St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-13
THE NEW MOON.

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ton Herald:
H NEW MOON.
When n sees for the first time
the new moon, he must take a piece
of money, look at it for a moment,
raise it toward the moon and put 1t
again into his purse. BY this means
your purse will always be full of
money.
VAMPIRES.
If a cat enters the chamber where
a man lies dying and passes e his
body, the man after death will be-
come a vampire.
When one finds a piece of bread
which has fallen upon the ground,
he must take it up, kiss it and put it
in a hole. To tread upon a piece of
bread is a terrible sin.
THE DOG. CAT, MOUSE AND GROCER.
A dog having found a written
letter placed it in the care Of a at.
The cat hid the letter in a hole. The
mouse stole the letter and hid it in a
bag. The grocer found the letter
and used it to wrap up a piece OF
cheese. The dog demanded the
letter of the at. The cat said the
mouse had stolen it. The cat re-
quested the mouse to give it back.
The mouse said the grocer had taken
it to his shop and used it in making
up a parcel of cheese. That is the
reason thedog pursues the cat for the
purpose of retaining the letter, the
cat runs after the mouse to demand
the letter, and the mouse introduces
himself into the bags of the grocer
for the purpose Of finding it.
THE CLOsET
Never leave the door of a closet
open. If you do so, your enemies
will calumniate you. When you
shut your closet door you close the
mouth of your enemies.
THE TREE OF LIFE.
There exists a marvellous tree
which bears a multitude of leaves,
upon each of which is inscribed the
name of every living person in the
world. When any one becomes sick
the leaf begins to fade and turn
yellow. If the leaf falls the man dies
Immediately.
SIGNS AND
At Constantinople the streets are
full of dogs. If, while walking with
a companion a dog should pass be-
tween you and him, it is a sign that
there will be a quarrel. In order to
avert that calamity the friends
should each interlace the little finger
of their right hands for a moment.
If anybody is speaking i'll of you
at a distance your ear will i'm
mediately turn red.
When you have a ringing in your
ears it is a sign that some friend or
enemy is talking about you. If you
wish to know the name of the person,
repeat to yourself the names of all
your friends and enemies. When
o utter the name of the one who is
talking of you the ringing will
abruptly cease
Itching of the hands foretells that
you are about to receive money.
Itching of the feet that
you are about to take a long journey.
If a rooster crows before midnight,
it is a bad augury. Hasten and cut
off his head.
If dogs play together early in the
morning, there will be a great storm
at sea-.
If a cat, while washing her paws,
turns her face toward the door of a
chamber, it is a token that some
friend will unexpectedly return from
a distant country.
After God had created water, it
remained stagnant. The Master
showed to it his divine face, and the
water, being so much charmed,
began to run and leap. Since that
time it has always been running
through the valleys and the fields,
in the hope of again seeing the face
of
EARTHQUAKES.
The earth is supported on the horn
of a white OK, who, for the purpose
Of getting rid of his burden, some
times shakes his head violently.
This movement of the OK is the
cause of earthquakes.
AGREAT SIN.
No one should drop upon the
ground pieces of a book, manuscript
or any paper upon which letters have
been traced. Somebody may walk
over the fragments, and this will be
a deadly sin, for the pieces may con-
tain the name of God.
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.
Don't tell vous husband your every
thought, writes Mrs. P. T. Barnum
in the Ladies Home Journal. Many