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The Church and the Saloon.

The church of to-day, much more the
church of the future, must take to its
heart the duty of combining and mass
ing its forces against that gigantic
atrocity that diabolical conspiracy, that
nameless monStrum horrendum of
Christian civilization, that mothers
nine-tenths of the woes and sorrows
which blight and curse our modern age
the traffic in intoxicants, which hides
its deformity under forms of law. How
long shall the face of our Christian age
blister with this worse than pagan
shame? Has the virtue of our time de-
generated so low that we do not even
blush at the legislated traffic in the
souls of our own children? That BY
the very doors of our homes and by our
temples an army of miscreants should,
by authorization of laws made by Chris
tian lawgivers, prosecute a work of
murder and DEATH Are we reduced to
the shame of admitting that civiliza-
ton which has grown up about our al
tars is impotent to cure the evil? How
can we go to the heather with this can
Ger of worse than heather infamy fes =
tering in our bosom?-BishOp Foster.
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Temperance.
Governed by the Saloon.

The New York Journal of Commerce,
conservative among conservatives, is
responsible for the following statement
of conditions existing in New York
city: The saloon-keepers, one and all,
pun chase their freedom from arrest for
violating the excise law by paying trib-
ute to the police. The captain is sup.
posed to receive and distribute the eX-
action, hut the collections are usually
made through the ward agent or some
friend or tool of the officer who can be
depended upon to make due return of
the plumber. The monthly charge for
allowing a saloon keeper to violate the
statute without complaint or arrest is
50 for the lowest class of beer shops,
$40 for corner saloon, and runs up to
500 month for the highest grade of
liquor selling, There are over 500 sa-
looms thus under contribution, and the
average eXaction is over $3.50 year;
some put it as high as 5000 per annum.
At the inside rate 81 100000 is annually
levied on the saloons for the benefit of
those in authority. With whom the
captains share this plumber, how many
in high places replenish their pockets
out of it, no one may know; but taking
human nature as it is, it is reasonable
to suppose that there is some division
by which the highest on the roll gets
his share or it would not be allowed TO
go on unmolested. In addition to this
there are the petty exactions of individ-
ual policemen, many of whom have
these saloons under their protection "
for private fee that goes into their
own pocket. The arrests that are some
times made have a two-fold object;
one is to show the power of the police
and justify the system, the other to
hold the rod over one who might betray
the receiver of the bride; he is COM
planned of and not convicted, but his
mouth is thus closed. How long can
"a government of the people" be
maintained under such conditions as
above recited?
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cause our mother always seemed happy
with us. She was constantly planning
SEINE little pleasure for us that was ali
her own, and we thought we had the
incest time at home of any children we
knew. 1t was making for us little rab-
bits or birds out of bread dough, or
turnover pies in fruit season, or some
little thing to give us pleasure and
show how much she thought of us con-
tinually. Then she was always encour-
aging us to look for better DAYS, and
always hopeful herself for the great
things her children were going to do
for her when they grew up to be good
and useful men.
We went to school barefooted and
carried with us our dinner, often very
humble fare, but it was always wrapped
up in clean, white bit of cloth, 80
that it might look attractive; and one
of the most touching recollections of
my childhood is of seeing my dear
mother patiently washing and ironing
those bits of cloth for our school
lunches"
When that dear mother, in after
years, was suddenly stricken with fatal
sickness, a special train took two of
these stalwart sous, with all the dis
patch that money and influence could
buy, to that mothers bedside, to re-
ceive the parting blessing and witness
her dying smile. Such place, such
kingdom, in the hearts of her children,
is worth any mothers toll and care and
WEAKNESS to win.-F'drm and Fireside
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Where He Worked.

A bright little boy, whose home is in
a neighboring city, numbers among his
adult friends a Grand Army veteran
whose name for story telling purposes
may be called Rose. The boy had
listened eagerly and with absorbing in
terest to Mr.. Roses descriptions of the
battles he had helped to fight during
the war of the rebellion. The story
teller, although not'a braggart, had the
true story telling instinct, and he did
not forget to mention the conspicuous
part that he took in the various battles.
The conflict of which Mr.. Rose loved
best to talk was the battle of Gettys-
burg. 1t was in that conflict that his
own proves shone to the greatest ad-
vantage. AS his own recollection ran.
he took such an important part in that
fight that, in the imagination of his i'm
questionable young listener, his person
ality dominated the historic scene. Not
long ago the boys father took him to
see realistic panorama of Gettysburg.
He scarcely heard the terse description
that his father undertook to give him
of the famous battle, but after feasting
his eyes upon the scene he turned to
his parent and inquired: pa, is this
the place where Mr.. Rose worked?"--
Neao York Times.
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Took the Lesson to Heart.

"Going home" he exclaimed. "Well,
| should say was going home"
ooh, well, there's no hurry. Wait a
few minutes"
''Not a minute. I'll never be late to
any kind of meal again. My wife has
taught me better"
Curtain lecturer"
"Never lecture, but-well, you've
eaten steak?"
Certainly"
"Real nice, tender, juicy steak?"
"Of course"
with the potatoes just right"
eyes"
"There's nothing in the same class
with it when man is real hungry, is
therer'
'No; can't say that there is"
"Tomales, croquettes, terrapin and all
such things have to take a back seat
don't they?"
eyes"
"Well, did you ever eat a real good
steak cold?"
"Um, yes; believe have"
"Ah! Now you're in my class. Twas
half an hour late yesterday and she Just
let one of the finest steaks | ever saw
stand on the table till came. Did you
ever try to measure the amount of regret
in every mouthful of cold steak that you
could have had hot?'
"Go home, old man. Your wife has
all the best of it'-Chicago Tribune.
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ERIDAyIDsON,s ESTATE.

~ STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District IS.
IN Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District on the 18th day of June, A. ID. lsy2:
Horace I. Darling, administrator OF the estate of
Fri Davidson, late of Worcester, in said District,
deceased, makes application said Court for license
to sell all OF the real estate of said deceased,
situated Ill Worcester in said District, wit:
Home place, representing that the sale thereof
Is necessary tor the payment of the debts
OF SAID deceased and the expenses of admin.
istration of his estate. Whereupon, it is or
dered by said Court, that said application be re-
TERED 10 session thereof to be neld at the Pro-
bate ONCE, in said Montpelier, the eth day Of
July, A ID. lsS2, for hearing and decision
thereon; and it is further ordered that all persons
interested be notified hereof, by publication of
notice of said application and order thereon three
weeks successivey iii the Vermont Waterman d.
state Journal a newspaper published at Montpelier,
in this state aud which circulates in the Heighbor
hood of those interested, before said time of hear.
ing, that they may appear at said time and place,
and, If they see cause, object thereto
by the Court-Attest.
9799 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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Misfell
Nuremberg.

Over the wide tumultuous sea
In tranced hours dream of thee.
Ancient city of song and myth
Whose name is name to conjure with,
And make the heart throb, Nuremberg
| see thee fair in the white moonlight
The stars are asleep at noon of night,
Save one that between st. Lawrence spires
Kindles aloft its silver fires
A flaming cresset, Nuremberg!
Leaning over thy rivers brim
Crowd the red roofs and orels dim.
While under its bridges glide and CLEAN
The ripping waves of silent stream.
Sparkling and darkling, Nuremberg
Oh, the charm of each haunted street.
Ways where Beauty and Duty meet
Sculptured miracles soaring free
In temple and mart for all to see.
Wherever the light falls, Nuremberg
Even thy beggars lift their eyes,
Finding ever some new surprise;
Even thy children pause from play
To hear what thy craven marbles say
Thy myriad voices, Nuremberg!
Other cities for crown and king
Wide their glorious banners fling,
Lifting high on the azure field
Blazoned trophies of sword and shield,
That pierce the fair skies, Nuremberg!
But thou, o city of old renown,
Thou dost painter and sculptor crown;
Thou dost give to the poet bays,
1mmortelles for the deathless lays
Chanted for thee, fair Nuremberg!
They are thy Lords of High Degree,
Marvels of art wrought for thee,
Toiling on with tireless will
Till the wondrous hands in death were still
Being dead, they yet speak, Nuremberg
Mrs. j. c. n. Dorr, in atlantic Monthly.
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Suloicrs' &uooct.
Murdered for His Race.

When in the camp at Falmouth, Va,
my headquarters were between the
First Minnesota regiment and the -
New York, and every day | saw very
handsome mulatto boy riding some fine
horses, belonging 10 the First Mime
sofa, past my tent. The horses would
descend slope of perhaps 500 yards,
and then strike a more level road which
they followed through a thicket down
to creek bottom for water. | fire.
quenuy noticed the lad because of his
beauty of figure and his thorough mas
terry of his horses. He would ride one
and lead two or three others. Some of
the soldiers were doubtless chagrined
to see him ride while they were walk
ing through the mud, or, if not cha
grined at that, they had some of the
feeling of the rioters in New York in
'63; they held the niggers " respon
sible for the rebellion and the war, and
scolded about them.
One day, as the boy was returning
from the watering place, he was shot
from behind some bushes, and three
men sprang up and ran into the neigh
boring regiment. One bullet had
passed quite through the boys body,
inflicting fearful wound. He was
taken to the First Minnesota hospital,
and there he had every care that kind
ness could suggest. The officers and
soldiers of that regiment appeared TO
love him, and they watched with hope
and anxiety for signs of recovery.
Being near, frequently dropped in to
see him. The youth had a fair educa-
IL "a
he wondered why our men should de-
sire to take his life. The young man
fingered along for perhaps month, and
finally gave up his life, with heart full
of affection and thankfulness to those
about him, and with sure hope of a
happy Immortality. We set in operation
the most careful search and investiga-
ton, but never could learn even the
names of the men who committed this
awful murder. 1t seems as if the black
man, from the first Boston massacre,
through our different struggles for ex-
istence, until the end of our second
revolution, was destined to bear part
in the sufferings and sacrifices which
were necessary to secure to humanity
veritable human rights. But surely as
there is God of justice, the cruel
creatures who did that murder will
somewhere reap their reward. -General
o. 0. Hocard.
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ENos IL. BANCRoFr's ESTATE,

II YUM MISSIUNE KS' NOTICE.,
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court Tor the District of Wash
ington, Commissioners to receive, examine and ad.
just all claims and demands OF all persons against
the estate OF Enos H. Bancroft, late OF Montpelier in
said District deceased, ana all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the residence Elmer
f. Bancroft in said Montpelier, the LIST day Of
July and LIST day of November next, from o'clock
r. NJ until four o'clock p. NJ, each of said days and
that six months from the Sd day of May, A. D.
lo2 is the time limited by said Court for SAID cred
itors to present their claims to us tor examination
aud allowance.
Dated at Montpelier this 18th day of June, A.
rs 49, IS dLARK hAaLPXXAAiSsbER Commissioners
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STATE OF VERMONT.
= WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT, SEPTEMBER
TERM, A. d. 1892.


Whereas, Nathaniel Jarvis has this day filed in the
office of the Clerk of said Court his petition for d.
yorce, setting forth in substance, that the 18th
day of April, A. ID. 1890, he lawfully married to
Mary l.. Washburn, that since said marriage he has
lived with the said Mary L. IN due observance of all
the marriage covenants on his part; that the said
Mary l.. has not observed the marriage covenants
in that she has committed the crime of adultery;
that the said Mary l.. has treated the petitioner
with intolerable severity and pra ying that bill of
divorce may be granted him for said causes. And
Hhereds, Il is made TO appear that the residence
OF the said Mary L. Is without this state that the
process OF this Court cannot be served upon her 10
Is therefore ordered that the said Mary L. be no.
tilted of the tendency of said petition, and sum
moned to appear and answer to the same at term
OF SAID County Court next to be held at Montpelier
within and for the County OF Washington, on the
second Tuesday OF September, A ID. 49, at nlne
O'Clock A. NJ by the publication of the substance of
said petition, together with this order in the Ier-
mont Wutchndn d State Journal, a weekly news.
paper published at Montpelier in said county, three
weeks successfully, the last of which publications
shall be at least six weeks previous to the said
second Tuesday of September, A. ID. 1892, which
shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said Mary
L. Jarvis.
Dated at Montpelier in the County of Washing.
ton, on the 18th day of June, A. d. 1872.
IRA CAKES, Deputy CLERK,
BARNEY HoAR, attorneys for Petitioner.
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HAPPY MISREPRESENTATION Tim
mons, postmaster of Idaville, Ind,
writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place, says: Find Electric Bitters to
be the best kidney and liver medicine |;
made me'feel like a new man." ]. W.
Gardner, hardware merchant, same
town, says: Electric Bitters is lust
the thing for man who is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or
dies" He found new strength, good
appetite and felt just like he had new
lease on life. Only fifty cents bottle,
at G. Blakely's, Montpelier, Vt.
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SARAH GRAINS ESTATE.

= YUM MISSIONEKST NOIICE,
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court Tor the District of Wash.
ngtOn, commissioners to receive, examine and adj
1ust all claims ana demands OF all persons against
the estate of Sarah l.. Grain, late O. !: ilin,
IN said District, deceased, and all claim *
hibited i'll offset thereto, hereby give notice nat
we Will meet tor the purposes aforesaid at the
dwelling house of Joseph Chase in said Berlin, the
lth day OF July and lth day of December next,
from one O'Clock p. NJ. until four o'clock p. NJ. each
of said days. and that six months from It'll day of
June A. ID. ls9l, is the time limited by said Court
Tor SAID creditors to present their claims to for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Berlin this sth day of June, A. ID,
1877. 4. l.. GLYNN, ic,--,.
1888 JOSEPH CHASE commissioners
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In ancient Scotland the barbarous Gus
tom existed which cost Jonah so much
inconvenience. When ship became
unmanageable it was usual to cast lots
for the purpose of discovering who was
responsible for the trouble, and the man
upon whom the lot fell was ,condemned.
Instead of human beings dogs used
sometimes to be thrown into the sea
with their legs bound.
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9e9al Aotites.
John FARNHAM,s ESTATE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of WASH
ington commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands OF all persons against
the estate of John Farnham, late of Middiesex
IN said District, deceased and all claims ex-
hbited in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the dwell.
ing-house of MrsPOlly Farnnam in MddleseX yiilage
the 9Th day of July and sth day Decem Der next
from one o'clock pm. until four o'clock NJ, each OF
said days, and that six months from the 9Th day of
June, A. d. lsy2, Is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors TO present their claims us tor ex-
animation and allowance
Dated at MddleseX, VT, this 18th day of June A d.
1892. GILBERT r. MILES,
gb-yS SEA\tR HOWARD. (OoHnlhlsslOhers'
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A Mothers Care.

ave were very, very poor" said
now wealthy business man, talking of
his early life; "but it never seemed to
us children that we were poor, be.
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Farm for Sale!

The subscriber offers for sale and will sell pre-.
yous to the first of November next, at private sale
or public auction, his farm of about 240 acres Be-
tween 80 and 10 acres of moving and tillage land,
about 100 acres of pasture about . wood land
good sugar orchard of from 500 to OO0 trees with
never failing water at house and barns brought in
pipe. said farm is situated three miles from vii.
Jamestown village and railroad and same distance
from Graniteville, where there is as good a wood
and hay market, or anything farmer has to sell,
as there is in this section in Vermont. 1t Is
one of the best grass farms in the country
cuts from 70 to 40 tons of hay per year most OF 1t
largely wall buildings mostly old but in fair re.
pair. 1t is going to be sold and no mistake. Any
one wishing good bargain can surely get it.,
JAMES NJ. BASS,
Williamstown. June ID. lsg2
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CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry fer Pitchers Castoria.
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nedy's FavOrite Remedy was perform.
ing and determined to try it the first
bottle produced marked Improvement,
ard after taking five bottles of FavOrite
Remedy was almost n well woman
and weighed 121 1.2 lbs. "JUST
THINK OF TT, MY SUFFERING
SLSIERS," such a gain in weight and
better in health than | ever was. l can
not urge you too strongly to use this
great medicine of DIR. Kennedy's. A
fair tri al will always produce the
happiest results. feel that in little
while | will be as strOngas any woman
alive. Yours respectfully,
MRS. CARRIE BOUTON.
Ladies', don't be discouraged
and give up in despair, good
health can be gained by using
Or. David kennedy's Favorite
--~----z-----~.--<-.
Remedy. 1t will cure the most
complicated Of female sicknesseS
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Mrs. Carrie Bouton.
A Woman Who Suffered.
HOW SHE FOUND RELIEF.
Read this Account of the
Use of a Simple, Harmless
Remedy.

ScoTTsvILLE, PA, March 10, 1899.
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY
Dear Sir-From the time l was thirteen
years old have been afflicted with a
female trouble or weakness peculiar
TO my sex, sickness prevalent to
women. l was great sufferer; dur
ing this long term of years | doctored
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with several diff
ferent physi.
clans and found
no relief; was
so reduced in
strength and
fl esh tn at 1
weighed but 6S
lbs. l CHANGED
not long ago to
learn of the won.
derful cures
DIR. David Ken.
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Ingersolls Liquid Rubber House Paints,
Wagon Paints. Oldest Mixed Paint
solicited
241 and 249
Huntsville gazette., 1892-07-23

IN PUBLIC OFFICES.

MRS HOLT, of Beatrice, Neb., whose
late husband was clerk of the district
court, has been elected by the board OF
supervisors to fill the vacancy caused
by his death.
BOONE COUNTY, Ill, has woman
sheriff, Mrs. Ames, who discharges her
duties, it is said, in a perfectly satisfac-
tory manner, being both self-possessed
and determined.
MONEY Order Superintendent Mary
Steele, of the Pittsburgh post Office,
handles s2,000,0O0 a year-the largest
business controlled by any woman'i in
the department, or possibly in the coun-
try.
A RECENT estimate places the number
of women acting as postmistresses in
the United States at 1885, of which
number 463 are in Pennsylvania and $50
in Virginia. North Carolina stands
third with 322.
POLICE matrons are now employed in
New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadel-
deiphia, New Orleans, and other large
cities. The appointment of the matrons
has generally been secured by the eff
forts of women, and in spite Of the ep-
position Of the police.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-07-23
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Brazilian government has de-
cided to impose quarantine against
all vessels arriving from French, Rus
sian, American and Mediterranean ports.
These vessels will be detained only
few days.
THREE boys, John Mckay, Joe Wran-
sell and Joe Sandberg, aged IA, were
playing cards under car on the side
track at Atlantic City, Iowa, on the 10Th.
During flying switch their car was
struck. McKay's body was cut in two,
Wransell's right leg was cut completely
off, and Sandberg, who hugged the
ground between the rails, was SO badly
cut and bruised that he will probably
die.
II is said that the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
will sr bstitute electricity for steam be-
tween New York and New Haven, dis
tance Of "A miles.
TEXAS fever is raging among the
cattle in Lynn County, Kansas.
The yellow fever scourge continues
unabated at Vera Cruz, and the rate OF
mortality is alarmingly large. Hun
dreds of people are leaving the city.
PRIVATE advices from Russia say that
the distress in the famine districts and
the mortality in the cholera-strlcken
cities far exceed anything allowed to
appear in the Russian press.
WITHIN the last six months nine dead
infants, less than week old, have been
found about Birmingham, Ala.
THE United States authorities have
ordered a rigid quarantine along the
Pacific coast because of the smallpox.
AN item Of $50, 900 was inserted in the
deficiency bill on the 18th for the col
lection and publication, in connection
with the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
of statistics of the moral, intellectual
and industrial progress of the colored
people of the United States since
January, 1868.
THE steamer Leo, from New York,
has reached st. Petersburg with pro-
visions for the famine sufferers
The Canadian government will com nat
the grounds on which the United States
authorities siezed the steamer Coqult-
Ian.
Mas. JOHN HARKINs, of Philadelphia,
on the 10th surpassed all previous
records by giving birth to four giri
hahies within few hours Mother ana
children reported doing well. Inc
father seemed scarcely to realize his
GOOD luck when informed OF the arrivals.