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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
G. II. G C. r. HUDSON,
1875 Church Street.
BURLINGTON.

LUClUS WEBB'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT I The Probate Court
District of Addison. s.. for the district OF
Addison, To all persons interested in the es
tate Of
Lucius Webb late of Granville
IN said district deceased Greeting:
By the authority OF the State Of Vermont. You
are hereby notified TO appear before the said
Probate Court, az the Probate Office Ia Mid
dlebury. in said district on the 18th day Of
Dec. A. ID. 1890 10 O'Clock A. NJ 10
show cause, Il any you have why the account
of Lucius Webb. Jr., Executor Of the
estate Of said deceased should not be allowed
and also why the residue Of said estate should
not be distributed 10 the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this
18th day Of Nov A. d. 1890 BY order Of
Court Attest JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

Long Distance Work with a signal Ft.sh
In the department Of Arizona an ATs,, -
lieut.. Mlttenmeyer succeeded in signaling
q MESSAGE by a signal flash l25 miles from
Mount Reno, near Fort Mcdowell. 10
3Louht Graham, near Fort Grant. where il
was was received by Capt. Murray The latter
oy turning his instrument, flashed tbe
message TO Fort Huaehuaca, a distance ~
" miles, making a distance OF 2i5 miles
WIN WIN only one intervening station. Sci
saws IN, Siii IS Is authority for the foregoing
"a shellography, the longest disfance 49,
about 20 miles. oeing only
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
Commissioners Notice.


=
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Hartford
Commissioners To receive, examine and adjust AN
claims aud demands Of all persons against the estate
of Lois Root late Of Rochester In said Dis
trlct deceased. an claims exhibited III Offset thereto
hereby give notice that viii meet for the purposes
aforesaid, al H. II. Eigcrton's Office
ON the eth day Dee and ffh lap af Anrt
next from aoclOck, "a. m until o'ciock. y. M Of
said day that six from the stll day ~ Now
lS0is the time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims 10 for examination and
allowance. Dated az Rochester this l2th DAY OF Nov
A. ID. 1890.
j. Il. TUPPEP.l Com-
sal &. &. HARVEY missioners.
&. l.. Chafier admir-.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

STATE oF VERMONT, I Alta Probate Court held
District Of Randolph. S. al Randolph. within aud
for said District. on the aith day OF Nov A. DISCO
An instrument Importing 10 be the last will and
testament oi Roswell Durkee late Of Tunhrldge in
said District. deceased, Is presented 10 the Court
uy Aaron n King the executors therein named
foi prohale and 10 f ordered hv said Court
tat all persons concerned therein be notified o. APP
pear before said Court. az the Orange County
hotel Ia helsea 0ni the 18Th day 81 Dee.
lN@ aud contest the probate OF said viii n they see
eauee tor iich purpose t Is further ordered that
Cony OF the record Of THIS order ie published tree
weeks successfully, previous 90 The time appointed
for proving said Will IN the HERALD AND NEWS
q newspaper printed AZ W, Randolph 10 this state.
~ Attest WM. IA. NICHOLS. Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04


The uudcrsiRnef, having been appointed hy the
Probate Court Tor The District NJ Randolph commits.
si9ners 70 receive examine and adjust ali claims and
demands Of ul persons against The estate VI john
>tuhuru late ui Chelsea 10 said District deceased
ana thr claims 81 the deceased exhibited Ia Offset
thereto hereby give notice that Wewil meet for the
purposes aforesaid. 10 the town clerks office
in Chelsea.
On the 9Th day Of Jan. and
Nlh day 81 Apr utNt from ! O'Clock d. M
uuill O'Clock 10 ga. on said DAYS and that six mos.
from the 2Nh day Of Nov. A. u. 1880 Is the lime
limited N said Court FOR said creditors TO pre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance. Dated az Chelsea this 2fth day ofNot.. 1890.
A. W MHliNkl Commissioners
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

A medical writer notices the use 8. deep
ana rapid respiration rs an anar>taatic.
some dentists ask their patients to breathe
quickly and fully some four or six min
utes' at the end of which rhe patient be-
comes giddy, to some extent loses con
seriousness, and a short operation may be
palnlessly performed While in this con
dition the patient has no power to move
his arms. but will open his mouth At the
bidding of the dentist.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

A-Jones and his wife are pretty good
looking pair
B-H'mi They remind me more of a
tandem team.-Texas Siftings.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

36 pure blooded Merino sheep, belong
ing 10 the estate of the late Edward Doug
lass in Chelsea. Call on Franklin Dear
born, administrator or Willis Scales at the
Douglass homestead. 3Wk
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

Christian lansing, drayman OF IN
dlanapolis, wears the Iron Cross OF the
herman empire, given him for bravery as
the battle Of Metz.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

10 do ane's friend a kindness and then
continually embitter his life by reminding
nm of it is but little more worthy than do
ing him an injury.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.

Plans and specifications, 25 wears in the
business. Also good tenement TO rent.
B. F. LEWIS, Box 1853,
West Randolph, VT.
Residence Forest Street.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
Leading MigS. Of the World.

These instruments have been bought in
large lots at the lowest prices ever sold to the
trade anywhere and We propose to give our
customers the benefits.
The finest editions Of Classic end Modern
SHEET MI IC from the leading publishing
houses Of German. England, France, Italy
and America Hre kept constantly In stock.
PIANOS AND ORGANS SOLD ON IN
sTALMENIs, and every inducement offered
by the trade in America will be given our
patrons.
gS-Gall and see us II you think Of purchAs-
ng. 1t will be to your advantage.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
COAE. I.

All kinds of coal for sale in quantities to
suit and all coal guaranteed first class.
wish TO state that do not buy my coal of
the West Randolph Coal Co. Cali and get
prices. l.. T.. SPARHAwK.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
HAVE YOU SEEN
the new stock of
PIANOS & ORGANS
Al
HUDs0N's Music Store.
49, New Y. NJ. q. A. Building,
g Callland see if itlis.not theIfnest & -
3 Ever Seen in the State.

Having closed our large stock of last fall
and winter we have put in a stock Of new and
fresh instruments as above, representing the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13

ident Cartrust of P. Q. & R. r. R.
Co.)-''It's what is left after the di-
vide" -[Puck.
Lady-"How nice it is to have a
brother, as you have, Flossiel l
suppose he always takes your part,
doesn' he?" Flossie-"Yes' m-when
the cake is passed. u Burlington
Free Press.
Teacher Ito dull boy of the class
Which New England state has
two capitals ?" Boy-"New Hamp-
shire" Indeed Name them" Boy
Capital N and Capital H Har-
per's Bazaar
Mistress = Why, Bridget, how
could you think of buying Rover a
sausage? You might find something
better to do with your money !!
Cook-Please, ma am, the dog de-
serves a reward think how often
he has helped me to clean the plates.
A Natural Conclusion Teacher
| (who has had to tell Johnny nearly
all his lesson)-What did tell you a
| Shepherds? Johnny-One who tends
to sheep. Teacher-Correct. Now
see if you can tell me what coward
is. Johnny (hopefully)-One who
tends to cows. = Philadelphia
Times.
Willie Travis-I like you, Miss
Observation-Disclosures you don't play,
or sing, or paint, or write poetry
| Miss Northcote-Ah,b but I do all of
them, Willie. What made you think
didn't? Willie Travis-Because my
big brother said you was the most
artless girl he had ever met Bur
lington Free Press.
There was an amusing incident the
other day in Justice Feibleman's
court in indianapolis. A case was
on trial, and one of the attorney s
called Bring out McGinty." Here,
that will do" was the response OF
the court, as the justice reached for
an ink-stand. 81 don't want any OF
those old jokes in this courtroom -
"But McGinty is a witness in the
case" persisted the attorney, and
then Michael McGinty stepped to the
front and was sworn to testify.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13

to run, and to collect a little black
mail from them each year, and these
defects need correction. These are
not defects in the principle of prohi-
bition but in its administration and
the Rutland Herald cannot for half
an hour maintain its contention in
favor of license as a temperance meas
ure 1t must justify the saloon or
condemn it. fit justifes it, why re-
quire license and refuse to one man
the privilege of conducting a business
which it is claimed every man has a
right to conduct. If the saloon is
condemned, why legalize it? If a
man has a right to drink what he
pIeases and sell what he pleases, a
license law must be unconstitutional
as curtailing a right belonging to
the whole people. A license law has
never been enforced yet, so that the
argument for its practical temper
ance character falls to the ground.
You can suppress as well as you can
restrict the passions of men and only
a mailed hand will do either.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
THE ART OF ENTERTAINING.

A gentleman of New York was
talking in the Colonnade last evening
about self-supporting women. Said
he: Among the many occupations
invented by impecunious women,
perhaps the most original is that of
a woman of thirty, who has been for
several years at the head of her
fathers luxurious establishment
She learned thoroughly the art of en-
PERTAINING, and one day, when sud-
denly left penniless orphan, she de-
termined to make this knowledge of
some practical use. She was not
much of a musician, and she didn't
have either the knack or desire to
teach what languages she knew.
She couldn't write or paint, and, in
herself any knowledge sufficiently
great to be worth money enough to
support her. If l only knew one
thing thoroughly she cried, but
the only thing l know how to do is
to give dinner-parties. know that
exactly and completely but the ques
tionis not how to give dinner-parties,
but how to get them to give Think
ing the matter over in every light, a
sudden inspiration came to her.
There were numbers of people who
had the means but not the knowl-
edge for giving dinners; why couldn't
she teach them
She told her idea to friends and
they encouraged her by employing
her on such occasions, thus relieving
themselves of infinite care and wor-
ry Her method was this: She went
to the intending dinner-giver the day
the invitations were issued, and dis
cussed ways and means. On the
day of the dinner she ordered the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
WHAT A SAN FRANCISCO GIRL DID

On the Goth of May last the San
mayor and school authorities of that
city that it would pay all the ex-
penses of an excursion abroad, in
Guiding month at the Paris exposi-
ton, for any representative pupil,
boy or girl, of the city schools, and
of teacher or either parent as the
pupil might elect. A competitive ex-
animation was ordered, and the
prize was won by 15-year-old Miss
May Ayers, who gained 65119
"credits" out of a possible 700. Her
closest competitor, Miss frankie
Willis, had only "a less.
The bright girl, native of San
Francisco, in company with her
mother and younger sister, left in a
few days for Europe, whence they re-
turned after an absence of six months,
and her comments on foreign life, as
published in the Examiner, have all
the charm of freshness and unsophis-
ticated youth, with a good deal of
quaint philosophy, drawn from the
child's reading and consequent COM
parsons. Italy interested her more
than any other country. She inspect
ed the ruins of Pompeii, saw the
towers, galleries and public build
ings of Rome, Milan and Florence,
put in a month at Paris and visited
the most noted places in Germany
and England. On her return her
schoolmates and the teachers of her
department, the Hamilton Grammar
school, gave her a grand reception
at the Palace hotel, speeches being
made by the mayor and other nota-
bleS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
VILLAGE LIFE ON THE UPPER
CONGO.

Many of the villages on the upper
Congo consist merely of fifty to six
ty log huts, two-thirds of the popu-
lation being generally women. In
many districts women are considered
as currency, their value increasing as
they attain greater degree of cor
pulency. Each woman has as many
metal ornaments as she can wear,
some composed of iron, others brass
and copper. These metals are the
money of the country, so that the
more woman can heap upon her
self the greater becomes her value.
Each chief has as many wives as he
can afford to buy or marry, which is
only another form of purchase.
Early in the morning few of these
women are to be found in the vii
lagos, as they start off at davbreak
to work in their plantations, and do
not return until about noon. How
ever, a few always have to remain to
attend to the necessary domestic
items of life, such as cooking and
their toilet These central Africans
are very particular in all items in
connection with their toilet, which
consists of plating their hair, shaw
ing off the eyebrows, pulling out the
eyelashes, cutting their nails right
down to the quick, and besmearing
their bodies with a mixture of palm
oil and camwOOd.
In another part of the village are
seen some of the villagers engaged in
making fishing nets and basket-work,
and being helped by the young boys
of the village, who become initiated
into these crafts at very early age.
Again, under some shady tree, in an
other corner of the village, some
natives will be engaged in the manu-
facture of pottery. In this they dis
play a great knowledge of their
work, mixing the different clays so
as to stand firing. They have no
Notwithstanding but the practised
eye and hand to assist them, and it
is really wonderful to see a lump of
clay, in the hands of an African saw
age, moulded, in the space of a few
minutes, into a useful article of pot
terry, rendered really artistic by its
neatness and tasteful design.
A busy nook in a village is always
the blacksmith's shop, generally
merely a grass roof supported on
bare poles Like the corresponding
institution of civilized life, it is the
resort of local gossipers.-[ From
Life Among Congo Savages," by
Herbert Ward, in February Scribner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
vERMoNTvs IMMIGRATIoN PLAN

The depression in agriculture is so
serious in Vermont that the most eX-
IRENE means are being taken to pre-
vent futher abandonment of farms
and if possible to encourage immi-
grafton from the West, in order to
save the state from absolute deser-
ton by farmers. In 1883 the state
legislature enacted a law authorizing
the governor to appoint a commits
sioner to investigate and report on
the condition of agriculture. The
commissioner appointed was
manufacturer of wooden goods, with
out any knowledge of farming and
his occasional bulletins published in
one way or another to the effect that
Vermont farms are I'm bad shape"
have further strengthened the public
impression that these lands are
worthless. The natural result is
that Vermont farm lands will not
sell for any price. The trouble has
been thai wherever there was enough
soil in Vermont to cover the rocks,
an attempt was made to raise crops
to compete with rich farming lands.
1t could not be done and the result is
that rocky land must be given up,
since it will not bring adequate re-
turn for the labor expended. The
public gets from this the wrong i'm
preston that all farm lands in Yer
mont are worthless.
That is one of Vermont's misfor-
tunes and another is that the effort
now being made to encourage immi-
grafton of farmers from the West and
from abroad is under the leadership
and in the private interest of design
ing men, Lists of eligible farm
lands" are being circulated and names
given of men to whom to address let
tiers of inquiry. From a gentleman
in Topeka who has lived forty years
in the neighborhood of much of this
farm land we are informed that it
consists largely of rocks with shall
low soil from which the timber has
been stripped. The men to whom
letters are to be addressed have made
their money off the timber and are
naturally anxious to dispose of the
land at some price. This immigra-
ton movement is their scheme.
Vermont will lose by this attempt
to induce farmers from the fertile
West to give up rich soil for the
sake of its barren and deserted hills
Western farmers will not be so easily
deluded and the scheme is certain to
react on its projectors.-[Topeka,
Kansas, Capital.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
NEW CANDIDATEs FOR sTATEHOOD

The northwestern territories, Ida
no and Wyoming, are earnest appli-
cants for admission to the Fnion !;
and so also are the two southwest
ern territories, Arizona and New
Mexico. The two latter urge their
rapid growth ir population and their
vast mineral resources as grounds
for early consideration but the two
former have the advantage of a
favorable report from the Senate
committee on territories, and of
state constitutions already drafted
and accepted by the people. The
only serious question concerns the
Mormon element in Idaho. This
constitutes about One-fifth of the
population of that territory, and
although Mormons are disfranchised
in the proposed constitution, it is for
the supreme court to determine
whether mere membership in the
church of the Latter Day Saints is
sufficient to disqualify man for the
exercise of suffrage. They have al
ready shown their animus in the
southern portion Of the territory by
refusing to send their children to
schools under Gentle control. They
are strong enough, and determined
enough, to efectually pollute the po-
litical as we'll as the social and relig-
ious atmosphere of this aspiring
territory. Idaho, like Utah, should
be kept on probation for a period of
YearS=IZiOn'S Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13

was given Crouch in place of the
regular machine, which was in the
shopfor repairs, and the road was in
bad condition.
Representative Butterworth and
S. ]. Richie of Ohio, both protection
lists, have appeared before the ways
and means committee in Congress
and made a strong Plea for reciprocity
with Canada. Mr.. Richie urged
that vast amounts of American CAPT
tai were now invested in Canadian
mines and railroads, and that these
interests demanded freedom of trade
between the countries.
Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton
and other more or less prominent
women have organized the Lucy
Webb Hayes Temple association" to
erect a building in memory of Mrs
Hayes, to be called Lucy Webb
Hayes Temple" with drinking
fountain and a statue of Mrs Hayes
in front, and busts and portraits of
other great women inside The build
ing will be located at Washington.
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler has re-
signed thepastorate of the Lafayette
Ign, which he has filled for 80 years.
He is SO years old, and has been in
the ministry a years. Declining
strength and failing powers are the
reasons for his retirement Under
his ministry the Lafayette avenue
church has grown from a membership
of $50 to one of $500, and is the
largest Presbyterian congregation in
the United States.
The annual report of the Montreal
board of trade says: The year 1889
cannot on the whole be yecorded as
having been a prosperous one for
Canada. This state of affairs is
attributed to the poor crop in Onta-
rio in 1888 and the disappointingly
small yield of cereals in Ontario,
Quebec and Manitoba this year,
coupled with the low prices obtained
for grain and the falling off in the
demand from the United States for
Canadian barley, owing to changes
in trade.
George Kennan, the Siberian trav-
eller, thinks the trans-Siberian rail
road project is hardly feasible. The
government of Russia, he thinks, does
not care for the industrial side of the
project, but wants a railroad for mil
itary purposes only, and principally
on account of the threatening atti-
tude of the Chinese.
A phenomenal rain storm has pre-
vailed in Southern Oregon, which, in
connection with the melting SHOWS
in the mountains, has caused the
greatest flood known since that
country was settled. The damage to
Southern Oregon cannot beestimated
as yet, for postal communication is
so uncertain and limited that only
surmises can be made of the ravages
of the water. Great damage has
been done TO the mining interests OF
the section by the bursting OF dams
and reservoirs, the breaking and fill
ing of bitches and the loss of hume
boxes and machinery. The Oregon
& California River track in Southern
Oregon has been washed away for
miles, and the road bed-is seriously
damaged along the whole line. There
has not been mail from either the
north or south for several weeks. No
estimate can be made of the loss to
the country in bridges and private
property. Hundreds of thousands OF
dollars will not cover it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
1T Wa A CHUCKLING NATTER.

A party of Vermonters were going
north the other morning on a Con-
necticut River railroad train
Among them was Mr.. Tinkham
of Pomfret, who was telling about
the panther scare in that town few
years ago. at was real panther,
no doubt about it" said he in a loud
tone "How did we know it wasn't
a lynx ?" to little bit of a man in
the next seat who had ventured that
query-"how did we know it wasn't
a lynx? Why, man, lynx has
tail no bigger than that thumb, and
that panther's tail was as long and
big as my arm. Ha, hal Where
was you raised, doctor, anyhow? ?"
And Mr. Tinkham delivered himself
of loud guffaw and already regard
ed the little doctor as awfullv crush
ed. But suddenly the little man
Strengthened up and chirped out, Il
wasn't raised among the panthers.
Then the Pomfret man lost all pow
er of speech, while the other passen-
gers chuckled and chuckled as though
they would never stop.-[Springheld
Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
Application for License
LYMAN HIBBARD's ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS
In Probate Court held at the Probate Offic
in St lohnsbury. in said district, on the pot
day of Jam, y. D., 1890.
Thomas Hubbard, Administrator upon tn
estate of Lyman Hubbard late of Waterford
in said district, deceased, makes application
to said court for license to sell the whole O
the real estate of said deceased, consisting O
one and one-ha1f acres of land. more les
with dwelling house and shed thereon stu
ate in Waterford aforesaid, representing t,
said Court that it would be beneficial to tn
heirs and all persons interested in the estat
of said deceased to sell the whole of the req
estate of said deceased as aforesaid
and convert the same into money; and ais
brings Herewith into court the consent ant
appreciation in writing to the granting O
such license, of all the heirs, to said estat
residing in this state.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said COur
that said application come under considera
ton and be heard the 18th day of FebrI
airy, A. ID. 1890. at the Probate Office in St
Johnsbury; and it is further ordered, tina
all persons interested be notified hereof b.,
publication of notice of this application ans
order thereon, three weeks successfully in tn
CALIFORNIAN, a newspaper printed at ST
Johnsbury, before said time of hearing, tina
they may appear at said time and place. and
if they cause, object thereto
BY the Court, Attest,
1912 WALTER p SMITH, Judge.