St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24

W hen they are made up with olna-
mental work, the leaves are usually
oiled to brighten the color.
A Railway Nuisance.
For the last five Years | have been
waiting for the Impotence of our pub
lie to eliminate in some revolt against
AN annoyance 81 small that my mention
of it may possibly provoke il sheer.
but the endurance still continues
Would any other people III the world
uuictlv bear to have every ten minutes
Il hideou> Days Doings spread over
their laps, Il novel of Miss Brandon
hung upon them, package of nasty
prize candy" given to their charge. il
box of WitlIeled figs, Il paper of peanuts
OF popcorn az maple sugar thrust into
their hands. ivory that grows on trees"
stuck under their noses-hut why go
on with the catalogue! Everybody
who travels knows the nuisance every
lady who takes tleetimg nap. even in
Il Pullman palace" ear has been rude
~ awakened 10y il greasy novel flung
upon her bosom every gentleman has
been hlackguarded for allowing his
precious package of prize candy to drop
upon the floor once heard tn" gen
tie protest of Il lady, but the Young
rntfian answered: You needn't he
afraid of 'cm-they won't bite you
In fact, since the fellows are licensed
10y the railroad companies. they have il
certain protection, and consider them
selves justified in their treatment of
passengers. who must he bullicd into
buying. | am not surprised at them
but the abject submission of their vie
Tins is an evcr-reucwed marvel.
Bdydrd Taylor.
| AN OLD New BRUNSWICK TrKrLE-
| The Neritable father of the turtles in
this Province, has made his appearance
in Kings county, with the weight of
centuries upon his wrinkIcd she'll \
few days ago. while Nj. Edward Me
| Lord WAS rowing along the banks of
/ the kennrbecc;iSiS he found Il shell tur-
| tie. and with Il natural desire to secure
/ IT for further examination took some
| trouble to catch it. He expected to
/ find an ordinary shell turtle. but he
secured Il walking dictionary of dates
/ The back of the turtle WAS quantity
inscribed with facts and figures craven
thereon long years ago. and apparently
added to from time to time during the
past century. Scarcely discernahlc, cX-
ccpt upon close examination. were some
iicrogly phicS of the ancient drniZcnS "t
4 the forest. The bow and arrow WAS
the most conSpIcuouS among these. and
/ il was evident that the shell had borne
other ah"ri%inal devices. now nearly
ohlltrratcd. The marks made by the
! early white settler were mitch more.
PLAIN. me INST oi these inscriptions
reads, "chhSh' III I|"', after Il ire>ict.
he next Chronological record l.,
Caught III looi, and from time Il"
time the turtle appears I" have hccu
caught ANA marked 10y MS capt"iS. HE
intervals between the dates range from
three t" tive Years. The shell Is almost
completely covered with these in>rrir
tl"n>.
II would seem that this turtle WAS n"
ir""h marked ~ 4 h"aN ny som" ho'cil'
rrrr"hateS. i"r men at f"ulr'c"rr years
( !l\lh% AT Nill>ir"am remember having
heard their t.itlIrsS speak oi this marked
I turtle, which even IN the DAYS of the
carry >'ttl"lS WIS considered Il, old
animal ~. J0hh Tci'JTdPh.
-,
"h NJ" hfI,,pl' NJ. 'f l'AHT-
woe ~ '"li.E''t' We nave received
lhr his' hlIn"rl "i he i';lI tm"IilI III
us new FORM. ne present l. The thIid
>'i"H ~ me I,"hI''a'loh' Nhl'h WAS
| rr'''''>"'' III i7'E'. since ms uIit
ne l,al' ih"'l'I mas "c''h punished at
Iil"S''hi intervals and ~ various forms.
Ilhr. The periodical III IT'S pie>rni i"lm
has sixteen pages. at two vide columns
'a'i'' a'"-iH trimmed ami Stitched III Il
neat tidlh"i IL Is nom the Dartmouth