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love BE sELEPKEONE.
a Festive Story about People now OH
Earth.
From the ContIncnt.l

"
was the happlest man III the city us /
folded and laid away IN my pocketbook
letter from the dearest girl III the world
and Jumped on the horse car en- route Tor
my Office
some months had passed since L saw
my Agnes tor the hrst time ut Il dluner at
the Icy tons. had frequently met Miss
George Peyton III society, and had been
fFeyerh times invited to herrecepuo;ns, SO
was not surprised TO receive one day an
invitation TO cine with her informally, "
to meet young lady from Aiken, ;. c.
OF course | presented myself at this in
formal dinner in full cveningdrcss, where
| met some other gentlemen in similar at
tlre-Ciarkson was one OF them-and r
few Young LADIES, and was introduced to
my Agnes. If l could only make you see
her as she appeared to me that mght-So
fresh and blooming rho blue of her
clear, peaceful eyes: the delicious curve
81 the delicate lips But enough tina.
then and there yielded, and became her
ardent adorer.
From the first she distinguished me
with her favor. | was allowed to claim
the best dances they We're always my
flowers mat she carried, and finally, for
she returned to Aiken, ! was her accept
ed lover.
The year had flown swiftly, and now a
brilliant prospect seemed to open before
me. My firm We're about to establish a
branch department in another part of the
city and proposed to make one Of their
clerks junior partner aud manager of
the new concern. ! had been the longest
in their employ, and had reason to think
j was regarded with favor by "Old Gruil'
as Mr.. Gruiiiaud, the senior partner,
was called-and he would be the one to
make the promotion and settle the ques-
ton Of salary.
Indeed, for some weeks | had seen that
he was working the management into my
hands, so | felt justified i'll writing to
Agnes, urging our immediate union. The
dear girl consented, and in the letter re-
celved that morning she told me she was
coming again, to make a long visit at the
Peytons, to do some shopping" En-
trancing words
Well, she came. There was Il demurc
but delightful meeting at the station, and
an enchanting twenty minutes, until de-
livered her to Miss Georges arms at the
Peyton's door.
Then followed days of devotion to work,
followed by evenings of unalloyed bliss
l say. "unalloyed," but there was one
drawback. The Peyton family were very
csonsider9te, Miss George especially so,
but my darling Agnes was haunted with
the fear that they would think her visit to
them was only to enjoy my society, and
was constantly suggesting that we should
ION the family in the sitting room. "
Ola Mrs. Peyton was bore, but a mild
one; Mrs George was benignant, but
slightly tiresome.. There was only one
5!.. member OF the family, a pretty
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Thc baltimore Disaster.

BALTIMORE, June 1.-The body Of. James
Kelley, shipping clerk of Hooper & Son,
was taken from the ruins Of the fallen build
ing to-day, From the position it is evidca,
that death must have been iustau taneous.
Many thousand persons visited the scene OF
the wreck to-day
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A NAV FROST.
Great Damage Reported From Many
Parts Of the country.

MILWAUKEE, May ga severe and
bghtng fros. wrs general in Wisconsin last
night aNd great damage was done TO the
crops, especially corn and tobacco, SINAI!
fruits aud vegetables, IN some counties
clothes were fro7er stiif on the lines and ice
formed thtee quarters of an inch thick on
small ponds.
DETROIT, May 20.-Ilcavy fr'sts ere re.
ported last night from the interior of the
State, doing murh damage.
ICELAND, May &c Reports from many
points of northern Ohio indicat that last
nights frost did great damage.
BUFFALO, May 29.-Thc cold wave con
tinucs hero. The lowest temperature has
been 81 The southwestern part of the
State suffered 5eVercly from frost last night
CiSoINNATI May 20.-Fruit and vege
tables in Southern Ohio suffer severely from
the frost last night.
ROCHESTER,, May GA severe black
frost visited this and adjoining counties last
night.
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HUMAN BLooD.-un the purity and vitality of the
blood depend the vigor and health of the whole
system. Disease OF various Find IS often only the
sign that nl'Grc Is trying ,0 tCn,Ovc the disturbing
cause. ircrciy that gives life and yigOr to the
h'GGi eradlcarS scrotlla ana other impurities
from 1t, a llood's Sarsaparllla undoubtedly does
must be the means Of preventing many diseases
That would occur without lis use Sold by dealers
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Atgal Notices.
Pbebe A. Lamarsh,s Estate.

WE, the subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable the Probate Court for the District OF
Chttenden, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust the claims and demands OF all persons against
the estate of Charles Hamilton late OF Burlington
in said district, deceased, and also all claims
and demands exhibited In Offset thereto; and sil
months from the day Of the date hereof being al
lQycd by said Court for that purpose, we do there
fore hereby give notice that we will attend 10 thi
business OF our appointment, at the Probate Onlc
in Burlington, in said district on the third Tues
days OF June and November next at 10 O'Clock q. IN
on each OF said days.
Dated this nth day of May, 1854.
GEO. +. POPE, Commissioners
" II. LANE, Jr oo"'''''o'O"''
lIW3w
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After the DyuapnitcTs.

LoNboN, June i.-ltarcourt, home score
tary, on demand of The chiefs of police has
advised that the government place at the
disposal of the chiefs large sum for secret
service money, with which TO buy inCorma-
ton regarding treason ibc aud other crimi-
nal projects without revealing the informcrs.
The chiefs Of police report certain cohspira-
tors ready to sci the information which they
possess, provided their names be kept secret.
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Terrible Boiler Explosion.

DETROIT, Mich, May 31.-Two boilers in
Wood and Thaycr's mill near McBride's
Montcalm county, exploded and Wesley
Ammon, the foreman, Augustus Newman
and Matthews were instantly killed and
Charles Sauers, the head sawyer, was fatally
wounded. Three other men were badly in.
iured. The mill was completely demolished.
1t is rep rtcd that the wife of one OF the
men cut her throat last night and killed her.
SELF craZed by the shock.
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From &. NJ. Coburn, Esq, The well-known Com
mcrCial Traveller, for the EnterpTis ng House
OF Wells, Richardson & c., Burlington, ~

BURLINGTON, st., March IL. 1888.
Col. NJ. X. PAISE-near Sir: After a thorough
trial OF your celery COmpound' in my family |
would say consider II a valuable preparation, par
tlcularly as a nerve tonic. My " Re for several
wears has been sufferer from a diseased nervous
system, unable to sleep through the night severe
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of your Compound she j. better than for ten yparS
Hoping many other sufferers may receive the
benefit my wife has from your prep1Ia-lOn. ~,
main yours very trrlv
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From Hon. Hiram Harlow.

W-NDsOR, w.. July TO- 1883.
Col. ". X. PAL E-De1r S1-T have used your
CELERY COMPoUSD in my family f.rscvcral months
past with eXcelleni effect, and II gives Inc pleasure
10 state that believe il can be recommended as do
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lance with you as an apohcclry for more nan
ihir'v four years past would give PIE ip confidence
in any medicine OF your manufacture
Respectfully yours
TTrlsA VI HARLOW
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irnAIHs ARRlyK AZ nrnLINamN

From the Noijn and Wcsi, $40 ana 1910, q. "a"
aud $40, $3.50 aud l2:iD p. N
FROM jhC East by CeutUt VI. X Z. $50 AMI 1910
q. n, Bui k35 and $3.50 p. IN.
Fr0m ,ny South, by Rutland, :aH amt $40 . IS. and
81 and il5 y. IN.
From the East. nv Burlington r. Iauo'lr H." p26
a. n 1915 'ui 500 n. N
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Contains the active principles Of Celery Seed,
Lupun Bnchu Leaves, Dandeon Root Sarsaparilla
Root, Plpsssews Herb, Mandrake Root, Rhubar6
Root GCntian Root, Ginger Root. Chamomiic
Flowers. Canella Bark, Columho Root, Prlckly
4 MOsC REIIAYYE uEDtCINE for
all diseases Al sing from a dcblated nervous
SYSTEM Ncura gin. rheumatism, Paralysis and
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It sa priceless boon to that large class Of per-
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| Alternative and a Strengthening medicine. and vet
wisely fear 10 take many nf the nnstrums which
| mood the country. The celery Compound is
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are Natures remedies, ahd have long been known
and used with great success nv primitive people in
| all parts OF the world. They are here brought
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| means known 10 science, and Then skillfnNy
| proporoned and mixed. The Compound can be
| consCientiously recommended az not having one
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| sugh taste, celery Compound is recom-
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thereby satisfying the craving Of appetite with
that which does no harm, AMI If the use Ia
perseyered in will take away all desire for
intphicant7.
For many years CEt cry was known only as All
agreeable adjunct OF the dinuer-tahe. and neCes-
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en- to the higher plane Of g remedial srcn wEeiC
excellent IN lts effects It is scarcely ,ess pleasant "a
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| els to be cured Of palpation OF the heart. Every
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| should use celery daily.
| The Celery compound contains suhicien
quantity TO he OF grca benefit 10 the weak and ner
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For sale by
BEAUPRE & LOWRY, Cor. Church AMI Bank SIS
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For sale by
BEAVPRE & LOWRY Cor Church 4 Bank SIS,
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From N WelI-knoWn Citizen Of Bur
linpton, the veteran JcMCilcr,
Col. william Briusnaid.


Col. NJ. X. PAINE:
Several months since | commenced using your
Ceery Compound IN nv family, ami can recon
mend IT as being all tha gou represent ~ ami more,
loo. NV wife had been suffering from a severe
bilious attack, attended with much nervous
prostration, and the use of C,''ry Compound
COMPLETELY relieved her, ami she has been better
since using il than for several years before. Keep
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medicine every time.
Yours truly WIN. BRlNSMAID.
From j. II. Kinlry, Esq, Train Dispatcher,
Onice'of VT. Valley and Sullivan Co. Railroad,(
WINDSOR, VT, July d, lSS2. (
For the past three years have been terribly
af1icted with dyspepsia, and have employed va
rious physicians and taken many prescriptions,
but Obtained scarcely any relief aud thai only
temporary, until tried the CELERY COMPOUND
made by Col. NJ. X. Paine and 10 has done won
ders Tor me, restoring me TO my usual good
health and my digestion Is now perfect. | used
three bottles OF the Comp Jund in all, but con-
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one bottle j. IL. kINIRN.
To introduce the CELERY COMpOUNDIn
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bottles to any address in New England, securely
packed and express charges paid, to your nearest
express ONCE
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a Touch of winter IN Windham
County.

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, May 20.-Reports
from surrounding towns show that frosts
prevailed in all directions, n last night,
some places severe enough to injure crops.
Great Dnmagc all ovcr New England.
BosroN, May 3O.-Frost did great damage
all over New England last night. In the
strawberry district around Taunton the Crot,
which was valued ut many thousands of
dollars is said to be quite ruined. In northern
New Hampshire several inchce or snow fell.
Around Norwich, Conn, ice quarter of an
inch thicN formed and all the crops which can
lie killed by the cold are ruined. In Vermont
the tender crops were killed, though corn
was not advanced sufficiently to he nurl
much. Fiuit is badly injured and ,he loss
is heavy.
In New York.
PcFT JERNis, n. y May 30.-Heavy frost
all through this s, c;ion this morning. Grape
vines and fruit trees are in many cases
ruined.
KINGSTON, n. y, May 30.--Thc damage
by the frost was very great last night and
more is expected tonight.
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COuIdnl. Endure Poveriy.

SCRANTON, Pa, June l.-Michlel Levy
aged AZ, committed isuicide here by shooting
this morning. He was formerly a wealthy
San Francisco dry goods merchant Re-
verses made him Respondent. He left
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Notes.

Inc chiefs OF police report certain cOhspra-
tors ready to sell the information which they
possess, provided their names be kept secret.
Notes.
PARIS June THE technical commission
OF the Suez Canal to discuss the question
whether scc3nd canal parallel with the
present one shall be built or the present canal
enlarged, will soon &c appointed. 1t will
consist of eight French, eight English and
six other engineers.
The set of pearls owned by the late lady
Ohio Fitzgerald has been privately bought
by QucAl Victoria for $50, 900. The set is
intcnde as present to the Princess Bea-
trice.
vienna, June lit Is reported that
Plince William of Prussia during visit tC
1t. Petersburg arranged "A project for mar
riagc between the Princess Sophia DOrOthea,
granddaughter of the Emperor, and the
CZlrowitch.
LILLE, JIno 1.-The car OF captive
balloon containing twenty persons became
detached to-day and fell over hundred feet
Three occupants of the clr WIRE killed ant
the remainder severely injured The cal
| vas built to carry only ten persons. The
ascent was made for the purpose of viewing
the horse races.
LONDON, June The encyclical lctte
! from TIE pope was read in the CathUli,
churches Throughout England to-day.
Arab Pacha in a recent interview declared
that events in Soudan were the outcome o
the unwise policy pursued by the English
Clemeucy and impartial inquiry into th,
peoples grievances could alone restore o.der
Otherwise there woud lie frghtful bloodsheC
before the end wac reachcd. twas certain
| the Mahd' would ne.cr make overtures 70
pea g and would fight until captured or Kill
cd. Arab declined to say whether he be
lievcd the MaAdl TO be the true prophet. Ii.
said h. felt the highest regard for the Brilisl
AID hoped t. see the day when the Egyp
tians in Egypt would he on the same fooin!
us the English in England
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". II. II. BINGHAM

From Edw. f. Phelps VI. D.. IL. n. Prof. OF the
Theory and Practice Of Physie AMI Pathoogi-
cal Anatnny. Darlmnu'h Cn-le.n
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\ Brooklyn Homicide.

Nav York, Juue 1.-Painck Kennedy of
Brooklyn vas struck on the head WITH a beer
glass by John lIciferman, a bar room keep
or, in Brooklyn, to-day, and his skull frac.
tured. He will die. 1efferman was arrest
ed. lie claims he struck the blow in sell
dnfitf1nn
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BLACK Convicted.

BosroN, Mass, June 1.-The jury last
night rendered verdict of guilty IN the case
of DR.. Charles L. Blood and DR.. Edgar Nj
Townsend, indicted for black mailing Ernest
Weber, music teacher, and attempting to
eXtOrt money from him.
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OH cGree Rress.


Go = stEt .ln, .,i. t;lO, 4.tU AM lit ia,
AMI 4:4O and $50 u..u
Going East, by CeN,rtl VI K. r., 7:a6ald lll5h H.,
and S:45 Rud 11:lf pm.
Going South, by Rntlund 4 Z $40 a. m aud 3:2O.
$40 and q.l5 =. m.
GoipS East, Ivy Burlington Lamuue $3.50 q,
w., and 2!45 and 4;4S y. II.
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Oh, Cretia fairest valentine
Wllt thou accept this hand OF mine ?
a smaller gift NY soul fOrbids;
But tens the number Of my kids

lurueu away III anger anu surprise,
only to meet old Gruff's grim glance.
''If this thing goes on, Mr.. Dixon it
might be well for you and Mr.. Clarkson
to change.desks."
knew what that implied and my heart
sank to my boots.
81 do not understand it myself" | re-
piled. 81 assure you, sir, that am ex-
ceedlpgly annoyed. I will not answer it
again"
81 will myself sir !" he growled, and |
went back to my desk to upset the ink
bottle, to make mistakes in my accounts
and torture myself with the conviction
that since no one but Agnes could have
sent the message she was teasing me
without realizing the fatal consequences
to our happiness and all that day Mr..
Gruflland would answer that COMPOUNDED
telephone. That some of the messages
were meant for me l could tell, and that
they must be utter nonsense l could con-
lecture from his occasional comments
by Jimminy Johnson = is a remark
able expression for young lady, Mr..
Dixon.
1t would be too long to tell the story of
those days in detail. Sometimes there
would be respite, and then the nonsense
would begin again. 1t was larks for
Clarkson and the rest, but to me it SEEM
ed as if the bell of the telephone was
ringing the knell of all my bright hopes.
Agnes assured me Of her innocence, aud
Miss Peyton was ready with explanations,
they had been shopping, or calling, or
practising duets. But could see that
GOODNESS had come between Agnes and
me. She feared that / doubted her, and
what could l think? Again and again
the messages referred to what l had said
to her when quite alone. Could she have
repeated my condolences?
At the Office, preparations for the new
business were being hurried on, and not
one word had been said to me of promo
ton. To crown all, Agnes informed me
one evening that she was going to shorten
her visit she had heard of friends gong
directly to Aiken, aud thought it best to
secure their escort, passed wretched !
evening, but left, determined to make a
desperate effort to clear the mystery.
Agnes had told me that they were all to |
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FINANCE AND rus,NESs


MONTPELIER, VT, May 30. The annual
meeting of The Montpelier aul Wells River
Railroad company was held t. day. At the
directors meeting d. II. Sortwcll was elect
cd president and Joel Foster secretary and
| treasurer.
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For sale by
BEAUPRE a LOWRY, Cor. Church and Bank SITS
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Arrest OF a Hank Rob Der.

New YORK, June 1.-"Rufe' Minor, the
noted bank roLber, has been arrested here on
the charge of robbng the Commercial bank
of August, Ga, of $2700 last March. He
has been engaged in number of other bank
robberies and has been arrested a number of
times, but has always escaped punishment
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Shooting at "a Governor.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 1.-The person who
fired three shots at Governor James NJ.
Smith near the postolllce here Friday even
ing is Evans Wright lie is a brother of
Jere b. Wright, killed by ''Ben" Mitchell
in July, 1882 Governor Smith was the
leading counsel for Mitchell and obtained an
acquiual. Those who saw the occurrence say
the pistol pointed at The governor when the
last shoot was fired. The governor says he
does not know whether the shots were fired
at him or not, but he remarked after the last
shot, "You'll have to try that again."
Friends OF Wright say he was drunk at the
time and merely fired the pistol to create
sensation
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SANDUsKY, O., June 1.-Since Charles
Farciot of the firm of Ferciot & Wehrle,
wine dealers in this city, went away May
10; ostensibly on business trip, it has been
asceriancd he has involved Wchre about
$50, 900 here and $4,000 in Cleveland 1t is
believed that Fare lot has gone to Europe
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Drowned for a Hat.

BALTIMORE, June 1.-Christopher 'Doyle
to-day jumped from small boat here to get
the hat of companion ard was drowned.
The body was not recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-04

TORTURED AND MURDERED.-The dead body OF
VIM. Bradshaw was found near his home SATURDAY.,
II miles from Albany, Gentry county. Mo. His head
was crushed with club, and the face palms OF the
hands and SOes OF the feet were burned To a crisp
The Indications about the premises are that the of
man was assaulted by robbers who tortured him
with fire to make him reveal the hiding place Of his
money, and afterwards beat him 70 Death.