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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
A SWORN CURE FOR ST. VII

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, May 10, 1886.
Ny daughter, twelve years old, had been af-
hicted for several months with Chorea or st.
Vitus's Dance. She was reduced to a skeleton,
could not walk, could not talk, could not swal-
low anything but milk. had to handle her
like an infant. Doctor and neighbors gave her
up. commenced giving her the South Ameri-
prising, In three days she was rid OF the ner-
vousness, and rapidly improved. Four bottles
cured her completely. / think the South
American Nervine the grandest remedy ever
discovered, and would recommend it to every
one. MRS. w. >. ENSAIHGER.
STATE Of Indiana, Zee.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this May
I9, 1887. CHAs. NJ. TRAVIS, Notary Public.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19

Smiths Tonic Syrup is giving uni.
versal satisfaction in this place.-JnO.
II. Bingham, Mckinney, Texas.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, Aug. %, 'st

N'S' AA-A@-, A-'D'' @ANo' ~ 49,
To the Great South american Medicine Co.:
DEAR GENTS Il desire to say to you that
have suffered for many years with very seri-
Gus disease of the stomach and nerves. / tried
every medicine l could hear of but nothing
vised to try your Great South American Nervine
Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure, and since
using several bottles of IL / must say that am
surprised at its wonderful powers to cure the
stomach and general nervous system. II every
one knew the value of this remedy as do, you
would not be able to supply the demand.
J. A. HARDEE,
Ex-TrnaS Montgomery Co
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
Gu r z S
Nervousness and
Nervous Prostitution,
Nervous Headache and

Nervousness and Broken Constitution,
Nervous Prostaion Debility of Old Age,
Nervous Headache and Indigestion and Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache Heartburn and Sour Stomach,
Female Weakness, Weight and Tenderness in Stomach,
All Diseases of Women, Loss of Appetite,
Nervous Chils, Frghtul Dreams,
Paralysis, Dizziness and Ringing in the Ears
Nervous Paroxysms and Weakness of Extremies and
Nervous Choking Painting,
Hot Flashes Impure and Impoverished Blood,
Paptation of the Heart, Bois and Carbuncles,
Mental Dependency Scroua
Sleeplessness, Scrouous Swelling and Ulcers,
ST. Vtuss Dance Consumption of the Lungs,
Nervousness of Females Catarrh of the Lungs
Nervousness of Old Age, Bronchitis and Chronic Cough,
Neuralgia, Liver Complaint,
Pains in the Heart Chronic DarrhGa,
Pains in the Back Delicate and Scoulous Children,
Failing Health. Summer Complaint of Infants
these many other complaints cured this Nervne Tonic
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19

Mr.. Solomon Bond, member of the Society
Of Friends of Darlington, Ind, says; II have
used twelve bottles of The Great South Ameris
can Nervine Tonic and Stonach and Liver Cure
and consider that every bottle did for me one
hundred dollars worth of good, because have
not had good nights sleep for twenty years
on account of irritation, pain, horrible dreams,
and general nervous prostitution, which has
pepsia of the stomach and by broken down
condition of my nervous system. But now can
lie down and sleep all night as sweetly as baby,
and feel like sound man. / do not think
this country which viii at all compare with
this Hervine Tonic as cure for the stomach"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-19
US'S DANCE OR CHOREA.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, June @, 1887.
MY daughter, eleven years old, was severely
afflicted with st. Vitus's Dance or Chorea. We
gave her three and one-haf bottles Of South
American Nervine and she is completely re.
stored. believe it will cure every case of St.
Vitus's Dance. have kept 1t in my family for
two years, and am sure it is the greatest rem
edy in the world for Indigestion and Dyspep-
STA, all forms of Nervous Disorders and Failing
Health from whatever cause.
JOHN T. MIsH.
State Of Indiana, L..
Montgomery County, 90
Subscribed and sworn to before me this June
%, 1887. CHAs. W. WRIGHT,
Notary public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
FARMERS, TAKE COURAGE.

1t is certainly very unpleasant to
those of us who paid high prices for
our land, and especially to such as
ran in debt for and now owe large
part of the price. But unless this de
cline in selling value is due to a cur
rent decline of productiveness, those
who are out of debt have only to
lament that they can not now get
the money back, if they want to sell.
1t seems that farmers are getting to
belike spectators in one respect-the
disposition to sell on falling market
and to hold on rising one This IS
natural, but such panics are not wise.
II we can get as good an income
from our farms as before, temper
airy decline in price should not STAN
pede US; and many who now are
anxious to sell while land Is low may
IN the not distant future be glad that
they were unable TO do so. Take
courage. The world must be fed.
and mouths are rapidly increasing in
our part of it, while the land can
not increase. Reason should encour-
age us. and all experience teaches us
that the present depression in farm
property cannot last Keep a stiff
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

Spirits of turpentine will take
grease or drops of paint out of cloth.
Apply it till the paint can be scraped
off
Tar can easily be removed from
clothing by Immediately rubbing it
well with clean lard, and then wash
ing out with warm water and soap.
If SCOT be dropped upon the carpet,
throw upon it an equal quantity OF
salt, and sweep all up together.
There will be scarcely trace of SCOT
left
Turpentine and black varnish is the
backing used by hardware dealers
for protecting stoves from rust. II
put on properly it will last through
the season.
Put French chalk or magnesia on
silk or ribbon that has become
greasy, and hold it near the fire
This will absorb the grease SO it may
be brushed off.
Iron rust may be removed from
marble by taking one part of nitric
acid to % parts of water, and APP
plying it carefully to the spots. Rinse
off with ammonia and water.
To make good mucilage without
using gum arabic, take two parts OF
dextrine, five parts of water and one
part of acetic acid. Dissolve by heat
ing, and add one part of alcohol.
For solder. take a mixture of two
parts of tin to one part of lead. For
a soldering fluid, dissolve zinc in
muriatic acid, then add little sal
ammoniac, and dilute it with a little
wa ter.
To clean marble, mix whiting with
common soap, till thick as paste.
Spread it on the marble and leave it
fora couple of days. When the paste
is cleaned off the stains will also be
removed.
A carpet, especially a dark one,
often looks dusty directly after
sweeping Wiring a sponge almost
dry out of water, and wipe off the
dust from the carpet 1t will brighten
it quite effectively.
This is the way they clean and
renovatc furs in Russia: Some rye
flour is put into a pan upon the stove
and heated, stirring constantly with
the hand, so long as the heat can be
borne Then spread the flour all
over the fur, rubbing it in well; then
brush 1t gently with a very clean
brush, or beat it softly, till all the
-four is removed 1t IS claimed that
this method will make the fur appear
almost or quite like new Good
Housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
HOWTO BUILD UP HORSES.

Many fat-sided, long-backed, slack
Joined horses are receiving liberal
patronage on account of their defects
being considerably masked by layers
of fiat and fiabby muscle. Condition
does not simply mean the presenta-
! ton of 4 good appearance, but sign1-
fIes the ability to endure work and
maintain health. The two latter
abilities cannot be possessed without
liberal feeding and plenty of exercise
Good condition requires time to pro-
duce. The work of conditioning
ought to begin fully two months be
fore the season. The daily exercise
and quantity of food should be in
creased in like ratio, until five miles
a day is given a draught horse, and
eight or ten light horse. Drugs are
detrimental to the process of con-
the horse is rubbing. Nothing, next
to good feeding, gives him more vim.
a plentiful supply of good, clean,
thick cotton rubbers should be on
hand, and the horse should be vigor-
ously rubbed after his exercise. until
he is perfectly dry. Groom while the
circulation of the skin is active, as
after exercise it is far more beneficial
than at any other time. The death
rate among heavy stations during
the season is much higher than it
need be, which is largely the result of
abruptly putting horses into the try
ing ordeal of heavy service and con-
slant excitement, without building
up the system in the manner in
dicated- = canadian Live Stock
Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

upper lip, economic, improve, stop
all wastes Better times are coming
In the meantime see that your farms
are listed way down where they be-
long in selling value, and see, too,
that city and village property, and
all corporate property, loans, etc,
are hunted out and made to bear
their true proportion of the public
burdens. Let us have a regular
housekeeping, and levelling up, as
well as down, all around. Then we
will start fair, and it will be strange
If the farmer cannot thrive vet DR..
Hoskins in the Montpelier Watch
man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

This corporation has been obliged to en-
large its banking facilities to accommodate
rapidly increasing business, and now solicits
collections and all western business of Banks,
corporations and individuals. Interest paid
on time deposits, u. s. Bonds, Municipal and
High Grade corporation Bonds bought and
sold Attention of investors is invited to our
absolutely safe six per cent five and ten year
bonds. Invest your money through the
strongest and most conservative1y managed
corporation i'll the West. Yearly examine
tions by Vermont, Massachusetts and Con-
necticut and New York Inspectors of FL
nance. Please send for pamphlet.
WILLIAM s. STREETER,
Vice President.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
Presentation of Account.
w. w. wRIGHT'S ESTATE.

w w w T.
STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury. in said District, on the 3Oth
day of July, A. ID. 1890
Eben H. Goodhue, executor of the last will
and Testament of Waterman w. Wright late
of Boston, Mass, deceased leaving estate in
said district, presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution
Wbereunon. II is ordered nv said Cont thai
said account and said application be referred
to session thereof to be held at the Probate
Office in st. Johnsbury, the 10th day of
Aug, A. ID. 1890, for hearing and decision
thereon: And it is further ordered that notice
publication of the same three weeks success
sive1y in the Caledonian. newspaper pub
lished at St JOhnsbury, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and show cause if any
they may have why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER Z. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
Gbe Californian.
A PRUNE-SEED PARTY.

But you are not expected to bring
seed this time" explained my littl,
Florida friend, who had rushed in
hat in hand, to tell me that | was in
vited for that very afternoon to {
prune-seed party
had tried, although not very
hard, to excuse myself on the plea
that | had no prune seed but she
would hear of no excuse, and so ii
was finally settled that she should
call for me at five O'Clock, and that
in place of prune seed l should con
tribute story-a good long one.
The house where the party was to
take place is one of the oldest and
handsomest homes of its kind in
southern Florida 1t is a long one
story house, surrounded by cocoa
nut. tamarind, and pOmegranate
trees, and its roses, jasmine, and
hibiscus blossoms are known
throughout the state for their size
and beauty.
When we reached the red-bird' S
nest, as the summer-hOuse in the
garden is called, we found the rest OF
the party awaiting our coming, and
upon our appearance each girl pro-
duced a cocoa-nut cup, or the half of
cocoa-nut shell filled, or nearly so,
with dried prune seed.
Those brought by my little friend
Florida-for she was named after her
beloved State-were voted to be not
only of a better quality. but more
carefully prepared than those of her
companions, which pleased Florida
and myself very much.
The girls were then invited to
choose their seats at the table, each
one as she did SO emptying her cup of
seed into q basket made of sweet
grasses placed in the centre of the
table, from which the hostess dis
tributed them in equal numbers to
her guests.
In the mean time each of us had
been provided with not only a flat,
but a smooth round stone, with
which to break the shells of the nuts
given to us, and now the fun began,
for there was prize offered to the
girl who not only finished her pile of
nuts first, but who could show the
greatest number of unbrOEen kernels.
What did we do with them Why,
we ate some, gave some to the chick
ems, and most of them to three little
cOlored girls who had been watching
us through the picket-fence. am
ashamed to say that | did not have
n single whole kernel to show, and
that knocked and bruised my fin
gers, and got generally laughed at
for my awkwardness; but l got the
BOBBY prize, which was a stick of
peppermint candy tied with narrow
ribbons and done up in coarse brown
paper
The first prize was q pretty little
basket decorated with ribbons and
filled with sugared Almonds They
were presented at supper-time, which
was served in the summer-hOuse,
after which fulfilled my share of the
contract, and told them q long story
that all grew out of prune seed
that happened to live next door to a
cOcOa-nut bed.
Try a nut party, girls, and see
what lots of fun it is, and really how
difficult a thing it is to crack the shell
without smashing the inside" as
Florida would say Harpers
Young People
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
Presentation of Account.

THOMAS c. CLARK'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District IS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said District. on the 5th
day of August, A. ID. 500
Robert Esden administrator upon the
estate of Thomas c. Clark, late of Peacham,
in said District, deceased, presents his admin
iStration account for examination and al
1owance, and makes application for decree of
distribution and partition of the estate of
said deceased.
Whercupon, it is ordered by said Court.
that said account and said application be
referred to a session thereof, to be held al the
Probate Office in St Johnsbury, on the Goth
day of August, A. ID. 1890, for hearing and de
cision thereon: And it is further ordered
that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the Californian, a
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, pre-
vious to said time appointed for hearing,
that they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause if any they may have
why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

New Advertisements.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
[From the Insurance Times, July, 1901
Life Insurance on
Business Principles.

The mana cement of the National Life In
surance Company of Vermont has attained
enviable distinction for its ingenuity in
originating plans of insurance. This
pany's policies have always appealed to
particularly wel1-nformed class of applicants.
In addition to the bonds which it disposes of
in large numbers, it issues option policy
which undoubtedly is one of the most desi-
rable of insurance contracts. 1t is claimed
for it that it provides for any emergency that
may arise
This is what the company contracts to do,
through the medium of this policy: 1t guar
antees annual cash value which after a
certain period is in excess of all premiums
paid; it guarantees paid-up policy for such
a the cash value will purchase an ex-
act amount being specified in the contract a
the time of issue, and it guarantees extended
insurance for the full amount of policy for so
long time the cash value will pay for.
Incidentally the policy will protect its holder
against adversely in business, and also make
an absolute provision in case of death for
wife, children, parents or creditors. In these
days oflow interest and unsafe investment,
it is safe and desirable investment, guaran-
teeing that n certain amount of money will
be accumulated in specified time, which the
purchaser can use at any age when he is more
likely to be dependent upon others than
others upon him. Finally, the officers of the
National Life say that under this policy you
know exactly what you have and if you
need your money more than insurance you
vestment, protection, and the use of your
capital
P D. BLODGETT & co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-14
Legal Notices.
Commissioners Notice.

: AI<lSIINA L. DANA y I-So I a T.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
amino, and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of A1mira l..
Dana, late of St. Johnsbury, in said District
the 10th day of July, 1890, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said de-
claims before us: Give notice that we will
attend to the duties of our appointment at
the Passumpsic Savings Bank in St. Johns
bury in said district, the 10Th day of
Aug, 80, and the 18th day of Jan, 81, next,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, on each of
said days.
DANIEL CARPENTER,
T. M HOWARD,
minis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
Electric Currents of the Skin.

An interesting study has been lately
made by Herr Tarchenoff of electric cur
rents in the skin from mental excita-
ton. tnpolariZable clay electrodes,
connected with a delicate gaIvanometer,
were applied to various parts-hands,
fingers, feet, toes. nose, ear and back.
and, after compensation of any currents
which occurred during rest, the effects
of mental stimulation were noted. Light
tickling with brush causes, after few
seconds period of latency, a gradually
increasing strong detection. Hot wa
ter has like effect, cold or the pain
from needle-prick a less. Sound,
light, taste and smell stimuli act
similarly. If the eyes have been closed
some time, mere opening of them causes
a considerable detection from the skin
of the hand. 1t is remarkable that these
skin currents also arise when the sensa-
lions are merely imagined. Mental eff
fort produces currents varying with its
amount If person is in tense eXpecta-
ton the galvanometer mirror makes If
regular oscillations In all the expert
ments it appeared that, with equal nerve
excitation the strength of the skin cur
rents depended on the degree to which
the part of the skin bearing the cleo
trodes was furnished with sweat-glandS
-EIectrician
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
Respect the Cow.

A COW of mine firmly believes she is
as much entitled to meal as [ am to
milk, writes III. T. Brooks in the New
York Tribune. She has converted me
to her opinion, or. rather, forced me to
acquiesce. In the spring after she
calved l gave her night and morning, at
milking-time, feed of bran and meal.
When the grass improved l omitted the
bran and meal, but proposed to milk
her all the same. She objected to this
arrangement, kicked and walked spite
fully away. My man and | got her into
close quarters, held her fast, determined
to have milk on our own terms, but
Crumple Horns was just as determined
that we shouldn't have it. We soon
found that the COW controlled the sup
plies; she wouldn't give down. her
milk. We took to coaxing and patting
her; persistently, but gently, squeezing
her teats; it awaited little; we retired
worsted, thinking we would get a
double portion in the morning; but in
the morning she gave us little more
than half her usual quantity, and so on
for week. l saw that without meal
she would diminish her milk and soon
luck to the fellow that quarrels with his
COW; we should remember that in all
milking arrangements the COW is a party
concerned-in fact, the party of the
first. Unless we can be on good terms
with our cow we had better not have
one"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
PlTH AND POINT.

"A grain of common sense NAV be of
more value than a scruple of con.
science.
Many man says he would die for
woman just because he thinks he
knows she wouldn't want him to.-Som-
erville Journal.
"A man is like a chicken; he will
leave plate of meat to run after an
other chicken with bone in its mouth.
-Atchison Globe.
Popularity is like the brightness of
fallen star, the fleeting splendor of a
rainbow, the bubble that is sure to
burst by its very nfation.-Chatfield.
i am a man of peace: God knows
how love peace; but l hope l shall
never be such coward as to mistake
oppression for peace.-KosSuth.
He who complains that the world is
hollow and heartless, unconsciously con-
fesses his own lack of sympathy, while
he who believes that people as a whole
are kindly and human is certain TO have
the milk of human kindness in his own
nature.-N. Y. Ledger.
The fruits are often gathered long
time after the sowing and planting: the
man who looks for them too soon is I'M
reasonable, and makes himself uncom-
Portable. If we only know they are
sure and will come in their proper sea-
son, we should be satisfied. United
Presbyterian.
Compliments, which we think are
deserved, we accept only as debts, with
Indifference; but those which conscience
informs US we do not merit, we receive
with the same gratitude that we do
favors given away.-Gpldsmith.
Before an affliction is digested, con-
ISOLATION ever comes too soon; and after
1t is digested it comes too late; there is
but one mark between these, as fine al
most as a hair, for a comforter to take
aim at.-Sterne.
When Alexander was asked how he
had conquered the world. he replied:
by not delaying" A good suggestion
for any practical worker in the world
1t is from the habit of putting off, that
so many good things that are thought
of, are left undone.
Our after-Iife is largely nodded by
our bringing up. But our training is
conscious wrong-doing. Il know it
isn't right, but that's the way 1 was
brought up" saws one But ''let me not
quarrel with my up-bringing, says
Carlyle. Let US not seek refuge from
blame in the defective work of our
parents What we are, we are. Good
or evil, what we do, let US dos. S
Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

With rich, red blood coursing through the
veins and the hearts action never obstruct-
ed by Q single particle of blood poison or
impurity, mankind ought to live out their
full allotted time in ease, in comfort and in
perfect health. Old mother earth has fur
nished herbs of healing and Strengthening
virtue that wonderfully assist nature "a
keeping the blood pure and clean Science
revealed these herbs to that eminent ply
stefan, DIR. John Bull, of Louisville, Ky,
and they are happily blended in his meri-
torious compound called DIR. John Bulls
Sarsaparilla. Syphilis and scrofula WELD
readily to its magic influence and other
symptoms OF impure blood, such as pimples,
sores, aches, pains, indigestion, weak kid
neys, ETC., vanish like snow before the noon
day sun, 1t is the only compound that is
absolutely safe to use in cases of bad blood.
1t never leaves any unpleasant after effects.
and 1t stimulates the whole system begin
ming with the very first dose taken,