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QUICK AS THE TELEPHONE.
The Saving Influence of Little Child's
Prayer.


One night a well-known citizen of a
Western city who had been walking for
some time in the downward path, came
out Of his house and started down town
ior night of carousal with some old
@npanions he had promised to meet.
Ms young wife had besought him with
Importing eyes to spend the evening
siih her, and had reminded him of the
lne when evenings passed in her COM
any were all too short. His little
laughter had chung about his knees
"a coaxed in her pretty, willful way
"f papa" to tell her some bedtime
sones; but habit was stronger than
9Fe Tor child and wife, and he eluded
lsf tender questioning by the deeeits
saa excuses which are the convenient
Siage of the incorporate, and so went
q bis way.
When he was some blocks distant
1on his home he found that in chang
= his coat he had forgotten to remove
= wallet, and he could not go on
suhkng bout without money. even
lgagh he knew his family needed 1t,
~ his wife was economizing every
4y more and more in order to make
phis deficits; so he hurried back and
eeP softly past the window of has
a''e home in order that he might steal
and obtain it without running the
s1en'iet Of either questions or caresses.
nut as he looked through the window
smelling stayed his feet; there was
y IN the CRATE within-for the night
q ehiil-and it lit up the little parlor
~ oFought out in startling effect the
s.areS on the wall But these were
,s'aiag to the pictures on the hearth.
.leie IN the soft glow of the freight
.ls.i ais child at her mothers feet, It's
la.i hands clasped in prayer, its fair
- bowed: and, as its rosy lips
-Npered each word with childish dis
--''aess, the father listened, spell
s5ld- To the words which he himself
sootten uttered at his own mothers
i. Vow lay me down to sleep
hS thoughts ran back to his boy
~ hours, and as he compressed hii
a'Ara lips he could see in memory the
: u that mother, long since gone TO
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WAR "REMINISCENCES
RELIC.

On the wall above the mantel
Thee an ancient weapon hung,
furnished, dusty old and rusty.
Springfield pattern sixty-one;
And the spiders. all unconscious
Ofits power upon il crawl.
And have webbed IL. breach and muzzlo,
Where 1t hangs upon the wall.
Could 1t speak 'twould tell a story
That would startie young and old,
Tales Of long and weary marches
Could that weapon true unfold,
Tales OF battle. tales Of carnage
That would bianch the brayest cheek
From Bulls Run TO Appomatox,
Gould that ancient weapon speak.
Dear indeed is that old musket,
II had sure voice long ago.
Not freud so true and trusty
On the field 70 meet the foe.
Then 10 spoke and 10 purpose,
Fiery was the tale it told,
Leaden was the fearful message
From that weapon grim and old
And love it-who can blame met
1t and we're closest chums,
Old and rusty, tried and trusty.
Best OF all your make OF guns.
Comrades dead and comrades living.
II reminds me OF you all;
Elbows touch whene'er view it
AS 1t hangs upon the wall
Brings again your kindly faces
From that distant long ago,
When we faced the storm OF battle
On the field to meet the foe.
On the wall above the mantel
There's an ancient weapon hung.
Tarnishnd, dusty worn and rusty,
Springfield pattern sixty-one.
u. w. Kenyon. in Detroit Free Press
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WILLIAM G. DANFoRTH. Commi
WILLIAM II. PERKINS. stone
Notice.

The following town orders drawn on the
are now outstanding and over due, viz;
one order drawn to p. o. Huntington,
dated March 8, 1899, for S33.11; one order
drawn to p. o. Huntington, dated Mar. 8,
1883 for g and one order drawn to p. o.
Huntington, dated Mar. 26, 1855, for SIS 10.
And | hereby give notice to any person or
persons now being the holders OF any or
all such orders that the same must be pre-
sented for payment at the town treasurer's
office of Washington, VT, on or before
Aug. s, A. d., 1891, as no interest will be
paid on any OF said orders after the date
of Aug. S, 1891
Dated at Washington, VT, this Sd day
of July, A. d. 1891.
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Commissioners Notice.


Estate OF Arthur VI. FUsFef.
The undersigned. having been appointed BY q e
Hon. Probate Court for the District Of Randolph
Commissioner to receive. examine. and adjust an
claims and demands all persons against the estate
Of Arthur NJ Foster late Of Chelsea in said
Dist deceasedand all claims in Offset thereto hereby
give notice that will meet for the purpuses afOre-
said. at the Orange County Hotel IN Chelsea
the 18th day Of Au z. and 5ih day
OF Dec. next from o'clock r. NJ. until O'Clock. D. N.
on said DAYS and that six months from the
2nd day Of June A. D. 1891 IS the time limited by
said Court for said creditors TO present their claims
TO us for examination and allowance. Dated at
Chelsea. VT. this md day OF June A. ID. 1891.
A STANLEY Com
927 BENSON SANBORN.s missiOners.
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DODD'S CATApRH CURE.
Local and Internal Treatment.

In order 10 cure catarrh it is necessary to al
lay the inflammation OF the irritated mem.
branes with soothing application, cleanse the
head OF the plugging mucous secretions, and
heal the diseharging ulcers. For colds in the
head and nasal catarrh Dodd's local treatment
does this without the aid Of snuff. douches OF
fumes. If the disease has extended down
ward. affecting the bronchial tubes or lungs.
digestion and blood, the internal treatment
both removes from the system the scattered
poison and by its building-up properties as.
sists nature in restoring the impaired parts
Send for our book treating on catarrh. Eos
ter, Milburn d Co., proprietors. Buffalo, \
4. Sold in Bethel, VT. by G. NJ. Miller.
AT West Randolph by E. f. Evans & Co.
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Liberation Notice.

This is to certify that have this day Civ
en- my sons, Frank A., and Willie H.,
Campbell their time during the remainder
OF their minority and shall claim none OF
their wages nor pay any debts contracted
by them after this date. CHAs. CAMPBELL.
Randolph, VT. June 30, 1891. 3w
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Enr Sale nrTo Rent.

Six acres nice meadow land within FIVE
minutes walk of So. Royalton postoffice
and nice pasture and wood lot running
to the same village. Pasture will keep s
COWS. For further particulars address
S. c. DREW, So. Royalton, VT.
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FOR SALE.

plete, nearly new and nicely arranged for
two small families, situated on South
Pleasant and corner of Nichols ST., within
three minutes walk OF the DEPOT and post
office. Terms reasonable.
Inquire within two weeks Of L. II. GOOD
RICH. West Randolph. VT.
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L. M. RAWJR,
Lock and GunSnaith.

Dealer in Rifles, Guns and Revolvers.
Stencils, Steel and Rubber Stamps made
to order All work guaranteed.
No. 10 Church street. Burlington, VI.
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Commissioners Notice.

Estate Of LUKE ID ATWOOD
The undersigned. having been appointed BY the
HOn.PrODate Court for the district Of Hartford Com
mssoners TO receive. examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the estate of
Luke ID Atwood late of Barnard In said District
deceased and all claims exhibited in Offset there
TO, hereby give notice thai Will meet for the
aforesaid at the house of Luke D. Atwood late
deceased the 4th day OF Aug and 4th day Of Nov.
next fr0m O'Clock /. M. until O'Clock y. NJ,
each of saId days and that six months from
the 18th day OF June A. D.. 1891 is the time limit
ed by said Court for said creditors present their
claims 10 for examination and allowance.
Dated at Barnard. Vt. this q day OF JuneA.D. '9l
WILLIAM G. DANFORTH. Commits
WILLIAM II. PERKINS. I sioners. s27
STATE OF VERMONT In PROBATE Court within
District Of Randolph Is ( and for said district. on
the 18th day Of june. AID 1891. VIM. Il. Wall
guardian OF Lucy C. Vial makes application TO
sadConrt for license 10 sell the following described
real estne Of his said ward, TO wiz real estate stu
ate In West Randolph
representing that the said sale will be
beneficial to sad ward: WhereupOn AZ Is ordered by
said Court, that said application be referred 10
sion thereof. 10 be held at the Probate Office IN said
Randoloh the 18th day OF July. A. ID. 9, for hear
ing and decision there0n and II Is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof by pub
eaiion Of notice OF said application and order here
on, three weeks successfully IN the Herald and New
published al Randolph before sal time Of hearing
that they may appear at said tiie and place. and If
they cause. object thereto. BY the Court.
Attest VIM "A Nichols Judge. ao5
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The Chaplain Gave Back the Cards.

The Chaplain Gave Back the Cards
Il had rather a remarkable expert
ence while l was chaplain of the army, "
remarked one of the ministers at pas
tors union.
what was it?"
81 had been working and talking to
the boys about gambling. and they
finally turned all the cards in the camp
over to me. The next day they were
paid off. The following day was
passing out and saw blanket spread
out with two Jumps of sugar on the
corner. and about half the money in the
camp spread out"
''What were they doing?'
''They were betting on which lump
of sugar fly would first light, and all
the money on the blanket changed
hands on the result"
sWhat did you say to the boys?n
II said: Here, boys, come get your
cards. columbus Dispatch
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"OLD BILL"
How Gen. sherman Rode His War Horse
in Parade.

How Gen. sherman Rode His War Horse
In Parade.
When Gen Sherman returned to
Washington after the war he partici-
pated in the grand review as leading
figure. and one fact that was particu-
larly impressed upon his mind was tho
righteousness of some of the horses rid
den by the officers. The war horses
had been discarded and the animals
used on that occasion were not accus-
toned to the surroundings, the crowds
of men with shining guns the noise OF
the bands and the general tumult. And
1t was no wonder that they plunged and
reared as if they had been possessed by
an evil spirit. The first day was occu-
pied in the parade of the army of the
Potomac. The second day there was to
be the review of the army of the
Tennessee. Gen. Shermans body serv-
ant asked him what horse he intended
to ride g old Bill, of COURSE" ar
swered the general Why" replied
the servant. "tOld Bill is too sheepish
for grand review He has no life in
him and will look half asleep
amid SO brilliant a display" II
don't care for that, rejoined Gen.
Sherman. That's the reason j intend
to ride old Bill | can not ride COM
fortably on strange horse and in an
affair of this kind. propose to study
my own comfort, and besides ! am
greatly attached to the animal There
is no foolishness about old Bill He
viii act with dignity and | shall be at
ease. Not even the roar OF a dozen
guns would disturb that horse" So
''Old Bill was groomed and made
ready and went through that review
with the utmost equanimity, never
showing the least appreciation OF what
was going on about him
Gen. sherman rode his horse to the
grand stand and little beyond it.
Then he dismounted and gave the horse
into the care of another person and the
animal was led away. Gen Sherman
never saw ''0ld Bill'' again, nor could
he learn what had become of him. But
to his dying day he never forgot the
horse that he had ridden so many times,
and it was often source of real sorrow
that he did not keep his war horse
with him as long as he could. Chicago
Post.
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Vow lay me down to Sleep
~ thoughts ran back to his boy
~ hours, and as he compressed hii
4 a'e-d lips he could see in memory the
= q that mother, long since gone to
The advocate., 1891-04-29
ROBERT p, PORTER,
Superintendent OF Census,
OFFICE OF TIVE ADVOCATE,
TOPEKA, Kan, April 20, 1891.

Robert 2. Porter, Superintendent Of Census,
WdshtngtOn, ID. O.:
DEAR sR:-Your letter Of the l4th
inst, inasmuch as IL has been given to
the press and become matter Of public
comment, calls for a reply from me. /
will say In the outset that the suspicious
that have existed In my mind are not
based upon prejudice, and will not pre-
vent me from doing you and your work
full justice whenever / am satisfied that
those suspicious are not we'll founded. l
assure you that when so satisfied shall
be ready TO make ample public and pri-
vate apology for any injustice / may
have done you or your department.
What / have said has been prompted by
my intense interest In this subject, and,
by the results Of some little investlga-
tion Of the methods Of your Office in OBJ
tanning the mortgage Indebtedness Of
this country, the following statement in
your letter will hardly be accepted As al
together satisfactory:
The persons whom you refer 70 as aCCus-
ing the Census office Of unfairness in con-
Quoting the inquiry are guilty Of large de-
gree Of unfairneaS themselves in Judging
this office without q hearing, and before che
The advocate., 1891-04-29

record, but paid In full, Is everywhere an
important element OF deception, II reliance
Is 10 be made upon tho face of tho uncan-
oeled records.
Then there are tho partial payments that
have beon made upon the mortgages In
force, and II allowance is not made for these
thoro win DO an oxaggeratiOn OF the exist
ing indebtedness TO the eXt0nt Of probably
10 por cont. more although tho percentage
10 much leaa In Kansas.
In tho efforts Of tho Kansas Alliance 10
ascertain tho amount Of existing mortgage
indebtedness understand that second
mortgages, given for the security OF inter
est and commissions, have been taken as
principal, instead Of being converted into
an addition 10 tho rate of interest, as they
should be. II this mistake has been made,
another large element Of error Of exaggora-
tion has been added 10 the other errors
mentioned.
What these errors Of investigation are do
ing for you will appear In Lyon county,
where the census Office made a special in
vestigatiOn, and ascertainod the amount an
paid upon every unoanceled mortgage ro-
corded during the ton years 1s9O-s9, aperiod
including all the mortgages In force II
was ascertained that, as a matter Of fact,
the debt Of that county January 1, 1880, was
$3,4l4,Gi4. The face OF the unoanOeled
records, not including interest and commits
sion mortgages, eEaggerate this indebted
ness 28.4l per cont.I and the inclusion Of the
interest and oOmmisson mortgages explains
the remainder Of tho eEaggeratiOn shown by
your debt Of $5,477,A76, allowing also for
the debt incurred during the arst eight
months of 1880.
With such errors as these underlying your
estimates OF existing mortgage indebted
ness upon The farms In Kansas, do not un-
derstand why you place that mortgage In
dobtedness al only $147,OOO,OOO, which is not
likely TO be very far from the existing
debt established by the census Ofioe, esti-
mating from an examination OF partially
made tables.
AZ the present time the census Office is
completing the collection of facts in regard
10 farm and home ownership in Kansas and
neighbOhng states, and needs the CO-Opera-
tlon Of the farmers, OF whose request Che In
vestigAtion has been undertaken. have
written you at some length with the hope
chat this letter and the bulletin that you
will soon receive will convince you that you
have been unjust, and chat you will give
your support 20 the completion Of this In
vestigation.
The census Office is not antagOnizing any
one or any class of people, and is pursuing
lie Investigations faithfully. II asks only
for common fairness, that lis Investigations
may be judged according TO their merit.
Very Respectfully,
ROBERT p, PORTER,
~
The advocate., 1891-04-29

results Of tho investigation have been To-
sued.
/ trust that no one has been guilty Of
crltclslng results which are not yet
known. There are methods, however,
that are known, and / do not understand
that these are any more entitled TO e1-
smptlon from crltlcism than are the pub
lie nctB Of any Of our government Off
Cials. In order 10 show the people that
there 10 ground FOX criticism OF these
methods, submit a few facts. First,
however, desire 10 correct an error into
which you have fallen In relation to the
mortgage statistics which l have gath
cred and submitted to the public. In
relation 10 this you say:
Ills a surprise that you are relying upon
the face Of the unCanCeled real estate rec
ords for the purpose OF showing the amount
of existing indebtedness; and that you are
preparing 10 Judge Of the work Of the CEN
sus Office in comparison with this standard.
Itisa surprise to me that, with the
facts before you which appear in the Is
sue Of THE ADVOCATE Of July 2, 1890,
which was lnclosed with my letter, you
should find anything to justify you In
the opinion that was relying upon the
source you indicate as the basis OF my
judgment The figures upon which l
rely were obtained from reports Of seCre-
taries Of sub-Alllances, and these we're
obtained by the personal statements Of
mortgagors themselves, as you will
plainly see II you will consult my state
ment
Again you say
In the efforts of tho Kansas Alliance TO
ascertain the amount Of existing mortgage
indebtedness understand that second
mortgages, given for the security Of inter
ont and commissions, have been taken as
principal, instead Of being converted into
an addition TO the rate Of interest, as they
should be. II this mistake has been made,
another large element OF error Of eXaggeEa-
tion has been added TO the other errors
mentioned.
Permit me to say that herein we find
one Of the causes Of complaint against
your method Of taking this indebtedness,
We hold that the face Of the mortgage,
as % appears of record, correctly repre-
sents the amount Of the debt which
should enter into the sum total In order
TO show the aggregate mortgage debt Of
the people, no matter what may be the
particular items that enter into that In
debtedness; and we apprehend that you
will have difficulty In clearly demOnstrat
ing the lncorrectness Of this conclusion
The object Of the census should be tC
ascertain the amount Of the mortgage
debt, and il the face Of the mortgages
does not correctly represent that debt 4
is difficult to determine what does.
But without stopping TO notice any
other points in your letter I will give
you some Of the facts that have led Il
the suspicion Of which you complain.
The first thing that excited dlstrust
was your reluctance TO undertake thiI
work and your opposition to the prOpO
sltion when It was before Congress.
The second suspicious circumstance
was the attitude Of the party press upOT
the subject. This was go well represent
ed by The Great West some time In July
.nnn a. IL Y ---l Al IA "A L.. nLnAn..,nn
Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12
SURRENDERED ITS Authority.
Gillian Junta Will Turn Over tn,
Government to Conpress.

w wiz -
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch from San
tiago today brings intelligence that the
Gillian junta is prepared to surrender the
executive authority it has exercised since
Balmaceda's downfall TO the newly organized
congress-.
On the meeting of congress today the junta
addressed that body in a formal message. In
this it set forth the principles which had
controlled it in governing the country in the
absence Of regularly constituted authorities ;
explained the present situation OF affairs,
and said that as congress was now
prepared to assume the responsibility the
junta would resign to that body the functions
which 1T had been exercising.
The chief recommendation made by the
iunta in surrendering its power was an
urgent plea that congress should at once in
stitute measures looking to a thorough re
organization of the army and navy.
The senate organized by electing Senior
Waldo Silva as its president. The chamber
OF deputies elected as its presiding officer
Senior Barros Luco.
Seniors Silva and Luco, together with Ad-
mlral Jorge Montt, the newly elected presi-
dent of the republic, We're the men VINO CON
stltuted the famous 1unta of the congression-
alists.
Admiral Montt, who was nominated u few
days ago by the liberals, the dominant party
in Chill, as Its candidate for the presidency,
and whose nomination is equivalent to cleo
tion, has been empowered to assume all
duties Of the executive republic until the
meeting of the electoral college, which will
take place shortly, when Admiral Montt will
be formally elected president.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12
WEATHER. FORECAST.
OFFICE OF WEATHER BUREAU,

OFFICE OF WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Nov. II.
The bracing, busting, misunderstanding
northwest winds held high carnival during
Wednesday.
The cold, high barometer out of which this
air is flowing now covers the entire Missouri
valley, its center being in Wyoming, whore
the barometer reads 30,6 inches. Up in Mon
tona the winds have changed to southerly,
but along the whole Missouri river country a
steady and strong northwest wind continues.
Snow tlurries have occurred from the upper
Mississippi westward, There are indica-
tions of a storm impinRing into the high area
over Colorado. The lake storm has left tho
country, moving northeastward. Temporal
ture is below the freezing point from Mime
sofa and the lower Missouri to the Rocky
mountains and as far south as southern Kan
sas. In the upper Missouri country the mer-
curry ranges below 2O9.
For Omaha and MISUNDERSTANDING to fair,
colder weather with northerly winds today
cold and bright tomorrow.
souri, Decidedly cooler; northwesterly
winds; generally lair Thursday and Friday.
For lcwa-Northwesterly winds; colder in
eastern portion; warmer during Friday in
western portion far Friday.
For Colorado-Slightly warmer; winds be-
coming northerly and fair weather.
For Nebraska and North ana South Da-
kota-Generally fair Thursday winds be-
coming variable and slightly warmer by
Friday morning fair Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12
FREE FROM POLITICS.
Comments On the Recent Kansas Elec-
ton by the Alliance Organ.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Kansas
Farmer, commenting on the result of last
Tuesdays election in this state. says;
Another result of the recent election is the
benefcient effect on the alliance organization,
Kidding 1t OF an element that was calculated
from any political entanglements The
alliance In Kansas today il strictly a farm
any political embgrrassme1ts, notwithstnnd-
ing the efforts of the old parties 10 make IL
appear that the alliance aud peoples party
case they would have captured at least so per
cent OF the Offices, The peoples party and the
each other as the Grand Arhiy OF the Republic
and the republicans, or thh Knights OF Re
ciprOcity and the democrats party.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12
ROBBED THE STATION AGENT.
Independence, Mo, Visited by Bold


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 1.-The Chicago
& Alton station at Independence, Mo-, was
robbed by two men this evening about 8
o'clock. The contents of the cash drawer,
$50. 20, sig belonging to j. G. Marshall, the
Chicago & Alton agent, and a watch, the
property Of John A. Campbell, a farmer, was
all they got for their trouble. The robbers
acted according to a pre-arranged program
evidently, for they waited till Marshall was
called into the baggage room, then covering
the lower part of their faces with hand
kerchiefs they drew their revolvers and
ordered Campbell, who was in the sta
ton, to throw up his hands. After
relieving HIM of his watch and a
little money he had, they crawled through a
small window into the Office. When Mar
shall returned they compelled him to deliver
the keys of the cash drawer, the contents of
which they secured, also the contents of Mar
shall's pockets. They examined the express
books for a package they asserted should be
in the Office and which was supposed to con-
tain a large sum of money. 1t was not there.
Then they were disappointed. The agent is
sure he can identify them.