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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATJE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897.
AT AN ILLINOia HOTEL.
Kxperlcnco of n l'rrnclicr Wlio IInppciiel
Hicrn Mcrnfi;lit.
"Tho llvi'llcst tlmo Iuvur luid lll gottlng
hotol nccoiiiiiiodntlons wns rlght horo ln
Illlnols," snld iiclorlcul louklng mun, who
ent ln tho smoUlng coinpnrtiiii'iit of tho
slccpur whllo tlio portor wns nmklug up
hls north.
"I wns golng to prench nt Dlxotl, Ills.,
und I Btnrtcil ln good tlme, If I lind not
bnpponcd to strlko n holldity, whon trnlns
wero ruiinlng wlld thls wns 80 ycnrs ngo
nnd Bchodules wcru not systciimtlzcil ns
tljoy nro now. On Snturduy nt luldnlght
I etoppcd on tlio lnst trnlnnt n sinnll town
ncnrly 18 mllos from tho plnco wlioro 1
wns oxpccted to 1111 u populnr pnlplt.
"Kvorybody hud gonc to hcd whon I
Wnlked Into tlio ono hotol of tho plnco, Imt
by dlnt of loud knooking I roused n sleopy
clork, wlio gnvo mo n koroscno lntnp, wlth
0 plooo of rod llnnuol, whloh Burvod ns n
wlck, iukI polntod to n room nt tho top of
n fllght of etnlrs.
"Thls room luid n bcd ln lt, but tlirro
wns no slgn of n look to tlio door. A lnrgc
front wlndow wns opcn niiil would uot
closo. lt hnd no ourtnln. So, boforo dls
roblng, I blow out tho liunp. I unw that
lt would bo cnsy for nny ono on tho outsldo
to Fonlo tho wlndow, bo I nrrnnged nll
tho tollct crookrry on lta elll. Tlion I wcnt
to lird mul tu slcop.
"V. l.iti I nwnkt'iH'd, lt wns Sundny
imiii.n.g iind n urlght fiiin wns shlnlng
1 lto y room. I sut up nnd siiwn curlous
t "ov il regmdlng my wlndow und tho
1 ru.wurk nf crookury whloh I hnd uscd
n i. liulciiM'. 1 lonrni'd nftorwnrd thut
l.uy iliouiiht U wiih u nuwolilnii storo thnt
1 lll JllSt l.l'Ull Opt'lll'd.
"Ulioii 1 vcntdown htnlra, I found tlio
lioi i doors luid not boon unfnstoned slnco
tho l.Ight holoru. I oponod up tho houso,
but tho oiily guosts to onterworo n cut nnd
four klttuns. Tho holp nppenrcd lntor,
npuloglzing by suylng thnt thoy hnd not
worki'd tho dny boforo, but hnd lot tlilngs
tnko cnro of thomselvos. Tho Inndlord
lookod ns lf ho novor hnd workod und nov
cr lntondcd to. I wns uot nblo to got cvon
n ctip of coffio for my bronkfnst boforo tho
trnln cnmo whtch boro iuo nwny froni tho
llnckcst town nnd tho worst hotol scrvlco
.1 hnd over ln my Ilfo oncountcred. No, I
vroii't cnll nnniea, for froni whnt I havo
bonrd lt ls run both hotol nnd town on
tho sunio llncs toduy. Qood ulght." Ghl
eugo Tlmos-llcrnld.
Why Spaln IIhs Fnlled ln Cuba.
Gcnornl Woylor should hnvo sqbducd tho
robelllon wlthln 90 duys. No unproju
Ulcod mllltury nuthorlty who hns studlod
tho two forces nud nindo duo nllowuuco
for tlio ndvuutnges possessod by thoso who
flglit upon tholr uutlvo eoll wlll dlssent
froni thls proposltlon. Thoro nro Spnnlsh
Konernla ln Oubii wlio udmlt its truth.
There nro othors who hnvo roturncd, dls
Busted, to Spnln bccnuso thotr suggostlons
of plnus to ond tho wnr woro not nllowed
to bo disclostd ut tho puluco. A four
inonths' stny ln Cubn, bcglnnlug ln Jnuu
nry nnd ondlng wlth April of thls yonr,
much of whicli tlmo wns pnssod ln obsorv
lng tho forccs ln tho flold, 1ms rosultod ln
tho convlctlon on my pnrt thnt it hns not
beon tho purposu of Gcnornl Woylor to ond
tho robelllon. Coiivereutlons wlth Spun
lsh ofllccrs, lrom gonornls to corpornls,
fchowcd thnt tho sunio motlvos thnt wcro
crldontly nctunting tho comiunudcr ln nl
lowlngthownrto drng nlongworo iirompt
lng n liirgo proportlon of tho stnH und llno
ln cnrrying out tho polloy of tliclr suporlor.
T. G. Alvord. .Tr., ln Forum.
CouvulsloiiB.
In convulslons tlio flrst thlng to do ls to
looscn tlio clothlng, so thntfreorosplrntlon
taay bo hnd. Cold wutor should bo uppllcd
to tho hcnd wlth n spongo nnd tho fnco
gently sprlnkled wlth it. Tho hot bnth,
whlch should bo froni 87 degrcos to 00 do
oroes, ln conuoctlon wlth cold appllcntlons
to tho head, ls of gront sorvlco. Tho oblld
hould not bo kopt ln the hot bnth more
thnn tcn mlnutcs, nnd whllo thcre should
te wcll rubbed wlth tho hnnd und thcn
irlcd nnd rubbed wlth ii wnnu towel, rolled
ln n hot blankct nnd put to bod. Whon
convulslons urc onuttod by tho nppronch of
nn oruptlvo fcvor, suoh us scnrlot fovcr,
zncuslos, otc, tho hot uiustnrd bnth for tho
fect or cntlro body ls czocllont. lf tho
chljd cnn bo lnducod to drlnk hot drlnks,
Jt wlll groutly nsslst.
No, said tho landlord of tho Bummor
holel, I don't droad tho npproach of
cold weathor. But it interrupte tho
Benson. Of coursc, but thoro hns to bo
Bomelhing to scnd the pcoplo back
horao to earn somo moro monoy.
Yes, remarked a Chicago girl, ho
reprosouts ono of tho oldcet fatuiles.
Does he date beforo the flre? No, not
quito bo far back as that, but ho's ono
of tho peoplo who have riddon tho old
atyle hlgh wheeh.
Died of Heart Disease.
ls the Announcement
Everv Day's Paper
YOUR HEART IS THE
All Your Troubles Cen.se When tho ,,Main Spring" Breaks,
Just as Your Watoh Stops Running When the Little
Spiral of Steol Snaps.
avetjruuy repuir reucues as lunt somo ono nns iuea suiiuenly on tlio street, iu tlio olllco or
pulpit, or nt home. of this trencliorous dise.ise. Evcn skilled ihysiciaiis Bonietimes overlook
the syniptonis of this coiiiplnhit nnd nre nmch Hiiriirised when thoy hnvo pronotuiced ns por
fectlywellnpersonwhosuildeiilydies. Tho trouhlo is usually in tho vnlves of the heart. As
V .7 . I il i
uio moou passes tnrougli uus orgnn nunareai ol times (litly, it mustbokcpt in perfect con
dition in order to do its woik jiropcrly. If any disenscd heart coiiditioii should nrise, somo other
orgaii, ns tho liver, lungs, or brain, is forccd into n stnto of conpestionj nnd small hlood vesiels
nre, from liiereasi'd pressnro, linble to burst nnd cause denth. Syinptoms nre lialpitntion,
tluunniiig nction of tlie heart, shortiiess of broath in going up stairs or up hill, innbiiity to slcop
withhead low, nervous Bpasms, with cold porapirntion, oxcitement nnd loss of self-control, de
pression nround heart, nnd iu foniales, frefiueiit fnintnig spellsj slinrp pains in region of heart
is n niarkcd synijitoin, and treatmcnt should bo hegun at once.J
Stntiitics provo that ninety iier cent of tho poople have lieart trouhlo. Ask your drucgiat
for Dr Frost s Ilealth Hook and read it carofully.
In order to bring Frost'a Heart Curo to your notico and uso, read nttachod eoupon, nnd
got n bottlo immediiitely, for this will ho your only chnnco to get the regular 2oo bottlo
for Cc. IJon't delny.
25c given away to the bearer for 5c,
iri3 IfA SIlHrr.KIINVKSTaiUNT Of BIOKNTSIWII.I. MAU KY() U IVKT.T..
Witli'm tho next FOUR DAYS you can cut this coupon out nnd sign yonr namo nnd FULL
nudress hero:
Namo.
Street No
City.
And tnke this to nny druggist nained helow an l ho will civo you ONE 25o UOT
DR. FROST'S HEAllT CUUli FOIt C OENTS.
C. BLAKELY.
HARRY A. SLADE.
W. E. TERRILL & GO, Fost
USTER H. GREENE.
Oli, HowThankfuI
Pnln Wns Maddonlng nnd Hopo
Hnd Boon Abnndonod Wondor-
ful Roaultsof Purlfylngtho Cloocl.
"A very sovcro pnln cnmo ln my loft
kneo, whlch grow worso nnd worao, nnd
flnnlly n Horo broko out nbovo tho knco.
It dlschnrgcd n grcnt dcnl nnd tho pnln
from my thlgh down wns mnddcnlng.
Lnrgo, hnrd, purplonpots nppenrcd on my
lcg. I suffercd ln thls wny for ycnrs,
nud gnvo up nll hopo of ovcr bolng curcd.
My wlfo wns reading of n caBo llko mlno
curcd by llood's Snrsnpnrllln, nnd nho
ndvlscd mo to try lt. I bcgnn tnklng lt
nnd whon I hnd uscd n fow bottlca I
found rcllof from my auffcrlng. Oh,
how thankful I nm for thls rcllof I I nm
stronger thnn I hnvo over becn ln :ny llfo.
I nm iu tho bcst o( hcnlth, hnvo n good
nppetlto nnd nm n new mnn nltogothcr."
J. P. Mooits, Llsbon Fnlls, Mnlno.
Hood's ' parilla
Istlio bcst In fact tlio Ono Tmo lllooil I'urincr.
Hood's Pllls curo alt llver Ills. '.'5 ccnts.
ALWAYS INSIST ON
PRJIUMiuCOLATE
UNEXCEILED FOR DRINKINC. COOKING. BAKING fl?
(Pnnnx r0FI drcakfast a supper
DLUbUA CANNOT BC SURPASSED.
GROCERS EVERYWHERE.
FEASTS FOR FISHE3.
Banquets That Aro Hprend When a Wlnd
Ilound Floet GoU lts Aucliors Up.
"DcBldoe the thlngs thnt llvo In tho wn
toj," snld noolleotor, "thero nro numorous
ihlngs thnt llvo ln thq mud nnd s?nd un
flir it, mnny of whloh furnlsh food for
fljhes, whloh selze them whon opportunrty
Qffors, or whloh porhnps dlg tnom out.
Tbe sturgoon, for lnstnuco, wlth lta ahnrp,
polntcd noso, plows n furrow ln tho mud
on tho bottom nud thcn goos bnok nlong lt
Bnd ploks up nnd cnts whntovcr mny hnvo
droppod into lt, us worms dlslodgod by
plowlng drop Into u furrow ln n fleld.
"Somo curlous or lntercstlng speclmons
nre found uttuohed to tiiubcrs or othcr
wood or mntcrluls Imbeddod In tho lnud.
I ciuiiu ucross onco n plnnk hnlf burlod ln
the mud ln shnllow wnter. 1 workcd niy
auohor undor thls plnnk nnd turnod lt
over, but it wns hcnvlor than ono ninn
could 11ft. Thcro hnd boon n lot of smnll
toft clnms ln tho mud nlong tho odgo of
tho plnnk, little bits of follows, hnlf nn
Inoh long or so, nnd whcn I turnod tbo
plnnk over qulte u nuniber of them tum
bled into tho spnco whoro lt Imd bcen. Two
or throo miiiutcs lntcr it little blnokflah,
maybo 6 or 8 lnehos long, cumo out from
some ool grnss nenr by nnd mudo for tho
plnco whero tho plnnk hnd bcen und began
vatlng tho little clnms. It would plok ono
up nnd chow it up nnd splt out the sholls
nnd go for nnother. It Wns n fonst for tho
little blnokflsh, probuhly thogroutest lthud
evcr struck, thoso dnluty little clnms, nnd
plenty of them, und nothlng to do but eat
them.
"Wlth n strong enstorly gnlo blowlng up
tho sound, mnny vossels bound cnst ulong
tho sound seek shclter iu somo of tho hur
bors ulong tho Connecticut nhoro. Sonio
tlmes ln somo of thcso placos you wlll flnd
40 or 60 vossols, mnny of thom, most of
them perhnps smallor, of SO to CO tons, but
ull wlth nnchora ovcrbonrd. In somo of
these plnccs you wlll flnd vossels so tbtok
Boniotlmos thnt thcro la only room enough
for them to swlng. Tlio wiud comcs out
ln tbo nlght from tho north or tho north
west, nud they nll get undor wuy together.
Thoy nll get tholr nnchors nt onoo, prao
tlcally tcurlng up tho wholo bottom nnd
dislodging thousnuds nnd thousnnds of
aniniuls that llvo ln tho mud. Thls ls an
oooaslon of fenstlng for ull tho bottom feed
lng flshes thorenbout. " Now York Sun.
Dr. Quack boasts that ho can put a
new brain in a man. What do you
think? Woll, I aaw him brain a man
for daring to dlsputo it.
that Meets Your Eye in
that You Read.
MAIN SPRINC OF LIFE
... iii .. . .
TLE OF
This Coupon is to bo rctumed to us by tho dniL'gii
for which we aro to L-ive lihn ONE Mo BO'n'LE 0
FROST'S HEART CURE.
ist
OF
Remedy Company,
westfield, mass.
Yoriuonlcrs in Tcnucsscc.
Qovcrnor Taylor of TonncBBoo wol-
comcd tho Ycrmont dologatlou to tho
oxpo3itton in tho following grncoful
ond oloquont words: " About n third of
a contury ogo wo govo Vermont a vory
warm rocopuon to jjixio.' wo uirow
lior boquots from tho cannon's mouths
and slio ucknowlcdgcd tho compllmout
wlth n tonguo of flro whlch was not
only oloquont but inlcnsoly porsunelvo.
But, thank God, tho grootinga of civll
alrifo aro forovor bohind us ond wo aro
nbout to slop ovor the throshold of a
now contury a rcsuBcitatod pcoplo wlth
tlio .North anu Moutu clasnlutr naudB
and plcdglng to cach othor otornal
irlonuBlilp and brolnornoou. Tonncs
boo groots Vermont to-day, not wlth
bombahells and bayonots but wlth blcss
lucs and boucdlctlons, not wlth buglo
blast of battlo, but wlth tuo melouioB
of poace. Not wlth smoko and flro.
but with sugar and flro and hot wator,
not wlth cold stool. but with hot bls-
cuita and Southorn hospitalily. Our
distinguiBbou guosta mny not unutuom
boIvcb Burrouuded with nll tho comforts
and olcganco which tho groat woalth of
Now England providos for thom ot
homo, but thoy will flnd warm hcarts
and cordial wolcomcs ovorywhcre and
good will and fralornal focllng among
our pcoplo.
" I plodco thom further that thoy
shall bco a rovolution horo. Thoy Bhall
bo tho witnosBCB of our triumpha in
pcaco as thoy woro of our valor ln war.
Thoy Bhall soo how tho South has
arison from hor ashcs by tho courogo
ond onorgy of hcr cltizenahip. Wo
will Bhow thom wilhm tho gatca of thia
whito city the opitomo of our hiatory
ond tho promiso of our futuro woalth
and glory. If I could, I would eacort
tno Bpionutu govornor or vormont aua
his dollghtful party all ovor tho South
that thoy might bco tho victorica wo
aro winning olong tho line of induatry
and tho harvcsta wo aro rcapiag in
ovcry flold of labor, bo that thoy mlght
ait around thcir New England firesidcB
whcn wintor lockB them in and think
of our Bunny Southorn skioa and our
snowy cotton flolds strotchiug away to
tho horizon, alivo with toiling ncgroea,
gathcring tho floecy crop and singing
tho old tlmo plantatlon songs aa they
uacd to sing them long ogo. That they
might think of our increasing wealth
and population, of our wonderful prog
ross in educalion, and of our universal
loynlty to tho Christian religion. That
thoy might romcmbor us as a law-abid-ing
liberty-loving peoplo, loyal-to tbo
govorninent and in the Union to atay;
and thon tboy might, perhnps, doter
mino to bid adieu to the icicles, and
bicycloB and spoctacles and blizzards
and Boston bakod bcans of Now Eng
land, and east tbclr lot ln tho beautiful
land of majora and colonols, whoro tho
magnolias bloom and the mocking birds
sing and where sunshino and salvation
aro frco.
FACE
HUMORS
Plmples, blotchos, lilackheads, rod, rough,
olly, mothy skin, itchlng, scaly scalp, dry,
thin.nnd falllng halr, and baby blemlshea
provented by Cuticuba Soap, tho most
eflectivo skin purifyiug and boautifying
soap in tho world, ns woll as purest and
swootost for toilot, bath, and nursery.
(uticura
SoAr ii told throuehout th world. Pottii Droo
inn CniH. Coek., Soli 1'rop... ncton, U. 8. A.
OV" ' liow to rrercnt Fftc liuraori," mtllid free.
EVERY HUMOR rTJ'b'D tt.T4
No Horsc, No Kovlow.
Soon aftor tho quoon's accosaion a
big review was contomplated in Hyde
Park. Her maiesty intended appear
ing on horsoback and every precaution
was taken to insure hcr safety by prop
orly training the royal charger on which
Bhe was to bo mountod. Lord Mel
bourno, tho primo miniBtor, took excep
tion to the arrangement and urgod that
it would not bo propor for hor majesty
to appcar cxcept io ono of the royal
carriagea. "Very well," said tho
queou, "no horeo, no review." And
thero was nono thataummer.
The llnnge of Souuds.
Tbo whiBtle of a locomotivo is hoard
3,300 yard8 through the air; tho noiso
of a railway traln, 2,800 yarda; the ro
port of a muaket and the bark of a dog,
1,800 yarda; an orchoatra or tho roll of
a drum, 1,000 yards; tho human voico
roachos to a dlstanco of 1,000 yarda;
the croaklng of .froga, 000 yarda; tho
chirping of crickotB, 800 yards. Dia
tinct speaking is hoard in tho air from
bolow to a diBtanco of G00 yards; from
abovo it is undoratood to havo a rango
of only 100 yarda downward.
All England ls stlrred ovor tho death ln
Cuba last wook of W. Hughes, corrospond
ent of a London newapapar, who ls said to
have starvod to death ln tho streeta of Ha
vaua aftor havlng boen maltroated and rob
bed by a party of Spanlsu guorrillaa. The
Vhronlch saya: "If tho story of hls death
la true, fresh ezecratlon of Spaniah actlou
wlll arlse, and tho Urltlah govornment will
havo sometbing to say." Ilughea was
found doad on tho Prado. Ile had recently
vlalted l'inar del Itlo wlth a pass from tho
mllltary govornor. It ls said that whllo
thero a party of Spaniah guerrlllas, in broad
dayllght and ln tho presence of Spanlsh of
flcers, assaulted auu robbod him of ovory
thlng bo had oxcept hls clothea. Ilughea,
it is alleged, appealed to the mllltary coin
manderforbolpauddemandod the restltu
tlon of his nronertv. but was onlv lnim)inil
at. He was obllged to walk tho wholo dla-
iuueu iu uttvuuu, uuu roacueu iuo city rag
god and atarvlng. Uavlng loit bls pussport
he could not ostabllsh hls identlty or eom
manlcato wlth frlnuds In ISngland. Uo
starvod to doath in tho streeta.
A bpecial dlspatch rocelved last Wednes
day at London from Madrld says thero ls
mucli dlBcusBson at the Spanlsh capltal on
tho aubject of the alllance botwoen Spaln and
Portugal whloh Is reported to be ln prooess
of negotlatlon. Tho 1'ortuguesa mlniater ot
inuriiiu, wiio ih now iu juaurm, lias ox
presaod the bellef that auch an alllance
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.
1'knsions havo recontly boon grantod to
tho followlna Vorniontora: Orlglnal, Wlll
laui W Ilalloy, Jr,, Hartland! Incroaso,
Krodorlok II, Tanuor, Marshfield j Monroo
J. MontRomory, Randolphj ro-lssuo, (spocial
Octobor 11) Nathan L. Sklnnor, St. Albana.
I'ATiucK 1'aine, who waa hangod at Mon
roo, La,, last wook for tho inurdor of hls
wlfo, was born at Northflold ln 1857 and has
n brothor llvlng in St. Albans and nlstors ln
Randolph and Northfield. IIo ls tho flrst
whlto man who has boon logally hangod ln
that pnrlsh slnco 1832.
Tiir contract for tho soldlers' monument
to bo located on tho publlo squaro at Man
cbostor, just north of tho Kqnlnox IToubo,
opposlto tho Congregatlonal church, has
beou awarded to W. II. Fullertou, It ls to
be tblrty-throo foot blgh of Woodbury nran
lto aud bronzo. It wlll bo ono of tho flnoat
soldlera' nionumonts in tho stato.
Tiik offlcors oleclwl at tho annual meot
lng of the Vermont Stato Medlcal 8ocloty
hold rocontly at St. AlbanB aro, Fresldont,
Lyman ltogors of Ilennlngton; vlco-presl-dont,
Wllllam D. Ifnntlngton of Itoohoster;
socretary, D. O. Hawloy ol Burlington;
troasuror, D. G. Komp ot Montpelier; audl
tor, E. S. Alboo ot Bellows Falls; ozecutlvo
commltteo, Lyman Iiogoia ot Bennington,
D. O. Ilawloy ot Burlington, and J. N
Jonne of St. Albana.
Tiir following ofllcora of tho Stato
Toachors' Assoclatlon woro olected at
Woodstock: I'realdont, E. II. Whltehlll of
Woodstock; secretary, S. II. Ersklno of
Rutland: troasuror, N. J. Whltehlll of
Montpelier; executlvo commltteo, V. A.
Baguall of St. Albans, O. O. Cavls of Whlto
Hlver Juuctlon, D. Y. Comstock of 8t,
Johnsbury. Ono vlce-prosldont was cbosen
for oach couuty. Tho troasuror's roport
Bliowod a small balanco ln tho treasury of
tho assoclatlon.
Millib Williams, who was recontly
tarred and feathorod at Bondville, iu tho
town of Winhall, w.w lodged in jall at
Manchoater last Thursday, chargod wlth
burglaty. IIo has alroady servcd ono torm
ln State Priaon. Aftor ho was tho vlctlufof
a tar.and foather beo, becauso ho would not
leave uonuviuo wiien oruereu to, lio liad
soveral of tlio young men wbo assaultod
him arrosted and flnod. He has slnco sued
Bome of tho partlcipants in the affalr for
damagos, but now that ho Is agaln arrestod
lt Is not likoly that anythlng wlll conio of
tue suits.
Tue report of tho secretary of the State
tmnuay-acnool Assoclatlon at tlio annual
meetlng, held last week at Bonnlncton.
shows that thoro aro 749 Suuday-schools in
tue stato wltu a membershlp of G2.8G2. Tho
troasuror's renort showed that tho assocla
tlon Is nearly S500 In debt. The following
ouicers wero eieccou: t'resiuent, u. w. iiaw
ley of Brattleboro; vlce-presldonts, E. V.
Adams of Swanton and Rev. Thomas Tyrle
of St. Johnsbury; general secretary, ltev.
G. L. Story of Milton: troasuror. Fred A.
Poaso of Burlington; statistlcal secretary,
nov. xi. is. uauuitt oi israttioooro.
The Vermont Cavalrv Reunlon Assocla'
tlon held its thlrtythlrd annual meetlng at
ilyuo rark last weunesuay. Tue lollow'
lng ofllcera wero elected: Col. E. B. Bawyer
of Hyde Park, prealdent; W. L. Groonloaf
of Burlington, treasurer: S. S. Wood. St.
Albana, secretary; and ono vlce-president
ior oacn company. a. oanquet was sorveu
by the Ladies' Aid soclety at the church
vestry. It was an elegant and ample ban-
quet lollowod by a camp nro ln tue town
hall. Concressman Powers. Gen. T. S.
Peck, Col. Sawyor, Willard Farrlngton ot
st. Altians anu otnera wero amonc tue
spoakors. The vetorans wore made wol-
coine on all siues anu lrom overy polnt ol
view ine meetlng was a success.
At the annnal reunlon of the Fourth Vor
mont reglment, held last week ln Rutland,
the following ofllcera were elected: Presl
dent, II. A. Taylor oIBrattleboro; flrst vlce-
presiaent, u. w.uarr oi uranuon; secona
secretary and treasurer, T. T. Farrell of
Waterbury; oxecutlve commlttoo, W. E.
Bltaa of East Calais, George Herrlck and
George W. HcAlllater ot Montpelier. Dur
lng tho ovening a genuine old army camp
lire waa held durlnc whlch tlmo coffoo and
genuine hard tack were served. L. D. Ilar-
ris oi .Lyndonville gave tne auureas or tne
evenlng tand a malo quartette furnlshed
muaic. xnero wore severai BUort sneecnes
by severai of the old Boldlers. Thls annl-
versary commemorateu tne uattio oi uodar
Creek whlch occarred thlrtv-three veara
ago. Tho noxt reunlon wlll bo held at
Montpelier.
" Fou three years I suffered from salt
rheum. It covered my hands to such an
extent that I could not wasb them. Two
bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters cured me."
Libble Young, Popes Mllls, St. Lawrence
county, jn. x.
Doinestlc.
GEonan M. Pdllman, tho parlor car mag
nate, dled suddenly of heart disease at Chl
cago last week Tuesday,
Wuilb a museum was oxbibltlng in Hol
gate, Ohlo, last Thursday nlght, a huge
glaas case contalulng over 400 anakes was
cruBuou uy tne crowu anu tne reptiles wrig'
cled Iu every dlrectlon. Among the collec
tlon were a large uumber of black dlamond
rattlnrs, moasurlng nve to eleven loet
Sevoral persons wero bltton durlng the wlld
stampede. All the doctors in town were
summoned to treat the bltes.
Bbnjamin F. Hunt of Brideenort. Conn..
and Mrs. Julla A. Shorman ot Watertown,
N. Y., wore married at Watertown last
Wednesday. The grooin Ib elghty-seven
years old aud the brlde has just pasl her
nlnetleth blrthday. Mrs. Sherman was tho
wlfo of the late John A. Sherman, once a
wealthy resldent of Watortown, who prac
tlcally lald .the foundatlon for tho cheeso
maklug induatry of that county. Mr. Hunt
waa a native of Rodman, and haa been
marrieu twice ueiore. ue uas turoe mar
ried aouB.
Justioe STsruEN J. Field of Callfornla,
a momber ot tho suprome court of the
TJnited States has notllled Presideut Mc
Kinley of hls intentlon to retlro as a mom
ber ot the court. Ho also lnformed hls col
leagues aftor adjournment. Tho mombers
of tho court wlll call to pay tholr respects to
the retlrlug justtce in a body. It Is ox
pected hlB successor will be nomlnated by
Presldent McKiuley lmmediately aftor the
reassembling ot Cougresa ln Decembor and
that Attorney-Qeneral McKonna wlll ba
named.
In a musty cellar on North Sangamon
streot, Ohlcago, tho pollce, last Thursday,
unearthed what they declaro to be oue of
tho biggeBt llquor labol counterfoltlng
scbeiues ovor reported ln thls country.
Llquor dealera the world ovor havo been
trylug to locate tho plaut for ovor a yoar.
The ofllcera found 25,000 labels, represent
ing all tho leading brands of llquor, and
bottles and caah wore also found. Tho losa
to llqnor dealera has boon half a uillllon. In
tho basoment a wonderful array of paaaagos
was found, leading ln all dlrectlons, each
separated by a brlck wall, arrauged ln a
puzzllng manner. Wagon loads of con
li9cated goods wero removod.
Tue Unlted States tteasury at Washing
ton lias beon robbod of a lot of Bllver dol
lara. Just how much monoy has beou tak
on bas not yet beou ascertalned, but it may
reach Into tho thouBandB. The trouhlo is
that the thotts, oach small ln amouut, havo
been golng on tor yoars, Tho probablo so
rlousness ot tho robbery may bo linaglnod
from the fact that a force of flfty clorka Is
engaged In countlng, nleco by p'.eco, tho on
tlro contonts of a vault ln whlch 100,000,000
sllvor dollars were atored, for the purpose
ot ilndlng out how uiauy of them have been
Btolen, Thls work waa begun n week ago,
und tho force haa averaged a count of 700,
000 colua a day. At thls rate tho job wlll
last about atx inonths, aud wlll cost at loast
825,000.
The douie of Itoblnaou's opera houao ln
Cluclnuatl fell recontly durlng a theatrical
norformnnco. Three naonlo were kliled nnd
scoros woro Injured. Aftor tho accldent an
invesngation snowod inai tue trusses auu
tlmbors holdlng tho domo woro rotten.
Thoy had boon in uso bo long that they liad
warpod and partod, Thls caused tho bolts
and nalls to loosen. Tho ontlro construc-
tlon wns thrown out of gear and tho wnlght
ot tho domo brought lt down and wlth It
caino tnortir, btlcka and raftora, Tho huge
rattors composlng tlio truss that fell ln woro
as dry as punk and tlio plocoa of jolst that
counectod them wero worm oaton and rot-
ton. Tho nallB and bolts woro rustv aud
ovorythlng wont to show that tho ontlro
pnrt oi tno miliuing waa ln auch a dangor
oub condltlon that lt ls attango lt had not
boen dlscoverod long ago,
Mns. Olaiia F. Nve. wtdow nf lllll Kvn.
is in dangor of bolng ln actunl want at
AbIiovIIIo, N. O. Onco ln comparatlve com
fort and oaso, Mrs. Kyo's presont lncotno
does not oxceod 8C00 a yoar. Kvory dollar
ot ready money nlio had ln the world,
amountlng to 87,000, was lost In tho Flrat
Kational Bauk of AbIiovIIIo, whlch closed
Its doora on July 31 last. Mra. Nyo and hor
fauilly of llvo chtldron woro in Europo whon
tho blow fell, and but for the klndneas of
Clilcaco relatlvos, who learnod ot her con
dltlon and Bont hor means. Mra, Nyo told a
reportor rocontly that sho has no ldoa
how she would havo gotten homo. "Buck
Shoals," hor homo, Is for sale to-day wlth
out a buyer ln slght. Twonty-flvo thousand
uouara oi inn isyo b naru oarneu monoy la
thoro. Mra. Nyo said tbat hor hoaveat loss
was that ot 830,000 In proporty ln New
York, bought as an invostment by Mr. Nyo
flvo yoars boforo his dcatb. Itwaswortli
$45,000, but the mortgage of 827.000 was
upon It. It was hold by the Lorlllards of
Now York. In January she was notllled
that paymenta must be proinptly inado or
forecloBuroa would follow. Sho could not
fiay and lt was sacrlflced and every dollar
n it lobt. Mrs. Nyo wlll noxt yoar publlab
a book of memolrs ot Mr. Nyo.
Forcigu.
Late advlcoa recolved at Madrld from
Mauilla aay the cyclono whlch occurred
October 12 wlpod out Caragara and Burugo,
and an Immeuae wavo awopt inland,engult
lng villagea. Savoral thouaaud natives
porlsbed at Taglsban. The extent of the
catastrophe is uuknown.
A petholbum spring at Romauy, a sub-
uruoi jiaKii, uussia, cauguc nro last week.
The flre aproad qulckly to othor sprlnga In
tho vlcinlty until the wholo valloy was a
seaofllame, Tho loases are enormouB and
the flrea nro Btlll burnlnir. Four snrlnira
and twonty-throe boro holea havo been de-
siroyeu as well as soveral magazines and
liousos.
In a lonir edltorlal on Amerlnan rnmnntl.
tlon In the iron and stoel industrles the Pnll
Mall Oazette ot last Wednesday aald: " To-
uay wo nnu tue uniteu states, not only
cuanonging our supremacy in neutral mar
kets, but evon ob:alnlnc a foothold in Etic-
land. The causes whlch are glving tho
Unlted Statea auch a favorable nositlon are
permanent and everythlng points to the
uniteu oiates reuiaining tne cueapost stoel
prouucing country in ine worm."
Tub coastlng steamer " Trlton " from Ha
vam tor the nrovince of Plnar del Itlo. was
wreckod last week on the north coaBt
ot that nrovince. The nurser and ono of
the passengers havo arrlvedat Marlal. They
say they have no knowledge regardlng tho
fate of tho captatn. passencers. aoldiora and
civillans, and the thirty members of tho
Trlton. The mlsaing passengers lnclude
severai well-known merchanta. It is said
tbat the Trlton had on board more than
200 paasengera, aoldlers and civillans, and
it is feared that they havo all porlsbed, in
additlon to the thirty men composlng the
Bteamer'a crew.
Twenty-fivb persona, among them
twelve women and flvo children, dled of
hunger ln Ilavana ln one day last week.
They were crowded Into the place called
Loa Fosos, where the Spanlsh pollco horo
huddle the pacificoa who bavo been drlven
by the troopj into tho capltal from the
nelghborlng country. Many thouaanda of
theae hopleaa peraona are now starvlng to
death in Los Fosos, and since October 1
about twenty-flve of theso havo dled overy
day of tholr privatlons. The Spanlsh au
thorities conceal tho tacts, and under cover
of darkness the bodks are burled ln the
cemetery of Colon.
ICARTERSI
MPlTTLE
I VERI
SICK HEADAGHE
Posltlvcly curcd by tLcso
Iiittlo Pllls.
They also rclieve Distress from Dyspcpsia,
Indigestion and Too Ilearty Eating. A per.
fcct rcmcdy for Diziincss, Nausca, Drowsl
ness, Bad Tastc in the Mouth, Coatcd Tonguo
Pain in thc Side, TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate thc Bowels. rurcly Vcgctable.
Small Pill. Small Dose.
Small Price.
The hlstoric and beautiful town of Wind
sor, N. 8.. was nearly wlped out by flre last
week. Tho area covered by tho flaines ls
almoBt ono mlle equare and of tbo 400 or
more bulldings occupylng thls aectlou,
barely half a dozen scorched structures re
uiaiu. All Is a waste of rulna. Tho bulld
iug that escaped lnclude the Windsor cotton
factor.v, KlngjCollege, tho Angllcan church,
Edgo lllll school for gltls and Dutlerln ho
tol. The latter ls the only holel lett stand
ing. No Nova Scotla town has ever been
vlaltsd by a conllagratlon of such dimen
aions. Ot the 3,500 people inbabitiug the
place thero are very few havlng homoa ro
malnlng. Over 3,000 bave been taken In by
the roBideuts ot the outakirts ot the aur
louudlug country and nelghborlng towna,
whllo the remalnder of tho sufferera have
gone to Halifax, or aro sheltered in army
tenta in the vacant plots.
The Britiah steamer Bonanlsta arrlvod at
St. Johns, N. F., last Wednoaday from
Montreal aftor tho worst passage ln hor re
cord. When off St. Plerre she eucouutered
a torrlblo hurrlcano. Her chalns broko and
the slilp waa loft in the t rough of tho aea.
Ileavy wavee awept the deck, killlug four
cattle and waahlng her deck load ovor
board. Four lioura later the chalns broko
agaln and once moro her decks wore awopt
by mountaluouB waves. Flually tho cap
talu reaorted to otl baga. Tho gale was uu
doubtedly tho worat knowu along tho coast
ln sevoral yeara. Slx voaaela have been
sunk olT Labrador and flvo ltvoa lost.
South Duxbury.
George McKlnney, sou of Mrs. Albert
PhilllpH, has returnod to hls home Iu Al
bany, N. Y. Mr. aud Mrs. Oharlos W.
Kollogg havo coino back to tholr old bome
to spend the winter with thelr sou. ,
Mrs. Krvlu Joslln of Waitsfield la vlsltlng
her paronta, Mr. aud Mrs. Wllllam Ward.
ltev. C. S. llulbort exchanged with
Hov. George M. Burdlck of Mludlesox last
Suuduy. Frauk Altklus aud fauilly
nre golng to Waterville to llvo.
HOOD'S PILLS curo Llvor Ills, Bll
lousnoss, Indlgostlon, Hondncho.
Easy to tnko, onsy to oporato. 23c,
TJIYING 0RDEALS FOR WOMEN.
Mrs. Plnkhnm Tolla How Wo
mon May Avold Palnful
Bxaminations.
To a modcst, sonsitlvo, hlgh-
striing' youtiy womnn, cspoclally
nn unmarrlcd woman, thoro ia
no moro trying or palnful ordoal
than tho " oxamlnattona," which
aro now so commou in hospitals
nnd prlvato practlco.
An cxamlnation by spcculum,or
it i- . ii in
utuurwisi, ia Huinui.iiuoa n. pumuivu ( JU
nccosslty in cortaln ntagcs of ytf
many discosos pccullar to woraon,
bo at least lt ia ucclareu by tho pro-
fcsslon. This would not bo the caso if
paticnts hccdcd thoir syinptoms in tim",.
If a young glrrs blood Is wntory, lior ekln
palo and waxy looklng, hcr lipa colorless, bowols
torpld, dlgcstion poor, her ears and temples throb and
sho is subject to hcadacho, bcgin at onco to bulld up her
systcm with Lydia E. I'inkham's Vcgctable Compound.
Do not nllow hcr to undcrgo a physloal cxamlnation.
llero is a lottcr from a young lady who rcquests that
hor namo should not bo uscd, but glvesher lnltials and
strect numbcr so that any inquiry
wlll bo recolved. She says:
" Doar Mrs. Pinkham: It affords mo great pleasure to bo ablo toaay a ioir
words ln rcgard to tho mcrlta of your Vegotablo Compound. I was tompted
to try it nftcr sceing tho cffccts of lt upon my mothcr, and now I fool llko s
new pcrson. I &m a stcnograplicr and was troublcd wlth falllng of tho womb
nnd fcmalc wcakness in goncral. I continucd to work untll I waa so woak 1
could no longer walk, and the last day I was forccd to stop and rcst. t
" I was thcn so lll that I was compcllcd to stay ln bcd, and so norvoni
that I could not hold anythlng ln my hands. Tho least nolso or surprlso
would causo my heart to beat so loudly, and I would becomo so woak that I
could hardly stand. I suflorcd for nlmost n. yoar. It is different now. X
can go nbout my work wlth pleasure, whllo bofore, work was a drudgo.
" Trusting that my words of pralse may help some othor affllcted person,
nnd bo of bcncflt to womnnkind ln general, I romain, Yours in gratitudo,
L. II., 441 S. East St., Indianapolls, Ind."
JabBlcy Thcso novclista mako mo
tircd. Tho idca of a " withcring
glonco" Aa if nny ono could bo with
ered by n mero look. Wickwirc You
are young yet, Jabsloy. You ncver
Bteppcd on your wifo'a train at a ball.
I guces I ain't bo coarBo, said tho
pationt onimal. Oh, I don't know, re
torted Balaani. You could not make a
man of youraolf if you talkcd for a do
cadc, aud 1 can mako an asa of myscll
in flvo minutcs' discourse.
You Can't
Make
Uold and Grcnse.
Somo yeara ago the mint autboritics
of a cortain city noticcd that a small
amount of gold was miaaing overy day
after tho coiniug operationa were over.
Thoy watchcd and aet trap of every
deacrlption, but uo thlcf waa dotccted,
uud aftor tho loss bnd continucd with
regularity for aomo months thoy aot it
down to an cxtra amount of unavoida
blo waato and thought no more about
it.
Two or three year8 aftcrward two
brothera, who were working thero, left
and aet up a publlc houso together on
monoy which thoy said had been left
thom by an unclo. Ab they had both
good chnractora, it waa not uutll ono of
them told a mint foreman, on the un
derstauding that uo action Bhould bo
lakon, that anythiug waa kuowu of thu
following trick:
ij-ii, ii. u.-ii ..-..i ( nrpftof,
uuiu iuo uiuineiB u,uu IV f,.1-"00
thcir hands boforo working at tne iua
chino3,aud wheneverthey noticed eomo
gold dust Bllckiug to tho grcaso it was
wlped off in thcir hair. Caro waa ueed
thut enough waa uot takou to show,
though when they waahcd tholr hair at
home each night the fow grains mcant
Beveral cxtra shillings, which ultlmate
ly onablod thom to rotire aud live com
fortably. Strand Magazino.
Tho Little Oritic Why, papa, aald
Frauccs, who waa looking at tho family
albutn, Burely thia lau't a picturo of you?
Yee, replicd papa, thnt ia a picturo of
mo, taken whon I waB quito young.
Well, commeutcd tho littlo girl, it
doeen't look as much llko you as you
look now.
Is Oatahku Youu Lifb's Ctoun? Eml
ueut noso aud throat Bpoclaliata in datly
practlco hlghly recommond Dr. Agnow's
Catarrhal Powdor, as aate, suro, permauent,
fiatuloaa aud haruilesa, ln all oasea of cold
u the head, tousllltls, hoarsenesa and ca
tarrh. It glvea reltef ln ton mtnutea, and
baulshea the dlseHBe llko niaglc 0. Sold
by W. E. Torrlll & Co. aud Colllua Blakely.
!A PfT JyJF Wn,te P'umo from a A
S J Crow's Tail, nora good
J jKt Blcyclc from Castings. 9
T steX good all through.
j evcrywhere. X
Scnd for Catalogue.
MONARCH CYCLE MFQ. CO
Chicago New York London. w
addrcsscd to hor (
Mra. Bjonca Mrs. Brown ia a very
pcrsietont woman. Mra. Bsmlth How
ao? Mra. Bjones For yeara sho has
been aBking her denler if his cggs are
frcBh, ln tho fond delusion that some
day ho will aay no.
Little Knut Mamma, didn't the
miasionary say that the peoplo in
Tamba Tamba don't wear any clothea?
Mothor Yea, that'a what he aald.
Knut Then why did papa drop a but
ton in the plate?
the daneer is 1
3
lfl tlC j
nepject HALE'S
that's why
so many j
OF
coids HOREHOUND
lead to a j AND
fatal disease. jTAR
Hale'sIIoney of Horehoundand Tar Is j
made for throat and lung troubles. It
acts like magiQ. Sold by druggists,
rilte'Toothache Dropi cure ln onc mlnute. j
M1NUTE
COUCH CURE
cures qulckly. That lo what lt wto
mado for. Prompt, aafe, sure, qulck
rellef, qulck cure. Pleaant to take.
phlldren llko it and adults llko lt.
Mothers buy lt for their children.
nPrsparea by E. O. VtV) Itt Oo., maktn ol
QaWltt.'. Llttlo Early Jilaora, tho famoni
WloDlllv
WE WANT A RELIABLE,
Induatrloua ageut ln every town lu Ver
mont. Wo have a suporlor artlclo to aoll,
aud deal aquarely wlth our helpera, For
Urnia addreaa L. L. VALENTINE, Man
agor Johnson Drug Co..Saratoga, N. Y.---J