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Ever since Edison invented the phono.
graph. which was some years ago, it has
been considered of no practical use until
lately.
During the last four months he has
been perfecting it for the preservation
and reproduction of speech and vocal
music. Having accomplished that
chiefly by substituting cylinder cover.
ed with hard wax for the tin-foIl that
did not always hold the tracilgs dis
tinctly, he is now adjusting it for the
reproduction of the most rapid and
difficult instrumental music, and the
latest experiments indicate that he will
succeed in this also.
IL remains to be shown of what practi-
cal use it will be to reproduce music. but
Mr., Edison expects 1t will supercede
stenography almost entirely. His idea
has been that a man would dictate his
letters into the sound receiver, and then
his copyist would take the machine and
reverse the cylinder thus reproducing
the spoken words au6ibly. 80 that they
could be written out. He thought re-
porting for the press would be done by
it in the same way.
But it occurred to Mr.. w. w. Waits,
n tue ave" 1OIh W OTlQ,
that type might be set from it, without
the intervention of written copy, Just
as well as to take its dictation by
copyist. So last Saturday he tried the
experiment and it was success.
By means of small wires running over
his head, tubes were fastened to each
ear, which extended to the sound re-
ceiver. The machine had pedal at
tachment by which the operator could
stop its operation. and another to make
1t repeat word or a sentence. The com.
positor took his place in front of the
case, touched the pedal with his foot
and began to set type from the phono--
graphs dictatiOn. As soon as I sentence
was spoken Mr., Watts stopped the revo-
luton of the wax cylinder until he had
set it up Then another sentence would
be taken. and 80 on. Mr.. Waits found
no difficulty in hearing what was said
and reproduced it in type.
Mr.. Edison was delighted. WELL
said he, when he saw Mr.. Waits setting
type without copy I'm behind the
age, for this use of the monograph never
occurred to me. How will the compost.
tois like that? They won't have to
grumble about bad copy now, will they?'
We see no reason why this instru-
ment, if it can be perfected so as to be
may not become of great ser.
vice to the press. A sound receiver
might he placed on a desk near public
speaker which would conduct his speech
by tubes to a monograph IN another
room, or the monograph itself might
be before him. An interviewer might
ga rry one with him when he called upon
A politician and thus take" him in cold
wax, so that if the interview should
prove unpopular he could not repudiate
It and shower imprecations upon the
newspaper men.
Many other uses for the photograph
will probably be discovered-such as
aking the evidence of witnesses, and
deathbed conversation. and
or preserving the voice and thought of
friend and reproducing it after his
ieath for such as might find melancholy
pleasure therein. But doubtless its
greatest utility will be in the counting
DOM and Office, and in the varied SER
ice of the press.-T Rutland Herald.
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WORCESTER, Mass May 16, 1888.


Market Club, Boston, Mass
DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 18th ia
at hand. Our attention had been pre-.
viously directed to the statement in cir
culatiOn in the free trade press, to the
effect that we were about TO enlarge our
loom works, and that that was an indi.
cation that we did not fear adverse tariff
legislation by Congress affecting the
business situation.
You ask for the facts. We had de-
cided to expend from $3.50 900 to $780,.
600 in the erection of new buildings,
etc, for our works this spring, and had
it not been for the fears of adverse
tariff legislation" we should have broken
ground in April and pushed the work
forward as fast as possible, but in view
OF the critical situation in Washington,
the House of Representatives and the
administration in favor of free trade and
doing their utmost to break up the pro-
tective system. with the Senate in favor
of protection by only a small working
majority, we have found it necessary,
in order to pursue conservative course,
such as we have always adhered to in
the past, TO suspend action upon the
erection of additions to our works for
the present, and until such time as the
policy OF protection seems to be assured
to the country for reasonable length
of time.
We have no knowledge of what Others
may deem it for their interest to do, but
as conservative business men We cannot
put additional capital into any enter
prise which may be entirely jeopardized
by hostile legislation in the interest of
free trade.
Trusting this reply will prove salts
factory to you, and answer all the pur-
poses which you had in making inquiry
Of US, we are
Yours very truly,
KNOWLES Loom WORKS,
G. II. Hutchins, Treasurer.
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FITCHBURG r. r.
ooSAC TUNNEL ROUTE


On and after Nov. l4th 1887, trains will run as
| LEAVE BENNINGTON VIA. BENNINGTON & RUTLAND
RAILWAY.
Leave bennington IS IN, arrive Troy Q 20, a
IN, New York IL m, Hoosick Falls O7, North
Adams 80, Greenaeld II IL m, Fitchburg SO,
Boston Top m, Mechanicvlle 90, Saratoga, 10 20,
an,
Leave Bennington l2 JPN, arrive Troy Is,
New York 90, Aoosick Falls SO, North Adams
3 20, Greenfield 81 Fitchburg,s IS, Boston As p
IN, Mechanicville ~, Saratoga 80.
Leave Bennington % IN, arrive Troy 6 so,
m, New York (via steamer)6 90 am, Hoosick
Falls II, No Adams 90 p N, Boston 90 a m,
Mechanicville SO, p. IN.
Leave Bennington u 10 night, arrive Troy As
New York 30 am.
LEAVE VIA. LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD.
Leave Bennington GOA m, arrive No Adams
SO, Greenfield II IL IN, Fitchburg &c. Boston
3 l0pm.
Leave Pennington Ill 10 a. IN, arrive Troy IS,
HoosckFa IL, No. Adams u so, Boston, 6 35rm.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON.
VIA. BENNINGTON & RUTLAND ny:
20 a m, from New York, Albany and Troy.
80 a m, from New York via. steamer), Al
bauy, Troy, Hoosick Falls, No. Adams, Saratoga
and Mechanicville.
400 p m, from New York. Albany, Troy, Hoosick
Falls, No. Adams, Boston and Mechanicville.
IS m, from New York. Albany, Troy. Hoosick
Falls North Adams, BOstonMechanicville. and
Saratoga.
VIA LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD.
75op m, from Boston, Greenfield, No. Adams
and Chatham.
rs IS IN, from Chatham.
tN9PfSSyi, Wednesdays and Fri %XTsoy
Gent Traffic Mgr, Boston. Genl Pass. Ag't
c. A. NIMMO, Boston.
Gen1 Western Passenger Agent, Troy
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ShIIob - Con.nmpIIon Cur,

This is beyond question the most sue
cessful Cough Medicine we have ever
sold, few doses invariable cures the
worst cases Of Cough, Group and Bron.
chitIs, while its wonderful success in the
cure of Consumption is without a paraI
lei in the history of medicine. Since its
first discovery it has been sold on a
guarantee, a test which no other m edi-
cine can stand: If you have a cough
we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10
cents, 80 cents and 81. II your lung
are sore, chest or back lame, use Shiloh
Porus Plaster. Sold by ]. 7. Shurtleff
Bennington,
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Delicate Children, Nursing

Mothers, overworked men and for al
diseases where the tissues are wasting
away from the inability to digest food
or from overwork, should take Scott'i
Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver OIL with
HypOphosphites. Il used the Emulsion
on lay who was delicate. 1t put hel
in such good health and flesh, that
must say it is the best Emulsion Il. P
Waddell, NJ. D., Hugh's Mills, S. Q.
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A BIG CONCERN.
At Least on Paper, In which Several YER
monters are Interested.

~ @N-'s YIN oPOAS Ah SfNeEhI YER
monters are Interested.
The syndicate formed to establish rail
way works and colonize the central in =
terror Of Brazil, is composed of leading
New York merchants and bankers and
representative New England SsI iittsIIiists
with some Of the principal Canadian Pa
citic capitalists, headed by ]. j. g. Alb
bott, member Of the Dominion ministry.
commanding British capital to the ex'
tent of 100000, 900. The company IA
organized in the United States, and
known as the Para Transportation and
Trading Co, Its Office is at 10 and IS
Broad Street, New York, and among its
officers and directors are j. ]. G. Abbott.
mayor Of Montreal. director of the Bank
Of Montreal, and member of the Domin-
ion privy council; c. G. Colby, deputy
speaker Of the Dominion House OF Com
mons: Col. G, w. Hooker of Vermont:
R, ]. Kimball, of Kimball & Co., bank
ers, New York; Bayard Dominick. of
Dominick & D'ckerman, New York:
I. E. Leeds, of Delloway, Davenport &
Leeds, New York and G. C. Noble, at
torny Of the Central Vermont r. R., St,
Adams, VT,
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FOR OVER THREE MONTHS

my son suffered night and day with
80 much so that he was un
able to feed himself. Your Sulphur Bit
ters cured him, and l am truly thankful
to say they are an honest medicine
Mrs, W. II, Carleton, wife of Deacon
Carleton, First Baptist Church, Win
chester, Mass.
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Answer This Question.

Why do so many people we see around
US seem to prefer to suffer and be made
miserable by indigestion, constipation
dizziness, loss of appetite, coming up Of
the food, yellow tkin, when for 70 cents
we will sell them Shiloh's System Vital
izer guaranteed m cure them. Sold by
j. T. Shurtleff, BennIns tOL, Vt.
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FREE TRADE NOT WANTED.

A Projected Enlargement Of Worcester
Loom Works Postponed Because of the
Mills Bill.
The following correspondence between
the Home Market Club and the Knowles
Loom Works at Worcester is self-ex-
planatOry, and indicates beyond all
question that that concern has changed
It's plans, and will not, owing to the
present tariff agitation, make additions
TO It's works which had been proposed
prior to the introduction of the Mills bill
by the present Congress:
Boston, May 10, 1888.
Mr.. c. II. HutchiRS, Knowles Loom
Works, Boston, Mass:
DEAR SIR-In the annual report of
this club, after referring to the critical
position in which New England indus
tries were placed by the present House
of Representatives at Washington, and
the administration beirg in favor of free
trade, and the Senate having but bare
majority in favor of the policy of pro.
lection, i stated: No sagacious, con-
sentative man would invest money to-
day in manufacturing, and all projected
engagements of mills and new buildings
are wisely postponed"
This statement has been objected to
by the organs of the Golden Club and
champions of free trade, and instances
have been cited where enlargemen,s of
mills and new works were probe cited,
Among others l have noticed the name
of your firm, that you are about to en-
large your works. Will you kindly in
form ME if this Is correct? II you are
about to do this, is it because you think
the danger of the situation is not so
great as l have represented it to bei
am faithfully yours,
HERBERT RADCLIFFE, Secretary.
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A-Eam0uS Doctor


Once said that the secret of good health
consisted in keeping the head cool, tho
feet warm, and the bowels open. Had
this eminent physician lived in our day,
and known the merits OF Ayers Pills
as an aperient, he would certainly have
recommended them, as so many Of his
distinguished successors are doing.
The celebrated DR.. Farnsvorth, of
Norwich, Conn, recommends Ayers
Pills as the best of all remedies for
Intermittent Fevers."
DR.. 1. E. Fowler, of Bridgeport,
Conn, says: ayers Pills are highly
and universally spoken OF by the people
about here. make daily use Of them
in my practice"
DR.. Mayhew, of New Bedford, Mass,
says: Having prescribed many thou
sands of Ayers Pills, in my practice,
can unhesitatingly pronounce them the
best cathartic in USE"
The Massachusetts, State Assayer, DR..
A. A. Hayes, certifies az have made q
careful analysis OF Ayers Pills. They
contain the active principles Of we'll.
known drugs, isolated from inert mat
ter, which plan is, chemically speaking,
of great importance to their usefulness.
1t insures activity, certainty, and uni
formity OF effect. Ayers Pills contain
no metallic or mineral substance, but
the virtues of vegetable remedies in
skillful combination"
Ayers Pills,
Prepared by DR.. J. G. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Dealers In Medicine.
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PLAINTALK UPONA PLAIN rOPI

PLAINTALK UPON PLAIN TOPIC
The plain topic is good health, and the
plain talk is to tell how to get it and
keep it. Paine's Celery Compound gives
perfect health to those who suffer from
weak nerves, disordered stomach, i'm
pure blood, or diseased kidneys.
You shouldn't have taken No for an
answer so readily, Charley said his
more experienced friend. Don't you
understand tina girls No often meant
Yesr She didn't say No, jack re
sponded Charley, utterly without hope
she said Nav
Mrs. X.-How does your new servant
girl suit your
Mrs. Y,-She is perfect iewel-poliIe
handy, never breaks any dishes and, bet.
ter than all, homely as a hedge fence
| Il Boston Courier.
is cellar a room?'
Certainly
Then a salt cellar must be a salt
rheum.'
The above is to be placed on ice at
once Boston Courier.
Jones had married the prettiest wo-
man in town, and Brown had married
the homeliest and thought she was
beautiful. One evening they were talk
ing about their respective better halves,
and Brown remarked:
4 cay, Jones, l think you and mar
ried the two prettiest women in town.
Jones looked at him in surprise mo-
ment, but he saw he was serious.
WELL he replied, cautiously, and
with pride, i guess you are about half
right, old fellow
Brown didn't see the point until he
had told his wife, Washington Critic.
You may notch it on de PALMS
You may mark II on de wall.
Dat de higher up toad frog JLmps
De harder he will fall.
And de crow dat fly de swifes'
Am de soones' in de corn,
And de fly dat am de meapeS'
Gets up earlies' in de morn,
De brook dat Pm de shalo'es
Chetters mos upon de way,
And de folks DAT am de slllles'
Ar de ones haO mos ter tav.
by Uuc'e Zese.
Col, Charles Denby's friends in 1ndi-
ana are urging him Tor the second place
on the Democratic Presidential tick
ct.
Couldn't you find room on that bench
for yourself without pushing that little
boy off on the floor? asked an Austin
school teacher of the bad boy of the
school.
l didn't want any room for myself,
was the reply. | wasn't crowded at
all.
Then why did you push him of?
To give him more room, He was tire
boy who was crowded, so l pushed him
off to give him plenty of room. There
great deal more room off bench than
there is on it, Texas Siitings,
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Ayers Pills,

Ideas differ as to what constitutes d
luxury. One Highland man asked an.
other: If you was a quane what would
you ateE L would ate porridge and
crane 'Ah,' said the questioner, but
you would be costly quane.'
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curiOus spectators at the back of the
church so far forgot themselves as to
stand on the seats. Bishop Eastburn.
observing this scandal, paused in the
service and said in his most solemn
tones: Remembering the sacred char
acter of this house. let all who are
present sit upon the floor and put their
feet upon the seats!-T Boston Tran
script.
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A PRACTICAL SUCCESS,

Ever since Edison invented the phono
graph. which was some years ago, it has
been considered of no practical use until
lately.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25

A Newport clergyman tell, this of q
recent marriage ceremony which he
performed: The parties were foreign,
both good looking and well dressed
and appearing. The groom presented
his license, and this being correct in all
particulars the clergyman began to
read the service. The groom was be-
fittingly solemn for the occasion, but
on the face of the bride was smile
which broke into laughter before tho
ceremony was half completed. Tho
clergyman stopped and looked rather
severe. The groom, too, was troubled,
and saw that some explanation wa.
necessary. He looked at his bride
helplessly moment aud then said:
She understand not word of English
or what you sayin'. She Portuguese.
But tink she luv me, all the same.
The ceremony was completed. -
Worcester Spy.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25
The Strange Key of Death.

About 1000 4 stranger named Iehal-
do established himself rs a merchant
in Venice. He became enamored of the
daughter of an ancient house, and,
asking her hand. was rejected, tho
young lady being already afiianced.
Enraged, he set himself to plan re-
venge, and being a skillful mechanician
he invented formidable weapon. This
was large key. the handle of which
could be turned easily. Being turned,
it discovered spring, which, when
pressed, sent out from the other end of
the key needle of such fineness that
il entered the flesh and buried itself
there, leaving no external trace. With
this weapon Tebaldo waited at the
church door till the maiden he loved
passed in to her marriage. Then, un-
perceived, he sent the slender needle
into the heart of the bridegroom, who,
seized with sharp pain from an un-
known cause, tainted, was carried
home, and soon died, his strange i'll
ness battling the skill of the physi-
clans. Again Tebaldo demanded the
maidcn's hand, and was again refused.
In few days both her parents died in
was excited. and on examination of the
hodies the small steel instrument was
found in the flesh. There was universal
terror; no one felt that his own life
was secure. The young lady went into
a convent during her mourning, and,
after few months, Tcbaldo begged to
see and speak with her, hoping now
to bend her To his will. She, with an
instructive horror of this man, who
had from the first been displeasing to
her, returned decisive negative;
whereupon Tebaldo contriyed to wound
her through the CRATE. On returning
to her room she felt pain in her
breast, and discovered single drop OF
blood. Surgeons were hastily sum-
moned. Taught by the past they cut
into the wounded part. extracted the
needle, and saved her life. Tebaldo
was suspected, his house was searched,
the KEY discovered, and he perished
on the gallows.
There is Il tradition that Duke Fran
els of Padua had poisoned key of q
similar character, which unlocked his
private library. When he desired tc
rid himself of an obnoxious member
| III Ills VI 40 "oNAN
send them to bring a certain volume
from his bookcase. As the key wa:
turned in the lock, out shot a poisoned
needle, stabbed the hand of the holder
and instantly shot back again. Exam
ination of the hand revealed only :
small, dark-blue spot, but in 4 few mo
ments the person grew strangely gid
dy. and would be found on the floor
apparently in fit. In twenty-fou
hours he would be dead, and verdic
rendered - ''apoplexy.n - America'
Notes and Queries.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25

How do you like my new dressP"
inquired Mrs. de Jaison of her husband.
Isn't it a little"
mo. it isn't. Now, Alfred, | think
you're just horrid. It's the new color,
emerald green"
"Ycs, dear, but was only going to
say
20, knowl That it isn't the color |
ought to wear. If it was that horrid
Miss - YOU would think it lovely"
"But | didn mean-h
Yes, you did, too. You're mean
enough for anything. You never
noticed my new chip hat either
'Why, my love, thought"
you thought! Of course You did
that it makes me look frightful. Il
(sob. sob)-declare it's to-o-o-o b-a-d!'
If you'd only let me speak"
Speak! Why, what else have you
done for the last half hour-iust to find
fault, too, with everything | had on!
What's that? A diamond for my birth
day present? o. You dear, precious
old sweet Why didn't You say so,
and not tease me so? | could not
imagine what you wanted to say
Detroit Free Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25

an ninety cent tea ar any too rich forthe
blood of n man airnin SO or 81 a wcekp"
mo. sab. / amt rich, but Use just
rs good as rich folks"
II see, Brudder Waterfall, please
step into the anteroom. IT, after de
lapse Of few minutes, you conclude
dat brown sugar, an apple sass, an
Rio coffee ar mo- in keeping wild poo
mans wages please gin three raps on
de doah."
The audience waited. 1t wasn't a
minute and half before the raps were
heard and Brother Waterfall stepped
out great deal the worse for wear.
He closely resembled 4 man who had
been held by the ear and kicked by n
No. 10 brogan. He was breathing hard
and much excited. but he managed to
say:
my opinion have undergone COM
plcte change, sah."
Very we'll" quietly replied the
President. "Somc folks kin he won
ober by argument and oddcrs need n
sudden shock. You kin sot down,
Jedge." ."-Detroit Free Press.
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Friendship Broken.

We chose tho faint chill morning, friend and
friend,
Pacing the twilight out beneath an oak.
Soul calling soul to judgment. ana we spoke
Strange things. ns deep as ever poet pcnned,
Such truth as never truth again can mend.
Whatever art we win. what gods inyoke;
Not wrath's indiguity not strife and smoke.
Be what IL may IL had solemn end.
Earwell in pcacel We. of the sclfsame throne
Are foeman vassals: pale astrologers
Each n wise skeptic of the others star.
Silently. as VIC went our ways alone,
The steadfast sun. whom no poor prayer
detcrs.
Drew nigh between us his majestic bar,
Mine was the mood that shows the dearest
face
Through long avenue, and voices kind.
Idle, and indctcrminate. and blind.
AS rumors from very distant place.
Yet even so, it gathered the first chase
OF the first swallows where the lanes In
clned;
An ebb of wavy wings to serve my mind
For round springs vision. All, some equal
grace.
The calm sense of seen beauty without sight
Fell on thee, honorable heart! no less,
In patient stupor walking from the dawn:
Albeit thou vert the looser of loves light,
Like fallen Adam i'm the wilderness,
Aware of naught but of the thing with
drawn.
Louise Imogen Quincy. in the Independent.
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He Did Not Hold Himself High.

Charles Whymper, the wcll-known
animal painter and engraver of Lon
don. told me the following story few
years ago:
"I dined at Aid. So-and-So's last
night" Mr.. Whymper said, "and, rs n
mark of honor, his eldest daughter was
assigned to me to take down TO dinner.
She's n bright girl, but the way she
drops her his is enough to make 4
mans hair turn gray. But | got along
nicely with her and Lady Blether-
ington on the other side until the ladies
were on the eve of retiring TO the draw
ing-room.
"You know the Alderman but re-
Gently moved out to Highgate, and /
was talking about the beautiful
scenery near the house, the views to be
had from the windows. the fine air,
and SO on, when Miss suddenly
said L think l get prettier every day,
don't you?"
What could she mean? | didn't
dare to answer her, so | said: Il beg
your pardon-what did you say?'
''.I said think get prettier every
day
There was no mistaking her words,
SO said: Yes, / think SO too, and
no wonder, in such fresh air and
But just then she caught hel
mothers eye and with the other ladies
she rose and left the room. AS she
went out she looked back over hel
shoulder with such whitening scorr
in her eyes that knew | had put my
foot in it somehow. Then it flashed
upon me that had understood her
She had dropped an Ii. What she hat
said was not silly compliment to her
self. The sentence really was: :
think Highgate prettier every day"
think Mr.. Whymper was never in
vited to Aid. So-and-So's agaiu.-PittS
| burg Dispatch