St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-17


You will never forget the promise that
A"u have made to me this day
(1o be continurd)
Squibs.
How the free lunch iicnd solves the
prob blem "t existence the Bmy-no-
meal theory.
Where ten men will chceIfullN lay
down THEN lives for IL woman. only one
will carry her a scuttlr of coal. DAN
bury NeWS.
Bricks made in Japan, and paying 20
per cent duty. are now imported into
san Francisco. The quality is of the
best description.
\ Mount Bethel township farmer cut
open an oil hornets nest. Just to eN-
anime the inside arrangement. He SAYS
he thinks he will bc able to see his barn
in about two weeks.
Peter Cooper. of Mississippi, set IL
spring gun to shoot Il chicken thief, but
killed the wrong man. Peter WAS not
arrested, brcau>c he happened to hc the
wrong man. and his funeral expenses
amounted to more than all his chickens
were worth. No,rjSfoun Hcrdid.
The ignorance of foreigners is some
thing superb. Dumas has written an
American novel. in which coon claS,.s
Il couple of Young United States lovers
up Il tree, and then tries to get them
10y ynawing through the trunk. Damas
says the Virginia coon Is H. large as Il
ycarling calf. v. \. Commercial Id
rcrtiser.
y pocket diary picked up in Il st.
Louis stIect would seem to Indicate
from the following choice extracts that
the owner was Il medical man:
kase 23O. Mary an Perkins, Bisnes
washwoman sickness in her he'd. Fisk
sum blue pills Il soaperiiik aged 81.
| Ped me one dollar. | kuarter bogus.
Mind get good kuaIter and make her
tax more fisk.
kasc pa. Tummus Kink, Bisnes,
'NiriShman. lives with Paddy Maloney,
what keeps dray-sickness. digg in
the ribs and ton black eys. Fisk to
drink my mixturet twice Il day of sasi-
prrily here and .jellop, and fish lie,
a>ifcdity to make it taste tisiky. Rub
bed his face with kart greece iniment,
aged 30 years of age. Drinkcd the
mixture and wouldn't pay me bckause
it tasted nasty. but the miXtur'll work
his innardS, | reckon.
! KaSe 2:}2. Old Misses Boggs. Amt
got no hisnes. hut plenty of money.
Siknes all humbug. Cav her sum of
my celebrated ''Dipsetlorikon," which
sine Sed drank like could tce-wiich 1t
WAS, too. Must put somethink in to
max her feel six and bad. The old
woman has got the roks.
Adam laid down and slept; and from his side
\ woman i'll her magic beauty rose.
Dazzled and charmed, he called that woman bride
And his first sleep became his last reposs.
A scientist has discovered new
name for Il very old disease. He calls
it "emotional aphaSia." Those troubled
with it never open their mouth except
to eat or speak nonsense.
An Indiana girl. in order to test her
lovers devotion. hired boy to yell
''mad dog ~ while they were walking
out. The lover made Il sudden disap-
pcar:Incr over Il fence and there was Il
broken engagement the next evening.
\ box was found, Il few days since,
in IL water course near Windsor castle,
containing l25 false keys to the royal
jewel rooms. 1t has been satisfactorily
proved that the box and contents were
part of II plan To steal the royal jewels.
The keys were found to fit the locks
exactly. Ii has not been found out 10y
what means the bold plan was hatiied,
nr how the box came to he found in
proximity to the castle. The ease is
under investigation.
Dr. a. j. PattersoII. in charge of the
ASYLUM where Mrs. Lincoln is confined,
denies that he has given Il certificate
that she should he discharged He did
SIN that under certain circumstances il
might he safe for her to visit her sister
ut Springticld but she is AT present
much more perturhcd in mind than
when he made the statement to her
son. He denies the story of her
being locked up. She receives Visitors,
has the use of Il carriage and visits
friends in Batavia.
\ very satisfactory test WAS made at
Long Branch. "Wednesday. of the new
Rider litc-rIail I: some ~ ladies and
gentlemen sailing eight or ten miles
ont to sea on il and returning safe and
drN The raft is constructed of two in
hatcd. vulcanlZed rubber cylinders, -
! feet long ana about two iret III DIANE
ter. placed eight feet apart and sup
porting Il deck securely fastened tn them
10y ropes. Around the sides are double
rows of lifc-lines for sustaining people
in the water. The raft weighs, when
completely inflated, 100 pounds, can I've
easily launched 10y two persons, and
will sustain from - to 100 people.
Secretary Ruhcson has ordered IL mum
her of these rafts for the navy.
The latest Ier"its of the apple crop
indicate Il fair supply. Last year being
the hearing year for Massachusetts, the
crop will he light throughout the State.
Maine reports good crops. Taking New
York lis Il state, the crop will not be
much over half: but that part of New
York State which makes apple growing
Il Speciality. will doubtless yield Il full
crop. New Jersey, Mary land and Del
t aware will have about Il two-third,
crop. Florida reports Il full average
crop, and Texas reports that her trees
| are bearing more than All average.