St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-13

last week as was ever given n Yankee
school-bOy.
The last protectionist heard from is |
the man who protests against the in ;
PRODUCTION of incubators for bringing
chickens into the world. He says it is I
a mean attempt to drive Onr American
hens out of an honest business which
belongs to them by divine right.
There are said to be more saloons
than lamp posts in Chicago. Wasn't
it rather hasty TO choose Chicago for
the democratic convention, before this
matter had been looked into NORTH
Star.
The editor of the Star is a sound
Methodist and a good preacher, but
why in the world he should intimate
that the jolly democrats didn't know
what they were doing in this partic-
ular instance is past finding out.
A commercial traveller slipped this
morning and fell, striking the back of
| his head on the stone step. He is a
heavy man, and the fall was a bad one,
cutting quite cash OH his head. 1t
was a narrow escape from more serious
injury st. Adams Messenger.
Yes, but how much narrower was
your little villages escapel Had the
drummer fallen forward-but we shud-
der at the thought of what might have
been.
Some newspapers are criticizing
Joseph Cook for kicking a Keene
preacher down stairs. But if the story
is correct that the minister woke Mr..
Cook up at an unreasonable hour and
made himself otherwise obnoxious,
there seems to be no room for COM
ment. 1t does some men good to be
kicked occasionally.
The virtuous Argus and Patriot in
dignantly observes that "the person
who wrote Friend Atkins on the mar
gin of IA newspaper, is informed that
he is viOlater of law, and subject to
a fine of $50, besides costs" We agree
with the Argus that the "person" who
wrote that ought to be punished to the
full extent of the law whoever he, she
or it may be.
Tiden contributed S5I 900 to the
democratic campaign fund in 1880
Barnum $4,000, Scott $4,000, o. H
Payne S3l 900, and his father, H. b.
$4,000
d Senator Edmunds has written to ;
friend who sent him number of news
paper clippings favOring his nOmina
ton for the Presidency: 81 am eX
tremely obliged to you for your kline
interest and good wishes, but can sa.
with absolute candor that | have IL,
II disposition whatever to hold the plac
u to which you refer, or to have my nam
j used in connection with it. am non
t. the less grateful however, for the goo
opinion of my countrymen."
D." At the last meeting of the Vernon
" press association the editor of tn
- Index had some vigorous language 70
10 advertising agents and the demand
Z upon publishers, especially in regar
TO advertisements in reading columns
VI" He must have forgotten that occasio
or else some old contracts have not "
III run ont, for how else can one accOun
J." for the following paragraphs whic
IL appeared in the editorial column {
his last issue and which have ever
10 appearance of being his experiment.
PURE OLD GiiN.-Dunster' fine oil
lie London Dock Gin is now the standaT
is article of the kind. 1t is sold general
to by grocers and druggists in large bot
ties and at very reasonable price.
q. BE CAREFUL OF THE BABIES
your children are threatened with crou
ne or any throat difficulty, apply fe
70 drops of Thomas Electric Oil. 1t
H. the incest medicine for the little one
49, we know of.