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Money Posted for a Fight.

BuRLMaroN, Ia, MAY 23.--A 81. 600 forfeit
has been posted for finish fight between
Harry Mccoy, OF this city, and Jack Davis.
Of Portland. Ore, May 80, near More.
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Tho Mi.sula River Up.

MIssouLA May 23.-[speoial. The Mis-
soula river 10 now higher than at any time
last year and rising rapidly. The is dan
ger of some Of the work on the new bridge
going out. II is reported that Marcus
Daly's brick dam at Hamilton on the Bitter
Root is liable 10 go out. The dam at Bon
ner is being strengthened BY raising the
sbutmsnts. There are 30,000,000 feet Of
logs above it.
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Everyday We'll Ple.sed.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Baron Fava, the
Italian minister, made q formal call on
President Harrison this morning in COM
pany with Secretary Blaine. There were
no particular formalities and no set
speeches. Baron Fava took occasion, how
ever, to tell tho president that the king OF
Italy. the Italian government and the pao-
pie alike were greatly pleased aud satisfied
by the settlement of tho recent difficulty in
the United States. The president replied
that he was personally and officially graft
fed at the return of Baron Fava. whose
services in promoting good relations be-
tween Italy and the United States had al
ways been highly appreciated. The presi-
dent added that he was specially gratited
that the differences between the tive coun-
tries had been settled with honor to both.
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The Senate.

WASHINGTON. May 23.-vsst offered a
resolution dischareing the oommittee on
finance from further consideration of the
house billto put wool on the free list and
to reduce the duties on WOODEN goods. and
directing the committee to report the bill
back to the senate for action thereon. The
resolution WAS tabled for the present. The
following bills. among others, were taken
from the calendar and disposed Of Ap-
commission OF three to examine and report
on the employment of the pneumatic tube
system or other process for rapid dispatch
Of mails in large cities; passed. Approx Lriat-
ing $15, 600 for the purchase Of Travis oil
painting of Abraham Lincoln, to be hung
in tho capitol; passed. The calendar was
then laid aside and the senate bill providing
for the punishment of violations of treaty
rights of aliens, was taken up. Without
disposing of the bill. the senate adjourned.
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WARRINGTON. May 23.--Prssidsnt Harri-
son to-day withdrew ths nomination Of
Frederick Bancroft - United States consul
at Brunswick, GsEmany. BAncroft has ad-
dressed letter 70 6soTstary Blaine in an
swsr to the statsmsnt made BY the secretary
IN his recent letter 10 the president recon-
nsnding the withdrawal of Ban noroft' nom
ination. Bancroft says isis q remarkable
fact that Blaine now assigns entirely differ.
ent reasons for the removal from those
no gave when intsrrogatsd upon the SUBJ
jest. Bancroft says: IF WAS we'll known
II tho department that II MAS not until af-
ter you resolved upon my removal and COM
missioned my successor that you began
sssklng = Justification for your action,
which might also serve perhaps ~ reply
to the resolution of the house. Before en-
tsring upon direct reply to your state
sasnt, permit me to rsmind you OF the inn
portant fact that you neglect
cd to consult the officer who
alone has an intimate and personal know
ledge Of the work Of my bureau. quietly
sought simple justice from the department
and too keenly appreciated the difference
bstwssn your power and mine to make any
sesOSssOs ASA AOAAuN viz 1SQu u0ht tAAB
should not be removed without an oppor-
tsnity to meet the charges. You endeavored
to induce me to quietly accept the consul
ship. merely insisted that / must have
instics and could not b. bribsd into silence
Nv the Offer"
Bancroft, after explaining what caused
the removal of the two library officials, de-
clinsd TO enter into controversy % to the
alleged quarrel between himself and Lake.
third secretary Of state, ID the latter has
now left the Office. Bansrsft further says:
Librarians Of experience will smile at
your complaint that I was not qualified
for the place uaiess l was .
practical printer. You will bear
me out in the statement that
the department never smployed pro-
fsssional proof-rsadsrs, but the proof read
lnR was performed by myself and assist
ants. II 10 amazing it should have taken
You three years to discover my ined3ciency.
But perhaps you will find An explanation
for this in the fact that il only recently be-
eans necessary for you to maks permanent
place for your pfoteGe in yonr department.,
and where, according to ys1e own deelara-
tion, inoompstence may flourish and lack OF
ability and merit are not causes for imme-
diate removal. Considering these indis-
putable facts. oan il be expected that civil
service reformers and fair-mindsd people
in general will really believe that the de-
partment OF state never changes its sabor-
dinate officers smspt for good and sufR-
cisnt cause"
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The House.

WAsmINaToN, May 23.-A resolution by
Watson tGa.), requesting the committee
on ways and means to report the sub-treas-
ury bill, was adopted. The bill granting u
pension to ex-Senator Geo. W. JONES' of
Iowa, was passed. The river and hRrbor
bill. with senate amendments, was referred
to the committee.
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Lstoasa Races.

CINCINNATI. May 23.-Ths Latonia track
was heavy te-day. Three-ysar-olds and
upward, six furlongs- Orvills first, Leonitea
second, Nipper third. Time, 1:24s<.
Thrss-year-olds and upward. seven fur
lonRs-Red Prince frat. Captain Drans seo-
ond, Eugsnia third. Time. 1887 2-5.
Two-ysar-olds. nine -sixtesnths of mile
lookout hrst, Lindsay second. Midway
third. Time, 1O1A.
Thrse-year-olds and upward, one mile
The Hero first, Old Pepper second, Lillian
Lindsay third. Time, l.52.
Maidens, thrss-ysar- and upward,
thirteen n-sixtsenths Of q mila-Well Used
hrst, Belle Carter second, Sir Casrles third
Time, 1:32,
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BASE BALL.

\ .f T. j, a. d y
Scores Made in Yssterday's Games BY the
League Clubs
LOUISVILLE, May 23.-Nullane won she first
game. but was knocked out by Jones' work
in the second. First game-Louisvills 1,
hits 5, errors 4; Cincinnati 2, hits 6. errors o.
Batteries, Stratton and Dowse, Mullane and
Murphy. Second gams-LoulGvillo q, hits
13, errors 2; Cincinnati 3. hits s, errors 4.
Batteries, Jones and Dowse. Mullane and
Murphy.
CLEVELAND, May %. The poor work OF
Davies and Curpy made 4 victory for St.
Louis easy. Cleveland 6. hits 8, errors 5;
vt. Louis 8. hits s, errors O. Batteries,
Cuppy and Davies, O'Connor; Gleason and
Buckley.
CHICAGO. May 23.--Hard hitting, after
costly errors by Anson and Dahlen, lost
the game. Chicago 4, hits 9, errors 4; Pitts
burg 5, hits Z, errors 6. Batteries, Gumbsrt
and Schriyss, Baldwin and Miller.
BRooKLYN, May %. ~ Washington was de-
fsatsd after we'll played and sxsitiag
game. Brooklyn s. hits 10. srrsrs 2; Wash
inRton 5, hits 2, errors 4. Batteries, Had
dock and Kinslow; Knsll and Mcclure.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-Ths visitors hard
and timely hitting enabled them to win.
Baltimore 5. hits 4, errors Z. Philadelphia
8. hits 8, errors 2. Batteries, McMahon and
Robinson. Keefe and Clements.
New York, May 23.-Ths Boston game
was postpcned on account Of wet grounds.
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They Stood by Their Bread aud Butter.
WAsnrNeroS, May 23.--Many chiefs of
divisions IN the pension Office testified be-
fore the Raum investigating committee To-
dav that no favoritism or preference WAS
shown any attorney or attorneys, and that
the completed fles order was Of great bene-
fit to claimants,
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BOTH MEN ARE READY.
Hayes and slavin to Fight to Fisfsh III
Livingsten Tonight.

Hayes and slavin to Fight to Finish ut
Livingston Tonight.
LIVINGSTON, May 23.-[Special.] : Mike
6lavin, Of Minneapolis. and Ike Hayes, ool-
cred. Of Helena. who are to fight at Fowlis's
hall in this CITY tomorrow night, are both
here. Slavin has been in training at Hunt
er's Hot Springs and is in good condition.
Hs will strip at IFS pounds. Hayes has
trained in Helena, and will weigh about the
same. The fight is advertised as fifty
round contest for the heavyweight oham-
pionship Of Montana, $500 and gate rs-
ceipts. but the general impression IL that
the fight will be to finish with two-ounes
gloves. Frank sheplsy will second Slavin.
Hayes arrived this afternoon from Helena
with his second. A delegation Of Helena
sports 10 expected.
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CampNtI,h Against Women In beer Halls.
GREAT NLns, May 90. Especial. Mary
A. Bartlsy. pFoprietress of She Park thsater,
Smith u Henderson, proprietors of tseer
hall, and Gus SEVILLE and Wn. ssssa&, pre-
pristors, Of the Mascot .:asater. were ar
rested this morning or warrants charging
them with selling liquor in rooms whore
women were employed. They gave bonds
Of $3.50 each to answer to the charge before
the district court. This is the beginning
Of crusade against the emp!oyment OF
women in saloons and concert halls. and il
q oontinu alton Of the work begun at Butte.
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Charg ed with Chaneinc cattle Brapd,,

RED LODGE, May 23.-[Special. sheriff
Ramsey, Of Billings, deputy United states
marshal. arrived in Red Lodge this morn
ing. having in custody Michael and William
Murray and Charles Grider, who were ar
rested on the Rosebud, in the Grow reserve.
ON the charge OF changing the brands on
cattle. It is alleged that the brands Of cat-
tie belonging to W. ]. Anderson. Richard
Ashworth. the Dilworth Cattle company
and other stock men have been changed by
these parties. They were taken to Billings
this afternoon. whore they will be arraiened
before United States Commissioner Andrew
Campbell.
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LANDGROVE.

Mrs. Geo. Fisk is visiting in Wal
lingtord.
Geo. Carlton and family have moved
to Mrs. Johnson's farm in London
derry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mann of Clare
mont, n. H., visited friends in this
place and Peru last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ora Colby have
moved to Pawlet to work for J. j..
Duane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crossman of
Peru visited Mrs. Cs parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Turner last week.
Isaac Davis made flying visit in
town last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Tarbell is sick at Her
bert Woodward's. At last report she
was convalescing.
Miss Lizzie Swallow is working at
c. G. Cooks. Mrs. Cook is improv-
ing.
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PERU.

Chas, Higgins, brother of Mrs.
M. j, Hapgood, left Tuesday for his
home in Colorado, taking with him
one ofour most promising boys, Kirk
Adams. Thus our boys leave us about
as soon as they get out of their knee
brooches, And what do we do to try
to keep them here? In fact what don't
a large part of us do to make it so dull
and liieless that no young blood can
stand it, If the old fogies among us,
instead of these young, bright, elastic
stepping fellows, would clear out we
might be somewhere before long.
Subject for "Youth's Companion"
meeting Saturday eve, at church vestry
CITY Traps for Country Lads"
The postmaster-general has made the
Peru Office money order office. Now,
Peruvians, you can send your chink to
Wanamaker handily.
Who cares to go South to live when
they can pick ripe Strawberries in their
own pastures, as VIM. Burroughs did
on Nov. list? What mountain can
beat that?
The vote for President in this town
was as follows:
Harrison, SO.
Cleveland, 16.
Bidwell, 1.
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SIMONSVILLE.

Chas. S. Leonard ard Miss Fan
ME l.. Ward, both of this town, were
married at the home of the bride
Thursday, Nov. 10. They left on
the down train for brief visit with
friends in Connecticut. On their
return will make their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Chase of
Newfane Mrs. Ann Chase and G..
G. Smith Of SO. Londonderry; Mr..
Mrs. j, O. Smith of Chester were
in town On Thursday Of last week to
attend the funeral of Mrs. CYNTHIA
Chase. Rev. O. p. Fuller of Lon
donderry OBLIGATED, and the burial
was in the family lot here.
DR.. Geo. L. Gutterson of FaiI
Haven, former Andover boy, was
married in Troy, n. Y, Oct. 26,
to Miss Hattie G. Cheever of Troy.
Noel Hutchinson is visiting his
brother at Rutland this week.
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MANCHESTER DEPOT.

Henry Stiles and wife of Mason
vile, Iowa, are visiting at M. G..
Walkers.
Mrs. Frank Kilburn had a shock
last Friday and is confined to her
bed.
George Kilburn is on the sick list.
John Rice is visiting in Massa-
chusetts and j. A. Lincoln attends
to the restaurant during his absence.
The funeral of James Smith, Sen.
occurred on Tuesday morning from
his late residence. He died on Sun
day after a long illness.
E. H. Whedon has purchased land
of Henry Hicks, at "Bournville, +"
and we understand contemplates
building thereon.
A disgraceful fight occurred in this
village Wednesday evening, the 2nd
inst, in which one of the parties had
his head cut open with a wagon stake.
The cause was whiskey.
Election returns from this town are
reported as follows: 302 republicans,
"a democrats, 4 prohibtionists.
Your correspondent picked sweet
pea blossom from his garden We'd
nesday, the 9th inst.
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lIIu IONDONDERRY SITTER.

Mrs, Sarah Johnson and her son,
Noble, started Thursday for Man
chester, n. H., where they will spend
the winter,
Mrs. Josie Huntington and Miss
Hattie Pierce are visiting in Boston
and other Massachusetts places,
A daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Mel
son Ray, aged IL, died last Saturday
of diphtheria. Mrs. Ray has been
very ill with the same disease, but is
convalesing On Sunday, when the
daughter was buried, neither of the
parents could go to the grave on ac-
count of personal illness. Mr., Ray
is now about.
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WEST WINDHAM.

G. H. Dutton of Worcester,
Mass, was at A. f. buttons a few
days last week.
Our teachers, Miss Constance Up
ham and Miss Nellie A. Stowell are.
expected home this week. Miss Della
M. Dutton came last week, her
school only having eight weeks.
Earl Howe and wife left for Deer
field, Mass, Monday morning. They
are to work for Mr.. Harris of that
place, and expect to stay all winter.
Tuesday morning Carl Howe and
wife started with a team for Worces-
ter, Mass, where they are to work
for G. H. Dutton. We are sorry
to have our young people leave here,
still we wish them all success.
Miss Ada Howe is at home, hav-
ing finished her work at H. c. Whit
combs.
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What Tom Did.

A writer in The Rural New Yorker
believes that nowhere in the Union can
young agriculturist with little or no
money succeed so well as in south
western Georgia, where, with fair good
| luck, with industry and economy to
back it, he can pay for farm in half a
dozen years. The young man should
hire himself out to farmer already on
the ground for year or two at first to
learn the soil, climate and productions.
The writer declares there are possibili-
ties for peach crops in Georgia that
seem neutrality-suspicious. of the most
luscious kind.
Then he gives incidentally the story
of an old negro who began soon after
the war. He could give white men
some points on raising family. could
old Tom. Here is his story:
In 1866 Tom Cameron and wife, colored, were
| given by their master 100 pounds of meat and
len bushels of corn, and he and his wife worked
for Sl2.50 per month and fed themselves. In
1867 he and his wife, with his father and
nother-in-law, worked land for half the crop,
growing sixty acres in cotton and corn suffi-
Gent" They cleared 800 outside of corn ITO
run them" In 1858 he bought 100 acres of
land, paying $500 cash. In 1878 he and wife
| had paid for the 100 acres and had bought fifty
head of stock. From that time he simply made
n good living, raising eight children and send
| ing them to school until 1889 In October that
year he bought l73 acres of land, we lending
him 81. $50. 40 to pay for it, taking a mortgage
On the new land bought, and also on the 100
acres and two mules. We also advanced what
little he needed for supplies.
| By December, 1890, he had paid for supplies
| Ind S133.05 on the land. In February, 1891, we
paid S159.l for another mule for him In De-
re = Der. 1891. he paid for his supplies as well as
for the mule and S2S2. 10 on the land, and would
have paid for the whole of the latter if it had
not rained so as to prevent his picking his cot
| ton cut in good condition. He now has five
mules paid for, 213 acres of land on which he
owes Ss6S.25, with this years crops to pay for
it, and if the price of cotton were eight cents
he could pay up his entire Indebtedness. He
| cannot read or write, but is honest, industri-
| BUS and trustworthy, and has, while educating
| his children, compelled them to work too
For lame back there is nothing better
| than to saturate a flannel cloth with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bind it on
the affected parts. Try it and you will
be surprised at the prompt relief it affords
The same treatment will cure rheumatism.
For sale by
Goddard Gibson, Londonderry.
Richardson & Leonard, Londonderry
and Peru.
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NEWFANE.

Miss Knapp of West Brattleboro
visited at George Knapp's last
week.
Abel Grout left Saturday for
Springfield. He has been engaged
as assistant teacher in the high school
there.
Abbott Edwards is shipping a
large quantity of bark to Holden,
Mass.
The skaters have finished the roof
of the court house.
w. B. Cole and Dennis Richards
of Putney were in town Sunday.
Geo. w. Parsons has kalsomined
the ceiling and walls of the depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Savain of Vernon
were in town over Sunday.
The Creamery will probably be
open for business next Monday. A
good butter market has been secured.
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WEST WARDSBORO.

Mrs. Maria Prouty from Whining
ton has come to stop for time with her
sister, Mrs. E. l.. Rice.
III. A. Waite and wife have recent.
ly returned from avisiting trip through
Brattleboro, Vernon and Putney.
Charles Baldwin returned to
Worcester, Mass, Monday.
Fred Fits has started for his winter
home in Florida.
Mrs. Abigail Morse is visiting
friends in Brattleboro and Vernon.
Adelbert Coates from Merrimac,
Mass, and Miss Lu Coates from Brat
tleboro were in town recently.
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WARDSBORO.

ADDISON Reade of Nebraska is Wis
iting his brother, Chaplin Reade and
other relatives.
w, II, Jackson is here holding re-
vival meetings every evening and
Bible readings afternoons, He gets
out a good congregation.
Maud Johnson is home,
VIM, b. Eddy was in town over
the Sabbath.
Mrs. John Ware is in poor health,
Mrs. c. 5. Webster with friends
visited with Rev. Denis Wells and
Clinton Benson the past week,
Mrs. G. Harris is home. She has
not fully recovered from her broken
arm. A
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WESTON.

Mrs. E. S. Marble has returned
from Rome, N. Y.
Election passed off quietly.
Oni Abbott is moving to Gran
vile, N. Y.
Fred Spaulding is soon to move to
Chester.
j. A. Bolster took trip to So.
SALISBURY the first of the week.
A. j. shattuck lost valuable COW
recently by being drowned.
D. L. Hannum and wife have re-
turned from Somerville where they
have been visiting friends.
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TOWNSHEND.

DR.. H. j. Kenyon, who has been
our leading physician for twelve OF
fifteen years, died on Wednesday OF
pneumonia.
j. B. Ware and granddaughter,
Mamie Ware, have gone to Mont
pelier to stay week.
Mrs. Roxanna Harris has gone to
Newfane for a few days.
Mr.. Hollis Nichols went to town
meeting Tuesday and voted the Re-
publican ticket for President for the
time.
The academy closed Friday with
public examinations and an enter
tainment in the evening, a sociable
following it.
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characteristics of Hoods Sarsaparilla
The largest sale, the most merit, the
greatest cures. Try it, and realize its
benefits.
If Columbus never realized what a
great man he was before, he could find
1t out now if his spook were permitted
TO revisit the new continent and see his
portrait, in the midst of trailing red,
white and blue, nailed up alongside
those of Cleveland and Harrison through
out the length and breadth of the great
est republic the sun n shone upon.
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The Seven" in Neck Xertebrfe.

In recent study of the anatomical
structure of the neck l was struck with
the remarkable fact that men and ami
mails alike are almost invariably pro-
vided with seven neck vertebra or seq
ments. Man thus possesses this number
in common with the giraffe, whose ex-
traordinary elongation of neck is pro.
duced, not by the introduction of other
vertebre, but by the greater length of
the normal number-seven. The only
exceptions to this rule of seven are found
in two species of sloth, one of which has
six and the other nine vertebra, and in
the sirenia or 'sea cow" species of
whale, which is also provided with a six
segmented elongation or extension of the
spinal column.
In view of the fact that the seven in
vades every department of life, is it any
wonder that the orientals have founded
a regular system of philosophy based up
on that mystic number?-St. Louis Re
public.
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BARNUMVILLE.

James Smith, farmer and resident Of
East Manchester died Sunday after
noon, the 9Th inst. Mr.. Smith was
one of the sold folks" of Nov. 6, 1890
and died the 2nd anniversary day of
the old folks gathering in the 18th year
Of his age and is the twenty-sixth ofthe
class that have died since the gathering.
He had been quite feeble over a year.
Charles Willard, the nine years old
son Of George Willard, of this place,
unfortunately cut his left hand very
badly few days ago. He was play
ing man a splitting slab stove wood and
holding the wood on end with his left
hand and striking with his right, but
some how the axe gee'd off and hit his
hand Just above the third knuckle cut
ting down past too fingers. DIR.
Clemens played seamstress and took
eleven stitches to hold it in place.
Boys take warning and don't take an
axe with one hand and strike in the
direction of the other hand unless the
axe is very dull one. This axe was
sharp, he had not used it long enough
to dull it. j.