of other peoples business
pom Il man who>, body was found
III arllcr, il c"r"ncl> jury in Ireland re-
turned the verdict that the individual
came to his death 10y blow ON the
head. (which WAS given either before ur
after drowning"
Some young men in Green Bay pre-
>cntcd preacher with Il horse and re-
celvcd his heartfelt thanks Two davs
after the presentation the horse was
taken away by the farmer from whom
it had been stolen.
Jones says he always makes up his
mind regarding the value of Il horse bv
the abundance. length and beauty of his
Iall. Tor IT. wcll-atteStcd fact that
'''ll> well that ends Well"
y Sacramento dealer in hair oil. who
sold on the principle of ..mn cure. no
pay. has >Uc'i one of his hald-headcd
customers. and the latter demands Il
I'aId-hcadrd jury. in order that he NAV
be- tried by his peers.
y Brooklyn man who sat down to
mediate III his swcctheart's lap, had
occasion To caution her about looping
up her skirts with pins. lie found that
he consequences had tendency to dis
.uh his mental poiSe.
I'm Eastern. Pa. editor growls be
'all>c the water company of that place
give with every gallon of green water
rom Il half dozen to IL dozen fish" He
wants Il dozen fresh oysters with that
IlahtltN of water. Some persons can
IeNer get enough for their money.
\ sailor dropped out of the rigging of
ship of war, some fifteen or twenty
Get. aud fell plump on the head Of the
list lieutenant. ''Wrctch - said the
'tiicel. after he had gathered himself
p. where the deuce did you come
rom > An sure | came from the
North of Ireland, Yer honor
The Savannah Nc,rs SAWS a negro WIS
'ulicd alive III well at Butler recent
!. His friends dug down to him in
bout four hours. and found him alive
nd we'll. He said that he never wanted
" Sncezr 50 bad III his life. but was
tIald he would jar down some more
irt.
he following attractions paragraph
ppcar> i'll an exchange -"Dorothy
' illialn>. of Wyoming. started to walk
hrrc miles Ia church the other Sunday.
nj they found her torn into about fifty
ic'c>. the result of meeting Il bear
hose moral character waS at Il low
ate"
I'm rPirurc in Vermont writes to his
zeal newspaper that having INDUCED
tcll III the eating of frogs. his hands
lc now covered with what his doctor
ais humorous cnlargemcntS of the
;i>cular papllI;r and indurationS of the
grounding epidermis' is. warts.
y guardian of the peace in New York
renan. one day last week. by grasp
u the horses tail and attempting to
Inh up that way. The surgeon sub
'Tuently remarked that no horse ever
ld finer opportunity. or took ad-
lhtage OF 1t with such infinite scorn of
lc consequences.
North Adams has tanner long
l"Wn t"r his keen. pungcnt wit. Not
ny since Il wcll-known clergyman
He'd at his shop with IL pair of panta-
"ns. and asked lin if they could be
paired. The knight of the shears un-
He'd them. held them up in IL most an
'tlc manner, carefully examined them.
nj replied. ''les, yes; the Knees are
e best part of them The reverend
ntleman SAW the joke. smiled blandly
d gracefully bowed himself out.
In t""pcr>town they tell IL story of
English Joker who once visited Fen
ore Cooper. Cooper was then the
Isl conspicuous man in the little
wn. One day, while Mr.. Cooper WAS
lIlnG with the EngliShman. he poured
t some native wine wine from
apes raised in his own garden. TAX
: up u glass and looking through it
tn pride. Cooper remarked. NOW
F.. HtehhlnS. call this good, honest
ne. YES. Mr. Cooper. | agree with
II. II Is honest wine-'poor. but hon
. Mr. Cooper went on telling his
Mum " stories.
he following is certainly model
dlcal puff: ''Dcar Doctor shall he
} Years old next October. For over
years ! have been an invalid. unable
m"v" u step. except when moved bv