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ttnvml St VOL. LX. BRATTLEBOBO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1893. NO. 37. 3w THK VERMONT PH(ENIX, CB,1 i KVKBY FRIDAY ATDRATTLEBOIIO, VT., DT O. L. FRENCH. TERMS: $l.tOneryearlndvance, If notpald within toe year, $2.00. K r - or Advebtisino f urnlshedon application. Blrthi. Deaths and Marriages published free; Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, etc. , 78 cents ner inch of IS lines or less. Entered attheltrattleboroPostOfllceassecond mall matter. Business (Carte. yllliUMAN A: JENNG, Qtneral Iusurance and Real Estate Agents. Representing Companies whose assets are over $200,000,000. TENEMENTS TO LET. AOEXTB FOR BABCOCK FlRE EXTINGUISHERS. Office In Xew Bank Block, corner of Main and Elliot Streets, URATTLEBORO, VT. nisi- uuiiiia,!!, ji. it., wnltney JX block. Main Street, Brattleboro, Vt. Prac tice limited to the diseases of the Eye, Edr, Nose snj Throat. Ofllce hours from 0:30 a. m. to 12 u. and 8 till 4 p. m., Tuesday and Friday only. At Bellows Falls remainder of week, J .MIEN COIVI.AND, 31. !., HIYSIC1AN AND SURGEON. Ofllce In Crosby Block, opposite Telephone Ex change. Ofllce hours 8 to. 9 AM., 1 to 3 p. M. Res idence corner Main and Walnut SU., Brattleboro. I I r OMAN'S EDUCATIONAL AND INDUS V TRIAL UNION, Hyther's bulldinR, Main Street Open from U a. m., to 0:30 p. u. EH. IIOWJKN, M. D., IIOMOCOPATIIIC PlIYSICUN AND SCROEON. Leonard's Block; till 8 A. u. ; 12 to 2 and 6 to 8 p. u A I. KIIIil.EK, M. !., . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Hooker block; till 9 a. u.; 1 to 3; 6.30 to 8 p. u. U. CHAMBERLAIN, , HATS, FURS, MEN'S FURNISHINGS. Agent for Dunlap Hats and Brattleboro Laundry. No. 82 Main Street, Brooks House Block. HI. nOLTON, HI. D., . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ofllce and residence corner Main and Walnut Streets. At home from 1 to 2 and 6 to 7 P. u. Brattleboro, Vt. I. WKBHTEH, M. D., . Ofllce and residence 41 Elliot St., Brattle boro. Ofllce hours before 8 a.m.; 1 to 2 and 6 to 7:30 p. Hi w F. GODDABD, , BOOK-BINDER, Harmony Block, Brattleboro, Vt. PP. WniTE, 31. I., Physician and Sur . geon, Wllllamsvllle, Vt. Ofllce hours, 6 to A. m., 11 a. it. to 1 p. ii., and 6 to 7 p. u. Tele phone connection. MItS. G. LKU, EXPERIENCED NURSE, No. 13 Green street, infers by permission to Dr. Holton. D It. Al.Vin KNAPP, DENTIST, Hooker Block, Brattleboro, Vt. P. BAVBEIl, D. . B. Oat or Jither when uttirea. All operations performed In a careful and thor ough manner and at reasonable prices. Pratt block, urattieDoro. S. PRATT, M. !., . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office WfB and residence Herrlck & Borden's block. Elliot street, Brattleboro. Ofllce hours until 9 a. m. ; 12:30 to2p.M.; 6:30to8p.M. AF. WILDER, , Manufacturer of Book Cases and Desks. Picture Frames. Also a line line of Pictures. Flat itreet. Open evenings. 7 to 8. HAHKI1Y8 A: STODDARD, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLF.RS AT LAW And Solicitors of Patents, Brattleboro, Vt. D It. CM. CLARK. ii i i .i i , Whitney's Block, Brattleboro. DENTIST DRN. KETCIIUM Ac GRAY. Ofllce In Crosby Block, Brattleboro. Night calls at Brooks House. rOIt PRINTERS. I E. L. niLDRETH & CO., The Vermont Phoenix Job Printing Ofllce. Harmony Block, Brattleboro. TRY OUR ICE CREAM SODA "The Best in Town." II. A. CHAPIN & CO. C, P. GILSON, Auctioneer, West Chenterlleld, N. II. O ALES attends to In New Hampshire. Ver- moni ana Massaefiusetts. uonnecieu yj jc. ephone. Orders may be left at The Phoenix Of fice, lirattleboro, Vt. G. H. BOND, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF O O Jk. TLm Ofllce at Greene's Drugstore What is Headache? Most people have it. Sometimes it is caused by a cold or disordered stom aUi, or over-work and strained nerves. Can it be Cured ? . A Permanent cure raeanj the atuence of a cue, bot ''m.Wjii.cdr ltelleftliat U simple and pplle to 'if.g frual afl caU(c la ' Opiate. Break up a cold like maple. I '1'". Kliiolve In theweafceU '' .. . t.u mail rim fa Pyro-IYbrln Co., Northampton, Man. AMI CARDS. The Phoenix Job Printing Office makes a specialty of tins class of work, We use the famous papers and cardboards made by the Cranes at Dalton, Mass,, with "Hurd's name on the box," whioli is a guarantee tliat the quality is the best. For Scripts we have the latest and daintiest styles, We also take orders Tor engraved work, which we can fill at short notice. This is done for us by a Philadelphia house, famous for its fine work, We would be glad to show samples of both printed and en graved work, and quote prices, which we guarantee to be lower than can be obtained elsewhere in this section, quality of work con sidered. Mail orders solicited and samples cheerfully Bent. E. L. KLLDKETH & 00. "By Fair Dealing We Prosper." Horses and Oxen FOR JOn TKAMIA'fJ, ETC, PUBLIC AUCTION Will lie sold at our Horse and Carriage Mart, on Elliot street, urattieooro, vt., Saturday, Sept. 16, Commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M. sharp, without reserve, OXEN AND HORSES. Three pairs very nice premium oxen, weighing trom iwuu ro 4WU puuuus per jmu. imu yuuo very nice work horses with nearly new harness, and team wagons In nice condition, with every ihing fully equipped for job teaming. Thet horses are large Norman Percheron stock, young and sound; have been worked in Brattleboro all the season and are In nice order. Have been used by E. E. Stockwell. the jobber; Ills stock is too well known to need description. Among his ox en are some of the best in the state. This stock is sold to reduce the number to compare with the times. Kemember, everything about these teams Is first-class. THIRTY HORSES, Property of C. P. Gllson. Among them are some of the best we have shipped this season. One fresh load arrived this week. Three pairs well, matched workers, weighing from 2MO to 2800 pounds per pair. Three pairs well-matched gentlemen's driving horses. One pair old fash foned Morgan Mares, six and seven years old. Some nice single drivers and workers, with eight or ten cheaper horses taken In exchange for others. I pledge ray word that this property will go for the highest dollars bid. And remember we have the largest and beBt stock of Harness and Horse Clothing In this end of the state. Don't fall to attend, ind don't forget the day and date, Saturday, September 16, at 10 o'clock, a. m. Yarale positive, rain or shine, as we have rOUUl UUUCI VVH-n C. P. GILSON, Prop'r 8 Mr. Thoninu who hasn't worn n pair of Morso & Simpson's $3 shoes doesn't know how well economy nnd clefranco can be combined. VERMONT MUTUAL rrtnv annual meeting of the members of the erTgK bn Wedneay. Octnoer 1, io, - By order of ' jJJjiES t! SABIN, Secretary. Montpelier, Vt. tiept. 1, FOR SALE. jtoilUlNS. Ilrookllne, Vt v HAW LEY. September 15. Both Miss Hanr.ihan and moself have been in the New York market this week select ing such novelties as .seemed most desirable to us in Fall and Winter dress fabrics, and in ladies', misses' and chil dren's outside garments. Some of the goods will be open and ready to show to morrow ; others will be here soon and every department will be in attractive shape for Fall trade. New prints. New ginghams. New cretonnes. New underwear. New linens. ' New flannels. New shawls. New blankets. New comfortables. ' New tidies and p i shams. New velvets and trimmings. New ribbons. New small wares. dress N. I. HAW LEY. Proper shape is finite ns essential in a child's shoe ns quality. That's another good point where in the Wnverly Shoes excel. MORSE & SIMPSON. NOTICE. THE taxpayers of Guilford are hereby notified that I have in my hands for collection the following taxes: a town tax of 123 per cent, a highway tax of 25 per cent, a state school tax of 18 per cent, a state tax of 10 per cent, a county tax of 2 per cent, a district school tax of SO per cent, making 95 cents for the year. Ninety days from the first day of September are given by law for the payment of the same to the Treas urer; a discount of four per cent will be allowed on the town tax it paid within that time. W.W BA11NEY, Treas. Guilford, Sept. 1, 1893. ILcsal Notices. QTATC OP VHIOIOZVT, Westmlnster.SS. O By the Probate Court for said District. To all persons Interested In the estate of EU NICE W. FELTON, late of Jamaica, in said dis trict, deceased, Greeting. You are hereby notified that this court will de cide upon the allowance of the account of Henry A. McLean, administrator upon said entate, and decree distribution thereof to the persons entitled, at the session thereof to be held at the inn of Thomas Evans In Townshend, on the fourth day of Octolier", A. D, 1893., when and where you may be heard In the premises if you see cause. 37 ZINA II ALLBEE, Ilejiister. STATU OF VKIIMOIVT, Westminster. SS. By the Probate Court for said District. To all persons interested In the estate of AU RELIUS HOWE, late of Jamaica, In said District, deceased. Greeting. You are hereby notified that this court will de cide upon the allowance of the account of Cbas. Hobbins, Administrator upon the estate of said deceased, and decree distribution thereof to the persons entitled thereto, at the session thereof to be held at the inn of Thomas Evans in Towns hend, on the fourth day of October, A. D. 1893, when and where you may be beard in the prem ises, if you see cause. 37 ZINA II. ALLBEE. Register. STATE OP V ERDIONT, Westminster, SS. The Probate Court for said District. To all persons Interested in the estate of OSMOItE HOWE, late of Jamaica, In said District, deceased. Greeting. You are hereby notified that this court wdl decide upon the allowance of the account of Chas. Itobblns, administrator upon said estate and decree distribution thereof to the persons entitled, at the session thereof to be held at the Inn of Thomas Evans In Townshend on the fourth day of October, A. D. Ib93, when and where you may oe Beara in ine premises, u you Bee cause, -UItIItIIHMIONEKM NOTICE, I) ESTATE OF WILLIAM KOUINSON. The undersigned having been appointed by the Honorable Probate Court for the Districtof Marl boro. Commissioners to receive, examine and adjust all claims and demands of all persons against the estate of William lioMusson, late of Dummrrkion, In said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited In offset thereto, hereby give no. tlce that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid at the dwelling house of deceased, t n the Kill da' of Octofier and the Sid day of February, next from 1 o'clock p. u , until 4 o'clock p. ., each of said days, and that six months from the S9th day of AiMiiet, A. D. 18'A Is the time limited by said court for said creditors to present their claims to us for examination nnd allowance. Dated at DummerUon, this Jlth day of Sep tember. 1K3. JAMES II 8AROFNT, i commissioners LEWIS 11 LYNDE. , LommMwionem. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.1 BUATTIiEDOnO: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1803. Windham County Fair. In lite village of Xewfane-, Wednes day, Sept 20. Old faslilonpfl farm ers' fair and cattle show. (Jen nine llhodc Island clam hake served Ity a professional from Narriigunsct Hay. Music by the First Iteglment hand. Fair only one day. Extra train leaves Ilrattlelioroat 8 A. M., returning at 5. P. 31. One fare for round trip from all stations on tiio lirattleboro & Whitehall rnilroud. Lost, strayed or stolen the phrase, "a renewed era of prosperity," which appeared In the Montpelier Argtis every time a busi ness failure was announced under the Re publican administration. Possibly the phrase went Into innocuous desuetude a few mouths ago from fear of overwork. The number of failures In this country last week was S23, against 3S.'i and 430 for the two weeks preceding. While the fail ure of a large mortgage company swelled the aggregate, the average of other failures was lower than usual, 202 being for less than W000, and only four exceeding $100,- 000. The superb steamship Campania, which arrived In Quecnstown from New York Friday, broke her own record by knocking nearly three hours olT the best time hith erto recorded for an eastward voyage. The actual time was 5 days, 14 hours and 55 minutes. The new Cunard steamer Lu cania, which arrived at New York Satur day night, broke all maiden records, her time being 5 days, 15 hours and 37 min utes. The five-day passage is certainly within the range of possibility. The pleasing report comes from Wash ington that the Senate "steering commit tee" have decided to bring the silver ques tion to a vote in that body "at an early date," but it is not reassuring to learn that their plan contemplates 10 or 15 more l days of never-ending "debate," which means delay up to the very end of this month at least. Once more It seems In or der to remark that It Is time for the Sen ate to "get a gait on." For the first time in 80 years the tide of immigration Is setting away from this country. The steamship companies report that twice as many steerage passengers are leaving for Europe as are arriving here. One steamer, which sailed for Genoa Sat urday, had to refuse 1000 applications for passage on account of lack of room. It Is supposed that people who have been thrown out of work are returning to their native land to await the revival of prosper ity here. The tory House of Lords piled up a ma jority of almost 400 against the home rule bill last Friday night the vote standing 410 to 41. In this action the Lords, by the exercise of a traditional and heredita ry right, have defied and overridden the will of the people as expressed at the polls, and while home rule is dead for the time being, it Is a live issue to which, in the end, even the House of Lords will be compelled to pay decent respect. The whole country sends congratulations to the White House this week, and there Is not a bit of politics in the good-will and good wishes. A daughter was born to President and Mrs. Cleveland at noon last Saturday, and the good, though stereotyp ed, news comes that "both mother and child are doing well." This Is the first child ever born to a president in the White nouse. Several children have been born there, but they were to relatives, or to families of secretaries. Life lnsuranco companies are becoming the holders of enormous masses of capital. Statistics made public at the recent meet ing of the national association of life un derwriters show that the companies, taking no account of assessment corporations and societies, hold assets to the value of $850, 000,000, that they receive from policy holders about $175,000,000 a year, that their gross income Is nearly $220,000,000 annually, and that they pay about $100, 000,000 annually to the insured In the form of death losses, surrenders and divi dends. Since November 1 of last year 154 na tional banks have suspended but, of this number 54 have resumed business. Only one has gone into involuntary liquidation, 58 are in the hands of receivers, and 41 are in the hands of national bank examin ers. The examiners have found In a ma jority of cases that the banks have been well managed and could have withstood any ordinary attack. It is also a signifi cant and gratifying fact that but a very Highest of all In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Royal a. "V ABSOIJUTEl PURE few hanks that have gone Into the hands of receivers had been looted by their olli-cers. At the closing session of the American Social Science association held at Saratoga last week, a paper on "The poor people of India" was read by the Suami VIvl Ka nanda of Madras, a Urahmln priest. Among other things he graphically pictured the re sults of the century and a half of the Iron rule t)f England over India, In which her pol icy to discourage all advancement of that ancient Aryan people In the arts, sciences and manufactures, and by confining their labor entirely to agriculture, made them purchase $00,000,000 annually of English manufactures, and forbade their purchas ing of American or French or German merchants by exorbitant duties. The Ohio Cninpnlctii. The state campaign in Ohio was formal ly opened Tuesday with a great meeting and a magnificent demonstration In honor of Gov. McKlnlcy at Akron. When the governor arrived at noon 5000 jfeople met him at the train. After a dinner, tendered by the reception committee, came a grand procession which occupied two hours in passing a given point. A special guard of honor, composed of 000 war veterans, did escort duty for the governor during the day. His speech, delivered from a stand in the open air, was devoted entirely to na tional Issues. He first took up the money question, declaring that neither gold nor silver should be stricken down ; both met als should be used, but on a basis to keep one always at a parity with the other. He showed no thought nor sign of retreat from his position in favor of protection for American Industries. He quoted with great effect the recent declaration of Mr. Neal, the Democratic gubernatorial candi date, that It Is the one purpose of the Democracy to "forever expunge the foul blot of. protection from the fair escutcheon of our grand and mighty republic." The changed condition of our country's af fairs since last November, Gov. McKinley said, Is not due to the silver question alone, or to any sudden panic. "The cause lies deeper than all this, and Is found In the fact that every one of our great industries is threatened with destruction by the party in power. Rut ... we must not lose heart. Confidence and courage are half the victory. The people, once aroused to the gravity of the situation, will not sur render, but will find a remedy, as under our political system they have a remedy, at the polls." The Republicans confidently predict McKinley's reelection by 50,000 majority, and many Democrats are willing to con cede him well toward that number. The Xrw York Cleitrliii: House System. The wide discussion of the financial sit uation, and the Issue of clearifig house certificates, have aroused so much curiosi ty about the system on which the associat ed banks of New York do a tremendous amount of business on a minimum expend iture of time and trouble that the follow ing explanation of clearing honso methods will be read with interest : "The clearing house has 04 members, and there are In this city and its neighbor hood 83 other banks and trust companies which clear through members of the asso ciation. The business of each of these Is handled by Its clearing agent. Each mem ber In making its settlements daily deals directly with the clearing house. The clerk of bank A, for Instance, goes to the clearing house In the morning with pack ages of checks for perhaps every other bank In the association. He may find the clerks of all the other banks waiting with packages for him. There is a grand ex change, and each clerk receives the checks for which his bank is responsible. So bank A, which perhaps has delivered 03 packages of checks and received as many In return, finds that it is called upon to pay out, say, $5,500,000, while It is entitled to receive $5,400,000. That Is, Jt Is a debtor to the extent of $100,000, and by paying up that sum to the clearing house It 'squares' Its accounts for the day. By 1:30 v. m. It makes its payments. Tho other debtor banks have done the same, and the clearing house proceeds to pay off the creditor banks, Itdisburses just what It receives. If any bank finds that In the morning's exchanges It has received bad checks, It sends them back before 3 o'clock to the banks from which they came. So well does the clearing system work that the cash balances average only about 5 per cent ot tne total clearings. "Clearing house certificates are used simply In making settlements between the banks. They are Issued on collateral ap proved by the loan committees up to 75 per cent of tho value of the securities. They bear 0 per cent Interest, charged against the bank taking them out, and payable to tho bank which receives them in settlement of a balance." It Was High Time They Did. From the Washington. D. C, Post. An Iowa man claims to have seen a snake 40 feet lone, ten inches In diameter. and sutiiclently strong to lift a 200 pound hog from the ground. Undoubtedly It was tins story that induced the rrohlbl tionists to place a ticket in the field. A I.evel-II?at!el Old I.ndy. From the San Francisco Examiner. Queen Victoria is rated at $30,000,000 exclusive of landed interests. This show ing demonstrates the value of economy anti tne wisuom oi sucking to a good job Baking Powder Vermont Maple Sugar. Senntnr I'rnctur llni Nome Fun with Ncnntor AVnlrnlt. From tho Washlncton Post:, Sept. fl.l There Is a good deal of dry Yankeo hu mor In Senator Proctor, but ho does not ordinarily give the Senate the full benefit of It. Yesterday, however, he made his colleagues laugh. Senator Wolcott had on Thursday Introduced a resolution asking for Information as to tho bounty paid on maple sugar, and yesterday, In accordance with the suggestion of Senator Galllnger, he modified it so as to Include all kinds of sugar. Before the resolution was adopted Senator Proctor announced In his kindly way that he had already secured the fig ures. They showed that the entire amount paid up to date was only $140,201. Then Senator Proctor made a very clever little speech. He said that he had supposed Mr. Wol- cott's Interest in maple sugar had Its origin in a moment of unguarded fondness for the New England hills, among which the Colorado senator's boyhood days had been spent. This conclusion, he now thought, was a mistaken one, and he added: It has occurred to me that during the sugar season last year I submitted, in an entirely personal and unofficial way, to my colleagues generally In the Senate some practical atid useful information as to this product the senator had distributed sever al cans of maple sugar, which, I believe, they generally appreciated. I regretted very much to learn yesterday that by some unaccountable mistake the junior senator from Colorado was omitted in the distribution, and that really his present trouble arises from a genuine lack of Information. I put the telegraph and express Into requisition to supply the omis sion. I hope that before many days he may have the necessary enlightenment. 1 can say for the senator s special bene fit what I know would not Interest the oth er senators and what I have only by hear say that this product adds a peculiar fla vor to certain mixed compounds, which makes them very tempting to the wayward appetite. When the laughter had subsided Mr. Proctor remarked that he believed, when Mr. Walcott received his sugar, the Colo rado senator would be willing to have it coined, put it In subsidiary packages, and given to senators and representatives for distribution among their constituents. "It will not require any motto 'In God we trust' to be stamped upon it," added Mr. Proctor, laughingly. "Neither will It need to be legal tender bylaw. I can guarantee It will pass current on its face value." The VlRllnnt on iunrl. The Vigilant, tho yacht owned by C. Oliver Iselln and Commodore Morgan of New York, will defend the America cup In the international race against the English yacht Valkyre, owned by Lord Dunraven. The first trial race was so nearly a dead heat between the Colonta and her superb rival that It decided nothing. In the sec ond race, Saturday, the Vigilant's triumph proved anew the extent of her powers in light and variable breezes. Monday's test, with the September wind sweeping over the blue water, confirmed the verdict as to the Vigilant's all around racing qualities and made her selection as cup defender certain. A Mntter-of-Fnct Jttflce. A judge at Chattanooga, Tenn., has "shocked" the "society people" of that city by bluntly characterizing progressive euchre as gambling, In a charge to the grand jury. 1 Ills was what he said: "Mot only is gambling carried on in regular gam bling resorts, but people of high standing and respectability gamble. They may not put down money, but they set an example for others In playing for prizes and re wards. In these progressive euchre games these persons play for fine pictures oi gold headed canes. Examples are set that are a violation of law, and It is just as demor alizing as common gambling. A convic tion of one man of the higher class is bet ter, as an example, than the conviction of only ordinary people for common gam bling." MINOR NOTES. No more of the familiar "Springfield ri fles" are to be made at the armory in that city, and tho machinery Is now being changed to make the new Krag-Jorgensen gun, which Is much more complicated and will cost $25 against $10 for the old rifle. "The" finest lawyer In the House is Cul berson of Texas, and near him ranks Pow ers of Vermont," says the Boston Record, "The Gibraltars of Democracy and Re publicanism agree In sending their bright est legal lights to Congress." The commander-in-chief of the Grand Army encampment, held last week at In dianapolis, complimented the Vermont de partment by saying It was one of the best In the East. Only one other department from New England had a band in the great parade, Albert S. Willis of Kentucky has been nominated as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Hawaiian Islands. The New York Recorder asks to whom in the islands is lie accredited to the deposed queen, the provisional govern ment or Spreckels? Tho Hawaiian diplo macy of tho administration Is a mystery. Johnstown, Pa., the city of the flood, now gains distinction through a novel but commendable scheme for putting all unem ployed men to work on street Improve ments. The voters will bo asked to ratify the borrowing of $800,000 and It is ex pected that 5000 men will begin work within a few days. Smith & Wesson, the great pistol man ufacturing concern of Springfield, Mass., have notified their employes of a ten per cent reduction of wages, except In cases where less than $1.50 a day Is earned and where tho worker has a contract with the firm. Tho firm state that the reduction is made in view of the probable reduction In the tariff. To gain btrenifth Hooil's Sarsaiiarlllo, For strailv nerves- Hood's Saruaparilla. For pure Wood - Hood's Sirsaparllla OtJK FINANCIAL LETTER. Brightening Skies nnd Returning Con fidence. A UUnatrnna Auciiat for Wheat and Com "I'oqr Old Knnani the Sen- nle Talking MnrhlnrnWliHt n Full Vna there, M- Countrymen. 24 BnoAD Stiikkt, ) New Yoitif, Sept. 13, 1803. ( Two weeks have elapsed since tho writer sat down to have a little financial chat with the readers of The Plitcnix. During this time the financial, commercial, and mental atmosphere has cleared up to a marked de gree. Many mills throughout the country have resumed; New York banks are prac tically giving money over their counters in lieu of certified checks; and hoarders of money are beginning to want a little rest from watching old chimneys, stove-pipes, feather ticks, and other places of hiding for their savings. The savings banks, also, will no doubt soon let go of their "emergency reserve," and thereby put just so much money in circulation. The month of August proved a very dis astrous one for wheat and corn. The fig ures recently issued show a crop of 335,- 000,000 bushels of wheat and 1,000,000,000 bushels of corn. Last year the wheat crop was over 500,000,000 bushels and the corn crop 1,050,000,000 bushels. To add fur ther misfortune, the farmer must sell his wheat and corn at a very low price, and It Is fair to assume a loss to the .agricultural Interests of over $200,000,000, as compared with last year. Tills loss means a propor tionate curtailment of purchasing power, and the people will lack the above $200, 000,000 with which to buy merchandise. Poor old Kansas seems to have suffered the most serious crop shrinkage of any state. Kansas with bad crops, and tho abiding place of the biggest cranks In the world, will bear watching from a financial standpoint. ;ln 1883 Kansas had 3,004 miles of railroad, and the value of all agri cultural products was approx Imately $207, 000,000. In 1892 Kansas had 8,894 miles of railroad, and the value of all agricultural products was only $274,000,000. In other words, In 1883 the value of agricultural products per mile of railroad was about $07,000, and In 1892 only a little over $30, 000. You will note that the railroad mile age has more than doubled, and that the farming interest has but a little more than held its own. There Is only one Inference from these facts, and that Is that the pres ent railroad mileage of Kansas is undoubt edly sufficient for several years to come. The Lehigh Valley railroad has passed Its first dividend in 35 years. Its alliance with the Reading, and the recent general shrinkage of railroad traffic seems to have been the cause. The Western Union Telegraph company have recommended the regular quarterly dividend of 1 1-4 per cent, and the Man hattan Elevated have declared the usual quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. The situation In the Senate has not changed much in two weeks, as regards the repeal of the Sherman silver law. To be sure the talking-machines are two weeks nearer exhaustion, and it now seems only a matter of physical endurance. In this connection, it startles one a bit when he compares the United States Sen ate of ten years ago to the United States Senate of to-day. Even Tammany blushes when it thinks of Evarts and Conkllng of the past, and of Hill and Murphy of the present. W. P. EAOEIt, Banker and Broker. WINDHAM COUNTY COURT. The County court convened at Newfano Tuesday, the I2th inst. There were present Hon. Laforest Thompson, presid ing judge, Hon. Lewis G. Walker and Hon. Edward Titus, associate judges. About 75 new cases have been entered upon the docket this term, and on calling the jury calendar some 20 cases were noted for trial. The first case was by agreement taken from tho jury list and tried by the court. JTiIioin D. Harris rs. Fred C. Hand. Was an action of assumpsit to recover for various articles sold and delivered the de- fendent, to which he plead the general Issue, payment and offset. The accounts on both sides covered a period of time from November, 1882, to June, 1880. The plaintiff gave evidence as to the correctness of his items of account and disputed some of the defendant's Items. The defendant's evidence was in support of his account and denied some of tho plaintiff's items. Also, that In August, 1880, the parties settled and passed re ceipts. The plaintiff denied that thero ever was a settlement. Judgment for plaintiff to recover $22.03. Waterman, Martin & Hitt for the plaint iff; Ryder and nasklns & Stoddard for tho defendant. Joseph Valentine vs. Ida M. Veil. Was an action of assumpsit to recover for the support of defendant's child. The evidence of plaintiff tended to show that defendant, who is the plaintiffs daughter, was abandoned by her husband, one Fred Miner, in 1870, leaving with her a child about three years old. That she contracted with plaintiff to take said child and support It, for which she would pay him whatever was right. That he took the child, boarded and clothed it for some thirteen years, for which ho had never been paid. The evidence on the part of the defen dant tended to show that she never agreed to pay anything for satd support, that the plaintiff took and kept tho child of his own free will as a member of his own family; that on several occasions after she was married to her present husband sho asked for the return of the child to her, but plaintiff refused to surrender it, claim ing it as one of his family. This last the plaintiff denied, j Verdict of $00 for plaintiff. Butterficld and Waterman, Martin & nitt for plaintiff; Chase and Batcholdcr for defendant. Sufferers from dyspepsia have only themselves to blame If thuy fall to test the wonderful cura tive qualities of Ayer"B airsaparllla In purify ing the blood, this medicine strengthens every organ of the body and even the mot.t ahusi 'd stomach Is booh restored to healthy n'-rlnn