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DERsIs w. poRTER's ESTATE.

Il STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District,
In Probate Court held at Montpelier in and for said
District, on the 9Th day of December, A. ID. lSs6:
An Instrument purporting to he the last viii and
Testament of Persis W Porter, late of Calais, in
said District, deceased, being presented TO the
Court by Ira s. Dwinell, the Executor therein
named for Probate 1t is ordered by said Court that
all persons concerned therein be notified to appear
at session of said Court TO be held at the Pro-
bate Office in Montpelier the It'll day of Janu-
airy, A. d. 1857, and show cause if any they may
have, against the Probate of said will: for which
purpose IL is further ordered that notice of this
order he published three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Waterman a. State Journal printed at
Montpelier previous to said time appointed for
hearing BY the COurt.-Attest,
S3.S5 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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plan and carry out. When the boys
returned to the school the teacher said
nothing to them; everything went on
as usual, only there seemed to be an
uncommon thoughtfulness and atten-
ton. The pupils had learned a life
long lesson. Its value consisted in the
object-lesson of the three boys willingly
doing what they could to repair the
evil effects of a mean action.-School
Journal.
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WILLIAM 5. ABBoTT's ESTATE.

w COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington, Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad-
the estate of william S. Abbott, late of Cabot
In said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling house
of N X. Abbott, in said Cabot, the 5th day of
February and 5th day of May next from one O'Clock
p NJ. until four o'clock p. NJ each of said days and
that six months from the 18th day of Nov. A. ID.
1856 is the time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Cabot this 9TH day of Dec, A. ID. 1896.
CHARLES 7. ADAMS Commissioners
ALVIN ID. DITRGAN,
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puSSle Corner.
1.-.Hidden WOrd.Square.

do comb Aldana's hair before she goes
to school; it's all in a tangle.
2-Look at the bright halo encircling the
moon as it goes behind that tieecy cloud.
3-Do you like the study of astronomy as
it is taught in your school? o, very much
indeed
Al dont't see what made Edna leave in
the middle of the term.
In the above find words with the follow
ing definitions:
Uncovered.
"A medicinal plant.
3-Affection.
A legal document.
These words, taken in order, will form a
square. ETHYL.
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BentOn's Hair Grower.

All who are BALD, all who are becoming
BALD, all who do not want TO be BALD,
all who are troubled with DANDRUFF, or
ITCHING of the scalp, should use Benton's
Hair Grower. EIGHTY PER CENT of those
using it have grown hair. 1t never fails to
stop the hair from falling. Through sick
ness and fevers the hair sometimes falls off
in short time, and although the person
may have remained bald for years, If you
use Bentons Hair Grower according to di-
rections you are sure of a growth of hair.
In hundreds of cases we have produced a
good growth of Hair on those who have
been bald and glazed for years. We have
fully substantiated the following facts:
We grow Hair in 80 cases out of 100, no
matter how long bald,
Unlike other preparations, it contains no
sugar of lead, or vegetable or mineral
poisons.
1t is "A specific for falling hair, dandruff
and itching of the scalp.
The hair grower is a hair food, and its
composition is almost exactly like the
oil which supplies the hair with its
vitality.
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STRENGTH.
When the skin is very tough and hard,
and the follicle is apparently eflectually
closed, the Single strength will sometimes
fail to reach the papilla; in such cases the
Double or Triple strength should be used in
connection with the Single, using them al
ternately.
Price, Single strength S1.OO; Double
strength, $500; Triple strength, $500. If
your druggists have not got it we will send
II prepaid on receipt of price.
BENTON HAIR GROWER co.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Wholesale Agent, JNo. IL. FRANCIS, 20
Maiden Lane, New York City
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3...Anagrann.

Hannah Wilton Hearte," sometimes called
" II is mica gems in a Gaze Of slant" was
born in " Sam Chdse'S State slum " in 1904
and died in 1864. One of the best of this
noted authors works is " The Trdllet Secret"
of which materials were found in " The Souc-
tbs Home" in Medls." Some of his other
works are " Dot LeUh CdSue," "Humole
Rood" NJ +. MdddSon's sole sermon and "He
goes safe, bit then he Lores. Among his
stories for children is "Ella Oocen's hog Tat "
and " Gre'S had a French rat" ANNIE.
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:fur the CHILDREN.
A Nest in a Pocket.

A little bird went to and fro
Once, in the nesting season,
And sought for shelter high and low
Until, for some queer reason,
She flew into granary
Where, ON nail suspended,
The farmers coat she CHANGED to see,
And there her search was ended.
The granary was In n loft,
Where not creature met her,
The coat had hoows deep and soft
Could anything be better?
And where it hung, how safe it was,
without a breeze to rock i'll
Come little busy beak and claws,
Build quick inside the pocket
Three speckled eggs soon warmly lay
Beneath the happy sitter;
Three little birds-O y!-one day
Began to chirp and twtter
Until-ah can you guess the tale?
The farmer came one morning
And took his coat down from the nail
without word of warningl
Poor little frightened motherlngl
Up from her nest she fluttered,
And straghtway every gaping thing
Its wide-mouthed terror uttered
The good man started back aghast.
But merry was his wonder
When In the pocket he at last
Found such unlooked-for plumber
He put the coat back carefully.
guess have another.
So don't you be afraid me,
You bright-eyed little mother.
know just how you feel, poor thing,
For have youngsters, bless you
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THE Nineteenth Century Club is an
organization that will consist of an
equal number of men and women. 1t
is hardly to be expected that they will
agree on all subjects, but it can sur
prise no one to learn that DR.. Pierce's
" Golden Medical Discovery " is unani-
mously pronounced the most success
full remedy eXtant for pulmonary con-
sumption, as has been demonstrated in
hundreds of cases. 1t positively arrests
this disease and restores health and
strength, if administered in its early
stages. BY druggists.
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Geaal Notites.
John PEAKE'S ESTATE.
JOHN CLARK'S ESTATE.

TOHN CIAKK'N EN- A1F. =
- COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of John Clark, late of Worcester. in
said District, deceased. and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling house
of Hiram Clark in said Worcester the 20h day of
A. NJ. until four o'clock =: NJ, each of said days,
and that six months from the 18th day of November,
A. d. lss6 is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated at Worcester this 18th day of Dec A. d. 1856
1886 MELVIN f. KENT, INoihhissiohers'
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Answers to Puzzles of Last Week.

1-Centaur Gent, orr.
2-The great earthquake at Charleston,
South Carolin ma.
80 Iowa q owe[hler), (2) Florida (lorid
Az, (0 Catskill, a. Champlain (sham plain,
(j) Moosehead, % Tilicaca tea, tea, car,
carr, "a Mozambique (mose am beak).
A. G. o n T.
o II A n
n A II ID
f n ID S
5-Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
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2---Enigma.

2-.-Enigma.
Composed of 81 letters.)
Ny 8 ~ 10 II is strong wind.
My 4 16 10 Is is dark.
My IA 3 10 II II 10 IL 5 is cutting with a
knife.
My IA Is II p 20 is an adverb of place.
My e Z - is dangerous to ships.
My l . is the name OF one of the
apostles.
My whole is the name of poet.
INCOGNITA.
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KIND words prevent good deal of
that perverseness which rough and inn
perious usage often produces in gener-
Gus minds. Locke.
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Gbe firesioe.
An Aged Pilgrim.

An Aged Pilgrim.
My heart is weary of the cares of life,
My feet are worn with the battle and strife;
The world is recedins, cannot see,
Yet beautiful dreams come back to me-
In dreaming reach the heavenly heights,
My enraptured soul is filed with delights;
Though have longed for the city Of gold
find that the half has not been told.
A beautiful country before me lies.
The tree OF life mounts up toward the Skies
Yet little longer watch and wait,
Till angels open the golden gate.
beautiful mansion is prepared for me
That in my dreaming can ever see;
Fain would leave this weary world Of woe
And to the heavenly mansion go.
wait by the river, but I cannot see
How far away the blest angels be;
little nearer its waters stand,
Waiting to join the angelic band.
Could but walk In that beautiful land,
Where pure waters ripple DER golden sand
While angels hold back the gate for me
Beautiful forms in my dreams I'd see.
A little nearer deaths water come
Yes, nearer, nearer at each setting sun;
am listening to hear the rustling of wings
And the happy song the angel sings.
Beautiful home that on earth begun
oh, beautiful city, to thee turn;
Oh, angels fly through the portals of day
And bear my earth.worn spirit away. Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29

STUDY is the bane of boyhood, the
aliment of youth, the indulgence of
manhood and the restorative of old age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29

THE pain of life bnt sweetens death
the hardest labor brings the soundest
sleep.-I bert Smith.
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RUBY LIVER PARVULES

will remove all functional disorders Of the Liver;
make the Head clear; prevent Sick Headache
auk Indigestion and improves the Complexion.
Price OF each twenty-five cents per bottle For sale
by all druggists and by the trade generally.
GED. q. GOODWIN, Boston, General Agents
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To Our Subscribers
Superb Steel Engraving of Longfe||ow
in His Library!

By special arrangement with the publishers of Ioyers
peru ppe steel engraving of the poet Henry w. L0ngfeIIoW
his Library will send copy securely packed and postage
paid every subscriber who will Htty-egh Cents in adj
dtion years subscription price 1.-TWO Dollars for this paper
We will also send copy of the engraving free any sending
subscribers for year The below represents
the engraving in reduced size.
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THE burning of a little straw may
hide the stars of the sky; but the stars
are there and will eappear.--.Selected.
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AUTHORIZATIONS.

1-Behead to cut and leave to jump.
2-Behead to talk and leave an article
worn by men.
3-Behead to grunt and leave a color.
4-Behead to drink and leave to walk in
the mire. LILLE.
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ABSOLUTELY sure to cure aches,
pains and weak parts. Hop PloSterS,
clean and non-iailing. Twenty-Five
cents.
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

The subscriber will sell at public auction on the
premises in Marshfeld, Vt, Wednesday, Jan
uary 10, 1887, at ten o'clock A, NJ, the following
property, to wit: Twenty acres of land known AS
the Joe Dwinell farm, two pigs twenty tons of hay
two tons of straw eighty bushels of oats, eighty
bushels of corn in the ear, single wagon, one
moving machine, one harrow, undivided third of
seeder and harrow. one single harness. one oX-yoke,
three hundred saptubs, two sapholders, two sap
pans, one heater, and other property which the
creditors may hold of the estate Of 4. II. Davis.
ASA SPENCER, Assignee.
Marshfeld, VT Dec. %, 1856. s5-s6
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6...Charade.

6--.Charade.
A human being is my first
An era is my next;
My whole is to control or guide;
Now pray what is my text. 10. fl. n.
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5---CrOss. Word Enigma.

In star, not in moon;
In muskrat, not in coon;
In bed, not in couch;
In bow, not in crouch;
In sim not in folly;
In Mat not In Polly;
My whole Is as wild as deer
And has a very long ear.
WILLIE X.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-16
Buy q Home.

Young man, don't spend your money
foolishly with no thought of the future.
Go to the country and save your money
for a home of your own. Purchase a
piece of land and own it. Buy it with
the determination to keep it as long as
you live and leave it to your heirs. If
you have no money except what you
earn yourself, then scrupuously save
and lay aside part of your income un-
til you have enough to pay for a piece
of land. To be the owner of a home
stead will have beneficial effect upon
your character. 1t will increase your
self-respect, your confidence in your
self. You will feel that you have SUBJ
stantial position and something at stake
in the community. The habit of saving
which you will have formed in saving
money to purchase piece of land, will
in itself be valuable to you. 1t will aid
you greatly in acquiring other property
and becoming independent. The ten
dency of this is.to,make you self-reliant,
more ambitious, more industrious,more
careful, and better citizen. The own
ership of a house will add greatly to
your happiness. The feeling which it
engenders is a source of constant salts
faction. There is one spot of earth
which you improve and beautify. With
that spot your thoughts and affections
become identified. You learn to love
it. 1t is like an unchanging friend who
becomes an unfaillng source of enjoy
ment.
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A Dam Site Not Necessarily Profane.
(St. Paul Globe.)

Hinckley, Mimi, possesses q mayor
who, as chief executive of the city, is
unique, to say the least. In the course
of few weeks the mayor was on trial
for using profane language. He de-
manded jury and before twelve of
his peers the investigation was inaugur-
ated, In the progress of the trial
witness testified to certain statement,
the correctness of which the official
defendant denied. His denial was
couched in the classic and frontier ex-
preston, mot by dam site." The
presiding justice at the trial promptly
fined the mayor for using an oath in
court. The mayor, in a lengthy speech,
made the point that the expression
mot by dam site" was not an oath,
but simply an explanatory clause show
ing that it was not in the vicinity of o
dam and was therefore o figure of
speech to show that the statement
would not hold water, and was there
fore without foundation in fact. The
explanation proved satisfactory and
the fine was remitted. The decision of
the jury in the original case has not
been made known.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-16
The Republican Party ON the Run.

Upon the day of the Vermont cleo
tion the Enquirer, with no figures be-
fore it, undertook to make two predic-
tions, to wit: 1. That the attact of the
Blaine forces upon Senator Edmunds
would result in his having, in favor of
his reelection to the Senate, larger
following among the Republican MEM
bers of the new Legislature than ever
before. 2. That the Republican ma
jority upon the general ticket would
show serious falling off, representing
even in the pocket borough of Vermont,
as elsewhere, the public loss of conf
dencein the Republican party.
Upon the first point our prediction
has been more than verified. Mr.. Ed
munds has had walkover His friends
have swept every thing before them.
There is no opposition at all worthy of
mention. Mr.. Edmunds has reason to
be proud, not only at the fidelity of his
people to him, but at their indignant
resentment at the attempt ofthe Blaine
crowd to interfere with their right to
choose their own Senator. The result,
in this respect, will be o bitter pill to
the Cincinnati Commercial, which, of
all the newly acquired Blaine organs,
was most pronounced and vigorous in
its abuse of the Vermont Senator.
AS to the second feature of onr pre-
diction some figures are necessary. The
returns from outlying districts in the
State are not all in, but they are suf-
ticiently so to permit of very accurate
estimate as to the general result. The
Republicans claim II 900 plurality upon
their State ticket, and we may reasona-
bly, expect them to fall off from their
claims rather than exceed them. In
1880 they had for Garfield plurality of
27,251. In 1884, because Of Vermont's
dislike to Blaine, and Mr.. Edmunds'
refusal to take any part in his campaign
their plurality fell offto 22,lS5. But it
may be said that these We're Presiden-
tial years; and, therefore, not fit basis
of comparison with 1856. Very well,
let US take 1882. Then, as now, they
elected Governor, Legislature and
Congressman. The Republicans had
then plurality of 2l,372, in a total
vote of less than 10000. 1t will be seen.
therefore, that they have lost, upon
the very smallest basis Of comparison,
20 per cent. of their plurality. They
have lost more than 10 per cent. Of
their vote.
This is a far greater loss, in propor-
ton, than they suffered in Tennessee.
There is no room for mistake about
what these things mean. They mean
that the Republican party is, on the
run-that the confidence of the people
has been withdrawn from il. Eaquir-
err,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-16
General Clark is Told by the POlitici-
ans That the President Must be
Renominated, as the People

t1uS LhaC bAAC EC5tuChO GNAuSb NC
Renominated, as the People
Demand it.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-General John
B. Clark, clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, man of observation and of
wide and intimate acquaintance among
public men, has returned to Washing
ton after months absence at several
summer resorts, and in an interview
to-day General Clark gave it as his
opinion, based upon correspondence
and conversation with public men, that
there would not bea word of opposition
to the administration from the Demo-
cratic politicians this fall. All the op-
position heard in Congress last winter
has died out, and nominees look to the
good feeling Mr.. Cleveland's manage
ment of affairs has aroused among the
people to help them in their canvass.
ut would astonish you to talk with
these men," he said. "They have been
among their people and learned some
thing. The strength of Mr.. Cleveland
among the people is something beyond
the conception of an ordinary politician.
Democrats and Republicans are alike
for him, and his party critics aren't say
ing word. have met a great many
prominent men who needed what is
going on about them, and they all say
the same thing. met party of New
York business men of fwealth and promi-
nence. You ought to hear them talk.
Several of the most prominent told me
that they had been Republicans all their
lives, and had voted for Blaine at the
last presidential election, but that they
were going to vote for Cleveland in '88.
They did not care, they said, who was
nominated against him, he would get
their votes, and the votes of thousands
like them would 60 for him. They pre-
picted that if the Democrats failed to
nominate him-ifhe gotno nomination
at all-the people would elect him.
They declared that what they said was
no more than was said by the majority
of the men they met in business life.
"But they were not the only ones |
heard express themselves with this en-
thusiasm. / heard it everywhere l
went. The politicians are taking it up.
Representative Matson says he was as
tonished when he got home. The peo-
Pile in Indiana are all for Cleveland. He
could carry the State to-day, Matson
says, by 10000 majority. There is some-
thing catching about his way of saying
and doing things. When the pOliti-
clans say he isstubborn and makes mis-
takes the people excuse him or laugh at
it and like it. There is no getting away
from the fact that he has got a mighty
strong hold.n
"You think, then, that the Demo-
Gratis will renominate him?"
"They can't help themselve. They'll
have to. There's no getting away from
it. You don't hear word to the con-
trary among the Democratic polite
ians either"
General Clark's information as to the
next House is that the Democrats will
lose few if any seats. While it is true
that number of prominent men have
been defeated for denomination, strong
men have been put up in their places
and united party is assured them.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Skunk News.

GOOD growing weather now.
....James Crockett is building a new
house.
In. Hoy has his house ready for the
plasterers.
...Saur of Napoleon passed through this
city last Sunday.
Farmers are now engaged in cutting
corn and sowing wheat.
&c. w. johnson was in this place on
business one day lOst:week.
Bent Walker, of Grelton, smiled upon
this city one day last week.
...,sam Hoy and D. Hartley will feed the
hungry at the grange fair.
....Joseph Carol spent Sunday with the
family of George Rheinbolt.
ALLEN Hulenger, of Michigan, spent
last week with friends in this township.
miss Nellie Frease has gone to Tifin,
where she will make her future home.
-. David Hoy has been on the sick list the
past week, but is better at this.writing.
MFR. John Bogart and family spent last
Sunday with the family of Mr.. 81. Fiser.
IN. DIETRICH believes in additions, he
has an addition to his house and one to his
family.
Miss Lucinda Herrold entertained
quite a number of her young friends last
Sunday.
MIR. Elmer Smith has had some fine re-
pairing done to his house; Scot Harmon did
the work.
Geo. Frease is the sole owner of bran
new buggy; Geo. says if that don't get her
he will give itup.
Mr.. G. Click and Miss Libbie Harris
spent Saturday and Sunday in Washington
township with relatives.
jackson Fink met with bad accident
last week, cutting his foot with an ak, which
will lay him up quite while.
Skunk, Sept. 18th, 1886. RENO.
Best line of childrens school shoes in the
city at 2t SHOEMAKER Bros.