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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24
COLLINS V0ITAlC PLASTER
State Of Maine.

OXFORD. SIS :-Co,trt Of County Cer'His'i0ner'
Nay Term, 1879.
NIvHEREAS, the county commissioners OF SAID
w County OF Oxford, on the petition oil 81 l.
yASJS POOR and others, as provided IN sectlor
one chapter eighteen, OF the revised statutes did
on the 25d day OF October A ID. ISIS, in pursuance
Of section 81 chapter Is, OF the Revised statutes
corporAted townships. known rs AndoVeT North
surplus and letter &C" townships, tracts OF land
IN sAid county not within any town or plantation
required by law 10 raise money, 10 make and re
pair highways, notice being given for hearing
% said petition prov ided by section - OF said
chapter Of the Revised Statutes, they dld' IN com
pliance with ton four OF faid ohipter, perform
Inc duties required 10 lay out said road com
mencing at the arm OF Richardson Lake, IN &c
towpshIp over lands in said Township and ths
township OF Andoycr North surplus IN Blsek
Brook Bridge In AndoNeri In said county, ADO
now said County Commissioners on this l3ih day
OF Nav, A. d. 1879, being day immediately after
The Location Aforesaid, do hereby assess on the
lands in sAid townships the sum of Five Hundred
and Fifty DollArs, and do Adjudge SAID amount
necessary for max opening and pay ing eNPen ser
Attending said road, and for the purpose OF rals'
ing 4 tax 70 make, open and pay expenses attend
ing sAld road In said townships. We 90 therefore
divide said town ships IN as many divisions as are
equitable, conforming a. DcArlJ as IL convenient
70 known divisions and separate oWnershlps. Ahu
do assess upon each Al sum exclusive oil lands TO
seryed for public uscs,A sum propOfuonAIe 70 the
value thereof duly regarding the Dement'S likely
10 result 10 said divisions by the establishment o
aid road. not regarding said assessment upon
s.jd townships As unreAsonaby burden some q
the owners thereof we assess the sum necessary
as aforesaid for making, opening and paying eN
Denses attending said road on the lands In said
townships, 20 wit:
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24

Zach package contains Dr. sanfordS Improved
lnhallng Trbe with full directions for use In al
cascs. Price, $40. For sale BY all wholesAle and
Retail Druggists throughout she United states and
Canadas WEEKS 4 POTTER, General Agents
md wholesale Druggists, Boston, MAls,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24

"A tree S25 feet high. in the neigh
borhood of Stockton, Cal, has hitherto
enjoyed the reputation of being the high
est in the world, but an official in the
forest department in Victoria, Australia,
lately measured a fallen eucalyptus in
Gippsland, which was AS feet long,
while another tree of the same species,
still standing, is estimated at $50 feet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24

1T is an odd coincidence that one Of
Governor Hubbard's sons should have
run away with Colt operative, and one
of his daughters with horse operative,
as her groom.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Questions and eInswsrs.
Answers to Questions in United States
History.
No. 13.


A Hardwick correspondent reminds
us that George Washington died Dec.
IA, 1799-nOt Dec. 4th, as we had it in
this paper of Jan "a.
l. That of the steamboat. The first
one built in America upon the present
plan was constructed by Robert Fulton.
2. Aaron Burr. He descended from
a cody family, was a graduate OF
Princeton College, and distinguished
himself during the Revolution, especial
ly in the battle of Quebec and Mon
mouth. He was fascinating, brilliant
and accomplished, but most unprinci-
pied. At one time he was held guilty
of design to dismember the Union.
3. Aaron Burr fought duel with,
and mortally wounded Alexander Ham
ilten. The regard in which the latter
was held, and the grief manifested at his
untimely death all added to the popular
dislike of Aaron Burr.
4. Captains Lewis and Clark and
thirty men.
5. Capt. Robert Gray.
6. John Jacob Astor.
7. The impressment of seamen into
the British service and the encroach-
ments made upon American commerce.
Not word was said in the Treaty of
Client about these two points of dis
pute.
8. The triumphs of the Americans at
sea we're as decided as their losses on
land.
9. General Harrison-who vigorous
ly repulsed the Indians at that place.
10. Three years. At New Orleans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14

to take the whole case as it now stands,
and say what, in our judgment, jury
ought to say. As to the guilt of Phair,
we have no right to grant new trial,
unless this new evidence, in connection
with the evidence in before, would, to
our minds, cause reasonable doubt
that Phair is guilty. If it is not suffi-
cient to raise such a reasonable doubt,
we cannot grant new trial. AS to the
evidence of his being in Brandon on the
9th of June, we can only say that he
might have been in Brandon as the evil
dence tends to show, come down on the
night train, gone to Boston on the four
o'clock train, and still have committed
the murder. Taking the testimony be-
fore the jury before, and all before us
now, we are constrained to say as rea-
sonable men that no evidence furnish
ing reasonable doubt of the guilt Of
the respondent can be found. Judge
Barrett, at the request of the Chief JUS
tice, then made careful view of the
case and discussed some points not men
toned by the Chief Justice.
Phair will be executed April 4.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14

straight i'm Damascus, is, at the end OF
all these centuries, almost unknown In
comparison with the way which was
called broad only two hundred years
ago, at one end of little island, at the
other of which might be found the ADO
riginal savage; and even of the streets
of the great capitals of Europe there is
not one. the name of which is so famil-
lar to all the dwellers within the bounds
of civilization The scheme of putting
car tracks in so crowded and splendid
thoroughfare, is one that richly deserves
defeat, and yet it seems already to have
been of some use to the community, Tor
almost Immediately upon the renewed
discussion of the subject, the stage lines
have dropped their rate of fare to i've
cents, the lowest permanent figure 1t
has ever touched. Before the war, the
stages were the great public convey
ances. The fare was then six cents.
When the war began their tariff shared
in the general initiation, going up to ten
cents, where it remained unchanged UNI
til within a year, when the elevated
railroads made such reduction IN their
receipts that they commenced to sell
seventeen tickets for Il dollar. This
proved to be hardly reduction enough,
and now, with the added possibility OF
such formidable competition as street
road the price has dropped to hard pan,
and in future the great, white, lumber
ing institutions which were for SO many
years the pride of aristocratic New
York, and the terror of timid pedestri-
ans at the street-crOssings, will drop
their exclusive airs and carry the com
mon herd sat prices to suit the times"
There are now running some 22O stages
on Broadway, and since the reduction
they are so heavily patronized that
more will have to be added immedi-
ately. RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Heat is Life---Cold is Death

There is no greater fallacy than the
opinion OF many, particularly the young
and strong and vigorous, that winter
especially sharp, frosty one, with
plenty of snOw-is the most healthy
season of the year. Very few persons
seem to realize the fact that cold is the
condition of death, and that in both
warm and cold climates it is our un-
conscious effort to maintain our bodily
heat at temperature of ninety-eigbt
degrees that wears us out. To this
temperature called "bleod- heat every
cubic inch of oxygen that serves to
vitalize our blood must be raised nv
our own bodily heat, or life ceases.
Since in cold weather the maintenance
OF il sufficiently elevated bodily TEMPER
AZURE becomes very often difficulty
too great for our strength, the advent
of severe winter is really more to be
dreaded than visitation of a pesti-
lence.
The saying, "Heat is life-cold is
DEATH" has striking illustration and
confirmation in the reports now repu-
larly submitted by DR.. Russell to the
Glasgow Sanitary Committee. The
death rate rises and falls with the req
ularlty of the thermometer. So many
degrees less heat, so many more deaths
and Uice Uersa.
In one of his fortnightly reports. DIR.
Russell says: "The death rate in tbe
first week of the fortnight was twenty
one, and in the second week twenty
live. The mean temperature in the for
mer week was 40.8 degrees Farenbeit.
in the latter 1915 degrees" He attri,
butes the low rate of the first week 70
the high mean temperature of the nre-
ceding fortnight, which was a.. O3 de-
grees, and adds: ''This is good illns.
tration of a law which we freouentlv
observe in these reports of Temperature
and death rates-that a week of low
temperature produces Use in mortaIi-
ty the week following"
In our climate it would probable no
difficult to find a more frequent cause
OF serious ailments than taking cold
Whatever weak place we have. what
ever constitutional disorder we he sinh
Ject to, cold will surely discover. We
take colds because our vitality is foo
low to ward off the effects of the re-
dueed temperature around us. As a
matter of first importance, then. to re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
As We Forgive.

Does every one who daily prays,
"Forgive my debts as | forgive my
Debtors" always remember that in so
praying he voluntarily makes his for
giveness of his injurers the measure of
the forgiveness he desires for himself?
Is he willing to receive from his Judge
forgiveness on the terms that he i'm
poses, when he insists that there shall
be open, humble confession; an ex-
plicit begging for pardon; clear proof
OF penitence, and solemn pledges not
to repeat the offense Is he willing
to receive only to the ertent to which
he forgives, when he says: 81 forgive,
but cannot forget" 7-only in the spirit
he cherishes towards his injurer, when
he hopes that justice may yet somehow
overtake him P-when he says; 81 for
give him; but let him keep out of my
way, hereafter"4-when he forgives to
crafty his own elf-righteousness, and
not that he may save his brother?
When God makes terms of pardon.
He gives-and only He can give
strength to comply with them. When
He forgives at all, He forgives wholly.
There is no halfway pardon with Him.
The transgressor is either held suuarely
to the laws just penalty, or he is taken
wholly from under it. And God foreets
when he forgives. 81 am he that blot
teth out thy transgressions, and will
not remember thy sinsn "None of his
sins that he hath committed shall he
mentioned unto him." ''They are cast
into the depths of the sea.n Nor. when
he forgives, does He drive awav into
exile. The pardoned wanderer is
brought home into his Fathers bonse
The best robe is his the costIiest rinp
The household is called to feast owe,
the lost one found.
Are we forgiving our debtors as We
nope to be forgiven? 1t is well to re-.
member that the unforgiving are the
nnforg1ven.-Congregationalist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14

sist co Id and the various arrangements
of the system consequent, it is necessa-
nv by proper nutrition to maintain our
natural animal heat; second to retain
this heat by sufficient quantity OF
clothing; third to regulate with care
the temperature of the air we breathe.
Contrary to the opinion current among
lovers of cold weather, a fire IN a bed
room in the winter is cheaper and bet
ter than doctors bill for owing to
our inactive condition during sleep, the
circulation of the vitalizing blood is
both slow and imperfect, and hence the
danger of taking cold by breathing cold
air is greatly increased. A cold is the
beginning of every thing that is bad. Ii
any one conscious of having caught one
feels cold chills creeping up the back,
let him apply mustard plaster to the
bottom of the spine and lower part of
the back at once; and by so doing he
may avert a dangerous illness before it
is too late and medical advice can be
procured. 1t should never be forgotten
that cheat is life-cold is death. Sci
entifc american.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Red Tape in School Management.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
1t is a common custom to rIdIcule red
tape in public affairs, to sheer at the
bureaucratic administration of affairs.
But when we look at our own public
schools what do we find pa paradise
of red tape Teachers hired to instruct
our children compelled to devote much
of their valuable time in filling up
.blanks" to give statistical information
to state and town officials and to swell
the archives of some board; We find
the teachers FESTIVE under such require
ments, which not only use up school
time, but their Out-Of-school hours, and
fully convinced that their painstaking
reports are destined to some pigeon
hole we find the scholars harasscd and
hurried through written examinations
on paper of Il stated size, in order that
the school committee may have some
volumes of schOOl-boy manuscript for
handwriting ruined
by hasty writing, their instruction ne
elected for such secondary purpose.
Teachers have not unfrequently admit
ted and regretted that they could not
devote the necessary time to teach their
pupils how to read distinctly and intel
ligently because of the extraordinary
requirements for ornamental studies
for studies which no child of tender
years is able to understand, whatever
may be its special advantage later ON
in life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14

Have a cheerful Christianity. More
good has often been done by happy
smile, than by costly gifts of money, or
the advice of score of books. Be sun
shine to somebody. You will have
cares and perplexities, and crushing
sorrows perhaps. There is always One
higher than all others to whom you
can go, and He will never tire of listen
ing. Don't often contide your troubles
to others. Each has enough of his own.
Let your path of life be to Tighten bur-
dens, to give sympathy, pleasant
word of commentator if possible, to
be sunny in the face and in the soul. A
happy spirit in home is better than
medicine, better than money. If your
Christianity is genuine, it ought to car
~ you triumphantly through all strug-
giles, and your face ought to show how
you have conquered. 1t is an easy
thing to say we are not naturally cheer
full, or interested in the people about
us. Be interested. We are in the
world to influence every human being
whom we meet, and nothing more eff
fectually leaves its impress than happy
face, that comes from Christian heart.
-COngregdtiOnaliSt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
PATENTS.

r. H. ED d Y.
No. 76 State Street, opposite Kilby Street Boston
Secures patents in the United States; also in
Great Britain France and other foreign countries.
Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by
remitting dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washing ton. No agency in The United States pos
sesses superior facilities for obtaining Patents or
acertdtlillg the patentabilty of Intentions. R. H.
EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.
TESTIM ONIALS.
II regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
- Commissioner of Patents.
Inventors cannot employ a person more trust
worthy or more capable of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent Of
Patents" VI
Boston, October 49, 1876
X. ID; EDDY, Esq.-Dear Sir you procured for
me IN 1870 my first patent. Since then you have
acted Tor and advised me in hundreds of cases and
procured many patents, reissues and extensions
nave occasionally employed the best agencies in
new YORK, Philadelphia and Washington but
still give yOn almost the whole of INV business in
your line and advise others to employ YOU
Yours truly GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, JAN l, 1S79.-1y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Rehsinns Readins.
Let Them that Love Thy Name be
Joyful in Thee.
Ps. Sill.

The joy of the Lord is your strength.
Neh. 8: 10.
Be glad and rejoice: for the Lord
will do great things. Be glad then, ye
children of Zion, and rejoice in the
Lord your God. Joel 2: 81, %.
Rejoice greatly. Zech. SO.
Exceedingly rejoice. Ps. g.: 3.
Thou shalt rejoice before the Lord
thy God in all that thou puttest thy
hand to. Deut. IL: Is.
Rejoice in the Lord always, and
again say Rejoice. Phil. 4: A.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
FOR SALE.

NV place in Paddock Village near the common,
consisting of II story house with L, and barn at
tached. Also connected with it is large garden
and front yard with the village water in the house
and good well the premises. For further par
ticulars enquire of the subscriber.
WARREN POWERS.
ST Johnsbury Dec 49, 1873 6Otf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
JERSEY STOCK

.,cA If you wish for a that gives rich
@Nsz4ST milk, One-fonrth cream, which makes
Xf nice Gilt Edged butter, try the Jerseys.
---sA The young calves are easily learned to
drink. mature young usually giving milk before
two years old are hardy and gentle. Bear good
keeping and kind treatment. but will do better on
short feed and dry pastures than the larger breeds
and are excellent dairy When giving milk do
not take flesh, but all extra feed goes TO produce
more milk. They take on flesh very easily when
not giving milk making the very best of beef.
VIM. d. BRONSON, of East Hardwck, Vt, has
made speciality of them for Dairy Cows, and has
been very successful in raising good co1CS He
offers few choice animals for sale.
Nov. 20. 1878.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Building Lots.

For sale in the village of st Johnsbury, building
lots situated on a commanding plateau, sk1rted
ON two sides by the Passumpsic River and over
looking Railroad Street, Summerville, Paddocks
Village and portion OF St Johns19fT Of In
cation this situation is unrivaed. Those desiring
homes will never have better opportunity for
securing the most desirable location and on the
most reasonable terms. No fancy prices asked
Lots will be sold at prices ranging from S2S9 10
$3.50 If j. l.. PERhlNo.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Petition for Discharge in Bank.
STRICT OF VERMONT, $

In the District Court of the United So,
District of Vermont. In Re. CORN Fits i.r
Bankrupt. ''"h
DISTRICT OF VERMONT. -
Notice is hereby given that a peti,ia,,
filed in said Court, by Cornelius Cole NJ, ma 5i'
in said district duly declared L,riH a.
der the act of Congress of Marc 5J '1 1ll
discharge and certificate thereof fl r aj,II's
and other claims prOvable under sad 90 Ills d.
the 25th day of Feb. 1879, at o'cloc. ,"Ld
the Hon. Hort Ii. WHEELER judge IT, bet
at the U. S. Court Rooms in Burlin-ir TOM
for the hearing of the same, when and ,1r.
creditors who have proved their debt, al
persons in interest, may attend and -hIr
any they have why the prayer Of said (.
should not be granted.
Dated at Burlington, on the 25th day nfrr ..
66-6S b. b. SAIA LEY d..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
FOR SALE.

Valuable residence just outside of the village of
St. Johnsbury, between Fairbanks village and the
fair gronnd. with twenty acres of land adjoining
tba nSemises Buildings new and in good condition.
Good spring of water on the place, and running to
the house and barn, and garden, well stocked with
small fruits. ALEA 81 Il" an =:
St Johnsbury Nov. 26, 1877. Off
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
There Shall a Man Meet You.
LUKE %: 10.

There are no chance meetings in this
world. They all are providential. They
are in Gods plan. On many of them
great possibilities hinge. You enter
railroad car, and take your seat among
strangers. A proffered courtesy brings
you into conversation with fellow
traveller. An acquaintance is the re-
suit. Years of helpful Christian CO.
work follow in the train of that first
meeting. You visit place of winter
resort for health seekers. At the din
ner table you meet man unknown to
you until then. An entire change IN
the aim and conduct of his life is one
consequence of that meeting; and his
labors for good may be far more effec-
tive than yours in your whole lifetime.
You look in upon a celebrated prepare
tory school, where two hundred young
men are at their studies. One face i'm
presses you. Your meeting with him
affects your course and his for all time,
and involves the interests of a multi
tude. Your meeting of another young
man in Sunday school where you are
present only for that one session has
more influence over his life than all
other agencies combined-and scarcely
less over yours. You may even meet
on the street one whom you wished not
to see one whom at that moment you
were seeking to avoid as result more
lives than one are affected in all their
human course, and in their highest
spiritual interests. All these illustra-
tons are real Incidents; and there are
thousands like them. 1t abehOOves us
to consider well. our duty in every
meeting with another. We can fail to
improve our opportunity and lose IA
blessing. We can fill our place just
then, and have reason to rejoice eter-
nally that we did so. Lord, what wilt
tlou have me to, do-when next meet
one whom thou hast planned for me to
see Al. G.. I1umbuH
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14

Scores of years, thousands of dollars,
shining talents, grand opportunities,
days of plodding, nights of planning,
months of anxious care-all this for self
and time nothing for God and eternity.
Do these outlines of too many lives de-
scribe your own, so far, and will they
at the last 2 That is for you to say
COngregdtiOnalist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Gsfafes.

CTATE OF VERMONT. CALFno,,,.
- In Probate Court held at the Pr,t DlsTRlr,
St JOhnsbury, within and for said 6ir.lue Of,
4th day of February, A. ID. 1879. D'9lFlet "a,
An instrument purpOrting to be the L.
Testament of Tyler Bingham. late ~ a9 n. VIII
IN IN s tbe district deceased being presented 1
1t is ordered by said Court that o9}atr
concerned therein be notified to apps. al rs
sion OF said Court to be held at the r pr at
In st. Johnsbury, on the 22d day ~ tg'o a.
A. ID. 1879, and show cause, if anv tbe,. Fen
against the r P6o6ate Of said VIII for wB
ord of this order be published three WI N.Y. Of To-
lively in the CaledOnian, printed at ST IN "a, sla
previous to said time appointed for beari "An,
By the Court, Attest, '''n2
A true copy of Record Attest Ley ~.
67-69 HENRY FRENCH D