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L.A. Hooker, contractor of 101 Prospect street, a resident of Barre tor nearly half century, to prove that the opinions held in Barre corroborate those held in Montpeller. Read what Mr. Hooker, says: doctored and used almost every known remedy but nothing did me any good. There was a constant doll pain just over these organs and I could not sit but a short time, for it made me so nervous that I bad to get up and walk around.
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WHOLE NO. ARGUS, 2313; PATRIOT, A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM About the Cause of Anemia. Everybody comes into this world with a predisposition to disease of some particular tissue; in other words, everybody has a weak spot. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the weak spot in women is somewhere in the uterine system.
The uterine organs have less resistance to dis disease than the vital organs; that's why they give out the soonest. Not more than one woman in a hundrednay, in five hundred--has perfectly healthy organs of generation. This points to the stern necessity of helping one's self just as soon as the life powers seem to be on the ware. Excessive menstruation is a sign of physical weakness and want of tone in the uterine organs. It saps the strength away and produces anemia (blood turns to water).
If you become anemic, there is no knowing what will happen. If your gums and the inside of your lips and inside your eyelids look pale in color, you are in a dangerous way and must stop that drain on your powers. Why not 1 build up on a generous, uplifting tonic, like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? MRS. EDWIN EHRIG, 413 Church Bethlehem, Pa.
says: "I feel it my duty to write and tell you that I am better than I have been for four years. I used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one package of Sanative Wash, one box of Liver Pills, and can say that I am perfectly cured. "Doctors did not help me any. I should have been in my grave by this time if it had not been for your medicine.
It was a godsend to me. I was troubled with excessive menstruation, which caused womb trouble, and I was obliged to remain in bed for six weeks. Mrs. Pinkham's medicine was recommended to me, and, after using it a short time, was troubled more with flooding. I also had severe pain in my kidneys.
This, also, I have no more. I shall always recommend the Compound, for it has cured me, and it will cure others. I would like to have publish this letter." (In such cases the dry form of Compound should be used.) WORCESTER WAVES.Mrs. Fred Jacobs spent 8 part of last week in East Montpelier. Rev.
John K. Thompson, evangelist, preached at the Congregational house last Sunday evening. The remains of the infant child of George W. Wheeler, of Barre, were brought to town last Sunday for interment. Having finished her fourth successful term of school, Miss Flora Scagel went to her home in Waterbury last Monday.
Among the visitors in town last week were S. Martin, Wesley and Monroe Seaver, of Williamstown, A. Luce and M. A. Kent, of Montpelier, Mrs.
Henry Russ, of Barre, Carroll and Cora Lance, of Cabot, and Mrs. Lydia Hull, of Washington. The Teachere' association, of Calais, would be pleased to see teachers from Worcester or other towns at their meetings. The next meeting will be held at Maple Corner Decem: er4, at 1 o'clock P.M. The question for debate is "Resolved, that vertical writing A Card.
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50-cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or no pay. H. O. KENT, Calais, H.
L. ABBOTT, Worcester, S. B. FAIR. North Calais, TOWNE BURNHAM, South Woodbury.
CUTTINGSVILLE CHORUS.The cheese factory closed for the season last week. Station Agent Ashe has a new assistant, Percy Barrett, of Clarendon. Mrs. George Jones and Marjorie were in Rutland several days last week. Mre.
M. E. Fisher Master Roy were in Rutland for two days last week. Mrs. J.
M. Lynde bas gone to Rutland to stay with Mre. L. S. Knight, her daughter, until her health is better.
Miss France Huntoon was taken ill while in Rutland last week, and 19 now at her home in town somewhat better. The captain of the St. Louis, police is so anxious to carry out his order directing patrol men to wear creased trousers that he will personally pay the tailors' bills tor such of his men as cannot spare the money for the purpose. A woman in South Carolina having refused to allow a man to escort her home, the man shot and crippled her and then carried her to her place of residence. WOODBURY WRITINGS.Mrs.
M. O. Carr, who has been ill the past few weeks, is able to be out. Mrs. Patrick Lilley is quite ill, having been confined to her bed for the past week.
Dr. Crane, of Hard wick, is attending her. Rob. Chase and a friend were in town last Sunday, stopping at J. H.
Holt's. Rob has A. job cutting logs for a man in Morrisville. T. S.
Bruce has purchased of B. L. Bruce. administrator of Edwin Bruce's estate, the place known as the Voodry farm for $1,200. The fall term of the Woodbury Center school, taugbt by Alma Leonard and Luoy Sabine, closed last Friday with an exhibition at the town hall in the evening.
Of the 54 pupils those who had a clean record during the term and the first 13 of whom bad no marks during the summer or fall terms were Nora, Orpha and Mattie Holt, Ellen and Perley McKinstry, Earl and Marjorie Ains. worth, Truman Moore, Eva Dana, Arlie Tillotson, Carl Thomas, Lulah Carr and Howard Ross, Leslie and Arthur Ainsworth, Hattie Hamel, Daisy Lawson, Henry Holt, Frances Drennan, Katie Tillotson, George Foster, Eula Emerson, Kay Blanchard, Forrest Celley, Etta and Henry Corey. George Paine and Susie live tour and one half miles from school and have walked part of the time, yet have had no absence in the two terms and only two tardy marks. WEST WINDSOR WINNOWINGS.F. C.
Herrick has finished work at Claremont, N. H. B. Sykes is putting up a new ice house and retrigerator. Mrs.
Amy Harlow is visiting her daughter at Springfield. C. G. Wait has gone to Illinois for a few weeks' vacation. Bertha Royce is attending business college at St.
Johnsbury. Charles Rice has returned to town and gone to work tor Ethan Allen. N. Tatro has been laid up with a badly jammed hand the past week. E.
Cameron and Minnie Harlow were married at Claremont, N. last week Tuesday, GREENSBORO GRINDINGS.Alex. McLaren has sold about 20 acres of a lumber lot to R. A. Patterson, of Craftsbury, for $850.
Miss Mary McCue has left her nome for an extended visit in Chittenden and Washington counties. She will probably be gone all winter. William Wood 18 suffering with hemorrbage of the bowels and is very ill. Vernon Wood, his nephew, is just recovering from a run of typhoid fever. SUNLIGHT SOAP BAR TWIN MAKES LINENS WHITE An important has just been decided in Chicago.
Fred" R. Ketcham, a freight conductor, who was employed on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad at the time of the strike in 1894, left his train, being a member of the American Railway Union. After the strike was settled striking employes were refused employment and sought it on other roads. Ketcham alleged that he was blacklisted and that it was difficult for him to get a job. He hunted for work two years, and when he got a place he would be discharged in a short time without any reason being given for his discharge.
He brought suit against the Chicago and Northwestern road for $25,000, alleging conspiracy, and ceived a verdict to recover $21,666.33. The question of conspiracy was the main one before the jury. The principal witness for the prosecution was a clerk in the employ of the railroad company. He testified that the superintendent and attorney for the company had tried to bribe him to evade service of the court and not to testify to the facts in the case. The case will be appealed by the railroad, but as the verdict of the jury is in line with some decisions recently rendered by some of the judges of the supreme court there is quite a prospect that it may be sustained.
If it is there will be hundreds of similar suits against Chicago railroads by blacklisted employes, and it is said that only one road entering that city will be free rom liability to such prosecution. The reindeer which have been placed in Alaska by the government are to be put to practical use in rescuing the crew of American vessels imprisoned in the ice at Point Barrow. The revenue cutter Bear, now at Seattle, has been ordered to the rescue. The cutter will steam as far north as possible, and the Alaskan officials have been ordered by Secretary Gage to gather 600 reindeer from the government herds to meet the rescuing party. These reindeer will be driven overland until the whaling vessels are reached.
The route abounds with the moss on which they live, they will find their food 83 they go along. Such of them as may be needed for that purpose will be killed for food, so the expedition will not be encumbered by a large amount of provisions. It is expected that the imprisoned whalers will be reached by the middle of February, and a courier will be sent ahead to notify them of the coming of the expedition, lest they should try to make their way back to civilization across the ice, thus missing the relief sent to them, and taking grave chances of perishing in the Arctic cold. Since Yale played them to a ftandstill the members of the Harvard toot ball team have stripped the "H's" from their sweaters and will not wear them again until they have won a vietory. It is now known as the 'ar vard team.
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XLVIII--NO. 2. Vermont News Items. WIll. Allen, of Jamaica, caught seven 34 skunks and four coons in traps last the physicians, perhaps an hour.
A brother of Mr. Mann went to the house In the morning and inquired of a child as to its mother's whereabouts, but getting no definite reply he went to the railroad station for the father, who quickly discovered the sad facts. No cause 19 assigned for the deed. Ernest Edson, who left Bennington July 20 for Lincoln, on an unnavigable river, in boat of his own construction, reached there safely. Edson, who is 20 years old, resolved to try his fortunes in the west, but was too poor to go by ordinary means and routes of travel.
The boat Wag 12 feet long and two feet wide and was provided with oars and a sail. All Edson took with him were the little boat, $1 in money and the clothes he wore. He landed at different places to earn money to continue on the voyage, sleeping in the boat at night. Entering the great lakes at Buffalo, be reached Nebraska by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Edson's route covered 2,300 miles.
He suffered terribly at times from hunger, storms and exposure, but was greeted as a hero in many of the places through which he passed. A man from Greenfeld, claiming the name of Williams, has been (in Milton several days, buying potatoes at 65 cents a bushel. He contracted for about 1,500 bush. els, to be delivered at the Milton station last Tbursday. He made out checks in payment, drawn on the Packard National bank at Greenfleld.
Some of the potato sellers were suspicious, and Williams tried to make ar. rangements with a local store to cash his checks. Betore agreeing to his proposition the grocers telegraphed to Greenfield and found that he had no deposit in the bank on which his checks were drawn. He was Arrested on Friday, charged with securing goods under talse pretences, and was beld in $1,000 bail for his appearance at the next term of county court. Williams claims that he expected there would be money in bank, deposited by his partner, who sells the produce he buys, and professes to be ignorant of the reason for no funds being on hand.
There is some gossip and speculation in Bennington over the recent departure and continued absence of Rollin, son of Solomon Howard, who tor several months has con ducted 8 general store. Several creditors are beginning to wonder what has become of him, the amounts they are inquiring about running as bigh as $75. The day be left he vis. ed different stores in the village and purchased several requisites for travelling as well as clothing, paying for some and getting others charged. It has now been learned that big father, a well known farmer of the town, held a chattel mortgage on the stock and fixtures in the store, and that his sister is in charge.
His people claim that there WAS no reason as far as they know for his sudden departure, and have no doubt that he will soon return. He bought the store from a cousin a few months ago and has apparently been doing A good business. He left small deposit in one of the village banks. Kemp mountain in Halifax, better known to the present generation as Ballou moun. tain, was some time in past ages AD active volcano, but this has never been discovered until a tew days ago.
W. W. Barnett has in bis possession volcanic cinders and partly melted stone taken from outlet few rods below what was once the mouth of the crater, but is now known as the "old pond" which has within the memory ot some of the present inbabitants of Halifax, been a pond of water of two or three rods in diameter. This pond has now dried away and leaves And dezaged vegetable matter, have been washed into it from the few acres of bigber land partly surrounding at, until the basin 19 dlled with black muck soil lightly turfed over. The recent heavy rains have washed the ecaved leaves and light soil away for quite a long distance down the mountain side, disclosing the cinders and stone which can De picked up tirlarge enough quantities to satisfy even the most skeptical.
The United States mails in Vermont are carried over railroad routes with A total length of 895 05 miles. The government pays these corporations 8141.092.52 a year for the service. Vermont has 1,558.59 miles of star rontes and the goVernment paid for the transportation of mails last year over these routes the sum of In performing duty over these star rontes the govern. ment wagons tra eled 1,680,074.76 miles durIng the year. There is a special office service 9.
3 miles long, over which a total dis. tance of 2,901.6 miles were traveled during the year. The length of mail messenger routes in the State 1s 51.92 miles and the distance covered on them last year was 89,682.32 at a cost of 88.940.22. Railway trains that carried mails last year in the State traveled. 52 miles.
For the use of postal cars on these routes the government paid 617,618. This makes $158,710.52 paid to Vermont railroad corporations during the year by the post office department. There is wagon service of .63 of a mile that cost $600 last year for traveling 8,996.72 miles. Thus the total mall routes in the State are 9,516 39 miles long, cost the government last year 8213.441 554 and the total distance traveled was 2,078,802.93 miles. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Ketchum, of 10 Loring avenue, Salem, were given a decided surprise at their home the other evening by a party of some 45 friends. The occasion was the 15th anniversary of their wedding, and the affair was arranged and carried out by Mrs. Ketchum's fattier.
Mr. Andrew, although man well along in years, planned it so well that there was not a hitch, and the surprise was complete. The bone was decorated outside with Japanese lanterne, while indoors were lovely chrysan. themams and ferns. The friends and father, as a token of esteem, presented the honored ones of the occasion with a beautifal charber set and numerous elegant gilts.
Hon. William M. Hill was called upon for a speech, D.C. Risdon, of Mount Tabor, cut off the forefinger of his left band while splitting wood last week Monday night. Guy Carpenter, the 16-year-old son of Gen.
and Mrs. J. J. Eatey, of Brattleboro, died last Thursday of spinal meningitia after an 111- ness of 10 daye. He a student at Vermont academy, Saxtons River.
Mr. Waldron, of Chester, president of the State Humane society, is after the Norwich woman who raises cats for the Dartmouth college medical students, and will endeavor to suppress the new Industry. It is claimed that many of the animals by the students for the purpose of vivisection. R. M.
Harvey, of North Troy, 79 years old, is believed to be the oldest bicyclist in State. He has been an enthusiastic rider the past season and has covered a good mAny miles on hie wheel. He was born in Lyndon, of English and Scotch parentage, and 19 as lively and vigorous as many a man 30 years his junior. The Boston police have arrested John M. Reed, a bunco man, who is believed to have swindled a Brattleboro farmer out of $4,500 by the gold brick scheme, and to have got between $10,000 and $20,000 from a retired bank president of the State, who will not allow his name to be made public until the swindler 1s brought to trial.
A Woodford woman bought a hen of a poultry fancier In Bennington a year ago, with the understanding that if it did not suit she might return the bird. She did not pay for the fowl, and last week took it back to the man she bad purchased it from. She ad. mitted that the hen laid well all summer but said the feathers on its neck did not suit her. The Vermont Knitting mills at North Bennington have been sold to the Superior Knitting company, of Hoosick Falls, N.
Y. The purchasing company was organized in 1895 for the manufacture of ladies' and children's ribbed underwear. Its business has grown rapidly and it now employs 125 persons. In the new quarters 250 persons will be employed. The North Bennington plant bas been idle since last Jnly.
Mrs. Frank Yellowneck, who lives about two miles from Bennington, was awakened last Wednesday morning to find that the bed in which sbe and three children were eleeping was on fire. The barn bad burned and the flames bad reached the house before she awoke. She put the children in a baby car. riage and wheeled them to the house of a neighbor, a quarter of a mile away.
The house was burned to the ground, with all its contents. A tramp is supposed to have started the fire. When the senate re-assembles next month it will be called to order by Vice President Hobart with a gavel presented by John Martin, special deputy collector of customs at Plattsburgh, N. Y. It is made of oak from the Royal Savage, an American schooner which has been at the bottom of Lake Champ.
lain for 120 years. She was sunk by the British off Valcour island on October 11, 1776. She was under command of Capt. Wynkoop, and was part of the squadron then commanded by Benedict Arnold. Silas L.
Griffith, who recently had some trout in his breeding pond at Mount Tabor poisoned by Paris green, is at work in bis batchery more actively than ever. About 100 trout were killed and the others were removed to a small pond below the hatchery. About 2,200 of these have heen taken back to the breeding pond, and 80,000 eggs have been stripped from them and taken to the hatchery. Mr. Griffith has ordered 300,000 eggs, to be delivered at the hatchery in January, and expects to have 500,000 Angerlings for planting next year.
The first meeting of the season of the Daughters of Vermont of Boston was held at the Vendome last Thursday afternoon, when Miss Helen M. Winslow presided. The most Important teature of the meeting WAS the presentation of a gavel to the club by Mrs. Mary W. Dewey of Cambridge.
It was made of wood grown near the Catamount Tavern in Bennington, famous as the headquarters of the Green Mountain boys and the Vermont council. The tavern was erected in 1679 by Stephen Fay, and was burned in 1798. Mrs. Dewey told the story of the tavern, and said, "I present this gravel to the Daughters of Vermont, hoping that the daughters will always respond as Capt. De la Place did to the rap of Ethan Allen that 10th of May morn1ng in 1776." John Cotton Dana, of Denver, has been selected as librarian of the Springfield, library to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev.Dr.
William Rice. There were 25 candidates for the position. Mr. Dana was born in Woodstock in 1856, Charles Dana, his father, being a merchant of that town. He graduated with honors from Dartmouth college In 1878, but was compelled to give up the study of law because of failing health, and went to Colorado, where he was ployed as a surveyor years.
He then returned east and was admitted to the bar in 1883. He practiced his protession a year and was obliged to go west again for his health. He bas had charge of the Denver public library since 1889. He has made name tor himself among library men of the country and last year was president of the American Library association, Gen. Charles E.
Hovey, 70 years old, died at Washington, D. last Wednesday. He WAS born in Thetford in 1827, and graduated from Dartmouth college in 1852. He WAS pal Or iDe angu. schools in Framing.
bam, and Peoria, and organized the filinois Normal university, of which he was president until the breaking out of the war. He entered the Union service August 15, 1861, a8 colonel of the 33d Illinois Volunteer infantry, a regiment composed of young men from the colleges in Illinois. In 1862 be was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and a few months later to that of major general by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct In battle, particularly at Arkan888 Post in January, 1863. He contracted an illness at the siege of Vicksburg which com pelled him to resign. He has practiced law since 1869.
The people of Wilmington were shocked last Friday morning by the announcement of the suicide of the wife of Station Agent Henry E. Mann, of that place. Mrs. Mann went to the village drug store in the morn1ng and obtained two ounces of chloroform, stating that she wanted it for cleaning a dress. Returning to her home on Main street, she attired herself neatly in her night clothes and with a tunnel-shaped paper, retired to her bed, where she was found with the bed clothes drawn over her head about 10:30 o'clock, having been dead, according to Editor, 369-4 The Sultan's Daughter.
the executioner to behead A prisoner!" "The man is as good as beheaded, August Sultan-but which one?" It doesn't matter which," said the Sultan, "any one will do. The fact is my daughter Fatima has annoyed me again this "Daughters are, unfortunately, not wives," said the adviser. "Otherwise the Red Sea is conveniently near. A know that!" cried the Sultan irritably. "Make it two prisoners.
I am very Fatima wants to marry that angry. blue-eved Caliph, who is richer than am--and funds are very low just now." "Behead the Caliph," advised the satellite, "and then your majesty would have replenished coffers. It is shameful that a dog of a Caliph should be richer than the Sultan." people wouldn't hear of it. In these degenerate times even 8 Sultan has few prerogatives left. A noble can't be beheaded without trial.
Tell Raschad to make it three The Sultan was indeed angry I "Fatima will have a lot to answer for before she is an old woman, Your Highness-Raschad has been very busy lately." does she want to marry the Caliph for?" roared the Sultan. "I would sooner she married a beggar." The Sultan's adviser beat 8 retreat rather hastily. True, he was of noble extraccion, but he was becoming very unpopular with the people because of the numerous executions of late, which were put down to his instigation. It was a bad state of affairs. Fatima, the Sultan's daughter, was as lovely as liquid black eyes, pearly teeth, henna tipped fingers, and a graceful, lithe figure could make her.
But she had a will of her own, rather unusual for a woman of the east, and when the Sultan's adviser himself had proposed to add her to his own harem she soundly boxed his ears before her amused father. The Sultan was getting more morose, too, every day. Fatima was the plague of his life. The ouly thing the Sultan's adviser could think of was for Fatima to be married and so set the Sultan at rest. But she had refused him and he was the only man worthy of her in the whole of the Sultan's domains.
If be hadn't beeu in love with Fatima he might have helped on the Caliph's suit, but even to gain popularity he could not be expected to do that. Alipha, the Sultan's adviser, went to see Raschad, the executioner. He found that worthy affectionately examining an awkward nick in his sword, which he was cleaning up, as he sat on an esparto mat. Alipha delivered the message. 'The executioner smiled: "Find a prisoner and I am ready to do the Sultan's behest," said he.
"Every prisoner had been beheaded The adviser's dilema had increased. Ele went back, slowly and thoughtfully, to the Sultan to tell him. On his way Alipha pondered the affair over. The Sultan would be more angry than ever, and it was his policy to keep the Sultan in a good humor. He used to do SO at oue time by telling the Sultan stories, but since Fatima had turned awkward the Sultan would no longer listen -he said that the chief adviser bored him.
As he went along there suddenly flashed across Alipha's brain the last words of the Sultan. In a few seconds he had a plan in his head. It would amuse the Sultan, annoy Fatima and make the young Caliph the laughing stock of Senna. Moreover, it would make Alipha popular with the people, for Senna was getting democratic of late. The Sultan's natural anger that he should have no prisoners left to wreak his annoyance on was terrible.
Alipha waited till the storm had spent itself and then he propounded his ideas to the Sultan. The Sultan threw his sandals at the chief adviser's head, called him a fool, and bade him be gone. Next day the Suttar sent TOr Alpha, told him he still thought him a fool, but for the sake of annoying his daughter In turn he had decided to carry out his proposal. The Sultan sent for Fatima, who came and sat at the foot of her father's throne to hear what the Sultan had to say. "It's about this wretched Caliph, Fatiman," said the Sultan, irritably.
"I'm glad, dear father, you are going to consent at last, I have done everything I could to bring you to my way of thinking." If acting perversely was what Fatima's reply referred to, she certainly had. "I am going to consent on this condition: The Caliph must become a beggar at the palace gate. From the beggars who stand there day by day I will choose three, and I will put your name on a wax tablet. There will be three of these tablets. Each of the beggars shall choose one.
The one who gets the tablet with your name on shall get you into the Fatima beat a tattoo with her shapely foot on a carpet where she rested before the Sultan. Suppose the Caliph chose the wrong tablet? She puzzled over the matter for a time, but at last agreed to the conditions. She would trust to fate and the Caliph to get out of the difficulty; as to the loss of the Caliph's fortune, it did not trouble her. That was a mere matter of detail; if the Caliph really loved her, he would make light of the loss of mere wealth so long as he got Fatima herself. The Sultan's daughter, among her accomplishments, had learned to put a fair value upon herself, as befitted her rank.
Fortunes are to be got every day, but a Sultan hasn't a pretty daughter once in a blue moon. The Sultan issued his decree, and the Caliph at once sent all his wealth to his master, who got quite cheerful 88 he saw the treasure sacks opened and their contents poured at his feet. Someone else in the city, too, accepted the Sultan's condition, and beggared himself for one chance out of three to get the beautiful Fatima. The other one was Do less a person than the chief adviser himself. This put the Sultan into a really good temper, because he shrewdly guessed the chief adviser had been making a good profit out of his office.
The sum total was far above the Sultan's expectations. The chief adviser expected his royal master would refuse to actually take his wealth, as he had propounded the scheme, but there la FL rough humor with Sultans that is not to be denied. Three days later the beggars were chosen by the Sultan in person. He kept his word and selected the Caliph and Alipha, and as a third named a sturdy looking beggar, who leaned on a staff and seemed, if Fatima fell to his lot, likely to make short work of the Caliph should the latter object. The three tablets were ranged on a cushion at the foot of the Sultan's throne.
Fatima sat a little distance away, the three suitors stood betore the Sultan. Fatima coughed. The Caliph turned round. Instantly the girl held up two fingers, then looked as if quite unconcerned what the result might be. The Sultan allowed the men to choose according to their advantage in age; consequently the chief adviser had first cholee.
He had seen Fatima's signal, and without hesitation picked out the middle one of the tablets. To his surprise, no less than to Fatima's, it was the wrong tablet. A slave who had tried to give the girl information had been deceived, for the Sultan had changed the order. The gay monarch laughed. It was almost as amusing 28 lopping off prisoner's heads.
The Caliph bad second choice, his tablet. too, was blank. The beggar was entitled to the oue left. Sultan's daughter is mine!" he cried. He picked up the tablet.
"Stop," cried the Sultan, as the beggar ran toward Fatima to embrace her. "You must show the other two vour tablet that there be no charge of a mis. take afterwards." The beggar turned his tablet over to look for the name. The third tablet was blank also. The Sultan was convulsed with laughter at his scheme's success.
He had kept his daughter, Fatima, and at the same time had got possession of two fortunes. The suitors were all angry, but two of them were relieved at the result. They expostulated and implored, but the Sultan had them turned out of his palace, and went to sleep for the afternoon, while Fatima did not know whether to be glad or sorry. The Sultan's mirth was considerably lessened a few days after when he heard that Alipha, his adviser, the Caliph and the beggar had referred the matter to rival Sultan. The latter, who was anxlous to rule over Senna, threatened war upon the one who had broken bis word.
This disturbed the Sultan, and he sent for Fatima again, offering to allow the selection of her by the same means as before, only assuring her that this time her name should be properly written on one of the tablets. Fatima objected, and the Sultan was in despair. Circulation of Argus and Patriot, circulation of the ARGUS AND PAT The bona fide RIOTIS OVER SIX THOUSAND COPIES PER WEEK whichis much the largestcirculationof any Vermon and more than double that of most them. newspaper, it much the most valuable adver medium the State. and makes the above rate Thisproves tising in very low indeed.
MONTPELIER, go slow. Spain has promised Cuba autonomy and should be given a reasonable amount of time to perfect the system And give it a fair trial. In my opinion Cuba will never be satisfied with autonomy. Nothing short of freedom absolute and unconditional will be tolerated long. I believe the time will come when this government must say to Spain, 'Hands but do not think that time has come yet.
When America takes a decided stand like that, it means the assumption of alarming responsibility, hut I believe that time must come." "Is silver to be a dominant issue In the on next presidential campaign and what is to become of the 'gola "I have said that silver was a dead issue, but perhaps the wish was too much the father of the thought. There is no telling what the is Democratic party will do; people have come to expect almost anything of it. Should s1lver be the issue, however, the Republicans would surely carry New York again. The 'gold more would probably make one Democrats' stand but more of them would fall into the Republican ranks than did during the last campaign. Speaking of the municipal election in New York, it is quite a fad, you know, to denounce Platt and eulogize the citizens' union; but I think the union was quite as much to blame for Republican defeat 88 was Mr.
Platt. Platt said, 'See here, let's talk this matter over and see if we cannot come to some but the citi. zens' union said 'No, our way or DO "Yes, it is about time the agitation over the selection of the next governor of Vermont was on; enthusiasm will probably bud with the vegetation of next spring." The general, however, was very cautious as to what he said regarding the two aspirants for this office, Gen. McCullough, of Bennington, and Col. Smith, of St.
Albans. One would think from his tone of conversation that be heard less than ten hours previously that these two men were to be candidates. "Well, General, so far as we can ascertain the at thi- end of the State, the people of the second district have entirely settled on last your successor in Congress." This remark caused the Congressman to smile visibly. I have been treated handsomely by the people of this district. I am on my eighth term in the House, and this breaks my rec- by ord.
My nearest competitor was Horace Everett, of Windsor, and he lived before my the time. I do not intend always to Inflict myself on the good people of this district, but at present, like many other men, I am in the hands of my friends." the FISH AND GAME LEAGUE. The annual meeting of the Vermont Fish and Game league was held at Rutland on Wednesday. Members of the league commenced to arrive early in the day and were entertained at the rooms of the local organization of Elks. The business meeting W89 held in the evening at Hotel Berwick.
The report of the treasurer showed $738.12 on hand. Forty one new members were elected and five resigned. The reports of the killing of deer in the State were submitted and showed that about 140 had been slaughtered. Col. E.
A. Chittenden, of St. Albans, moved, and the league voted, that the legislative ter committee be instructed to secure if possi. ble the repeal of the law permitting an open season for the shooting of deer. Then fol.
and lowed the election of officers, all the old offi- of cials being re-elected except the members of the executive committee. The President is John W. Titcomb, St. Johnsbury; Secretary, Thomas M. Deal, St.
Albans; Treasurer, Charles F. Lowe, Montpelier; Vice- Presidents, W. R. Peake, of Bris tol, N. W.
Fisk, of Isle La Motte, F. D. Proctor, of Proctor, F. C. Smith, of St.
Albans, W. S. Webb, of Shelburne, T. N. Vail, of Lyndonville, Erastus Baldwin, of Wells River; Executive committee, Addison county, D.
H. ford, Bennington; Caledonia Bennington, L. K. ton Lewis, Vergennes; W. H.
BradChittenden, tral Holden, St. Johnsbury; B. J. Derby, Burlington; Essex, Nathan Hobson, Brighton; Franklin, F. W.
Baldwin, St. Albane; Grand Isle, E. Fleury, Isle La Motte; Lamoille, last C. H. Stearns, Johnson; Grange, Horace W.
Bailey, Newbury; Orleans, F. C. Kinney, Greensboro; Rutland, C. H. West, Rutland; Washington, L.
Bart Cross, Montpelier; Windbam, J. J. Estey, Brattleboro; Windsor J. E. Pollard, Chester.
of The banquet was served in the dining room of the Berwick, which was not large enough to accommodate all the guests. Somewhere in after midnight Mayor P. W. Clement gave the address of welcome. He was followed by President John W.
Titcomb, who talked on H. the work of the club, and introduced P. W. C. Meldon, of Rutland, who acted as toastmaster.
Brief remarks were made by LieutGov. Nelson W. Fisk, of Isle La Motte, Gen. J. G.
McCullough, of Bennington, Hon. W. A. Lord, of Montpelier, and Mayor Fuller C. smith, of St.
Albans. pied BRATTLEBORO BREAD.A keeper was placed in Druggist H. A. ent Chapin's main street store last Saturday. James E.
Coleman has bought the night lunch rooms of Joan Frye and W. M. Adams. Miss Gertrude Perking has become a member of the Messiah Unitarian choir in New York. Fred Phillips is serving 20-day sentence Newfane in default of a $5 fine and costs for intoxication.
its T. J. Heapby, the Brooks house porter, has ty become local agent of the Vermont Lite Insurance company. The international collection of 200 dolls belonging to a Boston woman, is being seen Retting's new High street store. from The Baptist Christian Endeavor society recalved $97.65 from W.
E. Fieldle winctoscope entertainment last Thursday evening. J. C. L.
Brown, the Burlington undertaker and former resident, is a great sufferer from eczema, being comparatively helpless. News A harvest and Thanksgiving concert WAS tion, given at the Congregational house last Sunday evening, with attractive decorations. into The local creamery's October record in- and cluded 68,032 pounds of cream, 15,809 pounds of butter, 12,945 pounds of butter fat at 23 cents, butter 19 cents. Rev. H.
D. Maxwell, Miss Hattie Wilcutt and Mrs. M. Wood attended the Woodstock convention of State Universalist Y. P.
C. union last Thursday. last Burpee has sold his Main street restaurant of to Mr. and Mrs. George J.
Bacon, of F. tch- eral burg, Mass. Mr. Bacon was formerly postmaster at Northfield, Mass. A 550-pound elk was brought to town last be Tharsday for shipment to Boston, having been shot at the Houghton deer park in Halifax because of its lack of docility.
Charles A. Parker, aged 35 years, a well known horseman, who has been a trainer at last the Valley fair grounds, died at his Greenfeld, home of consumption last Thursday. The Franklin County, court at Greenfield last week acquitted Carl Schuster, of Montague, charged with setting fire to his tather's house. The family formerly lived at Brattleboro. tis, tie Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Hubbard are at St. Johnsbury, Edward Clark at White River Junction, Miss Ellen McGovern at Burling- on ton, to visit a sister who is Ill, Miss Margaret Martin at Montpelier.
ing. The Brattleboro-Chesterfield stage was wrecked by a collision with an unknown team near the Richards Bradley place a few evenings ago, and Henry Allen, the driver, was considerably injured. Mr. and Mrs. John Galvin were pleasantly surprised on the occasion of their twentieth marriage anniversary.
A timely bestowal and assurances of high esteem were reminders left by the bappy invaders. The remains of Mrs. Emeline R. Ames, sister of George H. Ryder, of South Main street, were brought last week from Portville, N.
for burial at Guilford, where she resided with her father for several years. There will be a 7 a'clock morning Thanks. giving service under the auspices of the local religious societies on Thursday, and a union service, with a sermon by Rev. E. Q.
tice S. Osgood, Unitarian, at the Congregational house. St. Michael's Episcopal church will any bave an 11 o'clock service. The officers of the New Book club are Dr.
James Conland, President; Mrs. B. D. Har- it rie, Vice-President; Mrs. G.
C. Averill, Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs. James Conland, Mrs. W. A.
Collins and Miss M. R. Cabot, Book committee. The club members were banquetted by Col. Francis Goodhue after the election of officers, and the book sales amounted to $48.
her Otis E. Atwater, aged 46 years, a local restdent and student at Prof. C. A. Miles' toilitary school in the 60'g and a Yale graduate in '79, taking a year's course in chemistry there, died at Harttord, last week Tuesday, where he had been under treatment for insanity.
He was a grandson of Jobn Burnbam, and served in the local post-office under Daniel Kellogg's administration. the George W. Brown, aged 75 years, died at his Brook street home last Wednesday morning after a long illness. A native of Fairlee and the son of Alexander Brown, he Was to early a resident of Brattleboro and had been employed by Hines Newman, the Estey Organ company and Smith Hunt. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Sarab Charter, and his surviving widow Miss Orville, daugbter of Liberty Howe, of W.
West Dover. He also leaves a daughter, tour brothers and a sister. The bome funeral was on attended by Rev. H. D.
Maxwell last Friday afternocn. A bright and promising young life goes out In the death last Thursday morning of Guy 0., aged 16 years, youngest son of Gen. Julius J.and Florence Gray Estey. At about nine years of age he lost his left hand by the premature discharge of a small cannon, and this accident greatly weakened his system. A short time thereafter a trouble developed in one knee which made him a cripple.
partly overcame his ills as time and age a vanced, although be courageously met all physical handicaps. He entered Vermo1 academy last September, but was forced to leave his studies there in a short time, visit1ng the Nashville exposition and other southern points in October. Death resulted from meningitis, from which he was a great sut. terer. Young Estes was a namesake of the late Guy C.
Noble, or St. Albans, and WAS greatly esteemed by companions and the community. The house funeral was attended by Reva. Thomas Cull, L. D.
Temple, F. G. Parry and C. 0. Day last Saturday afternoon, the floral offerings being rarely beautiful.
BOLTON BLOCKS.Mrs. Clarence Brush 1s 111. Mrs. Charles Sabins is teaching at the Agnes Corvin has Anished work at Montpelier and is now at home. Homer Barney, of St.
Albans, spent sev. eral days in town last week. F. H. McGinnis and wife recently visited A.
G. Stevens and family in Jericho. Mrs. E. 0 McGee spent several days of Inst week in Jericho with Mrs.
Bentley, her sister. Mrs. George L. Stone, of St. Albans, was to town last week, vielting Mrs.
Ferd McGinnis and Mrs. Clarence Brash. Two local teachers have come to grief in consequence of teaching Illegally, they not having passed the county examination nor baving a permit. Examiner Allen bas forbidden the directors to pay their orders. This is not the first time this game bas been played in town and the examiner is congratulated on putting a stop to the proceeding.
Mre. William Delong, of West Corn wall, fatally shot herself last Saturday In a fit of despondency. The bullet entered the right temple and penetrated the skall. She 18 about 60 gears old, and had for some time been suttering from a mental derangement. Hood's Should be every family medicine chest and every invaluable when the stomach traveller's grip.
They is out of arder; cure headache, billousness, and all liver troubles. Mild and efficient, 25 cents. WEDNES) NORTHFIELD NOTES.E. S. Rood, of Bethel, spent Friday in town.
George Cross was in Barre the first of the week. Frank and Abbie Alvoid were in Barre last Friday. W. A. Ellis was in St.
Albans the last of last week. Mrs. E. Pope returned from South Barre last Friday. Cadet Sipley, '00, is at his home in Mitlon, leave of absence.
Mrs. G. W. Tilden is visiting her parents in Barre for a few days. Miss Mamie Loomie, teacher in Roxbury, home on a vacation.
Van Bullock, of Barre, will spend Thanks giving with his parents. Mi98 L. 8. Whitmarsh is now organist at the Universalist bouse. Miss Ruth Parker 1g recovering from a severe attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. C. V. Kent visited in East Montpelier last Friday and Saturday. Misses Alice Sheldon and Mina Evans spent last Friday in Barre.
Richard Payson went back to his In Alfred, last Thursday. Misses Mamie and Julia Holland returned from Barre last Saturday. R. J. Keep and wife, of East Jaffrey, N.
are visitors at D. S. Lyman's. Chauncey Denny is confined to the house with an attack of bilious fever. J.
K. Edgerton is making repairs on his farm buildings on the East bill. S. P. Orcutt was married to Mrs.
Lydia Judd, of Strafford, last Saturday. Forrest Buzzell and bride are visiting at home of his parents on West hill. The parents of Avery Ladd were in town Sunday, visiting at his residence. Miss Grace Ingalls 19 slowly recovering from an attack of congestion of the liver. C.
S. Kimball has bought the farm owned Charles Heath, of Gouldsville, for $540. Lieut. H. W.
Hovey attended a meeting of Loyal Legion at Burlington last week. Miss Kittie Ingalls, teacher, in the primary school in Barre, came home last Saturday. J. P. Bagley Co.
are placing a furnace in residence of A. A. Joslyn, on Main street. The large 60-foot smoke stack at the electric light station has been painted by Felix Le Clair. Mrs.
E. rope returned last Friday from a visit of several weeks with relatives in South Barre. H. E. Reed dressed and shipped nearly 1,000 bead of pouitry for the Thanksgiving market.
H. H. Slack rendered a cornet solo at the services in the Methodist house last Sunday evening. G. R.
Andrews has sold the system of waworks be bas been putting in, to C. W. Cameron. Rev. E.
C. Downey was in East Montpelier vicinity last week, conducting a series meetings. C. F. Parker, who has been confined to the house the past three weeks with jaundice, 18 able to be out.
Mrs. Fred Fuller and daughter, of East Montpelier, are to spend a few weeks with Mrs. C. V. Kent.
The Ladies' circle of the Universalist so. ciety held a sociable in Concert hall last Thursday evening. Samuel Grabam has finished work for Richmond and is employed at the Cen. Vermont station. There was a seciable at the parish house, given by the ladies of the Episcopal church, Thursday evening.
The Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist society, have voted to pay for the carpet recently purchased by that society.
C. A. Reed, of Medford, was a guest C. brother, and other relatives in town and vicinity last week. Silas Cochan, of Worcester, arrived town last Friday and is employed at the granite sheds of Cross Brothers.
Mrs. Laird, of Montpelier, and Dr. Henry Jewell, of Nashua, N. were visitors at V. Kent's the first of the week.
The first dance of the season was held in Armory hall last Friday evening, under the auspices of Company V. N. G. The Rev. J.
Cobb, of East Montpelier, occuthe Universalist pulpit last Sunday in exchange with Rev. E. C. Downey. Prof.
George Elmore was unable to be presat the opening of the dancing school last Friday evening because of illness. E. 8. Goodnough, of Walden, has moved his family to the place and will occupy the Steele house at the Center village. Mrs.
W. E. Taplin spent several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harran, ber parents, in Montpeller.
The Henry S. Payson company has finished work of canning apples this season. Forthousand cases have been put up. Elmer Rich and family have moved from their place on Pleasant street to the house owned by Frank Eastman, on Cross street. Miss Eva J.
Holt returned last Saturday Londonderry and resumed her work AB teacher in graded school Monday morning. Andrew punnam has resumed work tY H. Judkin drug store after an enforced va cation of some five weeks, because of illness. Miss Mary McMahon, a compositor in the office, is enjoying 8 two weeks' vacaand Miss Mina Evans 19 taking her place. E.
S. Goodenough, of Walden, has moved the Steele house at the center village to engage in the business of training horses. The first degree was worked upon one candidate at the regular meeting of DeWitt Clinton lodge of Masons last Wednesday evening. M19g Delia Howes went to Enfield, N. week and will remain at the residence Mrs.
Walter Dole, of that place, for sevweeks. The remaining grades of the Graded school opened last Monday. The entire school will closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving day. The Northfield public library, which has been closed during the recent outbreak of diphtheria, was again opened to the public Saturday. Mrs.
Vance Waterman and Miss Spear, who have been visiting in Montpelier for a few davs, returned to the home of Mrs. G. R. Andrews last Saturday. Ruth, the little daughter of Mrs.
Mattie Parker, who has been quite ill with tonsili18 better, but Eugene, Mre. Parker's lit. son, is now ill with the same disease. Miss Agnes Dooley, who has been absent a visit to Burlington, returned last Thursday and resumed her duties as singing teacher in the Grade I school Monday morn- Mrs. Edmund Pope, who returned from South Barre last Saturday, will go again to that place to-day.
Mrs. Pope will remain with Mrs. G. W. Smith, her sister, for several weeks.
D. J. McCarty, the night switchman in the Central Vermont railroad yards, was taken suddenly ill while at work last Thursday night and is unable to resume his accustomed duties. After a very successful term, the school at Northfield Falls, in which Misses Frances Talbot and Percie Case have been teaching, closes today. The winter term will open next Monday.
Owing to the lateness of the season and because of the weather which has made pracimpossible, it is not expected that the Norwich university foot ball team will play more this season. At the business meeting of Company held at their rooms last Saturday evening, was voted to purchase a New England piano, provided it should prove satisfactory after a reasonable trial. Miss Emily A. Stevens, who has been doing some substitute teaching in the Spaulding graded school at Barre during the recent closure of the schools at Northfeld, resumed duties in the Grammar school last Monday. The marriage of Miss Cora Poissant and Joseph Provost occurred in St.
John's Church last Monday morning, Rev. Thomas Donahue officiating. The couple will reside at West Berlin, where Mr. Provost has employment. Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Dutton have moved from Porter bouse to the north tenement in the house occupied by George Averill and fam ily. M199 Mary Pingree, Mrs.
Dution's sister, and Mrs. Moses Pingree, her mother, are live with them. The Conversational club was entertained last Monday evening in a very satisfactory manner by C. N. Davis, at the Northfield house.
The subject of the evening was "Hard Times," and in big as leader W. Holden read a very Interesting paper that theme. George Thomas, the genial day operator at the station, who has been absent for several weeks because of the serious illness of his mother, returned from Ottawa, last Saturday night and is now on duty. G. C.
Mooney, who has been employed as operator during the recent absence of Mr. Thomas, went to his home in Richmond Sunday morning. At the election and installation of officers held at the regular meeting of the Northfield lodge of Good Templars last Friday evening the officers elected were, C. G. C.
Taplin; V.T., Minnie Holden; Sec. Anna Farr; Aest. Ida Johnson; F. Mrs. C.
D. Edgerton; Emma Wright; Ira Heiden; D. Hettie Thresher; 0., George B. Hall; James Cross; Clip on Farr; Pianist, Almira Huntley. Mre.
David B. Lyman died last Sunday. A consultation of doctors was beld last Saturday morning, but they were unable to decide what the trouble was. There was a large sore on one ot her hips, which discharged a large amount of watery substance when opened, and it was to ascertain the natnre of this sore that a consultation was held. Mra.
Moses Ring and Mrs. Holt have been caring for the aged lady. The lower end of Main street was considerably torn up during the greater part of last week by the laying of a new sewer, owned by C. D. Edgerton, G.
R. Andrews, M. K. Deuell and Nelson Tyler. Owing to the lateness of the season it 19 connected for the present with the Main street sewer, the junetion being made at a point just below the residence of Dr.
Nichols. It will be extended to the river in the spring. Public Thanksgiving services will be held in Concert ball Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The music is in charge of Mrs. George Lovell.
The address by the chairman will be followed by the reading of the proclamation by Rev. E. C. Downey, prayer by Rev. L.
P. Tucker and Scripture reading by Rev. W. S. Hazen.
"The Historical Signiticance of Thank-giving Day" will be the subject of the address by Rev. G. J. Sutherland, "Present Propriety of Thankegiving by Rev. W.
S. Hazen and Rev. L. P. Tucker, and "Future Preservation of Thanksgiving Day" by Rev.
E. C. Downey. The concluding prayer and benediction will be by Rev. G.
J. Sutherland. These union Thanksgiving services were Inaugurated last year and the success was such as to be most gratifying to those concerned and a unanimous vote was taken to bold them again. Last year they were held in the same hall in the forenoon and the hour is changed to evening this year in hopes that many may be able to attend who tound it imposeible to go during the early hours of the day. The attendance was large last year and promises to be greater this year.
John Miller, of Berkley county, West just sold and delivered 6.000 barrels of Apples at 82.42 per barrel. They bim were 20 raised on 34 acres of ground bought years ago at 88 an acre. He entire expects to this recetre about 920,000 for his fruit crop year. AY, NOVEMBER 24, YOU WILL BE THANKFUL ALL IF THE YOU YEAR WEAR Box Calf SHOES WHICH HAVE THIS KEY RING CHECK ATTACHED GURN To AND GET REWARD. All others are Imitations and he responded 10 his happy and manner, and produced a box which he prewitty it sented found to Mrs.
Ketchum, who upon opening a note, with these few words, "First five nuggets picked up at Klondike by father." Further investigation found these five Readings, nuggets to be five ten dollar gold pieces. were well enjoyed. A general social followed, and a bountiful collation was served. Mr. Ketchum is junior partner of J.
C. Batchelder wholesale produce dealer 00 Central street, Salem, Mass. Austin Sinclair, 17 years old, recently married Mrs. Carrie Welch, 43 years old, in Berkshire, but his dream of bliss is o'er, for the present at least. He was arrested a day or two afterward by an unromantic deputy sheriff, who accused him of lying about his age in order to get a marriage license.
In spite of the tearful motherly protestations of the heart-broken bride, the groom of a few days was hurried from her sight by the strong arm of the law. He was taken before Justice John G. Jenne at 8t. Albane, to answer to the charge. State's Attorney Mc.
Feeters appeared for the prosecution and Lawyer Johnson for the defendant. The charge against him is that he claimed bis age to be 22 and his residence Enosb rgh. A preliminary scrap between the attorneys was indulged in, Lawyer Johnson asking for a delay in the trial to determine how the prisoner would plead. It was finally ATranged to have the hearing continued. In default of bail the prisoner was given into the charge of the officer.
With a careworn look on his youthful face, the unbappy prig. oner was escorted from the room. Thus, right in the midst of his honeymoon, does he make the astounding discovery that mAr. ried life is not one long, bright, joyous dream. An immense claim, embracing 7,000,000 acres of land in the Northwest, and including the cities of Minneapolis and St.
Paul, was brought before Commissioner Hermann of the general land office, at Washington, D. last week, and the assistance of the governwent in securing official data was called for. The claimants are C. B. Holloway, of Holland, 0., and A.
U. Gunn, of Maumee, 0. They are now making an examination of the general land office records, with a view to securing copies of certified papers, which they assert will establish their title to the lands claimed by them. Their ancestor, through whom they claim title, WAS Jobnathan Carver, an Englishman, a well-known one explorer in the last century. Carver was of the enrly settlers in southern Ver.
mont. Several of the Carver heirs now live there, and several of them attended a reunion of the Carver family at Maumee, 0., last summer. Carver lived among the Indians of the Northwest, mostly in what is now Minnesota and Wisconsin, and for a time he was adopted by some of the trites, Including the Nawdanissia, who made him chief, and, for valuable services rendered, it is claimed by the heirs, presented the vast tract to him. They assert that this tribal act was ratified by King George I1I. and the Continental Congress.
Gunn claims the land as great grandson of Carver, and Holloway, because his wife, be claims, 18 Carver's great granddaughter. President Monroe, on April 23, 1822, sent a message to Congress regard1Dg the claim of Carver about the Falls of St. Anthony, and three years later the committee on private land claims of the House made an adverse report. The grant, accordIng to papers filed- last week, wAS made by two chiefs of the tribe on May 1, 1767. The case of Ox Bow Water Company vs.
IP. H. Silsby, E. F. Bailey and A.
IF. Silsby was enlted at the towircierk's once Th Newbury November 16, and on that day adjourned to Smith Sloan's office, Wells River, November 17, where the testimony is now being taken before Spectal Master ex-Gov. w. P. Dillingbam.
E. W. Smith. of Wells River, and Col. J.
A. Watson, of Bradford, appear for the prosecution, and Alex Dunnett, of St. Johnsbury, and R. M. Harvey, of Montpelier, for the defendants.
The facts of the case are that in 1894 the defendants built a dam on a small brook about three-fourths of a mile from Newbury village, making a pond of a little over six acres for the purpose of trout culture by natural resources. Now It so happens that nine families, which compose the Ox Bow Water company, take water from this same stream about 200 rods below the dam. Soon after the dam was completed and the pond filled, the water company brought this suit against W. H. Silsby, who was the owner of the land on which the dam was built, to compel him to remove the dam and let the water run in its natural channel, although it did leave his land in its natural channel as it always bad done.
They set forth in their claim that damming the brook fouled the water, making It unfit for use, and decreased the supply. In spite of this lawsuit the trout have been growing tast in this pond. One can count hunareds of them any day in the clear water, weighing from one-half to one and one-balf pounds each. The ex-Governor was heard to remark when they went up there last week Tuesday to look the pond over, that it was as bandsome a sight as he ever saw. The Silsbys have built a beautiful road all the way around the pond on the water's edge and cleaned out the muck in the pond as far out from the shore as they could, makIng it one of the prettiest trout ponds in New England.
Now should it be decided that the defendants will have to remove their dam, writes a correspondent, who else in Vermont would dare to build a dam for a trout pond on his own land or try to 1m- prove any of the waters of the State for trout culture, and of what use are our fish hatcheries and fish and game laws? CONGRESSMAN GROUT'S OPINIONS. Congressman Grout was in Bellows Falls the other day and submitted to an interview at the bands of a friendly newspaper. "Do you think the coming session of Congress will be a lengthy one?" was asked. "No, I think it will be a short session; at least I think that is the idea on which the administration will act. I think the President will recommend a short session." "Is there any legislation of local interest to come up?" "No, I think not.
They will want a new public building at Newport, but that does not interest this end of the State particularly. The fact 18 there 19 no such call for cial legislation in an old State like Vermont as there is in a new State where new indus. tries are being established and natural resources developed." "What is to be the outcome of the muddle in Cuba in your judgment?" "The policy of this government will be to 1 AMERICAN AMERICAN RUBBERS HOW TO MAKE RUBBERS LAST. That's what every rubber wearer wants to know. Here's an infallible rule: First, get a good rubber: Second, get a good fit.
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James Dowd, of Burlington, was in town st Saturday. Barnett, of Northfleld, was in town A. J. Willey, of Burlington, WAS in town Jast Wednesday. Will.
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P. Sawyer has been under the care of Dr. Minard the past week. 1.0. Morgan took a pleasure trip to White Raver Junction last Thursday.
H. Hammond bid off the land at the Horace Steele auction for $325. Cad" Long returned from a bueiness trip Burlington last week Monday. Clayton Walker, of Plymouth, is spending a few days with Henry, his brother. Fir thousand pounds of poultry were shuped from the station last Friday.
Drs. Frank Maynard and Miss Maud Edgerlergisited in Burlington last Toursday. Stone and wife, of Waterbury Centerraisited relatives in town last Sunday. The Ladies' Aid passed a pleasant after. nOn with Mrs.
Rufus Leland last Wednesda Ir. and Mrs. J. B. Chamberlin are spendin a few days with relatives in Worcester, Mes.
Drs. George Hobart, of White River Junetic, spent a few days last week at J. Q. Ho. bak's.
Mrs. Rosa Edgerton went to Putnamsville las Thursday, where sne bas employment though the winter. be Egan grist mill is to be run both Friday and Satemays hereafter, instead ofon Sporday as 1 retofore. Gorge Waters and wife, of Waterbury, were in own last Saturday, looking for a place to setap in the barber business. re.
Sue Bryant returned from St. Johnsbul last Saturday, and is to remain with Mr. M. W. Miles, ber sister, for a short time.
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Re al Bostwick has returned from his visit to Ratland and vicinity. Vinton, of Charlestown, came home last week to attend his father's fane. ral. The President has designated revenue cutters Woodbury, Dallas, Dexter, Manning, Hantiton, Windom and Morrill to cruis on the eastern coast of the United States for the rellet of distressed seamen and navigators during the coming winter months. DOST RUN ANY RISKS about health.
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Swayne Son, Philadelphia. AVOID SUBSTITUTES. 45-18 Last Wednesday night the railroad station at Rozel, was supposed to rest on a firm foundation. The next morning the which the or night before had consisted place, of a station, two three small elevators and a few other small buildings, had disap. peared completely from that the the face of bottom the earth.
bad actually dropped out of the land upon which Investigation proved village was situated and that it had die- the the appeared which into the cannot be bottomless determined. chasm, The was not inbabited. The hole is about depth acre and a half in extent, of an uneven place an oblong shape walls. with It is rougb filled to and within almost about perpen- 75 dicular feet of the surface with dark, stagnant-lookicg water into which boards, everything immediately thrown, even lumber and of light sinks. The depth this water la unknown, as the longest ropes have AS yet been unable to touch bottom.
The secret Service bureau announces the discovery of a new counterfeit counterfeit $10 National silver cer. tifcate. 'be and is bank note. silver certificate a photographic production printed on two pieces of made to color the back of the note, which is paper, pasted together. No attempt has been shade of brown instead of The green.
The seal a is colored a bright pink. note Is printed badly, and the lathe work is blurred and in. distinct The National bank note National 18 a bank coun- of terfeit of a note of the First Joplin, series of 1882. It also 18 printed on two pieces of paper, and the silk Abre in the genuine 1s imitated by pen and ink marks. While searching tor old Indian relics at Webber Pond, Guy Vickery unearthed large carved stone, which was probably an Indian god.
The image is about 30 inches tall, and will weigh fully 35 pounds. It is made out of a fint-like stone, and the outlines of the chisel, of whatever stone instrument was used in carving, are plainly dis. cernable. Several of the features are very clear to make out. A Boston man, who bas spent years in making a collection of Indian relics, pronounces it a good specimen of the work of the ancient tribes of indians.
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Purely Vegetable. Smal Pill. Small Dose. Small Price. Meanwhile, the rival Sultan, glad of which the other's conduct the excuse h.o, set out at the head of a large force and besieged the walled city of gave Senna.
The people, incensed that their own Sultan had brought this matter upon them, were ready to capitulate. The Sultan at last seut a message to the invading sovereign asking him to come to his palace and settle the matter amicably, promising to give him one-half the combined sum received from the Caliph and Alipha, the chief adviser. The second Sultan came and had an audience. 'The matter was discussed, half the treasure handed over, and the Sultans made friends on the spot. Having thus outwitted the suitors, the Sultans jointly thought the matter might be left there, but they decided to make a show of justice.
They put their heads together, as close as a double almond, and the result of their conference was that another test should be given to all the suitors. If they failed to accomplish the task, then the matter was to end. The three suitors were therefore summoued to the Sultan of Senna's palace, and there learned what was required of them. "Know, oh ye who are anxious to marry my daughter Fatima," suid the Sultan, "that another opportunity will be given you to make your claim good. The first trial was a trial of chance, the second will be a trial of skill." The suitors stared; they woudered what was coming.
The Sultan clapped his hands, and in came au attendant bearing three spiral shells and three lengths of soft, silken thread. To each of the suitors a thread and a shell was given, and they were then bidden to pass the thread through one end of the shell and out at the other, where a slight orifice had been made. Three cushions were brought, and down the men sat, threading for their lives. He who got his thread through first was to have Fatima. If the Sultan of Senna had been amused before he was much more so now, for the longer the men struggled with the silk the less likely it ever seemed that it would curl round and round in the shell.
The men worked steadily away for an hour or more, the two Sultans roaring with laughter at the success of their plot. 'The Sultan of Senna, who was fond of music, had a female slave sent for, and she enlivened the proceedings by singing a song, to which the much tried suitors were too busy to lieten. At last the Sultans got tired. can retire now," said the Sultan of Senna to the unsuccessful men. take your places in the open bazaar.
A carpet will be spread there for you, and the people can watch you to see what comes of it. If one of you do not succeed in threading his shell within six days the matter must be considered at an end. Whoever passes the silk through the shell must be prepared to come to the palace afterwards and do the same feat again before 119 both." The three suitors, whom a fellow misfortune had made friends, went away, carrying the yellow threads and the shells with them. The next day they all appeared in the market place, and the crowd watched them with the keenest interest. They did not succeed in threading the shells, however, the only gain being that a few sharp merchants set up a bazaar, where they sold hundreds of shells daily, nocompanied with the offer of a gold coin to the first who should succeed in the task set.
After that, the streets and byways of the Oriental city were almost deserted; everyone was at home in his owu harem, puzzling over the strange thread and shell. Fatima herself tried the puzzle, but could make nothing of it. She went out sometimes and watched the three men who were striving for her hand so keenly in the now deserted bazaar, but even her glance of encouragement could not inspire the Caliph to perform the feat required. All this time there lived in the mouna troty who received me supplies of food from the inhabitants of Senna. Although aspiring to be a saint the holy man was not above selling charms, his chief article of trade being a bird's claw, which every true Moslem will allow is a sure antidote against being looked at by anyone who has the gift of the Evil Eye.
Fatima, watching her opportunity, stole away to the mountain, taking with her a large jug of goat's milk, of which the holy mendicant was very fond, since there were not balf a dozen goats in Senna, and the gift was rare. Climbing the mountain side, Fatima made her way along a steep path which wound round and round the mountain, gradually leading up to a rude orifice in which the holy man dwelt. The mendicant was asleep, and as it was reputed that he never slept, Fatima came away. She returned later and found the mendicant awake and drinking the goat's milk which she had left. He inveighed against the milk, called it sour, and spoke of the wonderful rivers of Paradise, whieh were of the choicest wine, as he knew well, for he was grunted visions very frequently.
Fatima listened, not very credulously but attentively, then she put one of the shells with the thread into the mendicant's band and asked him to thread it. "Whoso causes the thread to pass through the shell first, he shall wed my daughter," repeated Fatima. The holy man weighed mentally each word. He understood that it was absolutely necessary to pass the thread into the shell with one's fingers, but there his acumen ended for a time. Fatima waited patiently.
The mendicant at last declared he must seek to learn the riddle by means of a vision, and bade the girl to come and consult him on the morrow. Fatima returned the next day. She chose the morning for her second visit, since the time given by the Sultan expired that same evening. "Which of these suitors do you favor 21 the mendicant asked. Fatima explained that she wished to wed the Caliph.
The mendicant was pleased at this. He had heard of the Caliph before, besides the Caliph was 8 member of the Senussi Brotherhood, a most powerful order among the Moslem. It would be in the Caliph's power if he ever came to rule over the people of Senna, and the mendicant knew the people wished this, to build him a tombstone and establish a pilgrimage to it. "The Caliph is a true believer. In my vision in the night I beheld the Caliph Sultan of Senna.
And I beheld tomb of a saint, whither thousands flocked, and, looking at the tomb, lo! my name WAS written! Then I wondered why the Caliph so honored me, and I In my vision that it was because I had given to the queen of his harem a secret that made them both happy." this I promise, in Allah's name and in the Caliph's name, it the great and the little may be thus jomed. Holy man, tell the secret made plain to thee in thy The mendicant told Fatima what he had thought out. She clapped her hands, and accepting a little twisted plece of paper from the mendicant, bore her treasure to the Caliph, who was there in the bazar trying, on that last day, to yet win Fatima. "Caliph, as you love me draw aside." she whispered. Fatima told the Caliph what the holy man had divulged to her.
Watching his chance, her lover managed, by this means, to get the thread through the shell. He gave back the twisted paper and its contents to Fatima, Together they hastened to seek audience of the Sultan. When ushered into the audience chember, the two Sultans were found to be seated on the ample throne. "Sultan, I have threaded the shell cried the Caliph. The Sultan of Senna, not beat pleased at this, took the shell and saw that the thread did, indeed, pass through.
has been done by someone else," replied the Sultan; "do this marvel again in my presence, and Fatima Is yours." The Caliph beld out his hand to Fatima. He took the twisted paper, released from it an ant, fastened the thread to ita body, and put the ant into the shell. A minute after the ant had reappeared at the other end of the dragging the gossamer-like thread after It. The two Sultans were astonished. There was no gainsaying that what had been set for the suitor to do had been accomplished.
said the Sultan of Senna. hast cunning in that brain of thine: take thou Fatima, and I will return thee what have left of thy fortune." sald the rival Sultan, "will restore to thee my share." So matters went very well at except in the case of the chief adviser, whose property the two Sultans kept as some reward for their pains in the matter. The simile signato of The simil si The al signature ct.
