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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12

deposit is removed from a SPOT
where the navel ought to be. The
secretion is shipped in the crude state.
and is used not only in the manufac-
ture of the liquid perfume sold as
musk, but also in very small quaint
ties to give strength and staying
power to many perfumes made from
the essential oils of flowers Curious
ly enough, the blossoms of two
native plants have a noticeably
musky odor. One is the small yellow
blossom of creeping vine known as
the musk plant. It's odor is marked,
and it is counterfeited in the COM
mercial perfume called musk. The
other is the blood root. The pure
white blossom of that early spring
plant has distinct though delica te
musky odor A bean known as the
musk bean is a cheap substitute for
animal musk.
Civet is a greasy and intensely
strong secretion of the animal of
that name. AS sold by the dealers
in essential oils. it is yellow in color,
and of about the consistency of
honey. Like musk, it is not used at
its full strength, but is diluted and
dissolved in alcohol, or used as an
auxiliary to other perfumes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12

depressingly wealthy, says the New
York Advertiser.
She has castle, not in Spain, but
in Italy. and everything that coin
can acquire is hers. But among all
her possessions there is not one that
she would<bt sooner lose than part
with a certain pair of little old
shoes.
They are of soft gray leather, and
many years ago the great singer
wore them when she made her debut
in Carmen"
Success came to her from the start,
and she has grown to believe that
the little gray shoes in some occult
way attracted it so she keeps them
always with her in a specially made
leather case.
When she engages suite OF apart
ments they are at once brought
forth and placed ostentatiouslyu upon
the parlor mantel before another
thing is unlocked or unbuckled.
On important opening nights, or
when she is to sing new role, the
repairs-very little of the original
material is now left in them-and
wears them to the theatre. In the
dressing room they are reverently re-
moved and replaced in their case.
Once. when they were lost for three
whole days, the diva worried herself
into such a state of mind and gave
such bad performances that the
management thought seriously of
carving a safe deposit vault along
with the company thereafter for the
special preservation of those wonder
full shoes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
COSTLY AND GLORIOUS.

Only dealers in precious stones
carry more valuable stock in a small
space than the dealers in essent ial oils
and the perfumes that go with such
oils One dealer sho wed an acquaint-
ance a moderate sized safe contain
ing stock valued at $12O,OOO. Altar
of roses, musk, civet, and ambergris
are among the precious articles of
such a dealers stock. Altar of roses
WHOLESALERS at about So an ounce,
civet at SIP an ounce, arnbergris at
$50, and musk at $40. The retail
price of all these things is much great
err, but they are usually sold to the
so called consumer in highly diluted
form.
The whale that secretes amDergris
has become so scarce now that little OF
the perfume is found, and it is hard
to obtain in this market at any
price Ambergris is sometimes found
floating at sea in regions frequented
by the whale that secretes the
material. Anewly established whole
sale drug firm made large profit on
a fortunate purchase of ambergris
A ship came into port with several
barrels, ana the snip master mao nc
clear notion of it's value. The
druggist bought it at $3.50 an
ounce, about one-tenth of it's value
and sold it in small quantities at a
great advance.
Musk in the raw looks a good dea
| like axle grease, and smells worse
| The popular notion that the musk o
| commerce is obtained from the musk
rat is a mistake. Negroes in the
South do obtain a similar perfume
| from the muskrat, but most of the
supply comes from the musk deer, E
creature that is carefully reared II
| India for the sake of the secretion
Three or four times year the musl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
ALL SORTS.
CONSTIPATION, Headache.

Il suffered from Constipation and was
cured by Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy" Nellie A. McQuade, Amster-
dam, n. Y. "Dr. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy cured me of Binding sick head
aches and have had no return of them
since using this medicine" Mrs. J.
Nichols, Rochester, N. Y.
BY new rule Indian natives can now
be judges of a certain rank, magistrates,
government under secretaries, and few
other officers of minor Importance.
There is nothing like DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil to quickly cure cold or relieve
hoarseness. Written by Mrs. M. J. Eel
lows, Burr Oak, st. Joseph Co., Mich.
Mrs. Ballington Booth is said to draw
just 81 week for her services in the
Salvation Army. She resides in a modest
little home at Jersey City
A Paris policeman begins service with
II cents day and after - years he gets
95 cents day. The police have asked
for 81 a day as the minimum.
Clipped from Canada presbyterian, :"
under signature ofC. Bracket Robinson,
Prop'r: l was cured of oft-reeurring bill
ious headaches by Burdock Blood Bitters.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
A 0niet Query for the Herald

The Rutland Herald is confessedlv
for a license law and against the
present prohibition law of Vermont
So far as our observation has ex-
tended, it has never favored or spoken
a friendly word for any man who
was not in sympathy with its views
on this subject. Now, we wonder if
in its support of Lieut-Gov. Fletcher
it can count on-in an emergency,
for instance Bellows Falls Times.
1t Smacks of the Iceberg.
The governor question is one of
the --LATEST things in the state today
Icebergs would get up as much en-
thusiasm with the masses as any
candidate yet named. The demo-
Gratis are holding the boards this
season and there is really more inter-
est in their affairs by the republican
press than there is in the republican
gubernatorial question. If the rule
of elevating the lieut.-governor is
to be broken the friends of Col
Woodbury. may well come to the
front and claim that the division
rule should be laid aside and present
his name at the convention. Last
campaign all the Page organs were
ready to go for Col Woodbury. this
year, but they appear to have for
gotten that they said so. If rules
are to be broken it is only justice
that Col. Woodbury. should be made
governor the present year. 1t is not
necessary to mention his fitness,
as he was universally considered
seminently fitted for the position two
years ago by all who opposed him.
[Lyndonville Journal
Against the Non-Promotion Rule.
There is not and there ought not
to be any rule about the matter
If, as is true of Mr.. Fletcher, lieu
tenant governor so commends him
self to the people that they deem him
worthy of prom ton, he should be
promoted, provided there is no bet
ter man in the field. On the other
hand, a weak lieutenant governor
should invariably be retired at the
end of his service in that capacity.
The only right rule to follow, if there
must be a rule, is to put the best
available man at the head of the
ticket, whether he is or isn't, has
been or hasn't been, lieutenant gov
ernor or poormaster. In that way
the party will never have occasion to
be ashamed of itself, as it might if
any other rule were adopted Mid
dlebury Register.
"Some of this Remains"
In Caledonia county the move
ment for Hon. Franklin Fairbanks
naturally evoked considerable op-
position to the only candidate who
seemed to be in his way; and some
of this remains. But since the with
dTawal of Mr.. Fairbanks many o.
his friends have declared their inten
ton, some of them to urge and
Others to acquiesce in, the choice o
Col. Fuller Burlington Free Press
Shadows.
There are no less than three aspir
ants for the democratic nomina tior
for governor of Vermont. Wha1
shadows the Vermont democrats are
and what shadows they pursued
TBOston Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
DISA STROUS RESULTS OF SILVER
DEPRECIATI TON.

Thus, by the natural inferiority of
silver for money uses, its constant
relative depreciation during CEN
turtles, accelerated by recent enormous
production, the proba bility of further
vast production, and the action of
Europe, silver has so lost value that
the quantity in a silver dollar,
equal in worth to gold dollar
when the weight and fneness of
these coins were fixed, is hardly now
of two-thirds that value. For the
other third, the silver dollar is no
more than fiat money; indeed, less
and worse than ordinary fat money,
because no government promise is
behind it. The statute of 1890 de-
clares only the establishment policy"
of the government ito maintain the
two metals on a parity with each
other, upon the present legal ratio
or such ratio as may be provided by
law" nothing more. So long as the
government can and will exchange
gold for silver on the present ratio,
the silver dollar passes, like sub
sidiary coins, at nominal value.
When that ability or will ceases, the
legal-tender power of silver coins
will be effective only to rob those
who must accept them in payment
of existing debts, but unavailing to
force the purchase of anything at
more than their actual value. Can
any one suppose the government, if
free coinage should be adopted, will
first stamp for every owner of silver
66 cents worth on a dollar, and
Immediately give him 100 cents
worth of gold in exchange for it !?
Whence will the treasury procure the
gold, and by what means? Is it,
then, prediction of an obvious fact
that the adoption of free coinage
must Immediately work the loss to
all existing debts (not specially
payable in gold), including pensions
and government obligations, of the
difference in real value between the
gold and silver dollars, now over one
third, and threatening to be more,
and a corresponding change Of prices
for all commodities in all new trans
actions-a financial revolution, in
short, unparalleled in the legislation
of civilized states ?-[ Senat tor Will
liam F. Villas, in the May Forum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
CASTORIA?
FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN

''Castoria is so well adapted to children
that recommend it as superior to any pre-
scription known to me-
H A. ARCHER, M. D.
III So. Oxford st. Brooklyn, N. Y.
1.-The use Of 'Castoria' is universal and
its merits 50 we'll known that it seems work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Blooningda1e Reformed Church
THE CENTAUR COMPANY,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
BILL NYE,s WEDDING JOURNEY.

A personal friend of Bill Nye, the
humOrist, who asked that his name
be not mentioned, yesterday told a
Record reporter touching little
story of an incident in Nye's life.
'For long time after Bill was
married." he said, she was very poor
and had hard work keeping the wolf
from the door, but at last his worth
reap the reward he so well deserved
at the public's hands. He was on a
lecture tour, and as its success was
much grea ter than he had antici-
pated, he wrote to Mrs. Nye to come
to him and take her wedding tour,
for when Bill was married he could
not afford that luxury She tele-
graphed that she would join him al
once, and set out to do so, her
journey being one of two days, as he
was in the West, somewhere beyond
Chicago. Two hours before the
train was due at the little town
where she was to join her husband
he received dispatch saving that
both his children had been stricken
down with scarlet fever, and had
been moved to an isolated house,
mile or so from their home, where
they would receive proper attention,
but could not be seen by their
parents. 1t was a great shock to
Bill, and all he could do when his
wife arrived was to take her aside
and tell her the sad news. They took
the first train back, and for several
weeks Bill remained at home with
her, both suffering terrible anxiety,
as the children were desperately i'll.
AS soon as they were able to listen
to the reading, the little ones got
letter every morning from their
father, telling of the wonderful things
he and their mother were seeing out
West, thus not letting the youngsters
know that their mothers wedding
journey, in which they had taken a
vast deal Of interest, had been
broken up by their sudden illness.
Bills unlimited imagination made
the letter writing an easy task, and
their daily arrival kept the children
in such a good humor that when the
turning point was reached, and they
began to mend. they did so at rate
that astonished the doctor in charge
of their case. Subsequently Mrs.
Nye had her wedding journey. =
CChicago Mail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
THE LARGEST CATTLE RANCH IN
THE UNITED STA TES.

The largest ranch in the United
States, and probably in the world,
owned by one person, is in Texas,
and belongs to Mrs. Richard King.
1t lies forty-five miles south of Cor
pus Christi.
The ladies who come to call on
Mrs. King drive from the front gate,
over as good a road as any in Cen
trail park, for ten miles before they
arrive at her front door, and the
butcher and baker and iceman, il
such existed, would have to drive
thirty miles from the back gate be-
fore they reached the kitchen. This
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
WATCHES.

have a lot of new watches to sell at a
very low price. from So up. New Elgin and
Waltham watches SIS and Sc. S. w. watch
es Sc and ST. In goId-f1led cases SIS. All
kinds of ladies' and gents gold and silver
watches at the lowest prices ever seen in this
town Also lot of second hand watches in
good running order from So. so up. Nice sill
yer watches $3.50 to So. Fine watch work
a speciality. Cleaning, springs, jewels, ETC.,
for rs cents and the best work. All work
warranted All kinds of job work. Every
thing in the line of jewe1ry. If you are in
buy watch call in. Spectacles and eye
glasses. GEO. 3. GROW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
Apportion-
PRESS COMMENTS.

Total, $50, o29 IT 2,424 sse,o2e II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
1aisrruanu.
THE SCHOOL TAX.

The assessment and distribution
of the per cent state school tax for
1891 have been adjusted by State
Treasurer Field, and the figures will
be of interest to the CALIFORNIAN S
readers. For Caledonia county they
are as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12
Apportion-
4-4a
S6,216 IS 1873

OF Essex county towns it may be
said that for Concord the tax is
1926. 27, the number of schools 13,
and the apportionment $477.47; for
Lunenburgh the tax is $21OO4, the
number of schools 9, and the appor-
tionment $33O56.
The recapitula ton by counties for
the whole state is as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12

Conservative Investments.
NORTHWESTERN
GUARANTY LOAN COMPANY,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Cash Capital, $3.50, 100000
Guaranty Fund, $50, 100000
Surplus and Profits, 125, 100000
EASTERN AGENTS.
Frank H. Fisher, Burlington, VT.
Industrial Trust Co., Providence, r. 1.
Neher & Carpenter, Troy. N. Y.
Chapm an Banking Co., Portland, Me.
H. c. Harden 81 CO., Room 80, 40
State St., Boston.
Manhattan Trust Co., New YorE
VIC .Rodman, Drexel Building, Phil
delphia, Pa.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12

New Advertisements.
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THOSE WONDERFUL SHOES.

She is a great singer, one whose
voice has lured dollars from the
public's pocket until she has become
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THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
Trains Nos and have Pullman psl,co
Sleeping Cars between Keuova aud Chicago
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FARM ON WHITES CREEK
FOR SALE

have FOR sale IA farm OF two hundred
acres. uu which IS good frame dwelling
cput0iuing six rooms. \ bout leo acres OF
Island l. cleared and under fence. There
II "a good well near tie house: also n good
orchard, grapes. etc. The land laws well and
mas AN Ubur,tauce Of water Thts farm l.
situated only four miles from the mouth oi
Whi ca cree u, tntS county, and about five
miles from the y. = W. u. II. Terms. $500
per Hcre, one-Ihtrd cash. balance in two
aud three years, with security and lawful
interest. CAL Gu urwritc Il. +. McDOUGAL.
ItreIp " M
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Arrest Of II Prominent
Banker.
y Mysterious Prisoner Taken to
Headquarters.

lrtI excitement was caused Yesterday
hF ttr report 90 the arrest Df "a l.gdi,.g
''c..r. a headquarters 90 WIS admitted
ihnt Inrre he'd been au arrest but tbs
N..f F.. refused tu give amy further i'm
PATTON beyond Siug chat frey bafi b..a,,
.NL 600 Ih. case fur weeks. and were
iI1i t0r riEHt party had beer
HI.. .F'i. llH amount IuvnI we'd ls said fo bf
over Tour million dollars They further fu.
'I nlr' ilF r.unurr Chat the fuIi partiruiars
~ Iui- -iHrtI.uE ufir were gwen in .tff
-ltAi"t ilf Detective" issued to-day aa NO =
Iin atuWet Series. Any newsdcaIer
"h gladly show you cops.
For sale at the Advance Office.
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4 FARM the %r r@,G sa '5G'% G ts%2 S@
Z. H., where John btOwn lives, containing
loo acres. - acres Of which are under cu,tiva-
lion. There arr threc good log houses on the
land, 'hree good lasting wells, good garden.
good orchard, stables. out-hOuScs, md plenty
oi clear stock water nom springs. Price, So
per acre.
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TWO 10, : tor sale. situated on corner
L w ~ ot aud Bridge streets, CeIc,lo
Va, ON viii IA IL u hnuS.. containing toui
rooms. Possession stNcn immediately. The
property rents ors6 90 month. Ina month
this property may bee worth twice he amount
Now asked fortt Now Is the "a g TO invest
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One * horse power McNRwa- portable
mt, good boiler wagon, Que Top SAW rIg, one
oo inch saw. one ~ Inch law, one top saw.
cdger and cutoff saws. about 80 a. Shafting
with pulleyS. in excellent order: eVerytLin..
complete FORA nrSt-ciaSS mil VIII cut II tu
Is thousand 70. per day. Good reason, for
selling. Here's a bargain. Price. S2.OIl IN
PAYNE nis To suit purchaser. Thus nliIl ak
teen month Bgo cost $50.
one - horse power GTifHuh 4 Wedge port
abe. vertical mill. one eG,.rr. two log trucks
stud governor, Que liiUcS tn~pirator, on,
boiler WAGON, une I'D tnch saw uns. 81 inch
SAW, two = tnch SHw~, one top saw. cant
hooks. one tool chest. with tppiS, one due
rNpander, with about S,uuO feet of saving -
contacted Tor, for which the ovVuer NviI pav
- 60 Is per hundred feet. Price, Sl>uO; sou
cash, balance in and II months.
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For SALE-.A lot iOxSl on which Is a one.
spry fiame dwelling, Containing tour
rooms, ~" tad Ia the ~nWiNoru part of
1eTr,in kuowu 49, B.uNgu~tuwb. The
property VIII rent tor SEQ rec month sud u
convenient 10 school. church ami ruitr,a g
d'poiS' There Is a bargain ia 90 Price, Sa10
$40 cash, nal tnSc ia II months, with 'lnter-
est and security For furthcr particulars IN
quire Of Z. 4 McDoCG.>I.. Ccrcdo, W. Va.
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FOR SALE OR ENCHANG +:
Saw Mills for S,ln

III miles east of WaNue G. H.. w. Ma ,nl
sale, or exchange for reil estate I'm Cercdio
FortN-hVe n, res itre cleared ana undcr frnc,
house and stable, mutt trees, etc. The land
contains iron ore and coal and * cheau al
the price asked. Title clear. Price. 81 900, a
portion 81 which must he cash; balance on
time with security and legal interest.
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INSURE!
Il. Il. McD0UGAL,

ADVANCE OFFICE, Ceredo, w. Va,
represents five first-class fire insu.
rance companies, having recently
added that strong and popular com
pany - providence. Washington. -
his company was organized in
t799 and its assets amount to ST.
32f54S.37. 1t is the third oldest
American company, and the seventh
Oldest in the world. Policies writ
ten at the Ceredo agency.
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Locai ngen's needing superior Insurance
supplies for their ONCE or customers shonfd
couespond with the RouGU Morris Gonna
.ts lnolfHapnis, Publishers 90 Rowan
NorEs tne leading Insurance Journal OF the
West, and other publications.
Yours truly.
g. H. MAHTr~
The HOUGu NorI Co.
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Fox SALE.--One lot 25NinO. on which Is "a
tNo- StorS ni,ine Dwelling. S4turtt. on East 1T
Stree Ccie,to. " ". Tie property rents for
= 90 per month, and \ Spieudidly locst-d
Ierms, >~N. For nirf ner i"f srtuitIlOu address
=. T. NcDougal Ccredo, W. Va.
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LOCAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Central Time. No.i mob No.5
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Time Table.
In eneet Monday. Mareh q. 1spo.

- ~ FISHER, s. WELTON,
J. II NOHTHUP. sup't.
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Keno,a Division.

Daily. fDuly. cxeeaf sunday #da,..
Where time i- omitteI. fr 600 Io.s not .t5,.
For further informant 30. rsftt.va Z, ..,.,..
connection and iurpuEh time. ctfl pi vtlr
Ticket Agent. or address
JOHN J. ARCHER.
DIV. Pass. a cent.
COLUMBUS. OFlO.
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Trains D, ana urriN- at ANA t.,p,rt
rou Central union Depot, Cincinnati
making direct connection without transfer
20 aud from lpdutun polls, Chicago ~. t.outS
iud the W ct ana Southwest. Trains n, 20
n aud ~ arriN c a. .nd depart from Fourth
street Depot, between Smith and John Sts.
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Eaeal Estate Department.


Wing the usuaip
wall scDl
tina al he directed
W br he par ge,hcr all
wt, above
eageut ncpartyw
III pro ra,as
hes to- iory ehmade
Address ali communications THE AD VANCE Celedo w.
RcnhA Tie rnln
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-19
Iiterainrn and Criticinnn.

Almost all studies nowadays are more or
less historical. This is largely due to the
prevalent tendency 10 attempt the explana-
ton Of everything from the evolutionary point
of view. The characteristic OF the modern
method OF investigation Is especially TO be
remarked in the department OF literature.
The disposition 10 TO allow as little as possible
TO the creative power of the individual genius,
and as much as possible TO the spirit OF the
age. When a critic OF our time takes in hand
the work of poet, he is not content with an
analysis OF its matter and an exposition OF
its merits but he seems 20 feel that his task
ia unfinished until he has advanced some
theory Of the causes and conditions when
oonspired even before the authors birth TO nx
the sphere and determine the quality oil MS
productions. IL is as though botanist dis
c0ursng Of a flower should begin with an
analysis OF the soil in which 1t sprang 10
light, and Of the fertilizers which fortunate
chance or purposeiul culture contributed 10
it's nourlshmeat. Where was the autnor
born, and wheni What family traits did he
inherit? What schoolmasters and what
special studies awakened his enthusiasm,
decided his career and formed his styiey In
other words, the criticism OF this school 10
more interested In the genesis OF genius than
in the result OF It's labors.
This reflection occurred, or, rather, re-