St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-11
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condition when salted away. Frozen
meat, whether pork, mutton or beef,
will not properly take salt, and can
not be depended an to keep in hot.
weather.
NV hat is economy r. asks the Phil
adelphia North American. 1t is pay
ing ten cents for a cigar aud cOmpell
ing yonr wife Ia turn her last seasons
dress te make it do for another winter.
The country is fairly bulging with
such economy.
Although Mime. Camilla Urs0 is To-
Gated i'll Boston as n teacher. she fills
concert. engagements near the city,
and will probably make Il southern
tour in the spring. She is attracting
students of the violin from all sections
of the United States and Canada.
From the secretary of wars report
it appears dat i'll our little army of
~ 900 men more than 1900 conrt
martial trials We're held the last year.
| The astonishing fact enforces the truth
of the adage that Satan finds some
mischief still for idle hands to do.
Miss Emma Nevada made her debut
in New York last week. and achieved
Emma Wixom, aud she is n native of
California. She is of delicate figure,
a brunette. and her voice is described
as of remarkable power and sweetness.
The New American singer is about
twenty four years old.
An old granger stood in the rain
looking mt the elevated road. He was
waler-soaked. II say, mister" he re-
marked, ''doeS it cost cny more to eide
in them trains than it does in these
ere keerS = pointing to a street car.
''lcS, it costs five cents more. But if
yun wait until half-past four the fare
will then he the same "What time
is it now, mister - cone o'clock"
"Well, by gosh, I'll wait
Half the tOasts that wuz DRINK, wuz
to the prohibitionists OF Moo York,
whose zeel for st. John cnshoored the
clcckShun of Cleveland. aud struck II
dcth blow ut the Temperance fanati-
cism which seriously threatened us
even in Kentucky. Out NV the five
harlS NV whisky consoOmed, three nv
EN- WIZ to our prohibishn friends. The
prohibishniSts and the rum mills NV
Moo York did the hiznes. Il Nasty.
1t is related of Briguoli that an hour
before he expired, raising himself up
in he'd, he bent his head awhile us if
listening to something, then suddenly,
rs his dark, glorious eyes lit up for the
last time with their old hrilliancy, he
whispered with Il wistful pathos of
voice in Italian, "Ah, listen, the mu-
sic has begun, but, alas, cannot sing
to it any more :" then he fell heavily
back on his pillow, and in Ia little while
passed away into eternity.
Two of our citizens were recently
comparing their past icy experiences
as teachers i'll being put ut night into
mlsrrahly cold, damp rooms to sleep,
and now the Anti-cruelty to teachers
association respectfully asks that dur
ing the winter, If the choice must be
between the death-corner (the north
west corner) of the house, and Il place
under the kitchen stove with the dog
and eat, and IL buffalo robe, for sleep
ing, give Your teacher the latter.
The spread of musical taste in Boston
Is largely indicated by the increasing
number of girlS who are seen on the
streets carrying hanjoS in green flannel
bags. The banjo is doubtless an. in
tercsting Instrument in its way, and
certain checking sounds and rhythmic
effects can he produced by picking at
its strings with more or less skill and
agility; but il does not seem to he IL
tellcItous machine as an exponent of
lovely womau'S sentimental tastes in
musical direction.
Castor oil is undoubtedly the best,
and therefore the cheapest, for iron
aXles, which should always be wiped
clean. A farmer in the west states in
the Farmers Home journal that his
market wagon would run only about
twenty miles before it would require
regrcasing when creased with lard,
but that since he has been using castor
oil it would run three times rs far
before it would need to be regreased -
II big difference, and worth remember
ing. He further said that "a wheel
wrll-lubricated will turn one-halfI
easier and wear as long again by the
liberal use OF oil.
y photographer mt Howard, Miner
county. Dakota, happened to he taking
some instantaneous photographs last
August. when Il tornado tore through
the country - miles away, doing great
damage and killing many people. The
destructive visitor remained in sight
fur two hours, and fortunately came
into range of the artists camera, when !
1T WAS successfully photographed, the |
achievement being the first of the kind |
ever accomplished. The photographs |
represent black, twisting, vertical !
ae,ial spout, ut the top and bottom OFF
which is IL confused mass, cloudlike in !
Rev. DR.. Burchard will not allow
people to forget, if they would, his !
share in Il recent unfortunate occur
renee. To his New York congregation
Sunday he preached a sermon on the. |
subject of Unconscious Influences. in
which he remarked, God moves in |
mysterious way The single, nucon-
scious instrument may change the des- |
TIMES of Il milton" The Inference is |
that he regards himself as the unfortn
nate instrument of providence la the !
part which he played at tl;c reception |
of Mr.. Blaine 10y the ministers The |
reflection is more comforting 10 Mr. |
BurchaFd than IL is. complimentary To |
Mr.. Blaine. Portland Advertiser.
IT is a somewhat Instructive com |
ment upon English policy in ireland |
remarks the London Truth, that last !
year force of NEARLY 5000 officers
and men was found necessary Ia gar |
rison the country, wlEiie only 3.;}20 /
We're stationed in Scotland. Unless,
however, something is done to reform /
the Scotch laud system. the same jour
ual thinks, another Ireland viii be up I