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"reminiscences During the Early Days
of Texas.

EDIroR FREE PREss:-In the spring Of
1871 Scotch merchant of Bastrop, named
A. Frazer started whiskey distillery in Ba-
strop. He imported copper still, and en-
ployed German named Jacob Similar for
distiller. But it appears that both were i'm
practicable men. The still house was %
large two story shanty, too cold in winter
and too hot in simmer, to get regular fer
mentation, very important point to get the
most spirit out of the still.
Things went on pretty well for short
while, though the corn whisky had horri-
BILE fusil taste, it being too new and not rec
tilted, yet some people for want of some
thing stimulating, did buy and drink it any
how, and ehristened it Frazer's Best"
was clerk at the time for Mr.. Frazer.
who kept general merchandise store Iwell
remember that Mr.. Zinzilar came to the
store one morning, and informed Mr.. Fra
zer that the bottom of the copper still had
burned out. Mr.. S. probably had too hot
fire and did not stir the mash frequently
enough. 1 still can imag na the wo-begone
expression of the distiller.
This accident stopped the still for several
months, as we had no shops to repair dam
age
started off with the Santa Fe expedi-
ton on my return learned Mr. Frazer
tried the plan to distiil by steam but by
some accident one of the hands got scalded
to DEATH This put an end to the whole
distillery. My friend F. broke, and left for
Canada. He being IN excellent stone ma
son by trade, I was glad to learn he did well
there, for he was good and kind man.
He initiated me in making milk punch
with good Scotch whisky, cream and sugar
he extoiled its merits for its good taste and
mildness, and being good stimulant for
the feeble, and very palatable to oil.
The next still established during the Re-
public of Texas was started by Mr. Grang-
er, 10 miles bsopw Bastrop, near the Gen
Ed. Burleson's first settlement. That rot
gut was called " Granger's Best" but no fa-
tai accident happened to it. Annexation.
and cheaper and be ter whiaky, only put an
end TO that enterprise
After annexation, the German emigrants
came to Texas. They were the first TO util-
ize the abundant Texas Mustang grapes.
They found plan to neutralize the abun-
dant free tannic acid of the grape by an ad-
dition of sugar and water, and experts pro-
duced wine nearly equal to genuine Port
wine.
What ignoramuses we early settlers were
The wild grape wasting without any use.
but we gulped down that detestible fusil
whisky.
Had Messrs Frazer and Granger gather
ed the luxuriant crop of wild gnpes, and
inferior peaches and wild plums, at the cost
Of only gathering, they could have made
brandy. that even when freshly made, would
have far excelled their vile corn whisky.
In future may give you perhaps some
more items Of some Of the numerous re-
sources that Texas soil produces, and the
mineral wealth yet unknown, of kind, We
at present, and for years, have overlooked
and not appreciated c. EAzGED.
Women With pale colorless faces who feel
ueak All diarr-1raUed Will receive tsotn
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Papa and Victor had to go down altar
snpper.
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"PrO Bono Publlc0.v.

1t is remarkable fact, that while thou
sands of people refuse TO read paid puiis of
worthless nostrums, none skip over DIR.
Swaynes little squib about his Ointment for
Itching Piles that itch SO much at night:
The people well know that it is published
for their benefit, in other words, 1T is pro
bono 7ribEco. May its far reaching effects
be perpetuated to the end of time
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Women With pale colorless faces who feel
weak ani discouraged viii receive both
mental and bodily vigor by using CarteT's
Iron PiIis. which are made fo1 the bod.
nerves AID compltKiOn-
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INKLINGS OF LIFE IN A WEST
TEXAS VILLAGE.
ALittle Boys Journal.

Passages from Me Diary Of CLAUDE RENE
JULIAN, late Of iSap Aarcos, 7tros Barn
at RichmOnd I,,d, Oct. I, 1s6G-Died
april 23, 1881.
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Norwich.

Norwich,
This, on the whole, las been rather an
exciting week, for this usually quiet place
We often hear the remark, "too much
married." but here II II reversed, not
quite married enough, Byron iiutehln'
son returned from his hasty journey west
on Monday last, On Tuesday eve ar
rangements we've made for the marriage
ceremony to take place At the residence OF
Mr.. 4. W, Hazen, father OF the expeetant
bride, Miss Emma iiazen, The minister
was in waiting from an early TO q late
hour, but Byron failed TO come TO time, as
no frequently has before, Now Mr. hpzen
thought this was adding Insult to injury
SO tho next morning saw Sheriff Arm
strong thrusting q formidable looking
document into his pocket, and vending
his way towards the residence OF H. f.
Hutchinson, father OF the said BYRON
Calling hc fouEd locks and keys were bar
rIers TO further progress, However, Arm
strong was not to DO blufed IN this way
he called aloud, (knowlng the party was
within at last q sepulchral voice was
heard, byron Is not In the State No
admittance hcrc'" Armstrong took the
hint, that perhaps Byron contemplated
flight TO tho nclghborlng State OF N, H.
Armstro ng quietly returned to his honse
to aw ait events. Soon he saw n STOPPING
az urc emerge from the back part OF the
Hutchinson house, and cautiously creep
along In the direction Of N. ii. Arm
strong, not to DO beat In this way, sent
his son John to intercept Byron In his
attempted flight TO N. II. John being
quick on foot, arrived at the bridge first,
and cut of the flight Of Byron, by pre-
senting that huge document, and saying
you must repair to the Office from which
such documents issue, and procure some
one TO back this writ, or shall have To
take you over to Woodstock to board with
Mr.. Hewitt. Byron's father became bal
on the writ, which was $4,000 damage
this left Byron again free to 80 on Will
getting married. SO at evening agar
Byron, with the minister, went to Mr.
Hazen's prepared to be married; but, 10
this time Miss Hazea was not to be seen
and Byron was left without hIs BRIDE
It Is suggested, that " Byron has not a.
ready secured the services Of the minis
ter for the season, he should at once dc
so. "The way of the transgrcssor !:
hard" Query: What right had John tt
arrest Byron9 Rumor says, case FOL
false Imprisonment will soon follow.
It's estimated that 10000 people wen
to White River Junction last Friday tc
see Jumbo.
Remember the exc ursion to Newport
on Friday. Several are going from here
A. L. Partridge and Geo. Bush; also,
TIVE young ladies from Manchester, N. II
are stopping at Gen. L. S. Partridge's.
While swinging two young ladies OF
Thursday, Charlie Lewis met with quite
serious accident. The swing came back
and In some way struck him near one o
his eyes, cutting quite big cash.
The Sexton of the Congregations
church, does not think his pay sufficient
and talks of leaving when his time Is up
As he has served faithfully fer thirteel
years, cannot the Society afford to pay
him little more, ahd so retain him?
Norwich was never so full Of strangers
| as now
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read from II his lecture on "fhe Prob
ability Of Life"
North Troy had q $4,000 forest fire
the other day, II took 10 houses
barus, saw,mills, etc, Some If the oc'
cupants Of the houses had narrow
escapes from the flames
w, II, wilkins, carpenter, OF lirat'
leboro, has gone to iioslon TO Pur'
chase and ship tho entire material for q
house 10 Gainesville, flau for OIL
Button Of Townshend, who is building
II for q residence there,
Elias liuel, aged ~, was frlghIiully
gored IN the breast aud hip At bristol,
Thursday, by an ugly bull which he
was letting out Of the barn, lilo had
been told TO lot that bull alone, liz
will die, Old people are apt to he
careless, and don't "mind" any better
than children,
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Ladies who have used What Bitters say
they are wonderful In cases or nervous
debility and other troubles OF the SEX

The National Associated Press, to
which the Boston Daily Globe and
Sunday Globe belong, has recently
been reorganized, and has leased n
special wire from New York to New
England of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. On Monday, August
IA, the Boston Globe began to receive
its general news on wire which runs
directly into its editorial rooms from
New York, the great centre of news of
all kinds. Two or three papers in the
country have special wires to Washing
ton, but we believe this is the first In
stance in American journalism where a
daily newspaper has been able to secure
its general news on special wire into
its editorial rooms.
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VERMONT.

The four butter tub factories in
Montgomery will turn out 100000
this season. Hoop stuff is shipped
from Michigan.
Wyatt Adams of Eden, Lamoillc
county took paris green with suicidal
intent, then drove to his iather-in-
laws, told of it and had IN emetic adj
ministcred.
Henry S. Lawrence has been nomi'
mated as postmaster at Newport.
Burlington groccrs and meat market
dealers now close their establishments
at half-past six every Thursday eve.
The Central Vermont railway will
soon have steel rails upon every mile OF
its road.
A man named Elkins has leased an
acre of land in Newort, and is digging
for some money supposed to be buried
there.
Application will be made to the next
legislature for amendments to the Rut-
land charter for an extension of the
limits of the village corporation so as
to take in the territory north of the
village known as Perkinsville.
A Hartland drover says that he is
paid three cents per pound at the Bos'
ton market for hogs that die on the
way, but he doesn't know for sure
what is done with them.
C. Z. Putney, for many years first
assistant teacher in the St. Johnsbury
academy, has been appointed principal,
vice Rev. M. T. Fuller, who becomes
head teacher of the Free Institute Of
Technology at Worcester, Mass.
A. w. Davis of White River juno
ton, has been appointed mail agent or
the Richford and Concord route, vice
Barnum, resigned.
Willard Johnson of Ludlow, 6
wealthy farmer and chairman of the
town board of selectmen, was thrown
from his moving machine, the Other
day, injuring his arm so that it had t(
be amputated.
John w. Currier and family Of No
Troy are afflicted with the prevailing
mania of driving long distances with
team instead of going by railway.
They have gone to Saratoga.
The Vermont Mutual Fire 1nsur
ance Company, located at Montpelier
has completed its fity-fifth year o
business. The losses and expenses o
the past year have called for an assess
ment of only three and one-halfper cent
This is owing in great measure tt
the judicious management Of the "Gov
ernor," Hon. w. H. H. Bingham.
"Josh Billings's Pulpit" is the NAM
given by the Rutland Historical Soc!et.
to curiously-rounded knob of slat'
rock, some twenty feet high at Mason
Point, Lake Bomoseen, and the genia
philosopher says he hopes sometime Il
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ID EATIS.

In Bridgewater, Aug. 10, Of typhoid
fever, Luella, wife of Alba Towne, ana
only daughter of Daniel Hubbard, aged
25 years, 6 months and IA days.
In Austin, Mimi, July 80, of quick con-
sumption, Edwin r. Daniels, (formeriy Of
Hartland, Vt.,) aged "a years
In Hartford, Aug. 8, Ora Wood, aged
so years.
In Windsor, Aug. 4, Edward F. Egg
lesion, aged 60 years. -.
In WeathersAeld, July 27, VIM. Lazell'
aged SO years.
In Weston, Aug. Z, Ora j., son Of Mr.
and Mrs. I. F. Smith, aged l yr. mos.
In Ludlow, Aug. 6, Geo. W. Priest,
aged go years. Also, Aug. 8, Jennie Lo'
gan, wife of j. Whltten.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Harriet Gray Of pelerboro eelebra'
ied her Goth birth day on Saturday,
Rev, j, A, ID, Hughes, an Eplsco'
pal clergyman Of Missouri, Is spending
q vacation with his mother, the widow
Of Hon Aaron l., Hughes, Of Nashua,
John Il, Hall Of Lebanon, who had
an eye injured by y flying chip while
choppIag wood last winter, Is still blind
in both eyes, with very little prospect
Of ever seeing again,
Mrs. Jonathan NJ, Foss, u widow,
90 years old, Of llopklnton, commit
ted suicide by drowning "Wednesday
morning, Her husband died two weeks
ago aud she left daughter very sick
She was an excellent woman and Ion a
good deal Of property.
Plymouth, n, H., Il to have pub'
lIc park Of 80 acres, Trout ponds are
to be built At once, the trees trimmed
and winding roads aud flower beds
laid out,
Rear Admiral Beaumont (reilred)
died In Durham, n. H., Thursday
aged o. years
At Nashua, N, H., Frenchman
named Theodore Violet, while In q
somnambulisllc state foil out Of u win
dow, aud was fatally injured
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All Sorts.

A man has been arrested ~ Texas
for q murder committed 80 years ago
A negro lately died ia Texas at the
age Of 1870 years, .
Mrs, scoyiIle, Quits sister, has ap'
piled for q divorce, AllegaIioa-''in'
tolerable severity" which Is denied BY
the old man,
Forest fires IL New Jersey have de-
slroyed more than 100000 worth o.
timber,
From 1900 TO 10000 Of the iFlsi
police iorce IN ireland threaten u
resign, unless their pay Is raised
Some 1900 Russian Jews have JUS
landed IL New York
John Hopper, Of Tallahassee Fla
lay down IN q swamp, while drunk
aud tho mosquitoes killed him.
A circus performer made an ascent
on q trapeze attached TO q balloon al
Maysyllle, Kyr Saturday aud IN 10
scendlng was drowned IN tho oh''
river,
In one week recently two hundred
aud thIrly.dvc infants under one yea'
of age died IN Philadelphia, aud physie
Ians say that u large proportion o
these deaths was due TO badly ventilated
rooms aud uneleanly habits OF tn
mothers.
Two men quOrrelcd on q bridg'
trestlc near Bismark, d. T., Saturday
clinchcd, fell o. feet aud were boil
killed,
GLOW much adulleralion Ia there II
lardY" asked q speculation IN tina
article Of a Chicago reilncr' ave
have il down so fine now that We IL
not need any lard at ALL" was the 70
ply. .,,
A young man named Philip Hill, O
Brigham, T.. O., poisoned himself b,
drinking a tcacup full of paris green
lie leaves young wife, bad to leave
Il young wife,
Tho cscapadc of the elephants I"
Troy, n. Y, cost Barnum about D,
600. Several persons were ser'ouS',
injured.
Another colored youth has been up
pointed to u cadctship at West Point
II Is understood that no is to DO pro
yidcd with tin ears, and sleep with al
alarm clock.
The Khcdivo has received q lettc
from an Englishman who offers 10 re
build Alexandria on receipt OF 5000
proyidcd also that the Khedivc vii
furnish him n free pass to the harcm
for one year.
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West Randolph.

West Randolph.
George Chase died Saturday after
noon, being sick only few days. The
doctors pronounced it a case of blood
poisoning. Only two weeks ago he
lost his wife from cancer. His flner-
al was very largely attended Monday
afternoon, being buried with Masonic
honors.
The Catholic church has been
painted both inside and out, making a
very great Improvement.
Two hundred tickets were sold at
this station to Barnum's circus at
Montpelier, and several went to w. K.
Junction. Everybody called the show
a good one.
We have a new meat cart run by
Wall. Mann.
Monday morning, at Z O'clock
mercury was down to 90 degrees
Tuesday morning 76 degrees. Quite a
change in one day.
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Especial Correspondence
Letter From Colorado.
DENVER, CoLonApo, August !

DENVER, CoLohApo' NuRun' - '''@'
The tourist who comes to Colorado
expecting to "scc all there is to DC
SEEM" or learn all there is to be
learned, of the scenery, resources anu
characteristics of the State in a few
DAYS, or even weeks, will be disap-
pointed. Since my arrival ! have been
constantly on the 60, and have gath
cred so much material that ! scarcely
know where to begin to unravel the
thread; yet have but just commenced
my explorations. Approaching the
Centennial State from the east, we
have been gradually ascending since
we left the Missouri River, and cross
its eastern border at an elevation OF
5000 feet. Tn to the foothills run
plains intersected by streams and by
the divide" a ridge 5000 fee: high,
fifty miles south of Denver-giving
room for many cattle sheep and farm
inc ranches. OF these there are many
interesting facts for future letters.
Boldly out among these foothills comes
the great lateral buttress capped by the
famed Pixies Peak then comes the
majestic range itself, the backbone of
the continent, describing tortuous
course through the State, which, as the
slang phrase has it, "covers more out
doors" than any other State in the
Union, except California and Texas.
This vast area lies between tho thir-
ty-seventh and forty-first parellels OF
north latitude and the one hundred and
second and one hundred and ninth
meridians of west longitude. Its aver
age extent, north and south, is 275
miles, and east and west, $50 miles,
the total area being 104,500 miles.
The plains in the eastern part comprise
about one-third of the area of the State,
and the mountains occupy the remain
ing two-thirds. The main range of
the Rockies passes through the centre
of the State from the north to the south.
The plains in the eastern part are
drained on the north by South Platte
and on the south by the Arkansas.
The continental divide follows the sum-
nit of the main range from north to
south. In the central part of Colorado
the mountains form four vast bodies,
called parks-North Park, South Park,
Middle Park, and San Luis Park.
North Park, with its area of $500
square miles, at an elevation of about
5000 feet, has a north. central location.
Just south of North Park is Middle
Park, with its area of 5000 square
miles, at an elevation of $500 feet
Still south of Middle Park is South
Park, with its area of 1920 square
miles, at an elevation of $500 feet
The fourth park, San Luis, is near the
south line of the State, has an area o.
5000 square miles and an elevation o
1000 feet. The mountains are drained
chiefly by the Arkansas, the Rio Col
orado, the Rio Grande, and the Platte
The latter runs through the valley ii
which Denver is situated. and though
this is said to be country where rail-
seldom falls, and where agriculture il
only possible by irrigation it has sever
al times gone on the rampage ant
caused great damage. In 1864 one o
these foods occurred, perhaps the larg
est ever known, at which time thu
county safe was carried down thu
stream and has never yet been recov
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cred, though ! saw IN the Denyef Ne
publican a few days ago an anonymous
card IN which tho writer claims 10 have
discovered II in fording the river, aud
promises to have II Ia Denver before
October,
The stream Of humanity which Of
late years annually flows into the Rocky
Mountain region has been larger this
year, apparently, than ever before and
still the greatest rush has not begun
if the expectations Of tho penyer'lei
are any guide, Thousands CONS here
every summer as pleasure tourists ana
many come IN search Of HEALTH though
the number Of these latter seems to d.
mlnlsh rather than increase, at least 50
far as downright lnyallds are cons
cerned, From what can learn J lee|
convinced that Colorado as q health Fe'
sort Is all that II has been "eraeked w
to be," but for all that Il Is becoming
known that persons in tho last stages oil
consumption come to these attitudes on
" to die, II relief l. sought from the
pure air Of these mountains II must mol
be put of until too late, This season
the proportion of tho people who have
come here as prospective settlers
seekers after hidden riches, attracted
by tho reports they have heard-l'
greater than any year since the Lead
Vile excitement subsidized, and probably
In excess Of all other classes, Some ol
these have been successful, II not III
finding rich silver mines, IN at least
securing good openings yet how few
arc they In comparison with tho hun
drcds of disappointed ones who have
met not alone disappointment, but mis-
cry aud deslituticn. OF the iew who
have "struck Il rich" rs they say II
the mines, We hear q great deal, as The
railroad companies and otl'crs-whosc
object Is gain-takc pains to widely
advertise them but Of tho thousands
who 60 back home Sadder and wiser
men, and the hundreds who cannot 60,
back, we hear nothing, On all the
lonely, barren routes in the mining dis
trcts one daily meets poor sorry'looS'
ing fellows, to whom u square mea
and return ticket home would bring I'M
bounded joy. And right here wan
to say that it is tho shcores' folly io'
young men or others to come here VIII
a few dollars in their pockets expecting
to step right upon the high road to for
tune. The little they have will sool
melt away and unless they are pre-
pared to 90 right ont into the mines a
hard work, or ready to seek employ
mcnt at teaming or hcrdins, Tho
chances arc hundred to one that des'
titution will overtakc them. There is
no demand for clerks or for soft, white
hands in other classes of light, gcntee
employment, and even men with CAPT
tai do not ind such openings as cxistct
here q few years ago. SPOT
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Felcllyillc.

FelchVillc.
Rocky Rill Lodge, I. o. G. T.'
installed the following officers last Fri
day night: Wet, j A Smith; W '
r, Dora Stearns; w S, + X Hulett
w F S, Hattie Kendall; W I, d i
Hawkins; VIC, Rev A Head; W M,
F H Morse; W O G, George Gilbert
w 1 G., Minnie Fay; w A S, L b
Richardson; w D M, Oliver Nc
Grath; WRHS, May f Trask; W
Lbs, Kate White; P w c L, Geo
Adams; L D, Dan Davi..
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Thirty.avc years ago one Stone, of
Moundvillc, w. Va, thought it might
be a good idea to raise his own coffin,
and planted two apple seeds, one of
which sprouted and grew. Recently
the tree was cut into lumber; coffin
was made of the timber, and hardly
had il been returned to Stone when he
died and was buried in it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-08-16

Says the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can: "Andrew Harston died at East
on, Pa, Friday, aged 90 years. lie
had never seen city, nor a steamboat,
nor ridden in railroad car; yet he
left the matter of s35O,OOO." Just so
If he had ridden in Pullman car with
an enterprising porter, he'd have head
ed for the poor house when he escaped
from the train.
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QUICK AND SURE.-Many miserable
people drag themselves about with falling
strength, feeling that they are steadily
sinking into their graves, when by using
Parker's Ginger Tonic they would find a
cure commencing with the first dose, and
vitality and strength quickly and surely
coming back to them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-08-16

Ayers Ague Cure is intended to act as
an antidote to malarial fevers, and all dis
eases generated by marsh, swamp or
slough. Science has brought this remedy
nigh to perfection. No quinine, no arsenic
nor injurious drug enters into its COM
position. Chemistry and the healing art
have combined to make it the curative
triumph of the age we live in.
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A Foolish MIsTAKE.-Don't make the
mistake of confounding remedy OF merit
with quack medicines. We SPEAK ron
experience when we say that farkers
Ginger Tonic is sterling health restor-
alive which will do all that Is claimed for
It. We have used it ourselves with the
happest results for Rheumatism and when
worn out by overwork. See ad.-]Times,