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AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
The Supposed Franco Russian Alliance and
Its Probable ResuIts.

The burning question in Europe of late
has undoubtedly been that of the Franco
Russian alliance. Does any alliance exist?
Is tbore treaty, and, if so, what is its
nature? These are questions that the
whole European prass has been debating
for over fortnight past In view of the
Importance of the subicct--it is no exag-
geration to say that the destinies of Europe
turn upon this point-it will be of interest
to note the later developments of the con-
trovorsy.
A correspondent of the Paris Gaulois
gives resume of his conversation with q
mcmber Of Lord Rosebery's late cabinet
on tho friction which has existed between
Franz md England in regard to colonial
pr. ms Of both countries and comes to
tn -"..al point in the question of Egypt.
ly.d RoSCbery's government declared
the statesman had only maintained the
status quo in Egypt. England was not
there for her pleasure but because of the
necessity Of guaranteeing the safety of
Britain route to India via Suez. If this
could be achieved the British could leave
Egypt at once. The statesman further
declared that in associating herself with
Russia, France was forcing England per
haps into the arms of the triple alliance,
certainly into those of Italy.
at is an open secret" he continued
"that in October next Franco, in concert
with Russia, will raise the whole question
of Egypt, Russian aid in this matter being
quid pro quo for Frances support in
the far cast. That France and Russia
should ally themselves against Germany
is natural, as they are both equally threat
ened by the German empire But that
these two powers should ally themselves
against England, which does not threaten
any French possession, is combination
wholly to the prejudice of France, which
thus makes herself Il new and powerful
enemy in Europe.
eff, for instance, Lord Salisbury should
only guarantee the coast of Italy in case of
war he would strike a blow at you that
you would feel aCutely, for this accord
would permit Italy to utilize all her forces
against you.
at isyou French, repeat who, without
understanding what you are doing, push
England toward Italy. And by what
right do you object to us going with Italy,
if it is our advantage to do 50? You go
with Germany on occasion. Germany has
supported you in all your colonial enter
priscs. Germany acted in concert with
you i'll your recent intervention against
Japan. Germany is willing to second you
in II new campaign for the evacuation Of
Egypt. If you have not sought this sup
port, you will perhaps have to put up with
it, and that contrasts strangely with your
demands in Europe. New York Herald.
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A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
The Plans Per Giving New York Real
Rapid Transit System.

hhpiu AAehoAe
william Steinway, the pianoforte manu-
facturer and president of the New York
city rapid transit commission, was in Chi
cago recently. The rapid transit commits
sion has charge of the business of con-
structing an underground electric railway
from one end of New York to the other ut
an expenditure of sos, 600, 00O-about three
times the cost of the Worlds Columbian
exposition. Concerning this big enterprise
Mr. Steinway had great deal Of informa-
ton TO impart.
"While all the details have been COM
plctcd, work. on account of legal obstacles,
will not begin until next spring, and three
years will be required to complete the
road" he said. "Whcn it is finished, New
York will have 13 miles Of four track I'M
foreground electric railway running from
one end Of the island to the other. and an
additional branch line four or five miles in
length from Fourteenth street, Union
square, to Harlem river. The road will be
built under the middle of the street, the
right of way being 80 feet wide and 10 feet
in the clear. At no station will passengers
be obliged to ascend or descend more than
10 feet.
"The equipment will, of course, be first
class. The two center tracks will be used
for express service, the trains running at
the rate of 40 miles an hour, with stations
/ = miles apart. The outside tracks will
be used for local service, with stations one
third of u mile apart. Passengers will DO
transferred without extra fare from ex-
press to local trains, and vice versa.
"Missing one train will not cause much
inconvenience, for express and local trains
will run three minutes apart. The local
trains will consist of three or four cars,
while the express trains will be made up of
eight coaches. A ride from one end of
Gotham to the other will cost . cents.
''The city of New York will pay for the
construction of the road and lease it to Il
satisfactory bidder who will guarantee to
pay 81 per cent interest on the $50, 0OO,-
600 bond issue of the city and another l
per cent on the Same issue to go into
sinking fund. "-Chicago Timcs-HGrald.
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The Truth According to Labouchere,

Labouchcre, in the last number of his
paper, Truth, tells n story of title which
ought to interest our American bellies of
wealth. He says that an cX-danseuse OF
the opera, who is misery and very rich,
has son in an Austrian military acad-
envy, and it was the chief ambition of tho
mother to have him become n count. She
finally accomplished it in this way: A mar
quis who had squandered his fortune at
the gaming table agreed to marry the ex-
danseuse for fixed sum of money, to rec
ognize the son as his own, and to separate
from the wife at the door of the mayOralty.
The son then became heir to a very old
marquisate, and his real father, flnan-
cial nobody, has consented to furnish tho
money to send him to Washington and
New York with his title, where he expects
to pick up wealthy wife. That sounds
like satire, but Labouchero assures us it is
buSinpSS
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THE DESERT SHALL BLOOM.
Greatest Irrigation Scheme OF the Age In
Colorado.

A number Of capitalists are in San Fran
cisco at work on scheme to reclaim the
Colorado desert by turning the waters Of
the Colorado river over the territory. The
company also has a grant of 1900, 900
acres in Mexico that it will irrigatc. As
outlined, the plan comprchcnds the dcvcl-
opment Of the greatest irrigating systems
in the western hemisphere.
AS an indication of the good faith Of the
promoters, they are said to have handed the
Southern Pacific check for 81, 800, 900 in
return for its title to the alternate sections
of land in the Salton basin. The land
turned over amounts to about 600, 600
acres. Principally eastern capitalists are
behind the scheme. John G.. Beatty is
general manager Of the company.
The Importance of the project lies in the
fact that the irrigation Of so vast tract Of
land will rCyolutioniZc the fruit industry
Of the country. Work will be begun soon,
it is said, and water will be running
through the trenches before the end Of next
year. The company expects to have 3OO,
600 farmers on its lands within few
years. Washington Post.
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tedious suffering Finds Relief.

Haverhill, N. H.-Many physicians
have pronounced as incurable, diseases
of the skinand blood. Mrs. Hodsdon OF
this place abandoned the old method
used DR.. Kehnedy's Favorite Kennedy
and was cured
In October, 1890, Mrs. HodsdOn suf-
fered from diseased ankle bone. She
had ALWAYS been troubled with Salt
Rheum which aggravated the diseased
limb. Prescriptions of all kinds were
used but with no benefit. DR.. Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy was tried and it drove
the poison out of her blood, healed the
ulcerou sores, and restOrsd Mrs. Holds
don to health and strength.
Favorite Remedy cleanSes the blood,
and Strengthens the nerves. In cases of
scrofula and salt rheume, it never fails.
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LIGHTNING WORKS A MIRACLE.
1t Was n Remarkable Coincidence and
Folks Are Astonished.


What is regarded rs a miraculous occur
renee in Neycrsink township, New York,
is attracting deep attention among resi-
dents of the vicinity and deep religious
fever has suddenly seized the community.
Hiram Hornbeck has one son, Abncr,
who in his youth was headstrong and
frequently quarrcled with his parents.
Twelve years ago he left home, leaving a
note saying he was going west to make his
fortune and during that time his parents
had not heard from him. Abner came
home, after n complete financial failure,
last week. He was ragged, pennilcss and
penitcnt. He got home just in time to
escape a drcnching from II terrific storm.
His aged father and mother had just nc
corded their Maynard son u glad greeting
when lightning struck and killed calf in
the farmyarG.
The Same bolt entered an GrCn window
of the house, struck the family Bible, and
opened it Mt the fifteenth chapter of St.
Luke, which contains the parable of the
prodigal son, and left black mark oppo-
site tho twenty. third verse of that chap
ter, which reads:
And bring hither the fatted calf and kill it,
and let us cat and be merry.
The Biblc has been left as 1t lay after
the lightning struck it, and hundreds of
men and women have gazcd upon it with
reverence and awe.-New York Recorder.
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Great Power of the Torpedo Fish,

A French electrician, NJ d. Arsonval,
has succeeded accurately in measuring tho
electric energy of the torpedo fish, and the
result is astounding. A fish 1G inches
across gives an electric current of 2 to 10
amperes, with difference of potential en-
ergy of 10 to 20 volts, capable of lighting
an incandesccnt lamp of 10 candles. If
the fish be teasod, it betrays its feelings so
Violently that the carbon 1ilament flies off
into vapOr. 1t is mere flsh's play for the
torpedo to illumine Geissler tube or fire
a dynamite cartridge. NJ. Arsonval is of
the opinion that the torpcdoes have a spe-
cial muscle which instinctivoly or deliber-
atcly gives electrical instead of mechanical
energy, another instance of the equivalence
of all forms of energy.-New York Sun.
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A Brace of Heroines.

Isabella and Sallie Broadbent of Santa
Rosa island have recently received marks
of royal favor from King Oscar Of Norway.
The two girls, who are respectively 16 and
II years old, emulated the example of
Grace Darling last summer ard enabled
their father, the keeper of the life saving
station, to rescue the crew of Norwegian
ship which was wrecked on the coast dur
ing the time when the regular members of
the life saving station were off duty. Tho
kingly acknowledgement of the girls
bravery takes the form of two silver lock-
cts with heavy silver chains, all embossed
grams.-New York World.
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Quit Before it is Too Late.

To quit suddenly is too severe shock TO the
system, as tobacco-to an inveterate user-be-
comes a stimulant that his systen continually
Graves. "BACO-CURO" is a scientific and re-
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YOU CAN USE ALL THE TOBACCO YOU
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IiSBACO-CURO" is not a substitute, but a re-
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Natures Admonition to Fishermen.

Edward Flaig of Danville, Ky, discov-
cred singular freak of nature whilo
camping on Dick S river. High up on tho
side Of limestone cliff, nearly 100 feet
from the level of the river, he found in
the stone well defined likeness of George
Washington. The features stand out in
bold relief, looking southwark, and make a
singularly striking likeness of the Father
of His Country. Not only are his well
known and familiar forehead, nose and
mouth well shaped, but the old style
choker about the neck and the tricornered
hat are also easily traced.
The face occupies n space about 4 = by 81
feet in Dimensions. The rugged portrait can
easily be seen from the opposite shore, and
the wonder is that it had not before been
noticed by fishermen. Mr.. Flaig is of the
opinion that it was placed there by Prov
idence as an admonition to fishermen to be
ruthful.-Cncinnati Enquirer.
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A sOOROHER'S WHEEL,
Inventor Whites New Compressed Air
BiCycle,

Bicycle,
Lewis Is. White is the inventor of BIZ
cyclic which, he claims is a great improve
ment on tho present style of machines.
With it the speed of an ordinary wheel will
be- doubled while the amount of energy
expended remains the same With anOth-
or wheel, on tho same plan, but built for
FACING he thinks n speedy rider can travel
a mile in considerably less than one min
ute. The motive power of the new bicycle
is compressed air, which the rider com
presses rs he runs, and quart of cold
water.
In general appearance the new bicycle
differs but little from the ordinary roadster
used by whccimen at present. There is u
largo case forming the center of the driv-
ing wheel, and n small compressed air
apartment directly in front of it. Just he
hind the steering wheel is where the power
is formed by two pistons working from tho
ordinary pedals with eccentric cranks in
stead Of the sprOCket chains used at pres
ent.
These pistons by d clcvnr arrangement
of pipes, instead of the ordinary rods of tho
present wheel, force water, greatly com
pressed, around over the top Of tho ma
chine through n compressed air apartment
and against a motor wheel inClosed in tho
case in the rear wheel.
This water then falls into the bottom OF
the case and returns to the pumps again,
thus being used over and over again, Us it
is impossible for the water to escape. There
is Il brake on the machine, the same as on
those at present in uso.-New York Jour
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-23

When a person is losing flesh and
wasting away there is cause for alarm
Nothing so worries a physician, Con-
sumptives would never die if they could
regain their usual weight. In fact there
would be no consumption if there was
no wasting of the system. The cause of
the loss of flesh is failure to properly
digest the food. Nine-tenths of all our
diseases date back to some arrangement
of the stomach. "A Es.a7
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will
stop this wasting of the body. 1t acts
by causing the food we eat to be digested
so as to do good, for undigested food
does more harm than good. The Cor
dial contains already digested food and
a digester of foods as well.
Every mother hates to make her
children take Castor Oil. LaXol is sweet
Castor Oil.
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How lightning Smells.

During terrific thunderstorm few
days ago Sir Henry Tyler, careful Eng
lish weather observer, made the discovery
that flash of lightning has a distinct
smell if you are near enough to detect it.
He identifies it as the odor Of ozone. The
ordinary Briton does not know the smell
of ozone, and therefore when flash Of
lightning comes unpleasantly near he de-
scribes it as birthstone or sulphur. There
are scores Of records Of that kind. New
York Sun.
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1t Had n History.

at strikes me-" said the prospective
tenant "that your rate for this old rock
cry is too high"
"Not at all, sir-not at all! Seven secret
murders were committed in this house.
five skeletons were found under the floor
where you are standing and that insignifi-
can't looking closet yonder contained the
bones of two beautiful insurance victims.
The man, sir, who first occupied this house
was no ordinary murderer, 1 assure you'll"
Atlanta Constitution
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Here's a New Destroyer.

A very interesting test of the Spiller 70
inch pneumatic mortar carriage has been
in progress at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds for some time and is expected to
be successfully concluded in a few days.
This carriage is designed to wholly take
up the recoil by compressed air stored in a
receiving cylinder attached at the side. In
other carriages the recoil is taken up by
springs of hydrostatic cylinders
One of the great advantages claimed for
this carriage is that it can be fired at any
elevation from point blank to rs degrees,
the highest elevation obtained by other
carriages being IS degreos.-New York
World.
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JUSTICE JAOKgON's BRIEF TERN.
Next to the Shortest In the History of the
United States Supreme Court.

Next to the Shortest In the History of the
United States Supreme Court.
Justice Jacksons service of two years
on the supreme bench of the United States
is one of the shortest terms in the history
of the court. The only shorter term was
that of Justice Harrison, who was appoint
ed in 1889 and resigned the Office in tho
same year to become chancellor of his ma
tive state, Maryland. Chief Justice Rut
ledge, the only man to be twice appointed
to the supreme bench, resigned the Office
of associate Justice in 1891, after two years
of service to become chief justice of South
Carolina. He was named chief justice of
the United States supreme court in 1895
and presided one term, but the nomination
was rejected by the senate because it was
discovered that his mind had become i'm
paired. Associate Justice Irimblo of Ken.
lucky died in 1928 after two years of serv-
ice. These are the only justices whose
terms have been as short as that of Justice
jackson, save one of his associates still
upon the bench.
The longest terms were those of Chief
Justices Marshall and Story, each of whom
served "a years. Five others served over
80 years, five between 25 and 30, six be.
tween 20 and %, nine between Is and 20,
six between 10 ard Is, II between . and
10 and eight less than five years. Some of
those included in this summary are still
upon the bench Justice Field, appointed
in 1868, is the oldest in point Of service on
the present bench, and his term approaches
the longest in tho history of the court
New York Sun.
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Simply Dust,

The Bank Of England rightly has the
reputation of being one of the mightiest
powers in the world of finance. But there
are other institutions in Europe whose
capital and transactions are not to be
sneezed at even by the Rothschild aggre-
cation. In it's last monthly report the
Austro- Hungarian bank at Vienna, states
that the value of its notes in circulation is
529 4OS, 900 gulden (8260, 900, 000), and
that it has gold and silver to the amount
of $40, 405, 600 gulden.-New York World.
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She Began Early.

A vito just 16 years old recently asked
for divorce in New York. But the rea-
son for making motto of it is the fact that
the child wife states in her application that
she wants a divorce in order to marry her
first love. Evidently the mothers are not
keeping a close enough watch on the nurse
girls and the baby carriages. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
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Valuable Find of Rare stamps.

Hubbard Bush and Theodore Dicrsen,
courthouse janitors of Louisville, have ac-
quired sudden wealth. While destroying
old papers Diorsen noticed odd looking
blue stamps on the papers. He took them
to stamp collector, and it was discovered
that they were what is known as a ST..
Louis Bear" stamp, issued in 1857.
They are now very rare. st. Louis and
New York stamp collecting. firms bid for
them, and the former got them for So, 600.
New York Times.
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THE latest bioprapber Of Gen. Sheri

The latest biographer of Gen. Sheri-
dan declares upon the latter's authority,
that the story of the ride to Winchester
is poetic conception, without any sub
stantial foundation of truth. AS mat
ter of fact, we are informed, Sheridan
rode toward Winchester at a moderate
pace until within about two miles of the
town when he met wounded men and
stragglers who reported that the army
had been defeated and was in full re-
treat; but he went on to the front, and
his presence inspired the soldiers, and a
victory was gained under his leadership.
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A number of bright college girls of
Hillsdale, Mich, are earning money this
summer to pay for next winters tuition
by serving as walters in "a summer hotel
at Little Traverse bay. A few days ago
they all went on strike because beefsteak
was cut out of their breakfast bill of fare.
1t only took the landlord one day to realize
their value, when he capitulated and
offered them the best the house afforded at
every meal
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He Wants a Slice of Gotham.

Richard NJ. Woodward Of Marshallton
Pa, has retained counsel and is making
preparations to press his claims to 81 acres
of land in the heart of New York city,
upon which Trinity church and other
prominent buildings stand. He claims
that the property in question was original
ly leased by Robert Edwards for period
of 90 years; that the lease ran out in 1880,
but that the properties did not materialize
at that time.-New York Recorder.
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aaARlDaa
Book Work.

The amount of pamphlet and book work issued from he BAN
Office than double that of all other printing Of
fees in Bennington Co. combined During the past few months
we have issued nearly seventyv jobs pamphlet book
work.
The of printers in keeping pace with the rapid and
varying changes the printers art the our success
in this line That why favored with the book and
pamphlet work of this vicinity.
Senator Morrill, said of the "soy of the Bennington Cen
tennia issued from this office: 81" veryaboate cred
liable work."
prominent Rutland gentleman said the "Congregatona
Year Book recently issued at is the handsomest piece
book work issued from Vermont printing office"
Blanks, with without printed headings Posters Bills
Dodgers. Printing of any description.
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Where We Arc Better on.

The army of Germany and the railway
army of the United States contain about
tho same number of men. 1t is Uncle
Sans impression that he has decidedly
the advantage in this arrangement.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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If the hair is falling out and turning
gray, the glands of the skin need stimu-
iating and color food, and the best RENE
DIV and stimulant is Halls Hair Remover.
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Do You Want to Stop Tobacco ?
You can be Cured While Using 1t.

The habit Of using tobacco grows on man nm
til grave diseased conditions are produced To
bacco causes cancer of the mouth and stomach;
dyspepsia; loss of memory; nervous affections;
congestion Of the retina, anu wasting of the OPP
to the extent of blindness; dizziness or vertigo:
tobacco asthma; nightly suffocatlon; dull pain in
the region Of the heart, followed later by sharp
pains, pslpatiOn and weakened pulse. resulting in
fatal heart disease 1t also loss of vitality