St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-11

from the fact that along in the after
noon in the ..killing rooms of one or
two of our big slaughter houses, invalid
men and women may be seen, some of
them regular first families, too, waiting
for the butchers blade to send the life
blood of some healthy bullock spouting
in the air. This red stream is caught
in dozen glasses and-wcll, not to put
too fine point on it, the cannibals lust
pour 1t down very much us IN ordinary
white man would dispose of a glass of
lager beer. | don't want to enter into
an argument here to prove that New
York civilization is receding toward
that of the South Sea islands. but |
must say that | don't admire the custom
nor appreciate It's utility. believe if
couldn't manufacture my own blood
would rather go without than run the
risk of growing horns and tail 10y the
course indicated.
\ new method of gold digging has
been invented by some geni,IseS of this
city. who evidently have taste for the
metal, but don't care to grub around
for it among the dirt and rocks of the
Western mines, under the additional
disadvantages of being liable ut any
moment to he ''Snatched baldheaded"
by those uneasy aborigines who are
making the Black Hills too hot for com
fort. The new plan is to take twenty
dollar gold piece aud bore hole through
lis diameter from edge to edge as large
H. may he without distu bling the sur
face of the coin. From this main shaft
tunnels ale bored out in every direction
till the piece which looks all right. eX-
cepting the little hole on one edge, is
really honeycombed. Having worked
the lead to its utmost capacity the
operator plugs the holes with some
heavy wire to restore the piece To stand
ard weight, carefully restores the milled
surface over the hole in the edge and
| repeats the operation on another piece.
| The advantages of this modern system
of mining ale too manifest to admit of
Argument. Instead of il life of severe
toll, priVatlOn and exposure, in constant
peril from man, beast or disease, and
often with ScantN and uncertain reward,
our Inventive geniIISeS have substituted
ease, comfort and certain profit. Who
w"uldn't dig for the shining metal when
II can hc done in dressing gown and
slippers, and i'll the bosom of ones fam
| NY What better paving employment
could Il man ask than one " hich pays
him so t" 80 pei day without either
requiring Il large investment onhis part
nr iniuIiug his constitution bN over
work | greatly regret my inability to
furnish the names of the authors OF
these improvements in mining, for he
side being of considerable interest To
your readers ;S Il matter of curiosity. it
would greatly ohligc our sub-rreaSury
officials Who are very anxious to make
| the acquaintance of these talented men
PnILApELrHIA. August ,.
| Every body has seen some Reproduce
ton of Land>crI's picture. dignity and
lmpndrncc, large. grave look ing
hound l\in" in the door of his kennel
with Il wee mite of II Scotch terrier. all
lIaIr and eyes, pcepiug ont from his
side. Well. the same title might have
been appropriately placed over the lcit
centre of Machinery Hall the other day
/ About one of the corners of the platform
III which stands the great Corli>> engine
>Warncd Il crowd of eager spectators,
stretching their ncck> and perring over
each other shoulders for a glimpse, of
/ the centre of attraction. just " hat this
| was no one M the fI>t glance could
/ have told but closer Inspection reveal
eel the nations ot Il complete engine, 81
tiny that Il magnify ing glass was nrccS-
SHrN to observe its operation fully aud
even To discern the different parts. To
give some idea To mechanically inclined
readers ! Will give Il few dimensions at
! tins powerful machine. la the first
place It's foundation l. Il gold quarter of
Il dollar. Which II onl comfortably GOV
erS. The materials of which it is COM
posed are gold platinum and steel The
stroke Is one twenty fourth of an inch
and the cutoff one siNtv-tourth of an
inch. The weight of the engine proper
l. three grains. and of the who'll. an
palatnS. seven grains. | did not learn
the rated capacity, but should Judge it
t" he not tar from three fly power.
The contrast between the two Ell
girc> thus placed in juNtapo>iti"m WAS
too obvious and too rich to escape the
dullcSt hNstander. and many were the
WitIici>m>, good and poor. which it
elected. There stood the great black
mon monster turning the pondcrors fly
wheel thirty feet through with its mas
>lNe tcn-to"t steel arms. doing the work
of Il thousand HORSES without the least
apparent effort, and there 10y lis side its
lIttlr cmhrN" companions. clad in silver
and gold, 81 slight that Il fingers pres
sure World crush it, but no less Il perfect
steam engine than its big pIotot ypc whose
every motion it initiated with amusing
fidelity. This infant machine is not IL
pant of the exhibition. but WAS set in
operation as Il curiosity 10y the visitor
who OWNS it. and who. after allowing
the crowd To feast their ewes for il few
minutes blew ont the little spirit lamp
which ran the boiler and pockctcd the
whole affair.
They say that Love laughs at lock
smiths. but ii is my private opinion
that jail breaking Cupid would not find
much to amuSe him in the display of
the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company,
an exhibit both useful and ornamental
in the highest degree. Their laconic
motto ''SecuritN"- familiar to all YOUR
readers through its universal appear
amce on their characteristic little Hat
keys which almost everybody Uses
tells the whole story of their work in
this department. Accurate. durable and
npickablc, these locks afford the most
perfect protection to property that hu-
man ingenuity has been able to devise.
Their vault and safe locks would have
driven Hobbs or Chubh to suicide
Not satisfied with having given them
the utmost strength and unapproacha
bility of mechanism, the company have
introduced Il contrivauce for guarding
the contents of these receptacles from
! friends as well as from enemies This
contrivancc is their famous ''time lock"
which absolutely forhds the opening
of the door before Il certain hour. This