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HESS ROAD, NIAGARA, Co., n. Y, |
March d 1896

HESS ROAD, NIAGARA, Co., N Y,
March "a, 1886.
About a year ago | was taken with severe
pam in both lungs. | was first attacked with
Il violent chill, then dreadful pain and then a
cough accompanied by considerable fever. 1t
looked very much like bad attack OF pneumo-
MIA. A friend of mine procured five ALLC)CK 5
PLAsTERs. One he put under each arm, one
under each shoulder blade, anl one on my
chest close around my throat. In a few hours
the cough ceased, the pain gradually abated
and | broke out in protuse preparation. l
fell into profound sleep, and the next day WAS
almost we'll ! wore the Plasiers eight days
afterwards and have never had any trouble since.
WILLIAM A. SAWYER.
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| am now paying particular attention to the
Shoe Business My stock is cery larye and all my
shoes are made by the best manufacturers in the
United States. 1t will pay you to examine my
stock before purchasing your shoes
TT w. r. WILSON.
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For rich and poor who wish to enjoy good
health, and who do not wish To resort TO bitter,
nauseOus liver medicines and catharlics is tie
concentrated California liquid fruit remedy, Sy-
rup of Figs. Nov 13-1m
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SOslSed vlackereI.
BuckIen's Armica SaIve.

The best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers salt rheum fever Sores letter chap
ped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
lions, and positively cures piles or no pay re-
quiled. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect s;ttsfac.
ton, or money refunded Price % cents per
box. For sale by NJ Lively.
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The name of Zcger Brothers, Of Philadelphia,
is tower of strength in the Shoe Business all
over the United States | have the exclusive
right to sell their shoes in Tallahassee, and al
ways keep full line of their shoes for ladies and
children. Come and see them
7-tf w. r. WILSON
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IN ASsk.% az.

RecuIar meetings OF JACKSON LODca
EF hold on the first and third Mondays in each
ronth 81 W. Nj. MCINTOSH, Secretary.
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HNN\es na r aIe e,,G,i P WinS cross
Tccthing Pains or Stomach Disorders, can be re-
icved at once by using Acker's Baby Sooher.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine, hence is safe.
Price % cents Sold by NJ. Lively druggist.
Feb 16-44-eOW
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ou1nA X. a. CHAPTER. No. /,

Meets % W. NJ. McINTosH, SR., II. P.
0eo WAuoHorE Secretary.
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- Regular meetings of AUCILLA ENCAMI-
w } are held the first and third Thurs3Gv Enr-
ssS>l Tearh month at their Lodge Room at O'Clock.
raq in good standnc are invited to atten0.
Alrs''' JOHN G. COLLINS, G. P.
or II CHANcEY Scribe.
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4. -. -. r.

.~Res,llar meetings OF LEON LODGE No. 5,
~ ogsrv Yuesddy EYeainG, at their Lodge Room, al
S'c9cN' r. N. SHAY, N. G.
- r. YAEGER, r. S.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

p..s,d Of Temperature at tallahassee, Florida
for the past geek.
....r.,ions taken by w. A. RAwLs, Druggist and
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other day about Amelia Rlves Chandler the
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UIuuO i"~~o '"o "''A """ .1i"""So
tirst-class boarding houses
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...~...~,..~ ...... the Oulsi,
earlier than before, and sl
rich AGRICULTURAL section
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Kid Button Boots, at
w. r. WILSON'S.
AsetersOm's Magazine

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for 1889 join club at FLORIDIAN office
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low LdIk now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
October Magazines.

Scribner's Magazine for October is
notable for the varied interests of its
contents and the eminence of it's con-
tributors in their special fields of work,
among them being Lester Wallack, the
Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Robert Lewis
Stevenson, Professor Arthur T. Had
ley, and III. Ii. Boyesen. The illustra-
tiOns present an equal variety of sub
ject and treatment.
The October Harper's is full of in
teresting matter for all classes of read
ers. Artistically, and from literary
point of view, no old friends will be
disappointed. Many interesting facts
about "Western Journalism" are told
by Il. l.. White, and Mr.. Warner con-
tinues his rambles through ''The Great
West" this time visiting st. Louis. In
story and poetry the Harper's is as
good as ever.
The Century for October is as attrac-
tive as any of its predecessors. Theo-
dore Roosevelt writes of "FrOntier
types )" Mr.. KEENAN, of "The Tomsk
forwarding prison )" the Lincoln histo-
~ relates to the Peninsula campaign
E. P. Clark has a timely article on
"The new political generation )" there
is short dialect story by FL. S. Ed
wards and an unusual number of short
general articles, poems, stories, etc
The illustrations are specially attrac-
tive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
Three Railroad Kings.
.Scribner's for October.


In I847, j. Edgar Thomson, an engi-
neer of experience, entered the service
of the Pennsylvania railroad, of which
he afterward became president. Three
years later, young man without ex-
perience in railroad business applied
to him for a position as clerk in the
station at Duncansville, and was, with
some hesitation, accepted. Not long
after-sO runs the stOry-an influential
shipper entered the station, and de-
manded that some transfers should be
made in manner contrary to the rules
of the company. This the clerk refus-
ed to do; and when the influential
shipper tried to attend to the matter
himself, he was forcibly elected from
the premises. Indignant at this, he
complained to the authorities, demand
ing that the obnoxious employee be re-
moved from his position. He was
and was promoted to much higher
one. This is said to have been the be-
ginning of the railroad career of
Thomas Alexander Scott. Edgar
Thomson was sufficiently able man
to appreciate ScOtt's talent at it's full
worth, and took every opportunity to
make it useful in the service of the
company. Both before and after the
war the system was extended in every
direction and the man who in 1850
had need of all his nerve to defy a sin
gle influential shipper was quarter of
a century later at the head of 1000
miles of the most valuable railroad in
the country.
AS an enterprising and active rail-
road organizer, Scott was probably I'M
rivalled-especially when aided by the
soberer judgment of Thomson nor has
the operating department of any other
railroad in the country reached the
standard established on the Pennsyl-
vania by Scott and Thomson and the
men trained up under their eyes. But
in business sagacity, and those quail
ties which pertain to the financial
of property, Scott was
surpassed by Vanderbilt. The work
of the two men was so totally different
in character that it is hard to compare
them. Vanderbilt was not so distinct
lively a railroad man as Scott.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
Common-sense Rules of Action.
Chrielinn Adrocnfs

I
A little more than two years ago, my
daughter, then about Is years of age,
read an article in the Christian Advo-
cate detailing how a young lady, who
was in some manner thrown into deep
water, saved her life by observing a
few common sense rules of action. A
short time after, being at Lake Chau-
tauqua with my family, l took my
daughter and little girl of about three
years of age, daughter of friend, out
rowing. When out some distance from
the shore, in deep water, the child ex-
pressed a desire to row, to which l con-
sented, and thOughtlessly rose and
stepped backward over the seat, with
the purpose of taking a seat in the
bow, and thus rocked the boat to one
side, so as to nearly precipitate myself
into the lake, to prevent which l
caught hold of the side of the boat,
and, in the effort to right myself up,
turned the boat bottom side upward.
AS the child came into the water, |
caught her in my arms, while my
daughter sank out of sight. Being a
fair swimmer | righted myself up and
approached the boat, and, observing
that it had fat bottom, | attempted
to place the child upon it, in the hope
that she could cling there until could
rescue my daughter. The first attempt
was failure, and, as | was about to
make the second, my daughter came to
the surface about fifteen feet distant.
| Immediately struck out for her, TAX
ing the child with me, of course. To
my astOnishment, she sustained herself
on the surface until | reached her, and
then did not remove her hands from
the water to clutch me, but assisted me
in swimming back to the boat, when,
in answer to cries for help, we were
soon assisted to the shore, all saved,
thanks to kind Providence and to the
remarkable behavior las | then thOught)
of my daughter, for, had she clutched
me SO as in any manner to disable me,
having the little child to carry as l
did, all must have persisted.
The following is her description of
the action 81 went under water with
my mouth open, which | closed as soon
as possible, and swallowed the water
in my mouth. Down, down, l was
rapidly sinking; what could l do
Instantly the story read in the Chris
tian Advocate of how the drowning girl
saved herself came to my mind, and l
began to kick and paddle, and at once
to ascend. Coming to the surface, al
though my sun hat was pressed down
over my eyes, so that l could see moth
ing, [ refrained from taking my hands
out of the water, but kept them NOV
ing in the water until papa reached
-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
Gen. Harrison's Fearlessness.
TO. Crawford in the Neao York World.

T. O. Crawford IN the Neao York World.
Col. w. It. Richie, democrat,
great friend of Judge Gresham, says
that Gen. Harrison is one of the few
men whom he has met of whom it
could be said that he is absolutely des
titute of physical fear. He gives a
most striking exemplification of this by
reciting an incident of the generals
bravery which he himself witnessed.
Col. Richie, during the latter part of
the war, was engaged in the transport
tation of army supplies in the West.
He owned a number of steamers on the
Ohio river. 1t was very common in
those days for guerrillas to lie in wait
in convenient ambuscades along the
river for the purpose of killing what
people they could on the boats, and at
various times made attempts to cap
ture and destroy his vessels. One day
he had Gen. Harrison for passenger !;
he had also with him a large number
of wounded federal officers who were
going home on furlough; there were
also few ladies among the passengers.
They were all seated at dinner in the
log cabin of one of his steamboats, one
afternoon of this journey when they
suddenly, in rounding bend came in
line with an ambuscade shots from
the shore came whistling through the
thin sides of the dining room and in a
moment all was confusion. The OIL
GERS bOlted into their staterOOms and
lay down behind the doubled-up mat
tresses for protection. A lady seated
near the captain, not realizing the dan
ger, left the cabin to see what kind of
men were shooting at the vessel. Col.
Richie went ont after her; when he
reached the place where she was he
found to his surprise that Gen. Harris
on was up on the hurricane deck alone.
He had revolver in each hand, and
was blazing away with great enthusi-
asm and vigOr at the people on the
shore he stood there in this storm of
bullets and banged away until the boat
was out of range. A greater piece of
recklessness he never saw, and what
impressed him most was the perfect
unconsciousness of Gen. Harrison that
he had done anything out of the usual
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
The Vote of New York City.

The vote of New York city as a fac
tor in the coming election may be esti-
mated by the fact that 5000 names
will probably be placed on the voting
lists there this year, and 100000 votes
will actually be cast, or 1900 more
than were thrown in 1884. Less than
one half the states in the whole Union
cast as many votes, twenty-one of the
thirty eight states falling far below
that number. 1t is reckoned that there
are 4l7 600 people in the city endowed
with the privilege of suffrage, but for
various reasons not all of these will be
registered. One of these reasons is
said to be the sheer physical inability
of the inspectors in some of the dis
tricts to write down the names in the
allotted time. Truly New York is a
big city, and the man who can appOr-
tion all these votes among the candi-
dates in advance must be a pIophe t
and son of prophet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
GLEANINGS.

The Cape Cod blueberry crop has
been nearly all gathered for this sea-
son. 1t is estimated that IL, 900 quarts
have been shipped from Sandwich
alone.
The anarchists of Chicago propose
to observe the eleventh day of Novem-
Der, the anniversary of the execution
of Spies and his four companions.
There will be parades and speeches.
Judge Arnold of the Philadelphia
court of common pleas refused to nat
uralize a Hungarian who said he did
not believe in a deity of any kind, as
he could not take the oath of ale
glance. He remarked awe don't
want any more infidels in this country
There's enough in it as it is.n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
An Artful DOdger.

A lady came out on the steps of a
house on Duffield street and called
aloud in sweet, persuasive tones
"Georgee, dear"
There was no answer, and she look
ed anxiously up and down the street
and again called, but in firmer voice
George !"
Not word. Taking in the entire
horizon with one sweeping, compre-
hensive glance, she made trumpet OF
her hand and called shrill and sharp
"GeOrgew
Then little pair of scurrying feet
came around the corner of the house
accompanied by round, innocent face
much stained with watermelon juice
and a sweet voice inquired:
"Did you call me, mamma 2"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04

The most active politicians have
been tried and found wanting-office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
Died of too Much Grandmother.
". Y. Medical Netos.

The slaughter of the innocents goes
on in different ways. Emotional pro-
digality is a most efficient means of re-
moving the joys of a household.
'EDied of too much grandfather, grand
mother, uncle and aunt" would be a
fitting epitaph for many a bright child.
Emotion is the most exhausting of all
mental attributes. The evils of pre-
mature mental activity are without
doubt very great but to prematurely
and unduiy excite emotional nantes
tatiOns is tenfOld more hurtful. In this
regard there seems to be the densest
ignorance. The fact that young child
ren's only business in life is to develop
slowly-to eat, sleep, and play in
child-like fashions too often forgot
ten i'm the home circle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
A Sincere Opinion.
Harpsr,s Draauer for October:


eve talk of writing easily and dash
ing off imprOmptus how say you if we
should try it now2 Here are six of us,
who are all thought to have some knack
of that work and here are pens, ink,
and paper ready to our hand. Let us
see who can write the best impromptu."
He who thus addressed the gay group
of London fashionable wits assembled
in the chief room of Willis cOffee-house
lat that time their favorite place of re-
sOrt) was tall, handsome man in the
prime of life, who still lives in English
history as Charles Sackville, Earl of
Dorset, one of the kindest as well as
richest men in all England, the friend
of all distressed poets, and himself pos
sessed of powers that would have made
him a poet of no mean rank if he had
but had the luck to be born poor.
"Agreed!n cried the rest, with one
voice "and glorious john here shall
be our umpire"
The last words were addressed to a
plump little old man with very large
bright eyes, who was sitting in a snug
corner by the fire, and seemed to be
treated with great respect by the whole
company, notwithstanding his rather
shabby suit of threadbare black. Nor
was this without reason; for this quiet
old man was no other than John Dry
den, the greatest poet whom England
had produced for whole generation.
Dryden readily undertook the office
of judge, and to work went the whole
six with paper and pen. But to the
amazement even of those who best
knew his ready wit and wonderful
| tiuency, Lord Dorset finished and fold
ed up his contribution almost before
his companions had begun theirs.
! ''You see now, gentlemen" said a
laughing voice, 'why Charlie proposed
this trial to US ; he had his impromptu
ready beforehand"
"Thou canst scarce rail at me for
that, jack" retorted the Earl, "foI
men say thou hast once written an 'im-
promptu' which took thee month to
compose"
The papers were handed over to
Dryden, who had hardly taken time tc
glance over them when he pronounced
that the best was that written by Lord
Dorset. All the other competitors
looked surprised, as well they might
but the wonder ceased when the con
Itributions were examined, and Dorset'i
4 effusion was found to run thus:
PAY to John Dryden, on demand
the sum of one hundred guineas.-
DORSET"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
Farm for Sale.

One fourth mile outside the village limits of St
Johnsbury, at the head of Pleasant St, within the
village school district containing one hundred ana
very productive for wheat oats, and all crops
grown in northern Vermont. A thrifty wood lot
OF fifteen acres Well watered, with good water
at house and barns Buildings pleasantly situat-
ed, and in all respects desirable place tor resi-,
denee and for profitable farming portion OF
RICHARD w. PEABODY.
June 90 1887. 4tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04
A Fair Warning.

PersOnal advertisement IN the Sydney IN. s. W.
Herald
If GEORGE WILLIAM NIXON does
not come or answer to this advertise
ment within Ia days, /, JANE ELIZA
NIXON, will get married again. Ans
wers to be addressed to General Post
Office, Sydney.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04

A just recognition of the part played
by the wife in building up his fortune
was made by railway magnate who
recently died, making provision IN his
will that his wife should be executrlx
of all his millions. In explanation OF
this peculiar feature" of the will, 1T Is
said that the millionaire was poor
man when he married, and that he
himself attributed all his subsequent
success to the practical sympathy, the
good sense and the wise counsel of his
wife.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-04

II was habit of the late Prof. r. A.
Proctor to take an hours nap every
afternoon, and his wife ALWAYS sat by
his bedside while he was sleeping.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06
PAGES DIALECT STORIES.
His Masterpiece Written Fifteen years
Before it was Accepted.
Fronl Me Boat0Il RecOrd.

From the Boston Record.
A very touching little story has just been
told of Thomas Nelson Page, the writer OF
charming Southern stories, whose first,
"Meh Lady brought him fame from the
very day of its publication in the Century,
Fifteen years ago, poor boy in Virginia
town, struggling with the law which he de
tested, Page wrote Mich Lady" ana sent IL
to the Scribners. He heard no word from
1t, his letters were unanswered, and IN de
spair he let the matter drop; he 1elt the
story was as good as any be could write, ana
he turned again to the detested law, ana
wrote no more
Twelve years after, when "Meh Lady"
was well nigh forgotten, he was amazed 10
receive a check for it, and shortly atterward
to see it printed in the Century. The story
of its instant success is known to all; after
twelve years Of dusty existence in an edi-
tors pigeon hole, "Meh Lady" came forth
to charm a quarter of million readers
This enforces again the oft repeated and
as oft denied statement of the editorial
methods OF great magazines. W hlie Men
Lady" was thrust aside for years the maya
zine went on printing and paying Tor much
that was senseleSs, proftless drlyel-tor
even great monthly does that sometimes.
'Meh Lady" came unheralded; she suffered
a rude welcome Over and over again, spite
Of protestations and denials, has tie same
thing occurred.
Those twelve years have been called
wasted youth" for Mr.. Page. That may
not be wholly true. Even-whle struggling
along with the law he may have acquired
deeper knowledge of these life experiences
that are needed by story writer OF his
class; fuller sympathy, a truer tender
ness, for human nature. 1t is one OF those
questions that being irrevocable, can never
be proven.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06
Mr.. John Purcells Supper.
From the Quitmaa. "a HeraId.


The night after the battle of Malvern hill
was cold and rainy 1t was just such a
night as would cause a man thinly clad to
wish he was slowed away in some snug
place beneath several blankets On this
night the regiment to which Mr.. John Fur
cell of this place belonged had stacked arms
and the shiveling men were endeaYorlng 10
shelter themselves from the rain as best
they could. Mr.. Purcell, wet and SILVER
ing, walked off u short distance from the
others, in search of q more choice place lin
which to suffer through the night. Pres
emily he came t. man prone on the ground
with blanket spread over him. Here was
his chance lie would get under the
blanket with him. Lifting the blanket aad
feeling caution ly, 50 as not to awake the
sleeper, he was delighted to find a blanket
under as well as over him. With as little
noise as possible be crawled under, snug
gled up near his unknown bedfellow and
tried to sleep. But he was too hungry to
sleep-he was awful hungry. Cautiously
feeling his companion in the haversack
section, he finally found that receptacle,
partly under him and pretty well filled.
Syly he began drawing rations of hard
tack and picked pork. and after satisfying
his hunger he sank to sleep, from which he
did not awake till broa .dav light. He
arose, gave his bedtellow n shove With his
foot to wake him, then called him, blt as
he did not move or answer, he threw the
cover bIck, and o his horror, saw that he
had spent the cherries night with a dead
Yankee. But this was not the worst. just
above where the haversack lay was a ter
rible wound, made, apparently, by large
fragment of shell, and from this wound
the blood had flowed into the haversack,
completely satura'lng its contents And
of such was MP PuYcell's supper. Did he
feel well after making the discoverys No
he felt as if his supper did not entirely
agree with him