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A POOR MARKET.


Plays Were Quoted at Very Low Figures.
A man with his trousers in his boot
tops and whip in his hand called at
she box of one of the Detroit iheaters
the otherday and after fumbling about
his pockets for awhile, brought ont
about dozen sheets of foolscap pinned
together and said:
Here's play my daughter has writ
and composed all by herself. What are
you paying this spring.
''Ihe price is way down" replied the
courteous attendant.
TOO many in the market, sup
pose?r
That's it,"
''Wall, this is stopper of a play and
no mistake. -Four murders in it, and
no end Of love and banging around "
~ see, but don't think we could use
it."
House gets afre. and the heroine
puts II out with cider, continued the
man. Work in cider and a FIRE and you
are sure to hit everybody. ] suggested
the cider myself.
Eyes, but as ! told yon, the price is
way. way down"
Il expect so How much'll ye
give?T
Il am ashamed to make you an
offer
''Poohl Don't be afeared of hurtin'
my feelinsl Jest go right ahead and
say what yen give.
We'll. sir, PLAYS are such a drug in
the market that / couldn't offer you
over-over twenty-five cents-really
couldn't do it. "
Twenty fve?r
''0nly twenty-five"
Gimme the money-she's yours"
said the man. as he handed it in; and
after swallowing the lump in his throat
and turning about forty different coll
ors, the official passed out a quarter
and took in the play and sadly dropped
il in the waste basket - Detroit Free
Press
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LEGAL NOTICES.

STATE OF VERMONT. { In Probate Court held
RANDOLPH DISTRICT. IS Al Chelsea IN and for
said District. the 18Th day Of Nov. A. d, slssl-
An Instrument with codicis annexed. rurpornE 10
be the lastiWll and Testament of Cornelius Robinson
late oCt lscn said district dcceased.n being present
"a 20 The Courl by Wilbur T. siurttrant and r. o.
Tracy the Executors therein named. for Pronate
II Is ordered by the
said Court. that ali persons concerned thereibe
titled 10 appear al session 81 saidCouri 20 be held A.
the Orange County Hotel iu Chelsea on the l day OF
Dee. A. -. lsyl. ana show cause. 1T any they
may have against The Probate Of said Wills for which
purpose il Is further ordered that copy Of the rec
ord Of this order be published three weeks success-
lively 10 the Herald and News. printed a. West RAN
dolphprcyians 10 said time appointed for hearing.
By the Court Attest
aE WILLIAM u. NICHOLS judge.
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Corrected to Oct. 4, 1891.


Trains leave RANDOLPH As follows
400 M, Night Express from OgdensburK Nom
treal and the west, for Boston, Lowell and all
New England points, SeepinKcars fcr Bos-
ton via. Lowell, also for Springfield runs daily
Sundays included Montreal 10 Boston via
Lowell.
ia.25a m, Mail from 81. Adams and Burlington TOR
Boston. via Lowell and Fitchbnrg. for all
points In New England.
las m, Limited Express. from OgdensburR, Nom
treai and the west for Concord. Manchester
Nashua, Lowell, Boston; and New York. via
Springfield
tbs pm. Passenger for white River junction and
Windsor.
GOING NORTH:
900 m, Night Express. from Boston and New
York for Montreal. OEdeusburg and the west.
Sleeping car To Montreal runs daily SUNDAYS
includeL. Boston to Montreal via Lowell
SIG a. "a. Passenger for Rutland. Burlington st.
Adams, Richford and Rouses Point
soc m, Mall Train from Boston. W 0TcesfeT,
Springfield. New London, and New York. for
Burlington, st, Alhans. Ogdensourg, Montreal,
and the west. Drawing room car TO Montreal.
$40 pm, Fast Express. from Boston for
Montreal and West. Pullman Palace Sleep
ing car attached running through TO Chicago
without change.
Through tickets for Chicago. and the west for sale
t al theprincipalstations.
e. c. Smith, Second Vice Pres.
S. w. Cummings. Gen. Pas. Agt.
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OF course ne stepped on it; or at leas
that is the supposition, as the neighbour
who were brought ont by the crash tina
followed saw a Mortified man and three
very demoralized mackerel shooting
across the garden and smashing down
the shrubbery And he was a nict
sight. was that unhappy man. wher
they got him on his feet Then
wasn't dry thread on him: and his hal.
was full Of bits of mackerel; and one o
his shoulders was out Of joint; and hi
coat was split the whole length of til,
back. and he appeared TO be out of hi:
head he was carried into the house bJ
some of the mfn. and laid on bed
while others went after doctor. and
sixteen women assembled in the from
room. and talked in whispers about the
inscrutable ways Of Providence ant
what a warning this was to people whs
never looked where they were going.
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HE HAD THE IDEA.
The Applicant Proved That He Could Re-
port Winning or Losing Game.

The applicant Proved That He Could Re-
port Winning Losing Game.
He was bright-loolSing young fellow
and as the place was vacant il was only
a question of finding ont whether he
was sufficiently wen posted to do the
work properly.
Have you ever reported game be-
fore2' he was asked.
Only once or twice. he replied,
.'but am thoroughly familiar with it
and have made study of the reports
in the papers.
Quite right, young man. Now, if
we win a game you can tell how we
won it?"
Certainly, sir, that is my strong
point. | can enthuse over the brilliant
double play that retired the other side
with three men on bases, and dilate on
the magnificent team work. Yes. in
deed. sir, can describe the brilliant
playing that won the game for us !"
Good Now. if the other side wins
can you tell how it did it?"
There was a shade of anxiety in the
editors tone as he put this question,
but when he got a prompt NO, sir"
he rubbed his hands together gleefully
and asked:
"What would you do under those cir
eumstances?"
''Tell how we lost. Big difference
between the two, sir While | can't
tell how the other side won ! can de-
scribe in detail the accident by which
we lost I'm modest, sir. but | think
i am unexcelled in describing how a
run was accidentally scored in the
eighth or ninth inning that cost US the
game. can tell you sir, the brilliant
plays that win game for us, and the
blamed fool plays that lose one, but
But that was sufficient. He had the
baseball cranls idea and he was en-
gagged Chicago Tribune.
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vulgar Admiration.

Mr.. Gotrox What are you doing ont
there in the chill night air9 Come into
the house
Gladys-I was just admiring the
moon, papa
Mr., GotroN-What business have you
admiring the moon when there are 50
many things in the house that have
bought expressly for you to admire?
Anybody can admire the moon.-In-
dianapolis journal
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II say, Bill. said one az Mr.. Slsinnem's
workmen TO another, watts that the
Scriptur' says about its being easier fer
a rich man to 60 through the eye Of a
needle than to git into Heaven
i dunno. Somethin' like that"
'.Waal, ole skinner won't have any
trouble. He could crawl through the
eye of a needle with his overcoat on -
Detroit Free Press.
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4 remaie Prank.

When a woman pnts three mackere
TO soak oven night IN a dishpirn whoss
sides are eight inches nigh. aud leaves
the pan on stairway. she has accom-
plished her mission and should go hence
This was what Division street woman
did Friday night-fiiled the pan at tn,
pump and then left 1t standing on tn,
steps OF the stoop. while she went int
the next. house 10 see how many button,
would be required to go down the front
OF redingote. and a mighty important
affair that was. to be sure. And there
was her husband tearing through tn.
house in search Of handkerchief. anc
not finding 1t, Of course. And then he
rushed out into the yard WONDERING
where on earth that woman could be
and started down the steps without see
ing the pan, or even dreaming that any
one could be so idiotic as to leave it there
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EXPERIENCE WITH A DOG
SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS
OF THE DAN8uRY NEWS MAN.

II Appeared To Be Good Dog. aud II
Had a Long supply of Rope. but II
Didn't Pan oui Tor "a Cent-Too Much
vivaeiry
topyrignied rs Lee & shepard. BOSTON. and
published by special arrangement with thenl.i
II Is little singular. as fond as ! am
Of dogs. that / never enjoyed an nndis-
puted title 10 one unul the other day
have frequently, to be sure, had "A dog
IN my possession when | was boy. out
the possession was acquired by persua
siveness and was bnt temporary. as my
parent on my fathers side entertained a
morbid prejudice against dogs. and never
mlssed-opportnnity TO show his aversion
The dog | refer to as being strictly my
own was one | bought OF Il man named
Robbins, who lives some distance down
town gave him two dollars for the
dog. on his own representations He
said it was a good animal. but had a lit
tie more OF life and energy than were
proper in dog where there were mems
on the premises don't keep hens. SO
this was no objection IN my case
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on Its Last Legs.

Several ladies and gentlemen visited
Central park, New York. and they adj
mired the an a ais very much, and more
particularly TIE kangaroo.
THAT poor animal is going to die
pretty soon, remarked Gus Snobberly,
punching il with cane.
Il don't see anything wrong with it. +"
said Gilhooly.
lyon don't. Well, I do. Can't you
see that it is on its last legs?' Texas
Siftings.
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TOR SAFE

Beautiful $50 acre Dairy Farm adjoining Stevens
Point Wisconsin, "a city Of 10000 inhabitani<) and
one mile from its business ceutre. with Mir Route
mo Oppositionl stock. wagons sleichs farming iIn-
plemeni~, etc Farm has been wen improved and
iertilized and viii keep 50 cows and other ktock
The improvements consist Of 8 room house nnd ice
house, COW barn. (modern improVements3 70xs0-
slo l6xs6 horse barn 36x4S, all Stock pres
ent IS cows bulls, II half blood Jersey hefers to
Is months old, brood mares. one horse ard sack
ling colts. Owner has managed this farm success
fully for 10 years but Is DESTROYS OF selling ac-
count OF poor health This is 4 rare chance for the
right party and will bear the closest investigation.
Terms: Sll goo one-third down. balance time to
suit purchasers interest per cent For further in
formation address, BoYcE & kIRwAN, I62 La sale
ST., Rooms 81 and e5, Chicago IN.
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BILLY was sent up for three years for
rohbing the store, see
Yes; he told the judge that he had
Just had the grip and wasn't accounta-
bic for his acts but the judge didn't let
up on him bit
The Judge was hard-hearted-
NO. il wasn't that: he had just had
an attack of the grip himself Judge
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Mrs Van Million-But, Mr. Marigold.
if you marry my daughter, how do
you and she propose to live without
money!
Jack Marigold-Do you mean to say
that you would allow your son-in-law
to starve?~-Munsey Weekly.
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u,vIt Starte,I.

There was a riot at the museum the
other day"
what was the matter2'
sThe Legless man got mad at the
Dog Faced boy and kicked him -
jury.
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Very Desirable Farm for Sale.

9. Contains $50 acres, IS in moving and
tillage, GO in pasture. s5 in woodland fenc-
ed mainly With stone wall, the rest wood.
house, 40x1S, two stories, L 31x24, shed SO
x20 with arch and stove, IL rooms in house.
two barns, 40x30 horse barn and shed zSx
Is, basement under one barn, corn barn
l2xl4, plenty OF good fruit, carriage house
30x20 with basement, 1000 trees and over
in sugar lot, running water at house and
barn from never falling spring, build
ings in good condition, r. r. station.
and postoffice, Bethel, 4 miles, Barnard
village miles, school 1-2 mile. Price.
5000, $1,000 down, balance at s per cent.
House painted and blinded
Address, s c. THAYER, Box 139.
Bethel, VI.
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Club Rates

We club the following most excellent
papers with this paper at the following
very low prices. The price is for one full
year. The first column gives the regular
price Of the paper named, the last ths
price we ask for both in Vermont.
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GRATEFUL COMFORTING.
EPPS' COCOA.


- - NJ - , y
by thorough kro~ledec 81 the natural lars
which govern the operations Of digestion ana nu-
triton. 90 BY = careful application Of the fne
properties % vel selected Cocoa. Mr. Ems 80
provided ear breakfast tables with delirafel~
favored beverage, which may save Us many heavr
1otter'r ell.s u = bF the ludiCious use a snch
" built up uutil strong enough 10 resist everv fen
dency 20 disease. Hundreds Of subtle maiadies a.
Heating around as ready 70 attack wherever there
e weak point We mas escape many fatai
shan by keeping ourselves wei fortified win mr.
blood ana = properly ncurished frame firif
Service Gazette Made simply with boiling M
ter or milk sold only in half pound tins bv GRO
GERS. labelled thas. 49,
JAMES EPPs a CO. homeopathic Chemists.
London. England
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But that was sufficient. He had the
baseball cranl1's idea and he was en-
gagged. Chicago Tribune.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

SALISBURY, Md, Aug. 2s.-The Re
publicans of Wicomico, who adjourned
their county convention Tuesday of last
week after fixing the basis for IL fusion
ticket with independent Democrats, re-
convened in Salisbury as agreed, and
with the leaders of the independent
Democrats made out the county ticket,
as follows: State senate, Colonel Will
lam j. Leonard, independent; house Of
delegates, Levin G. Graham, Republi-
can; Robert G. Robinson and James w.
Parker, Democrats; clerk of the circuit
court, DIR. II. Laird Todd, Democrat;
register of wills, Nj, l.. B. Price. Repub-
ican; county commissioners, l.. M. Viii
son, Benjamin $. Pusey and E. II. Par
sons, Republicans; w. II. II. Cooper
and M. A. Parsons, Democrats; or
phans' court judges, Jonah Cooper, Re
publican, and L. Clinton Walston and
John w. Sirmun, Democrats; sheriff,
Josephus Il. Raylnan, Republican;
states attorney, George w. ID. Waller,
Democrat; surveyor, John w. Smith,
Democrat
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

NYAcK, N. Y, Aug. 2S.--The national
swimming championship races of 100
jerday afternoon. Out of twelve en-
tries in tho 100 yards race nine started.
W. G. johnson won the race by yards
in l minute 10 SIS seconds, Thomas
Carey second. Eleven started in the
one mile race. For the first half mile
this proved close and exciting event
between j. E. Whittemore, of St. Louis,
the western champion, and G. Uyslop,
of Toronto, Whitteinore won in "a
minutes II 3-5 seconds, coming in 100
yards ahead Of Hyslop; D. Bell, Of New
York, third
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Three of the
crew of the American ship Frederick
Billings arrived at this port from Liver
pool and were arraigned before the
United States commissioner, charged
with nutiny on the high seas. On the
2Sth of July. as the ship was being
towed to sea from Liverpool, the men,
whose names are Edward Clark, James
Heath and Thomas Hayes, attempted to
cut the towing hawser, but were pre-
vented by the Mate Meady and Boat
swan Mauer. During the fight the
boatswain came very near being thrown
overheard. The three men drew their
knives and made their way to the quar-
ter deck, where Captain Williams stood.
AT the point of the captains revolver
they We're ironed. Subsequently, on q
promise OF good behavior, they were re-
leased. On Aug. 20 Hayes was in
subordinate and again was ironed and
kept in durance until the ship reached
this port. The three men We're held for
examination
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
A Yonns Mothers Crime.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 29.-Lizzie Will
son, 81 years old, poisoned herself and
her child. The child was one year old,
and according to the mothers state
ment, was born ont of wedlock. When
the case was reported the epolice arrested
the woman and sent her to St. Mary's
hospital, where she died. She admin
istered arsenic to the babe and took the
same drug herself. Before death she
made a statement of the cause Of her ac-
ton. Grief SO preyed upon her mind
thas she did not seem to be responsible,
A man named Kantz, whom she named
as the chlld's father, is under arrest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

WILLIAMS GROVE, Pa, Aug. 3d.
Fully 25,O0O people were at the gran
gers exhibition yesterday, although the
ground was in bad condition from the
effects of heavy rains. The meeting
was addressed by John Triinble, Of
Washington, d. c.; s. r. Downing,
ESQ.,, of Chester county, and Hon. Nor
Timer Whitehead, of New Jersey. Last
nights address was delivered by State
Senator Lloyd, and followed by grand
concert by the Demas family, Of the Pa
cific slope. The exhibition closes this
afternoon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

PARIS, Aug. 2s.-Letters from Cham
berry have been received here, giving de-
tails of the accident which recently be-.
fell the secretary of the Academy Of
science, during a geological expedition
IN the mountains OF Switzerland. He
slipped and fell into deep crevice of a
glacier, but succeeded in arrestiny his
fall by clinginS to projections of ice.
where he hung for two hours, suspended
above a chasm, at the bottom of which
tated his will to companion above.
Fortunately, tho guides who had been
sent for aid, returned in time with ropes,
by which M. Bertrand was brought to
the surface. He was Frustrated for a
lime, but sustained no serious injury.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
The Eonnder or Knnsns ncad.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 2s.-Hon.
s. G. Pomeroy, ex-United States sem
ator from Kansas. died at the residence
of Mrs, j. c. Whiten, at Whitensville,
yesterday, aged 76. The cause of Mr..
Pomeroy's death was Bright's disease.
He had been sick for nearly year, and
had been in Whitensville since last June.
He was connected with the Whiten
family by marriage. Mr.. Polnerox was
the founder of Kansas, having le1 the
first New England colonists to the dis
puted state in 1854. His battles with
the boarder ruiiians, whom he finally
subdued, endeared MIN to the early set
tiers. After serving two terms as mayor
of Atchison he was, in 1851, elected to
the United States senate, and was re-
elected in 1851. In 1878, when candi-
date for third term, he was charged
with bribery and Mr.. ingalls, was elect
ed in his stead. Mr.. Pomeroy viii be
buried on Sunday in Forest Hills ceine-
terry. Boston.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
LAwRENoE's CONFESSION.
He Explains His Crooked Methods
to Ex-BanlS Examiner Drew.

He Explains His Crooked Methods
to Ex-Bank Examiner Drew.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2s. - Charles
Lawrence, the assistant cashier of the
keystone National bank, who is under
going sentence Of seven years imposed
by Judge Butler more than week ago
in the United States district court, has
made full confession. Since his con-
finement in the eastern penitentiary the
disgraced official has been doing some
thinking, and has come to the conclusion
that it was his duty to tell all ne knew,
and how the frauds were perpetrated in
the Keystone bank.
The confession, which is addressed to
ex-Bank Examiner Drew, fully unfolds
the method pursued by the bank officials
to deceive the examiner and all others
having anything to do with the govern
ment and tho institution.
1t sets forth that from 1880 down to
about the time of the closing of the bank
In March, 1891, methods were adopted
deceive the keenest official. The means
employed for deception could only be
suggested and the fraudulent transac-
tions carried on by shrewd men.
Nothing has been held back. and the
revelations, while astounding, are of
such character as TO show that it was
possible for the guilty parties to continue
their operations for series of years
without being detected. The confession
was voluntarily made, and was a sur
prise to the ex-bank examiner.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The agricultural
department has been investigating
charges OF improper care Of cattle on
the steamer Loch Lomond, which ar
rived at Dundee from Montreal, having
had many cattle die on board. It now
appears from the investigation made
that the Loch Lomond was not origi-
ginaly intended for the transatlantic
cattle trade, and that the stalls impro-
vised on her decks for the accommod..-
tion Of cattle were hastily and fliinsily
built. The result was that when tho
steamship met with bad weather these
stalls were soon demolished, and by the
cattle rolling and pitching up against
each other 120 head were killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

The Produce Market.

PEILApELPHIA, Aug a7.-State and western
-four, super, Si1t:i: do. do. extras, si.s5 .
so: No. . winter ia .Iiiy. s.5Oei.15; Pennsyl-
rania roller rIDcccAs Ia 3j15, western winter
clear, SfT5 u; 10. do. straight, s5Dl.-J
winter patent, now, S525g5.Gk Minnesot,l
clear, si75lj.lG: DO. strnight, s5lGie5.35. do.
patent. S5.ts1i. Rya lSur. so per barrel.
Wheat Firm. quiet, with Sl.has bid and
sl.ln95 asked FOR August: Sl.II5s bid aud Sl.lu7t
Lsked for septemhui; sl.ll34 bid and Sl.l21l
asked for October; sl.ls bid and silals asked
for NoVevlbeF.
Corn-Nominal. 7jc. BID and 75iac. asked for
august; nc. bid amt rs. asked for Septem.
Ter; G1ISr bid and tOysc. asked for October;
eslso. bid md GsI5c. asked for November.
oats--Quiet, steady, with s0c. bid and lDISc
asked for August: asIac. bid and a9e asked
for September; cSIkc. bid and 500. asked for Oc-
tohar; 3aJSc bid and lllkc ask al for Navann har
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28

HAMBURG, Pa, Aug. 2S.-A numbero of
the streams of this county are again
very wild. Many farmers are unable to
go to market ON account of the bad con-
dition of the roads, bridges being gone
and the roads so badly washed out as
to be impossible. The damage wrought
along the Lebanon Valley road between
Sinking Spring and Denver would re-
quire columns to describe. AT places
yawning chasms. At other places tho
rails have been separated from the
sleepers and carried away and bent
around trees in all sorts of curves, and
in still other instances rails. sieepers and
III have been carried down stream,
and, standing on edge, they look like a
picket fence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
Senator Buffers Strong u nnguase.

CHARLESTON, Aug. 2S.-The Cotton
Plant, Alliance President DR.. J. w,
Stokes, editor, recently attacked United
States Senator Butler for his ntterances
on the sub-treasury scheme, making it
appear that Mr.. Butler had charged the
Alliance men in South Carolina with
being thieves and scoundyals Senator
Butler comes out with an interview in
The News and Courier today in which
he denies MIR, Stokes statcne1lt and de-
nounces him as devoid Of principle and
honorable qualities" In closing the in
terview the senator says: :" f there is
anything the people of this sthte hate it
is sneak and u liar" Senator Butler
and Editor Stokes will meet on the
stump at Batesville on Sep and
lively times are expected.