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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16

A Detroiter cured a long and severe
attack of neuralgia by falling down
stairs, while on the other. hand resi-
dent of Rockford, ILL.,, lost his sense of
smell by falling down an embankment.
"What's one mans meat" etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16

GTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DIsTMC
DIN Probate Court, holden at the Probate Ollie.
St Johnsbury, within and for said District m
18th day of May, A. ID. 1879.
Henry Z. Ide, guardian of Truman TrcscG
spendthrift of St Johnsbury. in said di.
makes application to said Court for license +,
the whole of the real estate of his said v
representing that the sale thereof is nccr..
for the payment of his just debts contracted Def
the appointment of his guardian.
WhereupOn it is ordered by said court thai /,
application be referred to a session thereof Il.
held at the Probate Office, in said st. J0hn.b
on the oath day of May, 4. ID. 1879 for ha-
and decision thereon and it is furthrl
dered that all persons interested be notified boz.
by publication of notice of this application and
der thereon, three weeks successfully in TN. &.
DOMAIN printed at ST. JOhnsbury, before said n
of hearing, that they may appear at said tint
place, and if they see cause, object thereto
BY the Court. Attest
1892 HENRY FRENCH Reri,t.r
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16

StTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA bIsTR-
DIN Probate Court, holden at the Probate OF
st. Johnsbury, within and Tor said district, OF
25th day of April, A. ID; 1879.
Harvey S. CalderwOod, guardian Of John j
sington, an insane person of st. bloomsbury. IL
district makes application to said Court f.
cense to sell the whole of the real estate Of
said ward, representing that the sale thcreu,
necessary for the purpose of paying cApcnse
maintaining said ward and family, and pawn.
just debts, contracted before and subsequent D.
appointment as Guardian.
WhereupOn it is ordered by said court that
application be referred to n session thereof Ia
held at the Probate Office III said st. JOusr
on the 18th, day OF May, a. ID. 1879, for heal
and decision thereon and it is further on
ed that all persons interested be notified her4t
publication of notice of said application and or
thereon, three weeks successfully in the CaL
MAN, printed at St. JOhnsbury, before said finn
hearing, that they may appear at said time
place. and if they see cause object thereto
BY the Court, Attest,
1881 HENRY FRENCH Ecpist.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16

STATE OF VERMONT. ESSEX irsrp,,,
- In Probate Court held at Guildhj pfl
and for said District, on the Both day Of ,a..
A. D., 1879. 'F
An instrument purpOrting to be the last will
testament of Roxanna West, late of C0r,5 Ut
said district, deceased, being presented +, w.
by W. s. Howard, the Executor therein ma,
for Probate:
1t IL ordered by said Court, that all persons
cerned therein 10 Ii,tsfsaA r., aunear nj a ,rssir
said Court to be held at the Probate ONO In a.
hall, on the 31st day of May, A. d +,
the Probate of the said will Tor whr. d.
pose it is further ordered, that a copy If
record of this order be published three v,
successfully in the CaledOnian, printed az g.,
JOhnsbury, previous to said time appointed
hearing.
By the Court,
P. r. FOLLANSBY, tnd-
A true copy of record, Attest,
1922 p. X. FOLLANSBT judi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
For Sale orTo Rent.
One of the pleasantest residences in Summerville.
Inquire at the store of
5qtf ID. 10. RICHA RlSON. .
JERSEY STOCK /!
FARM FOR SALE.

and business, offers for sale his farm in WheelOck
Caledonia County, Vt. containing one hundred
and sixty five of land forty of which is
good heavy growth of wood and timber land, on
which is six hundred good sugar trees. Cuts for
ty tons of hay. is well located good road with
in One-half mile of the village; buildings and
fences good, and in good repair. with the best of
running water to house and barns. Will sell stock
and farming tools with farm if desired Possession
given immediately part of the purchase mon
ey lay for term of years, secured by mortgage
on the premises.
WILLIAM CHASE.
WheelOck March Is 1879 73tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
Building Lots.

For sale in the village of st Johnsbury, building
lots situated on a commanding plateau, skirted
on two sides by the Passumpsc River and over
looking Railroad Street Summertime Plaza Paadock
Village and portion OF 81 of 10.
cation this situation is unrivalled. Those desiring
homes will never have better opportunity i ior
securing the most desirable location and on the
most reasonable terms No fancy prices asked;
Lots will be sold at prices ranging from SSSS 10
$3.50 tt y. L. 1EhhAAN0.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
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 a large garden
and a good well on the premises. For further par
ticulars enquire of the subscriber.
WARREN POWERS.
CT Tobnsbnrv Dec 10 1873 60tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
S57.OO to SI25,OO
ALSO
H. C. MOORE

Wants every man in Caledonia County to under
stand that he can and will sell him
NICKLE, OR SlLVER-PLATED, OR RUB
Der TRIMMED HARNESS,
For LESS DOLLARS than any dealer or maker in
Vermont. These harnesses are bought straight
from the manufacturers and made of the best stock
all hand stitched, and every harness warranted
and mean it.
have Just returned from market and have got
the largest assortment ever before offered.
7aS5
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
DAUCHY'S ADVERTISENE
NATIONAL LlFE

is the title of new Pamphlet of - psgc,
tains the biography of all the PresiG.f5p,.
United States from Washington to Hay.
their portraits 10 in ALI engraved cNII' f.ir
this work. also 10 portraits of Canadian ng ,ir
The National Life will be sent to any 80"
mail on receipt of Sc. stamp. Address y,
STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-16
DRESS GOODS.

Novelties in Cachcmcres Suitings. Debeiges,
and the standard cloths, in splendid variety Also,
"AndersOn's = Scotch Zenhyrs. printed cotton
Dress Goods. Monte Cloths, COtelines, Percales.
Chcviots, &c. with every grade 10 be found in a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-12-06
EXTRACTED SPLINTERS.


A profane upstart-the man who
sat on a bent pin.
The way it reads nowadays is:
Get me behind thee, Satan"
Can archery be called AL arrow
minded amusement?
Much may be said of the modern
cigar, but you must draw it mid.
When You travel. initiate the eie-
phant-alwas have your trunk in
sight.
Don't give way to despair. my
dear" said mother to her son
who was an apothecary, but rest
on hope" "Hopel" exclaimed the
son, "hope is life's pateut medicine,
with which everybody is miserably
deceived 1.
They were out driving. Said
Theodore: what tree, Angelina,
bears the most precious fruit?" An
gelina: ''Ob, Dory, can't tell, un-
less its a cherry tree Theodore
looked 'hnutterable sweetness- as he
gazed into AnSelina's eyes and said:
The axle-tree, darling. ""-9
A gentleman By the name of Dun
lop remarked that he had never
heard his name punned upon, and
did not believe it could be done.
''There is nothing easier, sill" re-
piled punster. Just lop off one
half of the name, and it is dun"
Children who drink tea and coffee,
says DR.. Ferguson, of England, as
a rule only grow four pounds per
annurn, between the ages of tair-
teen and sixteen, while those who
drink milk night and morning grow
fifteen pounds each ye;tr: When
diseases ARE prevalent III the neigh
Lorhood, children who use these
drinks have less power 10 resist
sickness than others.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-12-06
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Positively No Humbug.
NO CAPITAL REQUIRED.

NO CAPITAL REQUIRED,
MONEY made during the wint er
months at home. Male or female; no
peddlins; nice business: sure pay; suits
anyone; can't explain here; send three
cent stamp and YOU will get a beautiful
specimen of ore from one of our gold
mines, ny mail, free, and fulf particulars
of business. Address: al q
HOME MIRROR, I,onsmont, Colo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-12-06
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

ABTTA SPRINGS. November Z. 1879.
The public are hereby notified that
WHAT'S known as the Boyd tract of land,
situated nnd lying in the parish of st.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, and ad-
Joining The Abi,a SPRINGS tract Is the
property of the heirs of David Boyd, and
that the undersigned holds possession of
said property for said heirs, and that any
claim that Mr.. A. BONN may make to
said property is ,roIfI.lesS. and that all
parties are cautioned against purchasing
any such claim from tie said A.. Bohn.
novS ~ j. >. BUSSIER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-12-06

He WoULD NEEDLE Prince Pc
ter, of Oldenburs, is ut the head Of
the Imperial Russian College. fur
girls, and is very dilisent in per
forming his duties. He lately de-
cided to see for himself whether
there ives any grounds for the COM
plants of the poor food furnished
at the Smoling Convent, where 800
girls are educated. Proceeding To
the institution just before the usual
diEner hour, lie avoided the main
entrance, and walked toward the
kitchen. At the door hei met ..xo
servants carrying a huge steanihg
c,lldron. ~ = ro.1 III @"tn
HALL" he called out; put that
kettle down." /. aaQ III
The servants, of course, 'obeyed.
Bring NE spoon" he aeideeH
The spoon was produeed, but one
Of the servants ventured 60 begin
stammering renonstrance.
Hold your tongue!F' cried the
Prince; "take off the lid. L Insist
on tasting it."
No further objections were raised,
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Words of Wisdom,

A real satisfaction and worth having is to do one's duty
 Pleasant and good manners must be made up of petty sacrifices.
 One smile for the living is worth q dozen tears for the dead
 Experience is torch lighted in the ashes of our hopes and delusions
 Work is the weapon of honor, and he who lacks the weapon will never triumph.
 There is nothing that so refines the face and mind as the presence of good thoughts. ls--
 1t IS easy to pick holes in other peoples work, but far more profitable to do better work yourself. ...... -.....-.. -
 All useless misery is certainly folly, and he that feels evils before they come may be deservedly censured, yet surely to dread the future is more reasonable than to lament the past. .-.. ...s. F
 " was once very shy !" said Sydney Smith, " but it was pot long before made two very useful discoveries: Frst, that all mankind were not solely employed in observing me Ga belle that all young people have); the next, that shamming was of no use; that the world was very clear-sighted, and SOOH eSIlInaUeu a UldIl aU HIS ltlSJ value. This cured me. and I determined to be natural and let the world find me out"
 The discomfort of church pews is commented upon by the Christian at Work, which says: Concerning pews and Chairs, why is it that modern in vention fails to furni ish even comforta- ble pew or chair? The bench of the or dinary church pew is fourteen inches wide, whereas it should be eighteen inches; then it is placed on straight level, perpendicular to the back; but mankind are not constructed in this way, and pews, to be comfortable, should conform to human anatomy. The seat should slope downward toward the back, making 9 fall of full three inches, while the back should incline away from a vertical line fully four inches at the top, and the distance be- tween the pews should never be less than three feet"
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Loving Mothers and Brutal Sons.

l Touching instances of the mothers love for a son, even in the face of base lngratitude, were shown recently in the New York Court of Special Sessions. A neatly dressed young fellow, named Charles Leonard, was arraigned on a l charge of brutally beating his mother Some days before he came home from work, and, without the least provoca- tion, struck her with his clenched fist in the face, blackening both her eyes and badly bruising her face. His mother, Mrs. Agnes Leonard, who is respect able old lady, had him arrested, and made complaint against him in the police court. She tottered to the witness stand in the court with unwilling feet, and drew her veil over her face to con ceal her injuries. She was weeping, and she begged piteously of the justices not to press her to make 8 complaint never do the like again if released. He had always been good and industrious boy, and must have been very angry at something when he struck her. He had been punished enough already, she said In this way she pleaded tenderly for the mercy of the justices, and touched the hearts of all who heard her. The mag istrates grew indignant at the prisoner when they heard her story, and asked Her LO Illi Her veil ana SHOW her bruises. She hesitated, and said in faltering tone that hersk was very easily dis colored, and that the assault had not been so violent as it appeared to have been: The prisoner said he would lose his place if he was imprisoned, remark which aroused the wrath of Justice Morgan. |" Lose your place." said he,
 you don't deserve to be allowed to re- main in the community. Any boy who would beat kind mother as you have done doesn't deserve to live even. You are sentenced to the penitentiary for three months." The prisoner was led away, and his poor mother, unable to le- strain her emotion, staggered. weeping, from the courtroom.
 Another prisoner, a little older than the one just sentenced, was next placed at the bar to answer similar charge. His name was William B. Hayes. He had beaten his mother often before, but mot so badly as he had in the assault for which he was arraigned. Mrs. Hayes, whose looks indicated her extreme suf- fering, implored the court to let the prisoner go. She said, in answer to question, that she had twelve other sons "who were all ill Heaven now" The prisoner looked sullenly on, and offered no excuse for his conduct. He was sent to the penitentiary for six months .t. .
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Remembered But Twisted a Little.

A letter from Newport, R. T., tells this story: I know lady who keeps a boarding house-a charming .wwoman, always solicitous of the comfort of her household, but with 3 peculiasity. She remembers faces but not names" Now it pever mattered to me that with every cup of coffee or tea she gave me I was rechristened. On the contrary, found it very entertaining. But this did distress her daughter. All in vain she labored with her mother, who smilingly went on in her own way in spite of her. But there came time and occasion when her daughter set her heart upon her mothers addressing a gentleman stranger correctly. All through the day of the evening on which he was expected the daughter could be heard to say as she followed her mother from room to room, Now, remember, his name is MT. Coac- dsy..fa to which the mother in nevery in stance would reply. i ' es. dear, | am sure know it, CoWday" The stranger took his seat at the table. That blessed woman, with smile like an angels and elf-possession have never seen sur passed, looked sweetly across the board and inquired, MT. Dry-coao, do you take cream and sugar."
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Old Hickory.

The Americans are familiar with this sobriqxet of General Andrew Jackson :: yet very few know how 1t was earned by the old hero. The following explana- tion may be regarded as authentic, as it was derived originally from General Jackson himself by oneef his messmates during the Creek war.
 During the campaign, which included the battle of Emucktau creek, the army dians, and there were no tents. In the month of March d cold equinoctial rain began to fall, mingled with sleet, which lasted several days. The general was exposed to the weather, and was suffer- ing severely with a bad cold and sore throat. At night he and his staff bivouacked in muddy bottom, while the rain poured down, and froze as it fell. Some of his escort, finding that he was very unwell, became uneasy about him, although he did not complain, and laid down upon his blanket by the camp firesswith his soldiers. Seeing him wet to the skin, stretched in the mud and water in his suffering condition, they de- termined to try and make him more co l. fOrtable.
 They cut down stout hickory }e, in which the sap was rising, and ied the bark from it in large flakes; cut two forks and pole, laid down floor of bark and dead leaves, and roofed it, and closed one side, or rather one end of the struc- ture against the wind with bark, and left the other end open. They then dried their blankets, and made him a pallet in the tent they had constructed. They woke up the old general and with some difficulty persuaded him to crawl in. With his saddle for a pillow. wrapped up in the dry blankets, and his feet to the fire, he slept snugly and soundly all night, well cased in hickory bark
 The next morning an old man from the neighhorhood came into camp with a jug of whisky, with which, after imbib- ing quite freely himself, he gave the military party 'a treat" as far as the liquor would go. He, seemed to be a kind-hearted, jovial and patriotic old fel-. low-a sort of "privileged character among the campfres, full of fun and whisky, he blundered upon the little hickory bark tent, which immediately arrested his attention. After cycling it a moment, he exclaimed, s'What sort of an outlandish Indian fixin' is this?" and gave it kick which tumbled down the queer looking structure, and completely buried the old hero in the bark. As he struggled out of the ruins and looked fercely around for the author of the mis- chiet, the old topper recognized him and exclaimed: "Hello ! Old Hickory come out of your bark and join us in a drink" G ~&
 There was something so ludicrous in the whole scene that respect for his presence and rank could not restrain the merriment of the spectators. He very spontaneously joined in laughing at the mishaps. As he rose up and shook the bark from him, he looked so tough and stern that they all gave him a hearty " Hurrah for Old Hickory!" This was the first time he ever heard these words, which were afterward shouted by the millions of his countrymen whenever he appeared among them ~ is-=z
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Could We Live in the Polar Regions ?

At the reception given by the San
 Francisco Academy of Sciences to the members of the Bennett exploring expe- dition to the North Pole, MT. Charles Wolcott Brooks discussed the questions of the existence of an Arctic continent,
 and the probability of it's being inhab- tied. If we carefully examine, said MT.
 Brooks, the almost universal features of all land known to us, we find a prevail ing form wherever we turn. Each terri torial area of magnitude seems to have
 all appendage trending southward. If we apply this rule, by turning the North Pole of globe toward us, we readily see at a glance that Greenland, which is known to us, may bear to an unknown
 Arctic continent the same relation that South America does to North America,
 or Africa to Europe. Hence it is per fectly logical to infer, by the great anal ogy of nature, that an Arctic continent
 exists beneath the North Pole. extend
 ing three and a halfto four degrees south from the northern axis of the earth. As
 previous Arctic expeditions have ad- vanced to eighty three degrees twenty six minutes north latitude-or within
 394,'miles of the Pole-the distance thence
 to such a continent would not exceed
 about 15O to 18O miles This intervening space, however, is difficult to traverse, as it presents a very rough surface. Ii the sea, during the height of a gale, when waves run mountains high, were in stantly frozen it would present much the appearance here encountered. For ethnologists the question is: Can an Arctic continent be inhabited, should one exist? This may be met by the well known fact that the latitude of seventy eight degrees is about the point of lowest mean temperature. The earth is about thirty-seven miles less in diam eter at the equator than from pole to pole, having enlarged at on one point and fattened at another because of it's revolving motion. Now, it is well known that lower temperatures are en- countered as we ascend high attitudes, and the depression at the poles may, by lessening the distance of the surface from the earth's center, afford warmer tenn perature, which will enable the hardy Esquimaux, Ainos or some Hyperborean race to exist upon an Arctic continent.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
Jokes from uarner,s aDraver

Jokes fromi Harper's .sDrauer.. Ihls IS the view taken of it by an in 1ant of St. Joseph, Missouri:
 Little Freddie was undergoing the dlsagreeable operation of having his hhlr combed by his mother, and he grumbled at the maneuverG
 w ny, Freddie" said mamma, "you ought not to make such fuss. | don't fuss and cry when my hair is combed. .p ,,, es, replied the youthful party.
 but your hair ain't hitched to yoHr
 The best lawyers always tell the best storles, and with none the less zest when M at thelr own expense. Not long ago Calvin in a case where the question ;n- Volyed was as to the mental condition of the testatrix- The witness under ex- mlnation, herself an aged lady, had testified to finding Mrs. Seaman failing. childish, and that when she told her something she looked as though she didn't understand.
 Councillor C., cross-examinine tried to get her to describe this look put she didn't succeed very we'll in do- lent, he asked: "Well, how did she look? did she look at you as am look at you now, for instancep''
 The witness, very demurely, replied: Well, yes; kind of vacant likel'
 At the close of a hot afternoon last summer, when the thermometer stood about one hundred degrees in the shade. Judge Thompson was walking, in an evidently jaded and wearied condition, from the court house to his residence in the village of Mayville. Lawyer Smith, who disliked the judge, saw him com, ing, and waited for him, and the follow ing conversation occurred:
 ! ou look weary and tired. judge. What have you been doing this hot after noon?n
 Look weary and tired, do I? Well. 1 think I should. for I am: and yolI would, too, if you had been shut up i'm that hot, stuffy little courtroom from one to half-past five, listening to a long dull argument?"
 From one to lfalfpast five! That was long time. Who made the argu ment?" s-.a. ' l
 ''Oh, old Jones'" .. .....--. -....
 Well, what was Jones trying to prove?n
 As nearly as I could get at it, that l was an ignoramus, and didn't know anything about the law.''
 Did you commit him?'
 No; commit him for whatPn
 For being so long about it."