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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
ABANDONED DA KOTA FARMS.

Apparently Vermont has no mon
opoly in the abandoned farms bust
ness. The Dakotas appear to be in
the competition. A significant circu-
lar has been issued to investors in
Dakota mortgages by Mr.. H. c.
Wilson of Boston, who, after twenty
years experience with an investment
firm in St. Louis, travelling over the
states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska and Dakota, now offers his
services to holders of defaulted mort
cages The circular in question re-
lates to two business trips made by
him through the Dakotas during
last summer and autumn. Mr.. Will
son says plainly that the Dakotas
"are passing through a period of
depression which cannot be over
come unless there is a change in
climatic conditions, or irriga ton by
means of artesian wells is adopted"
Continuing Mr.. Wilson makes this
remarkable statement:
Severe droughts which have prevailed
with varying severity for the past FIVE
years, have not only rendered a large
portion of the lands of both states prac-
tically yalueless except for grazing, but
have bankrupted the owners, so that in
a majority of cases 1t is quite impossible
for them to pay either interest or taxes
In consequence of these repeated crop
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
LOCAL NOTICES.

Lasts twice as long as cheap soap
for laundry use-Brussels.
Any one who tries hard to reach
perfection is entitled to considera-
ton See the odd conundrum in adj
vertisement on page 4, also what
the Wales Goodyear Co. say about
trying to make serviceable rubbers.
Geo. D. Haskell, the East-side
grocer, guarantees that one bar of
Brussels soap is equal to two bars
of rosin soap Augusta Me- Daily
Journal.
Think of the latest style Colonial
Writing Desk for the low price of
$40! This is the same Desk which
sold in New York a short time ago
for SIG 1t is made of solid English
Oak, with inside drawer, pigeon
holes, compartments, and outside
shelves, drawer and footrest. To
secure one for $40, write to Paine's
Furniture Co., 4S Canal street,
Boston.
1t is a pity that the process for
making Brussels soap could not have
been discovered before, as it has
saved us at least one-half on our
soap bills the past year Meriden
(Ct.) Daily Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
THE FINA NCIAL SITUAT TON.

Like great many other things the
financial situation upon close study
is robbed of half its terrors General
activity in all lines of trade and bust
ness has made an unprecedented de-
mand upon the banks for funds and
this has brought about a depletion
at the banks and consequent strin-
gency, carrying under firms which
were not solid enough or long-headed
enough to meet the emergency 1t is
entirely a financial crisis, so say emil
nent authorities, and indicates the
very opposite of business depression.
The failures are in banking concerns,
not in manufacturing or mercantile
houses and no cause for panic seems
to exist
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27

failures, large numbers OF the settlers
have been obliged to abandon their
farms, and many more are on the eve OF
going, because the past season their
lands have not produced enough to sus-
tain life during the coming winter. To
such an extent have removals taken place
that in some counties fully three-fourths
of the population is gone. Under these
circumstances return of either interest
or principal to the lender is not prOTn1S
ing.
Vermont's bleak hill farms present
no such discouraging spectacle as
this, and while life on them is not a
downy bed of ease, they can at least
be relied for something.
Mr.. Wilson advises investors ito
be exceedingly careful in making
loans in the West and to pay more
attention to location and amounts
loaned than has ever been done in
the past" advice which harmonizes
excellently with that iterated and
reiterated by Vermont inspectors of
finance. To be safe, according to
him, investments in farm mortgages
should be confined within the rain
belt least of the goth meridian)
where" the country has passed beyond
the realm of experiment and uncer
tainty," but here the rate of interest
is only six per cent and if eastern
seekers after sudden wealth are linn
tied to six per cent the attractions of
western investments will have passed
like the bloom of youth from the
cheek of age
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
THE-NEW SUPREME JUDGES.

The defeat of Mr. Shurtleff for one
of the vacant judgeships has been a
fOregone conclusion since the demo-
Gratis refused the graceful compliment
ola unanimous reelection of Senator
Morrill,. The vote was close, never
theless, and it is to be regretted that
MIR. Shurtleff was not chosen. He
would have made good judge on a
bench in the choice of which partisan
ship should have no voice whatever.
Judge Thompson, an able lawyer, is
thought by those who know him
best to hardly possess the we'll
balanced judicial temper.
Judge Start is a recognized leader
OF the bar i'll the northwestern part
of the state; a careful and scholarly
lawyer and a man of integrity; and
if it was necessary to choose a judge
who had been identified as counsel
with the Central Vermont railroad,
no better choice could have been
made.
1t is to be hoped that the time will
come when the supreme bench will
no longer be made merely stepping
stone from the legislature to con-
gress, as is the present disposition of
ambitious men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Gbe Californian
FOX THANKSGIVING.

May we be given grace to be
thankful for the small measure of
ballot reform granted us by the Leg
islature and hope for better things in
the future.
May grace in still larger measure
be bestowed on us at this Thanks
giving time to survive the disgrace
to the state of that ridiculous five
thousand dollar worlds fair appro-
priation. 1t had better have been
nothing, for nothing can be done
with such a sum as this Vermont
has failed to rise to the opportunity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.

While nti-prohibitionists are re-
joicing over their victory in Nebras-
ka, victory, it may be remarked,
won by the most disreputable meth
DDS, it will do them good to study
carefully the results in Kansas, where
prohibition was this year made a
distinct issue The democra tic plat
form favored a resubmission of the
prohibitory amendment to popular
vote and on this issue the republican
resubmissionists joined the demo-
Gratis, and Endorsed their candidates.
The republicans and the farmers
alliance both nominated prohibition
lists to head their tickets and both
opposed resubmission. The result is
instructive. The total resubmission
vote, represented by that for the
democratic ticket, was Ga, 1000; the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. polled in the
alliance 90 900 and for the republic
can ticket LOG, 200, a total of 2O4,-
600; anti-resubmission majority,
100000, or more than double the
whole resubmission vote of demo-
Gratis and republicans united. Kan
sas may be a little shaken in her
partisan allegiance but she shows no
evidence of a yearning to'betray the
cause of prohibition she has SO well
represented.
Whatever may be the ups and
downs of prohibition in other
states Maine and Kansas can be
relied on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27

from Addison, three from Benning-
ton, one each from Caledonia, Chit
tenden and Essex, two from Grand
Isle, one from Orleans, nine from
Rutland, two from Washington, one
from Windham and two from Wind
sor
Thelicense votes on the democratic
side were distributed as follows ::
Four from Addison, seven from Ben
nington, four from Chittenden, three
from Essex, two from Franklin, one
each from Orange and Orleans, eleven
from Rutland, three from Washing
ton, six from Windham, and two
from Windsor.
Lamoille county gave not a vote
against prohibition and Caledonia
and Orange but one each. The high
license millennium is not approach
ing very rapidly when it can rally
barely two-sevenths of a house in the
choice of which this was supposed
to have been made leading issue.
1t will be noticed that the strong
holds of the movement are the two
New York and where the influence of
its large cities, Troy, Albany and the
metropolis itself, with their rum and
corruption, is especially felt. Yet we
do not believe that their representa-
tives rightly represent the sentiment
of the best people of these counties.
THAT CORPORATION TAX BILL.
The ST. Adams Messenger thus
refers to an article in last week S
Caledonian:
The Caledonian of Thursday last said
that the Corporation tax law ought to
have been undergoing the careful atten-
ton of the Legislature long since. 1t has
not" And why not? Simply because
the decision of the supreme court upon
which it is based was not earlier rem
dered. The decision was anticipated in
the framing of the bill and everything
was in readiness to launch the measure
upon the Legislature as soon as the con-
clusion was legitimately reached. The
bill could not have been introduced earlier
out OF respect to the court and the Legs
lature. The Caledonian's criticism
amounts to a censure rendered upon the
court for withholding its decision to the
close of its term.
The Messenger cannot defend by
such a speciOus plea as this the utter
ly indefensible fact that when a
member of the Senate, whose duty it
was to investigate the merits of
pending measures, wished to see the
corporation tax bill prepared by the
committee he found that it was in
St. Albans-what for, the Messenger
probably well knows. Some time
had then elapsed since the rendering
of the courts decision and the bill
should have been accessible to every
member of the Legislature who
might desire to study its provisions.
1t is doubtless unfortunate that
the courts decision was not rendered
at an earlier day. The CaledOnian
announced some time before the as
sembling of the Legislature that
such a decision was to be rendered.
Many others knew of it. Whether
the fact that it was held back makes
the court deserving of censure we
leave the Messenger to say. The
fact we are dealing with is that after
the bill was drafted it was in ST.
Adams, undergoing inspection or
revision at the hands of officials of
the corporation most affected by it,
when it should have been in the
hands of members of the Legislature
for their deliberate considera ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
don received 90 votes and Palmer
Notes.

The house killed both the house bill
relating to double taxation and the
senate bill introduced by Senator
Nichols, so the question remains
open.
The governor has signed the bill
annexing Summerville to ST. Johns
bury.
Speaker Start resigned the speaker
ship upon his election as a supreme
court Justice and Mr.. Mann was
elected, by vote of 119 to &c for
Moloney, and presided through the
remainder of the session.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
By Special Request
DIR. O. G.. GAGE
Can be consulted Free
AS FOLLOWS :

FOLLOWS:
Littleton, Tuesday. Dec 9. until 1 O'Clock
Lancaster, Tuesday, Dec. 9, afternoon.
GrOveton, Wednesday, Dec. TO- until noon.
No. Stratford. Wed, Dec. 10, afternoon.
Colebrook, Thursday, Dec IL
St Johnsbury, Friday, Dec. IT,
Woodsvile, Parker's. Saturday. Dec g.
If afflicted with any lingering disease which
battles your family physician. don't fail to
consult DIR. Gage, the most successful special
list for difficult cases. Indeed his discoveries
are great that he is enabled to guarantee
a cure in cases hitherto deemed incurable-
CAUTION In several sections of New
Hampshire we learn that a man has been
driving from house to house representing
himself as DR. Gage and soliciting patients
He has several times been exposed but he
soon turns up in another locality. Bear in
mind that DIR. o. c. Gage can only be con-
licits patients from house to house. His ad-
dress is Concord, n. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
THE LICENSE VOTE ANALYZED.

The vote on the license bill is worth
Analysing. Nearly one half of the
total vote for the bill, 81, came from
Rutland and Bennington counties,
the former giving 20 and the latter
10. The democratic strength in the
House is 63. OF this number 43
voted for license Thus it will be
seen that "a republicans voted for
the bill, making it evident that the
license men overestimated their
strength on both sides of the House.
This makes one more defeat for the
Rutland Herald, which has lost
every fight it has gone into under its
present management
A comparison with the vote on the
Pitkin bill in 1888 shows no COM
forting sign of progress for the
license men. In that year the vote
stood: For license, 81; against,
149; not voting, 81 This year the
vote was: For license, 81; against,
157; not voting 16-
Of the republican votes one came
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Presentation of Account.
CHARLES VARNEY'S ESTATE


STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said District, on the Goth
day of Nov, A. ID. 1890.
Charles e. Green, administrator upon the
estate of Charles Varney, late of Danville,
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
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court,
that said account and said application be
referred to a session thereof, to be held at the
Probate Office in st. Johnsbury, on the 18th
day of Dec, A D. 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,
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 2. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Special Notices.
The Poisonous Acids

In the blood. should be taken up and removed
by the Liver and Kidneys but these organs
get out of Order-fail to do their work and
the result Is Rheumatism. There thou
sand remedies for the Liver and Kidneys but
these is only one cure for Rheum atiSm, and
that is DR.. Drummond's Lightning Remedy.
a large bottle may be had at the druggists,
will be sent by express to any address on
receipt of So. That is the price of cure and
any one who is having an argument with the
Rheumatism, will feel fully repaid by the first
dose. Drummond Medicine Co, 1850 Mai
den Lane, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Where ScoIdiua HeIned.

Judge Ross had been attacked by
the Montpelier Waterman with
characteristic meanness and malice;
but, as usual, the opposition of the
Montpelier scold only helped the
man it tried to injure.- Burlington
Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Ask Your Friend. About ia.

Your distressing cough can be cured. We
know it because kemp's Balsam has cured so
many coughs and colds. Its remarkable sale
has been won by its genuine merit. Ask some
friend who has used it what he thinks OF
Kemp'S BalSam. There is medicine eff
fective. Large bottles soc. and 81 90 at all
druggists. Sample bottle free. t f 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Barden
Automatic Creamery,


before buying any other. Thousands of Sep
to be just represented no sale.
The Bardcn system Is fast SuperSeding all
other methods of cream separators: One
Creamery sold in each town at discount
where we have no agent
BRONDALE STOCK FARM
East Hard wick, Vt, Al { G Jerseys Bred,
Aug 30, 1890
THE harden AUTOMATIC CREAM SEP'R Co,
Middle Granville, N "
Conference.-The Automatic Cream Scpara-
tor which has now been in use since July fth
is the easiest way of separating cream from
milk l have ever seen VIM ID. BRONSON
BARDEN AUTOMATIC CREAM SEP'R Co.
Gentlemen-I have gathered cream from
most all kinds of creamerys, but never saw
creamery that is well adapted for the
cream gathering plan and private dairying
ment left in the cream and that all that
using the Barden Creamery delighted
with them | would recommend the Barden
above all others Yours truly,
d. ]. HAGERMAN.
Clifton Park Village N Y.
Mr.. Hagcrman is a director and patron of
the Union Creamery Co at Mechanicsville,
New York.
Union Creamery Co of Mechanicsville. y y,
say of the Barden Creamery
To the Public We take pleasure in recon-
mending your creamery. Having had them
merits it has given perfect satisfaction in
all respects We would say to any person in
want of creamery that Barden'S Scli-ac+Tng
leads them all
E l.. ROWLAND, VIM TIERNEY,
A f. VANVAGHTON, F. FLEGULER,
E X. BAKER, JAMES DUNN
For catalogue, price list other informa-
ton address,
The Rarden Cream Separator Co.,
Middle Granville, N. ".
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27

Don't it look reasonable that with such a
showing as the Old State Mutual makes, in
both the above important features, that you
are absolutely sure of better results at their
hands / think Remember that every
liberal feature known to Life Insurance is
contained in my endowment bonds, but still
my motto is, Don't take my word cor any
other agents. for il, but investigate
CHAS. s. HASTINGS,
Gent Agt. for Vermont and New Hampshire
Good Agents Wanted Everywhere.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
SELLING AT COST.

l will sell all of my dry goods and small
wares at cost from this date, should like to
sell to some one wishing to engage in bust
ness, but shall sell at cost until disposed of.
Store furniture at reasonable prices.
show case feet long.
g -
az AZ az
Thread cases.
1 Coffee Mill.
set Scales.
1 Stewart coal stove. large size.
Hard Wood Tables 1O1a feet long each.
And many other articles.
A. &. BABBITT, II. r. St
st. Johnsbury, Vt, Nov. 13, 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
A S Saved is a 5 Earned
ECONOMY WEALTH.

A certain proportion of Insurance Policies
written by all companies never taken or
accepted. Some companies consider it
great honor to have the of doing
immense business, whether the same is ever
actually placed or not. Some companies pay
extremely large salaries, and their office and
agency expenses are exOrbitant. 1t might be
interesting to the general public to see com
parison of these points as regards the differ
emit companies actively represented in this
vicinity, taken from the Vermont Commits
sioners' Annual Report for i $50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
DENNIS :. MAY,
MUSIC HALL, 20 MAIN ST
FARMER WANTED
MUSIC HALL

A frst-class Vermont farmer and wife
wanted: man that is temperate, honest,
and can and VIII work, that understands
products should like to open correspon-
dence with a young man and his wife that
have Deen brought up on farm and do not
want 10 1--we IN the village or city with a
view OF letting them a 2OO-acre farm on
s sili TOT term OF years Said farm con-
OTIS MANN,
Stafford Springs, Conn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
100 Ladies' Wanted

And 100 men to call on any druggist for
free trial package of Lanes Family Medicine,
the great root and herb remedy discovered by
DR.. Sias Lane while in the Rocky Mountains
For diseases of the blood, liver and kidneysit
is positive cure. For constipation and
clearing up the complexion it does wonders.
1t is the best spring medicine known. Large
size package, so cents. AT all druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
OF Interest to DairymGn.

To those who think of buying a creamery
we would he pleased to have them investi-
gate the merits of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
New Advertisements.
STOCK For SALE

choice mich and several farrow
cows, all high grade Jerseys; nice family
mare IL years old, also one of her colts
years old, well broken; a nice 3-year-old colt,
will weigh over 1000 pounds; l + Cotswold
sheep and lambs, and white Chester Shotes,
a yoke Dutch oxen, we'll matched, years old
and weigh about $500 pounds.
L. p. ALLEN.
st. Johnsbury Centre, Nov. 1 3, 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
Constitutional Amendments.

Gov. Page has made the following
appointments, all of which were con-
firmed:
Trustees Vermont state insane
asylum, S. D. Hobson of Brighton,
for a term of six years from Dec 1 =,
1890.
Directors state prison and house
of correction, w. H. H. Bingham of
Stowe for two years and 7. c.
Parker Of Hartford for four years.
Superintendent state prison, E. w.
Cakes of Windsor for two years.
Superintendent house of correc-
ton, g. n Eayres of Rutland for
two years.
Board of railroad commissioners,
S. E. Pingree of Hartford, Amory
Dawson of Craftsbury, Leon g. Bag
ley of Rutland, all for two years.
Special prosecutors of criminal
offences during the gubernatorial
term, F. NJ. Fuller of Fairhaven and
J. B. Moore of Rutland.
State board of agriculture-W w.
Cooke, H. w. Vail, William Chaplin,
Rollin c. Smith, Victor l. Spear, J. o.
Sanford.
Tax commissioner, p. K. Gleed.
Inspector of finance, l.. o. Greene
Municipal court judges-Burling,
ton, H. S. Peck; Bennington, c. H.
Darling.
In Joint Assembly
last evening these trustees of the
state university and agricultural col
lege were elected to fill vacancies:
w l. Robinson, Barton, Cyrus len
nings, Hubbardton; 7. M. Graves,
Underhill; Cassius Peck, Brookfeld;
G. S. Fassett, Enosburg Falls
S. w. Landon of Burlington and
State Superintendent Palmer of
Waterbury were put in nomina ton
for superintendent of education. Lam
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-20
ITO be continued
Resolutions If Resp, ct.

The following resolutions have been
passed by Hope alliance:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all-wise
Providence TO remove from our midst
our worthy brother, W. E. A. Meek,
and
WHEREAS, In the death of our es-
teemed brother Hope alliance, No. $50,
loses all earnest and efficient worker
and highly respected member, and
WHEREAS, The bereaved family of
our deceased brother loses kind, gen.
erous and devoted father and husband
and this community loses jealous and
faithful christian worker, a beloved
neighbOr and universally respected cit
iZen, therefore. be it
Resolved. That Hope farmers ALI
ance, No. $50, extend their heartfelt
svmpathies to the bereaved family in
their sad affection. and
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes Of Hope
farmers alliance, No. $50, and
Resolved, That copy be sent to the
newspapers of the cities of Hope and
Abilene for. publication and to the fam
lily of our deceased brother.
J. r. HATFIELD,
J. NJ. VROMAN, Com.
B. NJ. ANDERSON,