St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-10
Gleanings.

John Evans of BinghamtOn, n. Y, a
surveyor, who was bitten recently by Il
cOpperhead snake and almost died is
now able to return to work. He says
that the hand that was bitten gave him
little pain, but he suffered terribly from
sickness in the pit of the stomach. He
lived on ice and water fol- ten days.
VIM. A. Buckingham, a Milford,
train near that place, and laboriously
carried the bag to the depot. Postmas-
ter General Key has written an auto
graph letter of commentator to him
and directed his third assistant to for
ward him set of copy of govern
ment stamps as a memento of regard.
The stamps are worth S265.O5.
The following incident, related by
the Buffalo Express, is vOuched for as
genuine by that paper: ''Dr. L. called
upon lady acquaintance the other day
and was met at the door by the lady's
little girl. He asked her to tell her
mamma that DR.. L. had called. The
child went up stairs and presently re-
turned. Did you tell your mamma p
asked the doctor. Yes and what
did she sayF She said % pshaw %"
The London Truth, in commenting
on the economy of a reformed spelling,
says that it is calculated by its advO-
Gates that, by the adoption of the pho
netic rule, there would be saving to a
writer of one hour and twenty minutes
in day of eight hours, or 400 hours in
a year of 300 days. A saving of 90 per
cent. would be effected on the same
amount of literary matter in newspa-
pers, and an equal saving in the cost OF
new books. Over all departments of
English literature it is calculated that
there would be a saving of 10000, 900
annually.
There is such thing as heresy hunt
ing, and there are occasions when it is
an imperative duty, though a duty
from which one may very naturally
wish to excuse himself. A minister, for
example, who has departed on some vi
tai points from the evangelical faith
may still so bear himself in the pulpit
as to conceal the change; but while
thus holding on to his office may in va
rious ways SOW the seeds of error. One
who occupies this dishonorable position
will do far more harm than if he were
an open antagonist of the faith he has
professed. To expose him and compel
him to fight under the flag of the cause
he is really maintaining, is just to him
and merciful to those whom he is de-
csiving.-[The Waterman.
Evangelist Moody has been inter-
rupting his summer vacation to preach
to the fashionable thrOngs of Saratoga.
As many as 5000 people listened to him
at an outdoor meeting on recent Sun
day. The evangelist, who has been
resting from his preaching work, has
been for some time engaged in hard
study at his country home, preparing
for next winters campaign. This he
says is the hardest work he performs.
AS he was not a student in his youth, it
is not easy for him to study in mature
life. Mr.. Moody, writes correspond
ent of the Evangelist, improves steadi-
lily. His prayer meeting talks and his
diseOurses all show that he applies his
mind diligently and carefully to the in
vestigatiOn of truth. If it were not for
this, he would run ashore.
The bold idea entertained by Mr..
Moody of bringing Chinese girls to his
new Northfeld school, elsewhere de-
scribed, for an education equal to that
which the home government is procur-
ing at great expense for their brothers,
dawns on his mind and the world none
too soon. "Oh dear, don't want to
go home," was the remark of young
Chlnaman the other day who has been
studying for years in our valley, being
aff1uently supported meanwhile by a
wealthy and dOtjnO father EhaoauSa
know that just as soon as set foot on
those shores 1 shall be compelled to
marry" Who can blame the youth.
for where could he or any of his com,
panions from America ever hope to
lind a partner in life in any sense their
equal, even if they should be allowed