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ITO. the Probate Court for the Distri. | .ol

TNO the Probate Court for the Distri, t :oi 1 Holland. s- .iys
 The application of Ezekiel Dimmick, administrator on the estate of Elmer E. Nelson, late of Wilmington in said district deceased showeth that the debts and charges against said estate exceed the value of ali the personal estate of said deceased by the of one hundred dollars. Said administrator now moves for an order to sell the al estate and your applicant further sweth, that the real estate of said decease proposed to be sod consists of certain piece or eel of land, with buildings thereon, situated in town of Ashford in Windham County, containing about to wit: Commencing aE the south west corner on land of Thomas Anderson and running northerly across highway leading from WilingtOn to Union and on land of William Shppey to the northwest cor ner of said lot, thence eastery on land of Samuel Buxton and land of Fielder Dunham to the norfheaet land tothe southeast corner of said lot thence eriy on said Dunhams land crossing said highway to land of said Anderson, and then said Andersons land to first mentioned bound and that said land
 Your applicant therefore prays sad court to inquire into the truth of the foregoing allegations and on finding the same to be nc, to order the sale of the whole or part of the real estate hereinbefore de- scribed or an undivided interest therein, sha aEe pear to said court most for the interest of said esa 1888. EZEKIEL DIMMfCK. Administrator. Z P DISTRICT OF HOLLAND, ss. PROBATE COURT.
 Wilfngton, December 8lst, A. D. 1888.
 Ordered that the foregoing application be heard and determined at the Probate Ofce in said district On the 7th day of January A. D. 1Sss at o'clock in the afternoon of that day. and this court directs said said application. and the time and place of hearing thereOn by publishing notice thereof in some news paper having circulation in said district Certified from record JOHN B. CARPENTER, Judge.
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reached her hemss but her nervous system received a shock from which she has not vel recovered.
 Such experiences are by no means uncommon. Many ladies, it Is true, do not fall nfeless upon thousands of lovely ladies is undermined there can be no doubt. Nervousness seems to bs almost universal, and hundreds of women who would be lovely otherwise and attractive to their husbands, lovers and friends are moi attractive because they are so delicate and nervous. The we'll known Mrs. Harland, writ. allow themselves to become weakened and siokly cannot understand, when 1t can Do 50 easily avoided. Careful living, the right food any woman bright and healthy. Good nourish. ing food instead of the thousand unhealthy
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SIX EXQUISITE WATER CoLoRs. The daintiest calendar of the season is issued by the Smith $ Anthony Stove Co.,, of Boston, manufacturers of the celebrated Hub Ranges. It is in six sheets, tied to. gether by ribbon, each sheet being fac simile of delicate water-color drawing, by Miss L. B. Humphrey, of Boston, and made especially for this purpose.
 The designs consist of six charming sketches of child life, drawn in Miss Hum, phrey's happiest way, together with deli. cate landscape scenes, and which are simply exqislte in coloring and treatment.
 The set of six sheets can be had by send. ing 25 cts. in stamps or currency to the above address.
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It was great piece of luck that caused the burning of the steamer Bristol at he1 dock in Newport last Monday morning, stead of on her passage from that city to New York. She was splendidly equip. ped boat, and will be missed by the tray. cling public, but that public can better af. ford to miss her, than to have suffered the loss of life that would surely have resulted in case she had burned on the water.
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One free trade statement was to the ef- feet that the farms of Illinois were covered with mortgages to the extent of $6O, ,OOO,- -O0O. The Illinois labor bureau has pub- iished report which shows that the real amount of the farm mortgages is only a little more than one-sixth of that sum.
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 lunch, added to thii nervous anxiety, & that when she cams out from one of tha stores she fell pros 'trate upon the side walk on Tremon' s tr C e [. She wa kindly cared fol neil.
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A SHOPPING EXPERIENCE,
sA~w Aady Became Overcome by Merv. GUS Strain and Fell on the street-A valuable Lesson to All Nervous Women

Mrs Morton B. Fassett, of Lowell, went int Boston recently to do a days shopping. Sha visited many of the leading stores, and becams 90 interested in the attractive goods she saw snat she failed to realize the flight of time Tns care of selecting just the right article
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Governor Richardson of South Casolina says ''I am the advocate of all the edu- cation possible, and especially of the edu- cation of the whites" Good, so far as it goes.
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The people of Great Britain are growing more tempeeate. In the last ten years the annual revenue from the consumption of spirits has declined from e21 ,1O2, ,611 to less than G18, ,O00, ,000. The consumption of tea, on the other hand, grows steadily. In this latter article the imports from India and Ceylon are increasing, while the trade with China is falling of. From the last named country receipts were last year IF, ,000, 900 pounds, against 145, ,OOO, 900 in the previous year and from India 84 ,0O0,- GOO, against 73, ,000, 900, thesuperior strength of the Indian teas accounting for their popularity. The consumption of coffee is decreasing.
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L. H. Grants tobacco shed which was burned at Broad Brook Monday night contained 10 tons of hay, 10 of straw and several wagons and carts; loss $1, 900, no insurance.
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 follies, and the regular use of the preparatio n known as Hunts Remedy, will, I am sure, regulate and keep any woman in perfect health. I have found this Great Remedy invaluable in my own ease, and I am sure 1t can be made equally 20 in { h h { of every other woman"
 he above clearly atAte q advice should be of the greatest value to all ladies,
 '
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David B. Booth, assistant clerk of the
 superior court for Fairfield county, and 8
 we'll known lawyer about the state, died yesterday of apoplexy at his home in Dan- bury. MT. Booth had served in the legis- lature several terms in both branches. He
 was clerk of the senate in 1854, was a member of the committee in 1864 and 1875
 to revise the general statutes, was the first
 clerk of the court of common pleas in Fair
 the position of assistant clerk of the supe-
 rior court. He served in almost every of-
 flee in the gift of his town and was well liked in the community. He was son of ex- Lieut. Gov. Reuben Booth, who was also
 one of the leading lawyers of the state. "a
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Jamaica ginger ''jim jams" is disease which is attracting some little attention recently. In Danvers recently victim of the ginger habit died from them, and the revelation of ginger drunkenness is some thing appalling, if it is true. The habit is by no means new thing, having descend ed legitimately from the e.gin and pepper mint" habit of the debased London drunk ard. But just why it is that man should desire to literally burn his stomach out with ginger, while alcohol will answer every purpose, does not appear
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For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents. W.D. .Heald, agent.
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The Poughkeepsie bridge was completed several days ago, and on Saturday the first engine and car passed over safely, connec- ton having been made with the New York and Massachusetts railroad. When the train was seen slowly passing mp. the east approach it was greeted by salute from every part of the city and along the river front on both shores, and multitudes of people gathered to see it cross.
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The Conn. state grange has it's annual session at Meriden Jan. 8th, 9th and 10th. Reduced hotel rates are secured, also re- duced rates on railroads touching that city.
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Died. Columbia, Dec. 21st, Nancy M. Buell., 6S. Rockville, Dec. 22d, Jacob Thompson, 66.
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Communications received at the office of the New York state board of health indi- cate that there is possibility of small pox epidemic this winter. The disease seems to be spreading from Buffalo east ward. While there is, as yet, no occasion for great alarm, it will be advisable for all who have not done so to be vaccinated.
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Married. -.
 Mansfield, Dec. 23d, by Rev. H. H. Arnold, Reuben l.. Mowrey and Louisa Welden, both of Mansfield:
 Bolton, Dec. 25th, by Rev. l. H. Barber, Elmer. F. Bogue of East Haddam, and Marie D. 0. Clement of Bolton.
 Willimantiei Dec. 17th, by Rev. S. R. Free, Burt |. Dorman and Nellie H. Latham.
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OFFICIAL LIST OF PATENTS ISSUED TO C1TI- zENs OF CONNECTICUT from the U. s. patent office for the week ending December 25, 1888, as reported from the office of Simonds & Bur dett, solicitors of patents, No. Central Row, Hartford Conn.
 William A. Barnes, Bridgeport, fire-alarm annunciator.
 William A. Barnes, Bridgeport, electrical alarm.
 Richard A. Bruel, Bridgeport assignor to Bridgeport Chain company, feeding mechan- ism for blanking presses.
 John H. Ffay, Bridgeport, brace chuck. Frederick D. Fry and H. W. Benedict, assignors to H. W. and T. H. Benedict, Dan- bury, overshoe. Albert M. Hil New Haven, grinding mill. Jonathan Hatch, South Windham, and J. H. George, Norwich, castor. John Jr. and W. T. Hopson, New London, boiler.
 Frederick J. Lockwood, Bridgeport, rein holder. R> n LJlng.V, Judd, Hartford, paper barrel.
 Norwich, apparatus for
 TRADE MARKS. Wm. Rogers Manufacturing company, gold, silver and plated wares for household use.
 LABELS. F. J. Merwin, Highwood, Merwin's old re- liable remedy.
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Mhether guner1ng or only sIightly ailinR
 1t shows that well directed care and the use or the right remedy will preserve healtk,
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The Australian system of voting is sub stantially like this :: The state furnishes all the ballots, and prints all the names that the several parties may desire on each ballot. These are placed with envelopes in room adjoining the lot-boxes, and one voter at time is admitted to this room. The voter makes a cross at the end of each name he desires to vote for, and he can write in name or names in the open spaces left on the ballots for this purpose. The names having cross (x) attached are counted; no others. Eu- velopes are furnished, so that the voter can enclose his ballot before he leaves the room in this way he can vote secretly. Two or three such rooms might be furnish ed to facilitate the rapidity of voting.
 Month before last Messrs. Ben. Trice, Henry Askew and Jerry Clark of Woodruff county, Arkansas, probably thought it 8 fine joke to temporarily disinfranchise an entire township by refusing, as judges of election, to open the polls. Seventy five to hundred qualified voters gathered, only to be told by these facetious gentle men that, as they had lost the key to the ballot box and didn't like to break the box open, there would be no voting there that day. Now, however, the laugh is on the other side of the mouth. The United States commissioner at Little Rock has bound over Messrs Trice, Askew and Clark in $1 ,000 apiece to appear at the April term of the United States district court in that city. The penalty prescribed by the Revised Statutes for that sort of practical joking is fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.
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BOrms
 West Stafford, 3d, son to Milo Gold. Monson, Dec. 23d, daughter to Harry and Laura Sutcliffe. -.> Holland, Mass, 27th ult., daughter to H. B. Willis.
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DEC DOG (eight weeks old) for sale. I, l quire of FRED SANFORD
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TENEMENT TO RENT-East- -Main-st.
 A 2w F. N CRANE
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

NICK FINDS THE KEY To FOR TUNE.
writing long and intently. "Well," he
said at last "I will at once so and find
out whether that goblin has played an
other trick on me. I might as we'll be
fooled twice as once"
He Immediately ran toward the noun
tain, which stood not far into the forest.
Arrived there he climbed up the steep
ascent, and when he got to the walls Of
the castle he walked all around until he
found the yellow golden-rod growing
everywhere. Then he examined the wall.
In q moment he noticed a small hole in
the wall. which seemed to have been
made for his golden key. Putting it in
the hole and turning it round was done
II second. Nick already beheld the
glittering mass of shining gold before
him when the goblin appeared
$50 here you are, then," no said to
Nick; $50 you did not give the box away
this time. Why did you not keep the
otherW
Nick explained to the goblin that he
did not know what the box contained
''Why did you not open it?"
al don't know"
"Well, your netghbor did, though, aud
he got silver treasure. But / punishe
him before he was able to enjoy it, and
he is now dead in the stream. Now,
look here Nick, you faneied that I did
not mean to give you your reward as I
promised"
"Well, it looked like it, did 1t not2"
Looked like it has nothing to do
with 1t. You should have trusted me
and have little patience. However,
you are pretty good fellow, Nick, and
now here is your treasure. Enjoy it
with your wife and children, live long
and be happy; good-by, and remember
sometimes the Grateful Goblin"
Nick was now alone with his treasure
He took good lot home with him, al
he and his dear ones lived in the future
as happy as happy can BEN. Y, Morl.,
ing Journal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
TIE SETTLING UP rs CERTAIN.

You may take tho world as II comes and RoaA
And you will be sure to find
That II will square the account she owos
Whoever comes out behind.
And all things bad that man has done,
By whatsoever induced,
Return at last to him, one by one,
As the chickens come home to roost.
You may scrape. and toll. and pinch and save,
While your boarded wealth expands,
Till the cold. dark shadow Of the grave
Is nearing your lifes last sands:
You will have your balances struck some night
And you'll find your hoard reduced,
You'll view your life in another light
When the chickens come home to roost
You can stint your soul and starve your heart
With the husks of barren creed,
But Christ will know If you play part
VIII know in your hour of need;
ana then as you wait for death to come,
What hope there be deduced
From o creed? You will lie there dumb
While your chickens come home to roost
Sowa you viii. there's time to reap
For the good and the bad as well.
And conscience, whether we wake or sleasA
Is either heaven or hell
And every wrong will ind its place.
And every passion loosod
Drift back and meet you face to face
When the chickens come home to roost.
Whether you're over or under the sod,
The result will be the same;
You cannot escape the hands of God
You must bear your sin or shame.
No matter what carved on the marble slab,
When the items ell produced
You'll find that st. Peter was keeping tab.
And that chickens CON home to roost.
-Eychango
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

DUTY.
and guard Of Grand Army veterans pre-
'ented intrusion from thousands VINO
aressed close to the tent on every side
nd gaZed with wide open eyes at the
-pectacle of the president of the United
states and the distinguished people
AOout him engaged in the everyday oc
cupation of eating. Some of the peoples
comments we're amusing. Ono sun
burned yeoman watched the president
demolish chicken croquette and, turn
ing to his wife, said "Well, he
eats just like other folks; he doesn't
seem to be different from anybody else =
The president and his party then drove
back along the same road to the post
master generals residence, while the
other exercises incident to the celebra-
ton were carried on. Postmaster General
Wanamaker and Governor Beaver each
made addresses, and were listened to
with much interest by the big assemblage
present.
Many of those in attendance at the
celebration exercises proceeded for
mile northward along the Old York road
to the Neshaminy Presbyterian church.
This church, of which the Rev. William
X. Preston is the present pastor, is one
quarter of a mile west of Hartsville, on
Neshaminy creek. 1t is said TO have
been founded in 1710, but the first au-
thentic record makes it date from 1926.
when William Tennent, the founder Of
Log college, became its pastor. He
continued to fill it's pulpit during his
conduct of Log college until 1743, two
years before his death. The grave of
William Tennent is in the battle-ground
OF the Neshaminy church, near the site
Of the original church building, in which
the famous Whitfield preached in Novem-
Der, 1879, before congregation of 5000.
That was very large gathering for
those early days, when the country was
so thinly settled.
Beside the grave of the founder of Log
college, the Neshaminy Presbyterian
ehurchyard contains the remains of John
Scott, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Har-
rison, and once the owner of much land
in the neighborhood, including, 1t is said,
the ground on which the Log college
stood. The chapel connected with the
church stands in the graveyard and con-
tains window which was the gift of
John Wanamaker.
All the country through which the pres
ident drove Is historic ground. George
Washington encamped near Neshaminy
churchin 1777, and his headquarters were
in house near the church and near the
Old York road, and it was here that La
fayette first reported for duty. 1t Ia also
an interesting tradition that while return
ing from Neshaminy Presbyterian church
one Sunday, after listening to sermon
by the second pastor of the church, Rev.
Samuel Irwin, John Fitch conceived tho
idea OF using steam for navigation His
first steamboat, it will be remembered,
antedated tho one built by Robert Fulton.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

The exercises opened with the singing
| OF Ia hymn and prayer, and then Rev. Mr..
| Turner, pastor of the old Neshaminy
church, read brief paper on Log col
| lege, relating how Rev. William Ten
nent, Sr., founder of the Log college,
originally an Episcopal minister in Ire
land, husband Of Presbyterian divine's
daughter came to America about 1716.
became Presbyterian and founded the
Log college, which was the germ of
Princeton college.
Then followed number of addresses
and historical papers, but the great
crowd was anxlously waiting for the
president to speak, and whom he was in
trodueed as "the most honered man on
EARTH" the vast assembly rose as one
man and oheered him voclferously for
some moments. In beginning his re-
marks, the president said
"Ihave had illustrated today, i regret to
say, trait which have observed in the
non-ecclesiastical world, very much to my
discomfort, and which I thought would
be absent here. l never, at any time,
promised to make an address here today.
[Laughter.l l never authorized any one
to say SO. Indeed, among those dire
full consequences and attendants which
come to the president of the United
states, there is none more embarrassing
than this constant habit OF being asso-
ciated upon the platform or at the ban
quet table with gentlemen who have
manuscripts in their pockets. [Applause.l
1t is altogether unfair, and 1 expected
here in this great meeting of my Pres
byterian brethren more hospitable treat
ment. [Laughter.l
"And yet have pleasure in being here,
for every impulse of honorable pride
which stirs in your hearts moves mine.
am glad to stand here at the source of
a great movement. And so l rejoice
here on this spot, about which in this
neighborhood there gather so many his
torical suggestions and incidents, to cele-
brate not victory in war but one of those
great impulses born Of God and that will
do his work until the world shall cease to
move. 1 stand dumb before the part of
what the great day will reveal as the
fruit of what these modest but pious and
courageous men have done here in the in
stitution of the Log college. We lose
the thread of the events. Only the eye of
God can follow it. If it could be re-
vealed TO us hero today, how many in this
l,reat audience gathered from remote
sections of our country would be able to
trace the silver thread by which they
had been drawn into the church of God,
and continue to multiply the influences
OF the efforts that were begun heret 1t
is pleasant to believe that that which l..
idden to our eyes here will some day be
known, and that we will be able better
To realize what these men wrought foi
God and mankind"
After the presidents address, the
presidential party sat down to luncheon
with the other notable people present,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
The Fatth of the Gxpsx.

When a gy sy dies that is the end.
Every member of the race has horror
of death, because no gypsy lives who
has faith in hereafter. They cannot
be induced to contemplate 1t. No gen.
uine gypsy ever accepted Christianity.
Borrow, in his many years of bible and
missionary work among them, never
claimed to have converted one. In all
countries, as is true of goodiy number
of other folk, they occasionally profess
sort OF attachment to the ruling creed.
For instance, we hear of a ''gypsy exhor-
ter" in Ohio, and the other day good
bishop Of Delaware was allowed to
ehristen a gypsy child in a camp near
Wilmington. But these little hypocri-
sizes are all In the way of gypsy thrift.
The entire race belongs to the lowest or
der of agnosties. Springfield Republi-
can.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

school Of theology IN this country. It
vas not, however, lstrictly aIPresbyterian
gathering. The church celebration be-
Bame great popular demonstration in
greeting to the President and Mrs. Har-
fison and to the distinguished persons
Eho accompanied them. The result was
that the president and his party drove
General Wanamaker's country residence
1t Jenkintown to the scene Of the cele-
bration on the old Tennent farm, near
Hartsville, under hot sunshine through
clouds Of dust, but amidst a continuous
greeting from all the country side, and
hey saw and were seen by fully $4,000
people.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
A GENEROUS GOBLIN.
Nick Nickson was a woodehopper.

NICK Niok5on was woodehopper.
He had lived close to the forest for
many years with his wife and children.
1t was seldom Nick went to town or any
whore else because he had a great deal
of work to do to keep his family alive.
Wood-hewing never was much of pay
ing business and Nick found it no better.
But he never complained; he did the
best he could In the best manner, and for
the rest he trusted TO a kind Providence
to assist him and his wife and children.
Nick had now been going into the woods
for twenty-five years, and as he was
walking along this morning he was think
ing of that fact more than once.
"I have worked very hard" he NUT
tered to himself as he stopped before
beautiful oak tree ready to take off his
Jacket and start operations. 81 have
worked very hard, )" he said again, "and
think ought to be pensioned off very
soon. But don't think there is much
chance. Where should get the money
to keep my folks at home without work.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11

lHE adherents of the
presbyterian church
throughout the coun-
try have been deeply
in t crested q in the
celebration just held
in P 9 n n sylvania a
com memorative of
the foundation of the
"Log College" the
first Pros b Y terian
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
UNDER THE APPLE TREE.

HERE she stood un-
der the apple tree in
the little patch OF
ground that was all
the garden { h c
small house behind
her could boa b {.
Pretty May Grierson
sh was called; but
as she stood looking
y,tt into 4ba rg..,sg