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AUGUST NIagazine Notes.

No one can "fall DOING" over Nc
Clure's Magazine for August. II it has a
fault it is too alive for dog days reading.
Stephen Crane pilots US through "The
Depths OF Coal Mine" and interesting
and instructive as it is, few there are who
will call it pleasure excursion. There is
much more amusement to be found in
Couan Doyle's First Book" sin Adj
vance OF the Circus" the average resder
will learn to his surprise something OF the
expense OF circus advertising. 5. H. NJ.
Byer's "Recollections OF Gen. Sherman"
are very pleasantly chronicled in this is
sue. Washington GLADDEN. devotes eight
or ten pages to Prof. Drummond's new
book, "The Ascent of Man" There are
several stories, among which we find a
prize story by Earl Joslyn, entitled 1.-THE
Mistress OF the Foundry" Human Doc
ofnents"l have for their subjects Louise
Chandler Moulton and James Garfield.
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Stockbridge. .

The topic for the next Sunday evening
meeting will be "Look Forward but not
Backward" The meeting will be led by
Frank Everett
Mrs. Ellen Montague is with her sister,
Mrs. j. Chamberlin, for few days.
Miss Addie Wilcox is at home from
Ludlow.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
A. c. Packard this week Wednesday.
HARDWOOD Eggleston was at home last
week.
Edgar Lyon fell last week, injuring
his head and spine. 1t Is thought that he
can live but short time.
Gertie Burdette spent few days with
friends in town last week.
Sallie, Dick and John Gay visited at
Elbridge Whiteomb's, Thursday.
Some Of the lboys went to Rochester,
Saturday, to witness a game OF baseball
between the Pittsfield and Rochester
boys.
Mrs. Bundy and three daughters from
Laconia, n. H., are visiting at Ernest
Packard's.
Mr.. Cole and family, who have been
boarding with Mrs. John Durkee for a
few weeks, have gone to Tunbridge.
Buffalo bugs have made their appear
ance in several houses about here.
Luther Taylor is at work on Mrs. Clar-
ence Hollands house, adding piazza.
Mrs. Merrick Everett and cousin recent
ly visited in Rochester.
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KNOWLEDGE

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tends to, personal enjoyment 9 when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less Expenditure by. more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
iispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in so cent bottles, but il is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name Is printed on every
package. also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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Gaysyflle.

Dick and Sallie Gay have been spending
a few days in town.
Miss Mabel Spaulding is visiting IN
Barre.
John Kimball and Miss Moreland spent
Sunday at Martin wyman's
LIB. Morey has some Scotch collie pups
which he would be glad to sell.
John Hagar has bought the farm on
which he is living Of John Rroughton, Tor
81 900.
Charles Durkee OF Rutland was in town
last week, doing some work upon his lot
in the cemetery.
On Friday of this week the church on
stony Brook will be reopened. Rev. Eli
hue Snow of White River Junction, for
mer pastor OF the church, will be present.
Mrs. whitney OF Bennington, n. H., has
been spending a few weeks with her
mother, Mrs, Belchers wig ~ fsillng' ci
Rev; c. w. Morse will preach at his three
churc hes next Sunday upon" Haoes, or Inc
Intermediate State OF DEATH - etuJa.s
DIR. George II. Spiller, the optioian, Will
be at the hotel here Thursday Aug. "a.
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RlNGLING BROTHERS. CIRCUS.
The Great Aggregation to be Exhibited
In This CITY,

In This City.
The announcement that the Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows, the
largest and most extensive exhibition ever
seen under canvas, is to be in West Ran
dolph, Aug. IL, will be gratifying news TO
thouss nds to whom the fame of this ag.
gregation is familiar, and to other thous-
ands who will welcome the opportunity
to see it in all its magnificent complete
ness. This great aggregation requires
three railroad trains to transport it from
city to city, while the exhibitions are Civ
en- in three rings, on two elevated stages
and upon a great quarter mile track, I'M
der the largest canvas pavilions ever erect
ed. The menagerie is the most complete
geological collection in America, while the
circus performance is a constant success
sion of wonders. The acrobats, gymnasts,
aerialists and riders number over 100 of
Europe's and Americas highest salaried ar
lists, including Ludin, the modern Sam
son, whose marvellous feats of strength
have everywhere created sensation; the
Brothers Hermann, the worlds greatest
aerialists; the Gilet Family, the great
Partisan acrobats; Josie Ashton, the
world famous equestrienne; Mike Rooney
Americas greatest bareback somersault
rider; Akimoto's troupe of Imperial Jap
anese; VIM. Irwin, the champion head
balancer, and scores OF other high class
performers. The menagerie embraces the
only giraffe in America, the largest and
heaviest hippopotamus ever captured, two
herds OF performing elephants, and more
strange and curious wild beasts than any
OF her exhibition in the world; horse
fair, comprising $50 of the finest blooded
stock that money could procure, headed
by Prince Chaldean, long named Per-
cheron stallion, weighing over 1900;
mammoth aquarium and musee of mar
vels; schools of reason endowed ponies in
surprising drills and maneuvres; thrill
ing two and four horse chariot races, glad
iatorial contests and exciting Roman gala
day sports; q gorgeous spectacular entry,
rivaling the splendor of the CRssrin pa
geants of history; and the best all-round
circus performance ever given under can
vas. This famous big Western show is the
only circus of any Importance that will
exhibit in Vermont this year, and it viii
be well worth seeing.
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Rev. G. A. Emery and wife started on
vacation trip of two weeks Tuesday CO.
ing to Boston and adjoining towns. Ibey
will return about Aug. 10th. Rev. }. ".
Hitchcock will occupy the Methodist put
pit during the absence of the pastor.
Mrs. j. NJ. Gowdy and son Clarence OF
Lebanon have been visiting at DIR. r. L.
Brigham's.
Mrs. John Chedel OF Gaysville and
Miss Harriet Harding OF Pomfret visited
at George Chedelis Thursday OF last week.
Miss Ella Wilson is at home.
Mrs. Frank Belcher Of Boston, accom- :
panied by her brother, Joe Wilson, IS at
Henry Wilson's.
There was a Wheeler reunion here lsst
week. Eugene Chandler and family
from the West were among the number
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pease OF New Jersey are
at the Vose House for the summer.
Mrs. Henry vose visited in Rutland re-
Gently
Mrs. Bert Houghton OF Cambridge,
Mass, is in town.
DR.. Geo. IL. Spiller, the optician, Will
be here Friday, ready to be consulted.
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MARRIED..

In Bethel Gilead, May %, Mrs. Albert
NJ. Bowen, aged % years.
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Barnard.

The lawn party at Mrs. Putnam's was a
success The day was bright and beauti-
full and all seemed TO enjoy themselves
immensely. Too much cannot be said in
praise OF Mrs. Putnam as hostess.
George Guernsey is at the hotel for the
summer
The Misses Rogers OF Bethel were in
town Wednesday OF last week.
Mrs. f. Lewis is at work for Mrs. {.
Danforth.
Mrs. A. Aikens is working in the hotel.
The next Uniyersalist social will be
held in the church parlors Thursday,
August ?.
Bryant Fassett OF Elmira, y. Y, is visit
ing his friend, Frank Chase.
The little son OF Seth Aikens swallowed
part of bottle of hair dye recently, but
no serious harm resulted.
The Stafford boat has changed hands and
Is now ina the care of John Moore.
7. Jacobs visited town last week.
Lewis and Libbie Stafford we're in town
the first of the week.
Mr. Clark OF Windsor. Conn, is board
ing at the Silver Lake House.
Miss Emma Chamoerlin Is at her Ia
theirs.
Mrs Forsyth is slowly failing.
+. Davis and his mother were in town
the first OF the week.
School in district No. Is closed July s.
Number OF scholars, 20, with an average
attendance OF II 3-4. Those having no alb
sent marks were Flora Annis, Harry En-
ery, Lizzie Emery, Sarah and Walter
Rhoades Alick Washburn was absent
one half day only Those having no tardy
MARKS were Ella Adams, Flora Annis, Alice
and George Chamberlin, Laura and Lizzie
Emery, Truman and Belle Mott, Roy and
Walter Washburn, George and Elmer
Turner. CORA j. PARKHURsT, Teacher.
w. &. Davis is able to be out once more.
Bethel creamery has established a milk
route from @. Hammond's land g. Walker
transports the milk.
Several farmers have finished haying.
Mrs. Jasper Davis is dangerously i'll.
Miss n. ID. Putnam from. Massachusetts,
is spending her vacation at home.
Mrs. o. Myric arrived in town Satur-
day night.
The Misses Hosmer have returned to
Lebanon, n. II.
OF al the queer places for bird to
think OF building a nest, church stove
seems to be the queerest; nevertheless, a
swallow built its nest in the stove OF the
Universalist church. all went well until
the little ones were Matched, when the
window OF the stove door must have been
closed and then the little ones per
ished for want OF food.
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The New England Magazine for July
gives us Louis Kossuth for the frontis-
piece. "Kossuth in New England is full
of historical interest. 1t is beautifully il
Illustrated by Vesper L. George and from
photographs. "The Old-Time Yankee
Farmer" poem by Charles Gordon Ames
is as breezy as the subject. Just at this time
"The Life of the London Working Glass
es" will have especial interest for those
interested in the Labor question. Sarah
Orne Jewett having written "The Old
Town of Berwick" speaks we'll for the
literary merit of this magazine.
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STATE or VERMONT. Z In PROBATE Court held
RANDOLPH. DISTRICT. IS. ~ Chelsea 10 said
District 18th day Of July A. d. 1854 Eugene q.
Thorn. Administrator OF the estate
OF Gilman Thorn. late OF Chelsea In said
district deceased presentshs administration account
for examination and allowance.
and makes application for decree OF distribution
and partition Of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon II Is ordered by said Court. that said
account and said application he referred TO a
session said Court TO be held at the Grange County
Hciel In said Chelsea the 18th dav OF AugustA.D
1884, and show cause. II any they may have, against
decision Of settlements for which purpose Il Is fur-
Their ordered that copy Of the record OF this order
be published three weeks successfully in the HERALD
AND NEws, printed at Randolph, previous to said
time appointed for hearing and show cause ii any
they may have against said account being allowed
decree made. By the Court.
loss Attest. WILLIAM II. NICHOTS.Judxe.
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Final Settlement.
Be sure to get Hoods and only Hood

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, PEI
ectiy harmless, always reliable and benehciAe
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-.
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactur.
ed by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
contains no mercury, and is taken IN.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
p~Sold by Druggists, 75 cents.
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Senate Bill Passed.

Never, in the history Of this country,
have there been such disgi aceful pro.
ceedings and culminations as those pre-
sented by the selfboastful democracy.
After the most brazen bargain and sale
by the Senate to the trusts, and dis
closure of bad faith and scandalous du.
plicity as amazing as it is disgusting,
that body of august pretences and sc.
cret peculiarities has compelled the
House to surrender absolutely to Sena.
torial dictation. The House accepted
the situation with cowardly promptness
and abandoning every claim sneaks like
whipped cur to the feet of its lordly
master. What spectacle The trusts
have triumphed. The Almighty Dollar
is on the throne, and the same men who
sell their principles for consideration
would sell the liberties of the American
people. Democracy is dangerous to the
the sacred rights and interests of our
citizens. Every domestic foe of our Ma
ton, every enemy of its commerce and
industry finds good fellowship in the
Democratic party.
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SHERiFF'S SALE.
REAL ESTATE.

Belle Roush ct al. vs. Jane Chaplin ct al. High
land Court OF Common Pleas. Case No. 5887.
ORDER OF SALE IN PARTITION.
In pursuance of an order issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas within and for the
county Of Highland, and State Of Ohio, made
at the April term thereof, A. D. 1894, and
to me directed, will offer for sale at public
auction ct the door Of the Court House, in the
town Of Hillsboro, o., on
Saturday, September Is, 1894,
At l o'clock p. m., Of said day the following de-
scribed real estate. to.wit:
Situate in the said county OF Highland, and
State Of Ohio, and in the town Of Hillsboro
and bounded and described as follows, viz !;
Being Inlot No. Three-hundred and sixty-two
1882 in F. Evans's addition to the town Of
Hillsboro, in said, county and State as the
same, 10 known and designated on the recorded
plat Of said town by its number aforesaid.
Said premises has been appraised at Seven.
hundred and fifteen ($715) dollars, and can
not sell for less than two-thirds Of said ap-
praisement.
Terms of Ssle-One-third cash on day Of
sale, one-third IN one year, and one one-third
in two years, the deferred payments to bear
interest from day Of sale and to be secured by
mortgage on the premises.
8. N. PATTON,
Sheriff of Highland county.
Gardner, Worley Sans, Attorneys.
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Joseph Nye, Ross county farmer
tells the following story about an old
hen which belongs to him. He says the
hen went to setting few weeks ago but
the weather being too warm for that
kind of business, nothing came of it.
Right along side of the hens nest was q
litter of young pups; so, finally the hen
became disgusted with the Matching
process, and transferred her affections
to the Young dogs. She climbed over
into their nest and pretty near smother
ed them in her efforts to keep them
warm. When the mother of the doggies
appeared, conflict ensued, in which
the hen came off victorious. At feed.
ing time she would cluck for the puppies,
and they followed her about like 80
many chicks. They finally became so
rough with her, however, in their play.
fulness, that she was compelled to give
them up like she had done her eggs.-
West UuiOn NeWs Era.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
REAL ESTATE.
First National Bank vs o. N. Garrett, ct al.
Highland Court Of Common Pleas. Case
No 567Q

First National Bank vs o. N. Garrett, ct al,
Highland Court Of Common Pleas. Case
No. 5679.
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
In pursuance of an order issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas within and for the
county of Highland and State of Ohio. made
at the May term thereof, A. D., 1S93 and
to me directed, will offer for sale at public
auction at the door Of the Court House, in the
town Of Hillsboro o., on
Saturday, September Is, 1894,
At o'clock p. M, of said day, the following
described real estste. to-wit:
Situate in Brushcreek township, county of
Highland, State of Ohio bounded and de-
scibed as follows, to-wit Beginning at a
horn beam and ash, corner to John Caplinger
Thence ~ degs, W. 143 poles to sugar
and dogwood, corner to Csplinger thence 8.
8211 degs., e. 143 poles to two naples and
whiteoak now stone thence N. tx degs, E.
143 poles to two white oaks and dogwood, now
Q stone I; thence N. 8215 degs., W. 143 poles to
the beginning containing one hundred and
thirty Q30) acres, being part of 1000 acres
entered for John Hawkins and patented to
Thomas Lewis, No. 1868.
Said premises has been appraised at eleven
hundred and seventy (&1170)d dollars, and cannot
sell for less than two-thirds Of said appraise-
ment.
Terms Of aale-Cash.
s. N. PATTON,
Sheriff of Highland county.
]. Mod. Smith, Attorpey
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A Card.

EDITOR NEws-HERALD-Your issue of
the 9th inst. contains an article adver.
tising sale of'jewelry, and stating that
the sale is under the auspices of, and the
goods guaranteed by the "Oscamp firm"
or "Oscamp company" In order to
protect both the public and ourselves,
we desire to state, through your paper,
that we have no connection whatever
with the sale in question, and that we
do not know of any such concern as the
"Oscamp firm" or the "Oscamp com.
pany." Our name is spelled with k.
Your readers can form their own con
clusions. Your respectfully,
CLEMENS OsKAMP,
us Vine. street,
III, Cincinnati, o.
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that he had agreed to the verdict as re.
ported and Mr.. Dixon, the foreman, was
here to say that after the verdict was
written out he had taken it in his hands
and read it aloud to his fellow.jurymen
and then asked each one il this was his
verdict and that all had responded in
the affirmative. This would seem to dis.
pose pretty effectually OF the story that
the verdict was not the unanimous find-
ing OF the body reporting it. Judge
Ceilings, just as we 60 to press, overruled
the motion for new trial and sentenced
Jones to be hung the LIST of December.
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A clean cut, clerical fraud is heading
this way from Warren county soliciting
subscriptions for highly meritorious
work, entitled "Bible Helps and Infor.
nation" The volume is handsomely
printed and richly bound and is offered
at an extremely low price, which natur-
ally induces large sales. But the scoun-
drel requires an advance of fifty cents
on each copy sold, to insure its accept
ance by the purchaser when the delivery
wagon comes around. The half dollar
changes hands. There you are. But
there he is not again, anymore forever.
Pass the impious fraud around.-Felicity
Times.
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SELL YOUR WHEAT
j. G.. HallOWell.
OFFICE WITH HILLsBORO L. & O. CO.
Disgusted with False Promises.

PEBBLES, o., August Am excellent
sample of Democracy and Chicago plat.
form of 1892 was revealed here this
morning when Julius ]. O'Brien, one of
the most prominent and wealthy farm.
ers in this part of the State, hauled four
hundred bushels of wheat to this city,
having sold the entire crop at 43} cents
per bushel, delivered on board Of the
cars. Immediately after receiving the
check in payment, he announced his in.
tention OF leaving the party. O'Brien
has been Democrat of the Jacksonian
type all his life, and was once defeated
for Commissioner, but today announced
his intention Of voting with the Repub'
licans in the future.
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SHERlFF'S SALE.
REAL ESTATE.

Eliza d. Cummings vs.. r. q. Shofstall ct a.
Highland Court Of Common Pleas. Case No.
.5s93.
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
In pursuance of an order issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas within and for the
county Of Highland. and State Of Ohio, mad,
ct the April term thereof, A. D. 1894, and
to me directed, will offer for sale at public
auction ct the door Of the Court House in the
town of Hilsboro, o., on
Saturday, September Is, 1894,
at 80 o'clock p.m OF said day the follL wing de-
scribed.real estate to wit
Situate in the county Of Highland and State
Of Ohio, and in the village OF Hillsboro, and
bounded and described as follows, to-wit Be.
ing part Of Outiot No. %, as known and de-
scribed on the recorded plat Of said village.
Beginning at point in the east line OF High
street, running thence 8. 81 degs. e. 1893
feet and parallel with the south line Of e. G.
Smiths lot and in such way 20 to pass twenty
feet TO the south Of Stephen Hickle's house in
8. 81 degs., west and parallel with High
street to the north wall of the Cincinnati and
Parkersbnrg Railroad cut. ninety (80) feet and
six co. inches more or less thence with the
north wall Of said railroad cut, westerly to the
aforesaid east line Of High street thence with
said line 143x feet more or less to the begin
ming, being part Of the south part OF said
Stephen Hickle BY deed dated May n, ls72
Said premises have been appraised at Three
thousand COS, ,000) dollars, and cannot sell for
less than two-thirds Of said sppraisement.
Terms Of 6ale-Cash on day Of sale.
8. N. PATTON,
Sheriff Of Highland County.
Steel b Hogsett, Attorneys. ~
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Excursion to Washington, D. G.

On account of the Knights of Pythias
Conclave at Washington, D. O., the Bal.
timore & Ohio Southwestern R'y offers
rate OF one fare for round trip from all
points on its lines. Tickets on sale
August ed to Goth, good returning until
September 10th. Splendid opportunity
to visit the National Capital at low rate.
For particulars apply to any agent Balti.
more q Ohio Southwestern R'y, or ad-
dress g. B Warfel, Asst Genl Pass'r
Agent, Cincinnati, o. P. McCarty, Gen'l
Pase'r Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
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lCEl lCEl ICE |

We wish to announce to our custom.
ers and public in general who wish to
use Ice, that we are prepared to furnish
the same.
All private families who wish to com.
mence using Ice will please notify us
either by postal or call, and prompt at.
tention will be paid to our customers.
Should there be any irregularity by or
through our drivers, please notify us.
HILLSBORO ICE CO.,
F. SCHERMER, Pres.
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The C. p. & v. II r.

Will make rate for excursion on Aug.
23d, s1.Oo for round trip including car
fare and admission to the Zoo, or boat
fare and admission to Coney Island
Tickets good only on day of sale.
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Chicago is unfortunate with her may
ors. When she does happen to get a
good one, Chicago crank kills him.
Mayor Hopkins is not to be killed.
--Picsyune.
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Wigwag referred to conversation he
had had with two female deaf mutes as
"a little exercise with the dumb bellies"
Philadelphia Record.
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MAR RIED-

GOssETT-PULLIAM-At the resi-.
dence OF Frank Foust, by the same,
August 4th, 0rland Gossett and Mollie
B. Pulliam.