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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
THE SPIRIT BELOW.

A Troy clergyman, in the course of
his last Sunday mornings sermon,
told story about congregation in
Scotland which found some difficulty
in making it's income balanceits out
go In order to increase receipts the
cellar of the church was leased to
liquor merchant, who stored his sur
plus stock in trade there. Some one
with gift for rhyming came along
and chalk-marked the following lines
on the side of the building:
There's spirit above,
And spirit below
A spirit of love,
And a spirit of woe.
The spirit above
Is the spirit divine;
The spirit below
Is the spirit of wine.
That did the business. The liquor
dealers lease was cancelled and the
church concluded to meet the hnan-
cial deficit in some other way
Troy Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Commissioners Notice.
JOHN w. NICHOLS ESTAT

JOHN w. NICHOLS ESTATE
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the II onorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia commissioners to receive, eX-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of John w.
Nichols, late of Waterford. in said district.
deceased, and the term of six months from
the 9Th day of jan, 1892, being allowed by
said court to the creditors of said deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
to the duties of our appointment at the
late residence of the deceased in Waterford,
in said district, the 3Oth day OF
of Jan. and the I'd day of July next, at 1
O'Clock in the afternoon, each OF said days.
EDWIN K. TURNER,
JOHN PRATT,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Commissioners, Notice.

LOUISA ". kENDALL'S ESTATE.
The subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Louisa
w. Kendall. late of Barnet in said
from the 9TH day of jan, 1892, being
allowed by said court to the creditors OF
said deceased to exhibit and prove their re-
spective claims before Give notice that
we will attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the store of &. H. Higgins, in
Passumpsic in said district, the
second day of February, and the 9th
day of July next, at O'Clock
in the forenoon, on each OF said days.
c. H. HIGGINS,
F. w. MASON,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Commissioners Notice.


JEROME MANSFIELD'S ESTATE.
The subscribers having been appointed by
the OnOrable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex.
anime, and adjust all claims and demands of
field late of st. Johnsbury, in said district, de-
ceased. and the term of six months from the
10Th day OF jan, 800, being allowed by SAID
court to the creditors of said deceased, to
exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend to
the duties of our appointment at his late
residence in St. Johnsbury in said district, on
the Goth day of February and the 10th day
of July next, at one o'clock. in the afternoon,
each of said days.
ORA n. DREW,
PETER GLEN ENT,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Commissioners Notice.
JAMES w. CURTIS ESTATE.

The Subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, eX-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of James
trict. deceased, and the term of six months
from the 1st day of February, 1892, being
allowed by said court to the creditors OF
said deceased exhibit and prove their re-
spective claims before us: Give notice that
we will attend to the duties of appoint
ment at the late residence of ]. w Curtis, in
Waterford, in said district, the Goth
day of February, and the 10Th day of July,
next, at O'Clock in the afternoon, on each
of said days.
c. d. HARRIS,
NJ. L. GREEN,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
1l1isrrllain
Written for the CALIFORNIAN.
VERM ONT.

Dear old Vermont a gem she lies,
Albeit sometimes in disguise.
Among the bills.
An emerald or diamond rare,
As suits the genii of the air,
But with fire
And glow that is not shamed by cen
The newer jewels that the queen
Of our broad land
Adds to her crown with honest pride,
Nor hesitates TO place beside
The first she wore;
Whose Iustre is not di1nmed by years,
Nor batt1e-smo be, nor death, nor tears,
But brighter CLEANS.
And like the clearest ray that darts
From polished diamond are the hearts
OF the strong sons
And daughters OF the dear old state;
Nor changing years, nor adverse fate
Can dim their worth.
-lCelia A. Hayward.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. IS, 1892.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Legal Notices.
Commissioners Notice.
HARVEY E. PIERCE's ESTATE.

The subscribers having been appointed by
the honorable Probate court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive. ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands or
all persons against the estate of Harvey b
Pierce, late of ST. Johnsbury, in said district,
deceased, and the term of six months from
the 18th day of January, 1892, being allowed
by said court to the creditors of said deceased,
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we Will attend
to the duties of our appointment at the Gale
donia National Bank in Danville. in said dis
trict, the Sd day of NJ arch and the 2 tn
day of July next, at one O'Clock, in the
afternoon, on each of said days.
GEO. B. DAVIS,
I. B. MATTOCKS,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
OYSTERS AT $50 A QUART.

Fresh opened small Oysters 35c a quart
Fresh opened p. r. Oysters 4Oc a quart.
Fresh Cape CLAIMS CSC quart.
w o. Greeley will sell Oysters at the above
prices until further notice. He also carries
the best line of fish of any dealer in town.
z School ST., Paddock Village
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
TWENTY MILLION RA BETS IN FIVE
YEARS.

The plague of rabbits in Australia
cannot be described without seeming
exaggera ton to those who have not
had experience of it. Originally in
troduced in a colony of about a score
of individuals by squatter near
Melbourne, who thought their ia
miliar presence on his station would
remind him of home" they have
kept the recollection OF England so
fresh in the minds of the pastoralists
as to tempt them to very trea sonable
language concerning her whenever
rabbits are mentioned.
The fecundity of the rabbit is
amazing, and his invasion of remote
districts swift and mysterious.
Careful estimates show that under
favorable conditions, a pair of Aus
tralian rabbits will produce six lit
tiers year, averaging five individuals
each. As the offspring themselves
begin breeding at the age of six
months, it is shown that, at this
rate, the original pair might be
responsible in five years for proge-
ny of over 100000! That the
original score which were brought
to the country have propagated
after some such ratio, no one can
doubt who has seen the enormous
hordes that now devastate the land
in certain districts. In all but the
remoter sections, however, the rab-
bits are now fairly under control;
one rabbiter with a pack of dogs
supervises stations where one hun
dred were employed ten years ago,
and with ordinary vigilance the
squatters have little to fear. Mil
lions of the animals have been killed
by fencing in the water holes and
dams during dry season, whereby
they died of thirst, and lay in enor-
nous piles against the distractions
they had frantically and vainly tried
to climb. and poisoned grain and
fruit have killed myriads more. A
fortune of SOS, 900. offered by the
New South Wales government, still
awaits the man who can invent
some means of general destruction,
and the knowledge of this fact has
brought to the notice of the various
colonial governments some very
original devices.-[ From "Station
Life in Australia" by Sidney Dicken-
son, in February Scribner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
FOR SALE,

At reasonable prices, Almont and Nutmont
stations, brood mares, colts and FLIES.
GentleInens drivers. All OF the combined
blood of the four trotting families Good
opportunity for anyone desiring to engage in
breeding business. Address
A. L. RICHMOND,
Derby Centre Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
Triumph Over
Disease.
DR.. CAGES
Great Practice and
Marvellous Success.

disease is his great discovery, by which he is
enabled to guarantee cure in every case of
Hemorroidal Tumors or charge nothing. If
afflicted with any disease you can consult
DIR. Gage free from charge.
Judge B. E. Badger of Concord, n. H..
ing and Protruding Piles and DR.. Gage has
entirely cured me by one painless application.
l was not inconvenienced-held court every
day while being cured-was well in 3 weeks.
Daniel Qumby of East st. Ohm sbury, en-
Der of family cured of terrible case of bleed
ing and protruding piles.
Geo. Gle of Littleton, also cured of a bad
and other troubles.
c. M. Badger of Barton has suffered years
with piles. cured by one painless application
VIM. ]. Berry Lyndonville, cured of an in
jury to spine which physicians had tried 8
years in vain to help.
H. A. Hail. Barnet, cured of lung disease.
etc.
A. T. Gay, Groton, Vt, cured of lung
disease and hemorrhage.
Mrs w. E. Russ. White River Junction, VT,
given up with ovarian tumor large a per-
sons head, female difficulties, heart disease
and droPsy. DR.. Gage cured her and he did
not see her.
Mrs Orrin Weber, Manchester. N H., on
crutches fourteen years with terrible ulcers
on limbs. cured
Mrs Charles Bridgeman. Suncock, N. H
had Lucrative catarrh so badly that it had
eaten a hole through roof of mouth and de-
stroyed her palate; general health feeble !;
cured eight years ago and is still well
Isaac Buttrick, Londonderry, n. H, son
cured of deafness and catarrh; wife cured
of scrofulous punches neck.
DR.. Levi B. Dodge, Waterford, VT, very
low with kidney disease. frightful bleeding,
etc. cured and DIR. Gage did not him.
DIR. Cages Appointments.
Newport house, Feb II, until noon.
Barton, Wednesday, Feb. H. to +.
Feb IS, until O'Clock
Woodsvile, Thursday, Feb IS. from to g.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
ENDURANC

How much the heart may bear. and yet not
break
How much the flesh may suffer and not die !
I question much if any pain or ache
OF soul body bring our end more nigh.
Death chooses his own time; till that is worn
All evils may be borne.
We shrink and shudder at the surgeon s knife,
Each recoiling from the cruel steel,
Whose edge seems searching for the culver
ing life;
reveal,
torn,
This also can be borne.
We see a sorrow rising in way,
And try to feel from the approaching i'll !;
We see some small escape-we weep and
pray;
But when the blow falls, then our hearts
are still
Not that the pain is of its sharpness shorn,
But then it be borne.
We wind our life about another life,
We hold it closer, dearer than own;
Anon it faints and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving us stunned, and stricken, and
alone.
This also can be borne.
Behold we live through all things. famine
thirst,
Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery,
All woe and sorrow life inf1icts its worst
On soul and body, but cannot die,
Though we be sick and tired, and faint, and
worn;
Lo! All things be borne
Il Elizabeth AkerS Allen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
GENUINE
MARKED DOWN SALE

There is no fraud, Misrepresentation or
aggeration about it.
Everything advertise will be sold at
prices from per cent to so per cent less
than the wholesale price on the goods with
the exception of the warm lined winter shoes;
these will be sold at what they cost us,
little less.
Sale begins Saturday, Feb. 3th, and con-
tinues ten days
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
HONESTY VERSUS RAsCALITY.

HONESI Z tIkS - hdSCAl<
There is no greater fallacy than
that of the superior practical charac-
ter of rascality. Often, indeed. it
gains a temporary advantage. Hon
esty.is often very drowsy and very
lazy; but when it awakes and stirs,
1t is the most practical of all forces.
Among the pure drops of wisdom
that fall in proverbs from the accu-
INFLATED experience of ages, none is
purer than that honesty is the best
policy You call it a mean motive
of conduct; but it is no meaner an
appeal than that of the familiar
Christian exhorta ton, Be good and
you will be happy. 1t is primarily
not rule or motive; it is the simple
statement of the truth, and Tweed
illustrates it as plainly as John Jay.
Il George William Curtis, in Har-
per's Magazine for January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18

"Castoria is well adapted to children
that recommend it superior to any pre-
scription known to me-"
H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
English Opera Not Profitable.

Miss Emma Juch has been talking
pretty plainly about the action of
American citizens regarding the sup
port of operatic performances in the
vernacular. She hits the nail squarely
on the head on this subject in the fol-
lowing remark: "It is queer patriot
ism that supports foreign importations
and gives no encouragement to that of
its own nation. A tariff on opera
would be good addition to the list.
Artistically, I cannot complain, since,
personally, 1 receive the most con-
siderate and complimentary treatment;
but the company bears my name, and,
naturally, would suffer most from its
lack of success. Although I am Aus
trian by birth and only American by
adoption, have given everything to
try to make American opera prosper
Gus issue, but am thoroughly dis
couraged, and unless the good god
father does appear am afraid Ameri-
can opera will have to wait until Amer
leans become ashamed of their lack OF
national pride, which may happen in
another century, but as Emma Juch
does not expect to live till then there
seems to be nothing for her to do but
the next best"
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
A MATTER OF HAIR.
Color of the Tresses of Distinguished
Footlight Favorites.

Color of the Tresses of Distinguished
FootliEht Favorites.
Mrs. Kendal's hair is reddish blonde
by day and as smooth rs she is herself.
Kate Claxtons hair is chestnut red.
Maria Burrough has soft, dark brown
hair, and Annie Russell pale blonde
hair just the length of her shoulders.
Fanny Davenport's hair looks pretty at
night but in daylight it looks harsh
yellow. Clara Morris, they say, has
scanty red hair, but she always uses a
wig. Modjeska has very dark hair, but
she uses a blonde wig. Julia Marlowe's
hair is rich brown. Grace Filkin's a
Rubens red. Mrs. Leslie Carter's hair
is little beyond auburn, with enough
of it to hide herself if her Partisan
gown maker failed to be on time. Isa-
belle Coe has wavy, brown hair, and
Sarah Bernhardt's hair is a short Grim
kle of red. May Yohe has dark brown
hair, and Lillian Russell's golden hair
all her owns as soft as silk. Rose
Coghlan has brown hair. Isabelle
Urquhart has dark, brown hair in great
quantities. George Drew's hair is
dyed blonde and SO they whisper is Ada
Rehan's. Della Fox has short hair,
dyed yellow. Marie Jansen's hair is
dark brown. Nellie McHenry has soft.
brown hair, but likes blonde wigs on
the stage. Minnie Maddern has an
abundance of beautiful red hair. Mag
gle Mitchell's hair is crinkly reddish
brown. Lotta's hair is bright red, and
che rnva. oroccac a fold ;f tho hill ia
within a mile. Helen Dauvray's hair
is sleek, black and heavy. Johnstone
Benefits hair is lightish brown with
an inclination to curl if it wasn't shin
erIed
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
ply IL long felt want and organize new
party in this country He said that he
had one already, a party consisting OF
alie,a IT,. roll Lllen Aa4 tnere

called t.!.' roll Lllen a.l4 LnGrs
If, his wife and his two daughte.
me of the episodes of the Glover dim
was the first appearance of Charles
Dana, of the New York Sun, in ba
quoting hall in Philadelphia. He can
late and was introduced to the COMP
ny by the president of the club as thu
Nestor of the American press. Handed
the clubs loving cup, Mr.. Dana pro
ceeded to help himself to large ''swig,"
which provoked from Gov. Bunn's
corner the remark: He has lost his
reputation but he still has his
thirst" Mr.. Dana made rather good
speech, but he was pretty thoroughly
roasted by the boys, and rather think
his efforts were not entirely satisfacto-
ry. lie withstood the Interruptions
good-naturedly and even smiled when,
III response to a string of very general
compliments to the members of the
Philadelphia press, some one shouted:
'sOh, the sun shines for all" The man
who was most mercilessly ''guyed'' dur
ing the evening was the mayor of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Stuart. Mayor Hepburn
w hSilOui1iC VI ShiScbSo, w hS OiS VI cAi~
guests, and although he made a charm
ing speech nobody was able to hear
it on account of the very poor delivery
and the continued Interruptions. l
doubt whether mayor of d big city
ever went so far to deliver such an am
bilious speech and heard SO little OF it
even himself. But the boys made up
for it by their hospitable congratula-
tions, and when / last saw the mayor,
about half past two in the morning, he
looked as though he would be contented
to remain in Philadelphia for the rest
OF his life. Among the other guests at
this dinner who were conspicuously
honored were Gen. Joseph A. Hawley,
of Connecticut, great favorite with
the Cloverites, and white-haired Gen.
Dan Butterfeld, the man who put to
gether and handled the army of the Po-
tomac from the peninsula down to Get
tysburg.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
true Position Of nIcAlIister.

The newspapers generally have lately
been pitching into" Mr.. Ward McAllis-
ter and the amusing remark has been
made that some Of the writers are anx-
ious to ''get into" the "Four Hundred"
and are ''mad" at McAllister because
he keeps them out Nothing could be
more laughably absurd. McAllister has
no more power to let in or keep out
aspirants to embership in the ''smart
set'' than he has to decide who shall or
shall not attend the next royal recep-
ton in Buckingham palace. He is sim
ply servant of the ''smart set," en-
ployed to hire fddlers, buy bouquets,
get up suppers, call carriages and like
lackey service, for which he receives
commissions, tips, perquisites and other
emoluments, and from all of which he
derives q fair income, on which he lives.
A Union club man says that, in addition
to these tips, he has the privilege of sit
ting at the same table and eating with
the guests of the host whom he tempo
rarily serves. From this it appears that
he is not half the man of Importance his
immediate predecessor, Sexton Brown,
was. Old Brown used to fairly "bully"
the ''snart set"-tell them whom
they must and must not invite; what
they sheald set out for supper; how
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
A Modest Millionaire.

One of our many millionaires is as
modest as he is in every way meritori-
GUS. He was positively annoyed the
other day that the newspapers should
have got hold of the fact that he had
quietly given $50, 900 to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the interest of which
should annually go toward meeting the
inevitable annual deficit. This modest
millionaire is Mr.. Henry G. Marquand,
the president of the institution which
has Just received benefaction remark
able only as being Mr.. Marquand's
latest. Those who have been glorify-
ing what they call this ''great gift'' of
Mr.. Marquand will be surprised to
learn than he has within very few
years given to this museum works of
art amounting in value to more
than $1,000, 900. In his almost an
nual visits to Europe he has
bought, literally regardless of
cost" paintings, statuary, antiquities,
china, gold and silver, works of art, and
whatever he thought would be of real
and permanent value to the museum,
and, guided by his own cultivated taste
and unerring Judgment, he has brought
nothing that was not valuable. These
rich and continuous gifts he has made
almost privately to the board of direct
ors, keeping his name from the public.
He has way of doing these things
quietly. Not many years ago one of his
younger brothers, who was sick, in
sisted, as he was a bachelor, upon go
ing to Bellevue hospital, where he knew
he would be well treated and cared for.
There he died, after residence of more
than year. His two brothers, of whom
Henry G. Marquand was the eldest,
thought his bill for attendance and
board ought to be paid, though Bellevue
is city hospital and free to any New
York citizen. So the bill was quietly paid
by erecting along the entire front OF
the institution fine iron railing, build
ing an imposing gateway, with waiting
rooms on either side and lodging
rooms for the attendants above, and
putting up close by on the grounds a
fine pavilion expressly for sick children,
the whole costing some $4,000. That
was the Marquand estimate of the
worth of years board and medical at
tendance. Mr.. Henry G. Marquand has
been fairly ''princely" donor to Prince
ton college. Other institutions, educa-
tional and charitable, have bountifully
benefited by his liberality. I am afraid
that I shall incur his enmity by writ
ing this. So I will do him the favor to
notify writers of begging letters that
the hundreds of such effusions sent to
Mr.. Marquand every year rarely get
beyond the eye of his secretary, who
consigns them to the waste basket. Mr..
Marquand manages his own benefac-
tions without assistance from unknown
correspondents. He is, too, one OF the
fewwise millionaires, like the late Peter
Cooper-he gives his money while he
has it and can himself see that it is de-
voted exactly as he wishes it to be.
Possibly he is remarkable, too, as a
multi-1nillionaire who can walk about
freely and go where he pleases with no
a L.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
AGENTS.

A GENTS WANTED-Butler book is ready.
"A Agents at once to canvass in Cumberland
county Address w. L. HARVEY, General
agent rs Gray street, or call from IL to 2 p. m,
. o.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

A party of explorers have recently
discovered an immense forest of india
rubber trees in the valley of the Orinoco
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed Castoria!

Not Much of Talker.
'eWell, Tommy" said the visitor show do you
like your baby brother?'
'oh, lots and lots only don't think he's very
..Wliy not?''
We've had him most two weeks now, and he
hasn't said word to anybody. y.'-Omaha
World.
Nettie A. Booth, Unionyille, Conn.,, wrote
July 16, 1S91:-'I have taken Atl-lo-pho-ros
and think it just splendid for rheumatism;
also for sick headache
The Scapegoat.
Hoiack-The boss scold the book-keeper a
Willie ago.
Tomdik-Did you hear him?
Hojack-No.
Tomdik-fIhen how do You know w, 90 ,,o. o..
Hoiack-Reddink is giving the lofhce-boy fits
Judge.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

XETANTED.-Agentsw wanted for reliable life
w insurance, cheapest known; only % sim
gle assessments total since 1885. Reserve
fund responsible. management, no "endow-
ments. p '.partners1ip policies,' Or any specula-
tive features. Liberal terms to canyassers;
previous experience not requisite; Correspoln1- on
dence invited. PROVIDENT AID SOCIETY,
Portland Me. ian20-8
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

All our city fathers say: "Use Salvation Oil
the greatest cure on rtll for pain. for rheuma-
tism and neuralgia" Price 25 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

TNOUND-The only place in the. city where
Il You can get every description of gold,
silver and nickel plating done; we give special
attention to cleaning repairing and reflnisnlng
work, polishing, buffng ETC.; lowest prices
for fine work; we guarantee satisfaction;
STEVENS, WOODMAN & CO., cor. Fore ana
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