St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Radix'S Letter


Tuesday night were a> severe ;ls pos
>ihIc. the fluid striking in Il dozen diff
trrrmt places in tl, city and immediate,
mcighhnrhood.
The sntlrring> OF the inmates of the,
crowded tenement streets have been
! terrible for these two weeks. No one
who has never tIaNrI>rd BAXTER and
the adjacent streets on the east side. of
the town can form amy idc: of how HUI
man beings are packed in the four and
five story >ardinr boxes that line those.
narrow passage WAYS. The unclranmr>>
and consequent stencil are sitting even
to the poor wrrtchc> who have hardly
even hrrathcd amy different All. During
these hot nights it has been Il phN steal
/ lmpn>sihlItN for them to sleep indoors
and thus all the sidewalks. docks and
open places have been nightly covered
with the sleeping forms at all ages and
sexes. some on bed ticks. some on
blankets aud many more on the hard
pavement. ndrr ordinary cirrun-
stances this would not Ice tolerated hv
the police. hut III the present exception
al time the latter refrain from disturb
. ing the >lcrprI>. picking their WAY
among the pIoStIttr bodies ~ they 90
] up ana Gown llltll bt;tt>.
All the parks are transformed into
durmtnrIcS for the time, being. Central
Park. Madison and Union Squares and
, the Battery are nightly sought Il, thou
sands at >uifucatcd sufferers " host, mar
row quarters indoors are simply um-
helrahlc. Taking it all in all we ar,
unanimously III favor of prtiti"ning
Gen. Mycr for Il northeast SNOW storm.
1t i about time that something hap
pcmrd for ON relief ~ the mortality
from >un>trnkr l. becoming alarming
among both men and animals Not less
than ION persons have died from the
heat thus tar and the number may large
~ exceed that figure. On the street
ear lines most of tia, horses that ar, not
absolutely sick are - exhausted IT. To
hc hardly iii for Use. and all sorts ct
rNprdIcnt> have To he Tr>"rtrd To in
order I" keep thrm up. One of the
largest lines has set Il steam engine Ia
blowing cool air through its stables.
thus keeping up Il constant draught.
which humane course proves I" hc also
Il measure "i economy. the horses thus
refreshed doing THEM work much better
and more easily than others.
That imperial meteor Dom Pedro.
disappeared III ll'' eastern norton on
the 18th. which is Ia saw that ht sailed
for Europe on the tuuard steamer Rus
>ia. The Illu>tIinu> Salamandcr hasn't
seemed To mind the Weather. hut >cont-
ed around during the last two weeks With
undated energy. dom" up the t;Ig cud
ot his sight seeing. presume that no
other OF the Titled Percentages " ho have.
/ Visited tins country. ever treated ouI
prui1cIcd attentions ;" r:INali,IlN "r in
gIatiatrd himself with our people :"
thoroughly. He has made lis feel that
here WAS Il monarch who WAS something
more than Il gorgeous dummy. and his
rapid. comprehensive nip. paving his
own bills and asking no taNorS of any
body. was Just the kind to culi>t Amer
lean sympathy. His visit has done
much to extend our relations with. and
our friendship for the next largest coum-
try to our own on the Western IIrmlS-
phcre.
PHILADELrHIN. July IL.
| have no desire to alarm any one,
but | must inform YOUR readers that
| Philadelphia Is becoming Japanese. |
am not prepared to assert that the
change will he radical and complete.
that our eyes will gov Slantindicuar
our hair get braided and coilcd. and our
apparel become Scmi-tcminimc. but do
maintain that We have taken the first
step in that direction 10y adopting the
most distinctive national emblem. name
lN, the fan. So universal has been this
adoption that You cant find Il solitary
person of any age or condition who
doesn't present the appearance of Il one
armed windmill. 1t Is Il curious sight
to see the different STILES of men 90 ut
1t the Fat man III his agony putting 81
much muscle into the operation :lS to
generate more heat than he diSpcls
The Suhdued rough striving vainly to
cool his bullet head and biz red neck.
and the apl>h meWSboN> highly delight
ed with their new acquisition. Even
the de>plScd tramp manages t" get hold
"f one of the numerous advertising fans
which aIc freely distributed about the
exhibition grounds. and heguilcS the
tedlum of his slow and dignlted march
around town by agitating the atmos-
phere about his grimy and unShavcn
Nlsage. | expect to see the whole lot
practlclng on paper butterflies before
long.
Well. if we had to change to the like
ness of any foreign nation. |. for my
part. don't know what people should
prefer to the Japanes,. toI Il model. In
/ teIllgent, progressive, quiet and polite
III department. and wonderfully Skiltul
as w"rkmcn. they have made Il most
favorable impression and constantly
grow IN favor. Their space in the Main
building Is always full of visitors. spe
cIal Interest being given To it 10y the
fact that neal " every thing is for sale al
reasonable price. All their articles