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BIG SNAKE IN FLORIDA.

A farmer near Orlando, Fla, saw il
the sand the trail of what he though
was very big snake. He followed it
and after ten minutes trailing came up
on the largest serpent he had ever seen
It.was engaged in swallowing rabbit
and the farmer waited and watched the
operation. After the rabbit had dlsap
peared he walked forward to get good
shot at the monster, which, according tC
his story, at once reared up its head as
high as good-sized man and began
racing back and forth before him, draw
ing nearer each time, Kissing and dart
ing out its tongue" The farmer shot
and broke the snakes back, and another
shot killed it. 1t was "coachwhip'
snake, Of the boa constructor family and
measured sixteen feet and two inches in
length, and was four inches wide across
the head .-NelC York Sun.
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Log CABIN SUCCESS,
What ails the young men? ?

what ais the young men
Robert CARROTS father left him for
tune Of twenty millions. He was from
childhood reared in luxut Y he received
splendid education with an especIa
training into thorough knowledge O
railroad management and was expected
u succeed his father as a railroad king
WITHIN three years after the responsi
bllltlts which his fathers death threw
upon him were assumed, he is reported
broken down man, with mind anC
health permanently shattered.
George Law is another youg man LEFT
with millions of money, who Is reported
among the wrecks" HI father, breG
stone mason. was of gigantic size anG
strength, with commensurate brain pow
er, so he became great contractor, ther
a railroad king and left half dozer
millions for his son to dissipate. The
young man is a success as a dissipator
The founders of both of these greal
estates were born in the most humbl,
walks OF life, grew strong, mentally and
PHYSICAL y, by simple living and honest
labor and developed into financial giants
Ihelr sons were reared in the lap of lux.
ury and developed into intellectual pig
mics.
The great men of our country have
not, as rule, come from the elegant
mansions Of the cities, but from the Log
Cabins of the rural districts. Simple
ways OF living, freedom from dissipation
and enerraIlng pleasures, simple RENE.
dies for disease, effective and which leave
no poison in the system, develop brawny
brany men, who compel the world IL
recognize their strength and power.
The wholesome, oId-fashioned Log
CaOin remedies are the safest and surest
Tor family use. Our grandmothers knew
how to prepare the teas and syrups of
roots, herbs and balsams which drive
disease out of the system by natural
methods and leave no after i'll effects.
The most potent of these old-tIme reme-
dies were, after long and searching iu-
veatigation, secured by H. II. Warner of
safe cure fame, and are now put out for
the healing of the nations" in the War
ner's Log Cabin remedies.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers
Log Cabin sarsaparila and with pure
blood giving health, strength, mental
and bodily vigor, you may hope to cope
successfully with the most gigantic
financial problems of the age, without
wrecking health and manhood.
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What do you Florida people live OF
in the summer I" Fish. " What in the
winter?' Yankees" Alas how many
nOrtherners draw their last breath il
Florida, slain by that fell destroyer, con
sumption, who would have lived, haC
they used at first that marvellous specific
for consumption, when not too far ad
vaDced, DR., Pierces Golden Medical Dis,
covery--better than hypophosphites ant
cod liver oil, because more nutritiye and
tonic also an invaluable liver correct
i've and blood purifier, cleansing away
all scrofulous humors (Which cause con.
sumption), and all other impurities oI
the blood, curing gladular swellings,
goitre or thick neck, old sores, and ul.
GERS. OF druggists.
Don't hawk, aud blow, and spit, but
use DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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THE HARVEST.

watch the golden billows awaiting the slckles
keen,
While the corn stands waiting yOnder, a splen-
did, gttering sheen;
hear the reapers coming with merry shout and
song,
Then see the billows falling in solid ranks
along.
The grain not only falling, but the tender flowers
too,
And with them tares and thistles are scattered
through and through;
the blade,
While the voice;of the master calleth, "It mnst
not be delayed ~
And thus is the mighty harvest in all our glor
ious land,-
The reaper blithc and happy, there is joy on
every hand;
For toll is sweet to the faithful, reward will come
at last,
So the reaper sings and lSbors until daylight
hours are past,
see the harvest over. and mountains of golden
grain
Await the thresher's pleasure, and it shall not
wait in vain
For l hear the hum of engines and clatter of
turning wheels
Let us wait moment -linger-and see what this
reveals
You know what we see, good farmer, in fields
now brown and bare
Where the grain is kept from the thIstlcs-from
thistle and from tare
Aud only the grain is wanted, the thistcs are
cast away,
While the flowers that died and withered shall
bloom another day,
lifc,-
and strife
But the reaper cometh often, with footsteps soft
as air.
lie takes the grain and flowers, the thistles and
the tare.
The harvest is ever rpcning to the reaper's sub
tie breath,
TO the knife OF the silent reaper, whose mystic
name is Death
and we know not the hour Of his coming. wheth.
er at night or day,
'or why he should spare the tbistles and take |
our flowers away.
n this living and mighty harvest we are grain or
worthless chaff
We cannot serve two masters, God want, no
work by half.
md pray, when the harvest is over, at the gar. |
narng OF the wheat,
with the grain and flowers, may knccl at the
Masters feet.
Good Housekeeping.
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er, aud carrying in his hand nickle
plated six shooter. And this was Mrs
Smith-who did not speak English. An,
one standing near the judge at that tim,
might have heard an exclamation, botf
forcible and profane. THE widow
heard it, for with little laugh, he (ol
she) touched his fingers to his lips, and
said
"Hush, judge that's cussin', an you
draw the line there, you know
And then he proceeded eo search the
pockets of his fellow-travelers as il il
were very commonplace affair, which
1t certainly was not, and relieve them of
their valuables, his associate keeping
guard meantime. Down the line he
went, dong his work quickly but care
fully, but before he was done the other
began to grow impatient.
Hurry up, jim ~ he said ain I Won
most through We're late"
"All done but this one " said Jim. the
quondam widow. as he halted before the
colonel hes got four thousand dollars
sewed plum to bis shirt. reckon IN
have to rip the old coon open to get it. e"
Saying which, he drew his knife. and
with aquick movement, as if to disem-
bowel the colonel, slipped the point
through his clothing aud with wrench
pulled out the package.
Sorry to trouble you, gents. said the
larger man, bowing, politely, but |
won't detain you much longer, fur |
know you want 10 git to Leadville. |
hope this oil gentleman" pointing to
the ren: in the colonel's dress, "wop Z
take cold. He must be careful-good
men are scarce" The colonel snOrteJ.
You will kindly stlnd just where you
are til! give the word. There is few
friends of mine a-lookin' at us from
them rockS, and l really wouldn't move
very much If | was you'll really
wouldn't, fur their guns IS all hair-trig
gers an dreadful liable to 60 off. You
won't move now, will you =
we would not ! Wild horses could not
have dragged us from that spot, for iup
IN the rocks we fancied we could see two
shlninS barrels, aimed truly at us, and
we were really anxious to remain quiet.
before we knew it we were alone our
new acquaintances had vanished in the
DUSK, and an instant later we heard the
same voice, ringing out above US:
"Git into the coach now and git :"
And we got.
But we were no longer the cheerful
party we had been. Outside we couId
near Tommy swearing all sorts of new
ana exuOerant oaths at himself, the COM
pany' the mules, the coach, and the
road-agenls. Inside not word was
spoken until the judge. stopping down.
iitted INTO view the black skirt that the
forme' widow had worn. A sad smile
stole over his face, and he whispered,
mournfuly
Boys, it's just sheoll ~ The San
FrdrciscO AyyaRdut.
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CATTLE QUEEN OF MEXICO,

Sonora Manuela de Moncada, who il
on the sunny side of sixty, is one Of the
wealthiest landowners in Mexico. She
also owns a magnificent house on Fifth
avenue, New York, and spends about
eight months each year there. She il
one of the best-knOwn members of the
Spanish American colony in New York
In Mexico she enjoys the reputation ol
being one Of the cattle queens. One OF
her ranches is stocked with 100000
sheep. Her Mexican home is in the City
of Mexico. but she evidently prefers liv-
ing in the city of New York.
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A ROMANTIC STORY,

George w. Cable said to newspapc
reporter the other day 1T Is interest.
ing that so many short stories shoult
have their scenes laid in and arounc
New Orleans and Louisiana 1t isa yer,
romantic country. A friend i'm New
Haven told me some time since thai
while rummaging among some old law
reports he had found an account of 4
slave girl who secured her freedom by
learning that she had no negro blood. a,
she had always herself supposed. II
was noted case at the time, but had
passed from the memory of the presen,
generation. applied to an ex-Justice
OF the Supreme court of Louisiana, and
he knew nothing of the case until he
searched and found it in the records.
The case was first tried in the Lower
court, which declared the girl a slave,
The Supreme court reversed the findine
at once. Its decision substantially said
that II the gIrl was black that fact would
De proof enough Of her slavery, but as
she was white the girl could not be com.
PEELED to prove her right to freedom. but
she must be assumed to be free, and her
negro blood and slavery must be proven,
That could not be done, and she was no
longer slave. The court records DOS
sess 10y the courtesy of the court to which
must return them.
These records of this case tell fasci
mating story of the girls life. In COM
pany with her parents and sister, she
came to America from the French pro-
vince OF Alsace. The ship was captured
by mutineers and her father was killed.
The mother died soon after landing. and
the daughter experienced various adven-
lures among the Indians, where they
were cast by the mutineers. They final
ly were sold into slavery and became
separated. She had always supposed
she was negro. She was finally recog-
nized by some Of her relatives who had
followed her family to America. Her
identity was proven by startling re-
semblance to her mother, and by birth
marks in the shape of blackberry signs
upon the inside of both legs Just above
the knees. believe that she is still liy-
ing, an aged woman, in Sacramento. Cal
where she has family and where her
strange history is unknown"
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ShiIoh,s Consumption Cure

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
chitls, while its wonderful success in the
cure of Consumption is without a paral.
lei in the history OF medicine. Since its
first discovery il has been sold on a
guarantee, a test which no other IN edi-
cine can stand. II you have a cough
we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10
cents, 90 cents and 81. II your lung
ar sorechest or back lame, use Shiloh
PorusPlaster. Sold by j. 7. ShurtlefT
bennington,
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nrrnensin mud Liver ,nmn,n,n,

Is it not worth the small price of rs
cents to free yourself of every symptom
of these distressing complaints, if you
think so call at our store and get a bot
tie of Shiloh's Vitalizer. Every bottle
has a printed guarantee on lit, use &C
cordingly, and if it does you no good 1t
will cost you nothing. Sold by John T.
Shurtleff, druggist,
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Regulate the Regulator. by the use Of
Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Sold
by all druggists, 100 doses 81.
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Y GU

can be cured by purchasing bottle OF ANTI
APOPLECTINE and taking 1t according to
directions. 1t is strongly endorsed by the leading
physicians of Montreal, as "the only" ApOplexy Pre-
ventlvc and Is everywhere regarded as q sure cure
for Paralysis, Heart Disease, Rheumatism,
Angina PectOris, Chronic Bronchitis,
Liver Complaint, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles, Sciaticn, Dyspepsia, &C., &c.
For sale by all druggists Price 81 90 bottle, six
bottles for $500. sendto DIR. F. S. HUTCHINSON
& CO., Enosburgh Falls Vt, U. g. A, for circulars
and testimonials. 100 Emergencies " price is cts.
Mailed free to readers of this paper Tells what to
do in case of accident, and what may result from
being
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Business Dirrttorp.

MRS. NJ. E. PARTRIDGE, NJ. d.
OFFICE and Residence, 30 Main Street.
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AAFR0E:

Youa sufferer from any Of this list of symptoms
some of which warn you that you arc liable to an
attack OF Apoplexy Dizziness or Pressure In the
Head, Spots Before Eyes, Pain Around or Palpita
ton OF Heart Pain In Region Of Heart with Feeling
of sufrocaton, Ringing Sound in Ears, Numbnesso or
Prickly Sensation of Limbs, especially the Arm,
Pain between Shoulders and In Side, Pain In Small
of Back or Hip, Dry Cough, Flatulence, Sour
Stomach, General Debility Loss of Appetite, &C.,
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A. z. CUTLER. Dentist.

BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK.
EINhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
l. Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction of business from 10 O'Clock
=. m. to O'Clock p. m, Sundays and Holidays ex-
cepted.
Interest to depositors strictly in accordance with
he laws Of the State Of Vermont. Money de.
posted anytime after the first day of each month
draws interest from the first day OF the next
ceeding month, Interest computed January
LIST and July LIST, and if not withdrawn will be added
principal, and interest thereafter will accrue
upOnlt.
Loans solicited upon real estate and undoubted
prsonal securities.
A. B. VALENTINE, President,
W. E.HAWKS, Vice President,
j. 7. SIIUR1LEFF, Treasurer,
q. w. IARMAN, Secretary,
TRUsTEEs-A y. Valentine, Wm.,E. Hawks,
G. W. Harman, Olin Scott, j. I. ShurtieiI, l. f..
Gibson.
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C. D. GIBSON, Druggist & Apothecary
Main street, first door west Baptist Church.
NkOpen Sundays-from . to 10 a. m.,-and 8 to
y.
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c. II. DARLING.
A TTORNEY ATLAw.
N Onlce over FIRST National bank,
44t Bennington. VI,
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DIR. B. C, JENNEY. Dentist.
WILLIAM L. MASON, LAWRENCE NJ. ENNIS
ROBT p, BATES,

T AW OFFICES OF
IL MASON, ENNIS & BATES.
Rooms 81, 3S, 30 & 40 Unity Building ~ Dear
Orn Street, Chicago, Ill.
Investments a specially. Loans of any amount
placed upon Chicago real estate at per cent:
small loans at per cent per annum A share of
your business in both departments solicited 10
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22
Rules Of measurement.

An exchange, which has been study
ing the clothing and furnishing bust
ness says: 1t is astonishing to observe
how few people understand the COM
mon rules of measurement in purchas-
ing wearing apparel. For instance,
man will buy coat that is "srze' too
small or too large A size" smaller
or 'size" larger is what he probably
needs, but he does not know what a
"size" is. Well, size in coat is an
inch, a size in underware Is two inches
q size in sock is one inch, in collar
one.haif an inch, in shoes one-sixth of
an lncii, pants one inch, gloves one
fourth of an inch, and in hats one
eighth OF an inch. Very few purchas
ers ever understand the schedule
named.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22
Literary Notes.

Irving NJ. Scott, who secured from
the Pacific Coast the contracts for
building the iron cruisers "Charles-
ton" and San Francisco" will contrib
ute an article to the Overland Monthly
for March, describing the difficulties
encountered in raising the sunken
British fourmaster Earl of Delhousie
from the bottom of San Francisco Bay
in 1885.
Charles S. King, son of James King
of William. will give in the March
Overland his recollections of early
days in San Francisco, including the
circumstances of his fathers murder
He will also touch on the San Fran.
cisco Jury bribers, and the question
whether Vigilance Committee would
be justitiable now.
Hon. Horace Davis, lately elected to
the presidency of the University OF
California, will have an article in the
forthcoming (March) Overland, devel
oping his theory in explanation oil
Shakespere's sonnets. He finds in
them the record of much of the inner
h tie of the great poet, and convincingl y
lie tends his Interpretation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22
,Artesian Well Boring.

Inyo Independent: The scheme of
raising money By subscription for
boring an experimental artesian we'll
appears to be failure. Not word
has been heard about the matter for
some time past. And yet there would
be many land locators who would be
willing'to contribute, and among these
are nonresident locaters as well as
citizens of the Valley. 1T has been
suggested by a very practical man
that the best way to test the matter
wou' be to organize a. company; buy
the necessary machinery; hire ,eompe.
tent men to run it, and bore wells by
contract for all who may want them.
If one good flowing well was struck
at any point in the valley there would
be plenty Of demand for more.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22

The Enterprdse saw S: mason Val
lie now presents yer, liant ana beauu
full appearance. DR., Ki rby who visited
til Valley two or three days ago in
an, ,wer to a professional call, expresses
hin iself IS having been as tonished and
deli GIFTED with what he saw. The
only snow visible wasen t. he Sierras,
40 n iles distant. The grou. nd in the
vale y is dry, and farmers are engaged
in lowing. The alfalfa fl elds are
showi ing up finely. and are gre 'en and
bueau titul. All the people Of IL 'e val.
ley are tiourishing and are i'm high
spirits. ALI are making money, and
all are the same titme impro wing
their lar IDS and surroundings, as re-
CARDS Blu ildiGgs, orchards and the II ke
They clal I'm 80 have the garden s. vol
of Nevad a."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22

The present year is the fifth year OF
modern times in which the aggregate
of the figures is twenty-five, and there
will be but five more years in which
such combination IS possible prior to
the year $500. Probably few have ever
heard the old prophecy, which is as
follows:
In every future year OF our Lord,
VIII. the sum of the figures is twenty-five
Some warlike kingdom will draw the sword
But peacefulnations in peace shall thrive.
Students of modern history will
readily recall how faithfully this
prophecy has been fulfilled in the four
previous years to which it applied
In 1899 Russia, Denmark and Poland
formed the coalition against Sweden
which inaugurated the great war that
ended in the disastrous defeat of Char.
les XII at Pultowa.
The year 1889 will ever be memor,
able ON account of the breaking out OF
the French Revolution.
The year 1893 witnessed the cam
paign of Bonaparte in Egypt, and the
formation of the second European
coalition against France.
In 1879 war broke out between Eng
land and Afghanistan, followed by thu
invasion Of the latter country 10y Brit
isb troops.
In what manner the prediction IS t,
be verified this year, 1883, remains ye
to be seen, but the present condition o
Europe seems to promise an abundan
fulfilment of the prophecy.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22

Work ha been commenced on the
ro&d which is to connect Los Angeles
and Salt La he City. The work began
last Monday At Milford, the present
terminus of he Utah Central road. A
party of U an Southern engineers
,reached Milf rt last week and went
into camp the, e in readiness TO start
out On the sur1 vcY on Monday, and a
telegram says they took the field ON
time ARother party of engineers was
to start out at / he same time from Bar
stow. Calitorn aa, TO work eastward.
The two parties will meet at or near
Ash Valley, in Nevada. The road
will pass near Pi oehe, and will open
up ayast area OF tine mineral and agri-
eplssra land in ! daGola county.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22
Marietta Items.

The mines of Marietta District are
| looking better at the present time than
for many years past. Indesd, IaCoubt
If there has Eeen at any time in the
past as good showing for the mum.
Der of men at work. Several carloads
of high grade ore are now ready for
shipment, only waiting for the snow
to go off sufficiently to allow it totbe
transported to the railroad.
The Endowment, through the intel,
Gigent prospecting of Messrs Smith
'and Means is showing up finely. High
grade ore and plenty of 1t.
The Big Buffalo owned and worked
Ivy Mcclellan and Bradley shows
steady improvement for each days
work done on it. The ore is rich and
eahe ledge str9ng and we'll defined.
NJ. M. Comstock is making a good
showing on the Champagne. He Is
all ready to make shipment as sooE
as the state Of the roads will admit.
#. Mcguire is taking considerable
lead ore from tiie McDo uald, Frank
lisa slayer from "away back" Tom
Meckey is also getting considerable
lead ore from the "Trip Van Wrinkle:
kessrs Cook and Peterson are tax
ing rich ore from the old Sunset mine
This is one of the snost prom Using
locations IN this section.
Several copper mines In this vicin lily
will.eertainly be worked the coming
spring if copper holds up to the pres.
ent quotations. K.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-22

In the song of canary four notes
are recognized by dealer and they car
tell by listening 10 it for n very few
minutes whether the bird Isl German
or American. They are she water
note, which is a ripping, gurgling,
attractive bit of warbling like the muir
muir OF rill, flute note, clear and
ringing; the whistling note, of the
same class, but finer, and the rolling
note, which .is continuous ,me,ody,
rising and falling only to rise again.
1t is, in the last named note that the
American birds fail. They cannot
hold it.