St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-01
Squibs.

told lie" shouted little boy
A Vermont debating society will
tackle the question (Which is the
most fun, te see man try and thread
needle or woman drive n nail o.
The reasons that aesthetics SO admire
the stOrk is that he can stand for hours
on one leg and look as though he didn't
know anything and didn't want to.
Said the rich and quiet-loving citi-
zen: eff II man bores me and don't
! like him and want him to keep away
! from me, don't snub him. 1 lust lend
him So"
A no'ed democrat of Boston. going
home rather late from little caucus
ing party, very naturally mistook the
comet for fireworks in honor of the
| Ohio election.
The man with "A cheap Derby hangs
it on the peg but the man with a Der
by lined like coffin and bearing the
imprint of the swell halter always laws
1t down, so that he who runs by NAV
read the legend of its maker
An old farmer was in town last week
looking for an editors table, on which
to build hens nest. He explained
tI"C iI' hhu ledrheu from the papers
that the biggest eggs were always laid
on the editors table, and he wished to
ascertain whether the papers lied or
not.
1t is stated ''that an effort will soon
pe "i''e ny the president OF PRINCETON
college to interest the students in civil
service REFORM" The student will soon
ii''1'cl 'iio s"uJcTO IL care Is taken 10
oNPi"i" 'i."' 'iNii SCI wee reform Is IKE
S".Io v, o''c n'''' ne thlhS Is 10
pun '"o o''e' iei'""s out.
81 don't believe i'll this learning Ger
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IL - NV man. t''o
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A Massachusetts woman has made
bequest of $1,000 to Boston universi-
ty ''for the purpose of clothing worthy
theological students" The opinion is
prevalent in this part of the country
that theoloSicai student without en-
tetpt.1u :" can MS IIi GMI oio'''InS - noC
Wor'nS' anu no' iihelS 10 oe vi any
oon1, I,i TCr';i. II.'II 0' w w
s'"'el'' lNhi''S' ii'i"iu'
Herbert Spencer, who talks so much
about the hurry, worry and scurry of
American life, fOrgets that only Il small
proportion of our population live in
; great cities. He evidently never
dropped into country town on sum
mer afternoon when two-thirds of the
business men are lounging on dry
goods boxes and the rest are pitching
quolts. lfhiiadelphla News.
Huxley SAWS there was IL time when
men walked on all fours. We believe
you, Huxley, for we have seen them do
it when they were little. There was
also IA time when man walked on the
! palms of his hands and held his legs
up in the air. The time we refer to is
:. after the boy has been to a circus, and
|, has seen the clown do it. If there is
anything else regarding man of which
, the public is ignorant, the columns of
: our paper are at the disposal of Hulk
ley, at our usual advertising rates.
+ Texas Sittings.
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.r.,,,, rono,t,,. ,,nstnrd,v .ttbot tL.,o
4 ia oLSolntaIv M limit to tbe dur,hiIity
q Of +La toath If tb.v ara nrotarIv taLau
n care of. never drink hot drinks, al
= ways brush my teeth morning and eve
e ming, avoid all acids whatever, and al
II though am slXty-ilVe years old, my
+ teeth are as good as they ever were.
:, "And that is all you do to preserve
g yOur teeth, Is 1t 7" ''l cs, sn, that's all
e barring, perhaps, the fact that ! put
!, them III glass OF soft water nights.
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Is Many queer stories are told abou
e. the absurd way III which uneducate'
/ people muddle the Prayer Book, espe
/ cially the marriage service part of II
ID A comic paper makes Hampshire in
ir cumbent responsible for the following
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