St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04

DR.. Elmore Horton of Bristol has lost
an eye by glancing steel pen tip, which
broke off as he was trying it on his
thumb nail, and the other eye is seri-
uosly affected.
Some of the democratic journals now
say that "there was no treason involved
in our civil war; That the Confeder-
ates were rebels but not traitors. That
theory ought to be preserved in a jar
of alcohol.-Cincinnati Commercial.
A hint for the political times from the
Burlington Hawkeye: "The Springfield
Republican suggests that jeff Davis be
invited to deliver the Fourth of July
Grafton in that city. We have a better
scheme than that: Tie Jefferson d. to
a stump and make him listen to one"
The old phrase, "a lucky dog" may
be truly applied to New York canine.
He is of the black-and-tan genus, boards
ut a first-class hotel at the regular price,
eats at the table with his mistress, out
of gold plate, and when his birthday
comes round party is given in his
honor. 1t is the idiotic mistress, and
not the dog, however, who is response
BILE for all this fiummery.
The representative of one of our
houses engaged in the manufacture of
w0olens, recently made the remark that
a year ago the firm were chiefly con-
cerned over the getting rid of their
goods, but now the chief anxiety is to
be able to fill orders in season. This
may be put down as a good Indication
OF the revival of business Boston
Journal.
Southern papers state that Virginia
colOred man has taken out the first let
tiers patent ever granted to negro in
this country, receiving for his invention
first letters on May Is, 1878, and the
second, April 8, 1879. His invention is
a fire escape, very popular with depart
ment men wherever it has been seen,
and already in practical use in Penn
sylvania.
AS locomotive was rapidly passing
through Passaic, N. j., the other dav,
the engineer saw a seven-years- old girl
suddenly rush upon the track directly
in front of him. The engine was re-
versed and the brakes applied, but the
train could not be stopped at once, and
the girls death seemed imminent but
just as escape seemed impossible, she
lifted baby from between the ties,
where it had heretofore been invisible
to the men on the locomotive, threw it
upon the soft ground outside the track,
and bounded after it, the heavy ma
chine grazing her dress as she leaped
away. The young heroine refused to
give her name or residence.
Pittsburg is one of the blacklist of
cities, by reason of the smoke from its
manufactures; but a plan is being
tested that promises to make it clean
The proposition is to wash the smoke.
and the way of doing it is thus de,
scrlbed: The washing is done by pass
ing the smoke through the spray caused
by paddle wheels revolving in a tank
OF OF, water holding soda ash in solution.
Inc tank and wheels are placed in the
fiue, between the furnace and the CHIN
ney, and, the wheels being made to
Ievolve In the direction of the chimney.
the draught is increased. The smoke
after being thus treated will not soil
white handkerchief.
A barn swallow has built it's nest nm
der the guard of the steamer Mary
Powell, and rides daily between Peugh,
keepsie and New York,