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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-17
SEALED PROPOSALS
CLKKK's OvTfCE
BoAKD OF COMMISSIONERS,
uyD

-fras WHEELING, April 8, 1851
Sealed Proposals win be received 1t this
keeping the toll gates ON the Wheelinx.
West Liberty md BETHANY 1urppike, and
the faiTnont Turnpike. from June 1, 1873,
70 June !, 1877, bidders 20 state the lowest
prfee tbsy wiz keep said Eates for a. .
required, LOU. Board reserves The rirhf
70 reject any or all bids ~ 80"
apsesra cHAs. II. DEITERD, Clerk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17

GETTING INTO \ Box. -There i a
story ut Il noble lord who gave his
friend Il golden >nutf-h"N. on the coy cI
ut which an ass head was painted.
Not much battered 10y this present, and
Ni>hin" rn tam the tables upon the
author at the joke. the recipient took
out the a. and inserted instead the
portrait of the lord. The next day At
dinner. ~ if 10y accident. he put his box
upon he table The lord. who wished
to Iuu>c his guests at the expense of
his friend. made mention of the snuff
box and aroused the curiosity of those
around him. \ lady asked t" see it,.
II WAS passed to her. She opened it
and cNclaimcd.' PeIfcct 1t Is a Strik
in" likeness. Indeed. my lord. IT is
one of the best portraits of You that
have ever seen The lord WAS uatul
ally much embarrassed at the joke.
" which Ia, thought Was ~ hard upon
him While he WAS rejecting upon the
utftn>ivrnc>S Of it. the lady PASSED the
box to her neighbour. who made similar
remarks about it. The box thus went
around the table. each one cNpatiating
upon the resemblance. The nnhleman
Was much a>tnni>hed at the couI>. of
things. but when it came to his turn L"
look. he had To Join i'll the laughter, and
confess his friend had got the best Of
him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17
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viate any pain arising from tir-h t,, wi. a..
arrangements We do not pretend ri'.. n--.. .
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ID such cases, thtN Will reduce III, lu-..1,. '.a
stop the pain Nor can W.. lsuar.,,., '. .-.
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Temperance Is a. Necessary 10 q me-, .,-,.
a. mental condition. t'. b. .-...
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ing is but a sample of Thousand ,...r..'
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17

The sweetest little bca. story of this
blessed Indian summer comes from At
luuta. Ga. EdIlN last week Il negro.
going through meadow. suddenly re-
allied that he WaS Very tired, and
>tlaightWay determined to take a nap.
50 he rot behind haN>tack near Il
tcmcc-tu give an air of reality to the
story it MAY Ice stated that the fence
belonged To Mrs. Cousins, who lives
not more than seven miles from Dalton
and wa> soon asleep. He not only
slept hut su"rcd. and snored with such
vchcmcncc a. to brighten Il colored
brother VIII" passed that way. The
sound WAS utterly unlike anything that
the >alutcIcr had ever heard. He re
c"uuoitrcd the hay stack at safe dis
lance and >aw what he thought was II
bears head. hut which Wa> in reality
the No. II br""an> of the sleeper He
ran of tnI his gun. and summoned an
other negro To the chase. The two
>polt>mcm crammcd their guns with
hird->IIot. and. holding an intrenched
position behind two trees. took aim at
the bear. shouted. and when the bro
gains moved slightly. fired uerNously
but only toe accurately. The bear not
only gr"wlcd but >Wore, and >woIc with
even greater volume than he had snolcd
The hird->hnt in the bear was as
thick a. carawaN seed in Il Christmas
cookcy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17

THE HANDwRITING ON THE WALL
\ gentleman residing III Virginia City,
Nevada. and who has been III the habit
of employing Chinese servants. had his
cook leave him lately and has not been
able t" retain Il single John" in his
service for over day at a time since
clean looking Munwulian to fill the va
caucy. who seemed satisfied with the
wages protftred. and the service expec-
ted. and accompanied his new boss with
alacrity To the house.
But no sooner had he entered the
back kitchen and looked around Il little.
than he seized his hat hurriedlv and
dartcd out into the street. His en-
pI"y cr. amazed at such conduct. hastily
overlook him and collaling him.
brought him back into the house. and
loudly demanded an explanation. At
first he seemed 10th to tell. but upou
being urged to several times. and even
mtImidatcd. he broke forth with the
following explanation: ''lOu no see,
what here say :" pointing to several
>tnp> OF red paper stuck on the mantel-
piece. and on which were Chinese char
actcr>.
Boss " oman, long time tongue.
Muchec jaw JAYNE no Stav-no can
stop" and lac dartcd again out the
portal. not being stopped this time,
however.
The secret of the handwriting on the
wall Mas now fully explained. These
little strips of red paper. which may be
seen III any house where Chinese are
empl"yed. sometimes in the attic. Oh
the cellar door, or under the mantel-
piece, contain concise accounts of their
masters and mistresSeS. for the editica-
ton of their successors. Truly the
''Heathen Chinee is peculiar -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17
Reliainus Rradina.
Christians---What are TheyP

Ill., l;,,h. of III. wn,Id N,tt. 5.I1
:. rt..I. Nj. 5.12
-, u" 9'''' fCNI 49,. ,.,n
"e ''"'P'N W
Inc tempe vi 'he li'iE ""'o''
Cor D: ~
O"u o"'lu'"S VI .. .
he eplstle Oh ohrls'' Oo'' d. d.
The BODY OF ohrist, ana ilie'iloe's !"
particular. '"r' L.
Unto God, sweet SAVIOR oil '"'ls''
Cor :; To-
Laborels together with TOD 'or'
81: >.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17

strongly was he impressed by the cir
cumStance that he noted the house, and
on reaching his home recorded the facts
in his note book. While he did not
dare. for fear of being thought supersti-
tiOuS. to mention the matter even in
his own family. he was so impressed
with a sense of impending i'll that he
could only find relief in tears. OF
course it was impossible for him To have
known of Mr.. Smiths death at the time,
and lie declares that he was not think
ing of that gentleman at the moment.
The incident was, to say the least, a
very strange coincidence.
The ATTEMPT To STEAL LINCoLN's
BODY.-The announcement has been
made 10y telegraph of an attempt To
steal the remains of the late President
Lincoln from the sarcophaguS i'll the
monument at Springfield, Ill. The
affair excited quite as much surprise rs
Indignation, and the query that arose
at once i'll many minds was a. 10 the
possible motive for such an act of sac
rilege. What the motive was i shown
in the following. which was sent To the
New York Times on Wednesday:
The announcement this morning
that Il gang of rutfiau> had attempted
Ia remove the coffin containing the re-
mains of Abraham Lincoln from the
oarcopliagus in the monument at Spring
field CAUSES considerable excitement Ill
this city, and was the subject of much
comment to-day. An inquiry into the
facts of this singular case show that
prior to the time that Mr.. Elmer Wash
burne was invited to resign his position
as The head of the Secret Service Bu-
rcau 10y the President he had obtained
/ information from Detective Tyrrell
of the secret service III Chicago that
there was an attempt Ia I've made to re-
move the remains of Abraham Lincoln
from the monument at Springfield.
The most extraordinary part of this
disclosure WAS the agency the friends
OF old Ben Boyd. the notorious counter
/ fcIIcI. now serving Il ttu-Near> term III
the Illinois PcnItcntlalN, had III the
proposed scheme of villainy. Ben.
Boyd WAS captured 10y Elmer Wash
/ hume some time ago, and IL gang of
cuunteltcItcrS. such as seldom obtain Il
| inuthuld III the State, WAS broken up.
Boyd, through the agency ol his friends
aud his own wealth. has FIR some time
past been trying to lihelate himself
from prison. The >hr,Wd scheme Was
To- cary oil the remains of Mr.. Lincoln,
>ccretc them and keep them until Pres
idcmt Grant should be compelled Ia
give Boyd his freedom, conditioned on
the restoration of the remains to then
f"umer testing place. The information
thus obtained Was conveyed to Leonard
SWEET. Esq. and Col. Robert Lincoln,
both OF this city. and steps were taken
t" Illustrate the plan. Mr.. SWEET stated
t"-daN that while many people might
think this Dissertation OF the tomb al
Mr.. Lincoln a mere job put up 10y
parties ion selfish interests, they were
greatly mistaken. Tie believed thtr.
NI> a we'll concerted plan on the part
OF these desperate men I" secure pos
session at these remains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17
The Yellow Centaur Lin!me,,

is adapted to the tough skin uu~,.,- ..,.s -....
the animal creation. lt- eif.ct- ul.,. -. ..'.
OF SPAWN. sweenN. wind -au b. he'd .''-
evil, are little less than uiarv-llu.- - ..
Messrs. j. Mcclure & Co.. d,u-..---
and Front SITS, Cincinnati q -.
In our neighh"rh"od uuu.t.i DO. r..,.......
using the Centaur LinIm-n' Tie, r,.,. t
superior To anything that H.. ill.,
We sell a. high a. four I" Nv. l,,. t.,...
month Ia owners of huT-'- uut I..... "
W. have volumes OF j,--f.u.... 3D..
cures of sprains, kicks pDlI.,t. .. ...,.'
founders, which ar NTH IT, 'h4n al..... .
tie of Centaur Linimeut. UhI,i ALL. ,....
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but prepared only at tn,
Laboratory OF j T. Ep>i Alto.
IL Dry II NV l...
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17

a STRANG CuINoIDENCE.-ScIe
aud men given to scholarly inve>tisa-
lions are not generally regarded IL being
imbued with >uper>titi"u- IDEAS. but
now and then they tell strange stories.
The latest example of this j. IA >t"r,
told 10y DIR. Delitzch. a friend and CO.
worker of the late George Smith. the
Assyriologist. Within the hour that
Mr.. Smith died at Aleppo, DR.. Delitzch
was III London walking to the house of
another friend of Smiths. Passing near
the house where Mr.. Smith lived when
in London he suddenly heard his own
name uttered i'll most piercing cry.
which thrilled him to the MARROW. So
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-17
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PAltN'
X II. EDDY.
SOLICITOR OF i
For InrenfioI.s Trad. Mark '"''
No 10 State Street. opposite ki..F o'

FOT IHrsIfiOIls, IFdd' M
No. 10 State Street. oppoeit, hl."'
Mass.
After an extensive prI,ic' col 10 o.. D..
wears continues TO secure Tai'i.- .....
States also in Great Britain ia''' ..... H
eiEn countries Caveats SPEC Ut. 700 ....-.
ignments. and all papers "i Ora" ~ +.
executed on liberia terms. ana VIZ y..--
searches made into American "l ''.' ..-
determine the validity OF uiiliih 90. .-......
VtntionS-and legal or other ad'i'' ...-
matters touching the SAINT "i''- .---
any patent furnished 10y rriu.''.'-
mentS recorded al Washington
TEsTIM 90.
Il regard Mr. Eddy ~ one Of ii' .- .....
and capable practitioners VIII "-'.
official intercourse CHAS MAN'-' g.-...-
Cnu,ml,Iuu,.r 90
Il have no hesitation III as~liii- ....-
they cannot employ person NOR ..-, E
Trustworthy. and NOR Capahi' '' ..
applications i'll "a form 10 SECURE 70" a-.r
and favorable consideration al lh' ga .-.- .
EDMUND BURKE Late ONE.
tents ..... .a...'
MIR. L. II. Eddy mas made Tor l-'
nn all but one of which patents "a -..-..
and that L. now pending. >''. lie r..
proof of great talent and ahIlliA OBJ ..,
me to recommend all iuveut"i- I" ape
procure their patents ~ the, ma, ..,.. G
ing the most faithful attention
cases and at very reasonable sL9, y. ,,,u..a-
Boston. Jan. l. lS76--lN. ''H-'
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WESTERN TICKETS (!

Tickets to all points West and South. and the
Paclhc coast via. all the first-class routes.
To Liverpool Glasgow, and other points by first
class Steamers.
To San Francisco by Rail or Steamer.
For lowest rates, time tables, and information
call on OF address A. c. HARVEY, Ticket Agt
St Johnsbury, Vt. s.
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Collins and CaSkets,

Manufactured and sold, wholesale and retail by
l.. ID HOWARD, EAST OF DEPOT at Greatly Re
duced Rates.
IS Baskets upholstered and trimmed al short
notice at the rooms over IRA HARvEYs Variety
Store, Eastern Avenue. Call in and examine nv
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Estates.

STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS.
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Once IN
ST. Johnsbury within and for said District ON the
Both day of October A ID. 1876. ,-.,,
smith to Ss 'n of
in said district deceased. being presented 10
Court by John II. Smith, the executor therelh
named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con.
cerned therein he notified appear al session OF
said Court to be held at the Probate Once III ~.
JOhnsbury on the 18th day of November, A. u.
1876 and show cause if any they may have, against
the Probate of said WILL for which purpose IT is
further ordered that a copy of the record OF tins
Caedonian, printed at st. Johnsbury, previous to
said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
true copy of Record, Attest,
1851 HENRY FRENCH. Register.
QUINCY b. PARKER'S ESTATE.
~ The subscribers having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Gale
donna Commissioners to receive examine. and ad
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Quincy b. Parker late of st Jnhnsbury
vent and the term of six months from the I'd day
of Nov. 4. ID. 1s76, being allowed by said Court 10
the creditors of said decreased Ia exhibit and
their respective claims before us: Give notice,
that we will attend TO the duties of our appoint
ment at the dwelling house of Sarah \. Parker
in st. Johnsbury, in said district. on the
9th day of December and 9th day Of May next, at
O'Clock, in the afternoon, ON each of said DAYS
l.. c. MATTHEWS, r,,
5O2 JACOB g. HOVEY, '''"'' 10
EARwELL j. HUTCHINSON'S ESTATE.
Il The subscribers having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Essex
commissioners To receive examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
OF Farwell j. Hutchinson, late of Concord i'll said
district, deceased. represented in-olvent. and the
of siX months from the 18th day of oct, l-It
being allowed by said Court to the creditors of said
deceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before Give notice that We will attend
Ia the duties of appointment at the West
Concord House the End day of Dec and
3lst day of March next from 10 o'clock II. III.
to clock y. III. each of said days
LEVI HOWE, }cr,,,,.rs
500. SELIM E. CIRCUIT, ''inin Is
d USSELL UNDERWOOD'S ESTATE.
IL The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Caledonia commissioners 10 receive. examine, and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Russell Underwood, late of st. Johns
buryin said district, deceased. represented Ins0l
vent and the term of months from the 3lst day
of Oct, lss6. being allowed by said Court To the
creditors Of said rcesd exhibit and prove their
respective claims before Give notice. thai W.
will attend to the duties uf UUr appointment at
the dwelling house of said deceased in ii. Johns
bury. in said district the goth day of Dec and
Goth day of NAV next AT o'clock, i'll the after
noon, each of said DAYS.
Luther {. MATHEWS, lcoy,p.
500 EDWARD F. BROWN,
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WOOD FOR SALE

have splendid lot of foot wool MN r
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past We hope by strict attention to merit a con
oi the same. 4Ott
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COLLINS
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5l-54