St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-24
Squibs.

| I:e Boston Post wants to know what
will keep the tip end of the nose warm
tins weather. Try IL boil. LOrH Cour-
Ter.
"ie was one of our most energetic
trustees: saySa village paper in an obit-
uarN notice, land we trustees happy.-
a delinquent arrested for drul,ken
heSS was asked III the Police Court what
ne had done with his money. "Invcst-
"d 1t Ill lots. WAS the reply What
lots : waS the next question. "Lots
OF whiskcy, he replied, with II serious
! face.
There is Il time for all things, and now
Is the time to go to Florida. where or
ahSc groves, crocodlleS and green peas
can he had for three dollars Il dav.
Little girl to her mother in party
dress-"Why, mamma, YOU look as
Zine as Il hired girl -
There's lots ov men in this world that
are like rooSter-take the cockade
and spurs off from them and Va couldn't
hardly tell them from II hcu.
Probably one Of the most irving times
in mans life is when he Introduces his
second wife. seventeen years old, to his
dauSh hter, who is past twenty.
\ Detroit woman could think of but
twentN-nlne different ingredients to put
mt" Il nlnce pie. and she wept at the
Idea of losing her powers of memory.
Josh Billings says: "Yu can't change
date by cusSng after an edition has
been worked off,
There Is II" special style of engraving
enhancement rings. \ spiders web with
fiy IN 1t. Is Il very pretty device
n teacher i'll one of the prominent
female Summaries on the Hudson, ON
being asked by Young lady of her
class what pig-iron is, replied. .Iron
given III exchange for swine ="
Many man thinks it's virtue that
keeps him from turning rascal, when
it's only il full stomach. One should
he grateful, and not mistake potatoes
for principles.
tncle Levi: "Now, Sammy, tell me,
have You read the beautiful story of
Joseph p Sam: "Oh, yes, uncle
nrlc: ''Well, then, what wrong did
they d" when they sold their brother e.'
sam: ''Thcy sold him to" cheap,
think"
AT one of the IIackensack On. J.) pub
lie scho"lsa little boy spelled the word
sob. and when asked to define it, he
hlurted out: at means when Il feller
don't want to cry, and it bursts out
itself"
Concerning the engagement of IA pas
tor 10y Il church in Kentucky. Il mem
her writes: I'VE have secured his ser
vices for the ensuing year at the salary
of 500 and are looking forward for
great hleS>ings.'
\ lady in Connecticut not long since
visited Il brother who resides in a dis
tant city, taking her little daughter with
her. Fatigued with the long ride. the
child WAS impatient to retire in the ear
~ evening. "lou must wait ill YOUR
uncle prays." II didn't know that uncle
prayed; thought he was Democrat,n
Mrs. Partington wants to know why
the captain of Il vessel cant keep a
memorandum of the weight of his an
rh"r. instead of weighing ii every time
he leaves port.
Somch"dy advcrtises in the London
Times for il servant girl that fears the
Lord and can carry one hundred weight
Hand maidens that can successfully
wrcStlr with Il hundred pound weight
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r'i' III nlS>'"'' iiN' Week. S,rlklhG
'a'hef square on 'i'e mead. tie seem
ed to bc considerably confused when he
got up. and went off muttcIing: .EfI
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y resident who reached Detroit 10y
noon tram rdneN'iaI, the Free Press
c, -, I'',I' ,h -" 'n, ,,''' Ice ni Nv" weeks, was
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