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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
To Kill Weeds Cheaply.

There are very few gardens, the soil
of which has not been allowed to be-
come filled more or less with the seeds
of weeds. When crops spring up, the
weeds spring up with them. If numer-
Gus, the weeds get above the crops !;
hard work at hoeing and laborious, fin
ger wedding follow. The crops are over
borne and become small. Backaches
and discouragements are developed.
More weeds give a plentiful seeding
another year.
With industrious gardeners, who take
time by the forelock, much of this
trouble and loss are prevented by de-
stroying the weeds when very small.
When only half an inch high, the bulk
of Il weed is not hundredth part as
great as when six inches high. 1t has
not yet drawn a hundreth part as much
on the crop and on the soil. A single
movement of steel rake at this hour
will kill fifty weeds; but when they
grow six inches high the rake will do
nothing, and the hoe must be ground
sharp and applied with many hard
strokes.
There is better way still. Kill the
weeds broadcast just as they are COM
ing up. The main thing is to do this
right. The seeds of nearly all garden
weeds are small. Now, get your ground
or beds all ready to plant, but do not
yet. A little warm weather will start
all the seeds for about an inch down :;
and as soon as you see the first green
or yellow point peeping up through the
black mould, then is the time for ac-
ton ! Do not wait till next day nor till
afternoon, for they will now spring
up amazingly fast.
Take your steel rake and go over
the surface two inches down, raking
and cross raking till yOu have torn all
the delicate little plants to fragments.
Now then there is pretty fair chance
tor clean surface, for very few that
are deeper than two inches will get up
to the light. 1t would be safer, how
ever, if yOu can afford the time. to wait
few days and give your beds a second
raking. If your soil is good you will
go over it thus with great rapidity-
twenty times faster than after the SOW
ing of the crops, and you will pulver-
ize the soil admirably. The few days
delay will be more than made up by
the clean surface, freedom from choking
weeds, and by the vigorous crops
Country Gentleman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
Notice to Horsemen
For Sale.

Inc two-story house situated on Railroad Street
s ooS Vi maple street now occupied by the sub
scrioer' Hu Fl. G. ELY, Administrator,
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A Study from Life.

The study is an artists study, por-
trait; the subject is true wife.
She marries for love, not to get a
place, station, or competence. But
her love is not JOnah's gourd. 1t is
not "A hero worship of an ideal created
by her own imagination. She loves Il
man whose faults she is wise to see,
and strong, in love, to bear with. Hers
is a love that can suffer long and be
kind.
Married, the hope of maternity
brightens her future. And when God
gives to her the most sacred earthly
token of his love he ever vouchsafes to
mortal, a babe, the joy of her woman
hood seems to her to be full. Hence
forth four words fill up the measure OF
her life-hOme, husband, child, God.
For she believes that the home is more
than the State, the mothers office the
highest on earth. and to train children
in the image of God a grander work
than to make laws or to interpret them.
She is happily free from the feverish
love of public applause which often
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CATARRE.
TWELVE YEARS OF
SUFFERING.

Gentlemen A bout twelve years ago while trav-
cling with Father Kemps Old Folks Concert
Troupe a tenor singer, / took severe cold and
was laid up at Newark, N. j. This cold brought
on a severe attack of Catarrh which 1 battled
with every known remedy for four weeks without
avail and finally obliged to give up most de-
sirable position and return home unable to sing
note. For three years afterwards was unable to
sing at all. The first attack of Catarrh had left
my nasal organs and throat sensitive that the
slightest cold would bring a fresh attack, leav
ing me FRUSTRATED. In this way I continued to
suffer. The last attack the severest L ever had,
was terrible. suffered the most excruciating pain
in my head so hoarse as to be scarcely able TO
speak, and cOughed necessarily. thought was
going into quick consumption, and L firmly be-
heve that had these symptoms continued without
relief they would have rendered me an easy victim
When in this distressing condition. commenced
the use of SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH,
very reluctantly, confess, as had tried all the
advertised remedies without benefit The hrst
dose of this wonderful medicine gave me the great
est relief. 1t is hardly possible for one whose
head aches, eyes ache, who can scarcely artculate
distinctly on account of the choking accumulatiOns
in his throat to realize how much relief obtained
from the first application of SANFoRDs RADICAL
CURE. Under its influence both internal and eX-
ternal, 1 rapidly recovered, and by an occasional
use of the remedy since have been entirely free from
Catarrh for the first time in twelve years.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. w. HOLBROOK.
Waltham, Mass, Jan. g. 1876.
PSI purchased the RADICAL CURE of GEORGE
II. ROGERS, Druggist, Rumford Building
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A gifted contributor sends us a poem
beginning, "Open the doors to the chill
dren." You'd better, if you don't want
the paint kicked off the panels.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
Sanford'S Radical Cure
Is Prepared by Distillation.

Every plant and herb that yields its medical es-
to it is placed in improved still and there
mingled with a solvent liquid, which, by. heat is
made to pass over into the receiver, bearing with
it the healing juices of these plants and
herbs free from contamination, pure and cOloress.
Thus the active medical constituents of thousands
of pounds of herbs may be condensed into a very
small compass. In this way Sanford's Radical
Cure is Invested of the nauseating, worthless fea-
lures of all other remedies while its curative pro-
perties are increased tenfod 1t is positively the
greatest medical triumph of the age.
Each package contains DR.. SanfOrd's Improved
Inhaling Tube, with full directions for in all
cases. Price 81 Fol sale by all wholesale and re-
tail druggists throughout the United States.
WEEKS & POTTER, General Agents and
Wholesale Druggists, Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
HAIR Vim E..

Stimulates the growth of the hair, prevents the
decay of the hair. Prevents the hair from turn
ing gray. Stops and prevents the hair from falling
out, stops that unpleasant itching that is the pre-
Jude of the hairs decay. HemOves dandrutf and
cures all diseases of the scalp and as a shampoo
and dressing for ladies hair cannot be exceled
Try it, Ask your druggist and dealers for it every
where or send T5cts for trial bottle address
c. W. RICHARDSON, Barnet Vt
For sale in st. JOhnsbury by c. e. Bingham, and
g. ID. Randall, Druggists.
Sold in Peacham by John Varnum, Jr.
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt, Whole
sale Agents. 1Oltf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
NEW BLEACHERY,

would say to the public if they would have their
old hats and bonnets made new and save money
bring them to the new Bleachery No. s. Fletcher
Block, Prospect street, st. Johnsbury.
1871 MRS. NJ. A. METCALF.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
SANFORD'S
RADICAL CURE
For Catarrh

Has worked a revolution in the treatment of Ca
tarrh. 1t has demonstrated beyond all doubt that
this disease even in its severest FORMS is durable
and that comfort and happiness may be made to
follow years of misery. years of suffering, by a
persistent use of it. The method of treatment
originated by DR.. Sanford, viz. the local and con
sttutiOnal by a remedy prepared by distllatiOn is
the only one ever offered to the public that will
bear the test of time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-18
Store to Rent.

The undersigned desire to rent the store on the
east side of their building Eastern Avenue at
ter March 25th. The store is Is 40 feet with
piazza in front and wood shed in the rear is located
for business, being opposite to the Avenue House
on Eastern Avenue and near Railroad street and
the depot. 1t is well fitted up and is suitable for
nearly every kind of business The rent will be
low enough to suit the times.
E. I. & b. K. IDE.
st. Johnsbury. 66tf
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MUSIC.

MISS HORTENSE HIBBARD Teacher Of
Piano. announces to her friends and the public
that she is now ready to receive pupils at her
home.
st. JOhnsbury. Vt. Dec. 10. 1876 soft
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ISL o. P. HOOKER, Comm Is

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
DIN Probate Court held at the Probate Office INST
JOhnsbury, in said District, on the 9Th day Of
May, A. ID. 1877.
Mary =. Gray Administrative upon the es
tate of Laban NJ NJ. Gray, late of Sheffield in said
district deceased, presents her administration
account for examination and allowance and
makes application for decree of Distribution
and partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said court that said
account and said application be referred to a ses-
sion of said court to be held at the probate otceH
st. Johnsbury, on the LIST day of June, A. d. 1s7,
for hearing and decision thereon And it is further
ordered, that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the CaledOnian a newspaper pub
lished at ST. JOhnsbury, previous to said time alr
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
true copy of recOrd.-Attest
1918 HENRY FRENCH Register
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
OBITUARY..
EPH HORN-MINSTREL,

Eph Horn, an actor, once among the best on
the minstrel died at the residence Of Tony Pastor
in this city at 2:3O p. III. yesterday He was born in
Philadelphia about the year 1918, and first came to New
York SJ4 He then made his first appearance as END
man at Burton's Olympic Oh Broadway. engagements
at Henry Woods. the Theatre Comique,
and at Fellows's, at No. 444 Broadway, fol-
lowed. lie then became manager for time
in the combinations named, respectively Horn, Wells
Briggs Horn Il Newcome. and Horn Boodeood. i'm
1871 Mr. Horn went England, playing IN London with
Wood & Bul CESS and in Liverpool with Hagues Mill
strels Returhng America, he filed engagements at
the Howard Athenaum ia Boston; with Tony Pastor
when in the Bowery; with Dan Bryant in whose troupe
be had play ed end intervals for IL years; with
Kelly a. Leon's. and Horn BTay's Minstres HIS last
engagement two weeks ago. with Tony Pastor, end
Ing on %. His last appearance was made Tay oTs
Opera House. Trenton, Christmas night. where he ap
peared vii ID IA troupe Of his own. named Horns Comb-
nation Company. Toe house was poor, and MI Horn
received no money. On the way back To TINS cly ne
caught cold, which became pneumonia aud ended III MS
death Mr. Horn has resided at the house of MI pastor
for the last three years lie leaves wdoW Two gIoW
daughters and SON The latter is now performing III
Washington. , ,,,,, H.,
Mr. Horn was genial, humorous, strongly Individual
in character and remarkable for the extreme readiness
OF his fertility of his invention III matters oI
fun, and his skin and drOery in practical jokes lie
cmd keep straight face IN the most absurd clrcum-
stances and he enjoyed life so heartily that ne Iade
dclhl 10 those around him. He never enjoyed the az
yanar> education. but lie surpassed, III naNc VII
talent actors whose names stand inucn lgEGr
than Lis the pubic admiration. lie was very apic
uan very amablc and droll, and lie Will long DC SIN
ldllgutFu
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
FOREIGN NOTES.

SAN Francisco, Jau. 3.-TwO schOOners left
here recently under suspicious circumstances and are
probably bound for Lower California. The Mexican
Consul. however, regards the matter as OF no con
sequence.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-A Copenhagen telegram to
The Pai Mail gazette says train conveying 100 labor
ers ran off the track HOrscns. Nine OF the men
were killed and 80 severely hurt. This was the
first railroad accident nvOlS ng loss OF life IN Denmark
MONTREAL, Jan. 3.-The strike on the Grand
Trunk Railway Is at an end the men having practically
accepted the terms which the company were Wiling 10
copccde from the first. 1t is claimed that the whole
trouble arose from Ihe rash and i'll advised couscs OF
the society Of Locomotive Engineers.
ToRONTO, Jan. 3.-In his speech opening the
Parliament OF Ontario to-day Leut.Gov. Macdonald
said further progress and Improvement may be looked
for in the great cause Of education now that 1t has
reached another stage Of development under the act OF
last session. which assigned the administration OF educa
tonal affairs responsible department IL proposed
10 ask your assistance toward improving the quahca-
lions Of Teachers and in securing to all schools teachers
propcrly trained In the best methods OF eachlrS re-
ports will be laid before y0u as TO tue WorhnS Oh ue
the sale offermcnted ana spruO's liquors
under the act OF session. 1t will be seen mat at
cf has already had beneficial effect in diminishing the
evils against which IL was directed
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
THE ICEUTNS STRIKE.

HUDSON, N. Y, Jan. 3.-The strike among
the Ice harvesters Catsk this morning assumed large
proportons and violence was feared Upon sem6llng.
,be movement embraced about 100 men. with large
number OF silent sympathizcrs; they formed in line,
with banners and music, and proceeded to the Kncker
booker Ice Company's house. at the Hop o'nose.'
where they embarrassed the horses used in scrapng ice
they then marched to the houses at the Point where
,bev rcpeared their acts overcoming all opposition
Warrants for the arrest OF the leaders issued but az
last accounts arrests had been made f. r. Conkin
of the Kpickerbocker Company at the scene OF the
trouble and Is determined that those who desire to work
shall have protection. ,n ,,s
ths evening saws the excitement intense the strikers
are parading the streets with music and banners ana
Tho, Oh surcia policemen been sworn In Dy the
viiage antborties Serious trouble 10 anticipated Inc
leading Ice companies held meeting ~ Nswicrs no ana
awooyei i'm storing shall be 81 25 and III 90 per DAY
according 10 the character of the work. ana tha unuef
no circumstances will the scale VI wages pe aa'sncco
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
AJ.RANY NOTES.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 3, 1877.
Ar meeting OF the Canal Board to-day commissioner
Warath moved that the board recommend TO the Legs
Iature the tolsheet Of 1875 for the season OF 1877 OH
tbe Erie Champlain Oswego, Seneca, ana Cayuea
Canals Commissioner Thayer moved as an amehdmeht
,hot the toll ON boats cent instead OF cents per
,,le The matter was referred to the Committee on
commerce Commissioner Walrath moved That the
Crooked Lake Canal and the Chemung Canal ana ieoue
h taken from the Middle and added to the Western d.
,;sion Adopted resolution offered by the State En-
ncor that SO OOO or as much thereof as may be neces
he set apart for the construction OF two fourfeet
oa,rop mines under the Eric Canal at Utica, the work
ga M nua Under The SUPERVISION of the State Engineer
and commissioner in clargc was adopted.
Gov. Robinson has pardoned Morris Higgins. New
Work backdryer sent the State Prison FOR 20 years
in 1874 for rape The reason urged for his pardon was
that the convection was brought about by peiJured
testimony. ..... -
tits understood that Robinson sent IN the name OF
Cant J. d. wyly for Commissioner General OF oIdhanco
vice Kilbonrnc Knox Whose term has expired Inc nom
ipatjop was referred the Military Couh'ee VI 'no
Senate
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
ALBANY.
THE CAPITAL DESERTED.


DEPARTURE OF MOST OF THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR
HOMEs-THE SPEAKER ENGAGED ~ MAKING UP
HIS COMMITTEEs-THE BEST COUNSEL TO BE
SOUGHT.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, Jan. Sew of the members of
the State Legislature In this city five hours after its
adjournment Every departing train took some away TO
their homes until at sunset not than dozen
maDed Speaker Sloan is among the members still here
lie said to be quietly making inquiries regarding the
ability and character Of the members in order to
obtain fit for his committees. Advice will
also be sought concerning the best men to
serve upon certain committees from the heads Of
departments of the State Government affected
by proposed legislation to be passed upon
by such mitees Mr.. Sloan will probably visit his
home during the recess departing Saturday and
turning on Monday Mr.. Hustled Mr.. Alvord. Judge
Hogeboom, Mr. Fish, and Mr. Hayes the most proIni
nont of the Republicans still here.
There is little gossip about the committees, owing to
the absence of the members and that little of no vane
Mr. Sloan is rcticent about his plans. and will uques
nonably continue to be until he formally announces
the committees TdeslIy next.
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
PUBLIC OPINION.

TIE TRIBUNE says there is a good deal OF
Ioidng new election No Democrat would talk Of
new election II there was one legal quiDDs "
be resored to in order to get Tilden HIN l. CONNER
clal Advertiser RepJ
The Republic is no longer in danger to any
Intelligent mind from the DemocratIc patty or ,no no
anxeties nave been developed old ones have certainly
been alayed by this pOselection doubt anu
springfield Republican lnd)
IL would perhaps be the correct thing 70
refer that portion Of the Governors message whch de
claims in emphatic against the evils when sprins
from the practice Of bet ing on elections to Special COM
HeS-York-lAlbany journal dep)
There can be no compromise, especially no
and corrupt Democrat ike Sam 1iden at the head with
aKepubcan like Mr. Wheeler every way the superior
OF Mr. Tilden far honesty intellect ana statesn"n
ship cOncerned-iCleyeand Leader (KepJ
II the House fails to agree with the Senate
upon of procedure IL will be iOr he sehaie 10
that the vote shall be counted does not impose the re.
tponsibity upon their presiding officer III the %Psonee Vi
ANY law relieving him OF it.-tChicago Tribune (kep)
Gov. Hendricks does not regard, we are
assured the question as OF compromise Gov llden
and himself are elected they not and II the former
does regard great offices as matters of bar
Ter and trade between the managers g pdr'eS-lNe"
Albany Nnd) Iedger-Standard tDemJ
We believe that Mr. Hayes will decline the
Presidency unless he is convinced that ne has been larry
and lawfully elected H. IN case OF nus eieS',oi, y G any &
body should claim TO have "put hIn through, we are
very much in error If Hayes do not point odt TO hn
his mistake There has never been me Ie!st ielso ~
suppose that he does not understand The situation qute
well AS anybody else thai he would not carry hto
Tie Presidency the spirit which he has SHOWN ~ IN
every important epoch OF his He.-lIiarpefs "eeAiy
kepD
The Constitution says that the President OF
The senate shall open all tue certificates sabosc Plac
tlca iOkers party cOnspiratOrs shond send uzeh
false certificates State is the President Of the
Senate open them all and read them 10 bt HOUSES Oi
Congress they decide which, OF scores or papers
Presented are real certificates The Constitution
that the President OF the Senate has none Dut
cal prfi he
packages and asceraiDed by means at his command
which the geuuinc.-[ Boston Journal (Rep)
New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
DIED.

OIEO
net n i93 Fa saSs G9an & INIT & Me- on
his age.
BALDwIN-At Milford, Conn. on Tuesday. Jan. inst.
Funeral services the First Church. In Milford on Friday
afternoon, 9th inst at 2A2oclock.
BERRY-In BROOKLYN, Monday evening, Jan. I, Mary
Caroline widow Of the late Abraham j. Berry, NJ. d. aged
a years.
services Christ Church, Bcforayc, Brooklyn. d.
Thursday morning. JAM 4, at lO oclocx
CLERkE-Tuesday JAN Wm. b. Clerke, Ir, in his 21st
year. eldest of "m. b. Cerke and grandson Of Hon.
Judge CleIke.
Church OF the Incarnation. MadIsonave and Thirtyh
ST., Friday, Jan. D, 3 = D. m.
DUER-In Brookyn Monday LIST inst, Francis ii. Ducr,
youngest OF George Anna and the late John X Duer
United states Navy, In the 2lst year Of his
The fnera win take place from ST. Peters Church Nor:
leaves foot Of BARCLAY ST. at ~ m Relatives and friends
invited 10 attend.
FANTONAt Danbury, Conn., Jan q Ca rte j. eldest daugh.
OF Thomas B. and Mary ,. Fanton aged 81 years.
Friends invited 70 attend the funeral the residence Of
her parents Oh Friday. Jan. D, at D. m.
MEREDIrH-At San Gabriel, Cal. Saturday, Dec 30.
Joseph Denne Meredith.
The notice Of the funeral which will take place In Phladel
pha, will be given hereafter
MILsPAUGII-On Tuesday O. Jane W.. wife OF Philip
Miispaugn in the Goth year OF her age.
late Residence No 80 MOtonst Friday
O'Clock. Relatives and friends are invited TO attend.
OAkLEY-In Brooklyn, Tuesday jan 2 1877, William
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral SER
at Christ Church, Bed1orlayc, BROOKLYN h. d.
Thursday, 4th inst, at O'Clock y.
RIPLEY-Jan !, 1877. at No West Thirty ninth ST..
Joseph Ripley, in the 73d year OF his age
Friends Of the family respectfully invited TO attend ths
funeral from the Broadway TabeTnacle, sixihaye and
WELDON Jan. Manchester W. Weld, Of pneumonia only
son OF Henry and Ann Il. Weld age 35 years
raj his late residence COS Fourtaye
eneentlst Brooklyn, FRIDAY, = o'clock.
WILCOX-At MontelaiT. NJ j. on Wednesday the Sd lnSt
Name IT, eldest daughter OF Josiah 7. and Helen NJ Wilcox
Notice OF funeral hereafter