St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21
From the Chicago Tribune
Family Necessities.
TIE SPRING TRADE IN PETS.

In these times. when money Is scarce.
trade j. depressed. and values are intia
ted. it i cheering 10 see that Il few OF
the actual necessities of life can still he
purchased ut reasonable figures. The
plice list of Wild animals has Just been
issued and received in this city. 1t *
NcIN gratitN ing. At Il time When people
feel obliged to rronomizr. to learn that
many ot the most desirable aud useful
beasts and reptiles are lower.
luu can get Il good lion now for from
= 800 tu ~2.On. Liens are down. \
great many people during the past hard
winter have been compelled t" deprive
themselves oi lions on account of their
high price. Some families. not arcII>-
toned tu habits of >clf-dcuial. it i true.
paid the largest figures rather than he
without li"uS. bat the majority have
been Obliged to wait until the lion
market Wu> easier. liut the prices
" hich now prevail leave no excuse f"r
the man W Il" would suitably provide
for the comfort of his family. With
lions at such cheap rates. scarcely Il
householder need Ice without one. TIN"
father who would deny his home circle
the pleasures ot Il lion nov. would
make his wife take in Washing. aud his
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Ever, one will l.. rl,d To- know that
.I,.,,b,nt- .,r, ,,si,r Th,., arr, uuotrd
from, .p ann tu II; uuD ,cror,IIuo to size,
\ ,.,t ,.Ii.,hI,. .uit,hlr for =, cntt,",
L,rs,. and , small family. can hr oh
r,in.j tn, tL,. inside tinuIe. The lal"-
,',t .,',,.. .,,,,nr,i.,r.. t,,. th. sn,rinus
L,ovimr-,nnm,. nf C;.lnm.t avemnc pal
aces. of conr,c. are. much higher. But
from the wild. range of prices every -
body will hc able To select Il very good
,t\lr of elephant at Il cost within his
means. As the public become aware
,t th,. fact that h,> ,r,. no LONGER held
=, ,.<urhitaul figures. clcphnutS will hc
r,.sturrd tn their nroprr place, in til,
| ,I,u,,~ti, ci,rI, No ou,. who make,
.,,, nr,.t,.nsi,ns tn wealth al, social dis
tin,tinu will hereafter iurur the taunts
and suc,rs of fashionable uei"hhors by
hrinr vithout one. 4 single elephant
will do VERY we'll for -, family of ordina-
~ size and means. The p!nnd and at
Hu.,t h,,.l.r will iu,Iulp4 in more
\ ,,n,d n,rl,, camel can he ohtaine,
t,r ,.,,. S,ur Tb. hest ones ca,
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,mt classes who will NOT look with f,
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