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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01
A DYING CON FESsION..

"Lift me up. child; there Is a sense
OF heaviness upon me- ana my breath
shortens. must live another hour,
and Observation-Disclosures judgmentl''
The voice was weak and broken, and
the lastwords, instead Of being hopeful
or meek, were full Of dull despair. The
girl, who was weeping bitterly, lifted
the white head Of her adopted mother
ana placed pillows beneath 1T; then
with tender hand wiped the terrible
dews Of near!coming death from the
ashen face.
81 meant to keep my secret, Mar
garrett" the woman said, family; "I
meant that you should grieve for me
when l am gone; but a power which is
greater than I, compels my confession.
Will you curse my memory--you, who
have called me motherp"
"Mamma, do not thus excite your
SELF" the girl sobbed. kissing her ten.
derly. s.'Do not doubt my love for you.
mamma, now, when you are leavinh
mel Mamma" with a burst Of wild
sobblng, ''mamma, darling, what will
I do without you?"
'My cordial,' the invalid said,
weakly; and when the draught was held
to her lips, she swallowed it, thirstlly,
then she spoke again, her voice clear
and full Of bitterness inexpressible
"Margaret," she said, II have suf.
tered much--much and never in .hu.
milityl never, Margaret Oh God
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01

HARD ON HiM.-She; IA lovely sun
set, is 1t not2" Little Binks (who
thinks he Is making progress) )-"tWell,
do you know never noticed the sun
set. Ihave something much better to
look at IN YOU" She--"Ah, I am not
SO Fortunate"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01

BOATING MAN-4-".They'll start for
the diamond SOULS in five minutes"
Ethelinda--''And we haven't finished
dinner. What a nuisancel Oh, how
delightful Henley would be if it were
not for these tiresome races.''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01
COUNT BIsNIARK,s ROMANCE.
How tho Eldest Son Of the Great
Chancellor Secured q Wifc.

All is we'll that ends we'll. This at
least Is the verdict Of Berlin high socie.
ty touching a somewhat sensa tional ro-
nance that terminated few days ago
by marriage, performed quietly, in
deed almost secretly; in chateau hid
den in Lower Silesia.
The exceptional indulgence manifest
ed on this occasion in Berlin high soci-
ETY. circles Is explained by the unique
positions Of the principal actors in this
romance, the hero OF which is none
other than Count Herbert Bismarck,
eldest son OF the Chancellor and the
new assistant of the Emperor William,
who spends an hour each day in confer
ence with the young Count. The hero
inc Is Princess more celebrated for
her beauty than her great name. and
whose portrait, by Richter, the son-ln-
law Of Meyerbeer, attracted g. host of
admirers to the Berlin Salon in 1878.
A dark brunette, with perfect bust and
deep, dreamy eyes, standing in a walk
in the midst Of a leafy park, accompa-
MED by q magnificent Newfoundland
/ dog, the portrait evoked one Of those
troublesome visions, which are but rare
ly encountered in the mountains Of 81.
lesia, where the Princess Of G. B. resi-:
ded. The. catalogue Of the Salon gave
no further indication Of her identity.
- was known, however, that the rorz
8 + 4 las that Of the Princess ofss1sE
ehthen, nee Princess III
Zfaldt- Ira oh n h
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01
A:story Of tho Z uRbn 1siyer.

Mr.. 8. 8. Mcclure glYes the follow
ing account OF; the Y bkon River by
Frederick Schwatka. rsss great Yukon
River OF Alaska flows foy nearly a thou.
sand miles from its souiss In the Alas
kan coast range OF moGIfeins, through
the British North west 3sfritory before
entering the territors stt;ws purchased 1
from Russia. In this petition we have .
the greater part Of tie Picturesque
scenery Of tllat most picturesque river,
although but few Of the 4 Sons.ofs nature
live upon It's banks infHese Districts to-
enjoy the Alpine viey $sSead SO pro-$
ldigally before them! - ss III L t]ie6
Indians OF the Yukon . yer like IIso
many OF the Arctic nd sub-arctic
climes, arc flsh-eaters allS,3se;altogether,
the plentiful supply oft$lskin ofifood
In northern rivers determining their
main kind Of sustenanoS.s Tie. flshtof
the Yukon are mostly son, which
annually ascend tho rip5Sls spawn, and
are then caught by the ,iahiyes in great
quantities. AS would be- expected they
are most numerous at lhe mouth, and
here the natives are also the most thick
.ly settled as consequences, the villages
in size and frequency4tWindling as we
ascend the great streanS. Among those
on its upper part, orl in the British
Northwest Territory, 1.-The ascending
salmon are only used ASIA summer diet,
the winter supply Of f3od being from
the moose, caribou (Woodland rein
deer), black and brown bears, and
mountain goats that theys manage to
slay. During the surhmer the dense
swarms Of mosquitoes, for. which the
valley Of this great river isnoted, drive
the game to the hlgheG levels, closely
following the snow llhe if they can.
and here in the breezes and GOODNESS of
the altitude they HnG temporary ex-
emption from these f sstss, 7aaFhe graz
ing on mountain ol'a range being ex-
hausted, however, the moose and deer
often migrate across the valleys, swim
ming the rivers and lakes to find new
feeding grounds. 1t is while on these
Journeys, swimming the rivers, that
the natives often catch the moose, that
especially delights III the water hy- y-p2if. PM
suing tba6 -iD t.iieffi swift birch.
bar|Sa ben overtaken dis
rs SS spears, arrows, or
ives which they
$ find q most bel
|1E who may. think
the best way of
ii III turning on. the.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01

dlcker, and in line weather they u
into curiousy-formed groups by diaSS
mond.:dealing attrition, and open and
close their bargains in the public
street. The diamond-cutter's art does
not depend on physical strength. There
are old men III Amsterdam who possess
worldwide renown as diamond cutters,
who could hardly hurt cat with q
blow Of their fist. But give them a
rough diamond, and they can tell you
almost at a glance how it can be cut to
the best advantage, and nearly what it
will bring in the market. Now here is
a rough stone. 1t is crust. covered and
Irregular in shape. The more YOU
examine it, the less you know about It.
] showed it to one Of the masters in
Amsterdam who is over eighty years
old, and he told me that cut as a bril-
liant, it would be worth $1,000. lam
as sure of his judgmentas am that we
are sitting here. I do not say for
moment that tho United States will
ever become the great diamond dealing
country of the world, but we are vIsibly
improving.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01
CITY OF DIAMONDS,
An American Secs Amsterdam and
its Precious Stones \

j. Levy, a merchant of New York,
returned home last week, after an eight
months, trip to the Capetown diamond
fields and a tour OF Europe. He
returned laden with skins Of lions,
leopards and serpents, two cunning lit
tie monkeys which he purchased at;
Zanzibar, and a few pockets full of
diamonds. He smiled good naturedly
when asked to relate his experience
and said;
"London is to-day undoubtedly the
greatest mart for South African dia-
monds IN the rough which she re-
calves direct from Capetown by her
NAL steamGrs: and which are rallied Off
to the highest thrower, 80 to speak, in
the vicinity Of Hatton Garden. Paris
;offers to a purchaser the best assQrtt-3
ment Of choice brilllants and perfectly
matched pairs. But amsterdam, on
the Amstel, holds tho largest stock Of
medium-class goods, has been the homo
OF diam6nd-cutting for centuries, and
to-day is the diamond city Of the world.
will speak OF the Amsterdam Of
to-day. In Amsterdam the diamond
business in all its branches employs,
including merchants. brokers, clerks
and workmen, no less than ten Thousand
people, and there are thirty-three large
steam power factories in the business
alone. There are three diamond dealers
clubs, and in these, rs we'll as in the
leading hotels and hundreds Of small
Offices, the business of buying or selling
diamonds is carried on day and night
by brokers, who not infrequenHy carry
immense fortunes wrapped up in tissue
paper in their breast pockets. OF the
three clubs, the principal one is called
the Central diamant bandel bund,
which means tho Cen d As;;Sia
ness union. 1t Eas1 4 A'3 |gs]
| meet every dayS spyen. sSs E, members,
loonlS opening on a pGblic u sa, spacious
receiving through fourteen, ioma ie and
vows that clear light whichis absoIutai,, i, :,
necessary for the examination Of oems
~ lront or these windows are two rows
$ol small tables, painted let black -
al these tables the dealers sl6a1
asserting or exhibiting
Diamonds thasasasszszs3 81 s 3gss3
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01

u >HeIFF SWIIC D1rCh-
hen overtaken dis
spears, arrows, or
ives which they
find most bel
who! may. think
the best way Of
tpr,,s
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06

Atthe present ratio of increase, ut the end
OF seventy -lOur years fourth OF the Am
'rcAn people Will he in Il ad-hOu>e, which is
matter OF serious interest to Us. Intern
p"rancc. RIGHTEOUSNESS, and mental over
strain from severe study. aud sharp COmpcti-
uon IN great business enterprises, such as the
world never saw before. are AT the bottom of
II. rms Is fast age, and sin ana VIC ations
OF the physical laws of health are reapiug
thtli harvest; TONES, stimulants, and mar
cOtlcs give temporary relief and then make
things worse. II i asserted by some OF our
prominent hNslcHnS that little harmless
plant mas been discovered near the EQUATOR
that Is neither medicine, tonic, narcotic, or
stlmulant, ana tHstcess; that RECEIVERS from
nervous exhaustion and all these Others with
out thc least harm or reaction; Favored, IL is
u luscious drink. II Is called MOXie Nerve
FOOD III honor of its discOVcrcr The drug
glstS say its sale Is unparalleled. which shows
our busy people SIC their danger, and are try
my TO properly sustain themselves.
one OF the most eminent scientists in the
United states, from trying to support the
severe nervous STRAIN caused 10y his business
ny the use of stimuants, contracted an I'M
ccntrolluolc appetite that made him sot for
twenty five years. His friends gave him the
extract OF the new plant discovered last year
winch l. now exciting so much comm mt. and
SOFA al the druggists as NOXic Nerve Food
ana Tor the last eight months he has had no
desire for liquor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
OrSamuS WilllinS's Estate.

We. the subscribers. having been appointed
ny the Honorable the Probate Court fort he dis
trict of Chittcudcu, Commissioners to receive.
"Nalnln" and adjust the claims and de-
mandN of all persons against the estate
district. deceased. ana also all claims
and demands exhibited in offset there
to; and six months from the day of
the date hereof. being allowed by said
court for that purpose. we do therefore here
10y give notice that We will attend to the BUSH
ness OF our appointment, az the late
hweillnE mousse OF SAID Orsamus wilkins de-
ceased in Milton, in said district. on the
third saturdays of August and December
next, At loo'cIock am. on each of said DAYS.
Dated this 10Th day of July, 1ss6
l.. \. JACKSON. ,...
G. p. SANDERSON.
5W3w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
y DTICE.

Whereas at the last term ot the COURT of
ChUuCcrN Tor thlttcndcn County. Vermont. d
petition was presented by Henry T. SiHchir
aud the Wlnuu>kl savings q nix fer the tor
Obscure of certain NOR rag" ncid by them
AGAINST Charles IufOuntain, Louis LaFouu-
talu. Eugene lAFouutdln, sara Lumura, Ed
ward LtFountaln, George l.. LaFOuutaIn and
FStclla IaFOuntain, all of Sail county. and
Wlli4m G.. LaFountain, AlphOnzo LaFnuntalu
ana Charles l.. Latuuntuiu of Montreal, Can
a Ia. and Joseph e.. InFOuntain, of Harvard
haze been given 10y Maria IuFu utaiu since
loccaS Il, and Charles LaFountair 20 Orvillc
; n lar ON April 18th, 1876, and to b" con-
dltloucd ior the payment of "a note for SOD.
dated Auril 18th, 1875, signed 10y sad Maria
ANA James LaFountain, and payable 10 said
sinclair or order one year after date with
Interest annually, and stu unpaid lut Sali
pvtitiun further >CttpTth that said mortgage
cover, Il GO rtain premises in The Village oi.W IN
oo>ki IN the town Of Colchester, Vermont.
w. Il lot OF land with two dwelling houses
thereon, bounded uorthrrN Toy the railroad.
east by land oft Christopher Gordon, south 10y
Allen Lane, and land OF Emma Platt. and
west 10y the congregational church property.
aud that aid premises are now owned, SUu-
icct to 81 Il nor g9gC. by the defendants above
mentioned, II, 10y SAID petition now on file in
said Court and hereby referred to and made
part of this notice, more fully appears. And
whereas II appears that said william.
Alphouzo, Charles and Joseph reside out
OF this STATE, so that service of subpoena cam
not bp made upon them: II Is therefore or
dcrcd that SAID William, Alphouso Cha les ami
Joseph SpNcrullN appca" before said Court on
the first day of a term thereof next to he Ice
Eun at Burn Eton IN SAID thttenden county
ON the third Tuesday of September \. d.,
lNN6. ana make answer to SAID petition; and
that this order hc published IN the burlington
Free Press tor three weeks successfully tn
last of which publication, ~hah he ut least
twenty days previous to said term.
Given under my rJud AT burlington in the
County of Chittenicn this - DAY OF July, \,
ID, lNSh. q. I. KAY, Slerk.
DIV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
Crockery Department.

We handle these goods in large quantities,
aud Will sell them less at retail than small
dealers own them. We are selling Chamber
Sets, ~ pieces for $500
We are selling White Granite Plates from
to cts. to Sl.00 per doZ.
HeHvy Glass Goblets, 30 cts. per dozen.
Heavy Glass Tumblcrs. 40 cts per dozen.
Tea Sets, A piec, 5, 500 per set.
Tea Sets ~ pieces, -. 80 per set
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IL gal 11utiesa.



STATE or VERMONT. TO all persons
DISTRICT or tHiTTEN DIES. concerned i'm the
estate Of Augstu- n BHir. late of Burlington
III SAID District deceased.
GREETING:
AZ Il Probate Court holden at Buriinpton
WITHIN and Tor the District Of Chittcndcn. on
thc list day of Jdly. lSsG an instrument
purpurting TO hc the last will aud testament of
Augustus II. Blair. late of Burlington. in SAID
District deceased, was presented to the
court aforesaid, for probate, and it Is ordered
10y sald court that the 18th day of August l-sG
ton, be ass lgncd foNproving said instrument
an that notice thereof bc given to all persons
concerned. 10y publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the Burlington Free
Press newspaper printed at said Burlington.
plrNl H. 10 Ii" time appointed
Therefore. YOU are hereby uOtiu'i to- np-
pear before ~li. court. at the time ami place
AFORESAID. and contest tho probate of sand
VIII. II you have cause.
Given under my hand at Burln,ton, i'm said
District, tins 2l~t dav of July lSed.
JENNIE STACY, Bcui~tci.
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THE STRIKE
Az
Burlin VT,

Was not caused 10y tn employees demanding
higher wages, but by the prOprietors of the
blg Bonnet stores demanding wer prices,
and in consequence of which we will sell
goods III lower prices than ever before
our stock is larger and more complete than
cry, Pa aSolS aud Sha rs, Hosiery, Gloves.
Chlldrrn's White SUITS, Humburgs AID All
Over Embroidery in great variety.
Ladies ktd Gloves, mutt ms. in al fashion
able light shade, AID black. only 80 cts
Ladies' ana Misses Lislc TIN, ad Hose, silk
clicked, only ~ cts.
Ladies' and Misses Jerseys, all kinds snd
prices
\ nice Parasol tor 10 cts.
Hats in all styles and price, to suit you.
Give this department call and YOU will he
convinced rs nsual that we are mead quarters
tor fine goods at THE Low EST PRICES
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
Minard Commercial College,
WATERBURY, CENTRE, VT.

" y T IN ~ II 7 ~ T EFT7' =
Book keeping, Banking, Business Arith-
mctiC, Pcnmanship. Political economy and AL
branches pertaining to Business Education
thoroughly taught. Attention is called 10
the following special advantages:
LIST. The tuition and other expenses are less
than AT any other similar institution.
I'd. students in the Commercial College
may take studies in the Green Mountain
Seminary without extra expense, ana also en-
joy the privileges of the Seminary Reading
Room, Societies, Library, etc.
81. Our method of teaching 10y actual
practice as well as by theory, compcls the
student do thoroughly what heuttenps aud
gives him practical knowledge to toe obtain
cal lu mo- other way.
ltb OurpwGuatCs are 10 bc found in many
States OF the lu'uu, uo' iuG positions of re-
sppu-lbiliN and uuIsl.
Hlr utNt school NUHr. .C.Iu- Nulust 81, ls,u.
I.U fUftHli information, address
-,su A. 'l MARSH, PRINCIPAL.
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ment of this road have not been extended
with any view of influencing your paper in
the expression OF its opinions either of
myself or OF the road with which | am
connected. ! have a right, however, to
expect that whatever criticisms you feel
ii proper or incumbent upon you to make,
as Il public journalist, should be truthful
and courteous, and that if any doubts eN-
listed as to the facts, you would nave sutli-
Cieut fairness and CandUr to put yourself
in the way of asCertainlng the real truth.
In reply to your inslnuation (Which
cannot but consider as most unfair and
uncalled for that the argus ana Patriot
reflects the feelings of the railroad man
aGement, | have only to say that
| am in no possible manner directly or in
directly in communication with that
paper nor with any one connected with it,,
either personally, politically or in official
connection with this road, nor am in
any wise responsible nor to be held ac-
countable for any of its utterances either
us regards myself or the management OF
the road.
Whatever it may have said, has been
said without my knowledge or procure
ment and entirely upon its own motion
and responsibility, and the statements
contained in yours, as well as other papers,
lntimating or charging completely on my
part are utterly and unqualiiiedly false
and without shadow of truth. You are
at liberty to make such use of this letter
as your sense of propriety may suggest.
| am very respectfully,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
Ephraim Grisw Old's Estate.

We he subscribers. having been appointed
by the Honorable the Probate Court Tor the
District of thitt"udrn. commissioners TO re-
cclNc, examine amt adjust the claims and de-
mands of all persons against the estate OF
Ephratm Griswuld, late OF Wilson, in said
district, deceased, and also all claims
and demands exhibited in offset there
70; and slN months from the day Of
th" date hereof being allowed by
sand court for that purpose. we do therefore
hereby give notice that we will attend to the
business of our appointments at the dwell
ing house o. jackson Miller in Willis
ton. Ia sud district, on the first We'd
n,o'clock "a. m. ON each of 81 4 days
Dated this 24th day of July lS-G
~ N " W, W! ILtR'l commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06

Black eros Grain silks. Rhadamcs. Surahs,
etc, AT prices beyond competition. Any per
son having in mind the purchase of n new dress
cannot adord to let tins opportunity pass.
During the dun season we propose to make
il lively in our silk Department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06

hhNoo pAAAo "o'v "a -"
or relieve all manner
box of pills. Find out
about them, and you
will always be thank
full. One pill a dose.
Parsons'Pills contain
nothing harmful, are
easy to take, and
cause no inconven-
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
Presidents Office,
ST. ALHANo, Vt. July rs, lSS6.


IDh IT, u. BCu,dtct
Dear sir: Lam in receipt of yours of
4th enclosing slip from the Montpelier
/ rJt, uHd iutriot.
IN rrily beg 10 say that have no
KNOWLEDGE as to the authorship of the
article !, i.rrcd to nor rs to the truthful
ness OF the statements made AS to the
members OF your STAFF nor do | believe
mat any NIcul or person connected with
ms road had anything To 10 in inspiring
II. II yOu have information in any degree
duplicating any person or agent so con
nected, m giving expression 10 such seuti-
ments will be very glad if you will kind
~ furnish me with his name and the evil
denCc Of MS completely in it,
For myself and for the general passen-
ger agent OF this road can only say, that
the courtesy 10 the Associated Press was
extended with the utmost cOrdialitv, and
with the desire that il should be accepted
TO the fullest extent, and have no occa-
sion to feel otherwise than gratihed with
its frI' acceptance by all those for whose
benefit il was designed.
! beg therefore, 10 reply TO your direct
Irlu'r' "s 10 whether 'It 1he article I'm
lHc.''H repre- .ut- To- any extent the
i.o'W F- Dr.. I'M the most emphatic
H.uu r. l i.e- not
tr. r.f''".I's have az uu, time
' % t'.. h. ..In.'i o.. o.aaI. con
nn9 'F. i.r '..H
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\ orr obedient servant,
Il GPECpHN SM

We did not doubt that President Smith
would promptly disavow all responsibility
for the 4 rgltSS utterance, and rebuke, as
he does by tolerably distinct implication,
the otlicious attempt of that paper to take
other papers to task on railroad account,
because they have not adopted the idea
that acceptance of courtesy from the
road, involved the obligation to support
all the political aspirations of its president
We did not suppose that the IrguS'S ar
ticle was inspired by him or Mr.. Hobart,
the able superintendent of the road, or
Mr.. Cummings, its general passenger
agent About some other agents of the
road, we did not and do not feel so sure /;
but in the nature of the case we cannot
have any distinct evidence on the subject
We must repel the suggestion that the
letter to which Governor Smith replies
contained any 'insinuation' against him
self. 1t stated the fdct-which is such
that the Argus ana Patriot has been sup
posed by many persons to reflect in GER
tain matters the feelings of the railroad
management. That supposition is not
new idea, nor was it invented by this
paper. As the Rutland HCruld has said,
it cristod, and was the only thing that
made the ArgIts'S article worthy of notice,
aud as it furnished the occasion for the
inquiry put to President Smith, the allu-
sion to 1t was obviously necessary and
proper.
We must add that we are not aware hat
this paper ever charged personal "com.
plicity" on Gov. Smiths part, with the
1 = mr. Ia, ,,1
accepts to the fullest extent the duty of
truthfulness and candor toward all men,
and of courtesy toward all honorable men.
The columns of this paper bear ample evil
dence of the falsity of the assertion that
its editor has considered it any part of his
duty to ''villify and abuse" eX-Gov. John
Gregory Smith. While we have not al
ways been able to assist his ambitions
and adopt his quarrels, we have as
often supported as opposed him. We
have uniformly recognized his deserved
eminence, and the remarkable ability and
efficiency and success of his manage
ment of the great railroad interest of
which he is the head. He does not know
how often the editor of this paper has
stood between him and serious personal
dlldChS UPON MN : anu we ask LOT no con
slderatiOn on that score. We simply
plead not guilty 10 any charge of inten-
uonal discourtesy, unfairness, or disre
spect toward GOV. Smith; while as a
member of the state press, we thank hum
both for courtesles extended to it. and
for the cordial assurances which leave to
the members of the Press association no
reason for regret that they accepted them
And with this we are glad TO dismiss the
subject