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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17
A Great Misfortune.

The heavy rains this fall have totally ru-
ined crops in some localities, and its effect is
now being seen in diseases among farm ami
mails. Almost every day cases of roup,
among poultry are reported. A part of this
is also due to improper eeding. Many per-
sons think as soon as cold weather comes on,
they must begin to feed heating food to their
hens, like corn meal, etc; The result of this
course, is if they do not break down from the
diseases prevalent, they soon get very fat,
look fine and people wonder why they do not
lay. You cannot make n hen lay when every
thing you give her is being transformed into
fat, and laying the foundation of disease
Alfred T. Johnson, Hampton, N. H, says,
Last fall | had so fine looking hens, which
began to droop and die; l changed theirfood
and began using Sheridan's Powder, in three
creased the eggs sixteen n day. 1 have just
bought six cans of it, as a preventive of dis
ease the coming winter. 1t cant he beat, for
that large can saved me last year"
Mrs. L. b. Carlin, Conklin Centre, n. ",
says, Il have used Sheridan's Powder to
make hens lay for three years. 1 know it also
keeps them healthy for l rarely lose one now.
NJ neighbors are getting interested in Sheri-
dams Powder; but they do not use half
enough one or two small packs is not a fair
test. shall send soon for six cans, as / get
it cheaper During an eight weeks trial. us
ing Sheridan's Powder, l got from forty hens
1907 eggs"
1. S. Johnson & Co, % Custom House
Sheridan's Condition Powder to make hens
lay will send, postpaid, to any person, two
% cent packs of Powder and a new Poultry
Raising Guide, for 60 cents. The book alone
costs % cents. For $1.OO, five packs of
Powder and n book; for $1.2O, a large IA
pound can and a book; six cans 800, express
prepaid. Send stamps or cash. Interesting
testimonials sent free. Liam II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17
TRY o TO COUGH.

A physician who is connected with
an institution which contains many
children, says: There is nothing
more irritating to a cough than to
cough. For some time | had been so
fully assured of this that l recently
determined, ifpossiblef for one minute,
at least, to lessen the number of
coughs heardin a certain ward in the
hospital of the institution. BY the
promise of rewards and punishments
| succeeded in inducing them simply
to hold their breath when tempted to
cough, andin a little while l was my
self surprised to see how some of the
children entirely recovered from their
disease.
Constant coughing is precisely
like scratching a wound on the out
side ofthe body SO long as it is done
the wound will not heal. Let a per-
son, when tempted to cough, draw n
long breath and hold it until it warns
and soothes every air cell, and some
benefit will soon be received from the
process. The nitrogen, which is thus
refined, acts as an anOdyne to the IL
ritated mucus membrane, allaying
the desire to cough and giving the
throat and lungs q chance to heal.
At the same time q suitable medicine
will aid nature in her effort to recu-
perate.'- Baltimore News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17
COOP RESOLUTIONS.

If you're waking, call me early, cali me early
mother dear,
For I've a heap to resolute upon this glad
New Year;
There's lots of things I'm going to say that
I'm a going to do,
And l kind of hope in a thousand things I'll
manage to keep a few.
I'm going to do the very best that ever a
And 1 will make no friendship with a very
I will not look upon the wine when it is
glowing red,
So may my evening hat sit loose upon my
morning head.
I will not loaf with sinners at the corner of
the street;
Nor will l talk about myself to every one I
mee4;
I'll be the good boy of the school. and study
all the day.
Nor prod my seat mate with a pin, to see him
laugh and play.
will not lie about my age, my salary, ormy
weight;
To help indeed. the friend in need. I will not
1 will not scott at feeble things, our navy and
the poor;
And fractured toys and broken hearts I'll
try to mend and cure;
] will not wear my dress coat when the sun
is in the sky;
1 will not wear a collar more than seven
inches high;
/ will be so good and sensible that people in
the street
VIII lift their hats to me and say, "Ah, Ca
briel," when we meet.
Good night. dear mother. sweet good night
nay, do not weep for me,
l am so good tonight, l fear the morn ne'er
may see.
But if I do live through it, when tomorrow
disappears
You'll likely think your precious boy will
live n hundred years.
-[Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17

with a scion of abolition, an unpros-
elyted republican; and believe that
he expressed the general sentiments
of thinking people throughout the
South. They bear the negro no NAL
ice, subject him to no personal abuse,
and understand how to deal with
him better than anyone else can.
But they have a firm and high re-
solve to keep him in a subordinate
position. Thus far they have sue
ceeded, but sooner or later, numbers
will make their efforts of no avail.
After years of experience with the
negro, they have abundant hope of
materially improving his character
and disposition. In anticipation of
the emergency, they talk of colonial
ton and disfranchisement as posi-
BILE remedies. Either would be a gi-
gantic undertaking, and all the opin-
ion | venture to offer at present is
that something ought to be done,
my only suggestion is that the subject
is worthy of thought. In view of
the facts then, and mindful that the
bright lights of the African rae are
few and exceptional and that their
brilliancy is invariably enhanced by
the white blood which has stolen in
to their veins, let the fairest portion
of your country receive candid, an
prejudiced consideration, if not sym
pathy, in its embarrassment, for YER
lily it is the sins of the fathers visited
upon the children. And there are in
the North political elements and
combinations more subtle and dan
gerous than any which my carefully
guarded observations have been able
to discover here. E. E. CHALMERS.
Decatur, Ala, Christmas, 1888.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17

Oliver Ditson, the deceased Boston
music publisher, ~bequeathed $4,000
each to six hospitals and homes;
$4,000 each, to nine other charitable
institutions both Catholic and Pro-
testant, and to the Franklin typo
graphical society and the Handel and
Haydn society $1,000 each. Beside
these requests he gave 800 to each
of the employees of the firm who have
been with it twenty or more years,
and to all the others various lesser
amounts. The employees of the three
banks with which he was connected
get $50 each.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17
Commissioners Notice.

GEORGE E. WHITEHILL'S
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia. Commissioners to receive. ex-
anime. and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of George f.
Whitehill late of Groton in said District, de-
ceased. and the term of six months from the
second day of January, 1889, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said de
ceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before us Give notice that we will
attend to the duties of our appointment at
the home of James Orr in Groton in said dis
trict, on the list day of February and the
2Sth day of June next. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon on each of said days.
JONATHAN X. DARLING,
CORWIN W.
S6-SS Commissioners
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-17
Application for License,

STATE OF Caledonia District, SIS.
In Probate Court, holden at the Probate
Office in st. Johnsbury, on the 4th day of
January a. D., 1880.
John E. Willard and Luther S. Esterbrooks,
Executors of the last Will and Testament of
Henry w. Esterbrooks late of Sutton in said
district, deceased, makes application to said
Court for license to sell the whole of the real
estate of said deceased, consisting of three
acres of land, more or less, with dwelling
house, and ~outbuildingS thereon, store and
storehouse and interest in one set of hay
scales, pewS in the Baptist church and one
horse shed, all situated in Sutton aforesaid,
representing to said Court that it would be
beneficial to the Heirs, Legatees, Devisees,
and all persons interested in the Estate of
said deceased to sell the whole of the Real
Estate of said deceased as aforesaid. and con-
vert the same into money; and also brings
Herewith into Court the consent and appro-
baton in writing to the granting of such Ii
cenSe, of all the Heirs, Legatees, and DeviSees
to said Estate residing in this State.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said Court
that said application come under considera-
ton and be heard on the Goth day of Janu-
airy A. D.. 1889, at the Probat Office in st.
Johnsbury and, it is further ordered, that
all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of this application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in the
C~aledonian printed at St. Johnsbury, before
said time of hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and if they see cause,
object thereto.
BY the Court. Attest,
S5-S7 WALTER =. NIT Judge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
A Heavy Bride.

Miss Alice Hogaboom of Vermont,
who was married to Alfred Thompson
in Boston the other day, weighed 600
pounds She is blonde with an ar
ray of handsome but colossal charms.
The husband, on the other hand, is Il
little fellow weighing only ninety
pounds. The clergyman said the hap
py couple had evidently been brought
together by "thc divine law of contra
ries," which made opposites seek each
other. He said he was pleased to otfici-
ate at the ceremony, but did not know
what he should have done if in his
capacity as Baptist clergyman he had
been called upon to baptize Mrs.
Hogaboom. He advised her simply to
.'sit down. on her husband if he ever
got hayward or fractions, and told
Albert not to attempt to dandle Alice
on his knee. He said Alice was salts
fed with vegy little. but Albert evident
ly wanted the earth," aud he was
just on the point of getting it. 1t took
tifty-six yards of white satin to make
the bridal dress, and the gauntlets
worn by the bride we're the legs of silk
stockings. She had on No. IA satin
slippers and her silk stockings were
the biggest ever made in Boston, cost
ing $2S. He husband bought her wed
ing presents costing $1,000, including
a 81 900 pair of diamond earrings. 80
might as well invest my money IL
diamonds us anything eise," he said
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Must Have the Nickle.

An interesting decision in regard to
the payment of large bills. in street.
cars has been rendered by Philadel-
phia Judge in ease in which Il passeu-
ger, who offered s. bill and WAS put
off by conductor who could not
change it, brought suit for assault
and battery against the conductor. In
his charge to the jury the judge said:
+'When IL passenger gets on street
car it is his duty to pay his cents fare,
and if he cannot pay it it is his duty to
get off; the conductor has right to
use as much force as is necessary to
put him off. Any man who has a 800
bill. if the rule were otherwise, might
ride around in street-cars the rest oi
his life without paying his fare" Ii
would be valuable to know how the
higher courts would rule in such a
case.-.S Paul NeUS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Flights Of Fancy i'm Maine. >

Zone winter" said aman from Way
back, 81 was numbering in the north
ern part OF Maine and was at work on
the side of Il high mountain, around
which we hauled and lunched at noon
on the opposite side from where we
cut the logs. One day, ut dinner time,
| thought it would be too much work
to walk all the way around the noun
tain, so l climbed to the top and, sit
ting on my broad double-bitLed AK,
slid down to the bottom. The noun
tain was very steep and the AK grew so
hot on the way down that when
reached the bottom put my dinner
pail on the AK and stepped my tea.
"At another time," saiu lie, Il was
crossing Moosehcad lake ON cunning
trip with au Indian, when accidental
lv dropped my powdcrilask overheard.
The Indian volunteered to dive for it
and let him, but he was gone so long
that I grew alarmed and thought for
sure he had drowned. padded my
canoe as nearly as possible over the
spot where he went down, and, gazing
into the water, saw the Indian stand
ing on the bottom stealing some of the
powder by pouring out of my flask in
to his - LetUiStO31 journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16

A twenty years courtship at Girard.
Mich, has Just termiaatedin in marriage,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
II a * n AT1 o ~ .
AMENDMENT NO. 1.

SECTION !. Be it resolved by the General As
sembiy of the State OF ohio, 1hat proposition
shall be submitted to the electors OF this state,
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1889 to amend Section >, OF Article
XII, of the Constitution OF the State OF Ohio, SO
that it shall read as follows:
ARTICLE MI.
SEC Q The General Assembly shall provide
for the raising of revenue for the support OF
the state and local governments; but take shall
be uniform On the same class of subjects. Bury
ing grounds, public school-houses, houses used
exclusively for public worship, instit ons of
purely public charity, public property Used ex-
clusively for any public purpose. and PERSONAL
property to an amount not exceeding in value
two hundred dollars for each individual, may,
by general laws, be exempted from taxatlon !;
and the value ofail propertyso exempted shall,
from time to time, be ascer1ained and publish
ed, as may be directed by law
SECTION .. at such election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Taxation
Amendment-Ies," and those opposed to such
amendment may have placed upon their ballots
the words Taxation Amendment--No."
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take effect
ELBERT l.. LAMPSON.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
THEO. L. DAVIS,
President pro ten. of the Senate.
Adopted April ., 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO, }
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.i
/, Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the forego
ing is a true copy of joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio
on the 9Th day of April, A d. 1889, taken from
the original rolls filed in this office.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and affixed my off
[sEAL.l cal seal, at Columbus, the 10th day o.
April A. d. 1889.
DANIEL J. RYAN.
Secretary OF State.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Willing to Oblige the Jury.

An amusing line was spoken in Judge
Garrison's court, in Camden, the other
day.
A gawky Jerseyman was on the wit
ness stand. and. instead of speaking so
that the jury could hear him. he per-
sisted in mumblin" his answers to his
counsel. Finally the Judge said:
''Will you kindly speak so that thSse
gentlemen can hear your pointing to
the jury.
The up-countryman turned around
and found the twelve men all in an at
;itude of strained attention. His face
thereupon lighted up with half-grate-
full and half-flattcrcd expression. aud
he replied: "Why certainly. Are
they Interested in my case?'
And from this point on he made a
better witness, feeling as he did, that
he had an audience that wanted to
listen to him. Philadelphia Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
BOARDING HOUSE to LET
ALA

THE well known n. Y. P. i o. BOARD
- ING HOUSE, located directly opposite
the N. Y. P. & o. r. r. Shops. first clss
stand for Railway Employees. Being at the ter
minus of the two middle divisions OF the N. Y,
P.&O. 4. R., commanding large patronage for
a we'll kept Boarding House.
Apply to COL. ROYAL TAYLOR. Ravenna
or to the undersigned. at Kent. o.
NARvIN x INT.
P.s.-Will sell or exchange atsve ps Opsrty isR
ssaaEarn, QoIll h,L
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
New Designs For Coins.

Eyes, we need a change" said a
downtown money broker to New
York Star reporter who was asking
him whether American coins woald
not be improved by substituting some
thing besides spread eagles and stiff
necked goddesses of liberty as en-
blems of the land of the free.
There is a general desire for new
designs outside of the numismatists
and collectors, isn't there?"
Yes; Mint Director Kimball thinks
that the designs of American coins are
inartistic, and he is desirous to have Il
change. Senator Morrill, is also inter-
ested in a change, as he believes that
the coins of every great nation of the
world surpass those of the United
States in an artistic sense. A bill is
now pending in congress, earnestly
supported by Senator Morrill, and the
mint director, which stipulates that
there shall be change in the style of
coinage every twenty-five years.
1T is a long time since any new
style of establishment was introduce
ed?"
''With the exception of the new five
cent piece and dollar there has been
no change in design for about forty
years, think" continued the broker.
at is perhaps only natural that peo-
pie should clamor for new style, but
they will be very hard to satisfy if
every new coin shall be subjected to
as much adverse criticism as was
heaped upon the new dollar and
nickel piece. 1t is a difficult task to
make a proper design for coin. The
most skillful artists and sculptors have
submitted designs that are entirely inn
practicable owing to their imperfect
understanding of the low relief which
is an absolute necessity in coin de-
signing. The designer of a medal,
which admits ofhigh relief and statues
que flowers, is pretty sure not to sue
ceed i'll designing Il stamped coin"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Spring Millinery.

My stock is very comulc te and estractive.
embrac Dg many no elites, together with q
full line of
HATS, BONNETS. FLOWERS,
CLUsTERS WREATHS.
Black, White ard Fancy Lace.for Trimming
RlBBONs-The prettiest have ever shown,
in Plain. Fancy and Staple Colors
ORN AMEHTS-Gold st~el. Jet in fanciful
designs and eOlorIngs
Grape and Nuns Yelling
OLD LADIES and BABIES CAPS.
Confident thai can plea all, an inspection
of my stock is invited.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
A Matter of Business.

Farmer didn't have any money
for the paper, so | thought [ would
bring YOU in IL load of turnips.
Editor-Yes; that's as good to me as
money. Er-before you go, Mr.. Hay
seed, there's little matter I'd like to
speak to you about.
Farmer-Well, what is itP
Editor-You don't want to buy a
load of turnips, do you?-Jutlge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16

1t is said that n Washington senator
has Chinese cook who supplies The
family with birds nest soup.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-17

GENERAL WILLIAM =. HARVEY. the
noted Indian fighter ot past generation.
died al Orlando. Fla. on the 9Th ageo
eighty nine years.
FIRE AT Danville. Mont. on the .tn. de-
stroyed fwenty-three buildings. leaving
only the bank and hotel standing Ia the
business portion OF the village
Mss HELEN TRENHOLM. niece ~ ex-
Comptroller Trenholm ~ south Carolina
eloped. on the 9Th. with Wilson w brenne-
man. clerk In a real estate ONCE In ASH
ington. The couple went % Pniianeiphis-
Miss Trenholm i eighteen years 2. a-r'
and was one " the bellies q West WASH
ington-
Tur persons arrested for participating
n The GIVE lore tIrelandl riot in which
Police Inspector Martin was killed. have
been charged with completely in his MUIR
der By a special jury
TayRr II a shortage ~ over 5000 IN the
accounts % Ecktord Moore. late pcstnas-
ter al Trenton. y. j.. which j. UNDER
stood "a have been the cause % his SUM
mary removal
Arorr forty survivors % the Tippeca-
noe Veterans who voted for General
William Henry Harrison, In iSio. called AZ
the Executive Mansion. on the Hfh- and
paid their respects to the President.
Tag Findlay sO.l Goblet Works said 70
be the largest establishment Of the kind
In the United States. were burned. On the
9th. throwing - persons ont ~ employ
ment. The total loss Is >iss.op-
OWING to the strong anti-Srmitic feel
inc IN Vienna. Hungarian merchants re-
fuse 10 buy grain ia the markets % that
city,
TmE Pennsylvania Legislature ad-
iournel sine die on the 9th.
EMMA ABBOTT, the prima donna, has
l contracted with Philadelphia firm for a
monument 10 her late husband Eugene
! wctherell. 20 cost >sj.epD IL will b.
erected al gloucester. Mass. and will b.
: fifty-four feet high and composed % va.
. rious species ~ marble.
OK the gsh. the coal -hcavers " Ashland,
, wiz. struck for higher wages.
. TnE Comptroller ot the Currency. On
the 9Th. forwarded % san Francisco divi.
dand cheeks amounting - $50 80 for N.
pasment ~ The first dividend ~ sixty
= Ave ~,,er cent. on claims prove agains
' the California National Bank ~ Sal
!. r.. ncisco. which failed December Il. i~>-
s~tin the 9Th. Special City Tax Collector
: iS.hacl J. Burke. ~ Brooklyn. confessed
r 10 shortage ~ 5000 In his accounts
!. with the city. His bondsmen are respon
/. sible fsr the deficit
I. A sur against Adam Badeau. exon
= sui 70 Havana. who h-ursi as claiman
4 for compensation the alleged author D
Grant. Memoirs. has been filed In Ses
a York By the Government 10 rccOvc
4 money which IL Il claimed Bad eau appro
4 priafed while in Office.
y The daily average attendance al III
:. paris Exposition j. Ia the neighborhoo
cf 7o.0Yv.