St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-11-12

| girls and mechanics wives, is nowj de-
| livering practical lectures to the danes
and damsels of the highest tone. She
charges 81 an hour for her cooking
classes, and 50 an hour for her market
ing classes, so that it is only the we'll
to-do who can afford the luxury of her
course. A parade of her Fifth avenue
pupils in gorgeous array and jewels
through Washington and Fulton Mar
kets is a sight to be remembered, as
one views the dainty fingers, begloved
in Paris kids, diving into the ribs of a
fat duck, or slapping over a mutton
chop to see if it is really prime.
The patriotic small boy is still cele-
brating and is coming very multitude
nously to the front as first-class nui-
sance. Of course, ash barrels are their
natural prey at this season for bonfire
purposes, but their collection this year
has been systematic and even scientific.
Large gangs of boys have dubbed their
resources and accumulated barrels by
the thousand and then waged war for
their possession. Some serious fights
OF almost riOtOus character have been
held over these spoils with bottles,
bricks and rocks as weapons. In try
ing to stop one of these encounters
"Nan the Newsboy," who was appoint
ed policeman as soon as he grew tall
enough, in recognition of his having
saved many lives from drowning, got
set upon by mob of little fellows and
most cruelty beaten.
The danger of modern toys is getting
emphasized every now and then in a
startling manner. Already explosions
and sudden deaths attributable to the
torpedo have occasioned the taboOing
OF that delight of ingenious youths, and
now another death has occurred to
warn people against that ingenious
affair known as Pharaoh's serpents.
The inventor, John Dickinson, of
Brooklyn, whose employers have coin
ed money by his skill, was employed in
his residence manufacturing a supply
OF the eggs when retOrt broke. He in
hailed the nOxiOus fumes and died very
soon afterwards with his internal or
gans congested in the most remarkable
way. The gases thrown off by the
combination of these eggs, which are
composed of metallic poisons, are of a
virulent nature, and even in a we'll
aired room or out of doors are decided
ly inimical to health, so they will now
probably be severely dropped as par
lOr entertainment.
In one of Mr.. Beecher's recent speech
es, when he presided at meeting at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in in
Producing Bob Ingersoll, he made a Gu
rious remark which somehow seems to
have escaped the attention it merits.
He said, among other things: "The
day will come when | hope to vote for
Southern man for President of the
United States. do not believe he is
born yet" Beecher is no chicken, and
as, according to the constitution, a
President of the United States must be
man of considerable maturity, the
lively old preacher evidently intends
to beat Old Par, or, perhaps, even Me-
thusaleh in length of days. He is very
well preserved, rather apoplectic in ap-
pearance, but is evidently good for a
long term yet, unless some one springs
another scandal trial on him.
Have you seen the last issue of PackY
If yOu haven't, get it and study the CEN
ter cartoon. 1t is puzzle picture I'M
paralleled, with portraits of the candi-
dates and ever so many more prominent
men concealed and yet revealed by tree
anu iOSh anu SiiuluS liNcI. IL Hdhto
Hancock look as joyous as the dear,
old boy undoubtedly feels. No mud
was thrown to offend him all through
the bitter fight, and he has the respect
and esteem of even his most diligent
political opponents, while the fact re-
mains that he has for life most snug
and dignifed position at the very head
of his profession and the best society,
aud the further consolation of knowing
that under no other leadership, not
even of the angel Gabriel, could his
party have had the ghost of a chance
of succeeding in the contest just over.
He did his duty this time, as he always
did in everything, and every one knew
it. He's satisfied, so is his wife, and so
are most of us, fancy.
Upon my word it's hard work find
ing topics outside of elecrion matters,
which your RADIx strongly objects to
touching in these letters, so I'll con-
clude. The country's safe once more,
and the sun of prosperity beams bright
ly. Let us hope every good citizen
will make plenty of hay before another
panic comes to knock things endways.
RADIX.