St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-30
st. cJuhnsburp Galedunian.
St. Johnsbury. VI. Friday. june 80. 1859
GIeanings.


day evening, introduced Yew Fun
Tan, young Chinaman who is study
ing at New Haven, as his adopted
brother. The Chinaman was for
long time in the family of the Doctors
father.
The Rev. Joseph Cook has arrived
at Japan. He delivered lecture
in the early part of May at the Meiji
Kaido i'll Toxic under the auspices of
the Japanese Young Mems Christian
Association.
A Philadelphia woman set fire to
her dress and was burned TO death the
other day 10y using the sole of her shoe
To strike "A match upon, and paper of
that city suggests that all women who
adopt mems methods of striking a
light should borrow their clothing al
so. 1t is surprising to find paper
published in so staid city as Phila-
delphia uttering such incendiary Opin-
ions, based, as they are, upon the erro-
neOus assumption that men are in the
habit of striking matches on their
shoes. The proper caper hereabouts
is for man to stand firmly upon his
left leg, bend his knees slightly, take
the match i'll his right hand and ignite
il by drawing it smartly along the
outer convexity of his thigh-a meth
cd quite appropriate and convenient
for the male gender, but calculated, if
adopted by woman, to destroy all re-
spect for the sex.
The town of Albany, Ga, has begun
IA war of determination upon the Eng
lish sparrows which it took pains to
introduce eight years ago, thinking
they would destroy caterpillar flies.
The troublesome insects remain, the
sparrows themselves destroy gardens,
and other birds have been driven
away.
James Herman of MOretOwn, whose
wife presented him with four children
in one day recently, is poor man and
an old soldier, and got notice the same
day the babies came that he was to
receive 1920 in pension and arrears.
He thinks that day brought him
$500, the three boys being reckoned
at $1,000 each and the girl at $500
His family now consists of two child
rem Ii months old and four Is days
old-all hale. ShOwmen are after the
family, but in vain, and admiring
neighbors flock in daily with presents,
over 800 and COW having already
been given the kicking bankruptcies.
The mother is 30 years old. Her moth
er and grandmother, still living, have
had large families.
Last Wednesday forenoon an acct
dent occurred which probably came
within five seconds of being fatal.
Charley, only son of Theo. Grout, aged
about seven years, was with some 9TH
er boys about the same age fishing
from the wharf near Adams light.
One of the boys caught fish and in
swinging it in to take it from the hook
it hit Charley in the face and he,
startled and naturally lodging, lost
his balance and fell in. One of the
boys Immediately ran for help but the
mishap was witnessed by some section
hands at work on the Passumpsic
track near the depot and they ran at
once to the rescue. Frank LOntine
was the first to arrive, and hastily
throwing off his boots he jumped in.
The little fellow had risen twice and
the current was carrying him away
from the wharf He was twenty five
vi UNI NY ltti iNd anu W Sluh
the last time when Frank dived for
him and luckily caught him by the
wrist. He was then about four feet
beneath the surface where the total
depth was upwards of eight feet. BY
great eNcrtion Frank brought him to
the wharf where many willing hands
assisted him to land. Frank himself
was nearly exhausted being weighted
down by Il pair of Overalls in addition
to his pants and other clothing. After
getting the boy to land the water
was forced out of the body as much
as possible which was to all appear
ance lifelcss. He was taken home and
after Il half hours hard work by Drs
Whitaker and Blanchard signs of re-
turning life appeared. Friday he was on
the street as usual apparently as well
as if he had not stepped inside the
gates of death. Frank Lontine went
and got some dry clothes and then
went back to his work on the track as
if he were not the hero of the hour
Newport Express.
Herbert Has kins of Woodford, while
walking in the woods saw what he
thought to be young hedgehog and
fired at it with his revolver. When he
came up to his game, however, he
found it to be bear cub. His shot
had wounded it, but not fatally, and
he accordingly took it up in his arms
and started for home. The cries of
the captive soon brought madam Bru-
in in hot pursuit, but Haskins held on
to the cub until he had lost his coat
tail and good share of his panta-
looms. At this state of affairs Haskins
deemed it advisable to drop the cub
and take IA seat in the fork of a tree.
After long curtain lecture from Mrs.
b. he was left to wend his meditative
homeward way.
The Walter a. Wood Moving Ma
chine Company are building over $50
machines per day, employing 400
hands; pay roll over S70,0O0 per
month. This is Stock Company,
capital 2,lOO,OOO.
\ WARNING To TELEPHONE USERS.
--"Several of our friends in this city,
saws the Fall River News. "have had
their hearing diminished in one ear
from constant use of the telephone.
Persons who use this instrument are
apt to apply the instrument to the
same ear each time, and the conse-
quence is the organ is overwOrked,
and slowly approaching deafness in
that ear is sure to follow. Several
persons in this city who are affected
by it have applied to an eminent au-
rist in Boston, who reports the cause
as above described. He recommends
that persons who frequently use the
telephone apply the instrument alter
nately to their right and left ears"
1t is said that Senator Edmunds re-
ceiyed fee of -, 900 from the plain
tiffs for his argument at Montpelier in
the case of Langdon and.others against
tho N.runut \ Canada Railroad Conn