St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-05
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st. Louis has in lSS2 put up 236l
new buildings ut Il cost of S5,:}65, 900.
A strong effort will he made in Da-
kota to secure prohibition clause in
the state constitution at the outset.
Amherst college has again taken the
lead in an important movement. The
faculty have forbidden their students
engaging III intercollegiate athletic
contests.
The will of the late Sir Hugh Allan
divides his property equally among his
sons and daughters. The estate is va
riOusly estimated at from $4,000, 900 to
SlO,OO0,OOO.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says
the democratic party has higher mis-
sion than the distribution of patronage.
1t has indeed-to get the patronage
Hartford Post.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat wants
to know how this would do for Re-
publican ticket in 1884 {: For Presi-
dent-George F. Edmunds of Vermont.
For Vice President Robert T. Lincoln
of Illinois.
DR. Hamilton, referring to his allow
dltt lOl SCI lOtS ut MI. Ndllltltl = Dttl-
side, said on Saturday Il have ac-
cepted it, precisely as | would accept
whatever was offered me by bank
rupt debtor"
The school census of Nebraska re-
veals the fact that there are seven
thousand more boys than girls in Ne
hraSka. The total number of children
in the state is l65,5ll girls, ~, IL ;
boys, 1895. OF these 900 are en-
rolled in the public schools.
The Rev. Geo. A. Gordon. of Green
wich, Conn, who has Just been called
to the pulpit of the old South church,
Boston, ut $1,000 salary, is thirty years
old. He is ii typical Scotchman in APP
pearance, tall, light cOmpleXiOned, and
speaks with Il perceptible Scotch ac-
cent.
John Quincy Adams was never
known to be late during all his long
service i'll Congress. One time Just as
the clock struck, member asked the
speaker if it was not time to call the
house to order. no" he answered.
"Mr. Adams is not yet in his seat
just then Mr.. Adams appeared and
HlbNt'l llltlA lllt NlONh wis lllItt minutes
fast.
The Medical and Surgical Reporter
says: "PromiscuOus kissing has been
infinitely more productive of disease
of various kinds than the public ever
dream of, and it is practice that
should he discountenanced. The peo-
pie should cOntine their kissing pro-
penSitieS to members of their own
families, and even then it is not al
ways safe
Concerning the death of his wife
Frederick Douglas recently wrote to a
friend in the west "The main pillar
of my house has fallen. Four and
forty years have passed away since our
union. Life cannot hold much for me
now that she has gone. Still | feel
that the lesson taught by this death, as
by all such Is silence, resignation, hui
mility and hope. We are all strangers
and soiourners.n
The other night the electric light
wire over an iron shed at Nashville,
Tenn became displaced and touched Il
metallic rod connecting with one OF
the posts leading to the ground 4
man in passing along happened to
touch his hand to the post and was
| shocked almost senseless. Two bv-
ISLANDERS, in attempting to relieve the
victim, also came in contact with the
current and were likewise treated.
Sir Garnet Wolsey was remarkable
as boy for an iron will and bulldog
tenacity of purpose. One day he
climbed tree to get ut an especially
tempting apple, but the branch break
ing, he fell and broke his arm. Setting
his teeth, he started up the tree
again, with the broken limb dangling
by his side; he got the apple, and
tainted from pain on reaching the
ground. Sir Garnet is an Irishman.
Mrs. Livermore calls attention to the
fact that women don't 90 marching
around in torchlight professions, and
she says she has never seen them pa
rading by daylight, clad in bits of alb
breviated aprons, Ornamented As to the
shoulders in what seemed exaggerated
horse collars, their heads supporting an
infinite amount of ''fuss and feathers, .