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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17

D.r0psy!
N eura 1gia Of tn e
Heart For Years.
Jain w emit From
Heart to Head.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure
and Nervine Cured.

"About three years ago my sister was SO
badly affected with heart trouble and neu-
ralgia of the heart that we did not expect her
to live. Although we had hrst-class ply
stefan she grew worse under this treatment.
She had swollen dropsical look and had
frequent spells of neuralgia pain at her heart
when she would render the most heart-rend-
ing means and shrieks. At times the pain
would 20 from her heart to her head when a
lump would appear on her temple half as
large as an egg One night she got up in
bed and ran into the back yard crying with
pain; she was not conscious of it, however,
and was brought back to the house by neigh
bors. bought for her bottle each of DR..
Miles Nervine and Heart Cure which helped
her greatly. She afterward used some five
or six bottles and has never had a spell since.
l had used your medicine with great benefit
myself. I know that Nervine and Heart
Cure not only saved my sisters life but also
saved me from insanity and death. twas SO
nervous could not bear the slightest noise
or movement around me and | suffered from
palpitation and pain in the heart. l had
choking sensations, dizzy and faint spells,
smothering spells when | could scarcely get
my breath; | was so nervous was treated
like child and at one time it was thought
was losing my mind. Nervine saved me
from insanity."-KATIE AcKEs, Clover
Greek, Pa.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
VERMONT NEWS.
vermont,s Oldest Couple.

A few months ago the Boston Post
offered prize to the Oldest couple in
New England. the prize to be two easy
chairs. This has been awarded to Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Tillotson of Orange,
who have been married 6S years. iona.
than Tillotson is the son OF one Jonathan
Tillotson, who in company with three
brothers came to Topsham. in 1897 from
Lyme. Conn. The family is of English
extraction. Jonathan was born Oct. 1,
1909. In Topsham on Feb. %, 1910, he
married Mary Currier Eastman of South
Corintb, who was born June II, 1909.
Two children were the result OF this
union, Henry L who died in 1869 at
the age of ~ years and George A., with
whom they now reside, spending their
last days in quiet and comfort. With
the exception OF the partial loss of hear
ing Mr.. Tillotson retains his faculties in
a marked degree. Mrs. Tillotson would
easily pass for woman of 80 or even
younger having an unimpared memory
as in younger days. She does light
housekeeping and the two families live
separate in the old home.
This contest began on Feb. 8, and
sketches OF the lives of about $50 couples
have been printed. The average age
was 1885 years. The aggregate ages OF
all the old couples total something over
$4,000 years. The ages Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Dolby of New Durham, N. H., ag-
gregate 1856 years and the ages OF Mr..
and Mrs. Davis OF Amesbury, aggregate
1877 years, the Tillotsons winning by one
YEAR only.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
.E00 REWARD
sRSSS FOR WOMEN
WHO CANNOT BIB CURED.

Backed no by over third of a century
of: remarkable and uniform cures, record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the proprietors of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war
ranted in offering to pay $500 in legal
money of the United States, for any case
of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolap-
sus, or Falling of Womb which they can
not cure. All they ask is fair and reason
able trial of their means of cure.
J. S. Carlisle, Esq, of Manchester, Coffee Co.,
Tenn, writes: rI have been using your medi-
cines for the last sixteen or eighteen years in
my Poor-house. am superintendent of the
Coffee County Poor-house and Asylum combined,
Your 'Favorite Prescription, Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets are the best
medicines for the diseases for which they are
recommended, that ever used. They saved
nv wife's life at the time Of change of life
have been recommending your medicine to
MANY afflicted women and have also guaranteed
that if it did not cure I would pay back the
money spent for it. have told our druggist
that If the people came back and said Doctor
Pierce's medicines did not give satisfaction, to
gfvs them back their money and charge it to me.
have not once been called upon to refund.
have never found anything to equal the Favorite
Prescription for diseases of women"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of 81 one
cent stamps for the paper covered book, or
Al stamps for the cloth bound. Address
DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
HOW Green Turtles Feed.

The green turtles of southern Flor
ida live in deep water and feed on sea
plants, mostly the kind called turtle
grass" which they cut off near the
roots, eating the lower parts and leav-
ing the tops floating SO that 1t collects
in great fields and marks the spots
where the animals are to be hunted
for by the fishermen. After browsing
on such ocean pastures the green tur-
ties 60 to the mouths Of rivers for
baths of fresh water, which they seem
to need from time to time. The Flor
ida fishermen say the reptiles enter the
creeks and roll together masses OF
grass, cementing them into balls with
clay. When the turn Of the tide takes
the balls out to sea they follow them.
The fishermen watch for such balls
floating down the creeks, and when
they see them they stretch nets across
the mouths of the streams and always
catch the turtles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17

years, also is pilot. in active service.
These two are the only women pilots IN
the United States known to the inspect
ors at Burlington.
Warren Willard of Putney claims to
hold the record in Vermont TOR the num-
Der of horses shod by one man. He is 70
years old, has been blacksmith SIS years,
and has shod during that time more
than $4,000 horses. He began in the
business when shoes and nails were made
by hand and worked from S in the n o n
ing until at night. He also has shod a
large number Of oxen, but at present
there is practically no demand for OK
shoeing. He has shod only one yoke OF
oxen for more than year.
Passengers on an electric car had arare
experience at Springfield recently in hav-
ing participated in race between the
car and deer, which appeared in the
highway about three miles from the vii
lage. The animal, doe, was frightened
by the car, but started along the road
ahead OF it. The motorman put on
speed and for half mile the race con-
tinued. The deer finally ended the chase
by leapiug into a field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
How Pausanius Died.

Pausanius, the Greek general, died
by self administered poison. When
hotly pursued by those sent to appre-
bend him on charge of treason and
sacrilege he took refuge in the sane
tuary Of temple. Unable to remove
him by force and also unwilling to
violate the sanctuary, the officers
walled up the entrance and began to
unroof the building. When he could
be seen they noticed that he was chew
ing something which proved to be
Quill filed with poison. By the time
the work had sufficiently advanced to
admit of their entrance he was in a
dying condition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
The Anger Fish.

The anger fish, half fish, half crab,
is the terror of all vessels but IRON
clads that use the south seas. This
creature, which is not bigger than an
almond, has proboscis like an en-
large gnat sting that can bore through
even sheet iron. Anger fish frequent
many of the lagoons of the coral
islands and burrow holes for them
selves in the coral, but they have a
perverse habit of doing the same thing
to ships lying at anchor, and the dam
age generally shows itself when next
the vessel is at sea in bad weather
with disastrous results.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
Real Estate
Bargains.

PORTLAND STREET. DR.. ]. H.
Smiths residence, lot 31ax2O rods,
ample room for three cottage houses
in rear, also large lot 5x6 rods on
Portland St.; chance to make a
dollar in small houses which would
rent quickly and pro6tably. This is
a trade.
FACTORY STREET, Fairbanks
Village. The residence of George
Spaulding, large house and barn,
four acres of land, spring water.
Part of purchase money may remain
on property.
MAIN STREET. Large tenement
house, rental $65 90 per month, lot
large enough for 2 cottages in rear.
One of our best bargains.
DR., NEWELL property; one of our
best CORNER LOTS, two minutes
from church and post-office.
Two story house, corner Cliff and Webster
Streets, owned by Mr.. Buck.
minister, in the best of repair and all
modern improvements. On account
of ill health Mr.. B. has decided to
dispose of his property.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
Time Tables.
MONTPELIER AND
WELLS RIVER R. r.

In EFFECT JUNE %. 1908.
GOING WEST.
Trains leave Wells River daily except Sun.
day at .5.45, 1890 a. m, f2 As, 3.35 p. m,
for South Ryegate, Groton, Marshfield,
Plainfeld, Montpelier and Barre.
Arrive Montpelier, $1,000, 11.50 a. m,
1900, SOC p. m.
Arrive Barre, 1905, a. m, 1910, noon,
GOING EAST.
Leave Barre at 7.30 a. M. 12.45, 3.1b
D. m. Leave Montpelier at 500 a. m, II. 10,
$40 p. m. ArriveWells River at 9.25 a. M,
2.2S. 6.23 p. m.
*Mixed
tStops only for passengers to and from
connecting roads.
w. A. STOwELL, Gen. Mgr.
F. w. STANYAN, Superintendent.
wv. MORSE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
The Best Endorsement.

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guaranteed to cure the diseases for which
It is designed, by every druggist in the
United States, or money refunded.
What better Endorsement can be given
a medicine. 1t cures constipation, sick
headache, biliousness, dizziness, jaundice,
expels all poison from the blood, and
makes you we'll and strong. In liquid or
tablets, rs cents. Try it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17

uood Earro my calf was
taken "a hours after
Calf SCour Cure birth with scours Of
- watery, foamy ma
anu ture, was weak and
n:.:,,. p.,.dar staggered and re-
OigeStlVe roWuo' fused it's food. Three
doses of Hood Farm Calf Scour Cure and
Digestive Powder brought 1t around al
right and it has been doing well ever SINCE"
M. e. RUTH, Hanover, Pa.
Hood Farm Calf Scour Cure and Diges-
tive Powder cured three bad cases OF scours
in my herd. I find the Digestive Powder
gives the calf strength and appetite" L. q.
RATHBoNE, Hebron, Conn.
Two sizes of each-$1 and $3.50. Call for
circular on Calf Scour Treatment.
For sale by WELCOME B. EASTMAN, ST.
Johnsbury, vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
Presentation of Account.

AUGUSTA PERKINS, ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate court. held at the probate office
in st. Johnsbury, In said district, on the Sth
day of June, A. D. 1908.
Charles G. Montgomery, Administrator
upon the estate Of Augusta Perrin, late of
Hardwick, in said district, deceased, pre-
sents his administration account for ex-
animation and allowance and makes appl-
cationfor 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 re-
ferred to a session thereof, to be held at the
probate Office in said st. Johnsbury. on the
9TH day of July, A. d. 1908. for hearing
and decision thereon: and 1t Is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian, a newspaper published at
st. Johnsbury, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may ap.
pear at said time and place, and show
cause, If any they may have, why said ac'
count 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, 1903-06-17
Commissioners Notice.
HoRACEI. WOODS 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 Horace I.
Woods, late of St. Johnsbury, in said dis
trict. deceased. and the term six months from
the sth day of June, 1908, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said
deceased, to exhibit and prove their respec.
tive claims before us: Give notice that we
will attend to the duties of our appoint.
ment at the banning rooms CO Passumpsic
Savings Bank in St Johnsbury. In said Dis
trict. on the 9Th day of July and the Tth day
of December next, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, on each of said days.
T. M. HOWARD,
A. B. MOVES,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury, VT, June 10, A. d. 49, 8.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
FARM FOR SALE.

Farm consists of 100 acres, home, II
acres back pasture, sugar orchard of $50
trees. Farm cuts about As tons of hay,
best quality. Fine young orchard of
100 trees, partly bearing. Farm build
ings all new. Cowb Al so. Horse
barn 80 K 80. Carriage house, ice house,
hen house, 16 Sc.
House contains ~ rooms, all modern
conveniences, hot and cold water, steam
heat, hardwood floors, bath room, por.
celain bath tubs. Fine spring water to
house and barns. Fences good.
We have several houses in village from
$500 up.
Farms at all prices.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
II Must Come.

As inevitable as the changing seasons Of
the wear is the change which comes to
eyery woman. And just as one anticipates
the changes of other seasons it is wise to
anticipate this change of season and pre-
mare for it. In this way the discomforts
and disasters suffered by many women at
the period of change can be avoided or
overcome.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, a med.
icine for every season of woman's life, will
entirely meet the needs of women at this
period of change. 1t cures the physical
ills and relieves the mental anxiety and
depression usually associated with this
critical period. 1t tranquilizes the nerves,
encourages the appetite and induces re-
freshing sleep.
$500 RE soe waAzs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
Presentation of Account.


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 May, A. D. 1908.
Joseph E. Brown, Administrator upon
the estate of Ellen Hogan, late of st.
Johnsbury, in said district, deceased. pre-
sents his administration account for ex-
animation and allowance, 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 he referred
to session thereof, to be held at the probate
office in said st. Johnsbury, on the goth day
of June A. D. 1908, 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 Caledonian,
a newspaper published 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 P. SMITH, Judge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
.copvright by the S. S. Mcclure Co.

! -
Some men are born heroes, some pe-
come heroic and some have herolsm
thrust upon them; but nothing of the kind
ever happened to me. 1 don't know how
It is. but, some way or other, remember
all the railroad incidents see or hear,
and get to the bottom of most OF the
stories Of the road. ! must study them
over more than most men do, or else the
other fellows enjoy the comedies and de-
plore the tragedies and say nothing. Some
times am mean enough to think that the
romance the dramas and the tragedies
of the road don't impress them as being
as interesting as those of the plains the
Indians. or the seas-people are so apt to
see only the everyday side Of life anyway,
and to draw all their romance and heroics
from books. --l-'--' .4-t. #s.-.
helped make a hero once-no, didn't
either I helped make the golden setting
after the rough diamond had shown its
value. .. -5-.. - "
Miles Diston pulled freight on our road
few years ago. He was medium stat
ure dark complexion. but no beauty. He
was manipulating, well educated
enough. sober and a steadygoing reliable
engineer; you would never pick him out
for hero. Miles was young yet-not 80
but somehow or other he had escaped
natrimony; I guess he had never had
IS time. He stayed on the farm at home
until he was of age. and then went firing
so that when I first knew him he, had
barely got to his goal-the throttle
A good many men. when they first get
there, take great interest in their work
flor few months--until experience gives
them confidence; then they take it easier,
look around and take some interest in
other things. Most of them never hope
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

hurt. He told me that Marie was hunt
ing for different kind of man from him;
said that he thought perhaps if he would
enlist and go out to fight Sitting Bull. and
come home in new brass-bound uniform,
with a poisoned arrow sticking out of his
breast she would fall at his feet and wor-
ship him. She told him she liked him bet
ter than any of the town boys; his calling
was noble enough and hard enough; but
she failed to see her ideal hero in a man
with blue overclothes on and cinders in
his ears. If any of Miles competitors
had rescued drowning child or killed
a boar with penknife, at this juncture,
I'm afraid Marie would have taken him.
But, as l have Indicated, it was a dull
season for heroes. ~<r-'.3. = ,->.-t i =
About this time our road invested in
| some mogul passenger engines. and drew
one. I didn't like the boiler sticking back
between me and Dennis Rafferty,. I
didn't like six wheels connected. :, I didn t
| like eighteen-inch cylinders. I was op-
| posed to solid end rods. And am afraid
belonged to class of ignorant, short
| sighted, bull-headed engineers who didn't
! believe that railroad had any right to
! buy anything but 15x22 eight-wheelers-
the snalle rthey were the more men they
would want. l got over that a, long time
| ago; but at the time I write of was
4 cranky about it. The rnoguls We're high
and short and jerky, and they tossed q
| man around like a, rat In a corn pepper
| One day, as was chasing time over oul
worst division, holding on to the arm rest
! and watching; to see If the main frame
| touched the driving boxes as they rolled
1 Dennis Rafferty, punched mefin the lsmal
| of the back and said "Jahn, for the love
ave Vargin lave up on her a mint. O
does be chasing that dure for the lastf
| twinity minits. and dang the wan'st ha.
hit it fair. She's the divilson tn dodge
I Dennis had a pile Of coal just insid
and just outside of the door, the for
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
Tales Of Life on the Rail.
3.-A PEG-LEGGED ROMANCE.
By JOHN A. HILL,

But bless you, there were other eyes
for good-looking girls beside those In
poor Miles Diston's head, and he was far
from having the field to himself; this he
wanted badly and came to get advice
from me.
I advised strongly against wasting en-
ergy to clear the field and In favor of
putting it all into making the best show
and in getting ahead Gof all competitors.
Under my advice, Miles disposed of some
vacant lots, and bought a neat little home,
put it in thorough order, and made the
best Of his opportunities with Marie.
Marie came to our house regularly, and
I had good opportunity to study her. She
was q sensible little, creature. and, to my
mind. just the girl for Miles, as Miles
was just the man for her. But she had
never. never could consent to marry and
settle down in the regulation, humdrun1
way; she wanted to marry a hero. some
one she could look up to-a king among
men. .. "a ~ .r. ys'.s
My wife told her that kings and heroes
were scarce just then. and that lot OF
pretty good women managed to be com
paratively happy with common railroad
men. But Marie wanted a. hero,~ ano
, would hear nothing less. n<
| It was during one of her visits to my
home that Miles took Marie out for q
ride and accidentally, Of course) dropped
around by his new house, induced her tt
look at it. and told his story, asking hel
to make the home complete. 1t Woulc
| have caught almost any girl; but wher
Miles delivered her at our door and drove
off, I knew that there would be "Fol
Rent card on that house in few days
| and that Marie 'Venot was bound to have
a hero or nothing. -@ -,
Miles took his repulse calmly, but II
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

to get above running. and so sit down
more or less contented, get married. buy
real estate, gamble or grow fat, each ac-
cording to the dictates Of his own con-
science or the inclination of his makeup
Miles figured little on nlatrlmony.
E can't explain it.; but when a railroad
man is in trouble he comes to me for
advice just as he would go to. the com
pany doctor for kidney complaint. I am
asspecialist a in heart troubles. Miles came
to me.
Miles; was like the rest of them. They
don't come right down and say, Some
things the matter with me; what would
YOU do: for it?' No, sir. They hem and
haw and laugh off the symptoms. until
YOU come right out and tell them just how
they feel and explain the cause; then they
will@ do anything you say. Miles ihemmed
and shawed a. little, but soon came out and
showed his symptoms-he asked me If l
had ever noticed the "Frenchman's" girl.
y @"The Frenchman,' be it known. was our
boss bridge carpenter. He lived at a
small place half way over my division
was pulling express-and the freights
stopped there. changing engines. 1 knew
venot. the bridge carpenter very well;
met him in lodge occasionally, and once
In a. while he rode on the engine with me
to inspect the bridges. His wife was a
Canadian woman and good looking for
4 her forty years and ten children. The
daughter that was killing Miles Diston,
Marie Venot. was the eldest, and had just
& graduated from some sisters school. She
was a, very handsome girl, and you could
read the romantic nature of her being
through her big, round, gray eyes. She
was vivacious and loved to go; but she
was a dutifu daughter. and at once took
hold to help her mother in way that
made her all the more adorable in the
eyes of practical men like Miles Z,
Miles made the most of his oppor tuni
ties ~...-" 5.--, -,